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Planet Money thought it was the perfect team to get into the board game business, since many games are all about economics. But making a game that’s fun and teaches people about economics turns out to be hard. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Planet Money team is getting into the board game business because some of the most popular board games are all about economics. Think Monopoly and Settlers of Catan. But as Erika Beras and Kenny Malone from the Planet Money podcast find out, making a game that is fun and teaches economics is – well, it’s kind of hard.ERIKA…

Every October 29, World Stroke Day serves as a reminder that stroke is both a medical emergency and, in many cases, a preventable one. While most awareness efforts focus on the “golden hour” after a stroke — the crucial first few hours for treatment — doctors now say the real focus should be before the major event occurs. Advances in imaging, screening, and stenting techniques have made it possible to prevent many strokes long before they strike.Brain warns before it breaks“Nearly 80% of strokes are preventable,” says Pradeep Balaji, senior consultant neurosurgeon, Iswarya Hospital, Chennai. “But we often miss the…

IND vs AUS 2nd T20 Match Live Cricket Streaming Online: Suryakumar Yadav’s India will lock horns with Mitchell Marsh’s Australia in the 2nd T20I at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on Friday. The first encounter between these two sides ended in a no result, as the game was washed out. While the good news for the Indians is the return to form of Suryakumar, who has been going through a bit of a lull in his international cricket. The vintage flick shots were coming off at their imperial best in the last game. In addition to him, Shubman Gill…

FILE PHOTO: Palantir Technologies sued two of its former senior engineers, accusing them of using the software company’s secret information to launch a “copycat” firm, Percepta AI.  | Photo Credit: Reuters Palantir Technologies on Thursday sued two of its former senior engineers, accusing them of using the software company’s secret information to launch a “copycat” firm, Percepta AI. The lawsuit in Manhattan federal court claims that Radha Jain and Joanna Cohen were “entrusted with Palantir’s crown jewels,” including its source code and customer information, and breached agreements they signed with the company to safeguard that information. Palantir said that just…

Splurging on an expensive handbag or backpack only to shove it in a bucket through security and under your airplane seat is less than ideal, but it’s frankly just a reality of traveling. That’s why I recommend checking out Coach’s Outlet section to save on high-end, designer handbags and leather goods—and feel slightly less guilty when they get knocked around a little or get tossed in the bottom of your suitcase when packing up.  The Coach Outlet is stocked with buttery-soft leather backpacks, stylish crossbody bags, and even small accessories, such as pocket-friendly card cases and sturdy luggage tags, all…

Third-quarter revenue rose 68% to $585 million, beating estimates of $545.7 million [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Reddit forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, thanks to its artificial intelligence-powered advertising tools that are boosting marketing spending on the social media platform.The company’s AI-optimised ad platform helps advertisers to place targeted ads directly within relevant discussion threads across its interest-based communities, known as subreddits.Reddit’s vast content library is one of its valuable assets at a time when AI companies are looking for data to train their large language modes, a technology behind chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini and…

Amazon reported unexpectedly strong sales and profit on Thursday across both its consumer and its cloud businesses, and said another robust quarter might be ahead.The company’s sales totaled $180.2 billion from July through September, up 13% from a year earlier. Profit was $21.2 billion, up 38%. The overall results were buoyed by the enduring strength of consumer spending online, despite tariffs and an uneven economy, and by a resurgence in cloud computing. “We continue to see strong momentum and growth across Amazon as AI drives meaningful improvements in every corner of our business,” Andy Jassy, the CEO, said in a…

On domestic flights, there may be rare cases when an airline has oversold seats and there simply isn’t the capacity, he adds. However, typically airlines are able to find a solution if this happens by asking volunteers to change their flight in exchange for compensation.When do passengers find out about downgrades?More often than not, the downgrades will happen shortly before the flight, only when airlines have exhausted all of their options. For example, if a maintenance issue with inoperable seats takes longer or is more extensive than originally anticipated, “it makes more sense for the airline to bump a passenger…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has announced the ICAI CA September Result 2025 Date. The final, inter and foundation exam results will likely be declared on November 3, 2025. Candidates can check the results when declared on the official website of ICAI at icai.org.ICAI CA September Result 2025 Date: Final, Inter and Foundation results likely on November 3, notice hereAs per the official notice, the Final and Intermediate exam results will be announced around 2 pm and Foundation course result will be announced around 5 pm on November 3.ICAI CA September Result 2025: How to check All candidates…

Monthly rent data collection in both rural and urban areas as opposed to the current practice of collecting it every six months only for urban areas are proposed to be one of the key changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that will form the basis of the new retail inflation series beginning February, a discussion paper by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Thursday stated.Also, “to eliminate distortions introduced sometimes due to concessional or employer-provided dwellings” in the CPI series, government accommodations and other employer-provided dwellings will be excluded from the housing index as these do…