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☆ ‘They hit the jackpot’: How so-called ‘burglary tourists’ use visa waivers to target luxury US homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Josh Campbell | Jason Kravarik | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“She bought some beautiful antique jewelry, museum-quality jewelry.”Orange County, California, prosecutors allege a group of thieves hid in the hillside adjoining the Starr’s home, watched them leave with visiting relatives, and made their move. “They came over our fence, they broke through a window in the upper bedroom and came through that window,” Jeff Starr told CNN. When the suspects arrive – most often from South America, prosecutors say – they join sophisticated burglary rings that prey on luxury homes. They have WiFi jammers to stop the alarm company from being notified.”Some of the burglary suspects have used ghillie suits, like the one seen here, to camouflage their movements. Ventura County, California, alone attributed 175 residential burglaries to “transnational theft groups” between 2019 and mid-2023.

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☆ These are the best scenic family road trips for families, from a parent and travel expert who's been to all 50 states.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Taryn White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Road trips are the ultimate symbol of freedom, discovery, and the boundless beauty of the US. As a travel expert, I believe these three incredible routes are the best if you're looking to go on an amazing road trip experience with your own family. AdvertisementTake a road trip through ArizonaFrom majestic mountains to captivating canyons, Arizona's glorious scenery cannot be fully realized by visiting just one destination. For a rush of adrenaline, set out on a whitewater rafting excursion with companies like Advantage Grand Canyon. Families can also take a boat cruise on Lake Powell and visit the Glen Canyon Dam.

Persons: I've, Dana Point, Battery, Taryn White, Coyote, Lake Powell Organizations: Business, Santa Barbara Zoo, San Luis Obispo, Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences, Roanoke Star, Biltmore Estate, River Arts, Asheville Museum of Science, North Carolina Arboretum, Biltmore, Asheville Glamping, Railway Locations: California, Dana, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Ellwood, San Luis, Big, Carmel, Monterey, Golden, Battery Spencer, Virginia, North Carolina, North Carolina ., Shenandoah, Smoky, Crabtree Falls . Roanoke, Mountain, Meadows, Dan ,, Asheville, River Arts District, Bohemian, Arizona, Phoenix, Sedona, Boynton Canyon, Grand, El Tovar, Williams, Bend, Lake Powell

☆ Photos show 3 multimillion-dollar mansions perched precariously near the edge of a cliff after landslides in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Three multimillion-dollar mansions now sit on the edge of a cliff in California. Heavy rainstorms caused landslides that eroded the cliff along Scenic Drive in Dana Point. AdvertisementEarly February rainstorms across Southern California have left three Dana Point homes in precarious positions. Gavin Newsom of California declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties on February 4. In Los Angeles, the storms caused 562 mudslides and resulted in 15 homes being red-tagged, meaning they were designated as unsafe to inhabit, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Persons: —, Gavin Newsom, Dana, Allen J, Mike Killebrew Organizations: Authorities, Service, Gov, Los Angeles Times, Getty, The New York Post, CBS News Locations: California, Dana Point, Southern California, Orange County, oceanside, Los Angeles , Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura counties, Dana Point , California, Redfin, Los Angeles

☆ Big M&A and Bob Iger's future: 13 media executives make their anonymous 2024 predictions
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Executive 2: Bob Iger will, again, extend his contract as Disney CEO Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger renewed his contract through 2026. This executive predicted "fool me five times, shame on me." This executive predicted Peltz and Rasulo will win their campaign and both join the board. This person predicted Disney would purchase privately held Candle Media to acquire Moonbug Entertainment, the owner of CoComelon. This executive predicted Yaccarino would either lose patience or find her job increasingly pointless and leave the company in 2024.

