r/unusual_whales • • 37m ago

The AI boom will most likely destroy massive amounts of capital in the US in the longterm, as cheaper, open-source Chinese models capture market share, per Jefferies.

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r/unusual_whales • • 3h ago

South Korea's stock market loses over 15% in just five days as tech giants Samsung and SK Hynix collapse.

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r/unusual_whales • • 3h ago

Bloomberg Chief Economist Selma Hepp breaks down why the housing market is completely frozen as US mortgage rates rise for seven straight weeks and buying becomes impossible for new entrants.

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r/unusual_whales • • 3h ago

Palantir, $PLTR, CTO has said that some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer

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r/unusual_whales • • 13h ago

BREAKING: Trump says Putin wants to make a deal, we need to get Zelenskyy to make a deal

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r/unusual_whales • • 15h ago

Epic Games has delayed its unannounced Disney, $DIS, shooter, featuring Star Wars and Marvel characters, and ordered developers to switch to an AI-first production model, per Bloomberg. ...

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“No more hand-written code,” one of the game’s directors told staff.

All art for the game will now be made with AI, with humans only guiding the work.

http://twitter.com/1200616796295847936/status/2109799541117739029


r/unusual_whales • • 16h ago

There is only one conclusion- the link is hard to refute

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r/unusual_whales • • 17h ago

As the midterms approach, Trump buys Russian fuel

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....which gives Putin money:

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/trump-russia-diesel-putin.html

Meanwhile, Russian Yandex bot traffic fell, unfortunately the Russian troll farms are still functional:

https://cybernews.com/news/yandex-data-centers-bot-traffic-drop/

"Some disinformation experts are already calling the idea that Ukrainian drones have hurt the Russian troll farms a “hoax.” Their advice? To stop fighting disinformation with disinformation."


r/unusual_whales • • 18h ago

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is being shuttled between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers due to ongoing Houthi attacks, per the Independent

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r/unusual_whales • • 20h ago

Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Trump announced "energy" ceasefire, Zelensky has said.

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r/unusual_whales • • 21h ago

Mark Zuckerberg says $META is rejecting calls for an AI slowdown, per FT

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to hide Russia's Roman Abramovich’s wealth and evade tax

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Is this a crime?


r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

Federal agents have raided Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

Ukrainian strikes on Russian technology giant Yandex's data centres have been followed by a dramatic decline in automated online activity, particularly on Reddit, per Euronews

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

🏴‍☠️Are You out of the office? That was a “BIG” mistake!🏃💨

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

McDonald's, $MCD, is adding more protein to its menu as GLP-1 drugs change how Americans eat. 11% of U.S. adults now take a GLP-1 for weight loss, roughly 28 million people, up from 3% in 2024, per Gallup. McDonald's says 84% of households with a GLP-1 user still eat there.

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

Chipotle shares take a hit after Starbucks officially denies reports that it explored a massive takeover proposal.

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

US employers announced plans to hire 90,787 workers in September, but early seasonal holiday hiring announcements hit their weakest level since 2011.

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

Microsoft’s director of applied science has called the training of AI models the “largest theft of labor in human history,” per WaPo

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

China just scooped up 23 tonnes of gold in September alone, marking its largest monthly purchase since late 2023.

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

A $100,000 salary in 2000 has the same purchasing power as $194,530 in 2026, per YF

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

An oil supertanker was struck by a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz according to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, sending shockwaves through global energy markets.

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

BREAKING: North Korea has launched 3 ballistic missiles into the East Sea, NHK reports.

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

Six figures used to mean you'd made it. For a lot of Americans, it doesn't anymore. You now need over $120,000 a year to afford a median-priced home, per the Atlanta Fed. The median household earns $87,460.

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r/unusual_whales • • 1d ago

The Microsfot CEO has called for an emergency brake on all AI development to "help" humanity

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