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☆ Elon Musk reveals Tesla's Robotaxi and Robovan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Ana Altchek | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk just unveiled Tesla's Robotaxi at the company's "We, Robot" event in Los Angeles. Elon Musk showed off Tesla's upcoming driverless taxi at its "We, Robot" on Thursday evening. Musk walked into the event and entered a sleek-looking silver Robotaxi, a two-door vehicle that opened upward with butterfly-style doors. The unveiling of Tesla's latest vehicle is a major milestone for the company and has been highly anticipated for years. In 2016, Musk said during a press call that a Tesla vehicle would autonomously drive from Los Angeles to New York City by 2017.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Robotaxi, Tesla, Musk, Optimus, Uber Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Elon, Twitter, Traffic, Administration Locations: Los Angeles, Burbank , California, California, Texas, York, New York City

☆ 'That's it?' Morgan Stanley rips Tesla robotaxi event for lack of detail
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street has been fairly hot-and-cold on Tesla stock this year — and its highly anticipated robotaxi unveiling on Thursday isn't helping to improve investor sentiment. As such, we anticipate TSLA to be under pressure following the event," Jonas, the firm's head of global auto and shared mobility research, said in a Friday note to clients entitled "That's it? TSLA YTD mountain Tesla stock this year. Simply put, the event failed to offer a significant bright spot for Tesla's stock, according to Jonas. The analyst has an eye on Tesla's expectation to start fully autonomous, unsupervised FSD in Texas and California for its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas, Jonas, Tesla, Elon Musk's, Musk, TLSA, Tesla's, FactSet Organizations: Investors, Morgan Locations: Los Angeles, FSD, Texas, California

☆ How a homeowners insurance provision can help with living expenses after a natural disaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

If your home is temporarily uninhabitable after a natural disaster, a provision in your homeowners or renters insurance policy may help you with new lodging and other living expenses. Insured losses from Hurricane Milton could range from $30 billion to $60 billion, per Morningstar DBRS. Homeowners and renters affected by a natural disaster can ask about so-called "loss of use" or "additional living expenses" coverage from their insurance providers, experts say. The provision is meant to help cover reasonable living expenses if your home is not suitable to live in as a result of a covered peril such as a hurricane, fire or burst pipe. "I don't know of any homeowners policy that doesn't have it already there," said Karl Susman, president and principal insurance agent of Susman Insurance Services, Inc. in Los Angeles.

Persons: Morningstar, Karl Susman, Shannon Martin Organizations: Susman Insurance, Inc, Finance Locations: Hurricane, Hurricane Milton, Los Angeles

☆ I'm the Kardashians' private chef of nearly a decade. I like to stay out of the spotlight.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Khristianne Uy, known as Chef K, a 42-year-old private chef for celebrities based in Los Angeles. I was introduced to working as a private chef through someone I met at work. Related storiesIn 2003, I did a one-year unpaid internship with a seasoned private chef to advance my career. Being a private chef is different because there's no egoYou have to get curious about what your clients want and ask them how you can improve. There's so much on the horizon, I'm working on a cookbook and some docuseries — maybe even my own reality show.

Persons: Khristianne, K, Kardashian, —, Khristianne Uy, It's, I'd, Simon Fuller, James Cameron's, Susan Cameron, There's, I've, Charlie Sheen, Jonas Brothers, Ryan Seacrest, there's, Ryan, Kris Jenner, it's, I'm, James Charles, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, lhaas Locations: Philippines, LA, Los Angeles, New York, California, Hulu, Japan

Valued at $4 billion in 2021, Cerebras is reportedly seeking to roughly double that in its IPO. The customer, G42, is backed by Microsoft , and it's entirely responsible for the $1.43 billion purchase commitment. G42 can pick up $500 million more in Cerebras shares if it commits to spend $5 billion on the company's computing clusters. The major Wall Street banks, for their part, are finding other ways to play in the burgeoning AI infrastructure market. Fitch, who said he sold out of his Nvidia stock years ago, told CNBC that the benefits outweigh the risks.

