‘Robots are going to be amongst us’: Qualcomm exec says buckle up for the next 5 years. Your car is going to be the first shoe to drop
Driver-assisted technology demand is growing for AI features like hands-free highway assist.
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The job market is so bad, people in their 40s are resorting to going back to school instead of looking for work
“Experience is no longer enough,” a job-search expert says.
A grassroots NIMBY revolt is turning voters in Republican strongholds against the AI data-center boom
“It’s like the Gilded Age, part two,” Kerwin Olson, a leader of an anti-data center activist group, said. “Only bigger.”
Jim Carrey nearly quit ‘Grinch’ and offered to return his $20 million paycheck. Then the founder of SEAL Team Six came to the rescue
"Jim started having panic attacks. I would see him lying down on the floor in between setups with a brown paper bag."
Hero bystander who tackled Bondi gunman praised by Trump, Ackman
Ackman called Ahmed “a brave hero” and said his hedge fund firm would establish a reward program for people who had carried out similar acts.
Asia will get steady growth next year, defying global headwinds, says Mastercard’s chief APAC economist
Asia is contributing more to global growth than the Americas or Europe, says Mastercard's David Mann.
Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump every day as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC
"His opinion matters if it's good, if it's based on data," Hassett said.
Big 12 in advanced talks for deal with RedBird-backed fund
The partnership would offer the 16 member universities a line of credit of roughly $30 million each and is close to being finalized.
U.S., Mexico strike deal to settle Rio Grande water dispute
Both governments agreed that Mexico will deliver an additional 202,000 acre-feet of water beginning the week of Dec. 15 and finalize a broader distribution plan by the end of January.
