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Sree VijaykumarA one-slide representation is the best way to win over employees and investors. by João Cotter Salvado and Freek Vermeulen

On December 1, 2014, Cypress Semiconductor announced that it was acquiring fellow chipmaker Spansion for $1.6 billion. When then-CEO Thurman Rodgers presented the deal, the stock market responded approvingly. An analysis showed that once other confounding influences had been ruled out, the share price of Cypress had jumped up 13% after the deal’s announcement. Clearly, investors believed in the company’s rationale for the purchase.



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America's national debt doomsday: When could it happen?
America's national debt doomsday: When could it happen?
“In the meantime, they just keep believing that the government will eventually get a fix done,” Smetters said of investors. “It all comes down to, when [do] capital markets stop believing that government will ever get its act together?”


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Visualising Elon Musk's record-breaking pay deal
Visualising Elon Musk's record-breaking pay deal
Elon Musk's latest pay package has just been approved, which will make him the world's first trillionaire in the next 10 years. How can one person wield such tremendous wealth?


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China's shift to clean energy is saving the Paris Climate Accord - WSJ
China's shift to clean energy is saving the Paris Climate Accord - WSJ
Beijing's massive manufacturing investments have driven the costs of clean energy down.


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How CEOs Manage Stress - HBR
How CEOs Manage Stress - HBR
First-hand perspectives from five CEOs on transforming tension into purpose.


 
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Multiple people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package delivered with white powder, sources say | CNN Politics
Multiple people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package delivered with white powder, sources say | CNN Politics
A suspicious package was delivered to a US military base in Maryland on Thursday which caused multiple people to fall ill and be taken to the hospital, CNN has learned.


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Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: here's what to expect at this year's COP30 global climate talks
Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: here's what to expect at this year's COP30 global climate talks
As climate change worsens, some states are backsliding on climate action. Next week, negotiators will gather in Brazil to try to restore flagging energy.


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These overlooked muscles are the key to aging well | National Geographic
These overlooked muscles are the key to aging well | National Geographic
From the diaphragm to the pelvic floor, scientists say improving your core strength can protect your spine and help you move with ease into older age.
 
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A New Light-Based Cancer Treatment Kills Tumor Cells and Spares Healthy Ones - WIRED
A New Light-Based Cancer Treatment Kills Tumor Cells and Spares Healthy Ones - WIRED
By combining LED technology and nanomaterials, researchers have created a therapy that eliminates cancer cells using localized heat without damaging healthy tissue.


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Canada's economy starts to buckle under Trump's tariffs - WSJ
Canada's economy starts to buckle under Trump's tariffs - WSJ
Nowhere is the toll of Trump's trade policies more apparent than in Canada's manufacturing heartland in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.


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Tesla Shareholder Meeting Recap: Elon Musk Gets His Pay Package - BI
Tesla Shareholder Meeting Recap: Elon Musk Gets His Pay Package - BI
Elon Musk just scored a pay package that could make him the world's first trillionaire. Now comes the hard part -- achieving 12 ambitious milestones.


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Scientists find ways to boost memory in aging brains
Scientists find ways to boost memory in aging brains
In two separate studies, Virginia Tech researchers identified age-related molecular changes in the brain and adjusted them to improve memory.


 
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Chinese EV maker plans to use solid-state batteries in humanoid robots - FT
Chinese EV maker plans to use solid-state batteries in humanoid robots - FT
Xpeng says use in such automatons will drive demand for the lighter and safer technology


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AI Educator: This Is The Number 1 Mistake AI Users Make - and How to Fix It
AI Educator: This Is The Number 1 Mistake AI Users Make - and How to Fix It
Mel Robbins discussed prompt tips with AI leader Allie K. Miller on her podcast yesterday.


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Why manufacturing's last boom will be hard to repeat - WSJ
Why manufacturing's last boom will be hard to repeat - WSJ
The industrial golden age in the middle of the last century resulted from a convergence of factors unique to that time


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China Launches 18-Day Arctic Express Containership Route To Europe With Stops in UK, Germany, Poland
China Launches 18-Day Arctic Express Containership Route To Europe With Stops in UK, Germany, Poland
A Chinese shipping company is set to launch the first liner-type container shipping route via the Arctic. The service will begin in September connecting three ports in China to four destinations in Western Europe. The country's Ministry of Transport has begun to release live sea ice monitoring to improve safety for Arctic shipping.
 
