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☆ Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Thelonious Monk
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Marcus J. Moore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

I was just smiling and thinking about being at Zinc Bar in the West Village, talking to someone special. It’s become a beautiful mainstay in my vault of “deeper cuts” and I often head over to the “Thelonious Alone in San Francisco” album to listen to it. Listen on YouTube◆ ◆ ◆Andrew Winistorfer, writer and reissue producer“Ugly Beauty”Listening to Thelonious Monk sometimes feels like listening to Monk listening to Monk; he spent much of his recorded output reworking, rerecording and recontextualizing his masterwork compositions like “Ruby, My Dear” and “Crepuscule With Nellie” across multiple albums. The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall is otherworldly. In contemporary music, I compare Dilla to Monk because of his placement of samples, challenging our idea of rhythm and hesitation.

Persons: Arooj Aftab, It’s, Andrew Winistorfer, Monk, Crepuscule, Nellie ”, Charlie Rouse, Monk’s, it’s, ”, ◆ King Britt, John Coltrane, Charlie Rouse’s, Dilla Organizations: YouTube, Carnegie Hall Locations: West, San Francisco, Japan

But areas of the market dominated by small stocks and frequented by the country's retail investors have done surprisingly well. Scores of retail investors are dabbling in micro-cap stocks - stocks whose market capitalisation is tiny - operating under the radar of big funds and investors and their massive market-moving flows. Strategies such as Cui's stand out this year in a stock market depressed by China's wobbly economy, heightened geopolitical risks and surging overseas interest rates. Some brokerages are starting to recommend micro stocks to clients. GF Securities said in an October strategy report that buying micro stocks is part of a new investment paradigm in a stock market suffering from anaemic growth, and global decoupling risks.

Persons: Aly, horribilis, Joseph Cui, Cui, Yuan Yuwei, Helen Wu, Wu, Yi Huiman, Lu Deyong, Seres, Lu, Huang Yan, Jason Xue, Samuel Shen, Summer Zhen, Vidya Ranganathan, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Huawei Technologies, Regulators, Wisdom Asset, China Securities Regulatory Commission, Huawei, Security Technology, TRS Information Technology, Automotive, Seres, Securities, Shanghai QiuYang, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Rights SHANGHAI, HONG KONG, United States, ChatGPT, Ningbo, Summer, Hong Kong

☆ Kings keep perfect road record intact, beat Maple Leafs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/59] Oct 31, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) makes a save during warm up before a game against the Los Angeles Kings at Scotiabank Arena. By winning the opener of a four-game road trip, the Kings improved to 4-0-0 in games away from home this season. John Tavares scored and Joseph Woll stopped 23 shots for the Maple Leafs, who were coming off a 3-1-1 road trip. Killing off penalties has been a problem for the Maple Leafs early in the season. The Kings kept the Maple Leafs bottled up in their own end for nearly three minutes to finish the second period as the crowd started to boo.

Persons: Joseph Woll, John E, Cam Talbot, Andreas Englund, Phillip Danault, Arthur Kaliyev, Adrian Kempe, Quinton Byfield, John Tavares, Englund, Mark Giordano's, Danault, Trevor Moore, Kaliyev, Tyler Bertuzzi, William Nylander, Tavares, Kempe, Jake McCabe Organizations: CAN, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, Scotiabank Arena, Kings, Maple Leafs, Toronto, Nashville Predators, NHL, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Los Angeles, . Toronto

☆ Turkey to toughen law on crypto assets - minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dash plunge into water in this illustration taken, May 23, 2022. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) downgraded Turkey to a so-called grey list in 2021. Addressing a parliamentary commission late on Tuesday, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said a FATF report found Turkey fully compliant with all but one of the watchdog's 40 standards. "The only remaining issue within the scope of technical compliance is the work related to crypto assets," Simsek said. After that, there will be no reason for Turkey to stay in that grey list, if there are no other political considerations."

