Pick the headline that best describes the story:
Venezuela
Trump’s Hint to Oil Executives Weeks Before Maduro Ouster: ‘Get Ready’
Maduro overthrow could help these U.S. oil companies recover assets seized by Venezuela
Trump makes it clear shocking Venezuelan regime change is largely about oil: ‘They stole our oil … We’re going to make a lot of money’
US oil giants mum after Trump says they’ll spend billions in Venezuela
US oil companies gain after capture of Venezuela's Maduro
A group of about 20 US investors is already planning a trip to Venezuela in March
Maduro falls, Bitcoin rises: The 1,671% surge that hit before Wall Street woke up
AI-generated content spreads after Maduro’s removal — blurring fact and fiction
Elon
Elon Musk’s X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children
Elon Musk’s X faces regulatory probes in Europe, India and Malaysia after its Grok chatbot began generating deepfake explicit images, some depicting child sex abuse.
Elon Musk After His Grok AI Did Disgusting Things to Literal Children: “Way Funnier”
Elon Musk's Grok AI faces government backlash after it was used to create sexualized images of women and minors
Musk's xAI faces backlash after Grok generates sexualized images of children on X
Woman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes
Elon Musk plans 'high-volume production' of Neuralink brain chips and says he wants to automate the surgical procedure
Tesla Loses EV Crown to BYD After Second Annual Sales Drop
AI
Children
Tech Giants Pushing AI Into Schools Is a Huge, Ethically Bankrupt Experiment on Innocent Children That Will Likely End in Disaster
Children Falling Apart as They Become Addicted to AI
OpenAI’s child exploitation reports increased sharply this year
Psychosis
Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis
Woman Suffers AI Psychosis After Obsessively Generating AI Images of Herself
Man Describes How ChatGPT Led Him Straight Into Psychosis
AI Godfather Warns That It’s Starting to Show Signs of Self-Preservation
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT “Prioritize” Advertisers in Conversation
Billionaires
The world's richest people just had their best year yet
AI boom adds more than half a trillion dollars to wealth of US tech barons in 2025
There are more self-made billionaires under 30 than ever before—11 of them have made the ultra-wealthy club in the last 3 months thanks to AI
Jamie Dimon made $770 million last year. 2026 could be even better for banks
Easing rules and a rebound in dealmaking are reshaping the landscape for U.S. banks, with bigger profits likely ahead
Threat of California Billionaire Tax Draws Criticism From Ultrawealthy
Bill Ackman slams California wealth tax as ‘expropriation’ of private property
Bill Ackman Blasts Ro Khanna For Defending Billionaire Tax: 'Lost His Way'
Peter Thiel and Larry Page are preparing to flee California in case the state passes a billionaire wealth tax, report says
Tech billionaires threaten to flee California over proposed 5% wealth tax
Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy
Speed Round Dumb or Good Rating (1-10)
Dumb
2 former Hinge execs are building an app to make it easier to plan hangouts with your friends 10
Boeing (BA) CEO “is a Nonsense Guy,” Says Jim Cramer 2
Some men may downplay climate change risks to avoid appearing feminine 0
New research provides evidence that men who are concerned about maintaining a traditional masculine image may be less likely to express concern about climate change. The findings suggest that acknowledging environmental problems is psychologically linked to traits such as warmth and compassion. These traits are stereotypically associated with femininity in many cultures. Consequently, men who feel pressure to prove their manhood may avoid environmentalist attitudes to protect their gender identity. The study was published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
CEO of local public company to step down after nearly 10 years 9
Malcolm Gladwell tells young people if they want a STEM degree, ‘don’t go to Harvard.’ You may end up at the bottom of your class and drop out 6
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups 9
This 22-year-old college dropout with an AI powered YouTube empire makes $700,000 a year and works just 2 hours a day 1
Trump Mobile says its first-ever smartphone is delayed, and the government shutdown is to blame 3
The college-to-office path is dead: CEO of the world’s biggest recruiter says Gen Z grads need to consider trade jobs with no degree required 4
ChatGPT gets ‘anxiety’ from violent user inputs, so researchers are teaching the chatbot mindfulness techniques to ‘soothe’ it 7
Good?
