If there’s one thing that can attract shoppers, it’s the lure of low prices. Combine that with the endless scrolling and the “influencers” promoting items that you have on social media, and you end up with online shopping platform Temu. And there’s always some sort of promotion on an item on Temu.com, which can give […]
When Yida Gao returned to MIT in 2022, the former varsity pole vaulter and Phi Beta Kappa honoree had big shoes to fill. The prestigious university had asked him to teach a graduate course at the business school on crypto and finance, a position recently vacated by Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler. Just […]
This post was updated 6/3/2024 at 8:21 a.m. ET to include more information about OEMs who will sport the new AMD Ryzen AI 300 series chips. Just when you thought you had a moment away from any more AI-focused hardware news, AMD is leaping into the “AI PC” arena with its latest mobile laptop chips. […]
Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she is a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, but some fans are claiming that’s not true and that her mother may not have actually abused her. As The Blast has previously reported, Dee Dee Blanchard managed to convince many doctors that her daughter, Gypsy, had multiple illnesses and medical conditions, […]
What you need to know OpenAI just launched its new flagship GPT-4o model at the just-concluded Spring Update event. The model can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time, making interactions with ChatGPT more intuitive. Based on the demo shown during the event, the model is seemingly great at coding and detecting errors. […]
I’ve been investing in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on and off for more than 10 years now, but I never quite had the conviction to hold onto my coins for very long. After all, it’s doubtful that the coins will ever have real utility like a precious metal might, and there’s certainly no major nation-state or […]
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one. But Hamas has also refused to say that it would recognize Israel or renounce its armed fight against it. For Israel and many others, especially in the wake […]
Despite the time and political capital spent on the $60 billion aid for Ukraine, some Biden administration officials are skeptical it’s enough for Ukraine to win its two-year war with Russia. Battlefield dynamics have shifted a lot in the last few months, partly because Ukraine ran low on weaponry and ammunition while Congress debated authorizing […]
Welcome back to another post about things non-Americans say Americans pretty much can’t understand! Carlos Barquero Perez / Getty Images I scoured X to find some of the best ones, and here they are: 1. The American mind can’t comprehend this. It’s 2024 and I just purchased something from RadioShack. pic.twitter.com/di7SNMERHU — Alex Costanzagram (@atc6955) […]
Brandon Chambers knew he was in trouble in the waters of Lake Michigan on that Sunday of Labor Day weekend. He had been pulled into a rip current and tried to save himself, clinging to a buoy for a few minutes before disappearing into the water and drowning. His body was recovered a week later. […]
Jurgen Klopp was adamant Liverpool should have been awarded a stoppage-time penalty in a dramatic end to his title-chasing side’s 1-1 draw with champions Manchester City. An absorbing top-of-the-table Premier League contest at Anfield was halted for a late VAR check after City’s Jeremy Doku caught Alexis Mac Allister in the chest with his boot […]
Warren Buffett, the 93-year-old billionaire and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is as famous for his less-than-healthy dietary choices as he is for his investment success. He’s known for drinking five cans of Coca-Cola each day, which he says makes up about 25% of his daily calorie intake, according to a 2015 Fortune interview. Buffett’s […]