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Learn moreIt's time for UFC 301, which will see Brazilian Alexandre Pantoja defend his title against Australian Steve Erceg. ET / 3 a.m. BST (Sun) / 10 a.m. AWST (Sun)How to watch UFC 301 in the USAs usual, UFC 301's main event will stream tonight at 10 p.m. Shop at ESPNWhere to watch UFC 301 everywhere elseIf you're not in the US, you can catch the fights in the UK via TNT Sports. Canadian UFC fans can purchase the PPV fight through most major TV services, as well as through UFC Fight Pass for $65. UFC 301 Fight Card: Pantoja vs. ErcegMain card - 10 p.m.

Persons: Alexandre Pantoja, Steve Erceg, Aldo, Jonathan Martinez, we've, ExpressVPN, José Aldo, Anthony Smith, Vitor Petrino, Michel Pereira, Ihor Potieria, Paul Craig, Caio Borralho, Brito, Jack Shore, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Iasmin, Myktybek, Joaquim Silva, Drakkar Klose, Mauricio Ruffy, Jamie Mullarkey, Dione Barbosa, Ernesta, Ismael Bonfim, Vinc, Alessandro Costa, Kevin Borjas Organizations: Business, UFC, ESPN, TNT, US, TNT Sports Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ExpressVPN, Canada

☆ Chasing after a chief AI officer may be a big mistake, says top tech recruiter
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Susan Caminiti | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

As companies race to deploy artificial intelligence in ways that aim to make them better at operating, hiring, and competing, they're also chasing after top AI talent, including filling the position of chief AI officer. A lot of these companies, Doonan said, "can't really articulate what they want, why they want it, and what are the outcomes that they're looking for." "All I could think is that you could change the word 'cowbell' to 'AI,'" Doonan said. Without that understanding, Doonan said companies are going to hire "somebody really senior and they're going to be doing [data] clean-up for the next two years. Of course, that hasn't stopped companies from wanting to add a chief AI officer to their ranks.

Persons: they're, Mike Doonan, Doonan, CNBC's, Jon Fortt, Christopher Walken, that's, hasn't, LinkedIn's, I've Organizations: CNBC Technology, Alteryx's Enterprise

☆ Elon Musk takes aim at Ireland's prime minister following the Dublin riots: He 'hates the Irish people'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk hit back at the PM, saying he "hates the Irish people." AdvertisementElon Musk said that Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar "hates the Irish people" after he called for incitement to hatred legislation to be updated as violence erupted across Dublin city center this week. Brian Lawless - PA Images / GettyIn response to the riots, Varadkar called for laws on incitement to hatred to be modernized. Elon Musk has since weighed in on Varadkar's comments, saying in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that the prime minister "hates the Irish people." AdvertisementIronically, the Irish PM hates the Irish people — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2023"The current Irish government clearly cares more about praise from woke media than their own people," Musk added in another post.

Persons: Ireland's, Elon Musk, —, Leo Varadkar, Drew Harris, Harris, Brian Lawless, Varadkar, it's, — Elon, tDqVn2OmR0 — Kevin Doyle, @KevDoyle_Indo, Caio Benicio Organizations: Twitter, Service, Ireland's, Advertisement, Irish Independent, Politico, PM, Black Americans, Defamation League, New York Times, BBC News NI Locations: Dublin, Ireland, Irish, Algeria, Brazil

☆ Donors Give Over €300,000 for Immigrant Who Intervened in Dublin Stabbing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Christopher F. Schuetze | More About Christopher F. Schuetze | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It was everything by instinct — I remember I took off my helmet, to protect myself and use it as a weapon,” he said. And he fell down.”Image Caio Benicio in Dublin on Saturday. Credit... Peter Murphy/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe police confirmed on Saturday that a 5-year-old girl and a woman in her 30s were being treated for serious injuries and were still in the hospital; two other children were treated for less serious injuries, the police said. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said that those behind the violence had brought shame to Ireland. It was not lost on many of those who rushed to buy Mr. Benicio a proverbial beer that an immigrant had intervened in an attack that then inflamed anti-immigrant sentiment.

Persons: —, ”, “, Caio, Peter Murphy, Leo Varadkar, Benicio Organizations: ., Agence France Locations: Dublin, Ireland, GoFundMe

☆ In Rio de Janeiro, Architecture That’s in Sync With the Jungle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Michael Snyder | Pedro Kok | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Juaçaba’s work, by contrast, was plain yet potent in its attention to detail. “She leaves room for the imagination.”In one of their firm’s first projects, 2015’s Videiras Pavilion — an extension of a pre-existing country home in a valley 62 miles from Rio — a 386-square-foot structure seems to levitate over a gentle slope. Made largely from recycled timber left on-site by the previous owners, the external structure is rich in detail, featuring puzzlelike junctions of banisters and beams. Deep frames around unglazed windows double as outdoor seats. The black paint used in parts was inspired by the natural patina acquired by Indigenous palm-thatch dwellings, a resilient typology throughout Brazil that most architects, until recently, wouldn’t have considered architecture at all.

