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Would You Work 996'? The Hustle Culture Trend Is Taking Hold in
Silicon Valley.

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number combination refers to a work schedule — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six
days a week — that has its origins in China’s hard-charging tech
scene.
Editor's Note: The hustle culture, Dr. O'Mara noted, may be out of
reach for those with caregiving or other outside responsibilities -
and it risks re-entrenching the dynamics of an already homogeneous
industry.

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Patent or Trade Secret? What Every Startup Founder Should Know -
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Boeing has started working on a 737 MAX replacement - WSJ
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Boeing is planning a new single-aisle airplane that would succeed the
737 MAX, according to people familiar with the matter, a long-term bid
to recover business lost to rival Airbus during its series of safety
and quality problems.Earlier this year, Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg
met with officials from Rolls-Royce Holdings in the U.K., two of the
people said, where they discussed a new engine for the aircraft.
Ortberg appointed a new senior product chief in Boeing's commercial
plane business, whose prior role was developing a new type of
aircraft.

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Royal Mail owner to rebrand thousands of Collect+ stores as it buys
stake
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Royal Mail missed its targets by delivering nearly a quarter of
first-class mail late in the three months to 29 June. Křetínský
pledged to give the postal service “a fresh start” with a focus on
the booming demand for parcel services.

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The 'tradwife' fantasy - FT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=238937&nl=daily]
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The $400 Million Restaurant Man
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Stephen Starr has become one of America’s most successful
restaurateurs, making and replicating dining magic at places like
Pastis and Osteria Mozza.

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This Is the Severance Package Starbucks Offered to Laid-Off Staff -
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Starbucks presented its laid-off baristas with a severance package
less than a week after it announced sweeping layoffs and store
closures.On Thursday, the Seattle-based coffee giant said it would
close about 1% of its stores across North America, which amounts to
more than 100 locations. Its flagship Capitol Hill Roastery in Seattle
was one of the outlets that will shutter.

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Boeing gets FAA blessing to start issuing safety certs again - The
Register
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: Jet maker only gets to issue certs every other week, though, freeing
up FAA inspectors to do more poking around

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Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel backs Donald Trump's peace plan for
Gaza - FT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=238937&nl=daily]
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AI Smart Glasses Promise Workplace Wonders, Compliance Risks
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AI-powered smart glasses are quickly moving into the business
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Why Microsoft has lower borrowing costs than the US - WSJ
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Usually, when investors are willing to lend to companies at a lower
yield than the government, it's because the country faces financial
armageddon and the government default risk is rising. Two
pristine-rated bonds from Microsoft that trade at lower yields than
equivalent Treasurys tell us something different, though: Demand for
corporate bonds is running superhot.

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Trump renews threat to impose 100% tariffs on non-US made movies
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The tariffs will apply from 14 October, with some of the levies set to
increase sharply next year for countries that fail to reach an
agreement with the US, according to a proclamation signed by the
president.

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Why General Motors boss Mary Barra is slamming the brakes on lofty EV
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Not long ago, Chief Executive Mary Barra declared that General Motors
was a decade away from quitting gas-powered cars, setting the course
for a new mission, one that would safeguard the planet for
generations."We have an opportunity and frankly a responsibility to
create a better future," Barra said in a 2022 speech. She promised to
launch 30 electric-vehicle models globally within a few years and,
soon after, convert more than half of GM's North American plants to EV
production.

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Australian-made Star Wars-style lasers are helping NATO tackle drone
threats
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A Canberra-made laser is about to become NATO's newest frontline
defence against enemy drones, in a deal experts say could transform
the future of warfare.

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AI trained for treachery becomes the perfect agent
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Opinion: We're blind to malicious AI until it hits. We can still open
our eyes to stopping it

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Tony Blair set to serve on Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza - FT
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I tracked down Tupac's godmother Assata Shakur - the FBI's most wanted
in Cuba - as a CNN intern. It was easy | CNN
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Patrick Oppmann was a 21-year-old college student doing a stint with
CNN's Havana bureau when he tasked himself with finding a woman who
had evaded the long arm of American law enforcement for nearly 20
years.

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California bill regulating top AI companies signed into law
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The law is one of the first in the U.S. to place new regulations on AI
companies.

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YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement
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YouTube follows Meta and X in settling with the president.

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Chinese woman convicted in UK after 'world's biggest' bitcoin seizure
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UK police seized cryptocurrency worth more than ?5bn after a
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Moldova defies Russia by re-electing its pro-European government - The
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KREMLIN spent tens of millions of dollars trying to subvert the
elections held on September 28th in Moldova, a republic of 2.4m people
squeezed between Ukraine and Romania. Russia-friendly opposition
parties promised cheap Russian gas; they stoked fears that NATO would
drag the small, poor country into a war with the country that long
ruled it, or that the European Union would force it to recognise
same-sex marriages. But in the end, the fear of being subjugated to
Russia and of losing European support won Moldova's ruling Party of
Action and Solidarity (PAS), led by president Maia Sandu, a slim
majority in parliament.

