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Will AI Make Us Stupid?

Or maybe we are Stupid just now because of it, and AI will not kill all of us because we are too stupid right now

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Opinion | Controversies in the Ohio and Alaska Races (Gift Article)

About an ad in which the candidate’s mother calls her a liar and a lawsuit over similar names in a Senate race. Also: “The Twilight Zone”; no smartphones.

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The Times (UK) businesspoliticsworld
US tells Gulf allies to ‘brace for new strikes on Iran’

President Trump has warned partners to prepare for an intense military campaign after the midterms, with American troop movements pointing to escalation

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Rachel Reeves urges EU to seize €210bn in Russian assets for Ukraine

The former chancellor joins politicians from Germany, France and Canada in pressing the bloc to help fill a €70bn gap in Kyiv’s budget before winter

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Medium technologybusinesslegal
Tokenmaxxing, or the law of unintended consequences (that surely could have been predicted)

In an internal memorandum, Amazon has asked its employees to stop trying to appear busy by inflating their AI usage, the practice that has…

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The Atlantic businesscultureopinion
The Variety Bag Has Ruined Halloween

Corporate consolidation and changing tastes have made kids’ holiday hauls boring.

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New York Times businesssports
Pulse of the Packers: Matthew Golden banged up, but Green Bay primed to bounce back (Gift Article)

With Micah Parsons potentially returning to practice next week, the Packers can improve to 5-3 with a win over the Panthers on Thursday.

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New York Times business
Trump Says He Dislikes Prediction Markets. His Family Invests in Them. (Gift Article)

The White House has warned staff not to wager on government decisions, but his family’s involvement with these firms undermines the president’s message.

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Bloomberg business
‘Free the Onions’ Rally Sparks Debate on 68-Year-Old Trading Ban

Outside the Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week, a small group of university students staged an irreverent rally that sparked a serious debate among some of America’s financial elite about what can ...

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Bloomberg business
Alphabet’s Wobbly Quarter Is No Sign of a Crisis

Investors were thoroughly unimpressed with Alphabet Inc.’s third-quarter earnings on Wednesday evening. Shares tumbled nearly 11% after the company missed sales and profit expectations. It was a sign,...

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The Ocean ‘Was the Color of Chocolate.’ Mexico Declares War on Seaweed. (Gift Article)

To protect Mexico’s tourism-reliant economy, the Navy is fighting a massive sargassum bloom that dumps thousands of tons of seaweed onto Caribbean beaches daily.

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How to Land a $30 Million Viola? Find a Matchmaker With Deep Pockets. (Gift Article)

Whether through open-ended loans or “musical mortgages,” philanthropists and investors are helping get the best instruments into talented musicians’ hands.

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Apple Unveils Its First Touch-Screen MacBook Pro (Gift Article)

Steve Jobs and Tim Cook both dismissed the idea, but Apple’s new chief executive is reimagining some of the company’s most important products.

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Fed Holds Rates Steady Despite Lack of Progress on Inflation (Gift Article)

Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said an “information-rich” period before the central bank’s gathering in December will help officials determine next steps for policy.

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Billionaire Tax Campaign Pins Its Hopes on Influencers and Social Media (Gift Article)

Supporters of a California wealth tax are short on cash and are relying on cheaper campaign methods to get their word out.

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Watch Repair Specialist Often Works on Pieces Worth Millions (Gift Article)

Daniele Del Vecchio regularly disassembles, inspects and repairs watches costing millions from his shop in Connecticut.

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U.S., Canada women could wear generic jerseys at hockey worlds amid IIHF legal dispute (Gift Article)

USA Hockey and Hockey Canada are appealing a decision in Swiss court that would give the IIHF commercial rights to their jerseys.

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Under the Hood of a Post-Growth Enterprise

How member- and steward-owned businesses create value beyond profit.

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Bloomberg business
Harvard Asian Enrollment Rises to 43% as Black Students Fall

The share of Asian-American students enrolling at Harvard College rose to the highest in at least a decade, while the percentage of Black freshmen fell for a third year, extending a shift in the Ivy L...

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As Private Equity Scales Up Small Restaurants, Customers Push Back (Gift Article)

Deep-pocketed investment groups are giving mom-and-pop food businesses a shot at big success. But many of their regulars are speaking out against those deals.

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Microsoft Up, Google Down. A Tale of Two Hyperscalers. (Gift Article)

Investors are showing little patience for lavish spending and meager returns on companies’ artificial intelligence bets.

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Bronx Fire Caused by E-Bike Battery Kills Boy (Gift Article)

Four other people, including two teenagers, were hospitalized after a lithium-ion battery started a fire in an apartment overnight Wednesday.

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In Moving Gradually, Fed Risks Having to Play Catch-Up to Quell Inflation (Gift Article)

Federal Reserve officials are expected to restart rate increases in December, but the cadence of additional moves will depend on the data.

