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☆ Diddy to accuse DOJ of grand jury 'leaks' in sex-trafficking case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The issue may be argued at Combs' next court date, scheduled for Thursday in Manhattan. Combs will seek "a hearing and other remedies" from what he calls prejudicial grand jury leaks. AdvertisementLawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs alleged Wednesday that unauthorized grand jury leaks have prejudiced his sex-trafficking case. The two-page letter says Combs will ask on Thursday that a trial date be set in April or May 2025. 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: Combs, —, Sean, Diddy, Marc Agnifilo, Teny Geragos, Arun Subramanian, Subramanian Organizations: Service, US Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Miami

☆ Google DeepMind CEO wins joint Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on AlphaFold
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DeepMind researchers Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have won a share of the Nobel Prize in chemistry. AdvertisementDemis Hassabis, the cofounder and CEO of DeepMind, is one of three researchers to be awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry. The pair were recognized for their use of AI to predict protein structures with the DeepMind tool AlphaFold. The other is about fulfilling a 50-year-old dream: predicting protein structures from their amino acid sequences. AdvertisementDeepMind has also released the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database, which includes free-to-access models of microscopic protein structures.

Persons: Demis Hassabis, John Jumper, DeepMind, —, Demis, David Baker, Hassabis, Heiner Linke, Shane Legg, Mustafa Suleyman Organizations: Service, Business, Chemistry, Google Locations: AlphaFold, London

☆ Tesla is approaching its 'most hyped' event in a decade. Here's what Wall Street is expecting from Robotaxi Day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tesla is about to unveil its Robotaxi, the self-driving car Elon Musk has talked about for years. Tesla will host its long-awaited Robotaxi event on Thursday, where the company is set to unveil the self-driving car Musk has teased for years. Tesla shares slumped earlier this year after Musk moved the Robotaxi event from August to October, which fueled concerns about the new technology. Tesla is hosting the Robotaxi event at Warner Bros. That venue may be able to demo the self-driving car with a Hollywood polish, analysts have said.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, —, Elon, Jay Woods, They've, Woods, Musk, UBS Tesla, Wedbush, Garrett Nelson, Nelson, CFRA Organizations: Service, Freedom Capital, Schwab Network, UBS, Warner Bros, Bloomberg, Truist Securities Truist Securities, Optimus, Wedbush, Tesla, CFRA Research Locations: Hollywood

☆ A startup pitching AI as a way to automate 80% of influencer-marketing tasks gets funding from billionaire Tim Draper
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Influencer-marketing startup Dreamwell AI raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed round led by Tim Draper. The company uses AI to automate marketing tasks like influencer prospecting and outreach. A new tech startup called Dreamwell AI has its sights set on using AI to make influencer marketing run more efficiently. "First and foremost, we try to understand what's the value of this creator," Khazaal said. Startups and Big Tech alike are adding AI tools to help creators automate tasks like video editing, dubbing, and even coming up with ideas.

Persons: Tim Draper, —, Kazzy Khazaal, Dreamwell, Tim Draper's, Draper, Khazaal, they'd, Prashant Matta Organizations: Service, Business, Draper Associates, Seed Venture Fund, YouTube, LinkedIn, Big Tech, Publicis Groupe

☆ A new documentary claims to have found Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious founder of bitcoin
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jon Sarlin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —The identity of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has long been one of the biggest mysteries of the internet age. Yet the man that director Cullen Hoback’s film names as the 2009 founder of bitcoin is denying he is Satoshi Nakamoto. “For the record, I’m not Satoshi,” Peter Todd, a bitcoin core developer, told CNN in a statement. Hoback’s evidence includes a 2010 bitcoin message board post from Todd that he concludes was written by Satoshi Nakamoto. I gave Peter Todd every opportunity to contradict the claims, to explain the claims.

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Two American scientists were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for their groundbreaking work on how genes behave. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered microRNA, which the Nobel Assembly describes as "a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated." The tiny microRNA molecules play a crucial role in determining how different cells — which have the same chromosomes, essentially their instruction manual — have different characteristics. "The answer lies in gene regulation, which allows each cell to select only the relevant instructions," the Nobel announcement said. But subsequent work, including the discovery of another microRNA in 2000, proved that there are more than a thousand genes for different microRNAs in humans.

