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The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick | The
Walrus
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is a public health researcher who studies misinformation and online
portrayals of health and wellness issues. A few years ago, he wanted
to study the usefulness and accuracy of mental health TikTok videos.
When he asked whether I’d be interested in joining his team, I
didn’t hesitate.

We took a sample of the top 1,000 TikTok videos with the hashtag
#mentalhealth from a specific time frame in 2021 and then analyzed the
content. Most videos involved users sharing their personal stories,
thoughts, or perspectives, and over one-third contained advice or
information presented as factual. When we analyzed the videos with
advice and information—which were watched over 1 billion times—we
found that 67 percent could be considered useful but 33 percent were
misleading. Some of the misleading ones parroted anti-psychiatry
tropes, such as the idea that medications aren’t helpful and “are
for profit only.” Alarmingly, the misleading videos also received
more views, likes, comments, and shares than the ones we classified as
useful. Our findings are consistent with other studies showing that
TikTok videos contain high amounts of misinformation about more
specific health topics, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity
disorder, diabetes, prostate cancer, and COVID-19.

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Editor's Note: TikTok is only one gargantuan source of mental health
misinformation where online creators can - unintentionally or not -
play expert and therapist to billions of users. We are at a point in
human history where we have access to the best available information
at our fingertips, and yet it doesn't lead to better-informed health
decisions, because that information is drowned out by a rival
proliferation of emotionally charged fake science news, conspiracies,
alternative facts, and social media echo chambers.

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Popeye and Tintin Are Now in the Public Domain
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There are some new Mickey Mouse animations, too.

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If you want to sell your house, figure out what to renovate first -
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Every seller has to decide whether to sink money into their house
before listing it, and how much. Lately, the stakes have grown as the
cost of construction and materials has skyrocketed. Borrowing to pay
for those repairs has gotten more expensive, too.






















 










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Army vet turned corporate consultant named in the new years attack -
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But Shamsud-Din Jabbars burnished professional rsum belied a path that
had gone off course. In recent years, the Houston-area residents life
appeared to take a grim turn, with a contentious divorce and his
finances in a deep hole, according to a desperate email he sent to his
then-wifes lawyer in 2022.

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1,800 miles to satisfy a craving: Meet the dedicated food-delivery guy
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Her cravings this holiday season were for smoked mojarra, a fish from
Guatemalas Pacific Coast, piloy de frijole (red kidney beans) and
xeca, jam-filled pastries popular in Quetzaltenango.







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Parents Are Minimizing Work Relationships to Make Time for Childcare -
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Jenna is stressed. She has to perform some research for a client
report, write up part of the report, and leave the office by 5 PM so
she can pick up her son from after-school care. Working furiously, she
feels she is finally hitting her stride when Seth her colleague who
sits on the same floor stops by her office to say hi and ask how her
weekend was. Jenna smiles and, politely but curtly, states that she
had a good weekend. She does not return the question, and Seth leaves.
As soon as he exits, she quickly returns to the report.

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Will Mike Johnson Get Reelected As Speaker? Johnson Faces Right-Wing
PushbackDespite Trump And Musks Endorsements - Forbes (No paywall)
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The House is set to vote Friday on whether to re-elect Rep. Mike
Johnson, R-La., as speakerand while President-elect Donald Trumps
endorsement should pave the way to his re-election, a small group of
Republicans are noncommittal, raising the possibility for a drawn out
election process that could delay the start of the 119th Congress.















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How Sheriffs Might Power Trumps Deportation Machine - The New Yorker
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One of Donald Trumps main campaign promisesone that was printed on
signs at the Republican National Convention and at Trump rallies
across the countrywas mass deportation. In November, Trump announced
that Tom Homan, the architect of family separation during his first
term, would be his pick to see this promise through, as a border czar.
Homan is enthusiastic about the task ahead of him. They aint seen shit
yet, he said in July. The effort would look less like mass sweeps and
more like targeted arrests, he said recently on 60 Minutes. Well know
who were going to arrest, where were most likely to find em based on
numerous inve You know, investigative processes.

