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☆ Key lines from the Vance-Walz vice presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Here are key lines from the debate, which was hosted by CBS News in New York City on Tuesday. Vance said many of the things Trump says, but he did it with a control that Trump lacks. The only answer is during the four years that Donald Trump was president. We have a historic immigration crisis because Kamala Harris started and said that she wanted to undo all of Donald Trump’s border policies. We could come together and solve this if we didn’t let Donald Trump continue to make it an issue.

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If Trump Wins, Could He Really Use the Justice Department to Jail His Rivals? One of the most powerful appointees within the Justice Department is the director of the F.B.I., who ordinarily serves a 10-year term. He would be limited to a pool of senior Justice Department employees and Senate-confirmed officials, but still…. Even if Trump has installed loyalists at the top levels of the Justice Department, F.B.I. If the public comes to see the Justice Department as compromised, will witnesses and informants continue to cooperate?

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Biden, weaponizing, Harris, Trump, Richard Nixon, Christopher Wray, James Comey, …, Joe Biden, —, Peter Keisler, George W, Bush, “, Hillary Clinton, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith, Steve Bannon, Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Robert Jackson Organizations: Trump, Department, Justice Department, Loyalists, Republicans, Senate, Power, White, Heritage Foundation, Federal, Justice, Prosecutors, Republican, 11th Circuits, Capitol Locations: U.S, Texas, Florida, America

☆ 5 things to watch for at the VP debate: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Programming note: Stay tuned for a special edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter tonight, where we will be recapping and analyzing the Vance-Walz debate. 5 things to watch for at tonight’s VP debateSen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Walz has the longer debate record, but Minnesota is something of a backwater on the national political scene. How Vance and Walz’s poll numbers stack up to past VP nomineesBy Steve KornackiHeading into tonight’s vice presidential debate, JD Vance has an image problem. With tens of millions expected to watch tonight’s debate, Vance does have an opportunity to improve his standing — just as a shaky performance by Walz could erase the advantage he now enjoys over Vance.

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☆ I used to hate running but loved weight-lifting. Here's how I finally made jogging a habit I enjoy by embracing hybrid training.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Doing cardio and strength training is linked to longevity, so she tried what's known as hybrid training. She made running a habit by not pushing herself too hard and making it as enjoyable as possible. While weight training is on the up, so is running: Running remained the most popular sport on Strava in 2023, up 4% since 2022. I know that when trying to establish a new healthy habit, going slow and steady makes it more likely to stick. I'm running for my long-term health and fitness, for the mental challenge, and so I can walk up multiple flights of stairs without getting out of breath.

Persons: Rachel Hosie, —, I've, I'm, Rachel Hose, Couch, ambitiously, I'd, Strava Organizations: Service

☆ Takeaways from the Vance and Walz vice presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Eric Bradner | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The vice presidential debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Vance repeatedly hit Vice President Kamala Harris on border security, while Walz lambasted former President Donald Trump on abortion rights. Tim Walz take part in a vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on Tuesday, October 1. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Vance addresses Walz during the debate. Alex Kent/Getty Images Cutout images of Vance and Walz are displayed at a debate watch party in New York.

Persons: Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Tim Walz, that’s, Vance, Kamala Harris, Walz, Donald Trump, Harris ’, Trump, Walz —, Vance —, ”, “ Donald Trump, ” Walz, Mike DeWine, “ you’ve, you’ve, Vance didn’t, didn’t, Margaret Brennan, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Sen, Al Drago, Matt Rourke, Ken Betancur, Angela Weiss, Joe Raedle, Chip Somodevilla, Mike Segar, Norah O'Donnell, Brendan McDermid, Reuters Vance, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Alex Kent, Victor J, Charly Triballeau, Getty Images Walz, Kevin Wexler, Anna Moneymaker, Walz filibustered, “, ” Vance didn’t, Roe, Wade, ” Vance Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Gov, Republican, Trump, Ohio Gov, CBS, Springfield, CBS Broadcast Center, Bloomberg, Getty, People, Center, Reuters, Journalists, United Federation of Teachers, Getty Images, Democratic, USA, New York, Secret Service, Minnesota Public Radio, APM, “, Heritage Foundation’s, for Disease Control, Republican Party Locations: Ohio, Minnesota, CNN Springfield, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, American, ”, United States, Central, New York, New, AFP, Kendall , Florida, China, Hong Kong

☆ Fact check: JD Vance and Tim Walz at the vice presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +32 min

Tim Walz and Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are facing off Tuesday night in New York City for their first – and only – vice presidential debate. Vance mischaracterizes Harris’ role on border policySen. JD Vance claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris was appointed the “border czar” during the Biden administration. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance attend a debate hosted by CBS News in New York on Tuesday. A recent report from the US Department of Energy found 142,000 new clean energy jobs were created in 2023. Alex Kent/Getty Images Cutout images of Vance and Walz are displayed at a debate watch party in New York.

