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Editor's Note: No one has ever been successful doing something that they didn't like, and no one has ever been successful doing something they can't do well, says Maxwell. "I see millions of people every day doing something they don't like doing and wondering why they're not a success," he says.
WorkWhy is TikTok working again in the US as Trump takes office There have been indications Beijing is trying to influence the outcome, after reports this month that officials in China have discussed selling TikTok’s US unit to Elon Musk or using the Tesla chief executive as a broker in a transaction that rescues the platform. TikTok described the report of a potential sale to Musk as “pure fiction”. Work
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WorkWhen can you change the lyrics on song covers? Ask Kelly Clarkson I can't hold a tune to save my life, so I don't know for sure, but I imagine there are a few things that strike fear into the heart of singers. Losing their precious voice, for one. Not getting enough attention (can't relate). And then there is ... Kelly Clarkson covering your song. Work
WorkBrussels orders X to hand over documents on algorithm $540 $319 for your first year Make up your own mind. Build robust opinions on the FT's trusted journalism. Offer available until 27 February 2025. Then $75 per month. Complete digital access to quality FT journalism. Cancel anytime during your trial. WorkSolar-charging backpacks are helping children to read after dark | CNN When Innocent James completed his chores after school, he would light a kerosene lamp and lay down to read his books. There was no electricity in James' part of Arusha, a region in northern Tanzania, and so his family was forced to burn expensive oil for him to learn after dark.
WorkThe Trouble with Bryan Johnson Right now Longevity influencer Bryan Johnson is speedrunning through that famous Eric Hoffer quote: "Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket. WorkTrump has already been sued over Elon Musk's DOGE The Securities and Exchange Commission last week sued Musk over his 2022 acquisition of Twitter, now X, and has a probe into his Neuralink startup, as well as Tesla (TSLA+3.06%). Collectively, those companies, along with SpaceX, are the subject of at least 20 recent investigations or reviews. Tesla and SpaceX have collectively received more than $15 billion in government contracts and frequently come into conflict with regulators.
WorkWorkTrump Will Take Office as a Crypto Billionaire A onetime crypto skeptic, Mr. Trump embraced the digital currency industry last year, promising to turn the United States into the “crypto capital of the planet.” In September, he and his sons helped start a crypto business, World Liberty Financial. He has also tapped advocates for looser regulation of crypto to key regulatory and advisory positions in his administration.
WorkAt Least 80 Dead in Colombia Amid a New Surge of Violence The nation had suffered through decades of internal conflict, with left-wing guerrilla groups, including the FARC; paramilitary organizations; and the government fighting for control of the country and for lucrative industries like narcotrafficking. Work WorkThe Trump Administration is no longer letting asylum seekers make appointments with the CBP One app CBP One was revealed to be an issue for the new administration during the Vice Presidential debate, when now Vice President JD Vance claimed that there was an app that let illegal immigrants schedule an appointment and be granted legal status in the US. That's not how CBP One works, and in fact the Biden Administration's use of the app has been criticized for how dramatically it's slowed down and complicated the process, leading some asylum seekers to wait up to six months for an appointment. WorkBluesky created its own TikTok-like feature called 'Trending Videos' X introduced its own vertical video feature almost simultaneously, as it also seeks to profit from TikTok's removal from US app stores. "An immersive new home for videos is rolling out to users in the US today," the platform announced in a post. Also announced in the last day or so is Edits, an Instagram video editing tool designed to challenge TikTok's CapCut. WorkTrump claims to be apeacemakera as he vows to atake backa Panama canal "This was the 'Monroe Doctrine and Mars' inaugural address, appealing for expansion and colonisation in the western hemisphere - plus space - but saying next to nothing about America's military role in Europe, the Middle East and even Asia," wrote Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. WorkWorkPope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after asadistic abusesa Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html WorkWorkTrump expected to launch second term with barrage of executive orders “A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” Trump said, without indicating how international waters might be so renamed, “and we will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley where it should be and where it belongs.” WorkFriend delays shipments of its AI companion pendant | TechCrunch AI-powered companions have become a hot-button topic. Character.AI, a chatbot platform backed by Google, has been accused in two separate lawsuits of inflicting psychological harm on children. Some experts have expressed concerns that AI companions could worsen isolation by replacing human relationships with artificial ones, and generate harmful content that can trigger mental health conditions. WorkWorkWorkWorkIn Renaming