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Trump just declared December 26th a national holiday. What’s open and closed?

It's one of two new holidays he announced last week.

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Mark Zuckerberg gifted noise-canceling headphones to his Palo Alto neighbors because of the nonstop construction around his 11 homes

This isn’t the first time Zuckerberg has clashed with neighbors over real estate projects.

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Trump just declared Christmas Eve a national holiday. Here’s what’s open and closed?

It's one of two new holidays he announced.

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James Talarico says the biggest ‘welfare queens’ in America are ‘the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in income taxes’

The 2026 Senate hopeful says major corporations cost taxpayers far more than social safety net programs.

20.12.2025 10

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Billionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to persuade people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’

Mike Repole wants to remind every aspiring businessperson that most startups—over two-thirds of them—fail.

19.12.2025 3

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AI whiz Yann LeCun is already targeting a $3.5 billion valuation for his new startup—and it hasn’t even launched yet

The legendary AI researcher only announced his departure from Meta, Mark Zuckerberg's social media empire, just one month ago.

19.12.2025 10

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YouTube is giving the Oscars the lifeline it desperately needs

It ends a partnership with ABC that began in 1976 and fundamentally alters how Hollywood honors itself.

18.12.2025 3

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The Trump administration says it could go after Spotify if Europe doesn’t back off American tech companies

The Trump administration is threatening the EU over rules targeting tech companies, warning it would use “every tool at its disposal” to counter them.

18.12.2025 3

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You can make up to $200K working in Trump’s new ‘Tech Force’—and you don’t need a degree or work experience

To be eligible for the two-year program, you only need "strong problem-solving abilities and a passion for public service."​

16.12.2025 2

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‘I had to take 60 meetings’: Jeff Bezos says ‘the hardest thing I’ve ever done’ was raising the first million dollars of seed capital for Amazon

"The whole enterprise could've been extinguished then," Bezos recalled.

15.12.2025 2

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Ryan Serhant, a real-estate mogul who’s met over 100 billionaires, reveals his best networking advice: ‘Every room I go into, I use the two C’s’

It's not about selling products, Serhant says. It's about selling relationships.

12.12.2025 3

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Jeff Williams, who retired from Apple after 27 years less than a month ago, just got called up by Disney to join its board of directors

Jeff Williams' track record aligns closely with Disney's priorities for the future.

10.12.2025 2

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Exclusive: U.S. businesses are getting throttled by the drop in tourism from Canada: ‘I can count the number of Canadian visitors on one hand’

Canadians traditionally make up the largest group of international tourists to the U.S.

10.12.2025 20

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Google says its first Gemini-powered smart glasses are coming next year. Here’s what they can do

Google aims to not repeat the same mistakes it made with Google Glass over a decade ago.

10.12.2025 3

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When David Ellison was 13, his billionaire father Larry bought him a plane. He competed in airshows before leaving it to become a Hollywood executive

Ellison, 42, revived "Top Gun"—and now he’s taking the fight to Netflix.

09.12.2025 10

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Apple won’t be the same in 2026. Meet the company’s next generation of leaders and rising stars after its biggest executive exodus in years

Apple is overhauling its executive leadership with new heads of AI, design, operations, and legal, setting the stage for succession beyond Tim Cook.

08.12.2025 4

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Mark Zuckerberg says the ‘most important thing’ he built at Harvard was a prank website: ‘Without Facemash I wouldn’t have met Priscilla’

"I’m going to get kicked out in three days, so we need to go on a date quickly," Zuckerberg told Priscilla Chan at the time.

06.12.2025 10

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Apple is experiencing its biggest leadership shakeup since Steve Jobs died, with over half a dozen key executives headed for the exits

The exodus of top talent spans critical divisions from AI to design, legal affairs, environmental policy, and operations.

06.12.2025 10

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Rich people are flooding dollar stores as Americans navigate a crushing affordability crisis

Dollar Tree says 60% of new customers in its most recent quarter earned $100,000 or more.

05.12.2025 10

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You don’t need to have fun at work—take it from NBA head coach Joe Mazzulla: ‘Fun is a cop-out sometimes when things aren’t going well’

The famously intense Mazzulla was fielding a question about "fun" from a child reporter: "I struggle with that, to be honest with you."

04.12.2025 10

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Meet Amar Subramanya, the 46-year-old Google and Microsoft veteran who will now steer Apple’s supremely important AI strategy

“We are pleased to welcome Amar to Craig’s leadership team and to bring his extraordinary AI expertise to Apple," CEO Tim Cook said in a statement.

02.12.2025 2

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Harvard professor says leaders have a responsibility to be happy at work because it can affect your stock price

Arthur C. Brooks argues happier employees can actually boost your company's stock price.

30.11.2025 10

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Read Warren Buffett’s annual Thanksgiving letter for 2025—his final one to shareholders

The 95-year-old Oracle of Omaha is stepping back from Berkshire Hathaway and ending his legendary annual shareholder letters.

28.11.2025 10

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MIT report: AI can already replace nearly 12% of the U.S. workforce

The window to treat AI as a distant future issue is closing.

27.11.2025 10

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The 4 best ways to avoid getting sick while traveling, according to an Olympic doctor

Dr. Jonathan Finnoff has spent years researching how to prevent illness among globe-trotting athletes, which have yielded strategies any flier can...

26.11.2025 10

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Meet Ralph Lee Abraham, the CDC’s new second-in-command who believes the Affordable Care Act should be repealed and called vaccines ‘dangerous’

Abraham, 70, started his career in veterinary medicine.

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Nvidia’s CEO says it’s ‘insane’ to not use AI for every task possible: ‘I promise you, you will have work to do’

Jensen Huang said if AI does not yet work for a particular task, employees should “use it until it does ... because we have the power to do so."

