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Starbucks and the union representing its workers ended a two-day contract bargaining session over a variety of issues on a positive note, having made “significant progress.”

Fast-fashion giant Shein is the latest to face EU's strictest digital regulations

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Online fast-fashion retailer Shein will soon face stricter digital regulations from the European Union, the world’s largest trading bloc said in a statement on Friday.

Bird flu traces have been found in cows' milk. Should we be worried?

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday that genetic fragments of the H5N1 bird flu virus have been detected in one in five retail samples of milk it tested. This comes just days after the agency first said it found inactive traces of the virus in the commercial milk supply.

Tesla stock bounces back after a dreadful few months marked by layoffs and tanking sales

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Tesla stock has started to make its long-awaited comeback this week after — repeatedly — bottoming out at new 52-week lows earlier this month.

Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and the 20 other leaders on the new AI safety board

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The people responsible for driving the current artificial intelligence boom are now being tasked with advising the U.S. government on how to safely and securely deploy the technology in critical infrastructure.

A crypto company is suing the SEC for overreach in regulating Ether

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Ethereum developer and the company behind crypto wallet MetaMask Consensys has filed a lawsuit in a Texas court alleging regulatory overreach by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that the SEC has been…

The Property Brothers say 7% interest rates mean 'a lot of crying'

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U.S. mortgage rates recently hit a new high for the year (so far), as inflation fears continue to creep up. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hovered between 7.4% and 7.5% this week, according to Mortgage News Daily’s daily data — itshighest daily level since last November.

The owner of the ship that struck Baltimore's Key Bridge is being sued — again

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A Baltimore publisher is suing the owner and operator of the DALI, the cargo ship responsible for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 26.