The Daily Upside

Ford’s Privacy Patent Connects the Car to the Office

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Ford may let you take work-from-anywhere even more seriously.

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The World’s Largest Mining Operation Is Finally Ready to Break Ground

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The world’s largest mining project is expected to get off the ground this year — and it only took about three decades.

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eBay Saves Face with Image Data Privacy Patent

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Preserving privacy in image datasets could be beneficial in training visual AI without putting user data at risk.

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Can Wind Power Ride Out the Storm?

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For the wind power sector, 2023 was a financial bloodbath. As we hit peak fossil fuel usage, wind power needs the wind back in its sails.

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US Flight Cancellations Hit a 10-Year Low in 2023

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It’s not your imagination — 2023 was the best year in a decade for actually boarding your flight.

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Blue Origin Blasts Off to Expansion Mode

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Jeff Bezos’ company has stepped up its space game by picking up an upstart to expand even further.

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Banks Have a Lot of Cash But Aren’t Ready to Use It

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The lenders that survived last spring’s crisis throughout the industry are flush, but are still shy about spending.

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Snap’s Patent Could Help Advertisers Know What Makes Users Swipe

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Snap wants to know what makes you click. But sarcastic teens could thwart the tech in its latest patent.

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EV Makers Worry About Tax Credits in a Second Trump Term

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If Biden loses, the tax credits from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act may get wiped out, hampering future sales.

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The Great Job Churn Has Ended

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Unlike the labor-market turnstile of the pandemic, people are beginning to be a little more methodical in their job hunts.

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Disney Gets Some Help from ValueAct in Board Battle

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The media and theme-park giant agreed to consult with the hedge fund in exchange for backing its board slate.

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Disney Could Bring Machine Learning to Parks’ CCTV

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The tech could raise privacy concerns if it’s used on Disney theme park visitors that are children and minors.

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BlackRock Still Leads US ETF Market, But It’s Losing Ground

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The asset manager’s rival Vanguard has captured investors’ recent interest in embracing cheap broad-market index funds.

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Tesla Starts 2024 With Good News and Bad News

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Tesla’s delivery numbers looked pretty good, until you compare them to those from up-and-coming Chinese rival BYD.

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Apple Stumbles Out of the Gate as Analysts Fret iPhone Sales

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Barclays analysts fear that the company’s iPhone 15 and its upcoming sequel are not going to spark new revenue growth.

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After Stormy Waters, Will Fed Get A Glide Path?

Why it’s still a tightrope-walk to an economic soft landing.

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Amazon Boosts Self-Driving Machines With New Patent

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Amazon’s been working nonstop on AI initiatives and investments to fight for the spotlight in a competitive market.

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Saudi Arabia Now Top Among Sovereign Wealth Fund Spenders

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A report released Monday by data platform Global SWF showed sovereign wealth spending in 2023 dropped 20% from the previous year.

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Economic Slowdown Isn’t Hurting Law Firm Bonuses

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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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China Would Take a Happy-ish New Year

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In a New Year’s Eve speech on Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Chinese citizens to be prepared for even further financial struggles.

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Can ‘Terror Management Theory’ Explain Inheritance Spending?

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Meet the BlackRock ETF Taking Aim at Invesco’s QQQ

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Neurocrine Scoops Up Hunger-Drug Maker in Latest Multi-Billion-Dollar Pharma Deal

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