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- Why Lyft CEO David Risher still drives customers once a month
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- The job market is so broken that Gen Z men are gambling their paychecks for a shot at instant millions: ‘$256K is about to go down on the table’
Millions of Gen Z men are jobless. With unemployment stacked against them, many are gambling thousands away on blackjack and roulette, rather than climb the ladder.
- China Appears To Be Shutting Down Purchases Of U.S. Soybeans
Prior to Trump initiating the China trade war during his first term, it bought more than half of all U.S. soybean exports, with up to 70% coming during the peak season.
- YouTube TV May Lose NBC Content As Carriage Deal Expires Today—Here’s What Channels May Be Impacted
YouTube TV has accused NBCUniversal of asking it “to pay more than what they charge consumers for the same content on Peacock,” NBC’s streaming service.
- La Liga Matchweek Seven Roundup: Atlético Turns Madrid Red And White
The Madrid derby stole the headlines in this weekend's fixtures with Julián Álvarez the star man, while Barcelona has taken top spot in the league standings.
Technology
- Scientists unlock secret to Venus flytrap’s hair-trigger response
Ion channel at base of plant's sensory hairs amplifies initial signals above critical threshold.
- The US may be heading toward a drone-filled future
On Thursday, I published a story about the police-tech giant Flock Safety selling its drones to the private sector to track shoplifters. Keith Kauffman, a former police chief who now leads Flock’s drone efforts, described the ideal scenario: A security team at a Home Depot, say, launches a drone from the roof that follows shoplifting…
- Scientists can see Earth’s permafrost thawing from space
Something is rotten in the city of Nunapitchuk. In recent years, a crack has formed in the middle of a house. Sewage has leached into the earth. Soil has eroded around buildings, leaving them perched atop precarious lumps of dirt. There are eternal puddles. And mold. The ground can feel squishy, sodden. This small town…
- Delivering a digital sixth sense with next-generation networks
- Trump obtains another settlement as YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million
Alphabet settles with Trump instead of fighting lawsuit over January 6 suspension.
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