California tech CEO convicted in Theranos-like COVID-19 and allergy test fraud case sentenced to 8 years in prison

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Mark Schena, 60, was convicted last year of paying bribes to doctors and defrauding the government after his company billed Medicare $77 million for fraudulent COVID-19 and allergy tests.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/19/california-tech-ceo-mark-schena-convicted-theranos-covid-19-allergy-test-fraud-case-sentenced-8-years-prison/


Biden administration announces $3.5 billion for projects to strengthen nationwide electric grid stressed by extreme weather

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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said it was the largest federal investment ever in grid infrastructure, supporting projects that will harden electric systems and improve energy reliability and affordability.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/19/biden-administration-jennifer-granholm-35-billion-strengthen-nationwide-electric-grid-extreme-weather/


Netflix hikes prices after adding 9 million subscribers in its best earnings in years that sent the streamer's shares soaring 13%

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The company is increasing the cost of its most expensive plan in the U.S. by $3 to $23 and its basic plan by $2 to $12.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/netflix-price-increase-subscribers-q3-2023-earnings-stock/


RFK Jr.'s anti-vaxx campaign has left a trail of people hurt by his work: 'It’s disturbing because he has a huge family name'

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Kennedy’s decision to drop his Democratic bid for president and run as an independent gives him a new spotlight in an election.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/rfk-jr-vaccines-covid-presidential-campaign-independent-candidate/


Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates-backed trucking startup to cut hundreds of jobs after being just weeks away from running out of money

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Convoy, called the Uber of trucking, hopes the layoffs will make it more attractive to potential acquirers.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/jeff-bezos-bill-gates-trucking-startup-convoy-job-cuts/


Uproar over Delta changing its loyalty program forces the airline to partially reverse course—but admits it 'won't solve for every disappointment'

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Delta committed to the re-do after announcement of the broad overhaul on Sept. 14 triggered an avalanche of customer complaints.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/delta-loyalty-frequent-flyer-program-roll-back/


Tesla’s highly anticipated Cybertruck will finally be delivered on Nov. 30 after falling 2 years behind schedule

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Tesla's stock rose 2.2% in after-hours trading after Tesla confirmed the Cybertruck launch next month.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/tesla-cybertruck-delivery-date-nov-30-elon-musk/


'He’s making money off of our tragedies': Families affected by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine stance speak out

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The parents of a 12-year-old who died after a football practice were shocked to find their son on the cover of a book that falsely argues a link to COVID-19 vaccines.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/robert-f-kennedy-jr-anti-vaccine-families-speak-out/


Republicans just dumped Jim Jordan again. They're looking for another speaker candidate

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The novel concept of boosting the interim speaker's role was gaining favor with a pair of high-profile Republicans: Former speakers Newt Gingrich and John Boehner.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/jim-jordan-loses-second-vote-speaker-of-house-republican-party/


Fugees rapper pushing for new trial after conviction accuses lawyer of bungling his case by using 'experimental' AI that made up facts

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In his last words to the jury, attorney appeared to mix up key elements of the case and misattributed some song lyrics.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/fugees-rapper-lawyer-ai-conviction-appeal/


Defining and understanding responsible AI at the company level

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“The world we’re living in now, with AI, you have to assume something’s gonna go awry,” Karin Klein, founding partner at Bloomberg Beta, said during a panel.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/responsible-ai-workday-company-leadership/


Biden says ‘other team' is probably behind the Gaza hospital blast, as world awaits an Israel-Hamas smoking gun

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Before Biden departed for war-torn Israel, the U.S. government had not reportedly drawn a conclusion as to who was behind the deadly attack.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/10/18/gaza-hospital-who-to-blame-israel-or-hamas-biden-says-other-team/


The typical U.S. household is coming off its biggest wealth boost in decades, fueled by low interest rates, Fed says

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Between 2019 and 2022, the median household's wealth jumped 37% as asset prices surged and low interest rates made it easier to pay off debt.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/us-household-wealth-increase-survey-of-consumer-finances-federal-reserve/


The commercial real estate crunch is so bad that $80 billion worth of property is now in distress—a 10-year high

The value of buildings in bankruptcy, repossessed by lenders, or in the process of liquidation increased by a net $5.6 billion in the third quarter.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/commercial-property-distress-real-estate-10-year-high/


