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WorkGecko Materials wants to sell you the next Velcro | TechCrunch“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. Work
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WorkPfizers strong quarter bolsters CEOs comeback efforts - WSJ 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. Work
WorkHow Donald Trump and Kamala Harris polls look one week before electionTrump'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. WorkWhat a close race inTexasmeans for Democrats in red statesAt 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.
WorkDemocrats Bank on Ground Game Advantage In PennsylvaniaMost 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. Work
WorkPhishing Attacks Are Evolving. Heres How to Resist Them. - Harvard Business Review 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. Work
WorkNorth American Polestar owners can now use the Tesla Supercharger networkThe 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
WorkBerlin summons Iran ambassador over execution of German-Iranian“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.” Work WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkBANF's smart tires for trucks promise to save fuel and lives | 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. WorkAesthetic launches the 'Shazam for fashion' | TechCrunchHe 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.” WorkElevenLabs has hired the team behind Omnivore, a reader app | TechCrunchElevenLabs, 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. WorkWorkWorkWorkCTGT aims to make AI models safer | TechCrunch“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.” WorkWorkHILOS is making footwear more sustainable without skimping on style | TechCrunchAmanda 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. WorkWorkEU boosts EIC budget for supporting deep tech R&D and strategic scale-ups | TechCrunchNatasha 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. WorkWorkUkraine is now struggling to survive, not to win - The Economist 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. WorkBidenomics Is Starting to Transform America. Why Has No One Noticed? - The New Yorker 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. WorkTrump-Appointed Judge Will Not Recuse Herself From Trump Assassination Attempt Case - Forbes 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. WorkPeople Overestimate Political Opponents Immorality - Scientific American 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. WorkWorkWorkThe U.S. Army Prepares for War With China: New Vehicles, Face Paint and a 1,200-Foot FallThe 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. WorkTrump Media stock is up a whopping 220% this month thanks to 'pre-election euphoria'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. WorkMcDonald's boss apologises for E. coli outbreak as sales slideThe 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. WorkCNN Bans Ryan Girdusky After 'Beeper' Remark to Mehdi HasanMr. 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.” WorkWorkHow Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help TeslaIn 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. WorkHelp! Budget Charged Us $450 to Clean Our Rental Car. Can They Do That?“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.” WorkWorkWorkWorkHow a Data Center Divided a Small Missouri TownThe 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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