September, 2024

• 27 September

  What to Know About Austria’s General Election and the Far-Right Freedom Party

  Austrians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new Parliament, with the Freedom Party in position to potentially form a far-right government for the first time since World War II. Source link

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• 27 September

  Runway earmarks $5M to fund up to 100 films using AI-generated video

  

  AI video generators need to believe that filmmakers will use their models in the production process. Otherwise why exist? To jump-start the new AI film ecosystem, Runway has set aside $5 million in cash and more in service credits to fund up to 100 original films. If you’re an AI-curious …

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• 27 September

  Do the Chiefs have a Travis Kelce problem? The answer may surprise you

  

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No, the Kansas City Chiefs don’t have a Travis Kelce problem. Three weeks into the NFL’s season, an increasing number of people — fans, analysts and even former players — have come to a rather quick conclusion that Kelce, the Chiefs’ star tight end and future …

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• 27 September

  Does Your Wi-Fi Router Track Your Browsing? I Read 30,000 Words of Privacy Policies to Find Out

  

  There are few devices where privacy is more essential than a Wi-Fi router. Almost all of our internet traffic travels through a router on the way to our devices. That’s a lot of data — enough to make privacy a reasonable point of concern when you’re picking one out. The problem …

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• 27 September

  Lloyd Macklowe, Leading Purveyor of Art Nouveau, Is Dead at 90

  He and his wife began buying pieces to furnish their apartment. They wound up with a museum-quality collection and a pre-eminent retail business. Source link

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• 27 September

  Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper says he’s loading up on Chinese stocks after the nation’s stimulus bazooka

  

  David Orrell/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images David Tepper is growing even more bullish on Chinese stocks amid the nation’s new fiscal stimulus measures. The new measures include interest-rate cuts, liquidity support, and encouraging company stock buybacks. Tepper views China’s stock market as more attractive than the US stock market …

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• 27 September

  McDonald’s, Pelosi, Debate Moderators: Trump Speech on Border Veers Off Course

  After reading from prepared remarks on immigration for 10 minutes, Donald J. Trump used the rest of a news conference to talk about everything else on his mind. Source link

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• 27 September

  Starlink hits 4 million subscribers

  

  SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network is expected to hit a new customer milestone this week, company President Gwynne Shotwell told Texas legislators on Tuesday.  “This week, by the way, we will pass 4 million customers for Starlink, which is quite exciting,” she said while testifying before a state House Appropriations …

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• 27 September

  What’s next for Caitlin Clark and the Fever after elimination from the WNBA playoffs?

  

  UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The Indiana Fever started their season coming up short against the Connecticut Sun. In the aftermath of that May opening-night defeat, they acknowledged their young roster — even if led by a phenom at point guard and the reigning Rookie of the Year in the post — …

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• 27 September

  Balatro Launches on Phones, Saving Commutes and Ruining Workdays Everywhere

  

  Balatro, the indie game phenomenon blending poker rules with randomized runs and a splash of deck-building, has finally been released on phones. You can pick it up for $10 on the iOS App Store or Google Play Store, and it’s been added to Apple Arcade’s library as well.  In other …

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