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72 tigers died in 2 Thai zoos over 10 days, but authorities tell humans not to worry | Fortune
The deaths of 72 tigers in two animal parks for tourists in northern Thailand shouldn’t be a major concern for the public, officials said Tuesday, because they were caused by a virus not known to affect humans, rather than bird...
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After the Snow Day, the Sick Day: One in 6 New York City teachers called out of work on Tuesday | Fortune
Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed...
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Gen Z’s enthusiasm for all things touchable is resurrecting the analog economy—and costing parents | Fortune
Generation Z has unexpectedly become the primary driver behind the rapidly growing analog music and print book economies in the U.S. and U.K. While buying record and CD players, vinyl, CDs, and print books may be an act of...
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Altarea and Vantage Data Centers Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop AI and Cloud Data Center Campus in France
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How a $280 billion tobacco company plans to grow by getting smokers to quit cigarettes | Fortune
Philip Morris International (PMI) is attempting an ambitious reinvention, repositioning itself around smoke-free alternatives in the U.S., while still carrying the financial weight of a global cigarette business. The roughly $280 billion tobacco company, best known for the Marlboro...
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With his tariff plan in tatters, Trump vows ‘to do absolutely terrible things to foreign countries … in a much more powerful and obnoxious...
The S&P 500 lost 1.04% yesterday as the VIX “fear index” for volatility spiked 10%, but futures were up 0.16% this morning, suggesting traders may be putting a temporary pause on the panic selling that has gripped markets over...
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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts | Fortune
Communication platform Discord is under fire after its identity verification software, Persona Identities, was found to have frontend code accessible on the open internet and on government servers. Nearly 2,500 accessible files were found sitting on a U.S. government-authorized endpoint,...
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Stablecoins could finally bring cross-border payments into the digital age, argues XTransfer CEO Bill Deng | Fortune
Bill Deng, CEO of China-based fintech platform XTransfer, thinks stablecoins can help finally digitize business-to-business transactions, often still stuck in a world of PDFs and emails. Much of cross-border trade now operates around the clock. Ports, airports, and fulfillment centers...
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U.S. debt concerns weigh on Trump’s plan to supersize the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion, highlighting this law about great-power status | Fortune
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President Donald Trump’s plan to boost defense spending 50% to $1.5 trillion has reportedly run into some resistance, including fears about adding to the $38.5 trillion mountain of U.S. debt.Sources told The Washington Post that White House budget chief...
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Below zero: Fed governor wouldn’t be surprised at negative job growth number | Fortune
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Monday that solid job gains in January could mean the central bank can skip a rate cut at its next meeting in March, a decision that would likely spur further attacks by President Donald Trump.At the same...
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OpenAI vows safety policy changes after Tumbler Ridge shooting
In its letter to Canadian officials on Thursday, penned by OpenAI's vice-president of global policy and shared with media...