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- South China Morning Post
Alibaba, JD.com take e-commerce battle to Hong Kong as mainland China market matures
Hong Kong has become the new battleground for Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com, as they search for new growth opportunities amid stiff competition on the mainland. Both companies last week announced heavy investments into the Hong Kong market, waiving delivery fees for certain orders and boosting related services such as local product returns. Alibaba, for instance, said it will invest 1 billion yuan (US$142 million) to boost its online retail platform Taobao's offering
FortuneTikTok’s parent launched a web scraper that’s gobbling up the world’s online data 25-times faster than OpenAI
The crawler, dubbed Bytespider, is scraping the internet at 3,000 times the rate of other genAI tools like Anthropic.
- HuffPost
Harvard Law Professor Spots 2 'Jaw-Dropping' Details In New Trump Filing
Laurence Tribe recalled saying one word to himself over and over and over again while reading the document.
- BuzzFeed
People Are Calling Tim Walz’s Mike Pence Line The Knockout Line Of The Debate
"Well, it came pretty late, but that 2020/Jan 6 section was quite a moment!"
- Cosmopolitan
Ben Affleck's Longtime Friend Kevin Smith Is Out Here Spilling About His Divorce from J.Lo
Kevin Smith did an interview and spilled about Ben Affleck and J.Lo's divorce—check out his quotes.
- People
Man Shot Dead in Front of Tourists at Mexico Beach Resort by Gunmen Who Fled on Jet Skis: Reports
The incident reportedly prompted visitors to seek shelter at a nearby hotel on Wednesday, Oct. 2
- BuzzFeed
A Republican Congress Member Posted A Photoshopped Picture Of JD Vance, And Then Things Got Even Weirder
What a truly weird time to be alive.
- The Independent
‘Nostradamus’ pollster reveals who won VP debate between Walz and Vance
Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the result of nine of out 10 presidential elections since 1984
- People
Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau’s Family File Court Order to Stop Release of Records from Deadly Accident
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed by an alleged drunk driver while riding bikes together the night before their sister's wedding
- BuzzFeed
Donald Trump Pretty Much Lost It During The VP Debate
I hope his keyboard is okay after this.
- The Hill
Trump attorney Alina Habba expects to be hit with ‘onslaught of litigation’ before election
Trump lawyer Alina Habba said in an interview Thursday that she expects to be hit with an “onslaught of litigation” with less than 35 days until the presidential election. Habba made the remarks in the context of comments about special counsel Jack Smith’s 165-page filing that was unsealed Wednesday by a Washington, D.C., federal court.…
- HuffPost
OOF: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bold 'Hitler' Claim Gets Thrown Instantly Back At Him On Live TV
The son of the former president was given an awkward reminder after the vice presidential debate.
- HuffPost
Democratic Senator Questions If Trump Is OK After Yet Another Onstage Flub
Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii wondered "if there’s something actually going on" with the former president.
- The Canadian Press
Bloc Québécois motion on old age security passes without Liberal support
OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is upping the ante for the Liberals, threatening to move toward an election as early as next week if the government doesn't back a plan to increase old age security payments.
- HuffPost
Social Media Reacts To Melania Trump's 'My Body, My Choice' Video
Many people wondered if the clip to promote the former first lady's upcoming memoir was actually a campaign ad for her husband's opponent.
- HuffPost
'You're A Mature Grown-Up': CNN Host Calls Out Trump Aide For Botching Kamala Harris' Name
Jim Acosta was clearly frustrated with Corey Lewandowski.
- The Canadian Press
Parliament 'ground to a halt' over Conservative allegations of Liberal corruption
OTTAWA — The government has been unable to put any of its own business before the House of Commons for a full week, and the Conservatives on Thursday said that's the result of Liberal "corruption."
- BuzzFeed
Teachers Are Revealing The Very, Very Disturbing Realities About Students Today That Parents Need To Start Paying Attention To, And They're Not Holding Back
"This becomes so challenging that I often cry myself to sleep at night."
- Yahoo News Canada
Shaq tries to stroll through downtown Toronto unnoticed, fails miserably in hilarious viral video: 'Can’t go incognito at 7-foot'
It's not easy staying low-key in Canada's largest city when you're the size of a small pickup truck. Being a famous NBA legend doesn't help, either.
- The Hockey News - Edmonton Oilers
Rugged Ex-Oiler Doesn't Make New Team
The former Edmonton Oilers forward was trying to join the Detroit Red Wings.