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Mark Zuckerberg is becoming more like a style influencer in 2024.
  • Mark Zuckerberg isn't style icon by any means, but he's working on it.
  • After spending years wearing the same thing, the billionaire is changing up his fashion.
  • The internet is clearly loving Zuckerberg's new expression of himself through clothes.

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  • The UK has voted to put the Labour Party back in power, smashing the Tories' 14-year majority.
  • The stunning fall of the right-wing in the country has defied a larger trend in Europe.
  • Germany and France are on the brink of seeing the far-right gain critical mass. It's already won in countries like Italy.

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Remember when during the 2017 crypto-craze a beverage company renamed itself  “Long Blockchain” and saw its stock price quintuple?  Today, much like back then, you’d be hard pressed to find a company that isn’t shouting from the rooftops about adopting the transformative technology du jour, i.e. artificial intelligence.  Those building AI tools and hardware are basking in investor and media



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Kevin Bacon disguised himself as a "regular" guy for a day but didn't enjoy the experience.
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  • The Golden Globe-winning actor told Vanity Fair that it wasn't as fun as he thought it would be.
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"To put it mildly, the Tories are in trouble, which is a remarkable downfall for a party that's been in power for the last 14 straight years," comedian John Oliver (left) said of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's (right) party last month.
  • Turns out John Oliver was on the money when he predicted a bloodbath for the Conservative Party.
  • The comedian slammed the party in an episode of "Last Week Tonight" that aired in June.
  • "To put it mildly, the Tories are in trouble," Oliver said then.

It's not quite the "extinction-level event for the Tories" that John Oliver predicted, but the Conservative Party did suffer a bitter defeat in Thursday's UK general election.

In June, the comedian weighed in on the UK election in an episode of "Last Week Tonight." And now it seems Oliver was certainly on the money when he joined political watchers in forecasting a Tory defeat.

"To put it mildly, the Tories are in trouble, which is a remarkable downfall for a party that's been in power for the last 14 straight years," Oliver said.

In his segment, Oliver listed a litany of problems that he thought the Conservatives could be blamed for, ranging from the economic fallout wrought by Brexit to the harsh austerity measures the party imposed on the UK.

Oliver also pointed out that the Conservatives have seen five prime ministers take office since 2010: David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak.

"Look, it's objectively fun to look back at what a collection of weirdos ran Britain for years," Oliver said. "But it gets considerably less fun when you look at what they did to the country."

Oliver also took the opportunity to hold an early celebration of the Conservative Party's defeat on his show, holding out his arms as rain poured down on the "Last Week Tonight" stage.

"On July 4, Britain has a chance to wash itself clean of 14 miserable years of Conservative rule, and it is a chance it simply must take," Oliver said.

"If we do this, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as just an American holiday but also as the day when Britain looked at the Conservatives who've driven the entire country into a ditch, and said in one voice, loud and clear, 'Fuck off into the sun, you cunts, fuckpigs, and weirdos,'" Oliver added.

And it seems many UK voters agreed with Oliver's assessment that the Conservative leadership should be booted out.

At the July 4 polls, the Conservative Party suffered a massive defeat at the hands of its rivals, Labour. As of press time, the party had lost at least 240 seats.

UK Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Sunak conceded defeat to Labour leader Kier Starmer early Friday morning.

"The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight," Sunak told reporters. "There is much to learn and reflect on, and I take responsibility for the loss."

Representatives for Oliver did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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  • Russia faces intense pressure from sanctions targeting payment systems.
  • A top Russian banker says the country should stop talking about payment mechanisms due to sensitivity.
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  • Russia has ramped up its information warfare, a new report reveals.
  • The Insider and German newspaper Der Spiegel found documents detailing an operation called Project Kylo.
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Italian officials uncover military drone parts disguised as wind turbine components.
  • Two military drones were seized by Italian authorities on their way from China to Libya.
  • They were found in containers and disguised to look like wind turbine parts, Italian officials said.
  • The Times reported that these were Wing Loong UAVs, which are made in China and often compared to the Reaper.

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"Bridgerton" fans are auditioning for a role on the hit Netflix show with their own steamy tapes.
  • Fans are sending steamy audition tapes to land roles on "Bridgerton."
  • "I get the most unbelievable videos, unsolicited," says casting director Kelly Valentine Hendry.
  • All three seasons of "Bridgerton" are among Netflix's top 10 most popular titles.

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, conceded defeat and congratulated Labour's leader, Keir Starmer, on his party's victory in Thursday's election.
  • The Labour Party has triumphed in the UK general election.
  • Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded defeat to the Labour Party chief, Keir Starmer.
  • Labour has been out of power since 2010

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Tesla's Model Y cars just made it on the list of approved vehicles of one local government in China.
  • A local Chinese government just approved Tesla's Model Y approved for use.
  • This is the first time Tesla's cars are eligible for government purchases in China.
  • Government approval could help Tesla amid global demand slump and rising competition.

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