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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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WorkFeds clear way for EVTOL startups to bring flying vehicles to U.S. airspace | TechCrunchRebecca 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. WorkU.S. economy again leads the world, IMF says - WSJ 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.
WorkYou text each other a lot. Is it an emotional affair? - WSJ 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. Work
WorkFresh insights into how we doze off may help tackle sleep conditions - New Scientist 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. WorkA Workaholics Guide to Reclaiming Your Life - Harvard Business Review 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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WorkWorkMeet Inc.s 2024 Power Partners - Inc.com 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.
WorkWorkBlinken Arrives in Israel to Revive Ceasefire EffortsTEL 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.
Work'Switchable' CAR-T startup raises $112 million“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. WorkNew Stroke Recommendations Call Out Risks Unique to WomenA 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.
WorkStarbucks shares slide after coffee chain says sales fell again, suspends outlookNiccol 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. Work WorkWorkWorkHuawei appears to still be using TSMC chips despite US sanctionsThis 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. WorkMedical record tracking comes to Samsung HealthOne 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. WorkWorkMeta and GoFundMe team up to streamline social media donationsThese 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. WorkWorkElon Musk's pro-Trump Pac pouring millions into Facebook ads instead of XMusk 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. WorkWorkWorkArtiphon's new Orba instrument can sample sounds live | TechCrunchBrian 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. WorkWorkWorkSocket lands a fresh $40M to scan software for security flaws | TechCrunch“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.” WorkWorkA Controversial Rare-Book Dealer Tries to Rewrite His Own Ending - The New Yorker 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. WorkWorkIf Harris loses, expect Democrats to move rightThe 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. WorkFilipino American Voters Could Decide Key Races in NevadaOf 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. WorkBill Gates Privately Says He Has Backed Harris With $50 Million Donation“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.” WorkWorkAnthropic is letting Claude AI control your PCIn 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. WorkReeves welcomes IMF's improved growth forecastThe 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. WorkWorkWorkIs an End to the S&P 500's Record Rally in Sight?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. WorkRalph Jennings, 86, Dies; Built Up Fordham's Public Radio StationDr. 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. WorkWorkOpenAI Hires Aaron Chatterji to Be Its Chief EconomistThe 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. WorkUnder an L.A. Freeway, a Psychiatric Rescue Mission“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.” WorkWorkAmazon to shut down speedy brick-and-mortar delivery serviceThe 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. Work TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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