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☆ How Nvidia is dominating an AI-obsessed earnings season without even reporting yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nvidia is dominating earnings season, and it hasn't even reported results yet. Other mega-cap tech giants have been mentioning on earnings calls that they're boosting investment in AI infrastructure. AdvertisementThe company is gearing up for the release of its next-generation AI chip, named Blackwell, later this year. Nvidia has competition, but it still dominatesRecent earnings results from Nvidia's rival, AMD, suggest that most of this business is going to Nvidia and not its competitors. AdvertisementInvestors will have to wait until after the market close on May 22 to hear what Nvidia's earnings results actually are.

Persons: Blackwell, Elon Musk, We've, Musk, Tesla, Meta, Yann LeCun, John Werner, Brian Olsavsky Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, Tesla, Meta, UBS, Blackwell, AMD, Intel, Gaudi Locations: Meta

☆ Werner Spitz, Forensic Expert in High-Profile Murders, Dies at 97
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Werner Spitz, a pathologist whose accounts of the traumatic last moments in some of the most sensational American deaths of the past 60 years figured in cases involving President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., O.J. Simpson, JonBenet Ramsey, Mary Jo Kopechne and many others, died on April 14 in St. Clair Shores, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. He died in hospice care after a brief illness, his son Dr. Daniel Spitz said. Dr. Spitz’s career of more than 60 years traced to the early days of modern forensic pathology, and his textbook on the topic remains a gold standard in the field. Examining the remains of homicide victims was the one thing that did not bore him, he said.

Persons: Werner Spitz, John F, Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, O.J, Simpson, JonBenet Ramsey, Mary Jo Kopechne, Daniel Spitz, Spitz’s, Spitz, —, Dr, King Locations: St . Clair Shores, Mich, Detroit, Macomb County

☆ Hydrogen Offers Germany a Chance to Take a Lead in Green Energy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Stanley Reed | Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the city of Duisburg in Germany’s industrial heartland is a vast steel complex that is one of Europe’s largest polluters. If adopted widely, the devices could help clean up heavy industry, such as steel-making, in Germany and elsewhere. “We are maybe in one of those few very promising industries where Germany has a significant and very promising base,” said Werner Ponikwar, chief executive of ThyssenKrupp Nucera, which produces the electrolyzers. The company was spun off from ThyssenKrupp, a German steel giant, in 2023. Overall, German state and federal governments have earmarked €13.2 billion for investment in about two dozen projects to develop hydrogen.

Persons: ”, Werner Ponikwar, ThyssenKrupp Locations: Duisburg, Germany, ThyssenKrupp

☆ Michael C. Jensen, Who Helped Reshape Modern Capitalism, Dies at 84
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Michael S. Rosenwald | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michael C. Jensen, an economist and Harvard Business School professor whose evangelizing for stock options, golden parachutes and leveraged buyouts helped to reshape modern capitalism and empower Wall Street’s greed-is-good era, died on April 4 at his home in Sarasota, Fla. The death was confirmed by his daughter Natalie Jensen-Noll. “Mike was a kind of born proselytizer,” Eugene F. Fama, a University of Chicago professor and Nobel laureate in economics who collaborated with Professor Jensen, said in an interview. “He was very sure of himself in terms of his ideas being correct and, you know, pathbreaking.”They were also incendiary. In his book “The Golden Passport: Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite” (2017), the journalist Duff McDonald called Professor Jensen an “instrument of intellectual violence” who “created a Frankenstein that no one knows how to kill.”

Persons: Michael C, Jensen, Natalie Jensen, Noll, Werner Erhard, Jensen’s, Mike, proselytizer, ” Eugene F, Fama, Professor Jensen, “, ”, Duff McDonald Organizations: Harvard Business School, University of Chicago Locations: Sarasota , Fla

☆ Generative AI has to incorporate cultural knowledge, Amazon CTO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGenerative AI has to incorporate cultural knowledge, Amazon CTO saysWerner Vogels, chief technology officer at Amazon, discusses large language models, saying the diversity of cultures in Southeast Asia, for example, has to be "served in the right way" by digital systems.

