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Ready shares lessons learned from his in-depth analysis of
game-changing companies, such as BlackRock, which has revolutionized
the financial services industry. Ready provides case studies and
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A fired Disney employee allegedly altered menus to change allergy
markers
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This case is unrelated to a doctor who died of an allergic reaction
after eating at a Disney Springs restaurant last year. Notably, Disney
tried to get a lawsuit filed by the doctor's husband thrown out in
August, alleging that he had agreed to settle lawsuits out of court
through arbitration. The reason? He had signed a terms of service for
a one-month Disney+ trial in 2019 and again when making an account to
buy park tickets.
Work
Dropbox is laying off 20 percent of its workforce
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Unfortunately for Dropbox, things haven’t improved on that front. As
TechCrunch notes, the company only added 63,000 users during its most
recent fiscal quarter (PDF link). Year-over-year revenue growth also
stalled at 1.8 percent, the lowest in the company’s history.
Work
Election 2024: How will the candidates regulate AI?
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The big question marks are just how much of the America First Policy
Institute or Project 2025 proposals a Trump administration would
adopt. His own official platform mirrors many policy positions of
Project 2025. While it may not reflect any of its AI proposals
specifically, there’s little reason to believe his approach would
differ dramatically on this specific issue.
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Five charged in Texas over alleged $1m ring to certify unqualified
teachers
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Brandon G Leonard, an attorney for Roberts, described the accusations
to NBC News as “simply unsubstantiated claims” adding that “we
will aggressively defend against these baseless charges. Ms Roberts
looks forward to her day in court, where we’re confident the truth
will come to light.”
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And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2024 is . . . Salva
Health | TechCrunch
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Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor. Previously, he worked as
a tech reporter at Adweek, a senior editor at VentureBeat, a local
government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of
content at a VC firm. He lives in New York City.
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Modash is flipping the influencer marketing script by connecting
brands with the long tail of creators | TechCrunch
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Schrader himself was back in Canada when he talked to TechCrunch, and
he told us he plans to spend at least half his time in the country
going forward. International expansion and an increased focus on
e-commerce will be the startup’s priorities leading up to its Series
B round, he said.
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A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs | TechCrunch
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Alyssa Stringer is the Audience Development Manager for TechCrunch.
She previously worked for HW Media as Audience Development Manager
across HousingWire, RealTrends and FinLedger media brands. Prior to
her experience in audience development, Alyssa worked as a content
writer and holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism at the University of
North Texas.
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Equity Live: Bret Taylor's $4.5 billion startup and Waymo's $5.6
billion round
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Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on
Equity, the network’s flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in
2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where
she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live
performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband. Theresa is
based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from
Monmouth University.
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round | TechCrunch
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video & audio. He directs and produces branded content, IRL/virtual
events & podcasts. Disclosures: Holds shares in ETFs, cryptocurrencies
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Betaworks focuses on AI applications in its latest Camp | TechCrunch
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a tech reporter at Adweek, a senior editor at VentureBeat, a local
government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of
content at a VC firm. He lives in New York City.
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Hummingbirds, a platform that connects local creators with brand
campaigns in their area, raises $5.4M | TechCrunch
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“Hummingbirds spun out of trying an oat milk latte in Des Moines,
Iowa, and sharing it on social and getting other people excited to
share the small businesses in our own city,” Steele told us. She
also mentioned that the company name comes from a nickname her
father-in-law calls her, as hummingbirds are the “local
pollinators” and are always “buzzing around town.”
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Disrupt 2024: Day 3 | TechCrunch
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The energy at Disrupt 2024 is still buzzing! Startups are pitching
their innovations, attendees are deep in networking, and industry
giants continue to share their game-changing insights onstage. Don’t
miss out — this is your last chance before it’s gone for a whole
year. Register here or stop by the Registration Desk at Moscone West
for your ticket.
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Bird flu found in a pig in U.S. for the first time, raising concerns
about potential risks to humans
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Studies done over the years have suggested that H5N1 viruses can
infect pigs, but do not spread well among them. That said, research
published earlier this year by USDA scientists showed that the more
recent versions of H5N1 circulating in the United States were better
able to infect pigs than earlier versions, said Richard Webby, a flu
virologist and director of the World Health Organization’s
Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in
Animals, located at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in
Memphis, Tenn.
