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What to look for in the 2nd Republican presidential debate
No one has emerged as a major Republican alternative to Trump, who holds a commanding polling lead. The central question of the GOP race, increasingly, is whether Trump will even face a credible challenge at all.
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How the looming government shutdown could affect you
From travel delays to limited food inspections, a government shutdown would touch millions of Americans.
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Trump legal news brief: Judge rules Trump inflated net worth, committed fraud, overvalued assets
A New York judge rules that former President Donald Trump, his adult sons and his business committed fraud when they inflated their assets. In Georgia, the judge handling the election interference case says the identities of those serving on the jury must be kept private, while Trump’s lawyers urge a Washington judge not to issue a gag order against the former president.
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3 questions for an expert on why the spike in child poverty is a policy choice
The new data is a reminder that “politics and public policy are a matter of life and death,” said author and former Senate aide Nikhil Goyal.
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5 revelations in Cassidy Hutchinson’s new book about her time in the Trump White House
Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as an aide to former Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, is out with a new book that paints a damning picture of the outgoing administration’s chaotic final days.
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Formerly incarcerated women on TikTok reveal they weren’t allowed to wear contact lenses in prison
"On my first day of prison, the officer was like, 'Raise your hand if anybody has contacts in their eyes.'" The post Formerly incarcerated women on TikTok reveal they weren’t allowed to wear contact lenses in prison appeared first on In The Know.
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What’s with the AI Meme Maker filter on TikTok that’s brutally roasting users?
"AI kinda rude tho..."
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People are having trouble paying off their credit cards, and these 2 department stores could be in trouble
There is growing risk to the financials of two big department stores as consumers deal with rising interest rates.
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Target closes 9 stores in response to retail theft, adds locked cases at some stores
Target expects to lose roughly $1.2 billion in profits from retail theft in 2022 and 2023.
4 min read - BusinessAutoblog
2024 Toyota Tacoma: Canadian-market order guide provides some hints
2024 Toyota Tacoma Canada-market order guide leaks. Another leak says new Tacoma production won't start until December.
3 min read - TechnologyAutoblog
The Batmobile took a different approach in the latest Batman movie
The team behind the latest Batmobile detailed its design process, including creating a from-scratch vehicle with cinematic elements and a big block LS.
2 min read - BusinessAutoblog
2024 Toyota GR Corolla 300-hp performance hatchback gets a new trim level
2024 Toyota GR Corolla gets a new mid-range Premium trim. There's a Small price bump on the entry-level Core, the Circuit Edition takes the top spot.
2 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Fintech actually has a value system: Here’s how we can reclaim it
Can they true back to their technologies’ root-level values, reclaim their industry’s promise, and regain the world’s trust? Looking back, one of the frustrating things about fintech’s recent blowups (crypto, meme trades and FTX among them) is that so many have involved applications and business models that have shown (and still show) so much potential to make a positive difference. One of the big lessons of the social finance backlash is that empowerment without education can do more harm tha
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macOS Sonoma is now available
Apple’s macOS Sonoma is officially out of beta and available for anyone (with compatible devices) to install now.
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The Senate released its 79-page plan to avoid a shutdown. Here's what's in it.
On Tuesday evening, the Senate released a deal that is likely to be the last chance to avert a government shutdown before this weekend.
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Americans are feeling worse about the economy as gas, grocery prices rise
Consumer confidence hit its lowest level since May as rising gas and grocery prices weighed on American wallets.
2 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Sources: Palo Alto Networks in advanced talks to buy Talon and Dig in a $1B security sweep
Palo Alto Networks' stock price has been on the rise on the back of strong earnings and growing demand for cybersecurity services, and now the company is using that momentum to do a little shopping. TechCrunch has confirmed with multiple sources that Palo Alto is in advanced negotiations to buy not one, but two, security startups out of Israel for around $1 billion altogether to expand its portfolio of services. Specifically, it is looking at Talon Cyber Security -- which has developed an ente
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Canadian influencer breaks down in candid post on PMDD: 'I'm OK, but I hate it'
The mom-of-four explained other influencers who were opened about PMDD "likely saved" her "life."
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Elon Musk's X removes general option to report misleading info about politics
X (formerly Twitter) appears to have removed an option that allowed users in a handful of markets to directly report misleading information about politics. A recent change to your reporting process appears to have left Australian users unable to report electoral misinformation. This is because the categories for reporting in Australia offer no option to report electoral misinformation.
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Cybersecurity firm Lumu raises $30M to detect network intrusions
Lumu, a startup that helps enterprises identify and isolate security compromises, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Forgepoint Capital, $6 million of which is debt. Ricardo Villadiego, Lumu's founder and CEO, says that the new cash will be put toward growing Lumu's sales team in the U.S., supporting its go-to-market strategy and increasing the startup's investments in R&D. "Lumu's primary objective is to ensure that its ... solution reaches more security tea
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Cloudflare launches new AI tools to help customers deploy and run models
Looking to cash in on the AI craze, Cloudflare, the cloud services provider, is launching a new collection of products and apps aimed at helping customers build, deploy and run AI models at the network edge. One of the new offerings, Workers AI, lets customers access physically nearby GPUs hosted by Cloudflare partners to run AI models on a pay-as-you-go basis. Another, Vectorize, provides a vector database to store vector embeddings -- mathematical representations of data -- generated by mode
5 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
La Belle Vie acquires Frichti following bankruptcy process
French grocery delivery startup La Belle Vie is acquiring Frichti, another food delivery service that was placed under court-ordered receivership. This is yet another chapter in the tumultuous story of quick commerce and food delivery services in France and Europe. As a reminder, Frichti was started in 2015 and had raised around €100 million over the years to deliver ready-to-eat meals for the lunch break.
