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(Ms. Whitmer, a co-chair of the Harris campaign who is also often mentioned as a vice-presidential contender, has said she has no plans to leave her current job.) Mr. Vance will hold rallies on Tuesday in Henderson and Reno in Nevada, and on Wednesday in Glendale, Ariz. Thus far, Mr. Vance, who has had a rocky start, has mostly appeared on familiar Midwestern ground, including in his Ohio hometown, Middletown. Ms. Harris and Donald J. Trump are also on the road this week. Mr. Trump has said he intends to hold another rally in Butler, where the attempt on his life took place, but has not said when.

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☆ Goldman Sachs CIO Marco Argenti says Wall Street's 'next big wave' in AI will come down to culture, not just technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In as soon as three years, there probably won't be an employee at Goldman Sachs who isn't touched by AI, predicted Goldman Sachs' chief information officer, Marco Argenti. The hypothesis (which Argenti conceded is "completely not scientific") goes to show the incredible momentum of generative AI on Wall Street. Goldman, like its peers up and down the Street, put generative AI tools in the hands of their software engineers to help them write and document code faster. Now, Argenti is looking ahead to "the next big wave" in Goldman's AI journey: front-office workers. What do you think will be different about how Goldman adopts generative AI versus your competition?

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Marco Argenti, Argenti, Goldman, copilot, We're, We've Organizations: Service, Business, Wall

☆ Simone Biles fights through apparent ankle injury to produce impressive performance on Olympic return
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Cecile Landi, her coach, told reporters after the competition that Biles had been dealing with calf pain a couple weeks before Paris that flared up again during Sunday’s competition. But yeah, that’s all,” Landi told reporters. When asked by reporters if she was OK following competition on Sunday, Biles sad, “Yup! She was outstanding,” said Chellsie Memmel, the technical gymnastics lead for USA Gymnastics, to reporters following the competition. So she’s fun to watch.”Memmel told reporters that she couldn’t publicly repeat the thoughts that went through her head after Biles appeared in pain, but was impressed by the star’s gritty performance.

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☆ Hungary’s Orban says Russia stands to gain as ‘irrational’ West loses power
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Orban, a nationalist in power since 2010, made the comments during a speech in which he forecast a shift in global power away from the “irrational” West towards Asia and Russia. “In the next long decades, maybe centuries, Asia will be the dominant centre of the world,” Orban said, mentioning China, India, Pakistan and Indonesia as the world’s future big powers. “The EU needs to give up its identity as a political project and become an economic and defence project,” Orban added. The EU opened membership talks with Ukraine late last month, although a long and tough road lies ahead of the country before it can join the bloc. A declaration at the end of the NATO summit this month said the alliance will support Ukraine on “its irreversible path” towards membership.

Persons: Viktor Orban, Orban, ” Orban, ” Organizations: Reuters, European Union, NATO, “, EU, Ukraine Locations: Hungarian, Ukraine, Asia, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Baile Tusnad, Romania, Beijing, Moscow, Kyiv, Crimea, EU

☆ The 'great rotation' faces its biggest test yet: earnings from Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

That will be the case in this jam-packed week , with the earnings from Microsoft on Tuesday, Meta Platforms on Wednesday, and Apple and Amazon on Thursday. If Alphabet said it cut back on data-center spending, then it would be alleged the company is falling behind Amazon and Microsoft in the AI race. The company also is now dogged by another competitor in search engines after ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced a prototype of SearchGPT . Apple reports on Thursday, and if you think the cloud-computing heavyweights are spending on too much AI, then you should be buying Apple. President Joe Biden always chose to have his agencies wear down tech companies.

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☆ Warren Buffett starts downsizing his Bank of America bet — Here's what could lie behind the move
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett surprised many investors by downsizing one of his longest held and largest positions — Bank of America . Berkshire Hathaway recently unloaded 52.8 million Bank of America shares worth $2.3 billion during a six-day selling spree, the first time since late 2019 that the Omaha-based conglomerate reduced its holding. The legendary investor said then that he liked the business, valuation and management of the Charlotte-based bank "very much." BAC YTD mountain Bank of America Tax liability Taxes could also be a motivating factor in the BofA sale. Buffett, who paid over $5 billion in corporate taxes in 2023, believes the corporate tax rate could move higher to help fill the government's yawning gap between spending and revenue.