Persons: Werner Vogels Organizations: Amazon Locations: Southeast Asia

☆ Amazon is opening cloud regions in Southeast Asia to meet customer demand, CTO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon is opening cloud regions in Southeast Asia because customers want their data stored securely in their own countries, Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels said in an exclusive interview. They really wanted something local such that they can meet, for example, local data storage requirements, or protection of personal identifiable information," Vogels told CNBC's JP Ong. An AWS region is a physical location where data centers are clustered. Within each AWS region are a minimum of three separate availability zones. "And for them, it's important to have these kinds of technologies on the ground, in [the] country to make sure that they can serve their customers best or their citizens best," said Vogels.

Persons: Werner Vogels, Vogels, CNBC's JP Ong Organizations: Amazon Chief, Amazon Web Services Locations: Southeast Asia

☆ The US secretly slipped ATACMS to Ukraine with more to come, putting high-value Russian targets in danger
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Kyiv used these long-range missiles to batter Russian helicopters in multiple strikes last year. T South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty ImagesThroughout the war, Ukraine has routinely pressed Washington to provide ATACMS so it could hit high-value Russian targets deep behind enemy lines. Kyiv used the M39 ATACMS variant in those attacks. Regardless of the variant, the arrival of additional ATACMS will likely compel Moscow to change its strategy and tactics. While the statement did not specifically mention ATACMS, it said the package contains "additional ammunition" for the HIMARS, which could include ATACMS.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Dan Rice, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ATACMS, Biden, Sen, Mark Werner, Zelenskyy, Serhii, Rice, AP Rice, Pat Ryder, ANATOLII STEPANOV, Vladimir Putin, Putin Organizations: Service, MGM, Tactical Missile Systems, US, South Korean Defense Ministry, Army Tactical Missile, Korean Defense Ministry, Getty, Kyiv, The New York Times, Reuters, General Staff, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Senate Intelligence, CBS, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, American University Kyiv, South Korea Defense Ministry, AP, Pentagon Press, Air Force, Gunners, Separate Mechanized Brigade, Armed Forces, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Moscow, United States, South Korea, Washington, Ukrainian, Russian, Crimean, ATACMS, Crimea, Donetsk Oblast, —, Russia, Kharkiv, AFP, NATO, Europe

☆ These 10 retail brands are the fastest growing in the U.S., Yelp says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Chains owned by publicly traded restaurant companies accounted for half of the top 10 fastest-growing retail brands in the U.S. last year, according to a new Yelp report. Of the 50 fastest-growing chains in Yelp's report, 35 were restaurant brands. Jack in the Box, First Watch and Dutch Bros were among the public restaurant chains included in the report, but they didn't crack the top 10. Popeyes' higher sales have encouraged franchisees to open more locations and led new operators to join the brand, Restaurant Brands executives have previously said. In 2023, Popeyes surpassed KFC as the second-most popular chicken chain in the U.S. by sales, trailing only Chick-fil-A.

Persons: Jack, Levi Strauss, Cava CAVA, Cava, Zachary Lucy, Scott Olson, Darden, Yum, Stephanie Dhue, Tim Hortons, Burger King, Randy Risling, Popeyes, Michael Siluk, Freddy's, Kyle Rivas, It's, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Dutch Bros, Publicly, Nordstrom, Costco, New York Stock Exchange, Pacific Coast League, Omaha Storm, Memphis Redbirds, AP, LongHorn, Getty, Darden, steakhouse, Parent, Yum Brands, Taco Bell, KFC, East, CNBC, Wawa, Toronto Star, Brands, Restaurant Brands, UCG, Thompson, Capital Partners, Rally House, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Subs Locations: U.S, Cava, Werner, Omaha , Nebraska, Nebraska, Skokie , Illinois, California, West, Wawa, Bethany Beach , Delaware, Philadelphia, It's, Louisiana, Lansing , Kansas, Kansas City , Missouri, Midwest, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Olive, Lincolnwood , Illinois, Jersey, Petaluma , California

☆ Demand for french fries reflects resilient consumer as so-called fry attachment rate holds steady
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Responders continue answering affirmatively at a higher-than-average rate, a top potato supplier indicated. It underscores the resilience of consumer spending, even as inflation pinches pocketbooks and pandemic savings dry up. A larger share of customers keep adding the iconic side to meal orders than in the past, according to frozen potato supplier Lamb Weston . Looking at the bigger picture, strength in the so-called fry attachment rate bolsters economic data, showing the willingness of average Americans to still shell out for everyday luxuries. "The fry attachment rate has stayed pretty consistent," said CEO Thomas Werner during the company's earnings call on Thursday.