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Meta profits surge 35% on AI-driven progress
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Meta is also reportedly building its own search engine to supply
answers to its chatbot, in an effort to reduce its reliance on Google
(GOOGL+2.86%) and Microsoft (MSFT+0.23%), according to The
Information. Bank of America (BAC-0.46%) said in an Oct. 28 note that
this would be “consistent with Meta’s long-term goal to reduce
dependence on competitor platforms & technology,” and that it
expects an announcement on new AI and search capabilities in Meta’s
third-quarter earnings call.
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Can Democrats Win Back Voters From Trump on Trade Policy?
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Biden officials have been trying to persuade more trade-skeptical
voters that their policies to encourage manufacturing in the United
States are working, pointing to a recent surge in U.S. factory
construction.
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Does Kamala Harris Back Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants?
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Immigrants who live in the United States illegally do not qualify for
federally funded coverage through Medicare, Medicaid or the
Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health coverage
for low-income children. In most states, they are also ineligible to
buy private health coverage through the Affordable Care Act
marketplaces.
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Harris plays cleanup on Biden 'garbage' comment
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Despite the cleanup efforts, Biden's comment â mangled or otherwise
â threw a monkey wrench into the Harris campaign's plan to highlight
her pledge to govern for all Americans, regardless of party.
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Proton brings its VPN to Apple TV with new app
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Proton VPN was our favorite when we reviewed it in 2023, and it's
still our top pick this year for a virtual private network. The
service boasts excellent features for security, privacy and usability.
Our only real complaint was that the free tier comes with a lot of
limitations. But if you're interested in the company's platform,
Proton is currently running an early Black Friday deal where you can
snag one or two year plans at a steep discount.
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Children with Android phones will be able to use Google Wallet's
tap-to-pay next year
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9to5Google says Google’s kids’ payments feature will roll out next
year for “some Google Wallet users in several countries,”
including the US. A wider rollout is expected at some point after
that.
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November's PS Plus Monthly Games include Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hot
Wheels Unleashed 2
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You can claim all three of these titles between November 5 and
December 2, so they could help keep your mind occupied while the
general election results become clear. If you haven't yet snagged
October's PS Plus Monthly Games — WWE 2K24, Dead Space and Doki Doki
Literature Club Plus! — you've got until November 4 to do so.
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How to take Apple's hearing test with the AirPods Pro 2
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mild to moderate hearing loss and the hearing test can only measure
hearing loss under 85 dBHL. Here’s how the hearing loss categories
break down, according to the World Health Organization:
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Ubisoft stealth released an NFT game absolutely no one needs
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Ubisoft launched its NFT platform Quartz a little under three years
ago to a wave of backlash. The announcement video on YouTube attracted
more than 35,000 dislikes in 24 hours and open criticisms from
consumers and employees who felt its environmental impact was not
worth the risk. The launch included a set of 15 NFTs in the form of
skins and guns for Ghost Recon Breakpoint. The publisher only sold 18
NFTs in its first few weeks.
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Avride's next-gen delivery robot ditches two wheels and adds NVIDIA AI
brains
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Finally, it wouldn’t be a delivery buggy without a cargo compartment
— and that got an upgrade, too. The new model has a fully detachable
storage section, allowing for modular swap-outs for different
purposes. Avride says its standard cargo hold is big enough to hold
several large pizzas and drinks or multiple grocery bags. It also adds
a sliding lid that only provides access to the correct section,
helping to avoid delivering orders to the wrong customers.
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How to watch the latest Playdate showcase
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For the uninitiated, the Playdate is a retro-styled portable console
that looks sort of like an OG Gameboy. It’s bright yellow and
features a hand-controlled crank that’s used as a primary control
input in many games. We love the thing and have called it an
“inspiration machine” and “the future of game development.”
There are hundreds of indie games available for the console, and many
of them are quite good.
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Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot can now pick car parts on its own
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Atlas has undergone plenty of changes since its 2013 reveal, including
swapping from hydraulics to electric after almost 11 years of testing.
