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Brooke Seipel

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI agents are ‘a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity’ and ‘the age of AI Agentics is here’

“AI agents are the new digital workforce,” Huang said at the CES 2025 keynote.

07.01.2025 5

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Park City’s wealthiest guests are furious after $20,000 ski trips became a disaster, and now investors are bailing

Ski patrollers went on strike during the busiest time of year as they negotiated for better wages and benefits.

04.01.2025 10

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Stanley recalls popular travel mug sold at Walmart, Amazon, and Target over burn injuries

Stanely encouraged owners of the mugs to immediately stop use and reach out for a free replacement lid.

13.12.2024 30

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Death threats to CEOs found on posters across NYC in wake of UnitedHealthcare shooting

Authorities warned of "a hitlist" featuring the names and salaries of several health insurance CEOs warning they "should be afraid."

12.12.2024 5

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Ken Griffin says crypto is exploding right now because more people want to have ‘agency’ in their lives

"Of course, I wish I bought something that trades at 100 times the price it traded at a few years ago," Griffin said.

05.12.2024 1

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Next DOGE appointment Jeff Bezos? Billionaire Amazon founder ‘super optimistic’ about deregulation under Trump

“He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. And my point of view, if I can help him do that, I’m going to help him.”

05.12.2024 4

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Steve Jobs convinced Tim Cook that Apple would never go out of business—even though critics thought so

“When I came out to talk to Steve about working at Apple, it felt so alive and so different," Cook said.

05.12.2024 30

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Daylight savings could actually come to an end if Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new government efficiency board has its way

In a series of social media posts over the last week, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has strongly suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency,...

04.12.2024 10

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A new analysis ranks the best and worst dating scenes based on 35 key factors—and Seattle and Atlanta singles are thriving

If you're struggling to date, maybe it's time to move to one of these cities.

03.12.2024 2

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America’s new 1%: Free-spending DINKs shelling out for a luxury lifestyle of vacations and take-out 

On average, DINKs spend four times more on dining each month than other Americans ($816 vs. $215) and allocate nearly double the typical budget for...

21.11.2024 2

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Move over peanuts. Shake Shack burgers are coming to Delta flights

The Shake Shack meal will also come with chips, a Caesar salad, and a dark chocolate brownie.

20.11.2024 10

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Oakland accidentally publishes draft report saying city is nearly bankrupt before swapping it with official document

The draft report, briefly posted on the city’s website, claimed that Oakland faced a $93 million budget shortfall and warned of insolvency if...

19.11.2024 2

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Kim Kardashian posts video testing Tesla Optimus AI robot and Cybercab: ‘There’s no driver?’

Kardashian posted a video playing rock-paper-scissors with Optimus, a human-sized AI robot that Musk has promised “can babysit your kids” or...

19.11.2024 3

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Elon Musk’s net worth rockets to over $300 billion as Trump win fuels optimism for Tesla and SpaceX

Tesla's shares have jumped 28% since Tuesday alone.

09.11.2024 30

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Bernie Sanders: Democrats shouldn’t be surprised middle class ‘abandoned’ its ‘disastrous campaign’ for Trump

"Will the big money interest and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from his disastrous campaign?"...

07.11.2024 20

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Kamala Harris officially concedes to Donald Trump: ‘Please know it’s going to be OK’

Harris says she spoke with Trump and congratulated him on his election win.

07.11.2024 10

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FBI says Russian meddlers are behind fake Election Day bomb threats targeting critical polling places in swing states

The threats were targeted to key polling places in Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

06.11.2024 30

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Who’s winning the swing states? Live 2024 battleground results

Here’s a breakdown of the battleground states to watch and the times their polls close.

06.11.2024 40

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Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses Kamala Harris, says a second Trump term would ‘be four more years of bulls–t with no results that makes us angrier’

The "Terminator" star gave a scathing rebuke of Trump’s election denialism and said it was time to “put this junk behind us.”

30.10.2024 2

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OpenAI is creating its own in-house chip with Broadcom and TSMC as processing demands skyrocket

The news on Tuesday sent Broadcom Inc. shares soaring, gaining as much as 4%. TSMC’s US-traded shares also climbed, up more than 1%.

30.10.2024 3

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Elon Musk adds $30 billion to his net worth in a single day: ‘Tesla will become the most powerful company in the world’

“My prediction is Tesla will become the most valuable company in the world, and probably by a long shot,” Musk declared.

25.10.2024 100

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Capital One soars on positive earnings while CPRI plummets in after-hours trading and IBM sees worst day in 6 months

Capital One soared after closing, gaining 3.99% after the bank reported a third-quarter net income of $1.8 billion, or $4.41 per diluted common share.