Persons: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Walt Disney Company Bob Iger, Michael M, David Zaslav, Slaven Vlasic, NBCUniversal, Brian Roberts, Roberts, Donna Langley, Bob Iger, Iger, Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Marco Bello, Peltz, Rasulo, Disney's, Dana Walden, Dana Walden Jason Laveris, Disney Entertainment Dana Walden, Walden, Bob Chapek, Andrew Wilson, Wilson, Chris Licht wouldn't, McCarthy, Andrew Wilson Michael Newberg, Kevin Mayer, Mayer, Bryan van der Beek, Tom Staggs, Staggs, Jayson Tatum, Kyle Terada, NBCUniversal's Peacock, Alec Martinez, Gray, Discovery's Max, Jeff Zucker, Lady Michelle Obama's, Michelle Obamas, Cheriss, Gerry Cardinale, Jeff Shell, RedBird, Shari Redstone's, David Ellison, Byron Trott, Zucker, Mark Thompson, Linda Yaccarino, X Linda Yaccarino, Vox, Jerod Harris, Yaccarino, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Boorstin, Elon Musk's, Jason LaVeris, Barbie, Mario, Oppenheimer, LightShed's Greenfield Organizations: Walt Disney Company, New York Times, Santiago, Getty, Jazz, Lincoln Center, Warner Bros ., Comcast, Warner Bros, Discovery, Disney, Trian Fund Management, Future Investment Initiative, Summit, Bloomberg, Filmmagic, Disney Entertainment, Electronic Arts, CNBC, Candle Media, Iger, Media, Moonbug Entertainment, Apple Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, USA, National Basketball Association, NBA, Apple, The College, ESPN, College, NHL, MLB, Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, Mobile, National Hockey League, Diamond Sports Group, Scripps, Gray Television, Las Vegas Golden Knights, Arizona Coyotes, Phoenix Suns, Street Journal, Netflix, Hulu, Max, Paramount, RedBird, Paramount Global, CNN Worldwide, CNN, NurPhoto, BDT, The Ritz, Carlton, FilmMagic, Mario Bros Locations: New York City, Disney, Miami , Florida, Las Vegas , Nevada, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point , California

Jack Guez | Afp | Getty ImagesAfter a weekend of crisis and tumult, Sam Altman has returned as the CEO of OpenAI. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBret Taylor, board chair Bret Taylor is currently a board member at the e-commerce platform Shopify . It isn't clear if Taylor's involvement with his own AI startup will cease with his appointment to lead OpenAI's board. OpenAI's board fired Altman Friday after determining he was "not consistently candid in his communications," but its members never elaborated further. Jack Guez | AFP | Getty ImagesIlya Sutskever Ilya Sutskever co-founded OpenAI and serves as its chief scientist.

Persons: Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, Jack Guez, Altman, There's, Satya Nadella, Nadella, Here's, Bret Taylor, Nathan Laine, He's, Elon, Taylor, Salesforce, Larry Summers, David A, CNBC Larry Summers Larry Summers, Clinton, Summers, Jack Dorsey, Adam D'Angelo Adam D'Angelo, D'Angelo, Helen Toner, CSET, Vox, Jerod Harris, Helen Toner Helen Toner, Toner, Tasha McCauley, Carlton Laguna Nigel, Tasha McCauley Tasha McCauley, Joseph Gordon, Levitt, McCauley, Ilya Sutskever Ilya Sutskever, Sutskever, Greg Brockman, Brockman, Brockman's, Sven Hoppe Organizations: Tel Aviv University, Afp, Getty, Microsoft, CNBC, Sequoia, Tiger Global, Salesforce, Viva Technology Conference, Bloomberg, Google, Economic, Grogan, Harvard University, Obama, Economic Council, Twitter, Meta, Facebook, The Ritz, Carlton, Georgetown University's Center for Security, Emerging Technology, Philanthropy, Business Development, Ritz, Rand Corporation, GeoSim Systems, AFP, University of Toronto, Stanford, Technical University of Munich Locations: Tel Aviv, Paris, Davos, Switzerland, Washington, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point , California, Russian Israeli, Canadian

☆ I'm a housekeeper at a hotel where a 1-night stay costs more than I make in 2 weeks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two housekeepers at luxury hotels told BI they're after fair wages and humane working conditions. One said a single-night stay at the hotel where she works costs more than she makes in two weeks. "I want them to understand and to realize that we have families," Reyes told Business Insider through a translator, Maria Hernandez, with the communications department of Unite Here Local 11. Those that have reached agreements have provided hotel workers with wage increases, staffing agreements to prevent shortages, as well as pension increases that Unite Here Local 11 says will help workers "retire with dignity." "Everybody is very enthusiastic," Galindo told Business Insider.