The older Atlas and the current one are markedly different from each
other. Take a look at the video below to see for yourself.
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Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition will be available for Macs early next
year
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As indicated, this port is only for Apple Silicon Macs, but CD Projekt
RED hasn’t announced if there would be any barriers beyond that. We
reached out to the developer to ask if the game will run on every
chip, from the M1 to the recently-announced M4 Max. We’ll update
this post when we hear something.
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Nothing's first community-designed smartphone glows in the dark
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Besides buying the phone online, fans in London and Delhi can visit a
physical store for one. The Nothing Store in Soho will stock 50 of
them starting November 16. However, those in Delhi have to stay tuned
for the location, and the phone will become available on November 23.
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Apple unveils its top-of-the-line M4 Max chip
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As with the M4 and M4 Pro, the M4 Max is built on second-gen 3nm tech
to bolster power efficiency and performance. Like the M4 Pro (which
can be used to power the new Mac mini), the M4 Max supports
Thunderbolt 5, which should make it faster to move files around as it
has a data transfer capacity of up to 120GB per second. And, as with
all of Apple's other M-series Macs, devices running on the M4 Max will
support Apple Intelligence features.
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Apple's MacBook Pros get an M4 upgrade, including the new M4 Max chip
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The 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro still starts at $1,599 ($1,499 for
education customers), while the M4 Pro model starts at $1,999 ($1,849
for education). The 16-inch MacBook Pro, meanwhile, still starts at
$2,499 ($2,299 for education customers). You can pre-order both
laptops today, and they'll be in stores on November 8.
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Every MacBook Air now starts with 16GB of RAM at no extra cost
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You can thank AI as the main reason Apple and Microsoft (with Copilot+
AI PCs) are now pushing for 16GB of RAM. While Apple Intelligence
requires 8GB of RAM to function, the company previously admitted it
may not be enough to run the AI features in Xcode 16. As AI models
grow and become more complex, their memory demands will only increase.
More than ever, it pays to invest in as much RAM as you can up front.
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DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro review: Finally, a worthy GoPro rival
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Taking price into account, the Action 5 Pro is a very attractive
option. It’s one of the best action cameras I’ve used, with
battery life well above rivals, a solid waterproof construction and
full support for DJI’s Mic 2. If you feel you might benefit from the
extra sharpness, then the GoPro or Insta360 might be a better choice.
But, if low-light performance is key, head straight for DJI’s Action
5 Pro.
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Bridge Command lets you live out your starship fantasies
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Bridge Command is located at St. George’s Wharf which is next to
Vauxhall tube station in London. It is open for most of each day
through to late evening, with ticket prices starting at £40 (around
$50) at off-peak times for a single session.
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Kindle Colorsoft review: The missing link in Amazon's ereader lineup
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After years of waiting and requests, Amazon debuted the $280 Kindle
Colorsoft, its first ereader with a color display. Amazons promising
the Colorsoft gets color E Ink implementation right thanks in part to
the custom tweaks it made to the display. And, unsurprisingly, Amazons
ready to charge you a premium for it. So is it all its cracked up to
be?
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One of our favorite Ninja air fryers is nearly half off ahead of Black
Friday
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The main issue with this air fryer is size. You do not want to get the
Ninja DZ550 Air Fryer if your counter and storage spaces are
limited. It has a depth of 17.1 inches and a width of 13.9 inches so
it's going to take up some real estate. But, hey, it's that size that
lets you cook two things at once so only you can decide if the
trade-off is worth it.
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UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru 'crime against
humanity'
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While Peru had argued the sterilisation programme was part of a
broader reproductive health policy, with procedures carried out on
both men and women, the experts noted that 25,000 men were forcibly
sterilised, compared with over 300,000 women.
Work
Scientists discover oldest ever giant tadpole fossil in Argentina
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“It’s starting to help narrow the timeframe in which a frog
becomes a frog,” said Ben Kligman, a paleontologist at the
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History who was not involved
with the research.
