Melissa Grelo reflects on daughter, 9, 'growing up so fast' during family Italy trip - Yahoo Canada Shine On

Melissa Grelo is exploring Italy with her husband and their nine-year-old daughter. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images)

Melissa Grelo is getting candid about capturing her family in the moment.

The Canadian television personality took to Instagram on Wednesday to share her latest vacation photos taken during a Flytographer session, which allows travellers to book local photographers for their memories.

Shot in northern Italy near Lago di Garda, the 46-year-old took in the town of Sirmione with her husband, Ryan Gaggi, and their nine-year-old daughter, Marquesa, in the photos.

For the shoot, Grelo wore an orange, pink and green garden-print crop top from Farm Rio with a matching tiered maxi skirt, along with gold hoop earrings and a sleek bun. Her husband opted for a white short sleeve shirt with green stripes and white shorts, while their daughter rocked an ivory-coloured halter dress and a high bun.

Grelo kicked off the caption to her post with a quote from famed artist, Andy Warhol.

"'The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do,'" she shared.

The moderator of "The Social" then explained how she wants to cherish these kinds of moments when her family is "happy and healthy" before she shared how much Marquesa means to her.

"My daughter is growing up so fast before my eyes," Grelo continued. "We're trying to give her all the experiences we can muster so that she can understand how vast the world is and how she can best see herself contributing to it when she's older. This planet needs her, and all children, more than ever to turn the tide in a better direction."

The Toronto-born TV personality continued to express her gratitude towards the photographer, named Sergy, for capturing the "sweet moments" of her family living "la dolce vita" in Italy.

She also noted that this was her family's seventh Flytographer photo shoot, after having booked other photographers during trips to Barcelona, Lisbon, Vienna and Palma da Mallorca.

"Capturing what I want to remember in the moment I never want to forget," Grelo ended her caption.

Fellow television hosts, influencers and fans showed their love for Grelo and her family in the comments of the post.

"Stunning," wrote "ET Canada" host Sangita Patel, along with two red heart emojis.

"These are absolute perfection," shared Toronto-based influencer Sasha Exeter.

"Love this and hoping to do the same when I travel with my son!" one person penned, where Grelo replied saying, "Do it!! You'll love it!!"

"These photos are precious," another added. "Thank you for sharing your experiences and thoughts on the importance of capturing moments in photos. Your words brought tears to my eyes as I have always felt this way. Time passes too quickly."

"Love! The natural lighting is spectacular!" one fan chimed in, with Grelo saying, "Italian magic!"

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Burger King must defend its Whopper size in court. Other fast food chains may follow - CBC.ca

As It Happens6:30Burger King must defend its whopper size in court. Other fast food chains may follow

Anthony J. Russo says his firm's lawsuits against four fast food giants is about a lot more than how much beef is in a burger.

The U.S. lawyer is working on three class-action lawsuits targeting four major brands — Burger King, Taco Bell, McDonald's and Wendy's. Each suit was filed on behalf of dissatisfied customers who allege the companies make their menu items look bigger and better in marketing than they really are. 

"Today, it starts with the possibility of a fast food item that's, you know, a few dollars in cost. Tomorrow, it's an automobile or a vehicle or a home," Russo, president of the Russo Law Firm, told As It Happens guest host Katie Simpson. 

"If you don't put some kind of stop measures in here, there's no limit to what is going to be, you know, the truthfulness in the advertising. And that's really the basis of our lawsuit."

On Friday, he secured a small victory when the U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in Miami rejected Burger King's bid to dismiss the suit. 

Already, Russo's firm has cited Altman's opinion in its New York case against McDonald's and Wendy's, to justify letting that suit continue.

'The plaintiffs' claims are false': Burger King

Burger King — a unit of Restaurant Brands International — denies the lawsuit's allegations. 

"The plaintiffs' claims are false," the company said in an emailed statement to CBC. "The flame-grilled beef patties portrayed in our advertising are the same patties used in the millions of Whopper sandwiches we serve to guests nationwide."

The burger chain tried to have the suit tossed, arguing it's not required to deliver burgers that look "exactly like the picture."

Altman dismissed the lawsuit's claims based on TV and online ads, saying he found none in which Burger King promised a burger "size," or patty weight and failed to deliver it. But he said the company must defend against a claim that its depiction of Whoppers on in-store menu boards mislead reasonable customers, amounting to a breach of contract. 

In his ruling, the judge said it was up to jurors to "tell us what reasonable people think."

