Arkansas winner claims $1.8B Powerball jackpot, chooses cash option
An Arkansas resident has claimed the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot and opted to receive the prize as a lump-sum cash payment, according to the lottery.
FOX Business 
Amazon to cut thousands of jobs in sweeping corporate layoffs
Amazon is preparing to lay off thousands of employees in a broad corporate workforce reduction that could begin as early as next week.
Vietnam’s Communist Party Appoints To Lam Leader for 5-Year Term
Vietnam’s To Lam secured a full five-year term as head of the country’s ruling Communist Party, cementing his role and giving him a mandate to continue his aggressive pro-growth and investment agenda.
Bloomberg Economics 
UK Retail Sales Get a Christmas Boost Following Reeves’ Budget
UK retail sales recovered during the crucial holiday season, with consumers appearing to gain confidence after the Labour’s government’s November budget.
Kazakhstan Holds Key Rate at Record High After Inflation Ebbs
Kazakhstan held borrowing costs at a record high for the second consecutive time despite a downtick in inflation as looming increases in utility and fuel prices threaten to rekindle pressure.
TikTok parent company ByteDance says it has finalized a deal to create a new, majority American‑owned joint venture aimed at protecting US user data, and avoiding a potential US ban on the app, which reaches over 200 million Americans
TikTok parent company ByteDance says it has finalized a deal to create a new, majority American‑owned joint venture aimed at protecting US user data, and avoiding a potential US ban on the app, which reaches over 200 million Americans
Reuters Business Elon Musk says subscription prices for Full Self-Driving mode are going up as Tesla kills Autopilot
He said the subscription price, currently $99, will rise as the FSD's capabilities improve.
Business Insider Goldie Hawn, 80, credits one thing with making her relationship with Kurt Russell last 42 years
Goldie Hawn, who has been married twice before, said she's learned that traditional ideas of partnership don't work for her.
Russia can build 500 Iranian-designed Shahed drones in a single day, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy said his country's 1,000 daily interceptor drones are "still not enough," even at a 2:1 manufacturing ratio against Russia's Shaheds.
Meta's former chief scientist Yann LeCun says he hated being a manager: 'I'm much more visionary'
LeCun said he prefers focusing on innovation over leadership duties.
Airlines are canceling flights ahead of a massive winter storm. Here's what to do if your flight is delayed or canceled.
A severe winter storm has prompted US airlines to cancel flights, issue travel waivers, and advise passengers on refund and rebooking options.
OpenAI is making more than $1 billion a month from something that has nothing to do with ChatGPT
Sam Altman says OpenAI added more than $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in a month, driven by its API business rather than ChatGPT.
Forbes tests prediction platform as engagement strategies move past search
Instead of letting users bet real money on news, Forbes is gamifying predictions to boost onsite engagement, and foster reader loyalty as it shifts away from relying on traffic.
Digiday 
Future of Marketing Briefing: AI companies are staffing up for a reputation fight
AI has an image problem, which explains why the industry is suddenly investing so much energy in who gets to tell its story.
What Amazon’s proposed big-box store could mean for Walmart
Public documents published by the Village of Orland Park described a 225,000-square-foot Amazon store that would sell a range of products.
The fog between agencies and clients around data just keeps getting thicker: ID Comms report
Agencies blame clients for being so silo’d that the agency doesn’t have clarity on client data, arguably the lifeblood of modern digital marketing.