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Air Canada flight attendants defy order, 100,000 passengers stranded

Air Canada flight attendants remained on strike Sunday, defying a government labor board’s order to return to work and forcing Canada’s largest airline to delay its restart plans. The walkout, which began shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, grounded most of the carrier’s 700 daily flights and stranded more than 100,000…

Democratic socialist Mamdani leads NYC mayor race with tech donations

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani isn’t just the polling frontrunner in this year’s race for mayor of the nation’s most populous city. The Democratic Party mayoral nominee in New York City is also the overwhelming leader when it comes to donations from high-tech workers.According to New York City campaign finance data reviewed and first reported by the New York Post, 260 rank-and-file Google employees donated nearly $40,500 to Mamdani’s campaign through July 11.  Mamdani received more…

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See BYD’s Fleet of Car-Carrying Cargo Ships Taking the Fight to Tesla

Elon Musk had a problem. As Tesla struggled to ramp up sales in October 2022, it faced a critical shortage of ships to deliver its EVs.”There weren’t enough boats, there weren’t enough trains, there weren’t enough car carriers,” Musk told investors, after Tesla announced it had delivered tens of thousands…

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Cabin crew strike causes travel chaos for 130,000 Air Canada flyers

Air Canada cabin crew walked off the job early Saturday, grounding hundreds of flights and stranding thousands of passengers forced to seek alternatives or stay put. The strike, which started just after 1 a.m. EDT, forced Canada’s largest airline to suspend most of its 700 daily flights, affecting about 130,000…

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OpenAI Chief Research Scientist: Book That Inspired Him in High School

OpenAI chief research scientist, Jakub Pachocki, didn’t always know he’d be on the front lines of artificial intelligence development.In OpenAI’s latest podcast episode, published Friday, Pachocki said he didn’t know what he wanted to do with his career as a teenager in high school. He recalled one book that inspired…

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