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Mehmet Simsek, Simsek, Nevzat Devranoglu, Huseyin Hayatsever, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Rights ANKARA, Turkey

☆ The allure of Tennessee: Why Floridians are trading their sandy beaches for a quieter life
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Floridians, Texans, and Californians in particular are relocating there for a slower pace of life. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementLindsey Moore, a mom of three and a dental technician who posts about her life on TikTok @lindseyswagmom , recently extolled the virtues of her new home state: Tennessee. She said many Floridians are packing up for places like Knoxville, Tennessee; Greenville, South Carolina; and Huntsville, Alabama, which she collectively calls "the Villes." "People are moving to simpler places because the places that they're leaving are becoming very, very complicated."

Persons: —, Lindsey Moore, TikTok @lindseyswagmom, Moore, didn't, Texas —, Rachael Wedekind, Jamie Foreman, Holly Meyer Lucas, Meyer Lucas, they're, Michael Tyler Organizations: Texans, Service, Volunteer, Memphis, . Software, Oracle, Facebook, Sunshine, Golden State, Knoxville Locations: Tennessee, Floridians, Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, Florida, California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Smoky, Relocators, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Knoxville , Tennessee, Greenville , South Carolina, Huntsville , Alabama, Sacramento, Jonesborough

☆ Indian deputy IT minister investigated over social media post after attack on Jehovah's Witnesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Jose Devasia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People stand outside the Zamra International Convention and Exhibition Centre where multiple blasts occurred during a religious gathering of Jehovah's Witnesses, a Christian group, in Kochi, India, October 29, 2023. REUTERS/Sivaram V/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India Oct 31 (Reuters) - Police in Kerala opened an investigation against India's deputy minister of Information Technology on Tuesday for allegedly stirring religious hatred on social media after bomb blasts at a Jehovah's Witnesses convention in the southern state. More than 2,000 people were attending the convention in the state, where the Jehovah's Witnesses have a strong presence. Police arrested a man after he posted a video claiming responsibility for the attack, accusing the religious group of being anti-national. Chandrashekhar's aide told Reuters the criminal case filed by the Kerala police would be addressed by the minister's lawyer.

Persons: Sivaram, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Narendra Modi's, Kerala's, Chandrashekhar, Hillary Clinton's, Khaled Mashal, Pinarayi Vijayan, Vijayan, Israel, Rupam Jain, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Exhibition, REUTERS, Rights, Police, Information Technology, Communist, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Zamra, Kochi, India, Rights THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala, Gaza

Overall, China's 2023 imports are likely to reach around 12 million tons, two Singapore-based traders said, topping 2022's record 9.96 million tons, and the avid buying is expected to continue into 2024. read moreBeijing has not provided a crop quality assessment. MORE TO COMEChina's January-September wheat imports jumped 53.6% to 10.17 million metric tons, customs data showed, including 6.4 million tons from Australia and 1.8 million tons from Canada. Chinese wheat purchases have stabilised global wheat prices, one of the Singapore traders said. Given lower output in Australia, traders and analysts said China is likely to import significantly higher volumes of French wheat in the coming months.

Persons: China's, Muyuan, Stefan Meyer, Ma Wenfeng, Price, Rosa Wang, Jeffrey McPike, Naveen Thukral, Dominique Patton, Peter Hobson, Gus Trompiz, Julie Ingwersen, Tony Munroe, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Traders, Russia, Reuters, El, Beijing Orient, Shanghai JC Intelligence Co, U.S, WASDEA Commodities, Thomson Locations: China, SINGAPORE, BEIJING, Chicago, Singapore, Australia, Beijing, Sydney, StoneX, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, North America, U.S, Canberra, Paris

☆ China's semiconductor state fund invests $2 billion in memory chip firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 31 (Reuters) - China's state-backed chip investment fund has invested 14.56 billion yuan ($1.99 billion) in a memory chip company called Changxin Xinqiao, records showed. According to company registration website Qichacha, Changxin Xinqiao was founded in 2021 in Hefei city, in the eastern Anhui province. Its general manager is Zhao Lun, who is the general manager of ChangXin Memory Technologies, one of China's leading memory chip companies. Changxin Xinqiao and the Big Fund did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. The organization raised 138.7 billion yuan for its first fund, and 204 billion yuan for its second fund.

