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Morning N&N for January 8, 2025

The de-influencer movement discouraging excessive shopping is going mainstream

(Telecompaper) Viaplay Group has announced a pan-Nordic agreement with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) for the rights to show live events such...

The Coasters will now kick off their 2025 campaign on home soil as Sutton United are the visitors to Mill Farm on Saturday afternoon. It’s been a frustrating start to the year for the Coasters who have seen two games called off in quick succession against Halifax Town. But now looking ahead, Kevin Phillips’ side […]

President-elect Trump said that Republicans are working to craft a “powerful” piece of legislation to advance his agenda. Republicans had already begun preparing to use a special procedure known as budget reconciliation to bypass Democratic opposition in the Senate to extend expiring provisions in Trump’s signature 2017 tax law. But calls have grown in the...

Defense ​Palantir Technologies has hired Miller Strategies to lobby on issues related to defense policy and appropriations. The U.S. government has awarded Palantir nearly $2.5 billion in contracts since 2009, according to federal contracting data, and with more than $1.3 billion of that coming from the Department of Defense. Palantir has steadily been bringing in...

Colleges and universities are preparing for new legal and political territory as President-elect Trump returns to office. Concerns for international students, GOP attacks on higher education and increased protests on campus are just some of the worries on administrators' minds. “I think we're obviously preparing," said Todd Wolfson, national president of American Association of University...

President-elect Trump has doubled down on his suggestion of a merged United States and Canada in the wake of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to resign. Some have shrugged off Trump’s suggestion that Canada should “become the 51st state” as an old joke or mere posturing, while others dismiss it as a bad political idea, given Canada’s...

The ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent has resumed auditions in Blackpool, with Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli joining Simon Cowell.

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Nicholas Bartolo, 53, won the MasterChef Malta competition on Sunday. Photo: Albert Camilleri

AI expert Garrison Lovely argues that AI progress hasn’t stalled, it’s just become invisible, which could leave us unprepared for the future.

1. ChatGPT founder denies sexually abusing his sister  The Telegraph
2. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit  The Guardian
3. OpenAI's Sam Altman Accused Of Sexual Abuse By Sister, He Calls Claims "Entirely Untrue"  NDTV
4. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made by his sister in lawsuit  CNBC
5. OpenAI’s Sam Altman denies sister’s allegations of sexual abuse  The Times

Macworld

Even with 14-inch and 16-inch screens, many MacBook users have already upgraded to two larger desktop screens at home or in the office—often using a laptop docking station to benefit from the extra video ports required for such a setup, plus extras such as multiple USB ports and Ethernet. Some hook up three monitors and there are even docks that support up to four external screens.

At CES, accessory maker Plugable unveiled the first docking station that can support five external monitors. Читать дальше...

Credit card issuers for years have looked beyond plastic materials to keep their cards top of mind and top of wallet. But just how much does the credit card material actually affect consumers' spending habits?

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot didn’t fully cooperate with an investigation into emails sent by her mayoral campaign to Chicago Public Schools staff members that solicited student volunteers, according to the school district’s inspector general, but there’s no evidence CPS staff coordinated with the campaign.

A Chicago high school continued automatically enrolling as high as 96% of its freshmen in a military-run training program even after two investigations and systematic changes that were meant to stop the troubling practice.

Chicago Public Schools’ top watchdog found widespread lies and omissions on family income forms that identify low-income households, which could affect how much funding district schools receive and whether some school fees are waived, according to a report released Wednesday.

This was pretty grim to watch. I don't think I fully understand how chemical facilities on the Gulf coast prepare for hurricane season, but it seems like there were some aspects overlooked...

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Mark Zuckerberg and company are ditching fact-checkers for community notes and other updates that reflect shifting U.S. politics.

Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.

The Senate investigation of Apollo Global Management's purchase of Lifepoint Healthcare and Leonard Green & Partners' purchase of Prospect Medical Holdings reinforced the findings of past research.

From Lazoschmidl to Dior Men vote for the show you are most excited to see this upcoming mens season.

A few weeks into “Eureka Day”’s acclaimed run on Broadway—and ahead of her return to “Hadestown” for its West End debut—Gray spoke to Vogue about work, money, parenthood, rage, and what’s next.