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The Guardian - World
Help! It turns out breaks make you more productive
After a week guided by Mithu Storoni’s book Hyperefficient, I learned to work with the rhythm of my brain. When I started reading Mithu Storoni’s Hyperefficient: Optimize Your Brain to Transform ...4 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Olive Garden parent Darden’s earnings hit by ‘significant’ drop in traffic in July, but stock gains on Uber delivery tie-up
Darden Restaurants Inc.’s stock rose 7% Thursday, after the parent to Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and other restaurant chains’ fiscal first-quarter earnings fell short of estimates, but it ...5 hours ago -
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GameSpot - Tech
5 Years Later, Sayonara Wild Hearts Gains More Significance With Each Revisit
Sayonara Wild Hearts is celebrating its 5-year anniversary today, September 19, 2024. Below, we examine how it feels to revisit the game and its soundtrack time and time again. The more time ...6 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Stocks need to hold any gains after the Fed rate cut or the S&P 500 is at risk
Market giving mixed signals; new trading positions include Airbnb.7 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
CBS News - Top stories
"Beast Games" contestants sue MrBeast's production company over "chronic mistreatment"
Five unnamed contestants in the upcoming Amazon reality show "Beast Games" are alleging MrBeast's production company and Amazon Studios create a "toxic and hostile" environment that "laid the ...7 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
The great divide: are office workers more productive than those at home?
Amazon has told staff they must return five days a week – but experts don’t all agree that flexible working cuts output. Four years ago when the world of work was upended by the Covid pandemic, ...15 hours ago -
VentureBeat - Tech
Grounding LLMs in reality: How one company achieved 70% productivity boost with gen AI
Drip Capital overcame AI challenges like hallucinations, improved document processing efficiency and applied AI to risk assessment.21 hours ago -
ESPN - Sports
Pound-for-pound rankings: Canelo stays put, but Inoue gains ground
Canelo Alvarez and Naoya Inoue were in action and scored victories this month. Here are the latest ESPN P4P rankings.Yesterday -
CNBC - Business
Here's what Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo stand to gain from lower interest rates
Banks are hoping for a more normalized bond market yield curve, with a wider spread between the short end and the long end.Yesterday -
GameSpot - Tech
Beast Games Contestants File Lawsuit Against MrBeast's Production Company
Earlier this year, Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson signed a deal with Prime Video to create Beast Games, a competition show that was reportedly worth Amazon shelling out $100 million for. But before ...Yesterday -
CNBC - Business
Google wins court challenge to the EU's $1.7 billion antitrust fine over ad product
The European Union's second-highest court on Wednesday said a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) antitrust fine imposed on Google by regulators should be annulled.Yesterday - Google -
The New York Times - Business
G.M. Electric Vehicles Gain Access to Tesla Chargers
After a delay of several months, General Motors said owners of its battery-powered models would now be able to use Tesla charging stations with adapters.Yesterday - Tesla -
CNBC - Business
Harris pledges to 'earn the vote' of Black men, as Trump makes gains
Vice President Kamala Harris cited proposals like a small business tax deduction and eliminating medical debt from credit scores in a pitch to Black voters.Yesterday - Donald Trump -
CNBC - Business
Salesforce CEO describes new AI product's real-life use case in healthcare
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday about the real-life use cases for his company's new artificial intelligence product, "Agentforce."Yesterday -
ABC News - Top stories
Polls show Harris gaining after the presidential debate
What the 538 election forecast says after the Harris-Trump presidential debate.2 days ago -
CNBC - Business
U.S. crude oil rises more than 1%, closes above $71 per barrel amid Fed rate cut optimism
The oil market is also bracing for the Fed's decision Wednesday on interest rates.2 days ago - Federal Reserve -
VentureBeat - Tech
Logitech launches bevy of game products at LogiPlay event
Logitech launched a number of products for gamers today at its LogiPlay event.2 days ago -
Wired - Tech
VistaPrint Promo Code 2024: Get $15 off custom products
Whether you need products for your small biz or want personalized gag gifts, use promo code for $15 off at VistaPrint2 days ago -
GameSpot - Tech
The Sims Movie From Margot Robbie's Production Company Confirmed, Will Include Freezer Bunnies
Amazon MGM Studios has confirmed the development of a film based on The Sims franchise, produced by Margot Robbie's company LuckyChap. The project is directed by Kate Herron (Loki), with a script ...2 days ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Industrial production gets short-lived boost from cars, but U.S. manufacturers still depressed
Industrial production rose a stronger-than-expected 0.8% in August, but most of the increase was tied to autos and there was little sign of a rebound in a depressing manufacturing sector.2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Right to WFH boosts productivity, Labour says
Firms should "judge people on outcomes, not presenteeism", Jonathan Reynolds insists.2 days ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
‘Something Lost, Something Gained,’ by Hillary Clinton: 8 Takeaways
In her latest memoir, Clinton takes on student protests, foreign policy and even clown school.2 days ago -
Financial Times - World
Malnutrition crisis threatens child health gains, warns Bill Gates
Foundation says about 40mn children are at risk of stunted growth as climate change worsens food security2 days ago