Persons: Andrew Feldman, Ramsey Cardy, Cerebras, —, David Golden, it's, prepayment, CFIUS, Mike Gallagher, Gina Raimondo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Young, There's, Peter Thiel, Eva Marie Uzcategui, there's, Thiel, Jim Fitch, Fitch, Feldman Organizations: Cerebras Systems, Nvidia, Revolution Ventures, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Mayo Clinic, Treasury, Foreign Investment, Reuters, Chinese Communist Party, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Barclays, BDO, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst, Riverstone Networks, CoreWeave, Clarium Capital Management LLC, Bloomberg, Getty, Mizuho Securities, Venture, CNBC, Devices Locations: Toronto, U.S, Sunnyvale , California, Abu Dhabi, China, Miami , Florida, Los Angeles, Florida

☆ Charli XCX made $10 million off her 'Brat summer.' Now that it's fall, can she keep the momentum?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The picturesque event marked the official transition from "Brat summer" to "Brat autumn." We were there to celebrate "Brat and It's Completely Different But Also Still Brat," a remixed version of, you guessed it, "Brat," Charli's sixth studio album and bonafide phenomenon. Charli XCX threw a listening party to celebrate the release of her "Brat" remix album. Related storiesThe remix album rollout proves that 'Brat' can outlast the changing seasonsThe "Brat summer" campaign was clever and undeniably successful — not to mention lucrative. Charli herself has acknowledged this, posting "goodbye forever brat summer" on X (formerly Twitter) on Labor Day.

Persons: Charli XCX, —, Charli, Henry Redcliffe, Troye Sivan, Barack, she'll, Jenna Adler, Henry Redcliffe That's, Charli could've, It's, Mark di Suvero, Alexander Calder, Ariana Grande, Storm King Organizations: Storm King Art Center, Service, Pitchfork, Storm, Billboard, CAA, Labor Locations: New York, Hudson Valley, Madison, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Brooklyn

☆ Florida wakes to Milton's destruction and Vegas says goodbye to the Tropicana casino: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Hurricane Milton leaves a trail of destruction in Florida. Milton sweeps through Florida after a destructive landfallFlorida communities are waking up to destruction left by Hurricane Milton as the storm tore through the state — the second major hurricane to hit in two weeks. More Hurricane Milton coverage:Milton intensified at one of the fastest rates in recorded history. ➡️ An NBC News poll found Harris and Trump voters see their candidates representing “change” but in very different ways. The iconic Tropicana casino was imploded to make way for a proposed $1.5 billion stadium to house the Oakland Athletics ahead of the team’s planned move to Sin City in 2028.

Persons: Milton, Hurricane Milton, Sheriff Keith Pearson, ” Pearson, “, Tom, Helene, Dan ”, Hurricane Helene, Dow Jones, pare, Nasir Ahman Tawhedi, Tawhedi, Biden, Harris, Donald Trump riled, Kamala Harris, Trump, Marxist ”, ” Trump, “ Somebody, ‘, ”, ➡️ Trump, ➡️ Harris, Glock, Josh Shapiro, Elon Musk, Kari Lake, Ruben Gallego, Maya Huter, — Rich Bellis, you’re, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: CIA, Las, Hurricane, Field, Tampa Bay Rays, West Palm Beach, Florida National Guard, Hurricane Milton, NBC, Federal, Wall Street, FBI, U.S ., ISIS, Republican, Trump, Harris Former, Marxist, Democratic Party’s, ➡️, Democratic Rep, Arizona Senate, Tropicana, Oakland Athletics, Sin City, Walmart Locations: Florida, An Afghan, Milton, Siesta, St . Petersburg, West Palm, Lucie County, U.S, Tampa, Hurricane, Afghanistan, Scranton , Pennsylvania, Harris, Scranton, Colorado , California , Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Sin

