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President Biden has said he has deployed Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink satellites, with more going in place, so people can reach their loved ones and have cell service in the South

Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, is set to play a crucial role in aiding southern Appalachia communities hit hard by Hurricane Helene. The Biden administration announced plans to deploy dozens of ground-based Starlink devices that connect to satellites to provide internet access in remote areas. SpaceX has also

Airlines might one day use AI to find out you're attending a funeral and charge more

Consumers could face personalized pricing as AI becomes more widespread, warned FTC Chair Lina Khan during the 2024 Fast Company Innovation Festival. Khan acknowledged the potential benefits of AI but pointed out that it’s already playing a significant role in the FTC’s ongoing work against fraud. “Some of

Betting on congressional elections is lawful, federal appeals court rules

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled on Wednesday that Americans can legally place bets on the outcome of the 2024 congressional elections, and potentially other federal election contests. The court rejected an attempt by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to stop the commodities exchange KalshiEx from

The fastest growing suburb with home values under $500,000 is Mooresville, NC

As Americans continue to leave major cities in search of more affordable living, many are choosing to settle within commuting distance of large urban areas that offer strong job prospects. It’s no surprise, then, that one of the country’s fastest-growing suburbs is near Charlotte, North Carolina, a city

Costco, COST, has added the metal platinum to its list of precious metals sold, after selling significant amount of GOLD bars at stores

The company has introduced 1-oz platinum bars for sale on its website, priced at $1,089.99. The same price applies to a 1-oz. Canada Maple Leaf platinum coin, both carrying a premium of around $94. These Swiss-made bars and coins aren't available for delivery everywhere in the

President Biden: I do not support an attack on Iran's Nuclear sites by Israel, but new sanctions are coming for Iran

President Joe Biden made it clear on Wednesday that he will not endorse an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities in response to Tehran's missile attack on Israel. When asked if he would support such retaliation after Iran launched about 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday,

Iran has closed all its airports, with the EU issuing warnings to the region and for its citizens to leave

Officials in Iran have extended the closure of the country's airspace until 05:00 Oct. 3 in anticipation of a military strike in retaliation for the nation's late Oct. 1 missile attack against Israel. All domestic and international flights to the country's airports, including

Nvidia, $NVDA, has released a new open source model to rival GPT-4 and other LLM models

Nvidia has unveiled a powerful open-source AI model designed to compete with proprietary systems from industry leaders like OpenAI and Google. The new NVLM 1.0 series of large multimodal language models, spearheaded by the NVLM-D-72B with 72 billion parameters, delivers outstanding performance in both vision and language tasks, while

Boeing, BA, has cut healthcare coverage for 33,000 workers and their families as their union strikes continue

Boeing, $BA, has cut healthcare coverage for 33,000 workers and their families as their union strikes continue. Boeing's (BA.N) largest union called on new CEO Kelly Ortberg on Tuesday to take a more active role in contract negotiations to resolve a strike by approximately 33,000

There is reportedly a major Bank of America, $BAC, outage, with people's balances showing zero or not being able to access their accounts for the last hour

Many customers complained they could not see their account balances. Some who could access their accounts were startled to see zero balances. Bank of America did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Multiple CNN employees with Bank of America accounts could not log into their accounts online. A

The US American dock strike is expected to cost the US Economy up to $5 billion per day in lost trade, and sharply raise prices for consumer goods

The labor contract between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), representing 45,000 port workers, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group is set to expire late Monday, with negotiations stalled over wage issues. USMX released a statement Monday saying it had proposed a nearly 50% wage

Israel Red Cross: No one has been injured in today's Iranian missile strike against Israel

Iran launched a series of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday, claiming it was a direct response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others. CNN teams stationed across Israel reported seeing numerous missiles overhead, with some intercepted by Israel’s air defense systems, though it remains unclear how

Biden has ordered Israel to strike down the Iran missiles and directed the US Military to aid Israel's defence

