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Google’s Smart Speakers May Add to Global Data Melting Pot

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Google wants its smart speakers to learn from their mistakes. The company’s latest patent reveals plans for its devices to take feedback.

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Finance

Berkshire Hathaway Has Built a Massive Mountain of Cash

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Berkshire Hathaway’s third-quarter earnings report on Saturday revealed how Warren Buffett weathered the past three months.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Wants to Create a Back-up Plan for Lost Crypto

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This signals that financial institutions are seeking to make blockchain safer, though it challenges the decentralized nature of the tech.

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Media & Entertainment

Music Copyright Revenue Is Reaching a High Note

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Annual global revenue generated by music copyrights has grown to $41.5 billion, the Financial Times reported.

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Consumer

Chinese Consumers Are Pulling Back on Big Western Brands

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From cosmetics to apparel to tech, Western brands are seeing revenues dip in China as consumers navigate a struggling post-pandemic economy.

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Patent Drop

Sony Wants to Check for Bias With “Human-Centric” AI Model

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Like any AI-based system, the model itself that makes these determinations needs to be properly trained.

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Healthcare

Moderna Takes $1.3 Billion Hit From Sluggish Covid Vaccine Uptake

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Moderna posted a quarterly loss of $3.63 billion, half of which was accounted for by unused Covid-19 shots past their expiration date.

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Consumer

Starbucks, Coffee Drinkers Don’t Have Time for a Struggling Economy

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Shares of Starbucks jumped more than 9% Thursday after the company posted better-than-expected Q4 earnings.

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Big Tech

FTC Gets Specific in its Amazon Antitrust Case

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Amazon, at the behest of its billionaire founder, intentionally packed its search results pages with junk ads, the FTC alleges.

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Industrials

Sugar Shortages Loom as Supply Gets Sticky

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Logistical holdups at ports in Brazil combined with poor sugar crops in other major sugar-producing nations is stretching supply of the crop.

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Regulation

Betting Startup Sues Feds After Election Markets Plan is Rejected

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Financial exchange startup Kalshi has sued the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, arguing that the regulator overstepped its authority.

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Real Estate

Washington DC Sues Landlords, RealPage in Alleged Rent-Fixing Scheme

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Washington, DC’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit against property management software maker RealPage, along with 14 commercial landlords.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

A Bottomless Congressional Conflagration

Another month, another potential government shutdown. The U.S. House of Representatives did manage to briefly overcome its deep divisions long enough to…

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

SBF’s Own Words Prove His Downfall

For Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, it is safe to say his gift of gab – which briefly…

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Power Corridor

Fed’s Tea Leaves Get Murkier

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The U.S. Federal Reserve is all but certain to hold interest rates steady Wednesday, but the economy is still scorching – beating expectations in…

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s AI News Poll Ticks Off UK Newspaper

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The Guardian submitted a complaint to Microsoft on Tuesday after a grotesquely inappropriate AI-generated poll next to a Guardian article.

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Energy

Biden’s Ambitions for Offshore Wind Are High, Maybe Not Realistic

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On Tuesday, the Biden administration approved the construction of a massive wind farm off the coast of Virginia.

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Banking

Low Deal Flow Means Lower Bonuses for Wall Street

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After 10 months of slower-than-anticipated deal flow, bankers are expecting less-than-stellar year-end holiday bonuses.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Guards its Models at All Angles

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Microsoft’s AI protection patent shows the vulnerabilities that models face amid rapid growth.

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Industrials

European Aluminum Giant Is Fretting a Chinese EV Influx

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While the price of aluminum has climbed off the mat in recent months, it’s still well below the heady days of early 2022.

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Advisor Upside

Financial advisor news, market insights, and practice management essentials.

Buffett’s $300B Cash Pile, Fed by Apple, Spurs Investment Guessing Game

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What Does Google’s Search Monopoly Mean in the Age of AI?

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Looking for a Safe Haven Investment? Drive Through the Golden Arches

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