Typically, product managers are people with a background in project management who are interested in related areas and have hard skills in one of them. In my experience, designers are the least likely to become product managers (it is much better for a designer with managerial skills to stay in design management). Instead of regular courses in product management, I recommend my colleagues to focus on the current needs and their personal MDMA chart, and study analytics, design, marketing, project management or even technical management. Strong technical skills as they are, without management skills, are more characteristic of a system architect than of a product manager.

Having to perform individual product edits across multiple platforms and product categories simultaneously is quite tedious if your PIM solution does not offer bulk editing capabilities. An advanced PIM software provider needs to enable the clients to manage data and products with ease while considering the various categories on the site. You want your software to allow eCommerce store owners to categorize products based on specific traits, segment lists, post data across multiple platforms, and stay in control of new products being launched. In particular, integration with e-retailers stores via API2Cart enables a PIM software to retrieve product lists along with prices, images, descriptions, attributes, variants, categories, etc., send product data to marketplace listings on eBay, Etsy, Amazon, and more, plus get and update customer info, etc.

Here we will go through the applications of NLP, data preprocessing for text data and extracting features from text data. During Exploratory Data Analysis of text data, one important feature of text is the number of unique words which form the vocabulary of the text. Stop words are common words that have little or no meaning in a text. For text data, we will discuss two common text engineering practices: Count Vectorizer and Tf-Idf.

Unfortunately, Facebook is a bit more tight-lipped about their metrics. Let’s instead, consider some hypothetical metrics for facebook. com, and examine how the wrong metrics might create side effects counter to the mission. Let’s now assume another metric is core to the Facebook product organization. Then, take actions to update metrics or introduce threshold metrics to ensure you stay the course toward your company mission.

AI powered translators and autocorrect are praised as powerful tools but still fail when translating into gendered language, giving voice just to a “man”. Translation wasn’t bad, but while I wrote my story with a female narrator in mind, in Polish version it magically changed into a male. This is interesting and infuriating that if a language has two versions depending of the sex of the narrator (he or she) the default version is he seen as a default version of human being…. This is one of these situations where a human translator is better than an AI powered system because we, as people can read the context and draw conclusions while automated systems have a default setting and change the noun only if “she” is explicitly mentioned in the original text.

People who successfully build an audience care deeply about the work they do is very important to the audience and how this work will affect their audience. But if you want to build an audience for your work, you cannot treat your audience like your therapist. She cares about the people who work for her, the people in her audience, and her peers. Despite having opportunities to have his story made into a movie, write a book, and build a sizable audience, my old mentor Greg Hartle passed up on those opportunities because the only person for whom they would make a meaningful difference was himself.

While Christmas and New Year’s bookings are strong, periods before and after are weak, inspiring the 25-percent-off sale on Nov. 27 through Dec. 6, with rooms from $274, and 50 percent off spa services. Survival of the busiest is the invisible hand feeding Black Friday travel deals this year, which seem to be growing based on the number of first-time sales, deeper discounts and extra perks, all usually bundled with flexible cancellation policies. Notably this year, the Black Friday sale window has been expanded, not just to what is known as Cyber Week — the week following Thanksgiving — but to much of November. The online travel agency Expedia is lengthening its sale by five days this year, running through Dec. 1, often highlighting free cancellation policies.

By Brian Ellsworth and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition is discussing scaling back the interim government of opposition leader Juan Guaido that has won diplomatic recognition by dozens of countries that disavowed President Nicolas Maduro, nine legislators told Reuters. Guaido, the leader of Venezuela's opposition-controlled parliament, in 2019 called Maduro a usurper following his disputed re-election and assumed a parallel presidency based on articles of the constitution that make the head of the National Assembly next in line to rule the country. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition is discussing scaling back the interim government of opposition leader Juan Guaido that has won diplomatic recognition by dozens of countries that disavowed President Nicolas Maduro, nine legislators told Reuters. Guaido, the leader of Venezuela's opposition-controlled parliament, in 2019 called Maduro a usurper following his disputed re-election and assumed a parallel presidency based on articles of the constitution that make the head of the National Assembly next in line to rule the country.

