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☆ It sure looks like Mark Zuckerberg is taking a brand new superyacht out to celebrate his 40th birthday
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Madeline Berg | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAll signs point to Mark Zuckerberg celebrating his 40th birthday on what many speculate is his brand-new superyacht Launchpad. But in the yachting world, where privacy is paramount, no party would confirm her owner. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Wingman, the support superyacht that he is suspected to have purchased with Launchpad, made the journey with her.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Ruben Griffioen, eSysman, Autoevolution, Launchpad, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Meta, SuperYacht Times, Marshall Locations: Panama, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Russian, Launchpad, Feadship's, Netherlands

☆ The Solar Storm Fried GPS Systems Used by Some Farmers, Stalling Planting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The powerful geomagnetic storm that cast the northern lights’ vivid colors across the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend also caused some navigational systems in tractors and other farming equipment to break down at the height of planting season, suppliers and farmers said. Many farmers have come to rely on the equipment, which uses GPS and other navigational technology and helps them to plant more efficiently and precisely by keeping rows straight and avoiding gaps or overlap. In Minnesota, some farmers who had planned to spend Friday night sowing seeds were hamstrung by the outages. “I’ve never dealt with anything like this,” said Patrick O’Connor, the owner of a farm about 80 miles south of Minneapolis that mainly grows corn and soybean. Mr. O'Connor said that after being rained out for two weeks, he got into his tractor around 5 p.m., hoping to spend the night planting corn.

Persons: I’ve, ”, Patrick O’Connor, O'Connor Organizations: Northern Hemisphere Locations: United States, Canada, Minnesota, Minneapolis

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walgreens, GameStop, Intel, Robinhood and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

GameStop — Shares in the video game retailer soared more than 65% on Monday after "Roaring Kitty," the man who fueled the 2021 GameStop mania, posted online on Reddit for the first time in roughly three years. Reddit , Robinhood — Shares of the two companies that were involved with the meme stock mania in 2021 rose on Monday as GameStop surged. Reddit rose more than 9%, hitting its highest level since March, while retail brokerage stock Robinhood gained about 6.2%. Intel — The chipmaker gained nearly 4% after The Wall Street Journal reported that it is in talks for an $11 billion deal with Apollo Global Management to build a factory in Ireland. Airlines — American Airlines gained 4.4%, while United Airlines and Delta Air Lines added 2.9% and 1.7%, respectively, after HSBC initiated coverage with buy ratings.

Persons: Incyte, Morgan Stanley, —, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Walgreens, Alliance, Bloomberg, GameStop, Arm Holdings, Nikkei, Nexstar Media Group, CW, Intel, Street Journal, Apollo Global Management, Technologies, Susquehanna, Airlines — American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, HSBC, Delta Locations: Irving, Texas, Ireland

☆ Musk wins court reprieve in fight against Australian government over church stabbing videos
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's social media platform X won a reprieve Monday after an Australian court refused to extend a temporary order to block videos of a Sydney church stabbing. Following the incident, the country's eSafety Commissioner was granted a temporary legal injunction ordering X to hide posts that showed footage of the attack. In an interview last month, Albanese said Musk thinks "he's above Australian law" and called him out for his "arrogance." "The e-Safety Commissioner has made a ruling. Still, online safety "requires platforms to do everything practical and reasonable to minimize the harm it may cause to Australians," the eSafety Commissioner added.

Persons: Elon Musk, The Beverly Hilton, Elon, Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, Musk, Anthony Albanese, Albanese, " Albanese Organizations: SpaceX, Tesla, The Beverly, eSafety, Tech Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Sydney

☆ Rudy Guiliani’s radio show has been canceled after he repeatedly discussed false 2020 election conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Rudy Giuliani was suspended from New York City radio station WABC and his talk show canceled after he flagrantly ignored orders not to discuss false 2020 election conspiracy theories, the station’s owner said Monday. In recent months, Giuliani was repeatedly directed to not make claims of electronic voting manipulation surrounding the 2020 election, John Catsimatidis, the billionaire GOP donor and owner of the radio station, said in a statement. “Guiliani has admitted repeatedly over the past few days that he agreed not to speak about Dominion,” Catsimatidis said. Last month, the far-right cable channel One America News settled with another voting technology company, Smartmatic, for its airing of false claims. Giuliani has also been criminally charged in Georgia and Arizona over lies related to overturning the 2020 presidential election.