Persons: Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, Ruvkin, Silverman, Worcester , Massachusetts Ruvkun Organizations: Medicine, Nobel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Natural Science, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Harvard University, Harvard Medical School Locations: Hanover , New Hampshire, Worcester , Massachusetts, Berkeley , California

☆ Nobel Prize in medicine 2024 awarded for work on the discovery of microRNA to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Christian Edwards | Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their work on the discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated. Their research revealed how genes give rise to different cells within the human body, a process known as gene regulation. The Nobel Prize committee announced the prestigious honor, seen as the pinnacle of scientific achievement, in Sweden on Monday. Ruvkun conducted his research at Massachusetts General Hospital, and is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. Nobel Committee Secretary General Thomas Perlmann speaks to the media in front of a picture of this year's laureates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkum during the announcement of the Nobel Prize in medicine winners on Monday.

Persons: Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, Ambros, ’, “, Ruvkun, General Thomas Perlmann, Gary Ruvkum, Jonathan Nackstrand, ”, Olle Kämpe, David Pendlebury, ” Pendlebury, Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman Organizations: CNN, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Getty, Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Locations: Sweden, Massachusetts, AFP, Covid

☆ Goldman Sachs bumps its S&P 500 price target for the 3rd time this year as it sees higher corporate profits ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman Sachs raised its S&P 500 year-end price target to 6,000, implying a 5% gain. AdvertisementStrategists at Goldman Sachs raised their S&P 500 year-end price target for the third time this year. The price target increase comes after Kostin and his team set an initial year-end S&P 500 price target of 4,700 late last year. AdvertisementKostin also raised the bank's 12-month S&P 500 price target to 6,300 from 6,000. Kostin's price target forecasts assume the S&P 500 continues to trade at a premium valuation of about 22x forward earnings.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, —, Goldman's David Kostin, Kostin, Myers Squibb Organizations: Service, Myers, Warner Bros ., Communacopia Locations: Bristol, Gilead

☆ A timeline of the Menendez brothers’ murder case and the push to reexamine it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The question for prosecutors reexamining the murder convictions of Lyle and Erik Menendez is not whether they killed their parents, but how culpable they really are. Here’s a look at the timeline of the case over the decades, from the initial shooting to the recent efforts to alter their sentence. July 1993: The Menendez brothers go on trial in a Los Angeles courtroom, each with a separate jury, in a trial televised on Court TV. September 2024: Netflix releases the crime drama “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” a nine-episode series co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan about the killings. “We may be talking later, but that certainly has increased the attention by the public, and that’s why we’re being public about where we are.”A hearing on the Menendez brothers’ petition is set for November 29.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, ”, George Gascón, CNN’s Jim Acosta, Jose, Kitty Menendez, Erik, Vince Bucci, Jose Menendez, “, Menendez, “ Menendez, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, ” Murphy, Murphy, Jim Acosta, ’ Organizations: CNN, Beverly Hills, Netflix, Prosecutors, Getty, RCA Records, Court TV, Menudo, Los Angeles County, LA, Attorney Locations: ” Los Angeles County, Beverly, AFP, Los Angeles, Los, “

☆ 5 Nobel-worthy discoveries that haven’t won the prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The first human genomeThe mapping of the human genome has had a huge impact on biology and other fields. The output from a DNA sequencer is shown in this undated image from the National Human Genome Research Institute. But one reason the project may not have earned a Nobel Prize is the sheer number of people involved in the feat. The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be announced on Monday, followed by the physics prize on Tuesday and the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday. The Nobel Prize for literature will be announced on Thursday and the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

Persons: Alfred Nobel, Nobel, Carsten Snejbjerg, Svetlana Mojsov, Joel Habener, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen —, Lasker, Knudsen, Hassabis, John Jumper, Lester Cohen, David Pendlebury, Pendlebury, “ Nobel, David Baker, ”, Boris Roessler, We’re, Jeffrey Gordon, Robert J, Glaser, Louis, Gordon, Claire King, Barack Obama, Drew Angerer, Mary, King Organizations: CNN, Stockholm —, Human Genome Research, Nordisk, Bloomberg, Getty, Rockefeller University, Harvard Medical School, Novo Nordisk, Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information, Google, Institute for Protein, University of Washington School of Medicine, Washington University, of Locations: Swedish, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, China, Hillerød, Denmark, Los Angeles, St

But TikTok users — many of whom speculated the rug was evidence of a larger crime — expressed disappointment on Friday when the woman, who goes by Katie Santry on TikTok, revealed that the rug she uncovered didn’t contain a body. In comments, TikTok users offered their own theories on what they described as “rug gate” — advising Santry to contact lawyers and psychics and asking Santry about her neighbors. Some also speculated that missing people from Columbus-area cold cases could be buried in the rug. TikTok comments encouraged Santry to contact the police, who initially told her to try digging up the rug herself, she said. “There were no bones, there was no body, it was just a rug … This should be a sigh of relief.

