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• China's EV industry is booming — but it could be about to face a painful reckoning.
• Price wars and slowing demand are putting Chinese EV players under pressure. 
• Execs are warning that 2024 will be a "knockout round," with some firms pushed to the brink.

China's EV industry has boomed over the last few years — but it could soon face a painful reckoning.

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• Tesla is hiring for its Autopilot division following weeks of mass layoffs.
• The automaker listed several engineering roles after scrubbing its jobs board earlier in May.
• In April, Elon Musk stressed the need for head count and cost reduction.

Tesla is looking to grow its Autopilot division after weeks of mass company layoffs.

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On a large, rocky world in a far-off solar system, a year goes by in just half a day.

Astronomers are continually finding unique planets in deep space, and a new survey just revealed 15 new planets, including a unique super-Earth. These are rocky worlds some 30 to 70 percent bigger than Earth, but not quite as massive as planets like Neptune. This latest super-Earth find, dubbed TOI-1798 c, is a

• John and Matine Yuksel moved from San Francisco to the Midwest in 2020.
• The brothers and business partners lived in Iowa and Cincinnati while launching their startup.
• They sometimes miss California life but love Cincinnati

This week, science reporter Isaac Schultz described a groundbreaking effort to measure the spin of a supermassive black hole, and a fascinating experimental archaeology experiment in which marines fought each otherto test how well ancient Mycenean armor works. Other science coverage included a botched SpaceX engine…

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• Rising unemployment in 21 states points to a recession later this year, Nancy Lazar says.
• Piper Sandler's top economist flagged stark divides between the rich and poor, and big and small.
• A recession would probably hit stocks and home values, but inflation and interest rates could fall.

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• The US isn't in a recession; a majority of Americans in a Harris poll for the Guardian said there is one.
• Media coverage is one possible explanation for why Americans feel the economy isn't doing so great.
• Business Insider looked at data to see what's actually

It's rare that a single feature in a tech product can generate a week's worth of headlines. But that's what happened when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled Sky, one of five voices that read out ChatGPT-powered answers.

In common with many listeners, Scarlett Johansson recognized the voice as hers. Which was strange, Johansson said in an equally rare statement Monday, since Altman contacted her

A space telescope has captured our galaxy's doppelganger. It lies 30 million light-years away.

The brilliant object is a spiral galaxy dubbed GC 6744. And the European Space Agency's Euclid craft — launched in 2023 and packing a high-resolution 1.2-meter (four-foot) wide telescope — snapped a new razor-sharp image of this star-filled galaxy.

"This galaxy is often called a doppelganger of our own Mil

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appears to be entering a new era.
• Altman was lauded as the leader behind ChatGPT when it launched in 2022.
• But recent exits from OpenAI's safety team and a dispute with Scarlett Johansson have brought scrutiny.

Many of them start the same, with a potent mix

• An estimated record 122,000 millionaires moved to new countries in 2023, up 45% from 2022.
• Henley & Partners data shows Australia topped the net inflow of millionaires, outpacing the US.
• China faced the highest net loss of millionaires, followed by India and the UK.

Millionaires are leaving China and the UK, and flocking to Australia and the United

• BI talked to seven parents who said they're making sacrifices so their children can eat.
• Some said they can't invest in their kids' college funds or extracurricular activities.
• Many ALICE families face tough financial decisions as costs rise and assistance remains insufficient.

Ryan Arbuckle, 36, makes too much money to be eligible for government aid to support his five