Persons: —, They've, Maribel Reyes, she's, Reyes, Maria Hernandez, Elizabeth Galindo, Galindo Organizations: Service, Workers, Waldorf, Le, Westin Bonaventure, Biltmore, Loews Hollywood, Cliffs, Hilton Anaheim, Business Locations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, Beverly Hills, Unite, Santa Monica, Dana Point, Anaheim

☆ X, Snap and Discord CEOs subpoenaed by lawmakers to testify about child sexual exploitation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Lawmakers said Monday that they have issued subpoenas to the CEOs of X, Snap and Discord to compel the executives to testify on a hearing regarding online child sexual exploitation. Marshals Service to personally serve the subpoenas to Discord and X, which they characterized as "a remarkable departure from typical practice." Hearing from the CEOs of some of the world's largest social media companies will help inform the Committee's efforts to address the crisis of online child sexual exploitation." A Discord spokesperson said that, "Keeping our users safe, especially young people, is central to everything we do at Discord." "We have been actively engaging with the Committee on how we can best contribute to this important industry discussion," the Discord spokesperson said.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, Vox, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Durbin, Graham, Wifredo Fernandez, Fernandez, Evan Spiegel, they've, Mark Zuckerberg, TikTok's Shou Zi Chew Organizations: The Ritz, Carlton, Lawmakers, U.S . Marshals Service, Big Tech, Twitter, CNBC, Committee, Meta, X Corp Locations: Laguna, Dana Point , California, Canada

☆ Bumble founder and CEO to step down early next year, Slack chief executive to succeed her
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder & CEO, Bumble speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on September 27, 2023 in Dana Point, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media)Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of the dating app Bumble , is stepping down from her role at the helm of the company early next year. She will be succeeded by Lidiane Jones, CEO of Salesforce's cloud-based messaging platform Slack, on Jan. 2, 2024, according to a company release Monday. She will transition to a new role as executive chair when Jones takes over as CEO. She added that she is "grateful to have the support of my colleagues at Slack and Salesforce."

Persons: POINT, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble, Vox, Jerod Harris, Wolfe Herd, Lidiane Jones, Jones, Slack, Salesforce Organizations: The Ritz, Carlton, Getty, Vox Media, Microsoft, CNBC PRO Locations: CALIFORNIA, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point , California

☆ Rite Aid is closing nearly 100 stores as part of its bankruptcy. See the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Rite Aid, which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, is now preparing to shed almost 100 stores nationwide as part of its restructuring efforts. Over the past six years, Rite Aid has tallied nearly $3 billion in losses. in Costa Mesa, California139 North Grand Ave. in Covina, California20572 Homestead Road in Cupertino, California24829 Del Pradoin Dana Point, California7859 Firestone Blvd. in Yorba Linda, California25906 Newport Road in Menifee, California1600 North Main St. in Meridian, Idaho5808 Ritchie Hwy. in Mill Creek, Washington601 South Grady Way in Renton, Washington2707 Rainier Ave. in South Seattle, Washington– CNN’s David Goldman contributed to this story

