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LAS VEGAS — Max Verstappen clinched his fourth Formula 1 world championship Saturday night under the bright lights of Sin City, cementing his standing among the legends of the sport. What a season,” Verstappen said while still in his car over team radio. 2024 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen celebrates after the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas on Saturday. Mark Thompson / Getty ImagesThe international sport has brought a new level of glitz and glamor — and a title-decider — to Las Vegas. After winning seven out of the first 10 races, Verstappen has won just one of the last 12 races.

Persons: Max Verstappen, McLaren's Lando Norris, Norris, Verstappen, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio, “, ” Verstappen, It’s, ”, Sylvester Stallone, George Russell, Hamilton, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Mark Thompson, ” Paris Hilton, McLaren, Sainz, Charles Leclerc, “ It’s, ” Norris, Max, Red Bull, Mercedes, Sergio Perez, Austin —, Nevada’s Clark, Daniel Towriss, Michael Andretti, Bull, Ford, it's Organizations: VEGAS, Bull, Mercedes, Las, Las Vegas, ”, NBC News, Venetian, Bellagio, Ferrari, Vegas, Prix, Andretti, GM, FIA, Associated Press, Formula, Liberty Media, Department of Justice, Verstappen, McLaren Locations: Sin City, Las Vegas, Las, Vegas, United States, Miami, Nevada’s Clark County

Despite receiving complaints of exploitation from students, Bondi and then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris both declined to join the investigation. Harris attacked Trump in the 2020 and 2024 elections and painted him as a business fraud and threat to democracy. Now, if confirmed by the Senate, Bondi is set to become President-elect Trump’s attorney general. Some Florida attorneys have defended Bondi and said she followed norms as state attorney general. And, if she declines to prosecute prosecutors for political reasons, will be forced out by Trump like her predecessors.

Persons: Pam Bondi’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Bondi, Matt Gaetz, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Trump’s, William Barr, Barr, Jeffrey Clark, We’ve, Ballard, Dave Aronberg, Aronberg Organizations: Trump University, Trump, Senate, FBI, Department of Justice, Fox News, Justice Department, DOJ, Department, Washington, U.S, Capitol, Ballard Partners, Palm, Democrat Locations: Florida, California, Bondi, Georgia, Philadelphia, Palm Beach County , Florida

☆ 7-Eleven is at the center of a multibillion-dollar bidding war
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementSeven & i Holdings, owner of 7-Eleven stores, is at the center of a three-way bidding war. Japan-based Seven & i Holdings, owner of the iconic global chain of 7-Eleven convenience stores, is at the center of an intensifying bidding war, multiple outlets reported. The 7-Eleven chain was founded in 1927 in Dallas, per The Journal. It was originally called the Southland Ice Company but was rebranded in 1946 to be called 7-Eleven based on its hours of operation. Representatives for Alimentation Couche-Tard and 7-Eleven did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Alimentation, Tard, Ryuichi Isaka, Junro Ito, Ito, Masatoshi Ito, Junro, —, Yokado Organizations: Holdings, Street Journal, i's, Seven, Bloomberg, Southland Ice Company, Business Locations: Canadian, Japan, Quebec, Dallas

☆ Elon Musk has a 'serious conflict of interest' due to xAI and his relationship with Trump, LinkedIn cofounder says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementLinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman hopes a second Trump term can usher in an era of AI innovation. Hoffman warned that Elon Musk shouldn't use his relationship with Donald Trump to boost xAI. LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman said Elon Musk has a "serious conflict of interest" when it comes to guiding a second Trump administration on AI policies in the US. Hours after the FT published the op-ed, Musk responded to an X post unrelated to Hoffman's column, criticizing people who post on LinkedIn. AdvertisementHoffman, who is also the cofounder of Inflection AI, shared his hopes and concerns for Trump's second term in the FT op-ed.

