Business & Economy

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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Anthropic's $17B Quarterly Revenue Comes With a $895B Compute Bill

Anthropic's $17B Quarterly Revenue Comes With a $895B Compute Bill

Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has disclosed third-quarter revenue of $17 billion, but its compute bill is more than 50 times that amount, with total spending commitments reaching approximately $895.4...

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Mamdani Threatens ICE with Legal Action Over NYC Parking Lots
Mamdani Threatens ICE with Legal Action Over NYC Parking Lots
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has threatened legal action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the agency's alleged use of city-owned parking lots for operations. In a letter... Leer más...
DAZN Secures Exclusive Global Streaming Rights for 2029 Club World Cup
DAZN Secures Exclusive Global Streaming Rights for 2029 Club World Cup
DAZN has secured an exclusive option for global streaming rights to the 2029 men's Club World Cup, a move that deepens the broadcaster's partnership with FIFA and reshapes how fans... Leer más...
Google UK Union Access Deal Covers 7,000 Workers After Law Change
Google UK Union Access Deal Covers 7,000 Workers After Law Change
The Google UK union access deal marks a significant victory for organized labor in the tech sector, as the Prospect union has reached an agreement to begin organizing among approximately... Leer más...
James Talarico: From Teacher to Potential Texas Senator
James Talarico: From Teacher to Potential Texas Senator
James Talarico, a former teacher and current Texas state representative, is aiming to become the first Democratic senator from Texas since 1988. His journey from an untested candidate to a... Leer más...
Greenpeace Drops Boulders to Curb North Sea Bottom Trawling
Greenpeace Drops Boulders to Curb North Sea Bottom Trawling
Greenpeace activists have dropped boulders in the North Sea to snag the dragnets of industrial trawlers fishing in a marine protected area. The action, carried out from the Greenpeace ship... Leer más...
Ambulance Driver Abandons Patient, Takes Uber Home in Cleveland
Ambulance Driver Abandons Patient, Takes Uber Home in Cleveland
An ambulance driver in Cleveland, Ohio, abandoned a patient with chest pain and took an Uber home after getting lost, according to local reports. The incident, which occurred last week,... Leer más...
China's Luxury Slump: How Top Brands Are Recovering
China's Luxury Slump: How Top Brands Are Recovering
China's luxury slump sent shockwaves through the global fashion and cosmetics industry, but top brands are now fighting back. After a sharp drop in sales that deepened during the US-China... Leer más...
Tech Sell-Off Erases Nearly $1 Trillion From Nasdaq in One Week
Tech Sell-Off Erases Nearly $1 Trillion From Nasdaq in One Week
A tech sell-off that began earlier this month and gained steam with disappointing earnings from leading tech companies drove US markets down by hundreds of billions of dollars on Friday.... Leer más...
Zelenskyy Hails $2.1B Patriot Missile Deal but Warns of Years-Long
Zelenskyy Hails $2.1B Patriot Missile Deal but Warns of Years-Long
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised the United States for approving a $2.1 billion Patriot missile deal, but he warns that deliveries could take years—a timeline that leaves Ukraine exposed... Leer más...
Lavrov Snubbed at G20 as Nations Refuse Family Photo With Russia
Lavrov Snubbed at G20 as Nations Refuse Family Photo With Russia
The G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta ended in a visible diplomatic snub for Russia, as Sergei Lavrov was accused of spreading lies about the Ukraine war and a planned... Leer más...
US Emergency Preparedness: Why America Diverges From Global Push
US Emergency Preparedness: Why America Diverges From Global Push
US emergency preparedness is taking a distinctly different path from the rest of the world, as governments across the globe launch new campaigns urging citizens to brace for crises ranging... Leer más...
US Midterm Elections 2026: Economy, Iran, Immigration Explained
US Midterm Elections 2026: Economy, Iran, Immigration Explained
The US midterm elections are set for November 3, 2026, and they could reshape the balance of power in Congress and the direction of the country. Over the past month,... Leer más...

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