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Ukraine's military releases balloons carrying the national flag into the sky in Avdiyivka, eastern Ukraine, on September 9, 2023
  • A Ukrainian flag attached to helium balloons flew into occupied territory, Kyiv's military said.
  • Russian soldiers tried to shoot it down but revealed their firing positions, an official said.
  • Ukraine was able to use this information to launch an attack on the



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Sony has launched the "Aibo Foster Parent" program for its $2,900 robot dogs, allowing owners whose basic plans have been canceled to donate them. The company will then refurbish the Aibos as necessary and donate them to medical facilities, foster homes and other organizations. The aim is to "make Aibo more sustainable," the company said, by giving the units a second home where they can provide



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Our experts answer readers' banking questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess banking products). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page.

Banks are fighting for customer dollars right now, and people with cash to spare are well-positioned to benefit from a high rate environment



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Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg described AI as a key theme for the company in a recent earnings call.
  • Wall Street Journal report says Meta is developing an AI model designed to compete with GPT-4.
  • It's expected to be much more powerful than Llama 2, the open-source AI that Meta recently released.
  • The move signals that the AI arms race is heating up as Meta attempts to catch up



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Employers have more ways of telling who's making it into the office beyond measures like badge swipes.
  • Employers have unique ways of telling how full their offices are.
  • There's more interest now that more bosses are calling their workers back to the office.
  • From office-style radar to measuring the flavored water, the metrics are revealing.

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The exterior of the ferry house on the River Thames.
  • A former ferry house just outside of London is on the market for $2.8 million. 
  • The property was converted into a four-bedroom home with a private mooring.
  • The home was made famous by Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Oliver Twist."
A former ferry house just outside of London is on the market for £2.25 million, or around $2.8 million.
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Passengers boarding a Ryanair Boeing 737-800.
  • A Ryanair passenger fell down the aircraft steps while disembarking and broke her leg, per El Periódico.
  • The budget airline has been ordered to pay her $33,000 in compensation.
  • The judge's decision said the plane staircase "was especially narrow and steep."

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Our experts answer readers' home-buying questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess mortgages). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own.

Average 30-year mortgage rates have inched down 11 basis points from where they peaked in late August, according to Freddie Mac. But whether they'll continue trending downward depends on



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Last week, Stellantis announced it had inaugurated its first, €40mn, battery tech centre in Turin, Italy. This will allow for in-house testing and development of EV battery packs for the company’s upcoming products. The move is part of a plan to expand battery building capacity to 400GWh — and significantly reduce battery weight.  The Mirafiori Battery Technology Centre is 8,000 square metres in



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  • US consumers debt isn't as bad as many fear, according to Moody's chief economist. 
  • Mark Zandi highlighted that borrowing has moderated since the start of the year as inflation cools. 
  • He added that student loan repayments won't cause delinquency rates on other debts to rise. 

US consumer debt fears are overblown as borrowing slows and


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