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☆ Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy file for union vote at Disneyland
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Chris Isidore | Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The group had announced a union organizing effort in February, but very often such campaigns fall short of filing to hold a vote. Union organizing efforts have picked up in the last year, especially in the wake of a number of high profile contract wins by unions that provided union members with large pay raises. There are more than 21,000 Disneyland “cast member” employees, who are represented by more than a dozen unions. But it doesn’t include the performers who dress up as characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy and interact with visitors. Vo said it’s difficult for cast members to afford living on their own, and many have roommates.

Persons: “, ”, Kate Shindle, Mickey, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Disney, Mai Vo, Vo, Zach Elefante, Elefante Organizations: California CNN, Actor’s Equity Association, National Labor Relations Board, Disneyland, Disney, Union, Workers, CNN, showtime, Magic Kingdom Locations: Anaheim, California, Los Angeles, Orlando , Florida, Orlando, Southern California, Vo

☆ As AI takes hold of your smartphone, the end of the app era could be in sight
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Smartphone makers flooded Mobile World Congress to show off new AI features. More AI tools are moving on to devices, which would make them faster and cheaper to run. Now, as the industry looks to capitalize on the AI boom and galvanize a stagnating mobile market, phone makers want the AI tools to run locally on the phone itself. The company attended MWC to tout how it's helping phone makers such as Samsung and Honor run more AI tools on their phones. Samsung was also there, previewing some of the AI tools it's begun to roll out on its phones, including a nifty live-translation feature.

Persons: —, chipmakers, it's, Morgan Stanley, Francisco Cheng, Hugh Langley, Cheng, Siri, Francisco Jeronimo, Jeronimo Organizations: Congress, Service, Mobile, Companies, Qualcomm, Samsung, Hugh Langley Qualcomm, MWC, Google, Motorola, IDC, Insider, Deutsche Telekom, Brain.ai Locations: Barcelona

☆ 'The Davos underground': A final take on the secretive parties of the world's rich and powerful
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +23 min

"That's when you get the good s---," said a Davos attendee who is regularly selected to join the exclusive backroom of the Annual Davos Wine Forum Tasting. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards JPMorgan took over the Kirchner Museum for its annual drinks event. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards The attire of the Davos set is decidedly not chic. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards The color of your conference badge determined access to World Economic Forum events. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Skiing and snowboarding post panels and broadcasting was another favorite pastime of some Davos goers.

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☆ It's 'really the Google web': Microsoft CEO testifies about how hard it is to break into search
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesWhen it comes to online search, it's Google's web and everyone else is playing in it, according to rival Microsoft. "Everybody talks about the open web, but there is really the Google web," Nadella said from the stand in Washington, D.C., District Court. Perhaps the most famous of those deals is the multibillion-dollar agreement between Google and Apple to make Google search the default on Apple products like the iPhone. He said the integration issues with Google's Search Ads 360 "keeps coming up in escalations" to him. Microsoft has begun integrating ChatGPT into its Bing search results through its partnership with OpenAI and is a leading player in the space, alongside Google.

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☆ Britain grapples for agreement over listing rules overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Signage for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Britain's financial regulatory body, is seen at its head office in London, Britain, March 10, 2022. The decision by UK chip designer Arm Holdings to list in the United States triggered calls in Britain to make London more attractive as a listings destination by easing the rules. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed combining its "premium" and "standard" listing categories, and ease other listing requirements such a requirement for a detailed financial track record, prompting sharp criticism from shareholder groups. The new rules would be confirmed before the end of this year, which the FCA would seek to implement speedily, Pritchard said. Julia Hoggett, CEO of London Stock Exchange, said London was already an attractive listings venue, and "narratives" that keep it down needed challenging.

Persons: Toby Melville, Sarah Pritchard, Pritchard, Julia Hoggett, Hoggett, Huw Jones, Alex Richardson Organizations: Financial, Authority, REUTERS, Arm Holdings, Financial Conduct Authority, London Stock Exchange, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, New York, United, United States

Frank Bruni: Stuart, I’ve done many of these political roundtables, but never one at a juncture this titanically and transcendently bizarre. The first Republican debate of the presidential election season is tonight, the party front-runner is absent, and he’s running, oh, infinity points ahead of his Republican rivals despite two impeachments, 91 felony counts and unquantifiable wretchedness. Stuart Stevens: If a candidate enters the debate with a strategy of taking out another candidate, it can change a trajectory. In the 2012 primary, Mitt Romney did this to Rick Perry in their first debate and again in a subsequent debate to Newt Gingrich. (I was the campaign strategist for that Romney campaign.)

