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Boeing Seeks Fault-Tracking Patent Amid Safety Backlash

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Though AI has the potential to make troubleshooting issues a much more streamlined process, models still often face accuracy issues.

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Consumer

Starbucks Becomes the Target of Activist Campaign

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Activist investing firm Elliott Management has taken a significant stake in Starbucks, and has already begun pushing for strategic changes.

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International Economics

London’s Days as the World’s Money-Laundering Capital May Be Numbered

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London has been the world’s top spot for money laundering, but that could be changing. Roughly 17% of UK millionaires are leaving.

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Technology

Y24K: Three Days After the Biggest IT Outage in History

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A single file in a defective software update caused a global IT outage that disrupted airports, banks, hotels, trains, hospitals, and more.

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Microsoft Patents Signal Demand for Explainable AI

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Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’

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How Shadow IT Concocts Cybersecurity Nightmares

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