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1. Anthropic got an 11% user boost from its OpenAI-bashing Super Bowl ad, data shows

2. Epstein files fallout: The high-profile people burned by past dealings with a predator

3. Apple takes on YouTube and Spotify with new video podcasting push

4. Here’s how much athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics get for winning medals

5. ByteDance says it will add safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash

6. OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joining OpenAI, Altman says

7. China's tech shock threatens the U.S. AI monopoly and is 'just getting started'

8. From Hyatt to Holiday Inn, America's free hotel breakfast is facing a K-shaped economic threat

9. Long-term unemployment is becoming 'a status quo' in today's job market: It's a 'mental war,' job seeker says

10. Bigger tax refunds may be coming — but missing key forms could flag your return for audit

11. Altman and Pichai among tech CEOs heading to India for major AI summit in a key market

12. Average IRS tax refund is up 10.9% so far this season, early filing data shows

13. How Social Security Fairness Act payments may affect beneficiaries this tax season

14. Parents with student loans have a short window to secure affordable repayment and forgiveness

15. Trump trade adviser Navarro says administration may force data center builders like Meta to 'internalize' costs

16. Home sellers start getting lower prices at 70, research shows — and the gap widens with age

17. Crypto is playing a growing role in human trafficking networks, report shows

18. Warner Bros. may reopen sale talks with Paramount following new deal terms, Bloomberg reports

19. Highly successful people 'demand more respect' when they use these phrases, says career expert

20. Cuba suspends annual cigar festival as U.S. oil blockade deepens energy crisis