Persons: Reid Hoffman, Hoffman, Elon, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Musk, Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: Trump, Financial Times, LinkedIn, Biden Administration, Trump White, PayPal, Confinity, Republican Party, of Government Locations: America

☆ Christian Louboutin wants to keep his favorite holiday spot special — but it's on Harry and Meghan's radar too
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Christian Louboutin opened a small hotel in Melides, Portugal, and plans to open another. Advertisement"People are touched by authenticity and we need to keep it that way," Louboutin told Bloomberg. AdvertisementJust a 15-minute drive from Melides lies Costa Terra, a 722-acre luxury resort community and gold club built by US real estate developer Discovery Land Company. Related storiesRepresentatives for Costa Terra did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "Tourists come here for the beauty of this place," Louboutin told Bloomberg.

Persons: lister, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Louboutin, Christian Louboutin, Victor Boyko, It's, Mike Meldman, George Clooney, Harry, Eric Charbonneau, Paris Hilton, Sharon Stone, Costa Terra, Amancio Ortega's, Vitor Paiva, Engel, Völkers, Paiva Organizations: Bloomberg, Dior, Discovery Land Company, Casa Amigos, The Telegraph, Archewell, Getty, Costa Terra, Vanguard Properties Locations: Portugal, overtourism, Melides, Tropez, Alentejo, St, Costa, Montecito , California, Colombia, Comporta, Portuguese

☆ General's promotion blocked in first sign of Trump retaliation for Afghanistan pullout
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Dan De Luce | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Frank-Thorp-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a Senate aide. The move by Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin follows threats from President-elect Donald Trump to fire senior officers and officials who oversaw the chaotic pullout from Afghanistan in 2021. His nomination was among more than 900 proposed nominations sent to the Senate but Donahue’s was put on hold by Sen. Mullin, according to the Senate aide. Donahue was the last American service member to board the final U.S. military plane out of Afghanistan in 2021. “Unless there are facts I don’t know, holding up military promotions bc of our disgraceful Afghanistan withdrawal is wrong,” she wrote.

Persons: Oklahoma Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Donald Trump, Christopher Donahue, Donahue’s, Sen . Mullin, Donahue, Mattie Neretin, Donahue —, —, Tony Thomas, ”, ” Heather Nauert, Sen, Mullin Organizations: Republican, Oklahoma, NBC, U.S, Army, Washington D.C, Reuters, 82nd Airborne, American, Special Operations Command, State Department, Trump, XVIII Airborne, Fort Liberty Locations: Kabul, Afghanistan, Europe, Washington, U.S, American, Trump’s, North Carolina

☆ Dartmouth sorority, 2 fraternity members charged in death of student found in river
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Samantha Cookinham | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Dartmouth College sorority and two members of a fraternity were charged in connection with the drowning death of Won Jang, whose body was found over the summer in the Connecticut River following an off-campus party, police said. They are both members of the Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, the same one Jang belonged to. Police said sorority members hosted the July 6 party and members of the fraternity who were over 21 purchased and supplied alcohol. The fraternity and sorority were immediately suspended after Jang’s death. These organizations, as well as all Dartmouth students and community members, have a responsibility to ensure Dartmouth remains a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive community for students, faculty, and staff,” the college said in a statement.

Persons: Won Jang, Matthew Catrambone, Samuel Terry, Jang, Dartmouth, Alpha Phi, “, Scott Brown, ” Jang Organizations: Dartmouth College, Hanover Police Department, Beta Alpha Omega, Alpha Phi, Police, Alpha, “ Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Department of Safety, Security Locations: Connecticut, New Hampshire, Hanover, “, Dartmouth’s, Dartmouth, Middletown , Delaware

☆ Kanye West accused of sexually assaulting and strangling model on music video set, new lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The model, Jenifer An, was a background actor for another musician’s video that Ye was guest-starring in, the suit says. A few hours into the video shoot, Ye arrived and “took control of the production and the production team,” the suit states. “Defendant West then ordered the production team to start the playback music. However, Defendant West did not know his assigned lyrics and instead rambled, ‘Rawr, rawr, rawr,’” the suit says. “Next, Defendant West smothered Plaintiff’s face with both of his hands, which smeared her makeup.