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Guardian Council watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal if sanctions are not eased in twomonthsDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Guardian Council watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal if sanctions are not eased in twomonths. In retaliation for the killing last week of Iran's top nuclear scientist, which Tehran has blamed on Israel, Iran's hardline-dominated parliament on Tuesday approved the bill with a strong majority that will harden Iran's nuclear stance. Under the new law, Tehran would give two months to the deal's European parties to ease sanctions on Iran's oil and financial sectors, imposed after Washington quit the pact between Tehran and six powers in 2018.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming U.S. administration will have to make an early decision on what approach it will take with North Korea and not repeat the delay of the Obama era, a former U.S. official who has advised President-elect Joe Biden said on Wednesday."One of the key challenges of Biden administration is the need to make an early decision about what to do with respect to North Korea," Campbell said. Campbell had praise for the "extraordinarily bold strokes" of outgoing President Donald Trump's North Korea diplomacy, which involved unprecedented summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, though so far no progress in persuading him to give up nuclear weapons and missiles that threaten the United States."Early signals to North Korea will be something that will be near the top of the list of the Biden team as they assume office," he said.

WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia has put 170 'high value' wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the southern African country's environmental ministry said on Wednesday. An advertisement carried by state-owned daily New Era said an increase in incidents of human-elephant conflict motivated the sale of the large mammal that is at risk of extinction due to poaching and ecological factorsWINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia has put 170 "high value" wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the southern African country's environmental ministry said on Wednesday. An advertisement carried by state-owned daily New Era said an increase in incidents of human-elephant conflict motivated the sale of the large mammal that is at risk of extinction due to poaching and ecological factors.

The fate of TikTok is still up in the air, but in 2020 the app became even more popular, as the pandemic forced us onto our phones to alleviate stress and boredom. We’re still bored in the house, and in the house bored. Her work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice. She is based in Austin, Texas.

So much of 2020 has been a never-ending hellscape where time seems to exist on another level that, after eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re already recycling our way through memes. And while a now-iconic Glee scene isn’t necessarily a new meme, it’s now getting a vast second life online. Michelle Jaworski is a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones.

WASHINGTON: Outgoing President Donald Trump has left America more divided than ever and the country's reputation under his presidency has been damaged on the international stage which will take years to repair, says an influential Indian-American Sikh leader.“This is a democracy at work, on both sides.I believe people do care who will represent them, especially in times like the Covid-19 pandemic,” Indiana-based Gurinder Singh Khalsa told PTI.A recipient of the prestigious Rosa Parks Trailblazer Award in recognition of his efforts in changing the Transportation Security Administration's policy regarding turbans, 46-year-old Khalsa, though a member of Republican party, did not vote for Trump in this election or in 2016.“I do not think he is morally or ethically fit to be president, especially the leader of the free world. It is those like Trump who have twisted the foundation of what it means to be a Republican,” he said. On the election of Indian-origin Kamala Harris as Vice President of the country, Khalsa said that it gives confidence to the people of color and immigrant community “Kamala Harris is a powerful accomplishment for America and provides a ray of hope for relations with India. And her win is just the beginning,” he said. One of the early supporters of Vice President Mike Pence when he was running for Indiana Governor, Khalsa said he is deeply disappointed at the four years of Trump Administration .

When a conversation fizzles, you need to ask the right questions to your conversation partner. Whether you’re talking to an old friend or a new person you’ve just met, a good question has the potential to make a conversation last for hours on end. In order to make you come across as more interesting in any conversation, you should ask an open question that will help you get to know a person better. How can we make this webpage/store better?

You want to start your day early by shopping together and completing chores. You want to go for an early morning run together and get your adrenaline pumping. You want to be spoiled with breakfast in bed. You want to be left alone until you’re more awake and ready to start your day.

