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☆ Think N.Y.C.’s Roads Are Crowded? Good Luck on the Sidewalks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Lola Fadulu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This is Street Wars, a weekly series on the battle for space on New York’s streets and sidewalks. Any New Yorker who regularly walks around the city quickly learns which sidewalks are a pleasure to navigate and which are more like obstacle courses. Some are wide enough to stroll two, maybe three people across. Some are so narrow and crowded that it’s easier to just walk in the street, despite the danger. He was able to track those factors using data from the city and images from dash cameras used widely by ride-share drivers.

Persons: Matthew Franchi Organizations: Yorker, Cornell University Locations: Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Bronx

☆ 3 ways buying Vizio would send Walmart's ad business surging and put Amazon on notice
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Ryan Joe | Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Walmart is reportedly in talks to buy TV manufacturer Vizio for over $2 billion , in an effort to bolster its ad business, according to The Wall Street Journal. Here are three ways Vizio would power-up Walmart's ad business and make it a much bigger competitor to Amazon, according to several ad industry experts. While Walmart buying Vizio would grow its ads business, it would also improve the margins for its current ad business, said Nikhil Raj, chief business officer of adtech company Moloco’s retail media business. The new inventory Walmart would inherit would let it tap TV and branding budgetsIf Walmart buys Vizio, it would inherit connected-TV ad inventory, which it doesn’t currently have. Most of Walmart’s retail media business comes from search ads , though it’s expanded that to include some display and video ads.

Persons: you’ve, there’s, ”, Nikhil Raj, Raj, Walmart.com, ” Raj, doesn’t, it’s, ” Forrester, Nikhil Lai, Eric Franchi, Eric Seufert, Mobile Dev Organizations: Walmart, Wall Street, Amazon, Business, Vizio, CTV, “ Walmart, Walmart Connect, Connect, VC, Mobile Locations: Vizio, Walmart.com, “

☆ Pastor Indicted With Trump in Georgia Asks Evangelical Supporters for Help
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Richard Fausset | More About Richard Fausset | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Stephen C. Lee is one of the lesser-known figures indicted with former President Donald J. Trump in Fulton County, Ga., on charges of unlawfully conspiring to keep Mr. Trump in power after the 2020 election. But on Thursday night at an evangelical church near Chicago, dozens of people held their arms aloft and prayed over Pastor Lee at a fund-raiser where he was portrayed as an American hero — and a victim of religious persecution. “We’re going to be talking about the weaponization of government against religion,” Gary S. Franchi, Jr., a host on a conservative online news channel, declared from the pulpit at Families of Faith Ministries in Channahon, Ill., at the start of the event. “We’re going to be supporting ‘America’s chaplain,’ and religious liberty, here tonight.”Pastor Lee, 71, is a former law enforcement officer who became a Lutheran minister and currently leads a small church in Orland Park, Ill. He says he has offered spiritual support to police officers and victims after some of the worst American tragedies of the last quarter-century, including the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado and the Sept. 11 attack in New York.

Persons: Stephen C, Lee, Donald J, Trump, Pastor Lee, —, “ We’re, Gary S, Franchi, Jr, ‘, ” Pastor Lee Organizations: Faith Ministries, Columbine High School Locations: Fulton County ,, Chicago, American, Channahon ,, Orland Park, Colorado, New York

☆ Inside Infillion's 4-year plan to revive fallen adtech pioneer MediaMath back to a $100 million business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Adtech platform Infillion closed its $22 million deal to buy fallen adtech firm MediaMath out of bankruptcy on Friday. Now Infillion CEO Rob Emrich must make good on a business plan to get MediaMath back to earning $100 million in net revenue within 4 years. It's aiming to relaunch the MediaMath platform in early 2024. Zawadzki and his adtech focused venture capital firm Aperiam Ventures are providing Infillion with strategic advice on getting MediaMath back off the ground. Emrich previously told Insider that Infillion is preparing to take $30 million in operating losses on MediaMath over the next three years.

Persons: Rob Emrich, Infillion, Emrich, MediaMath, there's, Tom Triscari, Infillion isn't, Emirch, Joe Zawadzki, —, Zawadzki, Joe, Aperiam, Eric Franchi Organizations: Facebook, Sanofi, Mobile, Trade, Google, Leomade, Aperiam Ventures, TrueX, Disney Locations: Staples

☆ How is Italy solving an invasion of blue crabs? With sauteed garlic and a squeeze of lemon
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Agricultural industry group FedagriPesca estimates that more than half the nation’s clams and mussels were eaten by the blue crab this summer. Culinary solutionA fisherman harvests blue crabs in the lagoon of Scardovari, south of Venice, Italy, on August 11, 2023. Italian farmers’ group Coldiretti suggests serving the blue crab with rosemary in a salad, or with sauteed garlic over spaghetti. Blue crab is fast becoming a feature item at restaurants across the country, primarily as a spaghetti sauce with fresh tomatoes. Lionello Cera, who runs the two-Michelin-starred Antica Osteria Cera di Campagna Lupia, says he has tried it in various dishes, but will not be putting blue crab on his menu anytime soon.

