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NEWS THAT MATTER
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we talk about the news that matters to you. News that excited and worth your time to listen to. News with no bias is rather 100% fact-based to help you deal with your hectic lifestyle. Short to the point News that is relevant to you.
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NASA Working To Develop Next-Generation Spacesuits For International Space Station
Eric Fallas is a senior systems engineer who is testing out a prototype of a new spacesuit that NASA hopes to use on the International Space Station by 2026. The current suits used by NASA are from the 70s and are at the end of their useful life. Despite spending an estimated $420 million over a...
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Tech industry layoffs weigh on other sectors
As tech layoffs spread, Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre discusses which industries could be hit next.
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The Race to Build a Perfect Computer Chip
Digital activity uses a huge amount of electricity with semiconductors near the limit of their efficiency. Now scientists are racing to perfect new chips that use much less power and handle much more data.
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How a Balkan Drug Cartel Infiltrated Global Shipping
When officials found $1 billion worth of cocaine onboard the container ship Gayane in 2019, it kicked off a fight between the US and the world's largest shipping carrier over drug trafficking.
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How American Taxpayers Pay Billions To Fund NFL Stadiums
In 2022, the Tennessee Titans of the NFL unveiled their plans for a new stadium in the heart of Nashville. At the price tag of $2.1 billion, the 1.7-million-square-foot stadium can house 60,000 screaming football fans.. The only caveat? Taxpayers will fund more than half of the stadium’s cost.:...
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‘Not really a great job posting’: Musk says he’s looking for a new Twitter CEO
Twitter owner Elon Musk confirmed he will step down as the company’s CEO, but only when he identifies a successor, directly addressing for the first time a Twitter poll he created this week in which millions of users voted for his ouster. CNN’s Paul La Monica and Christine Romans report. #CNN…
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Watch Zelensky address joint meeting of Congress
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed members of Congress after meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House during his first foreign trip since the war began. Watch his full speech here. #zelensky #zelenskyy #CNN
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AI or Bust in Seattle's Real Estate Market
From real estate to space, Seattle's tech scene is awash in A.I. Hello World's Ashlee Vance meets up with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman and Rendered.AI CEO Nathan Kundtz for the latest.
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Why Cities Are Banning Cars Around The World
Traffic is a growing problem in many U.S. cities. Instead of adding more streets to accommodate cars, a growing movement is pushing to ban them in dense areas like New York City. This would give more space for bike lanes, bus routes and pedestrian plazas while also reducing noise and air pollution.
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Why Saudi Arabia Is Spending Billions To Fund A Hostile Takeover Of Professional Golf
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia reigns over a giant desert, sitting on top of big pools of oil. So why, then, is it attempting a hostile takeover of one of the world’s oldest sports — a game played on lush, irrigated expanses of turf, strategically placed water hazards and water-hungry putting…
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How Amazon Changed Whole Foods, Five Years Later
Five years ago, Amazon bought Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. Since then, there’s been a lot of changes, including a new CEO starting Sept. 1. It added a palm-scanning payment option, hundreds of cameras and sensors to enable checkout-free shopping, and a “dark store” devoted entirely to online...
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The Big, Secretive Business Of Amazon’s 100+ Private-Label Brands
Amazon has 118+ private label brands, some that carry the Amazon name and others cleverly disguised without it. And it’s been accused of using its data prowess to make nearly identical versions of bestselling brand-name items, like Peak Design’s Everyday Sling Bag. Amazon says it’s continuing to...
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VR Sports Could Save Mark Zuckerberg's ‘Metaverse’
Virtual reality and sports seem like polar opposites. But the largest companies in Silicon Valley - including Mark Zuckerberg's former Facebook now Meta - are trying to change that, using virtual sports platforms to drive adoption and profit in this new world of the metaverse.
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How Amazon Beat Supply Chain Chaos With Ships, Containers And Planes
As supply chain chaos causes shipping delays this holiday season, experts say Amazon’s logistics empire and predictive analytics will allow it to avoid the worst of it. Amazon leased long-haul planes to get goods from China to the U.S. faster, and its been making its own containers and chartering...
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How This Vietnamese Carmaker Is Trying To Beat Tesla In The U.S.
The Vietnamese EV brand VinFast is an unknown name from a country with a tiny auto industry. But the company has already opened six stores in California and has plans for many more. It also is building a $2 billion factory in North Carolina and is planning an IPO, though timing is uncertain. It…
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Hijacking and Murder in Global Shipping’s Grim Underbelly
In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of pirates attacked and set her ablaze. When David Mockett, a maritime surveyor, inspected the vessel, he was left with more questions than answers. Soon after his inspection, Mockett was...
