Business
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The Week in Business: Microsoft’s Big Bet on A.I.
Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (Feb. 5-11) An A.I. Arms Race Microsoft’s often-overlooked search engine, Bing, is mounting a comeback with ChatGPT, the suddenly ubiquitous chatbot capable of composing song lyrics, writing academic essays and ...
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Can the N.F.L.’s Rules for Team Ownership Survive its Skyrocketing Valuations?
Other sports leagues have changed their rules to allow private equity firms to invest. But so far, the N.F.L. has resisted.
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When It’s Easy to Be a Landlord, No One Wants to Sell
Locked in at historically low interest rates. Platforms that make managing rentals a breeze. Homeowners have little incentive to put a house on the market.
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Why Are You Seeing So Many Bad Digital Ads Now?
Scrolling past ads has rarely been enjoyable. But in recent months, people say the experience seems so much worse.
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I.R.S. Decides Most Special State Payments Are Not Taxable
The agency offered the guidance that it had asked millions of taxpayers in 21 states to wait for before filing their returns.
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U.S. Blacklists 6 Chinese Entities Involved in Spy Balloon Programs
The action to cut off five Chinese companies and a research institute from American parts and technologies is part of the Biden administration’s response to the balloon it shot down last week.
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DeSantis Gains Control of Tax Board Overseeing Disney World
The Florida governor had wanted to abolish the resort’s designation as a special tax district. That would have left two counties paying for services like policing.
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White House Says Biden Will Not Do a Super Bowl Interview With Fox
The president, who participated when NBC and CBS aired the game, will not appear on a broadcast expected to reach tens of millions of viewers.
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Maya Rudolph’s Super Bowl Challenge: Make M&M’s Sweet Again
Unpopular companies and brands in trouble go with a strategy of hiring a likable celebrity and hoping for the best. But they might be better off with a puppy.
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A New Option for Moving Retirement Savings When Switching Jobs
Three big 401(k) administrators are making it easier for workers with accounts of less than $5,000 to transfer the money to their new employers’ plans.