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☆ Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy went missing in unknown circumstances for decades. Now it’s expected to sell for millions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy from the 1986 World Cup, which had gone missing in contested circumstances for decades, has reappeared and is anticipated to sell for millions of dollars at auction next month. Argentina went on to defeat West Germany 3-2 in the final and win the second of the country’s three World Cup titles. Maradona controls the ball during the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany. Colorsport/ShutterstockThe history of the Golden Ball trophy awarded to Maradona in Paris after the tournament is shrouded in mystery. Maradona was unquestionably a household name before the 1986 World Cup, but after leading Argentina to the title, he became a global superstar.

Persons: CNN — Diego Maradona’s, ” François Thierry, “, ” Maradona, God, ”, Maradona, Thierry, there’s, didn’t, Aguttes, Asif Kapadia’s Organizations: CNN, England, CNN Sport, West, Maradona, Italian, Napoli, Argentine Locations: Paris, Argentina, Argentine, West Germany, Buenos Aires

☆ This is what one of Facebook's first employees says he learned working for Mark Zuckerberg before getting fired 9 months in
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewNoah Kagan, an early Facebook employee, may have worked for Mark Zuckerberg for only nine months, but he says the brief stint taught him a lot about Zuckerberg's management style. Then I got fired," Kagan wrote in an X post on Tuesday before launching into what he said were the "10 non-obvious lessons" he picked up from Zuckerberg. Kagan joined Facebook as a product manager in 2005, the same year Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard University to run the company full time. Representatives for Kagan and Zuckerberg didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours. Zuckerberg told employees in January 2023: "I don't think you want a management structure that's just managers managing managers, managing managers, managing managers, managing the people who are doing the work."

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☆ 3 reasons why Wall Street is playing Roblox again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Many adults heard the phrase “Robux” for the first time last holiday season when the virtual currency of gaming platform Roblox landed on the top of most wish lists. And it will have to prove to Wall Street there’s more growth up ahead. In its fourth quarter of 2023, Roblox revenue was $750 million, up 30% year-over-year – but had a net loss of $323.7 million. Like Fortnite, Roblox is also moving ahead with a“payout to creators” business model. “It’s clear that [Roblox] intends to go after younger gamers in 2024 and 2025,” Ward said.

Persons: ”, Roblox, Matilda Beinat, Lindsey Nicholson, UCG, David Baszucki, Ralph Lauren, Mike Proulx, Forrester, “, ” Proulx, Michael Nagle, ” Beinat, Lewis Ward, ” Ward, Ward Organizations: CNN, Investors, ABI Research, “, Gaming Center, Costco, Brookhaven RP, Nike, Walmart, New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg, Getty, Apple’s, IDC, Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars Locations: Asia, Roblox, New York, Fortnite

☆ Life Time fitness leans into pickleball with Lululemon partnership, new courts and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Life Time fitness is all in on pickleball. It is all part of the upscale fitness company's strategy to grow its brand by investing in pickleball. To continue that goal, Life Time on Tuesday announced it is teaming up with Lululemon , naming the company as an official apparel partner of Life Time pickleball and tennis. The relationship includes selling Lululemon apparel online at Life Time clubs, in addition to collaborating on key pickleball events. Life Time CEO and founder Bahram Akradi, an avid pickleball player himself, is betting that the hot, tennis-like sport will be that catalyst.

Persons: Ben Johns, Anna Bright, Andre Agassi, Celeste Burgoyne, Bahram Akradi Organizations: Penn Locations: Madison, New York City, pickleball, Americas

☆ Jamal Murray: Denver Nuggets star throws heat pack on court, labeled ‘inexcusable’ and ‘dangerous’ by Minnesota head coach
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Denver Nuggets star point guard Jamal Murray has come under criticism after he was spotted throwing a heat pack onto the court during the reigning champions’ 106-80 playoff loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. While on the bench toward the end of the second quarter, Murray could be seen throwing the heat pack while the Timberwolves were on offense. The object landed near the basket with several players in the vicinity of the heat pack. Murray’s behavior was described as “inexcusable” and “dangerous” by Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch following the conclusion of the game. I knew a heating pack was on the floor, but it was not in my field of vision.”Per various reporters, Murray did not speak to the media following the game.

