How Instagram got its mojo back

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Instagram is back.

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Don't watch local TV stations? DirecTV will shave $12 off your monthly bill if you drop them

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DirecTV's "No Locals" package will allow customers to opt-out of local programming for a monthly discount.

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Even MrBeast doesn't think everyone is cut out to be a content creator

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Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is YouTube's biggest star with 245 million subscribers.

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Sam Bankman-Fried considered going on Tucker Carlson's show and railing 'against the woke agenda' after FTX's collapse

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Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Stephen Colbert calls out Elon Musk over Don Lemon drama with a parody video of the Tesla CEO asking himself softball questions

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Stephen Colbert mocked how Elon Musk's X handled its deal with fellow TV personality Don Lemon.

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Festival crowd boos at video of conference speakers gushing about how great AI is

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Audiences attending the SXSW premiere of "The Fall Guy," starring Ryan Gosling, were not happy about having to watch a sizzle reel before the movie that touted the promises of AI.

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Elon Musk would be the best owner for TikTok. There's just one problem.

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Elon Musk would be a great owner for TikTok. There's just one issue.

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Disney just deployed Pinocchio in its war with activist investor Nelson Peltz

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A still from Disney's "Pinocchio."

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Ambition was my friend. Then it turned on me.

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My ambition helped me get into a great college, start a successful newsletter, and do a fellowship at Oxford. But it came with a cost.

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One muggy night in the summer of 2021, I found myself livestreaming a panic attack on Instagram.

Clips from the interview that Don Lemon says made Elon Musk so mad he terminated their X deal seem pretty mundane

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Elon Musk.

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