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Ex-Google CEO Builds AI Power Plant to Zap Alexa’s Existential Crisis
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Technology

Ex-Google CEO Builds AI Power Plant to Zap Alexa’s Existential Crisis

Eric Schmidt’s new data center in Texas might need personal therapy sessions next.

Eric Schmidt, who diplomatically left Google to plot world domination via data centers, co-founded Bolt Data and Energy ...

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Epstein Files: Globetrotting Scandals Crash More Careers Than a Bad Wi-Fi Signal
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Politics

Epstein Files: Globetrotting Scandals Crash More Careers Than a Bad Wi-Fi Signal

From Downing Street to Goldman Sachs, nobody’s safe—just not equally fired yet.

In a drama twist more awkward than spotting your boss at a rave, Epstein's files unleashed a global career-crushing spre...

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Health Secretary Shares Doom Scroll with Disgraced Peer, Calls Self Toast
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Politics

Health Secretary Shares Doom Scroll with Disgraced Peer, Calls Self Toast

When your political future looks like burnt toast, best call in a former peer.

On February 9, 2026, British Health Secretary Wes Streeting decided to publicly air his private WhatsApp musings—with no...

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Super Bowl Ads Overload Audience with AI Images So Bad They Should’ve Paid Us
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Entertainment

Super Bowl Ads Overload Audience with AI Images So Bad They Should’ve Paid Us

Brands bet cheap AI creations would dazzle; viewers begged otherwise.

At the 2026 Super Bowl, marketing geniuses clearly thought slapping 'AI-generated' on ads would sparkle the crowd’s eyes...

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Margot Robbie’s Film Career: From Barbie Dreamhouse to Terminal Trainwreck
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Entertainment

Margot Robbie’s Film Career: From Barbie Dreamhouse to Terminal Trainwreck

Even her worst movies still pay her more than most actors dream.

Margot Robbie, Australia’s gift to Hollywood, flexes her filmography muscles with hits like ‘Barbie’ (2023), which singl...

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Super Bowl Turns Into Billionaire Watch & Hoodie Pageant at Levi’s Stadium
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Entertainment

Super Bowl Turns Into Billionaire Watch & Hoodie Pageant at Levi’s Stadium

Because nothing says 'football' like $394K watches and $3,500 bags.

On Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium, the game apparently was who could flex the hardest with their wardrobe — not touchdo...

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Indian Street Food Launch Day Powered by Paint, Prayer, and Pandora Fails
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Business

Indian Street Food Launch Day Powered by Paint, Prayer, and Pandora Fails

Because nothing says hospitality like using friends, coconuts, and a busted register.

On March opening day at Chai Pani, Molly Irani and husband Meherwan faced a hospitality perfect storm: a non-printing ca...

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Business Insider Seeks Marketing Wizards Who Can Sell Sand in Sahara
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Business

Business Insider Seeks Marketing Wizards Who Can Sell Sand in Sahara

Nominate CMOs mastering AI chaos and influencer sorcery by March 27, ET sharp.

Business Insider, apparently tired of watching marketers struggle like cats chasing laser pointers, is on the hunt for t...

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Elon Musk Finally Pays $10M to Shout About Space Stuff Like Normal Companies
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Technology

Elon Musk Finally Pays $10M to Shout About Space Stuff Like Normal Companies

After years of ad shunning, SpaceX goes full 'Buy My Internet!' on Super Bowl Sunday.

On February 8, 2026, SpaceX decided to grace the Super Bowl with its first-ever ad, flogging its Starlink internet servi...

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Bestselling Romancelandians Flood America With Free 3D ICE Whistles, Because of Course
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US News

Bestselling Romancelandians Flood America With Free 3D ICE Whistles, Because of Course

Half a million whistles shipped to blow the whistle on ICE kidnappings nationwide.

Kit Rocha and Courtney Milan, romance novelists who once penned a $500,000 campaign for Georgia voting rights in 2020, h...

