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Apple is winning the smartphone away game in China. After falling behind rival Huawei in the lucrative market, the iPhone maker made a comeback.
The Boeing Machinists Union called on its members to be more kind to each other. There were repeated votes to extend the strike. increasing tension For workers who don’t want to wait for better contract terms.
What can we expect from Alphabet’s financial results next week? 2 letter hint: A and me.
Another fast food chain is also battling E. coli. This time it’s Burger King doing a double take with that product.
Satya Nadella asked for a pay cut, but still earned more in 2024. After several cybersecurity failures, his compensation jumped to 63%, even though he returned some compensation. This year: $79.1 million.
President Vladimir Putin hugs Elon Musk close to his ear
It is normal for key US officials to communicate with various world leaders. Contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin is probably unusual.
Reports have surfaced that Elon Musk is in regular contact with President Vladimir Putin, who has urged Putin to restrict Starlink internet services in Taiwan as a favor to Chinese President Xi Jinping. It is said that he approached The timeline of their communications coincides with Starlink becoming much more difficult to use for the Ukrainian military.
How does this look to Musk and U.S. officials involved in national security? Viewed by William Gavin of Quartz latest mask scandal.
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Walmart+ has partnered with Exxon. You can get discounts on Amazon Prime with BP. Savings are earned excluding the initial cost of membership in the program.
Quartz’s Francisco Velasquez explains how corporate loyalty programs can be made easier. fill the tank.
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⛽ Fluctuations in gas prices (Written by Dina Zaidi)
📊 Microsoft’s earnings outlook (Written by Britney Nguyen)
🦾 Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta-Era AI Pivot (Written by Jackie Snow)
₿ Bitcoin steals money (Written by Vinamrata Chaturvedi)
📱 Money transfer app popular among all generations (Written by Dina Zaidi)
🦃 Great hotel to watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (Written by Madeline Fitzgerald)
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Paranormal phenomena in photography have a long history. Early practitioners used double exposure to trick viewers into thinking spirits were present. captured on film.
The Moana 2 soundtrack sounds historic. The first women’s team was formed I scored a Disney picture.
The Dodgers vs. Yankees World Series could potentially sell the most postseason merchandise in history. A wave of products created by matching the two maybe you can climb higher Even better than the Cubs’ “Blue Wave” in 2012.
More and more students are looking for computer programs that can make human writing sound AI-like. There is a growing fear that if he turns himself in, he will be falsely accused. Papers written by bots. (paywall)
Some bananas have seen their prices increase by 1000% in just 5 years. Maurizio Cattelan’s banana and duct tape piece ‘Comedian’ is expected to fetch a high price up to $1.5 million It was sold for $190,000 in 2019 and then put up for auction. (paywall)
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