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☆ Taiwan plans to spend $1B a year pivoting its economy from semiconductors to AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wu Cheng-wen told Nikkei Asia that "AI sovereignty" is critical and benefits Taiwan's security. Taiwan is planning to spend about $1 billion a year on artificial intelligence as part of its efforts to shift its economy away from semiconductors. On Thursday, Taiwan's science and technology minister told Nikkei Asia that the government would spend $3 billion over 3 years to ramp up AI data centers and their computing ability. AdvertisementThe move comes as the country is not only trying to diversify its economy toward industries like AI, but also away from China. AdvertisementWu told Nikkei Asia that he is looking forward to cooperating with the US after Trump takes office in January.

Persons: Wu Cheng, Wu, Donald Trump's, TSMC Organizations: Nikkei, Financial Times, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Reuters, China, Bloomberg, US, Trump Locations: Taiwan, Nikkei Asia, China, India, Arizona

☆ U.S. Defense Firms Are Warned About Russia’s Sabotage Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Julian E. Barnes | More About Julian E. Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Those involved in work tied to Ukraine or other geopolitical conflicts should be cautious about disclosing work, travel, personal and family information online,” the warning said. So far all of Russia’s known sabotage attacks have taken place in Europe, although Russian intelligence has targeted many countries, including Britain, France, Germany, Lithuania and beyond. But some officials believe that Russia wants to expand its sabotage campaign to the United States, particularly if the Biden administration in its closing weeks continues to support Ukraine in its war against Russia or takes steps that Russia sees as escalatory. A small fire at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania in September, and another incident at the same site in April, set off concerns that Russia had extended its campaign to the United States. But officials believe those fires were an accident, not sabotage.

Persons: “, Biden Organizations: Scranton Army, Plant Locations: Ukraine, Russia, United States, Europe, Britain, France, Germany, Lithuania, Scranton, Pennsylvania

☆ Jeep was a hot brand. Then Stellantis priced its fans out of its showrooms
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —The Jeep Gladiator was unveiled to great fanfare by then-owner Fiat Chrysler in 2018, the first pickup model for the hot brand in more than a quarter of a century. Gladiator sales have fallen steadily from the 2020 peak as a result and are down another 21% so far this year. The company’s relentless focus on short-term profits for 2023 had devastating consequences for Stellantis, Farris wrote. A car hauler transporting Jeep Wranglers drives past striking United Auto Workers members outside the Stellantis Jeep Plant in Toledo, Ohio, during the 2023 strike. One of the two factories at that assembly complex is about to lose one of the two shifts that builds the Jeep Gladiator.

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☆ Iceland volcano erupts for the seventh time in a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kathy Rose Obrien | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted on Wednesday night, becoming the seventh such event in the area since December. The length of the fissure on the volcano, located in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest of the country, is estimated to be approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 miles), according to the Icelandic Met Office. A new volcanic eruption that started on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, Wednesday, Nov.20, 2024. A geothermal power plant and the two hotels at the world-famous Blue Lagoon were evacuated. The Blue Lagoon has been repeatedly forced to close due to volcanic activity over the past year.

Persons: Marco di Marco, Snorri Valsson Organizations: CNN, Icelandic Met Office, AP, Icelandic Tourist Board Locations: Iceland’s, Iceland’s Reykjanes, Iceland, Grindavík, Reykjanes, North America, Europe

☆ Tom's of Maine toothpaste contained bacteria-contaminated water, FDA says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Tom’s of Maine said in a statement Wednesday that it is working with the FDA and remedying issues raised from the May inspection. That water was used to manufacture Tom’s Simply White clean mint paste and for the final rinse of numerous equipment cleaning processes, the letter said. “Batches manufactured after these incidents were released based on the microbial testing of the finished OTC product despite the quality of the water used as a component or to clean the equipment,” the FDA letter said. The investigator “also observed powder residues at a stainless-steel tray” near a batch of Tom’s Silly Strawberry anticavity toothpaste. We are also making capital investments as part of an ongoing, significant upgrade of the Sanford plant’s water system."

