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worldwide name. Obviously, we’re already a space-wide name,” she
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conflict in the Pacific.
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Israel cuts ties with UN agency, creating new hurdles for Palestinian
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TEL AVIVIsraels parliament passed legislation to sever ties with the
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New X users with interests in topics such as crafts, sports and
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diet of posts that lean toward Donald Trump and that sow doubt about
the integrity of the Nov. 5 election, a Wall Street Journal analysis
found.
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Pfizers strong quarter bolsters CEOs comeback efforts - WSJ
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The pharmaceutical company raised its revenue outlook for the year to
between $61 billion to $64 billion, up from $59.5 billion to $62.5
billion previously. It also raised its guidance on adjusted annual
earnings per share to a range of $2.75 to $2.95 per share, up from
between $2.45 to $2.65 per share.
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IN THE COURSE of one conversation, Salma Hayek Pinault mourns the
death of her pet rescue owl, reveals that she never signed a prenup in
her marriage to French billionaire Franois-Henri Pinault and bemoans
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How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris polls look one week before election
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Trump's national average numbers have improved slightly against Harris
since last week, although most prominent aggregators still show the
vice president ahead overall. The battle between Harris and Trump in
the seven key swing states that could ultimately decide the election
remains a toss-up, with the candidates either virtually tied or only
marginally ahead in various polls.
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At Vox, our mission is to explain the world, so we can all help shape
it. While some publications focus on their own interests, were focused
on what matters to you. Because we know the stakes of this election
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Democrats Bank on Ground Game Advantage In Pennsylvania
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Most of the people on Elana Hunters list werent answering the door. It
was a sleepy Sunday morning in southwest Philadelphia, and Hunter had
left her teenage children and ailing mother to spend her morning
canvassing for Vice President Kamala Harris. House after silent house,
Hunter, a 52-year old HR consultant from Philly, was undeterred. My
daughter has fewer rights than me. What the hell was I doing sitting
on the sidelines? she says. Later in life, she will remember that I
was out doing this. She and her canvassing partner Ikethia Daniels,
who had traveled from Georgia, spent hours knocking on doors and
dropping off Harris literature when nobody answered.
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Phishing Attacks Are Evolving. Heres How to Resist Them. - Harvard
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video, and images easier than ever to create. As a result, 2024 has
seen a nearly 60% surge in phishing attacks. These attacks hijack our
perceptions and our ability to distinguish fiction from reality. They
work because they manipulate our brains in ways were naturally
vulnerable to. To protect yourself, you need to be able to reroute
immediate reactions and thought pathways. This includes: 1) refocusing
attention to counter urgency tactics, 2) regulating emotional triggers
aimed at your compassion, and 3) resisting automatic deference to
authority.
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cancer institute - STAT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
More than a year has passed since Dana-Farber Cancer Institutedumped
Mass General Brigham for a rival hospital chain, but the states
biggest health care system is making a push now to say when it comes
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North American Polestar owners can now use the Tesla Supercharger
network
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The Polestar 3 is delivering now. Engadget’s Tim Stevens took it for
a spin and was left impressed with the $73,400 (and up) electric SUV.
Emphasizing how badly Polestar needed the long-delayed vehicle to
dazzle as a mass-market follow-up to its more niche predecessors, he
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Racist jokes about Puerto Rico at rally bring anger and disgust:
'Truly how the Trump party sees us'
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"As a proud Puerto Rican American, I thought Tony was funny. Puerto
Rico is not a race; it's a place. We live in a woke era where
everything from criticism of thoughts, ideologies and places is deemed
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Berlin summons Iran ambassador over execution of German-Iranian
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“Jimmy was kidnapped and abandoned – held hostage for four years
while you did nothing, and was left behind every time the US or EU
negotiated with the terrorists. You left him to die, while the
Biden-Harris administration handed $6bn to his captors and his
murderers.”
