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Propublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates power abuse. Sign up and receive the biggest story as soon as it’s published. Social Security has been in a much more unstable place than is widely understood, since the team arrived from Elon Musk’s Government Efficiency Bureau. Dudek said at last week’s closure meeting that he “don’t want to ruin the system,” according to a recording obtained by Propublica. He also said that if Doge made changes at his agency, which he had been cleaning up as much as USAID, the Treasury and others, it would be “devastating for the people of…

There’s a world of wonder all around us every day. From the biggest clouds in the sky to the tiniest dewdrops, poets have been inspired by nature throughout the ages. In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it’s easy to take our surroundings for granted. Here are some poems about nature to encourage us to stop and appreciate the beauty around us. Quick reminder: Poetry is about self-expression, so please review the poems about nature before sharing them with students to ensure that the authors’ works match the tone of your classroom. FREE PRINTABLE Poetry Worksheet Bundle Grab…

What Is Customer Lifetime Value Exactly? So, what is customer lifetime value (CLV)? To put it simply, it’s how much money a customer pays during the course of your professional relationship. Let’s say you have a SaaS startup charging clients monthly. One of your top customers has been with you for two years, spending $100 per month to renew their subscription. If you multiply $100 by 24, you get $2,400 in the course of two years. Now imagine if you had 100 loyal customers like that. They would bring you around $120,000 per year in subscription fees. But you can…

Check out the companies that make headlines in pre-market transactions. Groupon – Digital Marketplace stocks surged about 21% after the company’s full-year revenue guidance exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. Groupon has issued a range of $493 million to $500 million, surpassing the $491.5 consensus forecast from analysts voted by FactSet. The company also posted fourth quarter revenues stronger than the streets expected. Intel – Shares rose 8% after Reuters reported that TSMC had filed a joint venture proposal to US chip makers Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom to operate Intel’s Foundry Division. Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom also leapt in front…

The flags of China and the US can be seen printed on the paper in this illustration, taken on January 27, 2022. Dado Ruvic | ReutersBeijing – China wants to do more to address White House concerns about illegal fentanyl trade, but if the ongoing debate on drugs promotes more US tariffs on the world’s second-largest economy, it’s “a different thing.”Washington should “greatly thank China” for what it did to limit the US fentanyl trade, authorities said through official English translations. Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump has increased tariffs on Chinese goods by 20% based on…

HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Strategy—case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock new ways of doing business. Getting a big, bureaucratic organization to innovate or adopt new technologies is hard. That’s why Harvard Business School professor Maria Roche wrote a case study about U.S. Air Force Major Victor “SALSA” Lopez. He helped launch a program that uncovers ways to use AI to strengthen U.S. defense efforts. Professor Roche and Major Lopez talked about the challenges of fostering innovation within a large bureaucracy in a conversation with host Brian Kenny…

HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Leadership—case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. In the early 20th century, Helena Rubinstein defied gender, class, and cultural expectations to become one of the first pioneers of the modern beauty industry. Today, her namesake luxury cosmetics brand is worth more than one billion dollars. Harvard Business School professor Geoff Jones wrote a case study about the visionary leader, titled “Helena Rubenstein: Making Up The Modern Woman.” He explored her journey—and the lasting impact she made on global…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights Taking Up the Fight: The Justice Department dropped a challenge, filed under President Joe Biden, to Idaho’s strict abortion ban. St. Luke’s Health System is continuing with its own lawsuit. St. Luke’s Controversies: St. Luke’s, which delivered 41% of Idaho babies last year, has taken other tough stands in the red state. It defended staffers amid a backlash to anti-COVID-19 measures. Bundy Battle: The hospital system has…

The new role of educational designers Traditional teaching designs are built on structured paths: modules, quizzes, and evaluations following linear or branching flows. However, due to AI-powered personalization and the voluntary learning preferences of Gen Alpha and Beta, rigid structures replace the fluid, highly-demanded learning ecosystem. No trainers or instructor designers Instead of designing predefined courses, education designers (IDs) should provide curated, real-time contextual learning based on employee roles, past learning behaviors, and trends in emerging industries. IDs should think about how to integrate intelligent search, dynamic learning recommendations, and adaptive content delivery. AI-powered learning platforms are predicted to soon…

BEIJING – Deepseek’s artificial intelligence breakthrough is inspiring the Chinese venture capital world after its decline for the third year in a row.With Deepseek releasing Openai’s rival in late January, AI Drig Discovery Company Insilico Medicine had finalized a $110 million Series E Finance Round led by Hong Kong-based Value Partners. The transaction ended last month.But many Chinese funds wanted to be “like an avalanche” at the very end that Insilico was planning a pay raise for the series “E2” series, Zhavoronkov said. “I’ve never seen this level of interest.”Qiming Ventures Backed Insilico uses AI from Deepseek and other companies…