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☆ The French Swimmer Who Is Carrying His Country on His Back
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The French swimmer Léon Marchand understood that he would be his country’s marquee athlete at the Paris Games, and he surely is. Marchand, 22, has ascended to the top of the swimming world just in time for his home country to host the Games, and as one of France’s best — and earliest — hopes for Olympic gold. Carrying the weight of a nation’s hopes can be an uncommonly heavy burden for any athlete, and Marchand will not bear it alone, of course. Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 sensation who just completed his rookie season with the N.B.A.’s San Antonio Spurs, will lead France’s men’s basketball team. Teddy Riner, one of the best judokas in history, will look to claim a medal at a sixth straight Games.

Persons: Léon Marchand, didn’t, Nike Jordans, ”, Marchand, Victor Wembanyama, Teddy Riner, Thierry Henry Organizations: Paris Games, Games, Arizona State, University of Arizona, Nike, San Antonio Spurs, France’s Locations: selfies, Arizona, France

☆ Buy top tech stocks like Apple ahead of their results before it's too late, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The investment bank says stocks like Apple are table-pounding buys ahead of quarterly results this week. CNBC Pro combed through Bank of America research to find buy-rated tech stocks with more room to run. Apple Bank of America recently raised its price target on the iPhone maker to $256 from $230. Shopify Time to buy shares of the Canadian provider of websites for businesses, according to Bank of America. Analyst Brad Sills recently upgraded Shopify to buy from neutral as a "more balanced growth & margin profile" take hold.

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☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Swimming’s best rivalry, beach volleyball with a view
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

He and the relay team will look to defend their gold medal from Tokyo, but could be unseated by challengers Australia or China. GO DEEPER A massive race to start the Olympics: Get ready for the women's 400-meter freestyleWembanyama’s Olympic debutTime: 11:15 a.m. GO DEEPER Men's basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics: NBA player list, how to watch and moreBeach volleyball at the Eiffel TowerBeach volleyball gets prime placement in Paris, right next to an icon. GO DEEPER Beach volleyball at the 2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. teams, schedule and how to watchMen’s rugby sevens finalTime: 1:45 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) with the gold medal match starting at 1:45 p.m.

Persons: Victor Wembanyama, it’ll, Peacock, Katie Ledecky, —, Australia’s Ariarne, Summer McIntosh, Titmus, Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel —, LeBron James, Rudy Gobert, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Michael Reaves, Andy Benesh, Miles Partain, Cuba’s Jorge Luis Alayo Moliner, Noslen Díaz Amaro, Sweden’s David Åhman, Jonatan Hellvig, Carracher, Mark Nicolaidis, Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss, Canada’s Heather Bansley, Sophie Bukovec, mpics & Organizations: NBC, Tokyo Games, Australia, Olympic, American, CNBC, Telemundo, Peacock, Basketball, Paris Games, Brazil, NBA, Eiffel, U.S, men’s rugby, Fiji, Ireland, USA Locations: Paris, U.S, Tokyo, China, Great Britain, Italy, Australia, France, It's, Canada, Brazil, Spain, Germany, Japan, Greece, Fiji, United States, South Africa

☆ The noon-to-4 is the new 9-to-5 for driving commuters, but it's not helping traffic congestion
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAfter roads went eerily quiet during the early months of the pandemic, traffic is back with a vengeance. New remote and hybrid work schedules and a rise in car ownership in recent years have transformed traffic and congestion patterns. New York City had the worst congestion of any city in the world in 2023, the INRIX report found. AdvertisementNew York City had the worst congestion of any city in the world in 2023, the INRIX report found. While the population of New York City residents rose 1.4% between 2012 and 2021, the number of registered passenger vehicles rose by 12%.