Denali for McKinley, Trump Invokes a Presidential Idol “You can’t improve upon the name,” Ms. Murkowski, the chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, said in a December statement, noting that it was “the rightful name for this majestic mountain to respect Alaska’s first people who have lived on these lands for thousands of years.” WorkWhite House Website Gets a Quick Trump Makeover The replacement of the website is a digital tradition that follows the swearing-in of every new president. Before Mr. Biden took office on Jan. 20, 2021, replacing Mr. Trump after his first term, the website carried a banner that said “Promises Made, Promises Kept” and highlighted Mr. Trump’s work to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and help American workers. WorkFact-Checking Trump's 2025 Inaugural Address Immigration experts have said they could not corroborate Mr. Trump’s claims of “millions” of criminal migrants. Nor is there any evidence that other countries were emptying prisons to send convicted criminals to the United States. WorkTrump Plans to Pull the U.S. Out of the Paris Agreement on Climate “If they want to be tough on China, don’t punish U.S. automakers and hard-working Americans by handing our clean-car keys to the Chinese,” said Gina McCarthy, former White House climate adviser and former head of the Environmental Protection Administration. “The United States must continue to show leadership on the international stage if we want to have any say in how trillions of dollars in financial investments, policies and decisions are made.” WorkFor Trump, a Vindication for the Man and His Movement Indeed, he saw divine intervention in his restoration to the White House, citing his close call during an assassination attempt this summer when a bullet nicked his ear. “I felt then, and believe even more so now, that my life was saved for a reason,” he said. “I was saved by God to make America great again.” WorkNonprofit Groups Sue Trump's DOGE Moments After Oath “The question every American should be asking is ‘What are they hiding?’” said Skye Perryman, the chief executive of a legal nonprofit called Democracy Forward, which is representing the second group of plaintiffs. “DOGE must not be allowed to operate in the shadows.” WorkTrump Holds Off on Tariffs, but Paves the Way for Future Trade Action Mr. Trump is also ordering a study of tariffs that the United States has imposed for national security reasons, as well as the use of a special trade exemption, called de minimis, that allows low-value goods to come into the United States tariff free. That loophole has allowed large volumes of Chinese goods to escape the tariffs Mr. Trump slapped on China during his first term. The details of the executive order were earlier reported by The Wall Street Journal. WorkWorkHere Are Trump's Expected Executive Orders The flurry of executive actions is an effort to roll back of many of President Biden’s most significant domestic policies, primarily on climate and immigration, while also reimposing a Trump agenda that would launch drilling and mining on natural resources and fundamentally upend the United States’ global role as a sanctuary for refugees and immigrants. WorkWorkTikTok goes back online as Trump says he'll delay a U.S. ban TikTok, which counts more than 170 million U.S.-based monthly users, filed a lawsuit arguing that the bill — the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act — violated its First Amendment rights. However, the law was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in December, which argued that the Chinese-owned app is a potential threat to national security. WorkWorkWorkInside Iceland's futuristic farm growing algae for food Danish start-up Algiecel has been trialling portable shipping container-sized modules that house photo-bioreactors, and which could link up to carbon-emitting industries to capture their CO2, while simultaneously producing food and feed. WorkWorkWorkWorkLife Sentence for Kolkata Hospital Rape and Murder Before the sentencing, Mr. Roy, who had served as a volunteer with the Kolkata Police, said he was not guilty. “I haven’t done this. I have been framed,” he told the court on Monday. Months ago, he had said that the written confessions he gave to police were obtained by force. WorkWorkWhen the Retirement Community Goes Bankrupt Every day he spends time with Sandy, 84, who lives in the facility’s memory care unit, an elevator ride away. The staff members there “treat Sandy with love and care,” Mr. Curtis said. “It would have been wonderful if it could have continued.” Work5 Key Changes That Will Affect Your Money in 2025 “People at this stage of life may be in their peak earning years, may have paid off their mortgages and often have college funding in the rearview mirror,” said Christine Benz, director of personal finance and retirement planning at Morningstar. “That can create the wherewithal to save more.” WorkDo Chimps Who Pee Together Stay Together Dr. Surbeck said that he wasn’t surprised to learn that the Kumamoto chimps were engaging in contagious urination and that the behavior wouldn’t be unexpected in the wild. “We might even see it in other social species,” he said. WorkExtinct Human Species Lived in a Brutal Desert, Study Finds Dr. Mercader and his colleagues closely examined environments in East Africa, which has yielded some of the richest troves of hominin fossils. They picked a site in northern Tanzania called Engaji Nanyori where paleoanthropologists had previously found fossils of Homo erectus. |
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