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☆ Activist Jana has a stake in Rapid7. There are two paths to bolster value at the cybersecurity company
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Rapid7 Managed Threat Complete is the company's flagship offering, and it includes the Rapid7 Managed Detection and Response program. Activist Commentary: Jana is a very experienced activist investor founded in 2001 by Barry Rosenstein. The firm made its name taking deeply researched activist positions with well-conceived plans for long term value. Rapid7 is a cybersecurity company that expands the expertise of its clients' security operations. In addition, to shift from pure growth to a profitable software company, Rapid7 has focused on meeting targets for $160 million in free cash flow and improved margins.

Persons: Rapid7, Jana, Barry Rosenstein, Rosenstein, Tenable, It's, Corey Thomas, Cannae, Bradstreet, Ken Squire Organizations: VM, National Security Telecommunications Advisory, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Foreign Relations, of Massachusetts, LPL Financial, Vanderbilt University, Francisco Partners, Sumo, Cannae Holdings, 13D Locations: Splunk, Rapid7

☆ Selling a home is expensive, too: Homeowners typically spend nearly $55,000, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It typically costs $54,616 to sell a house in 2024, according to a June 17 report from Clever Real Estate. In May, Clever Real Estate polled 1,014 Americans who sold a home between 2022 and 2024 about their attitudes related to the home-selling process. "Ultimately, [with] many of these fees, there's no harm in trying to negotiate, and that includes real estate commissions," Hamrick said. But the highest expenses an owner will face when selling a home are the real estate agent commission fees, Ahmed said. Sell without a real estate agent: Homeowners could try to sell the house themselves and potentially drop real estate services altogether, said Dunaway-Seale.

Persons: Jaime Dunaway, Seale, they're, that's, Dunaway, Mark Hamrick, Hamrick, Kashif, Ahmed, Daryl Fairweather, Orphe, Sellers, brokerages, Claudia Cobreiro, Cobreiro Organizations: Finance, Wealth, Redfin, CNBC, U.S, The National Association of Realtors, Cobreiro, MLS, Realtors, Homeowners Locations: Bedford , Massachusetts, Coral Gables , Florida, Miami

☆ UK mobile operator EE eyes growth with new retail platform
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - EE, Britain's biggest mobile operator, on Wednesday announced the launch of a sales platform called EE ID that will offer gaming consoles and other electronics to its customers and others. In Britain's mature mobile market, where EE, owned by UK telecoms giant BT (BT.L), competes with VM O2, Vodafone (VOD.L) and Three, mobile network providers are hunting for new ways to grow. EE, which is already Britain's largest retailer of smartphones and has 25 million customers many on monthly deals, said the new platform will sell gaming consoles, tablets, upgrade packages and subscriptions to existing EE customers plus the rest of the market. EE ID will also offer customers cyber security, home security and insurance products for electronics, said Christian Thrane, EE's managing director of marketing. EE's push to add consumer revenue comes at a time of proposed consolidation in Britain's mobile market.

Persons: Marc Allera, Christian Thrane, CK Hutchison, Sarah Young, Sachin Ravikumar Organizations: Wednesday, BT, VM O2, Vodafone, Apple TV, Reuters, CK, HK, Thomson

☆ Vodafone, Three execs tell lawmakers their UK merger will benefit 5G, jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Branding is displayed for Vodafone at one of its stores in London, Britain, June 14, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Executives from Vodafone (VOD.L) and CK Hutchison's (0001.HK) Three UK unit said their 15 billion pound ($18 billion) merger would benefit Britain's consumers, infrastructure and jobs, as lawmakers scrutinise the planned tie-up. Vodafone and Three UK have pledged to invest 11 billion pounds to build a 5G network for Britain as part of their bid to secure backing from politicians, unions and competition authorities for the merger announced in June. They warned that without the deal, Britain's 5G network would continue to lag that of other European nations. "Neither us nor Vodafone can invest sufficiently to build the type of 5G network that's needed," Three's Chief Technical Officer David Hennessy said.

Persons: Toby Melville, CK Hutchison's, Nicki Lyons, David Hennessy, Stephen Lerner, Sarah Young, Mark Potter Organizations: Vodafone, REUTERS, HK, Trade, VM O2, Telefonica, Liberty Global, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ Here's why we like Broadcom so much, especially after Google shot down a damaging report
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

We started buying semiconductor giant Broadcom (AVGO) last month and added to our position a few times since it reported fiscal third-quarter results Aug. 31. Indeed, the Thursday morning sell-off in Broadcom, which was down 4.3% at its intraday lows, is an overreaction. While Broadcom's AI revenue is growth is growing incredibly fast, the rest of its semiconductor business is stabilizing after working through its post-Covid inventory gluts. In fact, with the additional of VMware, Broadcom's companywide revenues will be about half semiconductor and half software. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos, Jim Cramer, EBITDA, There's, buyback, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Broadcom, Devices, Investment, Google, Club, Apple, Software, VMware, Nvidia, Texas, AMD, Intel, Marvell, CNBC Locations: San Jose , California