Persons: Lamb Weston, Thomas Werner, It's Locations: America, U.S

☆ A dietitian explains how a 'diet break' can make it easier to lose weight and keep it off
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"It's not realistic to think you'll be in a weight loss or fat loss phase year round. AdvertisementA general guideline is to consider a diet break every few months, around 12 to 16 weeks. If you haven't made it that far into your diet and you're already hungry or grumpy, though, a diet break may not be the answer. How you can take a diet break without losing progressThe key to a successful diet break is allowing yourself the freedom to indulge without going to extremes, according to Werner. AdvertisementA moderation approach to a diet break can help prevent cycles of overdoing it followed by excessive restriction which often stall weight loss attempts.

Persons: —, Brittany Werner, it's, Werner, It's, you've Organizations: Service

Meanwhile, Micron got a price target increase from Bank of America, which sees the chipmaker surging more than 20%. 7:08 a.m.: Jefferies raises forecast on Target Jefferies thinks improving consumer discretionary trends should boost Target shares. The firm increased its price target on the stock to $205 from $195, implying shares gaining 16% from where they closed on Thursday. He upgraded shares to overweight from equal weight and increased his price target by $13 to $59. The bank also revised its bull case price target to $110 from $90, implying upside of nearly 130%.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Target Jefferies, Corey Tarlowe, Jefferies, Tarlowe, TGT's, — Hakyung Kim, Wells, Roger Read, Read, Hakyung Kim, Brandon Oglenski, Hunt, Robinson, Werner, Oglenski, Anthony Cassamassino, Vivek Arya, Arya, —, Morgan, DAL, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Delta Air Lines, Micron, Bank of America, Jefferies, Target, Devon Energy, Diamondback Energy, EOG Resources, Barclays, J.B, C.H, Werner Enterprises, Bank of America's, Microsoft, Meta, Next, 2Q, Spotify, Citigroup, Marvell, Devices, TAM, Abercrombie, Fitch's Locations: Wells Fargo, Devon, Delaware, Q2'24, Thursday's, DAL

☆ Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on 3M, AT&T, Devon Energy, Deckers Outdoor, On Holding and J.B. Hunt
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"A lot of people like the actual new 3M," Jim Cramer said, while referring to the company's years of litigation fights. "This is CrowdStrike and Palo Alto. Buy some Palo Alto on this. The CNBC Investing Club owns shares of Palo Alto Networks. The Club owns Coterra.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Cramer, I'm, they've, J.B, Robinson Organizations: CNBC, Club, Palo Alto, CNBC Investing Club, Palo Alto Networks, Devon Energy, Wells, The, Skechers, Barclays, Hunt Transport Services, C.H, Werner Enterprises Locations: Palo, Alto, Devon, Skechers USA, Norfolk Southern

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Delta, Skechers, Apple, Disney, Micron, Citi, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley initiates Compass Pathways at overweight Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of Compass that it's bullish on shares of the mental health biopharma company. Morgan Stanley reiterates Taiwan Semiconductor as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating on shares of TSM. Morgan Stanley reiterates Delta as a top pick Morgan Stanley said Delta's push into "premium" will reward investors. Bank of America reiterates Micron as buy Bank of America said it sees further share gains for Micron. Morgan Stanley reiterates Planet Fitness as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating on the fitness company.

Persons: Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, it's bullish, Hunt, Werner, Robinson, Morgan Stanley, Delta, Wells, Evercore, Bill, Tesla, Oppenheimer, Sweetgreen, Baird downgrades, Baird, Tommy Bahama Organizations: Microsoft, Barclays, Barclays downgrades J.B, J.B, C.H, Taiwan Semiconductor, DAL, " Bank of America, Nvidia, Broadcom, Bank of America, Micron, Devon Energy, Bloom Energy, Energy, Disney, underperform Bank of America, Baird downgrades Fifth, Bancorp, Royal Caribbean, Citi, Citigroup Inc, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, TPG Inc, TPG, TE Connectivity, Chevron Corp, Citi downgrades Oxford Industries Locations: TSM, Wells Fargo, Devon, F1Q, Cincinnati, Royal, Oxford

Tottenham moved to fourth place, level on points with Aston Villa, which hosted Wolves later. Palmer's brace at Stamford Bridge could help Chelsea only draw 2-2 with 10-man Burnley. Chelsea was wasteful in the first half and had a goal ruled out after 20 minutes. The Blues took the lead from the spot when Palmer scored with a Panenka kick, chipping the ball down the middle. In a spectacular game that was goalless at the break, Sheffield United and Fulham drew 3-3 after the host blew a 3-1 lead.

