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Venture capital powerhouse Sequoia Capital is preparing to invest in Anthropic, the AI startup best known for its Claude family of large language models, in one of the largest private funding rounds in tech this year. The deal is being led by Singapore’s GIC and U.S. investor Coatue, each contributing roughly $1.5 billion, as part of a planned raise of $25 billion or more at a staggering $350

• The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over whether Trump can fire Fed board member Lisa Cook.
• The oral arguments come amid a new criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
• December arguments over the firing of an FTC commissioner suggest how the Supreme Court might rule.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday

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Threads is winning the mobile war against X.

New data from Similarweb (via TechCrunch) indicates that Meta's short-form social network is winning over X when it comes to daily active users on iOS and Android.

In January, Threads had 141.5 million daily active users on mobile, compared to X's 125 million daily active users on the two major mobile platforms.

Things have started off fairly gently for Dunk (Peter Claffey), but it looks like the stakes are going to get higher pretty soon.

HBO's "weeks ahead" trailer above for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms teases Dunk getting in the bad books of Prince Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), ending with a trial by combat that sees him on a misty battlefield.

Hopefully we'll still get plenty more phlegm-based

• First-time watch buyers are reshaping the luxury watch market with new purchasing trends in 2026.
• Younger consumers favor Cartier and smaller, versatile watch designs for style and investment.
• The secondhand luxury watch market is growing, with watches seen as meaningful, lasting gifts.

First-time watch buyers are driving

• Lego released its first-ever Pokémon set this month.
• The presale allocation sold out quickly, and it's already a popular target for resellers.
• The Lego Pokémon collection is aimed at adults and taps into nostalgia.

Lego released its first-ever Pokémon-themed sets last week, and within hours of preorders beginning, the scalpers had

A few years ago, HR practitioner T. Tara Turk-Haynes hired yoga instructors and meditation gurus to help employees handle burnout at the media company where she worked.

She's not doing anything like that today.

Wellness perks are no longer "a thing," said Turk-Haynes, now an independent HR consultant in Los Angeles. "Attracting and retaining talent is not a business challenge right now."

T

• Flight attendants at ultra-low-cost carriers earn a base pay of between $22 and $68 per hour.
• Allegiant cabin crew earn higher base pay than those at United, as UA contract negotiations drag on.
• Veteran cabin crew at Frontier make the least among most US airlines.

Ultra-low-cost carriers often lure passengers with rock-bottom fares, in part by paying

One falsely claimed that some random guy—not even a player—had died.

• Eryn Bostwick, 37, is postponing having kids due to her student-loan debt.
• As a first-generation college student, she believed that a degree would provide financial stability.
• Many student-loan borrowers have reported putting off big life decisions due to their high debt loads.

College was always the

• LA Sparks athlete Cameron Brink said she's lifting weights and eating more protein to build muscle.
• Brink said her typical breakfast is high-protein overnight oats or chia pudding with lots of fiber.
• Her game-day routine includes PB&Js for energy. She