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Why bitcoin is booming

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The price of bitcoin surged past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, continuing a post-election...
The price of bitcoin surged past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, continuing a post-election run buoyed by the pro-crypto promise of the incoming Trump administration. On Election Day, bitcoin — one of the most popular decentralized digital assets available — was worth $69,374, according to the cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase. Within a month, […]

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Vanderpump Rules was the perfect millennial tragedy

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What is Vanderpump Rules if not a series about middling millennials? It’s a question plaguing Bravo...
What is Vanderpump Rules if not a series about middling millennials? It’s a question plaguing Bravo fans following the news that the hit reality show is getting a reboot with a new class of waiters and bartenders in its 12th season. No details about the cast have been revealed yet, except for the expected return […]

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How data can unlock hidden business opportunities

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Strategic collaborations create excitement for both brands and their customers, whether it’s fast food and toys,...
Strategic collaborations create excitement for both brands and their customers, whether it’s fast food and toys, sports teams and cereal, or even cars and fashion brands. All of which are memorable – and perhaps even a bit unexpected. And while traditional business partnerships typically prioritize safety and predictability, customer data holds the power to unlock […]

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For peak business performance, let data be your guide

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Customer journeys are becoming increasingly “phygital” as shoppers engage with brands both in store and online....
Customer journeys are becoming increasingly “phygital” as shoppers engage with brands both in store and online. The intersection of moments between physically trying out – or trying on – new products and ordering them digitally have converged, driving customers to demand businesses to meet them wherever they are. Brands that do this well create opportunities […]

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Biden can’t save Trump’s enemies with preemptive pardons

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Politico reports that top White House officials are considering having President Joe Biden issue preemptive pardons...
Politico reports that top White House officials are considering having President Joe Biden issue preemptive pardons of several current and former federal officials who may be targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. For more than 150 years, the Supreme Court has understood the president’s power to issue pardons as entirely within his discretion; typically, […]

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Is TikTok getting banned? What Trump’s election means for its fate.

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A federal appeals court ruled that a congressional ban on TikTok can go into effect in...
A federal appeals court ruled that a congressional ban on TikTok can go into effect in the next few weeks. That’s if the incoming Trump administration doesn’t decide to upend the court’s decision. TikTok debuted in the US in 2017 as a platform for short-form videos and became the most downloaded app in the world […]

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Is AI progress slowing down?

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Last month, tech outlet The Information reported that OpenAI and its competitors are switching strategies as...
Last month, tech outlet The Information reported that OpenAI and its competitors are switching strategies as the rate of improvement of AI has dramatically slowed. For a long time, you’ve been able to make AI systems dramatically better across a wide range of tasks just by making them bigger. Why does this matter? All kinds […]

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The best books of 2024

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The second half of an election year can be a fraught one for books. Publishers tend...
The second half of an election year can be a fraught one for books. Publishers tend to front-load their most interesting titles away from the election to try to keep them from being swallowed up by politics come the fall. After an election, books can feel too trivial and unserious to deserve our focus. The […]

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Do Democrats need to moderate to win — or would that be a terrible mistake?

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Recently, I argued that progressives were wrong to see Kamala Harris’s defeat as proof that Democrats...
Recently, I argued that progressives were wrong to see Kamala Harris’s defeat as proof that Democrats have little to gain from moderation. Osita Nwanevu, a contributor to the New Republic and author of the forthcoming book The Right of the People, has made one of the most interesting cases against my perspective. So, to hash […]

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Why 597 million chickens go missing from America’s food supply each year

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America’s favorite animal to eat — the chicken — has also become its most expendable: In...
America’s favorite animal to eat — the chicken — has also become its most expendable: In 2021, around 556 million chickens in the US died at hatcheries and on farms before reaching the slaughterhouse, their carcasses winding up in landfills, incinerators, compost heaps, or pet food. An additional 41 million never entered the food supply, […]

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This is how many animals could go extinct from climate change

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The planet is about 1.3 degrees Celsius warmer today than it was in the late 1800s....
The planet is about 1.3 degrees Celsius warmer today than it was in the late 1800s. That seemingly small increase has impacted the natural world in some pretty profound ways. Birds have become smaller. Lizards, insects, and snails have changed color. Some goats have become more nocturnal. These are adaptations that help animals survive climate […]

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Spotify Wrapped misses the mark with this one joyless feature

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This year’s Spotify Wrapped came with an odd surprise. The app’s annual roundup featured more than...
This year’s Spotify Wrapped came with an odd surprise. The app’s annual roundup featured more than just the usual candy-colored data about which artists, songs, and podcasts users streamed the most. It included a “Wrapped AI podcast” feature, using Google’s NotebookLM technology to verbally recap users’ listening habits. This bizarre addition is more than just […]

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America’s faultlines

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How the Syrian rebels’ surprise offensive shocked the world

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The war in Syria was supposed to be over. Over, of course, didn’t mean peace: During...
The war in Syria was supposed to be over. Over, of course, didn’t mean peace: During the past few months, the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad and its Russian backers have launched periodic airstrikes on rebel-held areas in the country’s northeast; the US and its Kurdish allies have continued to wage an ongoing campaign of […]

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Are drug expiration dates meaningless?

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It’s late, and someone in your house has a headache, a stuffy nose, or — oh...
It’s late, and someone in your house has a headache, a stuffy nose, or — oh no, was that the sound of retching? You rifle through your home’s jumble of medications, quietly pumping your fist in the air when that bottle of Tylenol or Pepto-Bismol finds your hand. It’s only then that you notice the […]

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The most vulnerable target of post-election hate? America’s kids.

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This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future...
This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. The day after the presidential election, LaToya Bufford’s 16-year-old daughter got a text saying she had been “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.” The text came from a number Bufford’s daughter didn’t recognize, but it addressed […]

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France’s government just collapsed. What does that actually mean?

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France’s government collapsed Wednesday following a vote of no confidence in the country’s prime minister, pushing...
France’s government collapsed Wednesday following a vote of no confidence in the country’s prime minister, pushing the country’s political future into chaos and exacerbating its budgetary and looming economic crises. The successful vote means center-right Prime Minister Michel Barnier will be out of a job, and that French President Emmanuel Macron will need to find […]

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Hannah Kobayashi’s mysterious non-disappearance, explained

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Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. The twists and turns in the...
Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. The twists and turns in the ongoing story of Hannah Kobayashi, who went missing in Los Angeles last month after failing to get on her connecting flight to New York, have kept the public riveted for nearly a month. But now, amid a family tragedy […]

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The horrifying implications of today’s Supreme Court argument on trans rights

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Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments...
Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in United States v. Skrmetti, arguably the most important transgender rights case the Court has ever heard. The case asks whether discrimination against transgender people can violate the Constitution — and it appears most of the justices feel […]

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The South Korean president’s stunning martial law decree, explained

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Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. South Korea is in the grip...
Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. South Korea is in the grip of a political crisis after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday — a shocking move that sparked mass protests and drew sharp rebuke from the country’s parliament. Though Yoon has said he will reverse his declaration, […]

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Why every restaurant has the same desserts

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This video is presented by Bluehost. Bluehost doesn’t influence our editorial decisions, but they make videos...
This video is presented by Bluehost. Bluehost doesn’t influence our editorial decisions, but they make videos like this possible. When choosing a restaurant, you probably look at a few things: What type of food do they serve? How close is it? Are they allergen- or kid-friendly? You’re very likely looking at the list of entrees […]

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