10 h. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Inherited a Biden Economy Riddled with Hidden Weaknesses

The latest GDP report released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis confirms what many economists had been quietly warning: beneath the surface, the economy is weaker than it seemed. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Inherited a Biden Economy Riddled with Hidden Weaknesses appeared first on Breitbart.

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12 h. ago Insurance CEO's home riddled with bullets; gunman remains on the run

A gunman shot up the home of SAIF CEO Chip Terhune outside Portland, Oregon, and the shooter remains on the loose, according to authorities.

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14 h. ago Luigi Mangione protesters call for death of Elon Musk, other 'corrupt' healthcare CEOs

Luigi Mangione supporters outside a Manhattan court called for the death of Elon Musk and other healthcare CEOs that some people believe are "corrupt."

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15 h. ago New details emerge in deaths of 3 Revere women found dead in Belize

All of them died from acute pulmonary edemas — a buildup of fluid in the lungs — though it remains unclear what caused that fluid. The post New details emerge in deaths of 3 Revere women found dead in Belize appeared first on Boston.com.

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15 h. ago Waymo has doubled its weekly robotaxi rides in less than a year

Waymo is logging more than 200,000 paid robotaxi rides every week, according to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who shared the stat about the tech giant’s subsidiary on X. Waymo commercially operates robotaxis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. The 200,000-weekly trips milestone is notable for a company that was providing only 10,000 rides a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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15 h. ago Spurs' Gregg Popovich says he will sit out remainder of season as he recovers from stroke

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich informed his team Thursday he will not be returning this season as he recovers from a November stroke.

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15 h. ago Twitch is letting more streamers access its monetization tools

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy published an open letter on Thursday outlining the platform’s plans for 2025, which include upcoming features, updates to the mobile experience, as well as a significant change to its monetization policy.   Of note, Clancy revealed that Twitch is opening up subscriptions and “Bits,” the virtual items that viewers buy to cheer […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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15 h. ago PragerU CEO Marissa Streit Explains How the U.S. Can Scrap Department of Education on the Federal Level

PragerU CEO Marissa Streit explained to Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow how the U.S. can scrap a federal-level Department of Education. The post PragerU CEO Marissa Streit Explains How the U.S. Can Scrap Department of Education on the Federal Level appeared first on Breitbart.

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15 h. ago SCOTUS tosses challenge to TN law banning drag shows with kids present, state AG hails decision

Tennesee's ban on drag shows in public spaces where children are present will remain in effect as SCOTUS refused to hear a challenge to the law this week.

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16 h. ago Figure will start ‘alpha testing’ its humanoid robot in the home in 2025

Figure is planning to bring its humanoids into the home sooner than expected. CEO Brett Adcock confirmed on Thursday that the Bay Area robotics startup will begin “alpha testing” its Figure 02 robot in the home setting, starting later in 2025. The executive says the accelerated timeline is a product of the company’s “generalist” Vision-Language-Action […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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16 h. ago WWE mogul and Trump's Education chief pick advances to final round

The Senate has advanced the nomination of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon to serve as secretary of education for a final round of voting.

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17 h. ago Stripe CEO says AI startups are growing faster than SaaS ever did and calling them wrappers ‘misses the point’

In its annual letter released Thursday, payments giant Stripe declared that it was “seeing an AI boom” with its data revealing that artificial intelligence startups are growing more rapidly than traditional SaaS companies have historically. In a chart, Stripe showed that the top 100 AI companies (by revenue) were able to achieve $5 million in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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17 h. ago Stripe says AI startups are growing faster than SaaS ever did and calling them wrappers ‘misses the point’

In its annual letter released Thursday, payments giant Stripe declared that it was “seeing an AI boom” with its data revealing that artificial intelligence startups are growing more rapidly than traditional SaaS companies have historically. In a chart, Stripe showed that the top 100 AI companies (by revenue) were able to achieve $5 million in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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19 h. ago The Paternity Suit Between Ashley St. Clair and Elon Musk Is Turning Nasty

Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk appears to be preparing for a contentious custody fight with MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair, who claims to have given birth to his 13th child last year. In a fresh court filing, St. Clair states that Musk ""no longer wishes to resolve issues of custody and support amicably." The post The Paternity Suit Between Ashley St. Clair and Elon Musk Is Turning Nasty appeared first on Breitbart.

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19 h. ago Trump Reveals Wayne Gretzky's Stance on Canada Becoming "51st State"

President Donald Trump said hockey legend Wayne Gretzky wants Canada to remain an independent nation and not become the 51st state. The post Trump Reveals Wayne Gretzky’s Stance on Canada Becoming “51st State” appeared first on Breitbart.

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21 h. ago Just Move In raises $8M Series A for its home setup service 

Fintech has fragmented into increasingly specialized, cucumber-sliced micro-services, ranging from embedded buy-now-pay-later loans to specialized neo banks to yet more payment processing systems. What opportunities remain for innovators in such a fragmented landscape? One U.K. startup, Just Move In, zoomed out and realised that the home had been overlooked by everyone in the industry. And […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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22 h. ago Number of Americans filing for unemployment rises to 242,000, highest in 3 months

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years

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26 h. ago AXA Earnings Beat Estimates as it Avoids Worst of Los Angeles Fire Claims

AXA Earnings Beat Estimates as it Avoids Worst of Los Angeles Fire Claims  Insurance Journal

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27 h. ago Suspected serial killer's 1980s summer job may have been road map to murders: prosecutors

Suspected Gilgo serial killer Rex Heuermann had a summer job that police say primed him with knowledge about his alleged chosen dump site for victims' remains.

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33 h. ago Possible Remains of Indigenous Women Slain in Canada Found in Landfill

The search in Manitoba uncovered possible human remains from two victims of a serial killer, a devastating case that spotlighted an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in Canada.

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