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DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options
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DoorDash to buy Instacart in $17bn deal it says will expand customer options

DoorDash will acquire grocery delivery firm Instacart in a $17bn (£12.8bn) deal, creating a behemoth that will bring more meals, quick-need purchases and big weekly shops directly to customers. For DoorDash, the acquisition will allow it to use Instacart’s grocery selection and substitution expertise, the company’s co-founder and chief executive, Tony Xu, said.

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Reader Q&A: How can we radically change the way we live? Ask Aditya Chakrabortty
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Reader Q&A: How can we radically change the way we live? Ask Aditya Chakrabortty

Guardian columnist, senior economics commentator and host of the new Radical Thinking podcast Aditya Chakrabortty is answering your questions on the big ideas around economics, society and democracy, and his new podcast Send your questions to conversations@theguardian.com or join the discussion on Friday from 8am Odourcolon asks: Do you think it’s possible to get rid of the neoliberalist thought process that seems to have dominated, and ruined (?), the UK over the past few decades? Partly because i am not sure enough readers will have a clear sense of what it means, as Doodah says, and partly…

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Techiman North moves to end post-harvest losses with new storage facilities and irrigation plans
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Techiman North moves to end post-harvest losses with new storage facilities and irrigation plans

In a significant move to bolster the local agricultural sector, the Techiman North District Assembly has announced ambitious plans to establish modern storage facilities and develop irrigation systems. The District Chief Executive (DCE), Johnson Kwabena Adom, unveiled these plans during his address at the Third Ordinary Meeting of the Third Session of the Fourth Assembly on Thursday, October 29.

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Keralam approves ₹1,000-crore housing scheme for SC, ST families
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Keralam approves ₹1,000-crore housing scheme for SC, ST families

Minister K.A. Thulasi says the scheme would cover 25,000 SC families and 7,000 ST families. The government also enhances the housing assistance for SC families from ₹4 lakh to ₹6 lakh, ₹4 lakh to ₹6 lakh for ST families, and from ₹6 lakh to ₹8 lakh for houses in remote locations.

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Barau hails accreditation of 20 courses at Kano technology varsity
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Barau hails accreditation of 20 courses at Kano technology varsity

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has hailed the accreditation of 20 cutting-edge courses at the Federal University of Science and Technology, Kabo, Kano State, urging the management of the institution to uphold the highest standards of academic excellence. Senator Barau stated this when the Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the Governing Council

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Ekiti varsity gets NUC nod to start six new programmes
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Ekiti varsity gets NUC nod to start six new programmes

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has received approval from the National Universities Commission to commence six new academic programmes. The approval was conveyed in a letter dated October 22, 2026, signed by the NUC Acting Director of Academic Planning, Dr Ayuba Mohammed, on behalf of the commission’s Executive Secretary.

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Philippa Gregory: ‘I read 100 of the best 18th century novels – the perfect author’s apprenticeship’
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Philippa Gregory: ‘I read 100 of the best 18th century novels – the perfect author’s apprenticeship’

The British novelist on discovering Molly Keane, coming to Dickens late, and the books that taught her the importance of writing about history My earliest reading memory My mother always read me a bedtime story, but by around age three, I was not looking at the pictures but reading the text. My favourite book growing up As a child I read Alison Goudge’s The Little White Horse, and the combination of history and gothic fantasy was very powerful for me.

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Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy
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Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy

Jensen Huang reported to have had close relationship with tech company executive suspected of passing intel to China US intelligence agencies believe the Nvidia chief executive, Jensen Huang, has been targeted by a Chinese spy who had done business with him, according to a new report by the New York Times. Alice Huang or Huang Le, of no relation to the Nvidia CEO, is an executive at a Singapore-based datacenter company called Megaspeed.

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Could Abdul El-Sayed’s plan for AI companies stave off catastrophe?
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Could Abdul El-Sayed’s plan for AI companies stave off catastrophe?

The Michigan Senate candidate is calling for public ownership and other reforms, offering a potential antidote to ideological gridlock The Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, occupies a strange but increasingly common place in modern American politics. He’s also uniquely positioned to forge an all-too-elusive thread of political kinship between these perpetually-at-odds groups with his bold but contentious plan for reining in AI, called AI Under Democracy.

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10 phones with biggest battery specs in Nigeria
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10 phones with biggest battery specs in Nigeria

Xiaomi Nigeria lists the phone with a 6.99-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 platform and TÜV SÜD five-star battery performance certification. It is sold in Nigeria with a 6.78-inch HD+ 120Hz LCD, Helio G81 Ultimate chipset, IP65 rating and Android 16 (Go Edition).

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