Persons: Jamal Murray, Murray, Chris Finch, Finch, “, ” Finch, Marc Davis, ” Davis, Michael Malone, ” Malone, ”, Isaiah J, Downing, Malone Organizations: CNN, Denver Nuggets, ’, Minnesota Timberwolves, Timberwolves, Denver, Nuggets, USA, Reuters, NBA, ESPN, ”, Canadian, Target Center Locations: Reuters Denver, Denver, Minneapolis

☆ Inside the Growing Alarm Over Blackstone's BREIT Real-Estate Fund
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Bethany Mclean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

Investors in Blackstone's real-estate fund asked for their money back in droves — more than $15 billion to date. Unless the real-estate market comes roaring back, analysts warn, BREIT could end up shrinking to a fraction of its current size, leaving the fund's investors holding the bag. Only 3% of BREIT's holdings are in office buildings, which have been ground zero for commercial real estate pain. Advertisement"Not all real estate is created equal," BREIT boasted in a recent letter to stockholders, "and where you invest matters." "Commercial real estate is a slow burn," Brian Moynihan, the CEO of Bank of America, recently observed.

Persons: Blackstone, —, BREIT, REITs, Steve Schwarzman, Jeenah, Nate Koppikar, Craig McCann, BREIT's, Chilton, McCann, McCann, Horacio Villalobos, That's, Donald Trump, Robert Chang, Schwarzman, Michael Blackshire, Phil Bak, Stephen Schwarzman, Shannon Stapleton, Brian Moynihan, it's, It's Organizations: BREIT, Orso Partners, Securities Exchange Commission, Blackstone, SEC, Chilton Capital Management, SLCG Economics Consulting, Publicly, University of California, Regents, Armada Investors, Reuters, Bank of America Locations: BREIT, Lisbon, Fideres

☆ Opinion: Stormy Daniels clears up hush money events for jury while clouding Trump’s defense
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Opinion Norman Eisen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

We can break down Daniels’ testimony by five critical “C” components:Curiosity: From the moment Daniels entered the room on stage right, the jury’s eyes — indeed, all eyes in the courtroom — were on her. Character: Assistant District Attorney Susan Hoffinger spent the first 15 minutes or so of direct examination introducing Daniels to the jury. Join us on Twitter and FacebookCross: As with every witness in this trial, the defense, in this case the able Susan Necheles, landed some blows. More fundamentally, Necheles challenged the witness’ credibility on the 2006 encounter with Trump, pointing out that Daniels had previously denied it as recently as 2018. The widely anticipated testimony of Stormy Daniels did not disappoint.

Persons: Norman Eisen, “, Donald Trump, CNN —, Stormy Daniels, Norm Eisen, Norm Eisen Daniels, Trump, Daniels, Susan Hoffinger, ”, Hoffinger, Juan Merchan, Michael Cohen, Susan Necheles, Necheles Organizations: CNN, Trump, Prosecutors, Texas, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Manhattan, Baton Rouge , Louisiana

☆ Faisal Halim: Acid attack leaves Malaysia soccer star in ‘critical but stable condition,’ officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Heather Chen | Andrew Mcnicol | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A star player for Malaysia’s soccer team is in “critical but stable condition” after an acid attack that left him with fourth-degree burns, officials said late Tuesday. Malaysian soccer officials said Faisal Halim’s movement and speech had been affected and he would require more surgery. Halim, who plays as an attacker for Selangor Football Club as well as Malaysia’s national team, was taken to a nearby private hospital in the capital, while still conscious. He had suffered severe burns to his face, neck, shoulders, hands and chest, officials add. Specialist doctors on Tuesday concluded that Halim had suffered fourth-degree burns, not second-degree burns as previously thought, said officials from the Football Association of Selangor.

