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☆ Pope set for another row with conservatives at bishops' summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Alvise Armellini | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Pope Francis looks on as he meets with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Palais du Pharo, on the occasion of the Mediterranean Meetings (MED 2023), in Marseille, France September 23, 2023. Andreas Solaro/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsVATICAN CITY, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday opens a global summit of bishops on potentially momentous issues for the Roman Catholic Church, including the role of women and its attitude towards LGBT people. To the chagrin of conservatives, it does not explicitly mention abortion, euthanasia, and the defence of the traditional family. A papal document will follow, most likely in 2025, meaning changes in Church teaching, if any, would be a long way off. In one, the pope hinted at the possibility of allowing priests to bless same-sex couples on a case-by-case basis.

Persons: Pope Francis, Emmanuel Macron, Andreas Solaro, Francis, Father Gerald Murray, Cardinal Raymond Burke, Burke, Murray, Jesus, Alvise Armellini, Matthew Lewis Organizations: CITY, Roman Catholic Church, Catholic, EWTN, Churches, Church, Thomson Locations: Marseille, France, Rome, St Peter's, Asia, Europe, Africa, United States, America, Vatican

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization authorized a second malaria vaccine on Monday, a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world's first shot against the parasitic disease. “As a malaria researcher, I used to dream of the day we would have a safe and effective vaccine against malaria. Alister Craig, an emeritus professor at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, said he would recommend countries trying to get the GSK vaccine switch to the Oxford vaccine instead. Neither of the malaria vaccines stop transmission so immunization campaigns alone won’t be enough to stop epidemics. In a separate decision, WHO's expert group also authorized the dengue vaccine made by Takeda, which was previously approved by the European Union drug regulator.

Persons: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ” Tedros, Tedros, it’s, ”, John Johnson, ” Johnson, Melinda Gates, Alister Craig, Craig, Takeda, Jamey Keaten Organizations: World Health Organization, WHO, Oxford University, Serum Institute of India, Research, Oxford, GSK, Melinda Gates Foundation, Serum, Liverpool School, Tropical, European Union, Associated Press, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Ghana, Burkina Faso, Africa, Oxford, Bangladesh, Geneva

☆ Thunderclaps, first tee charging and fancy dress: Fans bring noise and color to the Ryder Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It looked more like the start of a city marathon than fans heading into a golf tournament, but such is the Ryder Cup’s unique brand of appeal. Fans from both sides of the Atlantic have come in their droves, bringing noise and color to the 44th edition of the event at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns alongside England’s Tyrrell Hatton, the Masters champion admitted to having butterflies long before tee off. “It increasingly got higher until we hit that tee shot on the first hole. US golfer Collin Morikawa passes a group of Team USA fans dressed as Evel Knievel.

Persons: Ryder, Marco Simone Golf, whoops, Jon Rahm, Nicolas Colsaerts, ”, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa, Brian Harman, “, Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns, England’s Tyrrell Hatton, ” Rahm, Alex Burstow, Europe’s, Rahm’s “ Rambo, Collin Morikawa, Evel Knievel, Paul Ellis, Michael Jordan, Novak Djokovic, Gareth Bale, Carlos Sainz, Djokovic Organizations: CNN, Marco Simone Golf Club, Reuters, Iceland men’s soccer, UEFA European Football, European, Team Europe, Team USA, Getty, Ryder, Ferrari Locations: Rome, Italy, Iceland, Belgian, Swedish, Ireland, Sweden, AFP

☆ Craft beer, marriages and air travel: The collateral damage of a government shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Staff, meanwhile, have been forced to put their real jobs on hold to prepare for the looming shutdown. National parksThe National Park Service plans to close its parks and furlough park rangers if the government shuts down on Sunday. During the 2018-2019 shutdown, the parks themselves remained accessible, but without most services. Some presidential libraries would remain open as long as they have sufficient funds, but others would close and research services would be reduced. A shutdown would result in a "data blackout" of critical economic statistics that influence markets and businesses around the globe.