Work
Leading human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike in Chinese
prison, family says
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In 2009, charges against him for tax evasion were dropped, reportedly
because of a public outcry. But Li Fangping, a human rights lawyer and
friend of Xu’s, said the Chinese government had been effective at
silencing Xu’s impact. “They want him to disappear completely, and
they want no one to remember him,” Li said. “There are many young
people and lawyers who haven’t heard of Xu Zhiyong today.”
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North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine will 'surely return
in body bags', US envoy says
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North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui was in Moscow on Wednesday
to hold "strategic" talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov,
while Wang Yi - the top diplomat for China, Pyongyang's chief
diplomatic ally - discussed the Ukraine crisis with Russia's deputy
foreign minister in Beijing.
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Australia news live: PM issues new clarification that he never called,
emailed or texted Qantas' Alan Joyce seeking flight upgrades
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And a report by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO has checked "vital
signs of Australia's climate" - and they show Australia becoming
hotter, more dangerous, and that temperature trends will only worsen.
"It is a wicked problem," Dr Karl Braganza at BoM said.
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Curbing Australia's salt intake with new WHO limits could save almost
3,000 lives in a decade, study says
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"The real problem is that the food industry does what they like. They
form these partnerships, voluntary partnerships, and it gives them an
excuse to act like they are doing something, and recommendations are
too much influenced by the lobbying and profitability of the food
industry."
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Cold start to spring sees Australians use 30% more gas than last year
? even though the price was up too
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Grid-scale solar plants faced an additional 41MW of curtailment. That
contributed to a 68MW reduction, or 4.5%, in average output from solar
farms to 1,461MW during the quarter, Aemo said. Their share of total
generation eased to 5.9% of Nem supply, down from 6.4% in the
September quarter of 2023.
Work
'Wicked problem': five charts that show how the climate crisis is
making Australia more dangerous
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"It's increasingly recognised internationally that it will be very
hard to keep temperatures to 1.5C given the time we have left to
reduce, however there is still time to keep temperatures to 2C,"
Braganza said.
Work
Four Davids and two Nigels: can Crisafulli deliver a modern and
inclusive cabinet? | Ben Smee
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Crisafulli enters government with little mandate for reform and facing
a plethora of risks; not least the targets he’s made for the backs
of new ministers, and himself, by promising to meet KPIs and crime
reduction targets.
Work
British man, 71, dies after being rescued from floods in Spain
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At least 95 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept
away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines
and major roads in the worst natural disaster to hit the nation in
recent memory.
Work
At least 95 people dead in Spain's worst floods in three decades
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By 10am on Wednesday, the rains in Valencia had subsided. But Spain's
national weather service forecast more storms on Thursday, with the
rains moving to the north-east of the Iberian peninsula.
Work
Georgia must change course to open EU membership talks, says European
Commission
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Moldovan voters will head to the polls on Sunday for the second round
of the presidential election, choosing between the pro-European
incumbent Maia Sandu and the challenger Alexandr Stoianoglo, who
advocates for closer ties with Russia.
Work
Paramedic gave Sergei Skripal novichok antidote by chance, inquiry
hears
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The Skripals survived the poisoning in March 2018 but, in July,
44-year-old Dawn Sturgess died after her partner, Charlie Rowley, gave
her what appeared to be a perfume bottle containing novichok.
Work
Russian police charge woman in Crimea over daughter's pro-Ukraine
video
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Moskalyov was released earlier this month and alleged he had been
subjected to dire conditions in prison, including being kept in an
isolation cell for two months with "huge rats" crawling around.
Work
Spain's deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis
coin
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"The tragic consequences of this event show that we have a long way to
go," said Liz Stephens, a climate risk scientist at the University of
Reading. "People shouldn't be dying from these kinds of forecasted
weather events in countries where they have the resources to do
better."
Work
US identified 500 cases where its weapons harmed Gaza civilians but
hasn't taken action
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The latest episode of bloodshed in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian
conflict was triggered on 7 October 2023, when Palestinian Hamas
militants attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and abducting
250 others, according to Israeli tallies.
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- The top 25 stories curated by editors and fellow readers!
