DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ How the Christ Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro became the symbol of Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Perched on the Corcovado – a 2,300-foot-high granite outcrop looming above the city – the Cristo Redentor (Christ Redeemer) statue sweeps its arms out in a warm embrace, welcoming visitors to the city of samba. “It is he who finds me when I arrive in Rio.”For over a century, the statue has been a symbol of Rio de Janeiro. Christ Redeemer bags are his top sellers, tied with those sporting the Sugarloaf Mountain. Deemed one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the Christ Redeemer is Rio’s most visited attraction, says tour guide Cristina Arroio. Maybe that’s the ultimate miracle of the Christ Redeemer.

Persons: ”, Gilson Martins, Michelle Obama, Heitor da Silva Costa, Jesus teetering, Paulo Vidal, it’s, Vidal, Instituto Moreira Salles, Jesus Christ, Da Silva Costa –, –, Carlos Oswald, Paul Landowski, Da Silva Costa, Soapstone, Márcia Braga, Work, IPHAN, It’s, Matthew Stockman, Gilson Martins Braga –, “, Braga, ” Gilson Martins, ’, Emmanuele, Tom Jobin, “ Da, O, que lindo, ” Martins, ’ ”, Francesco Perrotta, Lina Bo Bardi, Corcovado, Mauro Pimentel, Cristina Arroio Organizations: CNN, Instituto, Nacional, Historical, Heritage, UNESCO, “, Guanabara ”, cariocas, Bosch, Getty Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Rio, Brazil, Calvary, Polish, Latin America, steatite, Minas Gerais, Braga, Ipanema, Guanabara, ” Rio de Janeiro, AFP

☆ Travel news: Sardinia offers free accommodation to young hikers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. CNN —In travel news this week, new hiking programs in Italy, America’s best restaurants and chefs and how to bear-proof your picnic. Hiking in ItalyThe Proclaimers were willing to walk 500 miles for their dream, but the under-35s only have to embark on a 500-kilometer (311-mile) walking route to qualify for three nights’ free accommodation in Sardinia, Italy. The accommodation vouchers are valid from September 15 to the end of the year, so start planning now. CNN Travel celebrates the best barbecue from around the world.

Persons: James Beard, CNN It’s, Yogi Bear, they’re, It’s Organizations: CNN, Palma de Mallorca Airport, Austrian Airlines, Palma de Mallorca, Oakland Zoo, China Eastern Airlines, CNN Travel Locations: Italy, Sardinia, Cammino, Santa Barbara, Chicago, Denmark, French Polynesia, India, Nepal, Greece, China, Spain, Austrian, Palma, Vienna, Austria, California, Florida

☆ Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling puts new focus on conservative Trump judge in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( John Fritze | Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In the mifepristone case, Kacsmaryk’s initial ruling was notable not just for its sweeping nature but in how he embraced the anti-abortion movement’s sensational rhetoric about the procedure. The groups fighting mifepristone argue that the Supreme Court’s decision shouldn’t affect the states’ ability to sue. Both the FDA and several medical groups, including the American Medical Association, told the Supreme Court that mifepristone is safe. But the Supreme Court knocked that argument aside, noting that federal law already allows doctors to avoid performing procedures that violate their conscience. Adam Unikowsky, a veteran Supreme Court litigator who has closely followed the mifepristone case, predicted it will be hard for the states to get the issue back before the Supreme Court.

Persons: Matthew Kacsmaryk, Donald Trump, ”, Carrie Flaxman, Brett Kavanaugh, mifepristone, ” Kavanaugh, Roe, Wade, Kansas –, Andrew Bailey, Kacsmaryk, Joe Biden’s, Biden, it’s, ” Julia Kaye, Erin Hawley, “, –, Adam Unikowsky, litigator, Unikowsky, They’re, ” Jaime Santos, Goodwin, “ that’s, Kavanaugh, isn’t Organizations: CNN, Trump, mifepristone, Supreme, Food, Democracy Forward, and Drug Administration, Republican, Alliance for Hippocratic, Biden, ACLU, Defending, FDA, American Medical Association Locations: Texas, Amarillo, – Missouri, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Texas ’, Mexico, Missouri , Idaho

