Within the first minute of SNL’s viral spoof of the Barbie movie’s song “I’m Just Ken,” a bleached and toned Pete Davidson softly croons about his purchase of a 277-foot Staten Island Ferry: “When I’m high, I do things like call up Colin Jost and say, ‘Homey, we should buy a boat.’” It is one […]

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It’s near-impossible to ride public transit without encountering splashy ads from attorneys who, as the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority puts it, “seem to think the MTA is actually spelled ATM.” Janno Lieber has repeatedly backed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push for auto insurance reforms that are designed to cut costs and fraudulent claims, citing […]

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Financial Times:
China blocks Meta's $2B Manus acquisition, after reviewing whether it violated investment rules, and tells both to cancel it; Manus moved to Singapore in 2025  —  Regulators had reviewed whether deal violated Beijing's investment rules  —  China has ordered Meta to unwind its $2bn acquisition …

Boaz Sobrado / Forbes:
A profile of Anthony Fujiwara, who industrialized “clipping” for social media video marketing and has contributed to the rise of crypto casinos like Stake  —  Anthony Fujiwara is the co-founder of Clipping Exe, also known as the creator of clipping, the video marketing phenomenon …

Bloomberg:
A look at Elon Musk's efforts to launch the banking and payments service X Money, delayed by US regulatory concerns, as some industry watchers remain skeptical  —  More than three years after acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk says he's nearing his long-stated goal of turning it into an …