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☆ Meta is about to open up the generative AI floodgates for advertisers with new tools
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMeta is giving advertisers more generative AI tools. Meta's AI can create full image variations — though advertisers need to feed an image to Meta to create an ad. AdvertisementMeta said that it has started rolling out the generative AI features and they will be available globally to all advertisers by the end of the year. "What we are hearing from advertisers is that these generative AI tools are saving time and resources while increasing productivity," he said. Alvin Bowles, VP of Meta's global business group, said that Meta is working with agencies and brands to educate them on how to use generative AI tools to make their jobs more efficient.

Persons: —, Meta, John Hegeman, Hegeman, Max, Alvin Bowles Organizations: Service, Business, Meta

☆ The US is headed for a financial crisis because of soaring national debt, billionaire investor Leon Cooperman says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Yuheng Zhan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US debt is pushing the country toward a financial crisis, Leon Cooperman said. He criticized the Fed for its abrupt monetary policy shift after keeping rates low for over a decade. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMounting national debt is pushing the US toward a financial crisis, billionaire investor Leon Cooperman said this week. "Deficits matter, and I think we're headed into a financial crisis in this country."

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☆ ‘Rust’ shooting: Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed to be sentenced Monday for involuntary manslaughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Christina Maxouris | Cheri Mossburg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the “Rust” film armorer who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month for the 2021 on-set fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is scheduled to be sentenced Monday morning in a New Mexico courtroom. Bowles maintains his 26-year-old client has been scapegoated for the safety failures of film set management and other crew members. Prosecutors also cited jail calls in which Gutierrez Reed allegedly complained “about the negative affects this incident has had on her life” and called jurors derogatory names. “She had six, six live rounds on that movie set, the earliest date that I can track them for you is October 10, (2021),” the prosecutor said. “(Gutierrez Reed) could not anticipate what Baldwin would do.

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“She had six, six live rounds on that movie set, the earliest date that I can track them for you is October 10,” special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said during closing arguments Wednesday. “(Gutierrez Reed) could not anticipate what Baldwin would do. “She opened up the latch to the revolver, I recall seeing three to four, what I believed to be dummy rounds,” Halls testified. He later added: “I don’t recall her fully rotating the cylinder.”David Halls, assistant film director on "Rust," testifies February 29 during Hannah Gutierrez Reed's involuntary manslaughter trial. “Alec Baldwin’s conduct and his lack of gun safety … on that day is something that he’s going to have to answer for.

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☆ ‘Rust’ film armorer’s manslaughter trial opens with both sides debating whose negligence matters most
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Christina Maxouris | Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Gutierrez Reed, Bowles pointed out, was just 24 at the time and had to split her time as both armorer and props assistant. “When the state talks about Ms. Gutierrez Reed being negligent, what really happened is production was negligent,” he said. Gutierrez Reed is the first person to stand trial in a case that has highlighted the movie industry’s safety standards – and this specific set’s violations of them. "Rust" film armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed has pleaded not guilty to the charges. According to the probable cause statement, Gutierrez Reed also left a cart that contained ammunition unsecured and unsupervised during the break.

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☆ I've been moving back and forth between Japan and the US for years. The quality of life in Japan is much better.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Emery Bowles quit his job in the US and moved to Japan to teach English in 2008. Bowles found life in Japan safe and beautiful, despite language barriers and cultural differences. He and his wife plan to keep moving between Japan and the US to expose their son to both cultures. My wife was wary at first about leaving Japan, but the job paid better than teaching, so she got on board. While I love both places, the quality of life is better in Japan.

Persons: Emery Bowles, Bowles, —, that’s, I’ve Organizations: Service, Google Locations: Japan, Asia, Europe, Wakayama, Osaka, America, Georgia, Iwakuni, Tokyo

“And, I think, Camilla, Queen Camilla, has certainly earned the respect that she’s receiving. Prince William also took time off to support his wife, though he is now back at work. Camilla has helped pick up the slack, demonstrating the importance of her rehabilitation to Charles and the royal family. But the public mood has softened since Charles married the woman then known as Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. I mean, Camilla has taken the lead in all of this and has performed admirably.”___Full AP coverage of Britain's royal family at https://apnews.com/hub/royalty

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State District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer was stern with her warning during a virtual hearing, saying the start of the trial next week would not be delayed. The judge added that she reviewed the texts in question and that they were not material to Bowles' legal strategy. The upcoming trial is expected to revolve around the question of how live rounds ended up on the set. Authorities during their investigation recovered recovered six live rounds, including the round that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. Defense attorneys said during Wednesday's hearing that they have “plenty of evidence" that it was somebody else who put those live rounds on the set.

