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VCs Are Sitting Tight On Top of a Big Cash Pile

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Potential investors have pivoted toward less-risky bets that will hopefully deliver results even sooner.

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Russia’s Economy is Buzzing from War Spending

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The International Monetary Fund boosted its 2024 expectations for the country’s economic growth.

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TikTok’s US Data Safeguards Are a $1.5 Billion Money Pit

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The company finally revealed how much it’s spending to silo off Americans’ data. We just don’t know how well it works.

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US Retail Rebound Sees Commercial Landlords Coming to Collect

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With shoppers returning to stores, retailers are finding that yearslong discounts on rent are coming to a close.

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Amazon Backs Out of iRobot Acquisition

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The ecommerce titan is pulling out of the $1.4 billion deal, citing difficult antitrust hurdles.

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Ryanair Rides to Boeing’s Defense With Potential Plane Order

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The Irish budget airline said it might be interested in scooping up a new Boeing model if bigger airlines cancel orders.

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Green Fuel Boom May Bring Down Chicken Prices

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After a sharp spike in prices the past couple of years, chicken is finally experiencing some deflation thanks to the green energy industry.

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China Curbs Short Selling in Latest Attempt to Buoy Stocks

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Beijing introduced new rules over the weekend that will effectively stamp out investors’ ability to sell shares short.

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AI Sparked a Chip Rally, But Only For a Select Few

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Not every company that produces chips for cars, medical equipment, or smartphones is taking part in the semiconductor boom.

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Snap Might Use AR to Make Reading Fun

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The company’s patent for “enhanced reading” using AR glasses could create visualizations of what you’re reading.

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Google Patent Could Track Users Based on Wi-Fi Connection

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This tech could be used for automatic control of certain devices in a building, but also may present privacy concerns.

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For Sale: Your Data

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Data brokers are tracking you all over the internet to buy and sell your profile along with millions of other users.

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Baidu’s Deep Learning Patent Could Add to AI Smartphones

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Baidu wants to help chatbots work outside their wheelhouse with a patent that lets AI models lean on other apps for information.

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Domino’s Pizza Is Sputtering Through a Global Expansion

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Soaring Uranium Prices Put Damper on Nuclear Energy Buildout

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After a top producer warned the world’s uranium production may start to slip, the price of the radioactive material started to soar.

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Digital News Media Has Fallen Off its New Millennium Perch

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The toast of the early 2000s, many prominent news and lifestyle sites like Vice and Buzzfeed have fallen on hard times.

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Adobe’s Multimodal Model Could Make AI Summaries Clearer

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The company may be looking to boost its AI capabilities after the fallout of it’s proposed acquisition of competitor Figma.

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The SEC Is Finally Cracking Down on SPACs

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Regulators voted in new rules aimed at protecting investors considering investing in the nontraditional setup.

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Visa May Use Doppelgangers to Fight Payments Fraud

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The tech could help the financial institution find cyber criminals and figure out your spending habits early.

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Apple Wants Rules on Side-Loaded Apps

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The tech giant is trying to charge its way through new European rules governing app-store monopolies.

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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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