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Man Collects 50 Microsoft Rejections Like They're Pokémon Cards, Finally Trades for Minecraft Job
Turns out persistence pays—unless you're applying at LinkedIn for pocket change.
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OpenAI Kills Sora Video Tool, Team Leader Throws In Towel
In a bold move last month, OpenAI waved goodbye to its Sora video generation tool, leaving the project looking more like a canceled Netflix pilot than the next AI sensation. On Friday, Bill Peebles, the fearless leader of the Sora team, announced he's leavi…
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Trump Unilaterally Declares Israel's Bombing Days 'Over,' Netanyahu Freezes
On April 16-17, 2026, President Trump upended Middle East diplomacy by tweeting Israel was 'PROHIBITED' from bombing Lebanon, contradicting the sleek, State-Department-approved ceasefire text that still lets Israel strike in self-defense. Netanyahu’s team, …
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Woman’s Routine Eye Surgery Turns Into Unplanned MRI Brain Tumor Scare Roadshow
Meet Sarah Hayles, 26-year-old mining engineer from the Australian outback, who went in for a routine pterygium eye surgery in August 2008, only to wake up feeling like her eyeball was auditioning for a slow-motion limbo contest. Months later, eyelid droope…
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Man Collects 50 Microsoft Rejections Like They're Pokémon Cards, Finally Trades for Minecraft Job
Turns out persistence pays—unless you're applying at LinkedIn for pocket change.
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Europeans Finally Get Tesla Full Self-Driving, Cars Still Don't Know Roundabouts
Dutch Teslas do all streets but confuse ring roads like a lost tourist.
After a decade of ‘layer cake of bureaucracy’ delays, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) finally hit Europe in April 2026, ...
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Iran's 400+ Drone Attacks Prove They Really Hate Erbil’s WiFi
Because nothing says 'war' like breaking more stuff than your ex’s heart.
Iran has bombarded Iraq's Erbil region over 400 times during conflicts with the US and Israel—no, that’s not the WiFi pa...
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Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz for Business, Ships Play High-Stakes Pirate Roulette
Ships sail, then turn around like a kid told it’s bedtime — geopolitical style.
On Friday, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz "completely open" for commercial traffic, a statement so bold even half a ...
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Treasury, White House Meet AI ‘Enemy’ to Politely Threaten Courtroom Drama
Anthropic's AI Risks Pentagon’s Love, Treasury’s RSVP, and Trump’s Patience.
On a sunny Friday nobody predicted, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sashayed into a Zoom drama with White House Chief o...
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NJ Transit’s World Cup Tickets Cost More Than Plane to Qatar, Still No FIFA Fare Help
Charging $150 round-trip to ride 9 miles sounds fair… if you're commuting to Mars.
In a dazzling display of creative budgeting, NJ Transit announced their new $150 round-trip fare from Manhattan's Penn S...
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OpenAI Kills Sora Video Tool, Team Leader Throws In Towel
Side quests are overrated, says company ditching creative detours.
In a bold move last month, OpenAI waved goodbye to its Sora video generation tool, leaving the project looking more like...
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Trump Unilaterally Declares Israel's Bombing Days 'Over,' Netanyahu Freezes
Netanyahu hears it first from Twitter, not his own allies. Oops.
On April 16-17, 2026, President Trump upended Middle East diplomacy by tweeting Israel was 'PROHIBITED' from bombing Leb...
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Woman’s Routine Eye Surgery Turns Into Unplanned MRI Brain Tumor Scare Roadshow
From ‘surfer’s eye’ to being poked, zapped, and prodded for two years—guess what? Still no diagnosis.
Meet Sarah Hayles, 26-year-old mining engineer from the Australian outback, who went in for a routine pterygium eye surg...
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Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz During Ceasefire, Prices Celebrate Briefly
Oil prices drop while peace talks juggle ceasefires and security zones.
On April 16, 2026, amid a highly choreographed dance of diplomacy and gunfire, Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, sendi...
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Bet Your Life on BTS, Trump Impeachments, and LA Heatwaves, Because Why Not?
Where your daily news feed meets the apocalypse—now with real money at stake.
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have turned everyone's wild guesses into official currency, allowing you t...
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Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orbs Now Watch You Decide if You’re Real
Because who wouldn’t trust an iris orb to prove humans aren’t AI bots?
World, the identity startup co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman (yes, the AI whisperer), just pumped its iris-scanning ‘or...
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Hurricane Season Promises Drama, Just Like Your Ex’s Texts Every Year
Prepare for perfection: floods, power outages, and oil rig tantrums included.
Ready your popcorn and plywood—the 2026 hurricane season is sneaking up faster than your last Amazon delivery, starting ...
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Gwyneth’s Goop Kitchen: Solving New York’s ‘What To Eat, Honestly?’ Crisis Since 2025
Because apparently, $18 salmon bento boxes fix cultural trauma and writer’s block alike.
In one of the most Silicon-Valley-meets-Hollywood foodie mashups of the decade, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Kitchen—yes, the ...
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Recent Grads Panic As Employers Demand They Actually Do Stuff
Turns out 'getting it wrong' is better than 'getting it nowhere.'
After 25 years guiding thousands of recent grads—who act like job hunting is applying to 1,000 random gigs and ghosting ...
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Trump and Iran Announce Strait of Hormuz Open, Oil Markets Clearly Confused
Oil tanks more than your ex’s texting frequency after 'fully open' announcement.
On Friday, oil prices did the financial equivalent of falling on the ice—dropping over 10%—after Trump and Iran’s foreig...
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House Republicans Can’t Agree Even to Spy, So They Just Spy Later
20 GOP rebels turned surveillance extension into a political staring contest.
In a plot twist that’s more political reality show than national security, the U.S. House voted overnight to extend Sect...
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Bezos’ Giant Rocket Tries Not to Be SpaceX’s Reheated Leftover
Because nothing says progress like reusing the same booster awkwardly.
This Sunday, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin aims to prove it can play with SpaceX's toys by launching the New Glenn rocket, fea...
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PM Shocked to Learn Vetting Was Overridden, Denies Losing Grip While Gripping Papers
Foreign Office bypassed rules, but PM insists he’s been perfectly updated until Tuesday.
In a dazzling display of bureaucratic omertà, Olly Robbins packed up and left over the 2026 Mandelson vetting fiasco aft...
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Wall Street Legend David Einhorn Confesses He Has No Game, Dating Still Boring
Man famous for short selling admits he can’t even score at parties.
At the 2026 Tax Day Party in a rickety elevator-accessed Downtown Manhattan dive called The Bench, legendary short-selle...