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The quickly disappearing web

Michelle Rohn / The Verge

The internet is forever. But also, it isn’t. What happens to our culture when websites start to vanish at random?

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Military Recruiter Enlists Ragtag Bunch Of Teen Misfits To Die In Overseas Conflict

WASHINGTON—Expressing confidence that even the most hopeless group of outcasts could eventually be whipped into shape, Army recruiter Sgt. Paul Ackers confirmed Thursday that he was certain the ragtag bunch of teen misfits he had recently enlisted could be molded into a fighting force capable of dying in a conflict overseas. Ackers told reporters the […]

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CEO Motivates Self By Keeping Own Photo On Desk

y he comes to work every morning, Solarion Enterprises CEO Dan Lipcot told reporters Friday that in order to stay motivated at the office, he always kept a photo of himself on his desk. “When I’m working long hours at night or on the weekend, this photo helps me to take a step back and remember […]

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Grandmother Accused Of Shaking 11-Month-Old Baby To Death Receives Shocking Sentence

A 36-year-old step-grandmother who was accused of killing an 11-month-old baby received a shocking jail sentence after pleading guilty. The plea deal was made in the New York Supreme Court in Queens, just days before Shanica Callaghan’s trial.

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eMarketer expects Instagram to hit $32B in US ad revenue in 2025, or 50% of Meta's ad sales; filings: Instagram was ~30% of Meta's global business in early 2022 (Aisha Counts/Bloomberg)

Aisha Counts / Bloomberg:
eMarketer expects Instagram to hit $32B in US ad revenue in 2025, or 50% of Meta's ad sales; filings: Instagram was ~30% of Meta's global business in early 2022  —  - Video-sharing app estimated to reach $32 billion in ad revenue  — Instagram users spend majority of their time watching videos