☆ The Pope has quickly become one of AI's biggest skeptics
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Pope Francis warned world leaders that AI could "condemn humanity to a future without hope." The Holy See spoke about the dangers of AI at the G7 Summit in Italy on Friday. Francis urged politicians to make sure humans remain in control of AI, not the other way around. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

Persons: Pope Francis, Francis, — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Italy

☆ Who’s Who in ‘House of the Dragon’? Here’s a Refresher
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Sean T. Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When “House of the Dragon,” HBO’s hit “Game of Thrones” prequel based on the book “Fire and Blood” by George R.R. The Blacks are led by Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). Team BlackQueen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy)Long the only child of the late King Viserys Targaryen, Rhaenyra was proclaimed heir by the king in defiance of centuries of tradition that held that only males could rule. But Viserys’s marriage to Rhaenyra’s childhood friend Alicent Hightower and the subsequent birth of Aegon created a rift within the royal family. After learning of her father’s death and Aegon’s crowning in the capital city, King’s Landing, Rhaenyra launched her rival reign from House Targaryen’s ancestral island home, Dragonstone.

Persons: ” HBO’s, George R.R, Martin, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy, King Viserys, Westeros, Tom Glynn, Carney, Alicent Hightower, Olivia Cooke, Viserys Targaryen, Rhaenyra Organizations: Blacks, Aegon, Greens, HBO

☆ As Social Security faces looming fund depletion, there's fierce debate over whether a commission can help
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"A vote for a commission is a vote to cut Social Security," the man shouted before he was escorted off the floor. How the last major reforms, in 1983, came togetherPresident Ronald Reagan signs the Social Security Act Amendment into law on April 20, 1983. The changes involved taxes on Social Security benefits, increases to payroll tax rates, a future increase to the retirement age and a near-term postponement of cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Commission Chairman Alan Greenspan, left, shakes hands with Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, prior to a Social Security hearing on Feb. 15, 1983. Lawmakers divided on best path forwardToday, lawmakers are divided on the best path forward to address Social Security.

Persons: —, Scott Peters, Peters, Bill Huizenga, Joe Manchin, Mitt Romney, — Rep, John Larson, Connecticut —, It's, " Larson, Larson, Nancy Altman, Ronald Reagan, Alan Greenspan, Greenspan, Jim Baker, Reagan, Tip O'Neill, Robert M, Ball, O'Neill, Sen, Charles Grassley, Bob Dole, John Danforth, Altman, Bruce D, Schobel, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, California —, they're, Hakeem Jeffries, Conn, Brian Higgins, Jimmy Gomez, Jeffries, Dan Kildee, Richard Neal, Tom Williams Organizations: iStock, Social, Social Security, AARP, CNBC, Rep, Democratic, Corbis, National Commission, Social Security Reform, Greenspan, Federal Reserve, House, White, Finance, Economic Policy Institute, Republican, Greenspan Commission, Senate Finance, Bettmann, Getty, Congress, Democratic House, White House, Democrats, Security, Capitol Visitor Center, CQ, Inc Locations: Sens, R, Utah, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa, California, D

☆ The AI boom is unraveling the most dominant tech trade of the last decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Software stocks have been slammed this year after a long period of strong performance. Meanwhile, hardware stocks are reaping the benefits of the AI boom as their profits soar. AdvertisementYear-to-date, hardware tech stocks are outperforming software tech stocks by a whopping 30 percentage points. AdvertisementThis dynamic means that hardware stocks will continue to outperform software stocks through 2025, according to Mortonson. "The moats that some of the software companies, not all but some, have around their businesses are not going to be quite as high.

Persons: Ted Mortonson, —, Baird, Mortonson, It's, Larry Tentarelli, Chip, Steve Eisman, Eisman Organizations: Service, Software, NYSE Arca, Dow Jones US Software, Nvidia, AMD, Micro Computer, Broadcom, Dell, Chip Daily, CNBC Locations: Salesforce, Snowflake

☆ Is That Drink Worth It to You?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Susan Dominus | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

My friend was picking up on a swing in the public-health messaging around alcohol. For many years, she might have felt that she was making a healthy choice in having a glass of wine or a beer with dinner. Right around the time when she came of legal age to drink, the early 1990s, some prominent researchers were promoting, and the media helped popularize, the idea that moderate drinking — for women, a drink a night; for men, two — was linked to greater longevity. The cause of that association was not clear, but red wine, researchers theorized, might have anti-inflammatory properties that extended life and protected cardiovascular health. More recently, though, research has piled up debunking the idea that moderate drinking is good for you.

