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☆ I worked with Steve Jobs as a software engineer straight out of college. It was like playing on a great sports team.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Rony Sebok got a job at Apple straight out of Harvard in 1983 working on the Mac team. She worked with a small team of software engineers under the direction of Steve Jobs. Interviewing for the Mac team didn't follow the traditional approachAt the time, this was a top-secret project. Steve Jobs once came into my cubicle and asked, "Don't you own a pair of blue jeans?" AdvertisementMacintosh software team photographed in January 1984 for a Rolling Stone article.

Persons: Rony Sebok, Steve Jobs, Sebok, Jobs, —, Steve, I'd, Bill Gates, alums, Lisa teams, Windham, Steve didn't, Susan Kerr, John Sculley, Lisa, OpenAI Organizations: Apple, Harvard, Mac, Service, Macintosh, Computer Science, Microsoft, IBM, BMW, Windham Hill, Polaroid, Mercury, Getty, HP, Havard Business School, Google Locations: East Coast, West, Cupertino, Hawaii, Apple

☆ How F1 and ‘Drive to Survive’ are changing way we watch sports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“Hard Knocks” is a docuseries that focuses on a single NFL team as it prepares for the upcoming NFL season. F1 is already a dangerous and exciting sport on its own, but “Drive to Survive” transforms it into a soap opera. By the end, hopefully, they’re consuming the product; in this case, actually watching the live sport. But his strength on the field isn’t why Travis Kelce is a household name. In last season’s Super Bowl, Travis Kelce went head-to-head against brother Jason Kelce, when the Chiefs faced the Philadelphia Eagles.

Persons: “ I’ve, it’s, Michael Jordan, Travis Vogan, Vogan, ” Vogan, Aaron Rodgers, isn’t, It’s, They’re, ”, “, Lewis Hamilton, Tom Brady’s, Sergio Perez’s, James Gay, Rees, “ It’s, ” Gay, weren’t, ” Haas, Mick Schumacher, Patrick T, Fallon, Cody Havard, Woods, Williams, Lance Armstrong, they’ve, “ They’re, they’re, Travis Kelce, Kelce, Jason Kelce, Travis, Taylor Swift, Swifties, Swift, David Eulitt, ‘, ’ ” Havard, There’s, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Rory McIlroy, Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, ” Havard, Havard, Patrick McElhenney, Ted Lasso ”, Hannah Waddingham, “ Ted Lasso, — she’s, Marshawn Lynch Organizations: CNN, Sports, Studios, Chicago Bulls, Covid, NFL, HBO, Warner Bros ., NFL Films, University of Iowa, New York Jets, Netflix, Films, PGA Tour, de, Formula One United, Prix, Getty, University of Memphis, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Wrexham AFC, Welsh soccer, Los Angeles Lakers, AFC Richmond, Manchester City, West Ham United, English Premier League, Fox Locations: Europe, China, Brazil, Mexico, Austin , Texas, ”, Formula One United States, Wrexham, Welsh, United States, “

☆ Biden told a friend Obama couldn't say 'fuck you' properly: book
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Joe Biden said that Barack Obama couldn't use one of the core curse words properly. According to a new book, Biden once told a friend that Obama didn't properly pronounce "fuck you." The love between Biden and Obama is very real, Foer wrote. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Biden also chafed at the constraints of his job — and if Obama sometimes rolled his eyes at him, he would roll his own right back," Foer wrote. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs for Biden and Obama, the core premise of Foer's book is that former President Donald Trump, and to a lesser degree Obama, failed to adequately appreciate the art of politics.

Persons: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Biden, Obama, Barack Obama's, it's, Franklin Foer, Joe Biden's, Foer, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Ron Klain, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Ivy League university, Biden, Havard Law School, White Locations: Wall, Silicon, Delaware, Washington ,

Hong Kong CNN —Police in China have detained a college graduate suspected of stealing university data to create a website rating the attractiveness of his fellow students. The 25-year-old, identified by police by his surname Ma, is a graduate of the prestigious Renmin University in Beijing, according to a police statement on Monday. Multiple online posts over the weekend accused him of stealing the personal information of students from the university’s database while he was studying there. The posts alleged that Ma used the data to create a website that rates the physical appearance of both undergraduate and graduate students. On Sunday, Renmin University said in a statement it had contacted the police and was cooperating with them to look into the incident.

