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ECONOMY

Design Your Own Rug!

For my wedding anniversary, I designed and had hand-woven in Afghanistan a rug for my microbiologist wife. The rug mixes

FINANCE

Hermès CEO Axel Dumas: Birkin secondhand market surge ‘doesn’t make me feel in a good mood’

Hermès CEO Axel Dumas wants to make one thing clear: There’s only one Birkin bag and one place to get

MARKET

Tesla starts ride-hailing service in the Bay Area. It’s not a robotaxi yet.

Tesla Inc. is offering ride-hailing services in the San Francisco Bay Area, the birthplace of ride-sharing and where the EV

MONEY

Episode 219. “He’s so cheap it’s killing our joy”

Angela (52) and Brian (52) have been together since they were teenagers and have raised four kids. Now as empty

APPS

Point-and-Click Adventure Fans Will Love The Biggleboss Incident

The funny game combines Monkey Island, Office Space, and a smidge of Metal Gear Solid into a global conspiracy thriller.

GADGET

Uber Eats is stuffing AI slop into your meal

Uber Eats has added a slate of designed to, theoretically, help merchants earn new customers and ease the shopping experience

Mobile

Best New Games of July 2025

July has almost come and gone. And during the month, there were some great new games that landed on the

SCIENCE

Mystery of the potato’s origins solved by genetics

Potato tubers are the result of an ancient hybridisation event Jackie Bale/Getty Images The humble potato, it turns out, is

ARTS & THEATER

Seize the Means of Audience Outreach

By L. Nicol Cabe. Online theatre spaces can promote accessibility, democratic processes, international connections, and ecological benefits, but many digital

GAMING

Sparking Zero Gets New Lease On Life With Switch 2

Screenshot: Bandai Namco / Kotaku Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is effectively Budokai Tenkaichi 4, bringing the hit manga and anime