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Syrian delegation visits Saudi Arabia for first foreign trip since
ousting of Bashar al-Assad - FT (No paywall)
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Foreign and defence ministers arrive in Riyadh as Gulf states move to
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This is the 'World's Healthiest Meal', According to Science
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Eating better should be a simple task, but with the sheer volume of
information out there, it can be hard to know what foods to choose.
From expensive superfood supplements to low-carb diets, everyone
claims their preferred way of eating is the best route to health.

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Researchers reveal why the lung is a frequent site of cancer
metastasis
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Evidence for aspartate signalling in lung metastases of patients with
breast cancer. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08335-7
More than half of cancer patients in whom the cancer spreads beyond
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The Dogs of (Urban) War: Lessons from Oketz, the Israel Defense
Forces' Specialized Canine Unit
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In the middle of the night on a street in one of northern Gaza's
endless urban mazes, an IDF commander faced a dilemma. His unit's
progress was held up by a determined Hamas defense along a single
block.

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Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera in West Bank
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The Palestinian Authority says it has suspended broadcasting by the
prominent Arab channel Al Jazeera in parts of the occupied West Bank,
citing incitement and bias.














 









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Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is
incompetent. Here's why it still resonates
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It describes how writer Raymond Hull was complaining about the
atrocious production he had been watching while standing in the
theatre's lobby during an intermission. The stranger, Laurence J.
Peter, told Hull that every employee tends to rise to his level of
incompetence.

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Seven Essential Hybrid Work Tips for Leaders in 2025
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Leading teams in a hybrid work environment is still a relatively new
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AI-powered mining firm backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos is now
worth $2.96 billion as it takes on Chinese rivals
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BYBill Gates's Breakthrough Energy was an earlier backer of mining
unicorn KoBold Metals.

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How wind tech hopes to help decarbonize cargo shipping
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Inhabitants of the Marshall Islands--a chain of coral atolls in the
center of the Pacific Ocean--rely on sea transportation for almost
everything: moving people from one island to another, importing daily
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Hamas police chief among 11 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza, medics
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An Israeli air strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced families in
southern Gaza has killed at least 11 Palestinians, including the chief
of the territory's Hamas-run police force, medics say.

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South Koreas impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol vows to fight until end
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South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has rallied his
supporters in a letter saying he will "fight until the end" as he
faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived
declaration of martial law, a lawyer said.

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Saudi Arabia says it executes 6 Iranians for drug smuggling
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that the kingdom
executed six Iranian men for drug smuggling, sparking strong
objections from Iran at a time when the two countries are trying to
mend relations.

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Unlocking the hidden power of boiling -- for energy, space, and beyond
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Most people take boiling water for granted. For Associate Professor
Matteo Bucci, uncovering the physics behind boiling has been a
decade-long journey filled with unexpected challenges and new
insights.

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At least 10 people were killed in a shooting in Montenegro, including
2 children, the interior minister says
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At least 10 people were killed in a shooting in Montenegro, including
2 children, the interior minister says

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Romania, Bulgaria drop EU border checks, join Schengen
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Two EU nations, Romania and Bulgaria, are eliminating land border
controls to the rest of the bloc after Austria dropped its veto last
month. All EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland are now in the
Schengen zone.

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Dry January? His Non-Alcoholic Side Hustle Made $50 Million+
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This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features JW Wiseman, founder of
non-alcoholic craft cocktail company Curious Elixirs. Image Credit:
Nick Kova. JW Wiseman, founder of Curious Elixirs.

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Inside the company ripping apart classic Porsche 911s to restore them
with impeccable detail
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According to legend, Singer Vehicle Design founder and executive
chairman Rob Dickinson was a young boy the first time his dad pointed
out a Porsche 911. He was instantly smitten.