Persons: Rome, ”, Piero Cruciatti, “, They’ve, ” Enridca Franchi, Coldiretti, Giorgia Meloni, Francesco Lollobrigida, Lollobrigida, ” Gabriella Gibin, Gibin, Lionello Cera, Antica Osteria Cera, Campagna Lupia, fishmonger Organizations: Rome CNN, Getty, UNESCO, University of Siena, CNN Locations: Adriatic, Italy, Scardovari, Venice, AFP, Po Delta, Tuscany, United States, Asia, Rovigo, Roman, Testaccio

☆ For Aging Homeowners, Elevators Give Luxury Properties a Major Lift
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Lia Picard | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

In 2020, Russell Franchi’s clients liked many features of a beach home in South Walton County, Fla., but it was missing one thing: an elevator. The clients, who had limited mobility, considered retrofitting an elevator, but ultimately walked away from the deal before finding a house that already had one installed. Kaitlind Meeks-Price, a sales representative of Delaware Elevator in Salisbury, Md., said that elevators are typically 3 feet by 4 feet, but she’s seen them go up to 15 square feet. A basic, three-stop elevator, including installation, typically starts around $32,000 to $35,000. When it comes to maintaining the lift, Ms. Meeks-Price suggests having it serviced at least once a year for the first five years.

☆ The Party Is Ending for French Retirees
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Noemie Bisserbe | Photographs Violette Franchi For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MENTON, France—Jean-Pierre Demoy has been living the dream ever since he retired from the airline industry 14 years ago. The 75-year-old sleeps in and strolls the beach while others in this sun-kissed town on the French Riviera report to work. Weekends are for dancing with his partner Roseline Soudan, 73. They are planning a trip to Greece in the spring after spending the fall in Italy.

☆ MediaMath seemed destined for a $1B fairy-tale exit. Instead, most early investors got nothing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

At its Halloween party in 2015, the adtech startup MediaMath seemed on the brink of greatness. The machine-learning revolution that took over the financial industry was finally happening in marketing, and many industry insiders considered MediaMath to be the hottest adtech company of the time. "We never came close to consummating such a deal with MediaMath nor entertained the purported valuation," said a representative for Singtel. The Trade Desk, the most comparable independent DSP company to MediaMath, was riding high after its 2016 initial public offering. The quasi-equity agreement was structured to protect Searchlight if MediaMath didn't perform to certain quotas or if things went south financially.

Insider asked 12 top VCs what ad and marketing tech companies excited them the most this year. Check out the 19 most promising adtech startups, and what they do that makes them unique. It hopes to raise a Series A funding round in the coming months. Emperia is currently raising its next funding round. Why it's on the list: Tech companies are being scrutinized for their wasting energy consumption, and the digital advertising industry is no exception.

☆ După ce a fost demis de la Napoli, Gennaro Gattuso a preluat o altă formație din Serie A, Fiorentina
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Gennaro Gattuso și-a găsit rapid o altă echipă, după ce a fost demis de la Napoli. Antrenorul de 43 de ani a preluat o altă formație din Serie A, Fiorentina.Gattuso a semnat un contract pentru două sezoane și va începe să lucreze la gruparea "viola" de pe 1 iulie. Formația de pe Stadio Artemio Franchi s-a clasat abia pe locul 13 în campionat.Între timp, Roberto De Zerbi a fost prezentat oficial la Șahtar Donețk. Pentru noi, este o provocare și o oportunitate bună de a crește. "Ultimele trei sezoane, De Zerbi a antrenat-o pe Sassuolo Calcio.

Persons: Gennaro Gattuso, Fiorentina.Gattuso, El, Giuseppe Iachini, Artemio, Roberto, Zerbi Organizations: A, Calcio Locations: Napoli, Fiorentina, Șahtar Donețk

☆ Reacția lui Zlatan Ibrahimovic după un nou record la 39 de ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesReacția lui Zlatan Ibrahimovic după un nou record la 39 de aniZlatan Ibrahimovic a reușit un voiaj perfect la Florența - a marcat din nou pentru Milan și a jucat tot meciul în victoria cu 3-2 a rossonerilor pe Artemio Franchi. Iar Paolo Maldini pune mereu presiune pe mine ca să-mi prelungească contractul, trebuie să dovedesc mereu că merit!”, a glumit Ibrahimovic. Iar suedezul nu vrea să se oprească aici și a dezvăluit cât de mult și-a dorit să câștige partida cu Fiorentina. Acum vine o pauză, dar nu și pentru mine”, a glumit Zlatan, care se va prezenta la naționala Suediei pentru meciurile din preliminariile Campionatului Mondial. Am vorbit cu selecționerul Andersson, a fost și aici la Milanello și apoi a venit convocarea”, a explicat Ibrahimovic revenirea la reprezentativa scandinavilor.

Persons: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paolo Maldini, Zlatan, selecționerul Andersson Organizations: A, Europa League Locations: Florența, Milan, Fiorentina, Europa, Suediei, Milanello

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