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- Tesla Unveiled A Car Elon Musk Says Can Fly—What We Know
Tesla shares were up on Friday morning after Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s newest model, which he described as a “flying” car.
- DOJ Issues Corporate Enforcement Directive
DOJ’s new directive outlines corporate fraud enforcement priorities, charging factors, and whistleblower incentives.
- Two Weather Implications Of A 24-Team College Football Playoff
The potential weather and climate implications of a 24-team NCAA college football playoff system.
- You Already Missed Billy Maximoff In ‘VisionQuest’ Episode 1
VisionQuest is destined to unite Billy and Tommy, but you might have blinked and missed Billy already showing up in episode 1.
- Jeff Bezos sold his Seattle mansion for a record $63 million before Washington passed a millionaires tax—he now lives in a $237 million Miami compound
He and Lauren Sánchez Bezos now live in a $237 million Miami compound. Washington voters decide Nov. 3 whether to repeal the tax.
Technology
- Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over
Millions kept changing hands long after the election outcomes were effectively settled.
- Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again
If you want to make a car spin in the air, compressed gas is a good way to do it.
- Super Scam Me documentary shows what it takes to catch a romance scammer
Watch an exclusive clip from Super Scam Me where a victim tracks down her scammer.
- The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
- The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises
Microsoft promises one machine for dev, AI, and gaming, and mostly gets there.
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