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Bikes are fantastical machines. Ideal companions, they never complain and they never ask you, “Are we there yet?” An all-day pleasure cruise or a grueling workday commute are no big deal. They return to us far more faithful service than the occasional care we pour into them. That said, most bikes arrive from the factory ready for a casual Sunday …

“At first I was scared, but then I felt joy,” a resident of Libreville, who requested anonymity, told the BBC. “I was scared because of the realisation that I am living through a coup, but the joy is because we’ve been waiting for so long for this regime to be overthrown.”

Sony has announced plans to raise the price of all its PlayStation Plus 12-month subscriptions globally, across all tiers. From September 6, Sony will increase the price for 12 months of PlayStation Plus Essential (currently, $59.99 / £49.99 / €59.99), PlayStation Plus Extra (currently $99.99 / £83.99 / €99.99), and PlayStation Plus Premium (currently $119.99 / £99.99 / €119.99). Here …

This Hot Union Summer rode on the back of the Great Resignation and has brought us to these times of picket line virality. The hashtags are witty, the solidarity is heartening, and the history, very humbling.  Throughout most of this country’s history, labor movements have shaped, dictated, and determined how people work, earn money, and live in the United States. …

Willem Dafoe once got down and dirty for the sake of art. The “Inside” and “Poor Things” actor recalled during the “Smartless” podcast an experimental theater piece titled “Hula” that he performed with New York City’s The Wooster Group troupe in 1982. Dafoe explained that the group “needed to do something light and easy” after director Elizabeth LeCompte lost her …

The Wheel of Time turns again for the stars of Prime Video’s adaptation of the beloved book series as Season Two starts September 1, debuting with a three-episode premiere. Daniel Henney, Marcus Rutherford, Madeleine Madden, and Zoe Robbins are returning to reprise their respective roles as the Warder Lan, former blacksmith Perrin, and Aes Sedais in training Egwene and Nynaeve. …

It has now been a week since the Writers Guild of America sent out a memo to members providing their account of the tense meeting its negotiating committee had with several top studio CEOs, and insiders say that progress on a deal has been brought to a standstill ever since. An individual with knowledge of the studio side of the …

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR Google is bringing generative AI-based search features to India and Japan. The company has also brought improvements to its AI-powered overview feature. Google may have been a little late to the generative AI game, but it’s been testing a so-called Search Generative Experience (SGE) with users as part of a limited Search Labs experiment. …

When the last American soldier flew out of Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021, leaving the country to Taliban rule, the world braced for a human rights nightmare. In that sense, the Taliban have met expectations. The country’s extremist rulers, who seized power from an American-backed government of 20 years, have carried out revenge killings, torture and abductions, according to international …

In case you haven’t heard, Starfield’s protagonist will be silent throughout your adventure, but Bethesda has shared that this wasn’t its initial decision. In an interview between Starfield’s lead designer – Emil Pagliarulo – and Polygon, it was asked whether the RPG’s voiceless protagonist had anything to do with the criticism that Fallout 4 had previously received. “Not directly, but …