Persons: Faisal Halim’s, Halim, “ Faisal, Mokhtar, “, ” Mokhtar, –, Akhyar Rashid, Anwar Ibrahim, Anwar, ” Halim Organizations: CNN, Malaysian, Selangor Football Club, Football Association of Selangor, Motive, Football Association of Malaysia, Malaysia’s, AFC Asian, Qatar —, South, Kyrgyzstan, Selangor, Malaysia, Liga Locations: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian, Malaysia, Halim, Qatar, South Korea

Goldman Sachs hiked its price target on Nvidia, calling for nearly 20% more gains ahead. The firm upgraded shares of Target to buy from neutral, and reiterated its $180 per share price target. The firm upgraded the clothing retailer to buy from neutral and increased its target price to $28 per share from $21. — Brian Evans 5:45 a.m.: Goldman Sachs raises Nvidia price target on still strong AI demand Goldman Sachs sees enough demand for artificial intelligence to drive sky high Nvidia even higher. The firm reiterated a buy rating on the chipmaker and raised its 12-month price target on the chipmaker to $1,100 from $1,000.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, TGT, Paul Lejuez, — Brian Evans, Wall, Brian Evans, Stephanie Yee, Toshiya Hari, Myles Allsop, Allsop, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, UBS, Vale, Citi, Target, JPMorgan, UL Solutions, UL Locations: Monday's, North America, U.S, stoke, RIO

☆ Manchester United’s turbulent season plunges to new low after 4-0 humiliation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Manchester United’s season reached a new low on Monday after being thrashed 4-0 by Crystal Palace in the Premier League, a result which heaped more pressure on a club in crisis. The scoreline could have been more emphatic had United’s opponent been more clinical, but the defeat was still United’s heaviest in a poor season. The 20-time league champion now sits eighth in the table – United has never finished below seventh in the Premier League era. “As Manchester United, we should perform better. Crystal Palace was brilliant and could have scored more against Manchester United.

Persons: Opta, ”, Erik ten Hag, “ It’s, Rasmus Hojlund, Adrian Dennis, Alex Ferguson, Ferguson, Jamie Carragher, United, Casemiro Organizations: CNN, Manchester, Premier League, Reds, Manchester United, Getty, Liverpool, Sky Sports, Real Madrid, United, Europa League, Europa Conference . Chelsea, Arsenal, Sunday, Manchester City, FA, Wembley, European Locations: Crystal, AFP, United

☆ The New Players in Brazilian Politics? Elon Musk and Republicans.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jack Nicas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Just a few months ago, the political movement behind Brazil’s far-right former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was sputtering. Mr. Bolsonaro had been voted out of office, ruled ineligible to run in the next election and was in the cross hairs of deepening criminal investigations. But now Mr. Bolsonaro and his followers have had a sudden surge of energy and momentum — with the help of Elon Musk and the Republican Party. Over the past month, Mr. Musk and House Republicans have harshly criticized Alexandre de Moraes, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice who is leading investigations into Mr. Bolsonaro, over the judge’s moves to block more than 100 social media accounts in Brazil. Many of them belong to prominent right-wing pundits, podcasters and federal lawmakers who, in some cases, have questioned Mr. Bolsonaro’s election loss.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro, Elon Musk, Alexandre de Moraes Organizations: Elon, Republican Party, House Republicans, Brazilian Locations: Brazil

☆ India’s economy and Modi, Ambani, Adani: The three men shaping the next economic superpower
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Fellow billionaire Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani group, was also invited. Reliance Industries and the Adani Group are sprawling conglomerates worth over $200 billion each, with established businesses in sectors ranging from fossil fuels and clean energy to media and technology. As a result, these three men — Modi, Ambani and Adani — are playing a fundamental role in shaping the economic superpower India will become in the coming decades. Both Adani and Ambani have become key allies as the country embarks on this revolution. “India cannot grow rich before it becomes old on the back of a few big firms like Adani or Ambani,” he said.