Persons: Del, Dana, Glen, Ephraim Ave, Arnold St, Nicholas Ave, Reed, Washington – CNN’s David Goldman Organizations: New, New York CNN — Rite, Real Estate Partners, Rite Aid, Amazon, Walmart, Target, Costco, Aid, Solutions, SEC Alabama, Valley, Firestone, Alvarado St, Fulton, Yorba, Bel Air, Pulaski, Garfield, Main St, Clinton St, Michigan, Whittemore St, Hamilton St, Sunrise, Elmwood, New Carlisle , Ohio Euclid, Gettysburg, Medford, 9th St, Liberty, Eisenhower, Stevenson, 5th St, Reed St, Oxford, 63rd, Brighton, East Central, St, Evergreen, Grady Locations: New York, California, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Alabama, Idaho, Pike, Monroeville , Alabama, Alhambra , California, Bellevue, Atwater , California, Costa Mesa , California, Covina , California, Cupertino , California, Dana Point , California, Downey , California, Irvine , California, La Mirada , California, Laguna Niguel , California, South Centinela, Los Angeles , California, Alvarado, Monterey , California, St, Ramona , California, Fulton Ave, Sacramento , California, Santa Cruz , California, Yorba Linda , California, Menifee , California, Main St, Meridian , Idaho, Baltimore , Maryland, Bel Air , Maryland, Elkton , Maryland, Glen Burnie , Maryland, Gratiot, Clinton Township , Michigan, Detroit , Michigan, Farmington Hills , Michigan, Fremont , Michigan, Clinton, Grand Ledge , Michigan, Jackson , Michigan, Macomb , Michigan, U.S, Manistee , Michigan, Redford , Michigan, Shelby Township , Michigan, St . Johns , Michigan, Centerville, Sturgis , Michigan, Taylor , Michigan, Wixom , Michigan, Berlin , New Hampshire Grove St, Peterborough , New Hampshire, Browns Mills , New Jersey, Camden , New Jersey, Lumberton , New Jersey, Bridgeton Pike, Mantua , New Jersey, Mullica Hill , New Jersey, Edinburg, Robbinsville , New Jersey, Hamilton, Somerset , New Jersey, Williamstown , New Jersey, Bay Shore , New York, Buffalo , New York, Copiague , New York, East Northport , New York, Floral, , New York, Jamaica , New York, Elmwood Ave, Kenmore , New York, Hempstead, Levittown , New York, Patchogue, Yaphank, Medford , New York, New York , New York, Port Jefferson , New York, Sayville , New York, Smithtown , New York, West Patchogue , New York, New Carlisle , Ohio, Strathmore, East Cleveland , Ohio, Dayton , Ohio, Cleveland , Ohio, Medford , Oregon, Cully, Portland , Oregon, 9th, Chester , Pennsylvania, Coraopolis , Pennsylvania, Erie , Pennsylvania, Greensburg , Pennsylvania, Hanover , Pennsylvania, New Castle , Pennsylvania, New Kensington , Pennsylvania, Pennsburg , Pennsylvania, 5th, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Venango St, 63rd St, Pottsville , Pennsylvania, Rochester , Pennsylvania, East Central Ave, Titusville , Pennsylvania, White Haven , Pennsylvania, Bellevue , Washington, Bellingham , Washington, Blaine , Washington, Covington , Washington, Everett , Washington, Lynnwood , Washington, Mill Creek, Renton , Washington, Rainier, South Seattle

☆ Rite Aid is planning to close about 150 locations. See if your local store is on the list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rite Aid filed plans to close 154 stores on Monday as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Rite Aid is the smallest of the three major drugstore chains, well behind CVS and Walgreens. Rite Aid was expected to close stores as part of its bankruptcy. Rite Aid told Insider that it considers a variety of factors when deciding to close a store, "including business strategy, lease and rent considerations, local business conditions and viability, and store performance." "We will also strive to transfer associates to other Rite Aid locations where possible," the company said.

Persons: —, Glen, Taylor, Daniel Webster, Merrick, William Penn, Redmond, Lacey Organizations: CVS, Walgreens, Service, Pennsylvania . Rite Aid, Wall Street Journal, Rite Aid, Rite, Crenshaw, Hollywood Way, San, Niguel, Yorba, Santa, Thompson Boulevard, Ventura, Atwater, Overland, Meridian, Main, Bel, Bel Air South, Park, Main Street, Lafayette, Garfield, Garden, Ford, Flint, Farmington, Whittemore Street, New Jersey :, Marshall, Bridgeton Pike, Whiting, Pike, Huntington, Jericho Turnpike, Jeff, North Street, Cesar, Chavez, Pennsylvania, Stevenson, Bethel, Union, Allentown, Fourth Street, Fifth, Washington Lane, Street, Central Avenue, Grady, Everett Locations: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, Rock, Centinela, Downey, Beach, Burbank, Hollywood Way Covina, Puente, Alhambra, Oceanside, San Diego, Yorba Linda, Santa Ana, Thompson, Thompson Boulevard Oxnard, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Cruz, Bellevue, Sacramento, Boulevard Ontario, Irvine, Monterey, Alvarado Street Connecticut, Bethel, Greenwood, Delaware, Newark, Hill, Wilmington, Idaho, Boise, Maryland, Elkton, Pulaski, Baltimore, Glen Burnie, Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard Massachusetts, Webster, Main Street Michigan, Fremont, Greenville, Clinton, Macomb, Sturgis, Centerville, Clinton Township, Gratiot, Shelby Township, Dyke, Jackson, Michigan, Manistee, Garden City, North, Detroit, Farmington Hills, St, Johns, Whittemore Street Lansing, Hampshire, Merrimack, New Jersey, New Jersey : West Milford, Mantua, Bridgeton, Irvington, Somerset, Williamstown, Pike New York, Brooklyn, Shore, Merrick, East Northport, Jericho, Jericho Turnpike Medford, Patchogue, West Patchogue, Kenmore, Rochester, Flushing, Levittown, Ohio, Massillon, East New Carlisle, Dayton, Youngstown, Springfield, North Street Bellefontaine, Oregon, Portland, Kensington, Brighton, Bethel Park, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Bethlehem, Fourth Street Philadelphia, Venango, Washington, Conshohocken, Hanover, Mechanicsburg, Erie, Abington, York, Johnstown, Ardmore, Lancaster, Pittston, Wyoming, Yardley, Chester, Street Titusville, Central Avenue Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant, Seattle, Graham, Renton

