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Jimmy Lai was the chief of the now-defunct Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily.Now 77, he’s facing a life sentence in a national security trial in Hong Kong.He was arrested in August 2020 after the intense anti-China government protests of 2019.Jimmy Lai, once one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken media tycoons,…
Good morning! Tired of having to check your email when you’re supposed to be off the clock? A growing number of countries are implementing laws that make those late-night emails from your boss illegal.In today’s big story, OpenAI’s next big AI model isn’t showing massive improvement over previous versions, and…
A looming port strike and the aftereffects of Hurricane Helene could slow the US transport of goods.The strike could involve 45,000 dockworkers demanding higher wages and start October 1.The combined disruptions could cost $5 billion a day and worsen inflation, analysts say. The US could be entering a hellish period…
On Tuesday, seven GOP state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Georgia to block Biden’s second try at debt relief using the Higher Education Act of 1965.The lawsuit is targeting the plan the Education Department announced last summer after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s first…
A months-long battle between the Brazilian government and Elon Musk reached new heights this weekend when the country shut down access to the billionaire’s social-media platform, X.But the conflict only grew more heated on Monday as Brazil’s telecom regulator set its own sights on another of Musk’s companies. Now, the…
Russia’s biggest problem isn’t related to sanctions or its diminished energy trade. Its greatest dilemma is that it is losing its mostly highly skill workers, who are fleeing amid the third year of grinding conflict in Ukraine.Richard Portes, an economist at the London Business School, foresees a grim future ahead…
Fans of influencers are growing tired.They’re losing patience with the cycle of new creators taking the internet by storm, only to come crashing down when their controversial pasts resurface.Periods of accountability are nothing new on the internet. An era of cancel culture in the late 2010s saw creators rise and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Allyse Worland, 30, a funeral director licensed in Indiana and Kentucky, who owns Have License Will Travel Continuing Education Provider and is a partner at Continuing Vision. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was nine years old…
In December, the company announced a cost-cutting initiative that included simplifying its assortment of products and cutting jobs.The aim was to deliver up to $2 billion in savings over the next three years, which “will be invested to fuel future growth, accelerate innovation at speed and scale, and drive greater…
Harry Samtur, 73, has a laundry list of activities to fill his time.He takes classes through a program for adults over 50, is part of a biking group, participates in a book club, belongs to a synagogue, and is also an artist, with a show coming up in just a…
