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The 49ers’ roster puzzle remains in flux as new pieces join the mix

The 49ers’ roster puzzle remains in flux as new pieces join the mix

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.” Construction in Santa Clara continues. The 49ers’ roster took more steps toward its Week 1 form on Wednesday, but there’s clearly work still needed at the wide receiver position — and much of it seems dependent on a resolution …

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The US economy is a puzzle but the pieces aren’t fitting together

The US economy is a puzzle but the pieces aren’t fitting together

Bloomberg/Getty Ask almost any economist and they will tell you: US President Donald Trump has been running risks with the world’s largest economy. They say his tariffs and crackdown on immigrants risk a return of 1970s-esque “stagflation”, when a sudden oil shock prompted stagnant growth and spiralling prices, except this time the crisis would be self-inflicted. The White House has …

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LinkedIn’s Mini Sudoku is a clever twist on the classic puzzle

LinkedIn’s Mini Sudoku is a clever twist on the classic puzzle

I love sudoku, so I just couldn’t resist checking out LinkedIn’s new Mini Sudoku game that it launched this week. Two puzzles in, I can already tell you that I like it a lot. The rules in Mini Sudoku are quite similar to regular sudoku: you need to fill in all of the blank spots of a puzzle with a …

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Scientists just recreated the Universe’s first molecule and solved a 13-billion-year-old puzzle

Scientists just recreated the Universe’s first molecule and solved a 13-billion-year-old puzzle

Immediately after the Big Bang, which occurred around 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was dominated by unimaginably high temperatures and densities. However, after just a few seconds, it had cooled down enough for the first elements to form, primarily hydrogen and helium. These were still completely ionized at this point, as it took almost 380,000 years for the temperature …

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Steam’s mechanical new puzzle game has taken over my brain

Steam’s mechanical new puzzle game has taken over my brain

The other day I was on my way to get drinks with some friends after work, but in my head, I was still at work. I had just spent a 45-minute subway ride with my nose buried in my Steam Deck playing Kaizen: A Factory Story. Set in 1980s Japan, the inventive new project from Coincidence (a studio formed by …

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US-Japan Trade Deal Hinges on Fund That Remains a Puzzle – Bloomberg.com

US-Japan Trade Deal Hinges on Fund That Remains a Puzzle  Bloomberg.com Trump Commerce Secretary Lutnick says U.S. auto CEOs are ‘cool with’ higher tariffs than Japan  CNBC Deals, but no details: Trump’s trade negotiations are big on numbers, light on specifics  NBC News Trump’s ‘massive’ deal with Japan is giving US automakers heartburn  Politico Why Japanese autos might become more attractive to U.S. customers  The …

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