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Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept

Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept: Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund. Read More

Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings: The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year. Read More

TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account: A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms. Read More

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Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says

Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says: Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform. Read More

Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis: The 2026 Porsche Macan Turbo EV is a two-row crossover with 630 horsepower and a 100-kilowatt-hour battery. Read More

Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says: Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August, but there was never any indication that it was no longer with Anthropic. Read More

Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns: A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web. Read More

Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better: The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink’s temperature. Read More

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