Persons: —, insidiosa, yeei, “, Tom’s Organizations: FDA, Colgate, Palmolive, Centers for Disease Control, NBC News Locations: Maine, Sanford , Maine, Sanford

☆ Ford to cut 14% of European jobs, blaming EV shift and rising competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ford Explorer electric cars are parked on car transporters on the Ford factory premises. It is the first electric car from Ford in Europe. The US car manufacturer Ford wants to cut 2,900 jobs in Germany by the end of 2027 in order to reduce costs. Ford said on Wednesday it would cut around 14% of its European workforce, blaming significant losses in recent years compounded by weak demand for electric vehicles, a lack of government support for the shift to EVs, and rising competition. The European Union has slapped tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, saying they benefit from unfair subsidies from China's government.

Persons: Ford, Donald Trump, John Lawler Organizations: Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, European Locations: Ford, Europe, Germany, U.S, China, United Kingdom, Berlin

☆ Ford cuts 4,000 jobs in Europe amid weak demand for EVs and rising competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementFord is cutting 4,000 jobs in Europe after "significant losses" in its passenger vehicle operations. The company also cited rising competition and weaker-than-expected demand for EVs. Ford CFO John Lawler called for joint industry action in a letter to the German government. Ford said it would cut 4,000 jobs in Europe by the end of 2027 amid rising competition and weaker-than-expected demand for EVs. Earlier this month, Japanese automaker Nissan announced 9,000 layoffs and a 20% cut in global production amid falling sales in the US and China.

Persons: John Lawler, Ford, Dave Johnston, Lawler Organizations: Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Dodge Locations: Europe, Germany, Cologne, EVs, Detroit, China

☆ Goldman says this uranium miner could rally on nuclear demand, low geopolitical risk exposure
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Canadian uranium miner Cameco Corporation is well positioned for growth on rising demand for nuclear power in the U.S. and less exposure to global geopolitical risk, according to Goldman Sachs. CCJ YTD mountain Cameco, YTD Cameco is integrated across uranium mining, conversion and fabrication as well nuclear services through its stake in Westinghouse, Mehta wrote. Cameco is also an attractive partner for Western utilities because the company has relatively low geopolitical risk. This puts the uranium price midpoint at around $100 which is well above current spot levels of about $80 per pound, according to Goldman. Cameco is still working through the financial impact of its Westinghouse acquisition, but the miner sees a 6% to 10% growth rate over the next five years for the nuclear services company.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Neil Mehta, Mehta, Cameco, Grant Isaac, Isaac Organizations: Cameco Corporation, Westinghouse Locations: U.S, Canada, Kazakhstan

☆ DOGE should push its cuts 'to the very limit,' says Argentine president who inspired Musk and Ramaswamy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-heads of DOGE, are working out how to cut the federal government. Milei closed nine ministries, firing thousands of officials, and cut spending by an estimated 31%. Argentina's president says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy should all go "all the way" in cutting US federal spending. Both Musk and Ramaswamy have repeatedly praised Milei and taken inspiration from him for their Department of Government Efficiency. While Milei has achieved most of his sweeping cuts via executive decree, US spending cuts would likely involve working with Congress, where Republicans will hold just a slim majority.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Javier Milei, Lex Fridman, Milei, Fridman, Ramaswamy, Musk, Donald Trump's Mar, Musk's Tesla Organizations: Ramaswamy, Government, Fox News, United Nations, Congress Locations: Argentine, Argentina, Milei, Lago, Musk's, Austin, New York

☆ A startup hoping to build the next Concorde is on track to fly supersonic within weeks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Its CEO said it's on track to fly supersonic by the end of the year. The Boom Overture could fly from New York to London twice as fast as conventional airliners. The return of supersonic commercial flights just got another step closer to reality. Boom Supersonic announced Saturday that its eighth test flight reached a new maximum altitude of 25,000 feet. Rolls-Royce had a contract with Boom before deciding it didn't want to prioritize commercial supersonic flight.

