Retail investors in Russia are powering an IPO hot streak that's drawing vodka makers and pawnshops to go public

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Russian stocks have surged 49% this year, notching their highest level since the nation first invaded Ukraine last year.

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  • Russia's stock market is seeing a streak of IPOs.
  • The Moscow Exchange saw half a dozen firms go public this year, Bloomberg data shows.
  • But experts say Russian stocks are putting up a facade of strength as its economy faces a grim future.

Humane's Ai Pin has some in the tech world scratching their heads

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Tech workers are turning to X, last known as Twitter, to criticize Humane's hotly anticipated Ai pin.

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  • Humane's wearable Ai Pin is finally here — and some tech workers don't seem to be impressed.
  • Some tech workers went to X to criticize the Ai Pin's design, features, and latest demo. 
  • The criticisms come as techies debate whether Humane's Ai Pin will be the iPhone of the AI era. 

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I Got a Sneak Peek of the American Museum of Natural History’s ‘The Secret World of Elephants’

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The largest land mammal of our time has an evolutionary story at least 60 million years in the making. On Monday, a new exhibit revealing the ‘secret lives’ of the trunked giants will open at New York’s American Museum of Natural History, clueing us into how elephants evolved, communicate, and persevere in a world…

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China's latest stimulus effort unintentionally creates chaos in its financial markets as short-term rates hit 50%

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Chinese President Xi Jinping

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  • China's bid to provide stimulus through increased bond issuance has led to a cash crunch, Bloomberg reported.
  • This week, banks issued a form of short-term debt at the highest volume on record.
  • Last week, some smaller lenders had to borrow short-term cash at a 50% rate.

China's latest effort to support economic growth has unintentionally fueled a massive

Warner Bros. Discovery just canned another nearly finished film

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Warner Bros. Discovery just canned Coyote vs. Acme, a live-action and animated film featuring John Cena and the classic Looney Tunes hijinks of Wile E. Coyote. Director Dave Green confirmed that the nearly completed film will not be released shortly after Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter broke the news.

Coyote vs. Acme is the third almost

China just bought 3 million metric tons of American soybeans

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Ryan Roberts eats some of the soy beans in his field to check if they are ready for harvest in Minooka, Illinois, September 24, 2014. 4.

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  • China purchased more than 3 million metric tons of US soy this week, reports said.
  • The move nods to a bigger appetite than expected for the commodity as top-producer Brazil faces headwinds.
  • Reuters reported that Tuesday saw China make the biggest

Harry Styles shaves his head (gasp). The internet is aghast over the cut.

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Harry Styles shaved his head. If you are not a Directioner that might mean nothing to you. A grown man cut his hair. OK.

But, of course, the internet is obsessed with Harry Styles (and his hair). That means when the famously handsome man cuts his famously long locks, people are going to freak out. But yes, ICYMI, Styles was spotted at U2's Las Vegas concert at the Sphere with a completely shaved

NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for November 10

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Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end