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☆ Fact check: How Trump’s TV ads deceive viewers with misleadingly edited quotes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s late-campaign television ads are littered with deceptively edited and misleadingly described quotations. Multiple Trump ads omit critical words from quotes by and about Vice President Kamala Harris on the subject of tax policy. One Trump ad misleadingly depicts comments about fracking from Trump’s campaign and administration as if they were comments from independent news organizations. Tactic: Cutting out key wordsOne Trump ad deletes critical words from two separate quotes on Harris’ tax policies. Those ads feature on-screen text saying “Harris would raise taxes,” attributing those words to a CBS News article.

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☆ Crosby Leads Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft for AI Training Data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Crosby, a partner at Susman Godfrey, is the lead attorney for The New York Times in its closely watched suit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the Times' articles were used to train chatbots that compete with the newspaper. Nationally recognized for his work in IP and tech, Crosby has said he hopes the suit establishes that copyright holders must give permission and be paid for using their works to create AI products, especially ones that compete with journalism. "Nobody wins if AI consumes the livelihoods of creators whose original works make AI possible in the first place," he told Business Insider. OpenAI has called the suit without merit. See Business Insider's full AI Power List

Persons: Crosby, Susman Godfrey, OpenAI Organizations: The New York Times, OpenAI, Microsoft

☆ Why some CEOs are afraid of publicly criticizing Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It may be driven by fears of retribution from Trump and what a second term would bring. AdvertisementBoth Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have won support from America's business titans and CEOs. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that both JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Microsoft founder Bill Gates support Harris, but won't say so publicly. On the flipside, it's also possible that there are pro-Trump CEOs who don't want to alienate liberal customers and employees. In an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday, billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman suggested that there's a well of silent Trump support among CEOs.

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☆ Julia Hawkins, a record-setting centenarian runner, dies at 108. Here are her 5 longevity tips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Julia Hawkins, a centenarian runner, died at 108 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. AdvertisementJulia Hawkins, a record-setting centenarian runner who picked up the sport after she turned 100, died on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here are her five tips for living a long life. Stay activeHawkins credits her long life and good health to an active lifestyle. Even before she picked up running, Hawkins was already competing in the Senior Olympics as a cyclist, she said.

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☆ Los Angeles Times editor Mariel Garza resigns after newspaper owner blocked plans to endorse Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The leader of the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board said Wednesday she has resigned from her post in protest after the newspaper’s owner blocked a decision to endorse Kamala Harris in the presidential election. “I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not okay with us being silent,” Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview. Garza told CJR the editorial board had intended to endorse Harris, who previously served as a US Senator from California and the state’s attorney general. “I didn’t think we were going to change our readers’ minds—our readers, for the most part, are Harris supporters,” Garza told CJR. “This is a point in time where you speak your conscience no matter what,” Garza told CJR.

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☆ Democrats seize on Trump’s extremism amid latest reporting about him and Hitler
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Trump’s alleged fixation with Hitler was also supported by material in several books, including one by CNN’s Jim Sciutto. Trump’s campaign denied the exchange about Trump and Hitler reported in The Atlantic. President Trump never said this,” campaign adviser Alex Pfeiffer said. I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know, I have no idea,” he said. And the 44th president reinforced Democratic warnings about Trump’s age and cognition — turning his successor’s former strategy against Biden on him.

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☆ How McDonald's can learn from other fast-food giants in recovering from the deadly E. coli outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

McDonald's Quarter Pounders have been linked to an E. coli outbreak in several states, the CDC said. AdvertisementA deadly E. Coli outbreak has been linked to the McDonald's Quarter Pounder. Chipotle's recovery may also have hinged on expanding the business in areas unrelated to food safety. In addition to removing any affected items from the menu, McDonald's should also communicate clearly with its customers throughout the process, Leung said. Advertisement"Clear messaging about the steps being taken to ensure food safety is vital.

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☆ National Geographic reveals its top destinations for 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The hottest revival trend in travel for 2025? That would be “fun,” according to National Geographic editor-in-chief Nathan Lump, who spoke exclusively to CNN ahead of the Tuesday reveal of Best of the World 2025, the brand’s annual list of the most thrilling and purposeful travel experiences for the year ahead. Cork has “always been a fun city with a vibrant culture … and an incredibly warm local population,” says Lump. Big-hitters with new attractionsThere are also some destinations on the list that are never short of a visitor or two, such as Bangkok and Los Angeles. In the Thai capital, National Geographic is highlighting the ongoing restoration work at Wat Chaiwatthanaram, a 17th-century Buddhist temple and one of the country’s most important monuments.