Neither McDonald's, Wendy's nor Taco Bell responded to requests for comment from CBC.

This image was taken from a lawsuit accusing Taco Bell of misleading customers about the amount of filling in its Crunchwraps and other menu items. (Siragusa vs. Taco Bell Corps)

Russo doesn't necessarily disagree with Burger King's statement. 

"They may be the same patties, but … what you see is not what you get," he said. "It's our opinion and our allegations that the differences are very, very clear to the naked eye."

The lawsuits include images of marketed menu items and compare them to the real deal to see if they pass what Russo calls "the eye test."

The images on menus and ads, he says, portray "a big, thick, juicy burger, flame broiled, dripping with, you know, juiciness," and topped with "bright green, fresh, crisp lettuce" and ripe tomato protruding from a "glistening bun."

"In reality, what you see when you unwrap it … would be a very, very thin and greyish looking dried-out burger with maybe some wilted lettuce, you know, popping through on the sides," he said.

A lawsuit against Wendy's and McDonald's accuses the fast food giants of misleading customers about the size of its burgers. These images, used in court filings, show a Wendy's bacon cheeseburger as advertised versus a real one from a YouTube review. (Wendys.com, Usfoods72/Chimienti vs Wendys)

The lawsuits — each of which seeks at least $5 million US in damages — claim the difference comes down to deceptive practices by food stylists, people who design, prepare and style food for photography or videos.

One Wendy's food stylist quoted in that lawsuit said she would use undercooked beef in order to make the patties appear larger than they are when served.

The allegations have not been proven in court.

Could pave the way for future lawsuits

New York lawyer Spencer Sheehan, who is not involved in the cases, called Altman's ruling "a positive development" that could pave the way for other lawyers to bring similar lawsuits.

"As long as, you know, one judge somewhere has said that a course of action or a theory is OK, basically ...  that's open season in a way," he told CBC.

But he warned there's a high bar to meet in this kind of litigation. And he should know. He has filed hundreds of lawsuits against food companies over claims of dishonest packaging and advertising. He's sometimes called "the Vanilla Vigilante" because more than 100 of his cases involve vanilla-flavoured products that, he says, contain no actual vanilla.

"I support these cases and I hope they have, you know, success," he said. "And I'm going to watch them very close."

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Will Inflation Keep Slowing? The Key Areas to Watch - The New York Times

Will inflation continue to slow at a solid pace? Economists are warily watching a few key areas, like housing and cars.

President Biden has openly celebrated recent inflation reports, and Federal Reserve officials have also breathed a sigh of relief as rapid price gains show signs of losing steam.

But the pressing question now is whether that pace of progress toward slower price increases — one that was long awaited and very welcome — can persist.

The Fed’s preferred inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, is expected to tick up to 4.2 or 4.3 percent in a report on Thursday, after volatile food and fuel costs are stripped out. That would be an increase from 4.1 percent for the core measure in June. And while it would still be down considerably from a peak of 5.4 percent last summer, such a reading would underscore that inflation remains stubbornly above the Fed’s 2 percent goal and that its path back to normal is proving bumpy.

Most economists are not hugely concerned. They still expect inflation to ease later this year and into 2024 as pandemic disruptions fade and as consumers become less willing to accept ever-higher prices for goods and services. American shoppers are feeling the squeeze of both shrinking savings and higher Fed interest rates.

But as price increases slow in fits and starts, they are keeping economic officials wary. Big uncertainties loom, including a few that could help inflation to fade faster and several that could keep it elevated.

The four areas economists are watching:

• The Base Case: Inflation Is Expected to Cool
• The Good News: Rents and China
• The Bad News: Gas, Travel Prices, Health Care
• The Uncertain News: Cars and Growth

The Base Case: Inflation Is Expected to Cool

Price increases have slowed across a range of measures this summer. The overall Consumer Price Index — which feeds into the P.C.E. numbers and is released earlier each month, making it a focal point for both analysts and the media — has slowed to 3.2 percent from a 9.1 percent peak in June 2022.

And as consumers have experienced less drastic price jumps, their expectations for future inflation have come down. That’s good news for the Fed. Inflation expectations can be a self-fulfilling prophecy: If consumers expect prices to climb, they may both accept cost increases more easily and demand higher pay, making inflation harder to stamp out.

