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Google’s AI Now Cleared to Paint Pentagon’s Bathrooms, Maybe More
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Technology

Google’s AI Now Cleared to Paint Pentagon’s Bathrooms, Maybe More

From AI curbing surveillance to AI curating clerical chaos—a rock-solid shift.

In January's Google DeepMind town hall—because what’s better entertainment than corporate AI ethics—CEO Demis Hassabis d...

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EV Industry Executes Affordable Models While Charging Ugly Ones to Survive
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Technology

EV Industry Executes Affordable Models While Charging Ugly Ones to Survive

Cheap electric dreams get prematurely buried as overpriced oddities hog the roads.

In March 2025, Tesla's gleaming Cybertruck in North Hollywood is literally the only EV looking like it's winning in a ba...

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Trump Admin Hands Out Oil Like Candy, Refuses to Play Export Restriction
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US News

Trump Admin Hands Out Oil Like Candy, Refuses to Play Export Restriction

No export brakes here, just a full throttle chaos cruise on gas prices.

As U.S. gas prices surged nearly 90 cents a gallon since some vaguely defined conflict kicked off, the Trump administrat...

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Nvidia CEO Delivers AI Supercomputer Hand-Planted With 20 Amps of Friendship
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Technology

Nvidia CEO Delivers AI Supercomputer Hand-Planted With 20 Amps of Friendship

Because nothing says ‘I value you’ like a power-hungry secret gift.

On March 18, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made the soul-crushing commute to personally deliver the company's very first...

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Real Estate Agent Mom Forgets Listings, Finds Joy in Shredding MapQuest
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Health

Real Estate Agent Mom Forgets Listings, Finds Joy in Shredding MapQuest

Dementia or avant-garde paper therapy? Mom says ripping is 'cathartic'.

CherylAnn Haley, 58, Tampa private aide and certified dementia educator, chronicles her mom Sandy's vascular dementia jo...

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Pentagon Asks For $200B Amid Budget So Big It Makes Congress Yawn
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US News

Pentagon Asks For $200B Amid Budget So Big It Makes Congress Yawn

Because we obviously didn’t spend enough already killing bad guys.

On a thrilling episode of 'How Much Money Can We Request For War?', Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the Pentago...

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Food Memoirs This Spring: From Bus Crashes to Black Panthers on Your Bookshelf
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Entertainment

Food Memoirs This Spring: From Bus Crashes to Black Panthers on Your Bookshelf

Because nothing says sunny picnic like power, trauma, and Italian-American extra sauce.

Spring 2026’s literary picnic basket is stuffed tighter than a lasagna with memoirs that serve everything from political...

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Uber Bets $1.25B That Self-Driving Rivians Won’t Take Us to The Wrong House
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Technology

Uber Bets $1.25B That Self-Driving Rivians Won’t Take Us to The Wrong House

Because who doesn’t want a robotaxi that’s still figuring out how to drive?

In a bold move that screams 'hold my coffee,' Uber pledged up to $1.25 billion to Rivian through 2031 with an opening $3...

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Man Pays $2200 for NYC One-Bedroom, Tours Chicago 3-Bedroom Palace Same Price
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Business

Man Pays $2200 for NYC One-Bedroom, Tours Chicago 3-Bedroom Palace Same Price

Turns out money buys more than a stovetop and no laundry for $2200.

Joey Hadden, a Business Insider reporter, currently rents a cramped 650-square-foot, one-bedroom Queens apartment for $2...

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Angela Rayner’s Loyalty Breathes New Life into Labour Coup Rumors
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Politics

Angela Rayner’s Loyalty Breathes New Life into Labour Coup Rumors

Nothing says ‘full support’ like plotting a quiet leadership rebellion.

In a prime example of political trust stretching thinner than Anas Sarwar’s patience, London Mayor tossed his usual mild...

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Salary Negotiation Coach Says ‘Zombie Numbers’ Will Haunt Your Wallet Forever
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Business

Salary Negotiation Coach Says ‘Zombie Numbers’ Will Haunt Your Wallet Forever

Spoiler alert: Your LinkedIn headshot is negotiating harder than you are.

Jacob Warwick, who moonlights as a career lifeguard for execs, athletes, and Hollywood glitterati, preaches the gospel o...

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Trump Makes White House Octagon a Cage Match for VIP Tickets and Sanity
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Politics

Trump Makes White House Octagon a Cage Match for VIP Tickets and Sanity

Nothing says democracy like sparring lobbyists and family senators for birthday seats.

On June 14, the White House South Lawn will morph into UFC Freedom 250’s ultimate cage where 5,000 VIP seats (mostly for...

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Sarah Michelle Gellar Credits Marital Bliss To Two Bathrooms and Secret Credit Cards
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Entertainment

Sarah Michelle Gellar Credits Marital Bliss To Two Bathrooms and Secret Credit Cards

Because nothing says true love like separate TPS reports from the porcelain throne.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, age 48, just revealed that the secret to a nearly 25-year marriage to Freddie Prinze Jr. is a sim...

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Trump Green-Lights Israeli Gas Attack, Then Acts Surprised Qatar Got Hit
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World News

Trump Green-Lights Israeli Gas Attack, Then Acts Surprised Qatar Got Hit

Because knowing stuff ahead of time is so last administration.

On a Wednesday filled with diplomatic fireworks, President Trump casually announced Israel won’t bomb Iran's South Pars ...

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Agriculture Minister Declares Fertiliser Price Gouging A National Crime Wave
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Politics

Agriculture Minister Declares Fertiliser Price Gouging A National Crime Wave

Because nothing says 'national interest' like watching soil nutrients like hawks.

Julie Collins, Australia's Agriculture Minister and part-time price cop, announced the government's latest thrilling que...

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Democrats Storm Out After Pam Bondi Throws Political Shade Instead of Answers
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Politics

Democrats Storm Out After Pam Bondi Throws Political Shade Instead of Answers

Briefing or Broadway? Bondi's performance blurs subpoena lines and patience.

On a Wednesday showdown that felt less congressional inquiry and more political WWE smackdown, Attorney General Pam Bond...

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USPS Bails on Amazon at Eleventh Hour, Packages Now Heartbroken
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Business

USPS Bails on Amazon at Eleventh Hour, Packages Now Heartbroken

Postal service ghosted billion-package BFF after a year of drama.

In the latest episode of 'Logistics Love Gone Wrong,' Amazon and USPS shattered their billion-package bond as USPS stage...

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FBI Buys Location Data Like It’s Candy, No Warrant Required
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US News

FBI Buys Location Data Like It’s Candy, No Warrant Required

Because why ask politely when you can just swipe the car keys?

On March 18, 2026, FBI Director Kash Patel sheepishly admitted during a Senate Intelligence hearing at Washington’s Hart...

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Software Developers Now Mostly Bossing Around AI Bots, Not Typing Code
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Technology

Software Developers Now Mostly Bossing Around AI Bots, Not Typing Code

Google and Spotify confirm humans have outsourced coding to their digital underlings.

Since December, Spotify's top engineers have proudly abstained from writing a single line of code, letting AI do their j...

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Farmworkers Cancel César Chåvez Party After Abuse Allegations Crop Up
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US News

Farmworkers Cancel César Chåvez Party After Abuse Allegations Crop Up

Turns out the hero harvest had some rotten apples in the bunch.

Dolores Huerta, the farmworker movement's original superhero sidekick, dropped the mic on César Chåvez Wednesday by reve...

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