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It might be unusual to find Mickey Mouse and “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” mentioned in the same breath. But you can chalk up their momentary fellowship to America’s copyright laws, under which both are entering the public domain on Jan. 1. That’s because both Mickey and Mellors, the Chatterley estate gamekeeper, made their first published appearance…
From Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: A Comparative Analysis of Tech Innovation Hubs
In the global arena of technological innovation, Silicon Valley in the United States and Shenzhen in China stand out as two colossal hubs, each driving the future of tech in unique and impactful ways. While Silicon Valley is synonymous with startups, venture capitalism, and the birthplace of giants like Apple, Google, and Facebook, Shenzhen has…
An “Angry Mob” On Reddit Is Pushing Up GameStop’s Stock Price And Pissing Off A Bunch Of Wall Street Firms
By encouraging everyday investors, also known as retail investors, to buy up GME stock and increase its price, hedge funds would have to sell out in order to cut their losses from having shorted the stock, which increases the stock price even further. “Hedge funds are getting their asses kicked by the retail investor,” Lindzon…
Column: Measles is again on the march across the world, thanks to anti-vaxxers such as RFK Jr.
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Calls grow for Fujitsu to pay for Post Office injustice
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Democrats Question Semiconductor Program Ties to Wall Street
Two Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday expressed concerns about ex-Wall Street financiers overseeing the Commerce Department’s distribution of $39 billion in grants to the semiconductor industry, saying the staffing raised questions about the creation and abuse of a revolving door between government and industry. In a letter to the Commerce Department, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts…
