15 positive things that happened on Friday the 13th

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Mikhail Shaidorov of Team Kazakhstan reacts after competing in the Men Single Skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026
Mikhail Shaidorov of Team Kazakhstan won his country's first gold medal in figure skating.

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Layoffs or an AI pivot? It's hard to tell the difference now

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Last year, Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes said that his company would have more engineers working for it in five years than it did then.

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Layoff announcements are reading more like AI-era manifestos

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Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes (left) and Block CEO Jack Dorsey have written memos announcing layoffs and explaining their visions for their respective companies.

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The US is temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil, a key pressure point for the Kremlin's war chest

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at Trump National Doral Miami in March.

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Atlanta 'Housewives' newcomer Pinky Cole breaks down what drove her to bankruptcy

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Pinky Cole.
Aisha "Pinky" Cole founded Slutty Vegan in 2018.

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Why one of Asia's poorest countries grows Japan's cash

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Japan has long harvested a shrub called mitsumata for its money supply. But when mitsumata started dying out, Japan frantically searched for alternatives to make yen.

A Costco shopper is suing, saying members deserve a slice of any tariff refunds

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Customers walk in the parking lot outside a Costco store on December 02, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
Costco is suing the government over tariffs, and now Costco is getting sued.

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The 25 happiest cities in the US in 2026, ranked

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An empty Niles blvd in Fremont California allows the old buildings to show their beauty.
Fremont, California, was ranked the happiest city in the US in a recent study.

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Sam Altman says AI isn't very popular in the US right now, with people blaming it for electricity price hikes and layoffs

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that his industry is on the rocks with the American people.

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Big Law's outlaw has something to prove

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Silicon Valley loves a rivalry, and right now one of its most closely watched showdowns is unfolding in an unlikely arena: corporate law.

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