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Robodelivery Startup Starship Technologies Raises $90 Million to Grow Beyond Pizza

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The Estonia-based company has had a good start in the US, but is now looking to expand its European operations.

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Japan Has Plenty of Jobs to Go Around, But Not a Lot of Workers

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The country’s aging and shrinking population has resulted in a dearth of workers in high-skilled sectors like tech.

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Toyota Dines Out on Excess Hybrid Demand

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The automaker posted a record quarterly profit after leaning into the idea that not all consumers are ready for EVs.

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Novo Nordisk Drops $11 Billion to Expand Weight-Loss Drug Production

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The company, now one of Europe’s biggest, is trying to keep supply up with still-astronomical demand.

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Microsoft Will Pay Semafor to Use AI for News Reports

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The deal could widen the technology’s use in news-gathering, while also heading off future copyright lawsuits.

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McDonald’s Top Line Took a Hit from the Israel-Hamas War

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The burger giant had mostly stellar growth around the world, but the volatile region has become the scene of critical boycotts.

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Europe’s Budget Airlines Are Set for Another Summer Surge

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Despite pesky inflation and higher fares, the Continent’s low-cost airlines expect a lot full planes this summer.

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Western Brands Still Have High Hopes for a Chinese Rebound

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Many American firms have taken a long time to build sustainable markets in China. They can’t let a little slump get them down.

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Earnings Season May Have Split Up the ‘Magnificent Seven’

Several of the companies have pleased investors with their profit reports, and then there’s Tesla and Apple.

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Special Report: Meta’s Many Changes

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In the 20 years since Facebook was first formed, Meta has morphed into something far larger than a simple social media platform.

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Small Town America is Paying for New Residents

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Communities are hoping that a handful of incentives might be just enough to tip the scales and create a new generation of residents.

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Google Announces Massive Wind Farm Deal

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Google announced it is signing power purchase agreements with two offshore wind farms to power its data centers in Europe.

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WeightWatchers May Be No Match for Obesity-Drug Craze

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After a solid 2023, shares of WW International just experienced their worst month ever, falling nearly 60% amid signs of waning demand.

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Amazon Could Soon Be On the Hook for Everything it Sells

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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants Amazon to assume liability for items sold by third-party vendors.

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Boeing’s AI Inspector Could Offer a Sharper Look at its Planes

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Amid backlash over its safety practices, AI could help Boeing catch what the human eye may miss.

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New York Community Bank’s Nosedive Has Regional Banks on Shaky Ground

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The bank’s shares plunged after it announced it set aside a huge reserve for future loan defaults.

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Universal Pulls TikTok Into its Streaming Fight

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The music industry titan is in a war of words with the popular app after failing to reach a licensing deal.

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US Treasury Preps for Massive Bond Auction

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With a sale that includes a massive $70 billion offering of 5-year notes, the government hopes to close the widening deficit.

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Apple Cuts Though the Noise with AI Optical Detection Patent

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The filing adds to the company’s pursuit to upgrade its speech detection tech, as well as its growing AI plans.

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Microsoft Peels Back the Layers of its Deep Learning Models

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Models that can explain how they draw their conclusions can help fight hallucination and build user trust.

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Trump Media Delays Registration for Bitcoin ETF

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Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI and the ‘Second Half of the Chessboard’

Joseph Davis, Vanguard’s global chief economist and global head of the Investment Strategy Group.

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China’s Revolutionary DeepSeek Turns to American Hardware for Upgrade

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