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With the holiday release of the biopic A Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan is once again in the national spotlight. For me, the film provided a welcome excuse to read up on Dylan, who has always been a reputable source of enjoyably gnomic quotes, self-mythologizing, and enigmatic asides. Even in his old age, Dylan still delivers—especially when he gets going on technology, joysticks, and "dog ass" television programs. Consider the interview Dylan gave to The Wall Street Journal in December 2022.

Spurs look to pull themselves out of the bottom half of the table as they host the in-form Magpies.

Elon Musk changed his X name back to his real name after temporarily setting it to Kekius Maximus — triggering a selloff. Musk’s X name change triggered a 75% price plunge in just one hour for Kekius Maximus on New Year’s Eve day. The token’s price previously skyrocketed from $0.01 to $0.39 after the Tesla CEO adopted it as his X profile name and X profile image earlier on the same day.

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Rachel Hosie aged 31 in June 2024. Mike Blackett for BIBusiness Insider health writer Rachel Hosie struggle to decide whether to get Botox for her wedding. She said the decision was made harder by the rise of "undetectable" beauty treatments. People increasingly look inexplicably ageless, setting what she sees as even less attainable beauty standards.

Microsoft's earnings calls are typically led by CEO Satya Nadella. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty ImagesMicrosoft holds quarterly earnings calls to discuss the company's financial performance. In 2024, earnings calls touched on topics like the Activision Blizzard acquisition, AI, and layoffs. Here's what to know about Microsoft's revenues, profits, and more.