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Want to see a lifesize Team Fortress 2 gun recreated in Lego?

It’s already pretty clear that Team Fortress 2 is the greatest ever game (involving hats), and Lego is clearly no longer for kids – so when someone recreates a life-size TF2 gun with plastic bricks, we are always going to be on board. ZaziNombies are the people behind this Tomislav replica which, they insist in a video preview, is heavy enough to make you think you’re toting the actual gun.

Spanish judge asks EU top court for key Uber ruling

By Julia Fioretti and Andrew Callus BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – A Spanish judge has asked Europe’s top court if online taxi-hailing app Uber is a “mere transport service” or a digital service, as the U.S. start-up claims, in a case that could set a precedent for legal battles across the continent. A judge in Barcelona has referred a case brought by the city’s main taxi operator against Uber towards the end

PayPal valued at about $52 billion in market return

PayPal, spun off from eBay Inc , is widely expected to build partnerships with e-commerce rivals and try to seize market share from startups such as Stripe and Square and technology behemoth Apple Inc , which unveiled its own mobile payments service last year. PayPal shares soared to $42.55 in early trading, up from Friday’s close of $38.35 when the shares were trading on a “when issued” basis. EBay’s stock

Bidding wars return to home market

Christina and Kevin Dirks have been searching for a house in the Denver area for four months at prices up to $275,000. Bidding wars, a hallmark of last decade’s housing boom, are making a comeback in a number of metro areas across the U.S.

Hackers threaten to leak Ashley Madison's 37 million clients

Ashley Madison’s Canadian parent, Avid Life Media, confirmed the breach on its systems and said it had since secured its site and was working with law enforcement agencies to try to trace those behind the attack. The hackers, who call themselves The Impact Team, leaked snippets of the compromised data online and warned they would release customers’ real names, profiles, nude photos, credit card details and “secret sexual fantasies” unless