Persons: Frank Bruni, Ann Coulter, Stuart Stevens, Stuart, I’ve, Donald Trump’s, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Romney Organizations: Republican

☆ Kamala Harris found her voice on abortion rights in the year after Dobbs. Now she’s making it central to her 2024 message.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Jasmine Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris was fed up. Harris left the event railing at the stigma women face for doing so, a staffer told CNN. The shift in posture, many close to the White House say, has also been helped by one of Biden’s closest advisers, Anita Dunn. “The president and vice president cannot both be bouncing around the country doing fundraisers all the time. Long one of the Democratic Party’s most moderate voices on abortion, Biden has reckoned with personal qualms rooted in his Catholic faith.

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☆ Welcome to CMO Insider. Here's what you can expect from our new, dynamic platform.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

CMO Insider is the place for marketing leaders to share, commiserate, and convene. Welcome to CMO Insider, our new, enduring platform for marketing leaders to learn, share, and network. I want to tell you what to expect from this destination, and how marketing leaders can get involved. I tell you all this because it goes to the heart of what we want to do with CMO Insider. Regular readers of Insider know that we engage with our audience through personal and first-person storytelling.

Persons: Raja Rajamannar, Cristina Diezhandino, Jeff Goodby, Silverstein, Jasmine Enberg, Ziad Ahmed, Auli'i Cravalho, Ahmed, Cravalho Organizations: Cannes Lions International, Creativity, Cannes Lions, Mastercard, Diageo, Partners, Insider Intelligence, JUV Consulting Locations: verticals

☆ DeSantis to visit Southern border in Arizona after orchestrating migrant relocation flights to California
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is headed to the southern border on Wednesday. The DeSantis administration sent two flights of migrants from Texas to California. Ron DeSantis is headed to the US-Mexico border for the first time as a 2024 presidential candidate. DeSantis is the second candidate running for the GOP nomination heading to the southern border. "Ron DeSantis knows Trump's border policies worked," read the title of the email, emphasizing the border wall as Trump's brainchild.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, He'll, —, DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, who've, Trump, Gavin Newsom, Rob Bonta Organizations: Service, Gov, GOP, Former UN, Trump, Morning, Democratic, DeSantis, Sacramento Bee Locations: Texas, California, Mexico, El Paso , Texas, Sacramento , California, Sierra Vista , Arizona, Iowa, New York City, DeSantis, Florida, San Antonio , Texas, Vineyard , Massachusetts, Sacramento

☆ I make 6-figures a month in revenue making games on Roblox. Here's how I started earning thousands in my first year.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Madsen creates new games on Roblox and updates his previous games to keep up a revenue stream. I remember when I made my first $2 from a Roblox game I created in 2017. Now, I've been generating six figures a month in revenue from Roblox experiences I've created or been a part of creating since 2021. I also create Roblox experiences outside of Splitting Point with friends. The reason is that even if it's a beautifully designed game, it isn't a Roblox game.

☆ Burger King is selling more Whoppers than ever before in early days of its U.S. turnaround
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Seven months after Burger King unveiled a strategy to revive its U.S. business, the chain is selling more Whoppers than ever before. Burger King also held roundtables for general managers in 45 cities. Additionally, Burger King launched its "You Rule" marketing campaign in the fall. The chain's mascot, the Burger King, is nowhere to be seen in the ads. Two Burger King franchisees have filed for bankruptcy so far in 2023.

☆ Patch is transforming empty buildings into community hotspots for locals. Check out the 11-slide pitch deck it used to secure $3 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

London-based Patch has secured $3 million from JamJar Investments and the founder of PureGym. The startup converts local buildings into community-based workspaces for a range of events. Check out the 11-slide deck Patch used to raise the fresh funds. Patch aims to revive the remnants of these empty local buildings into multi-purpose community hotspots, giving locals an accessible venue to work and socialize. The startup makes its money in two ways; its community members pay a membership fee starting at £24 a month, which gives them access to these community spaces.

They were joined by the parent of a student who died in the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe, Texas, high school. Duran's sister, Irma Garcia, was one of the two teachers and 19 killed in the May 4, 2022 shooting in Uvalde. The Uvalde massacre was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history and one of the deadliest in the country. Eric Gay / APThe sorrow of the losses for the Uvalde families were visible in tears, sniffles and anger, as some of the family members made statements at the conference in Austin, which was livestreamed. It has to be the session where we do something on gun safety,” Gutierrez said.

