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The Final Swipe: NYC Prepares to Say Goodbye to the MetroCard

NYC will stop selling and refilling MetroCard's at the end of 2025 as the transit system fully shifts to OMNY, a contactless tap-and-go payment system.

18 hours ago

Holiday Box Office Ends 2025 Strong

Hollywood closed out a challenging year with a strong holiday box office led by “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” which dominated ticket sales domestically.

18 hours ago

Amazon Grounds its Italian Drone Dreams

Amazon said it will no longer pursue commercial drone delivery plans in Italy after a strategic review of the project.

Russian-Ukraine Peace Talks Continue

President Donald Trump said peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war moved closer after meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida.

19 hours ago

Nvidia Buys $5B Stake in Intel After Antitrust Clearance

Nvidia has completed a $5 billion purchase of Intel shares, acquiring more than 214.7 million shares.

19 hours ago

Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of December 29 2025

20 hours ago

Holiday Drivers Catch a Break as Gas Prices Hit Multiyear Lows

U.S. gas prices have stayed below $3 a gallon for most of December, marking the cheapest holiday fuel costs since 2020, according to AAA.

7 days ago

FDA Greenlights First GLP-1 Weight-Loss Pill

The FDA approved the first-ever GLP-1 pill for obesity from Novo Nordisk, a move expected to expand access for patients who prefer pills over injections.

7 days ago

U.S. Economy Hits the Gas with a Q3 Growth Surprise

The U.S. economy grew at a blistering 4.3% pace in the third quarter, easily beating expectations as consumer spending jumped to 3.5%.

7 days ago

Alphabet Buys More Power for the A.I. Race with $4.75B Deal

Alphabet announced it will acquire data center and energy infrastructure firm Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash plus assumed debt.

7 days ago

ServiceNow Makes a $7.75B Cyber Bet in the A.I. Arms Race

ServiceNow announced it will acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in a $7.75 billion cash deal.

7 days ago

Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of December 23 2025

7 days ago

The Kennedy Center Gets a Trumpian Rebrand

A board, appointed by President Donald Trump, voted to rename Washington’s performing arts venue the “Trump Kennedy Center,” immediately updating its branding.

11 days ago

Eli Lilly’s New Pill Keeps the Weight Off

Eli Lilly said its experimental daily obesity pill helped patients maintain most of their weight loss after switching from injectable drugs like Zepbound.

11 days ago

Scrolling Safely: TikTok Gets an American Makeover

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told employees that the company’s U.S. operations will move into a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC.

11 days ago

Marijuana Goes from Reefer Madness to Reevaluation

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, marking the biggest shift in U.S. cannabis policy.

11 days ago

Trump Admin. Reviews Nvidia A.I. Chip Sales to China

The Trump administration has launched an inter-agency review that could pave the way for the first U.S. shipments of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China.

11 days ago

Softer CPI Surprises, Economists Flag Data Concerns

November’s consumer price index came in well below expectations, with headline inflation at 2.7% and core CPI at 2.6%, sparking a rally in stocks.

11 days ago

Bezos Couple Spotlights Neurodiversity with $5 Million Award

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are awarding $5 million to David Flink, founder and CEO of the Neurodiversity Alliance.

12 days ago

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NYC will stop selling and refilling MetroCard's at the end of 2025 as the transit system fully shifts to OMNY, a contactless tap-and-go payment system.

Hollywood closed out a challenging year with a strong holiday box office led by “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” which dominated ticket sales domestically.

Amazon said it will no longer pursue commercial drone delivery plans in Italy after a strategic review of the project.

President Donald Trump said peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war moved closer after meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida.

Nvidia has completed a $5 billion purchase of Intel shares, acquiring more than 214.7 million shares.

Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of December 29 2025

U.S. gas prices have stayed below $3 a gallon for most of December, marking the cheapest holiday fuel costs since 2020, according to AAA.

The FDA approved the first-ever GLP-1 pill for obesity from Novo Nordisk, a move expected to expand access for patients who prefer pills over injections.

The U.S. economy grew at a blistering 4.3% pace in the third quarter, easily beating expectations as consumer spending jumped to 3.5%.

Alphabet announced it will acquire data center and energy infrastructure firm Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash plus assumed debt.

ServiceNow announced it will acquire cybersecurity startup Armis in a $7.75 billion cash deal.

Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of December 23 2025

A board, appointed by President Donald Trump, voted to rename Washington’s performing arts venue the “Trump Kennedy Center,” immediately updating its branding.

Eli Lilly said its experimental daily obesity pill helped patients maintain most of their weight loss after switching from injectable drugs like Zepbound.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told employees that the company’s U.S. operations will move into a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, marking the biggest shift in U.S. cannabis policy.

The Trump administration has launched an inter-agency review that could pave the way for the first U.S. shipments of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China.

November’s consumer price index came in well below expectations, with headline inflation at 2.7% and core CPI at 2.6%, sparking a rally in stocks.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are awarding $5 million to David Flink, founder and CEO of the Neurodiversity Alliance.