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LinkedIn’s AI job coach can write your cover letters and edit your resumé
Last year, LinkedIn began experimenting with AI-powered tools for job seekers on its platform. Now the company has added a bunch of new capabilities for its premium subscribers who are #OpentoWork, including personalized resumé, AI-assisted cover letters and more conversational job searches. The changes are meant to speed up some…
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Skate Story hands-on: Kick, push, shatter
Push. Push. Push, push, push, jump — All four wheels reconnect with the glowing pavement in a slap of crisp plastic and crunching wood. Push, push, push, push, jump kickflip — Another slam, a quick screech. Push, push, push, ju — A shattering crash. The world flips on its head…
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Astro Bot is a supremely silly and incredibly smooth platformer
Astro Bot is as precise as it is ridiculous, and this is exactly what makes it so damn delightful. During my 30-minute demo at Summer Game Fest, I crashed into spiky obstacles, flew off the side of sky-high platforms, bounced into deadly projectiles and popped my little robot protagonist like…
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Lego Horizon Adventures might be Sony’s most important game of the year
Sony takes games seriously. That’s reflected in its tentpole releases, which are overwhelmingly gritty, adult affairs like Horizon, God of War and The Last of Us. It’s surprising, then, that its Summer Game Fest demo area replaced Sad Dads and apocalypses with cutesy Astro Bot figurines and Lego. Lots of…
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News on social media is a fractured mess, Pew study indicates
Pew Research and the Knight Foundation just put out a pair of lengthy reports on how Americans are experiencing news and politics on social media. There are a number of noteworthy stats in the research but, for me, it mostly underscores that news distribution is kind of a mess. It’s…
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The best ergonomic mouse for 2024
Turns out, sitting for hours on end in a static position, staring at a glowing box is not great for our bodies. But those of us who use computers for our livelihoods need to find ways to make it work. Tools like a standing desk, a supportive-but-not-too-comfortable office chair, the…
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