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Kamala Harris delivers 'closing argument' in Washington: 'It is time
for a new generation of leadership' ? live
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So far this speech is specific and practical. Harris has sought to
portray herself as someone down-to-earth and in touch, a protector who
gets things done, who will walk into the Oval Office "with a to-do
list", and who will work to unite Americans.
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publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha
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master’s degree in journalism from Western University.
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Haptic's touch-based navigation helps blind and sighted alike get
around without looking | TechCrunch
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This, and not monetizing their own app, is how they intend to make
money, Yoo emphasized: “We have a free app available to the world,
live in 31 countries right now… and we have the licensing and
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publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha
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ForceField helps detect deepfakes and digital deception by verifying
source data | TechCrunch
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“There’s a really big issue with funding solo women teams here in
the U.S.,” Spano said. “I am the only woman building this type of
technology right now, every other competitor are all led by men — so
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interested in all things micromobility, EVs, AVs, smart cities, AI,
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Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, i-D (Vice) and more.Rebecca
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in Ethereum.
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Aesthetic launches the 'Shazam for fashion' | TechCrunch
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He also studied psychology at Harvard, which helped him gain a
different perspective on consumer habits and motivation. “Building
consumer tech in today’s world is a very psychological,
philosophical endeavor,” he said. “Building a consumer app is
basically one big social experiment.”
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ElevenLabs has hired the team behind Omnivore, a reader app |
TechCrunch
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ElevenLabs, which became a unicorn earlier this year after raising
$80 million from investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, makes most
of its money through AI tools to generate synthetic voices for
audiobook narrations and video dubbing into other languages. It’s
being approached by backers about a new funding round that could value
the company at around $3 billion, TechCrunch reported this month.
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Salva Health wants to lower breast cancer mortality with its
affordable screening device | TechCrunch
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But Salva doesn’t want to limit itself to breast screening
only. “We’re currently exploring solutions for early signs of
diabetes and cardiovascular disease,” Agudelo said. “We are
focusing on detecting these conditions early so they can get proper
diagnosis and treatment at a fraction of the cost.”
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Narada AI's enterprise agent will use workplace tools for you |
TechCrunch
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Like any “smart assistant” or helper app like this, you have to
trust not just the tech, but the company itself — that Narada
won’t abuse your data, or your company’s data. That said, the
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publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha
holds an honours bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto and a
master’s degree in journalism from Western University.
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CTGT aims to make AI models safer | TechCrunch
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“Model size is far outpacing Moore’s Law and the advances in AI
training chips,” Gorlla said. “This means that we need to focus on
foundational understanding of AI — to cope with both the
inefficiency and increasingly complex nature of model decisions.”
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How to build a company while protecting your mental health |
TechCrunch
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video & audio. He directs and produces branded content, IRL/virtual
events & podcasts. Disclosures: Holds shares in ETFs, cryptocurrencies
and various NFTs.Twitter: @Yashad | Email: [email protected]
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HILOS is making footwear more sustainable without skimping on style |
TechCrunch
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intersection of technology and culture. She has also written for
publications like Polygon, MTV, the Kenyon Review, NPR, and Business
Insider. She is the co-host of Wow If True, a podcast about internet
culture, with science fiction author Isabel J. Kim. Prior to joining
TechCrunch, she worked as a grassroots organizer, museum educator, and
film festival coordinator. She holds a B.A. in English from the
University of Pennsylvania and served as a Princeton in Asia Fellow in
Laos.
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How startups can do more than rack up huge valuations and maybe save
the world | TechCrunch
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David is a copy editor at TechCrunch. He is the former editor-in-chief
of Informant Communications Group, and held a research associate
position at JRP Historical Consulting. He holds a BA from Monmouth
College.
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EU boosts EIC budget for supporting deep tech R&D and strategic
scale-ups | TechCrunch
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Natasha is a senior reporter for TechCrunch, joining September 2012,
based in Europe. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for
CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business
technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she
focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills
issues. She has also freelanced for organisations including The
Guardian and the BBC. Natasha holds a First Class degree in English
from Cambridge University, and an MA in journalism from Goldsmiths
College, University of London.
