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Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO sees weak private sector
“Private sector growth is weak, immigration is starting to slow and geopolitical uncertainties remain.” Read More
China’s Ne Zha 2 becomes first movie to break $1 billion in a single market, overtaking Star Wars
“I used to prefer Western animation, like Disney and Pixar. But now, Chinese animation is getting stronger,” one Chinese media ...
China’s tech stocks enter bull market after DeepSeek breakthrough
Budget AI model triggers global reappraisal of Chinese technology companies
CATL files for Hong Kong listing that could raise $5 billion
The long-awaited filing by CATL, as the world’s top electric-vehicle battery maker is known, comes amid a rally in Hong ...
Elon Musk’s OpenAI bid creates a legal maze and investor uncertainty—which is probably just what he wants
Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit assets has ignited a legal and financial showdown. Read More
Trump directs federal job cuts as Musk defends downsizing
The reduction in force is the latest strategy Trump has employed — with the help of Musk — to reshape ...
Reeves faces having to cut spending or raise taxes as UK growth disappoints
Chancellor’s headroom against her key budget rule has been wiped out, according to preliminary forecasts by watchdog
A 66-year-old teacher served a 14-year prison sentence in Russia for having medically prescribed marijuana. Now he’s coming home to his family
“This has been the darkest and most painful period of our lives, but today, we begin to heal,” his family ...
Experts say these 2 common mistakes are ruining your sleep. Here are healthy habits to adopt instead
An IKEA global sleep study found a shared desire for more rest. Here’s how to get it. Read More
How AI agents represent the next big shift in the workforce
Organizations need a way to manage the digital workforce. Read More
3 leadership lessons that can help you raise successful kids, from an Ivy League business professor
Research on what makes someone inspiring has led to three insights that are equally applicable to parenthood. Read More
Judge tells CDC, FDA to restore webpages and data removed after Trump’s executive order
The judge concluded that the harm in this case ultimately trickles down to “everyday Americans” seeking doctors’ care. Read More
Steve Bannon pleads guilty to border wall scam that defrauded people out of millions
The campaign, launched after Trump fired Bannon in 2018, raised over $20 million for a border wall that turned out ...
Does Trump’s penny plan make cents? How ditching the hated coin would affect consumers
President Donald Trump promised to penny pinch the federal budget if re-elected. Turns out he meant that literally. Read More
Trader Joe’s is cracking down on egg hoarding—allowing only one carton per customer
“We hope these limits will help to ensure that as many of our customers who need eggs are able to ...
The U.S. is battling its worst flu season in at least 28 years. Here are the latest symptoms and where cases are skyrocketing
If you’re feeling under the weather but brushing it off as just a cold, you might consider taking a flu ...
Trump insists Palestinians are ‘going to be in love with’ America’s transformation of Gaza into a tourist destination: ‘We’re not going to buy anything. We’re going to have it’
The president hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could be ...
Sam Altman says former friend Elon Musk isn’t a happy guy: ‘Probably his whole life is from a position of insecurity’
Musk is suing Altman and OpenAI because the company allegedly diverged from its nonprofit founding principles. Read More
JPMorgan Chase workers launch petition to halt 5 day back-to-office rule
The petition comes as some bank workers push to form a union. Read More
The Paris AI Action Summit was a fork in the road—but whether the chosen path leads to prosperity or disaster remains unclear
AI Safety, the original purpose of these summits, was sidelined in favor of talk of AI opportunity. Read More
Powell defends Fed’s authority over US monetary policy
Central bank chief vows to ‘focus on the data’ rather than get dragged into political debates
Marc Fogel released from Russia after talks with Trump envoy
White House claims the detained teacher was freed after ‘show of good faith’ by Moscow
Workers using AI effectively turn off part of their brains, Microsoft research warns
Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are embracing AI, but the technology has troubling implications for critical thinking, according to ...
The case for persisting with foreign aid
Until now, the US has been a strikingly benign and successful hegemon
Here’s how to create a leadership factory for the 21st century
Building a leadership factory will help organizations withstand the next disruption—and such disruption is inevitable. Read More
Mark Zuckerberg warned employees to prepare for an ‘intense year.’ He just laid off 3,600 workers—including some who claim they got glowing reviews
Ex-Meta employees have said they weren’t low performers, yet were laid off anyway. Read More
Israel threatens to resume war against Hamas if it fails to release hostages by Saturday
PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders military to mass around Gaza and issues ultimatum to Palestinian militant group
Fed chair Jerome Powell brushes off possibility Trump could fire Fed officials: ‘Well it’s pretty clearly not allowed under the law’
Lawmakers of both parties grilled Powell over the Fed’s recent decisions. Read More
Elon Musk’s net worth falls below $400 billion for the first time this year after Tesla’s 27% stock avalanche
Tesla had its worst year in more than a decade, reporting a 1.1% year-over-year sales loss for 2024. Read More
Trump is giving a green light to corporate corruption abroad
Abandoning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act would not be good business
