Former Harvard University President Larry Summers assailed President Donald Trump over his deepening attacks on the school, slamming a “wildly extralegal” federal funding freeze earlier this week and warning of …
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Elon Musk’s DOGE reportedly wants to kill the IRS tool that makes filing free for American taxpayers
by opiniguruby opiniguruThe Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision. …
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Meta saw TikTok as ‘highly urgent’ threat, Zuckerberg says at antitrust trial
by opiniguruby opiniguruMark Zuckerberg said that ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok posed a “highly urgent” competitive threat to Meta Platforms Inc. when it first sprang up in 2018, as he testified for a third …
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Trump thinks ‘cheaters’ are hurting us on trade, but here’s how the U.S. employs a number of sneaky ‘non-tariff barriers’ to repel foreign goods
by opiniguruby opiniguruA major mystery of the Trump tariff crusade: The “Liberation Day” “reciprocal” duties he’s threatening are completely disconnected from what other nations are charging the U.S. on our exports. In …
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Stocks slide deeper into the red after Fed chair’s ‘stagflation’ warning reignites tariff fears
by opiniguruby opiniguruStock markets started the day poorly and ended it worse as chipmakers reported revenue impacts from the China trade war and a hawkish speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell …
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OpenAI updated its safety framework—but no longer sees mass manipulation and disinformation as a critical risk
by opiniguruby opiniguruOpenAI said it will stop assessing its AI models prior to releasing them for the risk that they could persuade or manipulate people, possibly helping to swing elections or create …
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The gig economy is growing 3x faster than the traditional workforce, and Gen Z is leading the charge: ‘They don’t trust the old system’
by opiniguruby opiniguruJoining the gig economy used to be considered an “alternative” career path—but it’s fast becoming the norm. By 2027, half of the developed world’s workers will be part of the …
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‘American Psycho’ director says she’s ‘mystified’ by Wall Street bros obsessed with Christian Bale’s serial killer hero, saying they don’t realize the movie is a ‘gay man’s satire on masculinity’
by opiniguruby opiniguruAmerican Psycho was always meant to be a satire. The film, released in 2000, starred Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a New York City investment banker who also happened to …
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Despite his $100 million TV contract, Guy Fieri has a strict rule for his Gen Z kids’ inheritance: they must get two degrees
by opiniguruby opiniguruGuy Fieri may be one of the richest personalities in food television history, but for his two children, who may be eyeing a stake in his Flavortown wealth, it’ll mean …
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Spotify appears to be down for thousands of users across North America on Wednesday morning. According to Downdetector, which lets users report which services are not working, reports of Spotify …