Thanks to an impressive performance from quarterback Cam Ward, Miami was able to improve its 2024 record to 9-0 after a 53-31 win over Duke on Saturday. During the victory, Ward completed 61 percent of his passes for 400 yards, five touchdowns and only one interception. Three of his five touchdown passes landed in the hands of Hurricanes receiver Xavier Restrepo, including a dazzling 34-yard connection on the team’s first offensive drive of the matchup.For Ward, it’s his third game of the season with over 400 passing yards and multiple touchdown passes, and it’s also the second time this year…
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OpenAI made ChatGPT with search, or SearchGPT, live on Thursday for paying subscribers, with plans to roll it out more broadly to free plans in the coming months. ChatGPT users can now click a “Search” button when they message the AI chatbot to conduct a real-time web search. The resulting answer has a “Sources” button with reference links.”This is huge news in the search world,” Damian Rollison, director of market insights at AI marketing firm SOCi, told Entrepreneur in an emailed statement. “ChatGPT is probably best positioned amongst all competitors to upset Google’s dominance in search.”Related: ChatGPT Is Roasting Instagram…
Waymo self driving taxi driving in downtown San FranciscoShutterstock/Iv-olga I took my first ride in a Waymo robotaxi last month, and now I’m obsessed. I have taken five autonomous car rides since, and even convinced two reluctant friends to do it too. Here’s how I went from a hater to a cautious friend of robot cars in five weeks. Waymo’s parent company Alphabet – which also owns Google – recently launched a pilot programme in San Francisco. When I was ready to hail one, I simply downloaded an app that closely resembles a rideshare app and pushed the call button.…
The Colbert County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama is asking the FBI to investigate a case involving a Black man whose body was found hanging in an abandoned home amid claims from his wife that his death was made to look like a suicide. The sheriff’s office requested the FBI’s involvement in the death of 39-year-old Dennoriss Richardson, whose body was found in September, according to The Associated Press. The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond Saturday to a request for comment from NBC News. The FBI said it was aware of the death, but would neither confirm nor deny they…
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for freeThe stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White HouseThe writer is an associate fellow at Chatham House and former senior vice-president at Calvert InvestmentsBusiness Roundtable — the top table of corporate America’s chief executives — recently posted the statement: Voting is the Bedrock of our Democracy. It rightly urges Americans to “respect the processes set out in federal and state laws for electoral determinations and an orderly transition”. The risk of Donald Trump refusing to accept election results, threats of violence at the polls and pre-emptive Republican legal challenges…
The Department of Justice has announced that it will monitor polls in 86 jurisdictions throughout 27 states on election day for “compliance with federal voting rights laws.” The agency’s Civil Rights Division will coordinate the effort. Republican lawmakers in Missouri and Florida are trying to bar the agency from polling places, accusing them of “overstepping its authority and using its monitors to punish red states that have tightened voter identification laws,” according to a report from the Washington Post. In a press release, the DOJ said, “Monitors will include personnel from the Civil Rights Division, other department divisions, U.S. Attorney’s…
Animal lovers are mourning the loss of a squirrel who stole the hearts of many online. Peanut the Squirrel, owned by Mark Longo, was seized and euthanized earlier this week. Longo is speaking out about the “selfish” people who had a hand in Peanut’s unfair demise.Peanut was well known on Instagram and TikTok, as Longo shared many videos and photos of his furry best friend. He recently took to Instagram to share the sad events that happened this week.Article continues below advertisementRIP, Peanut The SquirrelInstagram | Peanut the SquirrelLongo took to Instagram to share his frustration, anger, and sadness about…
CALI, COLUMBIA: The world’s biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday (Nov 2) with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection. With other successes under its belt, the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was suspended by its president Susana Muhamad as negotiations ran almost 12 hours longer than planned and delegates started leaving to catch flights. The exodus left the summit without a quorum for decision-making, but CBD spokesman David Ainsworth told AFP it will resume at a later date to consider outstanding issues. “We will continue working because this crisis is too big…
Lebanese authorities launch investigation into suspected Israeli naval raid in Baytoun.A group of armed men has abducted a mariner in northern Lebanon, prompting an investigation by Lebanese authorities into whether Israel was involved in the raid. A man identified by Lebanese state media as Imad Amhaz was seized after a naval force landed in the town of Batroun around dawn on Friday. CCTV camera footage shared online by Lebanese journalists appeared to show a group of armed men leading away a man whose shirt was over his head. According to local media reports, more than 25 armed men landed in…
After missing all of the 2023 season due to injury, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler has been looking to regain his Cy Young-caliber form that he has shown to have in the past.The 30-year-old looked rusty in his return to the majors and even missed some time due to a hip injury, but after ending the postseason on a high note, he is likely to see plenty of suitors this offseason. When healthy from 2018-2021, Buehler had a 39-13 record with a 2.82 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 620 strikeouts over 564 innings pitched.He will be a major bounce-back target…