☆ Fact Check-Clips of anti-Trump messages on Las Vegas Sphere were created using a filter
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Editor’s note: This article contains profanity in paragraph seven)Clips of anti-Donald Trump messages emblazoned across the ‘Sphere’ entertainment venue in Las Vegas are not authentic and were created using a TikTok filter. In a follow-up video, the user in question clarified that they created the clip using a TikTok filter (here), archived (ghostarchive.org/archive/vC8j4). A tag on the bottom left of both videos links them to a TikTok filter titled “Las Vegas Sphere” connected to the account @reality_mixer. A representative for Sphere Entertainment also told Reuters that both images don’t show real Sphere displays. The background of both images matches the background of clips created using the “Las Vegas Sphere Filter” on TikTok.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Trump, Read Organizations: Reuters, “, Sphere Entertainment Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Fact Check-Anti-Biden message on Las Vegas ‘Sphere’ created using TikTok filter
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An anti-Joe Biden message was not displayed across the exterior of the ‘Sphere’ entertainment venue in Las Vegas, despite an image circulating online. Reuters traced the image to video created by a TikTok filter. The earliest iteration Reuters could find of the screenshot stems from a TikTok video published on July 11 viewable (here), archived (ghostarchive.org/archive/ECD8s). The TikTok video is linked to a filter called “Las Vegas Sphere” connected to a TikTok account @reality_mixer. The user in question published a TikTok video on July 10 indicating that they created the filter (vm.tiktok.com/ZGJqSfddL/), archived (ghostarchive.org/archive/3NeYU).

Persons: Joe Biden, “ Biden, Read Organizations: Reuters, Sphere Entertainment Locations: Las Vegas, U.S

☆ The average employee goes into the office less than twice a week. Here's what your business can do to help remote workers succeed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Intel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Employees today go into the office an average of 1.4 times per week, according to a study from the Advanced Workplace Association. Below are a few considerations to help you support your hybrid workforce with the PC technology they need to succeed. Intel vPro Enterprise for Windows OS allows IT teams remote access even when the device is turned off or the operating system isn't working. University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, for example, began upgrading to Intel vPro technology in 2020. Learn more about how Intel vPro can help you meet the needs of your hybrid workforce.

Persons: Forrester, weren't Organizations: Advanced Workplace Association, Intel, IT, Employees, Forrester Consulting, Intel vPro Enterprise, Windows, Tech, University Hospitals Bristol, Weston, Foundation Trust, Insider Studios, Intel Corporation Locations: Europe, Israel, Malaysia

Under the terms, Vodafone will own 51% and Hutchison 49% of the combined group, which will be led by current Vodafone UK boss Ahmed Essam. The finance chief of Hutchison's Three UK, Darren Purkis, will take the same role in the new group. The combined operator will have about 27 million customers, overtaking BT's (BT.L) EE and VM O2, jointly owned by Telefonica (TEF.MC) and Liberty Global (LBTYA.O). Vodafone, which is currently Britain's third-biggest mobile operator, and fourth-placed Hutchison will have options which would allow Vodafone to acquire the Hong Kong-based conglomerate's 49% stake in the future. Shares in Vodafone, which fell to a 25-year low of 71 pence on Tuesday, rose 3.6% after the deal was announced.

Persons: CK Hutchison, Canning Fok, Ahmed Essam, Darren Purkis, Hutchison, Vodafone's Essam, Robert Finnegan, Gail Cartmail, Paul Sandle, Clare Jim, Kate Holton, Sharon Singleton, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Vodafone, CK, HK, Hutchison, Hutchison's, BT's, VM O2, Telefonica, Liberty Global, Britain's Competition, Markets Authority, CMA, Unite, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Britain, Hong Kong, China, London

☆ Exclusive: Vodafone and Hutchison to announce UK merger as soon as Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] FILE PHOTO: The company logo of CK Hutchison Holdings is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby YipHONG KONG/LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - Vodafone (VOD.L) and CK Hutchison (0001.HK) are in the final stages of agreeing to merge their British operations, with a long-awaited announcement expected as soon as Friday or early next week, three sources have told Reuters. Including debt the deal could be valued at around 15 billion pounds ($18.6 billion), according to analysts. The deal will face intense scrutiny from regulators who have previously opposed deals that reduce the number of networks in major markets from four to three. ($1 = 0.8061 pounds)Reporting by Clare Jim in Hong Kong and Paul Sandle in London; Editing by Kate HoltonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bobby Yip HONG, CK Hutchison, Hutchison, Clare Jim, Paul Sandle, Kate Holton Organizations: CK Hutchison Holdings, REUTERS, Vodafone, CK, HK, Reuters, British, Hutchison, BT's, VM O2, Telefonica, Liberty Global, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, China, Bobby Yip HONG KONG, London

☆ Intel and Google Cloud launch new chip to improve data center performance
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Jane Lanhee Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An up-close look at the Intel Infrastructure Processor Unit (IPU), co-developed by Google and photographed at Google Cloud's engineering lab in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., in September 2022. Google/Handout via REUTERSOct 11 (Reuters) - Intel Corp (INTC.O) and Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google Cloud on Tuesday said they have launched a co-designed chip that can make data centers more secure and efficient. The E2000 chip, code named Mount Evans, takes over the work of packaging data for networking from the expensive central processing units (CPU) that do the main computing. Google Cloud is starting to offer the E2000 in a new product called C3 VM which will be powered by Intel's fourth-generation Xeon processors, said Vahdat. Xeon chips are Intel's most powerful CPUs and Google Cloud is the first cloud service to deploy the latest generation of those chips, Intel said.