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☆ North Korea sending troops into Ukraine could supercharge an already-close partnership with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

South Korea says 1,500 North Korean troops have been sent to aid Russia in its war in Ukraine. They also said that North Korean troops could find themselves little more than cannon fodder. Other experts said North Korean troops would experience the roughest end of Russia's notoriously brutal military hierarchy, which marks some as expendable. "The grim reality is that the North Korean troops will likely simply be cannon fodder for Russia," said Edward Howell, a North Korea expert at the University of Oxford. AdvertisementHoare also pointed to the risk of North Korean troops defecting, which would loom over any deployment.

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☆ Rupert Murdoch’s news outlets sue Perplexity AI for allegedly engaging in ‘massive freeriding’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post sued Perplexity on Monday, accusing the generative AI company of illegally scraping its reporting and diverting traffic to its own platforms. The News Corp-owned companies accused Perplexity of training its so-called answer machine with copyrighted material, using scraped human-created news content to generate responses to users’ questions, allowing them to circumvent the publishers’ websites. “Perplexity proudly states that users can ‘skip the links’ — apparently, Perplexity wants to skip the check.”A Perplexity spokesperson did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment. Earlier this year, News Corp inked a massive deal with ChatGPT creator OpenAI, licensing its news content in an agreement reported to be worth more than $250 million. The Times also sued OpenAI last year for copyright infringement, accusing the company of using its reporting to train its chatbots without permission, claiming billions of dollars in damages.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones, Perplexity, Robert Thomson, ” Thomson, “ Perplexity, —, OpenAI, Thomson, Sam Altman, “, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, News Corp, CNN, Corp, Artificial Intelligence, New York Times, Times Locations: New York

☆ Britain faces warnings of a tech exodus over tax plans ahead of high-stakes budget
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Last week, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Bloomberg that such speculation was "wide of the mark." Several entrepreneurs and investors have warned that the U.K. could face an exodus of technology entrepreneurs as a result of the reported tax changes. Calling the government's plan on capital gains tax the "biggest" issue for entrepreneurs, Stebbings said: "I know fewer entrepreneurs will be here. Not everyone agrees that capital gains tax shouldn't be increased to raise public finances. The analysis found that capital gains tax was not a primary driver of investment decisions, with entrepreneurs more focused on issues like access to financing, market opportunities and broader economic conditions.

Persons: Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer, Reeves, Giles Andrews, Rishi Khosla, Victor Riparbelli, I've, Adam French, Harry Stebbings, Stebbings Organizations: Britain's, Getty, LONDON, Guardian, Bloomberg, Times, CNBC, Treasury, The Entrepreneurs Network, for Public, Research Locations: British, BADR, Europe, Paris, Berlin, U.S

☆ Trump vs. Harris: The 2024 Election Has Taken Over TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | Madison Malone Kircher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Austin Nasso, a 29-year-old comedian in New York City, regularly posts impressions of both Mr. Trump and President Biden. Eight of the 10 most viewed TikTok videos about the September debate were from mainstream news sources, according to Zelf data. But Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump take decidedly different approaches to their content. @realdonaldtrump Mr. Trump also finds moments for levity, often on his separate campaign account, @TeamTrump, to keep viewers paying attention. @teamtrumpLike Mr. Trump, Ms. Harris and her campaign also have two distinct accounts, one with a more formal feel and a second, @KamalaHQ, where her campaign lets loose.

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☆ Israeli soldiers returning from Gaza war struggle with trauma and suicide
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

The Israeli military reservist returned a different person, traumatized by what he had witnessed in the war against Hamas in the strip, his family told CNN. The Israeli military has said it is providing care for thousands of soldiers who are suffering from PTSD or mental illnesses caused by trauma during the war. Israeli soldiers who fought in the enclave told CNN they witnessed horrors the outside world can never truly comprehend. For many soldiers, the war in Gaza is a fight for Israel’s survival and must be won by any means. There was a “very strong collective attitude” of distrust among Israeli soldiers toward the Palestinians in Gaza, especially at the outset of the war, the medic said.

