South Korea’s ETF boom puts assets on track to overtake Taiwan
The two tech-heavy Asian markets have been a focal point in recent years, thanks to a global frenzy sparked by the rise of AI In yet another sign of the South Korean market’s…
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AI is helping funders evaluate more ideas more fairly
The distance between a world-changing innovation and its funding often comes down to four minutes—the average time a human reviewer tends to spend on an initial grant application. In those…
Layoffs have reached the highest level since 2009 (and AI may not even be to blame)
Planned layoffs have now reached their highest rate since 2009’s Great Recession. The data comes from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’s new layoffs report, which revealed…
ChatGPT caricatures are taking over social media—but at what cost?
Have you seen larger-than-life depictions of your friends lately? They might have been sucked into the latest social media trend: creating AI-generated caricatures. The trend itself is…
Elon Musk Will Be Deposed Over What He Did With DOGE
The report attributes 30,784 of the job losses to ending contracts, such as that of UPS. Market and economic conditions led to 28,392 layoffs, 20,044 were caused by restructuring, and…
Why Trump Is Suddenly “Bothered” by Clintons Testifying on Epstein
The report attributes 30,784 of the job losses to ending contracts, such as that of UPS. Market and economic conditions led to 28,392 layoffs, 20,044 were caused by restructuring, and…
Why one Anthropic update wiped billions off software stocks
Tech workers have been worried for years about the AI tidal wave coming for their jobs, but their bosses are starting to worry now, too. Stocks plunged this week as fears escalated that AI…
Trump Is Using a Donor’s Private Jet to Deport Palestinians
The report attributes 30,784 of the job losses to ending contracts, such as that of UPS. Market and economic conditions led to 28,392 layoffs, 20,044 were caused by restructuring, and…
Slotkin Refuses DOJ Request in Sham Probe Over “Illegal Orders” Video
Senator Elissa Slotkin has denied an interview request from the Justice Department regarding its sham investigation into her participation in a video message telling troops they should…
Trump Throws Pam Bondi Under the Bus on Georgia Election Office Raid
The report attributes 30,784 of the job losses to ending contracts, such as that of UPS. Market and economic conditions led to 28,392 layoffs, 20,044 were caused by restructuring, and…
The Administration’s War on Drug Development
Capping drug companies’ prices and blocking their market access is the surest way to deter investment in medical innovation. Source link
Treasury Sec Admits Americans Are on the Hook for Trump’s $10B Lawsuit
The report attributes 30,784 of the job losses to ending contracts, such as that of UPS. Market and economic conditions led to 28,392 layoffs, 20,044 were caused by restructuring, and…
National Park Service Edits KKK Murder of Civil Rights Activist
In 1963, NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers was gunned down outside of his own Mississippi home by Byron De La Beckwith, a Ku Klux Klan member. Now the Trump administration wants the…
What to know about the critical minerals trading bloc the U.S. wants to build with allies
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners, using tariffs to maintain minimum prices and defend…
ECB keeps rates unchanged even as choppy markets threaten its 'good place'
— The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday (Feb 5) and offered no clues about its next move, reinforcing…
XRP price keeps tumbling as Trump-era crypto gains get wiped out. How low can it go in 2026?
It’s a hard time to be an XRP investor. The token, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has been on a downward trajectory for nearly half a year. And this week, things have…
EV maker Nio set to record first adjusted operating profit for Q4 FY2025
The turnaround is driven by ‘sustained growth’ in sales volume and a favourable product mix Electric vehicle manufacturer Nio expects to record its first-ever quarterly adjusted operating…
Transcript: Trump Hints at Panic over ICE as Camps Anger MAGA Country
Beutler: Unfortunately, I think a lot of that is gonna have to wait for the presidential election and that the goal right now has to be harm reduction, restraining the secret immigration…
Chevrolet is trying to do patriotism without politics in its America250 ad
Chevrolet’s latest splashy ad has all the hallmarks of a campaign strategically tied to America’s 250th anniversary. There’s the modern interpretation of a 75-year-old jingle that’s sung…
Where Ice and ICE Meet
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The Egregious Haitian-Immigration Decision
A federal judge’s ruling blocking President Trump from ending Haiti’s protected status doesn’t pass the smell test. Source link
Overreliance on Renewables Leaves Americans Out in the Cold
Americans are at greater risk of power outages when we rely too much on wind, solar, and battery storage systems. Source link
The Government Food Pyramid Is All Junk
It’s the height of arrogance for bureaucrats to tell us what to eat. Source link