Persons: Ye, Jenifer An, “, ”, Defendant West, West, ‘, ’, Plaintiff, Picasso, Jesse S, Weinstein, ” Weinstein Organizations: Chelsea, Southern, of, NBC, New York City Police Department, Plaintiff, Universal Locations: New York City, U.S, of New York, West

☆ Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing; Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion Saturday he may have been kidnapped as tensions remain high with Iran. Israeli media citing unnamed security sources reported that Zvi Kogan, who has been missing since noon Thursday, may have been kidnapped. Western officials believe Iran runs intelligence operations in the UAE and keeps tabs on the hundreds of thousands of Iranians living across the country. Iran also kidnapped Iranian-German Jamshid Sharmahd in 2020 from Dubai, taking him back to Tehran where he was executed in October. However, the Mideast wars have sparked deep anger among Emiratis, Arabs and others living in the UAE.

Persons: Zvi Kogan, Kogan, ”, Abbas Yazdi, Jamshid Sharmahd, Emiratis Organizations: United Arab Emirates —, United Arab, Local, UAE, Ben Gurion International Locations: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Israeli, Iran, Israel, Tehran, Gaza, Lebanon, UAE, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, British, Iranian, Tel Aviv, Jewish

An Idaho teenager has been arrested over a month after a dead baby was found in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Grove Creek Medical Center in Blackfoot, police said. The newborn baby girl was removed from the box at the medical center “within a minute” after a medical team responded to an alarm notifying them that an infant had been placed there on Oct. 13. But it was discovered that the newborn had been dead long before she was placed in the baby box, according to a news release from Safe Haven Baby Boxes published last month. "The Safe Haven Baby Box is intended to safely and anonymously allow custodial parents to surrender a newborn under 30 days old without legal repercussions, provided the child is unharmed," the Blackfoot Police Department said in a news release Friday. "Unfortunately, the placement of a harmed or deceased infant is not protected under this system or Idaho law."

Organizations: Medical, Blackfoot Police Department, NBC News, State Public Locations: Idaho, Grove, Blackfoot, Newberry, Twin Falls, Bingham

☆ Singer Khalid comes out as gay after he was outed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

Singer Khalid came out as gay in a series of posts on X after he said he was outed by someone else. In a post on Friday, the "Location" singer shared a rainbow flag emoji followed by "there yall go. Someone responded saying, "Wait hope Mr Khalid isn’t GEHHH!." The singer, whose full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, opened up about his sexuality after someone outed him, he explained in another post on X. NBC News reached out to a rep for Khalid for further comment.

Persons: Singer Khalid, Khalid isn’t GEHHH, Khalid Donnel Robinson, Khalid Organizations: NBC

☆ Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut kill 11 and injure dozens
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Israeli bombardment has killed more than 3,500 people in Lebanon and wounded more than 15,000, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The strikes occurred at 4 a.m. local time, destroying an eight-story building and leaving a crater in the ground. Also on Saturday a drone strike killed one person and injured another in the southern port city of Tyre, according to the state-run National News Agency. The agency said the people killed and injured in Tyre were fishermen. The strikes came a day after heavy bombardment of Beirut’s southern suburbs and as heavy ground fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants continues in southern Lebanon, with Israeli troops pushing farther from the border.

Organizations: National News Agency, Associated Press Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Tyre, Beirut

☆ Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York AP —Jonathan Majors ’ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court Thursday. The British dancer filed the suit months after Majors was convicted of misdemeanor assault and harassment in connection with an altercation in Manhattan. Majors and Jabbari had met in 2021 on the set of Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” in which Majors played Kang and Jabbari served as a movement coach. The bodybuilder drama had garnered early Oscar buzz for Majors, but was dropped by its distributors following his conviction last December.

