Sunday, October 20, 2024

After Musk promises to give $1M to one swing state voter a day who signs his PAC's petition, PA's governor says "law enforcement could take a look at" the plan (Alexandra Marquez/NBC News)

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
After Musk promises to give $1M to one swing state voter a day who signs his PAC's petition, PA's governor says “law enforcement could take a look at” the plan  —  Musk announced Saturday that every day until Election Day, he would give $1 million to a randomly selected voter …



About $2B has been bet on predicting the next US president on Polymarket, which has excluded US users since 2022 as part of a settlement with federal regulators (Lisa Bonos/Washington Post)

Lisa Bonos / Washington Post:
About $2B has been bet on predicting the next US president on Polymarket, which has excluded US users since 2022 as part of a settlement with federal regulators  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Scott Owens, an amateur watchmaker in Madison, Wis., waited years for a chance to legally bet money on U.S. politics.



Sources: some at Apple think it is over two years behind the leaders in generative AI; a closer look at changes in Apple's HR and hardware engineering groups (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: some at Apple think it is over two years behind the leaders in generative AI; a closer look at changes in Apple's HR and hardware engineering groups  —  Apple's new iPad mini highlights the company's secret advantage in artificial intelligence.  Also: Sonos weighs a headphone reboot …



Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in data center financing decisions (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...