Business Update

Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze. Source link

Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer. Source link

They increasingly see themselves as rank-and-file workers who have traditional gripes with their companies. Source link

Megacities in southern India are attracting enormous investments to help build artificial intelligence infrastructure to serve the world’s most data-hungry country. Source link

Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious. Source link

Chosen by a British TV station to give an “alternative” to the king’s speech, Jimmy Kimmel said it had been a great year for the U.S. “from a fascism perspective.” Source link

Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse. Source link

Many Americans can take advantage of President Trump’s deduction on auto loan interest, but the tax break will provide only modest savings. Source link

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online. Source link

Nvidia will license Groq’s technology and hire its top executives, adding to the Silicon Valley giant’s heft in artificial intelligence chips. Source link