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News Corp.-subsidiary REA Group announced on Monday it had given up on its quest to purchase Rightmove after its fourth offer of $8.3 billion was rejected by the UK portal’s board of directors. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. The fourth time wasn’t a charm for REA Group, which announced Monday it will end its month-long quest…

Mira Murati announced her departure from OpenAI last week.In an X post, Murati wrote, “I’m stepping away because I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration.”Multiple of OpenAI’s cofounders, including Ilya Sutskever, have gone on to start companies. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Venture capitalists are…

Two people have died in a rugged mountainous area in central Greece while trying to help firefighters tackle a forest fire that has forced several villages to be evacuated, authorities have said. The fire near Corinth, 140 kilometres (87 miles) west of Athens, was still burning on Monday, fanned by fierce winds. Greek police spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou said the recovered bodies were severely burnt and that laboratory tests were necessary for their identification. The fire brigade has launched an investigation, the Greek Ministry of Citizen Protection said. Smoke from the fire, which burned several homes and a church, hovered over…

Flower power! Floral designer Liz Carter created Unwilted, a botanical paper flower delivery company in 2021, and has showcased her work at countless celebrations ever since. Ahead of the holiday season, Carter spilled her top bouquet and hosting tips with ET.”I’ve been drawn to flowers for as long as I can remember. … My passion really took off when I opened my flower shop in Colorado, where I immersed myself in the artistry and business of florals,”the Michigan native explained.”After years in the floral industry, I noticed how fresh cut flowers, while beautiful, don’t last long and often contribute to waste,”…

Starter homes are more affordable to the average American than they were a year ago, but they have become significantly less affordable over the past decade. That’s the conclusion Redfin reached in a data report released Monday. The national real estate brokerage analyzed household income levels and monthly housing payments to calculate its affordability metric. Buyers in August 2024 needed to earn $77,000 per year to afford a median-priced starter home of $250,000. Starter homes are defined as those priced in the fifth to 35th percentiles of their respective markets, and homes are deemed affordable if the mortgage payment consumes…

Bitcoin.Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBitcoin and crypto stocks retreated on the final trading day of September, following a rally last week, but the cryptocurrency still posted a winning month.The price of bitcoin was last lower by 3.7% at $63,451.12, after briefly reclaiming the $65,000 level last week, according to Coin Metrics. In crypto stocks, Coinbase slid 6.8% and MicroStrategy fell 4.3%.For the month, bitcoin finished its strongest September since 2012 with a 7.9% gain and its second positive September — historically the cryptocurrency’s weakest month — in a row. It posted a quarterly gain of 2.8%.Coinbase finished the month down 2.8%…

EPANetanyahu’s party is favoured by voters following a string of military successes against HezbollahBenjamin Netanyahu’s popularity, which was battered after the Hamas attacks on 7 October, has been boosted by his country’s military successes against Hezbollah, a new opinion poll suggests.A picture has been widely shared of the Israeli PM in New York giving the order for the biggest of these – the assassination of the Lebanese armed group’s long-time chief, Hassan Nasrallah.A poll for Israel’s Channel 12, released on Sunday night, indicates the Israeli PM’s Likud party would win more seats than any other if a general election was…

As you may have heard, Donald Trump does not like Taylor Swift. But we’re pretty sure the convicted felon now has a new favorite actor. Appearing at the Team Trump’s Reclaim America Tour over the weekend, Zachary Levi made his preference in the upcoming Presidential election clear. The star said that “of the two choices that we have, Donald Trump, President Trump, is the man that can get us there.” Zachary Levi attends HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON Library of Congress clips and conversation at Thomas Jefferson Building on July 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images…

Photo: Alon Adika/Shutterstock There are not many spaces in Manhattan like General Theological Seminary’s campus. The Close, as it’s called (rhymes with “dose”), fills up nearly an entire block of Chelsea between Ninth and Tenth Avenues and 20th and 21st Streets, its buildings ringing a green courtyard with big old trees and winding paths. The buildings — there are 13 of them — are almost completely unified Collegiate Gothic. It was all put up in the decades before and after 1900, and it is largely un-messed-around-with. There is no steel-and-glass Louvre pyramid or brutalist library jammed into the middle. It’s…

Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has put the Middle East even more on edge.The US said in response that it planned to adjust its force posture in the region.A powerful force of American warships and fighter aircraft are already on station, with more to come. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the…