Still, the moderation has not been enough for policymakers to declare victory. Fed officials have been trying to slow the economy and contain inflation since early 2022. Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, vowed during a speech last week at the Jackson Hole symposium that they will “keep at it” until they are positive inflation is coming under control.

“Inflation is going the right way,” said Gennadiy Goldberg, a rates strategist at TD Securities. But it is like a fire, he said: “You want to kill its very last ember, because if you don’t, it can flare back up in an instant.”

The Good News: Rents and China

There are reasons to believe that inflation is in the process of being sustainably doused.

Slower rent increases should help to weigh down overall inflation for at least the next year, several economists said. Rents for newly leased apartments spiked in the pandemic as people moved cities and ditched their roommates. Market-based rents began to cool last year, a shift that is only now feeding its way into official inflation data as people renew their leases or move.

The slowdown in inflation is also getting a helping hand from an unexpected source: China. The world’s second-largest economy is growing much more slowly than expected after reopening from pandemic lockdowns. That means that fewer people are competing globally for the same commodities, weighing on prices. And if Chinese officials respond to the slump by trying to ramp up exports, it could make for cheaper goods in the global marketplace.

And more generally, Fed policy should help to pull down inflation in the months to come. The central bank has raised interest rates to a range of 5.25 to 5.5 percent over the past year and a half. Those higher borrowing costs are still trickling through the economy, reducing demand for big purchases made on credit and making it harder for companies to charge more.

The Bad News: Gas, Travel Prices, Health Care

Travelers at La Guardia Airport in New York. Rising fuel costs can feed into other prices, like airfares.Desiree Rios/The New York Times

But a few key products could spell trouble for the inflation outlook. Gas is one.

AAA data show gas prices have popped to more than $3.80 per gallon, up from about $3.70 a month ago, amid refinery shutdowns and global production cuts.

Fed officials mostly ignore gas when they are thinking about inflation, because it jumps around thanks to factors that policymakers can’t do much about. But gas prices matter a lot to consumers, and their inflation expectations tend to increase when they pop — so central bankers can’t look past them entirely. Beyond that, gas prices can feed other prices, like airfares.

Nor is it just gas and travel costs that could stop pulling inflation down so quickly. Economists at Goldman Sachs expect health care prices to pick up as hospitals try to make up for a recent pop in their labor costs, propping up services inflation.

The Uncertain News: Cars and Growth

Used cars have also been helping to subtract from inflation, but it is increasingly uncertain how much they will help to pull it down going forward.

Many economists think the trend toward cheaper used automobiles has more room to run. Dealers have been paying a lot less for used cars at auction this year, and that trend may have yet to fully reach consumers. Plus, some new car producers have rebuilt inventories after years of shortages, which could relieve pressure in the auto market as a whole. (Electric vehicles in particular are piling up on dealer lots.)

But, surprisingly, wholesale used car costs ticked up very slightly in the latest data.

“The used car market is turning, and the reason for that is pretty simple: Demand has been way higher than dealers had expected,” said Omair Sharif, founder of Inflation Insights. Add to that the possibility of a United Auto Workers strike — the union’s contract expires in mid-September — and risks lie ahead for car inventories and prices, he said.

In fact, sustained demand in the used car market is symptomatic of a broader trend. The economy seems to be holding up even in the face of much higher interest rates. Home prices have climbed since the start of the year in spite of hefty mortgage rates, and data released Thursday is expected to show that consumer spending remains strong.

That more general risk — the possibility of an economic acceleration — is perhaps the biggest wild card facing policymakers. If Americans remain willing to open their wallets despite swollen price tags and higher borrowing costs, it could make it difficult to tamp down inflation completely.

“We are attentive to signs that the economy may not be cooling as expected,” Mr. Powell said last week.

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Study shows frequent fast-charging has minimal impact on Tesla battery degradation - Drive Tesla Canada

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Electric vehicle (EV) owners have long been cautioned about the potential battery degradation from frequent fast-charging. However, new study has shown that isn’t always the case, particularly in relation to Tesla vehicles.

Traditionally, the convenience of DC fast charging has been shadowed by worries about its potential negative impact on battery lifespan. However, the Recurrent study, which examined data from over 12,500 Tesla cars across the United States, has offered some reassuring findings.

The research focused on two groups of Tesla vehicles: those that underwent frequent fast charging (90% of the time) and those that underwent infrequent fast charging (less than 10% of the time). Surprisingly, the study discovered “no statistically significant difference in range degradation” between the two groups. This suggests that Tesla’s battery management systems, which encompass robust thermal and voltage controls, effectively shield the batteries from the detrimental effects of fast-charging.

