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☆ Minnesota lawmaker Dean Phillips says Biden should 'pass the torch' in 2024: Democrats 'would like to see an alternative'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips is open about his desire for a Democratic candidate that isn't Joe Biden. Phillips said on "Meet the Press" that Americans want to "turn the page" from the last Biden-Trump face-off. A "moderate governor, hopefully from the heartland" would be a better, more unifying choice, Phillips said. "Tired of the meanness and the fear-mongering of Donald Trump, I would like to see Joe Biden, a wonderful and remarkable man, pass the torch, and cement this extraordinary legacy," Phillips said Sunday. "As a Democrat, I adore Joe Biden.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow AWS is designing its own chips to help catch Microsoft and Google in generative A.I. raceDespite its firm footing as the world's biggest cloud provider, Amazon Web Services got a slow start to the generative AI race. AWS released its large language model, Titan, months after Microsoft's reported $13 billion investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Google's release of Bard. But AWS is also designing its own custom AI microchips, shown to CNBC in an exclusive tour of its Austin chip lab. Now analysts say AWS may gain a long term advantage in AI by offering an alternative to Nvidia GPUs.

Persons: OpenAI, Bard Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Web Services, AWS, CNBC, Nvidia Locations: ChatGPT

☆ WTA roundup: Nao Hibino upsets Linda Noskova for Prague title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Aug 7, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Venus Williams (USA) waves to the crowd after her loss against Madison Keys (USA) (not pictured) in first round play at IGA Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY SportsAugust 8 - Japan's Nao Hibino ended a four-year title drought Monday with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of No. 4 seed and home favorite Linda Noskova at the Livesport Prague Open in the Czech Republic. After taking the opening set rather easily, Keys needed nine match points to put Williams away. "You have to find that balance between playing risky, aggressive, but not too risky, not too much, because then (Swiatek's) not going to give you many points," Pliskova said.

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☆ Polling suggests that defeating 'woke' policies in schools and government is not a priority for most Republican voters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP voters aren't as concerned with wokeness as some GOP candidates might think, a new poll suggests. Some GOP presidential hopefuls built careers on anti-wokeness, but that's not the priority of most voters. If given a choice, most GOP voters polled by NYT and Sienna College chose a "law and order" candidate. Voters don't really care as much about tackling "woke" issues as Republican candidates may think, new polling suggests. The poll surveyed 1,329 registered voters nationwide, including an oversample of 818 registered Republican voters, according to the Times.

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☆ A Texas judge ruled abortions are legal when pregnancies threaten the health of the mother, siding with women who sued over being denied care. Within hours, the state blocked the ruling.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A judge sided with women who were denied abortions in the first case of its kind since Roe v. Wade's overturn. The Texas judge ruled abortions are legal in dangerous pregnancies or cases of fetal anomalies. Then, the state of Texas stepped in, effectively blocking the judge's ruling through an appeal. A spokesperson from the state attorney general's office called the judge's ruling "an activist Austin judge's attempt to override Texas abortion laws," according to the Statesman. The plaintiffs include several women who were denied abortions in Texas along with multiple obstetrician-gynecologists, according to a press release from the center.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Jessica Mangrum, Travis County, Austin judge's, Molly Duane, It's, Duane, Nancy Northup Organizations: Service, Austin American, Statesman, for Reproductive Rights, Texas, Center for Reproductive Rights Locations: Texas, Wall, Silicon, Travis

☆ Video shows Trump supporters crashing a Mike Pence campaign event: 'Why didn't you uphold the Constitution?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump supporters confronted Mike Pence at a presidential campaign event, calling him a "traitor." Trump just pleaded not guilty in the 2020 election case, his third arraignment of the year. Pence, lagging behind in GOP polls, still tried to win over the MAGA supporters during the event. Pence was met by a group of about 10 Trump supporters armed with signs and flags as he arrived at a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire, NBC News reported. Video of the incident showed a handful of people wearing Trump and MAGA merchandise yelling at Pence in a parking lot.

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☆ Mega Millions jackpot lottery climbs to $1.55 billion and could end up being the largest in its history
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Mega Millions jackpot may be the game's largest prize ever at an estimated $1.55 billion. The burgeoning jackpot is estimated to top $1.55 billion, according to a Mega Millions press release. The Mega Millions company brags that it is the only lottery game to have awarded four jackpots surpassing $1 billion. "With enthusiastic players across the country, many of whom are newcomers to the game, it is indeed likely that there will be a record Mega Millions jackpot," the press release said. The Mega Millions hype comes weeks after someone snagged a luxurious $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot.

