November 2, 2021 - Brief Briefing

‘Squid Game’ crypto token cost one Shanghai investor his life savings of $28,000 after coin plunged to near zero

Scene from “Squid Game” by Netflix Source: Netflix When Bernard heard about a token named after the popular South Korean Netflix series “Squid Game,”...

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Technology

Zillow says it’s closing homebuying business, cutting 25% of workforce; earnings miss estimates

Richard ‘Rich’ Barton, co-founder and CEO of Zillow Inc. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Zillow, the digital real estate company, said on...

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US president lashes out at Russia and China over failure to attend COP26

President Joe Biden has said Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping’s failure to turn up to the COP26 climate summit is a “big mistake”. Addressing reporters...

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Environment

NREL Gets Ready To Perform Ground-Truth Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence for Equitable Decarbonization and Energy Savings

The Basalt Vista community, nestled high in the mountains in Basalt, Colorado, is about to get a whole lot smarter in the pursuit of...

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Environment

Greening India’s Homes & Vehicles With Low-Cost Finance

[Editor’s note: It is good to remember that because many places, such as many parts of India, are behind in development, they are able...

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Politics

Top scientist quits SAGE advisory group amid UK’s ‘concerning’ COVID transmission rate

One of Britain’s top scientists has quit the government’s pandemic advisory body, warning the COVID crisis is “a long way from over” and that...

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Business

UK banks to commit to coal financing phase-out by 2030 at COP26

Three of Britain’s biggest high street lenders will this week join an alliance aimed at phasing out the world’s dependence on coal power amid...

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Three people who died while paddleboarding on Wales river identified

Three people who died after getting into trouble while paddleboarding on a river in Wales have been identified by police as tributes have been...

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Sports

NBA Power Rankings: A new No. 1

8:00 AM ET After falling to 3-4, the Milwaukee Bucks have forfeited the No. 1 spot this week. The Utah Jazz, who were the...

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Uncategorized

Gazelle’s new Medio T9 City electric bike debuts as low-cost Bosch-powered e-bike

Gazelle has just launched its latest electric commuter bike, the Medio T9 City. The electric bike uses a mid-drive motor from one of the...

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Environment

BP posts $3.3 billion third-quarter profit, beating estimates as oil prices surge

BP logos are seen at a BP petrol and diesel filling station southeast of London on June 15, 2020. BEN STANSALL | AFP |...

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World

Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini charged with fraud

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his ex-UEFA counterpart Michel Platini have been charged with fraud in Switzerland. It follows a six-year investigation into...

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Sports

Week 9 Power Rankings: We picked this season’s Achilles’ heel for each team

6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN While the NFL Power Rankings prefer to look at the league through a positive lens, sometimes we have to...

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Technology

Amazon wants us to stop talking to Alexa so much

In this article AMZN Twenty/20 Amazon wants us all to stop talking to its Alexa voice assistant so much and get on with living...

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Sports

Why, at age 66, is Greg Norman leading another charge to challenge the PGA Tour?

7:24 AM ET Along with an ability to drive a golf ball better than anyone with a persimmon club, Greg Norman had a keen...

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Business

British trawler detained as part of French fishing feud still being held despite Macron climbdown

A British scallop trawler detained by French authorities as part of a fishing feud with the UK is still being held, despite a cabinet...

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Uncategorized

‘We have to work together’: The Eternals cast on saving the planet

Eternals was never intended for release while the COP26 climate summit was taking place, but the timing does seem strangely appropriate. Pushed back from...

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Science