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The uprising in Egypt has been a huge story in the last few days, so it’s no surprise that The Daily Show would open Monday night’s show with lots of comedy jokes on various media reports about the upheaval. Perhaps more surprising, though, is Jon Stewart willingness to advise Hosni Mubarak on where to flee to find his next home in exile. Stewart said, “You’ve been Egypt’s dictator for 30 years and now the people have issued a last call…you don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here,” later adding “In fact you probably shouldn’t go home they’re probably thinking of lighting it on fire.”

AOL has a new vision for the digital future, in which a consolidated editorial product is curated and created in the most efficient way possible: by computers instead of people. That’s right — in the wake of layoffs, but amidst a concerted effort to surge ahead with online content, AOL is making due with what they have, which happens to be lots and lots of technology. And freelancers.