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Scandinavians came to Britain long before Vikings and AngloSaxons
finds study
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People with Scandinavian ancestry were in Britain long before the
Anglo-Saxons or the Vikings turned up, researchers have found after
studying the genetics of an ancient Roman buried in York.

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Is Sleep's Dopesmoker still the heaviest album of all time?
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Sleep's Dopesmoker is legendarily heavy. On any halfway decent sound
system, it'll rattle your ribcage. It's sort of like being slowly
assaulted by a massage chair. In 2015, Guitar World named it the
heaviest album ever recorded.

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'Lack of humanity': Why Azerbaijan is angry with Russia over plane
crash
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With Azerbaijan in mourning this week over the Christmas Day plane
crash that claimed 38 lives, political scientist Farhad Mammadov's
mind raced back to November 2020.

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Aluminum frames lead solar panel costs amid shifting industry prices
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SinoLink Securities says aluminum frames now dominate solar panel
costs, as material price shifts reshape the cost structure of the PV
industry and drive the need for innovation.

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Humans Will Soon Be Able to Mine on the Moon, But Should We?
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Four questions to consider.

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A TikTok ban looms. Creators say theyll believe it when they see it. -
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Status-quo videos are still proliferating on the Chinese-owned app.
Madison Avenue remains upbeat just weeks before potential U.S. ban.

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Nanotech Scientists Build on an Insects Odd Soccer-Ball-Like
Excretions to Design Ingenious Camouflage - Scientific American (No
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In the early 1950s biologists at Brooklyn College were using an
electron microscope to pursue a lead that the leafhopper, a common
insect that is about the size of a rice grain and named after one of
its signature behaviors, could be an agent of viral transmission. In
their research, the scientists incidentally observed, in their words,
certain ultramicroscopic bodies, hitherto undescribed, on the wings of
leafhoppers. In a 1953 note in the Bulletin of the Brooklyn
Entomological Society, they dubbed these minuscule, spherical,
jacklike structures brochosomes, after a Greek word meaning mesh of a
net.

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Donald Trump warns USA is "breaking down"
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"This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with weak,
ineffective, and virtually nonexistent leadership," he wrote on his
social media platform Truth Social. "The USA is breaking downA violent
erosion of Safety, National Security, and Democracy is taking place
all across our Nation."

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Tesla's sales fell year-over-year for the first time
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Tesla's production and delivery numbers for 2024 are out, and the
numbers are pretty sobering. The premiere EV company in the US
produced 1.77 million cars this year, a drop of about 4 percent
compared to the previous year, and delivered 1.

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Do not fall for simplistic portrayals of the New Orleans attacker
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In the Louisiana city of New Orleans, the new year began with a
horrible tragedy after a man ploughed his truck into a crowd of
revellers in the early hours of January 1, killing at least 15 people
and wounding dozens of others.

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The most popular New Year's resolutions for 2025
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“The problem is people, when they want to be better in the new year,
they never focus on understanding what are the exact behaviors that I
need to be done to turn into habits, and what’s the plan I’m going
to create to make that thing habitual.”

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These are North America's most on-time airlines
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Most airline customers likely pick their favorite airline by whichever
one has the cheapest fares or the most attractive loyalty programs,
but another important part of the flying experience is when it ends.
Some carriers are better than others at making sure that ending
happens when it’s supposed to, and the aviation analytics company
Cirium looked through its data to figure out which ones were the very
best at getting passengers to their destinations on time throughout
2024.

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Who is Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the New Orleans truck attack suspect?
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At least 15 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a man,
identified by the FBI as a United States military veteran, ploughed a
pick-up truck into a crowd of New Year's revellers on Bourbon Street
in New Orleans, the United States.

