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☆ How Sri Pangulur went from building his own syndicate to co-leading Mayfield's Series B investing practice
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He decided to formally create a syndicate called Overtime VC, investing up to $250,000 in seed and Series A rounds. Through Overtime, Pangulur invested nearly $20 million in 65 companies, with a focus on enterprise infrastructure and apps. Related storiesHe also continued investing through his syndicate, Overtime VC, and brought these firsthand experiences to the founders he advised. 'Cooking' at the Series BPangulur began raising his own venture fund based on the success of his syndicate fund, Overtime VC. Earlier this month, Pangulur announced two new investments he led: a $25 million Series B for billing infrastructure startup Orb and a $28 million Series B for TeamBridge, a workforce operating software startup.

Persons: Pangulur, parlayed, Mayfield, —, hackathons, Navin Chaddha, Chaddha, Lehman Organizations: Tribe Capital, Fund, Service, Security, Mayfield Fund, Case Western University, KeyBanc, Markets, Lehman Brothers, TeleSoft Partners, VC, Mayfield, Spring Fund, Chaddha Locations: Silicon Valley, Michigan, Ohio, North America, CloudFlare, —

☆ Al Pacino reveals he nearly died of Covid-19 – and gives his thoughts on the afterlife
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Al Pacino has revealed that he nearly died of Covid-19 in 2020, and shared his view on what happens after death. In interviews with The New York Times and People magazine, the Oscar-winning actor recounted his experience contracting the virus and briefly having no pulse. Pacino, 84, told the Times in a wide-ranging interview that he began to feel “unusually not good” and then developed a fever and was dehydrated. Asked if the health scare changed the way he lives his life, Pacino told People: “Not at all.”But that isn’t to say the experience left the actor unchanged. Pacino, who is currently preparing for a movie adaptation of Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” confirmed to The New York Times that the experience had a metaphysical effect.

Persons: CNN — Al Pacino, Oscar, ”, “, you’re, ‘, Pacino, ” Pacino, Shakespeare’s “ King Lear, bourn, “ You’re, I’d, Sonny Boy Organizations: CNN, New York Times, People, Times, The New York Times

☆ The problem — and opportunity — with Wall Street downgrades of Apple and Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

A couple of analyst downgrades are making the rounds Monday on megacap stocks that rarely see ratings cuts: Apple and Amazon. At Jefferies, analysts downgraded Apple to a hold but increased the price target to $213 apiece from $205. It also presents a problem for investors who see the downgrades as a reason to sell some shares. After all, you'll be hard-pressed to find companies anywhere more in charge of their own destinies than Apple, Amazon — or any of the Super Six (Meta, Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft). Apple and Amazon aren't where they are because of luck, but rather because they make their own luck.

Persons: downgrades, They're, Jim Cramer, I'm, Jim, you've, it's, Philip Fisher, Apple, Jim Cramer's, Michael M Organizations: Jefferies, Apple, CNBC, Apple Intelligence, Wells, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Fifth, Santiago, Getty Locations: Wells, New York City

Vice President Kamala Harris hit back at Arkansas GOP Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' comments that Harris "doesn’t have anything keeping her humble" because she doesn't have children. "I don't think she understands that there are a whole lot of women out here who, one, are not aspiring to be humble," Harris told "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Alex Cooper. In response, Harris blasted Trump, blaming him for nominating three Supreme Court Justice who voted to overrule Roe v. Wade. Harris asked, referring to Trump's comments about protecting women.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Harris, Alex Cooper, ” Harris, Doug Emhoff’s, Cooper, ”, Cole, Ella Emhoff, “, Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris doesn’t, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Trump’s, they’ve, Leon Neal, Trump, You’re, Justice, Roe, Wade Organizations: Arkansas GOP, Republican National Convention, Trump Locations: Milwaukee, Wis, Indiana , Pennsylvania

The United States is experiencing yet another divisive campaign season, but there may be a place where Americans can find calm and camaraderie: a vice presidential debate. "Saturday Night Live" followed up a historic, Season 50 premiere with more satire as Tuesday's debate between nominees for vice president, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic Gov. The "SNL" recreation had repertory player Heidi Gardner playing CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, who introduced the running mates. Walz, played by comedian Jim Gaffigan, is a former teacher and high school football coach tapped by Vice President Kamala Harris (Maya Rudoph) as her Democratic running mate. Vance (Bowen Yang) was asked by debate cohost Margaret Brennan (Chloe Fineman) how he'd address the crisis in the Middle East.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Tim Walz, Heidi Gardner, Norah O'Donnell, Walz, Jim Gaffigan, Kamala Harris, Vance, Bowen Yang, Margaret Brennan, Chloe Fineman, Margaret, he's, I'm, Donald Trump, Hitler, " Walz interjected, Rudolph's Harris, Harris, Douglas Emhoff, Andy Samberg, Joe Biden, Dana Carvey, Mary, I’m, Emhoff, Nate Bargatze, Coldplay Organizations: Democratic Gov, CBS, Democratic, SNL, NBC, NBC News Locations: States, R, Ohio, Minnesota, NBCUniversal