Persons: Florence Lo, Changxin Xinqiao, Zhao Lun, YMTC, Changxin, Yelin Mo, Roxanne Liu, Brenda Goh, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, National Enterprise, Technologies, Big Fund, Memory Technologies, Huawei Technologies Co, Big, Reuters, Thomson Locations: China, Rights BEIJING, Changxin, Hefei city, Anhui, United States, Changxin Xinan, Hefei Xinyi, Taiwan, South Korea, Beijing, Shanghai

☆ Yen tumbles after BOJ stands pat, introduces some flexibility to yield cap
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Rae Wee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. That sent the yen sliding nearly 0.7% against the dollar , past the 150 per dollar threshold to hit an intraday low of 150.12, before steadying to 149.93 per dollar. The euro similarly jumped roughly 0.5% against the yen following the decision . Spain's 12-month inflation in October was unchanged from the previous month at 3.5%, preliminary data also out on Monday showed. The figures come ahead of euro zone inflation data due later on Tuesday.

Persons: Yen, Dado Ruvic, Thierry Wizman, Sterling, Rae Wee, Shri Navaratnam, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Bank of Japan, Nikkei, Federal Reserve, U.S ., Bank of England, Australian, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: Rights SINGAPORE, steadying, U.S, Germany

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng attends a joint press conference following the 10th China-EU High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 30 (Reuters) - China's economy tsar He Lifeng has been appointed director of a key ruling Communist Party economic body, matching his high-profile predecessor Liu He with a particularly powerful portfolio covering economic policy, the financial sector and trade ties with Washington. He, who had previously headed the state planning agency, became one of China's four vice premiers in March when he replaced Liu He, who retired. He has now also replaced Liu as director of the office of the Central Finance and Economic Affairs Commission, a party body headed by President Xi Jinping. He could emerge as head of the resurrected Central Financial Work Commission, when state leaders, regulators and top bankers gather for a quinquennial, closed-door national financial work conference.

Persons: Lifeng, Florence, Liu, Liu He, Xi Jinping, Xi, Li Qiang, Janet Yellen, Valdis Dombrovskis, Joe Cash, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Communist Party, Washington, Central Finance, Economic Affairs Commission, U.S, Treasury, EU Trade, Harvard, Financial Work Commission, Bloomberg News, Thomson Locations: China, EU, Diaoyutai, Beijing, Rights BEIJING, Shanghai, China's, U.S

☆ Team by team analysis of the Mexico City Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Team by team analysis of Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix, the 19th race of the 22-round Formula One season (teams listed in championship order):RED BULL (Max Verstappen 1, Sergio Perez retired)Verstappen lined up third and made a great getaway to take the lead into the first corner. Perez tried to pass Ferrari's Leclerc at the first corner, collided and retired from his home race. He has been second to Verstappen in Mexico for three years in a row now. Piastri let Norris past for seventh place on lap 56, getting a thank you from his team mate. Sargeant was retired on the last lap to avoid damaging the car's power unit due to a fuel pump issue.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Alain Prost, Perez, Ferrari's Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell 6, Hamilton, Russell, Norris, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Leclerc, Sainz, Aston Martin's Alonso, MCLAREN, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Piastri, AlphaTauri's Tsunoda, ASTON MARTIN, Lance, Fernando Alonso, Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Ocon, Hulkenberg, WILLIAMS, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Albon, Sargeant, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda, Ricciardo, ALFA ROMEO, Zhou, Valtteri, Alfa, Bottas, HAAS, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Magnussen, Haas, Alan Baldwin, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Grand Prix, FERRARI, Ferrari, Bottas, McLaren, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Texas, London

☆ Stream These 10 Movies Before They Leave Netflix in November
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jason Bailey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

‘About Last Night’ (Nov. 30)Stream it here. ‘Arrival’ (Nov. 30)Stream it here. ‘Fences’ (Nov. 30)Stream it here. ‘Hook’ (Nov. 30)Stream it here. ‘Stuart Little’ (Nov. 30)Stream it here.

