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Hollywood's Most Extravagant Swag Bag
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Hollywood's Most Extravagant Swag Bag

No wonder they always says it’s an honor just to be nominated.

March 14, 2023

Shoe Game Strong
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Shoe Game Strong

Shoes are a lot like cars — sometimes they’re weird and sometimes they’re cool, but they always take us where we want to go.

March 13, 2023

Music in Tech
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Music in Tech

Spotify is getting visual, Apple is going old-school, and Stationhead is gaining interest.

March 10, 2023

The Phantom Syntopia: A Delight for the Eyes and the Nose
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The Phantom Syntopia: A Delight for the Eyes and the Nose

ASOTU Signature Scents – “New Car Smell.” - AMJ “Rich mahogany and leather-bound books.” -Kristi (and Ron Burgundy) “Somewhere between summer breeze, Wingstop, a long Saturday morning run, and kids after school snacks.” -Kyle “Rain. But, not the good kind. The ‘oh no, I left my windows down!’ kind.” -Chris “Leather and a mix of new car smell.” -Myles

March 9, 2023

Gamification in the Battle for Engagement
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Gamification in the Battle for Engagement

Catch Pokémon by catching Zzz’s, a virtual Lambo is better than no Lambo, and San Antonio is increasing conservation with a little friendly competition.

March 7, 2023

TikTok Throttles Teens
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TikTok Throttles Teens

13 year olds to their friends: “Oh, it was easy. I just made him put in the passcode while he had Cheeto dust on his fingers. Works every time.”

March 3, 2023

Eli Lilly Makes Covid Era Insulin Price Caps Permanent
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Eli Lilly Makes Covid Era Insulin Price Caps Permanent

34.2M or 10.4% of Americans live with diabetes, some of them pay more than $200 a month for insulin to survive. This will save lives.

March 2, 2023

New Ways To Get Lost
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New Ways To Get Lost

TL: DR - Soon people may be able to take their mini quad copter on an AI planned scenic trip to the satellite phone store. Sounds like the opening of a high school student’s sci-fi novel and we are here for it.

February 27, 2023

Coffee, Jeans, and Screens
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Coffee, Jeans, and Screens

Add olive oil to the list of complicated drink orders you’ll have to snag from your coworkers before a coffee run, thick thighs save lives, and Mercedes' new TikTok car.

February 24, 2023

Swimming, Clocking Out, and Finding a New Home
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Swimming, Clocking Out, and Finding a New Home

FlyingFish is free-falling, Flaco is a free bird, and workers in India are free at last (as soon as they get their reminder).

February 22, 2023

What’s the Deal with Cold Plunges?
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What’s the Deal with Cold Plunges?

We're still split. Are you team "DCE is the truth" or team "No thank you, please"?

February 17, 2023

Dodge Won The Super Bowl?
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Dodge Won The Super Bowl?

What was your favorite? Hit reply and let us know!

February 14, 2023

Yay! Football!
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Yay! Football!

Congrats, Team! You won the big game, and we are all very proud and disappointed, respectively.

February 13, 2023

Netflix Cracks Down on Password Sharing
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Netflix Cracks Down on Password Sharing

Later, after user backlash, the company said that posting the new guidelines was a mistake. Not that the new guidelines were a mistake, just that posting them seems to have harshed the mood and they were sorry.

February 10, 2023

2023 Grammy Highlights
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2023 Grammy Highlights

Songs are like dogs. Not everybody pets every dog, but every dog has to get pets from somebody. Or else, what’s the point in any of this?!

February 7, 2023

See Ya Around, Tom Brady
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See Ya Around, Tom Brady

How do you think Tommy will spend his golden years? Will he choose to retire from movies next? Why can we only imagine him grilling burgers?

February 3, 2023

Chip War, Spotify, and Artifact
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Chip War, Spotify, and Artifact

TL: DR - A book about chips, more people are using Spotify, and a new app may finally free the ASOTU writing team from ever visiting Reddit.