Iran passed a law on Wednesday to immediately begin enriching uranium to a level closer to weapons grade and to suspend the access of international inspectors to its nuclear facilities if sanctions are not lifted by early February, shortly after President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. takes office. The law was the clearest fallout yet from the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, which Iranian officials have promised to avenge. The law orders Iran’s atomic energy agency to begin enriching uranium to 20 percent immediately, returning Iran’s enrichment program to the level that existed before the 2015 nuclear agreement. President Trump, who made containing Iran a main foreign policy goal of his administration, has considered attacking Iran during his lame-duck period.

Parul: I have never read anything quite like the brilliantly pessimistic fiction of the Croatian writer Dasa Drndic; her treatment of historical amnesia, of political despair and shame, felt blazingly new. Dwight: Philippe Lançon, who wrote criticism for the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, was in its offices on the morning of Jan. 7, 2015, when two gunmen claiming allegiance to ISIS forced themselves inside and slaughtered 12 people. Eleven others were wounded, including Lançon, who essentially had the lower part of his face shot off. His memoir, “Disturbance: Surviving Charlie Hebdo,” is extraordinary.

Mr. Perdue disputes the notion that his investment activity posed a conflict, saying that his trades were handled by outside advisers without his input, although his instructions to Goldman Sachs to sell Cardlytics suggest that he directed at least some trades. In April, after questions were raised about stock trades that Mr. Perdue and other senators had made around the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, he abruptly sold virtually all of his stock holdings — between $3.2 million and $9.4 million worth. Though Mr. Perdue has been unusually active in stock trading, his robust investing activity highlights broader questions once again being debated, more than eight years after the passage of the STOCK Act, a law meant to grapple with the ethical issues inherent in lawmakers’ buying and selling stocks. While there is no law or regulation prohibiting such trading, the practice has long invited questions about possible conflicts — and the potential for insider trading — that can arise when members of powerful congressional committees buy and sell shares of companies directly affected by the issues before them.

The first order of business is triaging who gets the vaccine first; NHS has already agreed to adhere to recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to prioritize older adults who are living in care facilities, followed by those who are 80 and older, and frontline healthcare workers. Then, it’s off to the main hubs: At first, vaccines will be administered at roughly 50 hospitals that already have the ultra-cold storage needed to keep the vaccine stable. After these first two groups have been served, the NHS plans to set up roughly 1,500 vaccine distribution centers across the country. Like the UK, the US has also preordered Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine (100 million of doses), and an advisory group to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has similarly recommended that healthcare workers and nursing home residents are first to get the vaccine.

The solution is energy storage: big batteries that can capture and release power from intermittent sources when it’s most efficient. But in the last three months, the US energy storage market has absolutely boomed, according to new data from Wood Mackenzie—giving renewables a major boost in the fight to displace fossil fuels. NextEra Energy, the country’s biggest utility, already has plans to spend $1 billion on storage systems next year alone.“These eye-catching deployment totals represent only the beginning of a long-anticipated scale up for the US storage market,” said Dan Finn-Foley, WoodMac’s head of energy storage.

Talented nature photographer Andreas Kay, who sadly passed away in October 2019, captured incredible footage of what appears to be a walking snowflake or kernel of popcorn. While this tiny creature is neither of those things, it is a flatid planthopper nymph that’s covered in bulbous waxy secretions that assist in personal safety. This particular subfamily of planthopper is found in the Amazon Forest. This tiny Flatid Planthopper Nymph from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador is covered with waxy filaments for protection.

China has launched an unmanned spacecraft that aims to retrieve rock and soil samples from the moon. China on Tuesday sent a robotic spacecraft on its way to the moon to collect rock samples there and bring them back to Earth for the first time in more than four decades. The Chang’e-5 spacecraft was carried into space by the Long March-5, China’s largest carrier rocket, which blasted off from Wenchang Space Launch Center on the southern Chinese island of Hainan at 4:30 a.m. Beijing time (Monday 2030 UTC). The Chang’e-5 mission, coordinated by the China National Space Administration, is named after the ancient Chinese goddess of the moon.

