🌍 Aldi’s hiring spree

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Aldi is hiring 13,000 new workers in the U.S. The holiday season spree also comes as the low-cost grocery chain plans 800 new stores in the nation in the next five years.

Boeing said it’ll build its next plane in Seattle. The commitment is part of a tentative deal the planemaker struck with a 30,000-plus-member union that could avoid a debilitating strike...

…and Air Canada offered its pilots a huge raise to avoid a strike. The airline is offering the workers a 30% pay raise.

Teen vaping hit a 10-year low. About 1.63 million, or 6%, of middle and high school students in the U.S. use e-cigarettes, far below a peak of 20% in 2019.

TSMC’s production trials in Arizona yielded results similar to its factories in Taiwan. It’s a positive sign for the chipmaker, which has faced delays at its U.S. facilities.

The AI in the Apple tree

Apple is expected to unveil its shiny new iPhone 16 models at its annual event today.

The phones will come loaded with the latest operating software capable of supporting the tech giant’s splashy foray into the world of artificial intelligence. The integration of AI into Apple’s popular devices will allow users to customize their home screens even more, get better answers from its voice assistant, and even access ChatGPT directly from their device.

It will be one of the biggest operating software advances that Apple has introduced in years — and could lead to a bounty of new iPhone sales. Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro looked at what the rollout of Apple Intelligence will mean for the company and its consumers.

Silicon Valley has a Harris wish list

Venture capital, like any business, is often dominated by the loudest voices in the room — and many of those voices have lent their support to former President Donald Trump’s third White House bid.

But not VCs for Kamala. The roughly month-old group, with more than 800 verified members, is backing Trump’s opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. With immigration, crypto, and AI being among their chief concerns, they have a wishlist for the Democratic presidential hopeful. Quartz’s Will Gavin laid out their sticking points.

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Surprising discoveries

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft made it back to Earth. Of course, the two astronauts who went up with it weren’t on board.

Fyre Festival 2.0 is in the works. There’s no set list, or date, or venue yet.

Half of the fruit eaten in the U.S. doesn’t come from the U.S. Blueberries and raspberries are among the crops that are more frequently being imported.

Australia’s species list grew by 750. One addition to the list is a laughing frog.

Selena Gomez is now one of the youngest self-made female billionaires. The sources of her wealth are as diverse as her many careers.

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