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Spotify Wrapped is pretty much an event at this point, with people dropping everything to share their top tracks and discuss their "listening character".

But what if your listening activities are based on another platform, eh? What if you don't even use Spotify? Well, the good news for Apple Music enjoyers is they can already start tracking their 2024 listening preferences — and it's still only

• Investors should expect lower stock market returns in the future, Gary Shilling says.
• The legendary forecaster cited slower economic growth, steep valuations, and fading speculation.
• Merrill Lynch's first chief economist said a recession appears likely and could extend into 2025.

Investors in the stock market face decades of disappointment, and a recession threatens to

• Starbucks customers at US stores are spending more per order than ever before, execs said Tuesday.
• Customers are opting for pricier products, adding more customizations, and getting more cold drinks.
• The coffee giant previously said it has made "judicious price increases."

Starbucks customers at US stores are spending more

• Boeing suspended its financial forecast for 2024 as it reported its fourth quarter earnings Wednesday.
• "Our full focus is on taking comprehensive actions to strengthen quality at Boeing," CEO Dave Calhoun said.
• Boeing is under heavy scrutiny following the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout earlier in January.

Boeing suspended its financial forecast

As of today, the UK is criminalising actions such as cyberflashing and — in a world fist — epilepsy-trolling, with offenders potentially facing prison time. The new offences will come into play as part of the Online Safety Act, a recently introduced bill designed to protect people from illegal or “harmful” online content. Cyberflashing is the act of sending unwanted sexual photos. Studies have

• The "Take Our Border Back" convoy has had a rocky start.
• WIRED said the so-called 'God's army' had a lower-than-expected turnout.
• It reported the group has also dealt with internal disputes, a lost vehicle, and an exiled member.

A convoy of vehicles headed to Texas, organized by a group

• Satya Nadella warned there could be a "breakdown of world order" in an interview with NBC News.
• The Microsoft CEO said that's a real risk if nations don't strike a "cyber Geneva Convention."
• It comes after Microsoft found it'd been attacked by Russian hackers earlier this month. 

Satya Nadella said there's a real risk of a "breakdown of world

• New sonar images found in the hunt for Amelia Earhart's lost plane have excited experts.
• The tantalizing pictures show a plane-like fuzz deep in the middle of the Pacific.
• At that depth, a plane's remains have a good chance of being preserved, one expert said. 

Experts have rushed to weigh in following news of

I know the headline says classic phones, and you’re probably expecting some vintage tech here. I also know you will hate me for making you feel old by making the 2000s sound like prehistoric times. So, before we start, I’d like to clarify that, as a 1997-born, these phones are my earliest memory of cell phones in…

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MIT biotech researcher Lauren “Ren” Ramlan has run the iconic computer game Doom using gut bacteria. It’s not doing the running of the game, per se, but it is running (barely) on a display inside a cell wall made entirely of E. coli bacteria.

The researcher dosed the bacteria with fluorescent proteins to ensure they lit up like digital pixels, reaching a heady 32x48 resolution. In their paper

• I got married in 2008 and, thanks to my mom, signed a prenup to protect my inheritance. 
• The prenup said my husband couldn't use the money to pay for school.
• We used the money for a house, and I learned that my prenup didn't protect me from having to split that 50-50. 

This is part of our series Splitting the Difference, which examines the financial lives of couples.

Never forget that

• Joe Biden is sending weapons to Greece, which is then sending its own to Ukraine.
• Greece is reported to have missile-defense systems vital for Ukraine.
• Republicans in Congress are blocking a large Ukraine aid bill. 

Joe Biden appears to have