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☆ 'The Idea of You' soundtrack producer says he wasn't thinking about One Direction while writing music for August Moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This was just 'great pop songs,' or what we thought were great pop songs." Advertisement"You'll see throughout the movie that he's writing 'Dance Before We Walk' and toying with the idea," Kotecha explains. I'm actually not just a manufactured boy band guy, I'm actually a musician and I want to be taken seriously.'" "For the boy band songs," Kotecha explained, "you don't sacrifice the melody for the lyric." "Nostalgia may be kicking in, but I also feel like it's time for another boy band," Kotecha said.

Persons: Hayes Campbell, Kotecha, —, Nicholas Galitzine, Anne Hathaway, Solène, Campbell, Savan, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Michael Showalter, Cathy Schulman, Robinne Lee, I've, Hayes, Carl Falk, Moon, Simon Cowell, Alisha Wetherill, I'm, Harry Styles, Jackson, what's, sister's, NSYNC Organizations: BI, Service, SXSW, Vogue, Amazon Prime Locations: Coachella, Pixar's

☆ In ‘Elsbeth,’ a Quirky Side Character Becomes a Quirky Lead
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Elisabeth Vincentelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

While filming the new crime show “Elsbeth” in an Upper West Side apartment in January, Carrie Preston, playing the title character, tentatively patted the guest star Peter Grosz on the arm. The combination of the gesture and Elsbeth’s hesitant expression made the attempt at comfort come across as simultaneously awkward and funny — and unmistakably true to the consistently awkward, funny Elsbeth. Robert King, who created the series with his wife, Michelle, and was directing that particular episode, chuckled in delight as he watched on a monitor. “That was probably not in the script.”Premiering Thursday on CBS, “Elsbeth” is a new project but Elsbeth herself is not. One reason Preston inhabits her fully enough to improvise such small, telling gestures is because she has been playing her for almost 14 years.

Persons: Carrie Preston, Peter Grosz, Robert King, Michelle, Jonathan Tolins, “, ”, Elsbeth, Preston, Elsbeth Tascioni, Columbo, Peter Falk Organizations: CBS Locations: Upper

[1/2] Israeli soldiers stand in order, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel, December 4, 2023. The U.S. official spoke after three days of resumed aerial bombardments of southern Gaza left residents pulling the bodies of children and adults from the rubble. But the U.S. official said reducing military support to Israel would carry major risks. On Friday, Israel's military began posting grid-based maps online ordering Palestinians to leave parts of southern Gaza, directing them towards the Mediterranean coast and Rafah, near the Egyptian border. Residents and journalists on the ground said intense Israeli airstrikes hit southern Gaza on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Israel's, Biden, Kamala Harris, Antony Blinken, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ophir Falk, Seth Binder, Binder, Eylon Levy, Jake Sullivan, Omar Shakir, Humeyra Pamuk, Jonathan Saul, Maggie Fick, James Mackenzie, Steve Holland, Don Durfee, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, U.S, Health Ministry, Washington, United, Reuters, Reuters Graphics, East Democracy, Biden, Democratic, Israel, . National, Palestine, Human Rights, Amnesty, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Israel's, Gaza, LONDON, BEIRUT, U.S, United States, East, Gaza City, Rafah, Jerusalem, Washington

According to three regional sources, Israel related its plans to its neighbours Egypt and Jordan, along with the United Arab Emirates, which normalised ties with Israel in 2020. He declined to offer details when asked whether those plans had been raised with international partners, including Arab states. A U.S. official, who declined to be identified, said Israel had "floated" the buffer zone idea without saying to whom. The regional sources compared the Gaza buffer zone plan to the "security zone" Israel once had in south Lebanon. "The buffer zone could make (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu's forces a target also in the zone," he said.