☆ Harris attacks Trump abortion record in sex-positive podcast 'Call Her Daddy' interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Vice President Kamala Harris sits for an interview with Alex Cooper on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast. Vice President Kamala Harris was all business in an interview on the sex-positive "Call Her Daddy" podcast that aired Sunday. Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, spent the bulk of the roughly 40-minute conversation litigating her case against Donald Trump, blasting the Republican nominee's track record on abortion and women's rights. "There are now 20 states with Trump abortion bans," Harris told "Call her Daddy" host Alex Cooper. The "Call Her Daddy" podcast is largely popular with young women, a voter base Harris already polls strongly with.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Alex Cooper, Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Roe, Wade, Cooper Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Trump

☆ Harris addresses criticism over biological children, talks abortion rights in ‘Call Her Daddy’ interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Ebony Davis | Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who suggested at a town hall with former President Donald Trump last month that the vice president doesn’t have anything to keep her humble because she doesn’t have biological children. “I feel sorry for her, and I’m going to tell you why,” Harris said on an episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast released Sunday. “Because I don’t think she understands that there are a whole lot of women out here who one, are not aspiring to be humble. Family comes in many forms, and I think that increasingly, all of us understand that this is not the 1950s anymore,” Harris said. Harris added: “This is the same guy that said women should be punished for having abortions.

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☆ Hollywood's franchise frenzy: More than half of top studios' 2025 movies are existing IP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The 2024 box office has been inundated with sequels, prequels and remakes, with the top 10 titles of the year all coming from existing intellectual property. Looking at the current 2025 calendar, between 50% and 70% of the movies from the six major studios — Universal , Disney , Warner Bros. , Paramount , Sony and Lionsgate — will be related to existing IP. Craig T Fruchtman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesEven before Hollywood was disrupted by the pandemic and the meteoric rise of streaming content, the domestic box office was heavily reliant on franchise titles. While that's a 11.3% drop from last year and lags 25% behind pre-pandemic levels, the haul is better than box office analysts had expected. "Some of the most well-received box office hits in recent memory have been sequels or films based on existing brands and there is still a variety of original content out there."

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☆ I'm a former Disney Imagineer who helped create the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Here are 3 tips for landing your creative dream job.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ann Morrow Johnson is the design director at Gensler, a leading architecture firm. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ann Morrow Johnson, the design director and global entertainment leader for Gensler's Entertainment and Experience Design Practice. AdvertisementI worked on several projects while at Disney, including the Star Wars Galactic Star CruiserAnn Morrow Johnson at Disney's D23 Expo in 2019. Image Group LA/Getty ImagesI started at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, then transitioned to the project manager on the initial "Star Wars" offerings at Disneyland before becoming the global producer for all shorter-term "Star Wars" projects worldwide. I later became the executive creative director and executive producer for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser.

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☆ Scientists grow mystery tree from 1,000-year-old seed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But it doesn’t mean that scientists aren’t interested in bringing the past back to life in some form. Dig thisThe tree, which the study authors believe may have a biblical connection, is seen at 12 years old. Remarkably, the tree thrived and now stands 10 feet (3 meters) tall, although it has never flowered or produced fruit. Using DNA sequencing, the researchers identified the mystery tree as part of the Commiphora genus, but its exact species is unknown and likely extinct. Scientists aim to extract DNA from the remains to learn more about those buried there and whether they were related.

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☆ Elon Musk says he will speak at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk is joining Donald Trump for a rally in Pennsylvania. Musk has become one of Trump's most prominent supporters. As president-elect in late 2016, Trump announced Musk would join his economic advisory board, but Musk would later cut ties with the administration over disagreements on climate change policies. At a Trump rally, Trump called Musk a "bullshit artist," after which Musk suggested Trump should not run for president again. Trump retaliated, saying Musk would be "worthless" without government subsidies and that Trump previously could have made Musk beg on his knees for government support.

