Wait, so a company that is operating illegally in the US is paying people to lie? Another reason to skip polymarket
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Wait, so a company that is operating illegally in the US is paying people to lie? Another reason to skip polymarket
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The irony of RFK Jr and science together killing the blue M&M (possibly)
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You love the movie (Ferris Bueller), and the scene with the Ferrari through the window. Now the story behind how it happened
Inside âFerris Buellerâ
A Ferrari and a distinctive Highland Park home combined for an iconic scene in âFerris Buellerâs Day Off.â This adapted excerpt from a new book details how it all went (crashing) down.
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Wonder why the two biggest countries (India & China) are missing from the World Cup? It's because they lack the culture of â˝
World Cup 2026: Why India, a country of 1.4 billion, is not in the tournament
The world's most populous country is still missing from football's biggest stage.
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Interesting story about home McDonald's is moving on (slowly) from their 70 year partnership with Coke because one side won't innovate as fast as needed
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Your Pepsi and Gatorade may make a logistics trip in a driver-less truck... But that doesn't keep your brother from shaking the can immediately before you open it.
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A story about how hard it is to fix the worst people in the Internet and how those that help contribute to the situation
Online Trolls Harassed Her Six-Year-Old. That Was Only the Beginning
How one woman tried to unmask college sports fans who trolled her six-year-old daughter because of a photo with Iowa State basketball star Audi Crooks
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Is this the smart, connected AI we've always dreamed of, or a complete lack of privacy?
Gemini Spark is the most impressive and terrifying AI experience Iâve had yet
Itâs a remarkable piece of technology. But the future sure is creepy.
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As frivolous as _____ I love the data mining meets fiction books meets good ai usage. This article is as cool as a cucumber đĽ
Comparisons as Predictable as the Sunrise
An analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction.
pudding.cool
The most long-winded article I've read in a while, but it convinced me to read The Life and Adventures of JoaquĂn Murieta. Follow along as this author hunts for a really rare book.
The Hunt for Californiaâs Rarest Novel
Collectors have been tracking an 1854 outlaw tale from gold rush San Francisco to the alleys of Mexico Cityâand beyond. We join the hunt.
altaonline.com
With more productivity from AI, it turns out Managers are struggling to keep up with the density of the workload. Key is making sure your team isn't doing more but achieving and accomplishing better results.
Managers Are Struggling to Keep Up with the AI Productivity Boom
AI has dramatically accelerated the pace of work, allowing employees to execute ideas, produce deliverables, and launch projects far faster than traditional management systems were designed to handle. As a result, many managers are becoming the new bottleneck, overwhelmed by the volume of decisions, reviews, and feedback now required. To keep pace, leaders must shift away from overseeing every task and toward setting strategic direction, clarifying priorities, and enabling faster decision-making
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Because Capybara are so in right now
Theyâre Giant. Theyâre Cuddly-Looking. I Traveled to a City Where Theyâve Taken Overâand Learned the Startling Truth About What Theyâre Facing.
Popularity isn't always a good thing.
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I'm really mixed on sharing this article... I appreciate her thoughts on the difference between traditional mahjong and the American version (that my grandma played and many are learning now), but I strongly disagree with her and her sentiments around what makes cultural appropriation.
Traversing the Mahjong Multiverse
As mahjong grows in popularity, can the diverging fanbases come together?
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I don't love the term "AI Natives" (because they're not). But in the gloom and doom reporting, proof that adapting can get you ahead, faster
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A good look at why the Anty-Weaponization settlement is so disturbing, including granting the President and his family immunity from prosecution for all prior acts.
Why Trumpâs âanti-weaponizationâ fund is so scandalous | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is a studied beneficiary of the Overton window. That is, the many extreme and norm-busting things he does, over time, make things that would once be scandalous appear more mundane and unremarkable.
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I'm amused by using AI to create thought leadership on LinkedIn - it explains why so much of what's posted there is drivel and business-speak-nonsense. If you cannot write your own thought leadership, that says a lot about you.