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They say that includes photos showing that live rounds were present on the set days before Hutchins was killed. They also plan to present testimony that, months prior to the shooting, Gutierrez-Reed had looked for and purchased live .45-caliber ammunition. “The tragedy occurred due to a series of negligent acts given that live rounds were on set well before October 21, 2021. Flimsy is how her attorneys describe the evidence that she might have unknowingly brought live rounds on set, saying it falls far short of standards for prosecution. Live ammunition has made its way onto U.S. movie sets with severe consequences in just a handful of instances.

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☆ King Charles’ cancer diagnosis: How much should the public be told?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

King Charles and Queen Camilla are seen leaving Clarence House in London on February 6, the day after it was announced King Charles had been diagnosed with cancer. But Queen Elizabeth and King Charles, they do not want to become the story, they still want to serve their public. In the fullness of time, I would like to think King Charles will talk about his treatment.”Britain's King Charles III poses for a portrait in Buckingham Palace's Throne Room after his official coronation in May 2023. From left are Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince William; and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. From left are Prince Charles; the Queen; Prince Louis; Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge; and Princess Charlotte.

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☆ The man who shadowed King Charles for a year describes what life for the royal is really like
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The British journalist shadowed King Charles for the BBC documentary, "Charles III: The Coronation Year." (In the US, it's retitled "The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.") Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, and Princess Anne ended their respective marriages, and the royal family's largest residence, Windsor Castle, was severely damaged in a fire. King Charles III and Queen Camilla stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023. King Charles (Dominic West) and Camilla Parker-Bowles (Olivia Williams) in "The Crown" season six.

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☆ IPSO: High dissatisfaction with Lagarde's leadership style
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIPSO: High dissatisfaction with Lagarde's leadership styleCarlos Bowles, vice-president of the European Central Bank's staff union, discusses the latest employee survey.

Persons: Carlos Bowles Organizations: European Central Bank's

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The National Football League has urged teams for years to hire more minority head coaches. “The league has been struggling to raise the percentage of head coaches of color, particularly Black head coaches,” Lapchick told The Associated Press. Rivera believes the success of existing minority head coaches in the 2023 season “absolutely” impacted the number of minority hires this year. Rivera, like many minority head coaches, hopes that one day color won't be an issue. “There are enough good coaches now where we can start saying, 'Hey, let’s just call everybody a head coach, not necessarily minority head coach.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, Richard Lapchick, “, ” Lapchick, Rooney, Morris, Canales, “ I'm, ”, Ron Rivera, ” Rivera, — Morris, Pierce, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles, Houston’s, Mike McDaniel, Robert Saleh, Rivera, Bowles, Ryans, Tomlin, McDaniel, let’s Organizations: National Football League, The Institute, Diversity, NFL, Associated Press, Rams, Falcons, Buccaneers, New York Jets, Lebanese Locations: N.C, Carolina, Washington, Mayo, Tampa, Mexican American

☆ Video shows Florida residents roasting Moms for Liberty founder Bridget Ziegler at school board meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA Florida school board member accused of hypocrisy is holding her ground despite calls for resignation, and local residents are none too pleased. Bridget Ziegler, wife to former Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler, sits on the Sarasota County School Board. (Leaders within the group have told Business Insider they oppose "all sexual orientations when discussing sexually explicit and graphic books," including heterosexual ones.) Christian Ziegler was then ousted from his high-level position within the state GOP after the other woman accused him of rape. One student in the district told board members that students and teachers are equipped to "handle" conversations about gender and race.

Persons: —, Bridget Ziegler, Christian Ziegler, Ziegler, Jennifer Bowles, Seneca, Bridget, Larry Wilson, Wilson Organizations: Service, Business, Florida GOP, Sarasota County School Board, Liberty, GOP, Sarasota County, Office, Associated Press, Sarasota Locations: Florida, Sarasota, Seneca Bristol, Southwest Florida, Venice

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A rejuvenated Baker Mayfield says he’s focused on defeating the Philadelphia Eagles, not the future of a career he’s revived by leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the NFL playoffs. The organization, the staff, our locker room — it’s just a special place, so I’ve truly appreciated it,” Mayfield said. Mayfield, meanwhile, split time last season between the Panthers and Rams, going a combined 2-8 as a starter. “I think he’s relatable because he’s different, and I think we have a different team," Bowles said. We’re in the playoffs now, so it’s singular focus on the Eagles.”___More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

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☆ Opinion: Bad behavior test isn’t just about George Santos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Michael Ryan | Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

What they do results from neurons firing in assorted regions of the brain, the product of an array of causes they can’t control. Every now and then someone bursts out crying — a member of his family has been killed, or his house destroyed. • Join us on Twitter and FacebookThere was no visible sign of progress on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Writing before the summit, Frida Ghitis noted, “Biden may want Xi to help bring down the temperature on the world’s ongoing wars and help prevent new ones from igniting. “Today’s miseries of flying derive from this choice to deregulate airlines and unleash them into the Hunger Games of ordinary incentives.

