With only a generic “we’re rebuilding, please bear with us” message to go on, the internet responded as it always does - with confusion, anger, and conspiracy theories. One Reddit theory even suggested it was a deliberate rug pull designed to cripple the free site to push people towards paid products.

Over the past couple of years, website owners the world over have seen their web traffic change. What was initially only people browsing gave way to an ever-increasing number of bots. By 2024, automated traffic had surpassed human traffic, and just last month, Cloudflare announced that bots had reached 57.5% of web page requests.

Bruce says that only 10% of their traffic is from humans browsing the site, with the rest coming from AI bots and automated traffic.

Some of these used the site using legitimate URLs, others were looking for back doors, most likely so they could get to the data before it appeared on the site, or to manipulate the data presented to users.

In case you haven’t guessed it yet, it’s linked to prediction markets. Polymarket runs weekly markets on opening weekends, and names The Numbers as the ultimate source of truth: The ‘Daily Box Office Performance’ figures found on the ‘Box Office’ tab on this movie’s The Numbers page will be used to resolve this market once the values for the 3-day opening weekend are final.

Why has replacing an HVAC become so expensive? A federal lawsuit alleges that seven HVAC manufacturers controlling roughly 90% of the U.S. market coordinated price increases that cost homeowners thousands of dollars. In this video, we break down the allegations, the evidence presented in court filings, and what the case could mean if you're one of the millions who replaced an HVAC system after 2020. Based on active litigation, this video is for informational purposes only.

My other channel, Triple Iris, is not that big, and yet I get sponsorship deals from AAA game companies somewhat frequently. This is what those deals typically look like. I also get scam emails from people offering me a product to review on the channel, and these are frankly bizarre.

In 2023, a critical milestone was passed: over half of seniors are now enrolled in privatized Medicare Advantage plans. The marketing for these plans nearly always fails to mention how hard it is to return to traditional Medicare once you are in Medicare Advantage, and that the MA plans have closed provider networks and require prior authorization for medical procedures. Instead, the marketing emphasizes the fringe benefits offered by Medicare Advantage plans like gym memberships.

“There is no real organized lobby for traditional Medicare, or organized advertising efforts,” he said. “During open enrollment, 80% of Medicare-related ads have to do with Medicare Advantage. We regularly encounter very well-educated and savvy folks who are tripped up by advertising and lured in by the bells and whistles. The deck is stacked against the consumer.”

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