☆ AMD's stock pops after Microsoft tech chief touts chipmaker's AI products
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of AMD rose almost 5% Thursday, a day after Microsoft's technology chief said the chipmaker is bolstering its position in artificial intelligence, where Nvidia dominates. For years, Microsoft has offered some AMD GPUs to its Azure cloud customers, in addition to powering some of its computers and its Xbox consoles with AMD chips. In May, AMD said Microsoft had started offering a cloud networking service to clients, drawing on the chipmaker's Pensando products. Bloomberg reported in May that AMD was working with Microsoft on a custom AI chip, but Scott declined to say if that's actually happening. Microsoft's cloud rivals Amazon and Google have developed homegrown silicon.

Persons: chatbot, Kevin Scott, Nilay Patel, Scott, Lisa Su, Bryn Organizations: AMD, Nvidia, Microsoft, Bloomberg, Google Locations: Dana Point , California

☆ Microsoft technology chief says supply of Nvidia's AI chips is improving
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Demand was far exceeding the supply of GPU capacity that the whole ecosystem could produce," Scott told the Verge's Nilay Patel. Microsoft, like Google and other tech companies, has been quickly adding generative AI to its own products and selling the technology's capabilities to clients. Training and deploying the underlying AI models has mainly relied on Nvidia's GPUs, creating scarcity of supply. Nvidia expects to increase supply each quarter through next year, finance chief Colette Kress told analysts on last month's earnings call. Traffic to ChatGPT has declined month over month for three consecutive months, Similarweb said in a blog post.

Persons: Nilay Patel, Kevin Scott, Scott, OpenAi, we've, Patel, that's, Colette Kress, Similarweb, I'm, Doug Clinton Organizations: The Ritz, Carlton Laguna, Microsoft, Nvidia, Training, Qualcomm, PCs Locations: Dana Point , California, OpenAI

☆ Full-frontal nude dating show ‘Naked Attraction’ premieres on Max
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - A new addition to streaming service Max strips the reality dating show genre down to its bare essentials. "Naked Attraction" features six nude contestants in glass booths whose body parts are gradually revealed, “bit by lovely bit,” until a single contestant is chosen for a date. “I will remind you that HBO is the home of ‘Real Sex’ and ‘Cathouse,'” Bloys said at the Vox Media’s Code 2023 conference, referring to other explicit shows. “You need an entire mix of programming.”Discovery+ acquired all seasons of "Naked Attraction," in a 2021 deal with Britain-based distributor All3Media. As of Wednesday, the show was the most popular series on the streaming service, a week after its launch.