Persons: Mukesh Ambani, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, popstar Rihanna, David Blaine, Ambani, Gautam Adani, Jeff Bezos, ”, Rohit Lamba, Narendra Modi, — Modi, Adani, Noemi Cassanelli, ’, John D Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, James Crabtree, Modi, Guido Cozzi, Cozzi, Ambani’s, Dhirubhai, helms, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, ’ Ambani, Amit Dave, Hindenburg’s, ferociously, ” Cantor, Modi’s, Prasanna Tantri, Crabtree, Lamba Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN —, Reliance Industries, Pennsylvania State University, Investors, Adani, CNN, Adani Realty, Frick, Astor, Carnegie, Samsung, Hyundai, World Bank . Coal, University of St, Adani Group, Reliance, Reliance Industry, Adani Enterprises, AEL “, Tata Group, Modi, India’s, Hindenburg, GQG Partners, Indian School of Business Locations: New Delhi, Gujarat, Davos, Coachella, Silicon Valley, India, China, Mumbai, Antilia, America, Asia, Britain, South Korea, Worth, United Kingdom, University of St Gallen, Switzerland, American

☆ Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs wins NBA Rookie of the Year award
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Kevin Dotson | Steve Almasy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama is the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, the first player from France to ever win the honor. Wembanyama’s points and rebounds per game are the highest for a rookie since Blake Griffin averaged 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds during the 2010-11 season. The Frenchman is the first international player since Slovenia’s Luka Doncic in the 2018-19 season to win the award. The Spurs missed the playoffs after finishing the regular season 22-60, which matched their record of the previous year. 1 draft picks, Hall of Fame big men David Robinson and Tim Duncan, who also received rookie of the year honors.

Persons: Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren, Brandon Miller, “, Wembanyama, ”, Blake Griffin, Frenchman, Slovenia’s Luka Doncic, @SportsonMax, San, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, CNN’s, De la Fuente Organizations: CNN, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Charlotte Hornets, Slovenia’s, Spurs, Max, of Fame Locations: France

☆ Bayer Leverkusen: German club equals 59-year-old record as unbeaten season continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —German team Bayer Leverkusen extended its miraculous unbeaten run to 48 games on Sunday after thrashing Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the Bundesliga. The win means that Leverkusen has now equaled the record for the longest unbeaten run across all top-level matches since the introduction of European competition, according to UEFA. Leverkusen will have the chance to break the record on Thursday when it plays Roma in the second leg of its Europa League semifinal. The all-time mark of 62 games unbeaten was set by Scottish club Celtic from 1915-1917, however, those matches were all in the domestic league. The next game is important for us, the second leg of the Europa League semifinal: a chance to reach the final.

Persons: Granit Xhaka, Patrik Schick, Exequiel Palacios, Jeremie Frimpong, Victor Okoh Boniface –, Roma, ”, Xabi Alonso, Kirill Kudryavtsev, Alonso, ” Alonso, “ Organizations: CNN, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga, Leverkusen, Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank, UEFA, Benfica, Europa League, Celtic, Bayern, Spain, VfL Bochum, FC Kaiserslautern, Roma, “ Locations: Scottish, AFP, Augsburg

☆ Lauren Sánchez just made her Met Gala debut in a stunning black-and-white gown
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Lauren Sánchez made her debut at the Met Gala on Monday night. AdvertisementLauren Sánchez has officially made her Met Gala debut. Lauren Sánchez attends the 2024 Met Gala. She told Vogue that she wanted something different for her first Met Gala than the "extremely sexy, low cut" styles she usually favors. Now, with a Met Gala under her belt, it's clear Sánchez hopes to join the ranks of fashion's biggest power players.

Persons: Lauren Sánchez, Oscar de La, Anna Wintour, Sánchez, —, Jeff Bezos, la, Jamie McCarthy, Vogue, It's, Bezos, Chrissy Teigen, Jessica Seinfeld, Keith McNally Organizations: Service, Vogue, White House, fashion's Locations: Hollywood

☆ 5 things to know before the stock market Monday, May 6
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Michele Luhn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Feeling optimisticStock futures were higher Monday after ending last week on a positive note in light of a weaker-than-expected jobs report. Last week, the Dow and Nasdaq rose 1.1% and 1.4%, respectively, while the S&P 500 added 0.5%. Buffett's back, all rightWarren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. During the meeting, Buffett also fielded questions from shareholders, opined on the future of artificial intelligence and praised Fed Chair Jerome Powell for his work steering the economy. Final verdictCombination showing Former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (L) and Zhao Changpeng (R), founder and chief executive officer of Binance.