☆ Diddy accuses federal officials of leaking material in his sex-trafficking case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs condemned government "leaks" relating to his sex-trafficking case. He seeks "a hearing and other remedies" from what he calls prejudicial leaks by DHS agents. Combs attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos made the allegations in the filing to the federal judge in Manhattan now assigned to the case. Agents deployed "military-style armored vehicles, with scores of heavily armed agents in full combat gear," according to the Combs filing. Wednesday's letter also alerts the judge that the parties intend to discuss on Thursday what federal prosecutors called the "voluminous" evidence in the case.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Marc Agnifilo, Teny Geragos, Mr, Cassie Ventura, Donald Trump's Manhattan, Barron's, Trump, Mitzi Steiner, Steiner, Arun Subramanian, Subramanian, Prosecutors Organizations: DHS, Service, Miami, Department of Homeland Security, Security, Department of Justice's, DOJ, US Attorney's, US, Homeland Security Investigations, New York Post, LA, CNN, Intercontinental Hotel, Office, Ventura Locations: Manhattan, Los Angeles, Miami, Donbas, Brooklyn

☆ 3 questions about Tesla's robotaxi that Elon Musk needs to answer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe stakes are high heading into Tesla's Robotaxi Day on Thursday night in California. AdvertisementAs is typical, Musk's promise that the robotaxi business was taking shape offset a major earnings miss and helped juice Tesla's languishing stock price. Spak wrote. With all this in mind, Jonas isn't sure Musk can live up to investors' high expectations. Advertisement"Tesla's future valuation is highly dependent on its ability to develop, manufacture, and commercialize autonomous technologies," Jonas wrote.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Tesla's Uber, Musk, Joseph Spak, Spak, didn't, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Jonas, Tesla's FSD, there's, Jonas isn't Organizations: Service, Investors, Tesla, UBS, Hertz, California Department of Motor Vehicles Locations: Tesla's, California, Robotaxi, Los Angeles

☆ Critical Role CEO Travis Willingham says the crew's got an international wishlist of places to take their nerdworld business
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Advertisement"All of us know how important stories — and other people's stories — have been to us, personally," O'Brien told BI. In this week's release, Vox Machina battles a dragon (voiced by O'Brien) and contends with the demon Zerxus Ilerez. "Vex and Percy's relationship is one of my favorite things about Campaign One," Bailey told BI. AdvertisementEphraim Chua, 32, told BI he's excited to see how CR has adapted its main campaigns for the animated series. Willingham told BI that when it comes to CR's content, "there's a seat for everybody at the table."

Persons: Vox, CR's, Travis Willingham, —, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, O'Brien, we've, Willingham, they've, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Farez Najid, Farez, Matthew Mercer —, Laura Bailey, Taliesin, Vex'ahlia, Percy, Bailey, Ephraim Chua, Bhavna Vasnani, ✨, AlQnlSPC3C, Cheryl Teh, CR's Johnson Organizations: Service, they're, BI, London's Wembley, CR, playgroups, Prime Locations: Los Angeles, Singapore, South America, Australia, Madison, New York

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs spending his time in jail preparing for his case and visiting family, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Sean “Diddy” Combs has spent his three weeks in jail speaking with his defense attorneys, preparing for his case and receiving visiting from his family, a source close to the music producer told CNN. In a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian, Combs’ attorneys said on Wednesday that they intend to request a trial date in April or May 2025. Following the release of the video, Combs apologized. The motion filed by Combs’ attorneys also alleges that authorities alerted the media about the searches in March of his homes in Los Angeles and Miami. Combs’ attorneys said they want the judge to order the government to immediately produce the materials seized over six months ago.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, “, Combs, He’s, Arun Subramanian, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, ” Combs, HSI, Subramanian, Biden, Andrew Carter, Carter, Obama, ” Organizations: CNN, Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, Prosecutors, of New, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI New, US, Southern, of, DHS Locations: Brooklyn’s, Southern, of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, HSI New York