If you habitually hit the snooze button on your alarm, new research says you may be mentally sharper for it

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Snoozing "may even help those with morning drowsiness to be slightly more awake once they get up," one expert said.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/10/18/hitting-snooze-button-alarm-could-make-you-mentally-sharper-sleep/


If you’re in the 1% or middle class, inflation has actually made you richer, according to a top economist who’s been researching inequality for over 40 years

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Yes, inflation is a tax on incomes, finds NYU’s Edward Nathan Wolff, but it also shrinks debts and can boost asset values, like homes.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/inflation-tax-made-1-middle-class-richer-nber-working-paper/


Ron DeSantis called all Gazans 'antisemitic,' but polls suggest they dislike Hamas and feel hopeless about the Israeli blockade

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In one poll, 64% demanded better health care, employment and education instead of “resistance,” and over 92% were outright angry at their living conditions.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/ron-desantis-gaza-hamas-antisemitism-israel-blockade-polls/


A Wisconsin corn plant lied about dust build-up for years before an explosion killed 5 people. 2 senior employees just got convicted

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Didion Milling pleaded guilty in September to charges that its employees falsified environmental and safety compliance records for years.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/wisconsin-corn-plant-explosion-2-employees-convicted-lying-dust/


Billionaire Mike Bloomberg's Philanthropies arm just announced $50 million to help cities with climate change, other global issues

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The Bloomberg Cities Ideas Exchange will give city governments grants for startup costs and technical support, as well as sponsor trips and webinars.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/billionaire-mike-bloomberg-philanthropies-50-million-climate-change/


China protests Biden's 'improper' new chip controls, vows to take 'all necessary measures' to safeguard interests

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Noting huge losses for semiconductor firms, China’s Commerce Ministry said the controls “seriously threaten the stability of industrial supply chains."

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/china-semiconductor-export-controls-chips-gina-raimondo/


Return to office mandates are bringing back long commute times

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Workers returning to the office are on the road 53 minutes a day.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/commute-times-near-pre-pandemic-levels-return-to-office/


Adults with ADHD are at a higher risk for developing dementia, new study finds. These treatments may help

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Interestingly, there was no increased risk of dementia in adults with ADHD who took stimulants, like Adderall or Concerta, to manage the condition.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/10/18/adults-with-adhd-higher-risk-dementia-stimulants-could-help/


Serena Williams will write an 'intimate' memoir and a book on 'rules for living' as an investment unicorn, philanthropist, and advocate

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Random House said Williams is "someone who has long sought to lift a diverse and emergent generation of young women whose aspirations are not confined to the court.”

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/serena-williams-book-deal-random-house-investment-unicorn-philanthropy/


Dolly Parton takes readers on a tour of her sparkly jumpsuits, dresses, and wigs in new book: ‘Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones’

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“Believe it or not, I had to fight for that look,” Parton writes of the big hair, high heels and tight dresses that have become her trademark.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/dolly-parton-closet-tour-book-review-behind-the-seams-my-life-in-rhinestones/


Britney Spears reveals abortion during Justin Timberlake relationship more than 20 years after the fact in upcoming memoir

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“If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it,” she writes in “The Woman in Me” excerpt. “And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father.”

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/britney-spears-abortion-justin-timberlake-memoir-book-excerpt/


Jordan uninvites Biden to meeting with Arab leaders after hundreds die in explosion at Gaza hospital

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The White House confirmed while Biden was preparing for takeoff from Washington that he now only plans to visit Israel.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/joe-biden-trip-to-isreal-middle-east-arab-leaders-uninvite-summit-hospital/


College jocks—not nerds—turn out to have more successful careers and earn $220k more, research finds

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Revenge of the nerds is a fantasy.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/nerds-research-jocks-athletes-more-successful-careers-earn-more-money/


Glitch on Elon Musk’s X allowed CIA spy recruitment channel to be hijacked, hacker says. ‘It was a perfect storm for something pretty bad to happen’

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The hacker said the error could have allowed hostile countries to intercept secret information intended for the intelligence agency.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/glitch-x-twitter-cia-spy-channel-hijacked-hacker/


Bank of America warned consumers they would be pushed to the 'point of pain', CEO Brian Moynihan says we've now reached that point

