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From bridges to oil refineries and defense, robots fix on aging U.S. infrastructure
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From bridges to oil refineries and defense, robots fix on aging U.S. infrastructure

A construction worker climbs above a line of fencing at the site of a large public infrastructure reconstruction project of an elevated roadway and bridges in upper Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., April 22, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters The infrastructure that makes up the U.S. is, in some cases, flailing. More […]

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One of tax return filing season’s biggest financial risks isn’t an IRS audit
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One of tax return filing season’s biggest financial risks isn’t an IRS audit

Tax season has officially started, so you should prepare to file your 2024 tax return, and prepare for the scammers who are already prowling. Don’t get baited and hooked. Many people are lax about protecting their personal information online, and there’s more reason than ever to be wary given widespread hacks such as the massive […]

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Chinese AI app DeepSeek was downloaded by millions. Deleting it might come next
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Chinese AI app DeepSeek was downloaded by millions. Deleting it might come next

This week’s news that the DeepSeek Chatbot app, developed by China, was downloaded from the Apple app store significantly more times than the US-developed ChatGPT from Open AI, wiped billions off the global tech market. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Plenty of Americans are discovering the AI search powers of DeepSeek, […]

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After TikTok, the WiFi router in your home may be next Chinese tech ban target
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After TikTok, the WiFi router in your home may be next Chinese tech ban target

The logo of TP-Link appears on the products of router manufacturer TP-Link in Fuyang, China, on December 19, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images While the TikTok ban has lawmakers scurrying and chatter about Chinese influence over U.S. tech at a fever pitch, another danger is lurking. One […]

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Trump slams trade relationship with European Union: ‘We have some very big complaints’
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Trump slams trade relationship with European Union: ‘We have some very big complaints’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday continued to take aim at the European Union for what he claims is an unequal trade relationship. “From the standpoint of America, the EU treats us very, very unfairly, very badly,” Trump said in a virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. After his inauguration on […]

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Trump says he’ll ask Saudi Arabia to ’round out’ investment pledge in U.S. to  trillion
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Trump says he’ll ask Saudi Arabia to ’round out’ investment pledge in U.S. to $1 trillion

US President Donald Trump (L) speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd R) and Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May smile during a family photo session at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by KIM KYUNG-HOON […]

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Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick says bank will work with U.S. regulators on offering crypto
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Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick says bank will work with U.S. regulators on offering crypto

Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick said Thursday that his bank will be working with U.S. regulators to examine whether it can deepen its involvement in cryptocurrency markets. Pick was asked about his views on digital currencies under the pro-crypto Trump administration. On Tuesday, the acting head of the Securities and Exchange Commission launched an effort […]

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Can Trump force the hand of NATO allies to spend up to 5% of GDP on defense?
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Can Trump force the hand of NATO allies to spend up to 5% of GDP on defense?

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the NATO summit in Watford, in London, Britain, December 3, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters As U.S. President Donald Trump looks to immediately fix his greatest political and economic bugbears, the thorny issue of NATO defense spending is likely to […]

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‘Woke’ global left is starting to crumble, Argentina’s Milei says
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‘Woke’ global left is starting to crumble, Argentina’s Milei says

President of Argentina Javier Milei speaks to lawmakers during the opening session of the Argentine Congress for the period 2024 on March 01, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tomas Cuesta | Getty Images News | Getty Images A “global hegemony” of left-wing politics and ideology is “starting to crumble,” Argentina’s firebrand President Javier Milei told […]

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NATO chief ‘very happy’ with Trump’s sanctions threat to Russia
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NATO chief ‘very happy’ with Trump’s sanctions threat to Russia

Mark Rutte, incoming secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), during a transition ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Mark Rutte, the affable and meticulous former Dutch premier, has a daunting task ahead to keep the defense alliance a global force. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty […]

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