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GMI Cloud secures $82M in Series A for its GPU cloud infrastructure |
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startups and venture capital in Asia. She previously was a financial
journalist at Mergermarket covering M&A, private equity and venture
capital.
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Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win - The Economist
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AFTER 970 days of war, said Lloyd Austin, Americas defence secretary,
visiting Kyiv on October 21st, Putin has not achieved one single
strategic objective. In public, Mr Austin offered certitude,
confidence and clarity: Moscow will never prevail in Ukraine. In
private, his colleagues in the Pentagon, Western officials and many
Ukrainian commanders are increasingly concerned about the direction of
the war and Ukraines ability to hold back Russian advances over the
next six months.
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Bidenomics Is Starting to Transform America. Why Has No One Noticed? -
The New Yorker [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
Among Joe Bidens afflictions and miseries, his wormwood and gall,
there are the insults (about his diminished capacities), and then
there are the compliments unpaid (about his achievements). We are
exposed to more of the first, but it seems that to him the second are
more painful. In his first interview after he withdrew as the
Democratic Presidential nominee, Bidenwounded, proud, self-pitying,
defiantsaid, by way of defending his record, No one thought we could
get done, including some of my own people, what we got done. One of
the problems is, we knew all the things we did were going to take a
little time to work their way through. So now people are realizing,
Oh, that highway. Oh, that... He trailed off for a moment and then
recovered. The biggest mistake we made, we didnt put up signs saying
Joe Did It. He ended this with a bitter chuckle. Biden isnt wrong.
Objectively, and improbably, he has passed more new domestic programs
than any Democratic President since Lyndon Johnsonmaybe even since
Franklin Roosevelt.
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Trump-Appointed Judge Will Not Recuse Herself From Trump Assassination
Attempt Case - Forbes [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
A Florida-based federal judge appointed by former President Donald
Trump refused to recuse herself from the criminal case against a man
who allegedly tried to assassinate the former president, saying she
saw no valid basis for recusaldespite Trump publicly praising the
judge and a report that she is on the shortlist for attorney general
if he is elected to a second term.
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People Overestimate Political Opponents Immorality - Scientific
American [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
How would you describe a member of the opposite political party? Maybe
you find them annoying or even stupid. Or you might even call them
bigoted or immoral. Americans are deeply politically divided, and
harsh language is not uncommon. Large majorities of Republicans and
Democrats say they cant agree on basic facts, and both parties report
hating political opponents more than they love political allies.
Although we lack reliable polling data from the 1800s, some scholars
suggest we havent been this polarized since the Civil War.
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Democrats Highlight Puerto Rico Insult on Billboards Near Trump
Pennsylvania Rally
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“Vice President Harris, on the other hand, has laid out a plan to
invest in Puerto Rico, foster economic growth and create thousands of
good-paying jobs for the Puerto Rican community,” Ms. Guardiola said
in a statement.
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Despite Covid 'Amnesia,' the Pandemic Simmers Beneath the 2024 Race
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Last week’s dueling rallies in Atlanta, home to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, offer a case study in the lingering
effects of the pandemic on American politics. They tell the story of
two Americas, red and blue.
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The U.S. Army Prepares for War With China: New Vehicles, Face Paint
and a 1,200-Foot Fall
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The Pentagon calls it a Great Power War, and it would be exponentially
more dangerous. It would put the world’s two strongest militaries
— both of them nuclear superpowers — in direct conflict, possibly
drawing in other nuclear adversaries, including North Korea and
Russia. U.S. troops would be killed, in numbers that could possibly go
beyond the toll from America’s deadliest conflicts.
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Trump Media stock is up a whopping 220% this month thanks to
'pre-election euphoria'
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Musk, the richest man alive with a net worth of more than $270
billion, has also donated tens of millions of dollars to his pro-Trump
“America PAC,” which has been organizing canvassing efforts in
battleground states. That has included a pledge to give away $1
million to people that are registered to vote and sign a petition in
support of “free speech & right to bear arms.” Philadelphia’s
district attorney sued Musk and his super PAC Monday over the
giveaway.