From the Editor's Desk
Essential Attributes of Game-changing Organizations
In this interactive Harvard Business Review webinar, MIT’s Doug
Ready shares lessons learned from his in-depth analysis of
game-changing companies, such as BlackRock, which has revolutionized
the financial services industry. Ready provides case studies and
describes what BlackRock and other companies do differently–and
successfully–to break away from the competition.
Continued here
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_TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers!_
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A fired Disney employee allegedly altered menus to change allergy
markers
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86491&nl=daily]
This case is unrelated to a doctor who died of an allergic reaction
after eating at a Disney Springs restaurant last year. Notably, Disney
tried to get a lawsuit filed by the doctor's husband thrown out in
August, alleging that he had agreed to settle lawsuits out of court
through arbitration. The reason? He had signed a terms of service for
a one-month Disney+ trial in 2019 and again when making an account to
buy park tickets.
Work
Dropbox is laying off 20 percent of its workforce
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Unfortunately for Dropbox, things haven’t improved on that front. As
TechCrunch notes, the company only added 63,000 users during its most
recent fiscal quarter (PDF link). Year-over-year revenue growth also
stalled at 1.8 percent, the lowest in the company’s history.
Work
Election 2024: How will the candidates regulate AI?
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86491&nl=daily]
The big question marks are just how much of the America First Policy
Institute or Project 2025 proposals a Trump administration would
adopt. His own official platform mirrors many policy positions of
Project 2025. While it may not reflect any of its AI proposals
specifically, there’s little reason to believe his approach would
differ dramatically on this specific issue.
Work
Five charged in Texas over alleged $1m ring to certify unqualified
teachers
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86491&nl=daily]
Brandon G Leonard, an attorney for Roberts, described the accusations
to NBC News as “simply unsubstantiated claims” adding that “we
will aggressively defend against these baseless charges. Ms Roberts
looks forward to her day in court, where we’re confident the truth
will come to light.”
Work
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2024 is . . . Salva
Health | TechCrunch
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86491&nl=daily]
Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor. Previously, he worked as
a tech reporter at Adweek, a senior editor at VentureBeat, a local
government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of
content at a VC firm. He lives in New York City.
Work
Modash is flipping the influencer marketing script by connecting
brands with the long tail of creators | TechCrunch
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86491&nl=daily]
Schrader himself was back in Canada when he talked to TechCrunch, and
he told us he plans to spend at least half his time in the country
going forward. International expansion and an increased focus on
e-commerce will be the startup’s priorities leading up to its Series
B round, he said.
Work
A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs | TechCrunch
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86491&nl=daily]
Alyssa Stringer is the Audience Development Manager for TechCrunch.
She previously worked for HW Media as Audience Development Manager
across HousingWire, RealTrends and FinLedger media brands. Prior to
her experience in audience development, Alyssa worked as a content
writer and holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism at the University of
North Texas.
Work
Equity Live: Bret Taylor's $4.5 billion startup and Waymo's $5.6
billion round
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86491&nl=daily]
Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on
Equity, the network’s flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in
2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where
she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live
performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband. Theresa is
based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from
Monmouth University.
Work
VCs on how to raise in 2025 if you've taken a flat, down, or extension
round | TechCrunch
[[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86491&nl=daily]
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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Betaworks focuses on AI applications in its latest Camp | TechCrunch
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Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor. Previously, he worked as
a tech reporter at Adweek, a senior editor at VentureBeat, a local
government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of
content at a VC firm. He lives in New York City.
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Hummingbirds, a platform that connects local creators with brand
campaigns in their area, raises $5.4M | TechCrunch
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“Hummingbirds spun out of trying an oat milk latte in Des Moines,
Iowa, and sharing it on social and getting other people excited to
share the small businesses in our own city,” Steele told us. She
also mentioned that the company name comes from a nickname her
father-in-law calls her, as hummingbirds are the “local
pollinators” and are always “buzzing around town.”
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Disrupt 2024: Day 3 | TechCrunch
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The energy at Disrupt 2024 is still buzzing! Startups are pitching
their innovations, attendees are deep in networking, and industry
giants continue to share their game-changing insights onstage. Don’t
miss out — this is your last chance before it’s gone for a whole
year. Register here or stop by the Registration Desk at Moscone West
for your ticket.
