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In 2014, investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel infamously posed the distinction between companies that deal in “atoms” versus those that deal in “bits.” In its crudest terms, the former category includes businesses focused on things like hardware and manufacturing; the latter, software and financial services. Just shy of 10 years on, the distinction now strikes as quaint, if not downright irrelevant. Over the past five or so years, a new cohort of startups have emerged. In some ways, they resemble Silicon Valley of…

America’s tiniest employers have the highest share of job openings on record—more than one in five available positions—a sign the labor market might be tilting toward the little guy.Solid demand for workers from small establishments, such as mom-and-pop businesses and many franchise locations, stands in contrast to a cooling labor market more broadly. It could give smaller businesses a chance to catch up on hiring with less competition from larger companies on pay and benefits, and offer refuge for job seekers as the…

Last updated: December 1st, 2023 at 16:03 UTC+01:00 America's chip ban on Huawei has left the company unable to source advance chipsets, but it's working hard to find a way around these sanctions. It has already come up with a custom 7nm 5G-enabled chipset, thereby eliminating concerns that Huawei may no longer be able to make 5G phones after the ban. A state investment fund has reportedly become a close collaborator of Huawei in its mission to bypass these sanctions and build an independent chip network that the…

Dog owners are also exchanging advice on the best disinfection products for facilities and sharing what it’s like caring for dogs sick with this suspected syndrome, as well as first-hand accounts of what treatments have and haven’t worked. The idea is that owners of newly infected dogs can pass this information along to their veterinary treatment teams. This informal citizen reporting shows possible cases in over 21 states, although these diagnoses have not been verified by researchers.Needle encourages dog owners to be…

For years, the US electric motorcycle market was dominated by $20,000+ flagship models. While those bikes are still leading the pack, a new wave of lower-cost commuter electric motorcycles has expanded the market’s reach. The latest such bike, the Ryvid Anthem, has recently expanded its deliveries after production began earlier this year. And with a price tag under half of the major flagship electric models, it’s opening the door to more riders than ever before. After its announcement and unveiling…

A man stares into the camera and hits me with: “Hey everyone. Genocide is bad.” I scroll down to the next video where another guy proclaims that young liberals are “rooting for a radical Islamic Nazi death cult.” I keep scrolling, eager to get back to fantasy football commentary or dog-grooming videos.Welcome to TikTok in 2023.TikTok isn’t just a place for the light-hearted stuff, nor is it solely viral dance crazes, sea shanties, and get-ready-with-me-videos. Increasingly, it’s where Americans say they’re getting news.…

Satellite image of Lake Powell acquired on September 23, 2022, by the Operational Land Imager 2 on Landsat 9.Satellite image of Lake Powell acquired on October 20, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8.A wet winter in western states provided a short-term reprieve to the decades-long drought in the reservoir.After falling to record lows in early 2023, water levels in Lake Powell—the second-largest reservoir in the United States—rebounded in the summer of 2023. Above-average snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains…

Listen to article(1 minute)When the Phoenix Suns played the Detroit Pistons early this month, Mat Ishbia’s fingerprints were everywhere.He bought the Suns in February, tapping into the fortune he made in the mortgage business. And his lending company, UWM Holdings, sponsors the Pistons, with its logo appearing on their jerseys.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Listen to article(1 minute)When the Phoenix Suns played the Detroit Pistons early this month, …

Google lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by an engineer who claims he was fired for challenging a paper the company published that touted the ability of artificial intelligence to speed the design of computer chips.In a tentative ruling Wednesday, a California state judge rejected the Alphabet Inc. unit's request to throw out Satrajit Chatterjee's wrongful termination and whistleblower protection claims. Chatterjee is at least the third researcher to be ousted by Google after butting heads with the company over the use of…

Electric bus and battery maker Proterra, bus dealer ABC Companies, and California utility PG&E have opened North America’s largest electric bus charging center. The privately owned center sits on a 3.5-acre campus in Newark, California, right next to Fremont. It features 20 dual-cable EV chargers that are capable of charging up to 40 electric coaches. A Proterra spokesperson told Electrek that the chargers are “currently configured for 60 kW per dispenser.” Service, delivery, training,…