September, 2024

• 19 September

  Palantir Stock Is Skyrocketing. 1 Analyst Thinks It Has Another 38% Gain Ahead.

  

  The artificial intelligence revolution has been a mixed bag for software companies. While software stocks that harness the power of large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate revenues, AI also gives software customers the potential to “do-it-yourself.” For instance, private buy-now-pay-later company Klarna recently announced it would attempt …

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• 19 September

  Chinese Automakers’ Answer to E.U. Tariffs: Build in Europe

  BYD, which leads China’s electric vehicle sector, is constructing a plant in Hungary while its Chinese rivals expand through joint ventures in Europe. Source link

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• 19 September

  Online Casino Workers Went on Hunger Strike Over Working Conditions

  

  For more than a month, thousands of employees of Evolution, an online gambling company, have been on strike in Tbilisi, Georgia, protesting over pay, allegations of harassment, and unsafe working conditions. The strike began on July 12 but escalated in August. Initially, says Giorgi Diasamidze, head of the employee union …

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• 19 September

  Your Brain’s the Limit With iPhone Emoji You Dream Up in iOS 18: How It Will Work

  

  While it won’t arrive on supported iPhones until an iOS 18 update later this fall, Apple Intelligence brings a lot to the table. In an only-Apple way, the take on AI feels both smart and thoughtful in how it’s implemented. Some features promise to one-up your productivity game, while others …

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• 19 September

  Mica Ertegun’s Collection on Auction at Christie’s

  The society fixture, decorator and philanthropist Mica Ertegun helped define the tastes of an era. Now her great collections are going on the block. Source link

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• 19 September

  Wall Street’s New Era Off to Rocky Start as Fed Sows Doubts

  

  (Bloomberg) — Jerome Powell delivered exactly what traders up and down Wall Street had long hoped for: A big interest-rate cut that would justify this year’s steep rally in stocks and bonds as the era of tight monetary policy finally began to reverse. Most Read from Bloomberg Equities, especially those …

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• 19 September

  Far From Ohio, Haitian Americans Feel the Sting of Threats in Springfield

  They charged Donald J. Trump and JD Vance, who spread baseless rumors that Haitians in an Ohio city were eating pets, with imperiling their community for political gain. Source link

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• 19 September

  The Outrageous Scheme to Capture and Sell Greenland’s Meltwater

  

  Fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce in many countries, but not in Greenland. Its ice sheet contains around 6.5 percent of the world’s fresh water, and over 350 trillion liters are estimated to run into the ocean annually. And with climate change accelerating Arctic melting, more and more of Greenland’s …

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• 19 September

  Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sept. 19

  

  Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, and Connections puzzles. The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The …

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• 19 September

  Jun Takahashi of Undercover on His Collaboration with GU

  GU, Uniqlo’s trendier sibling, is opening its first store outside Asia in SoHo, collaborating with the subversively witty Jun Takahashi of Undercover. Source link

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