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Tesla Files Fancy Roadster Logos While Still Practicing Flying Cars
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Technology

Tesla Files Fancy Roadster Logos While Still Practicing Flying Cars

Because if your electric sports car can't fly, does it even Tesla?

On April 7, 2022, at the shindig Tesla dubbed the 'Cyber Rodeo' in Austin, Texas—because nothing screams rugged frontier...

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Pacemaker Logged Off, Doorbell Quit, Mom Missing: Tech Support Needed ASAP
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US News

Pacemaker Logged Off, Doorbell Quit, Mom Missing: Tech Support Needed ASAP

When your security system ghosts you but the DNA says 'Still here.'

In a real-life episode of 'CSI: Catalina Foothills,' Nancy Guthrie, 84 and famously mother of TODAY's Savannah Guthrie, ...

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Crypto Company Opens Free Grocery, New York Mayor Sees Right Through It
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US News

Crypto Company Opens Free Grocery, New York Mayor Sees Right Through It

Polymarket’s $1M donation is chill, but can crypto buy actual groceries?

On February 5, 2026, Polymarket, a cryptocurrency prediction market famous for betting on things like politics and pande...

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TV Companies Suddenly Forget OLED and Embrace RGB Like It's 2006 Again
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Technology

TV Companies Suddenly Forget OLED and Embrace RGB Like It's 2006 Again

Hisense does it for fun, LG just flirts—but everyone’s jumping on RGB LED bandwagon.

In a stunning early-2026 plot twist, several TV makers—who apparently met in a secret weekend retreat—have decided RGB L...

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Workday Axes 400 To Serve AI Gods, Claims 'Realignment' Not Robot Uprising
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Business

Workday Axes 400 To Serve AI Gods, Claims 'Realignment' Not Robot Uprising

Only 2% gone, mostly the humans, AI still anon but definitely judging.

In a stunning episode of "Corporate Layoffs Meet AI Paranoia," California's payroll and expense overlords at Workday dec...

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Danish Toddlers Go Metro, Fire, and Highchair Without Parental Screw-ups
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World News

Danish Toddlers Go Metro, Fire, and Highchair Without Parental Screw-ups

Because why sign forms when you can just let toddlers roam Copenhagen unsupervised?

Rebecca, a New Yorker turned Copenhagen expat since about 2016-ish, raising her son Aksel, 3+, is basically testing Amer...

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Trump Launches 'TrumpRx' To Lower Drug Prices For People Without Insurance, Because Why Not?
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US News

Trump Launches 'TrumpRx' To Lower Drug Prices For People Without Insurance, Because Why Not?

Discounted meds for cash buyers only—insurance users silently reloading their wallets.

In a surprise move timed perfectly at 7pm ET Thursday, President Trump proudly unveiled TrumpRx, a dazzling new website ...

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World's Richest Man Confirms Billions Can't Fix Existential Doom
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Business

World's Richest Man Confirms Billions Can't Fix Existential Doom

Elon Musk proves happiness can't be bought, even with $668 billion and emoji therapy.

On February 5, 2026, Elon Musk—the man whose bank account reads like a phone number at $668 billion—tweeted a sad-face e...

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Trump's Team Renews Nuclear Treaty Via Handshake and Hope, Not Paperwork
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Politics

Trump's Team Renews Nuclear Treaty Via Handshake and Hope, Not Paperwork

Because signed, legal deals are so last century — welcome to the handshake economy.

In a plot twist probably cooked up during a Dubai sandstorm, Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner conducted nucl...

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Spotify’s New Feature Literally Photosnaps Books Like It’s 2026 Tech Wizardry
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Technology

Spotify’s New Feature Literally Photosnaps Books Like It’s 2026 Tech Wizardry

Because nothing says reading progress like a quick library paparazzi moment.

Spotify just got all CSI with a feature called Page Match that scans YOUR physical book pages to sync up with audiobooks...

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AI Bots Discover Sarcasm and Existential Dread, Promptly Bore Themselves
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Technology

AI Bots Discover Sarcasm and Existential Dread, Promptly Bore Themselves

Moltbook: where robot sass meets the excitement level of wet toast.

Meet Moltbook, the chat room for AI bots talking among themselves without humans, launched early 2026 and hyped as eithe...

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Washington Post Cuts 30% Staff, Bezos Still Ghosting Like Ex on Read
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US News

Washington Post Cuts 30% Staff, Bezos Still Ghosting Like Ex on Read

Jeff Bezos and CEO mum as newsroom bloodbath leaves hundreds jobless.

In a move less 'prestigious newspaper' and more 'corporate horror show,' the Washington Post axed roughly 30% of its sta...

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Single Mom Juggles $1,700 NYC Rent Like It's Circus Acrobat Act
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US News

Single Mom Juggles $1,700 NYC Rent Like It's Circus Acrobat Act

Her credit card’s $7,000 applause line is proving less than fabulous.

Massiel Lugo, a 33-year-old single mom of two living in a Queens two-bedroom inherited from her aunt who escaped NYC’s b...

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NBC Brags It Can Exhaust One Announcer Covering Three Major Sports Events In 17 Days
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Sports

NBC Brags It Can Exhaust One Announcer Covering Three Major Sports Events In 17 Days

Mike Tirico: Doing so much, he might forget what sport he's calling.

In a spectacle dubbed 'Legendary February,' NBCUniversal will cram the 2026 Winter Olympics, Super Bowl LX, and NBA All-...

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Miranda Kerr Credits Forgiveness for Avoiding Full Orlando Bloom Roast
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Entertainment

Miranda Kerr Credits Forgiveness for Avoiding Full Orlando Bloom Roast

Because co-parenting peace beats debating who forgot the diaper bag.

Miranda Kerr, the 42-year-old former Victoria's Secret Angel (yes, the one who made lingerie look like official dress co...

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China Embraces AI OpenClaw, Buys Mac Minis to Hand Over Their Secrets
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Technology

China Embraces AI OpenClaw, Buys Mac Minis to Hand Over Their Secrets

Users happily hand over passwords while experts wave red flags frantically.

In an ironic tech tango, China’s Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance’s Volcano Engine rushed to bake OpenClaw, a once-named ...

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Senate Demands ICE Drop Party Masks and Start Streaming BodyCam Content ASAP
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Politics

Senate Demands ICE Drop Party Masks and Start Streaming BodyCam Content ASAP

Because nothing says ‘trust us’ like cops on camera without Halloween costumes.

In a move that screams ‘make ICE look less like a horror movie villain,’ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House ...

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Australia Invites Israel President, Warns You Might Protest Anyway
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Politics

Australia Invites Israel President, Warns You Might Protest Anyway

Nothing says ‘welcome’ like honoring victims and bracing for protests.

On February 4, 2026, Sarah Hanson-Young’s motion got tossed out faster than a bad salad when Labor and Liberal politicia...

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Democrats Try to Dodge ICE Fight Like It’s a Meltdown Minute Challenge
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Politics

Democrats Try to Dodge ICE Fight Like It’s a Meltdown Minute Challenge

Schumer’s plan: Ignore immigration, act like ICE is a ‘normal’ cop agency.

In a drama hotter than a Minnesota July, Senate Democrats led by Chuck Schumer are desperately dodging ICE fights as if ...

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Valve’s Steam Machine Delayed By Memory Shortage, Not by Inventing Steam Yet
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Technology

Valve’s Steam Machine Delayed By Memory Shortage, Not by Inventing Steam Yet

Gamers wait as tech shortages turn gaming gear into vaporware vaporware.

Back in November, Valve dazzled us with an ambitious trifecta: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and the Steam Controller,...

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