October, 2024

• 20 October

  How the N.F.L. Builds a Fan Base in Ireland: Watch Parties, Clinics and Guinness

  The league is trying to ensure that sponsors, media partners and enthusiasm are in place before committing to playing a game in the country. Source link

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• 20 October

  This strange little robot amputates its own limbs to escape sticky situations

  

  A new type of shape-shifting robot can amputate its leg to free itself from tricky situations. The robot is the brainchild of a group of engineers at a lab in Connecticut. The robot itself is palm-sized and made of silicone, and it’s one of many new “soft” robots that researchers …

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• 20 October

  Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Oct. 20, #231

  

  Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Connections puzzles. Strands doesn’t get as much attention as its New York Times game siblings Wordle and Connections, but it can be just …

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• 20 October

  After Becoming Housemates, Romance Entered the Picture

  Jolyn Chen and Louis Lin went from middle school classmates to badminton partners to colleagues and, now, spouses. Source link

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• 20 October

  1 Digital Banking Stock Down 61% to Buy and Hold Forever

  

  SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is on a roll. The stock recently soared to $10 per share, its highest price since early 2022. It’s progress, but the stock is still down about 60% from its all-time high, set during the market bubble in 2021. SoFi is a digital bank, but it’s …

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• 20 October

  Tugged Between East and West, Moldova Makes a Pivotal Choice

  Moldovans are voting on whether to enshrine in their Constitution an “irreversible” commitment to abandon Russian influence and one day join the E.U. Source link

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• 20 October

  Scientists uncovered a puzzling ‘sixth sense’ in one animal

  

  Geckos apparently have a “sixth sense” that allows them to pick up deep and low vibrations. This mysterious sixth sense had remained hidden until now when researchers discovered that tokay geckos could actually detect vibrations using a completely different structure in their bodies that are part of their inner ear. …

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• 20 October

  Best Internet Providers in Phoenix

  

  What is the best internet provider in Phoenix? According to CNET, Quantum Fiber is the top choice for most households in Phoenix, thanks to its fast, symmetrical speeds, free equipment rental and unlimited data. However, Cox remains widely available and offers the fastest speeds in the area, while Verizon 5G …

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• 20 October

  This Watch Line Says It’s More a ‘Gathering’ Than a Brand

  ‘We’re just friends having fun, doing something that we would like for ourselves,’ one Kollokium founder said. Source link

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• 20 October

  GQG Partners sells BBVA stake over Sabadell hostile bid, FT reports

  

  (Reuters) -GQG Partners, one of Spanish bank BBVA’s biggest shareholders, has sold its stake over the bank’s decision to pursue a hostile bid for domestic rival Banco Sabadell, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. GQG had decided to sell up by July, having told BBVA’s management team that it believed …

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