Organizations: Nature

☆ This one private equity firm owns over a dozen of your favorite restaurants
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementThere's a good chance that just one private equity firm owns one of your favorite restaurant chains. Its latest acquisition happened last year when it acquired Subway, which operates the most stores out of any restaurant chain in the US. But Roark's holdings include other restaurants that you've probably visited before:Roark Capital owns almost 20 restaurant brands, from Carl's Jr. to Dunkin'. AdvertisementThe private equity firm also has investments in The Cheesecake Factory, which is publicly traded, as well as midwestern burger chain Culver's. AdvertisementWhile Roark owns a lot of restaurant brands, it's hardly the only private equity player in the industry.

Persons: —, Carl's Jr, Dunkin, Tyler Le, Roark, Jimmy John's, Auntie Anne's, Howard Roark, Ayn, TriArtisan Organizations: Buffalo Wild Wings, Roark Capital Group, Service, Business, Roark Capital, Hooters, TriArtisan Capital, Bay Capital Locations: Subway, Arby's, Carl's, Atlanta, Ayn Rand's, Nestle, Mars

☆ Hybrid workers are happier and just as productive as office workers, new study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Hybrid work boosts job satisfaction, a study published in Nature found. Hybrid work also fosters employee well-being and benefits businesses like cafes and gyms. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOne of the greatest debates of the post-pandemic age is whether hybrid work is the best — or worst — of both worlds. Advocates of hybrid work say it helps them achieve a better work-life balance and is more engaging.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Employers, Business Locations: Nature

☆ Welcome to the age of geriatric millionaires
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

While it makes sense that time is often a crucial ingredient to accruing savings and assets, the average age of millionaires in the US has been rising faster than the average age of the overall population over the last three decades. How millionaires are changingSince 1992, the average age of the country's millionaires has been going up. That means that younger millionaires aren't joining their ranks fast enough to keep the average age steady. Millionaires are overrepresented beginning around age 50, but track pretty cleanly with the cohort in their 40's. What does it mean to have so many older millionaires?

Persons: —, Chuck Collins, inequality.org, Collins, America's, aren't, Garrett Watson, that's, Watson, Xers, Gen Xers, they've, haven't, That's, It's, Ed Yardeni, They're, Redfin, King Charles, King Charles III of, it's, You've Organizations: Service, Business, Policy Studies, Forbes, Consumer, Millionaires, Tax, Security, Labor, Institute for Policy Studies Locations: United Kingdom

☆ A healthy, active 100-year-old shares her 3 science-backed tips for living a long, happy life
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Fleischman's privileged life likely helped her reach 100 in good health, and genetics probably played a part, too. Here are three habits Fleischman has kept up across her life that may have helped her reach triple digits. BI's Gabby Landsverk recently reported on some of the best exercises for longevity and balance that don't require a gym. One 2019 study found that women who had an active social life were 41% more likely to reach age 85 than those who were isolated. Fleischman, who calls herself a "professional volunteer," has been doing so her whole life, and says that helping others "gives her pleasure."

Persons: —, Barbara Fleischman, Lawrence Arthur Fleischman, Fleischman, Kennedy, Johnson, I've, she's, She's, Gabby Landsverk Organizations: Service, Juilliard School, New York Public Library, American, Smithsonian Institution, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Business, United Nations, Sunrise, The New York Public Library, Carnegie Hall, Juilliard, Centers for Disease Control Locations: Detroit, New York City, New York, East

☆ Travelers are going to extreme lengths to avoid scrolling and notification anxiety on vacation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Sarah Wood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Related storiesAccording to Cappel, their first two trips were filled, and all guests expressed interest in another "phone-free" trip. AdvertisementShe acknowledged that tech-free travel hasn't become completely mainstream, "People are still a little intimidated by the idea." The reasons for going phone-free when traveling varyOne popular motivation is for couples to spend quality time with their partners. Phone-free travel can also help with burnoutLast summer, nonprofit strategist Izzy Doonan did a tech-free week-long trip in the Cascades with her partner and another couple. FTLO provides the trip leaders' phone numbers and full itineraries with contact information to travelers to share with whoever might need it.

