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Jeff Bezos Asked His Parents for $240,000: The Amazon Bet That Paid

Jeff Bezos Asked His Parents for $240,000: The Amazon Bet That Paid

Jeff Bezos asked his parents for $240,000 to fund Amazon in 1995, a decision that would become one of the most famous family investments in busines...

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China's Self-Sufficient AI Chip Ecosystem: ASIC vs GPU Debate

China's Self-Sufficient AI Chip Ecosystem: ASIC vs GPU Debate

China is building a self-sufficient AI chip ecosystem to break Nvidia's dominance, and the debate over whether to stick with GPUs or shift to ASICs...

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US Inflation Rose 0.4% in October as Gas Prices Cooled

US Inflation Rose 0.4% in October as Gas Prices Cooled

US inflation rose 0.4% in October, slightly above expectations but still a cooldown in price increases as the cost of gas dipped during the month. ...

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Is Review Gating Legal? Why Selective Review Requests Are Prohibited

Is Review Gating Legal? Why Selective Review Requests Are Prohibited

Review gating is a practice where businesses selectively solicit positive reviews while suppressing negative feedback, and it is illegal under Aust...

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Middle Management Squeezed as Gen Z Rejects Leadership Roles

Middle Management Squeezed as Gen Z Rejects Leadership Roles

Middle management is under siege from both ends: experienced leaders are retiring in droves, and younger workers are refusing to fill their shoes. ...

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Nvidia Stock Falls $190 Billion Amid Lawsuit Against CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia Stock Falls $190 Billion Amid Lawsuit Against CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia, the world's leading AI chipmaker, has seen $190 billion wiped off its market value following a shareholder class-action lawsuit against CEO...

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Alice Huang: The Ex-Megaspeed Exec Rocking Nvidia and Jensen Huang

Alice Huang: The Ex-Megaspeed Exec Rocking Nvidia and Jensen Huang

Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed International, has become a central figure in a scandal that has rattled Nvidia and it...

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Six Nations and Sanzaar Clash with World Rugby Over Relegation

Six Nations and Sanzaar Clash with World Rugby Over Relegation

The Six Nations and Sanzaar are facing a fresh confrontation with World Rugby over attempts by some unions to eliminate relegation from the new Nat...

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Trump Proposal to Punish Single Parents Sparks Debate on Family Policy

Trump Proposal to Punish Single Parents Sparks Debate on Family Policy

A Trump proposal to punish single parents by shifting childcare subsidies to married couples has ignited a fierce debate over family policy in the ...

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Trump-Era Lawlessness Demands Prosecution to End Impunity

Trump-Era Lawlessness Demands Prosecution to End Impunity

Trump-era lawlessness has profoundly undermined the basic principle that even the president and his officials are subject to the law. A new group i...

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NYC Marathon Tragedy: 24-Year-Old Dies From Rare Condition

NYC Marathon Tragedy: 24-Year-Old Dies From Rare Condition

A 24-year-old woman died after collapsing in the final stages of the New York City Marathon, her father has confirmed. Rachel Apa was running her first marathon as part of...

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European Supermarket Freezers Hit by Second Suspected Cyber-Attack
European Supermarket Freezers Hit by Second Suspected Cyber-Attack
A second suspected cyber-attack has struck supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe, causing freezer temperatures to rise in dozens of stores in Sweden, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The incident echoes a previous... Read more...
Democrats Condemn Haley Stevens' Betrayal Over Mike Rogers Endorsement
Democrats Condemn Haley Stevens' Betrayal Over Mike Rogers Endorsement
Democrats condemn Haley Stevens' betrayal following her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers, a move that has ignited fierce backlash within her own party. The Michigan congresswoman's decision to back a... Read more...
UK Brickmaker Ibstock Hit by 22% Sales Slump as Housebuilding Downturn
UK Brickmaker Ibstock Hit by 22% Sales Slump as Housebuilding Downturn
The UK's largest brickmaker, Ibstock, has been hit by a 22% sales slump as the housebuilding downturn deepens, forcing the company to slash production and issue its second profit warning... Read more...
Hotel Check-In Times Get Later and Check-Out Earlier: The Real Reason
Hotel Check-In Times Get Later and Check-Out Earlier: The Real Reason
Hotel check-in times are getting later and check-out times earlier, and the reason is simple: it's another excuse to charge more. If you've booked a hotel recently, you've likely noticed... Read more...
Serbia's Student Uprising: Why Europe Must Not Fail Them
Serbia's Student Uprising: Why Europe Must Not Fail Them
Serbia's students achieved the impossible, defying a decade and a half of authoritarian drift to force a peaceful transfer of power. As polling stations closed on Sunday, riot police massed... Read more...
Women Entrepreneurs in Africa Overcome Financing Barriers
Women Entrepreneurs in Africa Overcome Financing Barriers
Women entrepreneurs in Africa are building thriving businesses despite facing significant financing barriers. Africa is thought to have a higher proportion of female entrepreneurs than any other continent, yet many... Read more...
Kamala Harris Returns to Campaign Trail, Undecided on 2028 Run
Kamala Harris Returns to Campaign Trail, Undecided on 2028 Run
Kamala Harris is back on the campaign trail, but she insists she hasn’t decided on a 2028 presidential run. Two years after her devastating loss to Donald Trump, Harris returned... Read more...
Palantir NHS Data Platform Unused by 29 Trusts, Guardian Reveals
Palantir NHS Data Platform Unused by 29 Trusts, Guardian Reveals
Palantir's NHS data platform is at the center of a growing controversy after a Guardian investigation revealed that 29 hospital trusts listed as benefiting from the £330m federated data platform... Read more...
Festive Family Train Trip: Make Christmas Travel the Best Part
Festive Family Train Trip: Make Christmas Travel the Best Part
A festive family train trip can transform Christmas travel from a stressful chore into a joyful adventure. Instead of battling traffic jams and crowded service stations, families can embrace the... Read more...
Ryanair Weighs Pay Freezes and Crew Cuts as Fuel Costs Soar
Ryanair Weighs Pay Freezes and Crew Cuts as Fuel Costs Soar
Ryanair is considering pay freezes, reducing crew numbers on flights, and increasing its use of AI to offset soaring fuel costs driven by the Middle East conflict. Europe's largest low-cost... Read more...
Burnham Declines to Say Net Migration Still Too High as UK Tightens
Burnham Declines to Say Net Migration Still Too High as UK Tightens
Andy Burnham has declined to say whether net migration is still too high, as the government prepares to unveil tougher settlement rules for foreign workers. The Prime Minister's refusal to... Read more...
Ukraine and Russia Air-Raid Alert Systems Hit by Cyber-Attacks
Ukraine and Russia Air-Raid Alert Systems Hit by Cyber-Attacks
Ukraine and Russia have both reported that their emergency air-raid warning systems were hit by cyber-attacks, according to officials and local media. In Kyiv, residents received a series of unusual... Read more...

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