Persons: Son Heung, Tahith Chong, Issa Kabore, Timo Werner, Kabore, PALMER’S PANENKA, Cole Palmer, Palmer, Mykhailo Mudryk, Vincent Kompany fuming, Kompany, Lorenz Assignon, Josh Cullen volleyed, Raheem Sterling’s backheel, Dara O’Shea, Djordje Petrovic, James ’, Harvey Barnes, Lukasz Fabianski, “, ” Barnes, “ It’s, I’ve, Alexander Isak, Mohammed Kudus, Michail Antonio, Jarrod Bowen, Crystal Organizations: Tottenham, Luton, English Premier League, Aston Villa, Spurs, South, Wolves, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Brighton, LETHARGIC SPURS Tottenham, PALMER’S PANENKA Chelsea, Premier League, Stamford, Chelsea, Burnley, Blues, Newcastle, West, Sheffield United, Fulham, Nottingham Forest Locations: South Korea, West Ham, St, London, Newcastle

☆ A dietitian shares 5 warning signs that you're not eating enough to hit your fitness, energy, and weight goals
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Don't be afraid to try eating more for a few weeks to see how you feel, even if you want to lose weight. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA common diet mistake could be stalling your workout gains and interrupting your energy outside the gym, according to a dietitian. "One of the first things we look at is fatigue and low energy. Missing or irregular periods are a serious sign of under-eatingFor women, one of the major signs you're under-eating is a loss of your regular menstrual period.

Persons: Undereating, —, Brittany Werner, Werner, that's Organizations: Service

☆ Costco and Sam's Club's smaller rival BJ's Wholesale will open more clubs in Southeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Similarly, club stores resonate with budget shoppers because they emphasize getting more for less. The smaller rival of Costco and Walmart -owned Sam's Club is just the latest warehouse club to share its goals for expansion. The company plans to open a dozen new clubs this fiscal year, including an already announced club in Louisville, Kentucky. Most of the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based retailer's clubs have been concentrated on the East Coast. BJ's Werner said the company's typical customer has an average household income of between $75,000 and $100,000.

Persons: Costco, BJ's, Bill Werner, Werner, Greg Melich, Melich, That's, BJ's Werner, it's Organizations: U.S, Research, Costco, Walmart, Sam's, BJ's Wholesale, Washington D.C, Evercore ISI, Kroger Locations: Burlington, Aldi, U.S, Maryville , Tennessee, Myrtle Beach , South Carolina, Palm Coast, West Palm Beach , Florida, Carmel , Indiana, Louisville , Kentucky, Midwest, Marlborough , Massachusetts, East Coast, Washington, Puerto Rico, Tennessee , Alabama, Indiana, Michigan

Two names are likely to draw attention: LeBron James, the superstar basketball player, and Drake, the rapper. James and Drake are committing additional capital as “strategic investors,” and are expected to use their marketing power to help the tour broaden its audience. James and the PGA Tour commissioner, Jay Monahan, were at the home of Tom Werner, F.S.G.’s chairman, recently discussing just that, DealBook hears. Fans may see the stars around the greens, perhaps in the same way Drake is a frequent courtside presence at Toronto Raptors games. I remember some of my best childhood memories was being on the golf course with my uncle,” Drake said in a statement to DealBook.