January 31, 2023

It Pays To Be An Influencer
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It Pays To Be An Influencer

Stickers aren’t cars, but they also aren’t nothing. #NeverDon’tAsk

January 27, 2023

Apple CEO Takes Pay Cut
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Apple CEO Takes Pay Cut

Witnessing a corporation of Apple's size putting employees' livelihoods at the top of their priority list is a breath of fresh air we can all feel good about.

January 26, 2023

The 2023 Oscars
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The 2023 Oscars

We’re Listening - Hit reply and let us know what we got right and where we failed miserably!

January 25, 2023

The Gang Returns
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The Gang Returns

We always love a good comeback story. Hit reply and let us know what show(s) you wish would make a return.

January 20, 2023

Memes, Games, and Flip Phones
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Memes, Games, and Flip Phones

TL:DR - A classic meme star is also really good at football. The game Chris has completed more times than any other game is getting a remake. Flip phones are making a humble comeback?

January 17, 2023

Crypto and Mining
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Crypto and Mining

TL; DR - Bitcoin isn’t dead (or even dying, apparently), a well-loved video game is getting remade, and Europe is investing in shovels.

January 16, 2023

Any Excuse To Talk About Gladiator
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Any Excuse To Talk About Gladiator

Asking the Expert - Ok, maybe he didn't change the world, but I was 13 years old, and at least my life was never the same. -Chris

January 10, 2023

Wednesday Season 2
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Wednesday Season 2

We’ve also been trying to master a supernatural power lately…which we hear some people just call “jogging.”

January 9, 2023

What On TV?
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What On TV?

If it ain’t Golden Girls, I ain’t watching it. What about you? See anything good lately? Hit reply and let me know! -Chris

January 4, 2023

Netflix Gets Fit
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Netflix Gets Fit

If you really want to get fit while you watch TV, just tape a 75 lb weight to your remote. You can also try this with your toothbrush, car keys, or favorite book - the applications are endless.

January 2, 2023

The Whale Breaks Box Office
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The Whale Breaks Box Office

All we know is it's based on a play about a man trying to reconnect with his daughter, and every still image from the movie makes us sad. Even just that description sounds like an award-winning movie.

December 29, 2022

Watch, Listen, Read
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Watch, Listen, Read

They don’t call country music “three chords and the TRUTH” for nothing, y’all.

December 28, 2022

A Smorgasbord of Stuff
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A Smorgasbord of Stuff

We didn’t forget these topics we just figured everybody was as fatigued by them as we are. Here is a snapshot- now try to ignore the news until Monday, friends.

December 23, 2022

Reboots To Watch Or Avoid
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Reboots To Watch Or Avoid

Love em' or hate em', reboots are coming.

December 19, 2022

NASCAR Goes Electric! (Not Like You Think.)
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NASCAR Goes Electric! (Not Like You Think.)

To prepare for the actual thing, crew members listen to heavy metal at max volume while working on the silent EV.

December 14, 2022

Hip-Hop, META, and Shaq
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Hip-Hop, META, and Shaq

Shaq just wants to know what the world would look like if he was the same height as normies like us.

December 13, 2022

Indiana Jones And The Challenge Of Swinging A Whip In Your 80s
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Indiana Jones And The Challenge Of Swinging A Whip In Your 80s

“Dial of Destiny” makes it seem like Indy is questing to find his missing TV remote.

December 5, 2022

Metallica’s New Music
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Metallica’s New Music

"Absolutely hype" -Myles

December 1, 2022

The Best Dragons Are In Dungeons
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The Best Dragons Are In Dungeons

People love celebrating brands that bring them together. Got any notable dates coming up that you could use as an invitation to celebrate to your community?

November 29, 2022

Automotive Gets Social (Media)
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Automotive Gets Social (Media)

So you are telling me out of 7 verticals, auto is the only one that doesn’t have a social media platform that it should stay away from…um, time to hire that content creator, eh?

November 18, 2022

General Motors and Magic Johnson Feed The Children
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General Motors and Magic Johnson Feed The Children

This is a real homerun (maybe the wrong sports metaphor, but oh well) for Magic and GM. Great work, team!