Persons: Donald Trump, that's, Biden, Joshua, Armando L, Sanchez, Pete Buttigieg, they're, White, Treasury Department furloughed, shutdowns Organizations: Yosemite, Fresno Bee, Tribune, Service, Getty, White House Council, Economic Advisers, Management, Staff, National Park Service, Park Service, Department of Interior, NBC, Congressional Research Service, National Zoo, U.S . Holocaust, Museum, National, Science, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, FBI Agents Association, FBI, Air, Transportation Security, LaGuardia, TSA, O'Hare International, State Department, Consular, Education Department, AmeriCorps, Agriculture Department, Assistance, Women, Small Business Administration, Federal Housing Administration, Social, Consumer, Food and Drug Administration, Consumer Product Safety, Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, Labor, —, Social Security, Medicare, Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control, Russia Locations: El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, Washington, Civil, U.S, Europe, Southeast Asia, New Mexico, shutdowns, New York, Chicago, Russia, Iran, Ukraine

Qualcomm has denied any wrongdoing and had asked the judge to reject the consumers' claims. The consumers' case was in Corley's court following a 9th Circuit ruling in 2021 that struck down an order certifying a nationwide consumer class action. In January, Corley dismissed core antitrust elements of the plaintiffs' claims but let the case move forward. The consumers' lawyers told Corley that "Qualcomm turns a blind eye to the massive evidentiary record" backing the consumers' allegations of exclusive dealing. The case is In re: Qualcomm Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Jacqueline Scott Corley, Corley, Joseph Cotchett, Kalpana Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey, Robert Van, Van, Gary Bornstein, Richard Taffet, Morgan, Lewis, Bockius Read, Mike Scarcella, Leigh Jones Organizations: Qualcomm, REUTERS, Tuesday, U.S, Apple, U.S . Federal, Circuit, Qualcomm Antitrust Litigation, Court, Northern District of, McCarthy, Thomson Locations: California, San Francisco, San Diego, Northern District, Northern District of California, Cotchett, Pitre, U.S

☆ North Korea says it will expel Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran across the border
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Stella Kim | Patrick Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this photo taken in Seoul on August 16, 2023, a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King (C), who ran across the border into North Korea while part of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border on July 18. SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Wednesday that it will expel Travis King, the U.S. soldier who intentionally ran across the border into the isolated country this summer. King, 23, bolted across the heavily armed border on July 18 during a public tour of the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. A statement reported by the state-run news agency KCNA said that King will be "expelled" at an unspecified time. No details were given of the destination of the American Army private, who had been based in South Korea.

Persons: Travis King, KCNA, King, Kim Jong, Vladimir Putin, Kim, Claudine Gates, Gates, — Stella Kim, Patrick Smith Organizations: American Army, American Society, Incheon International, NBC News, Joint Security, North, U.S . Army, Associated Press Locations: Seoul, North Korea, Korea's, SEOUL, South Korea, U.S, North, Incheon, Pyongyang, Ukraine, Korea, America, Racine , Wisconsin, London

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday that it will expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country through the heavily armed border between the Koreas in July. At the time he crossed the border, King was supposed to be heading to Fort Bliss, Texas, following his release from prison in South Korea on an assault conviction. Following weeks of silence, North Korea confirmed in August that it had detained King, 23, and was investigating the circumstances surrounding his border crossing. King, who is from Wisconsin, was among about 28,000 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea as deterrence against potential aggression from North Korea. That happened in 2017 when North Korea deported Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was in a coma at the time of his release and later died.

Persons: Travis King, King, Claudine Gates, ”, “, Otto Warmbier, Bill Richardson —, —, servicemembers Organizations: Korean Central News Agency, U.S . Army, DPRK, Democratic People’s, State Department, Pentagon, Associated Press Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, U.S, Fort Bliss , Texas, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Wisconsin, Korea, America

☆ North Korea to expel U.S. soldier Travis King over illegal border crossing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sarah Leslie/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 27 (Reuters) - North Korea has decided to expel American soldier Travis King who it said has admitted to illegal intrusion into the country and was "disillusioned about unequal U.S. society," state media KCNA said on Wednesday. The decision was contained in the final results of an investigation into King's July border crossing published by KCNA. Last month it reported interim findings that he wanted refuge in North Korea or elsewhere because of maltreatment and racial discrimination within the army. There have been several attempts by U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea to desert or defect to North Korea, but King's expulsion came relatively quickly compared to others who have spent years before being released from the reclusive country. King, who joined the U.S. army in January 2021, faced two allegations of assault in South Korea.

