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The days of Republicans’ hard stances against marijuana have seemingly gone up in smoke. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to reschedule marijuana as a Schedule III substance—an effective downgrade from Schedule I, the most dangerous classification, which includes substances like heroin. The change could allow for marijuana to be used in moreContinueContinue reading “Trump moves to downgrade marijuana, breaking with GOP hardline stance”

New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following to the staff: We are thrilled to announce that Kim Bhasin is joining Business as a retail correspondent. Kim joins us from Bloomberg, where he spent the last decade reporting for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek magazine in New York. He covered luxury brands, sportswear companiesContinueContinue reading “NY Times hires Bloomberg’s Bhasin to cover retail”

Don’t beat yourself up if you do some serious damage on a cheese plate during holiday festivities this year: You just may do your future self a favor. A new study has found that eating nearly 2 ounces or more of high-fat cheese each day has been associated with a 16% lower risk of dementia,ContinueContinue reading “Can eating cheese lower your dementia risk? A new study says maybe”

The ChatGPT-maker admitted to moving resources from R&D to generate more AI slop.  source https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/sam-altmans-cringe-ai-thirst-trap-says-a-lot-about-the-future-of-openai/91280307

The rapid growth of data centers during the AI boom has been a dominating narrative of 2025—and, in many instances, not a popular one.  Across the country, communities have pushed back against data centers planned for their cities and states. Some have even turned to online petition sites to raise awareness and voice collective opposition toContinueContinue reading “As data center backlash grows across the country, Change.org sees a surge of petitions in 2025”