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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty says the healthcare system is flawed and United's mission is to help improve it.
  • UnitedHealth Group's CEO eulogized his slain colleague, Brian Thompson, in a New York Times op-ed.
  • Thompson's shooting sparked a nationwide debate about the state of the health insurance industry.
  • Witty's op-ed faced fierce online criticism from people who

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The Xbox Series X was the perfect opportunity for Microsoft to run far away from its tumultuous Xbox One years and towards an era of genuine 4K gaming, ray tracing and Game Pass abundance. But it was not meant to be. The PlayStation 5 has outsold Microsoft's new consoles by two to one, according to a VGChartz sales comparison, a replay of the battle between the PS4 and Xbox One. Now, Microsoft


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Luke Wilson in "Idiocracy."
  • Mike Judge's film "Idiocracy" became a cult hit despite initial studio neglect.
  • Like Judge's previous film "Office Space," DVD rentals helped "Idiocracy" gain popularity.
  • Luke Wilson told Business Insider he has a sequel idea he's pitched to Judge.

Since its release almost two decades ago, Mike Judge's "Idiocracy" has become a beloved comedy, even and


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Michael Jordan has finally offloaded his ultra-customized mansion in the Chicago suburbs.
  • Michael Jordan has sold his mansion in the Chicago suburbs after 12 years on and off the market.
  • Jordan, who hasn't lived there in years, listed it for $29 million in 2012. It sold for $9.5 million.
  • The massive home has custom nods to Jordan throughout, which might be why it took

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The Game Awards are over — congratulations to Team Asobi for Astro Bot taking home the Game of the Year award. Our review of Astro Bot earlier this year called it "one of the best games Sony has ever made," and it seems the industry and game-playing public agree. 

As always, the long, long stream was a hybrid award ceremony, advertising reel and game announcement marathon. 

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Baller League — a new six-a-side football league that has attracted support from legends like Ronaldinho, Gary Lineker, and Luis Figo — has raised $25mn from EQT Ventures as it looks to initiate a “new era” for the beautiful game.  German entrepreneur Felix Starck co-founded the Baller League last year alongside former players Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski. The founders wanted to change the way



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You can now talk to Google's AI hosts that, in effect, will turn your meeting notes into a podcast.

NotebookLM, Google's AI-powered teaching tool, first debuted the Audio Overview tool in October. In short, it takes source material — e.g., meeting notes, diary entries, legal briefs — and condenses it into a podcast-like product where two AI hosts discuss the pertinent info. The idea is to provide


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Thiel said that after working in the tech industry, he would find it too frustrating to work for the government.
  • Peter Thiel has been a major Trump supporter and spent big to help elect JD Vance to the Senate.
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Airbnb has announced it’s deploying “anti-party technology” to prevent “unauthorized and disruptive parties” from happening at homes on its platform for New Year’s Eve. If you were planning on hosting a get-together, start thinking of a Plan B.

The company says it’s using machine learning to identify and block high-risk, whole-home bookings in advance based on a variety of criteria. Airbnb’s


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California continues to build out what is already one of the largest clean vehicle networks in America, made up of more than 150,000 public and shared private electric vehicle (EV) chargers.

On Dec.11, the California Energy Commission (CEC) announced another $1.4 billion investment in its charging and hydrogen refueling network, the largest in the country, serving light, medium, and heavy-duty