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Get an (ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month. Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work How Goldman Sachs lost its swagger Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, the humbling of one of Wall Streets most revered banks Work Microsoft packs Bing search engine, Edge browser with AI in big challenge to Google Microsoft Corp is revamping its Bing search engine and Edge Web browser with artificial intelligence, the company said on Tuesday, signaling its ambition to retake the lead in consumer technology markets where it has fallen behind. � � � Work The top 10 most-regretted college majors and the degrees graduates wish they had pursued instead Graduates entering the workforce with good career prospects and high starting salaries are the most satisfied with their major, according to ZipRecruiter. 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Work NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 68 crew aboard the International Space Station. Work Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa exits Madrid stock market after 22 years Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa exited the Madrid stock market after 22 years on Tuesday, ending its last day of trading at 18.05 euros ($19.3), the same price per share its parent company offered to pay to take it private. You Might Like � � � Work Leonardo DiCaprio keeps getting older, but his girlfriends stay the same age Leonardo DiCaprios dating history has been called into question once again. 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Work Station Science Picks Up on Tuesday as Resupply Mission Nears The seven-member Expedition 68 crew was back on its full complement of microgravity research on Tuesday. � Work Balloon incident shows China's growing 'arrogance': Expert ABC News contributor and former State Department official Col. Stephen Ganyard shares his thoughts over the alleged Chinese spy balloon that flew across the country. Work Healthy lifestyle may mean lower risk of long Covid, study says | CNN People who have a healthy lifestyle before Covid-19 infection may have a lower risk of long Covid than their peers, a new study says. � Work What were Nikola Teslas most important inventions? While Nikola Tesla is most commonly known for his contributions to the field of electricity, he actually made many other groundbreaking inventions. Work Japans Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics Tokyos abandonment of its post-1945 security stance is another fallout from Russias war. � Work Bette Midler to Receive Distinguished Collaborator Award From Costume Designers Guild Bette Midler will be honored with the Distinguished Collaborator Award at the 25th CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards) on Feb. 27th. She will be joined by Angela Bassett (receiving the Spotlight Work PSG under investigation over alleged undeclared labour Paris St Germain are under investigation by French prosecutors over alleged undeclared labour, the Paris prosecutors' office said on Tuesday. Work Recovering debris from Chinese balloon, U.S. weighs Beijing's involvement The latest information has only deepened the administrations conviction that the balloon wasnt "mainly a weather-monitoring device as Chinese officials have claimed. Work Downed Chinese balloon was 200 feet tall, U.S. military says The suspected spy balloon was around four times as tall as the most recent Snoopy balloon at the Macy's parade and over twice the size of last year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Work Mm-hm, uh-huh: AI-powered medical scribes still can't understand our conversations Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and others are working on speech-to-text systems to transcribe medical appointments. But "mm-hms" and mumbles are tripping them up. Work Did Pilot Error Cause Jan 15 Nepal Plane Crash? Here's What Preliminary Probe Shows The investigation committee formed by the government has said that the power of the plane may have suddenly decreased. 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Work Biden will tell GOP he wants to avoid "fighting for the sake of fighting," according to speech excerpts In his first State of the Union address to a divided Congress, President Joe Biden will tell congressional Republicans that he wants to work together instead of fighting for the sake of fighting and will reiterate his focus on middle class jobs, according to excerpts of his remarks released by the White House Tuesday evening. Work Billionaire Tesla bull Ron Baron says Musk suggested he would make multiples on his $100 million Twitter investment Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested billionaire investor Ron Baron would make "two or three times" his investment in Twitter's take-private deal, Baron said Tuesday. Work Bill Gates on why he'll carry on using private jets and campaigning on climate change The Microsoft co-founder made his comments during an interview with the BBC. Work Fewer than one in 200 companies have credible climate plans, says CDP Fewer than one in 200 companies who submit climate change-related data to a leading environmental disclosure platform have credible climate transition plans, the nonprofit platform CDP said on Wednesday in its latest review of corporate submissions. Work Abe calls Trump 'unconventional,' Xi 'realist' in posthumous memoir Former Japanese PM offers in-depth accounts of interactions with world leaders Work TikTok executive comes out as nonbinary TikTok's chief operating officer, Vanessa Pappas, identifies as "both a woman and non-binary and uses both they/them and she/her pronouns. Work U.S. approves up to $10 bln sale of HIMARS rocket launchers, ammunition to Poland The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of long-range missiles, rockets and launchers to Poland in a deal valued at up to $10 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Work China refused conversation with US defense secretary following downing of suspected spy balloon | CNN Politics China refused a conversation with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin following the downing of the suspected Chinese balloon, the Pentagon said in a statement Tuesday. Work Microsoft to power Bing with AI as race with Google heats up On the surface, at least, a Bing integration seems far different from what OpenAI has in mind for its technology. Appearing at Microsoft’s event, OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, said the “the new Bing experience looks fantastic” and is based in part on lessons from its GPT line of large language models. He said a key reason for his startup’s Microsoft partnership was to help get OpenAI technology “into the hands of millions of people”. Work 4 Technologies That Aren't That Big Today but Will Likely Be Massive in 20 Years StartEngine, the largest equity crowdfunding startup in the U.S., is working toward developing an inclusive secondary market for trading such securities. As the private equity market rapidly evolves, secondary trading markets facilitating reselling of such asset classes are expected to be one of the biggest advances in the retail investing space. Work Gen Z is re-thinking college and career plans in post-Roe America: I want to leave the country Nearly 40 percent of students say the overturning of Roe will affect their decision to attend a university in some states, according to a BestColleges survey. Work What Was Child Labor Like During the Industrial Revolution? Thousands of children were