Persons: Joseph Prezioso, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Buffett, Greg Abel, Jerome Powell, Sam Bankman, Zhao Changpeng, Mike Segar, Benjamin Girette, Changpeng Zhao, Zhao, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Traders, Federal Reserve, Disney, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Berkshire, CNBC, Oracle, Berkshire Hathaway's, Paramount, Reuters, Bloomberg Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Omaha, San Rafael , California

☆ Why investing solo lets Refactor Capital's Zal Bilimoria be a 'lifeline' for founders
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now 42, Bilimoria is the sole partner of Refactor Capital, the early-stage venture-capital firm he launched in 2016. Through Refactor Capital, Bilimoria has backed unicorn companies including the green-chemical manufacturer Solugen and the space startup Astranis. AdvertisementTwo years later, Lee stepped down as a general partner — making Bilimoria the firm's sole investor. Life as a solo partnerAs a solo partner, "all the successes and all the challenges are on my shoulders," Bilimoria said. Refactor Capital invests in about eight companies every year and is deploying capital out of its third fund.

Persons: —, Bilimoria, Andreessen Horowitz —, weren't, Andreessen Horowitz, David Lee, Lee Organizations: Service, University of Pennsylvania, Business, Microsoft, Netflix, Google, Twitter, Fund, SV Angel Locations: Northwest Indiana

☆ 3 reasons why bitcoin can still reach $150,000 by 2025, according to Bernstein
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bitcoin will still reach $150,000 by 2025, Bernstein reaffirmed in a new note. ETF and spot bitcoin demand has remained strong, analysts wrote. "Investors ask us if anything has changed on our $150K Bitcoin price view and if the post-halving price correction has affected our conviction. Second, rule updates from the Financial Accounting Standards Board pertaining to crypto are driving corporate interest in bitcoin, Bernstein said. Advertisement"Overall, healthy Bitcoin demand and continued discipline in the Bitcoin mining cycle, allowing the Bitcoin party to last longer this time.

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☆ Goldman Sachs just refreshed its conviction lists of global stocks — giving one 67% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman Sachs just refreshed its lists of top global stock picks, adding some and removing others. The investment bank's "Conviction List - Directors' Cut" aims to offer investors a "curated and active" list of 15 to 25 buy-rated stocks. The stocks are selected by a subcommittee designated by the bank's Investment Review Committee for each region. Here are three of the latest additions to Goldman's directors' cut lists — for Asia-Pacific and Europe — that were given more than 30% upside potential in the next 12 months. Goldman has a target price of 11,850 British pence ($148.71) on the stock, giving it around 30.7% upside potential.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, London Stock Exchange Goldman, Oliver Carruthers, Samsung Biologics Goldman, Ziyi Chen, Michele Della Vigna, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: bank's Investment, London Stock Exchange, Microsoft, Samsung, Korean, EU's Renewable Energy, . Locations: Asia, Pacific, Europe, Korean

☆ Can Marin Alsop Shatter Another Glass Ceiling?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Zachary Woolfe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Marin Alsop’s conducting students were taking turns on the podium recently in a rehearsal room at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore. Alsop, who spent untold hours at Meyerhoff Hall during her 14 years as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a tenure that ended in 2021, teaches in technical, tangible details. In a measure with 11 beats, she suggested using the last as a pickup to the following bar, to give the players an extra bit of clarity. “You’re not accompanying,” she told a rising maestro who seemed to be giving an invisible musician too much leeway. “You’re in charge.”

Persons: Marin Alsop’s, Stravinsky’s, Alsop, “ You’re, ” Organizations: Meyerhoff Symphony, Meyerhoff, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Locations: Baltimore

☆ World Snooker Championship: The near-silent sport which has become the latest focus of Saudi Arabia’s imagination
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —No one dares speak louder than a whisper as nearly 1,000 people respectfully take their seats inside the dimly lit Crucible Theatre. They’ve come to witness the nerve-shredding, silently electric atmosphere of the World Snooker Championship. The World Snooker Tour (WST) – organizers of the World Snooker Championship – say the sport is watched by half-a-billion people around the world. The Crucible Theatre has been the home of the World Snooker Championships since 1977. Saudi Arabia’s pursuit of snooker should not be surprising, but moving the World Snooker Championship would be an emotional decision for many of its fans.

