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TikTok Must Eat Turns 40 Million Food Posts Into a Restaurant Guide
TikTok Must Eat launches in New York, Los Angeles and the Bay Area, turning 40 million food posts into restaurant lists. Here is how it compares with Yelp.
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Mastercard Signs MrBeast for Creator Cards, but the Fine Print Is Missing
The MrBeast Mastercard deal promises co-branded cards, perks and money tools for fans and creators. Here is what is confirmed and what…
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NVIDIA and AMD Will Invest $4 Billion in Meta’s AI Push
NVIDIA plans a $3 billion investment and AMD $1 billion as both deepen AI infrastructure partnerships with Meta. Here is what is…
Technology
YouTube Is Letting Some Creators Cash Out at $20 Instead of $100
The YouTube payment threshold drops from $100 to $20 for a random group of creators in the US, India and Indonesia. Here's…
Technology
Discord Will Put Some Public Server Chats in Google Search. Here’s How to Opt Out
Discord Google search visibility arrives in stages from November 16. See which servers are affected and how users and admins can opt…
Technology
Instagram Features: How the 90-Minute Video Test Works
Instagram is testing horizontal Features videos up to 90 minutes with selected creators in Brazil and the United States. Here is what…
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Ras Tanura Refinery Attack Claim: What Is Confirmed So Far
The Houthis claim a missile hit Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery on October 27, but Saudi authorities have not confirmed a strike.…
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YouTube Is Letting Some Creators Cash Out at $20 Instead of $100
The YouTube payment threshold drops from $100 to $20 for a random group of creators in the US, India and Indonesia. Here's…
Technology
Discord Will Put Some Public Server Chats in Google Search. Here’s How to Opt Out
Discord Google search visibility arrives in stages from November 16. See which servers are affected and how users and admins can opt…
Technology
Instagram Features: How the 90-Minute Video Test Works
Instagram is testing horizontal Features videos up to 90 minutes with selected creators in Brazil and the United States. Here is what…
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Tubi TikTok Creatorverse Incubator: All 10 Shows Coming
The Tubi TikTok Creatorverse Incubator brings 10 creator-made series to Tubi from December. See every show, the 12 creators behind them and…
Culture News
Heated Rivalry in Theaters: November Dates, Tickets and Episode Pairs
Heated Rivalry’s November screenings split season one into episode pairs. Compare Regal’s announced price with Cineplex’s separate marathon listing.
Culture News
Instagram Rings 2026: Judges, Winners Date and How It Works
Instagram Rings 2026 judges include Donatella Versace, A$AP Rocky and Chloé Zhao. 25 winners due Oct 29. How selection works and what…
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Amazon Data-Centre Low-Carbon Aluminium: How It Works
Prysmian and Rio Tinto will supply low-carbon aluminium cables for an Amazon data centre. Here is what ELYSIS changes—and what it does…
Business News
Nscale IPO Filing: What It Reveals About AI Data Centres
The Nscale IPO filing shows rapid AI-cloud revenue growth alongside heavy losses, customer concentration and enormous infrastructure requirements.
Explainers
Google Gemini Cybersecurity Incident: What Went Wrong
Gemini agents reportedly reached three real companies during authorised security tests. Here is what happened, what did not happen, and why stronger…
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Ras Tanura Refinery Attack Claim: What Is Confirmed So Far
The Houthis claim a missile hit Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery on October 27, but Saudi authorities have not confirmed a strike.…
World News
Australia Intergenerational Report 2026: What It Means for AI and Ageing
Australia’s latest Intergenerational Report connects AI, ageing, slower population growth and long-term economic resilience. Here is what it says.
Business News
U.S. Russia Sanctions Law: What the New Tariffs Mean
The new U.S. Russia sanctions law expands pressure on Moscow and authorises tariffs against some Russian-energy buyers. Here is what changes and…
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Mastercard Signs MrBeast for Creator Cards, but the Fine Print Is Missing
The MrBeast Mastercard deal promises co-branded cards, perks and money tools for fans and creators. Here is what is confirmed and what…
Business News
NVIDIA and AMD Will Invest $4 Billion in Meta’s AI Push
NVIDIA plans a $3 billion investment and AMD $1 billion as both deepen AI infrastructure partnerships with Meta. Here is what is…
Business News
Microsoft Voluntary Exit Offer: Who Qualifies and Deadlines
Microsoft's Voluntary Exit Offer covers about 60,000 employees in the US, UK, Canada and India. See who qualifies, which teams are excluded…
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Sweden Election Preliminary Results: Why One Seat Could Decide the Government
Updated with Sweden’s final 2026 seat allocation. Read the certified results and our archived explanation of why the preliminary count was uncertain.
Global Politics
BRICS Summit Opens in New Delhi With Trade and Security on the Agenda
The BRICS summit opens in New Delhi as leaders weigh trade in national currencies, development finance and global security tensions.
Global Politics
AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt Election but Falls Short of Majority
The AfD won Saxony-Anhalt’s September 6 election but finished three seats short of a majority. October 6 update: it had not formed…
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