Persons: —, INRIX, Bob Pishue, COVID, Pishue, Declan Gill Organizations: Service, Business, New, People Locations: Dallas, New York, Manhattan, New York City, York City, Yorkers

☆ A Gen Xer got $10,000 to move from Los Angeles to Tulsa. He likes the slower pace of life in Oklahoma but misses California's big-city culture.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He said he didn't "have a timeline in mind until after" he was accepted into the Tulsa Remote program in Oklahoma in 2021. Dalton said the cost of living and pace of life are pros of living in Tulsa. Several people who have participated in the Tulsa Remote program, which launched in late 2018, have previously talked to BI about their moving experience. The new remote job would help him qualify for a move from California to Oklahoma through the Tulsa Remote program. Tulsa's slower pace of life gives Dalton more time to enjoy life and have fun with others.

Persons: —, Morgan Dalton, Dalton, Tulsans, I've, It's, he's, Joe's, it's, Guthrie Organizations: Service, Business, BOK Center, Tulsa, Tulsa Drillers Locations: Los Angeles, Tulsa, Oklahoma, West Coast, West, Mexican, Texas, Houston, California, LA, Southern California, New York, DC, San Francisco

☆ The Amiable Attack Dog From Kentucky Who Could Join the Harris Ticket
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Nick Corasaniti | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A political scion with the most famous last name in Kentucky Democratic politics, Andy Beshear, the affable, aw-shucks governor, is best known around the state for showing up. He met with families and held daily briefings after tornadoes tore through western Kentucky and flooding drowned eastern parts of the state. This boundless public schedule helps explain why Mr. Beshear is one of the rarest politicians in the country: a two-term Democratic governor in a deeply red, and deeply rural, state. Now Mr. Beshear is squarely in the mix of potential running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris, who is considering several white, male Democrats who have proven their ability to attract moderate voters. He has said he received one of the first calls she made after President Biden dropped out.

Persons: Andy Beshear, Andy, Beshear, tantalizing, Kamala Harris, Biden Organizations: Kentucky Democratic, Democratic, Democrats Locations: Kentucky

☆ Apple's no longer among top 5 smartphone vendors in China as domestic brands dominate market
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple was edged out of the top five smartphone vendors' list in China in the second quarter, as competition from domestic brands such as Huawei intensifies, according to a Canalys report. Apple's market share in China shrank to 14% in the second quarter, the report released Thursday showed, from 15% in the first quarter and 16% in the same period a year ago. The iPhone maker, which was the third-largest smartphone vendor in the second quarter last year, dropped to the sixth spot with about 9.7 million in shipments, according to CNBC calculations. "It is the first quarter in history that domestic vendors dominate all the top five positions," said Lucas Zhong, research analyst at Canalys. Apple's shipments have been declining since the first quarter when they dropped 25% year on year to 10 million units.

Persons: Lucas Zhong, Zhong, Canalys Organizations: Apple Smart Products, Apple, Huawei, CNBC, Canalys, Apple Intelligence Locations: Nanjing, Shanghai, China

I have five bank accounts and I use them all. I have five bank accounts and each one serves a specific purpose in my life. When choosing a bank account, look at the fees, interest rates (if applicable), ATM withdrawals, or whatever your varied needs may be. When I first moved to New York, I already had three bank accounts, but I knew that I needed a local bank to receive my income and access funds. In choosing my emergency fund savings account and my everyday savings account, I considered account accessibility.

Locations: New York, Mexico

☆ Rohan Bopanna’s path to the Olympics, via a Grand Slam and doubles world No 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

He needed to practice Iyengar yoga: a style that focuses on alignment. There, he came to know the father of Mahesh Bhupathi, one of India’s most successful players and a Grand Slam doubles champion. Polamarasetty told Bopanna that his knee wasn’t his problem. The kismet of Iyengar might have saved his knees, but none of the rest — the first Grand Slam title, the being doubles world No. Bopanna’s partner, Matwe Middelkoop, wanted to play with another Dutchman to better prepare for the Olympics and Davis Cup.