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Inflation Accelerated in October, PCE Index Shows (Gift Article)

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index picked up in September, according to data released a day after the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady.

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As Election Nears, Kelly Warns Trump Would Rule Like a Dictator (Gift Article)

John Kelly, the Trump White House’s longest-serving chief of staff, said that he believed that Donald Trump met the definition of a fascist.

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The Atlantic businesstechnologyopinion
A Stress Test for Prediction Markets

Is the industry ready for the midterms?

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New Batteries That Store Blistering Heat Are Taking Off (Gift Article)

Large batteries that store electricity have revolutionized power grids and car markets. Now some start-ups are betting that “heat batteries” could be just as transformative.

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DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants (Gift Article)

The deal combines the country’s largest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform.

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The Times (UK) businesspoliticstransportation
Scottish carbon capture project in doubt as cash ‘reprioritised’

The Scottish secretary is warning of significant challenges for Acorn, near Peterhead, after more than 30,000 jobs were originally pledged

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Bloomberg business
The Oil Industry Won’t Stop One of Its Dirtiest Practices, Even After Pledges

Exxon, Occidental and Diamondback are among those touting efforts to end routine gas flaring, but their flames keep spewing pollution around the world.

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Hundreds of GP websites down after tech firm collapses

Thousands of people cannot view test results or make appointments after the website provider Silicon Practice went into administration

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Medium businessworldpolitics
The Costly Unravelling of American Deterrence in the Middle East and Persian Gulf

How discarding the Weinberger-Powell doctrine fuelled an asymmetric trap that fractured regional alliances and broke naval power.

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Kalshi CEO Eyes Guardrails After Studies Detail Customer Losses

Mansour argued that speculators fare poorly with many products that have recently become popular with retail traders, including options and futures, and said Kalshi is talking with regulators about creating additional safeguards.

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Salute to a Giant

I did not have the honor of knowing Dolores Huerta personally. But she lived in my time, and I lived in hers. Our lives overlapped for 71…

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NHL trade board 2.0: Expanding the list to 20 top targets after a big week of moves (Gift Article)

Connor Hellebuyck landed with the New Jersey Devils and Alexander Nikishin ended his stalemate. How will those moves affect the market?

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Opinion | Trump Is a Backlash President
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Bank of Canada Chief Warns US Deficits Are Unsustainable and Costly

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warned that US borrowing is on an unsustainable trajectory as he offered an unusually blunt assessment of American tax and spending policy, which is putting pressu...

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A HOT ‘POTATO’ FOR A LADY NAMED BARRIE (Gift Article)

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Wrexham fined £75k by EFL after fielding two ineligible players (Gift Article)

Callum O'Hare and Issa Kabore were named in matchday squads when they were ineligible for selection.

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The Atlantic businesstechnology
Vibe Coders Are Clogging Up the App Store

An extraordinary number of apps are flooding the market. Is anyone actually using them?

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Weil Gotshal, a Legal Power Player, Is Fighting to Survive (Gift Article)

The prominent law firm has been rocked by an exodus of high profile lawyers, a failed succession plan and a scuttled deal to merge with a rival firm.

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Jio’s Blockbuster I.P.O. Gives India’s Investors a Lift (Gift Article)

Jio Platforms shares surged on their first day of trading, even as questions mount about the telecom firm’s growth prospects and a new generation takes charge.

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The Fed Is Expected to Hold Rates Steady. Warsh Will Have to Explain Why.
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What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality (Gift Article)

In tweaking its chatbot to appeal to more people, OpenAI made it riskier for some of them. Now the company has made its chatbot safer. Will that undermine its quest for growth?

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Opinion | TikTok Is Making Politics a Little Better (Gift Article)

Algorithms are making politicians focus more on positive messaging in short video.

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Medium technologyculturebusiness
China’s AI bubble has burst, but the technology is here to stay

The history of capitalism is replete with examples of investors who lost their shirts after betting on technologies that went on to change…

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Fed Meeting Live Updates: Interest Rates Expected to Hold Steady as Inflation Pushes on Prices (Gift Article)

Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve chairman, is set to explain why the bank paused interest rates, as investors watch for signals of whether increases will resume soon.

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Democrats Eyeing 2028 Presidential Campaigns Begin Courting Donors and Operatives (Gift Article)

As soon as the midterms are over, presidential contenders are going to need to raise millions, quickly.

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The Atlantic opinionbusiness
The Great AI Hedge

Is there any way to plan for what may be coming next?

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San Francisco Chronicle transportationbusinesstechnology
Tesla Semi truck fire shuts down major Bay Area freeway for hours

A Tesla Semi truck battery fire forced the closure of I-880 in both directions in Hayward. Northbound lanes have reopened, but southbound lanes could remain closed into Wednesday.

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