FirstFT: Vance asks Thiel to fund campaign and wants to break up Google

HSBC east-west overhaul reignites break-up debate

Top 20 shareholder calls for bank to consider total split

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Vivendi activist urges shareholders to oppose break-up plan

Investors in French media group to vote on proposal in December

Business - Financial Times - October 29

U.S. Drugmakers Are Breaking Up With Their Chinese Supply-Chain Partners

U.S. drugmakers and biotechs have come to rely on Chinese partners. Now, some of them are looking for alternatives as geopolitical tensions rise.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 1

Police break up €10m investment fraud gang in Germany and Cyprus

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

JD Vance Takes a Hard Stance on Drugs. What Does His Adviser's Past Mean for His Campaign?

Under the username PsychoticMammal, an adviser to JD Vance posted extensively about using drugs on Reddit.

Tech - Wired - October 17

AP source: Chinese hackers who targeted phones of Trump, Vance also targeted people affiliated with Harris/Walz campaign

Tech - ABC News - October 25

AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump, Vance, people associated with Harris campaign

Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, his running mate, JD Vance, and people associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Harris

Tech - ABC News - October 25

Vance says Trump campaign 'can make a good case to women,' but won't tell them how to vote

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s running mate, said the GOP ticket will try to sell its agenda to women but said that, ultimately, female voters will decide how to vote. In an ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Watch live: Vance campaigns in key swing states on day before Election Day

Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), the Republican vice presidential nominee, will rally supporters in key swing states on Monday, just hours before the first votes are cast Election Day. Vance will speak in ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

'Feels kind of weird': Vance reflects and looks ahead as his VP campaign ends

Sen. JD Vance, who says running as Trump's VP pick has cost him friends, is wrapping up his by asking voters to not let political differences come between them.

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Rogan: Harris campaign wanted to limit appearance to 1 hour

Podcaster Joe Rogan says Vice President Harris's campaign made requests for a potential appearance on his program that he did not find acceptable. "For the record the Harris campaign has not passed ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store

A federal judge has delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition

Tech - ABC News - October 18

‘I was asked to find a volunteer for an air pollution campaign in Lahore – I couldn’t find anyone’

As Pakistan’s second biggest city takes the lead in the poor air quality index, one artist and activist struggled to find people who cared. It is “smog season” in Lahore. Along with cities in the ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Kyrgios wants Grand Slam title to 'shut up' doubters

Australian Nick Kyrgios says he wants to "shut up" those who doubt him and win a Grand Slam title on his return to the sport.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

AI search start-up Perplexity targets $8bn valuation in new funding round

Investor frenzy over artificial intelligence continues after OpenAI valued at $150bn in latest fundraising

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round as robotaxi race heats up in the U.S.

Alphabet-owned driverless vehicle unit Waymo just closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service across the U.S.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Bottom Line: Boeing, Lockheed Martin space venture lobbies up for NASA, FAA funding

Aerospace The United Launch Alliance, Boeing and Lockheed Martin's joint space venture, hired IBEX2 Solutions to lobby on civilian and commercial space issues related to policy and funding from ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Ask Ottolenghi: how can I use up nigella seeds or dried shiitake mushrooms?

Sprinkle nigella seeds on anything you like, from eggs to filo. Shiitake, meanwhile, will add a chewy umami to stocks or use as a meat substitute. How can I use up nigella seeds or whole ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it

Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off

Tech - ABC News - October 30

My friend has embraced conspiracy theories and I’m fed up with it | Ask Philippa

Think of him like a car in a skid, you want to take the steering wheel and switch direction, but the car has too much momentum and it will carry on the same path. The question I’ve had a good ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Eye Opener: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris step up campaigns in Pennsylvania

With just three weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris step up their attacks in Pennsylvania. Plus, a man faces charges in North Carolina for ...

Harris campaigns in Michigan, works to shore up support with Black men

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday was campaigning in the battleground state of Michigan, where she was looking to boost support among Black men. Ed O'Keefe has more.

Politics - CBS News - October 15

Harris campaign ramps up 'unhinged, unstable' attack on Trump in new ad

Kamala Harris’ campaign will launch a new television ad Thursday aimed at linking the three words the vice president has used to describe Donald Trump lately — unhinged, unstable and unchecked — ...

Harris enlists Lizzo, Usher on campaign trail as early voting ramps up

Vice President Kamala Harris is enlisting music stars Lizzo and Usher on the campaign trail, with Lizzo joining her in Detroit and Usher joining her in Atlanta on Saturday. Meanwhile, former ...

Politics - NBC News - October 19

Trump ramps up attacks on Harris as he campaigns in Pennsylvania

As the 2024 presidential campaign enters its final stretch, former President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail in Pennsylvania, the battleground state with 19 electoral votes that voted for him ...

Harris, Trump campaigns ramp up: Where they’ll be on Monday

Vice President Harris’s and former President Trump’s campaigns are kicking off their second-to-last full week of the 2024 presidential campaign cycle in full gear, as the election remains a tossup ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Harris campaign ramps up ground game in battleground states

With just under two weeks left until Election Day, the Harris campaign has canvassers going door-to-door in Pennsylvania hoping to target disengaged voters. The Harris-Walz team believes 10% of ...

Beyoncé joining Harris in Texas as campaign ramps up endorsements

Vice President Kamala Harris is joining former President Barack Obama in Georgia and will be joined by Beyoncé in Texas as endorsements for her campaign continue to emerge. This comes as comments ...

Elon Musk Steps Up His Support for Donald Trump’s Campaign

The tech mogul is pushing even harder in the final days of the presidential race to get Donald Trump re-elected, with plenty at stake for his businesses.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Ukrainians ask what I'm hearing about our country on the US campaign trail. The truth? We're all but forgotten | Nataliya Gumenyuk

Americans still don’t seem to understand that our fight is not just about us: it’s about safety and peace across the globe. Around a month before the US elections, in the Kharkiv region, I sat down ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

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