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US Blocks Iranian Ports Because Nothing Says Diplomacy Like Naval Chicken
Trump insists he’s not conceding but insists on seizing your boats, too.
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AI Startup Blows Past $30B Revenue Faster Than You Finish Netflix Binge
Anthropic just pulled a revenue heist from the future, hitting a mind-boggling $30 billion annualized by July 2024, skyrocketing from $9 billion at end-2023 and $19 billion way back in March 2024. Their AI brainchild Claude, launched just three years ago, i…
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US Army Uses Xbox Controllers to Shoot Down $20,000 Iranian Drones in Style
In the dazzling theater of the Iran war, where high-tech meets middle-of-the-road gaming, the US Army has surged about 30 Merops counter-drone complexes to the Middle East since March 2026. Each system packs a $15,000 'Surveyor' interceptor that flies at 17…
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Big Tech Throws Money at Carbon Capture Like It’s the AI-Powered Magic Cleanser
In what sounds like a bizarre environmental tech group date, Google flaunts carbon capture projects in Illinois and Nebraska while ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Meta flirt with similar love interests. KR Sridhar, Bloom Energy’s CEO, compares carbon capture to a …
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US Blocks Iranian Ports Because Nothing Says Diplomacy Like Naval Chicken
Trump insists he’s not conceding but insists on seizing your boats, too.
On Monday, April 13, 2026, at precisely 10am ET (5:30pm Iran time), the US Central Command announced a maritime 'game of...
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Netflix Game Controller Outscores ChatGPT, Now Ruling Apple’s Free App Thriller
Turns out controlling TV games beats talking to AI bots for now.
In a plot twist stranger than most TV show finales, Netflix's oddly named Game Controller app zoomed to #1 on Apple’s Ap...
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Xbox Boss Admits Game Pass Is So Expensive, Even Gamers Are Crying
Microsoft's solution: Make it pricier, then try to fix that later.
In a plot twist nobody asked for but everyone expected, Microsoft's new Xbox chief Asha Sharma delivered the damning new...
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Hollywood’s A-List Declares War on Mega-Merger They Can’t Refuse
Over 1,000 creatives sign letter fearing fewer gigs and friendlier layoffs.
In a blockbuster plot twist stranger than any HBO finale, over 1,000 Hollywood creatives including Ben Stiller, JJ Abram...
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AI Startup Blows Past $30B Revenue Faster Than You Finish Netflix Binge
Anthropic’s Claude made $30B in three years, Rockefeller’s Monopoly took 34.
Anthropic just pulled a revenue heist from the future, hitting a mind-boggling $30 billion annualized by July 2024, skyr...
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US Army Uses Xbox Controllers to Shoot Down $20,000 Iranian Drones in Style
Because nothing says 'high tech' like playing war with video game gear.
In the dazzling theater of the Iran war, where high-tech meets middle-of-the-road gaming, the US Army has surged about 3...
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Big Tech Throws Money at Carbon Capture Like It’s the AI-Powered Magic Cleanser
Google, Exxon, Meta & Chevron race to make natural gas less guilty for AI’s electricity binge.
In what sounds like a bizarre environmental tech group date, Google flaunts carbon capture projects in Illinois and Nebr...
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Roblox Now Insists Kids Prove They're Not Kids Before Playing
Because nothing says 'safe for kids' like a bureaucratic age checkpoint.
Roblox, the gaming platform where millions of kids confuse Parental Supervision with 'Let’s chat with strangers,' is abo...
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Professional Declutterer Breaks Up With Emotional Book Hoarders Nationwide
Sends unread self-help books and Aunt Emily to new, less sentimental homes.
In a soul-stirring saga worthy of a reality show, a professional declutterer has bravely admitted that most books, inclu...
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Starmer Vows To Cure Child Phone Addiction While Energy Bills Skyrocket
Protect kids from addictive scrolling but ignore shrinking adult wallets!
On April 13, 2026, UK PM Keir Starmer declared war on addictive phone scrolling features threatening under-16s, debating...
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UK Startup Founder Plans Workday Like It's a Gas Station Trip
Because breaking projects into bite-sized AI nuggets beats panic snacking.
Max Johnson, the 24-year-old cofounder of Manchester's Briix.ai, once ran Claude chat marathons spilling AI tokens like ...
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Diplomatic Bazaaaar: US, Iran Haggle Over Uranium and Frozen Cash Like Market Chickens
Turns out peace talks are just an ‘inches away’ bribery bazaar with naval blockades on the side.
In a thrilling episode of international poker played in Pakistan, Egyptian, Turkish, and Pakistani mediators awkwardly s...
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ElevenLabs Warns Sales Recruits: Work Till You Drop or Quit, No In-Between
Get ready for quotas so ruthless they’d make a Bond villain blush.
Carles Reina, ElevenLabs’ VP of Sales and their fourth employee, doesn’t just sell AI voice cloning—he sells brutal endu...
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Government to Advertise Child Abuse Hotline on Porn Sites Because Why Not
Jesuit Social Services expands ads where discretion is ironically least expected.
In a bold move to tackle child abuse prevention, Australia's government has decided to fund ads for a Jesuit Social Serv...
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Trump Calls Pope 'Weaker Than His Favorite MAGA Hat' Over Venezuela Drama
When your foreign policy spat includes ex-U.S.-born popes and imaginary brothers.
On Sunday night, President Trump launched a verbal cannonade against Pope Leo XIV—yes, the first pope born in the good o...
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IMF Says Iran War’s Economic Damage Permanently Baked Like Aunt Karen’s Disaster Cake
Spoiler: No amount of frosting (or ceasefires) can fix this mess quickly.
Kristalina Georgieva, IMF director extraordinaire, casually dropped the news on March 3 that the US-Israeli war on Iran ...
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Trump’s Naval Blockade Turns Strait of Hormuz Into World’s Priciest Shipping Traffic Jam
Oil prices break $100 as Iran refuses to pay toll, America offers free roadblock.
Sunday evening’s market bell got slammed by oil prices rocketing over 7%, zooming past a mystical $100-per-barrel barrie...
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Trump Declares Strait of Hormuz Blockade, World Wonders If Gas Will Taste Different
Because nothing says diplomacy like blockading a waterway that handles 20% of your fuel.
In a grand diplomatic plot twist fit for a reality TV star turned president, Donald Trump announced on April 7 via Truth...
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Russian Artist's Moon Album Forces Listeners to Hunt for Literal Moon Meaning
Kate NV's 'Room for the Moon' is definitely moon-ish, if you squint hard enough.
In an inspired moon-themed dive, Russian artist Kate Shilonosova—who goes by the delightfully cryptic Kate NV—serves 11 ...
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Hungarians Boot Orbán After 16 Years of Power and Hungarian Rhapsody
Even Trump’s economic promises couldn’t save Budapest’s least favorite dictator.
In a political plot twist juicier than a Magyar kebab, Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s 16-year autocrat-in-chief, was ousted by ...