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Brian Moynihan, the CEO of Bank of America, said although consumers are buying less, some families are beginning to spend more than they're bringing in.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/bank-of-america-brian-moynihan-consumers-beginning-slow-spending/


The company that makes your iPhones is expanding to EVs and it’s getting Nvidia to help make an 'AI factory'

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"In the future, every company, every industry, will have AI factories," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said during Foxconn's annual tech showcase.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/foxconn-iphone-expand-to-ev-nvidia-ai-factory-tech-day-jensen-huang/


HSBC has already blocked staff from using WhatsApp on work phones—now the bank is banning texts, report says

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HSBC is among the many banks that have recently faced scrutiny for employees' use of private messaging apps like WhatsApp to chat about business.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/hsbc-bank-whatsapp-probe-sec-on-work-phones-banning-text-messaging/


An outspoken airline boss tried to combine a massage and a meeting—then posted a shirtless photo to LinkedIn

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"You can never really explain the thought process behind a post," AirAsia head Tony Fernandes later explained, after deleting the offending photo.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/airasia-tony-fernandes-shirtless-photo-linkedin-malaysia/


These CEOs are rising to the occasion–and condemning the brutal Hamas attack on Israel. The rest of civil society is MIA

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More than 75 multinational companies have issued statements with strong condemnation of Hamas’s terrorism, write Yale's Sonnenfeld and Tian.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/these-ceos-condemn-brutal-hamas-attack-israel-civil-society-politics-leadership-sonnenfeld-tian/


Trump returns to his New York civil fraud trial, but star witness Michael Cohen wasn’t there as expected

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An outside appraiser testified that his company essentially put a thumb on the scale when sizing up his properties' value.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/18/trump-returns-new-york-civil-fraud-trial-star-witness-michael-cohen/


Joe Biden’s Middle East trip faces big problems even before it starts after a hospital blast leaves hundreds dead in Gaza

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Arab leaders pulled out of a meeting that had been planned for the trip.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/joe-biden-middle-east-trip-israel-gaza-jordan-arab-leaders-meeting-hospital/


NBC's successor to Yaccarino reveals the power of NFL commercials: 'There’s no bigger brand in the world than Taylor Swift, and she still needed help to actually sell tickets'

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Average daily ticket sales for Swift’s movie rose 50% after commercials during NFL broadcasts.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/taylor-swift-eras-tour-concert-film-nbc-nfl-commercials-tickets-nb/


AI hype sends funding for the sector's startups soaring to $17.9 billion, defying a broader tech slump

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“This is the web moment, the HTML moment, for generative AI,” one venture capitalist said.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/ai-funding-vc-venture-capital-tech-slumps/


Goldman Sachs shrugs at the end of its CEO’s DJ career: ‘Music was not a distraction from David’s work. The media attention became a distraction’

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“This is not news,” a Goldman spokesperson said, as the bank reported a 33% earnings drop. “David hasn’t publicly DJ’ed an event in well over a year.”

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/goldman-sachs-ceo-david-solomon-dj-dsol-earnings/


Consumer dynamics are shifting like never before. Executives from Instacart, Atlassian, Nordstrom, and Black & Decker share their strategies

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Top executives shared their strategies for adapting to AI, supply chain, and more at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit in Laguna Niguel, Calif.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/consumer-strategy-instacart-nordstrom-atlassian/


Billionaire AI investor Vinod Khosla’s advice to college students: ‘Get as broad an education as possible’

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Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says AI will eliminate 80% of jobs in a decade—including in fields like medicine and accounting.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/vinod-khosla-advice-college-broad-education/


WHO confirms hundreds are dead from an attack on a Gaza hospital, reiterates call for Israel to reverse evacuation order

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Palestinian officials have blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the IDF says intelligence traces the attack to a failed Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/gaza-hospital-airstrike-hundreds-dead-who-unclear-source-attack/


Tim Scott says Netanyahu has shown 'restraint' and 'humanity' in Gaza

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“One of the first things that Israel’s done is they waited," the South Carolina senator said at an event at Georgetown University.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/tim-scott-says-netanyahu-has-shown-restraint-and-humanity-in-gaza/


Eric Adams' revelation that he uses AI to speak in Mandarin stirs outcry: 'The mayor is making deep fakes of himself'

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“The robocalls that we’re using," New York City's mayor said, "we’re using different languages to speak directly to the diversity of New Yorkers.”

