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Polymarket bets tilt toward a Trump victorybut how accurate is it? -
Fortune

Like similar platforms, PredictIt and Kalshi, Polymarket allows users
to sell contracts early, offering more flexibility than traditional
betting. However, it has its skeptics. Polymarket’s user base, which
leans libertarian and crypto-savvy, may skew toward Trump owing to
dissatisfaction with the current administration’s stance on digital
assets. The platform’s backers include Peter Thiel, who donated to
Trump’s 2016 campaign; Thiel’s Founders Fund led Polymarket’s
most recent fundraising.

Polymarket, built on the Polygon blockchain, has seen rapid growth
this election cycle. Its total value locked (TVL) surged from $9.5
million in stablecoins at the start of the year to $220 million. By
August, lifetime trading volume had surpassed $1 billion, with nearly
$430 million wagered on the U.S. election.

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Feds clear way for EVTOL startups to bring flying vehicles to U.S.
airspace | TechCrunch
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Rebecca Bellan covers transportation for TechCrunch. She’s
interested in all things micromobility, EVs, AVs, smart cities, AI,
sustainability and more. Previously, she covered social media for
Forbes.com, and her work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, The
Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, i-D (Vice) and more.Rebecca
studied journalism and history at Boston University. She has invested
in Ethereum.

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U.S. economy again leads the world, IMF says - WSJ
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The International Monetary Fund highlights those divergent paths in
its latest global scorecard, released Tuesday. In what has become
something of a trend, the IMF upgraded the outlook for both U.S. and
global growth, though more for the former.















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You text each other a lot. Is it an emotional affair? - WSJ
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There’s one detail that McMasters did not disclose: The fact that
she was married. And she didn’t tell her husband, or anyone else,
that she was corresponding with her ex. The relationship never became
sexual. But she had stronger feelings for him than she wanted to
admit.

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Cancer care is getting personal. Local doctors cant keep up. | Mint -
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PJ DiPentino felt uneasy about his local oncologist’s plan.
DiPentino’s bladder cancer had returned in a lymph node, and the
doctor was recommending he continue immunotherapy and wait to see if
it spread.














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Fresh insights into how we doze off may help tackle sleep conditions -
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When he was in need of inspiration, the inventor Thomas Edison used to
take a nap in a chair while holding a metal ball in each hand. The
moment he dropped off, the balls would drop too and crash to the
floor, jolting him awake. Edison claimed that this allowed him to
capture creative ideas that had fleetingly bubbled up into his
semi-consciousness as he fell asleep.

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A Workaholics Guide to Reclaiming Your Life - Harvard Business Review
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Workaholism is when work dominates your thoughts and your activities,
to the detriment of other aspects of your life, including but not
limited to your relationships and your health. In this article,
Malissa Clark presents depictions of workaholism and equips readers
with six coping strategies to break the cycle. Through mechanisms such
as redefining what is and is not urgent, fixing the workaholic clock,
and embracing rest and recovery, workaholics can unlearn toxic
behaviors and reclaim their time and lives.














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Editas tacks again, steering from lead sickle cell treatment to new
one - STAT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=82623&nl=daily]
Editas Medicine said Tuesday it will license out or partner its lead
sickle cell treatment, the latest shift for a tarantella company that
has repeatedly switched direction and leadership since first emerging
as one of the first CRISPR biotechs a decade ago.

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The global economy has proved surprisingly resilient - FT
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But significant downside risks will continue to pose a challenge for
policymakers














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Yes, Electric Eels Really Are Electric, and Capable of Producing 800
Volts of Electricity - Discover Magazine [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=82623&nl=daily]
At any given time, visitors can hear low-voltage pulsing coming from
the speakers. If guests push a button, they can summon bubbles or make
it rain in the habitat. The eels become more active, and their
electricity increases.

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Meet Inc.s 2024 Power Partners - Inc.com [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=82623&nl=daily]
When budgeting, companies take a close look at every expense. Which
investments paid off beautifully, and which SaaS licenses did your
teams underuse? Which business partners are worth every penny? These
are the questions we seek to answer through Inc.'s Power Partners
program, our definitive ranking of the best vendors and suppliers for
the small- and midsize-business market. It's crucial for businesses
like yours to find the right solutions as you meet today's challenges
and keep pace with industry trends, including remote and hybrid
workforce technology, cybersecurity, software solutions including AI,
creative financing, digital presence and omnichannel retail, and
attracting a new generation of employees. It's the only B2B directory
you need.














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Trump Invites Nelk Boys Onto Plane In Elections Closing StretchAfter
Montage Of Pro-Trump Pranks - Forbes [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=82623&nl=daily]
Former President Donald Trump recently hosted the Nelk Boys on his
plane and praised the creatorswho recorded a litany of off-color
pro-Trump pranks, including pretending to sell dog meatas stars,
another foray into the world of YouTubers and podcasters as he seeks
to boost support among young male voters.

