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Sir Alex Ferguson to leave Man Utd role amid cost cutting
Sky News - 15 Oct 2024 15:49
Sir Alex Ferguson is set to leave his Manchester United ambassador role at the end of the season amid the club's cost-cutting drive.
SpaceX shares spectacular close-up footage of Starship launch and landing
Digital Trends - 15 Oct 2024 02:10
SpaceX has released spectacular footage showing a close-up view of Sunday's historic Starship mission.
WATCH: 2 giant pandas headed from China to the National Zoo in Washington DC
ABC News - 15 Oct 2024 12:40
Zookeepers will welcome two giant pandas to their new home in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.
Trump town hall derailed after medical emergencies in the crowd
ABC News - 15 Oct 2024 02:45
Former President Donald Trump's town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Monday evening was interrupted twice by medical emergencies.
Al Pacino says 'it's fun' to be a new dad at 84
BBC - 15 Oct 2024 01:01
The Hollywood star discusses fatherhood, The Godfather and playing chess.
Why SpaceX catching Starship will change everything about space travel
BGR - 15 Oct 2024 00:06
It isn't a secret that SpaceX has big plans for Starship, its massive mega-rocket, which has so far seen five test flights since April of … The post Why SpaceX catching Starship will change everything about space trave...
A Rubberized Cybertruck Is Ploughing Through European Pedestrian Safety Rules
Wired - 15 Oct 2024 15:30
Tesla's troubled electric pickup is illegal in Europe, yet somehow a barely modified model has found a way to get licensed. A group of European transport organizations claim this ride could spell disaster.
WordPress bans WP Engine from sponsoring or participating in user groups
The Register - 15 Oct 2024 08:00
As Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson feud over FOSS, community worries about the fallout WordPress has banned its user groups from accepting sponsorship from WP Engine - or even allowing its employees to attend...
Israel Assures U.S. It Will Not Strike Iran's Oil and Nuclear Facilities, Officials Say
Wall Street Journal - 15 Oct 2024 03:32
The U.S. has sought to contain Israel's planned counterattack on Tehran, hoping to head off a wider war in the Middle East.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking
ABC News - 15 Oct 2024 02:37
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking at the pump
Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone kills civilian women in car, say Kherson officials
The Guardian - 15 Oct 2024 02:06
Cargo shipping hit again in Odesa; Russia could attack Nato countries by 2030, say Germany spy chiefs. What we know on day 965 See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage
Experts call for a Nato bank to 'Trump-proof' military spending
The Week - 15 Oct 2024 01:56
A new lender could aid co-operation and save millions of pounds, say think tanks
Would Donald Trump's taxes on trade hurt US consumers?
BBC - 15 Oct 2024 01:34
What could happen if Donald Trump drastically increases tariffs as he has promised to do?
Nintendo might be working on a GameCube controller for Switch 2
BGR - 15 Oct 2024 00:59
Despite Nintendo’s deafening silence regarding its next console, there have been enough leaks and rumors lately to keep us all occupied. The latest comes from … The post Nintendo might be working on a GameCube contro...
US healthcare org admits up to 400,000 people's personal info was snatched
The Register - 15 Oct 2024 00:03
It waited till just before Columbus Day weekend to make mandated filing, but don't worry, we saw it A Houston-based services provider to healthcare organizations says a crook may have grabbed up to 400,000 people's infor...
Joker: Folie Deux Projected to Lose Up to $200 Million at Box Office
Consequence of Sound - 15 Oct 2024 16:47
The sequel is poised to lose between $125 million and $200 million during its theatrical run, according to industry insiders. Joker: Folie Deux Projected to Lose Up to $200 Million at Box Office Eddie Fu
OpenAI unveils benchmarking tool to measure AI agents' machine-learning engineering performance
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2024 16:10
A team of AI researchers at Open AI, has developed a tool for use by AI developers to measure AI machine-learning engineering capabilities. The team has written a paper describing their benchmark tool, which it has named...
Profits Leap at Goldman Sachs as Banks See Steady Economy
The New York Times - 15 Oct 2024 16:03
The investment bank earned more than expected in the latest quarter, a theme for other big banks, too.
Semiconductor-free logic gates pave the way for fully 3D-printed active electronics
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2024 16:01After Donald Trump's Attacks On Media, A Reminder Of What The FCC Can - And Cannot - Do Before An Election
Deadline - 15 Oct 2024 16:00
Donald Trump’s call last week for CBS to lose its license for the way that it edited a Kamala Harris interview — he says it was “election interference” — drew a rebuke from the chair of the FCC, the agency that...
U.S. government debt rallies on lower oil, weak U.S. manufacturing reading
Market Watch - 15 Oct 2024 15:54
Treasury yields fell Tuesday morning as traders reacted to a weaker-than-expected manufacturing reading from the New York Fed and new developments from the Middle East that pushed oil prices lower.
AI bots easily bypass some social media safeguards, study reveals
Phys.org - 15 Oct 2024 15:23
While artificial intelligence (AI) bots can serve a legitimate purpose on social media--such as marketing or customer service--some are designed to manipulate public discussion, incite hate speech, spread misinformation ...