Persons: Katie Santry, Santry, It’s, haven’t, —, Terryon Thomas, Prada, William Nicholas Abraham, Thomas, Abraham, ”, ” Santry Organizations: Columbus Division of Police, NBC News, “ Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Columbus, Baton Rouge, Tangipahoa Parish , Louisiana

☆ Sesame Workshop's top marketer is leaving during a critical period of transition
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sesame Workshop's chief marketer, Samantha Maltin, is leaving the company. Maltin's exit follows Sesame Workshop's CEO change and upcoming "Sesame Street" revamp. Sesame Workshop is in the midst of negotiations with distributors for the show. With beloved IP that appeals to multiple generations, "Sesame Street" could be attractive to other streamers eager for tried-and-true content. AdvertisementShe also helped create a "Sesame Street" brand image celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Persons: Sesame, Samantha Maltin, Max, —, Maltin, Jude, Maltin didn't, HBO Max Organizations: Service, Business, Sesame, Warner Bros, HBO, Netflix, PBS, YouTube, Networks, Nickelodeon, Viacom Locations: Memphis , Tennessee, Sherrie, Schireson

☆ Jon Steinlauf, WBD's Top Ad Salesman, to Leave. Read the Memo.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Discovery's top ad salesman, will leave at the year's end. Steinlauf's departure follows his role in merging ad sales units after the Discovery-WarnerMedia deal. Discovery's top ad salesman, will leave the media company at the end of the year, according to an internal memo from Bruce Campbell, WBD's chief revenue and strategy officer, that was shared with Business Insider. AdvertisementSteinlauf led Discovery's ad sales business starting in 2018 under Zaslav pre-merger, having joined Discovery through its acquisition of Scripps Networks. Read the memo about Steinlauf's departure from the company below:

Persons: Jon Steinlauf, —, Bruce Campbell, Turner, WBD, Comcast's NBCU, Marybeth Strobel, Ryan Gould, David Zaslav, Steinlauf Organizations: Warner Bros, Discovery, NBA, Service, Business, CNN, HBO, Disney, Paramount, Turner Sports, Zaslav, Scripps Networks

Two racing teams, one owned by basketball legend Michael Jordan, filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing NASCAR operators of being "monopolistic bullies" who line the pockets of the circuit's founding family. "The France family and NASCAR are monopolistic bullies," according to the lawsuit. A NASCAR rep on Wednesday morning said the motorsport organization was still reviewing the complaint and could not immediately comment. Racing teams receiving only about 13% of NASCAR's ever-increasing revenues, which include TV deals signed since 2001 worth about $23.1 billion, according to Polk. "By exploiting its monopoly power over the racing teams, NASCAR has been able to impose anti-competitive terms as a condition of a team’s access to competitions."

Persons: Michael Jordan, Racing, Jim France, Bill France, Bob Jenkins, 23XI, Denny Hamlin, Curtis Polk, James, “ Jim ”, Plaintiff's, Jeffrey Kessler, ”, “, it’s, ” Jordan, Jordan Organizations: NASCAR, Motorsports, Jordan, Racing, NFL, NBA, Chicago Bulls Locations: U.S, Charlotte , North Carolina, Polk, France

☆ CNBC Sport: A responsible look at women's sports exuberance
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +28 min

Media landscape shifts Most of the value in professional sports is propelled by media rights deals, and we're in an unusual sweet spot right now for sports. Still, gaining access to 11 teams' media rights is probably in the league's long-run best interest. You have the WNBA rights term worth $2.2 billion over 11 years with league expansion going from 12 to 15 teams. Media landscape shifts Most of the value in professional sports is propelled by media rights deals, and we're in an unusual sweet spot right now for sports. Still, gaining access to 11 teams' media rights is probably in the league's long-run best interest.

