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1 The death toll from Hurricane Helene is rising
Rescue and recovery teams are searching for hundreds of missing people. (WP$)
+ Entire cities were washed away. (vox)
+ Electric vehicle owners in North Carolina use their cars to power their homes. (The Atlantic$)
+ It looks like things could get worse. (Slate$)

2 AI lab assistants are on the horizon
Google DeepMind and BioNTech are developing research models to help scientists. (FT$)
+ Meanwhile, OpenAI is making it easier to develop its voice assistants. (Reuters)
+ Amazon has apparently been working on a new internal chatbot. (Insider$)

3 The FTC was allowed to continue its case against Amazon
Amazon has fought to have the landmark antitrust case dismissed. (WP$)

4 The Kremlin ordered cyber attacks on NATO allies
The UK, US and Australia have identified the hackers, known as Evil Corp. (Bloomberg $), sanctioned.

5 insights into Google’s plan to reclaim its smart glasses crown
In the AI ​​space, it is lagging behind while its competitors are gaining ground. (The information $)
+ The coolest thing about smart glasses isn’t AR. It’s the AI. (MIT Technology Review)

6 Our genetic databases do not reflect the diversity of humanity
Especially throughout Latin America. (Undark Magazine)
+ This new genome map attempts to capture all human genetic variations. (MIT Technology Review)

7 Apple is desperately looking for workers in Vietnam
It offers them bonuses and gift incentives to join its manufacturing team. (rest of the world)

8 Take a look into the future of dentistry 🦷🪥
Including tooth-regenerating drugs and tiny mouth-cleaning bots. (WSJ$)