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Bird flu casts a wider net as U.S. health officials keep drip-feeding information on Fridays

Bird flu casts a wider net as U.S. health officials keep...

Researchers are urging the CDC to get ahead of the H5N1 virus 'before it’s too late.'

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Government engineer says Titan’s carbon fiber hull showed signs of manufacturing flaws

Government engineer says Titan’s carbon fiber hull showed...

Engineer Don Kramer told a Coast Guard panel there were wrinkles, porosity and voids...

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Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them—here’s what they say needs to change

Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring...

Gen Z grads are unprepared for the workforce, can’t handle the workload, and are...

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Southwest plans to cut flights to Atlanta to save money and its unions are unhappy

Southwest plans to cut flights to Atlanta to save money...

Southwest will cut 58 flights per day and reduce its presence at Hartsfield-Jackson...

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The world’s richest woman just joined the $100 billion club

The world’s richest woman just joined the $100 billion...

Walmart heiress Alice Walton is a newly-minted member of the centi-billion club.

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EPA administrator: Rolling back Biden-Harris infrastructure and climate investments would mean backlash in American communities

EPA administrator: Rolling back Biden-Harris infrastructure...

'Our programs are so successful with constituents that some Republicans are banding...

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Sam Altman says it’s relentless and all-consuming to run OpenAI teams after shock CTO departure

Sam Altman says it’s relentless and all-consuming to run...

“I obviously won’t pretend it’s natural for this one to be so abrupt, but we are...

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ReNew Energy takes on India’s dependency on high-polluting coal

ReNew Energy takes on India’s dependency on high-polluting...

ReNew joins 51 other companies on Fortune's 2024 Change the World list.

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Zuckerberg chats with AI clone as human creator looks on in year’s weirdest demo

Zuckerberg chats with AI clone as human creator looks on...

The demo showcased AI Studio, a platform for designing custom chatbots. © 2024 TechCrunch....

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13 companies from YC Demo Day 1 that are worth paying attention to

13 companies from YC Demo Day 1 that are worth paying attention...

Unsurprisingly, AI companies dominated the day, with startups looking to apply the...

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Sam Altman reportedly poised to get equity in OpenAI for the first time

Sam Altman reportedly poised to get equity in OpenAI for...

Following the abrupt departure of OpenAI’s CTO, Mira Murati, CEO Sam Altman is reportedly...

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Dinii, a cloud-based restaurant management platform, raises $45M Series B

Dinii, a cloud-based restaurant management platform, raises...

Japan has always been a strong market for bringing technology into the experience...

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Pear wants to empower up-and-coming VCs with its new emerging managers in residence program

Pear wants to empower up-and-coming VCs with its new emerging...

When seed-focused Pear VC raised a $432 million fund last year, the firm co-founder...

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Marvel Fusion lands $70M for laser-powered fusion bet

Marvel Fusion lands $70M for laser-powered fusion bet

Marvel Fusion is one of several companies pursuing what’s known as inertial confinement...

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OpenAI’s chief research officer has left following CTO Mira Murati’s exit

OpenAI’s chief research officer has left following CTO...

OpenAI’s chief research officer, Bob McGrew, and a research VP, Barret Zoph, left...

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Disney lays off hundreds in cost cutting measure

Disney lays off hundreds in cost cutting measure

300 jobs in legal, human resources, finance and communications were impacted.

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Jerome Powell’s power grows after Fed endorses interest rate cut

Jerome Powell’s power grows after Fed endorses interest...

All but one of the 12 voting members of Federal Open Market Committee supported...

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai predicts antitrust fight will last years

Google CEO Sundar Pichai predicts antitrust fight will...

“It’s going to take time for it to play out,” Pichai said in an interview.