Persons: Casey Bloys, Danny Moloshok, Max, ” Casey Bloys, ‘, Bloys, CNN Max, Ana Navarro, Dawn Chmielewski, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: HBO, HBO Television, Association Summer Press, REUTERS, Max, ‘, Vox, Warner Bros, Discovery, CNN, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Britain, Italy, Sweden, Singapore, American, Dana Point , California

LOS ANGELES, July 2 (Reuters) - Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel workers went on strike on Sunday demanding pay hikes and improved benefits in a region where high housing costs make it difficult for low-wage earners to live close to where they hold jobs, union officials said. Unite Here Local 11, which represents 15,000 workers at more than 60 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties, declared the strike a day after the workers' contract expired. [1/4]People protest in front of Hotel Indigo as unionized hotel workers in Los Angeles and Orange County go on strike, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 2, 2023. Los Angeles has been a flashpoint for labor strife on several fronts this year, including the protracted writers strike and a three-day walkout in March by education support staff for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles and Gabriella Borter in New York; Editing by Mary Milliken and Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kurt Petersen, Maria Hernandez, David Swanson, Hernandez, Steve Gorman, Gabriella Borter, Mary Milliken, Josie Kao Organizations: Southern, Hollywood, InterContinental, Hotel, Millennium Biltmore, JW Marriott, Fairmont, Sheraton Universal, Universal, REUTERS, Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Coordinated, Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles City News Service, Los Angeles Unified School District, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Los Angeles, Orange, Fairmont Miramar, Santa Monica, Universal City, Laguna Cliffs, Dana Point, Indigo, Orange County, Los Angeles , California, U.S, L.A, Beverly Hills, Long Beach, West, New York

Wendy's will pilot its new AI drive-thru tech this month at some locations in the Columbus, Ohio, area. The hesitancy to discuss any generative AI implementation is understandable. That said, we think that generative AI opportunities at Starbucks are still worth considering. This is where we think there's a clear opportunity for margin improvement as generative AI adoption goes mainstream. There are going to be a lot of opportunities to invest in to play the adoption of generative AI outside of tech.

Persons: hasn't, WEN, Jack, JACK, we've, Todd Penegor, Jim Cramer, Wendy's, Darin Harris, Jim, Harris, It's, —, China's, Jim Cramer's, Scott Mlyn Organizations: Microsoft, Nvidia, Club, Del, Starbucks, AIs, chatbots, Global, Companies, CNBC Locations: Columbus , Ohio, U.S, QSRs, Wendy's, Glassdoor, Dana Point , California

☆ Thousands of blue, jellyfish-looking blobs are washing up on California shores
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

By-the-wind sailors are beginning to wash up onto shores in California. Beaches from Dana Point to Point Reyes National Seashore have seen the creatures on their shores. Known by the scientific name Velella velella, the hydrozoa is actually a collection of polyps that float through the ocean using a translucent "sail" that sits upright on a flat, oval body to catch the wind. In 2014 and 2015, a Velella bloom resulted in billions of by-the-wind sailors washed ashore beaches from California to Washington. Dana Wharf Whale Watching did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Beachfront Estate Aims to be Crowned Priciest Home in Orange County City
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Sarah Paynter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A beachfront home in California’s Orange County is listing for $55 million, according to listing agent Arlen Raubach of Compass. The six-bedroom, roughly 9,630-square-foot home is located in a gated community in Dana Point, an affluent city roughly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, said Mr. Raubach. If it fetches its asking price, it would set a record for Dana Point, where the most expensive recorded sale to date was a $33 million deal last year, he said.

Both men, who are part of the RNC team tasked with reviewing the midterms, confirmed the discussion to NBC News. “We had a little bit of a debate between me and Henry Barbour over candidate quality versus candidate support,” Bowyer, who is also chief operating officer of Turning Point Action, a conservative group, said. And what we control here at the RNC is money that comes in and money that goes out. Many in the party have cited candidate quality as the chief reason for a subpar performance. … When people say candidate quality, some perceive that as a code word for Trump endorsement.

☆ Ronna McDaniel Wins RNC Leadership Post Following Divisive Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( John Mccormick | Eliza Collins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DANA POINT, Calif.— Ronna McDaniel will become the longest-serving Republican National Committee leader in modern history after winning her re-election bid Friday following disappointing GOP performances in the last three election cycles and a contentious party chair campaign that revealed internal divisions. Ms. McDaniel won on the first round of balloting among committee members assembled in a ballroom at a luxury Southern California resort. She received 111 votes, followed by 51 for California election lawyer and six-year RNC member Harmeet Dhillon and four for MyPillow Inc. Chief Executive Mike Lindell .

