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Opinion | It’s time to invoke the U.S. Defense Production Act to support a new battery technology revolution thumbnail
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Opinion | It’s time to invoke the U.S. Defense Production Act to support a new battery technology revolution

“Drone dominance” for the U.S. military means relying on China’s supply chains—but there’s an alternative. A global defense revolution is underway based on...

Crypto market soars past $4 trillion and Coinbase notches record—but traditional stocks flatline thumbnail
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Crypto market soars past $4 trillion and Coinbase notches record—but traditional stocks flatline

After Congress passed landmark crypto legislation Thursday, shares of crypto-related companies skyrocketed, but the larger market dipped on Trump tariff news. The cryptocurrency...

The CEO caught hugging his HR chief at a Coldplay show has been placed on leave during a formal investigation thumbnail
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The CEO caught hugging his HR chief at a Coldplay show has been placed on leave during a formal investigation

“Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,” Astronomer announced. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his chief people...

A small Chinese startup wants to jumpstart a global EV taxi revolution thumbnail
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A small Chinese startup wants to jumpstart a global EV taxi revolution

U Power’s battery swap model aims to electrify Hong Kong’s taxis—and reshape commercial EV adoption worldwide On a recent morning in an industrial...

Campbell’s Soup gets a Gen X makeover — 42&year&old fashion exec joins her family at $9 billion canned&soup&and&snacks giant thumbnail
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Campbell’s Soup gets a Gen X makeover — 42&year&old fashion exec joins her family at $9 billion canned&soup&and&snacks giant

A luxury shoe designer has stepped into a board role previously held by her late mother. The great-granddaughter of the inventor of condensed...

Zoom CEO says work&life balance doesn’t exist: ‘Work is life, life is work’—but there’s one exception thumbnail
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Zoom CEO says work&life balance doesn’t exist: ‘Work is life, life is work’—but there’s one exception

The billionaire tech executive admits he’s even given up hobbies to focus on work. But he predicts there may be some relief in...

What it takes to lead through volatility and uncertainty thumbnail
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What it takes to lead through volatility and uncertainty

Many of the lessons learned about resiliency during the pandemic can be applied to current geopolitical events. More than 50% of the physical...

Oil prices jump and Dow plummets 1.8% after Israel’s attack on Iran stokes fears of wider war thumbnail
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Oil prices jump and Dow plummets 1.8% after Israel’s attack on Iran stokes fears of wider war

Defense contractors rallied while fuel-dependent businesses fell. NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices leapt and stocks plunged Friday on worries that escalating violence...

Israel hit by retaliatory strikes as UN nuclear chief says key Iranian enrichment facility was heavily damaged thumbnail
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Israel hit by retaliatory strikes as UN nuclear chief says key Iranian enrichment facility was heavily damaged

U.N. nuclear chief Rafael Grossi told the Security Council that the above-ground section of the Natanz facility was destroyed. Israel launched blistering attacks on the...

Hong Kong bets the future on a vast tech zone by China’s border thumbnail
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Hong Kong bets the future on a vast tech zone by China’s border

It’s called “Northern Metropolis,” yet, for now, it’s anything but. In a village on Hong Kong’s outskirts, Wong Chin Ming inspects zucchini, watermelons,...