Persons: Tim Walz, Republican Sen, JD Vance, Vance mischaracterizes Harris, Sen, Kamala Harris, ”, Biden, Donald Trump, ” Vance, Harris, Alejandro Mayorkas, “, Daniel Dale Minnesota, Mike Segar, Reuters Walz, aren’t, Joe Biden’s, –, CNN’s Ella Nilsen, Joe Biden, Michael Ciaglo, Vance, Springfield , Ohio Sen, you’ve, Mike DeWine, Daniel Dale, Danya, Jessie Wardarski, Kamala Harris “, Donald Trump’s, CNN’s Dana Bash, CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz, John Modlin, Rebecca Noble, Walz, ” Walz, Al Drago, Matt Rourke, Ken Betancur, Angela Weiss, Joe Raedle, Chip Somodevilla, Norah O'Donnell, Margaret Brennan, Brendan McDermid, Reuters Vance, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Alex Kent, Victor J, Charly Triballeau, Getty Images Walz, Kevin Wexler, Anna Moneymaker, Trump, Roger Severino, ” –, Norah O’Donnell, Katie Lobosco Vance, CNN’s Manu Raju, Ted Barrett, …, Trump’s, “ Alabama’s, Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck Vance, unfroze, Wally Adeyemo, Jennifer Hansler Vance, Joe Manchin, Dave Renner, ” Dr, Erin Stevens, ” Stevens, It’s, ” Renner, Jack Forrest Vance, DHS ‘, Kamala Harris ’, General, Immigrations, ” Aaron Reichlin, didn’t, Jack Forrest Organizations: CNN, Democratic Minnesota Gov, Republican, White, Homeland, Central, Daniel Dale Minnesota Gov, CBS News, Reuters, Biden, Senate, US Department of Energy, 2024 Energy, Bidenomics, CS Wind, CS, YES, ” Republican Ohio Gov, New York Times, US, American Civil Liberties Union, Enforcement, Democratic, US Border Patrol, Getty, Heritage Foundation, for Disease Control, CDC, Department of Health, Human Services, Minnesota Gov, CBS Broadcast Center, Bloomberg, People, CBS, Center, Journalists, United Federation of Teachers, Getty Images, USA, New York, Secret Service, Trump, Congress, Fox News, MIT, CNN’s Ella Nilsen Workers, AFP, Tuesday’s, Minnesota Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians, “, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, Customs Enforcement, ICE, HHS, American Immigration Council, ICE hasn’t, New York Post, Washington Times Locations: Ohio, New York City, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, United States, Mexico, New York, Pueblo , Colorado, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, ”, US Border Patrol Tucson, Douglas , Arizona, AFP, Minnesota, New, Kendall , Florida, California, Iran, Israel, South Korea, Qatar, China, United States of America, West Virginia, Fuzhou, China's Fujian

☆ Presidents Cup: Team USA powers to 10th straight victory after swearing accusation controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The 38-year-old now hopes to take the lessons of this week’s victory into next year’s surprise appointment at the helm for the 45th Ryder Cup in New York. “The last time I played in one of these, I was the clinching point for the Europeans in the Ryder Cup. Bradley celebrates with his wife after clinching victory for Team USA. ‘Feisty’Kim was at the center of the drama again Saturday after he accused the American team of swearing at him. “I have a lot of respect for everyone on that team, but the Koreans definitely bring the heat, no doubt.”

