Business
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‘Effective Altruism’ Led Bankman-Fried to a Little-Known Wall St. Firm
The FTX founder joined Jane Street Capital not to learn about controlling risk, which is its focus, but because the tenets of a philanthropic movement drew him there.
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As Austin’s SoCo District Grows, Is It Losing Its ‘Weird’?
AUSTIN, Texas — In the early half of the 20th century, South Congress Avenue served as a main conduit in Austin, connecting the Texas Capitol building downtown to the city’s growing south side across the Colorado River. But in the early 1960s, the ...
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‘Equality of Injustice for All’: Saudi Arabia Expands Crackdown on Dissent
The kingdom’s courts are meting out harsher punishments than ever to citizens who criticize the government, with prosecutions built on Twitter posts ending in prison sentences of 15 to 45 years.
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James O’Keefe Is Removed as Project Veritas’ Leader
Mr. O’Keefe had been the face of the group since he founded Project Veritas in his father’s garage in suburban New York in 2010.
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Don Lemon, Nikki Haley and the Lessons of a Hoodie
The CNN anchor should have known there is a fine line between showing some personality and things getting personal.
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New York Times Wins 3 Polk Awards
The Times was honored for its coverage of the war in Ukraine and a photo of war victims, as well as for its reporting on private schools for Hasidic Jews in New York.
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Hedge Fund Billionaire Extracts Billions More to Retire
Bridgewater’s founder, Ray Dalio, retired last year after months of negotiations that guaranteed him a gigantic exit package.
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Supreme Court to Hear Case That Targets a Legal Shield of Tech Giants
The justices are set to hear a case challenging Section 230, a law that protects Google, Facebook and others from lawsuits over what their users post online.
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Facebook Parent Plans to Sell ‘Meta Verified’ Accounts
Meta announced that it would begin charging $11.99 a month for a blue badge on Facebook and Instagram.
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Turkey’s Reeling Economy Is an Added Challenge for Erdogan
The earthquake’s staggering reconstruction bill will join other economic woes as the country’s autocratic leader faces re-election.