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On Clive Davis and the death of a music mogul
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On Clive Davis and the death of a music mogul

The best way to encapsulate the complex, game-changing legacy of Clive Davis, the legendary label head who died Monday at 94, is through his discovery and meticulous shaping of Whitney Houston into a global pop star. The year was 1983. Months earlier, Davis orchestrated the gold comeback of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, with...

Why U.S. soccer is a baffling World Cup underdog
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Why U.S. soccer is a baffling World Cup underdog

Andscape explores the intriguing teams, people and themes around the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… PHILADELPHIA — Shortly after Haiti lost its World Cup Group C match to Brazil last week, I approached Jean Claude Edwards and his daughter, Tamikha, as...

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Meta Has Created a Prediction Markets App

The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets.

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White House drastically shortens deadline for dropping quantum-vulnerable crypto

The White House is drastically shortening the deadline for government agencies and organizations to adopt new quantum-resistant encryption systems that will withstand attacks that use quantum computers, as the federal government seeks to protect decades’ worth of secrets belonging to militaries, banks, governments, and most individuals on Earth. The executive order, titled Securing the Nation...

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Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments

The growing use of AI contributed to Oracle laying off 21,000 workers in a year, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. In its annual regulatory filing for the fiscal year ending May 31, Oracle said it has 141,000 full-time employees. In its 2025 filing, Oracle said it had 162,000 employees. The...