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The Ford Foundation, one of the world's largest grantmakers, will throw more weight behind democracy
The Ford Foundation, one of the world’s largest private grantmakers, will overhaul its spending to counter what new leadership views as the mutually reinforcing rise of both autocracy and inequality
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Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets
With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses
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Rush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide
Governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to about 70% of websites globally
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Canada and Turkey forge trade and defense deals as Carney looks beyond US
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new “strategic partnership” Thursday, signing agreements on defense, transportation and energy and launching free trade talks
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Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 7.32% in first pullback since late August
Mortgage rates fell this week for the first time since late August, easing some of the pressure on prospective homebuyers facing higher borrowing costs on home loans
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A Vermont woman scrubs grime from gravestones and researches who is buried there
Caitlin Abrams has gained attention for her videos cleaning 18th and 19th-century headstones in Vermont cemeteries
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Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'
Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients
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Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research
Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence
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US jobless claims fell to 194,000 last week, lowest since July
U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security
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Health insurance costs keep climbing for American workers, a new survey finds
A new survey by healthcare research nonprofit KFF reveals that people relying on employer-sponsored health insurance are paying more for coverage this year
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