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/new-york-city-mnayor-eric-adams-uses-ai-to-speak-mandarin/


Montana man who lost his jaw to a grizzly is coming home. He wants Cole Hauser from 'Yellowstone' to play him in a movie

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Rudy Noorlander answered most questions by writing on a white board. he said he's looking forward to a root beer float and seeing his Yorkshire terrier.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/montana-man-lost-jaw-grizzly-bear-attack-released-from-hospital/


Innovating our way to new models of leadership

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Today’s teams are fueled by embracing a diversity of thought from their employees.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/virtual-event-leadership-models/


Jim Jordan loses vote for speaker of the House, more ballots expected

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The Ohio congressman did even worse than Kevin McCarthy did on the first balloting of his election back in January.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/jim-jordan-loses-vote-for-speaker-of-the-house-more-ballots-expected/


Federal regulators are investigating whether Cruise robotaxis are risky to pedestrians following several accidents

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Cruise operates robotaxis in San Francisco and has been expanding to other cities including Austin and Phoenix.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/cruise-gm-self-driving-car-investigation-robotaxi/


DeSantis’ brawl with Disney escalates as entertainer’s lawyers move to pull former special district administrator in for questioning

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Disney attorneys said that they have subpoenaed John Classe, a previous administrator of the governing district that provides municipal services to Walt Disney World.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/ron-desantis-disney-special-district-question-john-class-lawsuit/


The average American shopper will drop $1,652 worth of holiday cheer this year, Deloitte predicts

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Spending expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/holiday-retail-survey-2023-spending-retail-sales-deloitte/


Justice Amy Coney Barrett calls for ethics code for Supreme Court: 'It would be a good idea for us to do it'

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“It would be a good idea for us to do it, particularly so that we can communicate to the public exactly what it is that we are doing in a clearer way.”

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/supreme-court-justice-amy-coney-barrett-ethics-code/


Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran insists now is the 'very best time' to buy a house

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The 'Shark Tank' star sold her property business for $66 million in 2001.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/housing-market-barbara-corcoran-perfect-time-to-buy/


Tucker Carlson’s online media company just raised $15 million in seed capital

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Omeed Malik-led fund makes the first investment.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/tucker-carlson-media-company-funding-1789-15-million-seed-capital/


Wall Street’s biggest bear is now predicting an end-of-year stock rally

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Wall Street’s top strategist said much depends on whether current prices can be maintained in the short term.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/morgan-stanley-mike-wilson-sp-500-rally/


Biden to visit Jordan and Israel as as fears grow over larger regional conflict

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Officials have said they would ask Congress for upward of $2 billion in additional aid for both Israel and Ukraine.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/joe-biden-visit-jordan-israel-hamas-conflict-us-support/


Rite Aid's years of red ink and opioid losses prompt pharmacy giant to file for bankruptcy

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The 60-year-old Philadelphia company has posted annual losses for several years and sees a net loss of up to $680 million in the current fiscal year.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/rite-aid-files-bankruptcy-opioid-settlements-losses-close-stores/


Ford forced to cut production shift for its F-150 Lightning as rival Tesla closes in on Cybertruck EV pickup launch

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One industry watcher warns a 'trough of disillusionment' is hanging over the U.S. market for EVs even as more carmakers rush out over a dozen new models.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/tesla-cybertruck-ford-f150-lightning-pickup-sales-jobs-rouge/


French hotels paying up to $1,600 to exterminate bedbugs

Hotels around Paris are being forced to fork out thousands to reassure guests, while hotels in the UK are enlisting sniffer dogs.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/french-hotels-1600-bedbugs-paris-uk-london-panic/


Rolls-Royce CEO who once described the company as a ‘burning platform’ is planning to cut up to 2,500 white collar jobs

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Rolls-Royce, whose customers include world governments and British Airways, has been tightening costs under CEO Tufan Erginbilgic's leadership.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/rolls-royce-ceo-tufan-erginbilgic-burning-platform-layoffs-2500-jobs/


