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Palworld 1.0 Thermal Core Guide: Best Farm, Recipe & Uses
The Palworld 1.0 Thermal Core recipe and what it really costs once you trace the sub-crafts, plus why the Wing Pack needs 60 rather than the 20 listed.
The Affair Was Just the Beginning: Cast, Episode 1–4 Recaps and Review
The Affair Was Just the Beginning: full cast, recaps of episodes 1 to 4, the schedule, where to stream it, and what the blackmail video turns out to be.
PS Plus August 2026 Free Games: Full Essential Lineup for PS5 and PS4
August's PS Plus games stopped being claimable after 31 August. September's four, led by Sniper Elite: Resistance, run until 5 October.
Owala Back-to-School Sale: 20% Off FreeSip Bottles & Bags
Owala's back-to-school sale runs 2-8 August 2026 and ends 11:59pm MDT, a date in the page data rather than on the banner. Plus Target's own discount.
Bethesda 40th Sale: Get 2,000 Free ESO Trade Bars + Up to 75% Off
Redeem code Bethesda40 in Elder Scrolls Online for 2,000 free Trade Bars before 12 August 2026. The free code expires a day before the sale does.
Illinois Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday 2026: Dates, Eligible Items and How Much You'll Save
Illinois cuts state sales tax from 6.25% to 1.25% on clothing under $125 from 7 to 16 August 2026. It is not tax-free, and the saving is exactly 5%.
Best Apple Back-to-School Deals 2026: MacBook, iPad, AirPods and Apple Watch Savings
Apple's 2026 Back to School offer runs to 24 September: $150 with MacBook Pro, $100 with Air or iPad. Read the terms, though: you pay for the gift card.
How to Get Soralite in Palworld: Best Locations & Farming Guide
Soralite only exists in Sunreach and needs the Plasma Multicutter. The coordinates more than one guide agrees on, and the four we think are wrong.
2026 Total Solar Eclipse: Path, Times & Best Places to Watch
No US city sees totality on 12 August 2026 — the best is Fairbanks at 37%. City-by-city times, the path, and where to watch totality live online.
Arsenal Fixtures 2026/27: Full Schedule, Kick-off Times & TV Guide
All 38 Arsenal league fixtures for 2026/27 with US Eastern kick-off times. One change for American viewers: USA Network no longer streams on Peacock.
Xbox Game Pass August 2026: Games, Dates & Day-One Releases
Three day-one games are confirmed for Game Pass in August 2026, and Grave Seasons is not one of them despite still appearing on other people's lists.
Situational Awareness: What Assets Are Left After the Citadel Sale
Aschenbrenner's fund sold its public book to Citadel on 30 July. Its last SEC filing shows the $13.68bn headline is 72% options notional.
Mistfall Hunter Solo Guide: Best Class & Extraction Tips
Mistfall Hunter balances solo and trio from separate data, so a class being good in trios tells you nothing about solo. Plus the rule that sets your rank.
Mistfall Hunter Tier List (2026): Best Classes for Solo & PvP
Rather than guess at a two-day-old meta, this tier list is built on Bellring Games' own telemetry verdict, which named the three classes it toned down.
Leopold Aschenbrenner vs Buffett: Conviction vs Margin of Safety
Aschenbrenner's AI fund returned 439% then sold its whole public book. Berkshire sits on $397.4bn of cash. Two strategies, opposite assumptions.
Why People Are Crossing From Morocco Into Ceuta, Explained
Tens of thousands crossed into Ceuta on 30-31 July 2026 and at least 34 died. The trigger was a court judgment that does not do what social media said.
Microsoft vs Meta Free Cash Flow: 30 Quarters Compared
Microsoft made $18.7bn of free cash flow in the June 2026 quarter and Meta $784 million, the widest gap in 30 quarters. What consumed the difference.
DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Gemini, GPT and Claude: Similar AI Scores, Vastly Different Token Prices
Matched on measured capability, DeepSeek V4 Flash and Gemini 3.6 Flash both score 52, and DeepSeek costs 3.4x less on input, 5.7x on output off-peak.
Cathie Wood Bought Meta as It Fell 8% — ARK's 30 July Trades in Full
ARK bought Meta across three funds and L3Harris across two on 30 July, the day both fell about 8%. Most of what it sold that day went up.
Meta Stock Falls as Free Cash Flow Drops to $784 Million
Meta's Q2 free cash flow came in at $784 million, third-lowest of the last 30 quarters. Operating cash flow rose 25%; capex rose 83% and took the rest.
MSFT Stock Jumps as Capex Guidance Stops Climbing and Free Cash Flow Rebounds
Microsoft's capex plan stopped rising and free cash flow recovered to $19.6bn from a $5.9bn trough. The 10-K shows $329.1bn of leases not yet commenced.
Fed Rate Decision, July 2026: Three Votes for a Hike, and the Inflation Curve Behind Them
The FOMC held at 3.50-3.75% on 29 July 2026, but three officials voted to raise. The decision, the dissent, and what the CPI and PCE curves show.
The Bold and the Beautiful This Week: Recap and Review, 27–31 July 2026
Hope holds her ground, Steffy picks two fights in two days, and Sheila is back. The day-by-day recap for 27-31 July 2026, updated daily.
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 — Cast, Recap and Review (2026)
Dead City season 3 has already killed off both villains. Episode 1 recap, the schedule through the 13 September finale, the cast and an early verdict.