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These airlines were the most on time in 2024
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The most on-time airlines spanned the globe, according to a ranking
released Thursday by Cirium. The aviation data firm considers
punctuality an arrival that occurs within 15 minutes of the scheduled
time. Delta Air Lines topped rankings for U.S. and Canadian airlines
despite its struggle to recover from the CrowdStrike outage in July
that canceled thousands of flights.

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The Scramble to Find the Gaza Doctor in the White Coat
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As the Israeli military closed in on Kamal Adwan Hospital in recent
weeks -- the last remaining major health care facility in northern
Gaza -- Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya remained inside to record the worsening
situation.

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Samsung's Galaxy A16 5G phone and Fit3 tracker are coming the US
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The battery life is great, at 13 days, and the IP68 rating means that
it should be able to handle being submerged in water, so long as
it’s not taken too deep. The tracker pairs with the Samsung Health
app, which allows access to 100 different workout types. The Fit3
costs $60 and comes in a few colors, including gray, silver and gold.
These colors apply to both the band and the tracker itself.

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Tesla reports its first-ever annual drop in deliveries
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In other news, I do not understand stocks. Ford, which sold 1.72
million vehicles in the US by Q3, is worth under $10 per share. Tesla
is currently trading at $380 per share, all while selling
significantly fewer vehicles than Ford and, well, just about every
other major automobile manufacturer. Maybe rival stocks would shoot up
if the big US auto companies started putting more effort into humanoid
robots that don’t actually do anything.

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China-linked attack on US Treasury Department reportedly targeted its
sanctions office
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The hacker attack on the US Treasury Department reportedly targeted
the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which administers
sanctions for the US government.

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Russian gas shutdown forces closure of almost all industry in
Transnistria
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“Responsibility for the cessation of Russian gas supplies lies
entirely with the United States, the puppet Kyiv regime, as well as
the authorities of European states that sacrificed the wellbeing of
their citizens for the sake of providing financial support for the
American economy,” she said.

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Number of migrants arriving in Canary Islands by sea set new record in
2024
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Caminando Fronteras said the death toll was a 50% increase on 2023 and
the highest since its tallies began in 2007. It attributed the rise to
the use of ramshackle boats, dangerous waters and a lack of resources
for rescuers.

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Italian fashion designer and a??colour geniusa?? Rosita Missoni dies
aged 93
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A keen traveller, avid collector of art and famous thrift-market
devotee, towards the end of her life Missoni regularly invited
interior magazines to photograph her Sumirago home, confirming her
reputation as one of the world's most influential tastemakers. In
2022, she told the Observer magazine: "I have had the privilege of
living a long life and I take great pleasure in sharing our home."

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20 councillors in Nottinghamshire quit Labour over Starmer leadership
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The former Labour MP Rosie Duffield also quit the party earlier this
year to sit as an independent, citing the winter fuel payment cut as
well as a refusal to lift the two-child benefit cap. Duffield had
clashed previously with the Labour leadership and some party members
because of her gender-critical views.

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Barbara Lee heads for House exit after nearly three decades as
trailblazer
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When the mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol and she and
other lawmakers were fumbling to put on their gas masks and evacuate
the House chamber, she remembers how the House chaplain rose and
started praying.

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Apheris rethinks the AI data bottleneck in life science with federated
computing | TechCrunch
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“Without addressing the data owners’ concerns in providing data to
AI, we don’t think that the impact of AI can really be unlocked, and
that’s ultimately the core mission of what we’re building,”
Röhm said.

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2025 will be the year climate tech learns to love AI | TechCrunch
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But 2025 is just as likely to throw a curveball — it’s helpful to
remember that the current climate tech wave emerged during the first
Trump administration. Next year might have some surprises in store,
too.

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Agave, the startup behind Find the Cat, finds $18M
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The funding comes at a time when casual mobile games -- word puzzles,
physical puzzles, number puzzles, farm-building, and the rest --
continue to rake in huge audiences and revenues. Find the Cat crossed
10 million downloads in its first quarter of life (it was only
released in August).

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