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What to do when you hate your favorite influencers’ politics

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what about the rest of the rules? When can we really remind someone of our old Venmo request? What happens when someone tries to flirt with you on LinkedIn?

Fortunately, terminally online writers Delia Cai and St

Whoever ends up owning Chrome, we could use a new browser war

Do you have a favorite web browser? I used to: It was called Flock, had an emphasis on social networking and sharing, and died in 2011. Nothing I’ve used since has warmed my heart quite so much.

On Monday, Bloomberg’s Leah Nylen and Josh Sisco

Google Docs makeover: How the word processor is getting smarter

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Google Docs is getting smarter. New sub-pages help organize complex documents, AI can assist with editing, and pageless mode improves online reading. In my 18 year

The Trump tariffs could create a huge headache for streamers

With Donald Trump set to return to the White House in January, streaming media and consumer electronics companies have to prepare for disruption ahead. Some of Trump’s policies could arguably benefit the industry. For instance, a less aggressive Federal Trade Commission increases the chances of big media mergers, which is

News influencers are overwhelmingly male. No wonder there’s a Republican bias

“News influencers” are social media translators, conveying the day’s biggest stories via TikTok commentary or Instagram graphic. They also happen to be overwhelmingly male. 

As trust in mainstream media lingers at an all-time low, many are turning to social media apps for their news. The relayers of news on these apps take on a prized role, lathering breaking political stories in the

Why the crypto community loves Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for Commerce secretary

Donald Trump’s selection on Tuesday of Howard Lutnick as Commerce secretary brought cheers from the cryptocurrency sector

Little surprise there. Lutnick has long advocated for cryptocurrency to be treated on equal footing with other financial assets. “Bitcoin is like gold and should be free trade everywhere in the wor

Nvidia’s rivals are focusing on building AI inference chips. Here’s what to know

Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE agency may launch a mobile app to file your taxes

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) doesn’t have a staff yet and won’t technically exist for another two months, but the two are already reportedly looking at substantial changes to the government’s status quo. Among those, according to a report in the Washington Post

Perplexity adds AI-assisted shopping features

Artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity on Monday launched a shopping hub to attract users, in a bid to beef up its platform as it attempts to take on Alphabet-owned Google’s dominance in the search engine space.

The firm, backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and leading AI chipmaker Nvidia, will give users product cards showing relevant items in response to questions related

‘It’s rammed with tourists’: How Angus Steakhouse became part of a viral Reddit prank

The restaurant chain Angus Steakhouse, recently described by one food critic as “unpatriotic in its crapness’, is surprisingly climbing the ranks of London’s best restaurants thanks to an elaborate Reddit ruse.  

“Angus Steakhouse used to be my favourite underground spot,”


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