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☆ What to know about Perplexity, the buzzy — and controversial — AI startup targeting a big funding round
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Perplexity is eyeing a massive funding round this year, The Wall Street Journal had reported. The Times alleged that Perplexity was violating copyright laws by using its content to create news summaries, according to Reuters. In a statement to Reuters, Srinivas said: "We are very much interested in working with every single publisher, including The New York Times. AdvertisementOn Monday, the Journal and New York Post owner News Corp. filed a lawsuit against Perplexity, also alleging copyright infringement. While Perplexity has dealt with criticism from media outlets, its rival OpenAI has struck deals with publishers to use their content.

Persons: —, Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, Andy Konwinski, Srinivas —, Jeff Bezos, Forbes, Srinivas, OpenAI, Microsoft — Organizations: Corp, Street Journal, Service, Google, Street, New York Post, Business, Nvidia, SoftBank's, Forbes, Wired, New York Times, News Corp, The New York Times, Microsoft, Reuters, The Times, Perplexity

☆ An airport sick of cars clogging its drop-off zone imposed a 3-minute cap on hugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dunedin Airport has limited farewell hugs to three minutes at its dropoff zone. Dan De Bono, Dunedin Airport's chief executive, said the new rule had caused some controversy. Dunedin Airport in New Zealand's South Island erected a sign reading: "Max hug time three minutes. According to its 2023 annual report, Dunedin Airport was the fifth-busiest airport in New Zealand, with 920,349 passengers that year. Last year, parking revenue at Columbia was 20% higher than airline revenue, the publication said.

Persons: Dan De Bono, —, Max, Dan de Bono, Bono, De Bono, Kim Crafton, Atlanta's, Rod Dennis Organizations: Dunedin Airport, New, Dunedin Airport's, Service, Dunedin, Radio New Zealand, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Wall Street Journal, Columbia, The Times, Stansted —, Atlanta's Hartsfield, Jackson, Dubai International, RAC Locations: Dunedin, New Zealand, New, South Carolina, Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Dubai

☆ Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide blackout following the collapse of one of its major power plants. The Communist-run government closed schools and non-essential industry early on Friday and sent most state workers home in a last-ditch effort to keep the lights on after weeks of severe power shortages. But shortly before midday, the Antonio Guiteras power plant, the country’s largest and most efficient, went offline, prompting a total grid failure and suddenly leaving the entire island without power. For many Cubans, far removed from politics and accustomed to regular power outages, the nationwide blackout was nothing more than a normal Friday night. Russia and Mexico, which in the past have sent fuel to Cuba, have also greatly reduced shipments.

Persons: Antonio, ”, Carlos Roberto Julio, Manuel Marrero, ” Marrero, Hurricane Milton, Donald Trump, Miguel Diaz, Canel, Washington, Carlos Manuel Pedre, “, PDVSA Organizations: Communist, ”, Hurricane, White, National Security, State Department, Cuban, “ Locations: Cuba, Havana, “, U.S, United States, ”, Venezuela, Venezuela’s, Russia, Mexico

☆ Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis explains what needs to happen to move from chatbots to AGI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says "AI agents" are the next phase of AI after chatbots. According to Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind and a recently minted Nobel laureate, there isn't any secret formula to get there. Hassabis pointed to AlphaGo, DeepMind's AI that first defeated humans in Go, demonstrating reasoning skills in the game's defined domain. Hassabis pointed to AlphaGo, DeepMind's AI that first defeated humans in Go, demonstrating reasoning skills in the game's defined domain. They can use hardware like robots in the physical world, software like a calculator, or even other AI systems.

Persons: Demis Hassabis, —, Hassabis, they've Organizations: Google, Service, The Times Tech

☆ Why Uniqlo is thriving right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Uniqlo's parent recently reported record earnings for the third year running, bolstered by strong sales at Uniqlo. Uniqlo consumers are diverse in age and disposable income. Uniqlo thinks of itself as a tech companyTadashi Yanai, CEO of Uniqlo and founder of Fast Retailing, once said, "Uniqlo is not a fashion company — it's a technology company." Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty ImagesThat's why Uniqlo releases new collections seasonally, whereas rivals such as Zara produce about 500 new designs weekly. He thinks Uniqlo comes with "a bit of this myth of the Japanese psyche.

