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Exclusive: 20 years in, this OG YouTube channel is opening a new studio to support its growth
Twenty years ago, not too long after Youtube itself launched, Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla started uploading videos to the platform. What started as two teenagers trying to make...
Meta stock price: META rises on report that Zuckerberg will cut up to 30% of metaverse division
Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) rose on Thursday after Bloomberg reported the technology company was planning to cut spending across its division by 10%, with as much as...
Weekly claims for unemployment benefits drop to three-year low
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years during Thanksgiving week, potentially complicating the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision on interest rates. The...
Spotify Wrapped 2025: Eagerly checking your ‘listening age’? Everyone else is, too
The numbers are in for Spotify Wrapped: After the streaming music app dropped its popular year-in-review recap for 2025, the company said the campaign has already seen a huge...
Trump will discuss the inflation crisis next week in Philadelphia
President Donald Trump plans to travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to highlight his efforts to reduce inflation even as fears mount about a worsening job market and amid signs...
Trump rolls back Biden-era fuel economy rules, slashing targets for 2031
As the rest of the world speeds ahead toward an electrified future, the U.S. is doubling down on gas-powered cars. President Trump announced a proposal this week to slash...
AI chatbots can sway voters better than political advertisements
“One conversation with an LLM has a pretty meaningful effect on salient election choices,” says Gordon Pennycook, a psychologist at Cornell University who worked on the Nature study. LLMs...
The future for women investors is in danger
Only about 10 percent of venture funds ever make it to a fourth vintage. Of those, just 5 to 10 percent are led by women. I’m one of them. ...
North Face x Skims is hitting the slopes for a second season
It’s a great week to have a disposable income and act like you know how to ski. North Face x Skims today launches its second winter outerwear capsule, again...
Russia blocks FaceTime and Snapchat, tightening its control online
Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions on Apple’s video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet and communications online. State internet...
Trump to roll back Biden-era fuel economy standards that limit air pollution
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a proposal to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening regulatory pressure on automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and trucks. The plan,...
