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Broadcom, Warner Bros. Discovery, Bloom Energy, and More

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Major U.S.stock indexes rose sharply Monday morning after President Donald Trump softened his tone on China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were each up at least 1.3% in recent trading, recovering from a selloff on Friday. Broadcom (AVGO) stock popped after the chipmaker and OpenAI announced a partnership for 10 gigawatts of custom AI accelerators. Shares of fellow chipmakers Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Nvidia (NVDA), and ON Semiconductor (ON) also rose. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shares surged after the company reportedly rebuffed a takeover approach from Paramount Skydance (PSKY) for being too low. Paramount Skydance shares also…

Jeep software update bricks vehicles

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A software update to Jeep 4xE models caused major malfunctions over the weekend – leaving many owners stranded and some in danger after their power failed.The culprit appears to have been a buggy "over the air" (OTA) software update to the company’s uconnect software on Friday October 10, which “bricked” vehicles if owners installed it.A Jeep customer support representative on a 4XE forum posted Saturday: “Please exercise extreme caution this evening if you have completed the update. If you have NOT completed the update and see the pop-up, please continue deferring..."Posting as “Kori”, they told Jeep customers on the forum…

Robbie Savage: Forest Green boss on Strictly, FA Cup and new job

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Based in Nailsworth, which has a population of less than 6,000, Gloucestershire club Forest Green were taken over by green energy pioneer Dale Vince in 2010.After a rapid rise, they spent seven seasons in the English Football League before relegation in 2024-25 and defeat in last season's play-off semi-final.Vince has raised Forest Green's profile by implementing eco-friendly initiatives such as making Rovers all-vegan and winning recognition from the United Nations as the world's first carbon-neutral football club in 2018.Savage's 22-year-old son Charlie - who has since joined Reading and been capped by Wales - spent the second half of the…

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools in areas from special education to civil rights enforcement and after-school programs. The Trump administration started laying off 466 Education Department staffers on Friday amid mass firings across the government meant to pressure Democratic lawmakers over the federal shutdown. The layoffs would cut the agency’s workforce by nearly a fifth and leave it reduced by more than half itssize when President Donald Trump took…

Were their body parts used in satanic rituals? Netflix tackles the horrific ‘Monster of Florence’ murders | Television & radio

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Some criminal cases are so vast that even the number of victims is uncertain: in the case of the unsolved “Monster of Florence” crimes that have gripped Italy for half a century, it is known that seven couples were murdered. But some say it’s eight, and at least another 16 murders have been connected to the case. The number of suspects almost matches that of the victims. First there was the pista sarda, the Sardinian line of enquiry into the swinging, pimping Vinci brothers who probably had a hand in the “first” murder in 1968. In the 1990s, a rapist,…

See It Here First at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

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Get ready for one of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025’s most electrifying moments — literally. Chris Barman, CEO of Slate Auto, is rolling one of her company’s brand-new electric trucks onto the Disrupt Stage before anyone else in the world sees it on the road. Be in the room for this live EV unveiling on the main stage. Save up to $624 this week when you register before October 17. Bringing a team? Save an additional 15% to 30% on group passes. How Slate is reinventing the commercial EV market — live onstage Barman will give attendees an insider’s look at how…

Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 results: South Africa avoid Bangladesh shock in another comeback win

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Nadine de Klerk got South Africa over the line again as they recovered from another top-order collapse to beat Bangladesh by three wickets at the Women's World Cup.Having been set 233 to win in Visakhapatnam, the Proteas slipped to 78-5 before half-centuries from Chloe Tryon, who made 62 from 69 balls, and Marizanne Kapp, 56 from 71 balls, brought them back into contention.Kapp fell with 70 still needed to bring De Klerk - fresh from her heroics against India - to the middle, and for a time it seemed that she and Tryon would get South Africa home comfortably.Instead, Tryon…

MP Materials Stock, USA Rare Earth Climb Amid U.S.-China Trade Spat

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Key Takeaways Monday has brought more gains for shares of MP Materials and USA Rare Earth.Chinese regulators last week increased restrictions on exports that derive 0.1% or more of their value from rare earth technology. President Trump retaliated by boosting tariffs on Chinese imports. U.S. rare-earths stocks are hot to start the week. Shares of rare earth minerals providers MP Materials (MP) and USA Rare Earth (USAR) continued their recent climb Monday, rising after China took further steps to limit their exports to the U.S. Both companies' shares were up more than 20% in recent trading. Chinese regulators, citing national…

Environment variables are a legacy mess: Let’s dive deep into them

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Programming languages have rapidly evolved in recent years. But in software development, the new often meets the old, and the scaffolding that OS gives for running new processes hasn’t changed much since Unix. If you need to parametrize your application at runtime by passing a few ad-hoc variables (without special files or a custom solution involving IPC or networking), you’re doomed to a pretty awkward, outdated interface: Environment variables. export SECRET_API_KEY=2u845102348u234 There are no namespaces for them, no types. Just a flat, embarrassingly global dictionary of strings. But what exactly are these envvars? Is it some kind of special dictionary…

Rangers manager latest: New shortlist compiled by Ibrox club

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Gerrard turned down the chance to return, with the timing of the move believed to be behind his decision.The former Liverpool and England captain held talks with the Scottish Premiership club last week following Russell Martin's dismissal as head coach.Those discussions were thought to have gone well but the 45-year-old opted against a second stint in Glasgow.It leaves the fledgling Rangers hierarchy searching for a head coach to succeed Martin, who lasted just 17 matches after being appointed in June.They sit eighth in the Scottish top flight, having won just once in their opening seven league matches, with their next…