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Musk’s Tweet-Fueled Bubble May Be About to Burst

His greatest achievement is building a financial cult that serves as the engine for his enormous wealth.

The New York Times - 1d

Noteworthy new books on economics

Why advanced economies are struggling to build; how Britain can boost growth; plus books on inequality and poverty

Financial Times - 21h

How a refugee turned trauma into triumph

A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo escaped amid tragedy and violence to build a new life in the U.S.

CBS News - 12h

Meet the 21-year-old helping coders use AI to cheat in Google and other tech job interviews

As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, employers are trying to build workarounds to prevent candidates from cheating in virtual job interviews.

CNBC - 7h

Christopher Bell rings up first Cup three-race win streak since '21

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races since 2021, holding off Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds at Phoenix Raceway.

ESPN - 12h

Lewis Hamilton primed to forge a glorious new hammer time at Ferrari

‘There’s magic here,’ says the F1 veteran whose mission at Scuderia is under threat from McLaren and Verstappen. In the maelstrom of the buildup to the new Formula One season, which opens in ...

The Guardian - 1d

‘Everyone knew who he was’: James Hamilton, the ‘eccentric aristo’ who catalysed British club culture

He outed Norman Cook as Fatboy Slim, imported turntablism and made BPM a staple of dance journalism. Pete Tong and Paul Oakenfold remember a pivotal figure. Norman Cook can remember the first time ...

The Guardian - 13h

Peer raises $10.5M for metaverse engine, launches 3D personal planets

Peer announced today it's raised new funding to build its AI-powered metaverse engine and launched its "personal planets" feature.

VentureBeat - 4d

Elon Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a 'traitor' over his social media posts in support of Ukraine

Kelly, a former Navy combat pilot, responded to the tech billionaire’s remark by saying “he’s not a serious guy” and should “go back to building rockets.”

NBC News - 2h

U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”

The New York Times - 14m

Legge becomes 1st woman in Cup Series since '18

Katherine Legge, the first woman to drive a NASCAR Cup Series car in seven years, spun out twice and didn't finish her debut race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, calling the effort a "baptism by ...

ESPN - 22h

2025 NFL offseason previews: 32 teams' needs, free agents, draft picks, salary cap space and more

Now that the 2024 season is over and the Philadelphia Eagles have been crowned Super Bowl champs, it’s time to turn our attention to the building blocks of the 2025 season for the entire league.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Trump’s Tariffs Could Help Tesla, by Hurting Its Rivals More

The electric car company led by Elon Musk builds all the cars it sells in the United States in California and Texas, shielding it from tariffs that could devastate competitors.

The New York Times - 2d

Activists open abortion center in front of Polish parliament on Women's Day

Polish abortion rights activists have opened a center across from the parliament building in Warsaw where women can have abortions with pills, either alone or with other women

ABC News - 2d

Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Affects Iran’s Nuclear Inspectors

The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs.

The New York Times - 2d

At least 20 killed in Russian missile strikes on eastern Ukraine

At least 20 people were killed when Russia's military launched a flurry of missile and drone attacks in eastern Ukraine Saturday, damaging multiple apartment buildings in the town of Dobropillya. ...

CBS News - 2d

From the archives: Living near Three Mile Island

In 1980, one year after the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania, citizens at a town hall protested plans to release radioactive krypton gas still ...

CBS News - 1d

Inside the Sean ’Diddy’ Combs Hotline: The Makings of a Mass Tort

From a low-slung building in Montana, employees process sex abuse complaints against the music mogul that have been drawn to them through advertising and a viral hotline.

The New York Times - 1d

A beaver: to get attention they will slap the water with their tails | Helen Sullivan

They prefer to carry branches in their teeth, like dogs. And when they swim, they hold their front paws to their chests, like a severe governess in a Victorian novel. The heads of beavers, large ...

The Guardian - 12h

Eric Schmidt Joins Relativity Space as C.E.O.

The former Google chief executive is taking a controlling interest in Relativity Space, which aims to build low-cost, reusable rockets to compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and to reach Mars.

The New York Times - 6h

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf just challenged Anthropic CEO’s vision for AI’s future — and the $130 billion industry is taking notice

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf challenges Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's "compressed 21st century" vision, arguing AI systems are building "yes-men on servers" rather than the revolutionary ...