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In the days following Charlie Kirk's assassination , Utahns have united at memorials and candlelit vigils to honor the 31-year-old conservative influencer's life and legacy.  "It's really important we support each other," Republican Utah state Senate President Stuart Adams told Fox News Digital. "I'm very proud of our community for coming together to try to support one another as we work our way through this." As local leaders urge the community to lean on their friends, family and neighbors, many have echoed Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox's call to action against political violence.  "History will dictate if this is a turning point for our country, but every single one of us gets to choose right now if this is a turning point for us," Cox said during a press conference on Friday after announcing the suspect, Tyler Robinson, had been arrested.  UTAH STUDENTS LIFT VOICES IN PRAYER AT VIGIL FOR CHARLIE KIRK’S CHRISTIAN LEGACY: ...

Coco Feng / South China Morning Post : JD.com: sales of the iPhone 17 series in the first minute after pre-orders opened in China surpassed the first-day pre-order volume of 2024's iPhone 16 series   —  Pre-order sales of Apple's new iPhone 17 series have got off to a robust start in China, shattering previous records despite delays in the shipment of the iPhone Air.

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch : Mira Murati's TML launches a research blog called Connectionism, and shares its work on resolving nondeterminism and achieving reproducible results from LLMs   —  There's been great interest in what Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is building with its $2 billion in seed funding …

The Information : Sources: Polymarket considers an offer valuing it at ~$9B, up from $1B in the summer; Kalshi is close to raising money at a $5B valuation, up from $2B in June   —  Startups that enable people to bet on events such as the New York mayoral race, NFL games and the Federal Reserve rate decisions …

Gabe Rivera / Techmeme News : On Techmeme's 20th birthday, its founder explains what's behind the site's consistency, debunks some supposed media trends, and outlines future directions   —  Please clap for Techmeme  —  Techmeme turns 20 freaking years old today.  This is our self-congratulatory post marking the occasion.

The Secret Service has its hands full combating an unprecedented level of political threats, an issue underscored in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk .  While the Secret Service is initiating a series of changes to bolster its security practices following two assassination attempts on President Donald Trump last year, the agency is now operating at an extremely heightened state amid an unprecedented level of threats, according to experts.  "The Secret Service now has to play at a level of enhanced security that they've never dreamed of before. I think [Secret Service Director Sean Curran] is doing a good job in leading that effort," Tim Miller, who served as a Secret Service agent during Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton’s administrations, told Fox News Digital on Thursday. "But here's the bad news for the Secret Service: They don't have time. This threat is now. Can you imagine – they already shot our presiden...

Echo Wang / Reuters : Sources: Winklevoss twins' Gemini has seen its planned US IPO oversubscribed by 20x; in an unusual move, the IPO proceeds will be capped at $425M   —  Gemini Space Station, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has drawn over 20 times as many orders …

Lawmakers quickly sounded off after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot during an event on his "American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. Prayers for Kirk's recovery as well as condemnation of political violence poured in from both Democrats and Republicans minutes after the news broke. "This is a good time to pray," Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said on X, adding that he was monitoring the situation. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., wrote, "Please join us in praying for our good friend, Charlie Kirk." HOUSE MOVES TO EXPOSE EPSTEIN FILES, AUTHORIZES OVERSIGHT PROBE Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., a first-term Democrat, wrote online, "Political violence has NO place in our society. I am closely monitoring the events in Utah." "The attack on Charlie Kirk today is a horrific act of political violence. Praying for his safety and for his family in this trying time. We must reject and condemn politi...

Jay Peters / The Verge : Apple extends free access to satellite connectivity features for an extra year for iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 owners who activated their device before September 9   —  People on an iPhone 14 or 15 won't have to pay for Apple's satellite messaging until as early as November 2026.

Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal : Sources: OpenAI signed a contract with Oracle to purchase $300B in computing power, requiring 4.5 gigawatts of capacity, over roughly five years   —  The vast majority of new revenue revealed by Oracle will come from OpenAI deal, sources say  —  OpenAI signed a contract to purchase $300 billion …

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, with an aluminum unibody design, vapor chamber thermal management, Ceramic Shield 2 glass, and three 48MP rear cameras   —  Apple has officially unveiled the new iPhone 17 Pro.  —  It comes in a bold new orange color, features an aluminum unibody design …

Illinois Democrats are drawing a red line against President Donald Trump's law-and-order push, rejecting his proposals to deploy the National Guard to Chicago despite the Windy City's police department facing a staffing shortage that has persisted since the pandemic-era anti-cop rhetoric of 2020.  "We're waiting for a call from Chicago. We'll fix Chicago. And again, D.C. is right now so safe you can go out," Trump said on Monday morning during faith-focused remarks at the Museum of the Bible, referring to his federalization of Washington, D.C.'s police force that has been viewed as a success at cleaning up crime.  Chicago and Illinois leaders, however, have repeatedly bucked the idea of calling on Trump for additional assistance.  "No federal troops in the city of Chicago, no militarized force in the city of Chicago," left-wing Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said on Labor Day during a protest against Trump's floated intention to send in t...

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat : AI infrastructure company Pinecone's CEO Edo Liberty will step aside and into a new role as chief scientist; ex-Google executive Ash Ashutosh will become CEO   —  Pinecone, arguably the company most synonymous with the fast-growing vector database industry powering many generative AI large language model …

Some epic drama in the first two weeks of the college football season. The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes shut down the then-No. 1-ranked Texas Longhorns at the goal line three times. Ohio State quickly curbed talk about the greatness of Texas quarterback Arch Manning. The Buckeyes are now the No. 1 team in the country. Especially after they shellacked Grambling State 70-0 in Week 2. Florida State whipped Alabama. And we haven’t even talked about Bill Belichick’s coaching debut at North Carolina. So settle in for quite a season between now and mid-January. But there could be new rules off the playing field. Congress may attempt to referee what collegiate athletes can earn from their own name, likeness and image, better known as NILs. LEGENDARY SPORTS AGENT BREAKS DOWN TRUMP'S 'SAVING COLLEGE SPORTS' EXECUTIVE ORDER "Without clear rules and an enforcement mechanism, the NIL landscape has become akin to the Wild West," said Rep. Russell Fry, ...

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch : Signal announces a backup feature that includes 100MB of storage for texts and the last 45 days' worth of media for free, or 100GB of storage for $1.99/month   —  Privacy-focused messaging app Signal announced on Monday that it's introducing a feature that allows users to back up their text conversations …

Caroline O'Donovan / Washington Post : A look at Marc Benioff's pursuit of productivity gains through AI at Salesforce, which has undergone a series of layoffs over the past two years   —  Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has made himself a cheerleader for AI's potential to disrupt work while also laying off staff.  —  Just now

President Donald Trump issued his "last warning" to Hamas to accept his deal and release the remaining hostages or face the consequences. "Everyone wants the hostages HOME. Everyone wants this War to end," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well." "I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting," he continued. "This is my last warning, there will not be another one! Thank you for your attention to this matter." Last month, Trump said the remaining hostages would only be returned when Hamas is "confronted and destroyed." At the time, Hamas was citing alleged progress in ceasefire talks. WHITE HOUSE DEMANDS ALL GAZA HOSTAGES RETURN HOME 'THIS WEEK' AMID STALLED TALKS In July, the U.S. and Israel pulled negotiators from Qatar after Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said Hamas showed a "lack of desire to reach a ceasefire" and was lik...

Jenny Strasburg / Wall Street Journal : How Larry Ellison is reshaping Oxford, including relocating his Ellison Institute from LA to Oxford, with plans to invest $1.3B+ into research on AI and more   —  Oracle's founder is spending big around the U.K.'s 900-year-old university campus and even bought a famous local pub

New York Times : A look at Ross Ulbricht's return to public life after receiving a pardon in January, including speaking at Bitcoin 2025 and accepting millions in donations   —  Ross Ulbricht, who created the Silk Road dark web marketplace and was serving a life sentence for drug distribution …