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Iberian blackout points to grid growing pains — not green energy failure
Spain and Portugal have largely restored power after Monday’s unprecedented blackout — the worst in recent European history. The fallout has put the region’s reliance on renewables under fire....
‘Tagle core’ goes viral on TikTok as Gen Z swoons for pope contender who sang John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’
A cardinal of the Catholic Church going viral for singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” was not on this year’s bingo card. Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday sent shockwaves around...
Half of Airbnb users in the U.S. are now interacting with its AI customer service agent
Half of Airbnb users in the U.S. are now using the company’s AI-powered customer service agent, CEO Brian Chesky said Thursday during an earnings call. The tool was quietly...
‘Read the room girl’: Running influencer Kate Mackz faces backlash over her White House interview
Wake up, the running influencers are fighting again. In the hot seat this week is popular running influencer Kate Mackz, facing heavy backlash over the latest guest on her...
Trump said he will revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status. What does that mean, and can he legally do it?
President Donald Trump just won’t let go of his ongoing battle against Harvard. In the latest move against the Ivy League school, Trump on Friday said he will revoke...
The Real ID deadline for travel is next week: Here’s what to know about the new 2025 requirements
As if there wasn’t enough to worry about already between the economic pressure of President Trump’s tariffs and an escalating trade war with China, not mention the overhaul of...
Meta Movie Mate, the chatbot that encourages you to use your phone in theaters, has arrived. Are we ready?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long encouraged people to use their phones, whether through the forsaken Poke on Facebook or uploading Reels on Instagram. But the company’s newest idea...
Japan’s finance minister says U.S. Treasury holdings could be ‘a card’ in Trump tariff talks
Japan’s massive holdings of U.S. Treasurys can be “a card on the table” in negotiations over tariffs with the Trump administration, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday. “It does...
What your emoji use says about your personality
Are you guilty of overusing the monkey covering its eyes emoji? Do you find it impossible to send a text without tacking on a laughing-crying face? Much like choosing...
GTA VI delayed until May 2026 as Take-Two stock drops
Shares in video game giant Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO) are plummeting in early morning trading today after the company’s subsidiary, Rockstar Games, announced that it is delaying...
Nearly 17,000 structures burned in L.A.’s January wildfires. Some homeowners have started to rebuild
Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild.In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, construction workers recently began...
