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AI and robotics drive an IPO boom in China as Shein lists in Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Chinese markets are booming with new public stock offerings, energized by the craze for artificial intelligence and other advanced technology and a growing preference to list shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them

The U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. China’s scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere.

Manycore retention is a red flag after a modest first half: Analyst

The Zephirin Group analyst Lenny Zephirin discusses Manycore’s first-half results, including slowing domestic growth, stronger international performance and weakening customer retention. He also explains why retention, rather than token usage, is the key metric to watch for future monetization.

Enormous 12TB Steam leak includes abandoned Half-Life 2: Episode 3 assets

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Trump-promoted Freedom Fuel stations sold gas a distributor says went unpaid for

A federal lawsuit claims that fuel distributor KRSM failed to pay for $4 million worth of fuel, some of which the company sold to the Freedom Fuel network.

Why it matters that President Trump just dialed into a NASA news conference

With just one more major mission upcoming, NASA’s science programs need a boost.

The official jobless rate is so low the Fed thinks the economy is at full employment. But a gauge of the 'functionally unemployed' keeps climbing

The Labor Department’s unemployment rate has been declining in recent months, reversing last year’s uptick, but an alternate measure tells a different story.

Trump criticizes NBC over election comment as Treasury denies some NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg reporters G20 credentials

Trump's attack on NBC comes after the Treasury barred journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg from attending the G20.

Musk's faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem

Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and others') turbines have gone in.

Meta goes on a PR blitz and updates privacy settings as venues restrict smart glasses

Meta is trying to calm the public's nerves around its smart glasses.

Texas Governor Abbott blocks funding for more Flock cameras

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This Boomer vs. Gen X Senate Race Emerges as Key Test of Generational Change in U.S. Politics and What Age Is Too Old for Congress

In a race that has centered on whether Ed Markey, 80, is too old for another U.S. Senate term, the Massachusetts Democrat’s answer to a recent debate question was especially striking.