Persons: Ronen, Israel, Abu Dhabi, Ophir Falk, Benjamin Netanyahu, Lebanon's, it's, Mohammad Dahlan, Benjamin, Netanyahu's, Samia Nakhoul, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Jonathan Saul, Dan Williams, Aidan Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk, Steve Holland, Edmund Blair, Daniel Flynn Organizations: REUTERS, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Saudi, Reuters, U.S, Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Palestinian Fatah, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Gaza Israel, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, U.S, DUBAI, CAIRO, LONDON, Israel, Riyadh, Arab Turkey, Qatar, Qatari, Turkish, Palestinian, Cairo, Lebanon, PLO, Dubai, London, Jerusalem, Washington

☆ Scientists create tiny living robots from human cells
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Scientists have created tiny living robots from human cells that can move around in a lab dish and may one day be able to help heal wounds or damaged tissue, according to a new study. The scientists used adult human cells from the trachea, or windpipe, from anonymous donors of different ages and sexes. Earlier studies had also shown that the cells can form organoids — clumps of cells widely used for research. “Nothing happened on day one, day two, day four or five, but as biology usually does, around day seven, there was a rapid transition,” she said. They are not made from human embryos, research that is tightly restricted, or genetically modified in any way, he said.

Persons: Harvard University’s, ”, Michael Levin, Vannevar Bush, “, Levin, Gizem Gumuskaya, Gumuskaya, Falk Tauber, Tufts University Tauber Organizations: CNN —, Tufts University, Harvard, Harvard University’s Wyss, Tufts ’ School of Arts & Sciences, Tufts, Freiburg Center, Interactive Materials, Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg Locations: “, Germany, —

☆ Stores Are Finally Giving Shoppers a Break on Prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Sarah Nassauer | Suzanne Kapner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Target uses its almost 2,000 stores to deliver 95% of its online orders. Now it’s ramping up its speed by investing $100 million in local sorting centers to keep up with Amazon and Walmart. WSJ visits Target’s first sorting center to explore its store-centric strategy. For over a year, shoppers have pulled back on buying a range of discretionary items from cargo pants to patio furniture as prices for essential purchases such as food have gone up. Now, some retailers say inflation has cooled in many categories, which could further pressure sales growth.

Persons: it’s, Adam Falk Organizations: Amazon, Walmart, WSJ, Target’s

☆ Shoppers Are Finally Getting a Break on Prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Sarah Nassauer | Suzanne Kapner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Target uses its almost 2,000 stores to deliver 95% of its online orders. Now it is ramping up its speed by investing $100 million in local sorting centers to keep up with Amazon and Walmart. WSJ visits Target’s first sorting center to explore its store-centric strategy. For over a year, shoppers have pulled back on buying a range of discretionary items from cargo pants to patio furniture as prices for essential purchases such as food have gone up. Now, some retailers say inflation has cooled in many categories, which could further pressure sales growth.

Persons: Adam Falk Organizations: Amazon, Walmart, WSJ, Target’s

☆ Inside Target’s Strategy to Compete With Amazon, Walmart in Fast Shipping
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Inside Target’s Strategy to Compete With Amazon, Walmart in Fast ShippingTarget uses its almost 2,000 stores to deliver 95% of its online orders. Now it’s ramping up its speed by investing $100 million in local sortation centers to keep up with Amazon and Walmart. WSJ visits Target’s first sortation center to explore its store-centric strategy. Photo: Adam Falk

Persons: it’s, Target’s, Adam Falk Organizations: Amazon, Walmart, Fast Shipping Target, WSJ

☆ Target Stock Surges as Earnings Overshadow Sales Decline
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Sarah Nassauer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Target uses its almost 2,000 stores to deliver 95% of its online orders. WSJ visits Target’s first sortation center to explore its store-centric strategy. Photo: Adam FalkPeople are skipping their Target runs, but the company is finding ways to boost profits. Target sales fell in the period just before the holiday shopping season as it grappled with choosy shoppers cutting spending on some products and visiting stores less often. Comparable sales, those from stores and digital channels operating at least 12 months, fell 4.9% in the three months ended Oct. 28 from the prior year.

Persons: Target’s, Adam Falk

☆ U.S. Retail Sales Fall for First Time Since March as Holiday Season Approaches
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Austen Hufford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Now it’s ramping up its speed by investing $100 million in local sortation centers to keep up with Amazon and Walmart. WSJ visits Target’s first sortation center to explore its store-centric strategy. Photo: Adam FalkConsumers spent less at stores, dealerships and gas stations last month, a sign the summer spending boom is cooling heading into the holiday shopping season. U.S. retail sales fell 0.1% in October from a month earlier, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Declining retail sales, combined with slower hiring and easing inflation indicate that the economy is cooling after surprisingly strong growth much of this year.