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Pop Mart Exec Wants Labubu to Have Mickey Mouse's Staying Power -
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Pop Mart has Disney-sized ambitions for Labubu, and one of its top
executives has outlined a road map to ensure that the furry dolls
don't become a one-hit wonder.The Chinese toy giant is trying to keep
its viral Labubu doll and other intellectual property characters
relevant in the long term, much like Disney had managed to do with
Mickey Mouse.

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Amazon Seeks More Grassroots AI Adoption, Relying Less on Salespeople
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Amazon Web Services wants its AI applications to gain more traction
organically, without leaning heavily on sales teams.Rivals such as
Cursor and Windsurf have seen better grassroots adoption than AWS's
coding assistant Q Developer, while larger enterprise customers tend
to favor Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, according to an internal Amazon
document obtained by Business Insider.

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The conservative hardliner who could become Japan's first female PM -
FT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=238937&nl=daily]
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Sanae Takaichi hopes within days to achieve what her heroine Margaret
Thatcher did and become the first woman to hold her country's highest
political office.The arch conservative former TV anchor told a group
of schoolchildren at the weekend that she has harboured dreams of
becoming Japan's prime minister since she was 24 years old -- an era
when Thatcher dominated UK politics.

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Investors are fretting that the stock-market rally is on borrowed time
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October is traditionally a tough month for stocks.Investors have a lot
to feel happy about these days. That has some on Wall Street worried
the 2025 rally could be on borrowed time.Stocks are at records.
Interest rates are coming down. Earnings growth remains robust. Tax
cuts are poised to bolster corporate coffers. And analysts are racing
to raise their year-end targets for the S&P 500.

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US deports 120 Iranians back to Tehran in Trump immigration crackdown
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The identities of the Iranians and their reasons for attempting to
immigrate to the US were not immediately clear, the paper said, adding
that some had volunteered to leave after being in detention centres
for months, and some had not.

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Why the US government might shut down and when it might happen
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There were three during Trump's first term, including the longest in
history at 36 days, which ended in January 2019. That one was brought
about by disagreements over funding a wall on the Mexico border.

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Poll Shows Big Drop in American Support for Israel, and YouTube
Settles Trump Lawsuit
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Plus, how live betting is changing the world of sports.

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Trump Is Kicking Off Major Changes to Student-Loan Repayment -
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The process to overhaul student-loan repayment is officially
underway.On Monday, President Donald Trump's Department of Education
is beginning negotiations with stakeholders on the president's plans
to change student-loan repayment options and place new caps on
borrowing.

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First the U.K., next the U.S.? Britain's digital ID plan should scare
Americans.
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Once created, a digital ID system will prove catnip to politicians who
want to track what where we go online and off.

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Timeless temples of the written word | William Aslet | The Critic
Magazine
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It has become an almost unavoidable journalistic cliche that an
article on Oxford should open by a "city of dreaming spires".

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HSBC chair's exit leaves Europe's biggest bank with a leadership
vacuum - FT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=238937&nl=daily]
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Mark Tucker will step down as HSBC chair on Tuesday after eight years
at the helm, leaving Europe's largest lender without a permanent
successor to fill what has become a hugely influential role.The end of
Tucker's tenure has been marred by uncertainty for the UK's largest
listed company, which appears to have bungled the recruitment process
for one of the most high-stakes roles in banking.

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Taliban release American amid talks with US on ties - WSJ
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Afghanistan's ruling Taliban released a U.S. citizen from custody, a
display of goodwill by Kabul that comes when the country is in broader
economic and political talks with the Trump administration.On Sunday,
the Taliban released Amir Amiri, making him the fifth American to be
released from Afghanistan this year. The talks, which were led by U.S.
envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, were mediated by Qatar. Qatar
enjoys a close security relationship with Washington and has been
integral to the release of detained Americans.

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Ukraine's intelligence destroyed Tu-22M3 deep inside Russian rear |
RBC-Ukraine
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During the full-scale war, the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of
Defense of Ukraine (HUR) carried out a unique operation -- they
managed to destroy a Tu-22M3 deep inside the Russian rear. Details of
this and other daring operations, the specifics of planning and
carrying out tasks -- in an interview with the commander of one of the
sabotage groups, Van Torn.

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Tata bought slabs from rival British Steel as it sought to beat Trump
tariff plans
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A government spokesperson said: “We are working with Jingye to
determine the best long-term future for the Scunthorpe site, while
also negotiating the lowest tariff on steel and aluminium exports of
any country with the US, reinforcing our position as a trusted source
of high-quality steel.”