Some politicians are waging a war on sustainability. New research shows U.S. consumers of all persuasions, from Gen Zers to boomers, are going in the opposite direction

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Most Americans, regardless of party, income level, geographic location, age, or gender, want to purchase sustainable products.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/politicians-war-sustainability-new-research-us-consumers-gen-z-boomers-opposite-directions-retail-whelan-kronthal-sacco/


Plans to bury power lines that sparked deadly California wildfires meet resistance over $5.9B cost

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Pacific Gas & Electric says burying a power line reduces the chance it will start a wildfire by 99%, but regulators want cheaper and riskier solution.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/pacific-gas-electric-bury-power-lines-plan/


Baidu claims its Ernie AI chatbot is now as good as ChatGPT months after weak rollout spooked investors

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China’s search leader, often referred to as a homegrown equivalent to Google, is pinning its hopes on AI to help it surpass rivals.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/baidu-claims-ernie-ai-chatbot-good-chatgpt-weak-rollout-spooked-investors/


Colorado court says it was okay to search Google users’ keyword history to identify suspects in fatal arson

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Critics have called the approach a digital dragnet that threatens to undermine people's privacy and their constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/colorado-court-unholds-search-google-users-keyword-history-identify-suspects-fatal-arson/


Tim Cook crashes a Chinese e-sports tournament as Apple faces competition and censorship in its most important non-U.S. market

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Apple's CEO made a surprise stop in Chengdu on Monday as reports show slowing Chinese sales of its latest iPhone.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/tim-cook-visits-chengdu-apple-store-tencent-honor-of-kings-iphone-sales-china-dropping/


Billionaire John Paulson sues his ex-business partner of siphoning off millions for luxury shopping and partying in Las Vegas

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The lawsuit accuses the former business partner and his family of "betraying Paulson’s trust and biting the hand that had fed them.”

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/john-paulson-billionaire-lawsuit-business-partner-puerto-rico/


Taylor Swift's tour movie is as big of a hit as her concerts as the film breaks a more than decade-old box office record

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The Eras Tour film delivered opening weekend sales that were higher than the debut of any prior concert picture since  Justin Bieber's Never Say Never.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/taylor-swift-eras-tour-movie-box-office/


'Star Wars' X-wing Starfighter is sold for $3 million at an auction that included a treasure trove of historic sci-fi memorabilia

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Also going for an eye-popping amount was a “Star Wars” Stormtrooper costume that sold for $645,000.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/star-wars-x-wing-model-auction-3-million/


Harvard loses another major donor over its 'dismal failure' to take an 'unequivocal stand against the barbaric murders' of Israelis by Hamas

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Donors and alumni at some colleges have been pulling support over the institutions’ response to the Hamas attack on Israel, which killed at least 1,400 Israelis.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/wexner-foundation-harvard-donor-israel-hamas/


Billionaire Tom Steyer says the crusade against climate change depends on one thing: Business fixing the problem. 'We have to win in capitalism'

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The former presidential candidate insists his new climate investment fund doesn't have to choose between making an impact and delivering returns.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/tom-steyer-climate-change-investments-biden/


Inside the FTX straw donor machine, where customer funds were funneled into campaign contributions

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"It was for advantageous optics," former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh testified on Monday.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/10/16/ftx-straw-donor-sam-bankman-fried-nishad-singh/


The housing market is about to have its slowest year since the real estate bubble burst in 2008, according to National Association of Realtors

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Mortgage rate lock-in effect is making homeowners hold on for longer: “You can’t buy what’s not for sale,” one pro says.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/housing-sales-slowest-year-since-the-housing-bubble-2008/


Former FTX executive Nishad Singh describes conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried over customer funds: ‘I was blindsided and horrified’

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While Bankman-Fried lounged on a white chaise chair, Singh realized that FTX was a "force for evil," not good.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/10/16/former-ftx-executive-nishad-singh-bahamas-penthouse-balcony-13-billion-dollars-alameda-research-sbf/


People with breast cancer won't always notice a lump. 5 lesser-known symptoms both men and women should watch for

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Many breast cancers don’t present with a lump that can be detected by touch, experts at Ohio State say.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/10/16/breast-cancer-symptoms-less-known-inverted-nipple-breast-puckering-pitting-discharge/


Work from home rates have dropped to a pandemic-era low of 26% as employers make get returning to the office their north star

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But in Washington, DC, where government bureaucrats are loath to go back to their offices, the remote-work rate is above 50%.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/remote-work-hybrid-return-to-office-rto/


Why director independence matters, and how can boards ensure it

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Outsider advantage? How to make independent directors work for your board.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/modern-board-directors-independence/


Sam Bankman-Fried pushed for $30 million Bahamas penthouse despite concern from FTX colleagues it would be ‘ostentatious’

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Top lieutenant Nishad Singh testified that the FTX founder liked the apartment because he 'is a fan of views.'

