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[ad_1] For the six years he worked on \”The Mentalist,\” beginning in 2009, Jordan Harper\’s job was far more than a writing gig. He and his colleagues in the writers\’ room of the weekly CBS drama were heavily involved in production. They weighed in on costumes and props, lingered on the set, provided feedback to […]

[ad_1] Three months before the cryptocurrency market exploded last year, Caroline Ellisonthe 27-year-old chief executive of the crypto hedge fund Alameda Research, was racked with self-doubt. “I have been feeling pretty unhappy and overwhelmed with my job,” Ms. Ellison wrote in a Google document in February 2022. She added: \”At the end of the day

[ad_1] Kevin Mitnick, a reformed hacker who was once one of the most wanted computer criminals in the United States, died on Sunday, according to a statement shared Wednesday by a cybersecurity training company he co-founded and a funeral home in Las Vegas. He was 59. His death was confirmed by Kathy Wattman, a spokeswoman

[ad_1] Two prominent departures at top universities this month have a common link: inquisitive student journalists. Stanford University\’s presidentMarc Tessier-Lavigne, announced on Wednesday that he would resign from his position and retract three decades-old research papers, after an independent review of his scientific work was prompted by coverage in the campus newspaper, The Stanford Daily.

[ad_1] The recession was supposed to have begun by now. Last year, as policymakers relentlessly raised interest rates to combat the fastest inflation in decades, forecasters began talking as though a recession — economic contraction rather than growth — was a question not of \”if\” but of \”when.\” Possibly in 2022. Probably in the first

[ad_1] Tata, the Indian-based conglomerate, announced on Wednesday that it would build a 4 billion-pound ($5.2 billion) battery plant in western England, a commitment sought by the auto industry and lawmakers hoping to stem fears of an exodus of car manufacturers from Britain. Tata owns Jaguar Land Rover, the British-based automaker, and the company\’s factories

[ad_1] Remember the \”she-cession\”? What about the early-retirement wave, or America\’s army of quiet quitters? For economists and other forecasters, the pandemic and post-pandemic economy has been a lesson in humility. Time and again, predictions about ways in which the labor market had been permanently changed have proved temporary or even illusory. Women lost jobs

[ad_1] Microsoft and Activision Blizzard said on Wednesday that they were delaying a $69 billion merger as the two companies scrambled to get final approval from British antitrust regulators. The new extension, set for Oct. 18, signals that the two companies believe they will complete the deal but need more time to satisfy regulators\’ concerns.

[ad_1] The Biden administration\’s top antitrust officials unveiled tougher guidelines against tech mergers on Wednesday, signaling their deepening scrutiny of the industry despite recent court losses in their attempts to block tech deal-making. Lina Khanthe chair of the Federal Trade Commission, and Jonathan Kanterthe top antitrust official at the Department of Justice, released draft guidelines

[ad_1] The news Consumer prices in Britain rose 7.9 percent in June from a year ago, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday, the slowest pace of inflation in more than a year. The slowdown, which was greater than economists had expected, will bring some relief to the government following months of inflation repeatedly