Zuckerberg's reveal of Orion late last month has triggered a level of enthusiasm that's unfamiliar in the metaverse. He showed off the gadget — a pair of black, thick-framed AR glasses — to the live audience before placing it on his face. In the meantime, Meta is looking to build on the success of its second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The smart glasses went viral on TikTok during the holiday shopping season, and sales exceeded both companies' expectations. Meta is also opening a pop-up shop to showcase the smart glasses and to get them in front of more consumers.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Manuel Orbegozo, Zuckerberg, Orion, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Alex Heath, Pong, Ray, Meta, it's, Meta's, Oculus, Michael Abrash, Sara Nicholson, Andrew " Boz, Bosworth, who's, Joseph Bonner, Bonner, Luxottica Organizations: Meta, Reuters, Facebook, Ray, Orion, Quest, Wall, VR, Reality Labs, Labs, IDC, CNBC, . Engineers, Argus Research, EssilorLuxottica, Solutions, West Hollywood Locations: Menlo Park , California, U.S, Los Angeles, West, Southern California

Country music superstar Garth Brooks has named the woman who, as Jane Roe, accused him of rape in a lawsuit last week. In an amended complaint filed in federal court in Mississippi on Tuesday, Brooks’ lawyers publicized the accuser’s name. And in another filing, they said that Brooks “is the victim of a shakedown” and that the woman “flouted” the authority of a judge in a related case. Out of spite and to punish, he publicly named a rape victim,” the woman’s attorneys said. She did not use her name, but she named Brooks.

Persons: Garth Brooks, Jane Roe, Brooks, Brooks “, flouted, Douglas Wigdor, Jeanne Christensen, Hayley Baker, “ Garth Brooks, Brooks ’, “, Roe, ’ Ms, John Doe, ”, “ Ms, Trisha Yearwood Organizations: NBC, Court Locations: Mississippi, Tennessee, California, Los Angeles

The Department of Justice should investigate four of the nation’s biggest operators of youth residential treatment facilities for civil rights violations and fraud, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., argued Wednesday in letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led a two-year probe into residential treatment facilities for at-risk youth. Wyden said these were clear violations of federal Medicaid rules prohibiting residential treatment facilities from restraining children to discipline them, and from simultaneously restraining and secluding children. Acadia and UHS have both paid multimillion-dollar settlements in recent years to resolve DOJ probes into their hospitals and psychiatric centers. However, those cases did not focus on youth facilities run by the companies, which Wyden is asking the DOJ to investigate.

Persons: Sen, Ron Wyden, General Merrick Garland, Wyden, Healthcare —, ”, Mandel Ngan, Devereux, UHS, “ It’s, ” Leah Yaw, ” Acadia, ” Vivant, Wyden’s, ” Wyden, “ Organizations: Justice, NBC News, — Universal Health Services, Acadia Healthcare, Behavioral Health, Healthcare, DOJ, Getty, Senate Finance Committee, ”, Centers, Medicare, Medicaid Services, Administration, Children, Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: Acadia, AFP

☆ Longtime friends Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna delve into the boxing world with 'La Máquina'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Arturo Conde | Arturo Conde Is An Editor | A Bilingual Freelance Journalist. He Writes For La Opinión A Coruña | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

There’s a point when they all have to say goodbye from that success,” García Bernal told NBC News in a video interview. “And it’s a very difficult thing to do.”Gael García Bernal, left, and Diego Luna in Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2024. It tells the story of veteran boxer Esteban Osuna (García Bernal) and his manager, Andy Luján (Luna), as they make a comeback after a devastating defeat. Gael García Bernal as Esteban Osuna in Hulu's "La Maquína". And the story of La Máquina, it’s a little bit like Julio Cesar’s.

