Pioneer shares jump on merger talks with Exxon
Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources rose 10% in premarket trading on Friday following reports that top U.S. oil
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US jobs growth much faster than expected
The number of jobs added to the US economy last month was almost double the amount forecast.
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3 Chicago Bears who won’t be on the roster after the NFL trade deadline
The Bears may have notched their first win against the Commanders in Week 5, but they may still consider trading these players by the deadline.
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Instant view: US job growth smashes expectations, raising prospects for rate hikes
U.S. job growth surged in September, suggesting that the labor market remains strong enough for the Federal Reserve
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Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of New York Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Direct Warehouse Sales in Manhattan
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 6, 2023--
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PPG, PPG Foundation to invest $2 million to prepare students for skilled trade careers
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 6, 2023--
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Woman says she was forced to change her name after Apple's latest system update
A new update has meant that Apple users can now say just "Siri" instead of "Hey Siri", but this modification has proven troublesome for one woman who has had to change her name as a result. Siri Price, a 26-year-old personal trainer from Edinburgh is used to having the same name as Apple's voice-activated digital assistant. While Apple's Siri stands for “Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface," the name Siri is also Old Norse and apparently means “beautiful woman who leads you to victory". Since sharing the same name, the old version of the voice assistant would be triggered by saying the words "Hey Siri". “I work in a gym with a lot of people around so everyone learned quite quickly not to say ‘Hey’ when they greet me or there would be a lot of bleeping going on," she told The Sun. “It was annoying but manageable." But now this command is just "Siri," for the voice to be activated so it means people cannot say Siri's name without causing the voice feature to activate on their phones. As you can imagine, Siri is pretty annoyed with this new update. "Now people can’t even say my name. I’m absolutely fuming," she said. "My workmates had to sit down and think of a workaround because people’s phones have been going off non-stop." Consequently, it means Siri has had to come up with a different name for herself - Siz. “I’m sure Apple could have picked something else instead — there’s plenty of people called Siri and their lives have become just unbearable because of this," Siz added. Although Siz is not alone as those with the name Alexa possibly have similar feelings as their name is also the name of Amazon's virtual assistant. When this happened, it resulted in the name dramatically declining in popularity - perhaps due to parents releasing their child may have the same problem as Siri's. Something for tech companies to keep in mind when they're naming their voice assistants... Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00
Soccer-Brighton are best-coached team in the league, says Liverpool's Klopp
Brighton & Hove Albion are the best-coached club in the Premier League and play "incredible football" despite losing
1970-01-01 08:00
Shares in troubled British lender Metro Bank bounce back by a third as asset sale speculation swirls
Shares in the troubled British lender Metro Bank have bounced back by a third on reports that it has been sounding out bigger rivals to buy a chunk of its assets
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U.S. Treasury details EV tax credit rebate rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued new guidance on how a $7,500 electric
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Suspect in Tupac Shakur's killing called it 'the biggest case in Las Vegas history' during his arrest, video shows
Duane Davis, accused in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, called it "the biggest case in Las Vegas history" during his arrest, police body camera footage shows.
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Further Fed rate hike comes into view as job growth accelerates
Traders on Friday raised bets that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates before the end of the
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