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The G.O.P. is on defense in the so-called “blue wall” states and beyond as gas prices remain high.
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The Chinese leader seems to have the upper hand heading into a state visit to Washington and talks on trade, A.I. and Taiwan.
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Plus, a perfect storm for the benchmark Treasury yield and the global fuel supply squeeze is jacking up costs beyond the gas pump.
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Pilgrim has raised $25 million and has developed a 50-pound device that detects biological threats.
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As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, his country lags behind the United States on A.I. development in key areas — but Beijing has advantages elsewhere.
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In contrast to President Trump’s calls for an unfettered A.I. industry, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada called for international coordination on regulations.
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The president might be supercharging what already looked like a blue wave.
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Wildfire converted me from a tree-hugger to a tree-worshipper.
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An explosive news report says election commission members objected to the measures that excluded millions of people from voting, which critics say favor the government.
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A discovery at a Parisian hospital, on an island in the Seine, has given archaeologists clues about the city as Julius Caesar may have found it.
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The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early.
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President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.
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The agency led by Dr. Mehmet Oz is proposing an end to weekly tracking of respiratory infections at the facilities where thousands of elderly residents died in the pandemic.
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The White House TV pool has suspended its coverage of President Trump since he banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
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Judge Timothy J. Kelly heard arguments about President Trump’s recent decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House grounds. He said he would issue a decision about it “as soon as possible.”
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s finances were reviewed by the inspector general after Mr. Bessent incorrectly listed at least $100,000 of the stock, which was owned by his husband, as cash.
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Can the U.S. and China contain their A.I. race? Our White House and national security correspondent, David E. Sanger, explains how the problems of regulating A.I. echo the nuclear arms race of the Cold War, but the solutions seem different.
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Abigail Spanberger, who announced a set of policies on data centers last week, said states should do more to reduce their pollution.
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The storm, off the southwest coast of Mexico, is one of the strongest ever in this part of the world.
NYT Climate1h8
An island meeting and texts between the leaders of Canada, France and Norway reveal an emerging alliance: “We’re in.”
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Plus, the Trump administration is cracking down on imports of polysilicon for chips and solar panels
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The company says it cut its default data-retention period to seven days from 30, added standardized search categories and will require case numbers.
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The benchmark Treasury yield jumps above 5.1%, posting its biggest one-day rise in more than a year.
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The former president, who resigned in 2024, is teaching a course that examines university power struggles.
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Thomas Edison warned that alternating current was an unacceptable threat.
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The Wall Street Journal analyzed nearly 70,000 hours of podcasts, using a new AI tool, to find out why conservative creators appear to be losing interest in the president.
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The country’s most prominent AI companies are focused on beating the U.S., no matter the cost.
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President Trump’s speech to the United Nations clarifies the vision he shares with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.
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A region defined by conflict and dynamism is reconstituting itself and the world.
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The debate over privacy concerns and AI-powered surveillance cameras reached Capitol Hill Wednesday as a Senate hearing turned the spotlight on companies like Flock and Axon.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei are among the artificial intelligence executives briefing the U.N. Security Council amid warnings about AI's possible threat to humanity. Fortune magazine reporter Eva Roytburg joins CBS News to discuss.
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A new Marist poll shows Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton running six points behind James Talarico, his Democratic opponent in the state's Senate race. Political strategists Adam Piper and Hannah Muldavin join with analysis.
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The figure was announced during a meeting of the group's board at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
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Republican senator calls bribery allegation ‘categorically false’ as ProPublica reports Trump derailed FBI inquiry Democrats in Maine on Wednesday accused Republican senator Susan Collins of corruption after a major media outlet reported that the FBI had proposed investigating her for allegedly accepting bribes – before Donald Trump derailed the inquiry. The article from the investigative newsroom ProPublica rocked the race for Collins’s Senate seat, which is crucial to Democrats’ hopes of winning control of the chamber in the 3 November midterm election. The outlet reported that in the run-up to Collins’s successful bid for a fifth term in 2020, the head of her Super Pac had solicited a campaign donation from contracting firm Navatek, which demanded assurances of business from the government in return. Continue reading...
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As the UN gathers, signatories from Bernie Sanders to Yeb Saño issue an open letter calling for clean power for all The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly We the undersigned write this letter out of great fear and great hope. Over the last few months, we’ve seen the world set ablaze by both war and warming. From the conflict in Iran, which has claimed thousands of lives and disrupted billions more, to the series of ever worsening climate disasters, from wildfires in Europe to collapsing glaciers in Nepal, the world seems to be falling apart exactly when it needs to be coming together. Continue reading...