Omul de afaceri Veaceslav Platon a fost declarat nevinovat în dosarul privind frauda bancară, pentru care a fost condamnat la 18 ani de închisoare. Dacă te-ai pierdut în toate informațiile difuzate în presă de-a lungul anilor, îți explicăm cine este acest Veaceslav Platon, de ce a fost condamnat și cum a fost achitat de instanțele de judecată din țară. Ulterior, Veaceslav Platon a oferit detalii despre modul în care a fost extrădat. De ce procuratura l-a achitatÎn mai 2020, procurorul general Alexandr Stoianoglo a declarat că dosarul împotriva lui Veaceslav Platon a fost falsificat în totalitate. Prin urmare, cetățeanul Platon a fost condamnat absolut ilegal și absolut ilegal pus să ispășească pedeapsa”, a spus procurorul.

Persons: Veaceslav Platon, Platon, Vladimir Plahotniuc, BEM, Ilan Șor, Morari, Economii, Plahotniuc ., de Justiție, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Stoianoglo, Șor, Vlad Plahotniuc, Igor Dodon, Platon . Organizations: CSI, Municipal Chișinău, Moldova, Procuraturii, RM, Alliance Insurance Group, Apel, Curtea, de, Procuratura Locations: Căușeni, Republicii Moldova, Moldova, Republica Moldova, Economii, Moldovei, Ucraina, Procuraturii Anticorupție, Victoriabank, Chișinău, Banca, Bulgaria, Apel Chișinău, rejudecat

☆ Рано радоваться! Прогнозируемое учеными удлинение лета опасно для планеты
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-26 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Глобальное потепление на нашей планете может привести к изменению продолжительности времен года в Северном полушарии. Ученые выяснили, что в среднем лето увеличилось с 78 до 95 дней в период с 1952 по 2011 год, а зима сократилась с 76 до 73 дней. Весна и осень стали короче, их длительность уменьшилась со 124 до 115 дней и с 87 до 82 дней соответственно, передает vm.ru. При сохранении существующих темпов глобального потепления через 80 лет продолжительность лета может увеличиться до полугода, тогда как зима будет длиться лишь два месяца, предупреждают авторы исследования. Например, удлинение периодов цветения растений приведет к тому, что люди будут вдыхать больше пыльцы, вызывающей аллергию.

Persons: — — Locations: vm.ru, Северное полушарие, Китай

☆ «Смотришь африканскую историю и удивляешься: как это актуально для нас». Интервью NM с директором фестиваля Queer Voices
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +16 min

Обо всем этом в интервью NM рассказал директор фестиваля квир-кино Queer Voices Максим Кырлан. «Смотришь африканскую историю и удивляешься: как это актуально для нас»Если вернуться к программе фестиваля. Всегда ли история квир — это история о борьбе? В отличие от ЛГБТ, квир — это не всегда вопрос о сексуальной ориентации. Rafiki — африканский фильм, история двух девчонок-лесбиянок.

Persons: NewsMaker, Genderdoc —, Genderdoc ’, —, Максим Кырлан, Дающий, Йонатан Агасси, Максим Куклев, Максим, Ксавье Долан, Долан Organizations: ЛГБТсообщества, Национальный центр кинематографии, ЛГБТтематики Locations: —, Молдова, Кагул, Швеция, Израиль, США, Канны

☆ Квир в Молдове: что это и зачем смотреть об этом кино? Интервью NM с директором фестиваля Queer Voices
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-16 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +16 min

Обо всем этом в интервью NM рассказал директор фестиваля квир-кино Queer Voices Максим Кырлан. Всегда ли история квир — это история про борьбу? Это просто истории людей и их любви, где нет противостояния из-за гендерной или сексуальной идентичности, хотя все это истории о гомосексуальных парах. Но очень часто в квир-кино можно увидеть проблемы темнокожих людей, истории людей, у которых по разным причинам вообще нет денег, и т.д. В отличие от ЛГБТ, квир — это не всегда вопрос о сексуальной ориентации, это скорее проблематика гендерной самоидентификации в целом.

Persons: NewsMaker, Genderdoc —, Genderdoc ’, —, Максим Кырлан, Дающий, Йонатан Агасси, Максим Куклев, Максим, Ксавье Долан, Долан Organizations: ЛГБТсообщества, Национальный центр кинематографии (), ЛГБТтематики Locations: —, Молдова, Кагул, Швеция, Израиль, США, Канны

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