Persons: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, There’s, ” García Bernal, Alberto E, Rodriguez, Esteban Osuna, García Bernal, Andy Luján, ” Luján, “, can’t, Luna, Camila Mata Lara, Hulu, ”, Julio César Chávez, La, Julio Cesar’s, Osuna, Luján, Lucía Méndez, Josefina, ” Méndez, ” Diego Luna, Andy Lujan, Cristian Salvatierra, Méndez, it’s, Jorge Perugorría, Sixto Organizations: NBC News, Disney Locations: “, Spanish, Los Angeles, Hulu's, Mexico, Mexican, Hulu, America, Cuban

Hurricane Milton makes its way toward Florida. Hurricane Milton plows toward FloridaFlorida is, once again, bracing for a direct hit as Hurricane Milton approaches the state and the window to evacuate closes. A storm surge of up to 15 feet is forecast along a stretch of the coast that includes Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota. Florida is especially vulnerable to storm surge because “it doesn’t take much to push water over land that would be dry,” said Cody Fritz, the Storm Surge Unit Team Lead at the National Hurricane Center. “Where?”Follow our live blog for the latest forecasts and information about Hurricane Milton.

Persons: Milton, Harris, Trump, Hurricane Milton, ”, Cody Fritz, Helene, they’re, “, ‘, ’ ”, Mark Prompakdee, Read, Sen, Sherrod Brown, Chuck Todd, Elon Musk, Josh Shapiro, Musk, Trump’s Butler, Benjamin Netanyahu, Lloyd Austin, Yoav Gallant, Joe Biden, Lisa Marie Presley, it’s Grazer, Ethel Kennedy, Robert F, Kennedy, Tama, David Ingram, — Elizabeth Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: NBC, National Hurricane Center, Storm Surge, Twin, NBC News, Hurricane, More Hurricane Milton, Trump, Democratic, Trump ”, Saints, Republicans, White, Tech, Pennsylvania Gov, Washington D.C, U.S . Defense, Israeli, ISIS, Border Patrol, Biden, Alaska Locations: Florida, Arizona, Hurricane, Florida Florida, Tampa, St, Petersburg, Sarasota . Florida, St . Petersburg, Twin City, Hurricane Milton, More, battlegrounds, Phoenix, Utah, Ohio, Trump’s Butler , Pennsylvania, Washington, U.S, Iran, Afghan, Oklahoma, America, San Francisco

☆ Sean Combs' once-lucrative business empire is drying up. Here's where it stands.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sean Combs was once one of the world's top-earning entertainers and had diverse income streams. AdvertisementNot too long ago, Sean Combs was one of the top-earning people in the music industry. The business empire of Combs, which was once valued as high as $820 million, per Forbes, has crumbled. Advertisement"There are so many lost opportunities," Clayton Durant, adjunct music business professor at Long Island University's Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment, told Business Insider. Here's where Combs' business stands now.

Persons: Sean Combs, —, who's, Diddy, Sean John, Cassandra Ventura, Combs, He's, Clayton Durant, Anthony Martini, Here's Organizations: Diddy, Service, Diageo, Bad, Forbes, Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment, Miami's, LA Locations: Long, Los Angeles

☆ Weekly mortgage demand drops as interest rates hit the highest level since August
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An abrupt turn higher for mortgage interest rates caused weekly demand from both potential homebuyers and current homeowners to drop. Total mortgage application volume fell 5.1% last week compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. "In the wake of stronger economic data last week, including the September jobs report, mortgage rates moved higher," said Mike Fratantoni, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association. Last year at this time, mortgage rates were 131 basis points higher. Mortgage rates moved sharply higher last Friday, following the release of the stronger-than-expected monthly employment report, according to a separate survey from Mortgage News Daily.