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While this study is centered around Tesla vehicles, the findings hint that robust battery management systems could be the key to minimizing the impact of fast-charging on battery degradation. Nevertheless, the study doesn’t delve into longer-term effects beyond five years, leaving room for potential variations in different EV models.

To help keep your battery in the best shape, Recurrent recommends against fast-charging during extreme heat or when the battery is at a very low state of charge and to precondition the battery before fast-charging in cold weather. By following these guidelines, EV owners can further safeguard their batteries and maintain optimal performance over time.

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The A.I. Revolution Is Coming. But Not as Fast as Some People Think. - The New York Times

From steam power to the internet, there has always been a lag between technology invention and adoption across industries and the economy.

Lori Beer, the global chief information officer of JPMorgan Chase, talks about the latest artificial intelligence with the enthusiasm of a convert. She refers to A.I. chatbots like ChatGPT, with its ability to produce everything from poetry to computer programs, as “transformative” and a “paradigm shift.”

But it’s not coming soon to the nation’s largest bank. JPMorgan has blocked access to ChatGPT from its computers and told its 300,000 workers not to put any bank information into the chatbot or other generative A.I. tools.

For now, Ms. Beer said, there are too many risks of leaking confidential data, questions about how the data is used and about the accuracy of the A.I.-generated answers. The bank has created a walled-off, private network to allow a few hundred data scientists and engineers to experiment with the technology. They are exploring uses like automating and improving tech support and software development.

Across corporate America, the perspective is much the same. Generative A.I., the software engine behind ChatGPT, is seen as an exciting new wave of technology. But companies in every industry are mainly trying out the technology and thinking through the economics. Widespread use of it at many companies could be years away.

JPMorgan has blocked access to ChatGPT from its computers and told its 300,000 workers not to put any bank information into the OpenAI chatbot or other generative A.I. tools.Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Generative A.I., according to forecasts, could sharply boost productivity and add trillions of dollars to the global economy. Yet the lesson of history, from steam power to the internet, is that there is a lengthy lag between the arrival of major new technology and its broad adoption — which is what transforms industries and helps fuel the economy.

Take the internet. In the 1990s, there were confident predictions that the internet and the web would disrupt the retailing, advertising and media industries. Those predictions proved to be true, but that was more than a decade later, well after the dot-com bubble had burst.

Over that time, the technology improved and costs dropped, so bottlenecks fell away. Broadband internet connections eventually became commonplace. Easy-to-use payment systems were developed. Audio and video streaming technology became far better.

Fueling the development were a flood of money and a surge of entrepreneurial trial and error.

“We’re going to see a similar gold rush this time,” said Vijay Sankaran, chief technology officer of Johnson Controls, a large supplier of building equipment, software and services. “We’ll see a lot of learning.”

The investment frenzy is well underway. In the first half of 2023, funding for generative A.I. start-ups reached $15.3 billion, nearly three times the total for all of last year, according to PitchBook, which tracks start-up investments.

Corporate technology managers are sampling generative A.I. software from a host of suppliers and watching to see how the industry shakes out.

In November, when ChatGPT was made available to the public, it was a “Netscape moment” for generative A.I., said Rob Thomas, IBM’s chief commercial officer, referring to Netscape’s introduction of the browser in 1994. “That brought the internet alive,” Mr. Thomas said. But it was just a beginning, opening a door to new business opportunities that took years to exploit.

In a recent report, the McKinsey Global Institute, the research arm of the consulting firm, included a timeline for the widespread adoption of generative A.I. applications. It assumed steady improvement in currently known technology, but not future breakthroughs. Its forecast for mainstream adoption was neither short nor precise, a range of eight to 27 years.

The broad range is explained by plugging in different assumptions about economic cycles, government regulation, corporate cultures and management decisions.

“We’re not modeling the laws of physics here; we’re modeling economics and societies, and people and companies,” said Michael Chui, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute. “What happens is largely the result of human choices.”

Technology diffuses across the economy through people, who bring their skills to new industries. A few months ago, Davis Liang left an A.I. group at Meta to join Abridge, a health care start-up that records and summarizes patient visits for physicians. Its generative A.I. software can save doctors from hours of typing up patient notes and billing reports.

