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ai · tech
Paying users get GPT-6 Sol now; Free and Go users get the lighter GPT-6 Luna today. Replies can include interactive charts, forms and buttons.
markets
Most Fed officials expect another quarter-point hike by year-end. The 10-year touched 5.35% before a strong $39 billion auction eased it.
politics
The DNC and Common Cause say the taxpayer-funded TV spots are illegal propaganda. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll, 86% called the spending inappropriate.
massachusetts · politics
Energy costs and gas-tax relief should dominate the WBZ-TV debate. Minogue has spent a record $17 million of his own money; the election is Nov. 3.
science · massachusetts
Radio bursts from Beta Pictoris b, 63 light-years away, suggest a field about 2,000 times Earth’s. The study isn’t peer reviewed yet.
Continued inside Sports, B1 · Local, C1 · World, D1 · Business & AI, E1 · Funny Pages, F1
No Patriots, Bruins, Red Sox or Celtics games since the last edition. Tonight: the Bruins host Utah at 7 p.m., and the Celtics open preseason at Cleveland at 7.
Residents can comment on the town’s updated Hazard Mitigation Plan on the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission site through Oct. 12. FEMA approval unlocks disaster-mitigation money.
$100 sponsors a 4-foot wreath with a name sign on Main Street, at High Street Mills or in the Old Center, first come, first served.
A cruise missile hit a residential building in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, killing 22 people, including five children, and injuring 54, Ukraine’s emergency service said.
Saudi officials say drone strikes on Riyadh and Abha airports killed three and wounded 36. The Houthis claimed a ballistic missile at Riyadh’s airport Thursday.
The Swedish Academy cited her bold, inventive work in playful dialogue with the classics. Carson, 76, a longtime classics professor, wins about $1.2 million.
Median asking rent reached $700 a week for houses and $660 for units in the September quarter, Domain says, with vacancy near a record-low 0.7%.
Irvine’s plan for the Nundah site, wrecked by Kedron Brook flooding in 2022, adds shops, bars, apartments, green space and about 7,000 cubic metres of flood storage.
After a 3-2 High Court ruling blocked a NSW mine expansion over overseas emissions, the Premier said he would tighten state laws if needed.
No new Grok Bot app release since 0.68.1 on Oct. 7; Grok Build is unchanged.
grok bot · x post
@bot announced it Oct. 7: it works for all users with no X connector setup, and monitoring can run on a schedule.
Why it matters for One Stop Revenue. A weekly routine can surface studio owners venting about leads: warm prospects.
ai for business
At Advertising Week on Oct. 6, Meta widened image-to-video ad generation and gave its AI ad assistant memory of past campaigns.
Why it matters for One Stop Revenue. Studios win members on Facebook and Instagram; faster video ads cut client production time.
Roknipour Investment Group will open 15 Gold’s Gyms across Los Angeles and Orange County, the brand’s home market, it was announced Oct. 6.
Outreach angle. Multi-unit franchisees need presale members at every opening. Pitch a repeatable launch-campaign package.
The Vancouver circuit-training brand, led stateside by former Club Pilates president Mike Gray, will open first in New Jersey.
Outreach angle. New brands start with zero local awareness. Offer franchisees a founding-member campaign before doors open.
Tonal 2 units are now in WeWork locations in California, Washington, Oregon and Texas, a bet on workplace fitness.
Outreach angle. Workplace fitness is a growing front. Help studios pitch corporate packages to nearby offices.