Persons: Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, David Mamet, Joy Bryant, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Denis Villeneuve, Ted Chiang’s, Amy Adams, August Wilson —, Troy Maxson, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, Troy, ‘, Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman, Captain Hook, Julia Roberts, Tinker Bell, “ Hook, Spielberg, Williams, ‘ Stuart Little ’, White’s, Jonathan Lipnicki, Jerry Maguire ”, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie —, David Alan Grier, Nathan Lane, Chazz Palminteri, Steve Zahn, Bruno Kirby, Jennifer Tilly, Michael J, Fox Organizations: Regina, Negro Locations: Chicago, Washington, Millennials

AI has been a source of deep personal interest for Biden, with its potential to affect the economy and national security. Using the Defense Production Act, the order will require leading AI developers to share safety test results and other information with the government. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is to create standards to ensure AI tools are safe and secure before public release. The official briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, as required by the White House. “He was as impressed and alarmed as anyone,” deputy White House chief of staff Bruce Reed said in an interview.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Jeff Zients, ” Zients, “, ”, Bruce Reed, David, Tom Cruise, Reed, Rishi Sunak, Kamala Harris, ReNika Moore, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, ” Venkatasubramanian Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic, National Institute of Standards, Technology, Commerce Department, White, AI, European, Google, Meta, Microsoft, American Civil Liberties Union, Biden Locations: Maine, Israel, San, U.S, European Union, China, Britain, West

☆ Africa unlikely to follow East Asia's manufacturing growth path -study
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The study's authors say that China will continue to dominate global manufacturing, moving into higher-value segments. The study projects global growth through the year 2050 and models changes in the economies of 59 countries accounting for about three quarters of the world’s GDP and population. Across all low-income countries, manufacturing jobs are projected to hold steady at below 8% of total employment, the study finds. It projects the share of manufacturing jobs in high-income countries will continue to fall, to 8.3% by 2050 from 11.4% currently. It said that private service sector jobs will make up roughly 37% of global jobs by 2050, and 26% in today’s low-income countries, up from about 12% currently.

Persons: CGD, Charles Kenny, Ranil, that’s, Kenny, David Lawder, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Center for Global Development, Thomson Locations: China, Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Agriculture, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Asia

Panama's President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. "I've respectfully listened to those who oppose the contract with Minera Panama," Cortizo said, using the name of First Quantum's local unit. Neither First Quantum nor Minera Panama immediately responded to requests for comment. On Saturday, Minera Panama voiced concern after protesters on boats approached the international Punta Rincon port where it operates. After Cortizo's announcement, Panama's main workers' union said its members will keep protesting in the streets until the contract is annulled.

Persons: Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, Eduardo Munoz, Laurentino Cortizo, Cortizo, I've, Minera, Valentine Hilaire, Elida Moreno, Daina Beth Solomon, Christian Schmollinger, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: General Assembly, REUTERS, PANAMA CITY, Sunday Panama, Minera, Central, Protesters, Critics, Punta Rincon, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, PANAMA, Panama, Central American, Minera Panama

The Broncos (3-5) were serenaded off the field to the sound of Taylor Swift's “Shake it Off” blaring throughout Empower Field. The Broncos handed Mahomes his first AFC West road loss in beating Kansas City's quarterback for the first time in 13 tries. Wilson threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Williams and connected with Jeudy from 11 yards out for a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter. That marked the biggest lead by Denver since their 16-game skid against the Chiefs began on Nov. 15, 2015. Mahomes threw a 39-yard pass to Rashee Rice, setting up Butker's 34-yard field goal to make it 14-6.

