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Gates and Benioff disagree on the best way to address climate change.
  • Bill Gates recently said that planting trees to address climate change is a "less proven" approach.
  • Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff took offense, saying Gates went on an unnecessary "tirade."
  • Benioff himself is an advocate for planting trees and has put millions toward



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Meta’s first look at the Quest 3 came back in June. | Image: Meta

Meta Connect, the company’s annual conference, is back for 2023. It’s bringing a lot more details about the Meta Quest 3, the successor to Quest 2.

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Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina testifies during a House Rules Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.
  • Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan had multiple affairs, his wife says in a divorce filing.
  • Duncan has promoted himself as a "strong advocate" for family values.
  • His wife said he also portrayed himself as a "dutiful husband" while being unfaithful. 

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  • US crude oil prices hit their highest mark of the year on Wednesday. 
  • West Texas Intermediate crude oil moved 3.62% higher to $93.64 a barrel. 
  • Prices have been climbing since this summer when OPEC+ slashed global oil supply.

The price of US oil surged to a new 2023 high on Wednesday, with West Texas Intermediate crude up more than 3.4% to trade at $93.75 just before noon in



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Meta Connect, the annual product summit from the company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and the headsets formerly known as Oculus, will reveal its latest announcements in less than an hour.

Meta Connect 2023 kicks off at 10AM 10:30AM PT / 1PM 1:30PM ET, and the company’s pitching it as “a two-day virtual event focused on



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  • Technological capabilities, security regulations, and customer expectations are evolving. 
  • Enterprise companies are turning to secure, global payment platforms that meet customer demands for how and where they shop.
  • From arts and entertainment to health and wellness, businesses across industries are tapping into financial technology to drive growth. 

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Young Portuguese citizens (C) arrive at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, for a hearing in a climate change case against 32 countries, on September 27th, 2023.  | Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP via Getty Images

A groundbreaking climate hearing went down today in the European Court of Human Rights. The youngest plaintiff in the case is 11



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US Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Arslanian, arrive at the US District Court, Southern District of New York, in New York City on September 27, 2023.
  • US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey appeared in court Wednesday on criminal charges.
  • Prosecutors allege he accepted cash and gold bricks from businessmen to help the Egyptian

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon.
  • Be ready for energy prices to spike and interest rates to climb higher, Jamie Dimon said.
  • The JPMorgan CEO warns geopolitical threats like Russia's invasion of Ukraine are critical concerns.
  • Carefree government spending was a "sugar high" for the economy that looks set to fade, Dimon says.

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