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One week. Five faculty. 130 students. An AI tutor named Paski. And an NPS of +78. What happens when you mix live faculty with generative AI? -- Sam Paddock
One week. Five faculty. 130 students. An AI tutor named Paski. And an NPS of +78. What happens when you mix live faculty with generative AI? -- Sam Paddock
Just over 100 days ago, a team of us gathered at Evans Hall on Berkeley Campus to design a new kind of learning experience - a Generative AI 1-Week Intensive. The faculty "Dream Team," as Prof. Xiao-Li Meng called them in the Harvard Data Science Initiative's press release , had flown in from Bo


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Gen-Z Talks About Their Salaries Openly. Should Your Company Embrace Pay Transparency - Inc
Gen-Z Talks About Their Salaries Openly. Should Your Company Embrace Pay Transparency - Inc
Some countries have laws mandating salaries be public knowledge. The U.S. plays by different workplace rules, but things might be changing.


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Do you need to drink electrolytes to stay hydrated?
Do you need to drink electrolytes to stay hydrated?
Electrolyte-packed drinks are said to optimise health and hydration. But do we really need them?


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Don't blame AI for your job woes - The Economist
Don't blame AI for your job woes - The Economist
The white-collar chill has more to do with the economy than with tech


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The secret campaign to silence critics of a hospital real estate empire
The secret campaign to silence critics of a hospital real estate empire
When skeptics called out Medical Properties Trust, they found themselves harassed--and surveilled.


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Pelosi retirement reignites Democrats' generational war
Pelosi retirement reignites Democrats' generational war
Several House Democrats said they expect Pelosi's former No. 2, Steny Hoyer, to retire next.


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What are the most common passwords? No surprises here
What are the most common passwords? No surprises here
: Most of you still can't do better than 123456?


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A Tiny 29-Pound Electric Motor Just Beat Everyone in Power Density
A Tiny 29-Pound Electric Motor Just Beat Everyone in Power Density
Yasa, a small British engineering company, built an over-730-horsepower beast that weighs just under 30 pounds.


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EU explained in 10 minutes - LessWrong
EU explained in 10 minutes - LessWrong
Consider the European Parliament. As already mentioned, it is not a true legislature. It can't propose laws on its own. At first glance, that doesn't make much sense. But take a look at the timeline!


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OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues. The lawsuits filed Thursday in California state cour...


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Goldman Names Record MDs in Surging Asia Wealth Unit - Bloomberg
Goldman Names Record MDs in Surging Asia Wealth Unit - Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. promoted a record number of staff within its Asia Pacific private wealth management unit to managing director, after it raked in all-time high revenue in 2024.


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China's Top Aircraft Carrier Fujian Begins Service in Boost to Beijing - Bloomberg
China's Top Aircraft Carrier Fujian Begins Service in Boost to Beijing - Bloomberg
China's largest and most advanced warship has officially entered its military fleet, boosting Beijing's ability to project naval power amid rising US concern about its assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.


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Strong grip strength may protect against obesity-related complications
Strong grip strength may protect against obesity-related complications
People with excess body fat who build and keep muscle may be less likely to develop obesity-induced heart, liver, or kidney damage or die early, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.


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US judge approves DOJ decision to drop Boeing criminal case
A U.S. judge on Thursday approved a Justice Department request to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing, allowing the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people, but he harshly criticized the government's decision.


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Startups Find Amazon Chips Less Competitive Than Nvidia GPUs: Internal Document
Startups Find Amazon Chips Less Competitive Than Nvidia GPUs: Internal Document
AI startup Cohere found that Amazon's Trainium 1 and 2 chips were "underperforming" Nvidia's H100 GPUs, according to an internal "confidential" Amazon document from July, obtained by Business Insider. Cohere reported that access to Trainium 2 was "extremely limited" and plagued by frequent service disruptions, the document also noted.


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Why Latin America can't quit oil - FT
Why Latin America can't quit oil - FT
As COP30 approaches, Brazil and Colombia offer competing visions of a 'just energy transition' for developing countries


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How the lowly soybean got trapped in the crossfire of the US-China trade wars - WSJ
How the lowly soybean got trapped in the crossfire of the US-China trade wars - WSJ
Farmers from the US heartland have come to depend on Chinese consumers for their livelihood, handing Beijing a potent weapon as it negotiates with Trump.