Persons: —, they're, Hector Hughes, Hughes, Tara Cappel, We're, Cappel, haven't, it's, Elena Mnayarji, Elena, Izzy Doonan, Doonan, wasn't, Mnayarji Organizations: Service, Business, Pew Research Center, Group, Berkeley, Logistics Locations: Thailand, Scottish, Mallorca, FTLO

☆ Bitcoin will hit $500,000 by the end of this decade as ETF demand booms, Bernstein says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bitcoin is predicted to hit $500,000 by 2029, according to Bernstein. The bullish outlook is driven by a sustained boom in demand for bitcoin ETFs, combined with constrained supply. AdvertisementThe price of bitcoin is set to soar to $500,000 by the end of the decade, according to a recent note from Bernstein. Advertisement"This is led by unprecedented Bitcoin demand ($190Bn AUM in 2025E vs. $60Bn today) via ETFs run by the world's leading asset managers, and Bitcoin supply being constrained," Bernstein said. Bernstein argues that MicroStrategy deserves the premium valuation as it offers investors an "active-leveraged" strategy compared to passive bitcoin ETFs.

Persons: Bitcoin, Bernstein, —, Gautam Chhugani, Mahika Sapra, bitcoin, Chhugani, Sapra, MicroStrategy Organizations: Service, BTC

☆ Eight Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza in one of the deadliest single incidents for Israeli forces since October 7
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Lauren Izso | Ibrahim Dahman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces says, in one of the deadliest single incidents involving its troops since October 7. Ahmed Radwan, the media officer of Rafah Civil Defense, said they had received appeals to collect bodies and the injured but it was difficult for civil defense crews to access the area. Elsewhere, at least 14 people were killed, including seven children, in Israeli strikes on central Gaza, the Civil Defense Directorate in Gaza said. The conflict in Gaza began after the Hamas attacks of October 7, which killed around 1,200 people. Since then at least 37,296 people have been killed in Israel’s offensive in Gaza, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

Persons: Al Qassam, “, Israel Katz, ”, Ahmed Radwan Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Al, Al Qassam Brigades, Rafah Civil Defense, Hamas, Civil Defense, Ministry of Health Locations: Gaza, Tal al, Rafah, ”, Israel

☆ A photographer spent years memorializing some 300 sites of fatal police shootings across America
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

110 of these images are published now in the monograph “My America;” quiet, monochromatic images of everyday sites like parking lots, rural roads and suburban sidewalks. Diana MatarMonique Deckard, 43, was shot and killed by police officers outside her apartment in Anaheim, California, on March 8, 2015. Two chairs on a sunny sidewalk in Los Angeles, California, indicate where 37-year-old Norma Guzman, 37, was shot and killed by police officers in 2015. Terence Crutcher, 40, was shot and killed by a police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma on September 16, 2016. Diana MatarClemente Najera, 38, was shot and killed by a sheriff's officer in Elsinore, California, on April 15, 2016.

Persons: Diana Matar, —, ” Matar, “ Timewise, ”, Matar, Saycon, Diana Matar Charles Pettit Jr, Diana Matar Monique Deckard, Terence Crutcher, Jose Cruz, Norma Guzman, ” Norma Guzman, Guzman, Diana Matar Rodney Turner, Diana Matar Ian King, “, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, — Matar, Diana Matar Clemente Najera, Diana Matar Jose Rodriguez, Diana Matar “ Organizations: CNN, The Guardian, Los Angeles City Council, Columbia University’s Barnard College Locations: California, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Long Beach , California, Midwest City , Oklahoma, Anaheim , California, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Addison , Texas, Los Angeles , California, Oklahoma City , Oklahoma, Ponca City , Oklahoma, New York City, Libya, North Africa, Italy, Ukraine, Ferguson , Missouri, Cleveland , Ohio, Charleston , South Carolina, America, Elsinore , California, Albuquerque , New Mexico, “

