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Residents of Golden Acres in Pompano Beach say rapper Kodak Black covered two months of rent for more than 200 households, a contribution neighbors estimate at roughly $70,000.

Local reports note this isn't his first large-scale community effort. In 2022, he cleared rental arrears for 28 families and previously purchased 100 air conditioners for residents in the same area-investing $12,500 in cooling units alone.

While Kodak has faced extensive public scrutiny throughout his career, neighbors and community members have repeatedly highlighted his ongoing acts of local philanthropy. His contributions reflect a growing trend of high-profile artists directly supporting underserved communities through targeted financial relief.
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A common theme we noticed? Poor tire conditions.

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President Donald Trump and Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday signed a framework agreement for securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths through mining and processing, the White House said.
The agreement came after Trump's meeting with Japan's first female leader, as part of his wider trip to Asia. Both Washington and Tokyo are looking to strengthen their supply chains for rare earth elements, which are used everywhere, from renewable energy to electronics and cars.
According to the White House, Japan and the U.S. plan to coordinate investment and policy efforts to develop more diversified and transparent markets for critical minerals and rare earth elements.
Within six months, Washington and Tokyo plan to identify and fund new mining and processing projects for key materials like magnets and batteries. The agreement also creates a joint "Rapid Response Group" to spot and supply vulnerabilities and coordinate emergency deliveries of critical materials.
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Under the agreement, Japan and the U.S. will streamline and expedite permitting processes for critical minerals and rare earths.
The agreement also commits both countries to address foreign trade distortions and unfair market practices.
The White House said Washington and Tokyo would explore a joint stockpiling arrangement and work with other partners to strengthen supply chain security.
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Both governments said they'll coordinate with "like-minded partners," language seen as a nod to Australia and the European Union, as they try to build a market alternative to China's near-monopoly over rare earth processing.
China currently dominates the global rare earths market, processing more than 90% of these materials. Beijing recently ratcheted up export curbs, including new elements on its control list and tightened oversight of foreign producers that rely on China's materials.
During Tuesday's meeting with Trump, Japan's new prime minister called for a "new golden age" in the U.S.-Japan alliance and announced Japan will gift 250 cherry trees to Washington next year to mark America's 250th anniversary.
The U.S., meanwhile, has only one operational rare earth mine and is racing to secure vital minerals for electric vehicles, defense systems and advanced manufacturing.
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As part of his Asia trip, Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.

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Chegg Inc., a Santa Clara-based online learning platform, said Monday it will cut about 45% of its workforce - roughly 388 employees - as it confronts what it calls "the new realities of AI and reduced traffic from Google to content publishers."
In its official statement, the company said the restructuring plan reflects "a significant decline in Chegg's traffic and revenue," which it has attributed to shifts in generative AI and changing search patterns.
Chegg said the layoffs will reduce reduce 2026 non-GAAP expenses by about $100 million to $110 million and result in charges of $15 million to $19 million, mostly in cash severance. 
It expects to provide more information during its third-quarter earnings call on Nov. 10.
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Executive Chairman Dan Rosensweig will return as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately, as part of the overhaul. Nathan Schultz, who succeeded Rosensweig in 2024, will step down and serve as an executive advisor to Rosensweig and the board.
"As I return to the CEO role, I'm confident Chegg has a bright future, and I look forward to exploring all paths to drive growth and enhance shareholder value," Rosensweig said in the release.
The company confirmed it will remain an independent public company after months of reviewing options, including a sale or going private.
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"After thoughtful consideration of multiple proposals, the Board of Directors unanimously determined that remaining an independent public company offers the best opportunity to maximize long-term shareholder value," the company said.
The company said AI adoption and reduced Google search traffic have caused a significant drop in traffic and revenue. 
"The new realities of AI and reduced traffic from Google to content publishers have led to a significant decline in Chegg's traffic and revenue," the company stated.
To adapt, Chegg said it will streamline operations to lower costs and invest more in what it calls its fastest-growing area - the $40 billion-plus 'skilling market.'" 
Chegg said it plans to expand beyond traditional study help into a "skilling-focused business-to-business organization" offering programs in language learning, workplace readiness and AI-related skills. 
These new segments are projected to bring in about $70 million in 2025 revenue and achieve double-digit growth in 2026.
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Chegg reiterated its third-quarter guidance and cautioned investors about "risks and uncertainties" tied to the evolving AI landscape - including "the effects of AI technology on our business and the economy generally" and its ability to "stabilize the business by attracting new learners" amid traffic declines.