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☆ Use this perfect 3-word response when someone hurts your feelings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

No matter which way I went, my first step was always met with: "You never know where you're going." Despite being close friends, I couldn't bring myself to tell her that the jab made me feel incompetent. "And sometimes when people feel shame they do buy into the notion that they are flawed in some way." "Hurt feelings [can] elicit aggression, but I think hidden in there is this sense of being rejected and being found wanting," Tangney says. Even though having your feelings hurt is a universal experience, telling someone that what they said upset you can feel singularly embarrassing, says Judy Ho, a neuropsychologist and professor at Pepperdine University.

Persons: Tangney, that's, Judy Ho, Ho Organizations: George Mason University, Pepperdine University

☆ When dog owners go to rehab, he’s making sure their pets are cared for
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Allie Torgan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

If you’re over capacity, then you start euthanizing dogs,” Knight said. “I didn’t want to lose my dog, and then somebody told me about Dogs Matter. “I always got the question of, like, ‘So, you call yourself Dogs Matter. “You’re saving that dog’s life and the owner’s life. Check out the Dogs Matter website and see how to help.

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☆ Israel's Sinwar video shows the chilling reach of battlefield drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Matthew Loh | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Only 13 years ago, the world learned of what were Muammar Gaddafi's last few moments through shaky video filmed on cellphones. Small drones are a critical feature of combat in Ukraine, where they've been used for battlefield observation and attack. The hovering quality of the Sinwar video indicates it was likely filmed by a quadcopter. AdvertisementThe astounding wealth of drone-fed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance has made more of the battlefield visible than ever before. Nonetheless, technological advances mean that drones watching the battlefield will be a ubiquitous feature of future wars, a looming threat to ground troops and fleeing leaders.

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☆ Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Los Angeles, California (AP) – The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese, it was announced Wednesday. Attorney Morgan Stewart, who led the negotiations, said in a statement that the settlement is the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese. “These survivors have suffered for decades in the aftermath of the abuse. The settlement will be funded by archdiocese investments, accumulated reserves, bank financing, and other assets. According to the archdiocese, certain religious orders and others named in the litigation will also cover some of the cost of the settlement, the Times said.

Persons: José H, Gomez, “, ”, Morgan Stewart, ” Stewart Organizations: –, Catholic, Los Angeles Times, United States, Attorneys, Times Locations: Los Angeles , California, – The, Los Angeles, United, “

☆ Vance says ‘no’ Trump did not lose the 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Kit Maher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

I think there are serious problems in 2020,” Vance said. “So, did Donald Trump lose the election? “Well, OK, you could say, well, let’s say your view is that happened, and we still think Trump lost, or we— that happened, and we think that means Trump won. “I think that Donald Trump and I have both raised a number of issues with the 2020 election, but we’re focused on the future,” Vance told the Times. I’m much more worried about what happened after 2020, which is a wide-open border, groceries that are unaffordable.”CNN’s KFile reported last week that, in the weeks after the 2020 election, Vance indicated he believed that Trump had lost the election and accepted that Joe Biden would be inaugurated.

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“I think, frankly, that ad from the Trump campaign is a little bit of like throwing, you know, stones when you’re living in a glass house,” she said. He asked how many undocumented immigrants Harris would estimate the administration has released into the United States during Biden’s presidency. Baier asked Harris about Laken Riley, the 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed while jogging in February. Harris maintained over the course of the interview that the immigration system is broken – a position held by Democrats and Republicans. “I do not believe in decriminalizing border crossings, and I’ve not done that as vice president,” she said.

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☆ Track's next great sprinter is bypassing college and signing with Puma
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Christian Miller was a high school senior last April when he became one of the fastest teenagers in track and field history. Running 9.93 seconds in the 100 meters one month before his 18th birthday left Miller wondering how much faster he could go. His fifth-place finish in the 100 at June’s U.S. Olympic track and field trials emboldened his confidence that he belonged with professionals, he said. I’m trying to stand myself down as one of the top 100- and 200-meter runners.”Christian Miller during a practice. Details of professional contracts in track and field are rarely disclosed, and the terms of Miller’s were not, either.

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