Britain approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West’s first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the most vulnerable people early “next week.”Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted emergency use approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which they say is 95 per cent effective in preventing illness, in record time — just 23 days since Pfizer published the first data from its final stage clinical trial which involved more than 43,000 people. Britain’s medicines regulator approved the vaccine in record time – partly by doing a “rolling” concurrent analysis of data and the manufacturing process while Pfizer raced to conclude trials. The US regulator, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is set to meet on December 10 to discuss whether to recommend emergency use authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and the European Medicines Agency said it could give emergency approval for the shot by December 29.

The leading technology companies have seen their market caps', influence, and power expand over the past months. Since the March low, the leading technology stocks recovered made new record highs and moved to levels where valuations expect a continuous stream of earnings and growth rate. The Chinese government has allowed entrepreneurs in the technology sector to flourish, but the government keeps a tight grip on the sector as its political system considers technology innovation a matter of national security, and its goal is to dominate on a global basis. Moreover, handing the technology power to the Chinese is a matter of national security for the US and Europe, which is a powerful argument for the advocates of the status quo in the technology sector.

On December 10 , the private accommodation platform will put 51.9 million shares on the market. Of these, 50 million are owned by the company and 1.9 million will be sold by the current shareholders of the company. In a presentation Tuesday, Airbnb said it was looking to sell up to $ 2.6 billion in shares in its initial public offering. Thus, they created a concept that changed the way of traveling for the 4 million guests and more than 825 million clients that they have under their belt.

A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mr Petersen became steeped in the Marshallese language and culture during a mission trip there in 1998. Prosecutors alleged he took advantage of mostly poor and uneducated women, coaxing them with an amount of money they could not refuse.

Just about anyone could make full use of some wholesome memes now and then. In this world full of chaos and failure, it's good to be reminded that some things are still nice, and there's a base level of understanding between people. It can seem like the world is falling apart sometimes, but it's good to have some wholesome memes to help wade through the muck.

To show off the quality of its new Nest Audio speaker that we reviewed in October, Google has just released a collection of exclusive acoustic recordings, “Nest Audio Sessions,” from popular artists on YouTube Music. Available now, the “Nest Audio Sessions” collection brings together nine songs from nine artists. The concept is similar to Spotify Sessions, acoustic live performances that the streaming giant puts out with select artists, but in this case it’s only one song per artist, and again because of the pandemic, the recordings aren’t in front of a live audience. Google notes that you can access these songs via a Nest Audio using the command “Hey Google, play Nest Audio Sessions on YouTube Music.” Notably, though, the songs are available on all Google Assistant speakers and any device with access to YouTube Music.

We are now ready to collect all of today’s best Android game and app deals into one convenient list for you. Hit the jump for a closer look at all of today’s best Android app deals. While deals on the OnePlus 8 Pro Smartphone and HP’s 14-inch Chromebook X360 are still live, we are also now tracking a notable price drop on the Harman Citation 100 Google Assistant Speaker at $100 for today only.***Act fast on these deals from our previous roundup as they are jumping back up in price at any time.

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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be persuaded to take a COVID-19 vaccination on television to show it is safe but he would not have one before those in greater need, his press secretary said on Wednesday. LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be persuaded to take a COVID-19 vaccination on television to show it is safe but he would not have one before those in greater need, his press secretary said on Wednesday. But, like other leaders, Johnson cannot be seen to be jumping the queue for the vaccine, ahead of more vulnerable people. Johnson's spokesman also said it was a matter for Buckingham Palace whether 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth received a vaccination.

By Tom Balmforth and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin urged political forces in Belarus on Wednesday to try to resolve their differences through dialogue, and also said the ex-Soviet republic, a close Moscow ally, was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin urged political forces in Belarus on Wednesday to try to resolve their differences through dialogue, and also said the ex-Soviet republic, a close Moscow ally, was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces."I really hope the Belarusian people have the political maturity to calmly and without any sharp movements build a domestic political dialogue with all political forces and resolve all its internal questions themselves without any kind of external pressure and outside interference," Putin told an online meeting of a Russia-led security bloc attended by Lukashenko. Later, without providing evidence, Lukashenko accused NATO powers of creating a military force to seize territory in the west of Belarus, Russia's Sputnik Belarus media outlet reported.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian politician Jozsef Szajer has quit Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party after fleeing a lockdown sex party in Brussels by clambering down a gutter. Orban told the Magyar Nemzet newspaper that Szajer's actions were 'indefensible' and went against the values of Fidesz' political group, which portrays itself as a champion of traditional Christian values and families. BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian politician Jozsef Szajer has quit Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party after fleeing a lockdown sex party in Brussels by clambering down a gutter. Orban told the Magyar Nemzet newspaper that Szajer's actions were "indefensible" and went against the values of Fidesz' political group, which portrays itself as a champion of traditional Christian values and families.