November 17, 2022

The 2023 Grammy Awards
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The 2023 Grammy Awards

And the award for song that makes you want to live alone in the wilderness goes to “Carolina” by Taylor Swift - Charity@asotu.com

November 16, 2022

Reddit Adds Muting
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Reddit Adds Muting

Goodbye forever r/MildlyInteresting, you were boring the entire time.

November 14, 2022

Layoffs, Lawsuits, and Little Blue Checks
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Layoffs, Lawsuits, and Little Blue Checks

Stephen King got pretty annoyed by the $8 thing, and he has tons of money, so we don’t think it was actually about the fee. 📚

November 7, 2022

Panel for Policy
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Panel for Policy

What are the odds this new review panel of Musk’s will decide to reverse Trump’s Twitter ban just in time for the 2024 Presidential campaigning season?

November 1, 2022

“The Bird Is Freed”
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“The Bird Is Freed”

There was a time when all birds were free. There was also a time when tweets were 140 characters long. There was also a time when Tesla was just a car company. Ah, sweet memories.

October 31, 2022

Oh, Cool!
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Oh, Cool!

TL:DR - Motorcycles are getting quieter, Ryan Reynolds is getting louder, and banks are getting held to standards.

September 29, 2022

NBC Considers Losing An Hour
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NBC Considers Losing An Hour

Nobody worry. Jimmy Fallon and his lip syncing celebrities are safe

August 31, 2022

Every Disney Streaming Services Increase Price
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Every Disney Streaming Services Increase Price

Right after we finished giving away the last of our colossal plastic case VHS tapes, they hit us with this?!

August 12, 2022

NFL+ Has Launched
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NFL+ Has Launched

People sneaking out of church early just dropped by 400%!

July 27, 2022

A Star Trek For Everyone
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A Star Trek For Everyone

Asking The Experts — Isaac is obsessed with LEGO, Nathan dreams in Star Wars each night, and Chris only uses TV to play video games. Turns out we are all nerds, but not Trekkies.

July 26, 2022

Netflix Loses Subs, Gains Stacks
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Netflix Loses Subs, Gains Stacks

Does this mean that they might back off of cracking down on people sharing the same login? Asking for a friend.

July 21, 2022

News Viewership Is Down
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News Viewership Is Down

This looks like a job for ASOTU! Like, literally, we’ve got news AND community if you know anybody who needs some.

July 14, 2022

Indiana Jones Returns
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Indiana Jones Returns

Last time Indiana hid from a nuke in a fridge, to top it this time he will need to escape the center of a volcano floating on a pizza box.

July 5, 2022

Baby On Board
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Baby On Board

The not too distant future — “Yeah I was born in the parking lot of the hospital, I guess I was eager to party!” -Somebody about to have their story one-upped.

May 23, 2022

VEECON Has Begun
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VEECON Has Begun

We don’t feel hyperbolic saying whatever is going to happen next in Web3 is probably starting this week at VEECON.

May 20, 2022

US Soccer Agrees To Standardized Pay
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US Soccer Agrees To Standardized Pay

We wonder how much the two teams banding together influenced this outcome?

May 19, 2022

Musk’s Twitter Deal Placed “On Hold”
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Musk’s Twitter Deal Placed “On Hold”

If Elon REALLY wanted to get rid of Spam, he should've bought Hormel Food Corporation.

May 16, 2022

Apple Discontinues Last iPod Model
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Apple Discontinues Last iPod Model

#RIPiPod — ASOTU cares about how this loss feels. Tell us about your favorite music and we will listen to it on our smartphones since nobody has really used an iPod in 10 years.

May 11, 2022

US Economy Adds More Jobs in April
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US Economy Adds More Jobs in April

Yes, this is good news, but the unemployment rate stayed the same. So were jobs created or just…wiggled?

May 9, 2022

TikTok Begins Revenue Sharing
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TikTok Begins Revenue Sharing

Great! Another platform, another chance for “Cooking with Paul and Kyle” to hit it big!

May 6, 2022

Toyota Teams Up To Protect Pollinators
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Toyota Teams Up To Protect Pollinators

Gets stung by a bee — “Ouch, thanks, Toyota…” Adds honey to tea— “yay, thanks, Toyota!”

