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You can bring your group chat shenanigans to ChatGPT now.

Well, some of you can.

OpenAI announced in a company blog post that it's testing out group chats in ChatGPT. You can get as many as 20 people together to collaborate on projects and get ChatGPT's input. If you're trying to plan a dinner party, camping trip, or group-anything, you can now do that with the help of an AI companion. These chats



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Walmart US CEO John Furner
Walmart US CEO John Furner is set to take over the top job from CEO Doug McMillon.
  • John Furner began working for Walmart in 1993 as a part-time associate in the garden center.
  • His roles with the company have spanned the globe, positioning him to take the helm as CEO next year.
  • Here's a look back at Furner's life and career leading up to this moment.

Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, is


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Nearly a decade after going offline, Vine is (sort of) back and, in a truly bizarre twist, Jack Dorsey is at least partially responsible. An early Twitter employee has released a beta version of a rebooted Vine — now called "Divine" — that revives the app's six-second videos and includes a portion of the original app's archive. 

The project comes from Evan Henshaw-Plath, a former Twitter employee



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Marriott guests said they were left stranded, overcharged, and some ignored after Sonder's sudden collapse.
  • Marriott ended its partnership with Sonder, leaving guests with canceled reservations.
  • Travelers face refund delays and confusion after Sonder's abrupt shutdown and bankruptcy filing.
  • An expert advises filing credit card chargebacks quickly to get refunds.

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MrBeast is YouTube's top creator.
  • MrBeast said last year he owned just over half of his $5 billion company.
  • The YouTuber operates a variety of business lines, including a content studio and a chocolate brand.
  • Beast Industries has been on a hiring spree, adding four new execs to boost content and brand deals.

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You can't believe everything you hear.

This week, I saw dozens of headlines and viral social posts about an AI country song that reached the top of the Billboard country charts. If a song created with generative AI had truly reached No. 1 in the country music world, that would indeed be huge, paradigm-shifting news.

I'm talking about "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust, the name of an AI-generated



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Brett Johnson is a reformed internet fraudster who stole more than $1 million through stolen credit cards, counterfeit documents, and phishing schemes.

Johnson cofounded ShadowCrew, one of the first major cybercrime forums, where stolen credit card numbers and hacking techniques were traded among criminals. He was placed on the US Secret Service's most-wanted list in 2004. After his arrest in 2005


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The author lives in a traveling circus.
  • I'm a full-time circus performer and often live on the road.
  • There's very little work-life balance when you essentially sleep at work.
  • I'm planning my wedding for 2026, and I have to do so in between contracts.

It's 7 a.m., and I'm woken up to a dull thud-thud-thud above me. My dog's ears prick up, alert, ready to defend our home from


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