Yelp adds COVID vaccine requirements on business listings

To enter my local yoga studio, I need to present proof of vaccination. I use my California COVID-19 vaccine digital record, but as a sandwich board outside the studio explains, any proof will work, like the CDC paper card, or even a photo of the card.Starting Thursday, the sandwich board will be slightly less necessary, because the studio can post this...

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Watch skateboarder Keegan Palmer’s near-perfect Olympic gold medal run

Keegan Palmer, 18, has won the first Olympic men's park skateboarding gold medal in Tokyo win a near-perfect run. The American-born Australian skater absolutely tore up the Ariake Urban Sports Park in the final on Thursday, beating Pedro Barros of Brazil in silver and Team USA's Cory Juneau with bronze.Palmer's first run saw him score 94.04, which is...

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HBO’s ‘The White Lotus' elevates tension to an art form

If anyone refers to "Sunday Scaries" during August, I will assume they are talking about watching HBO's The White Lotus.Mike White's miniseries follows a crooked crew of wealthy tourists and skeptical staff at a luxury resort in Hawaii. Episode 1 establishes that someone will indeed die during their weeklong stay, but we don’t know who, how, or when,...

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Hate background noise during video calls? Krisp is the answer, and you can try it for free.

TL;DR: Banish background noise with the Krisp AI-powered noise cancellation app. As of Aug. 5, try Krisp for free with 240 minutes per week of microphone and speaker noise removal.For obvious and not-great reasons, more Americans than ever are able to work remotely. Working from home is largely favored by employees, who are able to achieve a better...

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Ditch your phone contract and get a year of wireless service from Boost Mobile for under $100

SAVE 51%: Cut back on your phone bill with this Boost Mobile prepaid deal, on sale for 51% off. As of Aug. 5, get 12 months of unlimited talk and text, 2GB LTE data, and a free SIM card for only $95.Many Americans are paying well over $100 per month for their cell service. In fact, between taxes, surcharges, and hidden fees, U.S. wireless phone plans...

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Keep your device alive wherever you go with this powerful portable power bank on sale

TL;DR: Keep your phone juiced up at all times with this ToughJuice Pro 30,000mAh Power Bank, on sale for $74.99 — a 6% discount — as of Aug. 5.We’ve all fallen victim to low battery while on vacation. And it’s time we put it to an end. Get yourself the ToughJuice Pro 30,000mAh Power Bank and keep your phone alive for all the important stuff.The ToughJuice...

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Get a collection of plugins and sound packs for any digital audio workstation for just $30

TL;DR: Make your own electronic music with the Complete 2021 Synth and Sound Software Bundle, on sale for 94% off. As of Aug. 5, get the full package for only $29.99.As the old saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. That especially relates to music. The more we lean into the modern digital approaches to music, the more we...

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Become a certified AWS professional with this online training bundle

TL;DR: The 2021 Amazon Web Services Certification Training Bundle is on sale for £43.11 as of Aug. 5, saving you 97% on list price.Amazon is much more than the online store. In fact, in the third quarter of 2020 alone, about 57 percent of Amazon’s operating income came from Amazon Web Services (AWS).AWS is a cloud provider used by massive companies...

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Save 82% on a lifetime subscription to this intuitive language learning app

TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Speakly is on sale for £50.30 as of Aug. 5, saving you 82% on list price.To speak a new language conversationally, you'll need to master key words and phrases most of all. That's why Speakly, the language learning app, focuses on 4,000 of the most statistically-relevant words of your chosen language and helps you learn...

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Want to learn Japanese? Now's your chance to try for free.

TL;DR: As of Aug. 5, the How to Speak Japanese Cross-Culturally Course is available for free on Udemy with the code 3442341318A187CAF05B.Everyone likes the idea of learning a language, but the process takes a lot of time and is usually pretty expensive. We're not about to suggest you could learn a language quickly, because this simply isn't possible....

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