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Business Insider food correspondent Nancy Luna visits Mr.Charlie's, a plant-based fast-food chain in California whose sandwiches look like they could be found on the menu at McDonald's.
  • Mr.Charlie's is a plant-based fast-food chain that opened in Los Angeles in 2022.
  • It immediately became known as the "Vegan McDonald's," as its menu is a parody of the brand.
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Mark Zuckerberg (R) was deemed the least trustworthy of 10 businesses icons among Gen Z respondents in a Business Insider survey, while Oprah Winfrey (L) won over more people.
  • Mark Zuckerberg may have overhauled his image but he's still not winning over Gen Z adults.
  • Topping the list of trustworthiness: Oprah Winfrey, a Business Insider survey



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Deliveries of the Tesla Cybertruck began in November.
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  • Franz von Holzhausen told Jay Leno he would "love" to get rid of them in the future.
  • The Cybertruck initially didn't have side mirrors, but Tesla had to add them due to regulations.

Tesla really, really didn't want to



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Timnit Gebru, a researcher who established the Distributed AI Research Institute.

AI presents an ethical minefield that's pushed researchers, tech



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Let me tell you a story about the first time I was ever truly disappointed by a film adaptation. The year? 2010. The place? An AMC theater packed with teens and pre-teens, all anxiously awaiting a screening of Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Anticipation reached a fever pitch as the lights dimmed — finally, we would get to see Camp Half-Blood and all its heroes come to life



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US Vice President Kamala Harris (right) and Michael Regan (left), administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on Friday, January 27th, 2023. | Image: Jemal Countess / UPI / Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Environmental Protection Agency named 11 “grantmakers” today, universities



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Full disclosure: I am not an Olivia Rodrigo die-hard fan by any means. I probably know three of her songs (great songs, admittedly) and have no interest in knowing any more. Still, I was excited when Sony dropped the LinkBuds S x Olivia Rodrigo wireless earbuds back in September.

From a tech standpoint, I found it thrilling that the buds are supposedly designed by Olivia — with two custom EQs



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In 2023, a perfect, pink storm of events conspired to make this year one in which we could revisit and reclaim our girlish joys: the bubblegum bliss of Barbie, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's triumphant tours, and the return of Y2K aesthetics. A stream of "girl" branded activities graced our social media feeds: girl dinner, girl math, and hot girl walks. We garnished ourselves with bows and friendship



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TL;DR: As of December 20, get The Ultimate ChatGPT Prompts Guide for only $19.97 — that's an 83% discount.


Whether you love the idea of artificial intelligence or not, there's no denying that it can help you with quite a few tasks, both at work and in your personal life. If you're not sure how to get started, you don't have to enroll in an expensive online course — The Ultimate ChatGPT Prompts



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TL;DR: As of December 20, get an Offcloud lifetime subscription for just $39.99 — that's an 80% discount.


Looking for a unique last-minute gift? If you happen to have someone who's always on the internet on your list, you can give them the gift of freedom online with this handy service, Offcloud. Offcloud lets you unlock nearly any site online, download files, and more...all anonymously and easily



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TL;DR: As of December 20, get this iPad Pro bundle for only $315.99 — a 53% discount.


While laptops give you the freedom a desktop computer simply can't, they're not always the just-right option for certain tasks or needs. If you need the portability of a tablet to lean on while you're commuting or traveling or just as an extra device to let the kids play on so you can sleep in on the weekend, this