4 min read - TechnologyEngadget
The best MacBooks for 2023: How to pick the best Apple laptop
Apple currently produces just two lines of MacBooks, the Air and the Pro -- but there's plenty of variation within just those two options. Here are our top picks based on our testing.
14 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Hyundai, Kia recall 3.4 million cars due to fire risk, tell owners to park outside
Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 3.4 million cars built between the 2010 and 2018 model years to replace a fuse that can start a fire.
4 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Mercedes take the wheel: Testing Drive Pilot L3 autonomy in traffic
Drive Pilot is the first proper SAE Level 3 autonomy system on the road, meaning when the car is driving itself you, the driver, aren't even liable for the car's behavior. That's an impressive feat, but it's one that comes with a lot of caveats.
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Travel wheelchair Revolve Air launches on Kickstarter
Revolve Air, a travel wheelchair that can fold to cabin-luggage size, is now available for preorders on Kickstarter at a cost of $4,999. Its future retail price is estimated at $7,500, although it could be lower depending on the success of the Kickstarter campaign. Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor wrote on LinkedIn he was "excited for [this] launch" -- and he sounded so.
6 min read - BusinessEngadget
Valve fails to get out of paying its EU geo-blocking fine
Valve has failed to convince a court that it didn't infringe EU law by geo-blocking activation keys, according to a new ruling.
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Former Tinder CEO's startup to fight loneliness with AI chatbot gets backing by Sequoia
Former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg's startup Meeno, which aims to fight loneliness through an AI-powered chatbot, announced that it has raised a $3.9 million seed round led by Sequoia. Apart from Sequoia, Andrew Ng’s AI Fund and NEA participated in the seed round. Meeno listed several angel investors at that time, including Megan Jones Bell (Clinical Director of Mental Health, Google), Jim Lanzone (the CEO of Yahoo, TechCrunch's parent company), Eileen Burbidge (Passion Capital), André Heinz, Pet
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S&P 500 opens higher after steep selloff: Stock market news today
Stocks opened in the green on Wednesday, trying to mount a comeback from losses fueled by concerns about the impact of 'higher for longer' rates.
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Government shutdowns usually cause trouble at airports. This time could be worse.
Airports most directly feel the impact in any government shutdown. This time around, the risks for the travelers and the airline industry are even higher as a deadline to reauthorize the FAA coincides with the shutdown.
6 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Aston Martin Valhalla hypercar progress report: F1 tech, 998 horsepower
Aston Martin says its F1 efforts have contributed to the development of its forthcoming Valhalla hypercar, now with nearly 1,000 horsepower.
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Stock losses deepen amid Fed fallout, shutdown worries: Stock market news today
Stocks pulled back as Wall Street continued to face up to the prospect of a long period of high interest rates.
2 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Trump’s latest villain: Electric vehicles
Nobody makes enemies like Donald Trump, and his 2024 presidential election campaign promises some interesting new ones. The most recent: electric vehicles.
5 min read - USEngadget
The US electrical grid is in desperate need of upgrades, watchdog warns
In a new report, the SAFE Grid Security Project warns the US grid faces increasing risks from extreme weather, cyberattacks, and inadequate infrastructure as energy demands grow more complex.
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Former VP Mike Pence: I would 'absolutely' replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair
Former Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence stated that the Federal Reserve needs new leadership.
2 min read - USCNN
In 1971, a mysterious hijacker parachuted out of a plane with $200,000 and vanished. This man is suing the FBI to get potential new clues
The tale of D.B. Cooper, who leaped out of a hijacked plane with $200,000 in 1971 and disappeared, is the stuff of legend. But one man believes DNA testing could offer some new clues.
9 min read - PoliticsThe Wrap
Trump Freaks out After Judge Finds Him Liable for Fraud: ‘I AM WORTH MUCH MORE THAN THE NUMBERS SHOWN’
"I DIDN’T EVEN INCLUDE MY MOST VALUABLE ASSET, MY BRAND," he insists. The post Trump Freaks out After Judge Finds Him Liable for Fraud: ‘I AM WORTH MUCH MORE THAN THE NUMBERS SHOWN’ appeared first on TheWrap.
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California karate instructors seen on video thwarting attempted carjacking, busting up suspects’ vehicle
Two suspects were sent running during an attempted carjacking in Oakland, California, after two good Samaritans began attacking their vehicle.
1 min read - PoliticsHuffPost
Paul Ryan Predicts Exactly When And How Trump’s 2024 Run Could Be Doomed
The former House speaker also hit MAGA Republicans with a stark warning about a Trump-Biden rematch.
1 min read - PoliticsSalon
President Drink Bleach says what? Trump now claims he beat George W. Bush and Barack Obama
Trump was already dumb, but he's getting worse — yet MAGA doesn't care. The press should cover his decline anyway
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