Spotify’s stock price has been on a promising upswing, with analysts setting ambitious targets as shares edge near $400. The last time SPOT approached this mark was in early 2021, fueled by high-profile content deals, but concerns over profitability and market pressures pulled it down to the $70s in 2022. Under CEO Daniel Ek’s direction, Spotify shifted focus to profitability, cutting unnecessary expenditures. Analysts are optimistic, with targets ranging up to $490 from firms like Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, driven by projected subscriber growth, podcasting, and ad revenue.
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Mark Zuckerberg Dethroned: Three 22-Year-Old Mercor Founders Become Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
Mercor’s 22-year-old founders have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after a $350 million funding round valued the AI recruitment startup at $10 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s record. Mercor, a fast-rising recruitment startup powering AI model training for Silicon Valley’s biggest labs, has created the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Three 22-year-old cofounders, including two Americans of Indian origin, have dethroned Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest sel
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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board
Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher. The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses. It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
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Druski’s “Soul Train” Skit Goes Viral for Nailing ’70s Vibes
Druski’s latest viral bit imagines what it would look like if he stepped straight into a 1970s episode of Soul Train, complete with afros, flares and exaggerated dance‑line chaos. The short sketch, posted with the caption “Soul Train used to be WILD back in the day,” shows him in full retro get‑up as the camera glides through a fake studio set that looks like a lost tape from around 1978. Commenters have joked that he “got it looking like a deleted 1978 episode,” praising how closely the grainy
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Tom Holland and Zendaya’s “Secret” Wedding Sparks Fresh Questions About What Really Happened
Tom Holland and Zendaya are widely believed to be married after Zendaya’s longtime stylist Law Roach casually told reporters that “the wedding has already happened” during a red‑carpet interview at the 2026 Actor Awards. Asked directly if they had tied the knot, Roach laughed and replied “It’s very true,” saying the ceremony took place privately and that the public simply “missed it.” Representatives for both actors have so far declined to comment, leaving Roach’s remarks as the only on‑the‑rec
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Tory Lanez Loses “Last‑Ditch” Appeal as California Supreme Court Upholds 10‑Year Sentence
Tory Lanez has lost what legal experts say was his last realistic chance to overturn his conviction for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, after the California Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal. The Canadian rapper, born Daystar Peterson, is serving a 10‑year prison sentence for assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possession of a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence over the July 2020 incident in the Hollywood Hills. In November, a thr
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Title Georgia Worker Says She Was Sent Home Because Her Hairstyle Was Deemed “Unprofessional"
A Georgia employee says she was sent home from work not because of her performance, but because her hairstyle was labeled “unprofessional” under her company’s grooming policy. In a post that’s now circulating on social media, she explains that the style — which she says did not interfere with her duties or safety — was flagged by management when she arrived for her shift, and she was told to go home early. She shared photos and her account of the incident on Instagram, writing that “this is what
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