Month: May 2025

Temu stops shipping products from China to the U.S.

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Chinese retailer Temu has shifted strategy in the face of U.S. tariffs. Through executive order, President Donald Trump has ended the so-called de minimis rule, which allowed goods worth $800 or less to enter the country without tariffs. He’s also increasing tariffs on Chinese goods by more than 100%, forcing both Chinese companies like Shein … Read more

Warren Buffett to step down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO by year's end

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Warren Buffett, the CEO of publicly traded investment company Berkshire Hathaway, announced at the company’s annual shareholder meeting that he will step down by the end of 2025, and his chosen successor will take over as CEO, pending approval from Berkshire’s board of directors. According to CNBC, Buffett reiterated that Greg Abel, the company’s vice … Read more

Gold-Backed Crypto Minting Volume Hits 3-Year High as Central Bank Buying Drops

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The gold market is seeing a shift in activity, with central bank buying slowing and demand from exchange-traded funds and gold-backed cryptocurrencies growing. The latter recently moved to a three-year high, as measured by the net minting volume for tokens backed by the precious metal. Over $80 million worth of these tokens were minted over … Read more

How to Master SQL Joins – Inner, Outer, Cross, and Self-Joins With Examples

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Introdution SQL joins are a fundamental feature for combining data from multiple tables based on a related column. Understanding the different types of joins and their applications is essential for working with relational databases effectively. In this article, we’ll explore various SQL join types with clear explanations and practical examples. Sample Tables We’ll use the … Read more

It Turns Out That Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible At Predicting Crimes

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This article was copublished with WIRED. Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, rarely lined up with reported crimes, an analysis by The Markup has found, adding new context to the debate over the efficacy of crime prediction software. Geolitica, known as PredPol until a 2021 rebrand, produces software that ingests … Read more