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If you’re looking for a great pair of noise-canceling headphones, Sony’s WH-1000XM6 are amongst the best available and are now down to $368 ($92 off) at Amazon in black or gray.  While their high price usually makes them harder for us to suggest over the last-gen model, which is often on sale for around $278.99, today’s deal makes the XM5 much easier to recommend. Just note the deal is



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The highland cow, the next trendy animal for toys.
  • At Toy Fair, the big industry convention in NYC, the search for the next Labubu was on.
  • For years, capybaras and axolotls have been the hot plush toy. Now, highland cows may be next.
  • Toymakers at the fair also said tariffs have been biting into their prices.

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An OpenAI engineer says his company's pizza is better than xAI's. It's part of a recruitment pitch that has real stakes for both tech companies.
  • Elon Musk and an OpenAI engineer postured about free pizza over the weekend in recruitment posts.
  • Musk touted xAI's wood-fired pizza; the OpenAI engineer touted their dough and campus

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  • Berkshire Hathaway bought a stake in The New York Times in Warren Buffett's final quarter as CEO.
  • The legendary investor's company also pared its stakes in Apple and Bank of America again.
  • Buffett stepped down at the start of this year after six decades in charge.

Warren Buffett's final quarter as Berkshire Hathaway CEO saw the company acquire a stake in an iconic


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  • The American Teachers Federation is asking for an SEC probe into Apollo's past Epstein disclosures.
  • In 2021, Apollo said its Epstein risk was limited to then-CEO Leon Black, the union said.
  • The union said the DOJ's latest files suggest more exposure than previously revealed.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that a property tax increase would be a last resort effort to balance the budget.
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a property tax hike is on the table as a "last resort" in New York City.
  • Higher taxes on the wealthy is his preferred way to bridge the $5.4 billion budget deficit — but requires state buy-in.
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond launched on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in December, but if you’re itching for some more lore, Metroid Prime 1–3: A Visual Retrospective is a nice way to dig in, especially now that it’s on sale. Normally $49.99, you can currently buy the hardcover version for $41.08 (about $9 off) at Amazon and Walmart, which is one of the first discounts we’ve seen on the