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TikTok CEO Seeks Musk's Counsel on Incoming Trump Administration
The popular video app and Chinese parent ByteDance view the rival social-media owner as conduit to the president-elect.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - 19 hours ago -
Chancellor sets out new funding for extra NHS appointments
The government says it will invest £1.57bn in new equipment and buildings, in a bid to increase appointments.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing
Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010Business - Financial Times - October 30 -
Trump wins tip scales for GOP on government funding
Republican electoral wins in both the presidential race and the Senate are changing the game on government funding, as Congress braces for a battle over federal spending when lawmakers return next ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
How Thames Water became a battleground for hedge funds
Rival groups of bondholders are vying to extend loans to the troubled UK utilityBusiness - Financial Times - November 10 -
Fund manager Terry Smith’s pay falls to £28mn
Stockpicker’s investment firm Fundsmith weighed down by his decision to shun chipmaker NvidiaBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
Morning Report — Congress starts the funding sprint
In today’s issue: Congress is back in town. Lawmakers begin their lame-duck session today and are facing a Dec. 20 funding deadline ahead of the holidays and the swearing in of the 119th Congress ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Pharmacies vote to cut opening hours in funding protest
Pharmacists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to reduce opening hours and stop home deliveries.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
EU governments struggle to fund green transition
Investors in Czech solar parks threaten to sue Prague over planned cuts to subsidies for photovoltaic installationsWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
Britain’s bold plan to create super funds
The case for consolidating the UK’s sprawling pension arsenal is strongBusiness - Financial Times - November 14 -
The undercover hedge funds financing activist short sellers
When Wall Street’s self-styled financial detectives allege malfeasance, these silent partners stand to reap the benefitsBusiness - Financial Times - November 15 -
The search for targeted taxes to fund climate action
Body backed by Barbados, France and Kenya outlines options for new leviesWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Biden asks Congress for $100B in disaster relief funding
President Biden has sent Congress an emergency funding request for roughly $100 billion to help with recovery after natural disasters, including the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton in the ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
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Watch live: Buttigieg, Criswell testify on FEMA funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday focused on disaster relief funding requests in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton. Witnesses include Transportation ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
GAA reconsiders extra Casement funds as costs fall
The GAA say additional funds will be reliant on seeing "the colour of the money from the Treasury".Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
FEMA disaster relief fund 'rapidly nearing exhaustion'
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) disaster relief fund has dwindled to less than $5 billion, lawmakers said this week, as both sides press for the swift passage of emergency aid. ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Republicans ask for investigation into federal funding for Planned Parenthood
More than 100 Republican lawmakers are asking for an investigation in to the amount of federal funding that has been awarded to health centers that also provide abortion, including Planned ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
MicroStrategy buys $2 billion in bitcoin in 10 days. Is there $42 billion to go?
Shares of MicroStrategy Inc. entered record territory Monday for the first time in 24 years, as the self-proclaimed largest corporate holder of bitcoin continued to ride the postelection frenzy in ...Business - MarketWatch - November 11 -
Daisy The AI Granny Is Probably This Year’s Best AI
AI use cases matter, and If you’re looking for one to learn from, look no furtherBusiness - Inc. - 2 days ago -
Billions of levelling-up cash in limbo
Towns and cities call on the Labour government to deliver the funds promised for vital regeneration.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
Mass deportation could cost billions
Bankrolling mass deportation would be costly. It would also require a lot more manpower.Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
Beware the AI bureaucrats
It’s not killer robots we should be worried about, but the automated plumbers of the information networkBusiness - Financial Times - October 26 -
AI Slop Is Flooding Medium
The blogging platform Medium is facing an influx of AI-generated content. CEO Tony Stubblebine says it “doesn’t matter” as long as nobody reads it.Tech - Wired - October 28 -
This Is a Glimpse of the Future of AI Robots
Physical Intelligence, a well-funded startup chasing breakthroughs in robotic intelligence, has developed a robot capable of doing various household chores remarkably well.Tech - Wired - October 31
