"In a recent assessment Mark Cancian of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), an American think-tank, deemed the Patriot to be “available but with some limits”, while stocks of Stingers and Avengers were “extremely limited”, because demand for them is high and spare parts are hard to find."
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"Employing major-label resources—the producer Greg Kurstin, an ally of Adele and Kelly Clarkson, worked on a few tracks—PinkPantheress brings in bursts of heavy metal (a guitar solo on the opener, “Another Life”), ’60s pop (“True Romance”), and Timbaland-style R&B (“Feelings”)."
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"For Brooks, that place entailed beloved bits on late-night television—his celebrity-impressions kit, the mime who describes everything he’s doing as he’s doing it, the elephant trainer who lost his elephant—as well as films like the spoof documentary Real Life and the romantic comedies Modern Romance, Lost in America, Broadcast News, and Defending Your Life.People have repeatedly compared Brook..."
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"An American expert, referring to the international aviation protocol that is supposed to govern accident inquiries, told me, “Annex 13 is tailored for accident investigations in confident democracies, but in countries like Malaysia, with insecure and autocratic bureaucracies, and with airlines that are either government-owned or seen as a matter of national prestige, it always makes for a prett..."
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"Sure, there’s a universe-threatening villain, reality-warping “quantum bands” to collect, and visual-effects-laden explosions aplenty, but the director Nia DaCosta prioritizes a welcome sense of play, yielding a fizzy popcorn movie that’s a refreshing change of pace—at least for a franchise that’s gotten largely somber in tone and convoluted in plot since Avengers: Endgame.Not that there’s a la..."
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"the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO The opinions expressed in Fortune.com commentary pieces are solely the views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of Fortune.Subscribe to the new Fortune CEO Weekly Europe newsletter to get corner office i..."
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"“As we have maintained since the outset, we bring our claims over the deplorable and illegal activities which took place over many years, including private investigators being hired to place secretly listening devices inside our cars and homes, the tapping of our phone calls, corrupt payments to police for inside information, and the illegal accessing of our medical information from hospitals a..."
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"“While Ford and GM’s move to adjust production plans to lower demand and save capital are pragmatically positive for margins and free cash flow in the short-term, they also raise deeper concerns around their ability to make a successful transition to EV longer term,” Deutsche Bank wrote in a report on Oct."
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"And yet the particular nature of Hitchcock’s collaborations with these women continues to serve as fodder for study and debate, despite the fact that the details of these relationships are more or less undisputed: With Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Eva Marie Saint, Kim Novak, and Leigh, the director would veer between the courtly and the coarse, at one moment inviting them to dine with his wife ..."
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"“Inventory is the most expensive part of any brand or retailer’s balance sheet,” says James Theuerkauf, cofounder and CEO of Syrup Tech, an AI platform aimed at helping companies determine how much inventory they need to have on hand and where they are most likely to sell it."
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"Not necessarily, it turns out: Research suggests that some societies view casual smiling as a sign of warmth or respect, but others are more inclined to see it as a sign of trickery.Olga’s reporting on smiling has stuck with me since I first read it—because it’s fascinating, but also because understanding the human face is becoming more and more important in our AI era, when much of our technol..."
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"Rosenthal “enhanced the attractiveness of his scheme by making up friends in high places, complete with fake emails, to create the further appearance of exclusivity and success,” prosecutors said."
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"Back in 2013, Mr Xi said: “What I think about most is this: when the party and the people need it, will our armed forces always adhere to the party’s absolute leadership, can they mobilise to fight and win, and will commanders at every level be able to lead their troops in battle?”"
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"the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO The opinions expressed in Fortune.com commentary pieces are solely the views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of Fortune.Subscribe to the new Fortune CEO Weekly Europe newsletter to get corner office i..."
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"It was clear from the shift during the monologue that Chalamet is more comfortable rapping than crooning, even if the show did write him a new equine ode for a sketch dedicated to a dystopian “Giant Horse,” a follow-up to his “Tiny Horse” ballad from 2020.Immediately, Chalamet reprised his popular character from his previous appearance on SNL, the Gen Z rap star named $mokecheddathaassgetta, a ..."
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"Nielsen reports prepared foods are up 6% and foods like ready-to-eat rice are up 17%.Subscribe to the CFO Daily newsletter to keep up with the trends, issues, and executives shaping corporate finance."
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"In all likelihood, with El Niño persisting into the new year, 2024 will probably be even warmer.The scientist James Hansen, famous for his early warnings about climate change, suggested in a paper released last week with a suite of high-level colleagues that warming is accelerating more rapidly than is presently understood: In their view, that the Earth could exceed 1.5 degrees of warming this ..."
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"“That’s always tricky, you know, if you have a business and now all of the sudden—let’s say 100 percent of the people like you, and now all of the sudden you have 50 percent of the people that love you, but the other 50 percent of the people, it’s less than like.”One thing Ivanka misses about New York, said a source familiar with her thinking, is being in a world where she feels judged by her a..."
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"“The social & wealth inequality that has resulted from tech disruption, the monopolistic power of Big Tech, plus unintended consequences of greater AI, clearly threaten the sector’s singular dominance via greater regulation & taxation,” Hartnett and his team wrote."
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"Under that rule, political ads that play on YouTube or other Google platforms will have to disclose the use of AI-altered voices or imagery.Subscribe to the Eye on AI newsletter to stay abreast of how AI is shaping the future of business."
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