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☆ A rental car company is now demanding $10,000 from a Texas influencer who has been detained in Dubai for 3 months
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The case against Tierra Allen, 29, claims she slandered a car rental company and screamed publicly. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have prohibited the 29-year-old Texas resident from leaving the country since April, when an employee of a rental car company accused her of screaming during an argument. After widespread international media attention to her case, Dubai police have now amended that complaint. The rental car was towed back to the rental car office with Allen's belongings still inside, including her wallet, phone, and passport. Allen's mother, Tina Baxter, told Insider that her daughter expects to finally retrieve her personal items from the rental car agency this week.

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CNN —President Joe Biden has decided that the headquarters of US Space Command will remain in Colorado and not move to Alabama, two US officials told CNN on Monday, reversing a decision by then-President Donald Trump. US Space Command, which is a joint command and separate from the US Space Force military branch, is currently housed in Colorado Springs, but the Air Force recommended near the end of Trump’s presidency that the command be moved to Huntsville, Alabama. Former Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett also chose Huntsville as the preferred location for SPACECOM headquarters in 2021. Colorado Springs is home to Peterson Space Force Base, previously known as Peterson Air Force Base. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Republican from Colorado and chair of the House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces, hailed Biden’s decision to keep Space Command headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, calling it “the most viable option” and the “best permanent home” for the military’s newest combatant command.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailReddit's rise and recent revoltsReddit has grown to become one of the most popular websites in the world, but the company's recent API price increases have put many third-party Reddit apps out of business, leading to protests from the company's contingent of volunteer moderators. As Reddit looks to go public, ongoing tension between its leadership team and the Reddit community at large could impact its valuation.

☆ Just 4 of Donald Trump's 44 former cabinet members have publicly endorsed his 2024 run
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Very few members of Trump's former cabinet have endorsed his 2024 re-election campaign. NBC News reached out to over 40 former cabinet members, finding just 4 publicly endorsed Trump. Other former cabinet members burned by Trump are advocating against him. Only four of Trump's former cabinet members openly endorsed his re-election run, according to NBC News. "They're not friends; they're not hanging on forever," Barbara Perry, the director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia, told NBC.

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☆ GOP Gov. Sununu slams Trump, saying he 'doesn't have the energy' and is 'droning on for 90 minutes' during events
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Sununu said Trump doesn't have the energy from past campaigns. Chris Sununu, who says he's doing everything he can to keep Trump from becoming the 2024 GOP presidential nominee. On Sunday's "This Week" on ABC News, Sununu said Trump lacks energy and enthusiasm at some events, like at the GOP's Lincoln Day Dinner in Iowa on Friday. The Iowa caucuses, the first in the national succession of GOP presidential caucuses, will take place on January 15, 2024. Sununu said Trump brings "a lot of drama to the table," comparing the former president's presidential run to a rerun of a soap opera.

Persons: Chris Sununu, Trump, Trump's, Sununu, Donald Trump, he's, doesn't, He's, that's Organizations: Gov, ABC News, Service, GOP, New Hampshire Gov, Trump, ABC, Republican Party, The New York Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Iowa

☆ Pittsburgh's major airport is opening a child care center in a terminal to retain airport employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Airports are providing child care for airport employees to keep them in the business. As airports try to retain employees, they've turned to providing child care for workers to entice them to stay in the business. The child care center, which is due to open in August, has 61 spaces available, NBC reported. It's available to the 6,000 employees at the airport, though the 475 airport authority employees will get first dibs, the outlet reported. Denver International Airport and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport are considering following suit, the outlet reported.

Persons: they've, we'll, Thomas Romig Organizations: NBC News, Pittsburgh International, NBC, International, Reuters, Denver International Airport, Northern, Northern Kentucky International Locations: Pittsburgh's, California, Arizona, Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky

☆ Reddit throughout the years: Its rise to prominence, recent revolts and IPO plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Katie Brigham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The price hikes have led some beloved third-party Reddit apps such as Apollo to shut down, instigating an uproar among the website's community of volunteer moderators, who often rely on third-party apps to run the site's 100,000+ discussion communities, called subreddits. But tensions remain high, and some say that if Reddit doesn't rebuild trust, its most passionate users will go elsewhere. Ohanian rejoined Reddit as executive chairman in 2014 and Huffman rejoined as CEO the next year. But it's not just tech giants who use Reddit's API. These third-party apps are largely just alternatives to Reddit's official mobile app, which didn't even exist until 2016.

