I love this show as much as the next fan, but the promo for next week’s episode has me anxious. We’re digging into Chicago Fire Season 13 Episode 4 spoilers, so buckle up! It’s a very brief 30-second clip showing Violet and Novak doing what they do best: saving a life. But thanks to a risky move on Violet’s part to save a pregnant woman and her baby, our girl may have landed in hot water. (Peter Gordon/NBC) Immediately, the promo reminded me of two iconic Grey’s Anatomy scenes. In both, resident Ben Warren performs crash C-sections on patients in…
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After a decade of unfulfilled promises about driverless vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hyped the company’s Cybercab concept on Thursday night, showing off a low, silver two-seater with no steering wheels or pedals.Rolling up to the stage in a Cybercab almost an hour after the company’s “We, Robot” event was supposed to begin, Musk said the company had 21 of these vehicles, and a total of 50 “autonomous” cars on location at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California, where Tesla hosted its invitation-only event.Musk offered no details about exactly where Tesla plans to produce the cars, but said consumers…
Two exchange-traded funds are looking for profits in China with two different strategies.While the Rayliant Quantamental China Equity ETF dives into specific regions, the newly launched Roundhill China Dragons ETF buys the country’s biggest stocks.”[It’s] focused just on nine companies, and these companies are the companies that we identified as having similar characteristics to magnitude in the U.S.,” Roundhill Investments CEO Dave Mazza told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week.Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsSince its inception on Oct. 3, the Roundhill China Dragon ETF is down almost 5% as of Friday’s close.Meanwhile, Jason Hsu of Rayliant Global Advisors is behind the…
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital was hit by Hurricane Milton earlier this weekDirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire/Alamy A children’s hospital that lost access to water in the wake of Hurricane Milton is now using a device that can collect drinking water directly from the air, in a test of how such atmospheric water harvesting systems could be used to respond to disasters. “When a hospital has both water and power you’re good,” says David Stuckenberg at Genesis Systems, the Florida-based company that designed the apparatus. The system uses absorbent materials called metal organic frameworks to concentrate moisture from air pumped…
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on October 10, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty ImagesDonald Trump on Thursday said he supports making interest on car loans fully tax deductible, the latest in a suite of tax-cut promises the Republican presidential nominee has made in the weeks before Election Day.Trump, in prepared remarks delivered in a lengthy speech at the Detroit Economic Club, compared the plan to an existing tax deduction on mortgage interest.He also promised to bar Chinese-made autonomous vehicles from driving on American roads if he defeats Democratic nominee…
We’re getting at this fall thing from all angles. There are cozy books by BIPOC authors, dead boos in ghost romances, and a new book — The Complete Book of Origami: A Beginner’s Guide to the Most Popular Folded Paper Models by Shufunotomo — to help you learn a craft that I suspect will be great for when you’re listening to audiobooks. In this post, you’ll find stories of the creatures of the night finding love with humans, and each other. These stories are on the lighter side of paranormal romance, more rom-com than just nom-nom. Would you want to date a vampire or a…
Congratulations. Yes, you. The guy who Googled some version of “best boots to wear with a suit” and landed here. This was no accident, friend. It was meant to be. Not only because I’ve got some damn good recommendations for you. But because, at long last, you’re ready to start sniffing out how to combine boots with suits. It’s a noble pursuit that will reward you handsomely if executed properly. The good news: pairing a suit with boots isn’t much different than pairing a suit with any other type of dress shoe. Think of it as a business down low,…
(Left) Tom Hardy stars as Johnny in director Jeff Nichols’ ‘The Bikeriders,’ a Focus Features release. Credit: Kyle Kaplan/Focus Features. © 2024 Focus Features, LLC. All Rights Reserved. (Center) Helen Mirren as Grandmère in ‘White Bird’. Photo Credit: Larry Horricks. (Right) Pierce Brosnan in 1999’s ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’. Photo: MGM.Preview:Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan will star in ‘The Associate.’Guy Ritchie is overseeing the new show, which has links to ‘Ray Donovan.’‘Top Boy’ creator Ronan Bennett will write all initial 10 episodes.In March, we brought word of filmmaker Guy Ritchie developing a new TV series for Paramount+ that…
A Manhattan judge has set a trial date in the federal government’s case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, The Associated Press reports. The trial is set to begin on Monday, May 5, 2025, Judge Arun Subramanian determined.Diddy faces charges of racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty, and he remains in federal custody as multiple judges have denied him bail, ruling that he presents a risk of threatening or harming witnesses.In a new development in the case, Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, has accused the federal government of leaking the…
