Politics
First the token, now the swipe: NYC’s subway system to stop selling MetroCards
The Metropolitan Transit Authority will stop selling and refilling those formerly-ubiquitous MetroCards by the end of the year in favor...
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Amazon AI scammers duped investors out of millions with ‘passive income’ scheme, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission is going after an e-commerce company that allegedly took millions of dollars from consumers as part...
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AI that can match humans at any task will be here in five to 10 years, Google DeepMind CEO says
LONDON — Artificial intelligence that can match humans at any task is still some way off — but it’s only...
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Klarna, nearing IPO, plucks lucrative Walmart fintech partnership from rival Affirm
Swedish fintech firm Klarna will be the exclusive provider of buy now, pay later loans for Walmart, taking a coveted partnership away from...
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Plummeting stock, boycotts and flagging sales: What’s fueling turmoil for Tesla?
Flagging global sales and Elon Musk’s increasingly outspoken political activities are combining to rock the value of Tesla. Shares in...
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Plummeting stock, boycotts and flagging sales: What’s fueling turmoil for Tesla?
Flagging global sales and Elon Musk’s increasingly outspoken political activities are combining to rock the value of Tesla. Shares in...
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‘RFK’ing the french fries’: Steak ‘n Shake becomes a MAHA darling
Over a double cheeseburger and fries, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News host Sean Hannity earlier this month of...
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PepsiCo buys prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion
PepsiCo said Monday that it is buying prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion. While soda consumption has broadly fallen over...
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Goodbye to ‘bags fly free’ on Southwest Airlines, the last freebie in America
Almost nothing is guaranteed in life. Certainly not weather, electricity, health, tariffs or eggs. But for more than 50 years, American consumers could count...
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From pandemic struggles to St. Patrick’s Day crowds, Mary O’s soda bread rises to viral fame
Nestled in a modest storefront in New York City’s East Village, Mary O’s Irish Soda Bread Shop blends into the...
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