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/10/16/sam-bankman-fried-bahamas-penthouse-30-million-bahamas-ftx/


Your work burnout might be fueled by loneliness. Two psychologists explain the connection and how to break out of the cycle

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When we don’t feel satisfied with work or have crucial work relationships, we may slip into a burnout-loneliness cycle.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/10/16/burnout-loneliness-work-cycle/


LinkedIn cuts 668 jobs as a tightening job market means fewer companies are using its service for recruiting new workers

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It's the second round of layoffs this year for the career networking site.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/linkedin-layoffs-microsoft-tech-job-cuts-economy/


Trump, Musk, and Bezos' big leak: How a millennial IRS contractor stole information on thousands of wealthy Americans

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Charles Littlejohn, 38, has pleaded guilty to stealing Donald Trump’s data and leaking it to The New York Times. He leaked to ProPublica, too.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/donald-trump-jeff-bezos-elon-musk-tax-leak-charles-littlejohn-irs/


Flag football and squash are joining the 2028 Olympic Games

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Break dancing is getting added earlier—it will be a recognized Olympic sport at the Paris Games in 2024.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/baseball-flag-football-squash-softball-lacrosse-2028-olympics/


COVID-19, flu, RSV: How wastewater monitoring can save lives as America faces the next 'tripledemic'

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Last year, nearly 40% of U.S. households reported experiencing either COVID-19, the flu, or RSV in January.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/covid-19-flu-rsv-wastewater-monitoring-save-lives-america-next-tripledemic-bill-hanage/


The Israel-Hamas war is splitting the GOP’s ‘America First’ approach ahead of the 2024 primaries

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Splits are emerging among GOP hopefuls about how much to involve the U.S. in a new Middle East war.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/israel-hamas-republican-party-elections-nikki-haley-ron-desantis-donald-trump/


America fears surge of Islamophobic, antisemitic violence after Illinois landlord charged with killing 6-year-old Muslim boy

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FBI officials, along with Jewish and Muslim groups, have reported an increase of hateful and threatening rhetoric.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/illinois-muslim-boy-killed-hate-crime-israel-hamas-islamophobia-antisemitism-violence/


A group of Ron DeSantis’s Yale frat brothers known as ‘Fight Club’ have raised $5.5 million for the struggling presidential candidate

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They meet for 45 minutes each week to discuss strategy and fundraising outreach. DeSantis, who graduated from Yale in 2001, joins the calls about once a month.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/ron-desantis-yale-frat-brothers-fight-club-raised-55-million-struggling-presidential-candidate/


Nearly all bosses are “accidental” with no formal training

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Research has shown that nearly all of those promoted into managerial positions are all title and no substance: In fact, a whopping 82% of bosses are “accidental managers” according to the CMI’s research.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/bosses-accidental-formal-training-workers-quit-cmi/


Suzanne Somers, ‘Three’s Company’ star who became fitness entrepreneur, dies at 76

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The effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/suzanne-somers-threes-company-star-fitness-entrepreneur-dies-76/


Morgan Stanley is reportedly in the market for 1,000 British pubs

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The Times of London reported Morgan Stanley had bid to take up a quarter of Stonegate Group's distressed pub portfolio.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/morgan-stanley-cerberus-stonegate-1000-british-pubs/


Citibank wins lawsuit against former analyst who was dismissed for buying his partner meals then charging it to the company

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Szabolcs Fekete claimed he had eaten two portions of pasta in one sitting, but the Citibank analyst later admitted his partner had been on the work trip with him.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/citibank-expenses-lawsuit-szabolcs-fekete/