Persons: Keegan Bradley, Xander Schauffele, Jason Day, Jim Furyk’s, Russell Henley, Patrick Cantlay, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler’s, Hideki Matsuyama, Bradley, Kim Si, “, ” Bradley, Tabitha, I’ve, ”, Vaughn Ridley, Mike Weir’s, Tom Kim, Kim, Scheffler shrugged, we’re, ” Kim, Kevin Kisner, ” Kisner, Paul McGinley, it’s, ’ Kim, Wyndham Clark, Cantlay, Steph Curry’s, birdied, ” Tom Kim, Furyk, Jared C, Tilton, Schauffele, ” “, I’m, Burns, Kim –, –, ‘, ” Schauffele, Im, jae, Ben An, “ Tom, “ It’s, It’s Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Keegan, International Team, Royal Montreal Golf Club, Europe, Team USA, Team, PGA, Scheffler, Minas Panagiotakis, USA, Sky Sports, American, NBA, US, Getty Locations: Canada, New York

☆ Bitcoin and crypto stocks sink after last week's rally, but still head for a positive September
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Crypto stocks Coinbase slid 5% and MicroStrategy fell 2%. Bitcoin and crypto stocks retreated on the final trading day of September, following a rally last week, but are still poised to post a positive month. The combined net buying volume of U.S. bitcoin ETFs last week (16,774 BTC) exceeded a typical one-month supply of newly mined bitcoin (13,500), according to Bitwise-owned ETC Group. For the month, bitcoin is on pace to finish its strongest September ever with an 8% gain and its second positive September – historically the cryptocurrency's weakest month – in a row. The market is heading into a seasonally strong quarter for crypto and risk assets broadly.

Persons: cryptocurrency, Coinbase, MicroStrategy Organizations: Metrics, Analysts, BTC, People's Bank of China, U.S Locations: Coast, Gulf

☆ Everest grew taller faster after Himalayan river ‘piracy,’ scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This process, known as river piracy, set in motion a chain of geological events that reshaped the landscape, scientists reported Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. While some instances of river capture and landscape remodeling began millions of years ago, others are happening today, she added. Evidence of one ancient example still exists around the edges of the Himalayas, where long-ago river capture eroded deep gorges. Han’s simulations suggested that river capture would have dramatically increased the flow of water in the Kosi’s lower segments. Compared with river piracy, erosion and uplift unspool over a much longer time span — and are still happening with Everest, Lhotse and Makalu.

Persons: Everest, ”, Jin, Dai, ” Dai, Devon A, Orme, ” Orme, Nanga Parbat, Xu Han, “ There’s, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, Nature, China University of Geosciences, Colorado, Montana State University, of Earth Sciences, Resources, Slims, Scientific Locations: Arun, Beijing, Antarctica, Himalayas, Tibet, Nepal, Orme, Everest, Canada’s Yukon

☆ Jimmy Carter is setting a new record for American presidents. It’s important for everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images Carter works at a construction site sponsored by the Jimmy Carter Work Project in Asan, South Korea, in 2001. Alex Wong/Getty Images Carter meets with Obama and other former presidents at the White House in January 2009. Richard Lewis/The Elders/Getty Images Carter was interviewed for "The Presidents' Gatekeepers" project at the Carter Center in Atlanta in September 2011. Chris McKay/Getty Images Carter talks about his cancer diagnosis during a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta in August 2015. The 1983 tweaks to Social Security included, for instance, the counting of some Social Security benefits as taxable income and a gradual increase of the retirement age from 65 to 67.

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Do vibration plates have health benefits? Although vibration plates are safe for most people, ultimately, Johnson says, “when we make changes, we tell people to listen to their body.”Deja Mason of Roanoke, Virginia, said she first heard about vibration plates on TikTok. As vibration plates experience a resurgence, some hear echoes of past fitness fads. “Trends come and go,” she said, pointing to other trends that displaced vibration plates, like group fitness and CrossFit. But just as vibrating plates shake users up and down in quick succession, trends too are always oscillating.