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Bird flu found in a pig in U.S. for the first time, raising concerns
about potential risks to humans
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Studies done over the years have suggested that H5N1 viruses can
infect pigs, but do not spread well among them. That said, research
published earlier this year by USDA scientists showed that the more
recent versions of H5N1 circulating in the United States were better
able to infect pigs than earlier versions, said Richard Webby, a flu
virologist and director of the World Health Organization’s
Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in
Animals, located at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in
Memphis, Tenn.
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Meta profits surge 35% on AI-driven progress
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Meta is also reportedly building its own search engine to supply
answers to its chatbot, in an effort to reduce its reliance on Google
(GOOGL+2.86%) and Microsoft (MSFT+0.23%), according to The
Information. Bank of America (BAC-0.46%) said in an Oct. 28 note that
this would be “consistent with Meta’s long-term goal to reduce
dependence on competitor platforms & technology,” and that it
expects an announcement on new AI and search capabilities in Meta’s
third-quarter earnings call.
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Can Democrats Win Back Voters From Trump on Trade Policy?
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Biden officials have been trying to persuade more trade-skeptical
voters that their policies to encourage manufacturing in the United
States are working, pointing to a recent surge in U.S. factory
construction.
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Does Kamala Harris Back Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants?
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Immigrants who live in the United States illegally do not qualify for
federally funded coverage through Medicare, Medicaid or the
Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health coverage
for low-income children. In most states, they are also ineligible to
buy private health coverage through the Affordable Care Act
marketplaces.
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Harris plays cleanup on Biden 'garbage' comment
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Despite the cleanup efforts, Biden's comment â mangled or otherwise
â threw a monkey wrench into the Harris campaign's plan to highlight
her pledge to govern for all Americans, regardless of party.
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Proton brings its VPN to Apple TV with new app
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Proton VPN was our favorite when we reviewed it in 2023, and it's
still our top pick this year for a virtual private network. The
service boasts excellent features for security, privacy and usability.
Our only real complaint was that the free tier comes with a lot of
limitations. But if you're interested in the company's platform,
Proton is currently running an early Black Friday deal where you can
snag one or two year plans at a steep discount.
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Children with Android phones will be able to use Google Wallet's
tap-to-pay next year
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9to5Google says Google’s kids’ payments feature will roll out next
year for “some Google Wallet users in several countries,”
including the US. A wider rollout is expected at some point after
that.
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November's PS Plus Monthly Games include Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hot
Wheels Unleashed 2
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You can claim all three of these titles between November 5 and
December 2, so they could help keep your mind occupied while the
general election results become clear. If you haven't yet snagged
October's PS Plus Monthly Games — WWE 2K24, Dead Space and Doki Doki
Literature Club Plus! — you've got until November 4 to do so.
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How to take Apple's hearing test with the AirPods Pro 2
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AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid features are only designed for users with
mild to moderate hearing loss and the hearing test can only measure
hearing loss under 85 dBHL. Here’s how the hearing loss categories
break down, according to the World Health Organization:
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Ubisoft stealth released an NFT game absolutely no one needs
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Ubisoft launched its NFT platform Quartz a little under three years
ago to a wave of backlash. The announcement video on YouTube attracted
more than 35,000 dislikes in 24 hours and open criticisms from
consumers and employees who felt its environmental impact was not
worth the risk. The launch included a set of 15 NFTs in the form of
skins and guns for Ghost Recon Breakpoint. The publisher only sold 18
NFTs in its first few weeks.
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Avride's next-gen delivery robot ditches two wheels and adds NVIDIA AI
brains
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Finally, it wouldn’t be a delivery buggy without a cargo compartment
— and that got an upgrade, too. The new model has a fully detachable
storage section, allowing for modular swap-outs for different
purposes. Avride says its standard cargo hold is big enough to hold
several large pizzas and drinks or multiple grocery bags. It also adds
a sliding lid that only provides access to the correct section,
helping to avoid delivering orders to the wrong customers.
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How to watch the latest Playdate showcase
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For the uninitiated, the Playdate is a retro-styled portable console
that looks sort of like an OG Gameboy. It’s bright yellow and
features a hand-controlled crank that’s used as a primary control
input in many games. We love the thing and have called it an
“inspiration machine” and “the future of game development.”