Minimum wage just went up in 19 states—workers in one state are getting a $2 an hour raise 8
Judge says Trump administration must continue funding consumer watchdog Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 5
Angry town halls nationwide find a new villain: the data center driving up your electricity bill while fueling job-killing AI 8
Bernie Sanders and Ron DeSantis speak out against data center boom. It's a bad sign for AI industry 9
Mitt Romney says the U.S. is on a cliff—and taxing the rich is now necessary ‘given the magnitude of our national debt’ 7
Microsoft CEO Begs Users to Stop Calling It “Slop” 10
Man Operating Robot Accidentally Makes It Kick Him Directly in the Nutsack 9
MATT1
WE MISSED THE PREDICTIONS:
Crypto:
Tom Lee Predicts $250K Ethereum Price as BitMine Adds to $13 Billion Stash,
Grayscale Predicts Bitcoin Will Reach New All-Time High by March 2026
Stocks:
Every Wall Street Analyst Now Predicts a Stock Rally in 2026 - EVERY!
AI:
‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton predicts 2026 will see the technology get even better and gain the ability to ‘replace many other jobs’,
Amazon’s Alexa chief predicts an end to doom scrolling: the next generation is ‘going to just think differently’,
In 2026 CFOs predict AI transformation, not just efficiency gains
As millions of Gen Zers face unemployment, CEOs of Amazon, Walmart, and McDonald’s say opportunity is still there—if you have the right mindset - I PREDICT NOT HAVING A JOB IS YOUR OWN FAULT
Oily oil:
Oil experts predict slight rise in gas prices as global tensions mount
Blowhards:
Elon Musk predicts double-digit US growth by 2026,
Treasury Secretary predicts historic merger could make 2026 a ‘very good year’
Trump advisor predicts Miami will dethrone NYC as financial capital under new progressive mayor
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years’ time college graduates will be working ‘some completely new, exciting, super well-paid’ job in space
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Pick the headline that best describes the story:
Venezuela
Trump’s Hint to Oil Executives Weeks Before Maduro Ouster: ‘Get Ready’
Maduro overthrow could help these U.S. oil companies recover assets seized by Venezuela
Trump makes it clear shocking Venezuelan regime change is largely about oil: ‘They stole our oil … We’re going to make a lot of money’
US oil giants mum after Trump says they’ll spend billions in Venezuela
US oil companies gain after capture of Venezuela's Maduro
A group of about 20 US investors is already planning a trip to Venezuela in March
Maduro falls, Bitcoin rises: The 1,671% surge that hit before Wall Street woke up
AI-generated content spreads after Maduro’s removal — blurring fact and fiction
Elon
Elon Musk’s X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children
Elon Musk’s X faces regulatory probes in Europe, India and Malaysia after its Grok chatbot began generating deepfake explicit images, some depicting child sex abuse.
Elon Musk After His Grok AI Did Disgusting Things to Literal Children: “Way Funnier”
Elon Musk's Grok AI faces government backlash after it was used to create sexualized images of women and minors
Musk's xAI faces backlash after Grok generates sexualized images of children on X
Woman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes
Elon Musk plans 'high-volume production' of Neuralink brain chips and says he wants to automate the surgical procedure
Tesla Loses EV Crown to BYD After Second Annual Sales Drop
AI
Children
Tech Giants Pushing AI Into Schools Is a Huge, Ethically Bankrupt Experiment on Innocent Children That Will Likely End in Disaster
Children Falling Apart as They Become Addicted to AI
OpenAI’s child exploitation reports increased sharply this year
Psychosis
Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis
Woman Suffers AI Psychosis After Obsessively Generating AI Images of Herself
Man Describes How ChatGPT Led Him Straight Into Psychosis
AI Godfather Warns That It’s Starting to Show Signs of Self-Preservation
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT “Prioritize” Advertisers in Conversation
Billionaires
The world's richest people just had their best year yet
AI boom adds more than half a trillion dollars to wealth of US tech barons in 2025
There are more self-made billionaires under 30 than ever before—11 of them have made the ultra-wealthy club in the last 3 months thanks to AI
Jamie Dimon made $770 million last year. 2026 could be even better for banks
Easing rules and a rebound in dealmaking are reshaping the landscape for U.S. banks, with bigger profits likely ahead
Threat of California Billionaire Tax Draws Criticism From Ultrawealthy
Bill Ackman slams California wealth tax as ‘expropriation’ of private property
