With Reality Labs, Meta risks heading down slippery slope of overspending again

Zuckerberg said that he is going to keep building out Meta’s infrastructure and data centers, because the opportunity is so huge, even if investors don’t like it.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarter

Meta's Reality Labs unit, which develops augmented and virtual reality technologies, logged an operating loss of $4.4 billion in the third quarter.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Slippery slope: Scottish soccer club calls for donations after points deduction for uneven field

A lowly Scottish soccer club which once had “James Bond” actor Sean Connery on its books has been given a six-point deduction for having a sloping field

Sports - ABC News - November 13

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin: Letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a 'slippery slope'

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said that letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a “slippery slope” if the teachers “may not be believers” themselves. Mullin, who ...

Politics - The Hill - 15 hours ago

Rocket Lab stock surges almost 30% to near all-time high after company's Q3 results

Rocket Lab jumped in trading after the company reported third-quarter results.

Business - CNBC - November 13

OpenAI hires Meta's former Orion head to lead its robotics efforts

The former head of Meta's augmented reality glasses initiative has joined OpenAI to lead the startup's robotics and consumer hardware efforts.

Business - CNBC - November 5

Head of Volkswagen’s North American division steps down

Pablo Di Si leaves carmaker ‘at own request’ to be replaced by Porsche veteran amid push to regain US market share

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Risk of vigilantes as justice system ‘on the brink’, warns Law Society head

Danger that people in England and Wales take matters ‘into their own hands’, says Richard Atkinson

Business - Financial Times - October 27

Caitlin Clark No. 1 again? Ranking the WNBA's head-coaching vacancies

Of the 13 WNBA teams that will compete next season, seven organizations have head-coaching openings.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

Prospective homebuyers absorb harsh reality: Mortgage rates probably aren’t coming down for a while

America’s prospective homebuyers absorb harsh reality: Mortgage rates probably aren’t coming down for a while.

Bernstein naming Meta the new 'set-it-and-forget-it' stock comes down 2 things

The analysts cited the strength of Meta's core advertising business and the monetization of artificial intelligence.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Breaking down Trump's cabinet picks to head defense and national intelligence

Concern is growing on Capitol Hill as lawmakers react to some of President-elect Donald Trump's prospective cabinet nominees. Margaret Brennan explains.

Northern Ireland on track for £769mn budget overspend

Stormont executive expects little largesse from UK chancellor as it struggles to balance its books

World - Financial Times - October 28

Value for Money tsar linked to string of overspends

David Goldstone has previously worked as an executive on the Olympics, Parliament's restoration and HS2.

Yamamoto shuts down Yankees as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 lead in World Series

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one hit over 6 1/3 innings, Freddie Freeman homered for the second straight night and the Los Angeles Dodgers hit three early longballs off Carlos Rodón to beat the New ...

Sports - ABC News - October 27

Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again

A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ...

Tech - ABC News - November 4

U.S. port, union talks break down again over automation, with two months to go before potential strike

With roughly two months before union workers at East and Gulf Coast ports may begin a new strike, a fight over automated technology is slowing negotiations.

Business - CNBC - November 13

Cowboys fall at home again after piece of roof comes down before loss to Texans

The Dallas Cowboys keep falling at home

Sports - ABC News - 2 days ago

Longtime PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel is stepping down to head Freedom House

The CEO of PEN America has stepped down after more than a decade marked by substantial growth and recent controversy

Entertainment - ABC News - October 31

Red One review – bronto-head Dwayne Johnson weighs down Santa kidnap comedy

Christmassy slush and gush smothers all attempts at comedy in this bland family film about Santa’s musclebound personal security guard. This profoundly depressing and blandly sentimental Christmas ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

All his players say it: 'John Robinson was hands down my all-time favorite head coach'

No matter where John Robinson coached, most known for his stints with USC and the Rams, his players gushed about their connection with the man.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 12

Broncos assistant head coach Mike Westhoff steps down because of vision problems

Denver Broncos assistant head coach Mike Westhoff has resigned because of problems with his vision

Sports - ABC News - November 13

People everywhere are head down, lost in the oblivion of infinite scroll. Just stop and let the moment breathe | Justine Toh

The pull of our feeds reduces our capacity to be present. Practising relaxed attentiveness – or prayer – can bring us back to what really matters. Making sense of it is a column about ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

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