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☆ Opinion: In its final season, ‘The Crown’ has lost itself
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The most anticipated season of “The Crown” has arrived, and no one’s losing much sleep over the Queen this time. One of the many things that captivated viewers when “The Crown” arrived in 2016 was its cinematic scale. The lines between episodes one and three of season six, by contrast, are impossible to draw. As “The Crown” tells it, Al-Fayed’s relentless campaign to see his son Dodi and Diana engaged and thus secure British citizenship is almost as culpable for their deaths as the crash itself. Diana’s final night in Paris is rendered as the fatal culmination of Al-Fayed’s engineering of their relationship, and his pressure on Dodi to propose.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, ”, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas, Princess Diana, Elizabeth Debicki, irresistibly, Joy ”, Prince Phillip, Margaret, Diana, Prince Charles ’, Camilla Parker, Bowles, Mohamed Al, Dodi, Spencer, Diana cavorting, Margaret Thatcher, Prince Philip, Charles, paparazzo, Fayed, Harry, capitulates, Peter Morgan, Prince Charles, Salim Dau Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, Al Locations: London, Al, Paris

☆ Queen Camilla Ditches Moth-Eaten Sweaters For Glamorous Gowns on ‘The Crown’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Ellen Gamerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Olivia Williams portrays an evolving Camilla Parker Bowles as she secures her role in the royal family with her marriage to Prince Charles (Dominic West). Photo: Keith Bernstein/NetflixThe future queen wore granny panties and a large brassiere. To get Camilla Parker Bowles just right for “The Crown,” which returns to Netflix on Thursday, costume designer Amy Roberts hunted for high-waisted comfy underpants and stuffed a bra with birdseed for the appropriate heft and shape. The audience never sees what’s underneath Camilla’s clothes; the intimates are meant to help actor Olivia Williams disappear into the role while creating a bountiful silhouette.

Persons: Olivia Williams, Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Charles, Dominic West, Keith Bernstein, Amy Roberts Organizations: Netflix, The

LONDON (AP) — At an age when many of his contemporaries have long since retired, King Charles III is not one to put his feet up. The king will mark his 75th birthday on Tuesday by busily highlighting causes close to his heart. With Queen Camilla at his side, Charles will visit a project that helps feed those in need by redistributing food that might otherwise go to landfills. As Prince of Wales, the future king founded a charity that helps young people get jobs and training. Although Diana’s fans initially bridled at the idea of Camilla ever becoming queen, by the time the invitations for the coronation went out Charles had made his wishes clear: “The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.’’

Persons: King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Charles, Health Service’s, Queen Elizabeth II, He’s, ’, ”, Ed Owens, “, Elizabeth, ’ ’ Owens, ” Charles ’, Prince of Wales, Prince William, William, Prince Harry, Meghan, Harry, ” Owens, “ They’ve, weathers, Charles ’, Princess Diana, Camilla Parker, Bowles, Camilla Organizations: Health, Kenyans, Hill House School, University of Cambridge, Royal Navy Locations: British, London, California

☆ Ex-British intelligence worker jailed for attempted murder of U.S. NSA employee
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - A former British intelligence worker who tried to kill a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee in a "premeditated, targeted and vicious attack" was jailed on Monday for 13 years. Joshua Bowles, 29, repeatedly stabbed the unnamed woman, who was working at British intelligence agency GCHQ, in March near its base at Cheltenham in western England. Bowles had previously worked at GCHQ but was no longer working there when he carried out the attack. Bowles, who lived in Cheltenham, pleaded guilty in August to the attempted murder of the woman, known only as 99230. I believe the intelligence community helps ensure this rigging, this view has been reinforced by my time working at GCHQ."

Persons: Joshua Bowles, Bowles, Duncan Penny, London's Old Bailey, Penny, Tim Forte, Forte, Bobbie Cheema, Grubb, Sam Tobin, Angus MacSwan Organizations: U.S . National Security Agency, NSA, Cheltenham, GCHQ, Thomson Locations: British, U.S, England, GCHQ, Cheltenham

☆ Ex-British Intelligence Worker Jailed for Attempted Murder of U.S. NSA Employee
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Sam TobinLONDON (Reuters) - A former British intelligence worker who tried to kill a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee in a "premeditated, targeted and vicious attack" was jailed on Monday for 13 years. Joshua Bowles, 29, repeatedly stabbed the unnamed woman, who was working at British intelligence agency GCHQ, in March near its base at Cheltenham in western England. Bowles had previously worked at GCHQ but was no longer working there when he carried out the attack. Bowles, who lived in Cheltenham, pleaded guilty in August to the attempted murder of the woman, known only as 99230. I believe the intelligence community helps ensure this rigging, this view has been reinforced by my time working at GCHQ."

