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Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg’s Vision Fails - Futurism
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Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg’s Vision Fails - Futurism

The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.

FuturismJoe Wilkins
Alphabet (GOOGL) Appeals Monopoly Ruling While Fighting Court-Ordered Data Sharing - TipRanks
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Appeals Monopoly Ruling While Fighting Court-Ordered Data Sharing - TipRanks

Alphabet ($GOOGL) is pushing back against a key part of a U.S. court ruling that could reshape how online search works. Last year, a federal judge ruled that Google held

Tipranks.comRan Melamed
This company says it has produced the Holy Grail of batteries - The Washington Post
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This company says it has produced the Holy Grail of batteries - The Washington Post

New batteries in electric vehicles could store more energy, charge faster and last longer, while lowering fire risk

The Washington PostNicolás Rivero
China’s Trade Surplus, Part III - Paul Krugman | Substack
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China’s Trade Surplus, Part III - Paul Krugman | Substack

How should policy respond?

Substack.comPaul Krugman
Sequoia targets major Anthropic investment - Financial Times
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Sequoia targets major Anthropic investment - Financial Times

Silicon Valley investor to write first cheque for AI start-up after recent leadership overhaul

Financial TimesGeorge Hammond
Massive trucking company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - PennLive.com
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Massive trucking company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - PennLive.com

Outlets are calling it another casualty of the "Great Freight Recession."

PennLiveClaudia Dimuro | cdimuro@pennlive.com
Dry January advice: Not drinking for a month seems simple. It isn't for me. Now there are real consequences. - Slate
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Dry January advice: Not drinking for a month seems simple. It isn't for me. Now there are real consequences. - Slate

I have to find a way to do this.

Slate MagazineA.J. Daulerio
What to Expect in Markets This Week: Trump Davos Speech, MLK Holiday, PCE Inflation, Netflix, Intel Earnings - Investopedia
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What to Expect in Markets This Week: Trump Davos Speech, MLK Holiday, PCE Inflation, Netflix, Intel Earnings - Investopedia

Coming up: Trump speech at Davos, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, PCE inflation report, GDP update, and earnings from Netflix, Intel, and more.

InvestopediaTerry Lane
3 Tesla Owners React to Elon Musk's FSD Change - Business Insider
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3 Tesla Owners React to Elon Musk's FSD Change - Business Insider

Tesla owners' reactions to Elon Musk's announcement that FSD would only be available for $99 a month ranged from frustration to enthusiasm.

Business InsiderBen Shimkus
Trump Lashes Out at Billionaire Ex-Pal With Shock Lawsuit - The Daily Beast
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Trump Lashes Out at Billionaire Ex-Pal With Shock Lawsuit - The Daily Beast

The lawsuit-obsessed president announced plans to sue an old friend’s bank, years after he accused it of “discriminating” against him.

Daily BeastKatie Francis
Buc-ee's announces plans to build the world's largest convenience store - WKRC
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Buc-ee's announces plans to build the world's largest convenience store - WKRC

Buc-ee's plans to open what it says will be the world’s largest convenience store.

WKRC TV CincinnatiWKRC
It may come down to Trump using political pressure to force banks to cap interest rates on credit cards - Fortune
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It may come down to Trump using political pressure to force banks to cap interest rates on credit cards - Fortune

“I don’t have a specific consequence to outline for you but certainly this is an expectation and frankly a demand that the president has made.”

FortuneKen Sweet, The Associated Press
China’s New Tech Stock Boom Leaves Its Economic Malaise Behind - Bloomberg.com
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China’s New Tech Stock Boom Leaves Its Economic Malaise Behind - Bloomberg.com

Nearly a year after DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough rattled global markets, China is entering 2026 with a fresh wave of technological advances that are powering a stock rally, even as its economy remains fragile.

BloombergJeanny Yu
Oil's Problem Isn't Iran or Russia It's Too Much Oil - Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
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Oil's Problem Isn't Iran or Russia It's Too Much Oil - Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

Oil prices are retreating after a geopolitics-driven spike, as the glut narrative regains control.

OilPrice.comIrina Slav
Chicago crime: Burglars break into Eden's Food and Liquor store on West Foster Avenue in Jefferson Park, police say - ABC7 Chicago
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Chicago crime: Burglars break into Eden's Food and Liquor store on West Foster Avenue in Jefferson Park, police say - ABC7 Chicago

Chicago police say multiple burglars got into a Northwest Side business through a side window and stole a cash register and other items.

WLS-TVABC7 Chicago Digital Team
Recent Trump investments reignite concerns around potential conflicts of interest - CNN
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Recent Trump investments reignite concerns around potential conflicts of interest - CNN

President Donald Trump purchased up to $2 million in Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery investments days after the announcement of a megadeal between the two media giants, among other purchases, according to a financial disclosure from the White House, renewi…

CNNAuzinea Bacon
'Young 40': The South Korean millennials mocked for 'trying too hard' - BBC
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'Young 40': The South Korean millennials mocked for 'trying too hard' - BBC

Even the iPhone, long considered the preserve of the youth, has been recast as a tacky trademark of Young 40s.

BBC News
$2 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold at NC grocery store - ABC11
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$2 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold at NC grocery store - ABC11

The person bought the ticket at H&M Grocery on U.S. 311 South in Sophia.

WTVD-TV
Restaurants say big chains pretend to be independents on apps - BBC
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Restaurants say big chains pretend to be independents on apps - BBC

Justina John says independent restaurants are "small fish trying to swim with the sharks".

BBC News
California orders Musk's xAI to stop allowing fake sexualized images of minors - Axios
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California orders Musk's xAI to stop allowing fake sexualized images of minors - Axios

AI-generated sexual imagery of children has raised alarms with regulators and lawmakers.

AxiosJulianna Bragg