Persons: — Russell Wilson, Justin Simmons, Patrick Mahomes, Taylor, Swift, Travis Kelce's, Mahomes, muffed, Javonte Williams, Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton, Weeks, Drew Sanders, Mecole Hardman's, Wilson, Sutton, Nobody, Skyy Moore, Simmons, Harrison, Justin Reid, Wil Lutz's, Reid, Ja'Quan McMillian, Baron Browning, Jonathon Cooper, Williams, Rashee Rice, George Karlaftis, Willie Gay, Jerick McKinnon, LB Willie Gay, ___ Organizations: DENVER, Broncos, Kansas City, Chiefs, The Broncos, AFC West, Kansas, Denver, The Chiefs, LB, NEXT Chiefs, Face Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Locations: Kansas, Brittany, Frankfurt, Germany

☆ Caixabank sees higher lending income in 2023 after beating forecasts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Jesús Aguado | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummaryCompanies Q3 net profit beats market forecastsNII 2023 growth guidance lifted to 10 bln vs 9.25 blnTargets stable NII performance in 2024MADRID, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Caixabank (CABK.MC) reported third-quarter net profit on Friday which beat forecasts, helped by higher lending income, which the Spanish bank said would rise more than 50% in 2023 compared to 2022. The bank's net interest income, earnings on loans minus deposit costs, rose 71% year-on-year in the three-months ending Sept. 30 to 2.74 billion euros ($2.89 billion), above the 2.53 billion euros analysts expected. Against that background, Caixabank revised its 2023 guidance for lending income to equal or above 10 billion euros from previously 9.25 billion euros, implying a rise of more than 50% against an net interest income (NII) of 6.55 billion euros in 2022. Broker JP Morgan welcome an "impressive" NII performance and revised guidance for lending income though noted that customer deposits were down 1.3% quarter-on-quarter. Its net profit rose 70% year-on-year to 1.52 billion euros, more than the 1.38 billion euros analysts forecast in a Reuters poll.

Persons: Caixabank, Morgan, Jesús, Inti Landauro, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Thomson Locations: MADRID

☆ China's Huawei reports modest revenue growth for first three quarters
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( David Kirton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Huawei posted revenues of 456.6 billion yuan ($62.4 billion)for the first three quarters of the year, up 2.4% from a year earlier. In contrast to the modest rise in revenue, profit rose 177.8% in the period to 73.05 billion yuan, according to Reuters calculations. For the third quarter, revenue rose 1.5% to 145.7 billion yuan, according to Reuters calculations. Counterpoint said Huawei ranked as the sixth-largest smartphone brand in China during the quarter with a share of 12.9%, up from 9.1% from the same period a year ago. However, the Huawei spokesperson attributed the third-quarter revenue growth to increases in the digital power, cloud and auto parts businesses, while the Mate 60 series was released relatively late in the quarter.

Persons: Ken Hu, Richard Yu, Huawei's, David Kirton, Christian Schmollinger, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Huawei Technologies, Huawei, Research, U.S, Huawei's Smart, Thomson Locations: SHENZHEN, China

☆ Asian stocks slump to 11-mth lows as higher-for-longer rate fears persist
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Xie Yu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Australian shares fell to a one-year low, as stronger-than-expected third-quarter inflation data raised bets that the central bank might raise rates next month. In the currency markets, the dollar index hit a two-week high of 106.77. By 0300 GMT the yen was trading at a one-year low of 150.43 per dollar. The Australian dollar fell to an almost one-year low of $0.6271 in morning trade. The New Zealand dollar also hit a nearly one-year low at $0.5776.

Persons: Androniki, Ben Luk, Seng, Brent, Gold, Xie Yu, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Nikkei, REUTERS, Japan's Nikkei, Treasury, Multi, State Street Global, U.S, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, HONG KONG, U.S, Asia, Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Europe

Those Big East titles, automatic. Neptune's second season has all the potential to not only surpass his first one, but to stake the No. A big season from Moore -- who has plenty to prove to NBA scouts -- should mean a big season for Villanova. THE SCHEDULELong the dominant team in the Big East, the Wildcats are again looking up. There are games against Maryland, a potential matchup with North Carolina at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, Kansas State and UCLA on the slate before Big East play.