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☆ I traveled beyond the Arctic Circle to see the Northern Lights. Here are 4 things to know before you go.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIn February, I finally checked off one of my top bucket list items — seeing the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights. I journeyed all the way to Finland's northernmost municipality, Utsjoki, about 280 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Location, location, locationWhile recent environmental phenomena have made the northern lights visible in places as far south as England and Denmark, the aurora borealis are best viewed within the Article Circle. AdvertisementThe vibrant colors that appear in photos are not what humans seeNot every color of the northern auroras is visible to the naked eye. "The lights are there, but if it is super cloudy — we can't, of course, see them," Tiina told me.

Persons: —, Tiina, Taylor Rains, Tiina Salonen, Utsjoki, it's, Nature Organizations: Service, Business, Finnair, Disney Locations: Utsjoki, New York, Ivalo, Finland, Helsinki, Lapland, Aurora, Norway, —, England, Denmark, Fairbanks , Alaska, Tromsø, Territories, Sweden, Ilulissat, Greenland, Antarctica, Kathmandu

☆ Priced Out of Housing, Communities Take Development Into Their Own Hands
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Keith Schneider | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Traverse City is becoming Myrtle Beach meets Hilton Head — a place catering to a population outside the region,” Mr. Treter said. What sets this project apart from others like it is how it’s paid for. Mr. Treter developed the space with Kate Redman, a lawyer who works with nonprofit organizations, and several other entrepreneurs who were dealing with similar challenges. They created a crowdfunding campaign that recruited nearly 500 residents to invest $1.3 million as a down payment to help finance the project’s construction and earn up to 7 percent annually in dividend payments. Roughly 500 more residents contributed $50 each to join the project as co-op members.

Persons: Chris Treter, Mr, Treter, “, Kate Redman Organizations: Trading, “, Myrtle Beach Locations: CITY, Mich, —, “ Traverse, Michigan

☆ MDMA therapy could be legalized by summer. Why are so many advocates sounding the alarm?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +52 min

Last summer, thousands of tie-dyed Burners and Patagonia-clad tech founders converged on the MAPS Psychedelic Science conference in Denver. The experience "broke the spell of this trauma, and she was able to rebuild her life," Doblin told The Guardian . The video team's job was to store recordings of every MDMA therapy session performed in the clinical trials. Grof believes in something called an "inner healing intelligence," an innate capacity for self-healing that psychedelic therapy helps unleash. Another time, a patient who had come to an MDMA therapy session later acknowledged they had been under the influence of LSD during treatment.

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☆ Photographer Platon sits presidents and protesters on the same wooden box
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“More world leaders have sat on that box than any chair in history,” the photographer Platon, owner of that very box, told CNN in an interview conducted over Zoom. One of the girls that Platon photographed there was Esther Faraja. Vladimir Putin, photographed by Platon for Time’s Person of the Year in 2007, initially liked the image that Platon produced. Platon photographed Burmese politician and activist Aung San Suu Kyi in 2010, shortly after she was released from nearly 15 years of house arrest. Platon photographed members of the Burmese LGBTQ+ community who are living in exile and fighting against legislation that criminalizes same-sex behaviour.

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☆ I moved to the US at 16 and went from fast food delivery driver to making $3 million a year. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Dishwasher, $790 for four days a weekMy network grew, and another friend told me about a startup called Cook Unity in 2016. Cook Unity is a chef-to-customer meal subscription platform based in Brooklyn. AdvertisementEach of the Cook Unity chefs has a different menu, so I had to learn about various ingredients from different parts of the world. Chef, $969,000 a yearIn 2020, I became a chef for Cook Unity, transitioning from full-time employment to being a contractor. Cook Unity expanded to Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Austin, Atlanta, and Seattle.