Persons: Travis T, Sarah Leslie, Handout, Travis King, KCNA, King, Jonathan Franks, King's, Myron Gates, Hyonhee Shin, Susan Heavey, Brendan O'Brien, Toby Chopra, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Security Area, REUTERS, Rights, ., Democratic People's, Authorities, U.S . State Department, U.S . Forces, United Nations Command, Joint Security Area, ABC News, U.S, South Korean, Thomson Locations: Panmunjom, South Korea, Rights SEOUL, North Korea, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, U.S . Forces Korea, United States, U.S

☆ We asked Elon Musk's dad what he thought about the new book out on his son. He had a lot to say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Errol Musk told Insider he isn't happy with what he's heard about the new biography on his son. AdvertisementAdvertisementErrol Musk isn't happy with Walter Isaacson's recent biography about his son, Elon Musk. Isaacson's biography on Elon Musk is filled with accounts of incidents where the Tesla CEO and other family members claim Errol Musk bullied and demeaned Elon. In the book, Isaacson wrote that Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk have cut off communication with their father — an assertion Errol Musk denies. Isaacson, Elon Musk, and Kimbal Musk did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication.

Persons: Errol Musk, he's, Elon Musk's, —, Errol Musk isn't, Walter Isaacson's, Elon Musk, demeaned Elon, Isaacson, Errol, Vader, Elon's Luke Skywalker, Elon, Errol Musk's, Cyrus McCrimmon, doesn't, he'd, Pip, Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens, Dr, Jekyll, Hyde, it's, Stone, Jana Bezuidenhout, I'm, Kimbal, –, we'd, Joel Saget, Chris Saucedo, " Isaacson, Kimbal Musk, Bill Gates, Elon wouldn't Organizations: Service, Elon, Denver, AFP, Microsoft Locations: South Africa, Florida

Seoul, South Korea CNN —A South Korean man has been sentenced to jail for using artificial intelligence to generate exploitative images of children, the first case of its kind in the country as courts around the world encounter the use of new technologies in creating abusive sexual content. He had created about 360 AI-generated images in April, the prosecutor’s office told CNN. Prosecutors argued during the case that the definition of sexually exploitative material should include descriptions of sexual behaviors by “virtual humans” and not just the appearance of actual children. For years, deepfakes – highly convincing fake videos made using AI – have been used to put women’s faces into often aggressive pornographic videos, without their consent. The videos often appear so real it can be hard for female victims to deny it isn’t really them.

Persons: deepfakes, ” Samantha Cole, “, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg – Organizations: South Korea CNN, Court, CNN, Prosecutors, European Union Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Busan, Spain, Extremadura, China, United States, Washington

☆ Bill Gates declared it's 'complete nonsense' to think planting trees will solve climate change. 'Pro-tree' Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff accused him of going on a 'tirade.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Gates recently said that planting trees to address climate change is a "less proven" approach. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff took offense, saying Gates went on an unnecessary "tirade." Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who has put $300 million toward planting trees to address climate change, took offense. "The one that we directly have in the most actionable form is more trees," Benioff said. While planting trees can help make a dent in the climate crisis and protecting existing forests is important, studies indicate that it's not enough to singularly solve climate change.

Persons: Bill Gates, Marc Benioff, Gates, Benioff, David Gelles, Gelles, He's, Elon Musk, Tesla Organizations: Service, New York Times, New, Elon Locations: New York

☆ I'm an artist and I make cutesy photo cards of political figures from Mugshot Trump to Burger Kim Jong Un. Making these powerful men look soft and harmless helps me fear them less.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementThis is an as-told-to essay based on an interview with Bella Pham, an artist who makes cute photo cards of famous politicians. On a more emotional level, I think creating these cards takes away the fear people might have of politicians. AdvertisementAdvertisementPutting them in these cards takes away the hold that they have on you mentally.

Persons: Bella Pham, Pham, —, she's, It's, it's, Joe Biden, Sleepy Joe, Winnie, Pooh, Kim Jong, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Bella Pham I'm, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, I've Organizations: Service, Trump Locations: Southern, China, North Korea

REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) gaming master plan is slowly coming together. But Microsoft’s gaming revenue was still around 8% of group sales, or $15 billion, for the year ended June 2022. Given these risks, it makes sense for Nadella to grow his exposure to those parts of the gaming market which are less likely to be upended by cloud gaming. It remains possible that cloud gaming is a dog that doesn’t bark – or at least not for some time. As a result of the Activision deal, Nadella has a hedge of sorts against cloud gaming happening too fast.

