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Iran edges closer to a revolution that would reshape the world | Fortune
As protesters pour into the streets of Iran night after night, leaders across the region and around the world are grappling with the possibility that the Islamic Republic could be overthrown — a seminal event that would transform global...
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This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do...
Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise-software powerhouse IgniteTech, was unwavering as he reflected on the most radical decision of his decades-long career. In early 2023, convinced generative AI was an “existential” transformation, Vaughan looked at his team and saw a...
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Walmart teams with Alphabet for AI-assisted shopping on Gemini | Fortune
Walmart Inc. is partnering with Alphabet Inc. to offer AI-enhanced shopping on Google’s Gemini platform — part of the retailer’s race to apply the technology across its operations. Customers will be able to purchase items on Gemini’s browser or mobile...
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The off-ramps are narrowing for Iran’s regime
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Middle Eastern politics & society myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The writer is deputy head of the Middle East and north Africa programme at the European Council on...
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Venezuela slow-walks prisoner releases with 11 freed while over 800 remain locked up, including son-in-law of opposition presidential candidate | Fortune
As Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo left a prison in San Francisco de Yare after a year and five months behind bars, his family appeared to be in shock.He was detained two days before the 2024 presidential election after he...
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Thousands protest in Minneapolis after deadly ICE shooting as agents continue city-wide sweeps. ‘We’re all living in fear right now’ | Fortune
Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful.The Minneapolis gathering was one of hundreds...
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U.S. launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush | Fortune
The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside partner forces,...
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Top University of Minnesota grads are ‘at least as good, maybe better’ than the best and brightest from Harvard, former Goldman Sachs CEO says...
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When Lloyd Blankfein was CEO of Goldman Sachs, thousands of newly minted graduates from top universities joined the ranks of the investment banking giant.But despite being a Harvard alum himself, he wasn’t a snob about where someone went...
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The ‘Holy Grail of comic books’ that Nicolas Cage bought for $150,000 before it was stolen sells at auction for a record $15 million...
A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million.The private deal for “Action Comics No....
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ICE shooting sets up budget standoff before shutdown deadline as deeper reforms eyed. ‘We must dismantle it and build it from the ground up...
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The killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota has sparked a potential funding battle just as the federal government faces another shutdown deadline on Jan. 30.Democrats in Congress are considering ways to rein in...
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