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[ad_1] Watching the Olympics in 2021 was a little complicated, requiring viewers to juggle NBC Broadcasts, the company’s Peacock Streaming service and a dedicated NBCOlympics.com website. Today the company announced that watching the Paris games in 2024 will be a lot easier — declaring Peacock the “streaming home” of the 2024 Paris Olympics. “In a …

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[ad_1] If you’re thinking about buying an electric car, there have never been more choices for you than today.  What began as a trickle of niche EVs just a few years ago has become the fastest-growing segment of the automotive industry. With the Biden/Harris administration’s plans to build 500,000 EV chargers nationwide and the tough …

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[ad_1] Best Buy is making changes to its membership program in a move it says will better fit customers’ needs and budgets. Starting next month, the retailer will offer three memberships: My Best Buy, My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total.  The company’s existing My Best Buy membership will continue to be free …

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[ad_1] Say goodbye to another high-profile Apple Watch app. As MacRumors notes, Meta is telling Facebook Messenger users that the Apple Watch version will be unavailable after May 31st. While you’ll still get message notifications beyond that point, you won’t have the option to respond. Meta didn’t provide an explanation in a statement to Engadget. …

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[ad_1] No one enjoys getting a bad night’s sleep. Whether it’s the torture of tossing and turning through the night or the mental fog and physical fatigue of dragging yourself through the next day, it isn’t a pleasant experience. And when restless nights become a chronic problem, it’s virtually unbearable. In the long run, sleep …

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[ad_1] Over the past week, multiple benchmark refinance rates inched higher. Both 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed refinances saw their average rates climb. Meanwhile, the average rate on 10-year fixed refinance also moved up. Amid its ongoing battle to fight inflation, the Federal Reserve announced a 0.25% hike to its target federal funds rate on …

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[ad_1] Over the past week, some key mortgage rates moved up. The average 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed mortgage rates both rose. The average rate of the most common type of variable-rate mortgage, the 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage, sank. On the heels of cooling inflation, the Federal Reserve announced on May 3 a 25-basis-point increase to …

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[ad_1] In a potentially encouraging sign for reducing environmental waste, researchers have discovered microbes from the Alps and the Arctic that can break down plastic without requiring high temperatures. Although this is only a preliminary finding, a more efficient and effective breakdown of industrial plastic waste in landfills would give scientists a new tool for …

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[ad_1] For better or worse, Android users are frequently treated to the bleeding edge of mobile technology. Whether it’s improved charging, new camera tech or sharing audio with multiple Bluetooth headphones, you usually see it on Android first. The greatest single example of this right now is foldable displays, and with the new Pixel Fold …

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