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McDonald's boss apologises for E. coli outbreak as sales slide
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The impact of the E. coli outbreak in the US, in which authorities
have recorded at least 75 patients, was not reflected in the results
reported on Tuesday, which showed overall quarterly revenue at the
company rising 3% to more than $6.8bn (£5.2bn), compared with a year
ago.
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CNN Bans Ryan Girdusky After 'Beeper' Remark to Mehdi Hasan
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Mr. Girdusky, who is the author of the book “They’re Not
Listening: How the Elites Created the National Populist Revolution,”
said on Tuesday: “Apparently you can’t go on CNN if you make a
joke. I’m glad America gets to see what CNN stands for.”
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Airline Rule Requiring Automatic Refunds for Significant Flight
Disruptions Goes Into Effect
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inspiration for your next vacation. Dreaming up a future getaway or
just armchair traveling? Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2024.
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How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla
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In Michigan, a battleground state and home to many auto factories, the
Trump campaign has run ads that claim that Vice President Kamala
Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, wants to “end all
gas-powered cars” — a position that she does not hold.
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Help! Budget Charged Us $450 to Clean Our Rental Car. Can They Do
That?
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“In this case, the vehicle did require additional cleaning, which
resulted in the cleaning fee,” she wrote. “However, as part of our
commitment to customer satisfaction and based on this customer’s
overall rental experience, we did refund the charge in full as a
gesture of goodwill.”
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BP Profit Falls, but It Still Sees 'Potential to Grow' in Oil and Gas
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BP said on Tuesday that it would review “expectations for 2025
buybacks” next year, although it said it would repurchase $1.75
billion in stock after the third quarter and the same amount after the
fourth quarter of 2024.
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Here's Why Blood Manor, a Haunted House in NYC, Costs $45
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Still, ticket sales for these businesses has been brisk nationwide
since the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, experts in the industry
said, attributing it in part to people seeking some escapism.
Work
Can Harris's Economic Plans Sway Small Business Owners to Vote
Democratic?
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“Kamala’s economic plans are designed to help people like Mrs.
Shelton, so that they have enough in the bank to start a business or
pass something on to their kids,” said Felicia Wong, who runs
Roosevelt Forward, a progressive advocacy group.
Work
How a Data Center Divided a Small Missouri Town
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The 500-acre data center campus, the executives said, would be a boon
to the town, bringing in new jobs and over a billion dollars in tax
revenue, most of which would go to the school district. All they
needed was the land rezoned for industrial use.
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Gecko Materials wants to sell you the next Velcro | TechCrunch
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
“I’m really passionate about being able to make local
manufacturing more sustainable and bring that around the world,”
Kerst said. She also does not shy from the Velcro comparisons. “I do
see a pathway in which Gecko Materials is like a household name, a
worldwide name. Obviously, we’re already a space-wide name,” she
smiled.
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Pentagon runs low on air-defence missiles as demand surges - WSJ
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
WASHINGTONThe U.S. is running low on some types of air-defense
missiles, raising questions about the Pentagons readiness to respond
to the continuing wars in the Middle East and Europe and a potential
conflict in the Pacific.
Work
Israel cuts ties with UN agency, creating new hurdles for Palestinian
aid - WSJ [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
TEL AVIVIsraels parliament passed legislation to sever ties with the
United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, curtailing its ability
to work in Gaza and the West Bank at a time when it is leading the
humanitarian response to the war in Gaza.
Work
X algorithm feeds users political contentwhether they want it or not -
WSJ [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
New X users with interests in topics such as crafts, sports and
cooking are being blanketed with political content and fed a steady
diet of posts that lean toward Donald Trump and that sow doubt about
the integrity of the Nov. 5 election, a Wall Street Journal analysis
found.
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Pfizers strong quarter bolsters CEOs comeback efforts - WSJ
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The pharmaceutical company raised its revenue outlook for the year to
between $61 billion to $64 billion, up from $59.5 billion to $62.5
billion previously. It also raised its guidance on adjusted annual
earnings per share to a range of $2.75 to $2.95 per share, up from
between $2.45 to $2.65 per share.
