December 2024
January 2025
\"Customer Service Expectations Surge in 2025: Zero Tolerance for Mediocrity\"\
\"In 2025, customers will only tolerate 2.2 bad experiences before switching companies; 23% will leave even if satisfied, emphasizing the rising demand for exceptional customer service.\
\"Customer Service Expectations Surge in 2025: Zero Tolerance for Mediocrity\"\
\"In 2025, customers will only tolerate 2.2 bad experiences before switching companies; 23% will leave even if satisfied, emphasizing the rising demand for exceptional customer service.\
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52% Bias Score
Berkshire Hathaway Holds Record \$325 Billion Cash Hoard
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holds a record \$325 billion in cash—30% of its assets—due to high market valuations and lack of appealing investment opportunities; this is the largest cash hoard in 34 years, exceeding even pre-dot-com bubble levels.
Berkshire Hathaway Holds Record \$325 Billion Cash Hoard
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holds a record \$325 billion in cash—30% of its assets—due to high market valuations and lack of appealing investment opportunities; this is the largest cash hoard in 34 years, exceeding even pre-dot-com bubble levels.
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52% Bias Score
Global Travel Industry Booms in 2024, Reaching Record $11 Trillion GDP Contribution
In 2024, the global travel industry reached nearly 96% of pre-pandemic international arrival levels, generating a record $11 trillion contribution to global GDP, fueled by resurgent business travel, new hotels, and booming solo and wellness tourism.
Global Travel Industry Booms in 2024, Reaching Record $11 Trillion GDP Contribution
In 2024, the global travel industry reached nearly 96% of pre-pandemic international arrival levels, generating a record $11 trillion contribution to global GDP, fueled by resurgent business travel, new hotels, and booming solo and wellness tourism.
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24% Bias Score
Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Corporate DEI Programs
The Supreme Court will rule in 2025 on Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a reverse discrimination case that could significantly impact corporate DEI programs by potentially lowering the evidentiary bar for such claims; the ruling could affect five federal circuits that currently require add...
Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Corporate DEI Programs
The Supreme Court will rule in 2025 on Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a reverse discrimination case that could significantly impact corporate DEI programs by potentially lowering the evidentiary bar for such claims; the ruling could affect five federal circuits that currently require add...
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36% Bias Score
Forough Farrokhzad: A Poet's Legacy in the Face of Iranian Protests
A French documentary, airing December 22nd, profiles Forough Farrokhzad, an Iranian poet who died in 1967, highlighting the renewed relevance of her work concerning women's rights in Iran following Mahsa Amini's death.
Forough Farrokhzad: A Poet's Legacy in the Face of Iranian Protests
A French documentary, airing December 22nd, profiles Forough Farrokhzad, an Iranian poet who died in 1967, highlighting the renewed relevance of her work concerning women's rights in Iran following Mahsa Amini's death.
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28% Bias Score
Indira Gandhi's Triumphant Return to Power
In 1978, despite heavy rain on polling day and facing accusations of harassment, Indira Gandhi won a Lok Sabha by-election in Karnataka by 70,000 votes, showcasing her enduring political strength and return to power.
Indira Gandhi's Triumphant Return to Power
In 1978, despite heavy rain on polling day and facing accusations of harassment, Indira Gandhi won a Lok Sabha by-election in Karnataka by 70,000 votes, showcasing her enduring political strength and return to power.
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48% Bias Score
Amazon Launches "Haul," a Low-Price Mobile Shopping Section to Rival Temu
Amazon launched a mobile-only section called "Haul," offering ultra-low-priced goods mainly from China, to compete with Temu and Shein; millions visited since its November launch, showcasing a trend in budget e-commerce prioritizing affordability despite ethical concerns.
Amazon Launches "Haul," a Low-Price Mobile Shopping Section to Rival Temu
Amazon launched a mobile-only section called "Haul," offering ultra-low-priced goods mainly from China, to compete with Temu and Shein; millions visited since its November launch, showcasing a trend in budget e-commerce prioritizing affordability despite ethical concerns.
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36% Bias Score
ChatGPT Leads 2024 AI Market Share; Rapid Evolution Anticipated
Analysis of August 2024 AI tool usage reveals ChatGPT's dominance (54.96% market share), followed by Canva, DeepL, Google Gemini, and Character.AI, indicating a rapidly evolving market with potential for future consolidation mirroring the early days of the App Store.
ChatGPT Leads 2024 AI Market Share; Rapid Evolution Anticipated
Analysis of August 2024 AI tool usage reveals ChatGPT's dominance (54.96% market share), followed by Canva, DeepL, Google Gemini, and Character.AI, indicating a rapidly evolving market with potential for future consolidation mirroring the early days of the App Store.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's Bitcoin Reserve Plan Sends Prices Soaring Past \$100,000
Donald Trump's endorsement of a U.S. bitcoin reserve, coupled with MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor's proposal to Congress, has driven bitcoin prices above \$100,000, prompting warnings to the Federal Reserve and speculation about the potential to offset the national debt and position the U.S. a...
Trump's Bitcoin Reserve Plan Sends Prices Soaring Past \$100,000
Donald Trump's endorsement of a U.S. bitcoin reserve, coupled with MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor's proposal to Congress, has driven bitcoin prices above \$100,000, prompting warnings to the Federal Reserve and speculation about the potential to offset the national debt and position the U.S. a...
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60% Bias Score
Mexico Ordered to Lift GM Corn Ban
On December 20, 2024, an international arbitration panel ordered Mexico to overturn its ban on genetically modified corn for human consumption, following a US complaint under the USMCA trade deal; while the ruling has minimal impact on trade given Mexico's domestic white corn production, it highligh...
Mexico Ordered to Lift GM Corn Ban
On December 20, 2024, an international arbitration panel ordered Mexico to overturn its ban on genetically modified corn for human consumption, following a US complaint under the USMCA trade deal; while the ruling has minimal impact on trade given Mexico's domestic white corn production, it highligh...
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56% Bias Score
Deadly Stampedes at Nigerian Charity Events Expose Nation's Hunger Crisis
At least 67 people died in stampedes at three Nigerian Christmas charity events due to extreme hunger exacerbated by a 28-year-high inflation rate of 34.6%, leaving families struggling amidst the nation's worst cost-of-living crisis.
Deadly Stampedes at Nigerian Charity Events Expose Nation's Hunger Crisis
At least 67 people died in stampedes at three Nigerian Christmas charity events due to extreme hunger exacerbated by a 28-year-high inflation rate of 34.6%, leaving families struggling amidst the nation's worst cost-of-living crisis.
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44% Bias Score
Neanderthal Genes Crucial to Human Survival and Global Expansion
New genetic research reveals that early modern humans outside Africa repeatedly went extinct until interbreeding with Neanderthals conferred immunity to new diseases, enabling their survival and eventual global spread approximately 48,000 years ago.
Neanderthal Genes Crucial to Human Survival and Global Expansion
New genetic research reveals that early modern humans outside Africa repeatedly went extinct until interbreeding with Neanderthals conferred immunity to new diseases, enabling their survival and eventual global spread approximately 48,000 years ago.
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24% Bias Score