October, 2024

• 28 October

  Foster sisters explain why they haven’t invested in AI

  

  Oversubscribed Ventures co-founder Sara Foster (above right) made a confession onstage on Monday at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. “I don’t even have ChatGPT on my phone,” she said. It’s an unexpected comment from an investor, given that ChatGPT is arguably the most influential product to launch this decade. But what makes …

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• 28 October

  What we learned in NFL Week 8: 49ers continue mastery of Cowboys, Jets stumble into darkness

  

  Jayden Daniels danced to his right, then backpedaled. He kept scrambling, kept holding the ball, and holding it, and holding it, buying himself a few more seconds before finally letting it fly. The quarterback with bruised ribs, who’d been sacked twice and hit seven more times by the Chicago Bears’ …

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• 28 October

  This Is the Air Fryer Part You’re Forgetting to Clean

  

  Air fryers are excellent at a cooking a range of foods, and they’re typically safe. Air fryers run on electricity so there are no harmful air pollutants or gas leaks to worry about, and these powerful convection ovens don’t pose a major fire hazard as long as you keep them …

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• 28 October

  Horror Video Games for Halloween Week: Mouthwashing, Until Dawn and More

  Everyone has secrets to conceal in Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, a supernatural thriller with parallel timelines. Source link

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• 28 October

  For new-age car buyers, connected features become a driving factor

  

  Connected cars are increasingly gaining popularity among new-age buyers, who are demanding continuous connectivity while travelling and enhanced safety features in their wheels of choice. The share of connected cars in passenger vehicles sold in the Indian market doubled to 28.73% in the first nine months of 2024 from 14.47% …

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• 28 October

  Philadelphia District Attorney Sues Musk Over $1 Million Voter Giveaways

  Larry Krasner, the top prosecutor in Philadelphia, sued Elon Musk and his Trump-supporting super PAC, saying the giveaways amounted to an “unlawful lottery.” Source link

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• 28 October

  US Intel Says Insider Threats Are ‘Likely’ During the Election

  

  Insider threats will “likely be an issue” that election centers across the US will face in the coming weeks, according to a US intelligence memo viewed by WIRED. These threats, the memo warns, “could derail or jeopardize a fair and transparent election process.” The bulletin cites the Department of Homeland …

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• 28 October

  How Miami moved to the epicenter of the global game – with a little help from Lionel Messi

  

  “Miami loves football. The world loves football, and the world loves Miami.”   That was FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s claim on October 19 when he announced that Inter Miami, per FIFA’s convenient parameters, had qualified for next summer’s new-look Club World Cup in the United States.  Led by Lionel Messi, Inter …

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• 28 October

  Instagram Is Reducing the Quality of Some Videos in Your Feed. Here’s Why

  

  There’s a reason why some Instagram videos in your feed may look better than others. In a recent Ask Me Anything video posted to his Instagram page (and captured by another user), Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the company purposefully adjusts the quality of the videos to optimize for both watch time …

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• 28 October

  Timothée Chalamet Showed Up at His Own Look-Alike Contest

  No, he didn’t enter. But he still caused a stir in Washington Square Park, where four people were arrested. Source link

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