CrowdStrike exec will testify to Congress about July’s global IT meltdown

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A senior CrowdStrike executive will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee next month about the IT outage that grounded planes and workplaces to a halt globally on July 19th.

Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike’s senior vice president of counter adversary operations, has agreed to appear before the panel on September 24th at 2PM ET, the committee

Nvidia is still on fire — but its trajectory is looking a bit more like Apple

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Nvidia is still selling loads of chips, but demand appears to be slowing.

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  • Nvidia's growth is apparently slowing down.
  • It reported a 122% growth in quarterly revenue versus last year, down from 262% for the previous quarter.
  • Although demand remains strong, the slowdown suggests Nvidia's GPUs are becoming a bit like Apple's iPhones.

This summer, investors have been fretting about the

Inside the legal battle over Kroger and Albertsons — and the fate of the biggest supermarket merger in US history

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Unionized grocery store workers have rallied against the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons.

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  • Kroger and Albertsons are facing off against the FTC in court over their proposed $24.6 billion merger.
  • The FTC argues the merger would reduce competition and raise grocery prices.
  • The fate of the biggest supermarket merger in US history could come down to a

OpenAI, Anthropic agree to have their models tested before making them public

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OpenAI and rival company Anthropic have signed agreements with the U.S. government to have new models tested before public release.

On Thursday the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that its AI Safety Institute will oversee "AI safety research, testing and evaluation" with both companies. "These agreements are just the start, but they are an important milestone as we

I grew up in Barcelona and live in the US. I'd love to go home, but tourism is making life unbearable for locals.

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Barcelona has a lot of visitors but that's not always a good thing.

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  • I really enjoyed growing up in Barcelona but moved away 10 years ago.
  • I'd love to return to my home city, but the cost of living and many tourists make it difficult.
  • There have been signs of change, but I still feel Barcelona prioritizes visitors over residents.

I loved growing up in Barcelona.

There's

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A social worker who quit to become a life coach explains how she made a career pivot that quintupled her salary

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  • Dr. Kiki Ramsey chose a social work career because she wanted to help people.
  • Being a social worker was physically and mentally exhausting, leading her to pivot careers.
  • She now focuses on positive psychology, coaching organizations and women in leadership roles.

From higher caseloads to inadequate pay, many working in psychology professions are burned out. Among them are social

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