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Cuban delegates left the room during the US president's speech to the UN general assembly, where he called Cuba 'a failed state' and said the country 'will fall'. The US has maintained a trade embargo on Cuba for more than 60 years, and Trump's administration has stepped up pressure on the communist-controlled island nation. Continue reading...
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Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 600 Qantas ground crew workers have begun a 24-hour strike this morning across the country over an escalating industrial dispute. Qantas said that it has contingency plans in place and any impacts would be felt primarily by the airline’s freight and regional QantasLink services. We remain focused on reaching an agreement through the bargaining process and continue to engage constructively with the union. The world has become more volatile, more contested and less secure. In this geopolitical environment, it is more important than ever that like-minded partners stand together and deepen their cooperation. Australia and the Netherlands recognise the need to continue investing in our close cooperation to meet current and future challenges. Australia and the Netherlands remain resolute in their commitment to pursuing truth, justice and accountability on behalf of the victims of the downing of MH17 and their next of kin. Continue reading...
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Albanese said he expressed "concern" to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June.
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It's not clear what specific goals President Trump wants to accomplish in his meeting with the Chinese leader.
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Campaigners hope the new words will lead to less body shaming and more sex positivity.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are both in the U.S., fulfilling diplomatic engagements as tensions remain high with both countries. Margaret Brennan has more.
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US president to give red-carpet treatment to Chinese counterpart despite tensions over AI development Trump greets Xi – live updates AI, trade, Taiwan and climate: what will and won’t be on agenda at Trump-Xi summit Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping on Wednesday evening, taking the unusual step of greeting the Chinese leader on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews to kick off his state visit to Washington. Xi’s plane was met with a lavish arrival ceremony that included a 100ft long red carpet flanked by US service members, a military flyover by two B-1 bombers and a presentation of the flags and national anthems of both countries. US presidents typically welcome foreign leaders at the White House, but Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to the the military base in Maryland, just outside Washington, to personally shake Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan’s hands upon their arrival in the US. Continue reading...
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Both coasts are bracing for the possibility of extreme weather as a Nor'easter builds in the East and California is threatened by Hurricane Polo. Rob Marciano breaks it down and shares the forecast.
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Some Republican candidates in competitive midterm contests are pushing for the Trump administration to wind down the war with Iran and focus more on Americans struggling with affordability. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak joins to discuss.
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China's President Xi Jinping has touched down at Joint Base Andrews as he begins a much anticipated official state visit
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Dopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game.
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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington, D.C., amid tensions over Iran, the global energy supply, trade, Taiwan and artificial intelligence. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reports.
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The two B-1 bombers that flew overhead are a key part of the US's combat arsenal, and produce a notoriously loud roar when they pass by.
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Andy Burnham under pressure to revisit Brexit as poll suggests pledge to rejoin could boost Labour’s electoral chances Britain should work towards rejoining the EU in the next decade, Tony Blair has said, adding to growing pressure on Andy Burnham to abandon Labour’s reluctance to revisit the 2016 referendum. The former prime minister has urged Burnham to use his 10-year plan in November to put the country’s membership of the union back on the table, a decade after it voted to leave. Continue reading...
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Trump takes rare step of meeting foreign leader at the airport, underscoring significance of US-China relationship.
Al Jazeera1h5
The National Weather Service is officially warning of a nor'easter storm this weekend, from a system that already hit parts of the mid-Atlantic on Wednesday. CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the latest forecast.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington Wednesday evening for his first state visit in more than a decade. At the same time, a federal judge heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by CNN, MS NOW and Politico challenging President Trump banning the outlets from the White House. Liz Landers reports.
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The RAF said training on their Hawk jets had been "temporarily" paused while an investigation is under way.
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In our news wrap Wednesday, the FBI says it's investigating a claim by a criminal hacking group that it stole "very sensitive data" from the bureau's job website, Hurricane Polo off Mexico's western coast has strengthened into one of the most powerful storms in decades and a federal court temporarily blocked the deportation of a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by an ICE agent in Austin.
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Lawyers representing the White House and the three media outlets banned from the property sparred over the constitutional rights of journalists at a hearing in federal court Wednesday.
