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Nvidia (NVDA+3.31%) is on a hiring spree in China. The chipmaker wants to help build AI-driven cars there.
Banks could soon have overdraft fees capped at $5. The CFPB just announced a final rule limiting them.
Donald Trump rang the New York Stock Exchange’s (ICE+1.80%) opening bell. It happened the same morning he was named Time’s Person of the Year.
Trump says Elon Musk will put America before Tesla (TSLA+7.98%) or SpaceX. The president-elect denied that Musk faces conflicts of interests in leading his DOGE group.
RFK Jr. says Ozempic and other weight-loss meds can’t replace a healthy lifestyle. Still, Trump’s health secretary pick has softened previous criticism of popular medications.
Zuckerberg friend requests Trump
Mark Zuckerberg wants to be on Donald Trump’s good side. Meta (META+4.31%) donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund.
Facebook suspended Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol after losing the 2020 election. But now, Zuckerberg’s company wants to play “an active role in the debates that any administration needs to have about maintaining America’s leadership in the technological sphere.”
Why has Meta done an about-face regarding Trump? Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro explains the social media company’s thinking.
Reality TV contestants are employees
The National Labor Relations Board says that contestants on the reality TV show Love is Blind count as its employees. Previously, they were thought to be contractors.
The decision means that contestants could face a number of improvements to their working conditions. It also opens up the possibility to unionize.
What does this new labor status mean for the reality TV landscape? Quartz’s Bruce Gil looks into the NLRB’s big decision.
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The most recent immigration surge has been the largest in U.S. history. The foreign-born percentage of the population is at a record high. (paywall)
The NFL is allowing private equity ownership for the first time ever. The Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills have sold stakes to PE firms.
Landlords are getting cyberbullied on Facebook. Some hecklers respond to listings on the site with “‘BOOOOO’ followed by laughing and poop emojis” if they think asking rents are too high. (paywall)
A new generation of airship could bring back slow air travel in a big way. LTA Pathfinder 1 is about four times the size of a Goodyear (GT+4.06%) blimp.
OnlyFans creators are responding to fan DMs with AI impersonators. Contractors keep up online relationships in models’ places. (paywall)
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