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Target employee explains why she hates customers using her name despite wearing name tag In a viral rant, a Target employee revealed that she’s sick of people addressing her according to her name tag. According toName Tag Pros, name tags are a highly effective tool when it comes to avoiding confusion and helping a company’s branding. However, aTikTokerrecently took to the platform to share her views on the matter, claiming that having strangers know her name made her feel uncomfortable....

If I was a betting man, I’d wager that you’re reading this article from home. Why? Because, in the age of COVID-19, home is where just about everyone is these days. The fact that you’re reading this article in the way that you are, however, owes more than a passing debt to a Silicon Valley research laboratory called Xerox PARC, an abbreviation for Palo Alto Research Center. Turning 50 years old this year, PARC changed the way that we use computers on a profound level....

The holidays can make keeping off those extra pounds super tricky. It’s not easy to say no to all that great food, and chances are the last thing you’ll be thinking about during your holiday is exercise. Even if you’re putting off exercise until the new year, don’t miss out on some great deals.Black FridayandCyber Mondayare a great time to pick up new home gym equipment, and many of the best deals on ellipticals are still available....

Whether you’re working from home or living the digital nomad lifestyle and taking calls on the go, having high-quality headphones is essential for ensuring that your important discussions happen without any disturbances. While you may use anyheadphonesfor calls, we recommend choosing options with excellentactive noise cancelation(ANC), clear sound quality, and an easy-to-switch transparency mode for the best experience. To make your search easier, we’ve curated a list of thebest over-ear headphoneswith microphones for calls....

The Tales series has always thumbed its nose at RPG traditions. Wildly popular in Japan, Tales hasn’t pierced the West in the same way that franchises likeFinal Fantasyhave, though many of its titles remain in the pantheon of thebest JRPGs. We’re counting down the 14 mainline titles released in North America — plus two released in Japan — in this guide to the best Tales games. For those unfamiliar with the series, Tales games feature real-time combat in the style of a fighting game that’s set in the framework of an RPG....

Video game adaptations have failed to live up to the expectations of gamers for decades. That’s why it’s so refreshing that HBO’sThe Last of Usnot only captures the spirit of the game that inspired it, but that the show also stands as a work of art in its own right. This series has completely redefined what a video game adaptation can be, largely thanks to the showrunners, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann....

At Apple’sPeek Performance eventyesterday, the company detailed the next step in its Apple Silicon line-up with the beastlyM1 Ultra chip. Yet in an unexpected move, the next MacBook Air, expected later this year, could use a decidedly more down-to-earth chip. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a good reputation for accuracy, the upcoming MacBook Air will be outfitted with an M1 chip, rather than the M2 it has long been expected to carry....

Throughout most of 2023 and 2024, Nvidia’s RTX 4070 and RTX 4070 Super were two of thebest graphics cardsavailable. However, these GPUs are now far more difficult to get hold of, having been superseded by the RTX 5000 series cards. But if you get the chance to buy the RTX 4070 or the RTX 4070 Super, should you take the opportunity? Pricing and availability Let’s get theRTX 4070out of the way....

With the dust settled from the hype around Apple’sWWDC 2025event, I took a step back to really look at what could be some of the most useful updates coming to their different operating systems, mainly because, quite often, there are updates or added features that we just don’t use. Today, I want to highlight a few things that, as a heavy iPhone, Mac, and iPad user, have me excited for the fulliOS 26,macOS 26 TahoeandiPadOS 26releases in the fall....

These Minecraft LEGO sets receive first-ever price cut for lowest-ever price today Don’t miss these LEGO Minecraft deals at the cheapest prices to date. Amazon’s LEGO deals are currently offering many LEGO Minecraft sets at their historic lowest-ever prices today. Don’t miss your opportunity to pick up some of thebest LEGO gaming setsand some of thebest LEGO sets for kidsat unbeatable prices. The biggest discount of the LEGO Minecraft deals is reserved for theLEGO Minecraft The Nether Bastion Setwhich is retailing right now for only$24....

One of those series,Dark Winds, is our pick for the best show to watch on Max in September. It’s a superb adaptation of Tony Hillerman’sLeaphorn & Cheenovels that already has two seasons under its belt, although only the first season is currently on Max. Regardless,Distant Windshasn’t become the breakout hit that it deserves to be on AMC, where it is often overshadowed by series likeThe Walking DeadorInterview with the Vampire. And that’s why we’re throwing the spotlight on it now to hopefully putDark Windson a path toward a larger audience....

The dream of portable computing became reality in 1975 with IBM’s release of the 5100, the world’s first packable PC. Featuring a five-inch display and lacking a battery, the system weighed 55 pounds but was only the size of a modest suitcase, which made it an incredible feat by the standards of the era. Briefcase computers with batteries didn’t appear until the early 1980s, and the laptop as we know it today, with flip-up display and tray-sized chassis, wasn’t envisioned until the 1982 release of the Grid Compass 1101, a now little-known device sold primarily to governments (it was even used on the Space Shuttle)....

Microsoft has hit a major roadblock in its attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard, as theUK’s Competition and Markets Authority(CMA) has determined that the deal “could harm U.K. gamers.” For the deal to go through, the CWA is suggesting some major concessions, like Activision Blizzard divesting in the Call of Duty or Activision segments of its business ahead of the acquisition. Anotice of possible remediesdocument asks Activision Blizzard to do one of the following three things if it doesn’t want the acquisition to be potentially prohibited....