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British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua sustained minor injuries on Monday in a fatal highway crash in Nigeria, regional officials said. Local media said two other people were killed in the accident.The two-time world heavyweight champion, who beat YouTube personality Jake Paul by knockout in a non-title bout just over a week ago in Miami, was in a vehicle involved in a crash and was taken to a local hospital, Ogun Police representative Lanre Ogunlowo confirmed to CBS News.”The vehicle conveying Anthony Joshua, a Lexus SUV, was involved in the accident under circumstances that are currently being investigated. He was seated…

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One woman moved back across the country to care for her grandmother, giving up her dreams of sunshine and palm trees. A young mother, overwhelmed caring for two children and her ailing grandmother, finally asked family to help her juggle. And another woman assumed financial responsibility for her grandmother after her home fell into foreclosure.All three women belong to what aging experts call America’s unseen workforce – the 48 million family caregivers who provide unpaid support that allows millions of adults who are older, ill or disabled to remain at home. It is a group that is expected to shoulder…

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2025-12-29T14:06:09.857Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. SoftBank is acquiring data center investor DigitalBridge for $4 billion. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the deal supports global growth in data centers and connectivity. The move highlights SoftBank’s strategy to control key infrastructure for AI. SoftBank said it will acquire digital infrastructure investor DigitalBridge for about $4 billion.The…

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It’s been three years since OpenAI released ChatGPT and kicked off a surge in innovation and attention on AI. Since then, optimists have regularly claimed that AI will become a critical part of the enterprise software industry, and so enterprise AI startups mushroomed on the back of immense amounts of investment.   But enterprises are still struggling to see the benefit of adopting these new AI tools. An MIT survey in August found that 95% of enterprises weren’t getting a meaningful return on their investments in AI. So when will businesses start seeing real benefits from using and integrating AI? TechCrunch…

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The new year is a time when many try to start new good habits and commit to improving health and wellness.But resolutions, lofty as they may be, can turn daunting quickly with all the advice and sometimes contradicting information coming at you from news reports, advertisers, influencers, friends and even politicians.But they don’t have to be.This year, The Associated Press got the downlow on all manner of health and wellness claims and fads. The good news is that the experts mostly say to keep it simple.As 2026 arrives, here’s what you can skip, what you should pay attention to and…

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Increasing numbers of employees at multinational tech firms in Israel have requested to be relocated abroad over the last year, as security concerns amid the Israel-Hamas war heightened, a new report says.The Israel Advanced Technology Industries Association (IATI) said in a report published last week that 53% of multinational companies had reported increases in relocation requests, as “security and geopolitical concerns” became “increasingly influential.”The report did not identify specific companies. Some of the world’s largest tech companies have a presence in Israel, including Apple, Meta, Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, and Google.”The relocation risk poses a direct threat to Israel’s innovation…

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On most Monday nights, the sanctuary of All Saints Episcopal Church — with its vaulted ceilings, stone arches and stained-glass windows — seamlessly transforms into a space of quiet contemplation.It’s in this Gothic Revival church in Pasadena, California, that Betty Cole, a longtime Zen practitioner and “card-carrying Episcopalian,” leads a weekly interfaith group in seated and walking meditation. The group has evolved into a “quiet fellowship” since she started it in 2001, Cole said.“It’s mostly people who are really not very inspired by the liturgy, pomp and music of the church, but do enjoy the building, the quiet of the…

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Hope you’re flu-free! Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here’s what’s breaking this morning:Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Monday, from an intense cold and flu season to U.S.-Ukraine peace talks and a look at how Black online gamers found community.Cough, sniffle, acheDon’t forget your vitamin C: Flu is surging across the country amid a busy holiday travel time.The state of New York is among those most heavily hit. For the week ending Dec. 20, the state reported its highest number of positive flu cases ever recorded in a single week, according to the New York State Department of…

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By Maggie Fick and Bhanvi SatijaLONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Ask executives in the healthcare industry about the future market for weight-loss drugs and the analogies are telling: monthly GLP-1 medicine subscriptions like a streaming video membership; dose decisions managed on a smartphone app; access made as easy as buying a pair of Nikes.This is their vision of the consumerization of weight-loss as drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly prepare to launch pill versions alongside their blockbuster injectable treatments and increasingly look to cash-pay channels and telehealth to reach tens of millions of Americans.It is the next big bet for…

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TikTok has unseated its social media rivals as the top spot for young people to get their news.TikTok is now the most popular social app for news among 18- to 29-year-olds in the US, according to new survey data from the Pew Research Center. The app surpassed YouTube and Instagram, which were the top choices in 2024.Forty-three percent of young adults said they regularly get news from TikTok in 2025, compared to 41% for both YouTube and Facebook. Forty percent named Instagram as a regular news source, while 21% said X (formerly Twitter) and 18% said Reddit.Social media beat out…

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