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Nintendo Finally Comments on This Week’s ‘Closer to You’ Pikmin Videos, Reveals They’re the First Short Films From Nintendo Pictures

Nintendo Finally Comments on This Week’s ‘Closer to You’ Pikmin Videos, Reveals They’re the First Short Films From Nintendo Pictures

Nintendo has at last offered something of an explanation for its mysterious short film project ‘Close to You’, which debuted this week and was later revealed as featuring Pikmin. Writing on X, Nintendo stated that the two videos were the first short films created by Nintendo Pictures, the company’s motion capture and animation studio that previously worked on a range …

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Apple and Meta Stocks Rise as Tech Titans Move Closer to EU Antitrust Deal

Apple and Meta Stocks Rise as Tech Titans Move Closer to EU Antitrust Deal

Shares in tech giants Meta Platforms (META) and Apple (AAPL) were higher today as hopes were raised that they are close to settling antitrust disputes with the European Union. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Final Stages According …

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NCAA moves closer to allowing college athletes to bet on pro sports

NCAA moves closer to allowing college athletes to bet on pro sports

The NCAA moved a step closer Wednesday to allowing athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports. The Division I Administrative Committee approved the change, which must still be approved by Division II and III for it to go into effect. If approved by all three divisions, it would go into effect Nov. 1. “The Administrative Committee …

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NCAA closer to letting Division I athletes bet on pro sports

NCAA closer to letting Division I athletes bet on pro sports

David PurdumOct 8, 2025, 01:03 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The NCAA Division I Administrative Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal to allow student-athletes and athletic department staff to bet on professional sports, a shift in a long-held policy that had become difficult to enforce with the spread of legal sports betting …

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‘We’re a lot closer to the seventh inning than the first or second inning’

‘We’re a lot closer to the seventh inning than the first or second inning’

A top Wall Street analyst has sounded an alarm over the U.S. equity bull market, warning that its remarkable run is built on a precariously narrow foundation: a surge in spending on, and optimistic assumptions about, infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI). This spending has fueled a boom in the shares of most of the so-called Magnificent 7 and a few …

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Giraffe-size asteroid zooms past Earth closer than a satellite — and astronomers didn’t catch it until hours after

Giraffe-size asteroid zooms past Earth closer than a satellite — and astronomers didn’t catch it until hours after

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 TF (red crosshairs) came about as close to Earth as the International Space Station on Wednesday (Oct. 1), evading detection until hours later. (Image credit: ESA / Las Cumbres Observatory) A small asteroid zoomed past Earth closer than most satellites last week — and astronomers didn’t notice it until hours later. The surprise asteroid encounter occurred …

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​​AI Chatbots Move Closer to Advertising. ChatGPT Might Never Be the Same. – Barron's

​​AI Chatbots Move Closer to Advertising. ChatGPT Might Never Be the Same.  Barron’s Improving Your Recommendations on Our Apps With AI at Meta  Meta Store Meta greenlights Facebook, Instagram ads based on your AI chats  CNBC Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI chatbot to sell you stuff  CNN Meta won’t allow users to opt out of targeted ads based on AI …

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NCAA moving closer to March Madness expansion — what will it look like?

NCAA moving closer to March Madness expansion — what will it look like?

March Madness is close to becoming more maddening. The NCAA is moving closer to expanding its 68-team men’s basketball tournament to a 76-team bracket for the 2026-27 season that would feature 12 opening-round games instead of the First Four, according to On3. An agreement has yet to be finalized. The NCAA is close to expanding the men’s March Madness field …

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