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Banking

Banking’s Fantastic Four Grab a Bigger Share of Industry Profits

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Of the roughly 4,400 operating banks in the US, nearly half of all banking profits in the third quarter came from just four.

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Patent Drop

Adobe May Add Face Swapping Tools to its AI Arsenal

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The company’s latest patent could have implications for training image generating AI without the copyright issues.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft’s Automatic Data Center Patent Could Take on AWS

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Microsoft’s patent to sublet data centers close to the source could surpass the physical barriers that cloud innovation faces.

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Blockchain

Former FTX Execs Hope You Forget Their Old Employer

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A group of former FTX employees, who were key witnesses in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, are planning to launch a new crypto exchange.

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Inflation & Prices

Low-Wage Workers Are Losing Their Leverage

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Thanks to high demand for low-paying jobs in recent years, workers had plenty of leverage for bigger salaries and better perks.

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Big Tech

Tech Giants Win Regulatory Case in EU, But Tax Clouds Loom

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Meta, Google, and TikTok successfully argued that individual European countries can’t cook up their own laws for large digital platforms.

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Media & Entertainment

AMC Swung to a Profit, Still Needs More Cash

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AMC, the world’s largest movie theater chain, said Thursday that it filed to offer up to $350 million of stock.

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International Economics

Japan’s Central Bank Has an Unusual Foe: Inflation

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After decades of trying — and failing — to stoke inflation, Japan has finally been gifted steadily rising prices.

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Patent Drop

Apple Could Use Generative AI to Visualize Your Feelings

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The tech further adds to the company’s reported investment in generative AI, and shows that it wants to build up its health tech even further.

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Industrials

American Airlines Is Trying to Poach All the Industry’s Pilots

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To combat a crippling pilot shortage, PSA Airlines is dangling bonus packages worth $250,000 to lure pilots.

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Healthcare

Amazon Offers Prime Members a Discount For its Posh Healthcare Service

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Amazon said Wednesday it plans to offer Prime subscribers low-cost annual memberships to its boutique One Medical primary care business.

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Patent Drop

Intel’s Attention-Tracking Patent Could Be a Privacy Problem

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While Intel pitches this as a way to save power, it could have greater privacy implications depending on what it tracks.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney, Warner Bros. Keep White-Knuckling the Linear TV Churn

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It’s still a tumultuous time to be a major media conglomerate, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s earnings reports’ show.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia’s Two-Model System Could Make AI Less of a Power Drain

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The company is seeking to patent a system which uses a general purpose AI model to create training data for a task-specific one.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

How Executives Navigate the Outrage Treadmill

Earlier this year, the town of Easthampton, Mass., made international headlines over an executive search for a new superintendent.

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Real Estate

Private Equity Giant Starts a Vacation-Rental Side Hustle

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TPG, a San Francisco-based investment firm, has begun purchasing single-family homes in Florida tourist destinations.

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Consumer

Nestlé Pours $100 Million into Food Delivery Startup Wonder Group

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Nestlé is investing $100 million into Wonder Group, Marc Lore’s food-truck-turned-regular food delivery startup.

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Technology

ByteDance Is Scaling Back its VR Ambitions

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ByteDance is undergoing a sweeping restructuring and scaleback of its VR division, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday.

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Media & Entertainment

Money Talks: The NCAA’s NIL Era is Already Evolving

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This is the third school year of the NCAA’s NIL era, granting student-athletes the right to benefit from their Name, Image, and Likeness.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Smart Speakers May Add to Global Data Melting Pot

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Google wants its smart speakers to learn from their mistakes. The company’s latest patent reveals plans for its devices to take feedback.

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Advisor Upside

Financial advisor news, market insights, and practice management essentials.

Vanguard Gets the VOO Proxy Vote Out

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Google Wants to Fix a Lot About Video

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How Next-Gen Cybersecurity Workers Are Adapting to the Age of AI

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