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Public policy19
The home of Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham has joined rival networks in suspending its coverage of pooled presidential events.
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In a wide-ranging interview, the Canadian leader laid out a detailed vision for breaking his country’s dependency on the United States.
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards.
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Ottawa’s City Council decided that the street should no longer be named for President Trump, who recently signed an executive order changing Lake Ontario to Lake America.
NYT US News1h7
The compromise, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string of cybersecurity failures at the F.B.I., which said it was investigating the matter.
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Ukraine’s president said rising fuel prices and deadlier drone technology showed that the fighting have spilled beyond his country’s borders. He called for steps to end to the war before winter.
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Unemployment and poor public services fueled the border crisis at Ceuta and Gen Z protests, but frustrated young people may stay away from the polls.
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U Kyaw Moe Tun has kept a low profile at the General Assembly for years, part of an arrangement to keep his post despite the military-backed government’s efforts to remove him.
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In a WSJ interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia’s Putin is unlikely to curb attacks without more pressure from Washington.
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The Chinese president has neutralized Trump.
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A New York transplant surgeon’s experience waiting for a heart transplant laid bare the challenges of a system he had spent decades trying to fix.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration does not want to ban U.S. diesel exports to curb high prices.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said leaders of countries across Latin America and the Caribbean had begun making the designations. The actions could help provide a public rationale for military strikes.
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Trump’s failure was not in confronting the country directly but in his manner of doing so.
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The two sides have spent weeks discussing the trappings of the Chinese leader’s Washington visit, while leaving the biggest sources of tension largely untouched.
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The Trump Administration is doing good work by dropping 760,000 ineligible enrollees.
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The president sees muscular foreign policy as a core part of his legacy, even if it is complicating Republicans’ prospects in the coming election.
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Despite the rivalry between the United States and China, President Trump has repeatedly found ways to give President Xi Jinping of China a pass, portraying him more as a personal friend than a competitor.
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Experts attribute the changing mood to fading memories of the coronavirus pandemic, awareness of China’s tech innovations and disaffection with President Trump’s trade wars.
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Regulation antitrust5
The state’s attorney general demanded access to company records to examine how the newspaper’s board oversees editorial standards amid claims of anti-Israel bias.
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In a WSJ interview, the Canadian Prime Minister said like-minded countries must work together to ensure sovereignty.
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The oil industry is warning that a ban risks creating unintended consequences that would throttle fuel supplies.
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Academic research1
“Chaotic” conditions made it hard to continue her work, she said. “It really grieved me to say that I can’t do science because I work at NASA.”
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The head of the company hoping to become the first to conduct commercial deep-sea mining said mines on land had a much larger environmental footprint.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking at The New York Times’ annual Climate Forward event, dismissed reports that President Trump was preparing to ban U.S. exports of diesel in a bid to lower energy prices.
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A whistleblower alleges she was pressured to report “zeros” and conceal animal deaths after the 2023 East Palestine derailment. The testing company denies the allegations.
WSJ US Business2h7
New Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits.
NYT NY Region1h4
Disaster recovery insurance1
The forecast for this weekend became a lot clearer on Wednesday, but meteorologists warned that the storm’s exact path was still uncertain.
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Commodities energy5
High bids to use the waterway follow shipping disruptions from the Iran war and extreme weather.
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Chinese firms are the biggest source of seized goods bound for the militant group.
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Homes in the Northeast and Alaska are especially dependent on heating oil in winter.
WSJ US Business6h7
Combatting unfair trade is necessary but not sufficient.
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Natural gas futures posted back-to-back gains with the October contract settling above $3 per million British thermal units after numerous failed attempts recently.
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Equities earnings6
Stocks fell as the 10-year Treasury yield jumped back over 5% to the highest level since 2007.
WSJ Markets3h7
The Finnish defense tech group said it wanted to seize on investor enthusiasm for drone companies.
WSJ US Business10h6
The Fortress Investment Group-backed railroad plans a bankruptcy filing after struggling with $5.5 billion in debt and slow ridership growth.
WSJ Markets2h6
Politicians and rank-and-file workers who feared a Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal now hope concessions will soften the impact.
WSJ US Business18m4
Knife River’s stock dropped over 7% Wednesday after the company predicted continued headwinds.
WSJ US Business2h4
European stock indexes rose at the open, with banking and technology stocks lifting the Stoxx 600.
