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• ‘I thought about filing for conservatorship’: I bought a home with my elderly parents. They reneged on their promise to sell their house and repay me. What now?

  “The agreement was that, as soon as they sold their home, they would refinance the mortgage.”
  
  MarketWatch - 11h
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  WH Smith in talks to sell high street stores

  The business says it is exploring a possible sale as its travel retail business arm accounts for most of its profits.
  
  BBC News - 4d
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  Old Smartphones Loaded With TikTok Selling for Thousands

  People are selling old phones with TikTok installed for as much as $50,000, and the boom is growing, as Google and Apple have removed the app from their online stores.
  
  Inc. - 5d
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  Eric Morecambe's trademark glasses sell for £20,000

  Other items which went under the hammer includes Charlie his ventriloquist dummy, selling for £6,200.
  
  BBC News - Jan. 12

• Iran Races to Sell Oil Stored in China

  Tehran has shipped out nearly 3 million barrels to raise money that could be used to shore up its allied militias in the Middle East.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 11
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  Vodafone Sells Remaining 3% Share in Indus Towers

  The telecomms group used the $326 million raised in proceeds to repay debt and increase its stake in India’s Vodafone Idea.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10

• The sterling sell-off will continue until morale improves

  Ground pound
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 9

• Can Labour sell a softer prisons policy?

  The sweeping, costly reforms needed to relieve overcrowded jails will test Labour’s resolve in persuading the public
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 2
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  Alibaba to Sell Stake in Chinese Hypermarket Operator

  Alibaba Group has agreed to sell its shares in Sun Art Retail in a $1.7 billion deal, the latest divestment as part of efforts to focus on its core e-commerce business.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 1

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  Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA

  Bringing forward the return of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams would leave just a single astronaut operating the US portion of the International Space Station.
  
  Wired - 5h
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  Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data

  China-based DeepSeek has exploded in popularity, drawing greater scrutiny. Case in point: Security researchers found more than 1 million records, including user data and API keys, in an open database.
  
  Wired - 8h
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  Elon Musk Tells Friends He’s Sleeping at the DOGE Offices in DC

  In a move straight out of the Twitter and Tesla playbook, Elon Musk is apparently camping out just steps away from the White House.
  
  Wired - 9h
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  Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety

  A White House memo ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many legal experts say the order is unconstitutional.
  
  Wired - 12h
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  Review: Mammut Crag IN Jacket

  Thanks to a unique recycling process, the secret to this high-performance puffer is repurposed climbing kit.
  
  Wired - 13h

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  DeepSeek helps speed up threat detection while raising national security concerns

  DeepSeek and its R1 model aren't wasting any time rewriting the rules of cybersecurity AI in real-time. Enterprises can't ignore this risk.
  
  VentureBeat - 4h
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  Dario Amodei challenges DeepSeek’s $6 million AI narrative: What Anthropic thinks about China’s latest AI move

  Amodei says the breakthrough actually cost billions, emphasizing that AI development remains resource-intensive despite engineering gains.
  
  VentureBeat - 5h
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  Pig API: Give your AI agents a virtual desktop to automate Windows apps

  How PigAPI enables AI agents to interact directly with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) within virtual Windows desktops hosted in the cloud.
  
  VentureBeat - 5h
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  Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA

  Bringing forward the return of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams would leave just a single astronaut operating the US portion of the International Space Station.
  
  Wired - 5h
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  Game Pass "Doesn't Hurt Game Companies," Says Doom Co-Creator

  There's an ongoing debate as to whether Microsoft's Game Pass hurts or helps sales of titles that are available on the service. But as far as id Software co-founder and Doom co-creator John Romero ...
  
  GameSpot - 5h