Persons: Mike Fratantoni, Fratantoni, Matthew Graham Organizations: Mortgage, Association, Mortgage News Locations: Los Angeles , California

☆ Attorneys for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allege leaks to media are impeding a ‘fair trial’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a motion late Wednesday accusing the government of leaking a video of the hip-hop mogul beating his former girlfriend and other evidence to the media, asking a judge to potentially bar the footage from a trial. The motion filed by Combs’ attorneys also alleges that authorities alerted the media about the searches in March of his homes in Los Angeles and Miami. His attorneys claim the alleged leaks make it hard for Combs to get a fair trial. Spokespersons for HSI New York and the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment. Following the release of the video, Combs apologized.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Cassie Ventura, ” Combs, HSI, Ventura, CNN’s Lisa Respers Organizations: New, New York CNN, of New, CNN, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI New, US, Southern, of, DHS Locations: New York, Southern, of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, HSI New York, CNN’s Lisa Respers France

☆ Are taxis safer with no driver? These women think so.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Autonomous taxis are winning over women in cities like San Francisco by offering an answer to a long-standing concern about ride-hailing apps: misbehavior by human drivers, especially men. Now, those driver safety concerns are helping to fuel the popularity of autonomous taxis — especially for women traveling alone or at night. About three-quarters of Lyft and Uber drivers are men, according to industry and academic surveys. Lyft said in a statement to NBC News that it continues to try to improve safety, including with driver background checks, driver ratings, driver education and an emergency phone line for passengers. In 2023, Lyft started a feature, Women+ Connect, that allows women or nonbinary drivers to opt in to prefer riders who are women or nonbinary, and vice versa.

Persons: they’ve, Veronica Pastore, it’s, “ I’ve, ’ ”, Pastore, “ It’s, ”, they’d, they’re, Abby Vigil, she’s, Robotaxis, driverless, “, Jason Munderloh, ” Waymo, Lyft, Uber, Waymo, ” Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, Diana Taurasi, Megan Neese, Neese, Amazon’s, Elon Musk, Jayka Noelle, Noelle, TikTok, DaBabyBoomers, Cheryl Baxter, Beth Bowles Organizations: San Francisco, Gig Workers, Rider, NBC News, CNBC, Phoenix Mercury, Google, Motors ’, Tesla Locations: San Francisco, Lyft, San, ”, —, U.S, Atlanta, Austin , Texas, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Austin, Scottsdale , Arizona

As state lawmakers have introduced hundreds of bills targeting transgender people, particularly youths, over the last few years, Americans have rarely been able to hear from those most directly affected — trans youths themselves. They wanted to ensure the group was diverse because the trans kids and their families who are often featured in national reporting have been predominantly white. “American Teenager,” which debuts Tuesday, also features religious diversity, challenging the common misconception that being trans conflicts with people’s religious faith, Lang said. For example, Ruby Carnes, who was 19 when Lang spent two weeks with her in Houston, attends an Episcopalian church with her family who identify as Evangelical Christians, Lang said. Some of the young people Lang spent time with describe how gender-affirming medical care has affected their lives.

Persons: Nico Lang, Lang, Kimberly Shappley, “, Nico Lang's, Christian Rogers Lang, Kimberly, Kai, ”, don’t, ” Lang, Ruby Carnes, Carnes, Clint Ahern, Ahern, Ahern doesn’t, —, he’s, Kylie Yamamoto, you’re, Don’t, they’ve Organizations: NBC News, Public Religion Research Institute Locations: Texas, South Dakota , Alabama, West Virginia , Texas , Illinois, California, Florida, Houston, Chicago, Torrance , California, Los Angeles

☆ Florida prepares for Hurricane Milton and X exposes users to eating disorder content: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Kaylah Jackson | Kaylah Jackson Is A Platforms Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

And ‘X’ users say eating disorder content flourished on the platform. On Oct. 7, Hamas militants stormed the same base where Lifshitz was previously stationed, killing 15 young women in their assault. Many of the users identified as teen girls and young women, some as young as 13, NBC News found. Three users said that they’ve been exposed to eating disorder posts and communities on X through their algorithm-driven “For You” page, despite not knowingly engaging with such content previously. Despite X’s moderation, at least seven more communities featuring content promoting eating disorders and self-harm were identified.

