A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated Guidebooks August 05, 2023 but are they A.I. inventions? And how big is the problem? NYT NYT > Business NYTimes Shoddy guidebooks are flooding Amazon. Their authors claim to be renowned travel writers +
Anger in China Over Flooding of Towns, in Part, to Save Beijing August 04, 2023 A provincial leader set off an outcry by urging cities to serve as a “moat” for the capital as diverted floodwaters sent scores of residents fleeing. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
The Bank of England Raises Rates Again August 03, 2023 Britain’s central bank raised rates for a 14th consecutive time as it warned that some risks from persistent inflation were “crystallizing.” NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
Is Following Your Work Passion Overrated? August 03, 2023 Experts say the pandemic and resulting changes in the working world may be encouraging people to rethink how essential passion for your job really is. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
Frontline Workers: How Has Your Commute Changed During the Pandemic? August 02, 2023 If you have never had the option to work from home because your job must be done in person NYT NYT > Business NYTimes tell us how your commute has shifted over the past three years. +
Paris Bookstalls Are Told to Relocate During Next Year’s Olympics August 02, 2023 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The “bouquinistes” along the River Seine have objected after being told that most of them will have to move temporarily for security reasons. +
What Fitch’s Downgrade of the US Credit Rating Means August 02, 2023 A downgrade of the nation’s credit rating admonished Washington for persistent political fighting over federal spending. But the move drew sharp criticism. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
Tired of Dating Apps, Some Turn to Google Docs August 02, 2023 000-word versions of the personal ads of yore hope for a more meaningful connection than a swipe might allow. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes which can read like 1 Writers of so-called Date-Me Docs +
How ESPN Went From Disney’s Financial Engine to Its Problem August 02, 2023 but profits are down and opportunities for growth have dwindled. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The sports juggernaut continues to earn billions of dollars for Disney +
U.S. Credit Rating Is Downgraded by Fitch August 01, 2023 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes said that debt-limit standoffs have eroded confidence in the nation’s fiscal management. The ratings agency which lowered the U.S. long-term rating from its top mark +
Steve Jobs’s Son Gets Into Venture Capital August 01, 2023 31 continuing a yearslong focus on a disease that hits close to home. is starting an investment firm to focus on new cancer treatments NYT NYT > Business NYTimes Reed Jobs +
Anger Over ‘Barbenheimer’ in Nuclear-Scarred Japan August 01, 2023 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The Japanese subsidiary of Warner Bros. criticized what it called insensitive promotion of “Barbie” by the company’s headquarters. +
Heat Is Costing the U.S. Economy Billions in Lost Productivity July 31, 2023 From meatpackers to home health aides NYT NYT > Business NYTimes workers are struggling in sweltering temperatures and productivity is taking a hit. +