Burnout and anxiety are on the rise. A simple mindset shift could be the remedy

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Shifting from a sacrificial approach to a sufficiency mindset equips us to navigate uncertainty with poise and confidence.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/burnout-anxiety-rise-simple-mindset-shift-mental-health-careers-success-jean-gomes/


Future of Finance: TaxBit’s Argalas on the benefits of FinTech-TradFi collaboration, and how clear crypto rules would help everyone

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Argalas ascended to the top position at TaxBit in June after previously serving as chief operating officer.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/10/16/future-of-finance-taxbit-lindsey-argalas-fintech-tradfi-crypto-regulations/


X fined for failing to answer questions about how it detects, removes and prevents child sexual abuse material

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Australia's online safety regulator on Monday issued Google an official warning and X, formerly known as Twitter, a A$610,500 ($386,200) fine.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/x-fined-failing-answer-questions-detects-removes-prevents-child-sexual-abuse-material-australia/


How TSMC and other firms making the most advanced semiconductors are getting a reprieve from Biden's chip war on China

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TSMC is the third chipmaker to get a U.S. waiver to supply equipment to factories in China, following Korean firms Samsung and SK hynix.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/how-tsmc-samsung-sk-hynix-us-waiver-china-biden-chip-war/


Rite Aid files for bankruptcy in the face of massive debts and 'potentially significant' claims for its role in the opioid epidemic

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The Philadelphia-based chain has been laboring under more than $3 billion of long-term borrowings. The situation worsened after a U.S. government claim it filled unlawful prescriptions for opioid painkillers.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/rite-aid-files-bankruptcy-massive-debts-claims-role-opioid-epidemic/


Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers request Adderall for the FTX founder as he decides whether to testify

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With SBF's trial entering its third week, the defendant is still fighting for access to medication.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/10/16/sam-bankman-fried-adderall-ftx-trial/


Jared Kushner: Middle East has ‘tremendous potential’ but has been held back by ‘bad policy’

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Kushner weighed in on the Israel-Gaza conflict and described "one of Iran's worst nightmares" in a new interview.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/jared-kushner-middle-east-israel-gaza-saudi-normalization-iran/


Deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust shakes the foundations of Israel as a safe homeland, says double MacArthur-winning historian

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Zionism emerged due to violent, murderous pogroms and the antisemitism of the late 19th century, argues Avner Cohen, author of "Israel and the Bomb."

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/deadliest-day-for-jews-since-holocaust-shakes-zionism-israeli-historian-says/


Stephen Rubin, publisher behind John Grisham and Dan Brown phenomena, dies at 81

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In his memoir, he offered a succinct, if incomplete prediction: “I suppose the headline of my obit will read 'Publisher of 'The Da Vinci Code' dies'.”

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/obituary-stephen-rubin-dead-81-publishing-executive-grisham-da-vinci-code/


Georgia man caught speeding at 90 mph in a 55 mph zone shocked by $1.4 million ticket amount before clarification

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Connor Cato called the court thinking the figure was a typo but says he was told  at first that he either had to pay it or appear in court in December.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/georgia-man-speeding-ticket-1-4-million-90-in-55-mph-zone/


Your next iPhone might be pricier after the Google antitrust trial: 'Google has essentially been subsidizing the cost of devices'

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If government regulators prevail against the search giant, watch for unintended consequences.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/google-antitrust-trial-why-it-might-mean-pricier-iphone/


‘There’s no place safe here’: Palestinian Americans watch in dread as family members in Gaza struggle to survive

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“How can you say anything to comfort someone who is facing their own mortality?”

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/palestinian-americans-family-members-in-gaza/


Israel-Hamas war poses 'incredibly difficult free speech moment' on U.S. campuses—and staying neutral isn't easy

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College officials have been trying to preserve open debate, but the conflict has presented an excruciating challenge.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/israel-hamas-war-poses-difficult-free-speech-moment-on-campuses/


As Israel plans its Gaza invasion in the south, Iran-backed Hezbollah attacks its military positions in the north

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Clashes along the Israel-Lebanon border have raised the prospect of a wider regional escalation.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/as-israel-plans-gaza-invasion-in-south-iran-backed-hezbollah-hits-in-north/


Dropbox’s CEO has a message for bosses who want workers to return to office: ‘They’re not resources to control’