Persons: Alex Sherman, Jeff Zucker, Patrick Whitesell, Zucker, Scripps –, it's, Alex Michael, he's, Michael, they're, There's, Caitlin Clark, Michael said, weathers, AEW, I'm, Tony Khan —, he'd, Khan, US Networks Kathleen Finch, Max, hasn't, Finch, Rob Manfred, doesn't, CNBC's Lillian Rizzo, Craig Kilborn, Barrett, Jackson, Caitlin Clark's, You've, Soccer League's Nielsen, Tom Brady, Father, Brady, Jess Golden, Michael Jordan, Libs, Jim France, OneFootball, Lionel Messi, Jessica Pegula, CNBC's, Venu, Fubo, Venu …, Nike, Matthew Friend, John Donahoe, Elliott Hill, Sabrina Ionescu –, Jane Hali, Jessica Ramirez, AE1, Gabrielle Fonrouge, Ariel Atkins, DiDi Richards, Craig Hudson Organizations: CNBC, Endeavor, WNBA, NCAA, National Women's Soccer League, Amazon, CBS, ESPN, Scripps, NBA, Fox, NBC, Apple, Google, MLS, Clark, Warner Bros ., TNT, TBS, Warner Bros, Discovery, US Networks, Diamond Sports Group, U.S, Bankruptcy, Southern, Southern District of, Major League Baseball, Atlanta Braves, MLB, Holdings, UFC, WWE, WME Sports, ATP, Miami, NCAA Women's, Soccer, Angel City FC, NFL, Premier League, Netflix, Tech, CNBC Sport, Father Time, NASCAR, Motorsports, Major League Soccer, American, NHL, Buffalo Sabres, Bills, Disney, International Center for Law & Economics, Nike, New York Liberty, Air Force, Air Jordan, League Men's NCAA, Gonzaga, Pac, West Coast Conference, FloSports, Sports, Indiana Fever, Washington Mystics, Capital, Washington , D.C, Washington Post Locations: York City, Southern District, Southern District of Texas, OpenBet, U.S, Kobe, Washington ,

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☆ 'Heartstopper' star Yasmin Finney on filming her first sex scene and ignoring online haters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Max Gao | Max Gao Is A Freelance Entertainment | Sports Journalist Based In Toronto. He Has Written For Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

I think that’s quite rare to have that, but I feel quite protected with the ‘Heartstopper’ fan base,” Finney said on a recent video call from her flat in London. Yasmin Finney and Will Gao in a scene from the Netflix series "Heartstopper." It is keyboard warriors on their phone, with a box of KFC, who are just like, ‘Oh, I hate trans people,’” Finney said. “When I finished filming season three [of ‘Heartstopper’], I just really realized that the roles that I’m getting are mostly trans. I kind of had this yearning for a connection with another kind of role,” Finney said, noting that she is still looking for that particular part.

Persons: Elle Argent, “, ” Yasmin Finney, Finney, Who, —, “ I’ve, ” Finney, Alice Oseman’s, Joe Locke, Kit Connor, Elle, Tao Xu, William Gao, Tao, ’, ”, Xu, Yasmin Finney, Will Gao, Samuel Dore, that’s, I’m, Russell T, Davies, Ncuti Gatwa, Rose Noble, Donna Noble, Catherine Tate, Rose, David Tennant, ’ ” Finney, “ I’m, Oseman, Heartstopper ” Organizations: Elle, Netflix, BBC, KFC Locations: United Kingdom, London, people’s, Manchester

☆ Vance and Walz debate highlights and Israel vows retaliation against Iran: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

JD Vance and Tim Walz play nice during the vice presidential debate. Vance and Walz put on a display of Midwest nice in vice presidential debateCordial handshakes book-ended the first and only debate between vice presidential candidates Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. On and on it went as Vance, the right-wing Republican, and Walz, a progressive Democrat, put on a textbook performance of Midwest nice. Both Vance and Walz attempted to pin America's woes on the others' presidential candidates. Read more about the missile attack in Israel and follow our live blog for the latest updates.

