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• Target will close nine stores in New York, Seattle, Portland, and the Bay Area due to crime.
• "Theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests," the company said.
• CEO Brian Cornell previously said retail theft is driving $1.2

NASA’s Perseverance rover, equipped with an advanced computer pilot known as AutoNav, has been making significant strides on the Martian surface, setting new speed records since its landing in February 2021.

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• Surging interest rates have sparked the biggest meltdown on record for the 20+ year Treasury bond ETF.
• The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has declined 45% from its closing high in 2020.
• Bond losses could get even worse if the Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates.

Our Chart of the Day helps visualize the massive losses bond market investors have experienced as interest rates

Russia published a video apparently showing Viktor Sokolov attending a board meeting after Ukraine announced his death. The Kremlin has neither confirmed nor denied his death.

• Washington will send Ukraine much-sought-after ATACMS, tactical long-range missiles, according to multiple reports.
• One variant that could help Kyiv is the M39 cluster missile, which has nearly 1,000 submunitions.
• A former US artillery officer says these weapons can hammer Russian artillery and isolate portions of its army

Last week, at Amazon’s annual Fall hardware event, executive David Limp revealed the company would soon be upgrading the capabilities of its well-known voice assistant, Alexa, using the supposedly magical power of generative AI. Earlier this year, Amazon rolled out AlexaLLM, a large language model designed to be…

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• Mastercard is hiring tech talent across 7 global technology hubs.
• The payments firm wants software architects and talent in crypto and AI, among others.
• Oran Cummins, EVP of APIs at Mastercard, told Insider what it's like to work there.
• This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing expert

• The current hiring market is competitive, but companies can take steps to attract Gen Z job seekers.
• Talent-development expert Chelsea Williams said companies should share how they support diversity.
• Williams added that transparency, mentorship, and an entrepreneurial culture also attract Gen Z.
• This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing expert advice to

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• This year's harvest moon rises Friday, September 29. It's also the last supermoon of 2023.
• Harvest moons occur in either September or October, depending on the date of the fall equinox.
• Every full moon has a special name. This naming system helped people track time for millennia

• Matt Higgins, cofounder of RSE Ventures, has had a successful career, despite a tough upbringing. 
• Higgins' new book, "Burn the Boats," urges people to forego the backup plan to fulfill their goals.
• Higgins says entrepreneurs need to embrace the motivation and focus that anxiety catalyzes. 

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