Persons: Reddit, David DeWald, Alexis Ohanian, Steve Huffman, Paul Graham, Ohanian, Huffman, Y Combinator, Condé Nast, Debra Aho Williamson, George Floyd's, it's, Apollo, Jakub Porzycki Organizations: University of Virginia, Advance, Facebook, Insider Intelligence, GameStop, AMC, Google, Getty

☆ How to watch Australia, Canada and Nigeria battle for Wwomen's World Cup knockout phase spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images Norway celebrates scoring in its 6-0 victory against the Philippines on Sunday. Aisha Schulz/AP Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, center, heads the ball to score the opening goal against Italy on July 29. John Cowpland/AP Italy's fans cheer before their team's match against Sweden at Wellington Regional Stadium, New Zealand. John Cowpland/AP China's Wang Shuang celebrates after scoring against Haiti during a Women's World Cup match on Friday, July 28. John Cowpland/AP US forward Alex Morgan is surrounded by Vietnam defenders during their opening match on July 22.

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☆ Ford is recalling 870,000 F-150 trucks after customers reported their brakes activated while driving
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ford is recalling thousands of F-150 trucks over a potentially dangerous parking brake malfunction. At least 19 drivers said the parking brake activated while they were driving, the company said. Ford is recalling hundreds of thousands of its iconic F-150 trucks after customers reported malfunctions with the brakes. Some said the parking brake activated while they were driving their trucks, the Associated Press reported on Friday. There will be no charge for this service," the Recall Report said.

Persons: Ford, Ford's Organizations: Associated Press, Ford, National, Traffic Safety Administration Locations: North America

☆ Philippines stun co-hosts New Zealand with Wellington win
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group A - New Zealand v Philippines - Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand - July 25, 2023 Philippines' Sarina Bolden celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliWELLINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Forward Sarina Bolden headed the winner as the Philippines spoiled co-hosts New Zealand's party with a stunning 1-0 victory in their Women's World Cup Group A clash on Tuesday. The Philippines lost 2-0 to Switzerland in their opening match and looked to be an easy mark for the Football Ferns, who were coming off their first-ever World Cup win over former champions Norway and looking to book a spot in the last 16. Instead, the Philippines secured their own first World Cup win to keep alive their hopes of progressing in their debut tournament. Bott looped a cross into the box but Hannah Wilkinson, the hero of New Zealand's opening win on Thursday, sent her header over the bar. The Philippines close out their Group A against 1995 winners Norway on Sunday, while New Zealand face Switzerland.

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☆ A storied cathedral protected by the UN in Ukraine's key port city of Odesa has now been bombed twice — once by Putin and once by Stalin
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian missile strike clobbered a Ukrainian cathedral in Odesa, killing one and injuring 19. The strike in the port city of Odesa early Sunday morning left one dead and injured 19 others. Photos from Reuters showed the devastation in the Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral — also known as the Transfiguration Cathedral — which is Odesa's largest church building. An interior view shows the Transfiguration Cathedral damaged during a Russian missile strike on Odesa, Ukraine. The destruction of the key port city is a tactic, according to Oleksiy Honcharenko, a Ukrainian MP from Odesa.

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☆ Vaping was marketed as an avenue to quit smoking cigarettes. But some smokers are now just doing both, CDC study finds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new CDC study found that some people have taken to smoking both cigarettes and vapes. Vapes were previously pitched as a way to switch or quit smoking cigarettes. Vapes have previously been marketed as a way to quit smoking cigarettes. Among all American adults, the CDC study found that 10.2% smoked only cigarettes, 3.2% smoked only e-cigarettes, and 1.3% smoked both. Meanwhile, adults aged 45 and over largely preferred cigarettes only, reporting the lowest percentages of e-cigarette use or dual use.