Persons: it's, Blake Scholl, Royce, Boom Organizations: Boeing, United Airlines, American Airlines, Japan Airlines, Saudi, Concorde, FTT, GE, Symphony Locations: New York, London, Newark, Jupiter , Florida, North Carolina

☆ Protesters against Tesla plant hold out in trees as German police clear camp
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Protesters opposed to Tesla’s expansion of its plant near Berlin were holding out in trees Tuesday as German police climbed up ladders and cut down rope structures in an attempt to clear their forested camp. In May, the protesters clashed with police as some attempted to storm the facility, the US carmaker’s only European gigafactory, which employs some 12,000 staff. Led by the Disrupt Tesla group, protesters argue that plans to double the factory’s size will damage the environment. “There are still people in the trees here who are resisting,” said Mila, a spokesperson for the protest camp. Although some protesters had left of their own accord after police announced the clearance Tuesday, the police said “there are currently still people in trees and rope structures” and the effort to clear the camp was therefore ongoing.

Persons: ”, Mila, ” Tesla, Tesla, Elon Musk Organizations: Police, Tesla, Reuters Locations: Berlin

Insufficient staffing, indiscriminate hiring practices, training failures, “tolerance of unacceptable behavior” and “not holding their staff members accountable” can imperil patients, the foundation said. Step one in VA hospitals’ sexual assault protocol involves providing “non-judgmental acknowledgement of incident,” noting important details and contacting VA police or local law enforcement. Two were at HCA hospitals and one was at a facility operated by nonprofit BayCare Health System. In one 2020 report involving HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital, the mother of a patient alleged her child had been molested. He said he has handled eight other cases involving sexual assaults at Florida hospitals over the past five years.

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☆ Daily habits like the 'Power Nine' support a long, healthy life, expert says—whether or not 'Blue Zones' are real
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He deemed them blue zones — a term that first appeared in an academic paper about longevity in Sardinia, Italy published in 2004. I found that the centenarians in the blue zones were missing or dead when the study was conducted. "They were falling in regions that had terrible health, and surprisingly that was the shared characteristic of most blue zones. In the letter they state that Buettner's claims about four of the blue zones, Okinawa, Sardinia, Ikaria and Nicoya, "have been fully validated by strict demographic criteria." Buettner told The New York Times that he frequently visits the blue zones to make sure birth records are accurate.

Persons: Loma, Dan Buettner, Buettner, Saul Justin Newman, Newman, There's, bing, Newman's Organizations: National Geographic, Costa Rica Loma, University College London Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Vox Media, NPR, New York Times, Geographic Locations: Okinawa, Japan, Loma Linda, California, Sardinia, Italy, Japan Ikaria, Greece, Costa Rica, Calif, U.S, Ikaria

☆ Grocery prices are high. Trump’s mass deportations could make matters worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Matt Egan | Maya Blackstone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Soon, Trump’s ability to fix America’s affordability crisis will collide head-on with another, perhaps more prominent, campaign trail promise: Mass deportations. And perhaps no industry relies on undocumented workers more than the food and agriculture industries. “The only question is how high prices will go.”Zandi noted that food prices could also be pushed higher by another element of the Trump agenda: Massive tariffs. The Trump transition team did not respond to a request for comment about how mass deportations would impact food prices. The current immigration system does not allow for green cards for farm workers.

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☆ China is racing towards a future powered by wind and solar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Ella Nilsen | Hien An Ngo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

China is installing wind and solar power projects faster than any other country on the planet. It’s not that China is using less energy — it’s using more than ever — but it’s just adding wind and solar power to its grid at an astonishing pace. The country is constructing two-thirds — nearly 339 gigawatts — of the world’s utility-scale solar and wind projects. That is in addition to the 758 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity it has already built, according to the Global Energy Monitor. Wind and solar are now capable of generating 37% of the country’s power, according to Global Energy Monitor, already displacing coal’s dominance.

