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The last U.S. penny was just minted — and your change jar is now a history lesson…Follow for more insightful posts. For the first time in over 230 years, the U.S. Mint has stopped producing new one-cent coins. The final pennies were pressed at the Philadelphia Mint on November 12, 2025, ending a run that began with early copper cents in the 1780s and the first official one-cent piece in 1793. Treasury officials say the math no longer works. It now costs about 3.69 cents to make a single penny, and the Mint lost more than $85 million on penny production in 2024 alone. In an age of cards, apps, and tap-to-pay, the smallest coin in U.S. currency has become a budget leak. The Trump administration argues the move is about cutting waste “a penny at a time,” as cash use declines and digital payments dominate daily life. Supporters point to the savings and efficiency; critics worry about rounding prices, low-income cash users, and the psychological impact of losing the coin that once defined “every cent counts.” Still, the penny isn’t dead in your wallet. More than 300 billion pennies will remain legal tender, and businesses can keep accepting them. A special final batch, marked with an “Omega,” won’t enter circulation and will instead be auctioned to collectors. From Fugio cents made of old powder-keg bands to Lincoln’s profile added in 1909, the penny has tracked America’s shift from metal money to digital wallets — and turned your spare change into a tiny economic history book and a real-time case study in how policy, costs, and culture collide. Credit: U.S. Mint reports #news #usnews #economy #personalfinance #moneymatters

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China tried to copy a viral Land Rover stairway stunt. It did not end how the marketing team hoped… Follow for more insightful posts. Chery, a Chinese automaker, attempted to recreate Land Rover’s famous Heaven’s Gate stair climb in Zhangjiajie, China. The original Land Rover clip showed a Range Rover conquering 999 steep steps to the mountain arch, turning a dangerous route into a global ad moment. This time, Chery sent its Defender-style Fulwin X3L up the same staircase for a promo shoot. About three quarters of the way up, the SUV reportedly lost power, scraped the side railing, and rolled backward down the stairs in front of cameras. The brand later blamed a “detached safety rope” that got tangled in the wheel, calling the failed climb an “unexpected incident.” No serious injuries were reported, but the footage is now circulating as a reminder that chasing someone else’s viral moment can backfire in public. For brands, this is the flip side of stunt marketing: when the risk calculation is off, the internet still goes viral, just not in the way you planned. Credit: Video via Weibo, report via Carscoops and local Chinese media #projectshadowus #news #worldnews #china #chery

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Ai Robot dogs are now patrolling Atlanta parking lots. Is this the future of everyday surveillance?…Follow for more insightful posts. Robotic “security guards” like this are starting to show up in public spaces, quietly replacing late night patrols with cameras, sensors, and AI. Supporters say they never get tired, can deter crime, and collect footage around the clock. Critics worry about who owns that data, how it is used, and what happens when human jobs are handed to machines. If robot dogs become normal in parking lots, malls, and neighborhoods, it changes how watched people feel in everyday life. It also raises bigger questions about where AI driven security stops, what rights people have over their image, and which jobs are next in line to be automated. This is not sci fi any more. It is a test run for the kind of future we accept without ever voting on it. Credit: Video by @tcutz365 #projectshadowus #projectshadow #atlanta #robotdog #securityrobot