May 4, 2022

Universal to Release Movies to Streaming Service
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Universal to Release Movies to Streaming Service

The movie theater industry is figuring out in-person vs online as a business model. If only there were another industry where we've seen great strides in that regard... 🤔

May 3, 2022

Airbnb Announces WFH Support
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Airbnb Announces WFH Support

Airbnb: Working from (somebody’s) home friendly.

May 2, 2022

Musk To Buy Twitter
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Musk To Buy Twitter

Starlink internet: Now with an extra helping of free speech.

April 26, 2022

CNN Shuts Down Streaming Service a Month After Launch
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CNN Shuts Down Streaming Service a Month After Launch

Companies try and end things all the time. Just usually not companies this big, trying things this public, and ending them this quick.

April 22, 2022

3.6 Million People Could Receive Debt Forgiveness
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3.6 Million People Could Receive Debt Forgiveness

Fun fact — Adjusted for inflation and based on the original 1866 price, you could buy Alaska from Russia about 8 times for $1.7T.

April 21, 2022

Federal Judge Struck Down CDC's Airline Mask Mandate
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Federal Judge Struck Down CDC's Airline Mask Mandate

Other things masks don't do: babysit your kids, file your taxes or keep your glasses from fogging up.

April 20, 2022

Apple Seeks NFL Deal
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Apple Seeks NFL Deal

Finally, the dream of having a different game on your phone, your laptop, your iPad, your spouse's phone, and your tv at the same time may come true.

April 19, 2022

Twitter Activates "Poison Pill"
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Twitter Activates "Poison Pill"

Elon Vs. Twitter is about to be a $90 pay-per-view event.

April 18, 2022

Musk Moves To Buy Twitter
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Musk Moves To Buy Twitter

How much is this guy willing to pay to add that edit button??

April 15, 2022

California Considering 32-Hour Workweek
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California Considering 32-Hour Workweek

Great, now folks in CA can spend more time at their 2nd job to pay the rising costs of living in CA.

April 13, 2022

Gig Economy Vs. Gas Prices
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Gig Economy Vs. Gas Prices

Customers, who are already paying a $0.55 fuel surcharge — “not it”

April 12, 2022

US Entrepreneur Boom
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US Entrepreneur Boom

This explains why the unemployment rates are going down. Americans don’t wait around, they make their own jobs!

April 11, 2022

Twitter To Test Edit Button Days After Musk Buy's Stake
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Twitter To Test Edit Button Days After Musk Buy's Stake

We think this was a great way to spend $3B. (edited)

April 7, 2022

Kansas Jayhawks Pull Largest Comeback in Title Game History
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Kansas Jayhawks Pull Largest Comeback in Title Game History

Sounds Like Trouble — The coach’s halftime pep talk was mostly Patrick Abad quotes with all the dealership lingo replaced with basketball lingo.

April 6, 2022

Starbucks Suspends Stock Buybacks
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Starbucks Suspends Stock Buybacks

Returning to Starbucks as CEO 3 times is impressive, but returning five times a day to drink more espresso is our kind of pace.

April 5, 2022

Job Market Continues Climb
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Job Market Continues Climb

We love people being able to take care of their families! …And, if they are doing so far, far away from lawn mowers at 6 am, it's a bonus.

April 4, 2022

Moon Knight Releases on Disney+
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Moon Knight Releases on Disney+

“This sequel to DUNE is hard to follow…” - Chris@ASOTU.com

March 31, 2022

The Oscars Were Totally Normal & Nothing Exciting Happened...
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The Oscars Were Totally Normal & Nothing Exciting Happened...

Truth be told, this all distracted from the fact that CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) won Best Picture for an amazing heartfelt story.

March 29, 2022

Anthony Mackie to Open Studio in Louisiana
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Anthony Mackie to Open Studio in Louisiana

We're excited to see movies made by the folks who gave us gumbo, Mardi Gras, and Zydeco bands!