Davis Liang left the A.I. group at Meta to join Abridge, a health care start-up that is trying to help doctors with their paper work.Geloy Concepcion for The New York Times

Mr. Liang, a 29-year-old computer scientist, has been an author on scientific papers and helped build so-called large language models that animate generative A.I.

His skills are in demand these days. Mr. Liang declined to say, but people with his experience and background at generative A.I. start-ups are typically paid a base salary of more than $200,000, and stock grants can potentially take the total compensation far higher.

The main appeal of Abridge, Mr. Liang said, was applying the “superpowerful tool” of A.I. in health care and “improving the working lives of physicians.” He was recruited by Zachary Lipton, a former research scientist in Amazon’s A.I. group, who is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Lipton joined Abridge early this year as chief scientific officer.

“We’re not working on ads or something like that,” Mr. Lipton said. “There is a level of fulfillment when you’re getting thank-you letters from physicians every day.”

Significant new technologies are flywheels for follow-on innovation, spawning start-ups that build applications to make the underlying technology useful and accessible. In its early years, the personal computer was seen as a hobbyist’s plaything. But the creation of the spreadsheet program — the “killer app” of its day — made the PC an essential tool in business.

Sarah Nagy led a data science team at Citadel, a giant investment firm, in 2020 when she first tinkered with GPT-3. It was more than two years before OpenAI released ChatGPT. But the power of the fundamental technology was apparent in 2020.

Ms. Nagy was particularly impressed by the software’s ability to generate computer code from text commands. That, she figured, could help democratize data analysis inside companies, making it broadly accessible to businesspeople instead of an elite group.

In 2021, Ms. Nagy founded Seek AI to pursue that goal. The New York start-up now has about two dozen customers in the technology, retail and finance industries, mostly working on pilot projects.

Using Seek AI’s software, a retail manager, for example, could type in questions about product sales, ad campaigns and online versus in-store performance to guide marketing strategy and spending. The software then transforms the words into a computer-coded query, searches the company’s storehouse of data, and returns answers in text or retrieves the relevant data.

Businesspeople, Ms. Nagy said, can get answers almost instantly or within a day instead of a couple of weeks, if they have to make a request for something that requires the attention of a member of a data science team.

“At the end of the day, we’re trying to reduce the time it takes to get an answer or useful data,” Ms. Nagy said.

Saving time and streamlining work inside companies are the prime early targets for generative A.I. in most businesses. New products and services will come later.

This year, JPMorgan trademarked IndexGPT as a possible name for a generative A.I.-driven investment advisory product.

“That’s something we will look at and continue to assess over time,” said Ms. Beer, the bank’s tech leader. “But it’s not close to launching yet.”

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Frances Tiafoe Makes Fast Start At US Open - ATP Tour

Frances Tiafoe made a fast start at the US Open Monday, where he moved past American wild card Learner Tien 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 to reach the second round.

The 10th seed Tiafoe enjoyed a standout run to the semi-finals on home soil in New York last year, defeating then-Top 10 stars Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev before falling to champion Carlos Alcaraz. Competing on Arthur Ashe Stadium again, Tiafoe quickly found his range to entertain the American fans.

“I really love this court, I really enjoy playing here. It hasn’t been the best summer for me, but I love playing on this court," said Tiafoe, who went 1-2 at ATP Masters 1000 events in Toronto and Cincinnati in August. "I just want to come and do really well. The last time I played here was one of the toughest losses of my life. To come back out here and play as well as I did and take care of business is nice.

“I am leaving everything I’ve got. If I die out here, I die out here. I have to put it all on the line and hopefully it is good enough.”

The 25-year-old broke lefty Tien’s serve seven times, struck 37 winners and showed good touch around the net to advance after two hours and nine minutes.

Tiafoe, who is competing at a career-high No. 10 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, will next play Austrian Sebastian Ofner after the World No. 58 beat Nuno Borges 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-4.

The three-time tour-level titlist Tiafoe has now won his past 17 matches against left handers, dating back to 2021, when he fell against Liam Broady in Eastbourne.

Tiafoe’s countryman Ben Shelton also advanced. The 20-year-old, currently fifth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Jeddah, defeated Pedro Cachin 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to set a second-round meeting against former champion Dominic Thiem.

Taylor Fritz ensured both Top 10 American stars advanced to the second round in New York. The World No. 9 Fritz moved past countryman Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 in 81 minutes.

