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Trump media, the company behind the president's personal social media platform Truth Social, is inexplicably merging with a Google-backed fusion energy company called TAE Technologies. The deal is worth $6 billion, according to reporting by Financial Times.

Why is an entity known for publishing frenzied hot takes by the president at 3AM combining with a fusion energy company? Who the heck really




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The author organizes the family's celebration as the matriarch.
  • Coordinating holidays for four generations of divorce brings both chaos and connection.
  • Family gatherings now span multiple households, reflecting changing traditions and expectations.
  • Despite imperfections, the family's ongoing effort to gather shows love's resilience and adaptability.

I was on my knees in my


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Andreas Halvorsen runs $55 billion Viking Global.
  • $55 billion hedge fund Viking Global has returned just 5.8% through November.
  • The firm is lagging its rivals and the overall stock market this year.
  • 2025 marks the first full year the firm has traded since the exit of former investment boss Ning Jin.

Eleven months into 2025, $55 billion hedge fund Viking Global sits in an


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Tracy Gunn swapped roles with her husband for a week.
  • Tracy Gunn, who is married with two kids, used to run her business full-time and her household.
  • She asked her husband to swap roles so he could better understand the domestic load she was carrying.
  • Now, they assign days when one is the "on" parent and the other can focus on work.

This essay is based on a conversation with Tracy Gunn, 50


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You can add Japan to the list of regions where Apple has been forced to do something it would rather not: open up the App Store. On Thursday, the company announced changes to iOS in Japan to comply with the nation's Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA). The tighter regulations for Apple and Google, which overlap with Europe's, took effect today. Users in the US and elsewhere won't see any of


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A chart outlining OpenAI's aggressive strategy to secure more compute.
  • OpenAI President Greg Brockman said the lack of compute is still holding the company back.
  • He said that even OpenAI's ambitious investments might not be enough to meet future demand.
  • OpenAI also published a chart that illustrates how scaling compute is the key to profitability.

OpenAI isn't trimming its sails.

In a pair of videos and an accompanying chart, top OpenAI executives made the case


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Rashel Hariri created a three-part gifting framework for her ChatGPT project.
  • Rashel Hariri, a founder and podcast host, uses ChatGPT to create personalized, intentional gifts.
  • She builds profiles and uses her own framework to tailor gifts to each person.
  • She said the approach saves time, reduces decision fatigue, and helps her give better gifts.

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YouTube creator MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson).
YouTube creator MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson).
  • MrBeast said he's considering launching a new YouTube channel focused on financial literacy.
  • The world's top YouTuber separately plans to launch a financial services business.
  • Money is a common thread in MrBeast videos, where he doles out big cash giveaways to contestants.

YouTuber MrBeast loves giving away piles of cash. Now


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Trump Media just announced a $6 billion deal with an Alphabet-backed outfit that would create one of the first publicly traded fusion companies.