Persons: Donald Trump, It’s, “, ”, Jonathan Pershing, William, Flora Hewlett, John Podesta, ” Podesta, Xi Jinping, hasn’t, Xia Yingxian, ” Li Shuo, Shuo, ” Shuo Organizations: CNN, Department, Global Energy Monitor, International Energy Agency, White, US, State Department, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Climate, Asia Society Policy Institute Locations: Mongolia, China, Europe, Africa, Podesta, Paris, China’s

☆ Apple exec explains the company's 'secret weapon' when making its own chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementApple has increasingly used its own silicon chips in its devices in recent years. Apple says it has a "secret weapon" in its approach to making the chips that power many of its devices. The company also benefits from making chips strictly for its own use rather than being a traditional chip-maker that sells to other companies, Millet said. Apple's newest Macs are based on Apple's latest silicon chips, the M4 line. AdvertisementMillet said Apple silicon takes advantage of "three major components, the architecture, the design, and the process technology."

Persons: Apple execs, Apple's, Apple, Don McGuire Tim Millet, Tom Boger, Boger, Millet, Tim Cook, Biden's, TSMC Organizations: Apple, Indian Express, Mac, Qualcomm, Intel, Imagination Technologies, M4, BI Locations: Arizona, Phoenix , Arizona

☆ Zelenskyy says Ukraine must try to ensure war ends next year through diplomacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy, commenting at a decisive moment after Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election win and Russia’s grinding battlefield gains. “From our side, we must do everything so that this war ends next year, ends through diplomatic means,” Zelenskyy said in a Ukrainian radio interview aired on Saturday. Zelenskyy said U.S. law prevented him from meeting Trump before his inauguration on Jan. 20. On the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, Russia is now advancing at the fastest rate since the war’s earliest days in 2022. Zelenskyy said Ukraine was now making four different missiles, which he said were currently in testing.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump’s, Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, ” Zelenskyy, Trump, “, Ukraine Zelenskyy, ” Organizations: Trump, U.S Congress Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Ukrainian, Geneva, Crimea, Pokrovsk

☆ Three Mile Island restart could mark a turning point for nuclear energy as Big Tech influence on power industry grows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

The main control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. (Take a deeper look inside the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant here.) Part of a control panel at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. A cooling tower at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. The turbine deck of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.

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☆ 'I love being my own boss': 30-year-old quit her job and halved her salary to run her side hustle full-time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

By November, she took the business, Cool Aunt Cleaners, full-time. Becoming an entrepreneur in her 20sCool Aunt Cleaners isn't Ortiz's first experience with entrepreneurship. Anna-Marie Ortiz cleaning an apartment. Matt Wolcott | CNBC Make ItIn its first month, Cool Aunt Cleaners brought in about $2,600 in revenue. After taking Cool Aunt Cleaners full time in November 2023, Ortiz was eager to scale it up.

Persons: Anna, Marie Ortiz, Ortiz, she's, —, isn't, that's, Matt Wolcott, it's Organizations: CNBC Locations: Wichita , Kansas

☆ Here's a look inside the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Operations at Three Mile Island are poised to restart in four years, the latest sign that the nuclear power industry is undergoing a major turnaround after a wave of plant closures. The Unit 1 reactor at Three Mile Island, which entered service in 1974, was permanently shut down in 2019 due to economic pressure as nuclear power struggled to compete against natural gas. But the tech sector's growing power needs are breathing new life into the industry. Constellation Energy plants to restart Unit 1 in 2028 through an agreement with Microsoft to help power the tech company's data centers. Here is a look at the plant's main control room, the turbine deck that houses the main power generator, and the facility's iconic cooling towers.