Bill Ackman Blasts Ro Khanna For Defending Billionaire Tax: 'Lost His Way'
Peter Thiel and Larry Page are preparing to flee California in case the state passes a billionaire wealth tax, report says
Tech billionaires threaten to flee California over proposed 5% wealth tax
Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy
Speed Round Dumb or Good Rating (1-10)
Dumb
2 former Hinge execs are building an app to make it easier to plan hangouts with your friends 10
Boeing (BA) CEO “is a Nonsense Guy,” Says Jim Cramer 2
Some men may downplay climate change risks to avoid appearing feminine 0
New research provides evidence that men who are concerned about maintaining a traditional masculine image may be less likely to express concern about climate change. The findings suggest that acknowledging environmental problems is psychologically linked to traits such as warmth and compassion. These traits are stereotypically associated with femininity in many cultures. Consequently, men who feel pressure to prove their manhood may avoid environmentalist attitudes to protect their gender identity. The study was published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
CEO of local public company to step down after nearly 10 years 9
Malcolm Gladwell tells young people if they want a STEM degree, ‘don’t go to Harvard.’ You may end up at the bottom of your class and drop out 6
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups 9
This 22-year-old college dropout with an AI powered YouTube empire makes $700,000 a year and works just 2 hours a day 1
Trump Mobile says its first-ever smartphone is delayed, and the government shutdown is to blame 3
The college-to-office path is dead: CEO of the world’s biggest recruiter says Gen Z grads need to consider trade jobs with no degree required 4
ChatGPT gets ‘anxiety’ from violent user inputs, so researchers are teaching the chatbot mindfulness techniques to ‘soothe’ it 7
Good?
Minimum wage just went up in 19 states—workers in one state are getting a $2 an hour raise 8
Judge says Trump administration must continue funding consumer watchdog Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 5
Angry town halls nationwide find a new villain: the data center driving up your electricity bill while fueling job-killing AI 8
Bernie Sanders and Ron DeSantis speak out against data center boom. It's a bad sign for AI industry 9
Mitt Romney says the U.S. is on a cliff—and taxing the rich is now necessary ‘given the magnitude of our national debt’ 7
Microsoft CEO Begs Users to Stop Calling It “Slop” 10
Man Operating Robot Accidentally Makes It Kick Him Directly in the Nutsack 9
MATT1
WE MISSED THE PREDICTIONS:
Crypto:
Tom Lee Predicts $250K Ethereum Price as BitMine Adds to $13 Billion Stash,
Grayscale Predicts Bitcoin Will Reach New All-Time High by March 2026
Stocks:
Every Wall Street Analyst Now Predicts a Stock Rally in 2026 - EVERY!
AI:
‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton predicts 2026 will see the technology get even better and gain the ability to ‘replace many other jobs’,
Amazon’s Alexa chief predicts an end to doom scrolling: the next generation is ‘going to just think differently’,
In 2026 CFOs predict AI transformation, not just efficiency gains
As millions of Gen Zers face unemployment, CEOs of Amazon, Walmart, and McDonald’s say opportunity is still there—if you have the right mindset - I PREDICT NOT HAVING A JOB IS YOUR OWN FAULT
Oily oil:
Oil experts predict slight rise in gas prices as global tensions mount
Blowhards:
Elon Musk predicts double-digit US growth by 2026,
Treasury Secretary predicts historic merger could make 2026 a ‘very good year’
Trump advisor predicts Miami will dethrone NYC as financial capital under new progressive mayor
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years’ time college graduates will be working ‘some completely new, exciting, super well-paid’ job in space
Altman says stop being polite, tariffs bite, CA’s billionaire tax, Dimon will help Mamdani
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Altman says stop being polite, tariffs bite, CA’s billionaire tax, Dimon will help Mamdani
New Mexico’s governor [Michelle Lujan Grisham] in Brazil for climate change conference
US Will Not Send High-Level Representatives to COP30, White House Says
New Mexico State Investment Council, Educational Retirement Board Vote Against Tesla CEO $1 Trillion Pay Package
The New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC) announced that it has directed its proxy, Northern Trust Asset Management, to vote against Tesla’s $1 trillion pay package proposed for CEO Elon Musk
and against the reelection of board members Ira Ehrenpreis, Joe Gebbia, and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson.
