David Grodnick: NJ Family Reported Missing 24 Hours Before Police Found Them Dead Inside $1.7M Mansion in Horrific Murder Suicide

David Grodnick: NJ Family Reported Missing 24 Hours Before Police Found Them Dead Inside .7M Mansion in Horrific Murder Suicide

The New Jersey family at the center of a suspected murder-suicide had been reported missing more than 24 hours before police found their bodies, according to prosecutors. A mystery caller alerted police to a possible problem at the $1.7 million Montgomery Township home at 2:59 p.m. on Oct. 1, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s…

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Bold Marketing Beats Caution, New Study Finds

Bold Marketing Beats Caution, New Study Finds

Playing it safe is not as safe as it looks, according to a new study from FleishmanHillard and Contagious. The research, released October 6 in New York, argues that caution has become the riskiest strategy in marketing. The findings matter to any founder with a small budget and a big goal. Treat the study with…

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Demo Day Lessons From PearX’s Latest Startup Class

Demo Day Lessons From PearX’s Latest Startup Class

Investors got a fresh look at early-stage AI this week, as TechCrunch highlighted five startups from the latest PearX demo day. PearX is the accelerator run by Pear VC, and its cohorts are small by design. Running a company is hard enough without also having to guess what investors want to see. Demo day is…

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October 7 Timeline: How Hamas Attack on Israel Triggered the Gaza War in 2023

October 7 Timeline: How Hamas Attack on Israel Triggered the Gaza War in 2023

The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel became the starting point of a war that rapidly transformed Gaza, with Israel launching heavy bombardment of the densely populated enclave within hours and Palestinians facing mass displacement, destruction, and a deepening humanitarian crisis. The conflict began after Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups launched thousands of…

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Florida State of Emergency: Which 25 Counties Are Under DeSantis’ Order as Hurricane Isaias Approaches?

Florida State of Emergency: Which 25 Counties Are Under DeSantis’ Order as Hurricane Isaias Approaches?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 counties on Tuesday as Tropical Depression Nine strengthened into Tropical Storm Isaias on Wednesday and moved across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico toward the northern Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center said Isaias was forecast to strengthen rapidly and approach the U.S. Gulf Coast…

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Teen Entrepreneur Zain Javaid Raises $11M for Ghost

Teen Entrepreneur Zain Javaid Raises M for Ghost

A 19-year-old founder just raised $11 million in seed funding for Ghost, a startup that sells a $3,499 computer built to run personal AI agents. Andreessen Horowitz led the round, and the founder is Zain Javaid. If you are a teen entrepreneur or just starting out, this one is for you. Age did not stop…

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