25.11.2025 6

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‘I’m not going back’: Billionaire Marc Benioff says he’s switching to Google’s Gemini 3 after using ‘ChatGPT every day for three years’

Despite Salesforce’s new deal with OpenAI, Benioff is now more excited about Google’s latest offering. “It feels like the world just changed, again.”

25.11.2025 4

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How to know if you’re an A, B, or C player, according to an elite recruiter who’s interviewed over 50,000 executives

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Deepali Vyas does not believe C-players are the problem at most organizations, even though they are typically...

22.11.2025 3

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The stock market’s ‘fear gauge’ spiked to its highest level since Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs caused a global selloff

Tech valuations, interest rates, and geopolitical risks are creating a "perfect storm" of uncertainty.

21.11.2025 3

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Home Depot blames its recent sales slump on a major funk in the housing market: ‘Our customers are homeowners’

The U.S. housing market is currently experiencing historic stagnation.

21.11.2025 2

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Trump tells Scott Bessent to fix the Fed’s high interest rates or ‘I’m going to fire your ass’

The president also disclosed for the first time that Bessent has been advocating for Powell to remain as chair until his term expires in May.

21.11.2025 10

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Gemini 3 and Antigravity, explained: Why Google’s latest AI releases are a big deal

Google's new AI model has big implications for search, coding, and everyday users.

19.11.2025 3

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The iPhone Air can’t catch a break: The key designer behind the struggling ultrathin phone just left Apple for an AI startup

Abidur Chowdhury was a key designer on the iPhone Air. Apple even picked him to narrate the phone's introductory video.

19.11.2025 4

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One man is responsible for the McDonald’s Dollar Menu, Pizza Hut’s stuffed crust, and Smashburger. Meet Tom Ryan

Ryan was a hitmaker everywhere he went, from Pizza Hut to Quiznos to McDonald's and beyond.

18.11.2025 10

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Anthropic says it ‘disrupted’ what it calls ‘the first documented case of a large-scale AI cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention’

"Attackers used AI’s 'agentic' capabilities to an unprecedented degree—using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks themselves."

14.11.2025 10

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Russia’s first AI-powered robot walked on stage to triumphant music, took a few steps, and then immediately faceplanted

AIdol has some work to do before it can catch up to its western competition.

13.11.2025 2

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Kim Kardashian’s Skims is now worth $5 billion after a massive $225 million funding round led by Goldman Sachs

Young people are obsessed with Kim K's shapewear line. Nearly 70% of Skims' customers are Gen Z or millennials.

12.11.2025 2

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OpenAI says it plans to report stunning annual losses through 2028—and then turn wildly profitable just two years later

The company anticipates burning through roughly $9 billion this year on $13 billion in sales, a cash burn rate of approximately 70% of revenue.​

12.11.2025 20

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Softbank dumps its entire Nvidia portfolio worth $5.8 billion as its CEO goes all-in on OpenAI to the tune of $30 billion

Masayoshi Son, the 68-year-old CEO of SoftBank, has a mixed track record when it comes to massive, high-stakes investments.

11.11.2025 6

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Meet Zara Rahim, the 35-year-old with a stacked résumé who masterminded Zohran Mamdani’s winning mayoral campaign

She has worked for Barack Obama, Vogue, A24, Uber, Hillary Clinton, and Netflix.

10.11.2025 3

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Mark Zuckerberg says ‘The Social Network’ nailed his wardrobe: ‘Every single shirt or fleece they had in that movie is a shirt or fleece that I own’

Zuckerberg even bought one of the shirts worn by actor Jesse Eisenberg, on auction, for over $4,000.

07.11.2025 2

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Scott Galloway says big government is actually a good thing—and he’s a product of it: ‘Taking bets on unremarkable people pays off’

Galloway credits UCLA for his success, despite an initial rejection. "California taxpayers and the regents of the University of California saved my...

06.11.2025 10

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Meet Mira Nair, Zohran Mamdani’s 68-year-old mother who hit it big in Hollywood directing critical darlings like ‘Monsoon Wedding’

Nair is the first woman director to win the Venice Film Festival's top prize, and famously turned down WB's offer to direct the fourth Harry Potter...

05.11.2025 5

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Former FBI special agent says he used a simple trick to get the best hotel rooms in the world—and it’s all about showing love to the front desk

According to licensed private investigator Tom Simon, "I've been doing this for 20 years and the rooms I get are majestic, man."

05.11.2025 20

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Uber says ‘unpredictable’ issues involving ‘legal proceedings or governmental investigations’ took a $479 million bite out of its bottom line

Uber's stock is down roughly 7% as of Tuesday morning following the earnings release, despite having climbed about 46% year-to-date.

04.11.2025 5

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This ETF is handily beating the S&P 500—and analysts say it could be one of the big winners of the AI boom

Analysts at Ned Davis Research recommend the fund as an “overweight” investment.

03.11.2025 2

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Amazon says its AI shopping assistant Rufus is so effective it’s on pace to pull in an extra $10 billion in sales

Customers who engage with Rufus during their shopping journey are 60% more likely to complete a purchase compared to those who don't.

02.11.2025 5

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Since ChatGPT launched, job openings have plunged 30% while the stock market has surged 70%—but one economist says the true culprit isn’t AI

It's been called "the scariest chart in the world."

31.10.2025 10

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Bill Gates says a ‘doomsday outlook’ on climate is driving people to focus on the wrong things

"If given a choice between eradicating malaria and a tenth of a degree increase in warming, I'll let the temperature go up," Gates said.

28.10.2025 4

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