Why the GOP’s Columbia University antisemitism hearing should trouble everyone

msnbc.com Since Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, and Israel’s subsequent onslaught on Gaza, American college campuses have been seized by protests as the death toll in Gaza has…

'Not even squatters would live here': This Washington woman lived in a run-down mobile home, yet her landlords weren’t obligated to fix anything

aol.com Casey Jewell hadn’t been able to use her toilet for months. Not that it mattered anymore, since her water was shut off sometime afterward. Her mobile home north of…

NPR needs a serious critique not a politically charged parting shot

theguardian.com It took only days from Uri Berliner’s publishing his fiery essay about his employer, NPR, to his suspension, to his resignation in a blaze of bad-faith glory. “You knew the…

NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns with blast at new CEO

npr.org NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns with blast at new CEO NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner resigned this morning, citing the response of the network's chief executive to…

NPR senior biz editor Berliner is resigning

talkingbiznews.com National Public Radio senior business editor Uri Berliner says he is resigning after criticism over his opinion piece in Free Press. “I don’t support calls to defund NPR,”…

WATCH LIVE: Columbia University’s president testifies at House antisemitism hearing

pbs.org Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University’s president is set to appear before the same…

Blackrock, Vanguard and State Street Face Probe Over Bank Stakes

thedailyupside.com They’re just not the passive type. On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is investigating Blackrock, Vanguard, and…

Robert Solow was an intellectual giant

economist.com Ensconced in a lorry, hidden from the enemy by the brow of a hill, the young Robert Solow decoded the radio signals of Nazi platoons across Italy. “We were very, very good…

Chinese EV CEO calls for 'cooperation' amid political tension in U.S

thestreet.com Imports of electric vehicles from China are one of the hottest topics on Capitol Hill at the moment, as politicians from both sides of the aisle are calling from some sort…

NIO Stock: CEO William Li Calls for U.S. Openness to Chinese EVs

investorplace.com The CEO of Nio believes openness and competition will save China's EV market As the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) market faces growing challenges, one business leader is…

John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men in the world when he died on the Titanic. Here's a look at his life

aol.com None When John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic 112 years ago, he was one of the world's richest people. • None He built landmark New York hotels like the Astoria Hotel…

Expert argues AI won't lead to mass layoffs for workers anytime soon: 'Look at when we were promised fully autonomous cars'

fortune.com The day that artificial intelligence takes your job may be further off than most people think. Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference on Monday, Marc Warner, the…

Will Tennessee’s New AI Voice Law Have Unintended Consequences?

billboard.com A new law in Tennessee aimed at protecting artists from AI-powered voice mimicry has won widespread acclaim from the music industry, but some legal experts are worried such…

Being responsible has become ‘a tangle of traps’: Here’s five for business leaders to avoid

theglobeandmail.com There was a time when Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman guided executives on social responsibility by his declaration their main goal was to satisfy shareholders…

US growth may be a global boon, but inflation could derail the train

aol.com U.S. economic growth that keeps motoring above its potential is emerging as a key prop for an ongoing global expansion, but spillovers from persistently high inflation and…

US-China rivalry is ‘biggest uncertainty’ for Chinese business executives

scmp.com The participants said the ongoing housing slump depressed investor sentiment. But they also praised China’s economic resilience, supported by its vast pool of engineers and…

California is gripped by economic problems, with no easy fix

economist.com HOME TO MANY of America’s most progressive policies, from criminal justice to vehicle emissions, California serves a unique role as a punchbag for right-wing politicians.…

China EV maker Nio urges openness in US speech amid tensions

theglobeandmail.com Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio’s founder called for openness in a rare speech in the United States, where politicians have been seeking to further restrict China’s…

Damning warning issued over Florida insurance market

newsweek.com The major private home insurers that have left Florida in the past couple of years are being replaced by smaller, lower-quality companies whose financial stability ratings…

Cambridge bike lane construction deadline could be delayed by 18 months to protect businesses

bostonherald.com Some city councilors are looking to tap the brakes on construction of 25 miles of separated bike lanes across Cambridge by 2026 in order to fully understand whether…

The economy, and inflation, is revving up at a terrible time for Biden

washingtonpost.com The booming economy is exacerbating a key vulnerability for President Biden heading into the height of campaign season, as inflation and interest rates could remain higher…

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy isn’t sold on Steve Cohen’s 4-day workweek: ‘We still don’t know yet where we’re going to end up’

aol.com Amazon has long made it clear it wants employees back in the office, so it should be no surprise that CEO Andy Jassy revealed he wasn't sold on the thesis that a four-day…

Andy Jassy isn't sold on Steve Cohen's four-day workweek

fortune.com Amazon has long made it clear it wants employees back in the office, so it should be no surprise that CEO Andy Jassy revealed he wasn’t sold on the thesis that a four-day…

Instagram to test blurring nudity in messages to protect teens from sextortion

nbcnews.com Instagram said it plans to test a new feature in an effort to curb sextortion on its platform. The “nudity protection” feature, which has several functions, is designed to…

