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Five Possible Bird Flu Cases Found in California
The state now has 11 cases of people catching the virus, as health officials monitor any further spread from poultry and livestock.Business - Inc. - October 15 -
Shares of Trump Media Swing Down After Huge Comeback
The parent company of Truth Social is a meme stock, untethered to real financials, but prices are seen as a proxy for election betting trends.Business - Inc. - October 15 -
Know Your Investor: What Latino VCs Look for in Startups
The founders of L’attitude Ventures, Chingona Ventures, and Ascendo Venture Capital break down their investment theses.Business - Inc. - October 15 -
Here’s Why Economists Say Trump’s Economic Plans Would Worsen Inflation
Tariffs, the GOP hopeful’s go-to economic policy plank, would raise average household costs by $2,600 a year, and experts say Trump’s other plans would do more harm than good.Business - Inc. - October 15 -
Bath & Body Works Pulls Klan-Like Candle Packaging From Shelves
The design for the wrapper of the retailer’s ‘Snowed In’ candle drew criticism from some customers, who saw an echo of Ku Klux Klan hoods.Business - Inc. - October 15 -
Retailers Can Expect Another Record-Breaking Holiday Season
The National Retail Federation anticipates up to $990 billion in holiday sales despite inflation-wary consumers.Business - Inc. - October 15 -
SBA’s Disaster Relief Fund Runs Dry After Milton’s Destruction Spikes Need
After hurricanes Milton and Helene bombarded Florida and other parts of the East Coast, the SBA’s funding pool has been depleted sooner than expected.Business - Inc. - October 15 -
How Much You Should Support Your Adult Children Financially, According to a Harvard Happiness Researcher
Want your kids to be happy, self-sufficient adults? Then follow this rule of thumb on when to support them financially.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Meet the Powerful Female Founders Who Are Standing With Kamala Harris
Some Silicon Valley tech bros are backing the former president. But there’s a female founder consortium founded by Dee Poku, which includes some pretty big names, that is now campaigning for Kamala ...Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Applicant Tracking Systems Are Crushing Workers’ Dreams of Getting Hired
AI automated candidate screening is turning job searches into dead ends.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Nvidia’s Almost the World’s Most Valuable Company but It’s Still Volatile As Ever
Nvidia’s volatility relative to the S&P 500 has doubled over the last decade even as its market cap soared.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Harris faces Fox News grilling as Trump stands by false claims about immigrants eating pet – US elections live
Vice-president’s interview with rightwing channel airs just hours after her Pennsylvania rally with senior Republicans. Don’t miss important election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Elon Musk selects Omead Afshar to lead Tesla’s North America, Europe operations: report
Amid slumping share prices and electric-vehicle demand, Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has reportedly shaken things up at the company’s business in North America and Europe.Business - MarketWatch - October 16 -
Elon Musk raises payment offer to $100 for voters who sign petition for gun and speech rights
Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition.Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Elon Musk pushes false conspiracies about voting machines during town hall
While speaking at a town hall in Pennsylvania, tech CEO and Trump supporter Elon Musk repeated false conspiracy theories claiming that voting machines rig elections.Top stories - ABC News - October 18 -
Elon Musk says all voting should be 'in person' while his super PAC promotes voting by mail
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As Silicon Valley eyes US election, beware Elon Musk and the tech bros with political nous | John Naughton
The owner of X is just one of many who may prefer Donald Trump to greater regulation under the Democrats. Way back in the 1960s “the personal is political” was a powerful slogan capturing the ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
Gov. Shapiro says law enforcement could look at Elon Musk’s $1M giveaway to super PAC supporters
During an interview with Meet the Press, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) questions the legality of Elon Musk promising $1 million giveaways to voters who sign his super PAC’s petition “in favor of free ...Politics - NBC News - October 20 -
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should 'take a look at' Elon Musk voter payments
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday that tech mogul Elon Musk’s plan to give money to registered voters in Pennsylvania is “deeply concerning” and “it’s something that law enforcement could ...Top stories - NBC News - October 20 -
Elon Musk offers $1 million a day to entice swing state voters to sign petition
Elon Musk said he will give away $1 million daily until Election Day to registered voters in swing states who sign his America PAC petition.Business - CNBC - October 21 -
Elon Musk Is Giving Away $1 Million a Day in Bid to be the 'Secretary of Cost-Cutting'
Four days spent barnstorming Pennsylvania for Donald Trump highlighted support for the tech titan leading a new government efficiency effort.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 21 -
Elon Musk’s xAI launches API, letting third-party developers build atop Grok
Attention, developers: you can now get your hands on Elon Musk's Grok 2 multimodal language model through his startup xAI's new API.Tech - VentureBeat - October 21 -
Elon Musk, Tesla and WBD sued over alleged 'Blade Runner 2049' AI ripoff for Cybercab promotion
The producer of the "Blade Runner" sequel called Elon Musk "problematic." The Tesla boss is backing Donald Trump in the 2024 election.Business - CNBC - October 21 -
'Blade Runner 2049' producer sues Elon Musk, Warner Bros. Discovery over Tesla Cybercab launch
'Blade Runner 2049' production company Alcon Entertainment sued Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros. Discovery for copyright infringement. Here's why.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 21