Fritz suffered a shock first-round defeat against Brandon Holt at the US Open last year, but produced a dominant display against Johnson to ensure he would not fall at the first hurdle again. The 25-year-old won 100 per cent (23/23) of his first-serve points and fired 10 aces to earn his 34th tour-level win of the year. He will next play Miomir Kecmanovic or Juan Pablo Varillas.

Fritz is chasing his maiden major this fortnight. The biggest trophy he has clinched on Tour was at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells in 2022.

American 14th seed Tommy Paul, who is up to a career-high No. 11 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, needed four sets to defeat Italian qualifier Stefano Travaglia 6-2, 6-3, 4-6. 6-1. He next meets Wimbledon quarter-finalist Roman Safiullin.

Sebastian Korda, the 31st seeded American, lost a tough five-setter to Marton Fucsovics 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(1), 4-6, 6-4 one week after taking out the Hungarian at the Winston-Salem Open. Korda came into the US Open with an ankle injury, which forced him to withdraw from his scheduled semi-final in Winston-Salem without hitting a ball.

World No. 45 American J.J. Wolf also bowed out in five sets, falling 7-5, 7-5, 6-7(5), 4-6, 6-3 to China's Zhang Zhizhen.

#NextGen ATP American Ben Shelton rallied from a set down to defeat Argentine Pedro Cachin 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

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Daisy May Cooper was offered a Fast & Furious role - Yahoo Canada Sports

Daisy May Cooper has revealed she was offered a role in the Fast & Furious franchise.

The star, who has appeared in This Country and Taskmaster, sat down with NME to discuss her wide-ranging career, disclosing that she could have appeared in one entry of the action franchise.

"I'm pretty much trying to take everything I get offered, [but] the offers are drying up quite fast. I was offered a guard in one of the Fast and Furious movies that I couldn't do but it [was] literally two lines," she said, before addressing a rumour linking her to the role of M in the James Bond series.

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"I think it was on the radio… they were discussing who they want to be the next M and then somebody mentioned my name," she recalled. "From then it just went like f*****g wildfires. I had the Daily Mail knocking at my parents' door at night."

The latest entry of the action franchise, Fast X, was released earlier this year, with lead star Vin Diesel revealing that a proposed two-part finale could be extended to a farewell trilogy.

Director Louis Leterrier, who will return for Fast 11, recently addressed the actor's comments, saying that the production team and studio will take each film as it comes.

"The one thing about Vin is like when he's on a press line, he will say anything to get out of that press line," said Leterrier. "And I'm kind of like him and go, 'Yeah, sure, we will go to the moon in the next one. Bye.' And then you never forget!"

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"Obviously the next one is coming, and then yeah, one movie at a time. I think the one thing that Hollywood keeps reminding us is that it's one step at a time, put one foot forward at a time.

"Let's count our blessings. We're very lucky this movie was well-received and well-loved, people went to see it in a movie theatre and now they're going to see it at home. It's one at a time," he added.

Fast X is available to buy or rent from Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft Store and more.

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Harry Kane continues fast start at Bayern Munich with brace on home debut - The Telegraph

Harry Kane continued his fast start to life with Bayern Munich by netting twice in his first league appearance in front of a home crowd at the Allianz Arena in a 3-1 win over Augsburg.

Kane, who joined for a Bundesliga record of £120 million from Tottenham Hotspur and also scored in last week’s league-opening 4-0 win at Werder Bremen, got on the scoresheet with a 40th minute penalty before adding their third goal in the 69th.

The England captain’s wife had their fourth child this week and has now become only the third Bayern player to score three times in his first two league games and the first since Adolfo Valencia in 1993.

The striker was brought in to improve Bayern’s scoring after struggling since the departure of Robert Lewandowski last year, and allow them to challenge for the Champions League once more.

Bayern had their opponents on the backfoot from the start but chances were few and far between and it was it was not until Augsburg’s Felix Uduokhai deflected a save by his own keeper onto the post and over the line for an own goal in the 32nd minute that the Bavarians went in front.

They doubled their lead with Kane’s well-struck penalty, awarded for an Augsburg handball, and upped the pressure after the break, with former Manchester City winger Leroy Sane hitting the woodwork.

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Easy does it - Kane slots home from 12 yards Credit: PA/Tom Weller

Tottenham’s all-time record scorer then completed a lightning quick passing move with a fine finish to take his league tally to three goals and put the game to bed. Despite being named man-of-the-match Kane could have taken home the match ball if his header found the target before the final whistle after being left unmarked.

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Augsburg did manage to cut the deficit in the 86th when they caught the Bayern defence napping and Dion Beljo rounded keeper Sven Ulreich.