Persons: LIV Golf, wasn’t, LeBron James, Drake, Steve Cohen, Arthur Blank, Marc Lasry, James, Jay Monahan, Tom Werner, F.S.G, ’, DealBook, ” Drake, “, ” Organizations: Fenway Sports Group, PGA, PGA Tour, Toronto Raptors Locations: Saudi

☆ Texas man eavesdropping on wife’s phone calls faces criminal charges — and divorce — after $1.76 million insider trading plot
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —A Texas man is facing insider trading charges and jail time after he used information gleaned from eavesdropping on his wife’s work-from-home calls, netting him $1.76 million from an upcoming oil industry acquisition. Loudon purchased 46,450 shares of TravelCenters stock after learning of the impending merger, according to an SEC filing. When the share price popped 71% following the announcement, he sold all of his shares, raking in more than $1.76 million. The SEC’s complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, charges Loudon with violating the antifraud components of federal securities laws. She reported the trading to her supervisor and was later terminated from the company, according to the filing.

Persons: New York CNN —, Tyler Loudon, “, Loudon, ”, Eric Werner, “ Mr, Peter Zeidenberg, Roth Organizations: New, New York CNN, The Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Fort, Court, Southern, Southern District of, US, Office, CNN Locations: New York, Texas, Houston, Fort Worth, Southern District, Southern District of Texas

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times was honored Monday with George Polk Awards for Foreign Reporting and Photojournalism for its coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas. They were among Polk Awards winners announced Monday in 13 categories. In all, five of the prestigious journalism prizes were for coverage of the Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine wars. The winners will be honored in April as the university marks the 75th anniversary of the awards. That prize was established by journalist Jane Freiman Schanberg to honor long-form investigative or enterprise journalism and comes with a $25,000 award.

Persons: George Polk, Photographers Samar Abu Elouf, Yousef Masoud, “, ”, John Darnton, Elon Musk, Osher, Julia Cardi, Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Alex Mierjeski, Brett Murphy, ProPublica, Clarence Thomas, Jason Motlagh, Jane Freiman Schanberg, Luke Mogelson, Anna Werner, Brett Kelman, Fred Schulte, Holly K, Hacker, Daniel Chang, Julie Pace, Bob Woodward, Christiane Amanpour, Dean Baquet Organizations: New York Times, Foreign, Hamas, Photographers, University, Polk, CBS, Tesla, SpaceX, Supreme, New, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Sydney Schanberg, Reuters, Yorker, CBS News, KFF Health, Food, Drug, Long, Long Island University, Journalism, Digital Media, Associated Press, Julie Pace , Washington Post, CNN Locations: Israel, Gaza, Long, Russia, Ukraine, New York, Haiti, Long Island, Manhattan, Julie Pace ,

☆ ‘True Detective’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap: Stories Are Stories
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Scott Tobias | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Season 4, Episode 6: Part 6One of the tricky parts of a ghost story like “True Detective: Night Country” is the banal, inevitable business of having to explain events that were once teasingly inexplicable. This is the risk the creator Issa López has courted all season, as the show’s procedural elements have been intermingled with obscure symbols, hidden traumas and outright ghostly hallucinations. In order to solve the practical mysteries facing Danvers and Navarro, it would have to come crashing back to earth. Yet the achievement of this flawed but compelling finale is that López succeeds in having her cake and eating it, too. From the beginning, the strongest element of “Night Country” has been its evocation of Ennis, Alaska, as this northernmost outpost of humanity, a border town to oblivion.

Persons: Issa López, Danvers, Navarro, López, Annie K, Werner, ” Locations: Ennis , Alaska

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he will retire when his current term ends in January 2029. Speaking at a spring training news conference, Manfred noted he will be 70 years old and will have been commissioner for 14 years when his term ends on Jan. 25, 2029. Manfred, 65, succeeded Bud Selig in January 2015 and was given a five-year term as baseball's 10th commissioner. Tampa Bay hopes to construct a new ballpark adjacent to the current Tropicana Field. “I’m hope that I’m here to go to opening day as commissioner for both Tampa Bay and Las Vegas,” Manfred said.

Persons: Rob Manfred, Manfred, Jan, ” Manfred, Bud Selig, “, I’m, Tom Werner, Tim Brosnan, Dan Halem, “ I’m, that'll, ” Organizations: — Baseball, Boston Red Sox, MLB, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland, Tampa, Tropicana, Tampa Bay Locations: TAMPA, Fla, Las Vegas

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new PGA Tour Enterprises. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was holding a conference call with players about the deal that was finalized Tuesday night. Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“By making PGA Tour members owners of their league, we strengthen the collective investment of our players in the success of the PGA Tour,” Monahan, who will be CEO of PGA Tour Enterprises, said in the formal announcement. While specific details of the equity ownership program were not announced, the initial grants would be based on career accomplishments, recent achievements and PGA Tour status. The European tour was part of the framework agreement on June 6, and it has a strategic alliance with the PGA Tour.