Persons: ”, Jörn Rittweger, Rittweger, “, that’s, There’s “, Håkan, Peter W, Johnson, ” Johnson, Lifepro, Deja Mason, ” Mason, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, ” Petrzela Organizations: German Aerospace Center, University of Cologne, Lund University Cancer Centre, International Society of Lymphology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, New School Locations: TikTok, Germany, Sweden, Roanoke , Virginia, New York City

Republicans stand a good chance of erasing the Democrats’ narrow 51-49 Senate majority in November, a hard reality that complicates Harris' transition planning. Members of Harris’ transition team have studied that one — the handoff from Ronald Reagan to George H.W. Harris' team is operating under an unusually compressed timeline and is still building the basic apparatus needed to vet potential hires and staff an administration. Last month, Harris' campaign appointed Yohannes Abraham to run the team that is preparing for a transfer of power. He came to his new role with direct experience, having been executive director of Biden’s transition in 2020.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris, Harris, who’ve, Joe Biden, Biden, undercutting, —, Barack Obama, Robert Gates, George W, Bush's, Gates, ”, It’s, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, They've, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Donald Trump, Yohannes Abraham, Abraham, Trump, “, she’s, Max Stier, There’s, Christine Wormuth, Kathleen Hicks, Michèle Flournoy, Rosa Brooks, ” Brooks, ” Harris, William Burns, Burns, who've, he's, Rohini Kosoglu, Harris ’, Julianne Smith, Phil Gordon, Sens, Chris Murphy, Chris Coons, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Samantha Power, Walz, Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, it’s “, Gina Raimondo, Joe ”, ” Raimondo, Raimondo Organizations: Republican, Biden, Senate, NBC, Trump, Pentagon, Democratic, Senate Democrats, Republicans, University of Virginia's, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, Partnership for Public Service, Army, CIA, White House, NATO, United Nations, U.S . Agency for International Development, Transportation, Biden's Cabinet, Fox News Locations: Washington, George H.W ., U.S, Indonesia, Connecticut, Delaware, United, Biden's

☆ WeightWatchers' CEO embraced Ozempic. Now she's out of the company.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

WeightWatchers' CEO of roughly two years, Sima Sistani, is out. AdvertisementIt's been a bumpy year for WW International, the company also known as WeightWatchers. In a leadership shake-up Friday, the weight-loss company announced CEO Sima Sistani is stepping down after roughly two years — effective immediately — and board member Tara Comonte is stepping up to serve as interim chief. Sistani helped push the company into the weight-loss drug space in 2023 through the $106 million acquisition of telehealth platform Sequence — which is now called WeightWatchers Clinic, and which prescribes weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. The telehealth purchase marked something of a pivot from the group support meetings and calorie-tracking menus WeightWatchers is known for, though the company also launched a behavioral program for patients on Ozempic.

Persons: WeightWatchers, Sima Sistani, —, It's, Tara Comonte, Sima, Thilo Semmelbauer, Sistani, haven't, Comonte, Oprah Winfrey Organizations: Service, WW International, WeightWatchers, WeightWatchers Clinic, CNN, Life Sciences, Shake, Business, Smithsonian's National Museum of

☆ Sima Sistani, who embraced Ozempic, is out as CEO of WeightWatchers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani, who pushed the company into embracing weight-loss drugs, is leaving the position after a two-year stint. “These medications have shown, and science has evolved to say, that living with obesity is a chronic condition. Winfrey joined the board in 2015 and bought a 10% stake, immediately giving the beleaguered company relevance. Tara Comonte, a WeightWatchers board member and a former CEO of Shake Shack, will become the interim CEO effective immediately, the company said in a release. Prior to joining the company in June 2023, she was the CEO of a fertility technology company.

Persons: Sima Sistani, ” Sistani, Oprah Winfrey, Winfrey, Tara Comonte, Comonte’s, ”, Thilo Semmelbauer Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, National Museum of, Shake Locations: New York

☆ Harris heads to the US southern border, looking to close a polling gap with Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Advisers to the vice president remain concerned about the gap between the candidates on immigration. Trump alluded to his current polling edge Thursday as he slammed his rival ahead of her visit to the border. Harris plans to use her trip to the US-Mexico border to slam Trump for scuttling the bipartisan border deal and lean into her work as attorney general of California, a border state, a campaign aide said. Adrees Latif/REUTERS/REUTERSAn early strategyThe Harris campaign signaled early on that it planned to counter Trump’s attacks on the vice president and the administration’s handling of border security. Harris previously visited the border as vice president and has cited her work as a border-state senator and state attorney general.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden, “, ” Harris, Adrees Latif, “ Kamala Harris, Friday’s, Biden, that’s, ”, CNN’s Kit Maher Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Democratic, Trump, REUTERS, Border Patrol, New York Times, Siena College, Fox, Biden, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Locations: Arizona, Trump, New York, Mexico, California, India, United States, Ruby , Arizona, It’s, Central America, Washington

☆ Looming U.S. port strike could shake economy ahead of peak holiday shopping season
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLooming U.S. port strike could shake economy ahead of peak holiday shopping seasonCNBC's Frank Holland joins 'Squawk on the Street' to report on the increasing likelihood of a dockworkers strike at East and Gulf Coast ports.