25.10.2024 9

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A 19-year-old Walmart employee was found dead inside the bakery’s walk-in oven. Police say the investigation is ‘complex’

A 911 call from Saturday had described the woman as "trapped" inside the oven. But sources told the CBC that the oven did not lock.

24.10.2024 3

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Tesla’s earnings surprise sends stock soaring, but tech struggles drag the market down for a third day

Japan's shares dropped and China's floated higher on a day where both countries saw blockbuster IPOs, while investors punished Starbucks,...

24.10.2024 10

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Wall Street sees little movement as GM surge offsets losses

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.016%, while the Nasdaq Composite managed a 0.18% gain, led by tech stocks.

23.10.2024 3

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Bill Gates gave $50 million to back Kamala Harris for president: NYT

Bill Gates has typically stayed out of politics, but according to the NYT he's donated $50 million to elect Kamala Harris.

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Wall Street retreats from records as tech stocks drop

China shares fell as investors digested much weaker-than-expected export data released late Monday. Japan's market jumped as its semiconductor...

16.10.2024 10

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5 secrets to building a personal brand that elevates your career

Whether you're aiming for a boardroom position or just looking to make your next career move, personal branding isn't just a buzzword; it's a...

15.10.2024 3

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Wall Street sets new records as Nvidia and tech stocks soar

Both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at fresh record highs on Monday.

15.10.2024 10

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Trump’s new campaign pledge on autonomous EVs is good for Musk and Waymo, bad for China

Trump said on the campaign trail that he would ban Chinese-made autonomous vehicles if reelected to the White House this November.

12.10.2024 1

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Boeing to slash 10% of workforce, laying off 17,000 employees

New Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg shared the news in a letter with employees Friday afternoon after the company reported losing nearly $10 a share in...

12.10.2024 6

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Wall Street soars to new records as banks rally

The S&P 500 set another new record, its second this week, climbing 0.61% Friday on positive bank earnings.

11.10.2024 2

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Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s Cybercab—no steering wheel, no pedals, $30K price tag

Musk also revealed the Optimus robot, which can babysit and bartend.

11.10.2024 3

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Wall Street retreats from records on unemployment, inflation news

Traders around the word awaited U.S. inflation data for September—and the implications it will have for rate cuts at the Federal Reserve's...

11.10.2024 5

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Wall Street scores fresh records as stocks continue their red-hot rally

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both set fresh records on Wednesday, as oil prices dropped and cruise lines saw stocks surge.

10.10.2024 8

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Wall Street soars as Hong Kong sees biggest single-day drop since 2008

The group of tech stocks known as the “Magnificent Seven” all rose on Tuesday, with the largest gain in tech stocks going to Nvidia, up 4.1%.

08.10.2024 1

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Wall Street stumbles as investors question Fed rate cuts

The S&P 500 dropped nearly 1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.94% at closing.

08.10.2024 10

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Jobs report stokes Wall Street rally that erases the week’s earlier losses

Wall Street soared Friday on news that employers are still hiring in strong numbers.

05.10.2024 8

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GM halts production at 2 major plants due to Hurricane Helene

The company did not have a timeline for when the factories would be up and running again.

04.10.2024 2

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Facebook just updated its feed—get ready for more content from strangers

One new change is Facebook Dating's Matchmaker feature to let your friends pick your dates.

04.10.2024 3

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Oil prices jump and Wall Street slides as investors eye Middle East tensions

Markets in the U.S. kept sliding from their record highs, closing down Thursday.

03.10.2024 2

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Markets remain mixed on Middle East news

Markets continued to cool off from the record highs reached last week.

03.10.2024 20

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Debate highlights: Walz and Vance’s biggest economic battles

The economy had a starring role in the first, and likely only, vice presidential debate of the 2024 cycle.

02.10.2024 3

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Wall Street wavers on Middle East missile news

Despite some good news that August saw more job openings than economists expected, markets closed down.

01.10.2024 1

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U.S. stock market ends week higher despite the chill; Asia rallies on stimulus

China stocks closed out their best week since 2008 as the country's central bank cut its reserve requirement for banks.

28.09.2024 2

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Air France is partnering with Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer free high-speed Wi-Fi during flights

Users will have to sign up for the airline's Flying Blue loyalty program to use the service.

26.09.2024 2

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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after watching debate, signs it ‘childless cat lady’

Her endorsement comes after Trump shared an AI-generated image last month suggesting he had Swift's endorsement.

11.09.2024 1

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