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What Happened To Space Mining?
Just a couple of years ago, it seemed that space mining was inevitable. Analysts, tech visionaries and even renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson predicted that space mining was going to be big business. Space mining companies like Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries backed by the...
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Inside the Global Fight to Save Coffee
Humanity consumes a half-trillion cups of coffee every year, yet coffee production is one of the most antiquated industries within agriculture. Now the livelihoods of 125 million people working in coffee are at risk as the crop struggles to cope with global warming.
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How India Made Cricket a Billion-Dollar Business
At the turn of the century, cricket was struggling to attract audiences and its commercial future was in doubt. Now it boasts the second-most valuable sporting franchise globally, behind only the NFL. This is the story of how one country changed the fate of cricket.
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Why Investors Are Piling into African Startups
Africa’s tech startups raised a record $5 billion in 2021 as investors piled into firms trying to fix the continent's thorniest problems. But money isn't flowing evenly.
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How Chinese Cash Flowed to Congo's Former First Family
A leak of 3.5 million documents revealed how a Chinese-run company moved millions of dollars to former Congo President Joseph Kabila’s family and allies.
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How China Lost Patience with Its Loudest Billionaire
The sudden cancellation of Ant Group’s IPO shocked investors, but Beijing's slapdown of Jack Ma was years in the making. And Alibaba and Ant aren't the only tech firms under scrutiny by Chinese regulators.
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Seeing The Universe Like We've Never Seen It Before
Now that the James Webb Space Telescope has released its first images, it’s time for the science programs to begin. We meet 5 scientists who will be using the telescope during its first cycle of operations looking at the earliest galaxies, red giant stars in the disc of Andromeda, star forming...
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How China May Soon Lead the Bio-Revolution
Beijing has poured billions of dollars into biotechnology as the sector undergoes a momentous expansion. AI, gene editing and synthetic biology may be the cornerstones of the next great industrial revolution, and China may lead it.
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How Bangladesh Surpassed India and Pakistan
Bangladesh went from second-poorest country in the world to among the richest of South Asia in per capita terms, with one industry in particular driving its success. But now the nation is at a crossroads.
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Australia's Uneasy Ties With China
It's been a half century since Australia and China established formal relations, but neither side is really celebrating. After several years of growing tensions, the potential for a reset under Australia's new Labor government is in question as trade sanctions remain and diplomatic disputes persist.
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The Saudi prince: how dangerous is MBS?
Muhammad bin Salman, or MBS—the millennial crown prince of Saudi Arabia—appears increasingly invincible. With the war in Ukraine disrupting energy supplies, Western leaders are eager to get their hands on his oil. But should they worry about the young prince’s power?
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Vietnam’s Richest Man Wants to Sell EVs to America
Pham Nhat Vuong is Vietnam’s richest man, and he has US ambitions. His company VinFast is building an EV factory in North Carolina, hoping to sell cars to Americans. But it will be an uphill battle.
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Why Private Billions Are Flowing Into Fusion
As the world searches for a way to avoid climate catastrophe, dozens of fusion startups are putting billions of dollars into the risky quest for unlimited clean power.
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The Huge, Weird Batteries of the Future
As the planet gets hotter, engineers are racing to find ways to store energy on a massive scale, clearing the way for a transition to renewable electricity.
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The Inside Story of the Ship That Broke Global Trade
The six-day stranding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal last March did something incredibly rare: it made regular people care about shipping, the means by which more than 80% of the world’s goods are transported. It took only one wrong turn for the container ship to bring a critical trading...
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The World Needs Supergrids, But There's a Problem
If a green pivot is to happen, power grids must become “supergrids,” continent-spanning networks that can move green energy thousands of miles. The technology is here, but politics may stand in the way.
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Why Amazon Dominates Online Shopping
Fake reviews are a big problem on Amazon. There are Facebook groups where bad actors solicit paid positive reviews to bots and click farms that upvote negative reviews in an effort to take out competition. These illegitimate reviews can boost sales of unsafe products and hurt business for...
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Will The U.S. Economy Survive Hybrid Work?
