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Trump said the US government has reached a deal to secure 65 billion barrels of oil reserves in Venezuela
Donald Trump said the US has secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump said the US has reached “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” with interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez and private companies, and that the…
10 of the most beautiful places in the US, according to someone who’s been to all 50 states
I’ve visited Glacier National Park several times, and each trip has brought tears to my eyes. Driving the nearly 50-mile scenic Going-to-the-Sun Road is a feast for the senses, with imposing mountains surrounding waterfalls. Take your time at this more than 1 million-acre park, where each view…
Mercedes CEO says he’s a convert to fake V8 sounds in EVs: ‘I was like a born-again Christian’
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius has found religion in synthetic engine noise. He said his conversion came when he drove the new electric version of the AMG CLA 45, Mercedes’ performance sedan. It uses artificial sounds and sensations to mimic a combustion-powered car. “I was like a born-again…
How AI Data Centers Are Making Everything More Expensive
The rapid growth of AI data centers is creating a shortage of the memory chips used in everyday devices like laptops, phones, cameras, and gaming consoles. The world’s three largest memory chipmakers — SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron — are shifting production to High Bandwidth Memory, specialized…
A bartender shares the 5 red flags she always looks for at a bar
With a seemingly never-ending pool of options, it can be hard to know if you’re picking the best bar for a happy hour or night out. Take it from Stephanie Ridgway, who worked at several bars and distilleries before becoming the director of brand advocacy for the liquor brand Charles Jacquin et Cie…
A former Twitter lawyer is testing a new mode of content moderation — and if he can get away with calling it Twitter
A former Twitter trademark lawyer has launched a social network with a familiar name. Stephen Coates’ startup, Operation Bluebird, launched Twitter.now in early testing on Thursday. Coates, formerly Twitter’s head counsel for trademarks, domain names, and marketing, told Business Insider that the…
Good Good’s new president started his job right as the company’s ad scandal erupted
Joe Flannery didn’t have the luxury of a honeymoon period at Good Good. His new job as president started just as the YouTube group plunged into controversy. Good Good, one of YouTube’s biggest golf channels at 2.3 million subscribers, has seen mounting fallout from an ad with Callaway that was…
Dario Amodei says Anthropic is ‘not interested in destroying anyone’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says Claude comes in peace. “We’re not interested in destroying anyone,” Amodei said on CNBC earlier this week. “We think of this as a very positive sum thing, right?” With Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff seated beside him, Amodei sought to put to rest Wall Street’s belief…
I quit my job to travel the world. Then, I met someone who derailed my plans.
Just weeks after my 28th birthday, I arrived in Burgenland, a wine region south of Vienna, to work at a natural wine domaine. Fresh off of quitting my full-time job in California, I planned to travel indefinitely, hopping from country to country by way of the wine harvest. I didn’t have the space…
Good Good’s CEO went nuclear on Callaway after the brand cut ties over an ad scandal
The beleaguered CEO of Good Good just publicly blasted Callaway after the golf company ended its partnership with the YouTuber group over a controversial ad. “Interesting that @CallawayGolf asks us to make an ad then approves it then asks us to take the fall then drops us in a coordinated media…