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U.S. military suicides rose in 2023, persisting despite prevention efforts
The Pentagon expects to spend about $250 million on suicide prevention in 2025, the largest amount of funds the Defense Department has ever invested.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Western groups step up efforts to win nuclear contracts in eastern Europe
Senior executive at engineer AtkinsRéalis says region ripe for business as it struggles to hit EU net zero targetsWorld - Financial Times - November 15 -
Democratic group launches opposition research effort on Trump administration
A major Democratic super PAC on Friday announced the launch of an opposition research and tracking effort intended to serve as a hub of information on President-elect Trump’s new administration and ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Advance Auto Parts Closing Hundreds of Stores in Turnaround Effort
More than 200 franchises will shutter, as well as more than 500 corporate stores as the chain retrenches in the face of ongoing losses.Business - Inc. - November 15 -
What happens next in The Onion's effort to buy Alex Jones' Infowars
The Onion’s winning bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars platform is under review by a federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers raised concerns about how an auction was conductedEntertainment - ABC News - November 15 -
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Boeing Will Lay Off Over 2,500 Workers Amid Turnaround Effort
The job cuts, part of a 17,000-strong employee reduction, will hit workers in Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Missouri.Business - Inc. - 4 days ago -
US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders effort to block arms sales to Israel
Moves to advance three resolutions, which would have halted recent sale of $20bn in US weapons to Israel, all failed. The US Senate has blocked legislation that would have halted the sale of some ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Flight ban strains humanitarian efforts and frustrates Haitians trying to fly home
December usually brings travelers into Haiti, but a ban on flights has halted plans for holiday gatherings and for anyone trying to deliver food, medicine and other aid.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Pro-Ukraine lawmakers make last-ditch effort to safeguard US support
Pro-Ukraine lawmakers in both parties are working to get key provisions surrounding U.S. support for Kyiv passed into law by January, an effort to safeguard assistance that is under threat in a ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Israelis rally around war effort after ICC’s Netanyahu warrant
Decision to seek prime minister’s arrest provokes rare display of unity in politically polarised countryBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Trump is trying to control Congress. Republicans are quietly pushing back.
Republicans opted to quietly push back rather than vocally denounce a questionable Cabinet pick. Look out for that same strategy when it comes to spending and other nominees.Politics - Politico - 12 hours ago -
Donald Trump gets a brutal reality check
The implosion of Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general reveals the president-elect isn’t all-powerful despite the Republican trifecta in government.Politics - Politico - 2 days ago -
US ex-Juul users suddenly find thousands in their bank accounts after lawsuit: ‘I forgot about it completely’
Recipients say they filed class-action claims on a whim amid lawsuit alleging products were unlawfully marketed to minors. Drewe Raimi was lying in bed scrolling TikTok when she got the ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Robinhood jumps into election trading, giving users chance to buy Harris or Trump contracts
Users can trade a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump contract starting Monday.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
How X users can earn thousands from US election misinformation and AI images
The accounts are part of pro-Trump and pro-Harris networks sharing each other’s content multiple times a day.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Reddit's explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first profit as a public company
Reddit has turned a profit for the first time as a public companyTech - ABC News - October 30 -
Reddit’s Sees First-Ever Profit as Explosive User Growth and AI Tools Help it Soar
The social discussion platform beat Wall Street analyst forecasts, with quarterly sales results better than 10 percent above estimates.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Apple is trying to sell loyal iPhone users on AI tools. Here's what Apple Intelligence can do
Apple customers starting on Wednesday can go to Apple stores for sessions on Apple Intelligence — the company's suite of AI tools.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 30 -
Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them
Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligenceTech - ABC News - October 31 -
Meta's Threads micro-blogging app now has 275 million monthly users, Zuckerberg says
Threads, Meta's rival to Elon Musk's X app, now has nearly 275 million monthly users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Meta 21.6 billion won for illegally collecting Facebook users’ sensitive personal information, including data about their political views and sexual ...Tech - ABC News - November 5 -
Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data
A bug that WIRED discovered in True the Vote’s VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.Tech - Wired - November 5 -
Microsoft’s new Magentic-One system directs multiple AI agents to complete user tasks
Magnetic-One, Microsoft's AI agent orchestration framework, deploys multiple agents to solve daily tasks autonomously.Tech - VentureBeat - November 5 -
'It's gross, it's unprofessional': Some LinkedIn users are being put off the platform by unsolicited flirtatious DMs
A LinkedIn spokesperson told CNBC Make It that the platform — which was launched in 2003 and now has over 1 billion members globally — defines itself as a "professional community."Business - CNBC - November 8