Persons: it’s, Target’s, Adam Falk Consumers Organizations: Amazon, Walmart, WSJ, Commerce Department

☆ Robinhood No Longer Looks Like a Steal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Telis Demos | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Robinhood gained millions of users during the GameStop craze. But many have left as interest rates have gone up. CEO Vlad Tenev is now focused on growing Robinhood into more than just a trading app. Photo Illustration: Adam FalkRobinhood Markets may be building the brokerage of the future—and maybe it always will be. One big factor: The revenue momentum from higher interest rates is petering out.

Persons: Robinhood, Vlad Tenev, Adam Falk Robinhood Organizations: GameStop

☆ Rashford sees red as Man United give up two-goal lead to lose in Copenhagen
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"The red card changes everything," a beleaguered Ten Hag told TNT Sports. "We controlled the game until the red card. The night marked the first Champions League loss for United in which they led by two or more goals. It was their first defeat after taking a two-goal lead in all competitions since a 5-3 loss to Leicester City in September 2014. The defeat spoiled a feel-good return to Copenhagen for Hojlund, who was born in the Danish capital and whose younger brothers Emil and Oscar both play for Copenhagen.

Persons: Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hojlund, Erik, Hojlund, Scott McTominay's, Kamil Grabara, Rashford, Elias Jelert, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Harry Maguire's, Diogo Goncalves, Andre Onana, Bruno Fernandes, Lukas Lerager, Rasmus Falk's, Roony Bardghji, Emil, Oscar, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: COPENHAGEN, Manchester United, League, FC Copenhagen, United, Hag, TNT Sports, Galatasaray, Bayern Munich, Copenhagen, of, Champions League, Man City, Leicester City, Thomson Locations: Copenhagen, Hojlund

☆ The Life Cycle of New York Galleries
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( M.H. Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The Life Cycle of New York Galleries What does being the center of the art world do to a neighborhood? BROOME STREET GRAND STREET WOOSTER STREET GREENE STREET MERCER STREET CROSBY STREET HOUSTON STREET CANAL STREET WEST BROADWAY BROADWAY LAFAYETTE STREET PRINCE STREET SPRING STREET opacity=0PRE-1950SIn the early 20th century, the area south of Houston, north of Canal, bounded roughly by West Broadway on one side and Lafayette/Centre Street on the other, was notorious for sweatshops and factory fires. Photo: Bob Adelman1968In 1968, a group called the SoHo Artists Association formed in order to help legalize loft living in manufacturing buildings. The reputations of these dealers helped cement the neighborhood as the center of the New York art world, though SoHo remained, in some ways, sparse. In 1996, the SoHo Grand Hotel opened on West Broadway (the Mercer would open the following year).

Persons: Edward Cavanagh Jr, Robert Moses, Bronx . Walter Albertin, Little Italy —, Jane Jacobs, Fred W, “, Chester Rapkin, Houston —, Allan Tannenbaum, Donald Judd, James Rosenquist, Julie Finch, Frank Stella, John Chamberlain, Claes Oldenburg, Bob Adelman, John Dominis, Paula Cooper, Alan Shields, Judd, Leo Castelli, André Emmerich, Ileana Sonnabend, John Weber, Sam Falk, Sol LeWitt, — Carol Goodden, Tina Girourard, Gordon Matta, Clark —, Sandra Zalman, ” Gordon Matta, Clark’s “ Matta Bones, Clark, Andrew Sarchiapone, Cooper, Moira Hodgson, Pepe Diniz, Peter Gabriel, Mick Jagger, Keith Haring, Tony Shafrazi, Martin Scorsese, — Brooke Alexander, Gruenebaum, Baskerville, Watson, Victoria Munroe, Witkin, ’, Larry Gagosian, Lee B, Ewing, Solomon R, Bill Cunningham, Moss, Mercer, Prada, Michael Moran, OTTO, Bloomingdale’s, Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg, Hauser & Wirth, Marc Payot Organizations: STREET WOOSTER, STREET, STREET CROSBY STREET, WEST BROADWAY BROADWAY LAFAYETTE STREET PRINCE, West Broadway, Cross, Bronx ., of Congress, Interim, Lower, Manhattan, Authority, City Club of New, Houston, Fairweather, James Rosenquist Foundation, ARS, SoHo Artists Association, Student, Broadway, New York Times, New, New York City Landmarks Preservation, Vox Media, New Museum, “, The Times, The New York Times, Guggenheim Museum, Guggenheim, Guggenheim SoHo, Voice, Women’s Action Coalition, Boys ’, Hauser &, Wooster, Adidas, Wirth’s, Hauser, Wirth Locations: Soho, Houston, Canal, Lafayette, Manhattan, Bronx, Hell’s, Little Italy, Lower Manhattan Expressway, City Club of New York, New York City, , New York, Vietnam, SoHo, York, , New York City , New York, Wooster, New York, French, Sixth, Prince, West Chelsea