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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, launched its early version of Grokipedia Monday, which is said to be an AI-generated encyclopedia to compete with Wikipedia.
The billionaire Tesla founder, who has long criticized Wikipedia for what he calls "editorial bias," previously described Grokipedia as a more "truthful and independent alternative." 
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Powered by Grok, xAI's chatbot trained on real-time data, the platform aims to reshape how online knowledge is created and shared.
Grokipedia officially went live at grokipedia.com, though the debut was not without issues. The site launched in the afternoon but crashed within hours, before returning online later that evening. 
Early visitors reported seeing a minimalist homepage titled "Grokipedia v0.1" with a simple search bar.
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At launch, the platform also hosted 885,279 articles, though many early users said that large portions appeared to be adapted or copied directly from Wikipedia.
The release marks a step in Musk's effort to build AI systems that challenge mainstream narratives.
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Last week, Musk said on X that the launch had been delayed to allow xAI to "do more work to purge out the propaganda." In a September post on his social platform X, Musk stated:
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"We are building Grokipedia @xAI. Will be a massive improvement over Wikipedia. Frankly, it is a necessary step towards the xAI goal of understanding the Universe."
FOX Business has reached out to xAI for comment.

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Amazon is planning to cut nearly 10% of its corporate workforce beginning Tuesday as part of an internal restructuring, Reuters reported, citing three sources.
The reported layoffs, affecting roughly 30,000 employees, would mark the largest reduction in Amazon's corporate workforce in the company's history, surpassing the roughly 27,000 positions eliminated in late 2022 and early 2023, according to layoff tracking site Layoffs.fyi.
Sources told Reuters that Amazon has been working to reduce expenses and correct overhiring that took place during the pandemic's surge in demand. 
The cuts may impact several divisions, including Human Resources, known as People Experience and Technology, Operations, Devices and Services and Amazon Web Services, the outlet reported.
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Managers of affected teams were required to complete training on Monday to prepare for communicating with staff, following email notifications set to go out Tuesday morning, sources said, according to Reuters.
Amazon has previously explored several strategies to reduce its workforce, including enforcing a strict return-to-office policy, launching a program identifying inefficiencies and integrating artificial intelligence technologies, according to the outlet. 
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Earlier this year, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy launched an initiative to reduce the number of managers by creating an anonymous complaint line to identify inefficiencies, Reuters reported. The program generated roughly 1,500 responses and led to more than 450 process changes, Jassy said, according to the outlet.
A full-time return-to-office mandate also took effect this year. Amazon likely hoped that the strict policy would prompt some employees to resign voluntarily, reducing headcount without severance costs, sources told Reuters. However, the policy reportedly did not produce enough departures, contributing to the need for a larger round of layoffs.
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Jassy said in June that the growing use of artificial intelligence tools was expected to also drive job cuts.
"We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs," Jassy previously said about Generative AI. 
As of Monday, more than 200 tech companies had eliminated roughly 98,000 positions this year, according to Layoffs.fyi.
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While Intel has cut 27,000 employees, Microsoft laid off 15,000, Salesforce reduced its workforce by more than 9,000, Meta eliminated roughly 4,000 jobs and Google cut 200 positions this year, according to the site. 
Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment from FOX Business.
FOX Business' Pilar Arias and Reuters contributed to this report.

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Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler says Democrats are having a "disgraceful moment" as the government shutdown reaches what she calls liberals' intended effect of hurting small businesses.  
The federal government approached its fifth week of a shutdown after lawmakers failed to advance the continuing resolution a dozen times, according to a previous report. Disagreements over Obamacare remain at the forefront, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other Democrats push to extend expiring Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, while Republicans say the issue should be addressed after the government reopens.
"Prior to this shutdown, as of September, small business confidence hit a seven-year-high, not since President Trump's first term had small businesses felt so confident in the economy," Loeffler told "Kudlow" on Monday. "That's all thanks to President Trump's economic agenda, which, by the way, is a supply-side agenda. ... It's free and fair trade. It's low taxes. It's deregulation. It's access to capital. 
"Because of their confidence, in 2025, the fiscal year we just wrapped up 27 days ago, the SBA broke through a 72-year lending record, surpassing $45 billion to 85,000 small businesses across this country," she continued. "They were quite bullish heading into this shutdown, but look, this shutdown is having the intended effect by the Democrats. They want to hurt Main Street and that's what they're trying to do right now." 
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Loeffler, who told FOX Business the shutdown has "real economic consequences," criticized Democrats for trying to "inflict pain" on "Main Street."
"It's $15 billion a week," she explained. "It's shaving one to two tenths of a percent off GDP. It's 43,000 jobs lost in a month, potentially, according to the CEA. And where do those expenses that lost $15 billion come from, the 43,000 jobs? From Main Street, from small businesses, who 20% say that they rely on federal government workers as their customers or federal agencies or federal contracting." 
Loeffler says she has agreed with DOGE since day one and revealed the agency has taken down its headcount by about 52%.
"We have done more with less, just like a small business would do, and we're going to continue to look for efficiencies because just like any private sector company, you can see the headlines over the weekend, large companies having layoffs saying, 'Actually, we do better with fewer employees. We created too much complexity. We need to ensure that we're efficient,'" she said.
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Democrats want big government that "stifles small business" and "crowds out innovation," Loeffler argued.  
"It's important that we continue on with the DOGE efforts and being accountable to taxpayers," she explained. "That's what I'm going to do at the end of the year. I'm going to show taxpayers how accountable we were in this agency with their hard-earned tax dollars." 
Fox News' Alex Miller contributed to this report.  

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