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If you're concerned about scams in 2025, start by monitoring your texts. Many of the most common internet scams of the year start with a text message.

Of course, scams are everywhere because the internet has made it so easy for bad actors to do bad things. But, quite notably, the year in scams has largely been defined by text-based scams. You've likely heard about, or even received, these scams


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  • Leslie Snipes secured approval from her manager to work remotely after struggling with her LA commute.
  • She said she made the case for why working from home would benefit her personally and professionally.
  • Working remotely has been a game changer for her, even though she misses some parts of office life.

This 'as-told-to' essay is based on a conversation with Leslie Snipes, a


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Dominick DiBartolomeo, the owner of the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, says going viral on social media has helped reinvigorate his business.
  • Dominick DiBartolomeo said TikTok virality drew in waves of younger customers to his cheese store.
  • The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills has repeatedly pivoted due to the pandemic and tariff uncertainty.
  • Appealing to younger

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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you love outdoor decor.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some


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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you love add-ons.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's



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Memes are few and far between in 2025, but there are still some good ones.

Why are memes so rare? Simply put: TikTok. The heart of digital culture has migrated to TikTok, which is a short-form video platform. So there remain memes of a sort — they're mostly called TikTok trends — but the text-and-image-based memes of years past? Those are harder to come by.

Another reason for that? Twitter (RIP)


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Jimmy Kimmel has called out President Donald Trump for his recent comments on immigration, stating they "might be the worst thing he's ever said." Considering Kimmel's history of criticising Trump, that's not an insignificant claim.

Speaking to a crowd in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Trump complained that many immigrants to the U.S. are from what he considers "shithole countries." The president further



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OpenAI's head of business products flagged 3 jobs that could be automated in the next few years.
  • Three industries are going to look very different in some years, says an OpenAI head of product.
  • He said that life sciences would see a lot of automation, because admin can be automated.
  • AI leaders are flagging white-collar jobs that can be easily automated by newer

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