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Hong Kong Adopts Sweeping Security Laws, Bowing to Beijing
The legislation targets “external interference” and the theft of state secrets, with implications for businesses, journalists, civil servants and others.The New York Times - Hong Kong -
American farms may put AI-powered drones and robots to work
Nearly 2 million farmworkers help put food on American tables today, but modern machines powered by AI could eventually replace many of them.CBS News -
Entire Gaza population facing acute hunger - US
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it is the first time this has happened and calls for more aid.BBC News -
AI mania hits Wall Street as Morgan Stanley creates role focused on the trend
The marquee bank will use AI to generate insights for financial advisors, joining the tech world in a bid to capitalize on the hot trend.MarketWatch - Artificial Intelligence -
Cisco Systems Closes $28 Billion Purchase of AI Firm Splunk
Deal closes ahead of schedule after proposed merger clears European antitrust hurdle.Inc. -
Banks are in limbo without a crucial lifeline. Here's where cracks may appear next
High interest rates and rising losses on commercial real estate threaten hundreds of U.S. banks, mostly smaller regional lenders and community institutions.CNBC -
Politics drove the retractions of needed studies on abortion safety
Our much-needed research has come under attack after Sage Publications made the decision to retract those studies.The Hill - Abortion -
Former aide: Trump ‘blood bath’ remark follows ‘proven track record’ of ‘unhinged comments’
Sarah Matthews, an ex-staffer of former President Trump, said his recent warning of a “blood bath” for the U.S. if he doesn't win in November follows a “proven track record” of “unhinged comments." “[I]t does follow a proven track record of these ...The Hill - Donald Trump -
The Best Instax Cameras and Printers (2024): Film Types, Tips, and More
Should you buy an Instax Mini? Instax Mini Evo? Instax Square? We demystify Fujifilm’s Instax lineup to help you find the perfect instant camera (or printer).Wired -
Exclusive: Data governance startup Euno emerges from stealth to manage business logic at scale
Having consistent, clear governance for how business logic should work for data pipelines is a challenge the startup is taking aim at.VentureBeat -
Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered
Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of ...ABC News -
Banksy's latest artwork appears as message of environmentalism
The cherry tree that serves as the basis for the mural "should be bursting forth with leaves." It's not – so Banksy seemingly painted them on.CBS News -
How a Literary Darling Finally Broke Through to the Mainstream
Between an Oscar-winning movie adaptation of one of his books and a new novel with rave reviews, Percival Everett’s gone from cult favorite to superstar.The Wall Street Journal -
Middle East Crisis: Blinken Will Travel to Mideast Again as Cease-Fire Talks Restart
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken plans to visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week as mediators in Qatar discuss a possible pause in fighting.The New York Times -
Fantasy Baseball Rankings 2024: Optimal sleepers from proven model that called Isaac Paredes' strong year
SportsLine simulated the entire MLB season and identified 2024 Fantasy baseball sleepersCBS Sports -
The Madness is here: Fill out your bracket
Compete with friends and family to show off your skills! Create or join a group now!ESPN -
Brown scores 31 points, White gets 1st career triple-double in Celtics' 119-94 win over Detroit
Jaylen Brown scored 31 points in three quarters, Derrick White posted his first career triple-double and the NBA-best Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 119-94ABC News - NBA -
Inside 'Moonlight' writer Tarell Alvin McCraney's inaugural Geffen Playhouse season
The Geffen Playhouse's 2024-25 season lineup includes premieres by Sara Porkalob, a.k. payne and Jake Brasch, plus a 20th anniversary staging of artistic director Tarell Alvin McCraney's 'The Brothers Size.'Los Angeles Times -
Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes
Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner has thrown her support behind a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilitiesABC News - New York -
Instead of writing about Princess Diana, Chris Bohjalian opted for her Vegas impersonator
Author Chris Bohjalian discusses his 25th novel, 'The Princess of Las Vegas,' and how ancestral trauma from his Armenian heritage contributes to the dread in his work.Los Angeles Times -
Over-the-counter birth control pill now available to Wisconsin Medicaid patients
Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin are getting access to the first over-the-counter birth control pillABC News -
The Unbearable Vagueness of Medical ‘Professionalism’
Since its inception, this murky term has straddled the dual role of disciplining and inspiring.The New York Times -
Gambia lawmakers refer a repeal of the ban on female genital cutting to more committee discussions
Lawmakers in Gambia have referred a repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussionsABC News -
Outfits of Epic Proportions
Otherworldly silhouettes and extravagant textures characterized the clothes seen on and off the runways at Paris Fashion Week.The New York Times -
Pamela Anderson Still Isn’t Wearing Makeup
A new campaign for the denim brand Re/Done shows the actress in the barefaced look she has embraced in Hollywood and at fashion week.The New York Times -
A Wedding Do-Over After a Broken Heart (Not the Kind You’re Thinking)
Just minutes after Eli Newell and Dr. Erika Amundson exchanged vows last spring, he was rushed to the hospital. Their second go-round was far less traumatic.The New York Times -
A Seal’s Spray Adds a Chapter to the Science of Spitting
The observation suggests that seals join cobras, archerfish and other animals known to spit, although researchers can only speculate about the reason for the mammal’s expectoration.The New York Times -
SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship for a Third Time