☆ It’s Not Just Russia: China Joins the G7’s List of Adversaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( David E. Sanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden was eager to get off the stage at the Group of 7 summit Thursday night, clearly a bit testy after answering questions about Hunter Biden’s conviction and the prospects of a cease-fire in Gaza. But at the end of his news conference with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, he couldn’t seem to help jumping in as the Ukrainian leader spoke delicately about China’s tightening relationship with Russia. He leaned into his microphone as soon as Mr. Zelensky was finished. “By the way, China is not supplying weapons” for the war in Ukraine, Mr. Biden said, “but the ability to produce those weapons and the technology available to do it.”“So, it is, in fact, helping Russia,” he said. Throughout the Group of 7 summit meeting in Puglia, China has been the lurking presence: as the savior of “Russia’s war machine,” in the words of the summit’s final communiqué; as an intensifying threat in the South China Sea; and as a wayward economic actor, dumping electric cars in Western markets and threatening to withhold critical minerals needed by high-tech industries.

Persons: Biden, Hunter Biden’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, ”, “ Organizations: Group, “ Locations: Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, China, Puglia, South China

☆ I dropped out of a group vacation—do I still have to pay for the hotel?: Tips from travel experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Historically, I'm not a fan of group trips. Someone always ends up inexplicably crying or taking personal offense to not every single person wanting to do an overpriced brewery tour. But one of the most stressful parts of traveling in a herd, to me, happens before the vacation even starts: when one person drops out last minute. There is a right way to handle this, though, says Lee Thompson, co-founder of Flash Pack, a company that plans group trips for solo travelers in their 30s and 40s. "You should always offer to pay your share of a trip that's already been booked — accommodations, rental cars, planned excursions etc.

Persons: Lee Thompson, Thompson Organizations: Flash

☆ trooping the colour princess kate: Catherine, Princess of Wales to attend King’s birthday celebration
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Catherine, Princess of Wales is to take part the Trooping the Colour celebration on Saturday - the King’s official birthday parade - in what will be her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnoses. The Princess of Wales - also known as Kate - will watch the rest of the parade with her family nearby, and is expected to join fellow royals on the balcony. The event - one of the highlights of the royal calendar - is a tradition marking the official birthday of the British sovereign for more than 260 years. Britain’s Kings and Queens have doubled up on their festivities since the 18th century, holding both a public celebration – the official birthday – and a more private event on the real date. Three of the British Army’s horses which bolted across in London in April have returned to duty and are expected to take part in this weekend’s birthday parade.

Persons: London CNN — Catherine, Princess, “, ” King Charles III, Britain’s, King George II, Charles III, George, King Charles, Ascot landau, Queen Camilla . Three Organizations: London CNN, Guard’s, Queens Locations: Wales, London, Buckingham Palace, British, Britain’s Kings, Ascot

☆ The Business of Being Lorne Michaels
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Lauren Hirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s 1:01 a.m. on a Sunday morning in May, and Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of “Saturday Night Live,” has just finished the final episode of the 49th season. He spent those 90 minutes pacing backstage, hands in pockets, surveying the actors, allowing himself only an occasional chuckle of satisfaction. But on the floor, Michaels, 79, has just concluded his 20th show of the year with resignation: “I only see the mistakes,” he says. He is likely to spend the weekend perseverating about every detail, he says. Michaels, through “S.N.L.,” has built an entertainment empire that has survived for half a century despite the dismantling of traditional television.

Persons: Lorne Michaels, ”, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sabrina Carpenter, Michaels, “, he’ll, — Locations: “

☆ This nutrition scientist is on a mission to make ultra-processed foods healthier. Can he succeed?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewIt's been five years since nutrition scientist Kevin Hall made a startling discovery that changed the way we view ultra-processed foods. It was the first randomized controlled study of its kind, and it changed the way we view ultra-processed foods. Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty ImagesHe wants to understand precisely why ultra-processed foods do what they do and what—if anything—we can do to make them healthier. Ultra-processed foods attack our brainsPaul Bradbury/Getty ImagesWe've known for a long time that ultra-processed foods are associated with all kinds of bad health outcomes, from more early death, to extra strokes, and additional heart attacks. Related storiesBut whether the entire category — all packaged, ultra-processed foods are inherently bad for us by nature — is still an open question.