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☆ ‘Golden Bachelorette’ fan favorite Charles Ling had no idea he’s the internet’s current boyfriend
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“Golden Bachelorette,” breakout star Charles Ling’s endearing personality had viewers ready to give him the final rose from episode one. But with the season underway, Ling admits he “didn’t see much of the TV show yet” and hadn’t quite seen the internet response. NBC News, in an exclusive interview, even had to recap some of the fan feedback and scenes for him. He’s prompted many fans to flood the internet with comments such as “protect Charles at all costs!” and that “it’s not an episode of the golden bachelorette without Charles making me cry." “You can say, ‘If Charles can do it, so can me,’” he said.

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Friday’s jobs report is expected to show another relatively healthy month of payroll gains, alongside a stable unemployment rate. At the moment, there is little light at the end of the tunnel for those job seekers. The unemployment rate was expected to be unchanged from August, at 4.2%. While the economy continues to add jobs at a steady clip, signs of ongoing labor market weakness have become unmistakable. Last week, the Conference Board’s closely watched consumer confidence survey fell by the largest amount since August 2021, driven largely by concerns about the labor market.

Persons: Dana M, Peterson, Guy Berger, ” Berger, Berger, precariousness Organizations: Labor Statistics, Conference, Conference Board, Glass, Federal Reserve Locations: U.S

Outside of the ABC27 news station where Casey and McCormick debated, a slew of people aligned with Casey’s campaign held signs calling McCormick an out-of-state candidate. McCormick attempted to deflect the line of attack on the debate stage by arguing Casey has little show for his long career in public office. “When you don’t have a record to run on, which Senator Casey does not, you attack your opponent,” McCormick shot back. When Vice President Kamala Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic nominee, McCormick said Casey quickly changed his tune. “Senator Casey said, ‘Kamala Harris is great!’” McCormick said.

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☆ 46-year-old turned 400 of his employees into millionaires by selling his startup for $3.7B: ‘These are life-changing outcomes’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

When Jyoti Bansal made "the hardest decision" of his career — selling his software startup AppDynamics for billions — he did it with his employees in mind. As the startup's founder and chairman, Bansal would've become wealthy either way — but only one of his two options guaranteed the same for many of his staffers, he says. Upon Bansal's acceptance of the offer, roughly 400 AppDynamics employees saw their shares of the company rise in value to at least $1 million, a spokesperson for Bansal says. Today, he's the CEO and co-founder of two other software startups, Traceable and Harness, the latter of which was most recently valued at $3.7 billion in 2022. At least 70 of the company's 80 employees became millionaires on paper when VeriSign's stock soared two years later, Chaudhry said.

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North Carolina has racked up the highest death toll thus far with 106 fatalities reported. Kim AshbyKim Ashby, a North Carolina teacher of 20 years, is described as “the glue that holds everyone together,” her daughter, Jessica Meidinger, told CNN. A neighbor took a photo of the Ashby home in Elk Park, North Carolina, as it floated in the river on Friday. Omar Khan, 44, disappeared after Helene flooded Asheville, North Carolina. Julie Le Roux has been missing since a mudslide destroyed the Marion, North Carolina, home she had taken shelter in from the raging storm.

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☆ Mark Cuban tells 'All-In' podcast that the advice he tried giving Trump went unheeded
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Cuban told the "All-In" podcast hosts that he used to talk to former President Donald Trump a lot. During Trump's 2016 campaign, Cuban said he tried to give some advice, but it went unheeded. Cuban said during the podcast episode that he was once enthusiastic about the prospect of an outsider running for office. Cuban told the podcast hosts that he would ask Trump about his campaign's ground game, and Cuban said Trump would brush off concerns: "Yeah, I got the evangelicals doing all that, I'm not worried about it." "I've said this many, many times: If it was a non-MAGA candidate, particularly if it was Joe Biden still, I'd vote Republican," he told the podcast hosts.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Donald Trump, Cuban, Trump, —, Mark Cuban wasn't, Trumper, I'm, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, I've, MAGA Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Cuban, CNN, Republican Party, Democrat, Republican

The news is a particular blow to Vice President Kamala Harris, since the union was the first to endorse Joe Biden's presidential bid in 2020. In a statement, Edward A. Kelly, the union's president, said that the group's executive board voted on Thursday by 1.2% not to endorse. Both presidential campaigns made personal appeals to the union’s members at a convention in Boston in August, with Minnesota Gov. Last month, the Teamsters union, which represents over 1 million truck drivers, freight workers and others, also declined to endorse a presidential candidate. The AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers union — which represent millions of workers combined — have each endorsed Harris this cycle.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's, Edward A, Kelly, Tim Walz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Harris, Biden, Trump, I’ll, Walz, Vance, Trump's, ” Vance, Matt, “ Organizations: International Association of Fire Fighters, Minnesota Gov, Ohio, Washington , D.C, WIN, Teamsters, AFL, United Auto Workers union, Trump Locations: U.S, Canada, Boston, Washington ,, Dayton , Ohio

☆ Lost biblical tree resurrected from 1,000 year-old seed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Botanists have grown a long-lost tree species from a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave in the Judean Desert in the 1980s. But the scientists conducting the new research weren’t able to identify the type of tree from the seed alone. However, the sample didn’t match any of the known Commiphora species in her database. The tree, which the study authors believe may have a biblical connection, is seen at 12 years old. Yet the tree, which is related to the myrrh tree that’s famed for its resin, never gave off any kind of scent.