More companies are planning for a hybrid work experience — part time at home, part time in the office — but there is uncertainty how this may impact the U.S. workforce and the economy. Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich discusses Covid pandemic-related changes to the workforce. He…
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How The North Face Competes With Patagonia
For more than a half-century, The North Face has competed in the space outfitting mountain climbers and skiers. But the outdoor recreation brand is now hoping to become a significant player in the $185 billion streetwear market. In the three months ending September 2021, The North Face had…
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Former Tesla Engineer And Airbus Have Built Autonomous Planes
Over the past 100 years, the technology inside airplanes has become more and more advanced from jumbo jets to smaller Cessnas. Some see the next step to full automation as removing the pilot completely. Reliable Robotics and Xwing are two Bay Area start-ups working on doing just that. Rather than...
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What’s The Controversy Behind Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Drug?
The U.S.'s approval of Biogen's Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm was heralded as a historic triumph in the fight against the memory-robbing disease. But so far, Biogen has reported only a fraction of Aduhelm revenue to meet Wall Street's expectations. Patients and physicians have been torn over the…
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How Chicken Became An American Obsession
Chick-fil-A has long dominated the chicken sandwich category in fast food. After Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen launched its own version of the chicken sandwich, other fast food chains like Wendy's, McDonalds and Shake Shack got into the battle. Here's how chicken took over America.
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Why Traffic Is So Bad In Los Angeles
Los Angeles consistently ranks among the most traffic-clogged cities in America. The county has been trying to reduce its traffic for decades and nothing has worked. Many researchers and economists suggest charging people for using the road in a system called congestion pricing. 👉check out other...
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What It’s Like To Live In An RV And Work For Amazon During The Holidays
Every holiday season since 2008, Amazon has hired hundreds of nomadic workers for temporary warehouse jobs. The CamperForce program is a small portion of this year’s 150,000 seasonal hires, but it gained notoriety in the 2020 movie “Nomadland.” This year, it’s seen its biggest growth yet…
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Why Georgia Is Becoming America’s New Movie-Making Capital
Georgia is one of the few states in the United States with a ‘production-friendly’ tax incentive program, and many projects get filmed in the Peach State. From 2020 to 2021, productions such as Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Netflix’s Ozark filmed in the state....
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How Amazon Beat Supply Chain Chaos With Ships, Containers And Planes
As supply chain chaos causes shipping delays this holiday season, experts say Amazon’s logistics empire and predictive analytics will allow it to avoid the worst of it. Amazon leased long-haul planes to get goods from China to the U.S. faster, and its been making its own containers and chartering...
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AMC CEO On The Apes And His Wild Ride To Save The Company
In September 2021, AMC CEO Adam Aron sat down with CNBC’s Melissa Lee to discuss the “ape movement” and what the future holds for the movie theater chain. 👉check out other episodes here:https://anchor.fm/world-of-relaxation
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Why Ford Stopped Making Cars In India
In 2021, Ford stopped making cars in India. With the market there being mostly dominated by two-wheelers, Ford lost approximately $2 billion in its India business, prompting the company to begin slowing down its operations. General Motors has also experienced similar issues finding success in the...
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Can Exxon Mobil Actually Reduce Its Climate Emissions?
For years, Exxon Mobil was one of the largest publicly-traded companies in the United States. Coming climate legislation may target the core of the oil and gas giant's operation: production and exploration. The company says it will pivot. But the plan relies on capturing carbon from the oil it…
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How Ex-SpaceX Engineers Are Fueling The Space Race With Firefly
The rocket business is heating up and one startup has grand ambitions of following SpaceX to orbit. With a team comprised of industry veterans, Firefly Aerospace wants to be a dominant launch provider in the growing small satellite market. While the rewards are great, the risk are high. The…
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How Removing Cobalt From Batteries Can Make EVs Cheaper
Cobalt has been getting a lot of attention lately because it is one of the most expensive materials found in lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from laptops and cell phones to electric veh icles. Cobalt extraction is largely concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it is...
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How Tesla Is Quietly Expanding Its Energy Storage Business
Elon Musk announced that Tesla was getting into the energy business in 2015 and now it’s betting that it will become increasingly important for the company. In 2020, it surpassed 3 gigawatt hours of energy storage deployments in a single year, largely due to the popularity of Megapack, its...
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What Happens If The U.S. Can’t Pay Its Debt?
The recent debt ceiling standoff gave a glimpse into how catastrophic a federal default would be for the U.S. economy. While a bipartisan agreement is the easiest solution to the crisis, there are other possible solutions to breaking the standoff, including a $1 trillion coin that has gained...
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How The AMC Apes Cracked Wall Street
The more than 100-year-old movie theater chain, AMC Entertainment, has been on a wild ride this year after losing $4.6 billion dollars in revenue in 2020. The pandemic pushed the company to the brink of bankruptcy, but in October 2021 its market cap was higher than $18 billion thanks, in part, to…
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