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Salma Hayek Pinault redefined Hollywood. Now shes redefining
philanthropy. - WSJ [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
IN THE COURSE of one conversation, Salma Hayek Pinault mourns the
death of her pet rescue owl, reveals that she never signed a prenup in
her marriage to French billionaire Franois-Henri Pinault and bemoans
the obnoxiousness of certain wealthy people who assume theyre
interesting just because theyre rich.
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How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris polls look one week before election
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Trump's national average numbers have improved slightly against Harris
since last week, although most prominent aggregators still show the
vice president ahead overall. The battle between Harris and Trump in
the seven key swing states that could ultimately decide the election
remains a toss-up, with the candidates either virtually tied or only
marginally ahead in various polls.
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What a close race inTexasmeans for Democrats in red states
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At Vox, our mission is to explain the world, so we can all help shape
it. While some publications focus on their own interests, were focused
on what matters to you. Because we know the stakes of this election
are real, and you deserve to understand how the outcome will affect
your life. This work isnt easy, so we need your help.
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Democrats Bank on Ground Game Advantage In Pennsylvania
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
Most of the people on Elana Hunters list werent answering the door. It
was a sleepy Sunday morning in southwest Philadelphia, and Hunter had
left her teenage children and ailing mother to spend her morning
canvassing for Vice President Kamala Harris. House after silent house,
Hunter, a 52-year old HR consultant from Philly, was undeterred. My
daughter has fewer rights than me. What the hell was I doing sitting
on the sidelines? she says. Later in life, she will remember that I
was out doing this. She and her canvassing partner Ikethia Daniels,
who had traveled from Georgia, spent hours knocking on doors and
dropping off Harris literature when nobody answered.
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Founder-Friendly Investors 2024: A Brighter Market - Inc.com
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Founder-led companies have been partnering with investment firms to
help accelerate growth for decades. Here are the PE, VC, and debt
firms that have a history of backing founders.
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Phishing Attacks Are Evolving. Heres How to Resist Them. - Harvard
Business Review [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
Improvements in technology have made deepfakes fraudulent audio,
video, and images easier than ever to create. As a result, 2024 has
seen a nearly 60% surge in phishing attacks. These attacks hijack our
perceptions and our ability to distinguish fiction from reality. They
work because they manipulate our brains in ways were naturally
vulnerable to. To protect yourself, you need to be able to reroute
immediate reactions and thought pathways. This includes: 1) refocusing
attention to counter urgency tactics, 2) regulating emotional triggers
aimed at your compassion, and 3) resisting automatic deference to
authority.
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Amid divorce from Dana-Farber, Mass General Brigham touts its own
cancer institute - STAT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
More than a year has passed since Dana-Farber Cancer Institutedumped
Mass General Brigham for a rival hospital chain, but the states
biggest health care system is making a push now to say when it comes
to cancer care, MGBs still got it.
Work
North American Polestar owners can now use the Tesla Supercharger
network
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The Polestar 3 is delivering now. Engadget’s Tim Stevens took it for
a spin and was left impressed with the $73,400 (and up) electric SUV.
Emphasizing how badly Polestar needed the long-delayed vehicle to
dazzle as a mass-market follow-up to its more niche predecessors, he
said that minus a few early software glitches, it’s “great.”
Work
Racist jokes about Puerto Rico at rally bring anger and disgust:
'Truly how the Trump party sees us'
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"As a proud Puerto Rican American, I thought Tony was funny. Puerto
Rico is not a race; it's a place. We live in a woke era where
everything from criticism of thoughts, ideologies and places is deemed
racist by the opposition," Irizzary, 31, said.
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Berlin summons Iran ambassador over execution of German-Iranian
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“Jimmy was kidnapped and abandoned – held hostage for four years
while you did nothing, and was left behind every time the US or EU
negotiated with the terrorists. You left him to die, while the
Biden-Harris administration handed $6bn to his captors and his
murderers.”
