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McDonald's McRib is a limited item that appears on the menu irregularly. Erin McDowell/Business Insider McDonald's brought back the McRib for a national farewell tour in the fall of 2022.  The McRib has had at least three other farewell tours and has been on and off menus since 1981. It's returned to menus every year since 2023 and is back in select cities on October 27. When bidding fans a final goodbye, the McRib appears to be taking cues from rock bands like The Who and KISS. The bands are known for farewell tours that didn't stick. The iconic McDonald's sandwich is also pulling a fast one with fans.  In 2022, McDonald's said the barbecue-slathered boneless pork hoagie would say goodbye to fans in an event billed as the McRib's farewell tour . But the McRib returned to select McDonald's locations in November 2023, and has made similar returns every year since. In fact, the chain announced it will release the McRib again in October in select cities. F...

Annie Palmer / CNBC : Memo: Amazon says measuring AI adoption solely by token usage or code generation is “deeply flawed,” as it discourages staff from tokenmaxxing   —  Amazon laid out its AI usage guidelines for software engineers in a memo to staffers, and discouraged employees from turning to … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/zAVwUDx

Financial Times : GM plans to switch from the NYSE to Nasdaq on November 17 as part of its push under Tesla veteran Sterling Anderson to use AI to speed up its development cycle   —  Move marks another blow for Big Board as tech-focused rival attracts some of world's most valuable companies from Techmeme https://ift.tt/srjaVoq

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Apple says it is “aware of an issue impacting the inner display on a small number” of iPhone Duos and affected users can contact AppleCare for a replacement   —  Over the weekend, a handful of iPhone Duo users reported that their inner display had cracked along the hinge. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/QsDeacZ

Elon Musk / @elonmusk : Elon Musk says SpaceX closed $40B in GPU debt, debt markets have shut off credit for AI data center firms, and 200+ neoclouds face “death and consolidation”   —  Pretty much. As of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off access to money for any company that doesn't have substantial revenue independent of AI data centers. SpaceX closed $40B of debt for GPUs, but we're investment grade and have Starlink & launch revenue. That means... from Techmeme https://ift.tt/BowMdJy

Ann Davis Vaughan / The Information : Data center tenants now demand $5M+ a day in late-delivery fees, up from $1M this spring, spawning new “delay-in-delivery” coverage from brokers like Marsh   —  This spring, Mike Mathews, who leads the global digital infrastructure practice at insurance broker Marsh … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/ReSpcXH