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Macro monetary4
The dollar strengthened and the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates last week has made the dollar more attractive, Standard Chartered said.
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The upper house of Swiss parliament backed a proposal to ease new capital demands on the group, while rejecting a stricter requirement in a bill put forward by the country’s government.
WSJ Markets14h6
Plus, oil’s streak ends and McDonald’s outlines a spending plan
WSJ Markets3h5
New home buyers will face higher payments now that the 30-year-mortgage loan rate surpassed the 7% interest mark.
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Portfolio theory1
With high yields and stock prices, consider rebalancing your portfolio.
WSJ Markets2h6
Unsorted1
Plus: DoorDash to pay $131.5 million over minimum-pay law compliance and Trump weighs diesel export ban
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Ancient history archaeology1
Photos from the American Library in Paris reveal how librarians brought books to US troops during World War I. The post Building a Library in Wartime Paris appeared first on JSTOR Daily .
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Artist's impression of a supermassive black hole blasting a high-energy jet of matter into space. (DESY, Science Communication Lab) Out of our branes. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
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Potential plant life may be a key indicator for exoplanet evolutionary timelines. The post Earth’s closest alien life probably isn’t very advanced, says new study appeared first on Popular Science .
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The team also found a new species covered in parasites. The post Sea spider with hairy feet, three lips, and red eyes found in Canada appeared first on Popular Science .
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The company said it would share the study’s interim data with health authorities with the aim of bringing the treatment to the market as soon as possible.
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The virus has risen as a cause of death in the U.S. and killed a higher number of children in recent years.
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(Maskot/Getty Images) Something serious may be going on. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
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Branding positioning1
New tools are aiming to better protect job seekers from scams and remove fraudulent profiles faster.
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Startup methodology1
Plus, the dangers of purging middle managers and the volatile finances of America’s millionaire pilots.
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Strategy game theory1
The ‘gift with your purchase’ stands out amid monetization.
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Marketing funnels1
For some, $6,000 handbags have made $1,000 shoes the new starter luxury. Here’s what people are buying.
WSJ Style10h4
Unsorted4
The automaker rivals ultrafast charging from BYD as automakers aim to entice buyers in China’s slowing market.
WSJ US Business9h5
The Google-owned platform is rolling out better tools for digital producers that could help it to keep more of their content exclusively.
WSJ US Business8h5
Standalone plans for the entertainment company’s Disney+ and Hulu streaming services will now cost an additional $2.50, at $21.49 a month.
WSJ US Business5h4
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Ai governance2
The tech may soon become an existential risk to humanity, but it’s already a risk to many Americans in a more mundane way: their banks.
The Atlantic1h6
Employees of OpenAI and Anthropic have been sounding the alarm on the dangers of the systems their companies are developing. But Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, argues on “The Ezra Klein Show” that some alarmists have gone too far.
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Frontier labs1
Josh Parker, the head of sustainability for the chipmaker and world’s most valuable company, emphasized future — mostly theoretical — energy savings the technology could offer.
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The robot swimming through water. (Structures-Computer Interaction Laboratory/YouTube) Twisting limbs power a tiny robot to hop on land and swim with paddles. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
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CREATIVE CRAFT2
Musgrave, whose 1977 opera “Mary, Queen of Scots” is opening at the San Francisco Opera, has spent a long career searching for the “dramatic abstract.”
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Founded by Pierre Boulez to treat new compositions with orchestral rigor, Ensemble Intercontemporain has honed the art of turning forbidding scores into expressive sound.
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As New York commemorated the 25th anniversary of the attacks, El Museo del Barrio rented space to a group skeptical of the explanation of what caused the twin towers to come down.
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It's a boat! It's a plane! It’s...both? The post Soviet ‘sea monster’ inspired this futuristic ‘flying boat’ appeared first on Popular Science .
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The lawsuit comes days after an independent review found that Mayor Kaohly Her had treated employees in an “offensive and inappropriate way” and created an “uncomfortable work environment.”
NYT US News2h5
Tourists are lugging their own insulated bags and ice packs and asking hotels for freezer favors to make sure their golden bars make it back in one piece.
WSJ Lifestyle14h5
Jessica Tarlov on her new book, I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends , and the dangers of platforming the wrong people
The Atlantic4h5
The herbal substance Kratom was found during inquiries into the recent deaths of two University of Mississippi students. Their causes of death have not been determined.
NYT US News4h4