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- The Packers Are On Pace To Be The Most Penalized Team In NFL History
The Green Bay Packers are averaging 13.0 penalties and 115.5 penalty yards per game — which would both set new NFL records.
- U.S. and China are divided on tariffs, but fast food is their common ground as burgers come to China and boba tea grows in the U.S.
McDonald’s plans 10,000 China locations by 2028, while Wendy’s and Church’s Texas Chicken are plotting hundreds more.
- Report: Paramount, State AGs Have Agreed To Settlement In Merger Lawsuit
There are reports that a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit that sought to block the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery.
- The Best New Movie This Weekend Has A 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score
There's a new movie out this weekend that is slipping under the radar, but it has just set a record with its 100% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.
- Indeed CEO says the job market is stuck in a ‘vicious cycle’ if 1,000 qualified candidates can’t get hired: ‘Something’s wrong’
Applicants are sending resumes into a black hole as hiring managers sift through AI-generated and fake applications. Indeed’s CEO says it's a perfect storm
Technology
- Trump rejects AI slowdown calls, launches "AI Force" instead
The president offered few details on what his proposed new AI Force would do.
- Review: Neagley is a worthy spinoff to megahit Reacher
It's a bit uneven in execution but still delivers as fast-paced, entertaining escapist fare.
- Apple Mac mini review: The new M6 impresses, but the price hike is rough
The M4 Mac mini was one of Apple's best values. The $899 M6 mini, not so much.
- Googlebooks launch October 4 starting at $899—here are the five models you can preorder today
Googlebooks offer premium hardware and deep smartphone integration, but you may not like the price.
- The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”
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. The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die? When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the US in April 2024, the day before…
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