DANA POINT, Calif. — Ronna McDaniel won re-election to a fourth term as Republican National Committee chairwoman on Friday, besting insurgent challenger Harmeet Dhillon in a secret ballot vote at the party’s annual winter meeting. Publicly, roughly 30 RNC members had committed to Dhillon ahead of the ballot. Harmeet Dhillon at her office in San Francisco in 2017. Anda Chu / MediaNews Group / Bay Area News via Getty Images fileEven with McDaniel in place as the next chair, many RNC members say they expect tensions to remain. All of us who are supporting Harmeet are not going away.”The RNC also approved a package of nine resolutions on Friday in a voice vote.

But members gathered here at the party’s winter meeting say that once all the votes are counted, the tensions are unlikely to quickly subside. McDaniel and Dhillon supporters who spoke with NBC News acknowledged Dhillon is facing tough odds to unseat McDaniel. For nearly two months, RNC members, particularly those backing McDaniel, have been inundated with emails from Dhillon supporters pleading with them to back the insurgent candidacy. “He’s very well thought of and carries a lot of weight here,” Bill Palatucci, an RNC committeeman from New Jersey who is backing Dhillon, told NBC News. Regardless, he expressed concern that most RNC members were choosing to ignore the grassroots backlash to another McDaniel term.

☆ Republicans to Pick Party Leader as Some Call for Ousting Ronna McDaniel
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( John Mccormick | Eliza Collins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

If Ronna McDaniel is re-elected as Republican National Committee chair, she would become the RNC’s longest-serving leader in modern history. DANA POINT, Calif.—The Republican National Committee on Friday is set to resolve a leadership fight that has revealed party divisions and opposition to incumbent Ronna McDaniel from both the grass-roots and some of the GOP’s rising stars. Interviews at the luxury Southern California resort where members are meeting this week suggest Ms. McDaniel is favored to win re-election as party chair following a contentious campaign within the traditionally clubby RNC.

☆ Republicans reelect Trump-backed McDaniel as party chairperson
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel reacts after being reelected at the winter meeting of the Republican National Committee in Dana Point, California, U.S., January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Mike BlakeDANA POINT, Calif., Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee reelected Ronna McDaniel to a fourth term as chairwoman, giving a mandate that would keep the Donald Trump-backed candidate in the top party post through the 2024 U.S. presidential elections. McDaniel beat challenger Harmeet Dhillon by 111 votes to 51 for another two-year term at an RNC members meeting in Dana Point, California, according to a party official. During her first three terms as Republican party chair, McDaniel has overseen Trump's 2020 presidential election defeat as well as a weaker-than-expected performance in the mid-term elections last November. Trump endorsed McDaniel for RNC chair in 2017 after she helped deliver her home state of Michigan in the 2016 presidential election in which he defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.

For Republicans, the months following the 2022 midterms have been consumed by a fair amount of introspection — and finger-pointing — about why the results were so underwhelming for the party. The secret ballot vote will take place during the open-press portion of the RNC's three-day winter meeting, which opens Wednesday. McDaniel, who was handpicked by then-President Donald Trump for the role, has faced heat from some Republicans and conservative media figures for the party's lackluster results in November. Meanwhile, an RNC official formally accused a McDaniel ally of engaging in "religious bigotry" aimed at Dhillon’s Sikh faith in discussing the race for party chair. I'm not surprised that folks coalesced behind her or around her as quickly as they did."

☆ Fight for control of the RNC turns heated as some members demand change
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Shortly before announcing her campaign against Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, Harmeet Dhillon, a well-connected conservative attorney, phoned an important ally to solicit his thoughts. Republican voters and local officials have bombarded committee members with emails and calls about the party’s next chair, often berating them directly for the GOP’s underwhelming performance in the midterms, according to four committee members who requested anonymity to describe their experience. During the same period, her law firm received nearly $900,000 from the RNC, federal election data shows. We are all independent thinkers, and we know what’s best for our states,” said Jeff Kent, a committee member from Washington. “It’s very hard to beat an incumbent RNC chair if that incumbent wants to stay,” said Bill Palatucci, a New Jersey committeeman.

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