October, 2024

• 25 October

  Markets enter the eye of risk-event storm

  

  A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Yields are mercifully lower as the week draws to a close, removing some of the angst that has weighed on equities and allowing the beaten-down yen and euro to regain some composure against the dollar. But …

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• 25 October

  At Las Vegas Rally, Trump Grumbles About Obama’s Nobel Prize

  With 12 days until Election Day, former President Donald J. Trump campaigned in Nevada and Arizona and sharpened his attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris about immigration. Source link

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• 25 October

  Google Calendar gets a desgin refresh along with dark mode

  

  Google said Wednesday that it is revamping the Google Calendar’s web interface following the Material Design 3 guidelines. The update also includes support for dark mode. The updated elements include controls like button, dialogs, and a sidebar that are more “modern and accessible.” according to the company. Screenshots on the …

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• 25 October

  Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Oct. 25, #502

  

  Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but …

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• 25 October

  Jack Jones, a Suave, Hit-Making and Enduring Crooner, Dies at 86

  With his smooth voice, he drew crowds to cabarets and music halls for six decades. He also sang the themes for films and TV shows, including “The Love Boat.” Source link

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• 25 October

  Hedge funds have cut most Chinese stock purchase since late September, says Goldman

  

  By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global hedge funds dumped China and broader emerging markets shares while buying U.S. equities in a sharp rotation in October ahead of the U.S. election, Goldman Sachs said. China, where stock markets surged 20% last month boosted by a raft of stimulus policies, …

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• 25 October

  Friday Briefing: Stars Rally for Harris

  Plus, an interview with the Taliban’s most fearsome leader. Source link

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• 25 October

  Embattled Astra scores DOD contract to develop point-to-point cargo delivery from space

  

  Don’t count out Astra Space just yet. The company, which was taken private again earlier this year for a sliver of its former value, has landed a new contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the development of a next-gen launch system for time-sensitive space missions.  The contract, …

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• 25 October

  US Government Outlines Artificial Intelligence Guardrails in First Memorandum of Its Kind

  

  President Joe Biden issued the first-ever national security memorandum on artificial intelligence on Thursday, detailing goals for how the government should work with cutting-edge AI technologies while advancing international consensus around the controversial technology. Since OpenAI released its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot in 2022, AI has been a much-debated issue. …

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• 25 October

  ‘Conclave’ Review: Serpents and Doves Amok in the Vatican

  This film, based on Robert Harris’s 2016 thriller of the same title, centers on a British cardinal (a sensational Ralph Fiennes), and a campaign for a new pope. Source link

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