62 m. ago China says it has tools to protect jobs and economy from U.S. trade war

China says it has tools to protect jobs and economy from U.S. trade war  PBS

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1 hour ago Howard Lutnick, Trump’s ‘Buoyant’ Trade Warrior, Flexes His Power Over Global Business

Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, has become a go-to for major companies seeking relief from tariffs. But he’s not always friendly to their interests.

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2 h. ago AI automates structured grid generation for better simulations

A research team from the Skoltech AI Center proposed a new neural network architecture for generating structured curved coordinate grids, an important tool for calculations in physics, biology, and even finance. The study is published in the Scientific Reports journal.

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2 h. ago Repurposed Roombas: Scientists program domestic robots for additional household tasks

At a time when we run ourselves ragged to meet society's expectations of productivity, performance and time optimization, is it right that our robot vacuum cleaners and other smart appliances should sit idle for most of the day?

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3 h. ago Skia technique decodes 'shadow branches' to boost data center efficiency

What happens when trailblazing engineers and industry professionals team up? The answer may transform the future of computing efficiency for modern data centers.

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4 h. ago Meet the Houston couple on road with Rockets in San Francisco

Meet the Houston couple on road with Rockets in San Francisco  Chron

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4 h. ago Domino's Pizza US sales dip as inflation, economic uncertainty hurt demand

Domino's Pizza US sales dip as inflation, economic uncertainty hurt demand  Reuters

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5 h. ago IBM pledges to spend $150B in the US over the next few years

Enterprise tech giant IBM says that it plans to invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, which will include a “more than” $30 billion investment in mainframe and quantum computing research. The goal is to fuel the economy and “accelerate [IBM’s] role as the global leader in computing,” the company said in a press release Monday. […]

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5 h. ago Modernizing the tools of economic statecraft to meet the challenges of today

Modernizing the tools of economic statecraft to meet the challenges of today  Atlantic Council

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6 h. ago Opinion: Biden vs. Trump — the firm economy of numbers in Alaska or the soft economy of hype

Opinion: Biden vs. Trump — the firm economy of numbers in Alaska or the soft economy of hype  Anchorage Daily News

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7 h. ago Saudi Arabia and Qatar to Pay Off Syria’s Debt to the World Bank

The countries agreed to cover $15 million owed to the lender as the new government in Damascus looks to rebuild the economy after the civil war.

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7 h. ago Meet the S.F. group begging the city to build more housing in its ‘rich’ neighborhood

Meet the S.F. group begging the city to build more housing in its ‘rich’ neighborhood  San Francisco Chronicle

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7 h. ago How a DOGE review can actually improve the programs that fight HIV/AIDS

If you support maintaining the U.S. approach to fighting HIV/AIDS, you should welcome the DOGE review to ensure that programs meet the needs of the current epidemic.

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7 h. ago Risk of global economic recession surges on US tariff shockwaves: Reuters poll

Risk of global economic recession surges on US tariff shockwaves: Reuters poll  Reuters

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7 h. ago China’s Cyber Maze: Challenges and Prospects for the United States

China’s Cyber Maze: Challenges and Prospects for the United States  Australian Institute of International Affairs

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8 h. ago Asia's megacities at a crossroads – and other urban transformation stories to read this month

Asia's megacities at a crossroads – and other urban transformation stories to read this month  The World Economic Forum

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9 h. ago 'Trump Coins' lauds Trump for soaring gold prices. Experts point to economic unease

A marketing email for Trump Coins ascribes gold's soaring value to the president's "strong leadership" -- but some experts say the surge reflects economic uncertainty.

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9 h. ago Trump should meet with Main Street businessmen. They deserve it

Small businesses are essential to the US economy -- all 35 million of them. If the White House wants to show it cares about Main Street, then Trump should meet with small business owners.

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9 h. ago The American people will support Medicaid reform. Here's why

Most Americans know Medicaid is not a perfect system and it should be reformed. Those that improve and modernize the program would be strongly supported by most Americans.

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11 h. ago Regeneration, super strength, stolen powers: Meet sea creatures inspiring research

From starfish and sea slugs to jellyfish and sponges, the ocean's invertebrates are some of the most ancient and diverse critters on Earth. And so are their superpowers, as marine biologist Drew Harvell calls their unique abilities. In her new book, The Ocean's Menagerie, she chronicles the amazing abilities of some of these spineless creatures and showcases how they've inspired our science and medicine. Listen to our past episode on nudibranchs — the potent slugs of the sea — HERE.Want to hear more stories about underwater marvels? Email us and let us know at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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