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Exclusive: Waymo engineering exec discusses self-driving AI models that will power the cars into new cities

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Can the company trying to build “the world’s most trusted driver,” encourage new riders to lean back and enjoy the ride?

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/waymo-self-driving-car-ai-foundation-models-expansion-new-cities/

Dogecoin soars 15% as Elon Musk replies ‘D.O.G.E’ to question about proposed Department of Government Efficiency

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The tech billionaire made his latest plug for Dogecoin at a Trump politcal rally.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/18/dogecoin-soars-15-as-elon-musk-replies-d-o-g-e-to-question-about-proposed-department-of-government-efficiency/

Trump praises Tim Cook, says Apple wouldn’t be as big under Steve Jobs

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The former President said he recently spoke to the Apple CEO about the roughly $15 billion in fines the EU issued against the company.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/donald-trump-tim-cook-steve-jobs-apple-tariffs/

WNBA’s salary ‘doesn’t even pay one of my bills,’ says Angel Reese

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The rising rookie star opens up about how her paycheck doesn’t cover her rent.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/wnba-angel-reese-salary-bills-rent/

23andMe’s entire board resigned on the same day. Founder Anne Wojcicki still thinks the startup is savable

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The blue-chip board and the startup star had been on a collision course for months. Here’s what really happened.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/17/23andme-what-happened-stock-board-resigns-anne-wojcicki/

Many women struggle to lose belly fat in middle age. Here’s some expert help

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The loss of estrogen in menopause is strongly associated with a change in body composition.

https://fortune.com/well/article/many-women-struggle-to-lose-belly-fat-in-middle-age-heres-some-expert-help/

A handful of pro-Trump bettors have dumped more than $25 million into Polymarket, swaying election odds in his favor

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Polymarket’s “Presidential Election Winner 2024” market showed bettors giving Trump a whopping 60.3% chance of winning.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/presidential-election-odds-pro-trump-bettors-polymarket-political-polls-harris/

Billionaire investor is licking his wounds after selling Nvidia

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Stanley Druckenmiller said he made a mistake selling the AI stock. Big. Huge.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/billionaire-investor-druckenmiller-sold-nvidia-regrets-huang-musk-ellison/

Power shutoffs begin as California faces high fire alert and major winds

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Northern California faces "diablo winds" while Southern California faces the Santa Anas.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/california-power-shut-offs-pge-fire-wind-santa-ana-diablo/

WNBA’s salary ‘doesn’t even pay one of my bills,’ says Angel Reese

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Rising rookie star opens up about how her paycheck doesn’t cover her rent

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/wnba-angel-reese-salary-bills-rent/

Starbucks order taking forever? Don’t blame the barista

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Starbucks workers said in a recent survey few stores are adequately staffed, and less than half had equipment that reliably worked.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/starbucks-order-long-wait-staffing-shortage-barista-survey/

Werther’s Candy introduces jeans with 30 pockets, which can hold one caramel each

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For people who have absolutely no control of their sweet tooth.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/werthers-candy-jeans-30-pockets/

Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care

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For rural Americans, Uber and Lyft are often one of the only ways to reach medical care.

https://fortune.com/well/article/patients-lyft-uber-medical-care-travel/

Elon Musk is campaigning for Donald Trump but these are the billionaires and business titans supporting Kamala Harris

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Musk is making headlines but these other business leaders are pushing for a Harris victory in November.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/billionaires-business-leaders-supporting-kamala-harris-mark-cuban-reid-hoffman-mike-bloomberg/

Karen Lynch’s ouster from CVS is a blow to women CEOs who make up a small minority of Fortune 500 leaders

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While there are more female CEOs on the Fortune 500 than a few months prior, progress overall is slowing.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/karen-lynch-ouster-cvs-blow-female-ceos-fortune-500/

Job-hopping could mean bigger salaries, but a $300K lifetime loss in retirement savings

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Short-term satisfaction might come at a hefty long-term cost, a new Vanguard report finds.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/job-hopping-retirement-savings-401k-vanguard/

How to prevent millions of invisible law-free AI agents casually wreaking economic havoc

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There’s a real risk that a flood of AI agents will join our economic systems with essentially no legal infrastructure in place.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/17/ai-agents-law-economy/

Elon Musk is campaigning for Donald Trump but these are are the billionaires and business titans supporting Kamala Harris

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Musk is making headlines but these other business leaders are pushing for a Harris victory in November.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/billionaires-business-leaders-supporting-kamala-harris-mark-cuban-reid-hoffman-mike-bloomberg/

Pro sports teams have run out of names. Here’s why

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As more teams spring up, particularly as interest in women’s sports surges, there are fewer viable mascot names to go around.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/17/pro-sports-teams-have-run-out-of-names-heres-why/

Want Gen Z to use a workplace app? Keep it simple—and snappy

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Younger employees want the same ease of use as consumer tech, says Spenser Skates, CEO of analytics platform Amplitude.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/gen-z-workers-workplace-app-use-simple-fast/