Microsoft is expanding Xbox Cloud Gaming’s streaming capabilities to support titles that aren’t on Xbox Game Pass, reports. The company has stated its plans to let users stream games from their own libraries numerous times over the last few years, going back to the announcement of , but the feature hasn’t yet materialized. Now, Microsoft is ready to start testing it among Xbox Insiders in November, with plans to ultimately support thousands of games, according to The Verge, which cites sources “familiar with Microsoft’s plans.”Xbox players have long been asking for the option to stream games that they’ve purchased, rather…
Bill Maher took aim at Chappell Roan’s knowledge (or lack thereof if you’re Maher) on international affairs and where her generation is getting their information. Specifically, when it comes to the Middle East. The “Open Letter” came during the October 11 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. This address to the pop star came after the influential singer-songwriter, no stranger to controversy, made a series of political statements. During host’s “New Rules” segment Maher marked the anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel. He started with, “To those viewers who are not watching this while looking…
In this photo illustration, a Core Weave logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages on the background.Omar Marques | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence startup that rents out chips to other companies, announced Friday that it has a new $650 million credit line to expand its business and data center portfolio.The cloud infrastructure company said it’s raised $12.7 billion from equity and debt investors in the past 18 months, including a $1.1 billion round in May at a $19 billion valuation.By the end of 2024, CoreWeave plans to have 28 data…
JPMorgan Chase posted third-quarter results that topped estimates for profit and revenue as the company generated more interest income than expected.Here’s what the company reported:Earnings: $4.37 a share vs. $4.01 a share LSEG estimateRevenue: $43.32 billion, vs. $41.63 billion estimateJPMorgan said profit fell 2% from a year earlier to $12.9 billion, while revenue climbed 6% to $43.32 billion. Net interest income rose 3% to $23.5 billion, exceeding the $22.73 billion StreetAccount estimate, on gains from investments in securities and loan growth in its credit card business.CEO Jamie Dimon touted the firm’s quarterly results in a statement, while also addressing regulators’…
Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, speaks at the Collision conference in Toronto on June 20, 2024.Ramsey Cardy | Sportsfile | Collision | Getty ImagesAI chipmaker Cerebras is trying to be the first major venture-backed tech company to go public in the U.S. since April and to capitalize on investors’ insatiable demand for Nvidia, now valued at $3.3 trillion.While its position in artificial intelligence infrastructure represents a major tail wind, Cerebras has challenges — most notably a hefty reliance on a single Middle Eastern customer — that may prove too weighty to overcome in the company’s attempt to…
Lan Fo’an, China’s finance minister, center, speaks as Zheng Shanjie, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), left, and Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), listen during a news conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s Minister of Finance Lan Fo’an told reporters Saturday during a highly anticipated press briefing that the central government has room to increase debt and the deficit.He emphasized that the space for a deficit increase is “rather large,” but noted such policies are still under…
WASHINGTON — The defense tech firm Anduril Industries announced a strategic partnership with California-based startup Impulse Space to develop advanced in-space maneuvering capabilities. The companies plan to pursue military and defense contracts for space missions that involve complex orbital maneuvers, Anduril said Oct. 11. The collaboration will focus on demonstrating “highly maneuverable space missions,” including military operations in nontraditional orbits that require more sophisticated navigation and agility. Impulse Space, an emerging player in the field of in-space transportation, is known for its development of orbital transfer vehicles designed to move satellites between various orbits. The startup’s Mira orbital transfer vehicle…
Robert Lighthizer, former US trade representative, speaks during an event with former US President Donald Trump, not pictured, at Precision Components Group in York, Pennsylvania, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s longtime trade adviser is apparently telling Wall Street money managers that if the Republican presidential nominee is reelected, he could start implementing his sweeping tariff proposals quickly after taking office, according to policy analysts at Piper Sandler.”We’ve heard from a number of clients that Trump’s former US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, has been meeting with investor groups and telling them that Trump could announce 60% Chinese tariffs and 10% across-the-board tariffs shortly…
Nobel week is always a big week. South Korean Novelist Han Kang Awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Han Kang’s Nobel Prize is unusual in a couple of ways. First, she is considerably younger than most winners and has a long time ahead of her in which to enjoy the unique glow this award provides. Second, she already has had one success in the U.S. with the truly fantastic The Vegetarian. There are a lot of people who have read that book out there, which means she has much more of a platform than usual for non-North American writers who win the…