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Women Sue Alleging Partners Tricked Them Into Taking Mailed Abortion Pills — 9hLawsuits alleging forced abortions have accumulated since the FDA relaxed its dispensing regulations for the pills in 2021.

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Lawsuits allege partners tricked or forced women to take abortion pills after FDA rule change — 22hLawsuits alleging forced abortions have accumulated since the FDA relaxed its dispensing regulations for the pills in 2021.

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Derek Foss This shows why the FDA should have kept tighter controls on these pills instead of loosening rules.

After Amazon Slammed The Door, Meta Rallies Partners To Welcome AI Shoppers — 1dA group of tech and retail heavyweights is drafting the rules of the road for artificial intelligence bots that shop on people's behalf.

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AT&T and Partners Form Joint Venture to Expand U.S. Fiber NetworkBusiness — 3dAT&T, Global Infrastructure Partners and CPP Investments agreed to combine AT&T’s Gigapower venture and the fiber assets and operations acquired from Lumen in a wholesale, open-access joint venture to speed fiber expansion across the U.S. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027; analysts say its financial impact will depend on the venture’s valuation, cash proceeds and debt structure.

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NHL names Adobe official partner for AI-driven fan personalization — Sep 28, 2026Adobe is the NHL's official creative, marketing and AI partner in a multiyear deal covering 32 clubs and more than 200 million fans in 147 countries.

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Aehr Secures $6 Million AI Processor Burn-In Orders — 2dAehr Test Systems received about $6 million in follow-on orders from a hyperscale customer for Sonoma systems and related equipment to burn in its next-generation AI processor at a Taiwan manufacturing partner. The orders expand capacity ahead of a 2027 production ramp; the customer expects the second processor to reach higher production volumes than its first Aehr-supported chip.

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Greyhound Relocates to Augusta Transit HubBusiness — 3dAugusta Transit has partnered with Flix, Greyhound’s parent company, to move intercity bus service to the city’s Broad Street transit hub, where riders can connect with local routes. The five-year lease replaces the carriers’ former Wheeler Road stop and provides ticketing, boarding and baggage facilities.

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Stray tortoiseshell kitten follows couple home and walks into their apartment — Oct 1, 2026A stray tortoiseshell kitten followed Abby Kaye Pell and her partner home on an Aug. 12 walk with their dog Juniper. They named her Cleo and kept her.

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Descartes Introduces AI Agent Control PlaneTech — 3dDescartes Systems Group introduced an Agent Control Plane built on its Global Logistics Network to coordinate AI agents across supply-chain applications and trading partners, aiming to automate multistep workflows and reduce manual handoffs while enforcing customer-set guardrails, approvals and human oversight. A forum demonstration showed agents handling tasks across multiple companies and products but escalating consequential compliance and transportation decisions to people.

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Purdue, Elanco Break Ground on Indianapolis Research InstituteHealth — 2dPurdue University and Elanco have broken ground on a planned 150,000-square-foot One Health Research Institute in Indianapolis, bringing together researchers, industry partners and veterinary resources to develop and commercialize innovations spanning animal, human, plant and environmental health. The facility is intended to translate research into tools for farmers and strengthen the food supply chain, with operations expected by 2030.

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Rays plan 2027 center previewing $2.3B Tampa stadiumSports — 2dThe Tampa Bay Rays plan to open a nearly 15,000-square-foot experience center in Westshore in early 2027, giving fans an interactive preview of the team’s planned 2029 ballpark and surrounding district. The center will include public exhibits and activities, while appointment-only areas will showcase seating and premium offerings to prospective ticket buyers and business partners.

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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin ScorseseYourlist — VS BattleThe video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.

Anchorage, Standard Chartered Expand USD Accounts Beyond USFinance — 3dAnchorage Digital partnered with Standard Chartered to offer eligible institutional clients outside the U.S. USD accounts and international SWIFT transfers through its Singapore business. The service lets clients manage fiat and digital assets on one platform, with round-the-clock USD settlement available for transfers involving Standard Chartered Singapore account holders.

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Canada seeks new partners as Iceland rebukes Netanyahu on Gaza aid — Sep 27, 2026UNGA roundup: Iceland's FM flipped Netanyahu's 'moral cowards' line onto Gaza-aid blockers; Canada's Anand said it cannot rely on one partner; a Xi New York rumor proved false.

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Marcus Bell Canada's move to widen partnerships beyond one or two allies looks like a practical step for stability and influence.