Persons: Vance, Tim Walz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Walz, Sen, JD Vance, Harris, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, “, → Walz, → Vance, Trump, “ Tim, I’m, ” Walz, Hassan Nasrallah, Masoud Pezeshkian, ”, Read, Hurricane Helene, Helene, Saul Young, Bertha Mendoza, Mendoza, ” Guillermo Mendoza, Bertha Mendoza’s, Angel Mitchell, Biden, Kamala Harris ’, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, John Amos, Mount Everest, David Gray, Everest, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Minnesota Gov, Republican, Biden, Trump, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli, Impact Plastics, News Sentinel, USA, Network, National Weather Service, Jewish, NBC News, Good Times, NBC, Deal Locations: Everest, Ohio, Springfield , Ohio, Hong Kong, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, U.S, Gaza, Yemen, Syria, East, Tennessee, Hurricane, Erwin, Tenn, Asheville, —, Asheville . Politics, Gulf, Mexico, Texas, Mount

Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing looks on during the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 18, 2024 in Brooklyn, Michigan. 23XI Racing was founded in 2020 by NBA legend Jordan, driver Denny Hamlin and Jordan's longtime business partner, Curtis Polk. Michael Jordan's NASCAR team, 23XI Racing, and fellow team Front Row Motorsports filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and CEO Jim France on Wednesday, arguing that they have used anticompetitive practices to prevent fair competition in the sport. Jordan, a longtime racing fan, is the first Black majority owner of a full-time racing team in the NASCAR series since legendary driver Wendell Scott. "Everyone knows that I have always been a fierce competitor, and that will to win is what drives me and the entire 23XI team each and every week out on the track.

Persons: Michael Jordan, 23XI, Jordan, Denny Hamlin, Curtis Polk, Bob Jenkins, Michael Jordan's, Jim France, Tyler Reddick, Jenkins, he's, Jeff Gordon, Wendell Scott Organizations: Hall of Famer, 23XI, NASCAR, Michigan International Speedway, Michael Jordan's NASCAR, Row Motorsports, Deck Toyota, Cook, Darlington Raceway, SC, Fox, NBC, Amazon, Warner Bros, Hendrick Motorsports Locations: Brooklyn , Michigan, France, Darlington, North America

☆ Recursion gets FDA approval to begin phase 1 trials of AI-discovered cancer treatment
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

AI drug pioneer Recursion Pharmaceuticals said Wednesday that one of its experimental treatments hit a key milestone. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the investigational new drug application for a phase 1/2 clinical trial of an experimental drug candidate known as REC-1245. The company said the potential market for this treatment could be more than 100,000 patients in the U.S. and European Union. The trial will evaluate the safety and tolerability of REC-1245 and will begin in the fourth quarter of this year. "It's the first program that really is leveraging many of these new tools that we've built in one unit."

Persons: Chris Gibson, Gibson Organizations: Pharmaceuticals, CNBC, Drug Administration, Union, REC Locations: U.S

☆ Medallion containing original mold from discovery of penicillin goes up for auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —A medallion containing some of the original mold involved in the discovery of penicillin is expected to fetch up to $50,000 when it goes up for auction later this month. The mold medallion will be auctioned by Bonhams later this month. Bonhams“The cultures were contaminated by an airborne mold and before disposing of the cultures, he noticed that the mold had prevented normal growth by the staph,” it adds. It is expected to fetch $30,000-$50,000 in an online auction that runs from October 13 to 23. Penicillin changed the course of modern medicine, with antibiotics key to the decline of many diseases over the course of the 20th century.

Persons: Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming, Bonhams, “, Fleming, Alexander Fleming, ”, Pope Pius XII , Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Marlene Dietrich, Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, underdose, Katie Hunt Organizations: London CNN Locations: London, Scottish, United Kingdom, United States

☆ Tesla set to report Q3 deliveries ahead of robotaxi event
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts are expecting Elon Musk's automaker to report about 463,310 deliveries, according to estimates compiled by FactSet StreetAccount. Tesla reported deliveries of 435,059 and production of 430,488 vehicles for the same period a year ago, before it was selling the Cybertruck. More recently, Tesla reported deliveries of 443,956 and production of 410,831 vehicles for the second quarter of 2024. Goldman Sachs last week said it expects Tesla deliveries and production "to come in-line with consensus, largely driven by the strength in the China market." Tesla brand erosionSome customer interest in buying Tesla vehicles has been chilled by the brand's strong association with Musk.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Elon, FactSet StreetAccount, Wells, Goldman Sachs, tacking, Musk —, —, he's, Donald Trump, Musk, Mike DeWine Organizations: Trump, Tesla's, EVs, Warner Bros, Baidu, SpaceX, Associated Press, CNN, NBC News, The New York Times, Twitter, The Washington Post, Springfield Police Division, Ohio Gov, Pew Research Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, China, Los Angeles, Springfield , Ohio

