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[ad_1] Opera on Tuesday revealed a new browser, called Opera Neon, that will focus on AI workflows and performing tasks on your behalf, like shopping, filling out forms, and coding. The browser is currently behind a waitlist, but the company said users would have to subscribe to use it once it releases. Pricing details were not disclosed. Notably, Opera Neon browser features three new buttons on its sidebar: Chat, Do, and Make. Chat presents a chatbot interface with which you can search the web, get answers to your queries, and ask for more information about webpages you’re browsing. Do uses…

[ad_1] When Hannah graduated from King’s College London in 2019 with a degree in business management, she hoped to build a career in marketing. But after struggling to land work in her field, she took a job at a makeup counter — a position that barely covered the cost of her apartment in central London. After a friend introduced her to stripping, she began working occasional shifts to help make ends meet. Hannah quickly realized she could make far more money at the club, so she ditched her retail job to work independently as a stripper.When the pandemic hit and…

[ad_1] Milan Reuters  —  Stellantis named its North American chief, Antonio Filosa, as its new chief executive on Wednesday, as it seeks to revive the performance and shares of the multinational automaker. Filosa, an Italian national, replaces Carlos Tavares, who stepped down in December after a fall in profits and sales. He will officially be CEO from June 23, when he will also announce a new leadership team, the company said. The tasks are daunting as the global car industry seeks to navigate the chaotic trade war launched by US President Donald Trump. For Filosa and Stellantis (STLA), the focus…

[ad_1] Proponents of boosting the declining US birth rate are targeting Americans’ biggest expense: housing. They say what parents and would-be parents need are cheaper homes that would give their families the room and financial security to grow.A recent report by the Institute for Family Studies, a conservative think tank that pushes for policies to increase the birth rate, concluded that housing costs were the single biggest factor stopping Americans from having as many kids as they want.”Housing cost concerns are more influential on young adults’ plans than childcare costs, work schedules, job stability, student debt, healthcare access, paid leave,…

[ad_1] On Wednesday nights, Connie Sloan drives two hours from her Tucson suburb to Phoenix for work, cruising up the highway to her country playlist as the sinking Arizona sun casts shadows on her steering wheel. She crashes at a friend’s house before waking up early for her nursing shift at a nearby hospital.It has been Sloan’s routine for years: She drives 100 miles on Wednesdays, works 12-hour shifts for three days, then returns home on Saturdays. The schedule can be grueling, especially at 69 years old, but she needs her roughly $3,000 monthly paycheck to supplement her Social Security.…

[ad_1] Humain, the state-owned AI company from Saudi Arabia, is on track to launch a $10 billion venture fund, Humain Ventures, that will invest in startups in the U.S., Europe and Asia, The Financial Times reported, quoting Tareq Amin, Humain’s CEO. Humain is in talks with U.S. firms like Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI about its plans, and is also exploring a deal with U.S. companies to sell an equity stake in its data center business, the report said. Amin did not reveal which these companies are, but said some are “massive names in the data center segment,”…

[ad_1] New York CNN  —  With beer sales flatlining, Anheuser-Busch is looking beyond hops and toward Ultimate Fighting Championship’s controversial boss Dana White to help them crack the growing energy drink category. Launching nationwide Wednesday is Phorm Energy, the company’s newest energy drink. The non-alcoholic caffeinated beverage marks the first product stemming from Anheuser-Busch’s previously announced partnership with White aimed at expanding into the $24 billion energy drinks category. Like similar products, Phorm Energy has zero sugar or artificial flavors, contains electrolytes and is naturally caffeinated from green tea extract. The drink comes in four varieties: grape, orange, blue, and…

[ad_1] A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York CNN  —  Elon Musk says he is back to “spending 24/7 at work” and sleeping in conference rooms — seemingly diving head-first back into corporate life after five months of oligarch larping in Washington. That kind of performative overwork often comes across these days as eye-roll-worthy — another tech entrepreneur peacocking their devotion to The Grind. Musk is a longtime pusher of such “extremely hardcore” work cultures. But given the scale and severity of the…

[ad_1] New York CNN  —  Companies are warning investors about the risks of becoming the next target of angry customers. Corporate America is required to disclose risks to their businesses in their annual regulatory filings. This year, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Corona-parent Constellation Brands join an increasing number of companies advising investors about customer and legal backlash to their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. They’re also giving notice of the risks of rolling back these programs. Businesses typically warn shareholders about economic downturns, data breaches, natural disasters, and tax code changes. But…

[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A closely watched auction of 40-year Japanese government debt has drawn the lowest demand in 10 months as concerns mount over the world’s third-biggest bond market.Demand for the government’s offer on Wednesday of about $3.5bn of 40-year notes attracted a bid-to-cover ratio — the number of bids received against securities offered — of 2.2, the lowest level since July 2024 and a reflection of what some traders have called a “buyers’ strike” among Japanese life insurers and other domestic participants.Longer-dated bonds…