Persons: Frank Holland Locations: East, Gulf Coast

☆ An OpenAI shake-up wouldn't just make Sam Altman richer — he'd have more control, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since 2019, the company has had what Sam Altman called an "unusual" hybrid structure. AdvertisementAfter operating under what Sam Altman called an "unusual" structure for more than four years, OpenAI is reportedly preparing to become a for-profit business. OpenAI could be structured as a public-benefit corporation, Bloomberg reported, an entity that balances profit with mission. An OpenAI spokesperson told the outlet the nonprofit entity "will continue to exist" and was core to its mission. OpenAI was established as a nonprofit in 2015, but in 2019, it created a "capped profit" subsidiary, OpenAI LP.

Persons: OpenAI, Sam Altman, Altman, —, Mira Murati, Anthropic, it's, Anat Alon, Beck, Alon, Eric Chaffee, Chaffee, OpenAI didn't Organizations: Service, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNBC, Elon, Microsoft, Case Western Reserve University's School of Law, Case Western Reserve University Locations: OpenAI, Delaware

☆ Japan's new prime minister could try to shake up the country's military pact with the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Hannah Abraham | Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shigeru Ishiba is set to be appointed Japan's prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba has previously suggested that Japan's military pact with the US should be overhauled. AdvertisementShigeru Ishiba, a former defense and agriculture minister, is set to become Japan's next prime minister. AdvertisementHis leadership is likely to transform Japan's military alliance with the US, as well as have wider implications for the region's security. However, Japan's military is beset by recruiting challenges and is experiencing manpower shortages.

Persons: Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's, Ishiba, —, Fumio Kishida Organizations: Liberal Democratic Party, Service, LDP, Reuters, Wall Street, Washington, Foreign Relations, NATO, Guardian, Japan's Yomiuri Locations: Japan, Taiwan, China

☆ Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper says he's loading up on Chinese stocks after the nation's stimulus bazooka
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

David Tepper is growing even more bullish on Chinese stocks amid the nation's new fiscal stimulus measures. Tepper views China's stock market as more attractive than the US stock market due to valuation differences. AdvertisementIt's a buy "everything" moment for Chinese stocks after the country launched a fiscal stimulus bazooka this week, according to billionaire investor David Tepper. But Tepper believes Chinese stocks have plenty of room to run higher, even after the recent surges. On US markets, Tepper said he is not following his buy "everything" mantra with Chinese stocks and is being more selective in buying US stocks.

Persons: David Tepper, Tepper, —, Pan Gongsheng, Donald Trump, he's Organizations: Service, CNBC, Fed, Federal, People's Bank of China, PDD Holdings, Tencent Holdings, Management, Wynn Resorts, Vegas Sands, Baidu, China Internet Locations: China, Vegas

☆ AI leaders are reacting to OpenAI's wild 24 hours with a mix of schadenfreude and concern
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's been a wild 24 hours at OpenAI. Meanwhile, CEO Sam Altman said Thursday the exec departures were unrelated to restructuring talks. AdvertisementIt's been a wild 24 hours at OpenAI, with three high-level execs leaving the company — including CTO Mira Murati — and reports it's restructuring as a for-profit benefit corporation. Speaking at Italian Tech Week Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the executive departures and restructuring talks were unrelated. "I obviously won't pretend it's natural for this one to be so abrupt, but we are not a normal company," he wrote.