Persons: Jonathan Majors ’, Grace Jabbari, Jabbari’s, Brittany Henderson, didn’t, Jabbari, III, Majors, Kang the, Kang, ”, Meagan Good Organizations: York AP, Hollywood, Majors, ”, Marvel, Marvel Studios Locations: Manhattan, Los Angeles

☆ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company needs a 'culture change' after security failures
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella called for a culture change amid the company's security challenges. Microsoft has accepted responsibility for security flaws, acknowledging breaches by hackers. Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, doesn't have the best track record regarding security. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company needs to change that. Since taking the helm in 2014, Nadella has been known for leading empathetically and emphasizing that change wouldn't come from blaming employees.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Brad Smith, Nadella Organizations: Microsoft, US Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security, Wired, Business Locations: CrowdStrike, Russian

☆ Venezuelan security forces surround the Argentine embassy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Armed and hooded members of the Venezuelan security forces have surrounded Argentina’s embassy in Caracas, according to leaders of the country’s opposition. Six members of the opposition are currently taking refuge in the embassy, having fled there to escape a crackdown by Venezuelan authorities in the run-up to July’s presidential elections. Omar Gonzalez, another opposition member living in the embassy, posted a video on X showing Venezuelan police outside the diplomatic building. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in the July election, despite widespread skepticism in the country and overseas about the result. Similar scenes took place in September, when Venezuelan security forces surrounded the Argentine embassy.

Persons: Pedro Urruchurtu, Maria Corina Machado, Omar Gonzalez, Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo Gonzalez –, –, ”, ” Gonzalez Organizations: CNN, National Police, Venezuelan, Argentine Locations: Venezuelan, Argentina’s, Caracas

☆ Trump's pick for Treasury secretary shows there's a limit to Elon Musk's influence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Musk recently said his choice for the influential Treasury secretary role would be Howard Lutnick. As President-elect Donald Trump assembles the key players to drive his new administration's agenda, Elon Musk is rarely far away. Trump tapped hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, the founder and chief executive of Key Square Group, to be his next Treasury secretary on Friday. Bessent, a Wall Street veteran and a top economic advisor to Trump, emerged as a favorite of the president-elect while on the campaign trail this year. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump sought advice from Wall Street leaders for the Treasury spot, and his advisors told him that analysts would view Bessent as a stabilizing figure.

Persons: Elon, Donald Trump's, Musk, Howard Lutnick, Trump, Scott Bessent, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Bessent, Cantor Fitzgerald, — Organizations: Mar, UFC, of Government Efficiency, Trump, Key Square, Wall Street, Senate, Street Journal, Treasury, Business Locations: Lago, Florida, New York, Trump's, United States

☆ Elon Musk teases potential MSNBC offer: 'How much does it cost?'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk teased the idea of buying the TV network MSNBC. Elon Musk has teased the idea of buying the liberal TV network MSNBC. Musk floated the idea on social media, responding to a post on X shared by Donald Trump Jr. that said Comcast was putting the network up for sale. AdvertisementWhile there's no formal indication that Musk intends to go ahead with an offer for MSNBC, the idea has already sparked some concerns. President-elect Donald Trump.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Donald Trump Jr, Trump, Elon, Thomas Whalen, Whalen, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Chip Somodevilla, Donald J Organizations: MSNBC, Comcast, TV, Twitter, Boston University, Telegraph, Getty, Radical Left Democrats, Trump, Business Locations: Russia

☆ Wealthy countries' $300 billion offer seeks to end COP29 stalemate
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

People walk past the logotype at the venue for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024. The European Union, U.S. and other wealthy countries at the COP29 summit have agreed to raise their offer to $300 billion per year by 2035 to help developing nations deal with climate change, sources told Reuters on Saturday, after a previous proposal was dismissed as insultingly low. The shift in position came after a $250 billion proposal for a deal, drafted by Azerbaijan's COP29 presidency on Friday, was panned by developing countries as insufficient. It was not clear if the wealthy countries' revised position had been formally communicated to developing countries at COP29, and whether it would be enough to win their support. The U.S. delegation at COP29 and the UK energy ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: —, Azerbaijan's COP29 Organizations: Change, European Union, Reuters, EU, Commission, U.S Locations: Baku, COP29, United States, Australia, Britain