☆ CNN launches a digital paywall, charging some users to read articles for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —CNN, one of the most popular news websites in the world, is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access. The average visitor to CNN’s website, who may only read a few articles a month, will not be prompted to pay at this time. “Only after users consume a certain number of free articles will they be prompted to subscribe,” MacCallum explained. Under previous management, CNN developed a streaming video product called CNN+ in 2022 to create direct-to-consumer relationships with fans of the network. Some content, though, will remain fully accessible without a subscription, including the CNN homepage; breaking news live stories; standalone video pages; and sponsored articles.

Persons: ” Alex MacCallum, “, ” MacCallum, Mark Thompson, Thompson, Greg Piechota, ” Piechota, Piechota, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, The New York Times, CNN.com’s, ”, Warner Bros, Reuters Institute for, Journalism, University of Oxford, International News Media Association, Media Locations: New York, United States

☆ Archaeologists unearth more than 50 Viking skeletons at huge burial site
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed more than 50 “exceptionally well preserved” skeletons in a large Viking-era burial ground in the east of the country. The skeletons were buried alongside artifacts from far beyond Denmark’s borders, suggesting Vikings traveled extensively for trade, according to the team from the museum. The conditions at the site are what helped keep the skeletons in such good shape, he said. “We had no clue that there was going to be a burial ground with Viking skeletons there,” Lundø said. A conservator at Museum Odense displays a brooch found in a Viking-age burial site during an interview with journalists in Odense, Denmark, September 25, 2024.

Persons: Michael Borre Lundø, ”, Tom Little, ” Lundø, Tom Little Tom Little, Reuters Lundø, “, Åsum, Lundø, “ That’s Organizations: CNN, Archaeologists, Museum, Vikings, Reuters Archaeologists, Odense, REUTERS, Reuters Locations: Denmark, Museum Odense, Denmark’s, Åsum, Odense, Norway, Asum, Copenhagen, Danish

☆ Spooky season watch guide: 13 movies and TV series sure to freak you out heading into Halloween
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —While fall vibes and pumpkin spice lattes have already been upon us for a number of weeks, it’s now official: spooky season is finally here. Here’s your handy guide for all things spooky coming out this Shocktober, on screens and streams:“Hold Your Breath”Sarah Paulson in "Hold Your Breath." “‘Salem’s Lot” premieres on October 3 on Max, which like CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Brownie HarrisJudging from the trailer, this PG-13-rated caper still looks somewhat spooky, with a healthy helping of “Stranger Things”-style nostalgia thrown in. Will Stone/VerticalA bizarre but madcap-looking rom-com/horror hybrid, “Your Monster” follows a distraught woman (Melissa Barrera, fresh off her tenure of 2022’s “Scream” and “Scream VI”) who discovers a beastly but charming monster in her closet.

Persons: it’s, Agatha, Sarah Paulson, ” Ariana deBose, Balazs Glodi, Oscar, Ariana DeBose, Barbie Ferreira, Justin Lubin, Max Vampires, Stephen King, Rob Lowe –, “, Mel Gibson, Mason, Brownie Harris, Vineyard, Patrick Renna, Dylan O'Brien, Max, Dylan O’Brien, Wolf, “ Teacup, Caleb Dolden, Yvonne Strahovski, Daniel McFadden, Peacock, Scott Speedman, David Howard Thornton, Jesse Korman, ”, Naomi Scott, Drew “, ” Barrymore, Lukas Gage, Julie Bowen, – Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Tobin Bell, Leigh Whannell, Shawnee Smith, Kelsey Asbille, ” Kelsey Asbille, Michelle Pfeiffer, Costarring Finn Wittrock, Sam Raimi, Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Will Organizations: CNN, Disney, Hulu, “, Warner Bros ., Paramount, Netflix Locations: Oklahoma, Maine, Shudder, Caddo, Georgia, cineplexes

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