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The Golden Age of American Bakeries Is Upon Us. Here’s Why.
A combination of economics, taste and the post-Covid restaurant landscape is making this a great time for craft carbs in America.
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Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion in New Funding
“A lot of compute is needed,” Mr. Musk said in a post about the financing, in which BlackRock, Fidelity and Sequoia participated.
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Trump’s Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time
In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.
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5 Lesser-Known Churches in Rome to Visit During the Jubilee Year
During the upcoming Jubilee year, millions of Christian pilgrims will flock to the Eternal City’s innumerable holy places. Here are five gorgeous churches that may offer a less-crowded experience.
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5 Getaways for a Cozy Winter Escape
From Austria to Montana, we found a tempting array of hotels, resorts and other getaways for the perfect winter vacation.
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Why Mergers of Carmakers Like Honda and Nissan Often Falter
The Japanese companies are considering joining forces to survive in a rapidly changing auto industry, but auto history is filled with troubled and failed marriages.
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More Starbucks Store Workers Will Join Strike for Final Day
The walkout began Friday at stores in the Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago areas and will end on Tuesday.
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Trump Will Confront a More Vulnerable but Determined Iran
“Coercive diplomacy” could leave Tehran to choose either a negotiated disassembly of its nuclear capability, or a forced one.
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PRC Guidelines on Identifying Sensitive Personal Information
The PRC National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of SAC (“TC260”) published new Guidelines on Identifying Sensitive Personal Information (“Guidelines”) on 18 September 2024, nearly three months after it released the draft guidelines (“Draft Guidelines”) for public comment….By: Mayer Brown
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Hong Kong’s Policy Statement on Responsible Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Market
INTRODUCTION – On 28 October 2024, the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau (“FSTB”) of Hong Kong issued a policy statement on the responsible application of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the financial market (“Policy Statement”)1. The Policy Statement seeks to balance the promotion of AI development whilst mitigating the associated risks to cybersecurity, the protection of…