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Birthdays can become pretty expensive pretty fast. Not only to the host, but the guests as well. From covering travel expenses to buying gifts and contributing to group activities, the dollars can add up quickly.Last month, TikTok user Sean Lans shared a video about skipping a friend’s birthday dinner because it was too costly for him. Sean still went to congratulate his buddy, only he joined the party after everyone ate.This, however, didn’t sit well with his friend, who felt disappointed by Sean’s late arrival, saying…

The Color Purple 2023 remake, directed by Blitz Bazawule, was released theatrically on December 25. The coming-of-age musical period drama film first premiered in London on November 20. Its star-studded cast includes Taraji P. Henson and Halle Bailey, among several other A-listers. Whoopi Goldberg, who portrayed Celie in the original 1985 film, made a surprise cameo. However, she was absent during the film's premiere, giving rise to speculation about a possible feud between The View host and Oprah Winfrey, who produced…

Sydney Sweeney is clearly a talented actress, but she’s also solidified herself as a true fashionista. She has sported more than a few distinct looks in her time and has downright dazzled spectators as a result. While Sweeney can make pretty much everything look good, she really knows how to rock a sheer dress. She’s truly turned heads whenever she decides to don such attire and, if you’ve seen her past outfits, you’d understand why. She opted for such an ensemble yet again for an Anybody But You premiere and,…

Apple did not comment on the report. It’s not uncommon for CTF teams and CTF players to find zero-days during such competitions.Apple and Google are the biggest tech giants in the world right now and both the companies are fiercely competitive, that’s why when an employee of iPhone maker discovered a major issue in Google’s app, it wasn’t reported. As per a report by TechCrunch, an Apple employee discovered a zero-day bug in Google Chrome and didn’t report it as part of a competition.The bug was fixed by Google when it…

Met Gala 2023 The world’s biggest fashion festival has arrived. Celebrities from across different industries were seen gracing the Met Gala’s red carpet this year in New York. Where Ice Spice, Jackson Wang, and Alia Bhatt, among others, made their debut on Monday on the red carpet. Korean heartthrobs Jennie, Jackson Wang, and Song Hye Kyo made headlines for their appearances on the red carpet. And fans were eagerly waiting for Suga and Jimin of BTS, as it was rumoured that both of them were going to be a part of the…

A game involving n players in a circular field with n hiding spots. The ith player starts from the hiding spot given by the expression ((k * i * i + l * i + m) % n) and keeps moving until they find a spot to hide. Determine the sum of all the hiding spots that each player skips over before finding an unoccupied spot.Examples:Input: n = 47, k = 0, l = 1, m = 0Output: 0Explanation:For each i, player i arrives at the hiding spot i, and as it is empty, it hides there. No collisions.Input: n = 47, X = 0, Y = 0, Z = 42Output:…

Xiaomi 13T launch later this yearAccording to noted tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the Xiaomi 13T series will launch later this year. The tipster further claims that Xiaomi will skip the Xiaomi 13S series this time around and rather bring about a more toned-down Xiaomi 13T series, which will be more affordable. The leak suggests that the Xiaomi 13T might launch in Q4, 2023. One of the devices in the Xiaomi 13T lineup could be a rebranded version of the Redmi K60 Extreme Edition, which is yet to be launched.…

Oppo unveiled the Reno9 series last November in China, and we expected it to begin its global journey this month or in February, starting with India. However, a media report claims the Chinese brand will skip the Reno9 lineup in India and directly launch the Reno10 series in the world's second-largest smartphone market. The source claims that the Reno10 lineup will be launched in India in the first or second week of February but doesn't mention an exact date. It's also unclear if the Reno10 series smartphones coming to…

A few weeks ago, us here iOS gamers got one of the best gifts 2022 could offer. Inevitably, people will fall into one of two camps: those who appreciate this most generous gift of free roguelike slaughter, and the rest, who are yet to be sucked into hours of thumb-aching, toilet seat-warming undead action.That gift is Vampire Survivors, a rogue-lite “time-survival” game from Poncle (aka. developer Luca Galante), and it’s entirely free on the App Store (opens in new tab). Not at no additional cost to an Apple Arcade…

Credit: Chart: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: Categories by Herrnson et al.; turnout data from US Elections Project When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, state lawmakers, election administrators and others realized they had to move quickly. A presidential election was coming in just a few months, along with elections for every seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, one-third of the U.S. Senate, and all sorts…