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Donate This Holiday Season: Haitian Immigrants Need Our Help

Organizations supporting vulnerable Haitian immigrants are under tremendous strain.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

How ChatGPT’s Canvas Can Help You Use AI More Productively

Canvas, which is available to OpenAI’s paid subscribers, is a little bit like an AI-powered Google Docs. Here’s how to use it.

Wired - Dec. 6

Lululemon stock jumps as international growth helps to offset slowing U.S. sales

Lululemon has been in a bit of a rough spot after the departure of its longtime Chief Product Officer Sun Choe.

CNBC - Dec. 6

The Growing Cost of Making C.E.O.s Safe

The tragic killing of UnitedHealthCare’s Brian Thompson has spurred companies to ratchet up security for their most senior executives.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

German industry demands electricity cost relief as production falls

Yahoo News - Dec. 6

U.S. economy poised to dominate for the next 20 years — at the cost of growing inequality, economist says

U.S. economic dominance over other countries is poised to surge in the next 20 years due to its widening lead in technology and science, but at the expense of growing inequality at home.

MarketWatch - Dec. 6

German industry pushes for relief on electricity costs

Yahoo News - Dec. 6

Childcare bosses fear for future amid rising costs

Costs at one nursery are up 40% in recent years, and it faces an annual shortfall of over £30,000.

BBC News - Dec. 6

Trump Names 2 Officials to Help Carry Out Immigration Crackdown

The president-elect picked Rodney S. Scott, an outspoken Border Patrol chief from his first term, to run Customs and Border Protection. And he chose Caleb Vitello to head Immigration and Customs ...

The New York Times - Dec. 6

What we know about Musk's cost-cutting mission

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are on Capitol Hill to discuss their new advisory body. So what will it do?

BBC News - Dec. 5

Richard Hamilton, Who Helped Solve a Mathematical Mystery, Dies at 81

He came up with an innovative equation called the Ricci flow that helped mathematicians explore fundamental questions that were once out of reach.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Donate This Holiday Season: Ex-Convicts Need Your Help

New Jersey Re-entry Corporation helps people stay out of prison after they’ve been in.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

More Americans are living in malls, as developers get creative to help ease the housing crisis

Real estate developers are building housing inside of or next to shopping malls as department stores like Macy's, JC Penney and Sears shrink or cease to exist.

CNBC - Dec. 5

Conor McGregor ordered to pay Nikita Hand's legal costs

The MMA star was found liable in a civil case taken by Ms Hand who had accused him of raping her.

BBC News - Dec. 5

Conor McGregor ordered to pay Nikhita Hand’s €1.5m costs in civil rape case

Ruling comes on top of damages fighter was ordered to pay last month after a jury found he had assaulted Hand in a Dublin hotel. The Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has been ordered ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Conor McGregor ordered to pay Nikita Hand’s €1.5m costs in civil rape case

Ruling comes on top of damages fighter was ordered to pay last month after a jury found he had assaulted Hand in a Dublin hotel. The Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has been ordered ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Terrible NFL defenses that could help you during the fantasy football playoffs

Andy Behrens has a short list of defenses that have extremely favorable late-season fantasy schedules, three of which are real-life terrible.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

Some bargain gifts on Temu come at the cost of quality

When NBC News tried out six products from the low-cost retailer that resembled name-brand counterparts, only half performed as expected.

NBC News - Dec. 5

How NYPD Is Using Cameras to Help Find Brian Thompson’s Killer

The prelude, the crime and the aftermath were all caught on video. But investigators will need to use human intelligence to find the person who gunned down an insurance company’s chief executive.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Marc Andreessen helps to recruit staff for Musk’s US cost-cutting body

Venture capitalist has role in interviewing and identifying candidates for new Department for Government Efficiency

Financial Times - Dec. 5

Study: Germany's power grid expansion could cost €651 billion

Yahoo News - Dec. 5

Silver Jewelry Helps Chile’s Indigenous Guard Their Heritage

Skilled artisans among the Mapuche are creating pieces that reflect their worldview.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Chipotle Mexican Grill Ups Prices as Ingredients Costs Grow

Chipotle cites rising cost of items like beef and avocados for the inflated prices.

Inc. - Dec. 4

Airbus cuts nearly 500 UK jobs to reduce costs

It has made the cuts mostly to its space division and says there are no "compulsory" losses planned.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Trump Tax Cuts Won’t Help the Economy Grow, Budget Office Finds

A larger debt and higher interest rates would cancel out the boost from keeping individual taxes lower, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Chipotle Raises U.S. Prices by 2% to Offset Inflation Costs

The chain aims to balance higher costs for avocados, queso and sour cream while maintaining its appeal to inflation-weary consumers.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4

AWS now allows prompt caching with 90% cost reduction

AWS added Intelligent Prompt Routing and Prompt Caching to Bedrock in hopes of getting model usage prices down.

VentureBeat - Dec. 4

Amazon HyperPod Task Governance keeps GPUs running, cutting costs 40%

HyperPod Task Governance can increase GPU utilization, helping enterprises to optimize AI costs and producing potentially significant savings.

VentureBeat - Dec. 4

CU Anschutz Medical Campus' grant to help restore vision to blind patients

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus received up to $46 million in a grant to help develop an innovative treatment to cure blindness.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Scammer helped speeding drivers dodge penalty points

Khuram Yaqoob raked in thousands of pounds as he gave the authorities fictitious names.

BBC News - Dec. 4

US trails developed democracies in healthcare costs for older adults

Report comparing 10 peer countries shows how holes in Medicare coverage lead to Americans skipping care. Older Americans spend more on healthcare than peers in 10 other developed democracies, a new ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash

UK drug gangs paid Russian criminals to swap their dirty street cash for untraceable cryptocurrency, police say.

BBC News - Dec. 4

WATCH: Bo the bloodhound wins 'Hero Dog' award for helping police

The American Humane 'Hero Dog' of the year award was given to North Carolina police dog Bo of the Gastonia Police Department alongside his handler Sgt. David Rowland.

ABC News - Dec. 4

Encore’s AI-Powered Site Helps You Shop for Vintage and Secondhand Items

Using a blend of GPT-4 and its own computer model, Encore’s natural language search tool can recognize numerous brands, styles, and aesthetics across the web’s many vintage resale sites.

Wired - Dec. 4

The Cost of Gold Rattles the Jewelry World

Bold gold pieces are trendy, but makers worry that the steep price increases for the precious metal will soon deter demand.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

World Bank Warns of Record Debt Costs for Developing Countries

The World Bank warned in a new report that poor countries will be stuck in economic “purgatory” without debt relief.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

The Princess of Wales will help kick off a Qatari state visit to the UK

The Princess of Wales will help kick off the emir of Qatar’s trip to Britain as the U.K. government enlists one of the most popular royals to ensure the success of a state visit by the leader of a ...

ABC News - Dec. 3