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JD Vance to Pakistan Only If Iran Decides to RSVP First
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World News

JD Vance to Pakistan Only If Iran Decides to RSVP First

Negotiations hinge on Iran’s mysterious 'maybe' and a Trump ghost cameo.

In a diplomatic dance so intricate it could be mistaken for advanced salsa, JD Vance is set to lead the US delegation to...

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Dallas Banks Cautiously Hand Over $2 Billion To Build Robot Brain Farm
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Technology

Dallas Banks Cautiously Hand Over $2 Billion To Build Robot Brain Farm

AI needs power, bankers need sweating; both parties agreed on caution.

DataBank, a Dallas-based data center developer, just locked in a cool $2 billion from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and...

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American Grads Panic, Prefer DoorDash Over Dream Jobs, Blame AI(ish)
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Business

American Grads Panic, Prefer DoorDash Over Dream Jobs, Blame AI(ish)

Only 20% think job hunting's easy; most want gigs, not grown-up paychecks.

By late 2025, only 20% of young American workers think it's a prime time to find good jobs—down from a cheerful 62% in O...

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Amazon Instructs Vendors to Play Monopoly, Then Calls It Lawful Commerce
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Business

Amazon Instructs Vendors to Play Monopoly, Then Calls It Lawful Commerce

When your khakis cost more because Jeff Bezos begged for it.

In a move that sounds like the world’s worst group project, California Attorney General Rob Bonta slapped Amazon with pr...

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Anne Hathaway Drops 40, Finally Quits Living That 'Awkward Life'
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Entertainment

Anne Hathaway Drops 40, Finally Quits Living That 'Awkward Life'

Spoiler: Turning 40 is less about crisis and more about ditching stress and salt.

Anne Hathaway, the princess who battled Disney-trolls and cell phones, says turning 40 at 43 made her stop being a human...

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Dyson Debuts $300 Mini Hairdryer Because Your Blowout Needs Power Too
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Technology

Dyson Debuts $300 Mini Hairdryer Because Your Blowout Needs Power Too

Now 32% smaller means it can only roast one strand at a time.

Ten years ago, Dyson aggressively flexed with its original $400 Supersonic hairdryer, turning hair care into a luxury ar...

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Australia Decides Gas Should Stay Home, But Heat-Safe Rentals Cool It Later
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Politics

Australia Decides Gas Should Stay Home, But Heat-Safe Rentals Cool It Later

Because nothing says survival like paying less levy but sweating less at rentals.

In an elegant dance of unintended corporate incentives, the Australia Institute charmingly testified this week that gas ...

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Bezos’s $38 Billion Robot Overlord Startup Quietly Buys San Francisco
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Technology

Bezos’s $38 Billion Robot Overlord Startup Quietly Buys San Francisco

Because conquering space is old news—now it’s time to automate your toaster.

In a plot twist worthy of a sci-fi sequel, Jeff Bezos and co-CEO Vik Bajaj (ex-Google X brainiac and Stanford med adjunc...

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Uber Debates Whether $5,000 or $8.5 Million Is 'Tiny Fraction' of Reality
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US News

Uber Debates Whether $5,000 or $8.5 Million Is 'Tiny Fraction' of Reality

Lawsuits pile up, Uber opts for appeal tour instead of apology playlist.

In what might be called the 'Tell Me How Tiny The Payout Can Be' saga, Uber lost two bellwether trials on the national p...

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Trump Extends Ceasefire Deadline By 24 Hours Because Time’s Just A Suggestion
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World News

Trump Extends Ceasefire Deadline By 24 Hours Because Time’s Just A Suggestion

Iran stalls talks until Revolutionary Guards demand non-negotiable blockades lifted.

Vice President Vance is gearing up to jet-set to Islamabad by Tuesday—maybe Monday night, if the stars align—for urgent ...

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Tim Cook Promoted to 'Official Apple Trump Translator' After CEO Shift
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Politics

Tim Cook Promoted to 'Official Apple Trump Translator' After CEO Shift

Still decoding complicated political fruit salads from the White House kitchen.

On March 6, 2019, in the illustrious State Dining Room of the White House, Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook were caug...

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Google AI Adoption Curve Confirmed As Glacial, According to Former Googler’s Buddy
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Technology

Google AI Adoption Curve Confirmed As Glacial, According to Former Googler’s Buddy

Google’s AI rollout looks less rocket science, more tractor science.

In April 2026, ex-Googler Steve Yegge threw a digital firecracker claiming Google’s internal AI adoption lagged behind l...

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Florida Duo Face Expulsion for Turning Congress Into Cash App, No Refunds
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Politics

Florida Duo Face Expulsion for Turning Congress Into Cash App, No Refunds

Sheila's five million COVID campaign hustle meets Mills’ multitasking misconduct saga.

In a political plot juicier than a daytime soap, Florida reps Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Cory Mills might be gift-wr...

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Tim Cook Retires After Reading Your Apple Complaints for 15 Years Straight
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Business

Tim Cook Retires After Reading Your Apple Complaints for 15 Years Straight

His inbox survived; his sanity? That's another story entirely.

Apple's Tim Cook announced on Monday that he'll step down as CEO on September 1, 2026, after faithfully starting 15,000 ...

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Labor Secretary Resigns After Turning Dept. Into Private Vacation Club
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Politics

Labor Secretary Resigns After Turning Dept. Into Private Vacation Club

Turns out government funds don’t cover family sightseeing tours or office happy hours.

On a Monday no one will forget—okay, maybe just Labor Department staff—Lori Chavez-DeRemer, confirmed Labor Secretary un...

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Trump Claims Time Isn’t His Enemy While Negotiating With Iran In Pakistan
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Politics

Trump Claims Time Isn’t His Enemy While Negotiating With Iran In Pakistan

Because apparently 47 years of mess just needs a few Truth Social posts to fix.

On Monday, President Tump unleashed a Truth Social tirade defending his cool-no-pressure stance on a nuclear deal with I...

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Sonos Cuts Mics to Save Money, Refurbished Models Wage Price War on New Ones
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Technology

Sonos Cuts Mics to Save Money, Refurbished Models Wage Price War on New Ones

Get no voice control but a cheaper speaker—because who needs hands-free when you have coupons?

Sonos is generously offering up to 25% off on refurbished Era 100 and 300 speakers through April 24th, turning the usual...

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FBI Director Sues Magazine for Reporting He Might Drink a Little Too Much
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US News

FBI Director Sues Magazine for Reporting He Might Drink a Little Too Much

Apparently, $250 million will fix what a cocktail didn’t.

FBI Director Kash Patel, notable for allegedly confusing a locked-out computer for a White House firing, is suing The At...

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Chef Rides Bike Then Insists Ancient Rum-Spiked Cheesecake Beats Avocado Toast
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Entertainment

Chef Rides Bike Then Insists Ancient Rum-Spiked Cheesecake Beats Avocado Toast

Because why start the day without a 100-year-old oven and a burger that sounds like a meat lover's orgy?

Chef Anthony Mangieri, crowned pizza kingpin of 2025, kicks off his NYC day off by cycling through the concrete jungle n...

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Trump’s Iran Peace Deal Delayed Because Vance Still Can’t Find His Boarding Pass
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World News

Trump’s Iran Peace Deal Delayed Because Vance Still Can’t Find His Boarding Pass

Vice President not airborne yet, peace deal itself might need a better travel agent.

On Monday, President Trump declared a ‘peace deal with Iran’ was happening that very day in Islamabad, with VP Vance en ...

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