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Why are food prices rising so fast?

Why are food prices rising so fast?

Pritti Mistry and Emer Moreau Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images Food price inflation has risen for four months in a row The cost of everyday food items from instant coffee to beef and fruit juices has continued to rise. The latest inflation data shows food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose 4.9% in the year to July, the highest annual …

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Life on Earth emerged fast. Far quicker than we thought

Life on Earth emerged fast. Far quicker than we thought

Here’s a story you might have read before in a popular science book or seen in a documentary. It’s the one about early Earth as a lifeless, volcanic hellscape. When our planet was newly formed, the story goes, the surface was a barren wasteland of sharp rocks, strewn with lava flows from erupting volcanoes. The air was an unbreathable fume …

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Gamers Discuss Video Game Worlds Too Beautiful For Fast Travel

Gamers Discuss Video Game Worlds Too Beautiful For Fast Travel

I’ll never forget the first time I watched a sunset in Skyrim. Even on PlayStation 3, I was overjoyed. When Skyrim: Special Edition rolled around, that joy became total awe. From that moment forward, I vowed never to use fast travel again. I would make every journey across the realm either on foot, or horseback, or via horse-drawn carriage. I …

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This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again

This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again

Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise-software powerhouse IgniteTech, is unwavering as he reflects on the most radical decision of his decades-long career. In early 2023, convinced that generative AI was an “existential” transformation, Vaughan looked at his team and saw a workforce not fully on board. His ultimate response: He ripped the company down to the studs, replacing nearly 80% of …

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This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again

This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again

Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise-software powerhouse IgniteTech, is unwavering as he reflects on the most radical decision of his decades-long career. In early 2023, convinced that generative AI was an “existential” transformation, Vaughan looked at his team and saw a workforce not fully on board. His ultimate response: He ripped the company down to the studs, replacing nearly 80% of …

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Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation : NPR

Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation : NPR

Ken Thomas and his wife Delilah have invested in energy-saving windows and insulation for their Boca Raton, Fla. home. But in the dog days of summer, their electric bill can still top $400 a month. Ken Thomas hide caption toggle caption Ken Thomas Ken Thomas woke up this past Wednesday to find the power had gone out at his house …

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Trump is moving fast on private equity in 401(k) plans – Axios

Trump is moving fast on private equity in 401(k) plans  Axios DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE ASSETS FOR 401(K) INVESTORS  The White House (.gov) Trump’s 401(k) order offers retirement savers crypto, private assets, but also higher fees and more risk  Reuters Breaking Down Trump’s Debanking Executive Order  Cato Institute Trump wants your 401(k) to access crypto and private equity. Here’s what to know.  CBS News Source …

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Fast & Furious: Arcade Port Cruises Onto Switch This October

Fast & Furious: Arcade Port Cruises Onto Switch This October

Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube830k Arcade racing fans have another game to look forward to this year, with GameMill Entertainment announcing it will be bringing Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition to the Switch and multiple other platforms on 24th October, 2025. If you’re getting Cruis’n Blast vibes from this one, that’s because developer Raw Thrills was …

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