Persons: Kevork, Satya Nadella’s, Ampere, ”, GamesIndustry.biz, Nadella, George Hay, Katrina Hamlin Organizations: Activision, REUTERS, Reuters, Bethesda, Microsoft, Satya Nadella’s Activision, Ampere, Sony, Nintendo, Reuters Graphics, Netflix, Gamers, Xbox, PlayStation, Big Tech, Apple, HK, reckons, Competition, Markets Authority, CMA, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Ubisoft Entertainment, Ubisoft, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, United States, U.S

☆ India welcomes MotoGP: Monsoon rains, Bollywood superstars and a mystery monkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jonathan Hawkins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

First-placed Bezzecchi (C), second-placed Prima Pramac Racing's Spanish rider Jorge Martin (L) and third-placed Monster Energy Yamaha's French rider Fabio Quartararo pose on the podium after the Indian MotoGP Grand Prix. Last year Poncharal says he bumped into Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, who told him about the potential interest in an Indian MotoGP Grand Prix. As at the G20, the MotoGP race branding also featured the name ‘Bharat,’ rather than India. Bezzecchi is third overall in the championship, 44 points behind Bagnaia after the Indian Grand Prix. “It has been an incredible experience and success for MotoGP to be in India for the first time,” said Ezpeleta.

Persons: India CNN —, Jorge Martin, Fabio Quartararo, Money Sharma, Pramac, Hervé Poncharal, Poncharal, Carmelo Ezpeleta, Prakash Singh, we’ve, Ikjot Singh Bhasin, ” Paolo Ciabatti, “, ” Ciabatti, it’s, ” Poncharal, Herve Poncharal, Jonathan Hawkins, Tissot, Bharat, Marco Bezzecchi, ”, Marc Marquez, Martin, ” Martin, I’m, ” KTM's Jack Miller, Jack Miller, ” Miller, there’s, ” Sebastian Vettel, Andrew Hone, “ I’m, –, Repsol, Suresh Raina, SHARMA, Pecco Bagnaia, Marquez –, Ranveer Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Yogi Adityanath, Bezzecchi, Bagnaia, appreciatively, Yamaha’s Frenchman, ” Ikjot Singh Bhasin, don’t Organizations: India CNN, India CNN — Briefly, Buddh, Circuit, Formula One, Pramac, Energy, Getty, Racing, Prix, CNN Sport, Ducati Lenovo, Buddh Circuit, MotoGP, CNN, Ducati, YouTube, Honda, Sprint, Financial Times, Manufacturers, KTM, Husqvarna, Indian, One, India MotoGP Bharat Locations: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, New Delhi, East, Asia, South America, Kazakhstan, Delhi, Greater Noida, AFP, Yamaha’s, “

WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Private Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea in July, is in U.S. custody and heading home after being expelled by North Korea into China, the United States said on Wednesday. For its part, North Korea appears to have treated his case as one of illegal immigration. North Korea's KCNA state news agency said King told Pyongyang he entered North Korea illegally because he was disillusioned about unequal U.S. Last month, it said that he wanted refuge in North Korea or elsewhere because of maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. army. KING IN 'GOOD HEALTH'The Swedish government, which represents U.S. interests in North Korea because Washington has no diplomatic presence in the country, retrieved King in North Korea and brought him to China.

Persons: Travis King, King, KCNA, Matthew Miller, Nicholas Burns, Miller, Kim Hong, Jonathan Franks, Claudine Gates, Gates, Myron Gates, Fort Sam Houston, Brittney Griner, Hyonhee Shin, hyang Choi, Phil Stewart, Susan Heavey, Trevor Hunnicutt, Doina, Idrees Ali, Daphne Psaledakis Michael Martina, Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom, Brendan O'Brien, Johan Ahlander, Philippa Fletcher, Sharon Singleton, Bill Berkrot, Don Durfee, Daniel Wallis, William Maclean, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: North, The State Department, ., China . State Department, U.S, Osan Air Force Base, King, REUTERS, United States Army, ABC News, South Korean, Brooke Army Medical Center, Base San, Fort, Russia, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, SEOUL, U.S, North Korea, China, United States, Washington, Pyongyang, Swedish, Beijing, Dandong, Shenyang, South Korea, Sweden, Gijungdong, Panmunjom, Texas, Base San Antonio, Seoul, Chicago, Stockholm

☆ The Silicon Valley investors who secretly bought up $800 million in Northern California real estate reveal unexpected plans for 'a city of yesterday'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Chris Kaye | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A mysterious company backed by Silicon Valley investors has been purchasing land near San Francisco. They're planning to build a retro city on the 52,000 acres of farmland they bought. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Silicon Valley investors that got the government's attention by gobbling up $800 million worth of land outside San Francisco say the mystery city they plan on building is, well… kinda retro. Solano County Google Maps"The plans that people put forward will be very inspired by those great old American neighborhoods that someone who was born 100 years ago will recognize," Sramek told KQED.

