Strategy Inc., in a move that would make even Moist von Lipwig raise an eyebrow, has puffed up its U.S. dollar reserve by $748 million, bringing the total to a staggering $2.19 billion. According to a Form 8-K filing (because nothing says “we’re serious” like a government form), this was confirmed by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, who presumably announced it while standing on a pile of gold coins. 🏦💸
Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message in the UK is traditionally meant to be thought-provoking, surprising, and sometimes a little cheeky. But this year, it felt like a rerun of American late-night complaints, delivered by someone who seems to mostly express anger and sadness for effect.
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This list comes from my reporting on the entertainment industry this year, combined with insights from three of my colleagues at Vulture: Roxana Hadadi, Nick Quah, and Kathryn VanArendonk. We discussed what worked and what didn’t with these platforms over the last year, considering both our expert opinions and what we’ve seen from people outside the industry—including whether they’re even paying attention. After a lot of discussion, we reached a consensus and created a list that accurately reflects the state of the industry this year.
Hurricane Helene, a powerful category four storm, struck the Southeastern United States in late September 2024. Making landfall in Florida on September 26th with peak winds of 140 mph, it caused approximately $80 billion in damage and became the deadliest hurricane since Katrina.
I was reading a blog post from Anna’s Archive – you know, the group that’s amazing at preserving books and research – and they made a pretty incredible claim! They said they’ve collected information on around 256 million songs and actually saved audio files for about 86 million of them. Apparently, that covers 99.6% of everything people listen to on Spotify – that’s huge!
Paramount, led by David Ellison, has secured a firm guarantee of $40.4 billion from his father, Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle. They’ve also agreed to raise their breakup fee to match Netflix’s $5.8 billion payment to Warner Bros. Discovery if the deal falls through due to regulatory issues. Previously, Paramount’s breakup fee was $5 billion.
JPMorgan Chase is finally considering crypto trading for big clients, per Bloomberg. Because why let actual innovators have all the fun? Now they want to join the party, even though they’re 10 years late and still don’t get it. 🤷♂️💸
The streamer, who is 41 years old and has been broadcasting fighting games for a long time, has often been penalized by Twitch.
Okay, so this really popular FPS streamer got a ton of heat for complaining about Expedition 33 winning, even though he hadn’t actually played it. It was kinda weird, right? Then Asmongold chimed in and basically told him to pick up the game himself. He was like, “Seriously? You didn’t even try it? It’s a shooter – you can just aim and shoot! He’d probably be great at it!”