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AI Safety Director Tests Email-Deleting Bot, Email Inbox Now History
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Technology

AI Safety Director Tests Email-Deleting Bot, Email Inbox Now History

Meta’s alignment guru ran like defusing a bomb—because she was.

In a dazzling display of trusting a bot named OpenClaw with her real inbox, Meta's alignment director Summer Yue learned...

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Former UK Ambassador Arrested After Calling Epstein His 'Best Pal'
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Politics

Former UK Ambassador Arrested After Calling Epstein His 'Best Pal'

Because nothing says 'public misconduct' like Epstein birthday shoutouts.

Peter Mandelson, the 72-year-old ex-UK ambassador to the US and perennial political chameleon, got the Met Police glow-u...

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Apple Discounts Their Location Trackers Before You Even Find Them
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Technology

Apple Discounts Their Location Trackers Before You Even Find Them

Costco sells five AirTags cheaper than the cost of finding one lost item.

In a dazzling display of corporate confidence and consumer psychic skill, Apple released its second-generation AirTags l...

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Trump Considers Auctioning Student Debt Like It's a Garage Sale Catastrophe
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US News

Trump Considers Auctioning Student Debt Like It's a Garage Sale Catastrophe

Because who wouldn't trust Wall Street to babysit a $1.7 trillion mess?

In a shockingly candid move, Undersecretary Nicholas Kent confessed in February that the Education Department is flirtin...

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Trump Debates Iran Strike Like It’s a Yelp Review, Military Advisory Optional
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World News

Trump Debates Iran Strike Like It’s a Yelp Review, Military Advisory Optional

Gen. Dan Caine is the reluctant warrior in Trump’s high-stakes game of Risk.

In a 2026 drama that reads like a geopolitical soap opera, Gen. Dan Caine—a 'reluctant warrior'—warns President Trump ab...

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Canadian Hockey Rivals Secretly Hook Up, Proving Enemies Make Best Tinder Matches
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Entertainment

Canadian Hockey Rivals Secretly Hook Up, Proving Enemies Make Best Tinder Matches

A smoothie shop, shady bartenders, and awkward commercial cameos—Canadian romance hit hard.

In 'Heated Rivalry,' a six-episode Canadian hockey drama, Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie star as Shane Hollander and...

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Northeast Deploys Snowpocalypse Mode: Roads Officially Declared War Zones
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US News

Northeast Deploys Snowpocalypse Mode: Roads Officially Declared War Zones

Governors beg everyone to stay home while 5,300 flights ghost the sky.

On Monday, the Northeast got hit by a winter storm so furious even Mother Nature put up a 'Do Not Disturb' sign. With gu...

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Supreme Court Tosses Trump Tariffs Like Reheated Takeout, Again
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US News

Supreme Court Tosses Trump Tariffs Like Reheated Takeout, Again

15% worldwide tariff lasts 150 days, because why not confuse everyone?

In a fresh courtroom plot twist dubbed 'De-Liberation Day,' the Supreme Court served a judicial slice of humble pie to P...

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Alphabet’s Taara Shoebox Brings 25Gbps Internet but Only If You Can See It
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Technology

Alphabet’s Taara Shoebox Brings 25Gbps Internet but Only If You Can See It

Glow-in-the-dark internet for city poles, because fiber was too mainstream.

In a dazzling display of ‘light-based magic,’ Alphabet spun out Taara from its moonshot incubator to launch the Taara Be...

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Democrats Bet Big On Trump-Womanizing Districts While Ignoring Own Primary Chaos
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Politics

Democrats Bet Big On Trump-Womanizing Districts While Ignoring Own Primary Chaos

Because nothing screams winning like juggling five opponents and redistricting at once.

In what could be called the political version of juggling flaming chainsaws, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N....

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Missing Man Turns Out Armed, Evokes FBI Interest Before Naptime
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US News

Missing Man Turns Out Armed, Evokes FBI Interest Before Naptime

Nobody said how to handle missing guys with shotguns and gas cans at 1:38 a.m.

In a plot twist that reads like a CrossFit class between Breaking Bad and Caddyshack, 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin w...

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OpenAI Board Chair Bans AI, Demands Handwritten Genius for Meeting Prep
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Business

OpenAI Board Chair Bans AI, Demands Handwritten Genius for Meeting Prep

Bret Taylor prefers ancient quills over silicon chips to flex strategic brainpower.

Bret Taylor, the former Salesforce co-CEO now chairing OpenAI’s board, declared war on AI assistants for meeting prep—in...

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Olympic Skier Trains More for Mental Gymnastics Than Slalom
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Sports

Olympic Skier Trains More for Mental Gymnastics Than Slalom

Visits Paris, psychologists, and electrolytes beat hangovers every time.

Mikaela Shiffrin, 30, 108 World Cup wins, and three-time Olympic gold medalist, spends more time talking herself down wi...

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Man’s Lifetime Achievement: Fake Knight Badge Endorsed By Barking Tree Robin
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Entertainment

Man’s Lifetime Achievement: Fake Knight Badge Endorsed By Barking Tree Robin

Turns out knighthood might just be a sprawling imagination with great PR skills.

On Sunday, HBO dropped the season one finale of 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'—yes, that prequel obsessively adapting ...

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Australian Politics: The Only Place Where You Get Undermined for 276 Days Straight
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Politics

Australian Politics: The Only Place Where You Get Undermined for 276 Days Straight

Sussan Ley’s 276-day reign proves abolishing your own budget reply is a competitive sport.

In an awe-inspiring display of political teamwork—or lack thereof—former opposition leader Sussan Ley survived a Sun Kin...

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Mexico Takes Out Drug Lord, Cartel Sends Dear John Letters Via Arson
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World News

Mexico Takes Out Drug Lord, Cartel Sends Dear John Letters Via Arson

El Mencho’s last party sparked more than just fireworks in Jalisco.

On February 22, 2026, Mexico’s Defense Ministry, with a little chat and tip-off from their frenemies at the U.S., announ...

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Family Trades London Chaos for Backpack Life, Discovers Kids Still Complain
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Weird News

Family Trades London Chaos for Backpack Life, Discovers Kids Still Complain

Turns out, volcanoes and yellow buses don’t fix homesick 6-year-olds.

In a bold July 2024 move, Lisa Lucas and her husband rented out their London house, stuffed belongings into storage, and...

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New York Bans Travel While Airplanes Perfect the Art of Hovering Spots
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US News

New York Bans Travel While Airplanes Perfect the Art of Hovering Spots

Planes cancel like flaky dates, while DoorDash just ghosts you outright.

In a move that screams, 'Let’s all just stay home and hope,' New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani slapped down a travel ba...

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Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Asks 'Hey Plex' While Pleasing No One Named Plex
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Technology

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Asks 'Hey Plex' While Pleasing No One Named Plex

Because confusing your AI assistants just screams innovation and user joy.

On February 2026, Samsung dropped a cosmic bombshell: Galaxy S26 will summon Perplexity by saying 'Hey, Plex,' instantly...

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DNC Hid Election Autopsy Like It’s a Netflix Spoiler for Gaza Drama
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Politics

DNC Hid Election Autopsy Like It’s a Netflix Spoiler for Gaza Drama

Data revealed Kamala’s war support flop drained youth votes faster than TikTok trends.

In a scandal more hush-hush than your group chat screenshots, top Democrats locked away their 2024 election autopsy beca...

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