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Tesla is recruiting factory workers and sales staff to operate its 'Robotaxi' service - Business Insider
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Tesla is recruiting factory workers and sales staff to operate its 'Robotaxi' service - Business Insider

Posters that appeared at Tesla's California factories and a review of LinkedIn profiles show how the automaker is scaling its ride-hailing service.

Business InsiderGrace Kay
Sunday Puzzle: BE-D with two words - NPR
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Sunday Puzzle: BE-D with two words - NPR

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Josh McIntyre of Raleigh, N.C., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

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A stock trader who consistently beats the S&P 500 shares the end-of-year strategy that sets him up for success - Business Insider
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A stock trader who consistently beats the S&P 500 shares the end-of-year strategy that sets him up for success - Business Insider

Erik Smolinski says a key to his success lies in his organization. He keeps a detailed trading plan and trading log — and monitors his progress through AARs.

Business InsiderKathleen Elkins
The stock market might crash in 2026. Here’s why I’m not worried - Yahoo Finance UK
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The stock market might crash in 2026. Here’s why I’m not worried - Yahoo Finance UK

When Michael Burry forecasts a crash, the stock market takes notice. But do long-term investors actually need to worry about short-term share prices? The...

Motley Fool UKStephen Wright
Holiday travel rush ramps up, causes delays on Southern California freeways - ABC7 Los Angeles
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Holiday travel rush ramps up, causes delays on Southern California freeways - ABC7 Los Angeles

Eyewitness News spoke to one family who missed their flight to Hawaii on Saturday after getting stuck on the 405 Freeway for hours.

KABC-TVTim Pulliam, Elena Gomez
AI was behind over 50,000 layoffs in 2025 — here are the top firms to cite it for job cuts - CNBC
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AI was behind over 50,000 layoffs in 2025 — here are the top firms to cite it for job cuts - CNBC

Some of the world's biggest tech companies cited AI as part of their layoff and restructuring strategy in 2025.

CNBCSawdah Bhaimiya
AI hiring is here. It’s making companies — and job seekers — miserable - CNN
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AI hiring is here. It’s making companies — and job seekers — miserable - CNN

As America’s labor market slows, AI-led interviews and auto-generated cover letters are dramatically changing the process of getting a job. And maybe not for the better.

CNNGordon Ebanks
At 12.5%, this S&P 500 dividend stock has the highest yield on the index - Yahoo Finance UK
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At 12.5%, this S&P 500 dividend stock has the highest yield on the index - Yahoo Finance UK

Our writer takes a closer look at the highest-yielding S&P 500 stock. But is this return sustainable, or could it be a value trap? The post At 12.5%, this S&...

Motley Fool UKJames Beard
Al Jazeera launches new integrative AI model, ‘The Core’ - Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera launches new integrative AI model, ‘The Core’ - Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera Media Network says initiative will shift role of AI ‘from passive tool to active partner in journalism’.

Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Staff
Inside Tencent’s deal to use Nvidia’s best AI chips in Japan - Financial Times
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Inside Tencent’s deal to use Nvidia’s best AI chips in Japan - Financial Times

Contracts with Chinese tech giant have rapidly turned Datasection into one of Asia’s biggest ‘neoclouds’

Financial TimesRyan McMorrow, David Keohane
Chinese stocks cool on weak economic data - Financial Times
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Chinese stocks cool on weak economic data - Financial Times

Profit-taking has also brought this year’s steep rally to an end in the last quarter

Financial TimesWilliam Sandlund, Haohsiang Ko
PG&E outages in S.F. leave 130,000 without electricity, no timeline for return of power - San Francisco Chronicle
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PG&E outages in S.F. leave 130,000 without electricity, no timeline for return of power - San Francisco Chronicle

PG&E outages in S.F. leave 130,000 without power, knock out street lights, disrupt BART, Muni. The company expects power to return Saturday night.

San Francisco ChronicleJulie Johnson, Megan Fan Munce
Winning numbers announced for estimated $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot - CBS News
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Winning numbers announced for estimated $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot - CBS News

Saturday's jackpot has an estimated cash value of $686.5 million, Powerball said. It's the game's seventh-largest among U.S. lottery jackpots.

CBS NewsKierra Frazier
Powerball jackpot climbs to estimated $1.6 billion ahead of next drawing - CBS News
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Powerball jackpot climbs to estimated $1.6 billion ahead of next drawing - CBS News

The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $1.6 billion after no tickets matched all six winning numbers at Saturday night's drawing. It's the fifth-largest prize among U.S. lottery jackpots.

CBS NewsKierra Frazier
Power outage in Boulder area affects atomic clock, "Time is not broken" NIST says - CBS News
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Power outage in Boulder area affects atomic clock, "Time is not broken" NIST says - CBS News

Due to the power outage, time (very) briefly stood still at the NIST Internet Time Service facility in Boulder.

CBS NewsChrista Swanson
Powerball winning numbers for Dec. 20 drawing; $1.5 billion jackpot - USA Today
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Powerball winning numbers for Dec. 20 drawing; $1.5 billion jackpot - USA Today

You can get another chance to win Powerball's 5th largest jackpot as more than $1.5 billion is on the line.

USA TodayFernando Cervantes Jr.
Light rail service to halt between Capitol Hill and Stadium stations overnight - KOMO
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Light rail service to halt between Capitol Hill and Stadium stations overnight - KOMO

Link light rail service will be temporarily suspended between Capitol Hill and Stadium stations overnight.

KOMO NewsKOMO News Staff
Bill Ackman proposes SpaceX IPO via Sparc merger (SPACE:Private) - Seeking Alpha
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Bill Ackman proposes SpaceX IPO via Sparc merger (SPACE:Private) - Seeking Alpha

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman pitched an innovative approach to taking SpaceX (SPACE) public through a merger with Pershing Square SPARC Holdings (SPAIF).

Seeking AlphaKim Khan
Billionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to persuade people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’ - Fortune
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Billionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to persuade people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’ - Fortune

Mike Repole wants to remind every aspiring businessperson that most startups—over two-thirds of them—fail.

FortuneDave Smith
Elon Musk adds to his $679 billion fortune after Delaware court awards him $55 billion pay package - Fortune
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Elon Musk adds to his $679 billion fortune after Delaware court awards him $55 billion pay package - Fortune

In 2024, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick rescinded the compensation in a case brought by a disgruntled Tesla shareholder.

FortuneMichael Liedtke, The Associated Press