Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Tuesday News

NOTE: Yesterday I inadvertently left the great state of Maine off the list of those that celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Sorry about that. (Thanks, Linda.) 

HEADLINES

  • Israel at war with Hamas after unprecedented attacks (CNN)

  • Qatar in talks with Hamas, Israel to swap hostages for prisoners (Reuters)

  • Israel seeks missiles, artillery from U.S. following Hamas attack (Politico)

  • Hamas deployed specialised units to attack Israel, says source (Reuters)

  • Congress paralyzed on Israel without House speaker (CBS)

  • Hamas Attack Raises Questions Over an Israeli Intelligence Failure (NYT)

  • Esper predicts Israel ‘intelligence failure’ will have ripple effect (The Hill)

  • Biden administration scrambles to deter wider Mideast conflict (WP)

  • Attack on Israel Could Put McCarthy Back in Contention for Speaker (WSJ)

  • McCarthy says he’s willing to return as House speaker (WP)

  • A GOP congressman says conservative hardliners who helped oust McCarthy as speaker could 'very easily' cause the party to lose its House majority in 2024 (Insider)

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid (AP)

  • Trump not thinking straight because he's cornered, says Bloomberg editor (MSNBC)

  • How third-party and independent candidates could threaten Democrats and Republicans in 2024 (AP)

  • As more U.S. households turn to streaming and distributors have less incentive to remain in the business, the future of the cable TV industry rests on shaky ground. The launch of CNN Max, which airs several hours of programming that CNN carries on its linear channel, is the latest test for the business. [HuffPost]

  • New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos (Wired)

  • The inside story of how Newsom picked Butler for Senate (Politico)

  • Parts of the world face a future with heat that threatens even young and healthy people, study says (WP)

  • ‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future (AP)

  • Google announces new generative AI search capabilities for doctors (CNBC)

  • How knowledge graphs improve generative AI (InfoWorld)

  • "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton (60 Minutes)

  • Another tech wave is coming for San Francisco’s Mission District (SFGate)

  • Big Tech Struggles to Turn AI Hype Into Profits (WSJ)

  • China targets 50% boost in computing power as AI race with U.S. ramps up (CNBC)

  • Scientists Announce That Unexplored Parts Of Ocean Probably Contain More Water (The Onion)

 

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