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Sep 2024
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🤓“The Next iPhone” — Zuck’s Orion AR gl...

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Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled a $299 headset, new Ray Ban AI glasses… and a prototype of “Orion” holographic glasses.

The biggest pest removal company on earth has a problem… Rentokil has too many roaches.

The US News & World Report College Rankings just came out… we noticed Northeastern University now has 14 campuses.

Plus, the newest Erewhon smoothie isn’t a celebrity beverage… It's an electric car flavor.


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