October, 2024

• 14 October

  Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 7: Why Oregon’s on top at midseason

  

  Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. If there’s one lesson to be learned from the first half of this college football season, it’s that the gap between the top teams and the middle-tier teams looks as small as it’s been in …

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• 14 October

  What Is Fiber Internet? Everything I Learned After My First Months Writing for CNET

  

  Fiber internet has steadily become one of the most popular internet connection types among customers nationwide. It’s no secret as to why: Fiber internet is the fastest internet connection type, by far. If you’ve ever struggled with speeds from cable, 5G, satellite or (God forbid) DSL internet, you’ve probably considered …

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• 14 October

  York Theater Artistic Director Out After ‘Hurtful’ Diversity Comments

  James Morgan, who has been with the small New York theater company for 50 years, blamed the effects of a stroke for his behavior. Source link

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• 14 October

  Nvidia and other chip stocks surge with no sign of AI spending slowdown — for now

  

  Nvidia’s (NVDA) record close on Monday comes as AI hardware stocks continue a recent tear fueled by investor enthusiasm over surging artificial intelligence demand. Nvidia shares are up 8% from last week, pushing the chipmaker closer to unseating Apple (AAPL) as Wall Street’s most valuable company. The stock’s rally follows …

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• 14 October

  50 Years After Killing, a Berlin Court Convicts Stasi Officer of Murder

  The court handed down a guilty verdict and a 10-year sentence to a former officer of East Germany’s dreaded secret police, in a case straight out of the Cold War. Source link

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• 14 October

  The Hottest Startups in Helsinki in 2024

  

  Helsinki’s startup scene evolved around behemoths such as Nokia, games giant Supercell, and food delivery platform Wolt. It’s reaping the rewards with experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and engineers powering a lively scene based around the Aalto University campus and the startup festival Slush, one of the world’s largest gatherings of investors …

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• 14 October

  Timeline of Tom Brady’s bid to become part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders

  

  Legendary quarterback Tom Brady’s bid to become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders is expected to be approved at the NFL’s fall owners’ meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday, according to a league source. The league’s financial committee will review Brady’s bid, and a vote is expected to receive …

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• 14 October

  A Destiny Mobile Game Is Coming From the Co-Developer of Diablo Immortal

  

  Beloved studio Bungie’s long-running sci-fi looter shooter Destiny is coming to smartphones, though not from that company. NetEase, the Chinese publisher and developer of various Marvel and Blizzard mobile games, is behind the new game Destiny: Rising — and players in the US and Canada can sign up for a …

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• 14 October

  Lillian Schwartz, Pioneer in Computer-Generated Art, Dies at 97

  Early in the digital era, she worked at Bell Labs on the intersection of art and technology, making films and at one point arriving at a novel theory about the “Mona Lisa.” Source link

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• 14 October

  Dow, S&P 500 clinch fresh highs as Nvidia surges to record

  

  US stocks rose on Monday with two major indexes clinching record closes as Nvidia (NVDA) led a risk-on rally in the market that permeated through most sectors and even into cryptocurrencies. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) moved up nearly 0.8% to close at a fresh record after ending above 5,800 for …

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