October, 2024

• 21 October

  Tennis Briefing: Casper Ruud speaks on human rights; more and more injury withdrawals

  

  Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Six Kings Slam ended, while tournaments in Europe and Asia moved the season closer to the finals in Turin, Italy, for the ATP and in …

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• 21 October

  The Xiaomi 15 Will Launch This Month With the Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip

  

  On stage at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, the chipmaker introduced its newest silicon for premium phones, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Soon after, Xiaomi took the stage to declare that the first device to use this chip would be its own flagship Xiaomi 15, which is coming by the end …

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• 21 October

  What is ‘Pink Cocaine’?

  The drug cocktail can contain ketamine, Ecstasy and meth — but rarely cocaine itself. Source link

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• 21 October

  The Menendez Brothers’ Case Under Review: What to Know.

  Prosecutors are revisiting the brothers’ convictions in the killings of their parents. It could lead to their release from prison. Source link

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• 21 October

  Walmart’s relocation mandate just sent a Sam’s Club executive rushing for the exit

  

  It’s been months since Walmart (WMT) said it would require corporate employees to relocate to its headquarters in Arkansas or risk losing their jobs — but that decision is now pushing some executives to resign. That’s been the case for Cheryl Ainoa, the chief technology officer at Walmart-owned Sam’s Club, …

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• 21 October

  Inside the Last-Ditch Hunt by Harris and Trump for Undecided Voters

  Both campaigns are digging through troves of data to find these crucial Americans. They both think many are younger, Black or Latino. The Harris team is also eyeing white, college-educated women. Source link

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• 21 October

  A Lawsuit Against Perplexity Calls Out Fake News Hallucinations

  

  Perplexity did not respond to requests for comment. In a statement emailed to WIRED, News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson compared Perplexity unfavorably to OpenAI. “We applaud principled companies like OpenAI, which understands that integrity and creativity are essential if we are to realize the potential of Artificial Intelligence,” the …

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• 21 October

  The 49ers’ shrinking window and how Brock Purdy fits (or might not): Sando’s Pick Six

  

  Sunday provided an extreme example of what the San Francisco 49ers can look like, at their worst, with Brock Purdy left to fend for himself on offense. Star running back Christian McCaffrey remained out. Starting receiver Deebo Samuel fell ill shortly before kickoff and lasted three snaps. The other starting …

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• 21 October

  Honor’s Magic 7 Could Use AI to Order You Coffee, Organize Your Plans

  

  Honor says its soon-to-be-released Magic 7 phone will handle your morning coffee order, tailored exactly to your taste, right down to the type of milk you prefer. The Chinese company released a demo video to the media on Tuesday showing a text-based interaction between a person and the device’s AI …

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• 21 October

  Mark Proksch, of ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ Gets Into the Swing of It

  As an “energy vampire,” the comic actor has been the most relatable menace in the FX comedy, which begins its final season. Source link

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