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Only US electric vehicle brands now qualify for tax credits. The US Treasury’s stricter requirements on the sourcing of battery components came into force today.
Fewer weddings have led David’s Bridal to declare bankruptcy in the US. The wedding dress retailer seeks a buyer to say “I do,” but 9,000 workers already face not-so-happy endings.
Elon Musk confirmed he’s working on a rival to ChatGPT. TruthGPT will focus on “understanding the nature of the universe” so it’ll be unlikely to “annihilate humans.”
A historic strike could be coming to Hollywood. Members of the Writers Guild of America voted by a record margin—98% to 2%—to authorize a walk out. In other strike news, workers at one of Coca-Cola’s biggest US bottling plants voted to go on the picket line after 18 rounds of bargaining.
What to watch for
Wall Street will get an update on how Netflix’s password sharing crackdown is going when the streaming giant reports earnings today after the bell. There’s one metric investors will be honing in on: signups for Netflix’s $6.99 ad-supported tier. The tier is a litmus test for the company’s password-sharing clampdown, and it already seems to be growing in popularity.
Apple is planting roots in Mumbai
It’s been seven years since Apple first said that it’d open a retail store in India, and today it’s actually finally really happening.
The storefront, located in a Mukesh Ambani-owned upscale commercial hub, represents more than just an expanded retail footprint for the tech giant. It’s part of a larger strategy to lessen its business reliance on China.
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The pound’s wild ride
Unlike the wilted head of lettuce that outlasted former UK prime minister Liz Truss, the pound is turning a new leaf. Truss’s disastrous “mini-budget” triggered the currency’s slide last September, but with the economy in different hands, it’s at a cheerier 10-month high against the US dollar. But as Quartz’s Cassie Werber explains, that’s not the only thing fueling the rise.
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Surprising discoveries
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An AI-generated photo won a prize at the Sony World Photography Awards. The German photographer who submitted the piece refused the honor.
Coastal species are climbing aboard the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. They’ve created entire communities that are thriving.
A stranded Russian cargo plane is racking up a mega parking bill. A year in Toronto has cost it a penny a second, or $330,000 and counting.
An elaborately lavish Roman winery was found. It had fountains that gushed with the juice of young grapes, as we gush with the realization that we were born a couple of millennia too late.
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