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I became an AI prompt engineer after a layoff from Meta: Now I’m ‘on the cutting edge of the newest tech obsession’
I didn’t know it at the time, but getting laid off from Meta was about to be my springboard to a new career — one at the cutting edge of the newest tech obsession. I frequently get asked how I pivoted into AI prompt engineering, particularly when it was so new. At the time, most […]
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Dow futures drop 300 points to start the week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures fell again on Monday following yet another negative trading week for Wall Street, as investors receive little signs of progress on global trade talks. Futures tied to the Dow […]
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Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, dies at 88
Pope Francis in 2015. Max Rossi | Reuters Pope Francis, the Argentine Jesuit who became the first Roman Catholic pontiff from the Americas, has died, the Vatican said Monday. He was 88. In a video address, Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the news. “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of […]
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U.S. chip controls will benefit China’s Nvidia rivals like Huawei: Analysts
“There are several local Chinese companies that produce chips to compete with Nvidia,” said Brady Wang, associate director at Counterpoint Research. Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images As the U.S. tightens controls on Nvidia’s sales to China, the country’s rising domestic artificial intelligence chipmakers like Huawei stand to benefit, semiconductor analysts say. The Commerce Department […]
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Vance arrives in India, to hold talks with Modi under U.S. tariffs shadow
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives on April 21, 2025 in New Delhi, India. Vance will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India attempts to boosts ties with the Trump administration and avoid steep U.S. tariffs. Kenny Holston-Pool | Getty Images U.S. Vice President JD Vance began a four-day visit to India on […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s threat to intervene in Fed could cause upheaval
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, U.S., on Feb. 27, 2024. Morah Ratner | Bloomberg | Getty Images An independent central bank is seen by most (including this newsletter) as the bedrock of a functional economy. Officials steer the economy by calibrating the benchmark interest rate on which bank loans and […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as China keeps benchmark lending rates steady
A Chinese flag flies high over The Bund. Liu Liqun | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday as China’s central bank held rates at a time when the yuan has come under pressure due to Beijing-Washington trade tensions. Mainland China’s CSI 300 rose 0.38% after the People’s Bank of China kept its key […]
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Hegseth shared information ahead of Yemen strikes in a Signal chat with wife and brother
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used his personal phone to send information about U.S. military operations in Yemen to a 13-person Signal group chat, including his wife and his brother, two sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed to NBC News. He did so after an aide had warned him to be careful not to share […]
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South Korea finds ‘Made in Korea’ breaches intended to bypass U.S. tariffs
South Korea has found increased attempts to disguise foreign products as Korean exports, primarily from China, to avoid U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, its customs agency said on Monday. Insung Jeon | Moment | Getty Images South Korea has found increased attempts to disguise foreign products as Korean exports, primarily from China, to avoid U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, […]
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China keeps key lending rates steady in bid to shore up yuan as Trump tariffs pressure currency
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Bloomberg | Getty Images China expectedly kept its loan prime rates unchanged Monday, with the 1-year LPR at 3.1% and the 5-year at 3.6% as the central bank appears focused on stabilizing the yuan amid trade tensions with the U.S. […]
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