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☆ Brittney Spencer is telling her own story and collecting cosigns from her heroes — including Beyoncé
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewWhen Brittney Spencer woke up on Monday morning, she had no idea she would hit a major career milestone. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "That wasn't even on my radar," she told Business Insider of her top-40 debut, adding with a laugh, "My life has been very random." AdvertisementAlthough "My Stupid Life" contains the most explicitly personal lyricism of her career, Spencer has a knack for speaking her own dreams into existence — if not always intentionally. (Morris sang backup on Spencer's album highlight "Night In," while McEntire took Spencer on tour in 2022.)

Persons: —, Brittney Spencer, Parker McCollum, Spencer's, Beyoncé, Spencer, Carter, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell, they've, I'm, Queen Bey, Maren, Whitney, Maren Morris, Reba McEntire, Morris, McEntire, Queen Latifah, John Shearer, I've, She's, she'll, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Cowboy Carter Organizations: Service, CMT, Business, Twitter, Stagecoach, Outlaw Locations: Nashville, Instagram

☆ Traveling teachers work with families who travel the world — here's what it pays
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

She embarked on her first traveling teaching role seven years ago. Lucy Spencer, near the Italian island of Capri. Lucy Spencer Education Boutique"It's not about me imparting knowledge," she told CNBC Travel. Spencer said she wants to make traveling teachers available to more families, by creating cheaper options, such as pairing families with trained students taking a gap year. Source: Lucy Spencer

Persons: Lucy Alexandra Spencer, —, Spencer, she's, Lucy Spencer, hadn't, you've, that's, I'm Organizations: CNBC Travel Locations: Oman, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Europe, United States, Capri, French, Saint, United Kingdom, Dubai, Thailand, Austria

☆ We moved to Mexico from Texas and have never been happier. We're saving $2,000 a month and can even afford to go to the dentist.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Braelyn and Spencer Stone moved from Houston, Texas, to Mérida, Mexico, in 2022. They've reduced their debt by living in Mexico but miss their family and friends. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with social-media managers Braelyn, 31, and Spencer Stone, 27, about moving to Mérida, Mexico, in 2022 after becoming unable to afford life in Houston, Texas. Rectoria El Jesus Tercera Orden in Mérida, Mexico. I would say we are saving a little over $2,000 each month — depending on how much we want to splurge.

Persons: Braelyn, Spencer Stone, They've, —, Spencer, COVID, Rectoria, Pawel Toczynski, we've, We've, That's, I'm, Bumble, There's Organizations: Service, Spencer, Healthcare, Baylor, University of Houston, Jesus Tercera Orden Locations: Houston , Texas, Mérida, Mexico, Houston, Jesus, States

☆ Spirit Halloween lives on, even when the holiday ends and stores close
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The facade of seasonal Halloween decor store Spirit Halloween at a shopping center in Dublin, California, on Aug. 23, 2018. Smith Collection | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesHalloween is over, and your local Spirit Halloween is about to become a ghost town. The retailer opened a record 1,506 stores this season, up more than 50 stores from 2022, Spirit Halloween told CNBC. These become opportunities for Spirit Halloween, then, as the company pays to use the abandoned space for the Halloween season. Drew Richardson | CNBC"We have built great relationships with our real estate partners over the years," a representative for Spirit Halloween told CNBC.

Persons: it'll, Steven Silverstein, Silverstein, Drew Richardson, Maria, Jane, Neil Saunders, Saunders, Lana, I'm Organizations: Spirit, Spencer Spirit Holdings, Halloween, CNBC, Rite, CVS, Harmon, CVS Pharmacy, National Retail Federation Locations: Dublin , California, It's, New York, Manhattan's, New York City, New, Brooklyn Heights, Russia

☆ Meet Microsoft games chief Phil Spencer, who helped drive $69 billion Activision deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When Phil Spencer took the helm of Microsoft's gaming division in 2014, he and newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella weren't sure if the company should keep investing in the Xbox, which was losing to Sony. Less than a decade later, Spencer and the Xbox are at the center of the software company's largest acquisition ever. Coyner, who left Microsoft in 2018, said he's confident that smart people at the company can explain the high price. He told an interviewer from gaming website Shacknews in 2020 that he only got to become head of Microsoft's gaming division because so many other people had left, and he was still there. In the most recent fiscal year, gaming revenue was $15.5 billion, accounting for 7.3% of total Microsoft sales.

