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Notable early reaction to Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros.

December 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Notable early reaction to Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros.

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix’s $72 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. studio has sparked reactions from the worlds of entertainment, politics and business. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Cinema United, warns that Netflix’s model could […]

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Cloudflare says service restored after outage that brought down sites including Zoom and LinkedIn

December 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cloudflare says service restored after outage that brought down sites including Zoom and LinkedIn

MADRID (AP) — Cloudflare reports that it has resolved an outage that disrupted several global websites, including LinkedIn and Zoom. This marks the second such incident for the company in less than three weeks. On […]

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Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman who owned Stars, Rangers and Liverpool teams, dies at 79

December 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman who owned Stars, Rangers and Liverpool teams, dies at 79

DALLAS (AP) — Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman and philanthropist who owned two Dallas-area professional sports franchises and an English Premier League soccer team, died Saturday. He was 79. Spokesperson Lisa LeMaster said in statement […]

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Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

December 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2024 […]

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Wall Street rises to the edge of its all-time high

December 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wall Street rises to the edge of its all-time high

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rose to the edge of its all-time high on Friday. The S&P 500 added 0.2% and finished just 0.3% shy of its record closing level, which was set […]

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Friday 1/09

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which brand's ads featured the slogan "Can You Hear Me Now?" in the early 2000s?

The brand whose ads featured the slogan "Can You Hear Me Now?" in the early 2000s was Verizon, using the iconic "Test Man" character, Paul Marcarelli, to highlight their network's reliability in a memorable campaign that started around 2002. 

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What is New York City's most popular nickname?

New York City's most popular nickname is "The Big Apple," a term first popularized by sports writer John J. Fitz Gerald in the 1920s and later revitalized by a successful tourism campaign in the 1970s to present a brighter image of the city, as discussed by Britannica and Untapped Cities. While other nicknames like "The City That Never Sleeps" exist, "The Big Apple" is arguably the most iconic and globally recognized, according to this Wikipedia article and NYC Injury Attorneys. 

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Who voiced the character Atta in the movie "A Bug's Life"?

Princess Atta in Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life was voiced by the acclaimed American actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, known for her roles in sitcoms like Seinfeld

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What was Google’s original name?

Google's original name was BackRub. It was a research project created by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in 1996. The name "BackRub" came from the system's method of analyzing a website's "backlinks" (links from other sites pointing back to it) to determine its importance and relevance. 

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What insect’s larvae, found in some tropical regions, can burrow into human skin and develop inside?

The insect whose larvae burrow into human skin in tropical regions is primarily the Human Botfly (Dermatobia hominis), found in Central/South America, but also the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga) in Africa, both causing painful, boil-like lesions as the maggots develop under the skin, a condition called myiasis, often transferred via mosquitoes or contaminated clothing

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