By Edward McAllister DORI, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - Habibou Sore had to pause for breath as she ran barefoot from the approaching gunmen. DORI, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - Habibou Sore had to pause for breath as she ran barefoot from the approaching gunmen. Over 7 million people face acute hunger in a vast area comprising landlocked Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, as armed groups cut off access to supplies and farmland, figures from the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) show. Twice this year, food deliveries were hijacked, said Antoine Renard, WFP's country director in Burkina Faso.

By Seham Eloraby and Baz Ratner HAMDAYET, Sudan (Reuters) - Like thousands of others fleeing to Sudan from the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, 20-year-old Girum left his family and many of his possessions behind. But a friend managed to salvage his kirar, a small string instrument that he strums softly while waiting with fellow refugees to be transferred by bus to the camp of Um Rakuba, about 12 hours from the borderHAMDAYET, Sudan (Reuters) - Like thousands of others fleeing to Sudan from the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, 20-year-old Girum left his family and many of his possessions behind. But a friend managed to salvage his kirar, a small string instrument that he strums softly while waiting with fellow refugees to be transferred by bus to the camp of Um Rakuba, about 12 hours from the border.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 70-year-old Swedish woman detained on suspicion of holding her adult son captive at home for up to three decades has been released from custody after the case against her had weakened, Stockholm prosecutors said on Wednesday. The decision comes after she was detained earlier this week on suspicions of false imprisonment and grievous bodily harm after a man in his 40s was found by a relative on Sunday in a wounded state at an apartment in southern Stockholm. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 70-year-old Swedish woman detained on suspicion of holding her adult son captive at home for up to three decades has been released from custody after the case against her had weakened, Stockholm prosecutors said on Wednesday. The decision comes after she was detained earlier this week on suspicions of false imprisonment and grievous bodily harm after a man in his 40s was found by a relative on Sunday in a wounded state at an apartment in southern Stockholm.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Wednesday that no deal for fresh coronavirus relief has been achieved yet between Democrats and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McDonnell, but he expressed hope that one could be reached 'in the next few days.'Speaking to reporters, Hoyer also said that any legislation that could be approved next week would likely need to be supplemented with further aid next year, as Americans battle the deadly virus that has shuttered millions of businesses and killed more than 270,000 Americans. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Wednesday that no deal for fresh coronavirus relief has been achieved yet between Democrats and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McDonnell, but he expressed hope that one could be reached "in the next few days."Speaking to reporters, Hoyer also said that any legislation that could be approved next week would likely need to be supplemented with further aid next year, as Americans battle the deadly virus that has shuttered millions of businesses and killed more than 270,000 Americans.

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats in Congress remained unable to reach agreement on fresh relief for a pandemic-hit U.S. economy on Wednesday, with top Republicans supporting what the Senate's top Democrats dismissed as an 'inadequate, partisan proposal.'Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said outgoing Republican President Donald Trump supported a proposal put forth by Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after McConnell on Tuesday rejected a $908 billion bipartisan package. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats in Congress remained unable to reach agreement on fresh relief for a pandemic-hit U.S. economy on Wednesday, with top Republicans supporting what the Senate's top Democrats dismissed as an "inadequate, partisan proposal."Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said outgoing Republican President Donald Trump supported a proposal put forth by Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after McConnell on Tuesday rejected a $908 billion bipartisan package.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said a shorter quarantine period of seven days with a negative COVID-19 test and 10 days without a test would work for individuals showing no symptoms after virus exposure, providing alternatives to the current 14-day standard."Reducing the length of quarantine may make it easier for people to follow critical public health action by reducing the economic hardship associated with a longer period, especially if they cannot work during that time,” CDC official Henry Walke told reporters on a conference call. Studies show that people usually start showing symptoms of the disease within five days of exposure, but the CDC had earlier said between 40% and 50% of people with COVID-19 are asymptomatic."Obviously, 14 days of quarantine has an impact on productivity; 14 days of quarantine also has an impact on whether people quarantined," he said.