☆ Trump expected to pick Brooke Rollins to be Agriculture secretary, WSJ reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A sign of United States Department of Agriculture is seen on USDA building in Washington D.C., United States on June 21, 2023. The United States Department of Agriculture has approved selling cell-cultured chicken. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be Agriculture secretary, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Department of Agriculture officials and staff negotiate trade deals, guide dietary recommendations, inspect meat, fight wildfires and support rural broadband, among other activities. The America First Policy Institute is a right-leaning think tank whose personnel have worked closely with Trump's campaign to help shape policy for his incoming administration.

Persons: Celal Gunes, Donald Trump, Brooke Rollins, Rollins, Trump, Kelly Loeffler Organizations: United States Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, America, Policy Institute, Street, Department of Agriculture, CNN Locations: Washington, United States, Trump's, U.S, Mexico, Canada

☆ How tech bros bought 'America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Bernie Moreno, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, attends a campaign event in Holland, Ohio, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. In total, crypto-related PACs and other groups tied to the industry reeled in over $245 million, according to Federal Election Commission data. Crypto accounted for nearly half of all corporate dollars that flowed into the election, according to nonprofit watchdog Public Citizen. It was one of the top spending committees of any industry this cycle and exclusively gave to pro-crypto candidates running for Congress. "Welcome to America's most pro-crypto Congress ever," Armstrong wrote on X on Nov. 5.

Persons: Bernie Moreno, Moreno, Sen, Sherrod Brown, Tom Williams, Donald Trump, Coinbase, Crypto, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, David Sacks, " Moreno, Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam, Faryar Shirzad, Armstrong, Ehrsam, Coinbase's Armstrong, Gary Gensler, Brown, Elizabeth Warren, FTX, Fairshake, gunning, Republican Jim Justice, Democratic Sen, Joe Manchin, Katie Porter, Porter, he'd, Horowitz, Sacks, Coinbase's Shirzad, Moreno wasn't, Shirzad, David McIntosh, McIntosh, hasn't, JD Vance's, Sam Bankman, Gensler, Andreessen Horowitz, Cameron, Tyler Winklevoss, Ripple, Chris Larsen, JD Vance, Paul Grewal, Jesse Powell, Trump, Phil Potter, Multicoin Capital's Kyle Samani, Fred Wilson, Charles Cascarilla, Mike Belshe, Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko, Wences Casares Organizations: Republican U.S, Cq, Inc, Getty, Democratic, Banking Committee, Public Citizen, Crypto, House, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Senate, Committee, Republicans, Protect, Fairshake, Defend, Jobs, Republican, New, CNBC, Andreessen, Craft Ventures, Club for Growth, Growth, Politico, PAC, Labs, Senate Inc, Trump, Union Square Ventures, Xapo Bank Locations: Republican, Ohio, Holland , Ohio, Cleveland, Coinbase, U.S, Arizona, Michigan, West Virginia, California, Washington, FTX, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Sara Duterte: Philippine vice president says she would have Marcos assassinated if she is killed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

I said, if I get killed, go kill BBM (Marcos), (first lady) Liza Araneta, and (Speaker) Martin Romualdez. Speaker Romualdez, a cousin of Marcos, has slashed the vice presidential office’s budget by nearly two-thirds. The two families are at odds over foreign policy and former President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs, among others. In the Philippines, the vice president is elected separately from the president and has no official duties. Many vice presidents have pursued social development activities, while some have been appointed to cabinet posts.