Persons: Chris Crane, Exelon, Bryan Hanson Organizations: Constellation Energy, Microsoft, Crane Clean Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, The Department of Energy, Energy Solutions

☆ 36-year-old in Denmark quit his job and built himself a tiny home in the woods for under $13,000—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

For years, 36-year-old Anders Boisen lived in apartments all over the city of Aarhus, the second-largest in Denmark. The tiny house is six and a half meters long and two and a half meters wide, or 21.3 feet long by 6.6 feet wide. To finish building the tiny home, Boisen quit his job and focused on the project full-time. "I wanted to see how low you can go in terms of still living comfortably in a tiny house. Anders Boisen

Persons: Anders Boisen, Boisen, didn't, hadn't, he's, that's, Anders Boisen Boisen Organizations: CNBC, YouTube Locations: Aarhus, Denmark, Boisen

☆ Hong Kong protest bomb plot mastermind is jailed for nearly 24 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s high court on Thursday sentenced a man to 23 years and 10 months in prison for being the mastermind of an alleged plot to attack police with explosives during the city’s pro-democracy and anti-China protests in 2019. Another defendant, Wong Chun-keung, the leader of a group known as the “Dragon Slayers” that was active during the 2019 protests, was sentenced to 13 years and six months imprisonment. The long jail terms come amid a protracted national security clampdown by China in the global financial hub, and is the first time the U.N. anti-terrorism ordinance has been used in Hong Kong since 2002. He was convicted of an alternative charge of conspiring to cause explosions that were likely to endanger life or cause significant property damage. The ruling came less than a week before 45 of Hong Kong’s leading democrats face sentencing in a separate national security case for an alleged subversive plot from 2020.

Persons: Ng Chi, Wong Chun, Judianna Barnes, Steve Li, ”, Lai Chun, Hong Kong’s Organizations: United Nations Anti, Hong Kong Locations: HONG KONG, China, Hong Kong

☆ TikTok's 'Winter Arc’ challenge helps you get ahead of your New Year goals. Here’s why it’s gone viral and 4 tips to get started
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The latest obsession on TikTok is the "Winter Arc" challenge, which sees young people get ahead of their New Year's Resolutions. Winter Arc TikTok is flooded with videos of young men and women wearing dark-colored oversized hoodies and athleisure, working out in the gym, or going for early-morning runs. Carly says the Winter Arc is all about being "laser-focused" on your goals, so that you're transformed by the new year. He said it takes 66 days to form a habit, so the Winter Arc helps ease the process of transitioning into your New Year goals. Here are four expert tips to create healthy, realistic Winter Arc goals:

Persons: Carly, Michael Baah, Baah, Gary Lineker, Ezra Taylor, Tasha Ghouri, they'll, Malminder Gill Organizations: CNBC Locations: British, London

☆ It’s not just Democrats. Republicans are working to Trump-proof their climate money
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ella Nilsen | Renée Rigdon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —President Joe Biden’s climate law is on the chopping block as Republicans prepare to have full control in Washington. But it’s not just Democrats gearing up to protect the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy policies. In other words, if Republicans successfully repeal Biden’s climate and clean energy law, their districts stand to lose the most. Conservative groups and companies who are using the clean energy tax credits are already starting to lobby lawmakers to save them. “To demonstrate that these tax credits are really a net profit for the economy, that really is the name of the game.”

Persons: Joe Biden’s, it’s, Donald Trump, Buddy Carter, Trevor Houser, Trump gunning, ” Houser, Carter, Mike Johnson, Johnson, “, ”, Richard Hudson —, —, Adrian Deveny, they’ll, Heather Reams Organizations: CNN, Republican, ” Republican, Republicans, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Congressional Republicans, Trump, Hyundai EV, Hyundai, North Carolina Rep, Toyota, MIT, Climate Vision, Conservative, Citizens, Responsible Energy Solutions Locations: Washington, Georgia, Carter’s Georgia

☆ ‘Just pure uncertainty.’ Small businesses are hopeful and fearful ahead of Trump’s second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

However, the post-election environment is hitting different this time around for many small business owners, such as Barrel-Art’s Michael Prieto, and leaving them wondering what comes next. For business owners who already were unsettled about the economy or its direction prior to the election, navigating the months and years ahead could be even more precarious, he added. Running leaner, hoping for cheaper moneyIn the months leading up to the election, Prieto was taking a wait-and-see approach. Michael Prieto, owner of Barrel-Art, in his shop in Newport News, VA, on November 13. Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesSmall business owners, by their nature, are optimistic, he said.

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