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Kamala Harris delivers 'closing argument' in Washington: 'It is time
for a new generation of leadership' ? live
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So far this speech is specific and practical. Harris has sought to
portray herself as someone down-to-earth and in touch, a protector who
gets things done, who will walk into the Oval Office "with a to-do
list", and who will work to unite Americans.
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Tony Fadell on mission-driven a**holes, Silicon Valley entitlement and
why LLMs are 'know-it-alls' | TechCrunch
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Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the
publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha
holds an honours bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto and a
master’s degree in journalism from Western University.
Work
VCs offer live feedback on audience members' startup pitch decks |
TechCrunch
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Yashad (he/him) is the Executive Producer at TC where he focuses on
video & audio. He directs and produces branded content, IRL/virtual
events & podcasts. Disclosures: Holds shares in ETFs, cryptocurrencies
and various NFTs.Twitter: @Yashad | Email: [email protected]
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Haptic's touch-based navigation helps blind and sighted alike get
around without looking | TechCrunch
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This, and not monetizing their own app, is how they intend to make
money, Yoo emphasized: “We have a free app available to the world,
live in 31 countries right now… and we have the licensing and
integration model — that’s the business.”
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Ashton Kutcher explains why he's betting on AI, but not trying to pick
a 'winner' | TechCrunch
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Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the
publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha
holds an honours bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto and a
master’s degree in journalism from Western University.
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ForceField helps detect deepfakes and digital deception by verifying
source data | TechCrunch
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“There’s a really big issue with funding solo women teams here in
the U.S.,” Spano said. “I am the only woman building this type of
technology right now, every other competitor are all led by men — so
having a woman’s voice, and transparency, and honesty, and truth…
is really important.”
Work
BANF's smart tires for trucks promise to save fuel and lives |
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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Aesthetic launches the 'Shazam for fashion' | TechCrunch
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He also studied psychology at Harvard, which helped him gain a
different perspective on consumer habits and motivation. “Building
consumer tech in today’s world is a very psychological,
philosophical endeavor,” he said. “Building a consumer app is
basically one big social experiment.”
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ElevenLabs has hired the team behind Omnivore, a reader app |
TechCrunch
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ElevenLabs, which became a unicorn earlier this year after raising
$80 million from investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, makes most
of its money through AI tools to generate synthetic voices for
audiobook narrations and video dubbing into other languages. It’s
being approached by backers about a new funding round that could value
the company at around $3 billion, TechCrunch reported this month.
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Salva Health wants to lower breast cancer mortality with its
affordable screening device | TechCrunch
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But Salva doesn’t want to limit itself to breast screening
only. “We’re currently exploring solutions for early signs of
diabetes and cardiovascular disease,” Agudelo said. “We are
focusing on detecting these conditions early so they can get proper
diagnosis and treatment at a fraction of the cost.”
Work
Narada AI's enterprise agent will use workplace tools for you |
TechCrunch
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Like any “smart assistant” or helper app like this, you have to
trust not just the tech, but the company itself — that Narada
won’t abuse your data, or your company’s data. That said, the
company promises to not train its AI models on any customer data.
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Luna wants to help young girls navigate their health and well-being |
TechCrunch
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Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the
publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha
holds an honours bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto and a
master’s degree in journalism from Western University.
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CTGT aims to make AI models safer | TechCrunch
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“Model size is far outpacing Moore’s Law and the advances in AI
training chips,” Gorlla said. “This means that we need to focus on
foundational understanding of AI — to cope with both the
inefficiency and increasingly complex nature of model decisions.”
