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The government greatly increased a grant to encourage more immigrants to return home. Critics say it sends the wrong message and, in any case, may not tempt many refugees. Source link
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14 September
Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs comes out of stealth with $230M in funding
Fei-Fei Li, the Stanford professor many deem the “Godmother of AI,” has raised $230 million for her new startup, World Labs, from backers including Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, and Radical Ventures. World Labs is valued at over $1 billion, and the capital was raised over two rounds spaced a couple of …
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14 September
The 5 NFL units with best chances to improve in Week 2: Steelers run game, Jets offense and more
After a victorious debut as the Los Angeles Chargers’ head coach, Jim Harbaugh, who knows a thing or two about team building, told his squad: “You won’t make as much progress in the entire season as you will from Week 1 to Week 2, I’m telling you this.” Of course, …
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14 September
Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Card: Delta’s Most Valuable Airline Card – CNET Money
CNET editors independently choose every product and service we cover. Though we can’t review every available financial company or offer, we strive to make comprehensive, rigorous comparisons in order to highlight the best of them. For many of these products and services, we earn a commission. The compensation we receive …
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14 September
The Weeknd, FKA twigs, Soccer Mommy and More New Music
Hear tracks by Soccer Mommy, FKA twigs, Reyna Tropical and others. Source link
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14 September
Delaware bankruptcy court says Yellow owes pensions, stock drops 90%
Shares of Yellow fell 90% Friday afternoon following a Delaware court’s decision on its pension liabilities. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) A Delaware bankruptcy court provided some clarity late Friday regarding $6.5 billion in withdrawal liability claims against Yellow Corp. The total amount the bankrupt less-than-truckload company will actually pay, however, remains …
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14 September
Russia Expels 6 U.K. Diplomats as Tensions Mount Over Missiles
Vladimir Putin said allowing Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons would mean NATO countries were “at war with Russia.” It was one of his most direct threats yet. Source link
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14 September
Reddit’s ‘Celebrity Number Six’ Win Was Almost a Catastrophe—Thanks to AI
Take, for example, the other recently solved internet mystery: The source of the song that became known as “Everyone Knows That.” After nearly three years of online investigative work, a pair of Redditors found the song—titled “Ulterior Motives”—after hearing a similar song in an adult movie clip on YouTube and …
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14 September
Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams, Detroit’s adopted son, is having fun right where he belongs
DETROIT — The adopted son of this city changed out of his work uniform, turned the corner, walked up three steps, hung a left down the hall and stepped into a room that was all too new to him. “I ain’t never did this before,” said Jameson Williams Sunday evening, …
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13 September
Is That Text Message From Your Bank Legit? How to Detect and Avoid SMS Phishing Scams
Phishing attempts by text message have become so common that about one in three people in the US have received such texts, according to Tech Report. Even worse, a third of those people have fallen victim to those scams, and 65% of them didn’t even know it until later. Text-message …
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