Persons: Dr, Sarah Sallon, Louis, Sallon, tsori, “ Sheba, ”, Guy Eisner, Elaine Solowey, ” Sallon, Andrea Weeks, Weeks, it’s, “ guggulterols, Louise Colville, Colville wasn’t, “ Organizations: CNN, Natural Medicine Research, Hadassah University Medical, Communications, Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, George Mason University, Royal Botanic Locations: Judean, Jerusalem, Gilead, Jordan, Israel, Africa, Madagascar, Fairfax , Virginia, Kew, London

☆ A Cambodian maid was arrested and deported by Malaysia for criticizing Cambodian leaders on social media
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Phnom Penh AP —A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media criticizing Cambodian government leaders, in the latest example of a Southeast Asian government helping another arrest a dissident. Nuon Toeun is neither an opposition leader nor a well-known activist. Radio Free Asia said Nuon Toeun was a supporter of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party, which was dissolved ahead of the 2018 general election as part of a crackdown on the opposition. The Khmer Movement for Democracy, a movement formed by opposition leaders in exile, condemned Nuon Toeun’s deportation from Malaysia. It said in a statement that she was working legally in Malaysia and had committed no crime except expressing her opinions.

Persons: Nuon, “, ″ Nuth, Nuon Toeun, couldn’t, Mech Dara, Cambodia’s, Hun Manet, Hun Sen, ” Organizations: Phnom Penh AP, Malaysian, Rights Watch, Cambodian, Radio Free, Cambodia People’s Party, Radio Free Asia, Cambodian National Rescue Party, Cambodian People’s Party, National Assembly, Facebook, ” Radio Free Asia, Khmer Movement for Democracy Locations: Phnom Penh, Malaysia, Asian, Cambodia, . New York, Vietnam, Laos, China, US, Prey, Radio Free Asia

☆ Dating Apps Helped Me Find Love. Now They've Become a Total Scam.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Albert Fox Cahn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

I spent some time alone after things ended, but by the end of 2012, I was ready to re-embrace online dating. Within a few years, my fellow millennials and I were reportedly spending 10 hours a week on dating apps. "Dating apps are designed to be a miserable experience," Stephanie Rodgers, the founder of the forthcoming dating app Verb, said. Increasingly, it feels like dating apps make things more monotonous and cumbersome to incentivize us to pay for upgrades. And while dating apps' cost in terms of harassment, threats, and violence is paid disproportionately by women, its financial cost is disproportionately paid by men.

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☆ A week after Helene struck the Southeast, power outages and impassable roads stymie recovery as death toll reaches 200
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Steve Almasy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

In some Georgia counties and one in North Carolina, utilities say more than 90% of their customers are still in the dark. Friends help Sam Soughail, third from left, clear out his Casablanca Cigar Bar in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, October 1. Mike Stewart/AP Emily Ogburn, right, hugs her friend Cody Klein after he brought her a meal in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on Wednesday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. Marco Bello/Reuters In pictures: Hurricane Helene unleashes its fury Prev NextHundreds of roads remain closed, hampering efforts to send aid to hard-hit communities.

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☆ The search for missing people continues after Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Sharif Paget | Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But even if a storm like that made it to Matthew’s parents’ neighborhood, their house rests on a mound. And it certainly couldn’t happen with Helene, Matthew figured, even as the one-time Category 4 monster showed little sign of cooling its rage. Still, Keli headed out to her job managing a beauty supply store about 20 miles east in Johnson City. The family took to social media, pleading for any information about their missing husband and dad – and his dog. “I think right now we are the only people who know what each of us is going through,” he said.

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☆ Amazon's Wondery is launching a new toy line as it aims to build the next big franchises from podcasts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Amazon's Wondery is launching a "Wow in the World" toy line, expanding beyond audio content. Wondery aims to build franchises from podcasts, following success with "Dr. Death" and "Morbid." AdvertisementAmazon's podcast studio Wondery is continuing to branch out beyond audio with a new line of toys tied to the kid podcast "Wow in the World." Wondery is billing it as the first toy line based on a podcast. The "Wow in the World" toys were designed to drive kids back to the podcast.

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