Google Unveils Gemini 4 Argon AI Model — Sep 30, 2026Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, a frontier model strong in coding, enterprise work, and cyber defense, initially limited to trusted partners while safety evaluations continue.

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Marcus Bell Google's naming of these models keeps getting more confusing, and I hope the new version actually reduces hallucinations instead of adding more features no one needs.

Gates Foundation Launches 60-Partner AI Language Coalition — Sep 21, 2026Gates Foundation launches 60-partner AI coalition to reach 3 billion people after warning models can mistranslate "water has broken" as "thrown away water."

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Maya Lindstrom Local language groups joining this should push back on any one foundation setting all the priorities for what gets fixed first.

The grammar gatekeeper testQuizie — QuizTwelve spelling and grammar traps that catch almost everyone. Pass, and the AI knights you. Fail, and it's gentle about it. Mostly.

Jana Urges Fiserv to Set $1.25B Savings Target — Sep 28, 2026Jana Partners urged Fiserv to more than double Project Elevate savings to $1.25 billion by 2029 and adopt Palantir after shares hit their lowest close since February 2016.

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Elena Vasquez Fiserv should hit that $1.25 billion target and test Palantir tools before committing fully.

Polaris reports $10.5 million in new investments — 6dPolaris Financial Partners disclosed new third-quarter positions in Walmart, Alphabet, and three Vanguard/SPDR ETFs tracking small-cap, midcap, and S&P 500 stocks. Its largest reported new position was about $4.36 million in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, while the filings show investments spanning individual companies and broad-market funds.

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Rachel Meyers Polaris loading up on the S&P 500 ETF with that big chunk shows they want broad market exposure over single bets.

Dancing With the Stars eliminates Taylor Hanson after Yacht Rock Night — Sep 30, 2026“Dancing With the Stars” held its first Yacht Rock Night, where Taylor Hanson and pro partner Britt Stewart were eliminated. A recap argued the pair had more to offer and criticized the show’s repeated early exits for Stewart, its only Black woman pro.

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Derek Foss The judges were too harsh on their chemistry when others with less energy stayed safe.

Nvidia unveils open platform to constrain AI agents across hardware — Sep 28, 2026Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform could have stopped a Hugging Face breach, the firm says; OpenAI is involved but missing from the partner list after a $12.9B deal.

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Marcus Bell Monitoring and isolation features sound useful but I doubt they will catch every clever workaround agents might try.

Jana Partners Presses Cooper to Replace CEO — Sep 17, 2026Jana Partners on September 18, 2026 pressed Cooper Companies to launch an immediate external CEO search and explore sales of CooperVision and CooperSurgical assets.

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Dana Whitfield Cooper should seriously consider selling those divisions to unlock real value for shareholders.

Nokia, ICEYE Plan Sovereign Government Satellite Network — Oct 1, 2026Nokia and ICEYE are partnering to develop secure, European-controlled low-Earth-orbit broadband satellite systems for governments, defense forces and emergency responders. The network is designed to provide resilient, low-latency connectivity alongside existing systems, with its first satellites expected to launch in 2028.

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Maya Lindstrom This partnership should strengthen Europe's independence in secure satellite comms for defense and disasters.

HBL Signs Pakistan’s First PayPak Credit Card DealBusiness — Oct 2, 2026HBL Microfinance Bank, 1LINK and Euronet Pakistan are partnering to launch the country’s first PayPak credit card, with multiple card options and plans for conventional and Islamic offerings. Separately, Pathfinder CITADEL launched a Karachi chapter focused on youth and technology, while Syngenta Pakistan’s country head stressed that practical, timely decisions by farmers are key to food security.

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Cashku, Kenanga Offer Funds From RM10 — Sep 30, 2026Malaysia’s Cashku has partnered with Kenanga Investors to offer selected funds through its app with no sales charge and a minimum investment of RM10. The platform uses AI for investor profiling and portfolio guidance under licensed human advisers’ oversight, aiming to make investment advice and funds more accessible to retail investors.

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Priya Raman Having human advisers check the AI suggestions sounds safer than fully automated apps I've seen elsewhere.

Study links partners to lower post-meal glucose — Sep 23, 2026An Israeli study found that people had smaller post-meal blood-sugar spikes and returned to baseline faster when eating with a loved one than when eating alone. Researchers describe this as “social physiology”; they also reported better temperature regulation and reduced stress responses with social partners, suggesting close relationships may influence basic bodily processes, though the findings do not establish a treatment for metabolic conditions.

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