Top stories today:

1. Apple gets 36% of Google's revenue in search deal
2. CPI, core CPI expected at 0.1%, 0.3% for Oct.
3. Life expectancy gender gap increasing
4. Israel says Hamas continues to operate within hospitals

0. Data and calendar

1. Apple gets 36% of Google's revenue in search deal

• The number was supposed to be confidential, but an expert witness testified about it during Google's defense in its D.C. antitrust trial.

2. CPI, core CPI expected at 0.1%, 0.3% for Oct., with core above its 0.16% monthly target

• CPI: expected at 0.1% MoM / 3.3% YoY in October, from 0.4% / 3.7% in September.

• Core CPI: exp. at 0.3% / 4.1%, from 0.3% / 4.1%.

4. Life expectancy gender gap increasing due to Covid, accidents, homicide, heart disease

• Women 79.3, men 73.5: U.S. life expectancy in 2021.

  • Gap of 5.8 years largest in 30 years.

Life expectancy in the U.S. has been falling significantly since 2020

5. Israel says Hamas continues to operate within hospitals, as 70-hostage swap nears

• 70 hostages for 5-day truce: deal may be near.

• Rantisi Hospital held Hamas explosives center: IDF.

• Al-Shifa Hospital: IDF says it offers incubators, respirators.

• Defense Minister: Hamas has lost control of Gaza.

6. South Korea’s memory-chip exports +1% YoY in Oct., after -18% in Sep.

7. Commercial loans’ non-judicial foreclosure sale notices hit record in 2023

8. Russia exporting most of its oil above $60 price cap

• Russia has successfully used its “shadow fleet” of ageing oil tankers to circumvent Western sanctions.

9. Interesting videos, posts, and memes

10. Other headlines

AI

• NVIDIA showcases H200 chip.

• YouTube to require AI disclosures.

• 35 VC firms sign pledge to invest in responsible AI.

• Youtube co-founder launching EyeTell, AI to generate video scripts.

• OpenAI’s 6-member non-profit board: a look at.

• Hypertype is the best AI that answers emails using your company data.*

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Tech

• Foxconn’s revenue -12% YoY to $47.6B in Q3, income +11% to $1.3B.

• Brex’s revenue +1% QoQ to $283M ARR in Q3, expenses still 2x its revenue.

• SpaceX’s Starship to make 2nd test flight as early as Friday.

• Snap to allow direct purchases of Amazon products, following Meta.

• Uber Tasks in testing in Florida and Alberta.

• Truth Social: $4M in revenue, -$73M in losses since 2022 launch.

• WhatsApp launches voice chat feature for larger groups.

• X to change algorithm to highlight posts from smaller accounts.

• Sidebar is a leadership program that accelerates your career.*

• Sportradar: NBA player tracking measures usage like never before.*

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Tech & law

• Google pays Samsung $2B/year to make Google default search, store.

• TikTok banned in Nepal.

Biotech

• Pfizer’s weight-loss pill may be as effective as competitors’ injections.

• Lifestyle choices slow aging, but slowly.

Business

• Yellen disagrees with Moody’s negative outlook on U.S.

• China’s economy: a look at.

Crypto

• The Block sold to Foresight Ventures at $70M valuation.

• FTX former employee seeks $275K in unpaid bonus.

• Crypto.com gets Dubai license.

U.S. politics

• Nikki Haley will launch $10M ad campaign in Iowa and NH in Dec.

• Speaker Johnson proposes stopgap bill to avert shutdown on Fri.

• Supreme Court launches code of conduct amid ethics scrutiny.

• Trump: federal prosecutors object against televising D.C. trial.

  • Former Trump lawyer: “boss not going to leave.”

• Maryanne Barry, Trump’s eldest sister, dies at 86.

World

• Biden, Xi to announce deal for China to crack down on fentanyl.

• Argentina’s inflation hit 143% before Sunday’s runoff elections.

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