Persons: —, we've, Jan Sramek, Sramek, Goldman Sachs, Marc Andreessen, Laurene Powell Jobs, Michael Moritz of, Reid Hoffman, Flannery, who've, Catherine Moy, Moy, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Musk, Chap Ambrose, Ambrose, Azmi Haroun Organizations: Service, KQED, The New York Times, Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital, Flannery Associates, Travis Air Force Base, Solano County Google, Boring Company, SpaceX, Washington Post Locations: Silicon, San Francisco, California, Solano County, Bay, Fairfield, Solano Silicon, Austin , Texas, Bastrop Country

People are seen outside the main gate of the Pegatron facility following a fire incident at the facility near Chennai, India, September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Praveen Paramasivam Acquire Licensing RightsCHENGALPATTU, India Sept 26 (Reuters) - A production shutdown at Apple supplier Pegatron's (4938.TW) India iPhone factory is expected to extend into Wednesday and disruptions could last longer as authorities investigate a fire at the Taiwanese firm's only India plant, four sources said. One of the sources said Apple representatives were collaborating with Pegatron after the incident. The affected Pegatron India plant accounts for 10% of Apple's iPhone production in the country. Pegatron, which started iPhone assembly in India in September last year, is also in talks to open a second Indian contract facility for Apple near the existing one in Tamil Nadu.

Persons: Praveen, Pegatron, Praveen Paramasivam, Aditya Kalra, Kim Coghill, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: REUTERS, Apple, India iPhone, Pegatron Corporation, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Chennai, India, TW, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, Wistron, Indian

☆ Read the Judge’s Ruling in the Trump Fraud Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

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Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, aLago, Doc, Donald Trump's SFCs, Lawrence Moens, Moens, Diaz, Gardner, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, LETITIA JAMES, TRUMP, DONALD J Organizations: Historic Preservation, New York, NEW, GENERAL Locations: Beach, Palm Beach , Florida, Palm Beach, Hosp, Ethier

☆ Billionaire Moguls and a Trillion Trees
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( David Gelles | More About David Gelles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At last week’s Climate Forward event, I asked Bill Gates how he offsets his own substantial carbon footprint. Gates mentioned paying for direct air capture, funding heat pumps and installing solar panels. “I don’t plant trees.”Following up, I asked Gates what he thought about the voguish notion that planting enough trees might somehow solve climate change. Which one do we want to be?”Gates was taking direct aim at one of the most hyped-up climate solutions in recent years: planting lots and lots of trees. The approach burst onto the scene in Davos in 2020, when Marc Benioff, the co-founder of Salesforce, announced that he was going to work with the Trump administration to plant a trillion trees.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, ”, “, Marc Benioff, Trump Organizations: Salesforce Locations: Davos

An Apple logo is pictured outside an Apple store in Lille, France, September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Apple Inc FollowBRUSSELS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Tuesday called on Apple (AAPL.O) CEO Tim Cook to open up the iPhone maker's fiercely guarded ecosystem of hardware and software to rivals. "The next job for Apple and other Big Tech, under the DMA (Digital Markets Act) is to open up its gates to competitors," Breton told Reuters. "Be it the electronic wallet, browsers or app stores, consumers using an Apple iPhone should be able to benefit from competitive services by a range of providers," he said. Breton also took aim at Apple's arguments that security and privacy issues are the reasons why it has a closed ecosystem.

Persons: Stephanie Lecocq, Thierry Breton, Tim Cook, Cook, Breton, Foo Yun, Mark Potter Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, Apple Inc, Big Tech, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Lille, France, Brussels, EU

☆ Want to move from side hustle to startup? Ditch your backup plan, says investor and guest 'Shark Tank' shark Matt Higgins
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Higgins' new book, "Burn the Boats," urges people to forego the backup plan to fulfill their goals. AdvertisementAdvertisementSide hustlers and would-be entrepreneurs will often have a backup plan to their dreams, just in case things don't work out. But that safety net might be preventing them from achieving their full potential, according to a book by Matt Higgins, an investor and guest shark on "Shark Tank." Higgins' book, titled "Burn the Boats," urges entrepreneurs to find the right moment, and then go all-in on their goals. Mainly though, you have to learn to let go when things don't go your way.

