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10.11 / 11:37
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Big tech's hotbeds of employee activism quiet after Trump's victory
Early in Donald Trump's first term in the White House, America's tech giants loudly protested his temporary ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, posted that his great-grandparents were immigrants and that his in-laws were refugees. Sergey Brin, a cofounder of Google who immigrated from the Soviet Union as a child, rushed to San Francisco International Airport to protest.
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Who is Usha Vance? The Yale-Educated, Indian-Origin Wife of US Vice President-elect JD Vance
JD Vance, along with Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, who both played significant roles in the campaign. Trump proclaimed, “Now I can say Vice President-elect of the United States, JD Vance, and his absolutely remarkable and beautiful wife, Usha Vance.”
02.11 / 12:03
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Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers
Lyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could make while the company was trying to recover from a steep downturn in demand during the pandemic
02.11 / 02:23
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A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flight
An airline passenger is sitting in jail in Virginia after being accused of an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping
31.10 / 21:55
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ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets
OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information
31.10 / 14:57
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California announces sustainable fuels partnership to curb emissions from planes
California is partnering with a major airline trade group to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuels in the state
31.10 / 00:53
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DoorDash partners with Lyft to give members ride-sharing benefits
Delivery service DoorDash says it’s partnering with Lyft to bring ride-sharing benefits to its members
31.10 / 00:53
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Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform
30.10 / 03:37
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Why the 2024 US presidential election is a Diwali gift to Indian Americans
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The “Diwali stamp" was practically an annual ritual in the United States. While working in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 2000s I remember every year someone or the other would forward an email with a petition to the United States Postmaster General, asking them to issue a Diwali stamp.
28.10 / 18:03
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Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra raises funding at $4.5 billion valuation
Artificial intelligence startup Sierra, co-founded by ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, is more than quadrupling its valuation to $4.5 billion in a fresh funding round.
28.10 / 17:49
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A Man on the Inside: Netflix reveals trailer of Ted Danson starrer comedy series | Watch trailer
Ted Danson and creator Mike Schur, known for their previous collaboration on The Good Place. This latest venture, inspired by the Oscar-nominated documentary The Mole Agent, takes viewers on a humorous yet heartwarming journey, with Danson stepping into the role of Charles, a retired professor seeking new purpose in life. With a straight-to-series order announced in March 2023, A Man on the Inside is set to bring a unique blend of comedy and mystery to audiences.
27.10 / 20:23
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California’s commercial Dungeness crab season delayed again to protect whales
The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh straight year to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines
27.10 / 10:25
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They’re close friends—and stars in America’s biggest succession dramas
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Around 2004, a rising TV executive named Dana Walden began calling politically connected friends to let them know about a hot new prospect. She wasn’t talking about a star or script.
27.10 / 02:41
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Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw
26.10 / 20:13
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Replica of White House: the Western White House in California sells for a whopping $23 million
Alex Buljan, a White House replica in Hillsborough, California, sold for $23 million just in time for the presidential election. The approximately 24,400-square-foot house outside of San Francisco, dubbed the Western White House, sold for $38.9 million in June 2023, as quoted in a report by The Wall Street Journal. Mehrdad Elie, a real estate investor, and his wife, Neda Elie, were the sellers. In 2022, they paid $15 million for the property. A request for comment on the sale was not answered by the Elies.
26.10 / 08:31
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Alphabet's Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding to expand autonomous ride-hailing service
Alphabet's self-driving unit, Waymo, said on Friday it had closed a $5.6 billion funding round led by the Google parent, as it looks to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service. Automakers and technology companies are investing in autonomous ride-hailing services to capitalize on the technology to drive commercial success, even as it faces widespread skepticism and tight regulatory scrutiny. The investment round also saw participation from existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, Tiger Global, and T. Rowe Price, Waymo said.
26.10 / 08:31
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Minister Nara Lokesh in USA, hardsells Andhra Pradesh as investment destination
Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh has said that there are ample opportunities for investments in manufacturing, renewable energy, bio energy, aqua and petrochemical sectors in the state. Lokesh, who is currently touring the USA to participate in the ITServe Alliance Synergy Conference to be held in LAs Vegas on October 29, met some industrialists in San Francisco on Friday. In a post on 'X', Lokesh further said the government is moving forward with the 4P policy (Public-Private-People-Partnership) and will have goals to be achieved for every 100 days of rule for the comprehensive development of the state.
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