Persons: —, Andres Mendez, I'm, I've, I'd, Café, Cook Organizations: Service, Business, Village, Cook, Cook Unity Locations: New York City, United States, Mexico, Mexican, Brooklyn, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Austin, Atlanta, Seattle, Texas

Here's what will likely be topics of discussion during Upfronts week, whether it's on stage, in the audience or in private. That dependsMedia companies just finished reporting quarterly earnings, which showed traditional TV is still lagging behind streaming and digital when it comes to ad revenue. Streaming advertising was up 22% across media companies, and now makes up 18% of total advertising. Tech companies including Snap , Roku , Google and Microsoft each saw digital advertising revenue make a comeback this past quarter. Streaming advertising revenue jumped 70%, but the overall number is much lower — just $175 million.

Persons: Kevin Mazur, David Zaslav, Tim Nollen, Mike Kemp, Bob Iger, YouTube's, Tom Hiddleston, Loki, Peacock, Hugh Johnston, Hulu —, NBCUniversal, LeBron James, Jevone Moore Organizations: Getty, Getty Images Media, Hollywood, Warner Bros, Discovery, Media, Upfronts, Macquarie, Tech, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Disney, Amazon Prime, Amazon, National Football, YouTube, Nielsen, Comcast, Radio City Music Hall, ESPN, Madison, Warner Bros . Discovery, Max, Fox, Sports, NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Crypto.com Arena Locations: Waterloo, London, United Kingdom, U.S, New York City, Hulu, Los Angeles

☆ Furniture flippers are getting roasted online for painting vintage wood pieces 'millennial gray'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

How do you feel about painted furniture?" Halfpoint Images/Getty ImagesDemand is up for vintage wood furniture — without paintPart of the backlash certainly stems from the current state of the furniture industry, in which it's increasingly difficult to get your hands on brand-new, high-quality furniture. As a result, the secondhand furniture market is booming, with vintage furniture sellers proliferating on places like Instagram and Facebook Marketplace. The flippers said most of the hate comments tend to come from flips of midcentury modern furniture, in particular, a beloved and lasting design aesthetic from around roughly the 1930s to 1970s. Despite all the vocal online haters of painted furniture, there's a reason furniture flippers do it: the pieces sell.

Persons: —, Christina Clericuzio, grandma, Clericuzio sanded, Clericuzio, TikTok, Jennifer Beck, flipper, Gen Z, it's, she's, she'd, Beck, It's, Mike Coleman, he's, Coleman, Christina Clericuzio's Organizations: Service, Business, United Furniture, Facebook, The Washington Post, Big, Ikea Locations: Connecticut, Tennessee, Anthropologie, Mesa , Arizona, Chicago

☆ ‘Civil War’ sends a message that’s more dangerous than the violence it depicts onscreen
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

In “Civil War,” tanks trample democracy. But the messages they send may be more dangerous than the violence depicted onscreen: The collapse of democracy is inevitable. In the film, Humphrey Bogart plays Rick, the cynical owner of a Moroccan nightclub at the onset of World War II. John Springer Collection/Corbis Historical/Getty ImagesOther World War II-era films like “Don’t be a Sucker,” which emphasized racial and religious tolerance in America, emphasized the same message. The box office success of “Civil War” ensures, though, that more “American carnage” stories are likely headed our way .

Persons: Yuval Noah Harari, Harari, Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Alex Garland’s “, Donald Trump, Casablanca ’, Humphrey Bogart, Rick, “ We’ll, Dooley Wilson, Ingrid Bergman, Everett, Rick —, Adolf Hitler’s, Democracy’s, Cristóbal, Berry, “, Frank Capra, Frank Sinatra, Sinatra, ” Frank Sinatra, John Springer, Kermit Roosevelt III, Roosevelt, ” Roosevelt, Reagan, Obama, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama —, Diana Walker, ” Reagan, Reagan’s, Barack Obama, Chuck Kennedy, Trump, hasn’t, Walt Whitman, Whitman, ” Whitman, ” Read Whitman, ” Walt Whitman, Ian Beacock, ” Beacock, Beacock, Ivan Illich, ” Kirsten Dunst, John Blake Organizations: CNN, Casablanca, paragon, Library of Congress, Nazi, Convention, Former, Lions, Hulton, “ Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian, America, United States, “, Casablanca, Moroccan, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi, Nazi, Charlottesville , Virginia, Vietnam, Kansas, Kenya, Denver , Colorado, Austrian, China

