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Shep Smith Debuts On CNBC With Somber Opener Denouncing The First Debate
“We’ve never seen any of this. Not in America. But from this, we march toward the vote,” the former Fox News host said. Source link More
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Internal Probe Casts Doubt Over Police Claim Of Suspicious Mail At Breonna Taylor’s Home
Louisville, Kentucky, police were told “repeatedly” that no suspicious packages had been received at her address. Source link More
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How To Talk To A Constant Interrupter Without Just Saying, ‘Shut Up, Man!’
President Trump was a chronic interrupter during the 2016 and 2020 presidential debates. Source link More
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Pennsylvania Republicans Put Election Nightmare Scenario In Motion
A proposal for a GOP-run committee to investigate the election could be the first step to handing the state to Trump. Source link More
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Comedian Nails What It’s Like When Family Doesn’t Quite Get Social Distancing
“My mom when I ask if she and my dad are still taking the pandemic seriously,” Juliet Prather captioned her video. Source link More
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Scrambling For A Deal, Democrats Delay Coronavirus Relief Vote
What seems like bad news is actually good news, though it could be short-lived. Source link More
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Cut his mic, don't kill the debates: What Trump's terrible night taught us
There is, so far as we know, only one moment in Donald Trump’s long and privileged life in which he was actually made to shut up: the mashed potato incident. When Trump was 7, his elder brother Fred dumped a warm bowl of mash on Donald’s head at the dinner table “because he was being […] More
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NBA and NFL players allegedly targeted in social media phishing scam
Two men were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly hacking the social media accounts of NBA and NFL players. Both men, Ronnie Magrehbi, 20, of Florida, and Trevontae Washington, 21, of Louisiana, face a hefty fine along with time in prison. According to a by the DOJ, between December 2017 and April […] More
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Weird Al Turns Biden-Trump Debate Into ‘America Is Doomed, The Musical’
Yankovic uses Auto-tune to make the presidential candidates sing, and the result is truly noteworthy. Source link More
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Sneaky Signs Your Kids Need More Of You — Even If You’re With Them All Day
From clinginess to regression, here’s what to look out for. And how to give them attention without depleting yourself. Source link More
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JetBlue To Offer At-Home COVID-19 Tests For Travelers With Upcoming Flights
JetBlue travelers will be able to pay $143 for a test administered by health care company Vault Health. Source link More
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Seagram’s Heir Clare Bronfman Sentenced For Role In NXIVM Sex Cult Scandal
The Seagram’s Heir was sentenced Wednesday to almost seven years in prison in the federal conspiracy case. Source link More
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Chris Wallace: ‘I’m Just Sad With The Way Last Night Turned Out’
“I’m disappointed for the country, because it could have been a much more useful evening than it turned out to be.” Source link More
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SpaceX provides satellite internet service to towns hit by wildfires
Residents in Washington state recovering from the wildfires are remaining online, thanks to SpaceX’s satellite broadband network. The company’s Starlink system has been supplying the emergency internet to residents in Malden, a town of about 200 people, where an estimated 80 percent of the homes have been destroyed by the wildfires. On Monday, Washington’s Emergency […] More
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Subway Sandwich Loaves Too Sugary To Be Called Bread: Irish Court
The court ruling could cost Subway shops on the Emerald Isle some dough. Source link More
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Lots of happy people as Palantir and Asana spike on first day of trading
The markets are closed and the verdicts are in: investors liked what they saw in Palantir and Asana . The two companies, which debuted this morning in dual (and duel) direct listings, continued to prove that enterprise tech companies without the brand recognition of Spotify (which conducted its own direct listing back in 2018) can […] More
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Everything Google announced at today’s hardware event
This year, Google’s annual hardware event consisted of a brisk 30 minutes of pre-recorded promotional videos, but the company managed to pack a number of new product announcements into that time. To make things easy for you, here’s a quick rundown of everything that Google announced, including the Google Pixel 5, a new TV interface […] More
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Everything Google announced at its 'Launch Night In' event
Google held its “Launch Night In” event on Wednesday, the pandemic version of its annual hardware reveal. The company announced its latest phones, speaker, and streaming device. Pixel 4a 5G ($499) and Pixel 5 ($699) The Google Pixel 5 in Sorta Sage… for when you can’t decide if sage is really your brand. Image: google […] More
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Spotty internet? You probably need a mesh WiFi system — here's why.