The third test flight of the most powerful rocket ever built achieved a series of milestones before the spacecraft was lost as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere.The New York Times - SpaceX -
Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight
The powerful rocket, a version of which will carry astronauts to the moon for NASA, launched for the third time on Thursday morning. It achieved a number of milestones before losing contact with the ground.The New York Times
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AI mania hits Wall Street as Morgan Stanley creates role focused on the trend
The marquee bank will use AI to generate insights for financial advisors, joining the tech world in a bid to capitalize on the hot trend. -
Cisco Systems Closes $28 Billion Purchase of AI Firm Splunk
Deal closes ahead of schedule after proposed merger clears European antitrust hurdle. -
Banks are in limbo without a crucial lifeline. Here's where cracks may appear next
High interest rates and rising losses on commercial real estate threaten hundreds of U.S. banks, mostly smaller regional lenders and community institutions. -
Ben & Jerry's Owner Loses Its Taste for Ice Cream
Unilever plans to spin off its ice-cream business and could consider a sale, with 7,500 jobs potentially being affected. -
European investment banks cut bonuses after deal drought
BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank reduce bonus pool but industry expects upswing in activity this year -
Housing starts rebound in February by largest amount in nine months
Construction of new U.S. homes rebounded 10.7% in February to an annual pace of 1.52 million units, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. -
Super Micro Computer, one of the hottest AI plays alongside Nvidia, tanks 10% on share offering
Shares of Super Micro have surged by more than 900% over the past year as Wall Street looks for stocks to play the AI trend. -
The Oscars Needs to Change Its Act
Like many businesses, the Academy Awards show is challenged by new distribution patterns and changing audiences. As brands such as Chanel have shown, there are smarter ways to reach target customers. -
Pfizer to Raise Around $4.27 Billion From Haleon Shares Sale
Pfizer is raising around $4.27 billion from the sale of part of its stake in consumer-healthcare business Haleon. -
Deutsche Bank cuts cash bonuses by up to 50% over Postbank IT fiasco
Lender said service disruptions over botched migration project were ‘unacceptable’ -
Fed could cut rates fewer times than expected as economy keeps growing, according to CNBC survey
The average probability of a soft landing was 52%, up from 47% in the January CNBC Fed survey. -
Don’t want to chase Big Tech? Money manager flags three unloved stocks to bet on now.
Starbucks, PNC and Cisco have been unloved over the past 12 months, but for a patient investor, better times are ahead, says this money manager. -
1 Way You Can Identify the Real A-Players in Your Organization
Fans of efficiency and processes will lead you to your best employees. -
Xiaomi's Fourth-Quarter Profit Rose on Higher Smartphone Sales
Xiaomi posted a 51% rise in quarterly profit as higher smartphone sales after the pandemic offset expenses for its first electric car launching next week. -
Stephen Schwarzman’s income at Blackstone falls 30% to below $1bn
Profits at world’s largest private equity group drop as fees from asset sales more than halved -
Cloud software buyers are getting frugal, leading to slower growth at former highfliers
Companies that sell cloud software are contending with a more cautious spending environment from their existing customers. -
Online shoppers are feeling frustrated. Blame it on the ‘Amazon effect’?
A new survey says consumers find e-commerce sites often fail to meet expectations. Experts say that’s because shoppers have become accustomed to how Amazon gets things done to their liking. -
Wonder, Marc Lore's Food-Delivery Startup, Raises $700 Million
The company plans to open nearly 100 restaurant locations around the New York City area over the next two years. -
I've Found These Foods Give My Brain the Power to Stay Focused and Function at Its Best
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This battleground election state is booming. Biden is not getting the credit
Georgia is a ‘tale of two economies’ -
The stock market’s performance under Biden is now better than under Trump. But a big factor is COVID’s toll in 2020.
In a shift, President Biden’s stock-market track record is now better than former President Trump’s over a comparable period, though it has to do with COVID-19’s effects. -
The era of the unfixable problem
Refugee flows, low birth rates and left-behind regions persist because there is no answer, not because politicians are useless -
Wings, Watch Parties, and Team-Themed Cocktails: Businesses Share Their Ultimate March Madness Game Plans
Forget the Super Bowl, bring on the Madness. -
How One Company Navigated a Boom and Bust With No Mass Layoffs
Hologic CFO Karleen Oberton calls mass layoffs “a failure of leadership.” -
Bank of Japan ends the world's only negative rates regime in a historic move, abandons yield curve control
These changes are the sharpest pull back in one of the most aggressive monetary easing exercises globally, as BOJ sought to reflate its economy. -
China Evergrande Founder Accused of Exaggerating Revenue by $78 Billion
China’s securities regulator fined the developer’s founder, Hui Ka Yan, and banned him from participating in the country’s financial markets for life. -
Bitcoin briefly slumps below $63,000 after topping a record $73,000 last week
The benchmark cryptocurrency extended its slide on Tuesday, dropping a total of more than $10,000 or almost 14% from its all-time high last week. -
Is the world in an AI bubble? Money managers are split.
Fund managers were divided, even while remaining heavily invested in the Magnificent Seven which have surged on hype around AI. -
Central bankers see ‘immaculate disinflation’ within reach
Economists forecast inflation easing from multi-decade highs without sharp rise in unemployment -
Biden’s Climate Law Has Created a Growing Market for Green Tax Credits
New Treasury Department data shows companies have registered 45,500 projects for possible sale on a new tax-credit marketplace.