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Police in Britain named Jihad al-Shamei, quote,

a British citizen of Syrian descent,

as the suspect attacker in a car ramming and stabbing at a synagogue

in Manchester, an English city. Two people were killed and four injured in the attack on Yom Kippur,

a Jewish holiday. The assailant was shot dead by officers. Three people were arrested.

Prime Minister Sakea Stama condemned rising

anti-Semitic hatred. Open AI reportedly reached a valuation of $500 billion after a secondary

share sale. That makes the American Artificial Intelligence Company the world's most valuable

private firm ahead of SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket maker. Despite fears of a bubble, investors

are flocking to AI companies which are splurging on the computing power needed to develop

the biggest large language models.

Tesla reported record vehicle deliveries in the third quarter after months of decline.

The strong performance, which saw 497,99 cars delivered globally a 7% increase from the same period a year ago,

exceeded analysts' forecasts. Sales were driven by the expiry on September 30th of America's

$7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. Ford and General Motors also saw boosted EV sales.

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