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Work'Nothing off the table' in Canada's response to US tariff threat Canadian political leaders say "nothing is off the table" when it comes to responding to potential 25% tariffs from the US, days before they could come into force. But strains are showing in "Team Canada" when it comes to whether energy supply should be a tool in a possible tariff war with the US. Work
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WorkInside Biden's Billion-Dollar Broadband Boondoggle Steve Beining, 55, lives in a two-bedroom cabin on 140 acres in the woods of northwest Wisconsin. He bought the place from his parents during the Covid-19 pandemic, trading in a cramped apartment near the city of Appleton for endless rows of evergreens. Work
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WorkWorkWalgreens says locking up products to prevent shoplifting hurts sales Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens. The pharmacy chain's CEO Tim Wentworth said in Walgreens Boots Alliance's first-quarter earnings call Tuesday that "When you lock things up ... you don't sell as many of them.
WorkEverything you need to know about Xiaohongshu Xiaohongshu, which translates to "little red book" in Chinese, is a lifestyle e-commerce and social media platform. Think Instagram meets Tiktok: an app whose feed offers an infinite scroll of Instagram-like posts, powered by TikTok-style customized recommendations. Work
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WorkWork WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkHow Will the Workplace Change in 2025? Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli is routinely asked to predict the future of work. His expert answer is always the same: "The future looks like the past." He's not trying to be cryptic. WorkThat Sports News Story You Clicked on Could Be AI Slop Next time you're checking sports news online, double-check the URL. For instance, though a headline like "Red Sox Urged to Risk Passing on Alex Bregman in Favor of $427 Million Superstar" looks ordinary enough--and it seems, at first glance, to come from BBC Sports. WorkWorkWorkObjective Reality May Not Exist at All, Quantum Physicists Say Does reality exist, or does it take shape when an observer measures it? Akin to the age-old conundrum of whether a tree makes a sound if it falls in a forest with no one around to hear it, the above question remains one of the most tantalizing in the field of quantum mechanics, the branch of scienc WorkWorkWorkWorkTheres a better way to predict a technologys future: Follow the rate of change - WSJ (No paywall) The transformational impacts of the printing press, electrification and the telephone were hardly obvious in the very early going. In the 1980s, for instance, AT&T decided not to pursue the cellphone business, pegging the technology as largely a local business, the Wall Street Journal later reported. (AT&T eventually reversed course and in 1993 bought a cellphone business.) The Xerox PARC lab famously developed a graphical user interface in the 1970s, but left it to others, like Steve Jobs, to lead its commercialization. WorkWorkWorkWhy This 'Shark Tank' Brand Disappeared From the Internet - Inc (No paywall) Four years ago, Ellyette Gheno pitched her underwear subscription service on Shark Tank and walked away with a $500,000 investment offer from fashion designer Kendra Scott. With killer sales numbers, a sizable social media following, and no debt, BootayBag seemed poised for success. Now, the San Francisco-based brand has dissolved. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkThe Fed cant pin inflation on Trump - WSJ (No paywall) The Federal Reserve first blamed high inflation on the Covid-19 pandemic. Then the war in Ukraine became the accepted contrivance. The Feds stories came wrapped in gauzy rhetoric about supply-chain disruptions. Now that these excuses have grown tired and outdated, leading monetary policymakers have developed a new scapegoat for inflation: President-elect Trumps proposed tariffs. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkVideo: What to Know About the Gaza Cease-Fire Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire deal. For Palestinians, the agreement provides a respite from a devastating Israeli military campaign that has killed more than 45,000 people in Gaza. For Israelis, it could allow for the release of at least a third of the hostages captured by Hamas. But the ambiguity of the deal offers lingering uncertainty. Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, explains. WorkPlastic Is Making LA's Wildfires Even Worse Most modern couches are basically blocks of gasoline. As flames rip through Los Angeles County, burning restaurants, businesses, and whole blocks of houses, it's clear that the threat of urban fire has returned to the United States. |
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