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Blinken Arrives in Israel to Revive Ceasefire Efforts
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TEL AVIV, Israel Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel
on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the
Israel-Hamas war. The U.S. hopes to revive cease-fire efforts after
the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but so far all the
warring parties appear to be digging in.














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'Switchable' CAR-T startup raises $112 million
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“Pharmaceutical companies may get a new CEO, or may have a new
board, or may have new priorities of a direction they want to go in
that makes financial sense, but that doesn’t always match with the
priorities of parents,” said Allyson Berent, chief scientific
officer at the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics.

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New Stroke Recommendations Call Out Risks Unique to Women
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A stroke is a sudden blockage of blood flow to the brain, or sudden
bleeding in the brain. It is a leading cause of the death in the
United States, and the incidence has been rising even among adults 49
and younger, stoked by increases in obesity, high cholesterol,
diabetes and — perhaps most significantly — high blood pressure.














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Starbucks shares slide after coffee chain says sales fell again,
suspends outlook
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Niccol has also been reshuffling the company's executive ranks. On
Friday, the company announced a former Chipotle executive, Tressie
Lieberman, will be joining Starbucks as its global chief brand
officer, a newly created position. Last month, Starbucks said its
North American CEO Michael Conway would retire after just five months
in the role. Niccol's predecessor Laxman Narasimhan had appointed
Conway before his ouster in August.

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Footwork, Construct Capital, and Bessemer come to Disrupt 2024 |
TechCrunch
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Don’t wait — tickets are selling fast. Be part of this essential
dialogue at Disrupt 2024, happening October 28-30 at Moscone West in
San Francisco. Get your pass before prices increase at the door. Grab
the Expo+ 2-for-1 Pass, and your plus-one can join you for only half
the cost of an Expo+ Pass. 













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Paccurate helps companies ship in smaller boxes, saving them money
while helping the earth | TechCrunch
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“Well-packed boxes are generally not as full as you think they are,
50% empty could be a box that is well-packed and the penalties for not
packaging correctly are staggering,” Malley said. “This is a
canary in the coal mine. I’ll be watching closely to see which state
will be next “

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Anthropic publicly releases AI tool that can take over the user's
mouse cursor
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Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25
years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging
interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is the trusted
source in a sea of information. After all, you don’t need to know
everything, only what’s important.

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Huawei appears to still be using TSMC chips despite US sanctions
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This isn’t the first time Huawei has been caught trying to subvert
US sanctions and trade restrictions. Bloomberg also uncovered in May
that Huawei funded secret research in the US at universities including
Harvard by funneling the money through a Washington-based scientific
research foundation called Optica. The foundation said it decided to
return the money in June and chief executive officers Elizabeth Rogen
and Chad Stark stepped down the following August.

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Medical record tracking comes to Samsung Health
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One final notable update involves food intake monitoring. Samsung
Health now has a barcode scanner to more easily record food products.
The company is partnering with fatsecret, a provider of verified food
and nutrition data. As a result, you can scan a barcode to get
nutritional information instantly. This feature is coming first to the
US and some EU countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands and Poland. There are plans to expand it to other regions
in the future.

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The next-gen Roomba Essential robovacs have self-emptying docks and
double the suction
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The Roomba Combo 2 Essential is now available in North America for
$425 on iRobot’s website and at third-party retailers. The
vacuum-only Vac 2 Essential costs $400 and is sold at select
retailers.

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Meta and GoFundMe team up to streamline social media donations
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These new features will soon be available in the US, Australia,
Ireland, Canada and the UK. Beyond GoFundMe integration, social media
sites have always experimented with different ways to streamline
charitable giving. Instagram gave users the ability to create group
fundraisers back in 2021 and added donation stickers before that.

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Iranian general charged in plot to murder US-based dissident
journalist
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The state department also announced a $20m reward last month for
information leading to the arrest of the alleged Iranian mastermind
behind a plot to assassinate the former White House official John
Bolton.

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Elon Musk's pro-Trump Pac pouring millions into Facebook ads instead
of X
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Musk has thrown money at in-person events as well. Over the weekend,
he pledged to give away $1m per day until the election to registered
voters who sign America Pac's petition. He's been awarding the prizes
in the form of giant novelty checks held at rallies in Pennsylvania
for the past several days.

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Ro CEO Zachariah Reitano says the benefits of being a private company
are growing | TechCrunch
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He added that the expansion was natural at the time for the company as
conditions like obesity impact many of the other health categories the
company focuses on, including fertility and sexual health conditions
like erectile disfunction.

