Author: super@dmin
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Making sense of the East-West divide in tech
THANKS TO A venture-capital (VC) boom, it is no longer unusual to find tech unicorns, as unlisted startups valued above $1bn are known, springing up in middle-income countries. However, two coming from Turkey are particularly strange creatures. First, they are big. Trendyol, an e-commerce company, is valued at $16.5bn, giving it the status of a…
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Can China create a world-beating AI industry?
“SOUTH OF THE Huai river few geese can be seen through the rain and snow.” In classical Chinese this verse is a breakthrough—not in literature but in computing power. The line, composed by an artificial intelligence (AI) language model called Wu Dao 2.0, is indistinguishable in metre and tone from ancient poetry. The lab that…
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Kelley Blue Book: Will Volvo come up with a self-driving car this year? Maybe.
Volvo’s in the mix for autonomous cars, but there are several important caveats to the news.
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NerdWallet: Airline rewards plans that give you the most bang for your buck
A comparison of U.S. airlines’ rewards programs of how many points earned per dollar spent, along with the value of the points, reveals which is best.
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: U.S. Census Bureau calculates exactly how many Americans stopped working due to omicron disruptions
These Americans stopped working because they had COVID or cared for someone with COVID or their child’s school or daycare was closed.
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Next Avenue: 13 top books on personal finance, investing, paying for college and more
Personal finance writers share their favorites, some newly published and others that are classics, but all are helpful.
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TaxWatch: ‘I’m trying not to work people into a downward spiral’: Why some parents should brace themselves for a lower tax refund in 2022
‘There’s going to be plenty of people I talk to who are going to be very upset,’ one tax preparer said.
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The Moneyist: ‘I have no family or relatives who I know, or care to know. I have no interest in causes or charities’: Where do I leave my money?
‘My younger brother has drug-related dementia, so I see no point in giving him money.’
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Tax Guy: How Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities can help your retirement savings weather inflation
Tax Guy has some tips on TIPS
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The Wall Street Journal: The CEO who fired 900 people over Zoom returns to his leadership post
Vishal Garg, the chief executive officer of Better.com who fired 900 workers on a Zoom call, is returning to his job.