Work
How to build a company while protecting your mental health |
TechCrunch
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Yashad (he/him) is the Executive Producer at TC where he focuses on
video & audio. He directs and produces branded content, IRL/virtual
events & podcasts. Disclosures: Holds shares in ETFs, cryptocurrencies
and various NFTs.Twitter: @Yashad | Email: [email protected]
Work
HILOS is making footwear more sustainable without skimping on style |
TechCrunch
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Amanda Silberling is a senior writer at TechCrunch covering the
intersection of technology and culture. She has also written for
publications like Polygon, MTV, the Kenyon Review, NPR, and Business
Insider. She is the co-host of Wow If True, a podcast about internet
culture, with science fiction author Isabel J. Kim. Prior to joining
TechCrunch, she worked as a grassroots organizer, museum educator, and
film festival coordinator. She holds a B.A. in English from the
University of Pennsylvania and served as a Princeton in Asia Fellow in
Laos.
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How startups can do more than rack up huge valuations and maybe save
the world | TechCrunch
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David is a copy editor at TechCrunch. He is the former editor-in-chief
of Informant Communications Group, and held a research associate
position at JRP Historical Consulting. He holds a BA from Monmouth
College.
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EU boosts EIC budget for supporting deep tech R&D and strategic
scale-ups | TechCrunch
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Natasha is a senior reporter for TechCrunch, joining September 2012,
based in Europe. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for
CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business
technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she
focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills
issues. She has also freelanced for organisations including The
Guardian and the BBC. Natasha holds a First Class degree in English
from Cambridge University, and an MA in journalism from Goldsmiths
College, University of London.
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GMI Cloud secures $82M in Series A for its GPU cloud infrastructure |
TechCrunch
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Kate Park is a reporter at TechCrunch, with a focus on technology,
startups and venture capital in Asia. She previously was a financial
journalist at Mergermarket covering M&A, private equity and venture
capital.
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Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win - The Economist
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AFTER 970 days of war, said Lloyd Austin, Americas defence secretary,
visiting Kyiv on October 21st, Putin has not achieved one single
strategic objective. In public, Mr Austin offered certitude,
confidence and clarity: Moscow will never prevail in Ukraine. In
private, his colleagues in the Pentagon, Western officials and many
Ukrainian commanders are increasingly concerned about the direction of
the war and Ukraines ability to hold back Russian advances over the
next six months.
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Bidenomics Is Starting to Transform America. Why Has No One Noticed? -
The New Yorker [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
Among Joe Bidens afflictions and miseries, his wormwood and gall,
there are the insults (about his diminished capacities), and then
there are the compliments unpaid (about his achievements). We are
exposed to more of the first, but it seems that to him the second are
more painful. In his first interview after he withdrew as the
Democratic Presidential nominee, Bidenwounded, proud, self-pitying,
defiantsaid, by way of defending his record, No one thought we could
get done, including some of my own people, what we got done. One of
the problems is, we knew all the things we did were going to take a
little time to work their way through. So now people are realizing,
Oh, that highway. Oh, that... He trailed off for a moment and then
recovered. The biggest mistake we made, we didnt put up signs saying
Joe Did It. He ended this with a bitter chuckle. Biden isnt wrong.
Objectively, and improbably, he has passed more new domestic programs
than any Democratic President since Lyndon Johnsonmaybe even since
Franklin Roosevelt.
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Trump-Appointed Judge Will Not Recuse Herself From Trump Assassination
Attempt Case - Forbes [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
A Florida-based federal judge appointed by former President Donald
Trump refused to recuse herself from the criminal case against a man
who allegedly tried to assassinate the former president, saying she
saw no valid basis for recusaldespite Trump publicly praising the
judge and a report that she is on the shortlist for attorney general
if he is elected to a second term.
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People Overestimate Political Opponents Immorality - Scientific
American [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86004&nl=daily]
How would you describe a member of the opposite political party? Maybe
you find them annoying or even stupid. Or you might even call them
bigoted or immoral. Americans are deeply politically divided, and
harsh language is not uncommon. Large majorities of Republicans and
Democrats say they cant agree on basic facts, and both parties report
hating political opponents more than they love political allies.
Although we lack reliable polling data from the 1800s, some scholars
suggest we havent been this polarized since the Civil War.
