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7 Stories of Group Trips Gone Really, Really Bad

7 Stories of Group Trips Gone Really, Really Bad

travel buddies A series exploring the highs, lows, and bumpy in-betweens of vacationing with other people. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Getty Images There are endless opportunities for a group trip to go off the rails, and, unfortunately, it can happen quite often thanks to the chaos and personality clashes that come with traveling in numbers. Group trips test your …

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Microsoft will halt new Office features for Windows 10 in 2026

Microsoft will halt new Office features for Windows 10 in 2026

Microsoft has quietly revealed that it will stop adding new features to Office apps (Microsoft 365) for Windows 10 users in August 2026. While security updates will remain in place for Office apps running on Windows 10 until October 2028, Microsoft will cut off new feature support gradually next year. Microsoft 365 Personal and Family users will stop getting new …

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Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 Developer Says It’s Pulling an Odd Reference to Guitar Hero, and ‘Investigating’ How It Got in the Game

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 Developer Says It’s Pulling an Odd Reference to Guitar Hero, and ‘Investigating’ How It Got in the Game

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 developer Iron Galaxy says it is “investigating” a curious “Easter egg” that some fans believe references an Activision series resigned to the trash. Literally. Shortly after the highly-anticipated Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake went live for all players last week, players noted a familiar-looking — if “legally distinct” — box …

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Discord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta

Discord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta

After announcing in late May that the platform would be experimenting with a new virtual reward system, Discord is now launching it to the public. The aim of the rewards, called Orbs, is to get people to click on more interactive ads. Users earn Orbs after completing Quests, which involve interacting with ads for products or games to get virtual items. …

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Pixel’s supercharged At a Glance

Pixel’s supercharged At a Glance

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Space is an upcoming upgrade to the Pixel’s At a Glance experience. It’s seemingly inspired by Samsung’s Now bar and Now Brief, which show contextual cards on the lock screen and other places. In its current state, Gemini Space displays sports and birthday cards, but finance and Daily Hub features are expected in …

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12 Games Like Red Dead Redemption 2 To Get Lost In During 2025

12 Games Like Red Dead Redemption 2 To Get Lost In During 2025

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. When you ask a fan of Red Dead Redemption 2 to name off some games like it, they’ll often respond with “there are no games like Red Dead Redemption 2.” Rockstar Games’ masterpiece has been referred to as a “generational game” by …

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Nintendo Is Seeking Player Feedback On Game-Key Cards In Japan

Nintendo Is Seeking Player Feedback On Game-Key Cards In Japan

Image: Nintendo Life Game-Key Cards, it’s safe to say, haven’t gone down too well with the Nintendo community. With rumours heavily indicating that the only Switch 2 cartridge currently on offer to third-party developers is the full-fat 64GB model, the vast majority of games so far have arrived on Game-Key Cards. This means that you need to download the full …

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A Budget Quasi-Direct-Drive Motor Inpired By MIT’s Mini Cheetah

A Budget Quasi-Direct-Drive Motor Inpired By MIT’s Mini Cheetah

It’s an unfortunate fact that when a scientist at MIT describes an exciting new piece of hardware as “low-cost,” it might not mean the same thing as if a hobbyist had said it. [Caden Kraft] encountered this disparity when he was building a SCARA arm and needed good actuators. An actuator like those on MIT’s Mini Cheetah would have been …

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