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After Poppi Fumbled Its Super Bowl Marketing Move, Competitor Olipop Went on the Offensive

On social media, one prebiotic soda brand is dialing up its attack as its rival reconsiders its influencer marketing strategy.

Inc. - 2h

Zuckerberg’s swerve: how diversity went from being a Meta priority to getting cancelled

Meta once invested millions and attracted top talent as tech’s leader in corporate diversity. After those aspirations peaked in 2019, the company scuttled them altogether. In 2019, Facebook set ...

The Guardian - 9h

Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Went to Bat for a Self-Described Racist

Trump’s acolytes place qualified civil servants on leave and reinstate a far-right troll.

The New York Times - 19h

Chiefs' bid at historic three-peat ends miserably in Super Bowl LIX: Three things that went wrong for K.C.

History was on the line Sunday night, and it only took a half for Kansas City's dominant run to be extinguished

CBS Sports - 1d

Mexican long-nosed bats now being tracked via "eDNA" using their saliva

Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats are now being tracked via "eDNA" using their saliva.

CBS News - 1d

I asked to see Ursula von der Leyen’s texts to Pfizer’s boss and she went to court to stop me. Why the secrecy? | Alexander Fanta

Billions in EU Covid funding have gone unaccounted for. By hiding its business behind personal messaging, Brussels is dodging public scrutiny. For weeks during the height of the Covid pandemic in ...

The Guardian - 1d

An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison.

Stephen Hubbard was a wanderer. But when he moved to Ukraine, the war brought arrest, torture and imprisonment. He turns 73 this week.

The New York Times - 2d

Kohli returns as India wins toss and bats in 2nd ODI against England

Virat Kohli has returned from a knee injury as England won the toss and opted to bat against India in the second ODI at the Barabati Stadium

ABC News - 2d

AstraZeneca, Whitehall, and a failed £450m deal for the next generation in vaccines. What went wrong?

When the pharma firm cancelled plans for a major expansion of its Merseyside plant last month, there was no shortage of questions – or blame – over responsibility. At a tense meeting with senior ...

The Guardian - 3d

In the dark for 34 minutes: The inside story of when the lights went out at the Super Bowl

The last time the Super Bowl was in New Orleans, the Superdome lost half of its lights for 34 minutes.

ESPN - 3d

Temu and Shein Raised Prices, Removed Products as Trump’s China Tariffs Went Into Effect

Sellers and shoppers on the two sites say they saw items disappear and prices go up after President Donald Trump implemented tariffs on Chinese imports.

Wired - 3d

Blind date: ‘We went on two dates eight years ago – he didn’t want a third. That was an icebreaker’

Ben (on the left), 36, a writer, meets Maxim, 35, a freelance interior stylist. What were you hoping for? A fun night getting to know a new person. Continue reading...