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Back to SearchThe IRS wants to end another major tax loophole for the wealthy and raise $50 billion in the process
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to end a major tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers that could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the…
1 year, 7 months ago
Darwin’s voyage recreated by young environmentalists
The Dutch ship Oosterschelde is on a two-year mission to work with future scientists who will study species discovered by Charles Darwin and develop …
1 year, 7 months ago
Former OpenAI employees lead push to protect whistleblowers flagging artificial intelligence risks
A group of OpenAI’s current and former workers is calling on the ChatGPT-maker and other artificial intelligence (AI) companies to protect employees …
1 year, 7 months ago
Doodling artist scrawls the walls of fashionable London restaurant
Viral artist Mr. Doodle says the art world is split over his compulsive scribblings. The English creator has teamed up with a fashionable London res…
1 year, 7 months ago
Divers plunge into the world’s deepest pool in Dubai
Up until recently, Dubai city might not have been on top of scuba divers’ list of places to visit to discover the wonders of the underwater world. B…
1 year, 7 months ago
Demand for food delivery has skyrocketed. So have complaints about some drivers
A soaring demand for food delivered fast has spawned small armies of couriers—and increasing alarm—in big cities where scooters, motorcycles and mope…
1 year, 7 months ago
Rural pharmacies fill a healthcare gap in the US. Owners say it’s getting harder to stay open
Rural pharmacies, independent or chain, can be a touchstone for their communities. The staff knows everyone’s names and drugs, answers questions abou…
1 year, 7 months ago
The UN says more aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022. That’s the first time in history
The total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by farming has topped the amount fished in the wild from …
1 year, 8 months ago
Coffee, sculptures, and financial advice. Banks try to make new branches less intimidating
After years of closing or mostly neglecting physical bank branches across the U.S., the nation’s largest banks are spending hundreds of millions of d…
1 year, 8 months ago
AI race for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter—the tens of trillions of words people have wri…
1 year, 8 months ago