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“Trust people, and treat people like adults, and they’ll behave like adults,” Drew Houston says of the company’s virtual-first plan.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/dropbox-ceo-remote-work-return-to-office/


How to watch or stream Week 6 of the NFL’s 2023 season football live online free without cable

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Two teams try to stay perfect.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/15/watch-stream-nfl-football-games-live-online-free-without-cable-2023-season-week-6-what-channel-fox-cbs-abc-nbc-espn/


As Biden discusses humanitarian aid for Gaza with Palestinian president Abbas, Blinken urges Israel to 'look out for civilians' as it targets Hamas

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Biden reiterated that "Hamas does not stand for the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and self-determination."

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/biden-gaza-aid-palestinian-abbas-blinken-israel-civilians-hamas/


A former police officer is suspected of being a serial burglar behind 30 thefts at restaurants and businesses across 3 states

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He's believed to have targeted safes and cash registers at businesses in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/ex-police-officer-suspected-of-being-serial-burglar-behind-30-thefts-in-3-states/


Gaza ‘is fast becoming a hell hole’ and a million residents have nowhere to hide from coming Israeli troops

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Even before Israel called on civilians to leave Gaza City, the main population center, residents were running out of places to go.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/gaza-million-residents-nowhere-to-hide-israeli-troops/


Florida man whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine pleads guilty to $250M fraud at lending company

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Carl R. Ruderman, 82, pleaded guilty in Miami. He faces up to five years in prison and forfeiture of more than $250M.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/florida-man-whose-family-business-owned-playgirl-magazine-pleads-guilty-fraud-lending-company/


As fans seethe over its ownership, the Glazer family decides a $6.1 billion offer for Manchester United isn't enough

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Fans have blamed the American owners for years of under-performance on the pitch and want them out of the club.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/qatari-bid-manchester-united-rejected-glazer-family-sports/


Nvidia, one of tech's hottest companies, is fine with remote work—and is ignoring the return-to-office trend

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Nvidia offers luxurious office spaces in which employees can gather, but there's no return-to-office mandate.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/nvidia-skips-return-to-office-sticks-to-remote-work-among-hottest-tech-companies/


Why the Trader Joe’s lawsuit against a similarly named crypto firm may not be ‘a slam dunk’

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The beloved grocery store chain has a reputation for aggressively defending its intellectual property.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/10/14/trader-joes-crypto-firm-trader-joe-lawsuit-intellectual-property-rights/


The pandemic made parents more worried than ever about kids’ mental health. ‘MESH’ toys can help, say marketers

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The plan—or "gimmick," some fear—is to certify MESH (mental, emotional and social health) toys in a way similar to STEAM toys.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/toys-mesh-certification-childrens-mental-health-emotional-social-parents-pandemic/


Gavin Newsom signs California law raising health care workers' minimum wage to $25 per hour—a point of contention in the Kaiser Permanente union talks

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It was somewhat unexpected for Newsom to sign the law given his admin's concerns about the state’s struggling budget.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/gavin-newsom-signs-law-raising-california-health-care-workers-minimum-wage/


China’s central bank governor sees growth improving, ‘manageable’ debt risks, and ‘signs of recovery’ in real estate market

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Pan Gongsheng spoke on Saturday at the International Monetary Fund’s annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/china-pboc-governor-pan-gongsheng-growth-debt-risks-property/


Amid fears Iran-backed Hezbollah might attack Israel from the north, Antony Blinken calls on China to use its influence

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China has close relations with Iran, and assisted Tehran in brokering a landmark diplomatic detente with Saudi Arabia this year.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/antony-blinken-china-israel-hamas-gaza-iran-hezbollah/


The Fed looks set to hold interest rates steady next month, but there is ‘a very substantial risk’ it will make further increases later

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Fed minutes released this week show policymakers see a slew of risks that could push inflation higher than they expect.

https://fortune.com/2023/10/14/fed-looks-set-to-hold-rates-steady-but-hikes-still-possible/


A 31-year-old with $44,000 in student debt is shocked she’s paying more after rollout of Biden's new plan is botched: 'It's been a nightmare'

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Biden's new plan promised to make student loan payments affordable. Borrowers say they can't enroll in it: "Goat rodeo is about the best way to describe" it.

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