March 25, 2022

US Braces For Cyber Attack
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US Braces For Cyber Attack

We are not security advisors, but it seems anybody with access to financial data would be a potential target by a sanction starved war fund right about now…

March 22, 2022

March Madness Upset Leaves 14 Yahoo Brackets in Play
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March Madness Upset Leaves 14 Yahoo Brackets in Play

Surely, if you could predict the ending, they wouldn't call it "madness"…

March 21, 2022

Ryan Reynolds Helps Young Fan Understand Onscreen Kiss
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Ryan Reynolds Helps Young Fan Understand Onscreen Kiss

Ryan Reynolds also evaporated a bunch of bad guys in that movie which he said was "totally real."

March 18, 2022

Apple & MLB Strike a Deal
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Apple & MLB Strike a Deal

Wait, is this just marketing for some Ted Lasso spin-off?

March 16, 2022

Dolly Parton Withdraws From Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nomination
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Dolly Parton Withdraws From Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nomination

“Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, DOLLY, please don’t beat us just because you can” -All of the other nominees.

March 15, 2022

Goldman Sachs Demands All Employees Return to The Office
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Goldman Sachs Demands All Employees Return to The Office

Learning in person can be very helpful, but we've never met Bob Ross and yet are, like, really good at painting, y'all.

March 14, 2022

Airbnb Becomes Unexpected Support Channel
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Airbnb Becomes Unexpected Support Channel

The world is going to remember who did what when this is all said and done.

March 9, 2022

Mardi Gras Returns
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Mardi Gras Returns

NOLA: Come for the massive party; stay because there is a gator between you and your car.

March 2, 2022

The 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards
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The 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards

Maybe with the help of technology, folks are learning to live in the post-covid world with broader horizons than before?

March 1, 2022

Police Begin Adopting EVs For Duty
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Police Begin Adopting EVs For Duty

Full Self Driving: Now with Robocop setting!

February 25, 2022

Poll Finds Potential Benefit of Remote Work
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Poll Finds Potential Benefit of Remote Work

The pandemic has shown a lot of folks who they really are: Capable, smart, and able to overcome more than they imagined.

February 22, 2022

Remote or Resign. Is That The Question?
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Remote or Resign. Is That The Question?

Back in our day the only remote working was getting up to change the channel for your parents.

February 21, 2022

Nike Delivery Delays Pinch Sneakerhead Shops
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Nike Delivery Delays Pinch Sneakerhead Shops

Geez, you really think Nike would do that? Prioritize their own brand during supply shortages?

February 17, 2022

Crypto, Commercials, and Champions
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Crypto, Commercials, and Champions

The ‘Big Game’ did not disappoint, from the late game drama to the ‘Crypto Bowl’ commercials.

February 14, 2022

NASA Backed Astra Mission Fails, Stock Drops
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NASA Backed Astra Mission Fails, Stock Drops

When describing something very difficult we often default to the metaphor of rocket science, this is why.

February 14, 2022

What Happened to The First Car in Space?
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What Happened to The First Car in Space?

Alien 1: They shot a car at us, let’s destroy them! Alien 2: Yeah, but it’s a Tesla, I hear those are nice!

February 11, 2022

Peloton Cuts CEO & Costs
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Peloton Cuts CEO & Costs

Who could have guessed indoor biking would be negatively affected by people going back outside.

February 9, 2022

2022 Winter Olympics Have Begun
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2022 Winter Olympics Have Begun

Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time!

February 8, 2022

Amazon Prime Price Increase
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Amazon Prime Price Increase

Just make coffee at home, Jeff…

February 7, 2022

Former Teachers Finding Hopeful Future in Private Sector
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Former Teachers Finding Hopeful Future in Private Sector

Teachers: I don’t have any money, but I do have a very specific set of skills. Hiring Managers everywhere: You’re Hired!

February 4, 2022

TikTok Security Questions Loom
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TikTok Security Questions Loom

They say to never trade freedom for security, but were not sure which is which here.

February 3, 2022

Lamborghini Enters the NFT Game
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Lamborghini Enters the NFT Game

5 people’s keychains are about to get a whole lot cooler!

February 2, 2022