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South Korea raises cyber threat level after huge data centre fire
sparks hacking fears
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Politicians from both ruling and opposition camps traded accusations
over who bore responsibility. The presidential chief of staff, Kang
Hoon-sik, instructed officials on Monday to solve problems rather than
blame the previous administration.

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Labor Dept. won't release jobs report, other data in case of shutdown
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The department is preparing for what would amount to a news and data
blackout should the government suspend operations.

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US to See $350 Billion Nuclear Boom to Power AI, Report Says -
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Soaring demand for electricity will drive a $350 billion nuclear
spending boom in the US, boosting output from reactors by 63% by 2050,
according to Bloomberg Intelligence.The key driver is power-hungry
data centers running artificial intelligence systems, and that
investment will add 53 gigawatts of reactor capacity, bringing the
total nuclear fleet to 159 gigawatts, the research company said in a
report Monday.

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Taliban shuts down internet across Afghanistan in latest crackdown
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A local Taliban spokesperson in northern Afghanistan said that the
Taliban leader had ordered the ban "to prevent immoral activities."

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The Quiet Demise of Breakthrough Starshot, a Billionaire's
Interstellar Plan - Scientific American [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=238937&nl=daily]
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2016 billionaire Yuri Milner hosted a press conference at One World
Observatory, the atrium topping the slick skyscraper at the center of
the rebuilt World Trade Center complex. Milner had grown rich
investing in tech start-ups, and now he wanted to spend some of that
money on sending a spaceship to the stars.He called the plan
Breakthrough Starshot: a project that would eventually take human
technology to another solar system. The idea was that high-powered
lasers would propel tiny probes to 20 percent of the speed of light,
impelling them with enough inertia to launch them toward the nearest
star system, Alpha Centauri, within 20 years.

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Low-dose radiation therapy offers substantial relief to people with
painful knee osteoarthritis - American Society for Radiation Oncology
(ASTRO)
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Placebo-controlled clinical trial finds non-invasive radiation
treatment offers a conservative alternative to medications, joint
surgery

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A growing number of U.S. adults report cognitive disability
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In a 10-year study, U.S. adults reported growing rates of problems
with their memory, concentration, and decision-making abilities, with
the figure doubling among the youngest cohort.

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Swapping old immune cells in the brain with fresh ones could treat
disease - Nature [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=238937&nl=daily]
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Replacing immune cells called microglia holds promise for addressing
brain conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

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Debt is fueling the next wave of the AI boom - WSJ
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In the initial years of the AI boom, comparisons to the dot-com bubble
didn't make much sense. Three years in, growing levels of debt are
making them ring a little truer.Early on, wealthy tech companies were
opening their wallets to out-joust each other for leadership in
artificial intelligence. They were spending cash generated largely
from advertising and cloud-computing businesses. There was no
debt-fueled splurge on computing and networking infrastructure like
the one that inflated the bubble 2 1/2 decades ago.

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This windowless plane is vying to be the private jet of the future -
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Otto Aerospace's new business jet has no traditional passenger windows
and a tear-drop-shaped cabin. Private-jet company Flexjet wants
hundreds of them.The companies said Monday that Flexjet signed a
contract to buy 300 of Otto's Phantom 3500 aircraft. Flexjet's order
would be worth approximately $5.85 billion based on market pricing for
each jet, though the companies declined to comment on the negotiated
value of their deal.Flexjet will be Otto's first fleet customer. The
aircraft is in development, with its first flight targeted for 2027.

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Microplastics Could Be Weakening Your Bones, Research Suggests
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The review of more than 60 scientific articles showed that
microplastics, among other effects, can stimulate the formation of
osteoclasts, cells specialized in degrading bone tissue.

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Submarine cable security is all at sea, and UK govt 'too timid' to
act, says report
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Feature: Guess how much of our direct transatlantic data capacity runs
through two cables in Bude?

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What's Happening to Wholesale Electricity Prices?
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The last several years in the US have seen a dramatic increase in
electricity prices.

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How CRISPR gene editing could help treat Alzheimer's - Nature
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Last month saw the first-ever approval of a gene therapy that uses the
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, a treatment for the blood conditions
sickle-cell disease and ?-thalassaemia that works by precisely cutting
out a faulty gene in people's stem cells.Now, researchers in search of
new treatments for Alzheimer's disease are hoping to deploy similar
strategies against forms of the disease that are caused by genetic
mutations.

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Compass-Anywhere real estate merger could squeeze small brokerages
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A proposed $1.6 billion merger would unite the nation's two largest
real estate behemoths, Compass and Anywhere, combining Compass's
regional brokerages with Anywhere's nationally recognized brands,
including Century 21 and Coldwell Banker. However, some industry
observers caution that the consolidation may increase pressure on
mom-and-pop brokerages.

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