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☆ NASA Perseverance rover’s rock find may show microbial life existed on Mars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The NASA Perseverance rover may have found a pivotal clue that’s central to its mission on Mars: geological evidence that could suggest life existed on the red planet billions of years ago. “These spots are a big surprise,” said David Flannery, member of the NASA Perseverance science team and an astrobiologist at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, in a statement. But the arrowhead-shaped specimen could help the Perseverance team unlock whether Mars was once a planet hospitable to life. Perseverance rover captured a 360-degree panorama of a region on Mars called “Bright Angel,” where a river flowed billions of years ago. Exploring Mars’ pastSince landing on Mars, Perseverance has crossed Jezero Crater and explored an ancient river delta in search of microfossils of past life.

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☆ Elon Musk's transgender daughter says he was an absent and 'cruel' father
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewElon Musk's transgender daughter said the Tesla CEO was an absent father who frequently rebuked her for being queer and feminine as a child. Wilson, who has stayed out of the public eye until now, told NBC News that Musk's comments went too far. Wilson told NBC News the book — which described her as being a supporter of "radical Marxism" via a quote from Musk's sister-in-law — was inaccurate and unfair. Isaacson also referred to Wilson by her middle name, Jenna, in the book, Wilson said. The author told NBC News that he reached out to Wilson's family members in an effort to reach her.

Persons: —, Elon, Tesla, Vivian Jenna Wilson, Musk, Wilson, Justine Musk, Jordan Peterson, misgendering, I'm, Elon Musk, Richard Bord, Walter Isaacson, Musk's, Isaacson, Jenna, Peterson Organizations: Service, NBC News, Business, Getty, NBC Locations: California

☆ These 10 U.S. states are America's best-prepared for climate change and extreme weather
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Some states are particularly vulnerable to climate risks, but these ten states are most ready for what Mother Nature has in store. 2024 Infrastructure Score: 276 out of 425 points (Top States Grade: A+) Climate Extremes Index: 14.9% Properties at risk: 96% Renewable energy: 24% 8. 2024 Infrastructure Score: 189 out of 425 points (Top States Grade: C-) Climate Extremes Index: 22.12% Properties at risk: 34% Renewable Energy: 77% 2. While a large percentage of Idaho properties are susceptible to climate risk, the danger of flooding is relatively minimal. 2024 Infrastructure Score: 195 out of 425 points (Top States Grade: C) Climate Extremes Index: 16.54% Properties at Risk: 90% Renewable Energy: 78% 1.

Persons: Jeremy Porter, Pete Buttigieg, Maria Lehman, Nature, Marli Miller, Justin Sullivan, Wolfgang Kaehler, Matt McClain, Randy Olson, Forester John Erixson, Kirby Lee, Jared Polis, Mario Tama, Rushmore, Idaho Neil Lincoln, Brownlee, Robert Gauthier, William, Marcia Lee, David Becker Organizations: First Street Foundation, Infrastructure Law, Transportation, CNBC, American Society of Civil Engineers, First, Atmospheric Administration, U.S . Department of Energy, Oregon Solar, UCG, Getty, Oregon Department of Energy, Washington, Cedar, Bio Energy Washington, Lightrocket, Washington Department of Commerce, Clean Energy Fund, New, Washington Post, Energy, Nebraska, Nebraska Forest, Colorado, University of Colorado, California, Energy Department, Dakota, Idaho Power, Los Angeles Times, Idaho Locations: Louisiana, States, Oregon, Valley , Oregon, Arizona, Phoenix , Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, King, King County , Washington, United States, New Mexico, Mora , NM, Nebraska, Loup, Taylor , Nebraska, Boulder , Colorado, Palm Springs , California, California, Texas, South Dakota, Cavan, Iowa, Idaho, Nevada, Las Vegas

☆ California Wildfire Races Through a Forest Community, in a Haunting Reminder
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Thomas Fuller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ryan Kendall’s crew of firefighters arrived too late to save the house on Dear Abby Road. All that was left on Friday, amid the thick forests that surrounded it, was a jumble of smoking household appliances licked by hissing flames. The plastic from the home’s giant water storage tanks was fully ignited and dripping fire onto the forest floor. Dear Abby Road is in a neighborhood, Forest Ranch, that is hauntingly similar to the community that was decimated six years ago in the town of Paradise. As the crow flies, Forest Ranch is just 10 miles and a few gullies away, built into the evergreen forest on steep hillsides.