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Apple (APPL) TV Streaming Service Suffers Outage on 'Pluribus' Premiere
Apple (APPL) TV Streaming Service Suffers Outage on 'Pluribus' Premiere
Users across the US and Canada started reporting the service crashing around 10:30 p.m. ET, not long after the first two episodes of the new drama were made available to stream.


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America's plans for a Golden Dome are dangerously obscure - The Economist
America's plans for a Golden Dome are dangerously obscure - The Economist
Without clarity, the missile shield risks becoming a costly, destabilising white elephant


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How Men and Women Spend Their Days
How Men and Women Spend Their Days
Women and men tend to spend their days differently in the United States. Varying responsibilities and priorities will do that.


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The US Is Rebuilding The Airfields That Staged The Hiroshima Nuclear Strike
The US Is Rebuilding The Airfields That Staged The Hiroshima Nuclear Strike
For 80 years after the bombing of Hiroshima, the airfields of Tinian Island, from where the bombers took off, were mostly abandoned to the jungle. Now, amid a push to strengthen America's military strength in waters near Taiwan, the historic airfields are being restored for use by modern bombers.


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People Inc forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops
People Inc forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops
People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot.


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Video: The Decline of America's Largest Environmental Organization
Video: The Decline of America's Largest Environmental Organization
David A. Fahrenthold, an investigative reporter, describes the struggles of the Sierra Club, one of the largest environmental groups in the U.S. The group has lost about 60 percent of its supporters since 2020.


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How Is Trump Changing Colleges and Universities? Tell Us.
How Is Trump Changing Colleges and Universities? Tell Us.
There has been a shift in campus culture. We want to hear from faculty members across the United States.


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U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup
U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup
A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and air traffic control communications found that U.S. military planes began operating out of the Central American country in mid-October.


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Video: How Radio Traffic Let Us Track U.S. Drones in the Caribbean
Video: How Radio Traffic Let Us Track U.S. Drones in the Caribbean
The U.S. military’s buildup near Venezuela has been rapidly growing and changing. Riley Mellen, from Visual Investigations, describes what’s visible, and audible, about the deployment.


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CrossAmerica signals continued asset sales and retail optimization amid $100M YTD divestitures (NYSE:CAPL)
CrossAmerica signals continued asset sales and retail optimization amid $100M YTD divestitures (NYSE:CAPL)
Get Q3 2025 insights on CrossAmerica Partners: asset sales, expense cuts, improved balance sheet, and future outlook.


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US strikes another alleged drug boat bringing death toll from campaign in Latin America to 70
US strikes another alleged drug boat bringing death toll from campaign in Latin America to 70
The Trump administration has said in a notice to Congress that the United States is engaged in “armed conflict” with Latin American drug cartels, describing them as terrorist groups as part of its justification for the strikes.


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How Families Are Coping with SNAP Cuts During the Shutdown
How Families Are Coping with SNAP Cuts During the Shutdown
For the 42 million people who rely on the country’s largest anti-hunger program, it has been a chaotic, nerve-racking week. Here are some of their stories.


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As Idaho Grows Ever Redder, Boise Worries About Its Isolation
As Idaho Grows Ever Redder, Boise Worries About Its Isolation
Two city councilors won re-election on Tuesday, though their support for a pride flag at City Hall had sparked challenges from the right. Still, Idaho’s deep embrace of President Trump has the city worried.


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They Can't Stand Trump. But His I.V.F. Policy Might Help Them Have Children.
They Can't Stand Trump. But His I.V.F. Policy Might Help Them Have Children.
Even those opposed to President Trump were encouraged by his announcement of a discount on I.V.F. drugs, a policy that followed months of complex negotiations.


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The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
The environmental group gave up its singular focus on climate change for a broader agenda. The ensuing internal strife left it weakened as it takes on the Trump administration.


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To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots
To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots
Experts say the new policy, which ditches software that automatically captured text messages, opens ample room for both willful and unwitting noncompliance with federal records laws.


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San Francisco Sees Nancy Pelosi as a Tireless Leader for the City
San Francisco Sees Nancy Pelosi as a Tireless Leader for the City
Representative Nancy Pelosi, after announcing her retirement, was praised by many San Franciscans for her tireless efforts on behalf of the city. Some of her work went unheralded.



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