☆ 'The deals are going to come': A real-estate investor with over 40 years of experience shares the 2 financing strategies he used to build up his portfolio — and the best way new investors can start sc
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Preparation and being in the right place at the right time is how he said he's built up his real-estate portfolio in Erie County, Pennsylvania, over the last four decades. Throughout his real-estate investing journey, many of Miller's deals came about through seller financing and being at the right place at the right time. Another financing strategy Miller employed to build his portfolio was using a hard-money lender. "Hard-money lending is probably something that's going to help you grow your portfolio faster than any other thing," Miller said. "Most of these programs range anywhere from a hundred percent financing all the way up to 105% financing, depending on the state."

Persons: Joel Miller, he's, Miller, Miller —, —, Miller's, Jeff Welgan, Freddie Mac's, Welgan Organizations: Business, Facebook, Housing Act Locations: Erie County , Pennsylvania, New

☆ Your clothes might be making you sad. 'Dopamine dressing' could help you feel happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Allyson BiasThe key to happiness: dopamine dressingBarnthouse didn't create the concept of dopamine dressing, but she lives by it. "Every day when I get ready, I'm really excited for my coffee, and I'm really excited to get dopamine dressed," she told BI. AdvertisementPut simply, the mom of two says dopamine dressing ultimately means you "dress better to feel better." In Barnthouse's case, dopamine dressing looks like tulle tops, platform heels, sparkling skirts, and countless jewel-toned gems across her hands, ears, and neck. "Dopamine dressing is really about dressing in a way that makes you feel good.

Persons: —, it's, Hannah Barnthouse, Allyson Bias, Carolyn Mair, Mair, Elton John, Barnthouse, Allyson, Hailey Bieber, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Oklahoma

☆ Fewer homeowners are remodeling, but demand is still 'solid'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Skynesher | E+ | Getty ImagesFewer homeowners have been taking on remodeling projects, reports show. The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity, an outlook measuring home improvement and repair spending on owner-occupied homes, peaked at 17.3% in the third quarter of 2022. The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index by the National Association of Home Builders reflects a similar decline. In a release for the group's first quarter report, NAHB Remodelers Chair Mike Pressgrove noted that "demand for remodeling remains solid, especially among customers who don't need to finance theirprojects at current interest rates." The increase in home improvement spending, along the decrease in projects, suggests inflation corroded household budgets, according to the home services website.

Persons: Robert Dietz, NAHB, Mike Pressgrove, remodelers, That's, It's, Redfin Organizations: Getty, Westlake Royal, National Association of Home Builders, RMI, NAHB, Homeowners, State, Angi Locations: U.S

☆ NHL's Coyotes CEO, other Latino executives launch platform to promote Hispanics in sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Xavier Gutierrez, CEO of the Arizona Coyotes and CEO of ImpactX Sports Group (L), and Pedro Guerrero, CEO of Guerrero Media. Gutierrez had previously been a managing director at private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group and knew Meruelo for about a decade before becoming the NHL's first-ever Latino CEO. It took a Latino owner to hire a Latino CEO, Gutierrez explained in an interview, because Hispanics are not well-represented in leadership positions in professional sports. Gutierrez, who is technically still CEO of the Arizona Coyotes even though the franchise is inactive, says he is the only non-owner Latino CEO. Gutierrez and Pedro Antonio Guerrero, the CEO of executive advancement company Guerrero Media, introduced Latinos in Sports at an event in Miami last week.