Persons: Milton, Hurricane Milton, Helene, Cleon Dixon, Dixon, “, ”, Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman, Roni Lifshitz, Lifshitz, congregating, they’ve, Trump, Kamala Harris, Biden’s, Charles Ling, ’, Ricky Middlesworth, Kimmy Yam, he’s, Yam, Jessi, Kaylah Jackson Organizations: ., Sarasota County Sheriff, Hurricane, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Defense Forces ’, NBC, NBC News, ’ Media, Georgia, America Locations: Tampa, IDF, Florida, Gulf Coast, Hurricane, Milton, Sarasota County, Gaza

☆ The latest updates on Lyle and Erik Menendezs' murder case that the Netflix shows about them miss out
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix has released a true crime drama and a documentary about the Menendez brothers' high-profile '90s trial. AdvertisementNetflix has released both a true crime drama and a documentary about brothers Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez, who killed their parents in 1989. Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez's attorneys believe new evidence could prove their father abused themErik Menendez, and Cooper Koch in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." The creators of "Monsters" and "The Menendez Brothers" didn't want to get involved in the caseRyan Murphy onstage at a "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" event in New York. AdvertisementHe added that the series was "the best thing that has happened to the Menendez brothers in 30 years" because it rekindled public interest in their case.

Persons: Menendez, —, Erik Menendez, Lyle Menendez, José Menendez, Kitty Menendez, Lyle, Erik Menendez's, Cooper Koch, Judge Stanley M, Weisberg, Robert Rand, Andy Cano, NddiqeIBRw, Rob Rand, Roy Roselló, Menudo, Ryan Murphy, Roy Rochlin, Ross Dinerstein, Rebecca Evans, they've, Evans, We're, George Gascón, Gascón, Laurie L, Levenson Organizations: Netflix, Service, Menudo, Rob Rand Wants Justice, Menendez, Hollywood, Variety, Attorney, Loyola Law School Locations: New York, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles

☆ States sue TikTok over app's effect on kids' mental health
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Schwalb's suit alleges a slew of "profound" mental health risks are posed to teens and children by compulsive TikTok use, including depression, anxiety, sleep loss and body dysmorphia. "TikTok knows that its design features make its App more addictive and keep users engaged for longer," the suit in D.C. Superior Court alleges. The complaint also says that in 2019, the company introduced "two new dangerous features": a live-streaming feature called TikTok LIVE and a virtual currency system called TikTok "Coins." TikTok incentivizes users to go LIVE by promising these monetary rewards 'the more popular [their] content becomes.'" The suit says that TikTok "earns substantial revenue" from its Coins, charging commissions of up to 50% on each transaction.

Persons: ByteDance, Brian Schwalb, Schwalb, TikTok Organizations: U.S . House, District of Columbia, CNBC, Washington , D.C, NHL's Washington Capitals hockey, Schwalb, AGs, Senate Locations: TikTok, Culver City , California, New York, California, U.S, D.C, Los Angeles, Washington ,, United States, China, Beijing

☆ The Menendez brothers get their say in a new Netflix documentary.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Lyle and Erik Menendez weren’t happy with a recent Netflix project about their lives, but another title from the streamer is giving them an opportunity to have their say. In “The Menendez Brothers,” a new documentary, the two men speak in extended interviews about what happened in the 1989 murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, inside the family’s Beverly Hills mansion. According to Lyle Menendez, it “was tremendously painful” when that didn’t happen. They were united in 2018 when he was transferred to the prison in San Diego, California, where Erik Menendez was being held. “The Menendez Brothers” is streaming on Netflix.

Persons: CNN — Lyle, Erik Menendez weren’t, ”, Kitty Menendez, Menendez, Ryan Murphy’s, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Erik, Alejandro Hartmann, “ Lyle, ” Pamela Bozanich, Rosie O’Donnell, Kim Kardashian, Lyle Menendez, “ Organizations: CNN, Netflix, “, Prosecutors Locations: Beverly, Los Angeles, San Diego , California

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