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Democrats Highlight Puerto Rico Insult on Billboards Near Trump
Pennsylvania Rally
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“Vice President Harris, on the other hand, has laid out a plan to
invest in Puerto Rico, foster economic growth and create thousands of
good-paying jobs for the Puerto Rican community,” Ms. Guardiola said
in a statement.
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Despite Covid 'Amnesia,' the Pandemic Simmers Beneath the 2024 Race
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Last week’s dueling rallies in Atlanta, home to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, offer a case study in the lingering
effects of the pandemic on American politics. They tell the story of
two Americas, red and blue.
Work
The U.S. Army Prepares for War With China: New Vehicles, Face Paint
and a 1,200-Foot Fall
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The Pentagon calls it a Great Power War, and it would be exponentially
more dangerous. It would put the world’s two strongest militaries
— both of them nuclear superpowers — in direct conflict, possibly
drawing in other nuclear adversaries, including North Korea and
Russia. U.S. troops would be killed, in numbers that could possibly go
beyond the toll from America’s deadliest conflicts.
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Trump Media stock is up a whopping 220% this month thanks to
'pre-election euphoria'
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Musk, the richest man alive with a net worth of more than $270
billion, has also donated tens of millions of dollars to his pro-Trump
“America PAC,” which has been organizing canvassing efforts in
battleground states. That has included a pledge to give away $1
million to people that are registered to vote and sign a petition in
support of “free speech & right to bear arms.” Philadelphia’s
district attorney sued Musk and his super PAC Monday over the
giveaway.
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McDonald's boss apologises for E. coli outbreak as sales slide
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The impact of the E. coli outbreak in the US, in which authorities
have recorded at least 75 patients, was not reflected in the results
reported on Tuesday, which showed overall quarterly revenue at the
company rising 3% to more than $6.8bn (£5.2bn), compared with a year
ago.
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CNN Bans Ryan Girdusky After 'Beeper' Remark to Mehdi Hasan
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Mr. Girdusky, who is the author of the book “They’re Not
Listening: How the Elites Created the National Populist Revolution,”
said on Tuesday: “Apparently you can’t go on CNN if you make a
joke. I’m glad America gets to see what CNN stands for.”
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Airline Rule Requiring Automatic Refunds for Significant Flight
Disruptions Goes Into Effect
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Follow New York Times Travel on Instagram and sign up for our weekly
Travel Dispatch newsletter to get expert tips on traveling smarter and
inspiration for your next vacation. Dreaming up a future getaway or
just armchair traveling? Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2024.
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How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla
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In Michigan, a battleground state and home to many auto factories, the
Trump campaign has run ads that claim that Vice President Kamala
Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, wants to “end all
gas-powered cars” — a position that she does not hold.
Work
Help! Budget Charged Us $450 to Clean Our Rental Car. Can They Do
That?
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“In this case, the vehicle did require additional cleaning, which
resulted in the cleaning fee,” she wrote. “However, as part of our
commitment to customer satisfaction and based on this customer’s
overall rental experience, we did refund the charge in full as a
gesture of goodwill.”
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BP Profit Falls, but It Still Sees 'Potential to Grow' in Oil and Gas
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BP said on Tuesday that it would review “expectations for 2025
buybacks” next year, although it said it would repurchase $1.75
billion in stock after the third quarter and the same amount after the
fourth quarter of 2024.
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Here's Why Blood Manor, a Haunted House in NYC, Costs $45
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Still, ticket sales for these businesses has been brisk nationwide
since the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, experts in the industry
said, attributing it in part to people seeking some escapism.
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Can Harris's Economic Plans Sway Small Business Owners to Vote
Democratic?
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“Kamala’s economic plans are designed to help people like Mrs.
Shelton, so that they have enough in the bank to start a business or
pass something on to their kids,” said Felicia Wong, who runs
Roosevelt Forward, a progressive advocacy group.
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How a Data Center Divided a Small Missouri Town
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The 500-acre data center campus, the executives said, would be a boon
to the town, bringing in new jobs and over a billion dollars in tax
revenue, most of which would go to the school district. All they
needed was the land rezoned for industrial use.
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