There are hundreds of indie games available for the console, and many
of them are quite good.
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Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot can now pick car parts on its own
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Atlas has undergone plenty of changes since its 2013 reveal, including
swapping from hydraulics to electric after almost 11 years of testing.
The older Atlas and the current one are markedly different from each
other. Take a look at the video below to see for yourself.
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Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition will be available for Macs early next
year
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As indicated, this port is only for Apple Silicon Macs, but CD Projekt
RED hasn’t announced if there would be any barriers beyond that. We
reached out to the developer to ask if the game will run on every
chip, from the M1 to the recently-announced M4 Max. We’ll update
this post when we hear something.
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Nothing's first community-designed smartphone glows in the dark
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Besides buying the phone online, fans in London and Delhi can visit a
physical store for one. The Nothing Store in Soho will stock 50 of
them starting November 16. However, those in Delhi have to stay tuned
for the location, and the phone will become available on November 23.
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Apple unveils its top-of-the-line M4 Max chip
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As with the M4 and M4 Pro, the M4 Max is built on second-gen 3nm tech
to bolster power efficiency and performance. Like the M4 Pro (which
can be used to power the new Mac mini), the M4 Max supports
Thunderbolt 5, which should make it faster to move files around as it
has a data transfer capacity of up to 120GB per second. And, as with
all of Apple's other M-series Macs, devices running on the M4 Max will
support Apple Intelligence features.
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Apple's MacBook Pros get an M4 upgrade, including the new M4 Max chip
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The 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro still starts at $1,599 ($1,499 for
education customers), while the M4 Pro model starts at $1,999 ($1,849
for education). The 16-inch MacBook Pro, meanwhile, still starts at
$2,499 ($2,299 for education customers). You can pre-order both
laptops today, and they'll be in stores on November 8.
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Every MacBook Air now starts with 16GB of RAM at no extra cost
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You can thank AI as the main reason Apple and Microsoft (with Copilot+
AI PCs) are now pushing for 16GB of RAM. While Apple Intelligence
requires 8GB of RAM to function, the company previously admitted it
may not be enough to run the AI features in Xcode 16. As AI models
grow and become more complex, their memory demands will only increase.
More than ever, it pays to invest in as much RAM as you can up front.
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DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro review: Finally, a worthy GoPro rival
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Taking price into account, the Action 5 Pro is a very attractive
option. It’s one of the best action cameras I’ve used, with
battery life well above rivals, a solid waterproof construction and
full support for DJI’s Mic 2. If you feel you might benefit from the
extra sharpness, then the GoPro or Insta360 might be a better choice.
But, if low-light performance is key, head straight for DJI’s Action
5 Pro.
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Bridge Command lets you live out your starship fantasies
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Bridge Command is located at St. George’s Wharf which is next to
Vauxhall tube station in London. It is open for most of each day
through to late evening, with ticket prices starting at £40 (around
$50) at off-peak times for a single session.
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Kindle Colorsoft review: The missing link in Amazon's ereader lineup
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After years of waiting and requests, Amazon debuted the $280 Kindle
Colorsoft, its first ereader with a color display. Amazons promising
the Colorsoft gets color E Ink implementation right thanks in part to
the custom tweaks it made to the display. And, unsurprisingly, Amazons
ready to charge you a premium for it. So is it all its cracked up to
be?
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One of our favorite Ninja air fryers is nearly half off ahead of Black
Friday
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The main issue with this air fryer is size. You do not want to get the
Ninja DZ550 Air Fryer if your counter and storage spaces are
limited. It has a depth of 17.1 inches and a width of 13.9 inches so
it's going to take up some real estate. But, hey, it's that size that
lets you cook two things at once so only you can decide if the
trade-off is worth it.
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UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru 'crime against
humanity'
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While Peru had argued the sterilisation programme was part of a
broader reproductive health policy, with procedures carried out on
both men and women, the experts noted that 25,000 men were forcibly
sterilised, compared with over 300,000 women.
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Scientists discover oldest ever giant tadpole fossil in Argentina
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“It’s starting to help narrow the timeframe in which a frog
becomes a frog,” said Ben Kligman, a paleontologist at the
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History who was not involved
with the research.
