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Italian Brain Rot
Arts & Entertainment

Gen Z’s beloved ‘Italian Brain Rot’ is unproductive and pointless—and that may be the point

By Safiyah Riddle and The Associated Press
September 7, 2025
Young woman at work
Success

Be careful boomers, your Gen Z coworker may be recording you — 9-to-5s aren’t just about climbing the ladder, they’re about content

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September 6, 2025
Davenport, Florida, Starbucks Coffee, outside exterior drive thru through.
Retail

Starbucks hops on the health craze with protein coffee weight-loss influencers had been concocting in its drive thru for months

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September 4, 2025
Tennis sensation Coco Gauff
Success

Tennis champion Coco Gauff loves this $2 monthly subscription, cooks TikTok recipes, and treats herself with $3,000 shopping sprees

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September 4, 2025
An older woman records videos on a tripod.
Startups & Venture

Funding cuts force nonprofits into influencer territory on YouTube, podcasts: ‘Storytelling is how we’re able to draw people in’

By Glenn Gamboa and The Associated Press
September 2, 2025
Brett Leatherman, Deputy Assistant Director for Cyber Operations at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, giving an address in August 2025. (Courtesy FBI)
Newsletters

‘Salt Typhoon’ Chinese hacking campaign spreads to hundreds of firms around the globe

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August 28, 2025
Banksy-style posters of a protester throwing a sandwich on August 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Politics

‘Weaponization of a sandwich’ — Subway’s footlong is becoming an icon of resistance against Trump’s D.C. police takeover

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August 24, 2025
Trump
Tech

Trump on TikTok: ‘We’re gonna watch the security concerns’ and keep extending deadline until ‘things work out’

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August 23, 2025
Google's Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
Newsletters

Google unveils its $1,799 Pixel 10 Pro Fold

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August 21, 2025
Keith Ellison
Law

‘This isn’t about free speech. I’m sure they’re gonna holler that’: Minnesota sues TikTok, accusing it of preying on the young

By Steve Karnowski and The Associated Press
August 20, 2025
Sam Altman sits before the Senate Committee under bright lights.
AI

Sam Altman admits OpenAI ‘totally screwed up’ its GPT-5 launch and says the company will spend trillions of dollars on data centers

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August 18, 2025
Rolex Land-Dweller watches displayed in a window
Retail

Gen Z was growing obsessed with luxury watches. New tariffs on Switzerland could cool the expensive hobby

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August 17, 2025
Kylan Darnell
Tech

The twisted economics of ‘RushTok’: Some sorority pledge influencers can pay their tuition, but they’re fleeing online hate and backlash

By Safiyah Riddle and The Associated Press
August 16, 2025
Photo of Steven Wang
Investing

A 23-year-old CEO convinced his parents to open a custodial account in second grade. He fears meme stocks inflate Gen Z’s dreams of getting rich quick

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August 15, 2025
Gen Z are sharing their unhinged hacks to surviving their toxic jobs, including CCing fake lawyers and being maliciously compliant
Success

Gen Z are sharing their unhinged hacks to surviving their toxic jobs, including CCing fake lawyers and being maliciously compliant

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August 9, 2025

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