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Eve Upton-Clark

‘PDF to brainrot’ tools are bringing TikTok visuals to Gen Alpha’s academics

Companies such as Coconote and StudyRot are now letting users turn their study guides into brainrot videos.

If you’ve never heard the term “skibidi” or “sigma,” congratulations, your brain is not yet rotted. Brainrot is a term used to describe low-quality internet content and the effects of spending too much time consuming it. Otherwise known as, being terminally online. However, several AI-based study tools are putting it to good use. 

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Shalene Gupta

Most Americans don’t expect to ever get rich, but they think the next generation will

A new survey from Fidelity finds Americans at all income levels worry about losing their money, and most don’t see themselves as wealthy.

While inflation has slowed to 2%, prices are still 20% higher than they were four years ago. Fidelity released the findings of its 2024 State of Wealth Mobility study, which consisted of 1,900 American adults over the age of 18, and set out to identify their thoughts on managing their money and meeting their financial goals. Here are some of the key...

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If You Feel Like The Clutter In Your Home Is Out To Get You, These 27 Things Will Help Contain It

We can't keep dealing with everything falling on us every time we open the pantry.

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Emma Roth

DirecTV and Dish’s on-and-off merger saga switches back to off

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

DirecTV has dropped its plans to acquire Dish, the company announced Thursday. The deal would’ve created a TV service megamerger, but it fell through after Dish bondholders rejected the takeover.

In September, DirecTV reached an agreement to acquire Dish, Sling TV, and EchoStar’s TV business for just one dollar, while also taking on Dish’s $9.75 billion in debt. However, Dish bondholders — or the investors who lend money to a company...

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Eve Upton-Clark

Kai Cenat has broken records with his latest subathon. What does this mean for live streaming?

The 22-year-old is among this year’s top-earning creators.

Kai Cenat reclaimed the title of most subscribed to Twitch streamer less than halfway through his planned month-long streaming marathon. Cenat launched his “Mafiathon 2” stream on Nov. 1, a “subathon” in which he continually streams a live video of himself, sometimes joined by guest stars including Lil Uzi Vert, Snoop Dogg and Serena Williams, to name a few. 

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Jennifer Mattson

‘As expected, it has attracted attention’: Jaguar says ad that prompted anti-woke backlash did its job

The car maker’s boundary-pushing commercial has been controversial, but the company says that’s hardly surprising.

Tens of thousands of people on social media are criticizing luxury automaker Jaguar’s new controversial rebranding, calling it confusing and out of touch with today’s consumers. The new ad campaign leaves out the main attraction, its new electric cars, and also ditches its iconic big cat logo.

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Associated Press

The Bahamas to refinance debt to protect its waters

It is the fifth such debt-for-nature swap in the world, with the Bahamian government signing the deal with The Nature Conservancy, the Inter-American Development Bank and other financial partners.

The Bahamas announced Friday that it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120 million for marine conservation projects and climate change mitigation.

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Reuters

Northvolt files for bankruptcy—putting the breaks on Europe’s EV dreams

Northvolt transformed in a matter of months from Europe’s best shot at a homegrown electric-vehicle battery champion to a struggling company.

Northvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, said on Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., dealing a blow to Europe’s hopes that its most developed battery player would reduce Western car makers’ reliance on Chinese rivals.

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Associated Press

Phillips 66 accused of violating the Clean Water Act in California

The company allegedly dumped wastewater from its Carson oil refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system in 2020 and 2021 and did not report the violations, DOJ prosecutors said.

Oil company Phillips 66 has been federally indicted in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California, authorities said Thursday.

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Sarah Bregel

$4 billion more: Amazon deepens its bet on generative AI with Anthropic

Anthropic’s safety-first approach to AI development aligns with Amazon’s strategy to lead in both innovation and ethical AI.

Competition among generative AI companies is heating up. On Friday, Amazon announced it would invest another $4 billion in the generative AI company, Anthropic. In little more than a year, the tech giant has now dumped at least $8 billion into the brand.

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Pavithra Mohan

Study: This is how much money you need to earn to be financially successful

A study by the financial services company Empower found that this is the annual income that indicates financial success. But respondents also said success was about more than just wealth.

For years, researchers have tried to pinpoint the amount of money Americans need to earn in order to feel happy. One oft-cited study from 2010 put that number at just $75,000, but subsequent research has found that happiness can actually keep increasing until your income crosses $100,000.

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Shannon Cudd

Why celebrity look-alike contests are all the rage right now

Organic, powered by word of mouth, and so far uncorrupted by corporate sponsors, a new wave of doppelgänger competitions might just be too good to last.

Idolizing celebrities is so pervasive in pop culture that it is considered a high compliment for a friend or stranger to tell you that you resemble a famous athlete, singer, or actor.

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Brenda Stolyar

Early Black Friday Deals on Amazon Devices, Even Kindles (2024)

Black Friday deals on Amazon devices have started early. Even the brand-new Kindle lineup is on sale.

Mashable

Andrew Tate online university’ suffers breach: 800,000 users data exposed

Far-right influencer and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate has become the target of an anonymous hacktivist group. Sensitive data from hundreds of thousands of subscribers to Tate’s “online university” was stolen.

On Thursday, hackers announced their breach of Tate's "The Real World" website by flooding the private members' chatroom with pro-feminist emojis and transgender pride flags, as first reported by DailyDot. The hackers also uploaded an emoji featuring an AI-generated photo...

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Lily-Rose Depp Chimed In On The Nepo Baby Discourse: "People Have Been Ready To See Me Fail"

"Everybody’s thinking that you’re here for the wrong reasons or that you don’t deserve to be here."

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Jack Milko

Joel Dahmen keeps 2025 PGA Tour prospects alive by holing ‘most stressful’ putt of career

Joel Dahmen during the second round of the 2024 RSM Classic. | Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

PGA Tour fan-favorite Joel Dahmen continues to fight like crazy at the RSM Classic, hoping to keep his status on tour in 2025.

After a tough opening round at the RSM Classic, Joel Dahmen knew the pressure would ramp up on Friday.

He began his round two shots off the cut line. A missed cut this week would end any hopes of him finishing among the top 125 in the FedEx Cup Fall, and thus...

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Associated Press

House passes anti-terrorism financing bill despite concerns over how Trump could use it

Nonprofits like the American Civil Liberties Union have said that the bill does not require that the Secretary of Treasury disclose all the evidence used to make a ‘terror-supporting’ designation.

The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil liberties groups about how a second Trump presidency could invoke it to punish political opponents.

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Associated Press

Why rental home investors could see gains in 2025

Many Americans will continue to have a difficult time finding a single-family home that they can afford to buy, which will make renting a house an attractive alternative.

Rental homes will remain an attractive option next year to would-be homebuyers sidelined by high mortgage rates and rising home prices, analysts say.

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Robert Safian

Crypto, online betting, and vaping: Welcome to the Trump economy

Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer talks about which industries are poised to thrive under a second Trump term on the latest episode of the “Rapid Response” podcast.

From tariffs and big tech, to impacts on the free market—everyone wants to know what Trump’s return to office means for the business world. To cut through the noise, political scientist Ian Bremmer offers his insights. Bremmer, the founder and president of the global political risk firm, The Eurasia Group, reveals his...

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Lily Hay Newman

The US Is Calling Out Foreign Influence Campaigns Faster Than Ever

The 2024 elections were a high-water mark for naming and shaming threat actors from foreign governments. There’s still work to be done, though, on how to attribute disinformation campaigns most effectively.

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