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Letters by Oliver Sacks review – valuable insight into a curious mind
From loving letters to his parents expressing early anxieties to later exchanges with scientific heavyweights, this collection of correspondence only cements Sacks’s legacy as a man of great ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Book Review: 'Believe' takes a curious, not judgmental, look at success of 'Ted Lasso'
“Believe: The Untold Story Behind ‘Ted Lasso,’ the Show that Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts” tells the story of the unlikely success of the hit Apple TV+ seriesEntertainment - ABC News - November 12 -
Book Review: 'Believe' takes a curious, not judgmental, look at success of 'Ted Lasso'
“Believe: The Untold Story Behind ‘Ted Lasso,’ the Show that Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts” tells the story of the unlikely success of the hit Apple TV+ seriesSports - ABC News - November 12 -
Mistakes remain but England friendlies valuable
After edging out South Africa in a friendly, manager Sarina Wiegman says "football is a game of mistakes" and England want to have "as few of them as possible".Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
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WATCH: Curious humpback whale circles boaters in Norway
A playful humpback whale came within feet of a boat in Norway, breaching right in front of the boaters who were almost able to reach out and touch it.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Netanyahu sacks defense minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, an Israeli official confirmed to The Hill. Netanyahu and Gallant have clashed publicly over the course of the ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Texas State of Mind
From the Chihuahuan Desert to the Pineywoods, what are voters across the Lone Star State thinking about as they cast their ballots?Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
Nvidia overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company
Nvidia dethroned Apple as the world’s most valuable company on Friday following a record-setting rally in the stock, powered by insatiable demand for its specialized artificial intelligence chips.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
Nvidia passes Apple as world's most valuable company
Nvidia shares have nearly tripled this year as demand continues to swell for the company's graphics processing units.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
Nvidia passes Apple as world's most valuable company
Nvidia passed Apple in market cap on Tuesday becoming, for a second time, the most valuable publicly traded company in the world.Top stories - NBC News - November 5 -
Looking forward to high-level insights at GamesBeat Next 2024 | The DeanBeat
I’m looking forward to GamesBeat Next 2024 on Monday October 28 and Tuesday October 29 in San Francisco. We’ve got a lot of speakers who can deliver high-level insights into the state of the game ...Tech - VentureBeat - October 25 -
The Curious Case of a Temple Sweet: How Food Increasingly Divides India
A Hindu politician has accused his Christian predecessor of allowing a temple’s sanctity to be violated with an animal product.World - The New York Times - October 27 -
Scare tactics: scientists offer insights on what makes a perfect prank
Researchers come up with theory for why ‘jump scares’ are often followed by laughter – with advice on how to find ‘sweet spot’ of fear. Whether it’s a friend jumping out from behind a bush or ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Juror #2: the curious case of the missing Clint Eastwood film
The 40th film directed by the 94-year-old is only being shown in 50 cinemas in the US. Why is Warners burying a movie by one of its most decorated stars?. There is a mystery at the heart of Juror ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Puppygraph speeds up LLMs’ access to graph data insights
While PuppyGraph is less than a year old, it is already witnessing success with several enterprises, including Coinbase, Clarivate, Dawn Capital and Prevelant AI.Tech - VentureBeat - November 7 -
The Curious Case of Nora Holt, a Pioneer of Black Classical Music and Jazz
Nora Holt was a pioneer of Chicago’s Black classical music scene. A friend of Josephine Baker, she later became a blues singer in Parisian nightclubs.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Curious case of the missing monkeys turns spotlight on South Carolina lab
Eight of the 43 macaques that escaped from facility breeding primates for medical research are still at large. Eight monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina are still at ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
Microsoft’s AI agents: 4 insights that could reshape the enterprise landscape
We dive into the most significant takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, and Microsoft's emerging leadership in the area of AI agents.Tech - VentureBeat - 2 days ago -
Longest-serving EFL boss Robins sacked by Coventry
Coventry City boss Mark Robins, the English Football League's longest serving manager, is sacked by the Championship club.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
Rooney and Buckingham react to Robins sacking
Plymouth Argyle head coach Wayne Rooney and Oxford United boss Des Buckingham react to Mark Robins' sacking by Coventry.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8 -
Leicester City sack manager Cooper after 12 league games
Leicester City sack manager Steve Cooper with the club 16th in the Premier League after 12 games.Top stories - BBC News - 22 minutes ago -
Lava, letters and a loch: Photos of the week
A selection of news photographs from around the world.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Free Your Mind. The Election Will Follow.
It is essential to carve out space for other thingsTop stories - The New York Times - November 3 -
Ryan Reynolds Reveals the Least Sexy but Most Valuable Skill in a Colleague
MNTN’s chief creative officer learned to value conscientiousness above many other talents.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Meet Decoy Ohtani, perhaps the most valuable pet of the World Series
Shohei Ohtani's dog, Decoy, made an appearance at the World Series victory paradeEntertainment - ABC News - November 2 -
Meet Decoy Ohtani, perhaps the most valuable pet of the World Series
Shohei Ohtani's dog, Decoy, made an appearance at the World Series victory paradeSports - ABC News - November 2 -
NCAA Money Has Helped Some, but a College Degree Is More Valuable
For most NCAA athletes, the ability to make money in college isn’t the real prize.Business - Inc. - November 8 -
Bruins' inconsistency is latest flaw costing them valuable points
Just when you think maybe the Bruins have turned a corner, all their momentum comes to a screeching halt with another awful loss.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 15 -
Nvidia is Wall Street's most valuable company. How it got there, by the numbers
Nvidia has once again turned out quarterly results that exceeded Wall Street’s forecastsTech - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Man Utd sack manager Ten Hag
Erik ten Hag sacked following Manchester United's poor start to the Premier League season.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Manchester United sack manager Erik ten Hag after dismal start to the season
Manchester United sacked Erik ten Hag as the club's first-team manager on Monday following a dismal start to the Premier League season.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
Utd sack Ten Hag; Van Nistelrooy named interim
Erik ten Hag was sacked as Manchester United manager following Sunday's 2-1 Premier League defeat against West Ham United, the club announced Monday.Sports - ESPN - October 29 -
'A pity' - Prem coaches react to Ten Hag's sacking
Liverpool boss Arne Slot described his compatriot's dismissal as "a pity" and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola said he feels "sorry" for him.Sports - ESPN - October 30 -
Hundreds of police officers sacked for bad behaviour
There was a 50% rise last year in the number of officers sacked and barred in England and Wales.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
German government collapses as Scholz sacks finance minister
Departure of Christian Lindner marks the end of the country’s unpopular three-party administrationWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
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Smuggled out in suitcases, potato sacks and coffins
Polish aid worker Irena Sendler saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto in WW2Top stories - BBC News - November 7