October, 2024

• 20 October

  French Cuffs and French Fries at Donald Trump’s McDonald’s Gig

  No hairnet in sight as the former president doled out meals at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania. Source link

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• 20 October

  China rate cuts looming, US booming

  

  By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The trading week in Asia opens against an increasingly bullish global backdrop fueled by continued strength in U.S. stocks, but with local sentiment more circumspect due to the uncertainty surrounding China’s deep-rooted economic problems. The People’s …

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• 20 October

  2 Who Went Missing After Crash Near Mount Rainier Are Dead, Navy Says

  Two crew members were onboard a Navy aircraft when it crashed during a routine training flight on Oct. 15 in Washington State, officials said. Source link

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• 20 October

  Women in AI: Marissa Hummon thinks AI will help make the power grid greener

  

  As a part of TechCrunch’s ongoing Women in AI series, which seeks to give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch interviewed Marissa Hummon, the chief technology officer at the energy company Utilidata, where she is working to make the electric …

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• 20 October

  Best Full Size Mattress for 2024

  

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• 20 October

  Liam Payne Vigil in London Brings Fans Together

  His death has been particularly profound in Britain, where Payne, a member of the boy band One Direction, first achieved fame. “We don’t know loss like this,” one fan said. Source link

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• 20 October

  Perplexity AI Seeks $8 Billion Valuation in New Round, WSJ Says

  

  (Bloomberg) — Artificial intelligence search company Perplexity AI has started fundraising talks in which it aims to more than double its valuation to $8 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Most Read from Bloomberg Perplexity has told investors it hopes to raise about $500 million in the …

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• 20 October

  Trump Slings McDonald’s Fries as He Smears Harris in Pennsylvania

  At a campaign photo op, the candidate worked the drive-through window, slammed his opponent and acknowledged a weakness. “I love salt,” he said. Source link

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• 20 October

  Perplexity is reportedly looking to fundraise at an $8B valuation

  

  AI search engine Perplexity is in fundraising talks and hopes to raise around $500 million at an $8 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal. If a deal happens with those terms, it would more than double Perplexity’s valuation from its $3 billion valuation when it raised from SoftBank …

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• 20 October

  Juan Soto blasts the Yankees into the World Series with Game 5 win over Guardians: Takeaways

  

  By Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty and Zack Meisel CLEVELAND — It was a moment 15 years in the making, a deep drive that cut through the October sky, climbing high and far and landing in the World Series. The Yankees acquired Juan Soto last winter to return them …

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