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Boeing to lay off 10% of workforce as strike cripples plane production
New CEO Kelly Ortberg told staff in a memo Friday that the job cuts will include executives, managers and employees.
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Uber, Lyft avoided millions in pay by locking NYC drivers out of apps: report
Rideshare app drivers have been getting locked out of the two apps – with messages that flash “unable to go online” or tell drivers to go to a busier location – for minutes or hours at a time.
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Here’s when Elon Musk’s walking, talking Optimus robots could come to your house, experts say
Earlier this year, Musk said Tesla may be able to sell the humanoid robots externally by the end of 2025.
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Disney World refused to let workers go home early as Hurricane Milton approached: report
Four people who work in Disney World parks told Business Insider that their bosses refused to cancel work even as weather conditions deteriorated.
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Elon Musk’s X, Unilever reach settlement after left-leaning ad boycott dustup
An X spokesperson said the firm’s claims against Unilever had been “resolved” and it is no longer a defendant in the suit. Unilever, which owns Ben & Jerry’s, Dove, Hellman’s and various other consumer goods firms, has plans for its brands to resume advertising on X, according to the spokesperson.
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Elon Musk’s Optimus humanoid robots steal show at Tesla event: ‘This will be the biggest product ever’
The humanoid robots – faceless, tall figures with joint-like bends around the knees, hips, shoulders and elbows – can “basically do anything you want,” Musk said.
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Mark Cuban’s attempt to blast Elon Musk appearance at Trump rally backfires in billionaire group chat: sources
The group chat -- which is normally filled with memes -- became fixated on Musk and his involvement with Trump's campaign.
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Elon Musk’s Tesla rolls out robotaxis in gamble on ‘black box’ AI tech amid safety concerns
Tesla's strategy is simpler, and much cheaper, but has two critical weaknesses, experts say.
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Ex-CBS staffers call for outside probe of ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Kamala Harris amid editing scandal
The long-running news show has come under fire after allegedly cleaning up the Democratic presidential candidate's answer to a question from "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker about Israel that aired during a special episode on Monday.
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More than 100 members of Congress call for US to ‘suspend’ controversial health study on alcohol
In a letter this week, US lawmakers including New York Reps. Nicole Malliotakis and Mike Lawler seized on the fact that the study is being conducted by a group called the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking — or ICCPUD.
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IKEA annual sales slump 5% on weak housing market as company commits to price cuts
The Swedish home decor retailer has slashed prices and committed itself to making more price cuts in the future in an effort to win back cash-strapped customers.
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SBF’s FTX lieutenant Ryan Salame adds prison stint to LinkedIn resume
“I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as inmate at FCI Cumberland!” Salame wrote on the social networking site on Wednesday.
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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days breaks record as company’s biggest October shopping event
Amazon hosted its Prime Big Deal Days on Tuesday and Wednesday – a two-day event that offered a slew of deals and promotions to its members.
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Harvard, other top universities colluded to inflate tuition for students of divorced parents, suit claims
Having both parents fill out the CSS Profile allowed the schools to artificially inflate the sum that the family could afford to pay, it was alleged.
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Republicans target FTC Chair Lina Khan, claiming ‘waste of taxpayer resources’
Two House GOP committee chairs are taking aim at Federal Trade Chairperson Lina Khan, accusing her of going beyond the scope of her powers and wasting taxpayer dollars.
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TD Bank fined $3B for failing to prevent money laundering by drug cartels
TD failed to monitor over $18 trillion in customer activity for about a decade, enabling three money laundering networks to transfer illicit funds through accounts at the bank, US authorities said, describing the issues as pervasive.
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Trump Media shares surge 16% to highest level in six weeks
Trump's odds of winning the Nov. 5 presidential election have edged higher on PredictIt in recent days.
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Mattel recalls over 2M Fisher-Price Snuga infant swings after 5 infants suffocate
The five reported deaths were from suffocation hazards between 2012 and 2022.
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Washington Post ‘lost faith’ in Taylor Lorenz after she ‘misled’ bosses about Biden ‘war criminal’ post: report
Lorenz was "willfully misleading" when confronted about the post by her bosses.
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Microsoft outage knocks out Outlook, Teams and 365
Downdetecor, a site that monitors online disruptions, shows that people began reporting the outages at around 11 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday.
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Delta Air Lines warns of revenue hit as election spurs travelers to stay home
Bookings were expected to pick up in the weeks after the Nov. 5 election.
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Kamala Harris campaign denies involvement in CBS ‘60 Minutes’ edits
"We do not control CBS's production decisions and refer questions to CBS," a Harris campaign aide told multiple outlets.
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Inflation rose more than expected last month — dimming hopes for another big rate cut from Fed
For the Fed, last week’s stronger-than-expected jobs report fueled concern the economy might not be cooling enough to slow inflation sufficiently.
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