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Sony's excellent WH-1000XM5 are over 50% off - and come with a free pair of earbuds

Looking for a last-minute gift (maybe for yourself)? Consider a pair of our favorite Sony headphones, which come with a free pair of noise-cancelling earbuds, too.

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Troilus in Talks on German Funding for Quebec Gold-Copper Mine

The German government is in talks with Canadian firm Troilus Mining Corp. to fund investment in a large mining project, helping secure copper supplies that are key to the energy transition.

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Instacart Says It Is Pulling the Plug on Its AI-Powered Price Tests

After an investigation found some customers were charged nearly 25% more for identical items, Instacart says it’s ending its controversial price-testing program.

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ETHZilla sells $74.5 million of ether in effort to trim debt load

This is the company's second sale of part of its ETH treasury, following a $40 million sale in October to fund share repurchases.

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Alphabet to buy Intersect Power to bypass energy grid bottlenecks

Alphabet is set to pay $4.75 billion in cash, plus debt, for the data center and clean energy developer.

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Alphabet to Buy Data Center Partner Intersect for $4.75 Billion

Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus its existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant in its push to dramatically expand its data center footprint to power AI.

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Daiwa Revives M&A Hiring to Boost Global Status, Ride Japan Wave

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is resuming an expansion of its mergers and acquisitions business to capitalize on a dealmaking boom at home and lift its standing abroad.

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Instacart shuts down dynamic AI pricing experiments following scrutiny of its tests

Instacart operator Maplebear Inc. said today it’s going to cancel a controversial experiment that used artificial intelligence to show different prices for different products to some consumers. The company said in a blog post that retailers will no longer be given access to its Eversight technology,…

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Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion

The deal for Intersect, a data center and energy developer, is set to help Google built out its infrastructure for artificial intelligence.

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Score a Free Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G With Any Total Wireless Phone Plan Right Now

Plans start at just $40/month.

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Uniqlo Billionaire Founder Sets His Sights on Passing Zara Owner

In the past four decades, Uniqlo has refined the art of getting people to buy clothes. Step into any store and you’ll find perfectly folded garments, color palettes that shift from light to dark, pulling shoppers deeper into the space, and sizes following a vertical logic, with smaller pieces within…

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Frustrations deepen over UK-EU trade terms, business survey finds

Only 16% of almost 900 exporters surveyed said the Trade and Cooperation Agreement was working well

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Data center safety checklist: 10 best practices to follow

Data center facilities pose various risks to those who operate them. Here are 10 best practices to follow when implementing data center safety.

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Incident remediation startup Resolve AI reportedly valued at $1B in new funding round

Resolve AI Inc., a startup with a platform that helps companies fix issues in their technology infrastructure, has reportedly raised funding at a $1 billion valuation. TechCrunch on Friday cited sources as saying that the Series A investment had a “multi-tranched structure.” That means some shares w…

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Powerball jackpot hits $1.6B: The only states where you'd actually get $1B

A winner following Monday's drawing would not be an instant billionaire.

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The incredible Sony XM6 headphones are on sale for under $400 at Amazon

The Sony XM6 headphones are on sale at Amazon for $398, down from the normal price of $459.99. That's a 13% discount.

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Instacart is immediately ending controversial price tests

Instacart is ending price tests after a Consumer Reports investigation that claimed it's inflating grocery bills.

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Alphabet agrees to buy Intersect Power for $4.75bn

Deal will help Google’s parent company expand access to generation needed to power AI development

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How U.S. Defense Industry Dodged a Rare-Earth Shortage After China’s Curbs

America’s ability to make precision-guided missiles was threatened during Trump’s tariff war. But experienced players have rescued the supply chain, for now.

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Larry Ellison Personally Backs Paramount's Bid for Warner

Oracle Chair Larry Ellison says he will personally back Paramount Skydance's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with a guarantee of $40 billion in equity financing. Ellison's son David is the CEO of Paramount. Paramount is trying to beat out a rival bid from Netflix. Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde reports. …