Meet the 21-year-old former MrBeast staffer building an AI startup to help creators make viral videos

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Palo cofounders Shivam Kumar (30) and Jay Neo (21).
Palo cofounders Shivam Kumar (30) and Jay Neo (21).

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  • Jay Neo landed a dream job with MrBeast at the age of 18.
  • Now 21, he is the cofounder of a new creator economy AI startup called Palo.
  • Palo is launching out of stealth with $3.8 million in funding.

What actually makes a video go viral?

Jay Neo, the 21-year-old self-described "content nerd" who formerly worked for YouTube's most-followed

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Ukraine's digital war tool cut the time between finding and striking Russian targets from days to minutes

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Soldiers from an artillery crew of the Striletskyi special forces police battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region fire a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk region, Ukraine, November 20, 2025.
Ukraine's Delta battlefield management system has reduced its targeting cycle.

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  • Ukraine's online Delta system has drastically reduced the time needed to detect and engage Russian targets.
  • The battlefield management tool has increased decision-making speed, a top Ukrainian official said.
  • Detecting Russian targets and relaying data to units used to
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The Best Nerdy Gifts of 2025

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Looking for the geekiest gifts to put under the tree this year? We've got your picks from across film, TV, games, comics, and more.

I'm a chef with over 15 years of experience. Here's how I prepare a perfect turkey every time.

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As a chef, I have a few tips for preparing a perfect turkey for Thanksgiving.

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  • As an experienced chef, I've got great tips for how to cook turkey well and properly serve it.
  • Give yourself plenty of time to defrost your turkey and, while cooking, baste it every 30 minutes.
  • Despite what you may see in the movies, carving a turkey tableside at Thanksgiving isn't realistic.

Whether

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You're now more likely to get into Harvard than to find a job

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You have a better chance of getting accepted at Harvard than finding a job these days.

That's the brutal reality of the current labor market. The no-hiring-no-firing environment, dubbed the Great Freeze, is driving job seekers up a wall. A

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says pressure to straighten her curly hair followed her throughout her career

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz is proud of her curly locks.

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  • As a young politician, Wasserman Schultz said she was urged to "do something" about her curly hair.
  • A Fox News host called her "Frizzilla" in 2012, while Adweek described her hair as "ramen noodle-like."
  • Studies show women with curly hair are often seen as less professional.

When Debbie Wasserman Schultz was in her mid

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Malaysia takes steps to ban social media for children under 16

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Malaysia is the latest country with plans to limit social media use by age. On Sunday, the country's cabinet approved a ban on social media accounts for anyone under the age of 16, The Associated Press reports. It comes as concerns around social media's negative impact on children has grown globally.

The ban will reportedly go into affect in 2026. "I believe that if the government, regulatory