
Epic Games to lay off 16% of its workforce
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, said on Thursday that it will lay off 16% of its staff, around 830 employees, as it attempts to reverse what CEO Tim Sweeney called "unrealistic" spending.
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Meta's new AI chatbot trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts
By Katie Paul MENLO PARK, California Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its new
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A long-dead Tropical Storm Ophelia is helping fuel a growing flood risk for millions in the Northeast
There is a growing risk for flash flooding for millions in the Northeast Friday, including the New York City area, as moisture from the remains of long-dead Tropical Storm Ophelia combines with a new coastal storm to deliver heavy rainfall.
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Swiss glaciers get 10% smaller in two years
The ice fields have lost as much volume in two years as they did in three decades from 1960 to 1990.
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Norway asks EU regulator to fine Facebook owner Meta over privacy breach
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's data regulator will refer the ongoing fine it has imposed on Meta Platforms to
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Nigerian reform drive falters, threatening Africa's biggest economy
By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Libby George LAGOS/LONDON Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's lightning-fast reform push after taking office in
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Horizon Forbidden West is heading to PC
'Horizon Forbidden West' is coming to PC and the 'complete edition' is heading to PS5.
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Nagorno-Karabakh state will cease to exist in January, says leader
More than half of the region's ethic Armenians are now thought to have fled the Azerbaijani takeover.
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The Mississippi River is starving for rain. Its prospects are grim
Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the river's uncharacteristically weak flow. With no substantial rain in the immediate forecast, levels are expected to drop to even more dire levels in the coming weeks.
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Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak
Extraordinarily wet monsoons have given dengue-carrying mosquitoes fertile breeding ground.
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BBC helps free suspected migrants stuck in refrigerated lorry
A woman spoke to us from inside the lorry in France, saying she was struggling to breathe.
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Second Republican debate kicks off, with no Trump
Seven Republican presidential contenders are debating, with the frontrunner wooing voters miles away.
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