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Liam Payne: Fans pore over his final days as cause of death revealed – National

18Oct

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Liam Payne: Fans pore over his final days as cause of death revealed – National

One Direction fans around the world are mourning Liam Payne, sharing memories and tributes to the singer after his shocking death on Wednesday. Payne, 31, died after he fell from the third-floor balcony of the CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Paramedics arrived at the scene, but Payne suffered “extremely serious injuries,” including a skull fracture, local health officials said. Resuscitation was not possible.An autopsy report released Thursday revealed Payne died of multiple serious injuries and “internal and external bleeding” as a result of the balcony fall. The report alleged that alcohol, drugs and destroyed furniture were discovered in Payne’s hotel room. Story continues below advertisement Before his death, a hotel employee contacted local emer...

Netflix shares jump 5% in premarket after third-quarter earnings beat

18Oct

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Business

Netflix shares jump 5% in premarket after third-quarter earnings beat

Netflix logo is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Krakow, Poland on October 17th, 2024.Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNetflix shares jumped Friday after the media streaming giant reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations.Shares of Netflix were up 5.4% in U.S. premarket trading as of 4:39 a.m. ET.Netflix reported earnings per share of $5.40 for the three-month period ending Sept. 30, surpassing the $5.12 LSEG consensus estimate. Revenues also beat expectations, coming in at $9.83 billion, above the $9.77 billion anticipated by analysts.Crucially, Netflix saw momentum in its ad-supported membership tier, which jumped 35% quarter-over-quarter. While Netflix doesn't expect ads to become its primary growth drive until 2026, it said the ad-tier a...

King Charles and Queen Camilla are visiting Australia. In 1983, his tour with Princess Diana was ‘utterly traumatic’

18Oct

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King Charles and Queen Camilla are visiting Australia. In 1983, his tour with Princess Diana was ‘utterly traumatic’

By Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage, ABC News Then Prince and Princess of Wales visit Auckland in 1983. Photo: Getty Images A 21-year-old on one of her first official tours abroad, Princess Diana landed in Alice Springs with one task: Shore up Australia's fealty to the crown. The newly minted Princess of Wales barely had time to adjust to married life before she became a mother - not to mention, the most famous woman in the world. And in 1983, the monarchy decided to use her youthful glamour to its advantage, sending her to Australia, where resentment still simmered over the dismissal of Gough Whitlam, and voters had recently elected an avowed republican as prime minister. Diana arrived in the Northern Territory in March that year with Prince Charles and their nine-month-old son, Pri...

After rejecting Google takeover, Wiz says will IPO when ‘stars align’

18Oct

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After rejecting Google takeover, Wiz says will IPO when ‘stars align’

LONDON — Cybersecurity firm Wiz is seeking to hit $1 billion of annual recurring revenues next year, the company's billionaire co-founder Roy Reznik told CNBC, adding that the firm will go public "when the stars align."Wiz makes software that connects to cloud storage providers like Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure and scans for everything it stores in the cloud, helping organizations identify and remove risks in their cloud environments. It was founded by four Israeli friends while they served in 8200, the intelligence unit of Israel's army, and most of Wiz's engineering personnel are still based in Tel Aviv, Israel.Earlier this year, the company rejected a $23-billion acquisition bid from Google, which would have marked the tech giant's largest-ever takeover. At the time, Wiz CEO A...

Smashed hotel room, drugs found as Liam Payne death probe unfolds

18Oct

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Smashed hotel room, drugs found as Liam Payne death probe unfolds

By Eliana Raszewski for Reuters British singer Liam Payne performs at the HUGO label show in a hall in the Wriezener Karree. Photo: JENS KALAENE / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP Warning: This story contains references to mental health issues and substance abuse One Direction pop star Liam Payne died of multiple traumas and internal bleeding after plunging from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, prosecutors said on Thursday, adding an initial search suggested the fall came after substance abuse. Payne, 31, who shot to global fame with the boy band, was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, triggering an outpouring of fan tributes. In the first official details of the autopsy, the prosecutors office said coroners had found 25 injuries ...

IMF chief warns low growth and high debt weigh on global economy

18Oct

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IMF chief warns low growth and high debt weigh on global economy

The head of the International Monetary Fund cautioned on Thursday that high debt and low growth remained major impediments to the global economy.IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told CNBC that while notable progress had been made in the global economic recovery, governments had become too accustomed to borrowing, with "anemic growth" adding to the challenges of servicing that debt."It's not yet time to celebrate," she told Karen Tso. "When we look into the challenges ahead of us, the biggest one is low growth, high debt. This is where we can and must do better," she added.While Georgieva commended the work of major central banks in taming inflation, she noted that the achievements had not been universal and that some economies were continuing to struggle with higher prices, which...

Meta fires employees for spending food allowances on acne pads and wine glasses

18Oct

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Meta fires employees for spending food allowances on acne pads and wine glasses

By Clare Duffy of CNN Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp among other services. Photo: Victor Okhrimets / 123RF Meta fired around two dozen employees from its Los Angeles office for misusing company meal credits for things like laundry detergent, wine glasses and acne treatment pads, a source familiar with the company confirmed to CNN. Many of the social media giant's corporate offices feature elaborate food services to provide employees with meals as a perk. Meta's two-year-old office near New York City's Penn Station, for example, features a cafeteria that feels like an upscale food court, with various stalls all free for staff. But for employees at smaller offices without food services, the company provides meal vouchers - $20 for breakfast and $25 each for lunch and dinner - ...

Intel seeks billions for minority stake in Altera business, sources say

18Oct

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Intel seeks billions for minority stake in Altera business, sources say

Pat Gelsinger, CEO, of Intel Corporation, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on semiconductors titled Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation, in Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesIntel is looking to sell at least a minority stake in its Altera unit in a transaction that would raise several billion dollars in cash for the struggling chipmaker, according to people familiar with the matter.Intel is looking for a deal that values Altera at around $17 billion, said the people, who requested anonymity to speak freely about confidential information. Intel purchased Altera for $16.7 billion in 2015.Following a steep drop in its stock price and extended stretch of market sh...

One Direction bandmates ‘completely devastated’ by Liam Payne’s death

18Oct

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One Direction bandmates ‘completely devastated’ by Liam Payne’s death

By Danielle Broadway, Reuters (From left) Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Harry Styles attend the New York premiere of "One Direction: This Is Us" at the Ziegfeld Theater on August 26, 2013 in New York City. Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images/AFP Liam Payne's One Direction bandmates say they are "completely devastated" by the news of his death. Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, triggering an outpouring of tributes from fans around the world. In a joint statement signed by singers Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan, they said: "In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some ...

China reports third-quarter GDP growth of 4.6%, slightly beating expectations

18Oct

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China reports third-quarter GDP growth of 4.6%, slightly beating expectations

China has announced in the past week a series of measures aimed at boosting its economy ahead of a key Politburo meeting later this week focused on reviewing the first half performance of the world's second-largest economy.Str | Afp | Getty ImagesChina's National Bureau of Statistics on Friday reported third-quarter GDP growth of 4.6% year on year, slightly exceeding the 4.5% expected by economists polled by Reuters.That's less than the second-quarter growth of 4.7% year on year. On a quarterly basis, the third quarter saw 0.9% expansion, compared to 0.7% in the second quarter."The national economy showed positive signs of growth in September," Sheng Laiyun, the bureau's deputy commissioner, said at the press conference, according to CNBC's translation of the Chinese. "The confidence is bu...