Is there anything more frustrating than unreliable internet? If you’re someone who works from home, likes to scroll during your Netflix and Chill time, or simply has a lot of housemates all eating up the internet at the same time, then a WiFi mesh system is for you. Read on to discover what that is, […] More
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Biden Campaign Claims Record Fundraising After Fiery First Debate With Trump
Biden reportedly netted $3.8 million in a one-hour time slot, though Trump’s campaign was also quick to tout victory. Source link More
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How To Trump-Proof The Next Debate, For America's And His Own Safety
After Tuesday night’s, ahem, SHITSHOW, everybody said “Hey maybe they shouldn’t have debates anymore, not when Donald Trump, the Un-American Authoritarian Wannabe, is a candidate.” Barring that, they said the Commission on Presidential Debates was gonna need to respond today, to figure out how to make the second and third debates work, what with said […] More
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How 3 remote-friendly tech companies plan to return to the office
Six months ago, millions of workers left their offices for the last time without realizing it. Many would be laid off because of the pandemic, but for those fortunate to keep their jobs, some of their employers still haven’t determined whether they will open their workplaces again. Some of the biggest tech employers in the […] More
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Judge OKs Delayed Release Of Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recordings
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has until Friday to release the sought-after records. Source link More
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Trump So Sad Random Goons Not Allowed To Intimidate PA Voters
During last night’s Airing of Grievances, Chris Wallace asked Joe Biden and Donald Trump whether they would “urge your supporters to stay calm during this extended period [of vote counting], not to engage in any civil unrest?” Well darned if Donald Trump was about to agree to any such thing, because it’s madness out there, […] More
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Investors give Baltimore’s Facet Wealth $25 million to sell businesses on financial planning as a benefit
Yesterday, Baltimore-based fintech company Facet Wealth said it raised $25 million in financing as it readies a new business line pitching financial planning as an employment benefit to businesses looking to recruit top talent. Employment benefit packages are expanding beyond the basic gym membership and healthcare to include subscriptions to Netflix, discounts on delivery and […] More
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Trump Wrongly Insists Biden ‘Refused’ To Say ‘Law And Order’ During Debate
Biden actually did say the phrase, and Twitter took Trump to task for his own refusal to condemn white supremacy. Source link More
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10 Movies To Watch Before They Leave Netflix At The End Of October
Films including “Sleepless in Seattle” and “The Silence of the Lambs” exit on Oct. 31. Source link More
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A new Google Assistant feature, ‘Hold for Me,’ waits on hold so you don’t have to
Google has been pushing forward the capabilities of what a smartphone can do when it comes to one of the device’s most basic — if these days, often overlooked — features: phone calls. In previous years, the company launched Call Screen to vet your incoming calls, Duplex for restaurant reservations, and just this month, a […] More
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AOC flagged ‘material risks’ to Palantir investors in letter to SEC
In a newly released letter, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued words of warning to the SEC over Palantir’s efforts to take the company public, cautioning the regulatory body over details the progressive congresswoman says were “omitted” in the company’s disclosures. Illinois Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García co-authored the letter, embedded below, which was submitted to […] More
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Pixel 5 and 4a 5g get the same, improved cameras with rear ultrawide lens, Night Sight portraits and more
Google made its newest smartphones official today, unveiling the much-leaked Pixel 4a 5g and Pixel 5. Both smartphones will get the same, improved cameras, despite a $200 price different between the models, which is great news for people who are specifically coming to Google for their excellent mobile camera tech. Here’s an overview of what […] More
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Google unveils the $99 Nest Audio smart speaker
Four years after the introduction of the Google Home smart speaker, Google showcased its successor to the company’s mid-range smart speaker. In keeping with the broader rebranding of the company’s smart home products, the device is now called Nest Audio. The smart speaker will retail for $99 and come in a variety of colors including […] More
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Google launches the $499 Pixel 4a 5G
As expected, Google today officially launched the 5G version of its Pixel 4a phone at its annual hardware event. Given all the previous leaks, there were no real surprises left and Google had already announced the $499 price. We now have a launch date, though. It’ll launch in Japan on October 15 and then come […] More
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Ex-FBI Director James Comey Defends FBI Russia Probe In Senate Hearing
The ex-FBI director told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he was “enormously” proud of the FBI’s work. Source link More
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Google’s Pixel 5 get reverse wireless charging and 5G for $699
Here it is, the centerpiece of this morning’s confusing-titled Launch Night In. The Pixel 5 is Google’s latest mobile flagship. Launching months after the budget-minded Pixel 4a (and same day as the Pixel 4a 5G) , the new handset sports a a 100% recycled aluminum body to set the new phone apart from the rest […] More
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The new Chromecast adds a remote and the new Google TV interface for $49
It’s been a while since Google gave its Chromecast line a proper bit of love — perhaps not surprising for a fairly mature device now marking its seventh year. At today’s big Launch Night In event, however, the company’s bringing the popular TV dongle a much-needed refresh by way of Chromecast with Google TV. Google’s […] More
