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Business InsiderGoogle's share of the search ad market could drop below 50% for the first time in a decade as AI search engines boom
Google is facing new competition as AI transforms the advertising market and its cultural dominance wanes.
- Reuters
India's Star Health says it received $68k ransom demand after data leak
Star Health, India's biggest health insurer, on Saturday said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records. Star, which has a roughly $4 billion market cap, is battling a reputational and business crisis since Reuters reported on Sept. 20 that a hacker had used Telegram chatbots and a website to leak customers' sensitive data, including tax details and medical claim papers. The company, whose shares have declined 11%, has launched internal investigations and has taken legal action against Telegram and the hacker, whose website continues to share samples of Star customers' data.
- People
Donald Trump Calls Kamala Harris the R-Word at Dinner with Billionaire Donors: Report
The former president reportedly lashed out about donors not appreciating him at the dinner, according to 'The New York Times'
- BANG Showbiz
Kanye West ‘told his wife Bianca Censori he wanted to have sex with her mother’
Scandal-hit Kanye West allegedly told his wife Bianca Censori he wanted to have sex with her mother, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed against him by his ex-assistant – who is accusing him of drugging and raping her at a Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs recording session.
- The Daily Beast
Michael Moore Dares Joe Biden to Use ‘Full Immunity’ in Last Days as Prez
Michael Moore wants President Joe Biden to leave the White House a “hero.” According to the renowned filmmaker, the president ought to take advantage of “full immunity” and pass a “bucket list” of reforms in his last 100 days in office. “With a simple stroke or two of your presidential pen, you can make life better for millions of people in ways you never would’ve dreamed possible,” Moore wrote on his Substack on Saturday.Referencing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity tha
- INSIDER
What 3 new national polls reveal about the state of the 2024 race
The US presidential race will be decided in the swing states, but three national polls point to trends on the economy and the candidate of "change."
- The Daily Beast
Harris’ Camp Sounds the Alarm After Trump Says Military Should ‘Handle’ Democrats
Kamala Harris’ campaign has sent a warning to Americans after Donald Trump suggested the U.S. military should be used on citizens who disagreed with him in an interview on Sunday, calling liberals “the enemy from within” and claiming they posed more of a threat than migrants.The vice president’s campaign said on Sunday that Trump’s comments, combined with his past rhetoric about expanding his presidential power, “should alarm every American who cares about their freedom and security.” Fox News’
- The Canadian Press
Trump hears at a Latino campaign event from someone who lived in the US illegally
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Minutes after Donald Trump delivered his standard warnings about drug dealers and criminals illegally crossing the border during a Saturday campaign event, the former president heard from someone who was once in the country illegally but now plans to vote for him.
- The Independent
Trump made shocking slur about Harris during angry rant to billionaire donors, says report
As the 2024 race comes down to its final weeks, the former president is growing increasingly frustrated over the gap separating him and Harris in the fundraising world
- Madrid Universal
Real Madrid agree five-year contract until 2030 with top defensive target
Alphonso Davies has been on Real Madrid’s radar for quite some time now, with the Canadian international emerging as the club’s ideal solution for the left-back position.Davies was linked with a m...
- BuzzFeed
"I Asked For A Divorce That Night": People Are Sharing The Definitive Moment When They Knew They Wanted A Separation From Their Partner
"I had told him many times over the years that this would be the death of our relationship, and I was right."
- LA Times
Abcarian: Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation looked bad at the time. It was even worse
The FBI supposedly investigated sexual assault allegations against the Trump Supreme Court pick. A new report shows the probe was deeply compromised.
- BBC
Man abused by girlfriend banned from using toilet
Gareth rushed to a supermarket or local pub because he was not allowed to use the toilet at home.
- The Daily Beast
TV Host Claims ‘Scary’ Diddy Parties Hooked Friends on Drugs
A British TV host has shared insights from inside Sean “Diddy” Combs’ notorious parties, saying that she saw a lot of drug-taking from models who ended up either becoming addicts or meeting an untimely death.Precious Muir moved to New York City in 2005 when she was in her early twenties, and was told she had to “network” with big-name celebrities if she was going to make a name for herself.Muir said she was then approached to attend a party hosted by Combs in 2007 with a driver shuttling her fro
- Glamour
Dua Lipa Wore Her Strapless Minidress Low Enough to Show Off Her Hello Kitty Bra
Dua Lipa went full club rat—or should we say, club Kitty?
- HuffPost
Trump Called Harris 'Retarded,' Railed Against Jews Supporting Her: Report
Donald Trump is said to have used the slur at a Trump Tower dinner, where he also suggested that donors need to provide more help to his campaign.
- HuffPost
Trump Goes Full Rambling Mode With Wacky 'Family Feud' Answer In 'SNL' Cold Open
James Austin Johnson's Trump broke out one of his "signature weaves" in the parody of the game show.
- The Hill
Opinion - The 4 reasons Harris is losing
I have spoken with three Democratic operatives behind the scenes who all believe the race is slipping away from Vice President Kamala Harris.
- HuffPost Life
Eliminating These 3 Foods From Your Diet Can Be A Game-Changer For Heart Health
Straight from the mouths of cardiologists and a heart health nutritionist.
- CBC
3 dead in highway crash between Niagara transit bus, truck: OPP
Three people are dead after a head-on collision between a Niagara transit bus and a pickup truck on a Welland, Ont., highway Saturday night, police say.Just before 10:30 p.m., police and other emergency crews responded to a call about a motor vehicle collision on Highway 58 in Welland, Ont., Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said at the scene Saturday.Police found a transit bus had collided head-on with a pickup truck, he said.The collision caused the pickup truck to roll over and burst