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☆ Elon Musk had a 'hilarious' way of asking if an ex-Twitter exec wanted to work for him
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk had a strange way of phrasing a job offer to a former Twitter exec. Beykpour said Musk asked if he wanted to "swipe right" and "hang out and work on the product." During one of their conversations, Musk asked if Beykpour would be interested in continuing to work on product at Twitter. Musk asked Beykpour to "swipe right on whether you want to be here," the Periscope cofounder said. He used the swipe right, swipe left Tinder metaphor and I thought that was kind of hilarious coming from him," Beykpour said.

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☆ I'm a working mom who enjoys solo travel. I've learned how to keep myself from spiraling into mom guilt while I'm away.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Spriha Srivastava | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'm a working mom who incorporates solo trips into my business travel. a working mom who incorporates solo trips into my business travel. My heart skipped a beat, and my not-so-new best friend, "mom guilt," walked through the door. AdvertisementBut while traveling with children is fun, I missed the spontaneity and the flexibility of solo travel. The sense of calmness was a feeling I rarely find as a working mom, and I loved it.

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☆ A complete timeline of Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift's friendship
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Claudia Willen | Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss became inseparable after meeting at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. AdvertisementThe friendship of Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss dates back to 2013, when the musician and the supermodel met backstage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. AdvertisementApril 2014: Kloss and Swift are spotted together in New York CityTaylor Swift and Karlie Kloss often spent time together in New York City. November 23, 2014: Swift brings Kloss as her date to the American Music AwardsTaylor Swift and Karlie Kloss at the 2014 AMAs. July 11, 2015: Kloss appears at another of Swift's concerts in New JerseyTaylor Swift's friends went to her concert in New Jersey.

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☆ I read my grandparents' love letters from the 1920s. It was a gift to see how their relationship began.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Courtenay Rudzinski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But tucked away securely in a string-wrapped envelope was a stack of love letters my grandfather wrote to her when they were dating. These treasured notes from the 1920s were fragile and falling apart — and a time capsule of what dating was like 100 years ago. I know how it ended — my grandparents sitting at their Formica kitchen table, watching the hummingbirds and sharing the daily newspaper — but what a gift to see how it began. I saved notes my husband wrote me when we were dating, but my kids and their friends don't communicate this way anymore. Love letters, written in cursive and sealed with a kiss, may truly be a relic of the past.

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☆ I started flirting with a coworker after meeting on a video call. 4 years later, I moved to London to marry him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He was based in London, and we worked together on a project but only ever met online. Alex and I started messaging more and moreIt started out really sedate, but then it got more flirty. AdvertisementThere were many FaceTime conversations with our families before meeting in person, so my family already knew and adored him long before actually meeting. My grandmother died in July 2021 and he was able to come to her funeral and meet my family. My advice for people who meet at work is to set boundariesEvery situation is going to be completely different.

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☆ Apple wants to make more smart home devices — which may not be dumb
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In the meantime we may see something decidedly less ambitious out of Apple: New iPads. It would be like a more portable Facebook portal. And while I've never heard of the Google Pixel, I had heard of the Facebook Portal, and... Facebook doesn't sell those anymore. On the other hand: My colleague Katie Notopoulos loved the Facebook Portal. But you never know: I spent decades not wearing a watch, and now if I forget to put on my Apple Watch before I leave the house I get anxious about losing my steps for the day.

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☆ Paul McCartney says Beyonce’s ‘Blackbird’ cover ‘reinforces’ civil rights message behind it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

“Anything my song and Beyoncé’s fabulous version can do to ease racial tension would be a great thing and makes me very proud,” he added. The powerful meaning behind the original song adds to the emotional depth of Beyoncé’s 2024 cover, which is amplified by the voices of four up-and-coming Black female country artists featured on the track: Tiera Kennedy, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer and Reyna Roberts. McCartney in his post on Thursday wrote that he spoke to Beyoncé on FaceTime and she thanked him for writing “Blackbird” and for letting her cover it. “I told her the pleasure was all mine,” he wrote. “I thought she had done a killer version of the song.”

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☆ Apple has been secretly building home robots that could end up as a new product line, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This device initially caught the attention of senior Apple executives years ago, though they've disagreed over whether to continue with the project, Bloomberg said. AdvertisementIt also scrapped its decadeslong, multi-billionaire car effort, Project Titan, earlier this year, shifting its focus to building AI products. After Field left the company in 2021, Bloomberg says Apple's robotics efforts zeroed in on domestic products. One idea Apple explored was a robot that could do chores like washing dishes and be used for video calls. It's not yet clear whether Apple's robots will make it to consumers.

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☆ Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to interview FTC Chair Lina Khan
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Comedian Jon Stewart said Apple asked him not to interview Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on a podcast while he was hosting his Apple TV+ show "The Problem With Jon Stewart." "I gotta tell you, I wanted to have you on a podcast, and Apple asked us not to do it, to have you," Stewart told Khan during an episode of "The Daily Show" on Monday. Stewart asked Khan why the company might be "afraid" to have certain conversations out in public. Stewart's comments came nearly two weeks after the Department of Justice sued Apple in a landmark antitrust case. The FTC under Khan has taken similar action against other major tech companies.

