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Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it will join almost every other major airline in assigning seats prior to boarding.
  • Southwest Airlines has had an unassigned seating policy for over 50 years.
  • The carrier now plans to assign seats on all flights and offer premium seating options.
  • The changes come as the airline faces pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment



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  • US real GDP increased at an annualized rate of 2.8% in the second quarter, way above the 2.0% forecast.
  • That growth is also hotter than the first quarter's 1.4%.
  • The Fed will meet next week, but rate cuts probably won't happen yet.

A new Bureau of Economic Analysis report said the advance estimate for US GDP growth in the second quarter was 2.8% at an annualized


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Last month, AMD unveiled the Ryzen 9000 series Zen 5 desktop processors including the 16-core 9950 it called "the world’s most powerful desktop consumer processor." Those chips were set to be released on July 31st, but AMD SVP Jack Huynh announced on X that they'll be delayed up to two weeks "out of an abundance of caution." 

The company found that initial production units didn't meet quality



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When Reddit said last month it would block unauthorized data scraping from its site, most of us assumed it was to tackle chatbot training. It turns out the site/service/fandom battleground also appears to be blocking search engines other than Brave and Google, the latter of which reportedly inked a deal earlier this year with Reddit worth $60 million annually.

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London-based Addionics has raised $39mn in funding as it eyes commercialisation of its 3D ‘current collectors’ that can boost the performance of any battery, regardless of its chemistry. The venture capital arm of General Motors and Israeli VC fund Deep Insight led the round, with participation from Swedish truck-maker Scania.   The startup has developed a 3D-structured ultra-thin copper foil that



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Ryan Reynolds and his Deadpool 3 workout regiment.
  • Ryan Reynolds returns as Deadpool, teaming up with Hugh Jackman for "Deadpool & Wolverine."
  • Reynolds' trainer, Don Saladino, trains the actor with longevity in mind, he told Business Insider.
  • Reynolds' lifestyle includes strength training, interval workouts, and a nutrient-dense diet.

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