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6 days to go: Disrupt 2024 kicks off & ticket prices go up |
TechCrunch
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Now’s the time to save up to $400 on tickets. Or you can take
advantage of our 2-for-1 offer—bring a guest for half the price of a
single Expo+ Pass until October 27. All ticket prices will rise once
the doors open on October 28.

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Artiphon's new Orba instrument can sample sounds live | TechCrunch
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Brian Heater is the Hardware Editor at TechCrunch. He worked for a
number of leading tech publications, including Engadget, PCMag,
Laptop, and Tech Times, where he served as the Managing Editor. His
writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly,
The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various
other publications. He hosts the weekly Boing Boing interview podcast
RiYL, has appeared as a regular NPR contributor and shares his Queens
apartment with a rabbit named Juniper.

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Exclusive: Ex-SpaceX engineers land $14M to scale new method for 3D
printing metal
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“It was a slow transition,” Palitch said. “But I look back at
it… with six people, we built, from scratch, the fastest laser
melting platform on the planet, and the hardware and software for it.
We did things people said you couldn’t do.”

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Interface.ai raises $30M to help banks field customer requests |
TechCrunch
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“Our platform has multiple levers for creating value,” Njay said.
“The number of unique applications of AI is one of the main factors
contributing to Interface’s ability to weather potential
headwinds.”

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Socket lands a fresh $40M to scan software for security flaws |
TechCrunch
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“Now was the right time to raise these funds,” Aboukhadijeh said.
“New AI attack vectors have created a pressing need for Socket to
bring security assurances to the code generated by these AI-powered
tools. Socket’s technology addresses this critical gap in the
market, and the additional funding will help scale its impact.”

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Warren Buffett Said He'd Buy A 'Couple Hundred Thousand' Single Family
Homes If He Could - And He'd Take Out Mortgages To Do It
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Commercial real estate has historically outperformed the stock market,
and this platform allows individuals to invest in commercial real
estate with as little as $5,000 offering a 12% target yield with a
bonus 1% return boost today!

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A Controversial Rare-Book Dealer Tries to Rewrite His Own Ending - The
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If Glenn Horowitz comes calling, should you be flattered or alarmed?
It means that you have an exceptional literary reputation. It also
means that your time on earth is nearly up. Horowitz, a rare-book
dealer of matchless temerity and flair, has sold the papers and
possessions of more Nobel laureates than anyone else; he describes
himself, with derisive pride, as the Grim Reaper with a sack of
shekels on his back. He sold the archives of Gabriel Garca Mrquez, J.
M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer, and Bob Dylan, as well as books from
Derek Walcotts library, manuscripts of Seamus Heaney poems and Saul
Bellow stories, spicy letters that he acquired from one of William
Faulkners mistresses, and Isaac Bashevis Singers Yiddish typewriter.
He also sold Alice Walkers papers for $1million, Vladimir Nabokovs for
$1.375million, Cormac McCarthys for $2million, Norman Mailers for
$2.5million, and John Updikes for $3million, arranging a deal between
Harvard University and Updikes widow a few years after Updike said
that allowing him into the house would be like visiting the undertaker
whos going to bury me. Horowitzs knock is the scrape of the chisel on
your tombstone. When he was preparing to sell Tony Kushners archive,
Kushner insisted that he not be marketed as the Angels in America guy,
a one-hit wonder. The dealer replied, If you hadnt written Angels in
America, we wouldnt be having this conversation.

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Indigenous People Mix Ancient and Modern Science to Protect Salmon and
Bears - Scientific American [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=82623&nl=daily]
William Housty's grandparents taught him the sacred duty of preparing
for the salmon's arrival each year. Before the first silver flashes
appeared in the creek, his grandfather following the wisdom passed
down from his own elders would clear woody debris, chase away seals,
and maybe even fell a few trees to ensure a waterway was ready.

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If Harris loses, expect Democrats to move right
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The US presidential campaign is in its final weeks and were dedicated
to helping you understand the stakes. In this election cycle, its more
important than ever to provide context beyond the headlines. But
in-depth reporting is costly, so to continue this vital work, we have
an ambitious goal to add 5,000 new members.

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Filipino American Voters Could Decide Key Races in Nevada
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Of all the presidential battleground states, Nevada has the largest
proportion of Asian American voters, comprising nearly 12 percent of
the electorate. And Filipino Americans constitute the largest group
within this population, with nearly 59,000 registered voters in a
state that President Biden won by just over 33,000 votes in 2020,
according to APIAVote, a nonpartisan, voter education group for Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders.