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☆ Broke Gen Zers are skipping first dates and meeting each other virtually instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

However, virtual dating can't replace the chemistry and spark of an in-person meeting. Carlotta Cattelani, the UK country manager at the dating app Fruitz, told BI that meeting virtually makes dates more accessible. AdvertisementA virtual date is a less formal chance to see if your match is searching for the same things you are, Cattelani said. She warns that speaking virtually cannot entirely replace meeting someone in person, so FaceTime dates should be used sparingly. It's easier to be "catfished" on social media, she said, because virtual dates cannot replace the chemistry, body language, and eye contact you might experience in real life.

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☆ The Real Housewives are turning on Bravo and Andy Cohen. Here's what to know about the lawsuits and turmoil behind the scenes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Two "Real Housewives" stars have filed suits alleging mistreatment and a hostile workplace. She returned to the franchise for the fourth season of the spinoff "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip," where cast members from various series within the franchise go on a vacation together. The incident in question never aired — the entire season was shelved and its premiere date swapped with a different season, "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy," which aired instead. Mr. Cohen never used cocaine with any cast member on any Real Housewives show or with any other Bravo employee." Former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes has also accused Cohen and Bravo of racist behavior, insinuating it's why she left the show.

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☆ Bay FC: NWSL expansion team wants to ‘change the face of American soccer,’ says new signing Jen Beattie
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Amanda Davies | Rebecca Hall | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Bay FC may be the new kid on the NWSL block, but recent signing Jen Beattie has insisted that the team isn’t there to make up the numbers, rather to “change the face of American soccer.”Beattie, a true legend of the women’s game, left Arsenal to join Bay FC in February. As well as Beattie, Bay FC has signed several high-profile internationals ahead of its inaugural season, including Zambian Racheal Kundananji for a reported $787,000 world record fee, Nigerian star Asisat Oshoala and Mexican forward Scarlett Camberos. It didn’t take very long to convince me, I’ll be honest … Everyone wants to lift trophies and everyone wants to be as successful as possible.”Jen Beattie joined Bay FC from Arsenal in February. Ed Szczepanski/USA Today Sports/ReutersBay FC, and its star-studded roster, is not the first expansion team to enter the NWSL attempting to shake up the status quo. However, eyes now turn to Bay FC and its impressive roster to see just how much of an upset the team can cause in the NWSL.

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☆ Salesforce's behind-the-scenes co-founder is tackling Slack as software company turns 25
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

"The V2MOM had nothing about generative AI," Parker Harris, who co-founded the company with Benioff, told CNBC in an interview. Harris, a Salesforce board member and now the technology chief of Slack, which Salesforce bought in 2021, said he'd rather avoid the limelight. Without the Data Cloud, Harris told CNBC, "I think we would have been in a much worse place." He told Benioff he'd redo the plan, the person said. They'll be talking more frequently, as Harris said they're about to kick off weekly meetings on Slack and Salesforce integrations.

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So we have to talk about the drama that has been playing out in the past week between OpenAI and Elon Musk. According to OpenAI, Elon Musk wanted majority, equity, initial board control, and to be CEO of this new for-profit subsidiary. It’s basically —casey newtonIt’s like, I’m going to find a way to follow your rule, but in the worst way possible. Like, working was one I thought that, oh, I’m going to work in this all the time. kevin roose[LAUGHS]: Well, I thought, like, I’m going to take some spatial videos.

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☆ Here's what it looks like when you hit the vape in an Apple Vision Pro
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

You can't get away with secretly hitting the vape during a FaceTime call using an Apple Vision Pro. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementSo you've just purchased your $3,500 Apple Vision Pro, and you're ready to sit back, relax, and do some spatial computing while clandestinely hitting the vape. The Apple Vision Pro's "Personas" is the digital avatar it makes of your face for FaceTime video calls while you're jacked into the headset. (An update to the Personas feature made them look slightly better.)

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☆ 29-year-old was laid off from her hotel job in 2020—now she makes $125,000 working in tech, without a bachelor’s degree
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Ayana Dunlap has been working in tech since 2020. Even though she doesn't have the job she wanted as a kid, Dunlap found a different vocation she loves: technology. Dunlap didn't consider turning her knack for computers into her career until she was laid off from her sales job in June 2020. While working there, Dunlap was tasked with helping organizations prepare to return to the office, by setting up their desktops, routers and printers on-site. Some of the skills that helped Dunlap transition into tech without a bachelor's degree included oft skills she learned while working in hotels, namely, communication and customer service.