Bayern are on six points, as many as Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen, VfL Wolfsburg and Freiburg.

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Pumpkin Spice Fast Food Items Available Fall 2023 - PEOPLE

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Starbucks Pumpkin Drink Lineup.

Starbucks

A pumpkin-flavored food and drink list would not be complete without the PSL maverick: Starbucks. The chain has the classics, like pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin cream cold brew, but they are also welcoming new spicy items like the iced pumpkin cream chai tea latte. Plus, that pumpkin cream cold foam can be added to any iced beverages and turn any drink into a pumpkin treat.

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen Pumpkin Spice Blizzard. dairy queen

At the end of August, the ice cream spot is re-introducing the pumpkin pie Blizzard as the Blizzard of the month for September. In true autumn flair, the treat is made of real pumpkin pie pieces.

Smoothie King

Smoothie King Pumpkin Smoothies.

Smoothie King

There's not only one, two or three pumpkin smoothies at Smoothie King — there are five. The pumpkin power meal, pumpkin slim-n-trim, pumpkin vegan, pumpkin coffee high protein and pumpkin d-lite are all on the fall lineup and each contains real pumpkin.

Carvel

Carvel Pumpkin Spice Items.

Carvel

Whether you're into scoops, sips or handheld sweets, there's a seasonal dessert for everyone. There are four iterations of pumpkin cheesecake sweets: pumpkin cheesecake soft serve, pumpkin cheesecake scooped, pumpkin cheesecake sundae dasher and pumpkin cheesecake flying saucer.

Dunkin'

Dunkin' Pumpkin Food and Drink.

Dunkin' Donuts

After years of pumpkin spice lattes, the coffee chain still keeps popping out new fall items! Offerings include the return of their pumpkin spice signature latte, as well as their nutty pumpkin coffee. A full pumpkin bakery line-up is available, too — with the menu including a pumpkin cake-flavored donut, pumpkin munchkins and a pumpkin-flavored muffin.

IHOP

IHOP Pumpkin Itmes.

IHOP

Nothing satisfies a brisk fall morning like a pumpkin-packed breakfast. The pancake spot offers a pumpkin spice pancake combo — which comes with eggs, hash browns and breakfast meat — that customers can wash down with a pumpkin spice cold foam cold brew.

Jamba

Jamba Pumpkin Items.

Jamba

The smoothie chain is helping people start their mornings with an autumnal kick. Whether you like your smoothie in a bowl or a sippable option in a cup, they have a pumpkin smash in either version. Plus it can be made with oat milk for any plant-based pumpkin lovers.

7-Eleven

7-Eleven Pumpkin Spice Coffee.

7-Eleven

Pop inside a 7-Eleven, Speedway or Stripes store to choose between the seasonal drinks, pumpkin spice latte and pumpkin spice coffee, or just add a pump of pumpkin syrup into a plain cup of joe.

Cheesecake Factory

Cheesecake Factory Pumpkin Items.

The Cheesecake Factory

The only thing better than pumpkin pie? Pumpkin cheesecake! Cheesecake Factory is doing what they do best and putting a fall spin on the dessert lineup with a pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin pecan cheesecake that will be available through Thanksgiving.

Paris Baguette

Paris Baguette Pumpkin Menu.

Paris Baguette

The bakery chain captures pumpkin pie's true essence in its fall menu. From a pumpkin king cream donut and a pumpkin-pecan pastry to a classic pumpkin spice latte and pumpkin sweet cream cold brew, your sips and snacks cravings will be satisfied.

Caribou Coffee

Caribou Coffee Pumpkin Menu.

Caribou Coffee

The more pumpkin coffee options the merrier! Between a pumpkin espresso shaker and pumpkin white mocha and other pumpkin drinks in between, the coffeehouse chain has plenty of drinks to choose from and a pumpkin cream cheese muffin that pairs well with them all.

Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme Pumpkin Menu.

Krispy Kreme

The donut chain brought back its old-fashioned, glazed pumpkin spice cake donut, as well as the pumpkin spice original glazed donut. For new offerings, a pumpkin spice cheesecake swirl donut and pumpkin spice maple pecan donut can satisfy a customer's sweet tooth.

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Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck: 5 fast facts - Fox Business

Levi Tillemann on Tesla Cybertruck

The Tesla Cybertruck production candidate made its debut in Texas this week when CEO Elon Musk took the electric truck for a spin sharing the drive on X, the platform formally known as Twitter. 