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Americans Clock Longer Home Stays Than Marriages, Thanks to Low Mortgage Bars
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US News

Americans Clock Longer Home Stays Than Marriages, Thanks to Low Mortgage Bars

Homeowners cling tighter than in-laws at Thanksgiving dinner—8.6 years and counting.

In a plot twist that would make even Roomba owners jealous, U.S. homeowners are nesting for an average of 8.6 years befo...

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Spy Uses FedEx to Sneak Firebombs like It’s a Discount Shipping Service
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World News

Spy Uses FedEx to Sneak Firebombs like It’s a Discount Shipping Service

Who knew Russian intelligence prefers parcel delivery over basic espionage? Genius or lazy?

In a stunning episode of 'International Crime or FedEx on Fire,' Jimmy Lai boots were untied by a ruthless 20-year sente...

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US Carmakers Dump Plug-In Hybrids Like Last Season’s TikTok Dance Move
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Business

US Carmakers Dump Plug-In Hybrids Like Last Season’s TikTok Dance Move

Stellantis ghosts five models while prices inflate like crypto bubbles.

Plug-in hybrids tried to be the electric world’s training wheels but American buyers swiped left hard. In January 2026, ...

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Man Spends $2,600 to Become 40-Pound Super Bowl Grass, Still Can’t Photosynthesize
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Entertainment

Man Spends $2,600 to Become 40-Pound Super Bowl Grass, Still Can’t Photosynthesize

Paid $18.70/hr to pretend to be grass—12 hours standing still, zero chlorophyll gains.

Andrew Athias, 33, a Philadelphia content creator-cum-grass-model, flew through a snowstorm to San Francisco armed with ...

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Tech Bros and Kardashians Converge, Pretend Watching Patriots vs Seahawks Matters
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Sports

Tech Bros and Kardashians Converge, Pretend Watching Patriots vs Seahawks Matters

Apple's Tim Cook wears navy bomber, proves CEO dress code = 'football chic.'

On February 8, 2026, Levi’s Stadium became a bustling crossroads of tech titans, reality TV royalty, and football fans p...

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OpenAI Employee’s 'Leaked' Super Bowl Ad Was Just Fictional Fan Fiction
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Technology

OpenAI Employee’s 'Leaked' Super Bowl Ad Was Just Fictional Fan Fiction

Spoiler alert: there’s no shiny orb, just a shiny disappointment.

In what sounds like a tech soap opera, an OpenAI employee, clearly napping on their job, posted a 'leaked' Super Bowl AI...

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Seahawks Spark Illegal Fireworks, Because ​Rules Only Apply to Patriots
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Sports

Seahawks Spark Illegal Fireworks, Because ​Rules Only Apply to Patriots

Seattle defies city bans to celebrate a 29-13 Super Bowl flex over New England.

On a stunning Super Bowl LX Sunday in February 2026, the Seattle Seahawks finally got their not-so-zombie redemption, be...

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Elon Musk Delays Mars, Now Playing Fast and Loose with Moon Real Estate
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Science

Elon Musk Delays Mars, Now Playing Fast and Loose with Moon Real Estate

Turns out waiting 26 months for Mars beats starting a lunar city in ten days.

Elon Musk, the man who promised Mars by 2026 yet switched gears in 2026 to build a 'self-growing city' on the Moon by la...

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Super Bowl 2026: More Ads, Bad Bunny, and Weather Talk Than Football
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Sports

Super Bowl 2026: More Ads, Bad Bunny, and Weather Talk Than Football

Fans came for touchdowns but got playlist previews and meteorology instead.

At Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots battled for NFL glory, but the real...

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Bad Bunny Throws Massive Party at 2026 Super Bowl, Aunties Still Asking Questions
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Entertainment

Bad Bunny Throws Massive Party at 2026 Super Bowl, Aunties Still Asking Questions

Award-winning album, cameo surprise, and twerking solo—because wedding’s just too much paperwork.

In Super Bowl LX’s halftime extravaganza, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny proved why he’s the reigning king of the global ...

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