Industries

Industries

Lab-Grown Diamonds? Turns Out They’re Not De Beers’ Best Friend

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De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, said it plans to shutter its lab-grown jewelry brand LightBox.

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Industries

Economic Slowdown Isn’t Hurting Law Firm Bonuses

As 2023 wound to a close, major law firms across the US doled out hefty bonuses and annual raises, according to the Financial Times.

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Consumer

New York City’s Airbnb Ban is Driving Up Hotel Prices

New York City put the kibosh on Airbnb. Now, hotels prices are skyrocketing this holiday season amid soaring demand.

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Healthcare

Big Pharma Uses Subsidies for Rare Diseases to Develop Blockbuster Drugs

The US government designed a program to incentivize the development of treatments for rare tropical diseases. Big Pharma had other plans.

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street via CC BY 2.0.

The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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Patent Drop

eBay Vision Patent Tracks User Identity Over Time

E-commerce companies are in an “arms race” to develop and implement user-tracking AI tech throughout their platforms.

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Industrials

Southwest Is Attracting Pilots, But Not For Long

Southwest Airlines executives told Bloomberg that they’ve seen an increase in pilots who apply to the airline.

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Media & Entertainment

New York AG Sues SiriusXM for its Annoying Cancellation Process

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued SiriusXM Radio on Wednesday for “trapping consumers in subscriptions.”

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix’s New Homepage Pushes Users to Watch, Not Scroll

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Netflix is rolling out the first major redesign of its home hub since 2013, hoping people might watch more if inundated with less.

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Industries

Space X’s Mars Mission Gets a Boost From Accelerated Launches at Texas Colony

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