Persons: — Kyle Neptune, Neptune, Jay Wright, Cam Whitmore, Neptune’s, Wright, Neptune's, “, John’s, Rick Pitino, ” Pitino, Justin Moore, Moore, Achilles ’, Eric Dixon, Dixon, Jordan Longino, Mark Armstrong, Chris Arcidiacono, NILs didn’t, TJ Bamba, Hakim Hart, Bamba, Hart, Hart isn’t, Tyler Burton, Lance Ware, Burton Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Villanova, of Fame, Wildcats, NIT, Liberty, “ Villanova, NBA, NCAA, Big East, Washington State, Spiders, Big, UConn, Marquette, Creighton, Maryland, North, Kansas State, UCLA, AP Locations: Temple, ” St, Maryland, New York, Richmond, Kentucky, North Carolina

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☆ Can anyone save the internet? Neal Agarwal is trying, one Hampster Dance at a time.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Brian Barrett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Internet Artifacts is the latest project from Neal Agarwal, the creative 25-year-old coder who launched neal.fun six years ago today. "I grew up at the tail end of that era of the internet," Agarwal said. Internet Artifacts has taken closer to three months. Internet Artifacts takes several touchstones of the anteplatformian internet and places them on literal digital pedestals. As delightful as Internet Artifacts is to click through, it also provides valuable context for Agarwal's larger ambition.

Persons: Neal Agarwal, Agarwal, antic, Steve Jobs, Jamie Cohen, It's, coders, he'd, —, Bill Gates, Josh Wardle, Neal, neal.fun, Brandon Chilcutt's, Jessa Lingel, Nicole He, Matthew Rayfield, Brian Moore, Wardle, what's, There's, Brian Barrett Organizations: today's, Adobe, Apple, Developers, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, CUNY, Virginia Tech, Ripley's, The New York Times, Napster, University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication, Immaculate Grid, MacWorld, Wired, Yorker Locations: Queens, Fairfax , Virginia, MSCHF, New York

☆ NHL roundup: Knights extend franchise-record perfect start
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Paul Cotter and Ivan Barbashev also scored goals, Jack Eichel had two assists and Logan Thompson finished with 26 saves for the Golden Knights. Pheonix Copley made 24 saves in his second start as the Kings won for the third time in four games. Ryan Johansen scored twice, Rantanen had a goal and three assists and Cale Makar added a goal and two assists. Zemgus Girgensons added a goal for Buffalo, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 34 saves in his first start of the season. Blake Coleman scored for the Flames, who have lost three straight games.