Persons: Xavier Gutierrez, Pedro Guerrero, Alex Meruelo, Gutierrez, Jorge Mas, haven't, Pedro Antonio Guerrero, Vianni Lubus, Mike Valdes, Fauli, José Feliciano Organizations: Arizona Coyotes, ImpactX Sports, Guerrero Media, Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes, Arizona team's, Coyotes, Clearlake Capital Group, NHL, National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, MLS, Inter Miami CF, Sports, CNBC, Chemistry Cultura, Clearlake Capital, Premier League's Chelsea Football Club Locations: Utah, Arizona, Guadalajara, Mexico, Cuban, American, U.S, Canada, Miami

☆ Imagine Your Last Day of Work Ever. Here’s Theirs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Victor Llorente | Charley Locke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Arthur JayFabric-store owner, 82, St. Petersburg, Fla.Arthur Jay didn’t think he would spend his life running the family business. After growing up around his parents’ first fabric store on Long Island, he left to attend college and then to pursue a career in management at Kmart. But when Jay was 27, his father died unexpectedly, so he had to take over at Jay’s Fabric Center in St. Petersburg. “For me, every customer that came in was a different opportunity,” he says. “If you don’t enjoy what you’re doing, getting up every day would be a drudgery.”

Persons: Arthur Jay Fabric, Arthur Jay didn’t, ’, Jay, ” Organizations: Kmart Locations: St, Petersburg, Fla, Long, St . Petersburg

☆ In Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary, a high-stakes clash between a history-making pick and a candidate with deep pockets
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Silver Spring, Maryland CNN —The farmers market in this suburb of Washington, DC, was a ripe crowd for Angela Alsobrooks, who’s locked in an increasingly contentious Senate Democratic primary on Tuesday. “I would really like to see a Black woman in the Senate. If elected in November, Alsobrooks, the executive of Prince George’s County, could become only the third Black woman ever elected to the Senate. (The one Black woman currently serving — California’s Laphonza Butler — was appointed and isn’t running to stay beyond this year.) “Electing women is not just good for Maryland,” Alsobrooks told supporters assembled outside her campaign office.

Persons: Angela Alsobrooks, who’s, “, Kathy Pruitt, California’s Laphonza Butler —, Alsobrooks, David Trone, ”, Mileah Kromer, Trone, Larry Hogan, ” Pruitt, Hogan, Brian Snyder, “ I’ve, ” —, it’s, ” Alsobrooks, ” Ellen Malcolm, —, Maryland’s Barbara Mikulski, Wes Moore, Sen, Ben Cardin, Barbara Lee, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Pamela Luckett, “ It’s, that’s, he’ll, Alsobrooks hasn’t, doesn’t, Joanne Benson, Donald Trump, It’s, Prince, Krystal Oriadha, you’re, — who’s, — doesn’t, ” Benson, She’s, Glynda Carr, Black, ” Carr, hasn’t, Pruitt Organizations: Maryland CNN, Democratic, Takoma Park, Prince, Senate, Goucher College Poll, Maryland, House Democratic, GOP Gov, Maryland Gov, Saint Anselm College, Reuters, Bowie, Democrats, PAC, Washington Post, Gov, California Rep, Spring, Republicans, NBC, CNN, Capitol, ”, GOP, AFI, NRA, Higher Locations: Maryland, Washington, Alsobrooks, Prince George’s County, George’s, Manchester , New Hampshire, Black, America, who’s, Delaware, Prince George’s, Higher Heights

☆ A bodybuilder ditched his low-carb diet and started eating potatoes 6 times a day. He got in the best shape of his life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAs a competitive bodybuilder, Mark Taylor spent decades training hard and eating a strict low-carb diet, only to miss out on the top prizes in his native Scotland. That was until he made a drastic change: Taylor started eating carbs, and lots of them, mostly in the form of potatoes. Over the previous 10 years, he has been crowned Mr. England, Mr. United Kingdom, Mr. Britain, and Mr. World. When we exercise, we deplete these glycogen stores, so eating carbs after working out replenishes them. Eating more carbs helped Taylor have more energy for his five weekly workouts, and it made his muscles feel more "full," he said.