Biden has ordered Israel to strike down the Iran missiles and directed the US Military to aid Israel's defence Iran launched a series of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday, claiming it was a direct response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others. CNN teams stationed

Iran attacks Israel

Iran launched a series of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday, claiming it was a direct response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others. CNN teams stationed across Israel reported seeing numerous missiles overhead, with some intercepted by Israel’s air defense systems, though it remains unclear how

Bill Gates of Microsoft, $MSFT, says the thing that keeps him up at night, per CNBC: ‘If we avoid a big war...there will be another pandemic’

Two potential disasters worry Gates the most. He tells CNBC Make It that "a lot of unrest" in the world could trigger "a major war." Even if a significant conflict is avoided, he predicts that "yes, there will be another pandemic, most likely in the

"We are in a recession already," Jeffery Gundlach has said, per BI: "I see an awful lot of layoffs announcement"

Billionaire "bond king" and DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach commented on the Federal Reserve's upcoming rate decision, with markets expecting a 50 basis point cut in the federal funds rate on Wednesday. This would be the first rate cut in over four years, aimed at preventing high

A majority of car shoppers — 62% — are holding off on purchasing their next vehicle because of high interest rates

A majority of car shoppers — 62% — are holding off on purchasing their next vehicle because of high interest rates, per Edmunds. During a post-meeting press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell was asked whether interest rate cuts would reignite demand in the housing market and push prices higher again. His response

Jerome Powell says the Fed can cut rates but it can’t fix the housing crisis

During a post-meeting press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell was asked whether interest rate cuts would reignite demand in the housing market and push prices higher again. His response was revealing: while a drop in mortgage rates could ease the "lock-in effect"—where homeowners are reluctant to sell

Elon Musk says SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years

SpaceX plans to launch around five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars over the next two years, CEO Elon Musk announced on Sunday via social media platform X. Earlier this month, Musk mentioned that the first Starships would head to Mars in two years, coinciding with the next Earth-Mars transfer window.

Nearly half of Gen Zers wish TikTok ‘was never invented'

Nearly half of Gen Zers wish TikTok ‘was never invented,’ survey finds per FORTUNE. In a New York Times opinion piece, Jonathan Haidt, author of the controversial best-seller The Anxious Generation, discusses four fundamental rules for children and smartphones: no smartphones before high school, no social media before age 16,

America is becoming less “woke”," per the Economist, with analysis finding that woke opinions and practices are on the decline

Ford Motor Company is scaling back some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, becoming the latest U.S. corporation to slow down on "woke" policies, joining companies like John Deere, Lowe's, and Tractor Supply. Anti-woke activist and filmmaker Robby Starbuck, who has been leading

Hurricane Helene leaves many dead

A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials worked to deliver water, food, and other supplies to flood-stricken areas left without power and cellular service on Monday, days after Hurricane Helene devastated the southeastern U.S. The death toll from the storm is nearing 100. At least 91 people

The New York Times has endorsed Kamala Harris, saying "she is the only option" for president

On Monday, The New York Times editorial board endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, calling her "the only patriotic choice" while painting a dire picture of a potential second term for former President Donald Trump. Instead of beginning with praise for Harris, the board opened its endorsement

Senior U.S. Officials have told the BBC that Israel has notified them an Invasion of Southern Lebanon is Imminent, and could begin as soon as today

Israel has issued a warning that it will deploy "all the means" at its disposal to strike the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, amid growing concerns about a possible ground invasion of Lebanon. "The next phase in the war against Hezbollah will begin soon," Israeli Defense Minister

The US Chamber of Commerce has urged President Biden to block the East coast port strike, saying it would be "Unconscionable" to allow work stoppage that will shock the US and world economy

Workers at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports are set to strike in less than 10 hours, with no negotiations currently scheduled to prevent a walkout that could halt container traffic from Maine to Texas and cost the economy billions of dollars per day. The labor contract between the