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- America saw ‘essentially no job growth’ last month, warns Moody’s, and any roles added were in three wealthy states
Moody’s warns U.S. job growth has stalled as the shutdown halts official labor data, forcing Wall Street and the Fed to rely on patchy private reports.
- Former insurance exec raises $33 million fund for New York-based Crystal Venture Partners as AI transforms the industry
Jonathan Crystal has already invested in companies including Six Fold and Bright Harbor.
- Preseason No. 1 Texas And No. 2 Penn State Drop Out Of AP Poll
Texas was No. 1 and Penn State was No. 2 in the preseason AP poll, but both teams are out of the top 25 after disappointing performances on Saturday.
- Joel Pohjanpalo: Finland’s Hero Finds Home In Palermo’s Promotion Push
Milestone moments for club and country lie ahead of Pohjanpalo, his destiny seemingly tied to the fortunes of Palermo FC and World Cup qualification success with Finland.
- How This Innovative Strategy Turned Around A Troubled Industry
Catch shares already led the most dramatic ‘business turnaround story’ you’ve never heard of — American fisheries.
Technology
- Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline
People over Papers, a crowd-sourcing project that maps sightings of immigration agents, was taken offline yesterday by Padlet, the collaborative bulletin board platform on which it was built. It’s just the latest ICE-tracking initiative to be pulled by tech platforms in the past few days. A Padlet customer service representative told Celeste, one of the…
- Here’s the real reason Endurance sank
The ship wasn't designed to withstand the powerful ice compression forces—and Shackleton knew it
- Enabling real-time responsiveness with event-driven architecture
- Pentagon contract figures show ULA’s Vulcan rocket is getting more expensive
A close examination of this year's military contracts reveals some interesting things.
- ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team
ICE plans to hire contractors to scan platforms to target people for deportation.
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