Persons: Ma, Renmin, China’s, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg Organizations: Hong Kong CNN — Police, Renmin University, China’s Twitter, Facebook, Harvard, Police, China, Weekly Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, Weibo, Harvard, Beijing’s Haidian

☆ See inside an arctic Airbnb village that costs $190 per night and lets guests sleep under the Northern Lights
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Arctic Hideaway, located in northern Norway, was created by composer Håvard Lund. The village has all the functions of a normal home but is split into multiple structures. Guests at the Airbnb can see wildlife like birds and otters, and a view of the Northern Lights. "Despite my in-depth description on Airbnb, I still have bookings from people who don't read one word and just see the pictures and come. "People breathe differently and see natural phenomena that they won't see if they're indoors," like birds, sea otters, and the Northern Lights, Lund said.

☆ I own an 'arctic hideaway' Airbnb in Norway, where guests can pay $150 per night to sleep under the Northern Lights
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Håvard Lund is the owner of an "arctic hideaway" Airbnb in Gildeskål, Nordland, Norway. Lund's Airbnb is a village of tiny houses, where guests can see wildlife and the Northern Lights. They came up with the idea of a tiny village with all the functions of a normal house, but cut into several houses. A arctic hideaway building with the Northern Lights in the sky behind it fyreMediaTwo of the six years we've been open have been during the COVID-19 pandemic, so it's been slow. If guests come to visit a remote island in the Arctic without shops and cars, they need to know that they can handle it.

☆ I pilot NASA's first and only Mars helicopter. My job can be like a video game, but not the kind with a joystick.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Håvard Grip pilots NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which has flown 40 times on Mars. I'm the chief pilot for NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which landed on Mars with the Perseverance rover in February 2021. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, in a close-up from the Perseverance rover's cameras. Members of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team stand next to the Collier Trophy. How we fly a helicopter on MarsMembers of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory react to data showing that the helicopter completed its second flight.

☆ Stocks suffer biggest drop in two weeks; dollar gains on upbeat U.S. data
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Anshuman Daga | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SINGAPORE, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Asian stocks logged their sharpest declines in two weeks but the dollar held on to gains following strong U.S. data that again suggested the Federal Reserve might stick longer with aggressive interest rate increases. Chinese stocks extended their recovery, with the broader index (.CSI300) gaining 0.6%, while Japan (.N225) was up 0.3%. Futures show the market expects U.S. short-term interest rates to peak at 5.001% in May. The dollar stayed firm versus major peers, following its biggest rally in two weeks on Monday, which was helped by the strong U.S. services data. The Australian dollar regained some ground after the country's central bank raised interest rates to decade highs and stuck with a prediction of further hikes ahead, quashing any thought it was near to pausing.

☆ Stocks ease from 3-month highs, dollar firms up on strong U.S. data
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Anshuman Daga | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File PhotoSINGAPORE, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Asian stocks retreated from three-month highs and the dollar held on to gains following strong U.S. data that again suggested the Federal Reserve might stick longer with aggressive interest rate increases. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) shed 0.4%, after climbing to a three-month high in the previous session. Stocks in Korea (.KS11) and Taiwan (.TWII) traded lower, while China's broader index (.CSI300) rose 0.6% and Japan (.N225) and Hong Kong <.HSI> stocks were steady. Futures show the market expects U.S. short-term interest rates to peak at 5.001% in May. The dollar stayed firm versus major peers, following its biggest rally in two weeks on Monday, which was helped by the strong U.S. services data.

☆ (foto) Cuba în culori. Tânăra fotografă, Helene Havard, a realizat mai multe fotografii de pe străzile din Havana
▼ + stars: | 2019-01-31 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Tânăra fotografă, Helene Havard, a realizat mai multe fotografii de pe străzile din HavanaTânăra fotografă, Helene Havard, a realizat o serie de fotografii din timpul călătoriei sale în Cuba. Cuba este o țară insulară din nordul Americii Centrale. Se află la confluența Mării Caraibelor, Golfului Mexic și Oceanului Atlantic. La nord se află SUA și Bahamas, la vest – Mexic, la sud – Insulele Cayman și Jamaica, iar la sud-est – Haiti. Cuba este un stat socialist, sau o republică parlamentară condusă de un partid comunist, care deține monopolul puterii politice.

Persons: Helene Havard Organizations: Havana ., Capitala Locations: Cuba, Havana, Havana . Cuba, Americii Centrale, Caraibelor, Golfului Mexic, Atlantic, SUA, Bahamas, Mexic, Insulele Cayman, Jamaica, Haiti, Santiago de Cuba, comunist

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