Persons: Sara Duterte, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos ’, Duterte, Marcos, “, BBM, Liza Araneta, Martin Romualdez, ” Duterte, ”, Romualdez, Rodrigo Duterte’s, Benigno Aquino Organizations: Philippines Reuters, Philippine, Presidential Communications, Presidential Security Command Locations: Manila, Philippines, Philippine

☆ Meet 21 DC power players who shape federal policy for chip companies like Intel, Nvidia, and TSMC
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementThe CHIPS and Science Act, offering over $30 billion in incentives, spurred semiconductor lobbying. Related VideoAmerican manufacturers like Intel and Micron boosted their lobbying funding, while foreign companies like TSMC assembled their DC-based government relations teams in response. Business Insider reviewed lobbying public disclosure reports associated with various chip companies and focused on the top listed lobbyists and governmental affairs departments. Only three companies—Polar Semiconductor, Global Foundries, and TSMC—have finalized funding contracts out of 21 set to receive CHIPS Act grant funding. The spokesperson declined to comment on chip lobbying efforts and the specifics of individual CHIPS applicants.

Persons: TSMC, Chris Miller, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Joe Rogan, TSMC —, Lori Yue, Yue, Trump, Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald Organizations: Nvidia, TSMC, Intel, Big Tech, Micron, AMD, Business, Polar Semiconductor, Global, of Commerce, Companies, Columbia Business School, The Locations: Washington, Washington ,, Taiwan

☆ Microsoft is finally testing its Recall photographic memory search feature. It's not perfect
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft on Friday started letting people test Recall, its so-called photographic memory search feature for the latest Copilot+ PCs. Microsoft first touted Recall in May as a prominent feature that would only be available for cutting-edge Copilot+ PCs running the Windows 11 operating system, like the latest Surface Pro. A backlash from cybersecurity experts about the potential risks of Recall, however, led Microsoft to revamp it. Copilot+ PCs with AMD or Intel chips are out of luck for now. WATCH: Microsoft to release controversial Windows Recall AI search feature to testers in October

Persons: It's, you've Organizations: Microsoft, Pro, Qualcomm, Windows, AMD, Intel Locations: New York

☆ A judge compared OpenAI to a video game company in its court battle with The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The judge used an analogy to a video game company to explain her decision. The New York Times sued OpenAI in December, arguing that the company used its articles without permission to train ChatGPT. She then offered an analogy to explain her decision, comparing OpenAI to a video game manufacturer and the Times to a copyright holder. If a copyright holder sued a video game manufacturer for copyright infringement, the copyright holder might be required to produce documents relating to their interactions with that video game manufacturer, but the video game manufacturer would not be entitled to wide-ranging discovery concerning the copyright holder's employees' gaming history, statements about video games generally, or even their licensing of different content to other video game Manufacturers. The case is one among dozens of copyright cases filed against OpenAI, including by media organizations like the New York Daily News, the Denver Post, and The Intercept.

Persons: OpenAI, Ona T, Wang, Sarah Silverman, Silverman, Rob Lowe, that's, Axel Springer Organizations: Times, New York Times, OpenAI, New York Daily News, Denver Post, Raw, Business

☆ Why this 'Outlander' character was recast for season 7
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Advertisement"Outlander" season seven has seen one major member of Jamie Fraser's family recast. As of season seven part two, Kristin Atherton has taken over the role. Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Outlander" season seven, episode nine, "Unfinished Business." The second half of "Outlander" season seven has reintroduced viewers to a few characters not seen since the show's early days. But while the character was originally played by Northern Irish actor Laura Donnelly in early seasons, she has been replaced by another actor for season seven.

Persons: Jamie Fraser's, Jenny Murray, Laura Donnelly, Kristin Atherton, Jamie, Sam Heughan, Caitríona Balfe, Ian Murray, Steven Cree, Nell Hudson, Janet, Jenny, Murray, Donnelly, Neil Davidson, Starz Donnelly, Tolkien, Emma Healy's, Olivier, Tony, Sam Mendes, Donnelly's, Jez Butterworth, Atherton, Starz Jenny, who'll, Dougal MacKenzie, Graham McTavish, Geillis Duncan, Lotte Verbeek, Brian Fraser, Andrew Whipp, Joan MacKenzie, Layla Burns, Matthew B, Roberts Organizations: Northern, Starz, Business, Sony Pictures, Broadway, Hulu Locations: Claire, Laoghaire Mackenzie, Northern Irish, California

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