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• The US economy added 254,000 jobs in September, way above the forecast of 147,000.
• The unemployment rate unexpectedly decreased to 4.1% in September.
• The Fed is pivoting away from fighting inflation to supporting the labor market.

The US economy saw way better job growth than expected in September. It added 254,000 jobs during the month, blowing away the forecast of 147

Google Search has always had one serious drawback — if you're not paying attention, it's easy to click on a fraudulent site that's mimicking a real business. Now, the company appears to be testing a long-overdue solution: blue verified checkmarks that show a company is legitimate. 

The checks started appearing next to official site links for corporations including Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon

• Spirit Airlines may file for Chapter 11 amid major debts after a failed merger with JetBlue.
• The airline is saddled with debt of about $3.3 billion.
• A report of the potential bankruptcy filing sent Spirit's stock tumbling in premarket trade Friday.

Spirit Airlines stock plunged in premarket trading on

Games Done Quick, the organization that organizes charity game marathons featuring high-level speedrunners, has just announced its latest fundraiser. The group will hold an event called Disaster Relief Done Quick in support of the humanitarian nonprofit Direct Relief to aid those affected by Hurricane Helene, it announced in a tweet and press release. 

"Hurricane Helene [was] a life-threatening

In February, Disney and Epic Games announced that they were collaborating on a “persistent universe” that would feature characters from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and more. Disney franchises have been featured in Fortnite for years, but this new universe promises to be something grander — and will be interoperable with Fortnite.

Disney and Epic didn

Rivian said it would make fewer electric vehicles this year than it did in 2023, resulting from a parts shortage. The news came as the company reported third quarter production and delivery numbers that came in below analyst expectations.

Rivian says it expects to produce between 47,000 and 49,000 vehicles this year, down from the 57

• British tech tycoon Mike Lynch died from drowning, an inquest heard.
• Lynch and six others died after the superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily in August.
• Lynch founded software company Autonomy in 1996 and sold it to HP for more than $11 billion in 2011.

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch died from

This week, Microsoft started rolling out the Windows 11 2024 update, but it quickly became clear that the company was far more eager to unveil new features for its Copilot AI and Copilot+ AI PCs. In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn chat about Microsoft's current AI priorities, and what it means for people with older PCs. Also, we discuss the death of HoloLens and Microsoft giving up on AR as

I'd be cautious with your software updates if you’ve got a Galaxy phone with a 2019 vintage. An update rolling out from Samsung is reportedly bricking devices from the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series of phones. 9to5Google reported some users had the same issue with Galaxy M51 and A90 models. The Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are five years old, running Android 12 and circling an age where they