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Portrait of ChocboxLA founders Brittany and Kevin.
Brittany Nemandoust, the founder of Chocbox, and her husband, Kevin.
  • Brittany Nemandoust started Chocbox, a chocolate kit company, when the pandemic put her out of work.
  • Sales fluctuated, and she nearly shut down the business, but a viral TikTok changed everything.
  • She capitalized on the viral moment and implemented strategies to build a lasting business.

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The New Yorker Hotel, center, is seen in New York.
The New Yorker Hotel, center, is seen in New York.
  • Mickey Barreto booked a one-night stay at the New Yorker Hotel in 2018 for $200.57.
  • He stayed and paid no rent for five years thanks to a local housing law.
  • Police arrested him in 2024. In February 2026, he pled guilty and will spend six months in jail.

A man who lived in the iconic New Yorker Hotel for half a decade without paying a


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RedOctane Games, a relaunched version of one of the studios behind the very first Guitar Hero, has shared a first trailer for its new music game, Stage Tour. The original RedOctane was shut down by Activision in 2010, and only recently reformed under Embracer Freemode to create a new music game franchise in August 2025.

Stage Tour is playable solo or with other players in a band, according to


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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block, at the Bitcoin 2021 Conference.
Jack Dorsey used Goose, Block's AI code editing tool, while creating his Bluetooth mesh messaging app Bitchat.
  • Block lays off over 4,000 employees, cutting its workforce by nearly half, CEO Jack Dorsey said.
  • Jack Dorsey emphasized a shift toward smaller teams and intelligence tools at Block.
  • Read the lengthy post Dorsey shared about the cuts below.

Block is letting go o


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Warner Bros. Discovery's board of directors just said that David Ellison's Paramount Skydance has made a better offer than Netflix.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery's board said it thinks Paramount's latest offer is better than Netflix's.
  • Paramount raised its bid to $31 per share for all of WBD on Tuesday morning.
  • Netflix

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