Meta has Apple to thank for giving its VR conference added sizzle

[colabot2] Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Facebook, speaks during Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images At Meta’s annual Connect conference this week focused on virtual reality and the metaverse, one word was on everyone’s lips: Apple. Meta CEO Mark …

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Biden signs bill to keep government funded and avoid shutdown

President Biden on Saturday night signed a stopgap funding bill, avoiding a government shutdown right before the midnight deadline. The continuing resolution (CR), passed by both the House and Senate by wide margins earlier in the day, will continue funding the government at its current spending levels into mid-November. It includes $16 billion in disaster …

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Activist Politan Capital engages with Azenta. Here’s how the firm may boost shareholder value

[colabot2] Choja | E+ | Getty Images Company: Azenta (AZTA) Business: Azenta is a life sciences company that operates through two segments. First, there’s the life sciences products division, which offers automated cold sample management systems for compound and biological sample storage, equipment for sample preparation and handling, consumables and instruments that help customers in …

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Congress votes to avert shutdown

Congress has averted a shutdown with just hours to spare, capping a dramatic day that started with a lapse in government funding appearing all but inevitable. The Senate voted 88-9 to pass a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) that funds the government at current levels through Nov. 17 and gives the Biden administration $16 billion it …

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How to buy business insurance so financial disaster doesn’t strike

[colabot2] Many Main Street businesses could be playing with fire — literally — by not maintaining appropriate levels of business insurance coverage, especially given the spate of natural disasters affecting multiple areas of the U.S. Skimping on property damage and business interruption coverage is understandable to some extent, given the cost. While the price of …

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Apple, Microsoft, and Google Just Fixed Multiple Zero-Day Flaws

Earlier in the month, Google fixed another zero-day flaw, a heap buffer overflow issue initially tracked as CVE-2023-4863, which it thought impacted only the Chrome browser. But two weeks after fixing the issue, researchers discovered it was worse than they thought, affecting the widely-used libwebp image library for rendering images in the WebP format. Now …

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Lawler: Bowman should ‘strongly consider’ resigning if he pulled fire alarm 

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said fellow New Yorker Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D) should “strongly consider” resigning if he pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building Saturday. “That any member of Congress would think it’s appropriate to pull a fire alarm to try and delay Congress from doing its business is shameful, it’s …

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FAFSA student financial aid form won’t open Oct. 1—key dates for families

[colabot2] The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA, typically opens on Oct. 1, but this year families will have to wait until December.  The form — which uses parents’ income and a litany of other information to determine a student’s need for financial aid — is being updated, and hopefully, simplified. …

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17 Best Early October Prime Day Deals (2023): Headphones, Fitness Trackers, and WFH Gear

Amazon will launch a shopping event called Prime Big Deal Days on October 10 and 11, aka Prime Day Part II. As usual, many of these deals will require a Prime Day membership, but Amazon Prime has a free 30-day trial. Just register before the event and cancel right when the trial ends so you …

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Jimmy Carter honored with digital mosaic made from over 15K birthday messages

Former President Jimmy Carter received more than 15,000 messages ahead of his 99th birthday on Sunday. The Carter Center asked the public to help build a digital mosaic by uploading “warm wishes, memories, or birthday greetings” to their website. People have added photos and videos sharing their favorite memories of Carter. The White House is …

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Can a diet really reduce your risk of developing dementia?

[colabot2] Certain lifestyle factors can lower your chances of developing dementia, from physical activity to brain-stimulating exercises and even the foods you incorporate in your diet. “[Some] diets have been shown across the board, in many studies, to be associated with less risk of dementia, less risk of brain diseases and longer lifespans,” according to …

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