Trouble at the Fed

city-journal.org Lisa D. Cook is one of the world’s most powerful economists. She taught economics at Harvard University and Michigan State University and served on the Obama…

Harvard is latest Ivy League school to backtrack its stance on requiring the SAT for admission

fortune.com Harvard University plans to reinstate the SAT or ACT as requirements for admission, following some of its Ivy League peers in returning to standardized test scores after a…

Harvard to Reinstate SAT Testing Following Some Ivy League Schools

youtube.com Harvard University plans to reinstate the SAT or ACT as requirements for admission, following some of its Ivy League peers in returning to standardized test scores after a…

Producer prices come in softer than consumer prices in March

thehill.com Producer prices rose less than economists expected in March after consumer prices came in hot, delivering a measure of relief to analysts and suggesting that underlying…

New Tools to Help Protect Against Sextortion and Intimate Image Abuse

about.fb.com Financial sextortion is a horrific crime. We’ve spent years working closely with experts, including those experienced in fighting these crimes, to understand the tactics…

Welcome to the Masters, a staple of the billionaire's social calendar

aol.com None This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. • None You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. Almost Friday! If you're feeling…

Computer scientist Avi Wigderson wins the 2023 Turing Award for his “foundational contributions to the theory of computation”, including his work on randomness

quantamagazine.org For more than 40 years, Avi Wigderson has studied problems. But as a computational complexity theorist, he doesn’t necessarily care about the answers to these problems. He…

Bitcoin Price Briefly Falls Below $68K Following Hotter than Expected US CPI, Raising Concerns for Local Top

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Bitcoin Price Briefly Falls Below $68K Following Hotter than Expected US CPI, Raising Concerns for Local Top Bitcoin (BTC) price briefly slipped below $68,000 on…

Brooks: Why is technology mean to me for no good reason?

siliconvalley.com It is never easy to reexamine one’s fundamental convictions, but now I am forced to question my previous disbelief in the existence of Satan. I am compelled to confront this…

Fed's rate-cut confidence wobbles as inflation data misbehaves

aol.com As Federal Reserve officials last year started steering the world towards possible interest rate cuts in 2024, they took heart in data showing inflation over many months had…

You think you earned your raise and you think inflation is unfair: New economic paper sums up Biden’s dilemma

fortune.com “It’s the economy, stupid,” has been the unofficial mantra of all U.S. presidents seeking reelection since the 1990s and that immortal phrase from the ragin’ cajun himself,…

State attorneys-general are shaping national policy

economist.com To foreigners looking in, it is unusual enough that America elects most of its top prosecutors. More shocking is the amount of money going into political campaigns. Now the…

The world is in the midst of a city-building boom

economist.com Africa’s tallest building is rising under empty skies. Beneath the Iconic Tower in northern Egypt sits a city that officials expect to one day house 6.5m people. For now,…

Is The New York Times’ newsroom just a bunch of Ivy Leaguers? (Kinda, sorta.)

niemanlab.org The New York Times is the most prominent news organization in the United States — and, by general consensus, the pinnacle of the journalism career ladder. Sure, star…

NPR Veteran Takes Sledgehammer to His Current Employer’s Creeping Liberal Bias

mediaite.com Uri Berliner has worked at National Public Radio for 25 years. He graduated from Columbia School of Journalism, and also attended Harvard University as a Nieman Fellow. He’s…

Terry Tang named executive editor of the Los Angeles Times after leading newsroom on interim basis

apnews.com Terry Tang, who has been leading the Los Angeles Times newsroom since January on an interim basis, on Monday was formally named executive editor. She is the first woman to…

Amazon Labor Union hampered by division and other roadblocks ahead of leadership election

pbs.org Two years after clinching a historic victory at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money…

Two years after its historic win, a divided Amazon Labor Union lurches toward a leadership election

apnews.com Two years after clinching a at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and fighting over…

L.A. Times Executive Editor Terry Tang solidifies leadership position

latimes.com Terry Tang, who has been leading the Los Angeles Times newsroom since late January on an interim basis, has been formally named executive editor. The Times’ owners, Dr.…

A divided Amazon Labor Union lurches toward leadership election two years after historic win

theglobeandmail.com Two years after clinching a historic victory at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon AMZN-Q workers in the United States is divided, running out of…

Amazon Labor Union heads toward leadership election divided and running out of money

fortune.com Two years after clenching a historic victory at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money…

Secretive Experiment To Shoot Aerosols Into The Sky Over San Francisco To Increase Cloud Cover

zerohedge.com Secretive Experiment To Shoot Aerosols Into The Sky Over San Francisco To Increase Cloud Cover Authored by Paul Joseph Watson Via Modernity.news, A secretive project…

Some states are seeking to restrict TikTok. That doesn’t mean their governors aren’t using it

bostonherald.com POV: You’re on TikTok, and so is your governor — even as your Legislature considers banning the app from state-owned devices and networks. Efforts to ban TikTok over…