TikTok is now integrating Amazon shopping directly into its platform, allowing users to make purchases without leaving the app. Why it matters. Advertisers having access to TikTok’s massive, highly engaged user base could be a game changer and reduced friction between discovery and purchase could boost conversion rates. How...

TikTok partners with Amazon for in-app shopping

The news comes a week after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) revealed it was launching an invitation to comment into Google’s own ties with Anthropic, after the internet giant first invested a reported $300 million last year followed by a further $2 billion. Founded in 2021, San Francisco-based...

UK launches formal probe into Amazon’s ties with AI startup Anthropic

Palantir, the company named for the dangerous seeing-stones that tended to mislead their users, has announced a partnership with Microsoft to deliver services for classified networks in US defense and intelligence agencies. “This is a first-of-its-kind, integrated suite of technology that will allow critical national security missions to operationalize Microsoft’s...

Palantir partners with Microsoft to sell AI to the government

Amazon’s $4 billion investment gets more attention. Amazon’s $4 billion investment into US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is set to be scrutinised by the UK’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it is launching a preliminary investigation into the deal, before deciding whether to...

UK’s competition watchdog snuffles around Anthropic buy

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Business Insider

Ho's stake in the newly-public company is worth nearly $70 million. Bloomberg estimates his family's fortune at $13 billion.

Meet the 29-year-old son of a casino billionaire who just took his influencer and esports company public

Susan Wojcicki, a Silicon Valley visionary who helped shape Google and YouTube, died Friday after a two-year battle with non-small cell lung cancer, according to her husband. She was 56. "Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a...

Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley visionary, dies at 56

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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Pittsboro, NC

Town Talks

When it comes to dining out, the search for that perfect restaurant experience can be daunting. However, the food experts at LoveFood.com have taken some of the guesswork out by compiling a list of the most famous restaurants in every state.

The Most Famous North Carolina Restaurant Is Not Where You Think

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	Susan Wojcicki, who served as CEO of YouTube for nine years during a period of massive growth for the video platform and was one of Google’s first hires, died on Friday, Aug. 9. She was 56.YouTube Hit Spinoff 'Ryan's World the Movie' Lines Up Wide Theatrical Releases in Canada, U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)




	Wojcicki’s death after a two-year fight with cancer was announced by her husband, Dennis Troper, in a public post Friday evening on Facebook.




	“It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki passing. My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children left us...

Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO and Influential Google Exec, Dies at 56

Morgan Stanley is in the cash-sweep hot seat — again. The Wall Street investment bank is the latest brokerage to disclose an inquiry over its program of paying paper-thin interest rates to clients on cash. It’s a routine practice by some of the largest broker-dealers that involves shuffling clients’ uninvested assets into higher-yielding accounts. Some reports estimate firms earn profits 10 times what they pay to customers.

Morgan Stanley Faces SEC Questions Over Cash Sweeps

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Microsoft is currently the largest holding in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust portfolio.

Billionaire Bill Gates Has 33% of His $46 Billion Foundation Invested In This Once-In-A-Generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock

Europe’s boot just put its foot down regarding wealthy migrants. Italy doubled a flat tax on the foreign income of new residents, upping it from €100,000 to €200,000 annually. When in Rome. One way for the rich to lighten their tax bill is by claiming their tax...

Italy Raises Tax on Wealthy Migrants’ Foreign Income by 100%

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A new initiative aims to provide housing for vulnerable Medicaid members, enhancing community wellness and support. MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. - In a significant move to tackle housing instability among Medicaid recipients, New Jersey's Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, along with Community Affairs Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez, today announced the availability of $95 million in funding for developers. This initiative, part of the Healthy Homes program, is designed to create affordable housing opportunities for NJ FamilyCare members who are either homeless, at risk of homelessness, or currently living in institutional settings.

$95 Million for Healthy Homes: Housing for Medicaid Members

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny 8lb dog named Bingo who is looking for her forever home. Bingo is a 3-year-old Shih Tzu mix with an adorable appearance and a sweet disposition. However, she needs a patient and understanding owner who recognizes that "dogs are not toys, and not all dogs love to be picked up right away," explains Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. This little lady requires some decompression time upon arriving at her new home to settle in comfortably.

Meet The Sweet Little Lady Looking For Love

Meta AI could soon be the No. 1 AI chatbot.

Mark Zuckerberg Just Made a Stunning Prediction. Is Meta Platforms Now a Must-Own AI Stock?

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

With hurricane season posing a consistent threat six months out of the year, who would not like a little help getting their home ready for the harsh weather to come? Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program, approved by Governor DeSantis on April 24, 2024, and effective as of July 1, appropriates a one-time total of $200 million from 2024 to 2025 for the purpose of funding hurricane mitigation grants and inspections, as well as outreach and administration costs, to support homeowners in Florida.

DeSantis Signs New Bill Giving $200 Million To Homeowners

OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, was founded in 2015 by a number of researchers, academics and entrepreneurs, including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Elon Musk. Altman and Brockman are still at OpenAI, serving as CEO and president, respectively. Musk departed in 2018. At the time, OpenAI said Musk left to avoid a conflict of interest with his other company,

The rise of OpenAI and Microsoft's $13 billion bet on the AI startup

Triodos Bank UK has confirmed the appointment of Mark Clayton as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Triodos provides specialist sustainable finance for businesses and organisations committed to positive cultural, social or environmental impact. In his role, Mark will oversee customer operations and financial crime, large project implementation, facilities management, and ICT...

Mark Clayton Appointed as COO at Triodos Bank UK

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Big Tech is under pressure after a judge ruled Google is a monopoly. Here's what it means for antitrust cases against Apple, Meta and Amazon.

Google’s antitrust loss ‘a warning’ to Big Tech: The government can win

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The UK Investigates Amazon’s Partnership with Anthropic

When is an investment just a buyout? It’s not just an etymological question, and the answer could impact two major US tech companies. The UK’s Competition...

The UK Investigates Amazon’s Partnership with Anthropic

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