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MicroStrategy soars 6% to hit highest stock price since March

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MicroStrategy began investing in Bitcoin in 2020 and has amassed 252,220 Bitcoin worth $16 billion.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/08/microstrategy-soars-6-to-hit-highest-stock-price-since-march/

Hurricane Milton could cause up to $100 billion in losses, Wells Fargo estimates

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Insured losses could be anywhere between $10 billion and $100 billion, according to the bank, but its base-case scenario is $20 billion.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/hurricane-milton-billion-of-dollars-losses-insurers/

Hugging Face cofounder Wolf says open-source AI’s benefits far outweigh its risks

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Open-source models are the antidote to today's concentration of power in AI technology, Wolf says.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/hugging-face-cofounder-wolf-open-source-ai-benefits-risks/

Roblox tumbles as Hindenburg bets against gaming platform

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Hindenburg said in its report that Roblox has inflated key metrics and alleged that it doesn’t have sufficient safety screens.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/roblox-short-sale-stocks-tumble-lowest-level/

AI firm Super Micro surges 20% despite short-seller allegations, reported DOJ probe

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Shares of the manufacturing company recovered after Super Micro reported that it would be shipping more than 100,000 GPUs per quarter.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/super-micro-ai-short-selling-doj-hindenberg-stock-price/

Forget expensive coaches, Paul Hudson, CEO of Sanofi turns to his three children for advice: ‘Through their eyes I get a glimpse into what the future looks like for the next generation’

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Today we meet with British CEO Paul Hudson to find out how he plans to build the Sanofi of tomorrow.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/20/ceo-agenda-paul-hudson-ceo-pharma-sanofi/

What businesses can expect in a Kamala Harris presidency

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The vice president hasn’t done much to woo Big Business, but many executives would still rather take their chances with her than the alternative.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/30/kamala-harris-donald-trump-economy-debt-ftc-tax/

Martha Sazon leads the Philippines-based finance superapp GCash with a majority-female 94 million user base

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Sazon's success with GCash has earned her the No. 38 spot on Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia list.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/10/07/martha-sazon-gcash-philippines-finance-women-leadership/

Spirit Halloween will become Spirit Christmas in some cities

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Cue the memes.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/spirit-halloween-christmas-spinoff/

After selling a company for billions, a self-made entrepreneur said her story wasn’t finished—‘I needed another act in my life’

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Black Entertainment Television cofounder Sheila Johnson kept investing in communities and building new businesses after selling her media empire for billions.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/entrepreneur-sheila-johnson-interview-entertainment-hospitality-career-pivot/

Older adults should get their flu shots now. Here’s why they also need stronger vaccines

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Two flu vaccines are FDA-approved exclusively for people 65 and older, who are at higher risk of severe infection.

https://fortune.com/well/article/high-dose-adjuvanted-flu-vaccine-seniors-65-older/

RSV can be deadly, especially for older adults. What to know about symptoms and the new vaccine

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About 6,000 to 10,000 people 65 and older die from RSV in the U.S. annually, the CDC says.

https://fortune.com/well/article/rsv-vaccine-seniors-older-adults-pfizer-moderna-gsk/

Temu targets Amazon Fire TV streaming gadgets with $4 remote

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Temu is selling Alexa-activated remote controls that are compatible with Amazon’s Fire TV Stick for as little as $4.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/temu-amazon-fire-stick-sales-4/

Hurricane Milton is already mucking up professional sports, canceling games and throwing schedules out of whack

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Milton, a Category 5 hurricane, is expected to hit Florida in the next 24 hours.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/hurricane-milton-sports-schedules-nfl-nba-ncaa-nhl-schedules-cancellations/

Chinese investors pivot to stocks with potential repercussion for Tether

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USDT or Tether is the dominant cryptocurrency in China despite widespread bans.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/08/chinese-investors-pivot-to-stocks-with-potential-repercussion-for-tether/

Spotify’s HR chief says remote staff aren’t ‘children’ as company reaffirms work-from-anywhere policy

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Spotify isn’t planning to follow Amazon and scrap its “work from anywhere” policy, but its HR chief admitted remote work isn’t ideal.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/08/spotifys-hr-chief-remote-staff-flexible-work-policy/

Domino’s free Emergency Pizza giveaway is coming back

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Promotion will run through Jan. 19.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/dominos-free-emergency-pizza-2024/

AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield win Nobel Prize for physics

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It's the first time that a Nobel Prize has been awarded to the field of AI.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/ai-pioneers-geoffrey-hinton-and-john-hopfield-win-nobel-prize-for-physics/

A London airport built to serve corporate jet-setters is having an identity crisis as WFH slashes business travel

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“It’s becoming quite difficult to work out who is a business traveler," London City Airport CEO Alison FitzGerald said.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/08/london-city-airport-corporate-jet-setters-leisure-wfh-business-travel/

Dave Clark made Amazon a logistics powerhouse. Now he’s raised $100 million to help Fortune 500s perfect their supply chains too

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The former CEO of Amazon's consumer business has founded Auger, an AI-powered startup aiming to build the modern supply chain OS.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/08/dave-clark-startup-auger-100-million-series-a-funding-oak-hcft-supply-chain-ai/