Persons: Matt Higgins, Higgins, —, Rudolph Giuliani's, Stephen Ross, you'll, Ray Dalio, Bill Gates Organizations: RSE Ventures, Service, Magnolia Bakery, New York City, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, RSE Locations: Queens , New York, New York

☆ Microsoft is hiring a nuclear energy expert to help power its AI and cloud data centers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Artificial intelligence takes a lot of compute power, and Microsoft is putting together a road map for powering that computation with small nuclear reactors. However, Microsoft has publicly committed to pursuing nuclear energy from an innovator in the fusion space. In May, Microsoft announced it signed a power purchase agreement with Helion, a nuclear fusion startup, to buy electricity from it in 2028. Interest in nuclear energy has increased alongside concerns about climate change in recent years, as nuclear reactors generate electricity without releasing virtually any carbon dioxide emissions. Nuclear energy also makes up 47% of America's carbon-free electricity in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Persons: Satya Nadella, ChatGPT, Bill Gates, Microsoft's, Sam Altman, they're Organizations: Microsoft, Modular Reactor, CNBC, Helion, U.S . Energy Information Administration, U.S . Department of Energy Locations: Redmond , Washington, OpenAI, Helion, U.S

China, the world's biggest fossil fuel consumer, is among those signalling that it intends to keep using them for decades. By inserting "unabated" before fossil fuels, the pledge targeted only fuels burned without emissions-capturing technology. "We cannot use it to green-light fossil fuel expansion," the countries said in a joint statement. We can't say we want to avoid 1.5 C ... and not say anything about phasing out fossil fuels," Cox said. The Alliance of Small Island States, whose members face climate-fuelled storms and land loss to rising seas, wants a fossil fuel phase-out and an end to the $7 trillion governments spend annually on subsidising fossil fuels.

Persons: Eduardo Munoz, General Antonio Guterres, Sultan Al Jaber, John Kerry, Teresa Ribera, Eamon Ryan, Ryan, Peter Cox, Cox, Fatih Birol, Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett, Katy Daigle, Emelia Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, United Nations General Assembly, United Arab Emirates, United, European Union, Reuters, Ireland's, American Petroleum Institute, University of Exeter, International Energy Agency, Rockefeller Foundation, Organization of, Petroleum, Small, States, United Nations, D.C, Thomson Locations: New York, New York City , New York, U.S, Dubai, China, United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia, France, Kenya, Chile, Colombia, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Japan, Union, Washington, Brussels

Pristina accuses Belgrade of backing the “terrorists,” an accusation Serbia denies, saying they are Serbs from Kosovo protesting the government there. Two of the gunmen and four Serbs discovered nearby with communication equipment were arrested and are being investigated for terrorist acts. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the gunmen were local Kosovo Serbs “who no longer want to stand Kurti’s terror.”Vucic condemned the killing of the Kosovo policeman, but still said the clash was the result of “brutal” pressure on Kosovo Serbs by the Kosovo government. Serbia will never recognize the independence of Kosovo, that monster creation that you made by bombing Serbia,” Vucic said, referring to the 1999 NATO intervention which led to Kosovo separating from Serbia. In February, the EU put forward a 10-point plan to end the latest round of heightened tensions between Serbia and Kosovo.

Persons: Afrim Bunjaku, Bunjaku, Xhelal Svecla, “ It’s, logistically, Albin Kurti, Aleksandar Vucic, Kosovo Serbs “, ” Vucic, Vucic Organizations: —, Kosovar Albanian, Sunday, Kosovo, Kosovar, Police, Kosovo Interior, Kosovo Serbs, NATO, European Union, United, EU Locations: PRISTINA, Kosovo, — Kosovo, Pristina, Mitrovica, Serbia, Banjska, Belgrade, Serbian, Kosovo Albanians, EU, Brussels, Kurti, United States, Balkans, Tirana, Albania

Not saying I want that to happen, but if it does, glad the shame will go in the right direction. Although, whenever I think the Republicans are harming themselves, I … turn to the Democrats. Gail: Don’t think anybody feels the current border policies are anything close to perfect, but it’s a question of what else to do. President Obama did that pretty robustly, and I don’t remember any of my liberal friends claiming it was an assault on human rights. But a de facto open border doesn’t advance the cause of a liberal immigration policy.

Persons: Bret, McCarthy, Gail, Don’t, Obama Organizations: Democrats, Republicans, House Republicans, Bret, Democratic Party Locations: United States, America

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