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Citadel CEO: CEOs Terrified of Politics but Still Hate Sucking Up to Politicians
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Business

Citadel CEO: CEOs Terrified of Politics but Still Hate Sucking Up to Politicians

Ken Griffin says CEO anxiety hits new highs amid social media witch hunts.

At the Wall Street Journal's Invest Live event in Davos on February 2026, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin unveiled the hottest C...

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Two Prediction Markets Compete For NYC’s Biggest Free Grocery Line Showdown
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Business

Two Prediction Markets Compete For NYC’s Biggest Free Grocery Line Showdown

Because nothing says brand building like turning hunger into a crowd-control experiment.

On February 3, 2026, Kalshi kicked off the free grocery race with a $50 giveaway at Westside Market, 84 3rd Ave, East Vi...

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Over 20 Democrats Join GOP to Pretend Government Shutdown Isn’t Happening
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Politics

Over 20 Democrats Join GOP to Pretend Government Shutdown Isn’t Happening

Because nothing says ‘leadership’ like a two-week band-aid on Homeland Security.

In a theatrical display of bipartisan half-measures, 21 Democrats and most Republicans voted 217-214 on February 3, 2026...

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Trump Demands Republicans 'Nationalize' Voting, But Not the KFCs
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Politics

Trump Demands Republicans 'Nationalize' Voting, But Not the KFCs

Calls for takeover in 15 vague places, democracy remains uninvited.

On a Monday episode of ex-FBI deputy Dan Bongino’s podcast—because where else would democracy go to die?—Donald Trump ca...

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House Passes Vote By One Vote to Debate Ending Shutdown While Still Arguing
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Politics

House Passes Vote By One Vote to Debate Ending Shutdown While Still Arguing

Because what’s democracy without 45 minutes of suspense and Trump calling wives liberal?

On a thrilling Tuesday, the House pushed a bill to quietly end the partial government shutdown, with a razor-thin 217-21...

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AI Lobsters Throw Open Doors and Data Like It’s Crabby Hospitality
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Technology

AI Lobsters Throw Open Doors and Data Like It’s Crabby Hospitality

Meet OpenClaw and Moltbook: the digital butlers ignoring security lessons.

In the anarchic crustacean-themed tech world of 2026, OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot then Moltbot) crabs its way into your ...

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Solopreneurs Outsmart Billion-Dollar Conglomerates Using AI Like Pocket-Sized Wizards
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Business

Solopreneurs Outsmart Billion-Dollar Conglomerates Using AI Like Pocket-Sized Wizards

Who needs teams when ChatGPT’s your unpaid, sarcastic business partner?

In a world where corporate giants with godly budgets overshadow indie brands, solopreneurs like Ezra Rufino of Pow Organ...

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French Prosecutors Raid Elon’s Office for AI Holocaust Denial and Bikini Blunders
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Technology

French Prosecutors Raid Elon’s Office for AI Holocaust Denial and Bikini Blunders

Turns out, Grok’s idea of AI art is illegal deepfakes and historical rewrite fan fiction.

On April 20, 2026, French prosecutors armed with subpoenas (and probably baguettes) stormed X's Paris HQ to question Elo...

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Seattle Chef Drags U.S. Pot Pies While Winning English Pub Glory
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US News

Seattle Chef Drags U.S. Pot Pies While Winning English Pub Glory

Turns out, failing pastry is theatrical in England, just not in your kitchen.

Chef Kevin Smith of Seattle, grumbling over American pot pies' lazy crusts, launched Little Beast, a pub where meat pies...

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Ukrainian Drones Now Powered by $30 Sneaker Insoles, Winter Won Again
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World News

Ukrainian Drones Now Powered by $30 Sneaker Insoles, Winter Won Again

Because why invent new tech when foot warmers exist?

In a mastery of low-budget warfare innovation, Ukrainian drone units in Kharkiv and Donetsk are wrapping fragile $40 dis...

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Chinese Hackers Ghost at U.S. Diplomatic Christmas Party with Fake Briefings
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Technology

Chinese Hackers Ghost at U.S. Diplomatic Christmas Party with Fake Briefings

Turns out opening the holiday gift was the worst move anyone made all season.

Between late December and mid-January, China-based cyber ninjas from Mustang Panda threw a phishing holiday party that n...

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Signal Now Hosting Secret MI6 Labs in Your Group Chat Privacy Settings
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US News

Signal Now Hosting Secret MI6 Labs in Your Group Chat Privacy Settings

Because nothing says ‘community organizing’ like decoding privacy menus under surveillance.

In a thrilling juxtaposition of grassroots democracy and Big Brother paranoia, Signal—a messaging app famed for end-to-e...

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Microsoft AI CEO Calls AI Chatroom a 'Mirage,' Insists Bots Aren't Having Existential Crises
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Technology

Microsoft AI CEO Calls AI Chatroom a 'Mirage,' Insists Bots Aren't Having Existential Crises

Because watching bots fake deep thoughts beats your own midlife crisis.

On February 2026's third Monday, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman took to LinkedIn to educate humanity about Moltbook, ...

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America's Reality Glitched: Trump 2.0, AI God, and News Bubbles Everywhere
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Politics

America's Reality Glitched: Trump 2.0, AI God, and News Bubbles Everywhere

When your news feed looks like the world's weirdest group chat gone rogue.

In the dystopian sequel to American governance, President Trump remixed the Republican Party into an 'America First' Tik...

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Tech Pays $775K for Humans to Explain Why AI’s Gibberish Sucks
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Business

Tech Pays $775K for Humans to Explain Why AI’s Gibberish Sucks

When AI goes wild, hire storytellers to pretend they get it too.

In a Silicon Valley plot twist juicier than a reboot saga, Netflix is dangling up to $775,000 to lure someone who can ex...

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AI Social Network Moltbook Hacks Itself in Under 3 Minutes, Agents Left Clawless
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Technology

AI Social Network Moltbook Hacks Itself in Under 3 Minutes, Agents Left Clawless

Turns out vibe coding means vibes, plus a sprinkle of catastrophic security flaws.

Moltbook, the hip new Reddit-style social network for autonomous AI agents, got hacked so fast it made a caffeinated che...

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Tulsi Gabbard Shows Up at FBI Raid to Briefly Smile and Wave for Trump
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Politics

Tulsi Gabbard Shows Up at FBI Raid to Briefly Smile and Wave for Trump

When your presidential escort gig includes a thank-you call from Trump himself.

In an epic cameo nobody asked for, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made a surprise appearance during a J...

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Ex-Google Engineer Uploads AI Secrets to Personal Cloud, Forgets Privacy Exists
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Technology

Ex-Google Engineer Uploads AI Secrets to Personal Cloud, Forgets Privacy Exists

Because nothing says 'I'm loyal' like syncing state secrets to your Gmail account.

Meet Linwei Ding, aka Leon Ding, 38, the former Google engineer who redefined trust by downloading over 2,000 pages of G...

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Australian MPs Attend Church, Pray for Interest Rates Instead of Salvation
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Politics

Australian MPs Attend Church, Pray for Interest Rates Instead of Salvation

When your budget’s a crisis, divine intervention becomes the RBA’s secret weapon.

On February 3, 2026, Australia's federal parliament started its day not in committee rooms but at an ecumenical church s...

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Disney's International Visitors Disappear Like a Hidden Mickey in Fog
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Business

Disney's International Visitors Disappear Like a Hidden Mickey in Fog

Turns out 'The Most Magical Place on Earth' isn’t enchanting enough post-2025.

Disney announced in its Q1 2026 earnings that 'international visitation headwinds' are gusting sharply, especially from ...

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