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☆ 5 Vision Pro party tricks that'll show friends what Apple's new gadget can do
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewI've had Apple's Vision Pro for over a week now, and it's been the topic of conversation among my friends. And it turns out, with the right party tricks, the Vision Pro can be something that's fun for everyone, even people who are waiting their turn to try it out. My FaceTime PersonaMy Persona earned laughs from my loved ones when I called them in the Vision Pro. While FaceTime looks normal for me while I'm wearing the Vision Pro, the person on the other end of the line isn't seeing my real face with the Vision Pro covering my eyes. The Encounter Dinosaurs appAn image of "Encountering Dinosaurs" on the Vision Pro.

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☆ Psilocybin: These athletes suffered life-changing injuries. Then, they turned to psychedelics.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Last year, Australia became the first country in the world to legalize clinical prescribing of MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy, and psilocybin for certain mental health disorders. Elite athletes experience mental health disorder symptoms and psychological distress at similar, if not higher, rates to the general population, researchers pointed out in a study published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. Researchers in the field say that psychedelics are shown to work when treating some mental health conditions. Later, he founded Wesana Health, a biotechnology company which focuses on developing psychedelic medicine for mental health, the most recent being a CBD and psilocybin-based drug. Since her retirement as a professional athlete, Symonds explains that she uses psychedelic drugs for clarity, though not under the direction of a doctor.

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☆ I met my boyfriend on a Facebook housing group. We were roommates for 2 years before we started dating.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Waverly Colville | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He had posted in a Facebook housing group stating he and another person were looking for two more roommates to fill out their four-bedroom loft. We had to become each other's best friends. The thought of us ever being anything more than roommates and best friends was alien, even gross. Our relationship was totally platonic — until it wasn'tIt wasn't until the following fall that things started to get confusing. He was not only one of my best friends but he was also my roommate.

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☆ Elon Musk attacked my article accusing him of gaming Twitter's algorithm for more attention. In some ways, it gave him exactly what he wanted.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Zoe Schiffer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Advertisement"Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first," the Platformer headline read. "After his super bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden's, Twitter's CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm." In December 2022, a former Twitter employee had been sentenced to three years in prison for spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia. AdvertisementBy the end of the week, did anyone even remember there had been a Super Bowl? From EXTREMELY HARDCORE: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter, by Zoe Schiffer, published by Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.

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☆ I was able to keep my office romance a secret for 2 years. We've now been married for over a decade.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Shana Westlake | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I was in the office alone on a Saturday, muddling through, when Paul walked in. Staggered shifts meant we rarely arrived together, and by the end of the night, everyone was too exhausted to notice when we left in the same car. Late-night games meant some shifts didn't end until very early in the morning. That fight confirmed that our relationship was strong enough to survive shift work. Nearly 18 years later, I have no regrets about my office romance.

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☆ I've been using Vision Pro for 48 hours. It feels like Apple is onto something.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementLife in the Apple Vision Pro is hard to put into words, but something tells me it has the potential to usher in a new normal. Assembling the Apple Vision Pro, which attaches to a battery pack. Jordan Hart/Business InsiderWhile on a FaceTime call with my mom, I was able to share what I saw through the Vision Pro. Jordan Hart/Business InsiderThe immersion capabilities of the Vision Pro have blown me away since I first put it on. AdvertisementApple has my attentionAfter my first couple of days in the headset, the Apple Vision Pro feels promising, and I'm still learning all it has to offer.

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☆ Brock Purdy treads the ‘fine line’ between serious and fun ahead of the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Given the relentless nature of Super Bowl preparations, do players ever have the time to take a step back and just enjoy the moment? Niners quarterback Brock Purdy says there is a “fine line” between serious preparations and having fun, but believes it is important to remember what being there means to him. “We are in the Super Bowl. It was the latest chapter of a thrilling season in which Purdy has ascended to become one of the faces of the league. So yes, you understand that and are aware of that, but that stuff you don’t really have time to spend thinking about.

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☆ Researchers think they have the key to why tardigrades can survive almost anything
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jenna Schnuer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Tardigrades, also known as water bears, commonly survive in some of Earth’s most challenging environments. Under stress in extreme cold or other harsh environmental conditions, tardigrades’ bodies produce unstable free radicals of oxygen and an unpaired electron, aka a reactive oxygen species that can wreak havoc on the body’s proteins and DNA if they overaccumulate. The survival mechanism kicks off when cysteines, one of the amino acids that forms proteins in the body, come into contact with these oxygen free radicals and becomes oxidized, the researchers found. The free radicals become, so to speak, the hammer used to smash the glass on a fire alarm. “We came up with this idea (that) maybe it’s those species that are actually signaling to the tardigrades to enter their tun state,” she said.

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☆ I was my grandmother's caretaker before moving to the US to follow my dreams. She died 6 months later and I still feel guilty.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Emma Kershaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In November 2023, she died, and I can't shake the guilt I feel for moving away. AdvertisementAfter my grandfather died in February 2020, I moved into my grandmother's house in Manchester, England, to care for her. At the time, I'd just embarked on my freelance-journalism career, and I was already working from home before the pandemic lockdowns. I moved in May 2023, and despite my excitement, I felt guilty about leaving her from the second I left. AdvertisementI didn't go back to the UK again for her funeral, which took place two weeks after she died.

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