Persons: —, Kevin Hall, Hall, Stephanie Chung, Jennifer Rymaruk, Aleksandr Zubkov, he's, we'll, Paul Bradbury Organizations: Service, National Institutes of Health, Business, Getty, Washington Post, National Institutes, NIDDK, Nestle Locations: NIDDK, Bethesda , Maryland, veggies

☆ China wants a fleet of aircraft carriers for pride and power, and it's building it at a breakneck pace
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewChina is building a fleet of aircraft carriers, making technological and capability jumps at a breakneck pace. An aerial drone photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during its maiden sea trials. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Jan. 5, 2024. For China, having aircraft carriers allows it to enjoy many of those perks. A composite image shows the American flag flying near the bridge of the US Navy's first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and the Chinese flag flying near China's aircraft carrier Shandong.

Persons: —, Pu, would've, Matthew Funaiole, Xi Jinping, Kyle Amonson, Dane Egli, Xi, Funaiole, Gerald R, Navy Petty, Jacob Mattingly, Trenton, Li Gang, Cmdr, Michael Dahm, Peter W, Singer, Guy Snodgrass Organizations: Service, Business, Ford, Getty, China Power, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Jiangnan Shipyard, Getty Images, People's Liberation Army, Communist Party, US Coast Guard, Pacific Affairs, Chinese Communist Party, US Navy, Navy, DoD Aircraft, South China Seas, Pacific, Communication, Trenton Edly, US, New America, Defense, PLA Navy's Locations: China, Fujian, Shandong, Liaoning, Xinhua, Getty Images China, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Gibraltar, Jan, South, Beijing

☆ These stocks are an AI model's biggest upside picks after a week of mild economic data
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The iFi AI model, powered by IBM's Watsonx, was still projecting big upside for bitcoin miner Marathon Digital as of Friday morning. The stock was also near the top of iFi AI's projections for 30-day returns on screens earlier in June. The AI model uses a variety of inputs, including fundamental data, technical analysis and company news, to make its predictions. Here are some of the model's biggest upside plays after a week of downward-trending inflation data and sliding Treasury yields. Ron Insana, CNBC senior analyst and commentator, is the CEO of iFi AI, which launched in March .

Persons: IBM's Watsonx, Ron Insana Organizations: Marathon, Group, homebuilder, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto's, CNBC Locations: Marathon, Carvana, Palo

☆ 7 Moments That Reigned in ‘House of the Dragon’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Robin Kawakami | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Martin book “Fire & Blood,” “House of the Dragon” is a “Game of Thrones” prequel occurring roughly 200 years before the events in the original series. The new season will cover some of the many plotlines of the Dance within only eight episodes, compared to the first season’s 10. With Season 2, the Blacks and the Greens — opposing factions led by their matriarchs, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) — have reached a point of no return. “War is coming, and neither of us may win,” Rhaenyra says in a trailer. Here’s a look back at Season 1’s pivotal moments that turned childhood best friends into mortal enemies hurtling toward mutual destruction.

Persons: George R.R, Martin, ”, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy, Alicent Hightower, Olivia Cooke, —, Rhaenyra, King Viserys, Paddy Considine, Alicent, King, Tom Glynn, Carney, ” Rhaenyra Organizations: “, Blacks, Greens, King Aegon

☆ Woman airlifted out of the Grand Canyon as dozens of hikers get sick from unnamed illness
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewDozens of tourists who hiked to a waterfall in the Grand Canyon have fallen ill, including one woman who had to be airlifted out of the national park. The Havasupai Tribal Council acknowledged the recent illnesses in a press release on Friday, describing it as "gastrointestinal symptoms." AdvertisementThe council said it held meetings with local health officials, who determined that the symptoms are affecting people across the northern Arizona region. AdvertisementA county spokesperson told the Associated Press that hikers should take precautions, including monitoring early signs of norovirus. Representatives for the Arizona Department of Health Services and Indian Health Services did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Persons: —, Mary Blair, Blair, wasn't, There's, Maylin Griffiths, Griffiths, hasn't Organizations: Service, Fox, Business, CBS, Tribal Council, IHS, Associated Press, Arizona Department of Health Services, Indian Health Services Locations: Havasu Falls, Arizona, iacomino, Coconino County

Search resuls for: "Denver Museum of Nature

25 mentions found