Persons: ”, Pedro Varella, Caio Calafate, Alziro Carvalho Neto, Felipe Rio, Gávea Organizations: Felipe Rio Branco Locations: Rio, Itanhangá, Gru.a, Rio —, Videiras, Brazil

ET: Bank of America upgrades Penn Entertainment to buy Shares of Penn Entertainment could take off with the company's new initiative, according to Bank of America. ET: Deutsche Bank upgrades Boeing, says free cash flow will boost shares Deutsche Bank thinks there's a bright future ahead for Boeing . And if that's correct, then the momentum on deliveries should carry through to a positive inflection in FCF revisions," wrote analyst Scott Deuschle. Bank of America analyst Alex Vrabel downgraded the electric vehicle charging firm to neutral from buy. "FUN management has achieved more consistent execution, which should translate well to SIX rich asset based structure," wrote analyst David Katz.

Persons: Shaun Kelley, Kelley, Lisa Kailai Han, Scott Deuschle, Deuschle, — Lisa Kailai Han, Caio Ribeiro, Riveiro, Alex Vrabel, Wolfe, Shreyas Patil, Vrabel, Wolfe Research's Patil, Jefferies, David Katz, John Ivankoe, Krispy, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Deutsche Bank, Boeing, JPMorgan, Bros, Bank of America, Penn Entertainment, ESPN Bet, Atlantic City, PENN, Vale, VALE, Wolfe Research Bank of America, Wolfe Research, ChargePoint, Jefferies, Six Flags, Cedar, Flags, Fair, North, Dutch Bros Locations: Chicago, Tunica, Atlantic, PENN, Bank, North America

☆ Garcia golden after Pan Am Games race walk comes up short
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SANTIAGO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Peru's Kimberly Garcia won gold in the Pan American Games women's 20 kilometre race walk on Sunday but her time was voided after it was discovered the course was several kilometres short. Ecuador's Glenda Morejon took silver and Peru's Evelyn Inga bronze after completing a route which athletes believe was about 3km short. With women's event completed and the men's race about to get underway organisers delayed the start for over an hour to quickly remeasure the route to the official distance. Ecuador's Alexander Hurtado would win the men's gold in 1:19.20 just four seconds ahead of world championship bronze medallist Caio Bonfim of Brazil. "The expert commissioned by APA, Mr. Marcelo Ithurralde, did not take accurate measurements of the route the athletes took during the race.

Persons: SANTIAGO, Peru's Kimberly Garcia, Garcia, Ecuador's Glenda Morejon, Evelyn Inga bronze, Ecuador's Alexander Hurtado, Caio Bonfim, Marcelo Ithurralde, Steve Keating Organizations: Pan American, Lima Pan Am, Pan American Athletics Association, APA, Pan American Sport Organisation, Thomson Locations: Lima, Brazil, Parque O'Higgins, Santiago

☆ Deep in the Amazon, scientists race to find unknown bat viruses
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Some scientific studies have found that deforestation causes stress in bats, and stressed bats carry more viruses and shed more germs in their saliva, urine and feces. It spiked following the highway’s construction, making the Amazon in the early 1980s a rallying cry for the global environmental movement. When examining spillover risk, scientists use the number of bat species in a given area as a key variable. When humans encroach on their habitat, and bat species commingle, the viral cocktail intensifies. “Odds of it being documented are very slim,” said Caio Graco Zeppelini, an ecologist and bat researcher at the Federal University of Bahia.

☆ Wrexham: An intoxicating tale of Hollywood glamour and sporting romance
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

In an often brutal and bleak world, the recent resurgence of Wrexham, the city as well as the soccer club, lifts the soul. The Turf pub is a must-see for Wrexham fans. But now, there’s Wrexham with a story that, in hindsight, feels as if it was just waiting for Hollywood. One of Wrexham city center's shopping areas, pictured on April 22. Wrexham fans celebrate on the pitch after their team beat Boreham Wood at the Racecourse Ground.

☆ Two dozen dead after Brazil rains cause calamity
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Ana Mano | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Sao Paulo state government confirmed 19 deaths and 566 dislodged or homeless persons after rains of more than 600 millimeters (23.62 inches) pounded the coast of Brazil's richest state. [1/3] An aerial view shows the damage caused by severe rainfall in Ilhabela, Brazil, February 19, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media. Sao Paulo state declared a 180-day state of calamity for six cities after what experts described as an unprecedented, extreme weather event. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on his social media account he will visit the main affected areas on Monday. Reporting by Ana Mano in São Paulo and Lisandra Paraguassu in Brasília; Editing by Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Brazilian ex-senator takes over as Petrobras CEO; shares fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Marta Nogueira | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Prates was unanimously approved by the board, on which he will also hold a seat, Petrobras said in a securities filing. He has said the Lula government would not take an aggressively interventionist approach to Petrobras. Petrobras made bumper payouts in recent quarters, but Prates has said the company cannot "just keep tapping sub-salt oil and paying dividends". Prates, who was a senator for the past four years, is the first politician in several years to hold a high-ranking office at Petrobras. Earlier in the day, the Brazilian Senate's official gazette published the resignation of Prates as a lawmaker.