Persons: Ryan Kendall’s, Abby, ”, Kendall Locations: Los Angeles, California, Forest, Paradise

☆ Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Ebony Davis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid in a video released Friday. “Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” the former president told Harris on a phone call joined by his wife, according to the video. And getting out there, being on the road,” the vice president said. This is going to be historic,” she told Harris. Obama didn’t immediately endorse Harris following President Joe Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he was not seeking reelection.

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☆ Watch a Reynolds and Jackman Diner Chat in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Mekado Murphy | More About Mekado Murphy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I’m Shawn Levy, the director, co-writer and co-producer of “Deadpool & Wolverine.” “So what made you finally wear an honest-to-God costume?” This scene happens at the midpoint of the film where Deadpool and Wolverine, this unlikely duo, are on this quest, and they come across an incongruous diner in the middle of this void landscape. And it’s really the first meaty dialogue scene between the two. So the mismatch of these visuals two superheroes sitting in a booth in a ‘50s diner. He is somewhat reverential and in fact envious of the mythic status of the Wolverine. And I think the emotionality of the film may very well prove to be its most subversive element.

Persons: I’m Shawn Levy, Deadpool, ”, we’re, It’s, Wade Wilson, Vanessa, Ryan

☆ I drove for Uber Eats in between jobs. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chandler Moncada, a 29-year-old former Uber Eats driver in Phoenix. In May 2023, I got laid off from my full-time job in SEO and started driving for Uber Eats to pay my rent. Related storiesYour car insurance also goes up when you drive for Uber Eats. I focused on delivering in nicer areas, as they usually tip better. I'm no longer driving because I got a new jobDelivering food is very draining and dangerous at times, and there are plenty of stories of Uber Eats drivers getting robbed.

Persons: —, Chandler Moncada, Uber, It's, you've, that's, it's, We're Organizations: Service, Business, Avalon, Progressive, Costco Locations: Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale

☆ Mom spent $56,000 on a gap year in Latin America with her family of 5: 'We'd do it again in a heartbeat'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Liuan Huska | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

An unspoken question lingers on people's faces when they hear our family of five took a gap year to travel around South America. We budgeted about $12,000 for flights, estimating six one-way flights at about $2,000 each for our family of five. All told, we expected the trip to cost about $60,000, or less than a year of life at home in Chicagoland. We funded our trip by renting out our home in the Chicago suburbs, which covered our home upkeep and nearly 40% of our travel expenses. On the trip, we didn't know where we'd be in two months or how much money we'd bring in.

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☆ Jasper wildfire burns structures in a town in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

GRAND PRAIRIE, Alberta AP —One of two raging wildfires menacing the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park roared into town Wednesday and began burning buildings. Jasper National Park officials said the fire entered the southern edge of the community Wednesday evening and crews were battling multiple structural fires and working to protect key infrastructure. Forest firefighters and others without self-contained breathing apparatuses were told to evacuate to the nearby town of Hinton, with structural firefighters staying behind. Searchers looking through the backcountry trails of Jasper National Park already had picked up 245 people, and they continued the search Wednesday in two helicopters, Ellsworth said. Residents and visitors streamed out by the thousands late Monday and Tuesday, and officials said Wednesday the evacuation of the town of Jasper was complete.

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☆ Takeaways from latest GDP report showing US economy is making history
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Separate data on spending shows that American shoppers are still shopping. That measure strengthened in the second quarter, rising to a 2.9% rate compared to 2.6% seen earlier this year. Generally, one risk that comes with an economy that’s expanding robustly is that price pressures can either get stuck or heat up. Businesses are still spending, but less on thisBusinesses invested much more in the second quarter than in the first three months of the year. The measure for that — known as “nonresidential fixed investment” — rose to a 5.2% rate in the second quarter, up from 4.4% in the first quarter.

Persons: That’s, pare, ”, Jamie Cox, ” Scott Helfstein, ” Oren Klachkin Organizations: Washington CNN, Gross, Commerce Department, Federal Reserve, PCE, Harris Financial Group, “, Nationwide

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