☆ 5 key takeaways from Climate Week NYC 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Hitachi With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The importance of addressing climate change has never been greater. No single business or organization can tackle climate change on its own. On the first day of Climate Week NYC, industry experts gathered to discuss what's stopping us from getting climate action done. Helping small and medium-sized customers optimize their climate efforts allows companies with the resources and reach of Hitachi to extend climate action beyond their current offerings. Discover how Hitachi is getting it done by driving climate action through its sustainable technologies and solutions.

☆ Jill Biden to have 'small lesion' surgically removed after skin cancer screening
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The president's physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in the memo that a "small lesion" was found above Biden's right eye during a routine skin cancer screening. According to the American Cancer Society, Mohs surgery involves removing a very thin layer of the skin, including the lesion, and checking the sample under a microscope. If cancer cells are found, additional layers of skin are removed until samples are free from cancer cells. Jill Biden, 71, has been an advocate of cancer prevention and treatment, and teamed up with the American Cancer Society in October to launch roundtables on breast and cervical cancer. Her scheduled surgery comes roughly a year after she vowed to “end the tragedy of cancer as we know it,” by working to support cancer patients and their families and encouraging Americans to prioritize cancer screenings.

☆ U.K. Government Seeks Further Easing of Data Protection Rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Catherine Stupp | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

If U.K. data protection law strays too far from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, however, an existing legal deal known as an adequacy agreement between the two jurisdictions could be jeopardized, privacy experts say. Relaxing some data rules could save the U.K. an estimated £12 billion, equivalent to $14 billion, each year, Mr. Rowland said. The U.K. has had two changes of government since data laws were proposed this summer. The EU officials who oversee the arrangement have said they could suspend the system if British data protection laws change too dramatically. The draft data protection legislation would loosen some aspects of the GDPR such as requirements for companies to obtain permission from individuals for their data to be tracked online.

For good.”R&B superstar Blige said she lost aunts and other family members to breast, cervical and lung cancer. She has promoted breast cancer screening in the past, especially among Black women who are disproportionately affected, through the Black Women’s Health Imperative. First lady Jill Biden, right, holds hands with singer Mary J. Blige during an event to launch the American Cancer Society's national roundtables on breast and cervical cancer in the State Dining Room of the White House, on Monday. Patrick Semansky / APBlige blamed misconceptions about mammograms among Black women and “the practice of not wanting other people in our business” for disparities in breast cancer outcomes between Blacks and whites. “She has a rock-hard mass in her breast,” Gore said.

☆ GOP makes push to weaken Democrats’ grip on Texas border
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Greg Abbott, kicking off a rally in the Texas border city of Harlingen. Border Democrats say dramatic moves to bus and fly migrants across the country will backfire with voters, but also acknowledge they can no longer coast into office. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a South Texas Democrat, switched districts to more favorable territory and is hoping to unseat her for a full term in November. Nikki Haley is set to campaign with Flores and de la Cruz on the border Monday — an unusual display of national GOP political force for South Texas. It also has a record 32 Hispanic Republican nominees on House ballots around the country, although many are underdogs.

☆ UK's Kwarteng tells bankers: we are committed to fiscal discipline
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng told investment bank executives on Wednesday that the government was committed to fiscal discipline and that he was working closely with the Bank of England and budget forecasters. The statement made no reference to market turmoil or the Bank of England's surprise intervention in bond markets earlier on Wednesday. The Treasury said the meeting was part of a series of roundtables ahead of a planned financial services deregulatory package next month. "Ahead of the upcoming Big Bang 2.0 deregulatory moment for financial services, the Chancellor discussed potential sectoral reforms that are targeted at boosting growth, generating investment, and delivering higher wages across the UK. "The Chancellor reiterated his view that 'a strong UK economy has always depended on a strong financial services sector.'"

☆ Twitch's chief people officer shares how the company took its strong in-office culture virtual amid the pandemic and rapid growth
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-03 | by ( Aman Kidwai | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Twitch almost doubled its daily user base. Lenke Taylor, Twitch's chief people officer, details how the company adjusted its culture virtually. "A lot of these initiatives were fueled by the passion and direct input of our employees," Taylor said. Her tactical objectives were focused around driving more accountability in hiring, training, employee support, and access to company programs. An employee centric approachDuring the pandemic, Taylor said she learned that empathy is more important than ever.

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