How Did Bob Mackie Die? Award-Winning Fashion Designer Known for Working with Marilyn Monroe, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and Cher Dies Aged 87

How Did Bob Mackie Die? Award-Winning Fashion Designer Known for Working with Marilyn Monroe, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and Cher Dies Aged 87

Bob Mackie, the renowned fashion designer celebrated for his dazzling creations, has died at the age of 87, according to a statement shared on his social media accounts. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today,” the statement began. “He lived his 87 years to…

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Joe diGenova Resigns After Tense Todd Blanche Call: What Happened Inside Trump’s DOJ?

Joe diGenova Resigns After Tense Todd Blanche Call: What Happened Inside Trump’s DOJ?

Joe diGenova resigned from the Justice Department on Sept. 10, a day after a tense phone call with Attorney General Todd Blanche over the handling of a politically sensitive investigation into President Donald Trump’s perceived political opponents, according to people familiar with the matter. DiGenova, a former federal prosecutor and longtime Trump ally, submitted his…

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King Charles Calls AI Leaders to the Table as Safety Concerns Escalate

King Charles Calls AI Leaders to the Table as Safety Concerns Escalate

Britain’s King Charles III will meet with leaders from major artificial intelligence companies in Scotland this week as concerns grow over the pace of development and the potential risks posed by increasingly capable AI systems. The gathering is scheduled for Sept. 17 at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, southwestern Scotland, and is being organized by the…

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AI Job Displacement Fears Miss What Main Street Did

AI Job Displacement Fears Miss What Main Street Did

Small businesses that started using artificial intelligence added staff faster than comparable businesses that did not, according to research Gusto published on September 10. The payroll company tracked 1,593 adopters against 669 firms that knew about AI but had not deployed it. Adopters expanded payroll roughly 7% faster over the following year, which cuts against…

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Startup Funding Reaches Founders Who Left Silicon Valley

Startup Funding Reaches Founders Who Left Silicon Valley

Furo’s three co-founders are all 28, and they traded the Bay Area for Germany before closing $4 million from mostly American backers, TechCrunch reported on September 10. Lena Sophia Voss, Leonie Wagner, and Simon Wittner all spent time in the Bay Area, at UC Berkeley and Stanford, and each held a job offer and a…

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Vendor Risk Management: 5 Moves After the IDScan Breach

Vendor Risk Management: 5 Moves After the IDScan Breach

Identity checking company IDScan has confirmed that hackers pulled driver’s license records out of its cloud systems, TechCrunch reported on September 10. The stolen material includes full names, license numbers, and ID numbers lifted from passports and similar official paperwork. IDScan says on its own site that it holds more than 150 million license records,…

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Who Was Shalini Thakur? Glamorous Woman Killed by Illegal Migrant DoorDash Worker After Biden Administration Allowed Him to Stay in Country

Who Was Shalini Thakur? Glamorous Woman Killed by Illegal Migrant DoorDash Worker After Biden Administration Allowed Him to Stay in Country

A California woman was fatally shot by a 22-year-old DoorDash driver who had allegedly stalked her for months after illegally entering the U.S. in 2023. Shalini Thakur, 38, was killed outside a Panera Bread in Sacramento on September 8, with witnesses looking on in horror. The suspect, Rohit Rohit, an Indian national who had entered…

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Startup Valuation Reset: Miro Sells at 92% Discount

Startup Valuation Reset: Miro Sells at 92% Discount

The Italian software buyer Bending Spoons will pay $1.36 billion in cash for collaboration software maker Miro, TechCrunch reported on September 10. Miro carried a $17.5 billion price tag after a 2021 round. That puts the cash price roughly 92% below the old mark, which makes this the clearest startup valuation comparable of the year.…

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