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More than 80,000 remain without power in Denver area amid Sunday outages - The Denver Post
business 2026/02/01 22:29:52

More than 80,000 remain without power in Denver area amid Sunday outages - The Denver Post

Hundreds of thousands of Core Electric and Xcel Energy customers lost power in the southeast metro area on Sunday, including in Arapahoe and Douglas counties, according to the utilities.

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AI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’? - TechCrunch
business 2026/02/01 22:15:53

AI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’? - TechCrunch

How many of the companies with recent layoffs are just using AI as an excuse?

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European Tech Giant Cuts Off U.S. Subsidiary After Multimillion Dollar ICE Contract - Gizmodo
business 2026/02/01 21:23:24

European Tech Giant Cuts Off U.S. Subsidiary After Multimillion Dollar ICE Contract - Gizmodo

ICE is enlisting ten companies for a widespread immigrant surveillance program.

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106-year-old retailer closing all stores in Chapter 11 bankruptcy - thestreet.com
business 2026/02/01 19:39:43

106-year-old retailer closing all stores in Chapter 11 bankruptcy - thestreet.com

The company previously survived two Chapter 11 filings before this latest collapse.

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Former Trump economic official Gary Cohn says Kevin Warsh will take the Fed back to its traditional norms - CBS News
business 2026/02/01 18:43:56

Former Trump economic official Gary Cohn says Kevin Warsh will take the Fed back to its traditional norms - CBS News

Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman, said President Trump’s nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is “very highly qualified” and will “take the Fed back to its traditional” norms.

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Trump tries humor, gets some silence, at black-tie dinner with ‘people I hate’ - The Washington Post
business 2026/02/01 18:35:25

Trump tries humor, gets some silence, at black-tie dinner with ‘people I hate’ - The Washington Post

In a frenetic presidency marked by jarring contrasts, he added another Saturday night: suiting up in black-tie regalia amid mass immigration protests and telling jokes about invading Greenland.

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