☆ Brazil prepares to bury Pelé in the city he made a soccer mecca
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Forty-five years after Pelé played his last game, it’s hard to imagine modern soccer, or Brazil, without him. Pelé will be buried Tuesday in the city where he grew up, became famous, and helped make into a global capital of soccer. The coffin of Brazilian soccer great Pelé is carried Monday to the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil. He made soccer important for Brazil and he made Brazil important for the world,” he said. Pelé led Brazil to World Cup titles in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and remains one of the team’s all-time leading scorers with 77 goals.

☆ Brazil's Petrobras CEO resigns as ministry chooses his successor -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Petrobras did not immediately comment on the resignation. Andrade had been handpicked by former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro after three of his predecessors left following clashes with Bolsonaro over Petrobras' fuel pricing policy. Prates will need final approval as a board member and subsequently as CEO from the firm's current board of directors. Andrade's term had been set to expire in April, but Reuters reported late last year that he had decided to resign earlier. Reporting by Carolina Pulice, Peter Frontini and Marta Nogueira; Editing by Mark Porter, Bradley Perrett and Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Companies Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras FollowRIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Caio Paes de Andrade, the chief executive of Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), has decided to resign before his term ends in April, but has not yet set a date for his departure, six sources told Reuters. Andrade's early exit would provide a pathway for leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to quickly install his own choice to lead the company. Lula, a leftist former president, takes office on Jan. 1. Prates has previously said the incoming government will not have an interventionist stance on Petrobras. Petrobras had previously said Andrade had accepted an invitation from future Sao Paulo state Governor Tarcisio Freitas to join his team.

☆ Brazil's transition team asks Petrobras CEO to suspend company's divestment plan
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras FollowRIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's government-elected transition team asked state-run oil company Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) Chief Executive, Caio Mario Paes de Andrade, to suspend the company's divestment plan so they have time to decide which asset sales would go ahead in the coming years, transition team member Mauricio Tolmasquim told Reuters on Monday. "It would be ideal to suspend everything until the new board of directors takes over," said Tolmasquim, a member of the group dealing with mines and energy issues. He said the suspension would give some time to decide which asset sales would go ahead in the coming years. Petrobras said on its website it was making itself "available" to share the necessary information "for the transition team to conclude a first diagnosis that should support the next management." Reporting by Marta Nogueira; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Lula to start job interviews for Petrobras overhaul, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Sabrina Valle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Lula, who takes office on Jan. 1, has already signaled plans for a dramatic overhaul of Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), as the company is formally known. Into the dustbin, according to Lula and his advisers: the company's privatization. To pull off that reboot of Petrobras strategy, Lula plans for sweeping turnover in the company's first- and second-tier management ranks, said people familiar with his thinking. SHORT LISTAs of last week, Lula had not had any direct conversations with candidates for the top Petrobras job, according to people familiar with the matter, although a short list has taken shape. Lula's advisers also say Petrobras should steer more of its profits into investments rather than its generous recent dividends.

☆ Brazil's Petrobras beats profit expectations as uncertainty looms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Peter Frontini | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The average price of Brent crude over July to September was $100.85, Petrobras said, significantly higher than the $73.47 it recorded a year earlier. Earlier on Thursday, Petrobras had said it would distribute some 43.68 billion reais ($8.5 billion) in dividends. Petrobras' revenue jumped 40% to 170.08 billion reais. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 50.5% to 91.42 billion reais, also beating analysts' estimate of 88 billion reais. "These results demonstrate, once again, the high level of performance achieved by Petrobras," its chief executive Caio Paes de Andrade said in a statement.

UFC 280 will stream live on October 22, with the main card starting at 2 p.m. UFC 280 returns to the "Fight Island" venue in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, that hosted multiple events during the COVID-19 pandemic. How to watch UFC 280You can watch the main event of UFC 280 on ESPN+ at 2 p.m. Ways to save on the UFC 280 pay-per-view priceIf you plan on signing up for ESPN+ to watch UFC 280, you can take advantage of a special discounted package. Here's the fight card for UFC 280: Oliveira vs. MakhachevESPNPrelims — 10 a.m.

☆ A Microsoft exec just joined Bank of America for a new role at the bank focused analyzing and innovating with customer data
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Carter Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bartholf will report to David Tyrie, the bank's chief digital officer and head of global marketing. Like other Wall Street firms, BofA faces an abundance of data as customer interactions go digital. Bank of America just nabbed a top exec from Microsoft as the nation's second-largest bank looks to build out a new data and analytics team. Bartholf will head up a new, centralized group at the bank focused on data, the memo said. Based in Charlotte, Bartholf joins Bank of America after spending more than two decades at Microsoft.

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