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The reveal marks a milestone for Tesla after Musk, last year, said supply chain shortages affected the delivery of critical components pushing back Cybertruck production to 2023.

And after the initial reveal of Cybertruck in 2019 resulted in a demonstration that did no as planned when a window cracked.

Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk verbally reacts in front of the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla Cybertruck with broken glass on windows following a demonstation that did not go as planned on November 21, 2019 at Tesla Design Cent (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)

FOX Business takes a look at the highly anticipated vehicle which may shake up the lucrative business of trucks dominated by Ford and GM and on a smaller scale Rivian. 

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1. Performance Materials & Size 

"This is the first truck that we're aware of that will have four doors over a six-foot bed and fit into a 20-foot garage. So, it's sort of biggish on the outside, but it's even bigger on the inside. So, one of the elements of good design is it should feel bigger on the inside than it looks on the outside. And this is -- this is no small car" said Musk during the company's July conference call. 

Despite the mishap in 2019, Tesla’s Cybertruck uses ultra-strong glass and polymer-layered composite to absorb and redirect impact force for improved performance and damage tolerance.

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The electric truck also boasts a "nearly impenetrable exoskeleton" where every "component is designed for superior strength and endurance, from stainless-steel structural skin to Tesla armor glass," according to Tesla’s website.

The Tesla Cybertruck during a tour of the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System in Moss Landing, California, U.S., on Monday, June 6, 2022. PG&E and Tesla Inc. have built the 182.5-megawatt battery energy storage project at the utilitys Moss (Getty Images / Getty Images)

The monochrome exoskeleton is also designed to remove dents, damage and long-term corrosion, Tesla says.

2. Speed and Range 

According to Tesla, the Cybertruck’s low center of gravity will give drivers "extraordinary traction control and torque", allowing the vehicle to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds with up to 500 miles of range.

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The truck was also designed to handle up to 3,500 pounds of payload with a towing capacity of over 14,000 pounds for both the "rugged to refined", Tesla says, while including on-board power and compressed air. 

3. Orders and Deliveries 

Wall Street will be closely watching orders and deliveries of the Cybertruck. 

"Demand is so -- so far, off the hook, you can't even see the hook. So, that's really not an issue. I do want to emphasize that the Cybertruck has a lot of new technology in it" he said in July when asked about both on the earnings call. 

"Auto deliveries provide a direct insight into revenues and production, and when a manufacturer struggles to meet expectations, both shareholders and industry take notice," Brian Kuney told FOX Business. As a VP for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and consultant in the supply chain of luxury autos like BMW, Volvo and Mercedes, he also noted the company's progress with traditional EVs. 

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"Tesla is really ramping up manufacturing production and it shows with an 83% rise in year-over-year deliveries" he added. 

In the second quarter this year, the company delivered 440,808 vehicles up from 258,580 in the same quarter a year prior. 

The Tesla Cybertruck during a tour of the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System in Moss Landing, California, U.S., on Monday, June 6, 2022. PG&E and Tesla Inc. have built the 182.5-megawatt battery energy storage project at the utilitys Moss Land ( Nic Coury/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

During a Tesla shareholder meeting in May of this year, Musk said the company is aiming to produce roughly 250,000 Cybertrucks annually, depending on demand.

4. Cost and Competition 

When Musk first announced the Cybertruck in 2019, the company allowed would-be buyers to pay $100 to reserve a future Cybertruck, which then had a projected initial price of less than $40,000. The electric pickup has also undergone some design changes since it was first announced.

According to auto research firm Kelley Blue Book, the initial cost may start at $50,000. 

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Actual pricing details for the Cybertruck aren’t yet available, and Tesla hasn’t announced specific details about its specifications or an official date on when initial deliveries to dealers will begin. 

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Meanwhile, the Ford Lightning and Rivian makeup the Cybertruck’s chief competition, although the Ford electric pickup has been mired in recalls, while Rivian’s lower production totals and annual revenues pale in comparison Tesla’s. 

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5. Tesla Stock

Tesla shares have advanced 93% this year, well ahead of the S&P 500's 15% rise. 

In August, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said he would remain firmly bullish on Tesla, while in July funds related to Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest dumped $14 million in Tesla shares. 

According to trade disclosures the ARK Innovation ETF offloaded 38,329 Tesla shares, as the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF sold another 6,855 shares of the EV maker’s stock.

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