Persons: —, Mark Taylor, Taylor, Mark Taylor Carbs, Vicky McCann who'd, McCann, Vicky, carbs, Taylor isn't, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Mr, Scottish Locations: Scotland, England, United Kingdom, Britain

☆ Sweetgreen, Chipotle and other fast-casual chains are bucking the consumer slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

High-income consumers helped Chipotle Mexican Grill , Wingstop and Sweetgreen report strong sales this quarter, bucking the broader consumer slowdown that's been hurting other eateries. The sector saw higher traffic growth than any other dining sector from November to February, according to GuestXM data. High-income consumers haven't felt the same pinch as those in lower-income brackets. Wingstop saw its same-store sales soar 21% in the quarter. On Thursday, the salad chain reported first-quarter same-store sales growth of 5% and raised its full-year outlook for same-store sales growth.

Persons: Chris Kempczinski, John Peyton, haven't, Wingstop, Michael Skipworth, Jonathan Neman Organizations: Starbucks, KFC, Yum Brands, CNBC, Dine Brands

Here's how much it costs to own a superyacht — and what that money is going toward. Billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs each spent nine figures on their megayachts. Some superyachts have space for dozens of crewmembers, including a chef, engineer, and masseuse for the guests onboard. If a superyacht has a support yacht — or a support superyacht, in Bezos' case — expect to pay another 10% of that boat's price annually. "If you charter the boat for 50 days a year, it's going to help a lot," Anders Kurtén, the CEO of brokerage firm Fraser Yachts, told BI.

Persons: you'd, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Jeffrey Beneville, Eric Schmidt's, Matthew Fleissig, NFP's Beneville, it's, Anders Kurtén, Beneville Organizations: Palm, NFP, BI, Yachts Locations: South China, Russian, San Diego

☆ Shock Miss USA resignations are just the tip of the iceberg, insiders say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“We respect and support Noelia’s decision to step down from her duties,” the Miss USA pageant said in a statement following Voigt’s announcement. “No woman has ever resigned as Miss USA or as Miss Teen USA, and she’s lost both of them in 48 hours,” he said. And according to Engelhardt, they were far from the only members of the Miss USA organization to depart. Savannah Gankiewicz, who as Miss Hawaii placed as first runner-up during the 2023 Miss USA pageant, will take over as Miss USA following Voigt's resignation. Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports/ReutersOn May 9, the Miss USA pageant announced that Savannah Gankiewicz, Miss Hawaii USA 2023 and first-runner up to Voigt at the 2023 Miss USA pageant, would be taking over the national title and its responsibilities.

Persons: Noelia Voigt, UmaSofia Srivastava, Srivastava, Voigt, “, ”, Ashlee McKey, Alexis Loomans, Rachelle di Stasio —, ” Srivastava, Denise White, Craig Barritt, Laylah Rose, slandering, ” Rose, Tom Williams, Rose, ’ Voigt, White, I’ve, ” White, “ It’s, It’s, Chance Yeh, Thom Brodeur, she’s, Brodeur, Miss, Claudia Engelhardt, Engelhardt, ” Engelhardt, Crystle Stewart, Rob Kim, Weeks, Savannah Gankiewicz, Kyle Terada, Gankiewicz, Shanna Moakler, Cindy Provost, Debbie Miller, — Engelhardt Organizations: CNN, Miss USA, Miss Teen, Miss Teen USA, Utah, Miss North Carolina USA, Miss New York, USA, ”, Inc, Miss, Miss Universe Organization, Miss Hawaii, Sports, Reuters, Savannah Miss, Voigt’s, Miss Utah USA, Srivastava’s, Miss New Jersey Teen USA Locations: New Jersey, Miss Wisconsin, New York, Sarasota , Florida, Miss Utah, Miss USA, Los Angeles, Utah, ”, USA, Savannah, Miss Hawaii USA, Savannah Miss USA

☆ Jack Dorsey defends Musk's Twitter leadership, saying the billionaire slashed the 'critical sin' of its business model
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But Dorsey said Twitter had been weighed down by its revenue model. Twitter chose brand advertising as its main source of income, a "core, critical sin" that exposed the platform's moderation to the whims of corporations effectively financing the social-media platform, Dorsey said. Building a different business modelTo many, Musk seemed to be axing Twitter's entire business model. "Twitter was a $5 billion a year business," Dorsey said. AdvertisementDorsey's comments come as he quit Bluesky, a platform he helped build after leaving Twitter, and told users to use Musk's X instead.

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