The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedInâs âthought leadershipâ content mill
For $7 an hour, virtual assistants use AI tools to write LinkedIn posts and comments on behalf of Western executives.
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Too much bourbon in the world is a problem?
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Wait, evidence that having friends on social media can actually make you feel less connected and more lonely? I thought that was what social media was supposed to solve! Damn you Zuckerberg
Connecting with people online can leave you lonelier | CNN
Social media isnât likely to strengthen your friendships, even your close ones, and could even make you lonelier found a new study focused on adults.
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A K-shaped look at Asia - the differences between and within countries driving different economic situations and winners
Tech boom vs energy crisis: Asiaâs split economy is warning for the world | CNN Business
In South Korea, which imports nearly all of its oil and gas, a global supply crunch has hit hard. Officials have advised energy conservation, cut growth forecasts and warned of fallout from high inflation and 17-year-lows in the value of its currency. Yet the nationâs largest companies are raking in record profits, and its stock market is hitting all-time highs.
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"Instead of attempting to control every element of her 8 and 10-year-oldâs lives..." This is where parents get in trouble. You cannot control someone's life, but you shape and guide it (aka parent). It feels like many parents in this article revolt from extreme relationships with their kids to no more vegetables or responsibilities (it feels like not finding the right equilibrium
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The most ridiculous story I read all day, but I'm so glad to have read it đ
The news hub
As a leading global news agency, AFP offers quality multimedia content in video, text, photo and graphics in six languages and now reaches North American audiences
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The company behind my robot vacuum wants to create cars. In fact, they claim to have created the fastest car ever! I don't know if I believe this, because at least twice a week my robot vacuum gets itself stuck in the bathroom
Dreameâs rocket-powered car can do 0â 60 in 0.9 seconds because you can just say things now
Dreameâs car sounds like bullshit.
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Have you noticed a shrinking of public places to sit? I get it, no one wants a bunch of homeless people loitering around your business.
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A deep dive into how the US Mint is violating the law and making gold coins out of gold from cartels, warlords and designated terror groups
U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as âAmericanâ
As prices for the precious metal soar, the industryâs guardrails have broken down.
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We're all talking less in our daily lives as we use more non-verbal, electronic communications. Maybe it's time to push back and talk more
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Las Vegas Spheres could be opening up at a city near you (if you live in Washington DC or UAE).
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Interesting and detailed look at hard drive recovery - whether broken or dropped in water
When Your Digital Life Vanishes
A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void.
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I'm thinking we change the name from Miami to Messi, FL. He's supercharged the south Florida economy
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I hate running, but I love the push for speed and innovation, as these companies try to create the lightest shoe possible
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An in-car toilet, this is too weird. I guess you have to scoot the seat back all the way for this to work?
Chinese carmaker Seres patents voice-controlled "in-vehicle toilet"
Seres' plans show how stiff competition in the EV space is putting pressure on carmakers to innovate.
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One of the most saddening things I've read in a while.
They scour the Mexican cartel lands for the missing â and for closure
The Guerreros Buscadores and dozens of other groups in Mexico scour the country for people who are missing.
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Unfortunately, it's no longer sustainable to live in a van down by the river, because the costs of maintaining that can have gotten too much.
Car & Truck Inflation in America: Cost of Vehicle Ownership Soared by 36% since 2020 | Wolf Street
Banks California Canada CRE, the Epic Mess Credit Bubble Debtor Nation Drunken Sailors Europe Federal Reserve Housing Bubble 2 Inflation & Devaluation Japan Jobs Markets & Companies Oil, Gas, Power Retail Trucks & Cars Trade & Transportation
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A Hyper-focus on details meets agro-science. It's almost too much thought and attention on the grass
Pitch perfect: Inside the massive effort to grow World Cup grass
Millions of dollars and years of research have gone into ensuring uniformity across 16 playing fields for FIFAâs tournament
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A look back at the first computerized chess cheaters... Now there are a lot more!