Persons: Phil Spencer, Satya Nadella weren't, Spencer, Don Coyner, it's Organizations: Sony, Activision, Microsoft, European Commission, Federal Trade, FTC, Nintendo Locations: U.S, San Francisco

☆ Right-wing users join Mark Zuckerberg's 'friendly' Threads within 24 hours of launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Right-wing users are testing the boundaries of Mark Zuckerberg's Threads. Several right-wing users have signed up to the platform, with some posting antagonistic content. Right-wing users are testing the boundaries of Mark Zuckerberg's "friendly" Twitter alternative, Threads. Spencer has previously faced bans by Facebook and Twitter, although his Twitter account was later reinstated. Other right-wing users are testing the limits of Threads content moderation, employing tactics like spelling out racial slurs in separate comments below a post, per Media Matters.

Persons: Zuckerberg's, Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg's, Richard Spencer, Nick Fuentes, Richard Spencer's, Fuentes, Spencer, Bo Dittle, Musk, Instagram Organizations: Elon Musk's Twitter, Media, Facebook, Twitter, Meta

☆ Online's share of UK grocery market dips as heat pushes shoppers to stores
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( James Davey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummarySummary Companies Online was 10.4% of total UK grocery market in JuneStores saw extra 34 mln visits year-on-yearM&S is fastest growing grocer after discountersLONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - Online's share of Britain's grocery market slowed further in June as hot weather encouraged shoppers to visit stores for drinks and refreshments, industry data showed on Tuesday. Online's share of the total grocery market in Britain was about 7% before COVID-19. "It’s no surprise that online grocery sales have taken a bit of a hit as there was less of a need to order in a big grocery shop." Total grocery sales rose 12.4% over the four weeks, with sales in the week to June 17 hitting 2.9 billion pounds - the second strongest week this year behind Easter. Marks & Spencer's (MKS.L) sales rose 15.4%, keeping its spot as the fastest growing after the discounters.

Persons: NIQ, Mike Watkins, NIQ’s, Kantar, James Davey, Aurora Ellis Organizations: LONDON, Aldi, Lidl, British Retail Consortium, Thomson Locations: Britain

☆ Xbox CEO says Microsoft's layoffs were 'painful choices,' after tech giant announced 10,000 job cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer said Microsoft's layoffs were "painful" in an email to staff. Video game blog Kotaku obtained a copy of Spencer's email to staff working in Microsoft's gaming division. Kotaku obtained a copy of a company-wide email — through a current Xbox employee — sent by Spencer to all full-time staff in Microsoft's gaming division. "This is a challenging moment in our business, and this week's actions were painful choices," Spencer wrote in the email. The layoffs affected Microsoft's gaming studios including 343 Industries, Bethesda Game Studios, and its parent company ZeniMax Media, according to Bloomberg.

☆ 3 tips on negotiating from Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer: 'I always get a raise'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer recently discussed her pay negotiation tactics in an interview. Spencer has been a vocal advocate of equal pay for women of color in Hollywood. Her perspective has remained straightforward on the topic: "Women and women of color have always lagged. While acknowledging that some negotiating is always necessary because, "Nobody's going to offer you what you're worth," she said, "I'm also not that negotiator who's going to go back and forth. If you can't come up to my price, there are so many other people that you can go to who probably will accept what you're offering.

☆ Xbox boss says that the current metaverse is a 'poorly built video game' and is 'not how I want to spend my time'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Xbox chief Phil Spencer compared the metaverse to a "poorly built video game" and a "living room." Spencer compared the metaverse to a "poorly built video game" during The Wall Street Journal's Tech Live conference on Wednesday, but admitted that it would "evolve." "Today it's a poorly built video game," Spencer said. What I see in the metaverse world is that we're at the early stage and this will evolve." Microsoft, which owns Xbox, has struggled to enter the metaverse, according to a Wall Street Journal report published on Wednesday.

☆ Microsoft exec says gaming is 'somewhat resilient' to economic weakness
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft's head of gaming said Wednesday that video games can stand up to economic weakness, even as the software maker expects slower pickup in other parts of its business targeting consumers. Gaming remains a high priority for Microsoft, with the company working to close its $68.7 billion acquisition of publisher Activision Blizzard . Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, sounded optimistic about the prospects of the unit. "The video game industry has never been 'recession-proof,' but that line gets brought out every time the r-word is mentioned," Mat Piscatella, executive director and video game industry advisor at market researcher NPD Group, wrote in a July tweet. "People can play video games for hundreds of hours," he said.

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