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Leading human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike in Chinese
prison, family says
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In 2009, charges against him for tax evasion were dropped, reportedly
because of a public outcry. But Li Fangping, a human rights lawyer and
friend of Xu’s, said the Chinese government had been effective at
silencing Xu’s impact. “They want him to disappear completely, and
they want no one to remember him,” Li said. “There are many young
people and lawyers who haven’t heard of Xu Zhiyong today.”
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North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine will 'surely return
in body bags', US envoy says
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North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui was in Moscow on Wednesday
to hold "strategic" talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov,
while Wang Yi - the top diplomat for China, Pyongyang's chief
diplomatic ally - discussed the Ukraine crisis with Russia's deputy
foreign minister in Beijing.
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Australia news live: PM issues new clarification that he never called,
emailed or texted Qantas' Alan Joyce seeking flight upgrades
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And a report by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO has checked "vital
signs of Australia's climate" - and they show Australia becoming
hotter, more dangerous, and that temperature trends will only worsen.
"It is a wicked problem," Dr Karl Braganza at BoM said.
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Curbing Australia's salt intake with new WHO limits could save almost
3,000 lives in a decade, study says
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"The real problem is that the food industry does what they like. They
form these partnerships, voluntary partnerships, and it gives them an
excuse to act like they are doing something, and recommendations are
too much influenced by the lobbying and profitability of the food
industry."
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Cold start to spring sees Australians use 30% more gas than last year
? even though the price was up too
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Grid-scale solar plants faced an additional 41MW of curtailment. That
contributed to a 68MW reduction, or 4.5%, in average output from solar
farms to 1,461MW during the quarter, Aemo said. Their share of total
generation eased to 5.9% of Nem supply, down from 6.4% in the
September quarter of 2023.
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'Wicked problem': five charts that show how the climate crisis is
making Australia more dangerous
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"It's increasingly recognised internationally that it will be very
hard to keep temperatures to 1.5C given the time we have left to
reduce, however there is still time to keep temperatures to 2C,"
Braganza said.
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Four Davids and two Nigels: can Crisafulli deliver a modern and
inclusive cabinet? | Ben Smee
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Crisafulli enters government with little mandate for reform and facing
a plethora of risks; not least the targets he’s made for the backs
of new ministers, and himself, by promising to meet KPIs and crime
reduction targets.
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British man, 71, dies after being rescued from floods in Spain
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At least 95 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept
away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines
and major roads in the worst natural disaster to hit the nation in
recent memory.
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At least 95 people dead in Spain's worst floods in three decades
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By 10am on Wednesday, the rains in Valencia had subsided. But Spain's
national weather service forecast more storms on Thursday, with the
rains moving to the north-east of the Iberian peninsula.
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Georgia must change course to open EU membership talks, says European
Commission
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Moldovan voters will head to the polls on Sunday for the second round
of the presidential election, choosing between the pro-European
incumbent Maia Sandu and the challenger Alexandr Stoianoglo, who
advocates for closer ties with Russia.
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Paramedic gave Sergei Skripal novichok antidote by chance, inquiry
hears
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The Skripals survived the poisoning in March 2018 but, in July,
44-year-old Dawn Sturgess died after her partner, Charlie Rowley, gave
her what appeared to be a perfume bottle containing novichok.
Work
Russian police charge woman in Crimea over daughter's pro-Ukraine
video
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Moskalyov was released earlier this month and alleged he had been
subjected to dire conditions in prison, including being kept in an
isolation cell for two months with "huge rats" crawling around.
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Spain's deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis
coin
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"The tragic consequences of this event show that we have a long way to
go," said Liz Stephens, a climate risk scientist at the University of
Reading. "People shouldn't be dying from these kinds of forecasted
weather events in countries where they have the resources to do
better."
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US identified 500 cases where its weapons harmed Gaza civilians but
hasn't taken action
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The latest episode of bloodshed in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian
conflict was triggered on 7 October 2023, when Palestinian Hamas
militants attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and abducting
250 others, according to Israeli tallies.
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