October, 2024

• 7 October

  Flutterwave’s chief on the company’s executive hires, product focus, and IPO plans

  

  Last month, Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable startup, appointed Mitesh Popat as its new chief financial officer. The company, valued at $3 billion when it raised a Series D in 2022, appointed Popat after the resignation of Oneal Bhambani, who stepped down ten months ago for personal reasons. Bhambani joined Flutterwave …

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• 7 October

  Best Savings Rates Today – Don’t Sleep on APYs as High as 5.30%. They Won’t Last Long

  

  Rmcarvalho / Getty Images Key takeaways The best high-yield savings accounts boast APYs up to 5.30%.  Banks have started slashing APYs after the Fed cut rates in September.  Savings rates won’t plummet overnight, but opening an HYSA now allows you to maximize your earnings. The Federal Reserve reduced rates in …

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• 7 October

  Can a Vegetarian Dine Well in NYC? We Put Some Top Restaurants to the Test.

  Even the city’s best restaurants deal with meat-averse customers in a variety of ways, from discouraging them to welcoming them. Source link

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• 7 October

  ‘Pavements,’ ‘My Undesirable Friends’ and Other Documentaries at New York Film Festival

  In epic takes like “My Undesirable Friends” and playful biopics like “Pavements,” the vital art of the documentary is on full display. Source link

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• 7 October

  Goldman Sachs lifts S&P 500 index target for year-end, next 12 months

  

  Goldman Sachs (GS) has raised its target for the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) index for the year-end and the next 12 months on expectations of higher margin growth for corporate companies and a steady macroeconomic outlook through 2025. The Wall Street brokerage on Friday lifted the index target for the …

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• 7 October

  Campuses Are Calmer, but They Are Not Normal, Students and Faculty Say

  A year of war in Gaza has left college students and faculty feeling shaken and angry, with the world and with each other. Source link

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• 7 October

  This Homemade AI Drone Software Finds People When Search and Rescue Teams Can’t

  

  When Charlie Kelly first messaged saying he wouldn’t make it home that night, his partner wasn’t happy. It was September 6, 2023, a Wednesday, and the 56-year-old, a keen hillwalker, had left the house that he shared with Emer Kennedy in Tillicoultry, near the Scottish city of Stirling, before she …

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• 7 October

  NFL Week 5 takeaways: Who’s the NFC West’s best? Does a Davante Adams-Jets trade still make sense?

  

  Follow live coverage of Cowboys vs. Steelers on Sunday Night Football today The NFL world continues to turn at breakneck speed. Two weeks ago it seemed the Jets were on the right track and the Bills were world-beaters — now, in back-to-back weeks, the Jets have struggled to score points …

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• 7 October

  Best Prime Day Deals Under $25: Over 60 Cheap Deals to Snag Ahead of Amazon’s Big Sale

  

  $18 at Amazon QKXC wireless charging station: $18 Save $8 with on-page coupon $23 at Amazon Amazon Echo Dot (5th gen) smart speaker: $23 Save $27 $25 at Amazon Tapo TP-Link 2K indoor/outdoor security camera: $25 Save $15 $19 at Amazon Treatlife smart outdoor plug: $19 Save $4 with on-page …

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• 7 October

  Conveying Confidence Through Clothing

  Signs of self-assurance were apparent in outfits on and off the runways at Milan Fashion Week. Source link

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