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Microsoft's Xbox and Windows Finally Agree to Share Screen Space in 2027
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Technology

Microsoft's Xbox and Windows Finally Agree to Share Screen Space in 2027

Because one huge device wasn't confusing enough, now every PC gets Xbox mode!

Microsoft, the champion of comfort zones, is doubling down on merging Xbox and Windows into one big happy family. Projec...

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Trump Declares Iran War 'Basically Over' Despite Israel Booking More Airstrikes
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World News

Trump Declares Iran War 'Basically Over' Despite Israel Booking More Airstrikes

Because why ruin winning vibes with pesky reality or timelines?

In a phone chat anyone could barely keep up with, President Trump announced Wednesday that the war with Iran will end 's...

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Mom Transforms Into Nagging Overlord While Coaching Daughter's College Gauntlet
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US News

Mom Transforms Into Nagging Overlord While Coaching Daughter's College Gauntlet

Because obsessing over service projects beats complaining about one's own mortgage.

Gina Rich is living the American dream: sweating her high school junior daughter's 10-to-12-college frenzy with apocalyp...

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Starbucks Billionaire Expatriates Over Millionaire Tax, Sips Sunshine in Miami
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Business

Starbucks Billionaire Expatriates Over Millionaire Tax, Sips Sunshine in Miami

Treasuring tax avoidance as much as triple-shot lattes since 2026.

Howard Schultz, Starbucks ex-CEO with a $6.6 billion mug full of cash, gave up Seattle's drizzle after 44 years to enjoy...

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IEA Dumps 400 Million Barrels of Oil Like It’s an Expensive Garage Sale
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World News

IEA Dumps 400 Million Barrels of Oil Like It’s an Expensive Garage Sale

Because when the Strait of Hormuz blocks, everybody panics and opens their emergency closets.

In what may be the world’s most dramatic 'mom just found out the milk expired' moment, the International Energy Agency a...

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March Madness Fan’s Real Victory: Perfect Wings and Bar Crawl Bracket
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Sports

March Madness Fan’s Real Victory: Perfect Wings and Bar Crawl Bracket

Because your bracket will vanish, but buffalo sauce never betrays.

March Madness, the annual heartbreak Olympics where your team could crash before you finish your first wing, or an 11-se...

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Costco Accidentally Turns Off-White Into Off-Right Budget Brand
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Business

Costco Accidentally Turns Off-White Into Off-Right Budget Brand

Designer dropped prices so hard, hypebeasts had to check their souls.

In a plot twist juicier than a Kirkland rotisserie chicken, Costco Canada ignited west-end fashion riots by slinging Off...

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Woman Boards Dubai Flight, Gets an Unscheduled Drone Show Instead
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World News

Woman Boards Dubai Flight, Gets an Unscheduled Drone Show Instead

Waiting to board became waiting for potential air fireworks.

On Friday, February 28th, Samantha Lujano was minding her own business in Dubai, patiently stuck at the gate for her Dub...

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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Ads, Spends Brand Budgets Slower Than Netflix Buffering
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Business

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Ads, Spends Brand Budgets Slower Than Netflix Buffering

Advertisers pay $200K, get weekly CSV emails and an agency-level shrug.

OpenAI kicked off its ChatGPT ad pilot on February 9, promising brands like Best Buy, Target, and Albertsons a future wh...

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Embassies Close, Fuel Panic Ensues, Iranian Footballer Plays Hide and Seek
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World News

Embassies Close, Fuel Panic Ensues, Iranian Footballer Plays Hide and Seek

Australia juggles Middle East chaos with jerry cans and surprise detours home.

In an epic week of diplomatic gymnastics, Australian embassies in Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, and the Dubai consulate shut down...

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America Isn’t Broken, Just Quietly Busy Mowing Lawns and Giving Billions
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US News

America Isn’t Broken, Just Quietly Busy Mowing Lawns and Giving Billions

Turns out 592.5 billion in charity can’t compete with one angry tweet.

In a 2026 investigation that could ruin your scrolling addiction, Axios rescues America from a narrative as bleak as you...

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Steve Jobs Turns Apple Meetings Into A Weekly Gladiator Arena
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Business

Steve Jobs Turns Apple Meetings Into A Weekly Gladiator Arena

No PowerPoint allowed; bring your best insults instead.

In the wild world of Apple circa 1997, Steve Jobs, fresh from his 'messiah status,' dedicated entire Mondays to pointles...

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Palantir CTO’s Superpower Tip: Know Your Kryptonite or GTFO
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Business

Palantir CTO’s Superpower Tip: Know Your Kryptonite or GTFO

Because at Palantir, screw-ups aren't fired—they’re kryptonite-dodgers.

Shyam Sankar, Palantir's CTO for an impressive 20 years, served Superman-themed career advice: find your 'superpowers' —...

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AI Data Centers Demand So Much Power They Could Fuel a Small Nation’s Drama
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Business

AI Data Centers Demand So Much Power They Could Fuel a Small Nation’s Drama

Turns out keeping AI smart ruins your electricity bill and chip supply chain.

While AI chips from TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix flirt with a nosedive after Iran-Iraq proxy wars floored their energy bi...

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Senator 'Humbled' by Election Only He Expected After Littleproud Quits
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Politics

Senator 'Humbled' by Election Only He Expected After Littleproud Quits

Shock? More like Tuesday’s lukewarm tea for political drama enthusiasts.

In a move that shocked absolutely no one except maybe a goldfish, Senator declared himself 'humbled' following Wednesday...

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Pentagon Declares AI Startup a 'Supply Chain Risk,' Startup Calls Bullshit
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US News

Pentagon Declares AI Startup a 'Supply Chain Risk,' Startup Calls Bullshit

US military tells Anthropic 'No Claude for you,' courts ask 'Wut?'

Anthropic, the startup behind Claude AI, is moonwalking out of Pentagon business after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sl...

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Georgia District Picks Between Trump-Endorsed Clone and Refund Democrat
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Politics

Georgia District Picks Between Trump-Endorsed Clone and Refund Democrat

One lost to Greene, the other quit GOP — democracy, but hold the normalcy.

In a Georgia political drama that reads like reality TV scripts pitched by bored interns, Trump-backed Clay Fuller and D...

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Sweden’s Lovable Turns Code Into Vibes, Beating Nerds at Their Own Game
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Technology

Sweden’s Lovable Turns Code Into Vibes, Beating Nerds at Their Own Game

They doubled revenue while you struggled to reboot your Wi-Fi.

At the Web Summit 2025 in Lisbon, Anton Osika — co-founder of Lovable — posed casually as his startup shot from zero to ...

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Oracle Promises AI Data Centers Will Be Fast, Cheap, and Mostly Magic
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Business

Oracle Promises AI Data Centers Will Be Fast, Cheap, and Mostly Magic

Bankrolling $50B in data centers while saying ‘we’re very good’ is their strategy.

Oracle crossed fingers and spreadsheets while reporting its fiscal 2026 Q3 earnings, proudly projecting a $67 billion re...

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Trump’s Iran War Plan: Four Weeks, Two Days, Or Maybe Forever, TBD
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Politics

Trump’s Iran War Plan: Four Weeks, Two Days, Or Maybe Forever, TBD

Because why pick a timeline when you can improvise world conflict like jazz?

In the latest Trump administration improvisational theater, President Trump confusingly floated a timeline for the Iran ...

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