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Wall Street opens in an upbeat mood even as U.S. shutdown drags on

The stock market traded in the green on Friday, a day after Wall Street paused its rally as concerns rose about the length of the U.S. government shutdown. S&P 500 (SP500) +0.2%, the Dow (DJI) +0.4%, ...
Wall Street Journal

Our Brains Evolved to Socialize—but Max Out at About 150 Friends

Pound-for-pound, the human brain is the body’s most metabolically costly organ, consuming 20% of our energy and accounting for an outsize portion of our anatomy compared with most other animals.
Sports Illustrated

Sloppy Chiefs Dig Themselves Into an Even Deeper Hole With Disastrous Jaguars Loss

Trevor Lawrence fell down, laid down, got up and fought his way to a win. At the same time, the Chiefs watched it all happen without much resistance, giving themselves a long, quiet flight back to ...
TechCrunch

Deloitte goes all in on AI — despite having to issue a hefty refund for use of AI

Professional services and consultant firm Deloitte announced a landmark AI enterprise deal with Anthropic the same day it was revealed the company would issue a refund for a government-contracted ...
Reuters

US government shutdown gives Fed last thing it needs - even less visibility

ORLANDO, Florida, Oct 2 (Reuters) - After the Federal Reserve resumed its interest rate-cutting cycle last month, Chair Jerome Powell signaled that incoming U.S. economic data would play an even more ...
Comicbook.com

Black Clover Shares Surprising Return Date (With an Even Bigger Surprise in Store)

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Black Clover has become one of the biggest shonen series as Asta’s quest to become the Wizard King ...
The Boston Globe

New England schools are failing — and ‘nobody seems to care’

Our math and reading scores have been declining for a decade. The “Southern Surge” should be a wake-up call. Emily Scherer has been teaching fifth-grade English in Newport, Vermont, for nearly a ...
inforum

Beer: Even with an 'ugly' driver, Zoe Keene smashes her way to Class A crown

FARGO — Midway through the fall golf season, Zoe Keene switched shafts in her driver. While her teammates call it ugly, Keene’s driving down the stretch was a thing of beauty. The North Dakota Class A ...
The Hill

You may have a three-payday October: How to tell

(NEXSTAR) — For spooky fans and trick-or-treat lovers, this October is going to be extra special with Halloween falling on a Friday, giving way to a weekend of eerie activities. For some, that Friday ...
Forbes

Meet The Stanford Dropout Building An AI To Solve Math’s Hardest Problems—And Create Harder Ones

24-year-old founder and CEO Carina Hong created Axiom Math in March 2025 and has recruited a team of ten employees, most of whom are from Meta, to build a math-focused AI model. Last fall, Carina Hong ...
Yahoo

Cristela Alonzo grew up in an abandoned diner. ‘But joy always exists, even in the worst circumstances,’ the comedian says.

In her new Netflix special, Upper Classy, Cristela Alonzo tells raw and real stories about her Mexican-American family's experiences. (Lauren Smith/Netflix) Cristela Alonzo wastes no time diving into ...
Seattle Times

Dismal math scores in WA should have been an emergency years ago

Traditionally, the superintendent of public instruction has been an administrator, responsible for collecting data and doling out dollars — not an education visionary. That needs to change. Alarm ...