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Bill Gates Privately Says He Has Backed Harris With $50 Million
Donation
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“I support candidates who demonstrate a clear commitment to
improving health care, reducing poverty and fighting climate change in
the U.S. and around the world,” he told The New York Times. “I
have a long history of working with leaders across the political
spectrum, but this election is different, with unprecedented
significance for Americans and the most vulnerable people around the
world.”

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Inside the Harris Campaign's Push to Win Back Muslim and Arab Voters
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Hussein Dabajeh, a Lebanese American resident of Dearborn, Mich., said
he had voted primarily for Democrats in the past, including for Mr.
Biden in 2020. But this year, he cannot bring himself to vote for the
Democratic ticket.

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Anthropic is letting Claude AI control your PC
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In addition to unveiling computer use, Anthropic also released an
upgraded version of its Claude 3.5 Sonnet model alongside a brand new
model called Claude 3.5 Haiku that will be released later in October.
In August, Anthropic joined OpenAI in agreeing to share its work with
the US AI Safety Institute.

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Reeves welcomes IMF's improved growth forecast
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The US has taken a series of actions against Russia since the invasion
of Ukraine in February 2022, including preventing banks dealing with
sanctioned Russian entities and restrictions on supplying technology
such as microchips and drones.

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McDonald's hamburgers linked to deadly E. coli outbreak in the US
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In a statement, McDonald's said that a preliminary investigation found
"that a subset of illnesses may be linked to slivered onions used in
the Quarter Pounder and sourced by a single supplier that serves three
distribution centers".

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'No Smoking' Sign on Planes Won't Need Off Switch After FAA Rule
Change
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Pipes, cigars and chewing tobacco were once more popular than
cigarettes, but that began to change in the early 20th century,
according to Dr. Blum. During World War I, cigarettes were added to
rations for American soldiers fighting abroad.

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Is an End to the S&P 500's Record Rally in Sight?
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The latest political news weighing on investors: Here’s a look at
Harris’s top economic advisers, and who might be elevated to her
cabinet if she wins in November; more than 15 million Americans have
already voted; and the Republicans have greatly narrowed the Democrats
early-voting advantage.

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Ralph Jennings, 86, Dies; Built Up Fordham's Public Radio Station
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Dr. Jennings wanted to maintain the station as a trainer of student
talent. WFUV was established in 1947 from three converted lecture
halls as New York City’s first college noncommercial station, with
alumni that included the sportscasters Vin Scully and Mike Breen, as
well as the multifaceted music broadcaster Paul Cavalconte.

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Michael Valentine, 74, Who Helped Drivers Stay Under the Radar, Dies
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They met with early success. In 1979, a year after the Escort’s
debut, Car and Driver magazine tested 12 radar detectors and ranked it
the best, “by a landslide,” for its ability to pick up the signals
of police radar equipment.

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OpenAI Hires Aaron Chatterji to Be Its Chief Economist
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The move is also the latest in a line of high-profile hires and
appointments by the San Francisco start-up as it attempts to move past
a year of turmoil. Last November, four members of the OpenAI board
ousted its chief executive, Sam Altman. He was reinstated five days
later after Microsoft, the company’s biggest investor, offered to
hire its entire staff.

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Under an L.A. Freeway, a Psychiatric Rescue Mission
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“One thing that can make your life a little bit easier,” he said.
“We have the same medication that comes as a monthly injection, so
you only have to take it once. Is that something you’d be interested
in? It’s better for you.”

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Giuliani ordered to hand over New York City apartment, Mercedes,
luxury watches to defamation victims
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Other items may also have "sentimental value" to Giuliani, the judge
wrote. "But that does not entitle Defendant to continued enjoyment of
the assets to the detriment of the Plaintiffs to whom he owes
approximately $150 million."

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Amazon to shut down speedy brick-and-mortar delivery service
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The service skewed more costly than traditional delivery routes where
Flex drivers can fill their cars up with packages from an Amazon
warehouse, one of the people said. Amazon Today routes, which the
company calls "retail deliveries," did not usually fill up a driver's
trunk, making the program less worthwhile for the Flex contractors.

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Starboard Value's Jeff Smith says Salesforce has 'a lot more to go'
and can increase profitability
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The Agentforce technology for automating customer interactions, which
Salesforce discussed at its Dreamforce conference in September, has
the potential to boost revenue growth, Starboard said.

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Amazon-backed Anthropic debuts AI agents that can do complex tasks,
racing against OpenAI, Microsoft and Google
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Shortly after Anthropic's debut of Teams in May, Mike Krieger,
co-founder and former chief technology officer of Meta-owned
Instagram, joined the company as chief product officer. Under
Krieger, the platform grew to 1 billion users and its engineering team
increased to more than 450 people, according to a press
release. OpenAI's former safety leader, Jan Leike, joined the
company that same month.

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