forced to work in factories during the Industrial Revolution. Learn more about their difficult lives Work Americans Flunked This Test on Online Privacy Many consumers want control over their personal details. But few understand how online tracking works, says a new report from the University of Pennsylvania. Work New Florida bill could spell end of Disneys control over resort Some see it as punishment for Disney's opposition to the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature. Work LGBT Brazilians compete in country's first drag king contest At a downtown Sao Paulo tattoo studio, drag performer Hinacio King has a six-pack contoured onto their abdomen and their breasts tightly tapped down to transform into their alter ego. Work The state of our union, in 6 charts Before President Joe Biden gives his 2023 State of the Union speech tonight, what does data show about the past year and where the country stands? Work McDonald's manager 'exposed himself in front of me' Further investigation uncovered hidden relationships with other staff members and in January, In January, he was fined by the US financial watchdog for misleading investors about his firing in 2019. Work Americas Trade Deficit Surged in 2022, Nearing $1 Trillion “This was a big swing from 2020 and 2021, when trade was a major drag on growth and the deficit ballooned out,” Mr. Zandi said, adding that “a weak global economy will be a headwind to U.S. exports and further improvement in the trade deficit this year.” Work Does Marsch's dismissal pave the way for him to lead the U.S.? With the transfer window closed, though, whoever the new manager is will have to make do with what he has. With the club\'s Premier League survival at stake, that would seem to preclude making wholesale changes. Work For More Certainty in Your Retirement Portfolio, Consider Annuities David Blanchett, head of retirement research at PGIM, the asset management firm part of Prudential Financial, said he believed that every American should have enough guaranteed lifetime income to cover their essential expenses. “It’s hard to know what you can spend — you don’t know how long you are going to live or what your expenses will be.” Work How Much to See a Movie at AMC? It Will Soon Depend Where You Sit. AMC said that by the end of the year, its new pricing system would be in place at all of the company’s theaters in the United States. AMC has about 950 theaters and 10,500 screens worldwide. Work Frequent Blood Pressure MonitoringIs Needed Throughout Pregnancy Maternal mortality rates in the United States have been rising in recent decades, and rose in 2021 to 1,178 deaths, up from 861 deaths in 2020, according to provisional figures in a recent Government Accountability Office report. Work Inflation Reduction Act has spurred 100,000 new green jobs so far: Here's where they are \"This is only the beginning — we\'re months after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and we\'re already at the precipice of a renewed manufacturing, Made in America boom that will create opportunities for millions of Americans,\" Lodes said. Work Sarah Huckabee Sanders to deliver GOP response to Biden's State of the Union address | CNN Politics McCarthy called Sanders "a servant-leader of true determination and conviction," in a statement and said that she will share a "bold vision for a better America on Tuesday. Everyone, including President Biden, should listen carefully." Work Americans are becoming 'reluctant' to make larger purchases, new Fed report shows | CNN Business Most stock quote data provided by BATS. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. All times are ET. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 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Advertisers that don't register these changes may avoid backlash, but they won't have the cultural impact that keeps us talking about them, either. Work Your Tuesday Evening Briefing Instead, they decided to spend sizable amounts of money and time to turn their home into a Franco-American gem inspired by New Orleans rowhouses, with ceiling medallions, muscular crown molding and arched doorways. Take a look at the finished design. Work Former Mexican President Accused of Supporting Sinaloa Cartel “In our government there are no officials like García Luna, human rights violations are not permitted, the authorities are not accomplices,” the president said last November. There exists “no agreement with any organized crime group,” he said. Work Joe Biden Takes Aim At Two Of The Biggest Killers Of Americans By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you\'re agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Work Coming Food Benefit Cut Could Affect Older Americans Most By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you\'re agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Work Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 350 of the invasion Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, has warned that western arms supplies to Ukraine are effectively “dragging” Nato into the conflict, which could lead to an “unpredictable level of escalation”. In remarks during a conference call with military officials, quoted by state-owned Tass news agency, Shoigu accused the US and its allies of “trying to prolong the conflict as much as possible” by supplying Kyiv with what he described as “heavy offensive weapons”. Work Epsom College to close until after half-term owing to homicide inquiry In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is 988 and the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org Work Epsom College deaths being treated as homicide investigation, say police In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is 988 and the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org Work Daily Crunch: Global VC firm Partech reaches first close of largest African fund at 245 million Today was all about the OnePlus smartphone: Brian gives you a rundown of the $699 OnePlus 11, which arrives February 16, and he also looks at some of OnePlus’ additional products like a tablet and mechanical keyboard. Then Ivan writes about the Buds Pro 2, which will run you a cool $179 but has improved sound and noise cancellation. Work Former Affirm exec Silvija Martincevic to lead shift work management platform Deputy “In the U.S. we’ve seen the growing momentum of Fair Workweek protections, and this will inevitably drive a large shift in the way workers and employers interact,” she said. “And Deputy’s technology can enable any of the needs that may arise for employers and employees.” Work Disrupting beauty's last frontier with Keta Burke-Williams from Ourside This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Keta Burke-Williams, the founder and CEO of Ourside, a direct-to-consumer fragrance company. Keta talked about what got her interested in disrupting the behemoth — and outdated — fragrance industry and what it has been like to develop a product that each consumer will experience differently. She also talked about her personal connections to scent and what it was like to raise venture money as a Black woman. Bonus! We learn that Darrell might be a “frag head.” Work TechCrunch+ roundup: Generative AI for proptech, cloud vendor shopping, cybersecurity fairy tales “Only about 25% of candidates perform consistently from interview to interview,” writes Lerner. “This means a candidate you reject today might be someone you want to hire in six months.” TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. 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