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Buc-ee's signs at a store location
Business

Buc-ee’s goes beast mode on trademark protection

Beaver says ‘leave it.’

A photo collage of Sam Altman, and a mother and daughter looking at a smart calendar at home
Tech

Altman’s recommendation sparks debate about AI in parenting

OpenAI may have an AI agent that promises to produce “share-ready work,” but the company’s CEO went public with an arguably unshare-ready take on what to do with it.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match
Sports

FIFA drops unpopular plan to sell World Cup stake

The backlash came fierce and fast once Infantino revealed the proposal to FIFA’s 211 member nations.

Jensen Huang in front of an Nvidia backdrop
Tech

Tech companies want US govt to protect access to open-weight AI

With an open letter from more than 20 tech companies, open-weight AI models were placed front and center in the public discourse.

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Real Estate

Boomers won’t go gentle into that good condo

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 7% of homebuyers aged 61 to 70 said the main reason they bought their new home was that they wanted more space, up from 4% in 2016.

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US Economy

Even staying home is getting more expensive

People are getting priced out of amusing themselves inside their houses.

President Trump on stage near Mount Rushmore
Finance

The Trump Accounts have landed

Any American with a Social Security number can have a Trump Account (also known as a 530A account) as long as they are enrolled by the year before they turn 18.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at a 2026 G7 meeting
Tech

Stalled at home, US AI models face global competition

researchers announced that China’s AI can, in some scenarios, match Anthropic’s powerful Mythos model, which the US government forced offline earlier this month.

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Real Estate

Homeownership expenses are on a tear

Longtime homeowners and those hoping to join their ranks are both feeling the bite.

ships near the Strait of Hormuz on June 1, 2026
International

US, Iran reach ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, a critical negotiator, announced the news on X.