Persons: LIV Golf, Jay Monahan, ” Monahan, Marc Attanasio, Arthur Blank, Steven Cohen, Wyc Grousbeck, Tom Werner, John Henry, Marc Lasry, Alec Scheiner, ”, Henry, Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth, Webb Simpson, Peter Malnati, Yasir Al, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, LIV, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, PIF, Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, ___ Organizations: Strategic Sports Group, Tour Enterprises, PGA Tour, SSG, Associated Press, Washington Post, Public Investment Fund, PGA, SSG —, Tour, Fenway Sports Group, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Falcons, New York Mets, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Browns, RedBird, Fenway Sports, PGA Tour Enterprises, Saudi, Monday, PIF Locations: Calif, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, PIF, Mexico

☆ Nike's Sue Bird documentary is heading to Netflix and it's another coup for brand-funded films
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Sue Bird: In the Clutch," a documentary on the career and personal life of the WNBA star, wasn't the most buzzed-about film at Sundance. Nike's success could encourage more brands to follow its leadNike has long been a big player in brand-funded films. Many brands dream of getting their films on Netflix, where even relatively small viewership numbers are bigger than they'd get on a rival streamer. Brands often work alongside traditional Hollywood players, which lends credibility to film projects. But the more films like "In the Clutch" get wide distribution, the more other brands could be encouraged to pursue similar storytelling.

Persons: Sue Bird, Werner Herzog, Sarah Dowland, RogerEbert.com, IndieWire, it's, Beckham, Justin Biskin —, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer's, Oscar, Alex Gibney's Jigsaw, Jay Ellis's Organizations: WNBA, Sundance, Entertainment, Business, Netflix, Nike, Iron Entertainment, Apple, HBO, Procter, Gamble, Marriott, Hollywood Locations: Canada, Hollywood

☆ Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission but never won a Nobel Prize for her brilliance despite 49 nominations
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Adam Barnes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 1944, Hahn won a Nobel prize for the discovery. It led to the atomic bomb , nuclear power, and a Nobel Prize in 1944 for German chemist Otto Hahn. ullstein bild Dtl./Getty ImagesMeitner was well respected by other physicists — Einstein called her "our Marie Curie" — comparing her to the trail-blazing, two-time Nobel Prize winner. Left to right: Otto Hahn, Dr. Hartmann, Lise Meitner, Werner Heisenberg, and Theodor Heuss. AdvertisementOverlooked for the Nobel PrizeHahn was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in chemistry for the discovery of nuclear fission.

Persons: Lise Meitner, Otto Hahn, Hahn, Meitner, —, Hahn's, Marissa Moss, Meitner's, Moss, — Einstein, Marie Curie, Nazi Germany Meitner, Hartmann, Werner Heisenberg, Theodor Heuss, Hitler, " Moss, Fritz Strassman, Amanda Macias, Strassman, wasn't, Otto Frisch, Frisch, Strassmann, Enrico Fermi Organizations: Service, Business, Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, Physics Locations: Berlin, Austria, Nazi Germany, Germany, Sweden, Ba

(AP) — A Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Wednesday for related gun violations. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters in Billings sentenced Harvey Hugs, 60, after he pleaded guilty in September to being a felon in possession of firearms. A 2021 search of Hugs' home and vehicles found eagle parts, two rifles and ammunition, according to court documents. In 2012, he was sentenced in federal court in Montana to six months in custody for coordinating the illegal purchase of eagle feathers, tails and wings and two hawk tails, court documents show. Federal officials operate a clearinghouse that makes eagle feathers and other parts available to tribal members, authorized zoos and museums.

Persons: Susan Watters, Billings, Harvey, Hardin, Edward Werner, Simon Paul Organizations: U.S, Prosecutors, Attorney's, Golden Eagle Protection Locations: Mont, Montana, Hardin , Montana, U.S, Rapid City , South Dakota

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