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10 months ago
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The CEO Who Gave 60,000 Employees His Cellphone Number

Bjørn Gulden is pushing Adidas staff to break rules and ignore consultants

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11 months ago
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How Putin’s Right-Hand Man Took Out Prigozhin

Nikolai Patrushev, a top ally of the Russian leader for decades, put in motion the assassination of the mutinous chie...

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11 months ago
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X Is Working to Lure Smaller Advertisers as Elon Musk Keeps Alienating Big Brands

Elon Musk lashed out at advertisers boycotting X during an interview at the New York Times’s DealBook Summit Wednesda...

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about 1 year ago
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Meta Strikes Deal to Return to China After 14 years

Chinese videogame maker Tencent agrees to start selling a new lower-cost headset from Meta late next year

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about 1 year ago
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Netflix, Warner’s Max Team Up With Verizon to Offer Discounted Streaming Bundle

Verizon will offer ad tiers of both services for about $10 a month combined, instead of $17

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about 1 year ago
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Russia Turns to Longtime Arms Customers to Boost War Arsenal

Videos taken following Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson show destroyed tanks, trucks and radars along roads and on ba...

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about 1 year ago
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TikTok Asks Managers to Give More Staff Lower Review Grades

Employees worry subpar performance grades could be used to reduce bonuses and pave the way for job cuts

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about 1 year ago
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Ignoring U.S. Calls for Peace, Egypt Delivered Drones to Sudan’s Military

Bayraktar drone deliveries are latest instance of regional powers meddling in Sudan’s civil war

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about 1 year ago
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How Ads on Your Phone Can Aid Government Surveillance

Federal agencies buy bulk data, collected from ads you might never see, that can yield valuable information about you

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about 1 year ago
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U.S. Considers Dropping Sanctions Against Israeli Billionaire in Push for EV Metals

Nickel is an essential component of electric-vehicle batteries and Indonesia is by far the world’s largest producer. ...

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about 1 year ago
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U.S. Probe of Russia-Sanctions Busting Focuses on Major Oil Trader

The investigation is examining whether Murtaza Lakhani, founder and chief executive of Mercantile & Maritime Group, t...

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about 1 year ago
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Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut

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about 1 year ago
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The Kremlin’s Latest Battle Is With Russia’s Oil Companies

Rosneft executives are pushed out as the country’s oil companies squabble over profits versus stability in the domest...

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about 1 year ago
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Children Fed on Grass, No Medication for Rape Victims: Aid to African Crises Cut Back as Needs Soar

Aid groups in Africa face biggest funding shortfalls in decades amid new humanitarian emergencies, price increases, U...

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about 1 year ago
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Ukrainian Armored Vehicles Breach Russian Defensive Line in Southeast

Small, secret boat raids along the Dnipro River are playing an outsized role in Ukraine’s counteroffensive strategy—r...

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about 1 year ago
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Tesla, Saudi Arabia in Early Talks for EV Factory

Kingdom is trying to boost foreign investment but has contentious history with Elon Musk

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about 1 year ago
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A Saudi Defense Contractor Courted Russia and China. Then, Its U.S. Business Partners Fled

Failed talks between RTX and a Saudi defense firm show the kingdom’s difficulties in establishing its own military in...

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about 1 year ago
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U.S., Saudi Arabia in Talks to Secure Metals for EVs

Partnership could boost U.S. in race with China for cobalt while jump-starting Saudi mining industry

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about 1 year ago
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Western Officials Plan to Warn U.A.E. Over Trade With Russia

Requests to stop exporting items that can be used in war against Ukraine have been largely ignored, Western officials...

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about 1 year ago
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Ukrainian Counteroffensive Pierces Main Russian Defensive Line in Southeast

After three months of grinding advances in Western-backed operation, Kyiv accelerates advances along main line of attack

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about 1 year ago
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The Last Days of Wagner’s Prigozhin

The final two months of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s life were full of speculation about his whereabouts a...

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over 1 year ago
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Ukraine Uses Small-Unit Tactics to Retake Captured Territory From Russia

On the southeastern front, platoons backed by artillery fight to dislodge Russians

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over 1 year ago
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A U.S. Ally Promised to Send Aid to Sudan. It Sent Weapons Instead.

U.A.E. arms shipments are fueling a war that has killed more than 3,900 people and run counter to Biden administratio...

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over 1 year ago
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Saudi Arabia to Host Ukraine Peace Talks as Part of Western Effort to Woo Global South

Washington and Europe are hoping the talks, which exclude Russia, can lead to international backing for peace terms f...

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over 1 year ago
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Russia Uses Little-Known Traders to Sell Oil to the World

The success of Rosneft’s recent oil tender adds to signs that the financial squeeze on Russian oil producers from san...

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over 1 year ago
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Russia Detained Several Senior Military Officers in Wake of Wagner Mutiny

A Kremlin spokesman said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhi...

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over 1 year ago
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ChatGPT Owner Vows to Improve Its AI Tools After Sam Altman’s World Tour

The European Union’s Parliament on Wednesday voted to push forward draft legislation that would mark the West’s first...

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over 1 year ago
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Google Violated Its Standards in Ad Deals, Research Finds

About 80% of Google’s video ad placements on third-party sites violated promised standards, new research shows; Googl...

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over 1 year ago
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Russia Nears Deals to Sell Gusher of Oil

State-controlled Rosneft is close to locking in buyers

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over 1 year ago
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Ukraine’s Zelensky: We Are Ready for Counteroffensive

As Ukraine prepares to launch a counteroffensive, satellite images and videos show how Russia is strengthening its de...

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over 1 year ago
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IKEA Looks to Speed Up E-Commerce With Software Acquisition

Counterintuitive though it may seem, part of furniture giant IKEA’s success stems from its policy requiring its custo...

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over 1 year ago
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To Aid Ukraine in Fight Against Russia, Allies Look to Security Model Like Israel’s

NATO membership isn’t on the table for now, but U.S. and European allies could provide Kyiv guarantees for weapons, a...

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over 1 year ago
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Antiabortion Group Used Cellphone Data to Target Ads to Planned Parenthood Visitors

From a high-stakes legal battle over the abortion pill mifepristone, to states debating their own legislation, WSJ’s ...

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over 1 year ago
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Fashion Giant Shein Raises $2 Billion but Lowers Valuation by a Third

Online retailer made $800 million net profit in 2022 and is targeting 40% growth, but faces geopolitical headwinds an...

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over 1 year ago
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Ant’s Financial License Is in Limbo as China Shakes Up Regulatory System

Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., returned to mainland China after spending roughly a year overseas....

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over 1 year ago
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Adidas Targets Basketball, Soccer to Drive Post-Yeezy Rebound

Sportswear brand seeks to reassert its identity as a sports company first and foremost

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over 1 year ago
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Ukraine Asks Turkey to Seize Ship It Alleges Is Carrying Stolen Grain

A U.A.E.-owned ship carrying 19,000 tons of what Ukrainian prosecutors say is stolen grain docked in Turkey on Monday

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over 1 year ago
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Hungary Sees U.S. Among Top Three Adversaries, Purported Leaked Document Says

Document cites CIA assessment of Washington-Budapest rift

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over 1 year ago
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Biden’s $42.5 Billion Broadband-Expansion Plan Is Challenged by Lawmakers

Senators want a new review before money is allocated to ensure rural states get fair share

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