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☆ From the battery boss who naps at noon to the fitness entrepreneur who rises at 3:30 a.m., these are the most unusual CEO habits
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewRunning a company is a stressful job, especially if you're running one of the biggest firms in the world. Here are some of the most unusual routines of CEOs:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Or if you're Elon Musk, your morning routine includes eating a doughnutElon Musk. Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesTesla CEO Elon Musk opts for a sugary start to the day.

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☆ The most insidious part of online shopping is about to get even worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Companies are just baking all those fees into the total price — making the hidden fees even more hidden. On the first page, you see the ticket price. I have never seen a good justification of what I'd call mandatory hidden fees. The Canadian government is also looking to pare down hidden fees. After all, Mahoney told me, "I have never seen a good justification of what I'd call mandatory hidden fees."

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☆ Zuckerberg dismisses Musk for avoiding cage fight: 'It’s time to move on'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The long-hyped possibility of a cage match between tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk appears to be no more, after Zuckerberg dismissed Musk for allegedly delaying their anticipated showdown in the ring. But in his latest comments on the matter, Zuckerberg said that while he was ready to fight, Musk kept coming up with reasons he couldn't. Musk previously claimed he may need surgery before fighting his rival. Shortly after, in responding to an X user who joked about Zuckerberg being trained in the Brazilian combat sport of jiujitsu, Musk responded, "I'm up for a cage match if he is lol." Musk and Zuckerberg are the second and 16th richest people on the planet, respectively, according to Forbes' most recent list of billionaires.

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☆ Italy stands ready to host as Musk talks up Zuckerberg rumble
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Musk and Zuckerberg have been egging each other into a mixed martial arts (MMA) cage match since June. At one point, Musk said the fight would take place in Rome's Colosseum, but Italy ruled that out. "Everything in camera frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern at all. I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. A day later, Zuckerberg, who has posted pictures of matches he has won on his company's Instagram platform, asked Musk to "send location" for the proposed throwdown.

Persons: Elon Musk, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, Gennaro Sangiuliano, Angelo Amante, Federico Maccioni, Crispian Balmer Organizations: Twitter, of Culture, Italy's, Thomson Locations: Rome, U.S, Italy, jiujitsu

☆ Musk says fight with Zuckerberg to be live-streamed on X
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File PhotoNEW YORK/BENGALARU Aug 6 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said in a social media post on Sunday that his proposed fight with Meta (META.O) Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X. Zuckerberg, responding on his social media app Threads, said late Sunday: "I'm ready today. When a user on X asked Musk the point of the fight, Musk responded by saying "It's a civilized form of war. Musk then said he would start training if the cage fight took shape.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tingshu Wang, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Zuckerberg, hasn't, Juby Babu, Gertrude Chavez, Dreyfuss, Alex Richardson, Diane Craft Organizations: Tesla, REUTERS, Meta, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Las Vegas, jiujitsu, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Tesla vs. Meta cage fight already has a winner
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Jonathan Guilford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But what if Meta Platforms (META.O) and Tesla (TSLA.O), the companies they run, were pitted in a theoretical brawl? And while Meta is larger by revenue, Tesla is growing faster. Both Tesla and Meta are trying to reshape the world. CONTEXT NEWSTesla Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted on June 20 that he would be “up for a cage match” with Meta Platforms boss Mark Zuckerberg. Musk made the comments in response to posts about Meta developing a rival social media platform to Twitter, which Musk owns.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, Musk, Tesla, John Foley, Katrina Hamlin Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Refinitiv, buybacks, Meta, Shareholders, Apple, Twitter, Thomson

In recent days, Twitter owner Musk and Facebook parent Meta (META.O) CEO Zuckerberg - whose social media platforms duke it out daily for advertising dollars - have been trading bluster about going mano a mano. The brouhaha began Tuesday when Musk tweeted he was "up for a cage match" with Zuckerberg, who's trained in jiujitsu. “Vegas Octagon,” Musk tweeted, referring to an events center where mixed martial arts (MMA) championship bouts are held. Musk in recent months has stepped up criticism of Zuckerberg and his companies, and has mocked reported plans by Meta for a platform to rival Twitter. SportsBetting.ag gives better odds for Zuckerberg, who is 12 years younger than Musk.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Zuckerberg, mano, who's, he's, ” Musk, Porte, Gonzalo Fuentes, Vegas . SportsBetting.ag, Owain Flanders, Flanders, Hyunjoo Jin, Greg Bensinger, David Gaffen, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: FRANCISCO, Facebook, Twitter, Elon, SpaceX, Tesla, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Meta, Thomson Locations: Manila, Las Vegas, Paris, France, Vegas .

☆ Peace, love, and Hitler: How Lex Fridman's podcast became a safe space for the anti-woke tech elite
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Julia Black | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Seemingly overnight, episodes of Fridman's podcast began racking up millions of views. YouTube/Lex FridmanIn his podcast, Fridman asks world-renowned scientists, historians, artists, and engineers a series of wide-eyed questions ("Who is God? But recently, "The Lex Fridman Podcast" has become a haven for a growing — and powerful — sector looking to dismantle years of "wokeness" and cancel culture. Twitter"The Lex Fridman Podcast" offered a rare opportunity to listen to four-hour conversations with luminaries of tech and science. Bhaskar Sunkara, the founder and publisher of the socialist magazine Jacobin who appeared on Fridman's podcast in December, praised Fridman's interviewing style.

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