Philip Morris International Publishes Updated Climate Transition Plan to Achieve Net Zero by 2040
Still trying?? And not even 2050?
Some CEOs have vowed to revolt against a Zohran Mamdani win. Jamie Dimon says he’ll ‘call him and offer my help’
Finally a good jamie dimon says??
Nearly 70% of the miles of the 10 longest interstates is now within 10 miles of a fast EV charger, but range anxiety is ‘stuck in people’s heads’
Mark Zuckerberg Visibly Upset When Billie Eilish Calls Out Greed of Billionaires
“We’re in a time right now where the world is really, really bad and really dark and people need empathy and help more than, kind of, ever, especially in our country. I’d say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things, maybe give it to some people that need it. ... If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties."
Saying 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT costs OpenAI millions, Sam Altman says
MacKenzie Scott gifts $80 million to Howard University, marking one of the school’s largest donations in its 158-year history
CEO launches 9-month, full pay family leave for workers: ‘I love being called woke’
Aled Nelmes, Lumen SEO:
four-day workweeks, flexible hours
leadership page after Aled: 7 of 8 are women
Seven West CEO Jeff Howard’s $1.25m pay package faces shareholder revolt
this just made me laugh
Sam Altman is trying to get his deposit back for a Tesla Roadster he ordered in 2018
"I really was excited for the car! And I understand delays. But 7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait,"
California billionaires face proposed one-time wealth tax
California’s wealthiest residents could face a one-time 5% tax on their net worth under a new proposal aimed at replacing billions of dollars in federal funding cuts to healthcare.
The measure would need to garner more than 870,000 signatures by next spring in order to be placed on the November 2026 ballot
American Obesity Rates Are Now Falling, and It’s Almost Certainly Because of Ozempic
Or could this also be a reason: There's 'overwhelming evidence' tariffs have raised consumer prices, says Bank of America
somebody has the guts to say it?
Bernie Sanders Calls for Breakup of OpenAI
"We need to take a deep breath and understand it’s like a meteor coming."
Business Pants
Pick the headline that best describes the story:
Venezuela
Trump’s Hint to Oil Executives Weeks Before Maduro Ouster: ‘Get Ready’
Maduro overthrow could help these U.S. oil companies recover assets seized by Venezuela
Trump makes it clear shocking Venezuelan regime change is largely about oil: ‘They stole our oil … We’re going to make a lot of money’
US oil giants mum after Trump says they’ll spend billions in Venezuela
US oil companies gain after capture of Venezuela's Maduro
A group of about 20 US investors is already planning a trip to Venezuela in March
Maduro falls, Bitcoin rises: The 1,671% surge that hit before Wall Street woke up
AI-generated content spreads after Maduro’s removal — blurring fact and fiction
Elon
Elon Musk’s X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children
Elon Musk’s X faces regulatory probes in Europe, India and Malaysia after its Grok chatbot began generating deepfake explicit images, some depicting child sex abuse.
