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Tesla shareholders are getting out. Wall Street hasn’t written off the stock
Some of Tesla’s institutional shareholders are getting out, convinced that the electric carmaker’s days of dizzying growth are in the...
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Musk reportedly orders Nvidia to ship AI chips slated for Tesla to X and xAI
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has told Nvidia to prioritize shipments of AI processors to his companies X and xAI over the electric-vehicle maker,...
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OpenAI insiders’ latest open letter is a warning against AI. Will anyone listen?
Another day, another open letter: Current and former staff members at OpenAI and a handful of other companies issued on Tuesday a warning about...
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AI startup Cohere raises $450 million from Nvidia, Salesforce, Cisco, and more
Canadian AI startup Cohere has raised $450 million in funding from returning investors such as Nvidia and Salesforce Ventures, as well as new...
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U.S. job openings fall to three-year low in April
U.S. job openings fell more than expected in April, pushing the number of available jobs per job-seeker to its lowest in nearly three years as...
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Nearly half of Americans reject EVs, in a blow to the Biden administration’s climate agenda
Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations...
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Mexico’s new president is a climate scientist. Here’s what that could mean for the country’s emissions
Climate change has never been more obvious in Mexico. A brutal heat wave over the past several weeks killed dozens of people. Howler monkeys fell...
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Can ‘deadbot’ AI tech alleviate your grief? Here’s what researchers say
When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he spent a lot of time with his wife, Anett, talking about what would...
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Deepfakes aren’t only being used for harmful purposes
Deepfakes are running amok and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to detect what’s real or not online. Even after the release of...
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Flying taxi company Joby Aviation scoops up autonomous tech with an eye toward defense contracts
One company’s aim at becoming the Uber of the air is adding some rocket boosters. Joby Aviation, a California-based electric air taxi...
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This prescription gummy was designed to treat erectile dysfunction
Forget popping Viagra or Cialis in plain old pill form. In 2024, erectile dysfunction patients have an abundance of candy-like choices from...
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Five things Gen Z should do to prepare for AI in the workplace
As graduation season winds down, another cohort of Gen Zers enters a labor market that is being transformed by AI. According to the...
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How U.S. women were forced to become their own social safety net
You might have heard of a quote that can be attributed to sociologist Jessica Calarco: “Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has...
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U.S. housing market needs 1.5 million more homes, Freddie Mac finds
Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the free, daily ResiClub newsletter . The U.S. housing...
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Democrats need all the help they can get in November. These techies are answering the call
There are 11 congressional districts considered to be toss-ups for Democrats this November, from Pennsylvania’s 7th district, occupying parts of...
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A designer’s guide to building for an unpredictable future
As designers, we’re tasked with creating products and experiences that not only meet the needs of today but also anticipate the demands of...
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Why CEOs need to check their blind spots and their judgments
As CEO of Yum!, I also had the privilege of touring our restaurants often, meeting frontline workers who were just as smart as I was but who...
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Are Gen Z ‘sellouts’ if they take corporate jobs?
News stories about Gen Z have grown to a fever pitch. Likely, they are the most editorialized generation in history. We’ve learned that they...
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Erewhon’s selling a ‘sunscreen’ smoothie because it’s summer and we’ll pay for it
What does summer taste like? For some, it brings to mind watermelon or burgers on the grill. For others, it’s the taste of boardwalk...
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Extreme heat this summer is expected to raise home power bills by nearly 8%
U.S. home energy bills are expected to rise by 7.9% this summer as extreme heat increases cooling costs , according to a study released Monday...
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Paris is transforming an industrial neighborhood into the Olympic Village—and then turning it into permanent housing
When thousands of athletes move into the Olympic Village on the outskirts of Paris next month, they’ll be staying in buildings that were...
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More workers are ‘holiday hustling’ to make ends meet. This is what it costs employers
Ask colleagues, “Do you have anything nice planned for your vacation?” and you’ll probably be met with a range of responses encompassing...
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How Rotterdam built a wave pool for surfing inside a centuries-old canal
Sometime in 2012, Edwin van Viegen was sitting on the edge of a historic canal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, when a wild thought crossed his...
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Forget Egyptian cotton. The most luxurious sheets are made in America
When most people think of luxurious bedding, they imagine silky, breathable sheets, made from fine, high staple cotton. Boll & Branch wants to...
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A tiny California town is set to be home to a controversial hydrogen experiment—and not everyone is happy about it
A small California town populated by Latino farmworkers where the average resident makes around $12,000 a year could be a testing ground for a...