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Hurricanes and Wildfires Are Taxing Utilities. Can A.I. Help?
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A man trying to cremate his dog sparked a wildfire in Colorado, authorities say
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Most workers still struggle to invest in their retirement. This could help.
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Takeaways on AP's story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
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Higher corporate taxes sinking the S&P 500 isn’t your biggest stock-market worry
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Israel is losing, but can win if it adjusts its goals
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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: ‘I see AI as born out of surveillance’
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Woman shot at with crossbow urges victims to seek help
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The Guardian - World
Rachel Reeves reconsiders end to non-dom tax status over OBR forecast fears
Chancellor says Treasury will be ‘pragmatic, not ideological’ amid claims the policy would not raise predicted £2.6bn. UK politics live – latest updates Rachel Reeves is rethinking parts of ...12 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Hurricane Helene’s Damage
We’re covering Hurricane Helene. One of our reporters was inside the eye.12 hours ago -
Inc. - Business
Will Harris or Trump Regulate AI?
Regulation will only happen if Congress passes it. That probably takes a crisis.13 hours ago - Donald Trump -
BBC News - Top stories
Treasury reconsidering Labour plan for non-dom tax status
The change follows concerns over how much money will be raised, should wealthy foreigners leave the UK.14 hours ago -
Wired - Tech
China’s Plan to Make AI Watermarks Happen
New Chinese regulation attempts to define how AI content labeling should work and stamp out AI-generated disinformation.16 hours ago - China -
BBC News - Top stories
Weekly quiz: How did Pesto the baby penguin make a splash?
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The New York Times - Top stories
Can Eric Adams Survive a Foreign Bribery Scandal?
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BBC News - Top stories
BBC reporter's 'ill-looking' AI clone fails to fool colleagues
Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy has an AI clone of himself built to see how sophisticated they can be.22 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
'Perfect' start in Malmo, but can Rangers kick on?
Rangers manager Philippe Clement was pleased with the "perfect" start to his side's Europa League campaign, but was clear there is more to come.Yesterday -
MarketWatch - Business
This company had $1 billion in quarterly AI bookings — and it’s not a chip maker
Accenture’s stock rallied toward a six-month high Thursday, after the management consultant got back to beating earnings expectations and continued to tout itself as a play on the boom in ...Yesterday -
Inc. - Business
YouTube's New AI Tools are Google's Latest Attempt to Automate Everything
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The Hill - Politics
Democrats press corporations on lobbying spending ahead of tax fight
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The Hill - Politics
Bipartisan border bill would help the economy, bring migrants into the workforce
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NOAA administrator on Hurricane Helene's size, how U.S. can prepare for extreme weather
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UK chancellor ready to water down planned tax raid on wealthy foreigners
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