The 2020 provisional State of the Global Climate report also found temperature averages across the last five years, and across the last 10-year period to be 'the warmest on record'The past six years, 2015 to 2020, are set to make up all six of the hottest years since modern records began in 1850, the UN's World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said in its provisional 2020 State of the Global Climate report. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change calls for capping global warming at well below two degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) level, while countries will pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius."We took about a century for our greenhouse gases to warm the globe by 1 degree Celsius; we are on track to add another 1 degree Celsius in just the next 30 years," he said.

The list does not include only smartwatches that use Google’s Wear OS software, but Samsung’s Tizen software too. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (from $399) is as close as you can get to an Apple Watch for your Android phone, by which we mean it’s a delectable mix of strong hardware and design, reliable and attractive software, and a clever, user-friendly control system. Suunto is best known for its hardcore fitness watches, but earlier this year launched its first smartwatch using Google’s Wear OS. The Suunto 7 is expensive for a Wear OS watch at $500, but about what you’d expect to pay for a top-flight GPS-based fitness tracking smartwatch without Google’s software.

Whether it’s popular and mainstream or niche and obscure, we can pretty much guarantee that you’ll find a community of other enthusiasts on Reddit. In this subreddit, people post clips of times when things appear to be going horribly wrong, but then disaster is somehow averted at the last minute. While much of the subreddit is devoted to the latest regulations, environmental startups, and the latest green technology, you can also find answers to common sustainability questions, advice on what green tech to buy, and much more. Readers can explore the latest diet plans, and they’re guaranteed to find a slew of useful information in this subreddit.

Whether you’re interested in expanding your audiobook collection or are trying out audiobooks for the first time, check out some of our favorite and completely legal websites for downloading audiobooks that won’t cost you a dime. Podcast versions of books are usually free while ebooks and audiobook are only sometimes free. Instead, the application syncs up to your local library or school and delivers their audiobooks to you (for free). Think of these audiobooks a lot like you would a book you would borrow from your library or school.

The channel also includes videos on bartending techniques, so you can take your cocktail game to the next level. The site’s YouTube channel hosts its free video content, including Quick Looks (wherein staff members demo games, giving a firsthand look at how they play), and tapings of GB’s popular podcasts. Video game journalist Jim Sterling (formerly of Destructoid and The Escapist) is one of gaming’s most bombastic personalities, as a quick tour of his YouTube channel should demonstrate. Most of the videos featured on this channel are pretty long, so make sure you set aside enough time to watch them.

Sonos is now selling a version of its Dolby Atmos-equipped Arc soundbar called the Arc SL Shadow Edition. The SL designation was previously given to the Sonos One SL, a version of the company’s Sonos One smart speaker that, just like the Arc SL, ships without microphones. We think the Sonos Arc is the best soundbar you can buy right now, but Sonos’ research clearly indicated that there are some folks who will avoid the Arc over privacy fears. If you’re interested in buying a Sonos speaker, now is a good time for two reasons: First, there are still some Cyber Monday sales that have seen reductions of up to $100 on select Sonos products.

Some early Xbox Series X units have a disc drive problem (the same problem responsible for the next two issues we’re going to discuss). Discs getting stuck is the main issue Xbox Series X owners are experiencing, but some are also reporting a clicking sound from the console after inserting a disc or while installing a game.A good way to test if your disc is the problem is to insert it into another Xbox console — an Xbox One will work — and see if the issue persists. Microsoft has pinpointed this issue to Xbox One games brought over to the Xbox Series X on an external hard drive.