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Apple has a handful of announcements for the last week of October. Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesApple has a slate of announcements expected this week on top of earnings. Greg Joswiak, senior vice president of marketing at Apple, teased something new for Macs. Its long-awaited Apple Intelligence is expected to launch with software updates.

Elon Musk on Sunday gave a brief speech at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in New York in which he said he'd save the US $2 trillion through a department of government efficiency. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty ImagesElon Musk on Sunday briefly spoke at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in New York.

Paul Lee left NYC and moved to Bangkok, where he lives in a one-bedroom apartment. Paul Lee. Paul Lee, 28, left New York City to move to Thailand in 2021. Life in NYC felt competitive and materialistic, which left him feeling unfulfilled. Now, he lives in a $600-a-month condo in Bangkok and says he's "99% sure" he won't return to the US.

Andriy Onufriyenko/GettyEthan Mollick says AI requires organizational changes to work well, not just individual use. Mollick is a professor at UPenn's Wharton School, where he runs an AI lab. Mollick's research shows that AI can boost productivity but requires strategic deployment. Wharton professor Ethan Mollick believes that companies won't see gains from AI until they make changes at an organizational level."Until we change the organization, we won't get much benefit," he said at the MIT AI conference on Saturday.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Vladimir Putin and Elon Musk have had multiple phone calls. Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesThe Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin have shared secret calls since 2022. Several Washington officials are now seeking a probe into the report. A former DoD analyst said that a relationship like this could pose national security concerns.

LOS ANGELES — Testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, the company said Sunday. It will resume selling the Quarter Pounder in the coming week. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration continues to believe that slivered onions from a single supplier are the likely source of contamination, McDonald’s said. As of Friday, the outbreak had expanded to at least 75 people sick in 13 states, federal health officials said.