Goldman Sachs earnings show 2025 was a great year for the rich

From Quartz. Goldman Sachs reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, highlighting performance drivers and shareholder distributions. Goldman Sachs earnings for 2025 included net revenue of $58.3 billion and net earnings of $17.2 billion, with earnings per share of $51.32 as asset and wealth management expanded. Assets under supervision reached $3.61 trillion, and private banking…

Davos to Dow Drops: Trump, Tariffs, and a Market Whiplash Week

From Cheddar. This week on Big Business This Week… It’s been a whiplash week for global markets as President Trump stirs controversy at Davos, investors react to trade and geopolitical shockwaves, and big policy ideas collide with corporate America. Axios Business Reporter Nathan Bomey joins JD Durkin to break down EU trade backlash, market volatility,…

Palestinians say U.S. plan for ‘New Gaza’ ‘is not Gaza’

From NPR. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, laid out a vision for a “New Gaza” with futuristic skyscrapers and industrial zones Thursday. Kushner says this new vision for Gaza will feature a flourishing economic zone that creates jobs and prosperity for people there, free of Hamas and heavy weapons. Kushner’s plan envisions Gaza with…

The Most Aromatic Chicken Curry You’ll Ever Make (Kombdi, Jira Ghalun) | America’s Test Kitchen

From America’s Test Kitchen. Kombdi, jira ghalun, or cumin-scented chicken, comes from the western part of India known for rich and bold spices. Julia Collin Davison shows Bridget Lancaster how to prepare the marinade and provides tips on how to perfectly toast cumin. Kombdi Jira Ghalun (Cumin-Scented Chicken) Recipe: https://cooks.io/45o4iZH Discover more recipes through the…

Are America’s Students Falling Behind?

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Are America’s Students Falling Behind?

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ICE Is Turning Real Conflict Into Viral Content

From The Atlantic. In this episode of “Galaxy Brain,” host Charlie Warzel speaks with the reporter Ryan Broderick about how the internet’s fragmentation of attention and facts has bled into real-world political violence in Minneapolis this month. From the viral spread of a right-wing video about day-care fraud in Minnesota to the aggressive ICE activity…

The Everyday Display Smart Glasses

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Minnesota 5-year-old taken by ICE being held in Texas

From NPR. A 5-year-old boy is at the center of a controversial arrest by ICE agents in Minnesota — he is the fourth child detained from the same school district over the last few weeks. He’s being held in federal custody in Texas. The child — Liam Conejo Ramos — was taken from a running…

The Car Loan Crisis is Getting Scary

From Donut Media. The car loan situation explained. Donut Podcasts is launching two all new podcasts this month so be sure to head over and subscribe! Also, stay tuned for the return of our Automotive History podcast, Past Gas, returning in April. ►Check out Donut Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@Donutpodcasts ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donutpodcasts ►Follow on Apple Podcasts: podcast://audioboom.com/channels/5166134.rss ►Follow…

Could this be the end of the West as we know it?

From The Economist. NATO allies have quarrelled before, but never quite like this. Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland—and his willingness to use intimidation and economic coercion to get it—could deal a deathblow to the post-war order. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our expert journalists discuss whether…

The BEST Fast Food Meal I’ve Had In Years!

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Surprise: Egg-laying amphibian provides nutrient-rich “milk” to its young

From Science Magazine. A 2024 Science study revealed that an egg-laying species of worm-like amphibian nourishes its young with a lipid-rich, milk-like substance. The findings reported previously unobserved behavior and offer new insight into the species’ parental care and communication. Read more: https://scim.ag/4jSIAmA FOOTAGE CREDIT: MAILHO-FONTANA ET AL./SCIENCE #Amphibians #Science #ScienceShorts

Show and Tell: Project Mercury Spacecraft Replica!

From Adam Savage’s Tested. Adam shares a unique piece of space hardware memorabilia: a 1:1 reproduction of the capsule panels on Project Mercury’s spacecraft. Made by Luna Replicas, this stamped panel looks like it was taken right off of John Glenn’s iconic Friendship 7 capsule, down to the hand-painted nose art depecting the spacecraft’s name!…

The biggest myth about aging, according to science | Morgan Levine: Full Interview

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The end of the Sony era in TVs | The Vergecast

From The Verge. Nilay owns a Sony TV. He loves his Sony TV, and he’s a little sad that it appears this era of Sony TVs is ending. He and David talk through the news of a new joint venture between Sony and TCL, before digging into OpenAI’s new-fangled plan to make money (spoiler alert:…

Robots And Gyros

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Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education

From The Atlantic. Joan Brugge has worked for nearly 50 years as a cancer scientist, studying the earliest signs that someone might become sick. Then the Trump administration canceled her lab’s funding. The administration’s attacks on medicine, culture, and education—which include funding cuts and verbal threats—are about more than just budgeting and bravado. Our host,…

Jamie Dimon calls Trump credit-card cap a “disaster”

From The Economist. The boss of one of the world’s biggest banks says Donald Trump’s plan to cap credit-card costs would be an “economic disaster”. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, tells The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, that it would significantly harm many Americans and explains how to prove it.

How Circular Deals Are Driving the AI Boom

From Bloomberg. The AI boom is everywhere, but much of it is illusory, with money flowing between a few players who have yet to profit. If it is a bubble and it pops, the consequences for everyone may be dire. If it turns out that AI is a bubble and it does indeed pop as…

LISTENING | Omeleto

From Omeleto. A man is paranoid. Ethan and his girlfriend Sara are currently in a long-distance phase in their relationship as she works out of town for her tech job. They use video calling and other technology to keep in touch, but the distance can’t quite muffle the tension in their fraught relationship. Ethan is…

Rahm Emanuel on ‘Corporate America’s’ embrace of Trump

From NPR. Rahm Emanuel has been a fixture in Democratic Party politics for more than 30 years. In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Emanuel talked of corporate America failing to restrain the Trump administration in any way.⁠ ⁠ "I think corporate America, they’ve sold out America," he said. "And what I mean by that…

ASK This Old House | Baluster Install, Stone Footpath (S9 E2) FULL EPISODE

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How CIA Black Ops Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider

From Insider. John Kirakou is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer specializing in counter-terrorism. He was named the Chief of CIA Counterterrorism Operations in Pakistan in 2002. Kiriakou speaks to Business Insider about how the CIA recruits foreign agents to spy for the United States, their bunker raid tactics, and how they track and…

Islamic State prisoners have escaped in Syria

From The Economist. Over 100 suspected Islamic State prisoners have escaped in north-east Syria. The breakout follows a government offensive that has driven Kurdish forces from swathes of territory the Kurds once controlled. Gareth Browne, our Middle East correspondent, reports from the ground.

This Secret ICE Memo Leak is Crazy!!

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