Persons: Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb, Stephen R, Paul Cotter, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Logan Thompson, Noah Cates, Cam Atkinson, Carter Hart, Jeremy Swayman, Pavel Zacha, Matthew Poitras, Trent Frederic, Petr Mrazek, Kopitar, Trevor Lewis, Trevor Moore, Blake Lizotte, Kevin Fiala, Adrian Kempe, Pheonix Copley, Jack McBain, Nick Bjugstad, Clayton Keller, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Nils Hoglander, Thatcher Demko, Ilya Mikheyev, Colton Sissons, Kiefer Sherwood, Jordan Eberle, Eberle, Jared McCann, Jaden Schwartz, Tye Kartye, McCann, Dylan Larkin, Joe Veleno, Shayne Gostisbehere, Alex DeBrincat, Nathan Mackinnon, Bowen Byram, Mikko Rantanen, Ryan Johansen, Rantanen, Cale Makar, Ross Colton, Alexandar Georgiev, Cal Clutterbuck, Simon Holmstrom, Kyle Palmieri, Anders Lee, Noah Dobson, Jean, Gabriel Pageau, Ilya Sorokin, Anthony Stolarz, Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart, Kevin Stenlund, Fabian Zetterlund, Mackenzie, Jonas Johansson, Johansson, Alex Barre, Boulet, Nick Paul, Nikita Kucherov, Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner, Alex Tuch, Casey Mittelstadt, Zemgus Girgensons, Pekka Luukkonen, Mathieu Joseph, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ottawa's Jakob Chychrun, Josh Norris, Anton Forsberg, Joonas Korpisalo, Ryan Hartman, Mats Zuccarello, Joel Eriksson Ek, Jake Middleton, Kirill Kaprizov, Filip Gustavsson, Warren Foegele, Evan Bouchard, Evander Kane, Jack Campbell, Connor McDavid, Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews, John Tavares, William Nylander, Joseph Woll, Alex Ovechkin, Darcy Kuemper, Frank Vatrano, Anaheim's Ryan Strome, Brett Leason, Lukas Dostal, Adam Fantilli, Emil Bemstrom's, Jack Roslovic, Fantilli, Dostal, Jack Hughes, Tyler Toffoli's, Hughes, Jose's Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, Edmonton's Connor McDavid, Justin Barron, Mike Matheson, Cayden Primeau, Connor Hellebuyck, Louis, Kyle Connor, Mason Appleton, David Gustafsson, Morgan Barron, Pavel Buchnevich, Robert Thomas, Jordan Binnington, Erik Gustafsson, Igor Shesterkin, Alexis Lafreniere, Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil, Shesterkin, Blake Coleman, Jacob Markstrom, Jason Robertson, Thomas Harley, Evgenii Dadonov, Wyatt Johnston, Jake Oettinger, Bryan Rust, Alex Nedeljkovic Organizations: Vegas Golden Knights, Philadelphia Flyers, Mobile, NHL, Stanley, Golden Knights, Philadelphia, Bruins, Blackhawks, Chicago, Coyotes, Los Angeles, Los, Kings, Canucks, Predators, Vancouver, Nashville, Red Wings, Seattle, Detroit, Wings, Avalanche, Islanders, New, Cal, Panthers, Sharks, Hurricanes, Tampa Bay, Senators, Buffalo, Ottawa, Sabres, Oilers, Edmonton, Maple Leafs, Capitals, Toronto, Washington, Ducks, Blue Jackets, Columbus, Nationwide, . Blue Jackets, Canadiens, New Jersey, Montreal, New Jersey's, Jets, Blues, Winnipeg, St, Rangers, Flames, Penguins, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, USA, Las Vegas, Vegas, Boston, Arizona, Los Angeles, Colorado, New York, Florida, San Jose, Sunrise, Fla, Mackenzie Blackwood, Carolina, Minnesota, Anaheim, New, Calgary, Dallas, Pittsburgh

☆ 'They're running out of time': Ukraine's counteroffensive is gaining urgency as winter approaches
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

"Despite inflicting significant losses on Russian armed forces, Ukraine's four-and-a-half-month-old counteroffensive has not achieved major territorial gains nor managed to slice through Russia's 'land bridge' to Crimea," he added. "The hope is that they're far enough through the Russian defensive lines now ... to make some rapid progress. Russian forces had months to prepare layers of defenses including extensive networks of trenches; anti-tank obstacles such as ditches and "dragon's teeth"; and minefields. Russian forces are also receiving support from artillery, attack helicopters and other aircraft, again impeding Ukraine's forces. Minefields, in particular, have disrupted Ukraine's offensive momentum and rate of advance, according to analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

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[1/2] Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee delivers his annual policy address at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 25, 2023. Chief Executive John Lee said Hong Kong's economy, which contracted 3.5 percent last year, would "resume growth this year" as inbound tourism and consumption improved, and unemployment fell. Hong Kong's economy grew 2.2% in the first half of the year, and is expected to grow four percent this year. "External forces continue to meddle in Hong Kong affairs," he said, without giving specifics or naming any country. Some Western governments have criticised the ongoing national security clamp down, which has led to the imprisonment of many opposition democrats and closure of liberal media outlets.

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