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dev.to - IM-AGENT - I turned years of freelance dev work into a tool that shows what people actually pay for
I turned years of freelance dev work into a tool that shows what people actually pay for
DEV Community

or a few years now I've taken on freelance dev projects on the side. After enough of them, I started noticing something: different clients, wildly different projects on the surface, but the same underlying need showing up A client wants a booking…

cosmopolitan.com - Jade Biggs - Moss green will be everywhere this autumn - Next's £32 scarf detail knit top nails two trends
Moss green will be everywhere this autumn - Next's £32 scarf detail knit top nails two trends
Cosmopolitan

After a long, hot summer, the UK is looking pretty yellow. And no, we're not talking about those pretty pastel dresses everyone's wearing. While the grass may not be green right now, autumn is set to bring the welcome return of this gorgeous…

fastcompany.com - Jennifer Ward - AI has young writers between a rock and a hard place
AI has young writers between a rock and a hard place
Fast Company

Buzzwords, clichéd phrases, formulaic sentences, and most notoriously—the use of the em dash. These are all signs readers and writers alike have learned to look out for when trying to spot whether something was written by AI. Authors…

kotaku.com - Aidan Moher - 2025's Beloved JRPG Remake Gets Fix To End Year-Long Fan Debate
2025's Beloved JRPG Remake Gets Fix To End Year-Long Fan Debate
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

A full playthrough of​​ Nihon Falcom's Trails series will set you back about 600 hours. Spanning two decades and several consoles, the Trails series began in 2004 with Trails in the Sky: FC and currently runs about a dozen titles…

theguardian.com - Robert Booth - 'Digging the grave of my profession': the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
'Digging the grave of my profession': the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
The Guardian

Hollywood creatives are taking gig work to train AI models to replicate their skills in a bid to offset tightening earnings in a trend one compared to being “handed a shovel and asked to dig the grave of my profession”. Experienced…

forbes.com - Jodie Cook - How To Use AI Social Media Tools To Grow Your Small Business
How To Use AI Social Media Tools To Grow Your Small Business
Forbes

Entrepreneur works online on laptop from home office. Social media AI tools can be used to help social media workflows and processes by helping build ideas, designing elements and analyzing data. Social media AI tools can now handle work that used…

ign.com - Michael Cripe - 'Hoping for a Huge October Surprise, But Not Holding My Breath' - Arc Raiders Players Torn After Embark Delays Future Expeditions Until Early 2027
'Hoping for a Huge October Surprise, But Not Holding My Breath' - Arc Raiders Players Torn After Embark Delays Future Expeditions Until Early 2027
IGN

Embark Studios has announced that all future Arc Raiders Expeditions have been delayed until early 2027 as it aims to 'return with major improvements' following community feedback. The developer behind the early 2026 extraction shooter hit…

fortune.com - James Francisco Turner Lazaro - I helped turn a California bank into one of America's fastest-growing. Now I'm building a company to serve the people that banking has failed
I helped turn a California bank into one of America's fastest-growing. Now I'm building a company to serve the people that banking has failed
Fortune

I came of age in finance in investment banking in the U.S. during the boom and bust of dotcom era. I continued in finance by shifting into private equity, working for a multibillion-dollar fund, and it was a tough time, a really tough time. I was…

digitalspy.com - Divya Soni - Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara joins Stranger Things star in 'provocative' new project
Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara joins Stranger Things star in 'provocative' new project
Digital Spy

Strictly Come Dancing 's Janette Manrara is set to join Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp in an exciting new project. The pair will appear in the world premiere of Affluenza, a 'provocative' play written and directed by Andy Sandberg. 'When a…

boston.com - Lauren Daley - Bill Murray pops up at Legal Sea Foods at Logan
Bill Murray pops up at Legal Sea Foods at Logan
Boston.com

At this point, can we just adopt Bill Murray as a local? Because the elusive butterfly that is Bill Murray just landed again. Yup, just weeks after an unbilled Bill shocked a crowd at a Bill Murray Movie Marathon in New Bedford, he popped up in…

scroll.in - Paul Osterman, The Conversation - 1 in 3 US workers have 'disposable' jobs: An economist outlines the public costs
1 in 3 US workers have 'disposable' jobs: An economist outlines the public costs
Scroll.in

When I leave my Boston condo every day, I say good morning to the concierge, who works for a contracting company providing staff to residential buildings. When I conduct an interview in a nearby building, the people who clean that office at night…

digitalspy.com - Divya Soni - Hercule Poirot is back! First look at Agatha Christie's detective in 'epic' new BBC drama
Hercule Poirot is back! First look at Agatha Christie's detective in 'epic' new BBC drama
Digital Spy

The BBC has shared a first look at its upcoming Agatha Christie drama Hercule. The six-part series will centre around the crime writer's most famous detective, who first appeared in her 1920 novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles. According to the…

theguardian.com - Gabrielle Schwarz - The faces behind the feeds: Gen Z's private lives and public posts - in pictures
The faces behind the feeds: Gen Z's private lives and public posts - in pictures
The Guardian

Social media arrived just as I, a younger millennial, was on the brink of teenhood. My friends and I signed up for accounts on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, as well as less remembered sites such as the now defunct Bebo. We didn't know what we were…

ign.com - Michael Cripe - At Least 20 Soldiers Choose Reenlistment After U.S. Army Offers Time Off for GTA 6 Launch
At Least 20 Soldiers Choose Reenlistment After U.S. Army Offers Time Off for GTA 6 Launch
IGN

At least 20 soldiers have chosen to reenlist after a United States Army base in Fort Stewart, Georgia, began offering time off for the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6. According to CBS News, 20 soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division's 9th Brigade…

goodhousekeeping.com - Kelsey Mulvey - 4 Things Home Inspectors Wish People Knew About Protecting Their Property
4 Things Home Inspectors Wish People Knew About Protecting Their Property
Good Housekeeping

We hate to break it to you, but finding a home you love and getting your offer accepted is only half the battle. Though many people openly talk about logistics like contracts and mortgage rates, there's still an air of mystery surrounding a home…

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