Persons: Sam Tobin LONDON, Joshua Bowles, Bowles, Duncan Penny, London's Old Bailey, Penny, Tim Forte, Forte, Bobbie Cheema, Grubb, Sam Tobin, Angus MacSwan Organizations: U.S . National Security Agency, NSA, Cheltenham, GCHQ Locations: British, U.S, England, GCHQ, Cheltenham

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A deal was reached Sunday to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada. The strike shut down 13 locks on the seaway between Lake Erie and Montreal, bottling up ships in the Great Lakes and preventing more ships from coming in. The St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes are part of a system of locks, canals, rivers and lakes that stretches more than 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) from the Atlantic Ocean to the western tip of Lake Superior in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Ships that travel it include oceangoing “salties” and “lakers” that stick to the lakes. It’s the first time that a strike has shut down the vital shipping artery since 1968.

Persons: “, Terence Bowles, Unifor, ”, Bruce Burrows Organizations: Lawrence Seaway Management Corp, Seaway Management, Seaway, Lawrence Seaway, Ships, “ lakers, Marine Commerce, U.S Locations: MINNEAPOLIS, Great, U.S, Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Unifor, Lake Erie, Montreal, The St, Lawrence, Lake Superior, Minnesota, Wisconsin

☆ Prosecutors investigating Rust shooting intend to bring involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin before a grand jury
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

New Mexico prosecutors intend to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal 2021 "Rust" shooting, two sources familiar with the matter tells NBC News. The source adds that Baldwin's case will be brought before a grand jury in mid-November. When the involuntary manslaughter charges were dropped earlier this year, prosecutors said the gun might have been modified before the shooting and malfunctioned. A gun analysis report commissioned by the special prosecutors released in August found that the gun had not been modified. The film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, was also charged in January with involuntary manslaughter.

Persons: Alec Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins, Kari Morrissey, Jason Lewis, Baldwin, Mr, Joel Souza, George Stephanopoulos, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, Reed, Jason Bowles, Bowles, Luke Nikas, Hutchins Organizations: New, NBC News, ABC News, CNN Locations: New York, New Mexico

But not all of the 146,000 UAW members at company plants are walking picket lines, at least not yet. Top-scale assembly plant workers make about $32 per hour, plus large annual profit-sharing checks. The Ford plant that's on strike employs about 3,300 workers, and it makes Bronco SUVs and Ranger midsize pickup trucks. Under the UAW strategy, workers who go on strike would live on $500 per week in strike pay from the union, while others would stay on the job at full pay. It’s unlikely the companies would lock the remaining workers out of their factories because they want to keep building vehicles.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, ”, Liz Shuler, Shawn Fain, Britney Johnson, It’s, Candace Bowles, “, Bowles, I’m, Fain, ” Fain, “ We’re, Ford, didn’t, Marick, ” Masters, “ They’re, Mary Barra, you’ve, Farley, Jeff Schuster, Stellantis, Schuster, ____ Williams Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, “ Workers, AFL, UAW, GM, Fiat Chrysler, Toledo Jeep, Bronco, Chevrolet Colorado, GMC, Chevrolet Express, Wayne State University, U.S, CNBC, Global Locations: Wentzville , Missouri, Wayne , Michigan, Detroit, Toledo , Ohio, Toledo

Smurfit Kappa and WestRock will join to create a global packaging company with a value of almost $20 billion. WestRock shareholders will receive $5 in cash and one share in the new company, called Smurfit WestRock, for each WestRock share that they own. Smurfit Kappa stockholders will receive one share in the new company for each Smurfit Kappa share. Smurfit WestRock will be incorporated and domiciled in Ireland, with global headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, where Smurfit Kappa is based. Irial Finan, the chairman at Smurfit Kappa, will be chair of the company and Ken Bowles, chief financial officer at Smurfit Kappa, will serve as CFO of Smurfit WestRock.

Persons: WestRock, Smurfit, Tony Smurfit, Irial Finan, Ken Bowles, Smurfit WestRock Organizations: Kappa, West Pharmaceutical, Smurfit Kappa, Smurfit, European Union, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Europe, U.S, Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Dublin, Atlanta

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