Elon Musk After His Grok AI Did Disgusting Things to Literal Children: “Way Funnier”
Elon Musk's Grok AI faces government backlash after it was used to create sexualized images of women and minors
Musk's xAI faces backlash after Grok generates sexualized images of children on X
Woman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes
Elon Musk plans 'high-volume production' of Neuralink brain chips and says he wants to automate the surgical procedure
Tesla Loses EV Crown to BYD After Second Annual Sales Drop
AI
Children
Tech Giants Pushing AI Into Schools Is a Huge, Ethically Bankrupt Experiment on Innocent Children That Will Likely End in Disaster
Children Falling Apart as They Become Addicted to AI
OpenAI’s child exploitation reports increased sharply this year
Psychosis
Doctors Say AI Use Is Almost Certainly Linked to Developing Psychosis
Woman Suffers AI Psychosis After Obsessively Generating AI Images of Herself
Man Describes How ChatGPT Led Him Straight Into Psychosis
AI Godfather Warns That It’s Starting to Show Signs of Self-Preservation
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT “Prioritize” Advertisers in Conversation
Billionaires
The world's richest people just had their best year yet
AI boom adds more than half a trillion dollars to wealth of US tech barons in 2025
There are more self-made billionaires under 30 than ever before—11 of them have made the ultra-wealthy club in the last 3 months thanks to AI
Jamie Dimon made $770 million last year. 2026 could be even better for banks
Easing rules and a rebound in dealmaking are reshaping the landscape for U.S. banks, with bigger profits likely ahead
Threat of California Billionaire Tax Draws Criticism From Ultrawealthy
Bill Ackman slams California wealth tax as ‘expropriation’ of private property
Bill Ackman Blasts Ro Khanna For Defending Billionaire Tax: 'Lost His Way'
Peter Thiel and Larry Page are preparing to flee California in case the state passes a billionaire wealth tax, report says
Tech billionaires threaten to flee California over proposed 5% wealth tax
Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy
Speed Round Dumb or Good Rating (1-10)
Dumb
2 former Hinge execs are building an app to make it easier to plan hangouts with your friends 10
Boeing (BA) CEO “is a Nonsense Guy,” Says Jim Cramer 2
Some men may downplay climate change risks to avoid appearing feminine 0
New research provides evidence that men who are concerned about maintaining a traditional masculine image may be less likely to express concern about climate change. The findings suggest that acknowledging environmental problems is psychologically linked to traits such as warmth and compassion. These traits are stereotypically associated with femininity in many cultures. Consequently, men who feel pressure to prove their manhood may avoid environmentalist attitudes to protect their gender identity. The study was published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
CEO of local public company to step down after nearly 10 years 9
Malcolm Gladwell tells young people if they want a STEM degree, ‘don’t go to Harvard.’ You may end up at the bottom of your class and drop out 6
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups 9
This 22-year-old college dropout with an AI powered YouTube empire makes $700,000 a year and works just 2 hours a day 1
Trump Mobile says its first-ever smartphone is delayed, and the government shutdown is to blame 3
The college-to-office path is dead: CEO of the world’s biggest recruiter says Gen Z grads need to consider trade jobs with no degree required 4
ChatGPT gets ‘anxiety’ from violent user inputs, so researchers are teaching the chatbot mindfulness techniques to ‘soothe’ it 7
Good?
Minimum wage just went up in 19 states—workers in one state are getting a $2 an hour raise 8
Judge says Trump administration must continue funding consumer watchdog Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 5
Angry town halls nationwide find a new villain: the data center driving up your electricity bill while fueling job-killing AI 8
Bernie Sanders and Ron DeSantis speak out against data center boom. It's a bad sign for AI industry 9
Mitt Romney says the U.S. is on a cliff—and taxing the rich is now necessary ‘given the magnitude of our national debt’ 7
Microsoft CEO Begs Users to Stop Calling It “Slop” 10
Man Operating Robot Accidentally Makes It Kick Him Directly in the Nutsack 9
MATT1
WE MISSED THE PREDICTIONS:
Crypto:
Tom Lee Predicts $250K Ethereum Price as BitMine Adds to $13 Billion Stash,
Grayscale Predicts Bitcoin Will Reach New All-Time High by March 2026
Stocks:
Every Wall Street Analyst Now Predicts a Stock Rally in 2026 - EVERY!
AI:
‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton predicts 2026 will see the technology get even better and gain the ability to ‘replace many other jobs’,
Amazon’s Alexa chief predicts an end to doom scrolling: the next generation is ‘going to just think differently’,
In 2026 CFOs predict AI transformation, not just efficiency gains
As millions of Gen Zers face unemployment, CEOs of Amazon, Walmart, and McDonald’s say opportunity is still there—if you have the right mindset - I PREDICT NOT HAVING A JOB IS YOUR OWN FAULT
Oily oil:
Oil experts predict slight rise in gas prices as global tensions mount
Blowhards:
Elon Musk predicts double-digit US growth by 2026,
Treasury Secretary predicts historic merger could make 2026 a ‘very good year’
Trump advisor predicts Miami will dethrone NYC as financial capital under new progressive mayor
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years’ time college graduates will be working ‘some completely new, exciting, super well-paid’ job in space