☆ U.S. vs. China: The Race to Build Hypersonic Missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Can Robinhood Reinvent Investing Again? CEO Vlad Tenev Is Betting on It. Robinhood gained millions of users during the GameStop craze. CEO Vlad Tenev is now focused on growing Robinhood into more than just a trading app. WSJ sat down with him to hear his plans.

Persons: Vlad Tenev, Robinhood, Adam Falk Organizations: GameStop

☆ A psychology expert shares 5 toxic phrases 'highly selfish, entitled' people always use—and how to deal with them
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Stefan Falk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As a workplace psychology researcher, I've spent more than 30 years helping companies navigate overly selfish employees, particularly the ones whose behavior can be harmful to their teammates. Here are five toxic phrases highly selfish and entitled individuals always use — and how to deal with them:1. No matter how mediocre they actually are, selfish people tend to assume that they always bring exceptional value to others. They disregard the truth that most of our ideas, opinions and suggestions carry flaws, regardless of the effort we invest in them. A highly selfish person tends to be less successful than someone who channels their self-centered tendencies into helping others.

Persons: I've, there's

☆ Car Prices Might Be Unsustainable for Buyers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Ben Foldy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Cars return to dealer lots—and interest rates could make them a harder sell. Photo Illustration: Adam FalkFive years ago, there were a dozen models of new cars that sold for less than $20,000. In 2023, there was only one: the spartan Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback, which accounted for about 5,300 of the 7.7 million new vehicles sold in the U.S. in the first half of the year.

Persons: Adam Falk Organizations: Mitsubishi Locations: U.S

☆ Clinical Sweden top Group G after 2-0 win over Argentina
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Blomqvist met Sofia Jakobsson's cross with a fantastic header in the 66th minute to put the third-ranked Swedes firmly on course to advance as Group G winners, with Rubensson sealing the win with a superbly taken spot kick. They show that year after year," added Blonqvist, saying Sweden were not favourites for the tie. "We have, in my opinion, good self-confidence and we will go in wanting to win that game, but we won't underestimate the USA." They remain without a win in their four World Cup appearances and finished bottom of the group, with South Africa advancing as runners-up after beating Italy 3-2 in the other group game in Wellington. Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad, Additional reporting by Philip O'Connor in Stockholm Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rebecka Blomqvist, David Rowland HAMILTON, Rebecka Blomqvist's, Elin Rubensson's, Blomqvist, Sofia Jakobsson's, Peter Gerhardsson, Amanda Ilestedt, Magdalena Eriksson, Olivia Schough's, Gabriela Chavez, Florencia Bonsegundo, Jennifer Falk, Hritika Sharma, Philip O'Connor, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Waikato, REUTERS, Italy, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Argentina, Sweden, Hamilton , New Zealand, David Rowland HAMILTON , New Zealand, United, Melbourne, South Africa, Wellington, Hyderabad, Stockholm

☆ Judge Mostly Blocks Indiana Ban on Transition Care for Minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Mitch Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Families of transgender children sued to block the law, saying that it would have put transgender youth at immediate risk of unwanted changes to their bodies, which would have lifelong consequences. Their lawyers noted that major medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, support gender-transition care and have said that bans pose serious mental health risks to young people, infringing not only on their rights but also on the rights of doctors and parents. At least 17 states have passed laws this year banning or severely limiting transition care for minors as Republicans have made restrictions on transgender people a legislative focus. Still, supporters of transgender rights have had success countering those laws in the courts. Judge Hanlon, who heard arguments on the injunction on Wednesday in a wood-paneled courtroom in downtown Indianapolis, was appointed to the Federal District Court by President Donald J. Trump.

