Ford CEO says taking apart Tesla and Chinese EVs was 'shocking' and pushed him to shake up the automaker

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Ford CEO Jim Farley spun off the company's EV division in 2022.

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  • Taking apart Tesla and Chinese EVs was a wake-up call for Ford's CEO.
  • Jim Farley told the "Office Hours: Business Edition" podcast that it spurred him to overhaul the automaker.
  • Farley said the rapid rise of China's EV companies means Ford can't afford to "walk away from EVs."

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Glen Powell reacting to unpopular opinions from radio callers is a fun watch

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It's a good thing Glen Powell seems like a laid back kind of guy.

In the BBC Radio 1 clip above The Running Man star plays "Unpopular Opinion" with host Greg James, reacting to controversial statements from radio callers — from fresh bedsheets being uncomfortable to the status of six-packs.

The final one? A caller called Zoe who says that Powell's best work was Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and his career

Zohran Mamdani's most popular policy proposal is raising taxes on millionaires and corporations, new poll finds

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Mamdani's most popular proposal, according to the poll, is raising taxes on millionaires and corporations.

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  • A new YouGov poll found that Zohran Mamdani's main policy proposals are popular nationwide.
  • The most popular proposal is raising taxes on millionaires and corporations.
  • But even his controversial proposal to open city-run grocery stores earned majority support.

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Teachers fear AI could weaken critical thinking — Mark Cuban says it can do the opposite and build better leaders

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Mark Cuban says AI can sharpen students' minds and create future leaders — not lazy thinkers.

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  • Mark Cuban says kids who learn to use AI will "be best equipped to lead" in the future workplace.
  • Most teachers fear AI weakens critical thinking — but Cuban says it sharpens it instead.
  • Professors warn that students are outsourcing thought to AI, risking an
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Jimmy Kimmel gleefully reacts to Trump being booed at an NFL game

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Donald Trump made an appearance at the NFL game between the Detroit Lions and the Washington Commanders over the weekend, where he was greeted with a less than warm reception — and nobody was happier about the booing than Jimmy Kimmel.

"It's like a whole stadium full of Melanias," says the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host in the clip above. "You think he can hear the boos, or does the narcissism forcefield block it all out?"

Kimmel goes on to share footage of the president joining announcers to talk about the game, saying "he knows nothing about football" before playing footage of Trump remarking that quarterbacks have got to "put it in their hands — you've got to help 'em out a little."

"Wow, that's incredible insight," says Kimmel.

I tested the best Dyson Airwrap dupes under $300: The Shark FlexStyle isnt your only option

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The Dyson Airwrap may be the blueprint for multi-stylers, but these days, it's far from your only option.

Just three years ago, if you didn't have $600 to shell out on the Airwrap, your only option for a dupe that mimicked both the results and tech of the Airwrap was the Shark FlexStyle. While I stand by it as an absolutely incredible dupe, more choices mean you can invest in the multi-styler that