Former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Wednesday to talk about the challenges that people who want to disrupt something are facing — both inside and outside of the tech world. “One of the biggest challenges that you will likely …
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31 October
Yankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts catch banned from attending World Series Game 5
Major League Baseball has banned the two New York Yankees fans who grabbed Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts’ glove, pried it open and jarred the baseball loose from attending Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, a league spokesperson told The Athletic. Austin …
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31 October
The Headless Halloween Comet Has Been Murdered by the Sun
While many backyard astronomers were waking up early to catch a glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and its stunning anti-tail, another comet was making its way through our solar system. C/2024 C1 Atlas — adorably referred to as the Halloween Comet — was briefly visible to astronomers and folks with a …
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31 October
Public Art Leader to Step Down
After steering the art program in Madison Square Park for 11 years, Brooke Kamin Rapaport is turning her focus to research on democracy and civic space. Source link
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31 October
Trump Supporter Arrested After Brandishing Machete at Florida Polling Station
The police charged an 18-year-old man with aggravated assault after he confronted two older Harris supporters outside a library in Neptune Beach, Fla. Source link
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31 October
Meta’s Next Llama AI Models Are Training on a GPU Cluster ‘Bigger Than Anything’ Else
Managing such a gargantuan array of chips to develop Llama 4 is likely to present unique engineering challenges and require vast amounts of energy. Meta executives on Wednesday sidestepped an analyst question about energy access constraints in parts of the US that have hampered companies’ efforts to develop more powerful …
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30 October
Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney welcome new investment from Allyn family
Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have welcomed New York-based Allyn family as new minority investors in the League One club. In a joint statement, the Hollywood actor duo said: “Wrexham has earned the world’s attention and we are focused on bringing on board world-class partners to help with …
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30 October
I Got to Play With Apple’s New M4 Mac Mini, iMac and MacBook Pro
In a trendy corner of Los Angeles, I got to try the new Mac Mini, iMac and MacBook Pro machines Apple just announced, which are powered by the company’s new M4 chips with Apple Intelligence AI. These updated computers and laptops offer a range of improvements, some of which are …
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30 October
Two Climate Change Plays Keep the Flames of Hope Alive
“Hothouse,” at Irish Arts Center, fends off despair with loopiness; “In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot,” at Playwrights Horizons, is a fuzzy world lacking depth. Source link
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30 October
Typhoon Kong-Rey Takes Aim at Taiwan
The storm prompted closures and raised the risk of landslides as it approached the island. It was expected to hit as the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane. Source link
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