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☆ Real Madrid wins record-extending 36th La Liga title
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Real Madrid sealed a record-extending 36th La Liga title on Saturday after rival Barcelona suffered a second-half collapse against Girona, succumbing to a 4-2 defeat which ensured that Los Blancos cannot be overtaken at the top of the table. Such has been Real Madrid’s dominance in the league this season that a 36th title has seemed almost assured for a while now. Goals from Brahim Díaz, Joselu and, of course, Jude Bellingham propelled Real Madrid to its decisive win against Cádiz on Saturday. “I’d be lying to you if I told you that when I was little I didn’t dream of winning a La Liga as captain,” Real Madrid captain Nacho told his club’s website, after winning his fourth league title. For a club that has won as many trophies as Real Madrid, winning the league represents only a job half-done - it is winning in Europe that truly counts.

Persons: Andreas Christiansen, Robert Lewandowski, Paulo Gazzaniga, Barça, Cristian Portu, Miguel Gutiérrez’s, Los Blancos, Brahim, Jude Bellingham, Luka Modrić, Marcelo, Karim Benzema, “ I’d, Nacho, “, It’s, Carlo Ancelotti Organizations: CNN — Real, La Liga, Barcelona, Real, Madrid, Paulo, Girona, Atlético Madrid, Cádiz, Bellingham, El, Real Madrid, Nacho, Liga, ” Real Madrid, Champions League, Bayern Munich Locations: CNN — Real Madrid, Girona, Barcelona, La, Real Madrid, Europe

☆ Torino Superga disaster: How an air crash instantly wiped out one of soccer’s great teams
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A local boy born in the northern Italian city of Turin and the captain of Torino’s youth team, Motto seemed destined to represent his boyhood club. Umberto Motto as a youth team player for Torino. Other Italian teams loaned – and even gave – players to Torino, Pennino says. The federation accepted a proposal from Torino that it would play its youth team, the champions of Italy at the time, against the youth teams of its four remaining opponents. Torino’s youth players beat Genoa 4-0 in an atmosphere Motto has never forgotten.

Persons: Umberto Motto, ’, hadn’t, Umberto, Mario Lanati, “ Umberto, ” Lanati, Torino’s, Roberto Pennino, Torino, Pennino, “, –, ” Giulio Andreotti, Feruccio Novo, ” Pennino, Roberto Pennino ‘, Lanati, Novo, ”, Forza, It’s Organizations: CNN, Torino FC, Stadio, Torino, Italian, Benfica, Aeritalia, ‘ Grande Torino, didn’t, –, Roberto Pennino ‘ Forza, Novo, Genoa –, ”, Genoa, Palermo, Sampdoria, Fiorentina, Monumental Locations: Italian, Turin, Lisbon, Portugal, ’, Torino, Italy

☆ If you loved 'Challengers', watch these 8 tennis films next
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Challengers," the new tennis drama starring Zendaya, has already made more than $30 million at the box office. The film focuses on a former tennis prodigy caught in a love triangle with two other players. If you loved the sports drama, here are eight other tennis films you should watch. Advertisement"Challengers," the new drama starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist, has taken the tennis world by storm since it hit theaters last week. Business Insider has taken a look at eight other tennis films fans of "Challengers" should check out.

Persons: Zendaya, —, Josh O'Connor, Mike Faist Organizations: Service, Business

☆ 'The Circle' used an AI player to create a bot witch hunt — and soon, we might all be defending our humanity online too
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Max is the first AI contestant on "The Circle" — he's literally a chatbot. Max is pretty boring, but having an AI in the game turned it into a robot witch hunt. But bringing an AI player into the mix reflects some of the future online trials we're likely to face — and some that are already happening. Netflix"The Circle's" AI player is Max, a chatbot masquerading as a 26-year-old veterinary intern from Wisconsin who describes himself as an "animal whisperer with a knack for making bad pottery, no cap." AdvertisementMaybe the funniest part about Max is that they gave him his own apartment, complete with throw pillows of his human face.

Persons: Max, —, Asimov, Lauren doesn't, He's, Griffin James, who's, Pippa, Steffi, Stephanie, Hill, OpenAI, Alistair Barr, Katie Notopoulos, I'm, Myles Organizations: Service, Netflix, Washington Post Locations: British, Wisconsin

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