The Gamblers Behind One of the Weirdest Cheating Mysteries in Chess Have Been Unmasked
In July 1993, a disguised player entered the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia using the name of a mathematician who died in 1957. His real identity remained unknownâuntil now.
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900 square feet and 2 and 1/2 bathrooms. Is that a bathroom problem? I always thought the more the merrier
403 Forbidden
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A fun little ditty about the crazy stuff grandparents do. Although mine never stole Jewels from anybody in Bel Air
The Mansion, the Heiress, the Jewel Heist, and Me: A Bel-Air Fairytale
Sixty-five years ago, my grandfather masterminded a robbery at a historic Los Angeles estate. Decades later, Carla Kirkebyâwho lived in that house and discovered the theft of her parentsâ jewels as a teenagerâsat down with me to discuss her extraordinary life, the burglary, and our unbelievable connection.
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Golf has become the big sport in our house this year. Nobody likes bunkers though
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The success of boring video games?
PowerWash Simulator: How a UK cleaning game became a huge hit
It's been nominated for two Bafta Games Awards - but why have mundane job games like PowerWash Simulator 2 become so popular?
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What happens when Claude AI asks Claude users about AI and then analyzes it with help of AI... an interesting look at thoughts on AI
What 81,000 people want from AI
Last December, tens of thousands of Claude users around the world had a conversation with our AI interviewer to share how they use AI, what they dream it could make possible, and what they fear it might do.
anthropic.com
An economic look back at the $20 per hour. Minimum wage for fast food workers in California
Californiaâs $20 fastâfood wage tied to unintended effects, study finds
A new UC Santa Cruz study suggests California's $20 fast-food minimum wage leads to fewer hours and higher prices.
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Underage Spring break may be dying in Florida, but don't worry, South Padre Island is still open
The spring break battle over Floridaâs tourism image
After years of parties, underage drinking and violent crime, beach cities are hoping to distance themselves from their rowdy reputation.
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This story for whatever captured my attention: And now I'm wondering, what if I walked the entire length of Burnside (portland's longest road) in a day. Who's in?
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An example of how changing the economic incentives can achieve desired urban planning / growth concentration goals
How Reverse Game Theory Could Solve The Housing Shortage | NOEMA
Our hardest problems â from housing shortages to climate retreat to democratic trust and technology â arenât failures of politics; theyâre failures of incentives.
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I don't care about basketball, but I love that they challenged AI engines to not just pick the potential winners, but pick the bracket most likely to win the money (win + unique)
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I've long been interested in the Meta Ray-Bans, but haven't gotten them because (1) they don't take prescriptions and (2) it is creepy to film everything
The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep
Between pickup artists and juvenile pranksters, the wearable device is becoming associated with pests of all kinds.
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A tale of economics and investing in the mainstream portion of the market for innovation and profits (while lowering costs) at Kimberly Clark
Project âBuff Babyâ Transformed a Huggies Diaper. Now It Could Change the Way We Shop.
Kimberly-Clarkâs chief executive aims to spread his approach to developing diapers across the company and bets he can add features while keeping down prices
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How chuck Norris saved the Internet by creating memes
How Chuck Norris Facts Created Internet Culture as We Know It
Retracing the history of the first meme that completely took over the world.
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Not about seabirds or tobacco policy, but about birds and cigarettes
Birds Are Getting Hooked on Cigarettes
Some species of birds are getting hooked on cigarettes, scientists have found â but not for the reason you might think.
futurism.com
The French firmly believe that Grok AI's unethical behavior was intentional!
Accès restreint - Le Monde
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The City ranges in Portland use Toptracer, but playing there is nothing like playing on an actual course. Virtual golf is okay, but nothing beats having a large grass field to yourslef
Virtual golf: The indoor revolution threatening to outstrip outdoor golf
Whisper it quietly, but by the end of 2028 it is predicted there will be more rounds of virtual golf played in the UK than outdoors ones.
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