After hearing the news of Payne’s fatal fall from a hotel balcony, his groupmates, fans and collaborators shared their shock and grief. Source: New York Times One Direction Members Honor Liam Payne With Emotional Tributes Continue reading One Direction Members Honor Liam Payne With Emotional Tributes
Although Yahya Sinwar was a major target of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, the soldiers who killed the militant chief had not expected to run across him, Israeli officials said. Source: New York Times Surprise Battlefield Encounter Led to Hamas … Continue reading Surprise Battlefield Encounter Led to Hamas Leader’s Death
Days after 159 people accepted Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s offer of a six-month severance package to employees who wanted to leave, the company floated a new offer late on October 16 of a nine-month severance package to anybody who quit … Continue reading Automattic offered employees another chance to quit — this time with nine months’ severance
Image: Amazon Amazon wants Prime Video to be the place you watch coverage of election night. The company announced today that it will be streaming a live election night special on Prime Video hosted by former NBC Nightly News anchor … Continue reading Amazon will stream a live election special hosted by Brian Williams
After huge shifts in the electorate, it’s baffling that the two parties are still almost exactly evenly matched. Source: New York Times Why Isn’t Kamala Harris Running Away With the Election? Continue reading Why Isn’t Kamala Harris Running Away With the Election?
Despite Saudi Arabia’s record of human rights abuses, some investors are warming up to investing in the country’s startups. General Catalyst is planning to invest in a Saudi Arabia-based fintech startup, Lean Technology, the firm’s first investment in the Middle … Continue reading General Catalyst reportedly to back Saudi Arabian startup
Robert Roberson was set to be executed on Thursday evening for the death of his 2-year-old child. But state legislators obtained a last-minute court order postponing it. Source: New York Times Court Delays Execution in Texas Shaken Baby Case Continue reading Court Delays Execution in Texas Shaken Baby Case
Image: The Verge OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT app for Windows — but it’s only available to paid users for now. You can download an early version of the app from the Microsoft Store. Just like the Mac version of … Continue reading ChatGPT has a Windows app now
Stripe is in talks to acquire stablecoin platform Bridge for a whopping $1 billion, according to Forbes. The talks are reportedly in advanced stages, although nothing has been finalized. Bridge, cofounded by Coinbase alumni Zach Abrams and Sean Yu, has … Continue reading Stripe in talks to acquire Bridge for $1 billion
Image: Activision Activision says it has “disabled a workaround to a detection system” in Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone that led to legitimate players getting banned by the Ricochet anti-cheat system. The company says the problem “impacted … Continue reading Activision says it’s fixed an anti-cheat hack in Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone
