Disney+ is launching vertical videos this year

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Disney+ will add vertical videos to its service in the US sometime this year, in hopes that they can entice viewers to engage with its app every day. The company has made the announcement at its Tech + Data Showcase event at CES 2026. Disney first dabbled in vertical content with Verts, which launched for the ESPN app in August 2025, giving it the insight it needed on how its users respond to the

My grandfather helped me open an investment account for my 21st birthday. He didn't just give me money — he gave me financial literacy.

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The author is grateful for the gift her grandfather gave her when she turned 21.

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  • For my 21st birthday, my grandfather gave me 21,000 South African rand (about $1,500 USD).
  • However, the gift came with the condition that I see a financial advisor and invest it.
  • I'm grateful both for the gift and for what it taught me.

One month before my 21st birthday, my grandfather told me he

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Watch Sophie Turner dominate Jimmy Fallon in a thumb war

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A woman sits on a talk show sofa grinning and holding up her thumb.

Sophie Turner has been training to play Lara Croft since last February, and there was only one way she wanted to showcase her strength on The Tonight Show: by dominating an unsuspecting Jimmy Fallon in a classic thumb war.

"My thumb strength is really, really...it's good," says Turner in the clip above. "I thought we could have a thumb wrestle."

The Game of Thrones star proceeds to ask Fallon if he

McKinsey boss says there are 3 skills AI models can't do that young professionals should focus on

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MBB refers to the top three strategy consulting firms, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.

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  • McKinsey has thousands of AI agents working alongside its human employees.
  • Global Managing Partner Bob Sternfels identified three skills that AI models can't do.
  • He also said AI adoption is changing how companies look for talent.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping McKinsey's workforce

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Spotify Smart Shuffle played a song Id never heard before. It was AI generated.

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The buttons of the music streaming app Spotify, surrounded by Podcasts, Apple Music, Facebook and other apps on the screen of an iPhone.

On a frosty, bitterly cold morning, I needed a little background music to motivate myself. On Spotify, I pressed play on The Gap Band's "Early In The Morning," a funk bop from 1982 currently having a resurgence on TikTok.

After Charlie Wilson's dulcet tones got me in the mood to do a bit of work, Spotify's Smart Shuffle feature carried on the old school funk and soulful R&B vibes. The audio

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'It's good to scare people sometimes': Anduril founder Palmer Luckey says he 'broadly' backs Trump's new defense regulations

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Palmer Luckey, founder of Erebor Bank and Anduril Industries.
Palmer Luckey, founder of Erebor Bank and Anduril Industries.

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  • Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has voiced support for the Trump administration's new regulations on the defense industry.
  • An executive order signed on Wednesday targeted defense contractors for underperforming.
  • "It's good to scare people sometimes," Luckey said in an interview with Bloomberg.

President

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