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Joseph Acosta

Kirk Cousins got his swagger back

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Against Tampa Bay, Kirk Cousins unveiled a new form, that would help Atlanta reach new heights.

If you’re as chronically online as me, you’ll know the TikTok trend of someone saying “Me at my son’s X birthday party throwing absolute piss missiles in the backyard (I’m hammered and think I’m insert QB here)”.

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Mashable

Apple's Phone SE 4 will surprise with new display and top cameras, report claims

Apple is working on a new version of its most affordable phone, and it might be surprisingly good this time around.

According to 9to5Mac, which cites a source familiar with the matter, Apple's new iPhone SE 4 will have a new, modern look, with a notch on top. The OLED display will have a 1,170 x 2,532 pixel resolution, and it will probably be similar in size to the 6.1-inch display on the iPhone 14.

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Snag a pair of Bose Ultra Open Earbuds for their lowest price yet

SAVE $50: As of October 4, get a pair of Bose Ultra Open Earbuds at Amazon for $249. That's a discount of 17% and the lowest price we've seen.

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Mashable

X fined over $400,000 for refusing to address child abuse concerns

X, formerly Twitter, owes the Australian government some money.

Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Elon Musk's microblogging site has to pay the equivalent of $418,000 USD because of its refusal to work with Australian online safety regulators regarding the site's anti-child abuse policies.

The country's eSafety Commissioner filed a notice to X seeking information about the site's child abuse policies — and X has so far refused to cooperate.

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Amazon deal of the day: Slash 34% off a Kindle Paperwhite essentials bundle

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Oct. 4: OUR TOP PICK Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle $134.97 at Amazon (save $70) ...

Mashable

Prime members can get a Kindle Paperwhite essentials bundle for $70 off

GET $70 OFF: As of Oct. 4, Prime members can snag a Kindle Paperwhite essentials bundle for just $134.97, down from $204.97. That's a $70 discount and cheaper than buying the Kindle Paperwhite on its own.

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Fast Company

Associated Press

The shocking rise and fall of elite cybersecurity firm IronNet

Last September the never-profitable company announced it was shutting down and firing its employees after running out of money.

The future was once dazzling for IronNet.

Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and stacked with elite members of the U.S. intelligence establishment, IronNet promised it was going to revolutionize the way governments and corporations combat cyberattacks.

Its pitch—combining the prowess of ex-government hackers with cutting-edge...

Fast Company

Janya Sundar

Why the OpenAI-to-Anthropic pipeline remains so strong

Durk Kingma is just the latest OpenAI cofounder to join the rival AI company.

The pipeline from OpenAI to Anthropic remains strong as ever, with cofounder Durk Kingma becoming the latest high-profile figure to make the move. On Tuesday, Kingma, one of the lesser-known cofounders of OpenAI, joined Anthropic, best known for developing the rival AI chatbot Claude. 

Fast Company

Jeff Beer

EA Sports FC doubles down on fandom after epic rebrand

Jude Bellingham, David Beckham, Max Verstappen, and music artist Dave all star in EA Sports FC’s new extended trailer.

Over three decades, the Electronic Arts (EA) built its soccer video game into a $2 billion annual franchise, and it had one name: FIFA. That ended last year after a financial dispute with the global sport’s governing body, and the game was rebranded EA Sports FC. 

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Rich Cimini

Jets' Rodgers: 'Good friends' with Saleh, no rift

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesn't like the way his relationship with coach Robert Saleh is being portrayed, telling the media on Friday in London that the two are "really good friends."

The Verge

Mia Sato

Meta announces Movie Gen, an AI-powered video generator

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A new AI-powered video generator from Meta produces high-definition footage complete with sound, the company announced today. The announcement comes several months after competitor OpenAI unveiled Sora, its text-to-video model — though public access to Movie Gen isn’t happening yet.

Movie Gen uses text inputs to automatically generate new videos, as well as edit existing footage or still images. The New York Times reports that the audio added to videos is also...

The Verge

Mia Sato

Facebook is going to show you even more content from accounts you don’t follow

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge

Facebook is announcing a host of updates to its platform today, many of which focus on pushing users outside of their social bubble of friends and family.

Among the updates are new tabs being added to Facebook that are meant to surface more content for users, including recommendations based on a person’s location. A new “Local” tab will collect content from other Facebook surfaces like the resale platform Marketplace, local groups, and...

The Verge

Umar Shakir

A buggy Samsung smart home update broke old Galaxy S10 phones, but there’s a fix

Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge

A Samsung smart home software update released this week put some users’ Galaxy S10 and Note 10 (including e, Lite, Plus, and 5G versions) and A90 and M51 smartphones in an infinite boot loop, rendering their devices useless. After some sleuthing, Reddit users narrowed it down to a Samsung SmartThings framework app update that was automatically applied to the devices.

According to posts on Reddit, Samsung replaced the buggy update with a new version...

The Verge

Gaby Del Valle

Financial newsletter accuses Roblox of enabling child abuse

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A popular financial newsletter is accusing Roblox of allowing large-scale child sexual exploitation and inappropriate content on its platform, drawing on years of media reports. The allegations are detailed on The Bear Cave, a short selling newsletter — but Roblox says The Bear Cave’s founder is highlighting rare instances of abuse to profit by making the service look bad.

“This article contains misleading, irresponsible and in many cases false...

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Reuters

Helene dealt crushing blow to Asheville’s artist community, casting doubts on recovery

Artists and designers who work out of the buildings along the banks of the French Broad River have spent the past few days trying to salvage paintings, pottery, and jewelry.

The river that runs through Asheville, North Carolina, is littered with artwork drifting downstream after deadly floods from Hurricane Helene decimated the mountain city’s arts district, a linchpin of tourism in the area that some residents fear will never recover.

Fast Company

AJ Hess

The dockworkers’ strike is suspended, but automation remains a sticking point for unions

The two parties reached a tentative deal, but will still need to resolve the role automation will play at the ports. The dockworkers aren’t the first to be concerned about tech replacing them.

From Maine to Texas, 45,000 dockworkers went on strike Tuesday after the International Longshoremen’s Association’s (ILA) contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) expired. The two sides had reached a stalemate over pay, but also the union wanted a guarantee that technology would...

Fast Company

Reuters

Alphabet’s Waymo will expand its robotaxi fleet with Hyundai EVs

Waymo has about 700 vehicles in its fleet and is the only U.S. firm operating uncrewed robotaxis that collect fares.

Alphabet’s Waymo will add electric vehicles from South Korea’s Hyundai Motor to its robotaxi fleet, the companies said on Friday, as Waymo expands in the United States.

Fast Company

Michael Grothaus

Chain Bridge Bancorp IPO: stock price will be closely watched today as bank popular with Republicans lists on the NYSE

The Virginia-based financial institution is used by the RNC, GOP state parties, and the Trump victory PAC. Here’s what to know about the initial public offering.

Chain Bridge Bancorp, Inc. is having its initial public offering today. The company is a Delaware-chartered bank holding company that owns Chain Bridge Bank, N.A.

Fast Company

Associated Press

Migrant women arriving in this western U.S. state are facing an uphill battle for employment 

As record numbers of South Americans attempt to cross the U.S. southern border seeking better economic opportunities, many are landing in communities that are unprepared for them—and sometimes outright hostile.

East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That’s what everyone told Sofia Roca.

Never mind the open drug use, the sex workers or the groups of other migrant women marching the sidewalks soliciting work at the very same Mexican restaurants and bakeries.

On East Colfax in...

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