Persons: Vapes Organizations: CDC, Morning, Disease Control, Drug Administration, American Lung Association

☆ Fox News anchors are practically begging Trump to participate in their GOP presidential debate next month
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fox News personalities are chomping at the bit for Donald Trump to participate in their GOP debate. Several Fox News anchors are practically begging former President Donald Trump to attend their GOP presidential debate on August 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Washington Post reported. "When you have a big lead, you don't do it," Trump told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo last week. When the network hosted a GOP debate in August 2015 (wherein Trump famously sparred with Megyn Kelly), the network drew in 24 million views, the Post reported. When Trump pulled out of another Fox debate months later, the network logged about half as many views.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Maria Bartiromo, Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, John Roberts, Piers Morgan, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Doocy, he's, Kilmeade, Fox, Frank Luntz, Megyn Kelly Organizations: Fox, Fox News, Trump, Washington, The Washington Post, GOP, Post, Dominion Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin

☆ Casey DeSantis hits back at reports calling her 'Walmart Melania': 'I do shop at Walmart'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An opinion piece published by The Daily Beast referred to Casey DeSantis as "the Walmart Melania." In a "Fox & Friends" interview on Thursday, Florida's first lady brushed off the criticism. In Thursday's interview, "Fox & Friends" host Ainsley Earhardt asked Casey how she deals with the criticism. Ron DeSantis, his wife, Casey DeSantis, and their children Mason, Madison, and Mamie during his inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol on January 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida. Lynne Sladky/AP"One thing that the corporate media did get right about me, I do shop at Walmart," Casey DeSantis said.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Texas became the center of U.S. chipmakingTexas is now the top state for U.S. chip manufacturing. It has the highest number of semiconductor fabrication plants, and six new projects will bring an additional $61 billion and 8,000 jobs. 65 years after the integrated circuit was invented in Texas, chip giants are now attracted by low taxes and the $1.4 billion Texas CHIPS Act passed in June. CNBC got a tour of Texas Instruments' $30 billion site being built north of Dallas and Samsung's $17 billion fab under construction near Austin.

Organizations: CNBC, Texas Instruments Locations: Texas, chipmaking Texas, U.S, Dallas, Austin

☆ UN warns that implanting unregulated AI chips in your brain because could threaten your mental privacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The United Nations is warning about "potentially harmful" advances in neurotechnology. Some tech could allow AI to compromise a person's mental privacy, UNESCO officials said. "It's like putting neurotech on steroids," Mariagrazia Squicciarini, an economist from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, told the AFP. I didn't like it at all," Galvin, who eventually had the device removed, told UNESCO. It could threaten our rights to human dignity, freedom of thought and privacy," UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay said in June, when she proposed a "common ethical framework at the international level."

Persons: Gabriela Ramos, Ramos, Antonio Guterres, Hannah Galvin, Galvin, " Galvin, Squicciarini, Audrey Azoulay Organizations: UNESCO, UN, Morning, United Nations, Agence France, United Nations Educational, Cultural Organization, AFP Locations: neurotechnology

☆ QAnon Shaman, who pleaded guilty and made a heartfelt apology in Jan. 6 case, has changed his mind and wants his plea reversed
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The QAnon Shaman who pleaded guilty for his January 6 involvement wants to reverse his plea, BBC reported. At least not for the QAnon Shaman who was charged and imprisoned following his participation in the January 6 Capitol riot in 2021. Jacob Chansley once issued a moving apology as he pleaded guilty for his participation in the riot. Now that he's out of prison early, what he regrets now is his guilty plea. "Regrets only weigh down the mind," Chansley told the BBC.

Persons: Jacob Chansley, Chansley, ineffectively, Albert Watkins, Watkins, Donald Trump, Trump, Chansely, Q Organizations: BBC, Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ A Michigan city stopped people from repainting a Black Lives Matter street mural, claiming it posed 'traffic safety concerns'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Volunteers can't repaint a Black Lives Matter mural on a main street in Flint, city officials said. But the state's transportation department said they aren't preventing the project. Edwards did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, nor did the Flint chapter of Black Lives Matter. However, a spokesperson from the Michigan Department of Transportation denied Edwards' claim that the department would shut down the street, The Flint Journal reported. Black Lives Matter murals across the state have previously been vandalized.

Persons: Martin Luther King, Clyde Edwards, Edwards, Jocelyn Garza, Garza, It's Organizations: Service, Martin Luther King Avenue, Flint Journal, Michigan Department of Transportation, MLK Locations: Flint, Wall, Silicon, Flint , Michigan

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