Persons: It's, Sam Altman, —, Mira Murati —, Sam Altman's, execs, Altman, Elon Musk, Gary Marcus —, Altman —, Sora hasn't, Marcus, Nicolas Miailhe, Miailhe, I've, it's, Mark Chen, Bob McGrew Organizations: Service, Italian Tech, OpenAI, Bloomberg, Reuters, Geometric Intelligence, Future Society Locations: —

☆ Putin reveals new rules on nuclear weapons in Russia's latest warning to the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded Prosecutor General's Office meeting on March 26, 2024, in Moscow. In opening remarks before a meeting with senior officials on Russia's nuclear deterrence on Wednesday, which were released by the Kremlin and translated by NBC News, Putin said that "a number of clarifications ... defining the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons" are being made to the document that defines Russia's nuclear doctrine. Russia's latest comments on changing its nuclear doctrine are not a surprise — Moscow has hinted for months that it was making changes to its official stance on the use of nuclear weapons. In its 2020 policy, Russia nonetheless described nuclear weapons as "a means of deterrence," the use of which would be "an extreme and necessary measure." Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during a press briefing following their talks in Minsk, Belarus, May 24, 2024.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, —, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Mike Segar, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Zelenskyy, Sergei Ryabkov, Yulia Morozova, Alexander Lukashenko, Mikhail Metzel Organizations: General's, Getty, Kremlin, NBC News, Russian Federation, —, Ukraine's, United Nations General Assembly, Reuters, Kyiv, West, Nazi, Belarusian Locations: Moscow, Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, U.S, U.N, New York, Washington, America, Great Britain, Russia's Kursk, Kursk, Russian, Nazi Germany, Minsk, Belarus

OpenAI is said to be closing a funding round that could value the company at as much as $150 billion. "Kushner is betting the ranch on OpenAI and Sam Altman just as Masa Son pledged 40% of his Vision Fund on Yahoo and Jerry Yang. "Second, Sam Altman has proven himself to be one of the greatest tech founders of this generation. Sam Altman has said that AI superintelligence could be a reality within "a few thousand days ." "Everybody wants Sam Altman at the helm, and they're willing to do anything to keep him as the CEO.

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☆ Southwest is making big route changes as it prepares to reveal new details of its turnaround plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The budget airline plans to cut some 340 pilots and flight attendants from its busy Atlanta base, CNBC first reported Wednesday. Southwest was the second-largest operator in Atlanta behind Delta Air Lines, leaving customers will fewer choices out of the world's busiest airport. The airline also left four airports in August as part of a cost-cutting and restructuring plan, including Bellingham International Airport in Washington state, Mexico's Cozumel International Airport, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York. AdvertisementDespite its shrinking network, Southwest is boosting flights where it has an edge. Further changes are likely to be announced at an investor day on Thursday, which will lay out Southwest's future as we know it.

Persons: —, Houston's George, Elliott Organizations: Service, CNBC, Business, Bloomberg, Delta Air Lines, Chicago O'Hare, Bellingham International Airport, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Syracuse Hancock International Locations: Atlanta, Chicago, Southwest, Bellingham, Washington, Cozumel, New York, Nashville, Hawaii

☆ UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says tough times are needed to spark national renewal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during an 'In Conversation' event with Debbie Weinstein, managing Director Goole UK&I during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. Liverpool, ENGLAND — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Tuesday that tough decisions taken now will spark a new era for Britain, as he sought to shake a fog of pessimism that has clouded his new premiership. "Change must mean nothing less than national renewal," he told a crowd of Labour Party delegates Tuesday. Wes Streeting, minister for health and social care, said that promised improvements to the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) would take time to implement. We need to rebuild the economy, rebuild public services and rebuild trust in politics," he said at the conference Monday.

Persons: Sir Keir Starmer, Debbie Weinstein, Keir Starmer, Starmer, Jeremy Corbyn, Rachel Reeves, Reeves, Wes Streeting, Tulip Siddiq Organizations: Goole, Labour Party Conference, ACC Liverpool, Labour Party, Conservative, Wealth Fund, Finance, National Health Service, Treasury, Labour, CNBC, Conservative Party Locations: Liverpool, ENGLAND, Britain, England

☆ Why all eyes are on Intel now
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewOnce a Silicon Valley leader, Intel has been a staple of the computer chip-making business for decades. Even if Qualcomm acquired Intel, it's unclear what it would do with its manufacturing operations. Which Intel lacked," tweeted Bryan Catanzaro, vice president of applied deep learning research at Nvidia, who previously worked at Intel as an intern on the Larrabee project. The CPUs that made Intel big now have presented what Logan Purk, senior analyst at Edward Jones, called "the inventor's dilemma," when newer technology replaces established incumbents. Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm approached Intel to acquire its chip-designing business and, later, a merger deal, Reuters and the Journal reported, respectively.

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