Persons: Kenneth J, Falk, Judge Hanlon, Donald J, Trump Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, Federal, Court Locations: capitols, Indianapolis

☆ Does Therapy Really Work? Let’s Unpack That.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Susan Dominus | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The finding that therapy has real benefits was replicated numerous times in subsequent years, in analyses applied to patients with anxiety, depression and other prevalent disorders. As is true of much research, studies with less positive or striking results often go unpublished, so the body of scholarly work on therapy may show inflated effects. And researchers who look at different studies or choose different methods of data analysis have generated more conservative findings. Other researchers try to provide a control group by offering a neutral nontherapy therapy, but even those are thought to have some placebo effect, which could make the effect of therapy look smaller than it really is. (One researcher, in trying to devise a neutral form of therapy to serve as a control, even managed to stumble on a practice that improved patients’ well-being about as well as established therapies.)

☆ How Chris Messina Forced Matt Damon to Up His Game in ‘Air’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Calum Marsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But for “Air,” the director Ben Affleck had the idea to shoot both sides of the conversation simultaneously. He set up Damon and Messina in offices down the hall from each other, and had two sets of cameras rolling at the same time. I had to use Matt laughing because there wasn’t a take of him playing it straight. He tried to play it straight, and he just couldn’t.”Damon explained that “it was already really funny on the page.” But when Messina came up with threats, “it dictated how I had to play the scene,” Damon said. Every time he’s had the opportunity, he’s always done more than I envisioned or imagined.”

☆ A psychology expert shares 7 toxic phrases ‘highly insecure’ people always use—and how to deal with them
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Stefan Falk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Unfortunately, I've seen many teams and organizations fail because of a highly insecure person standing in the way. I've found that one of the most difficult personality types to deal with are highly insecure people. Here are seven things highly insecure people say when they sense that change is coming:1. Usually, it's not that they don't have enough time; it's that they don't know how to manage it effectively. The alternative way the insecure person suggests is usually more or less a continuation of the same behavior.

☆ EV big rigs already make sense for half of the $4 trillion freight truck market, says Einride CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Swedish EV trucking startup Einride has been able to so far go toe-to-toe with Tesla and its Semi in attracting top corporate clients. "In the $4 trillion freight mobility space, between 40%-50% should be electric driven by the business case today," Falck said on CNBC's "Worldwide Exchange" in an interview on Thursday after his company ranked No. "In the near-term, of course, the business case for diesel becomes slightly better," Falck said in the April interview. In freight, unlike the consumer market, "it's not about range, it's about how to secure the business case," he said. Swedish electric vehicle maker Einride will supply two of its heavy-duty trucks to PepsiCo as part of an expansion into the U.K. Einride

☆ Growing Pains Intensify for EV Startups Lucid and Fisker
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Sean Mclain | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rivian is under pressure to prove it can build its electric trucks at scale without having ramped up production before, as competition heats up from legacy automakers. WSJ toured Rivian’s and Ford’s EV factories to see how they are pushing to meet demand. Illustration: Adam FalkElectric-vehicle startups Lucid and Fisker are confronting dwindling cash piles as the two companies strain to get more vehicles into the hands of customers, first-quarter results show. Lucid, Fisker and electric-truck maker Rivian were among a host of EV startups to go public over the last two years, as investors placed bets on finding the next Tesla . Now, their share prices continue to get hammered as cash reserves dwindle and larger legacy automakers join the EV race.

☆ Rivian’s Quarterly Loss Narrows as EV Startups Face Cash Crunch
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Sean Mclain | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rivian is under pressure to prove it can build its electric trucks at scale without having ramped up production before, as competition heats up from legacy automakers. WSJ toured Rivian’s and Ford’s EV factories to see how they are pushing to meet demand. Illustration: Adam FalkElectric-vehicle startup Rivian reported narrower losses in the first quarter as it slashed spending to conserve cash and stood by its vehicle production target for the year. At the same time, its cash burn accelerated, underlining a key challenge facing young auto companies like Rivian. Absent new funding, they face a limited timeline in which to turn a profit before running out of money.

☆ Auto Dealers Feel the Squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Jinjoo Lee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Yet auto makers aren’t offering enough incentives to move vehicles off the lots, either. AutoNation said on Thursday that on a same-store basis, it sold 2.8% fewer new vehicles and 17.5% fewer used cars on a same-store basis. Lithia Motors on Wednesday said it sold 6.3% fewer new vehicles and 2.4% fewer used vehicles over the same period. Cars are sitting on lots for longer as a result: Lithia said there were about 52 days of supply of new vehicles in the first quarter, up from 47 days a quarter earlier. AutoNation is carrying 25 days’ worth of new vehicle supply, up from 19 days from the prior quarter.

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