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The new Google TV brings streaming apps, live TV and search into a single interface
Not to be confused with the smart TV platform of the same name (2010-2014, RIP) or the Android TV platform it’s built on top of, Google has just taken the wraps off the new Google TV. The name refers to the interface for the new, aptly titled Chromecast with Google TV, combining streaming services, live […] More
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Golden raises $14.5M to build a wiki-style database of tech knowledge
Golden is announcing that it has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by previous investor Andreessen Horowitz, with the firm’s co-founder Marc Andreessen joining the startup’s board of directors. When Golden launched last year, founder and CEO Jude Gomila told me that his goal was to create a knowledge base focused […] More
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Biden Calls Trump’s Debate Performance ‘A National Embarrassment’
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The roadmap to startup consolidation in Southeast Asia is becoming clearer
While Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystems are still young compared to those in China or India, it has matured over the last five years. Unicorns like Grab, Gojek and Garena are continuing to grow, and more competitive startups are emerging in sectors like fintech, e-commerce and logistics. That leads to the question: Will consolidation start to […] More
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Following Apple’s Sidecar launch, Astropad announces Luna Display for Windows
In June, Luna Display creator Astropad wrote a blog post titled, “Why Getting Sherlocked by Apple Was a Blessing in Disguise.” It arrived on the one-year anniversary of Apple’s launch of Sidecar for macOS, which let Mac owners use an iPad as a second display — thus making Luna’s functionality redundant. The rose-colored post detailed […] More
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Aurora Labs ramps ‘self-healing’ software with $23M from LG Technology Ventures, Porsche SE, Toyota Tsusho
The automotive market is grappling with increasingly complex software systems, and in turn greater risks of glitches that can cause costly and unsafe disruptions and damage an automaker’s credibility. Just look at today’s new cars, trucks and SUVs compared to their counterparts a decade ago. New vehicles coming off assembly lines today contain tens of […] More
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Trump Admin As Good At $300 Million Coronavirus Propaganda Campaign As Everything Else It Touches
Who wants to watch Medicaid chief Seema “Dragon Lady” Verma share the good word on coronavirus with Justin Timberlake? What, nobody? Ah, well. It’s probably for the best, since that particular episode of The COVID Happytalk Funtimes Show never made it to production. But not for lack of trying by recently departed GOP flack turned […] More
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‘The Real Facebook Oversight Board’ launches to counter Facebook’s ‘Oversight Board’
Today a group of academics, researchers and civil rights leaders go live on with ‘The Real Facebook Oversight Board’ which is designed to criticize and discuss the role of the platform in the upcoming US election. The group includes Facebook’s ex-head of election security, leaders of the #StopHateForProfit campaign and Roger McNamee, early Facebook investor. […] More
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Asana up 39% and Palantir still holding as both direct listings hit the public markets
Two direct listings in one day. Lots to talk about. Asana started trading just a bit after noon Eastern today, quickly zooming to roughly $29 a share in early trading this afternoon. We are still waiting for the first trades of Palantir to hit the market. Asana’s reference price was revealed yesterday by the NYSE, […] More
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We Are All 'Ruthie' From Frank Luntz's Focus Group, Calling Trump A 'Crackhead'
OK, we lied in the headline. None of us are Ruthie from Frank Luntz’s focus group, and we probably don’t know many undecided voters like her either, if we are reading Wonkette. What in the hell is an “undecided voter” anyway? Well, sometimes there are these people and we don’t know, they just can’t figure […] More
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Twilio launches an app for frontline workers, a free 1:1 video toolkit and a new IoT platform
Twilio is hosting its annual Signal conference today and as usual, the company is using the event to launch a host of new products and features. For the most part, especially if you’re a web or mobile developer, these are not groundbreaking new features. The core Twilio services, after all, have been in place for […] More
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Zucchini Bread Overnight Oatmeal
These overnight oats packed with shredded zucchini will remind of you freshly baked zucchini bread but in a make-ahead, healthy breakfast option. Not only will they keep you full all morning long, they are also a great way to sneak in extra veggies in the morning. I have been on an oatmeal kick lately since […] More
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Dear Sophie: Will October 2020 Visa Bulletin changes expedite my immigration case?
Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that allows people all over the world to rise above borders and pursue their dreams,” says Sophie Alcorn, a Silicon Valley immigration attorney. “Whether you’re in people ops, […] More
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Republicans Patiently Waiting For President Proud Boy To Explain How Not Racist He is
Republicans are overall pleased with Donald Trump’s (allegedly) drug-free performance at the first presidential debate Tuesday. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany boasted that her boss “steamrolled” Joe Biden and “exposed” the former vice president, presumably by pulling down his gym shorts during PE. Trump is a bully with no actual accomplishments, but former South […] More
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Dfinity’s valuation soars to $9.5Bn after revealing its governance system and token economics
We’ve been tracking one of the few genuinely interesting stories to come out of the blockchain world, ever since Dfinity raised $102M from Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital for a decentralised ‘Internet Computer’ to rival AWS in August last year. It later revealed more this past January, and has dince then started to open up […] More
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