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☆ China’s ‘New Great Wall’ Casts a Shadow on Nepal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Hilsa Village NEPAL CHINA Area of detail CHINA Humla District NEPAL Kathmandu INDIA 75 miles NEPAL CHINA Hilsa Village CHINA Area of detail Humla District NEPAL Kathmandu INDIA 75 miles Source: OpenStreetMap, ESRI By Agnes ChangThe Nepalis have other complaints, too. “This is the new Great Wall of China,” said Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, the former provincial chief minister of the area. Without proper roads, it takes goat herders three days to cover the seven miles from Simikot, Nepal, to Humla. CHINA NEPAL CHINA-NEPAL BORDER CHINA NEPAL CHINA-NEPAL BORDER CHINA NEPAL CHINA-NEPAL BORDERThe Chinese side used to be nearly as remote, the seclusion broken only by a flow of pilgrims to Mount Kailash, which is holy to four faiths. Just 20 miles away is the junction of China, Nepal and India.

Persons: Nepalis, Agnes Chang, Dalai Lama, ”, Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, Xi’s, Xi, Brian Hart, ” Mr, Hart, Arzu Rana Deuba, —, Saud, Saud’s, “, Mr, Deuba, Pan Yue, China “, Shahi, Lhamu Lama, Hilsa, Pema Wangmu Lama Organizations: Chinese Communist Party, Covid, China Power, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Liberation Army, U.S . Department of Defense, The New York Times, Nepali Home Ministry, The Times, Communist, Security, Guard, Times, National Ethnic Affairs, Nepali Locations: Tibet, Nepal, Nepal’s Humla District, China, Hilsa, NEPAL CHINA, CHINA Humla District NEPAL Kathmandu INDIA, NEPAL CHINA Hilsa, CHINA, Humla, NEPAL Kathmandu INDIA, ESRI, Nepali, Nepal’s Humla, Simikot, Beijing, Washington, Philippine, India, Humla District, N.P, Hulma, Kathmandu, Vietnam, People’s Republic of China, CHINA NEPAL CHINA, NEPAL, Mount Kailash, Xinjiang, Purang, ”, Bhutan, District

☆ How ‘shoe doping’ changed marathon times forever – in ways we still don’t fully understand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Liam Tharme | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

This is the story of how the marathon has changed, told by some of the people behind the technological revolution. Marathon running is done individually but succeeds best when athletes work in packs, either with official pacemakers or using each other to share workloads and draft. They put one into a marathon shoe in a 2006 study, got sub-elite athletes to run on treadmills, and found a 1.3 per cent benefit in terms of energy reduction. “We set up at that point (2016), one of the most in-depth and best controlled studies on running shoes. Hoogkamer uses MRI scanners at the University of Massachusetts, which “you can’t really run in.” Some opt for ultrasound devices and others for muscle oxygenation sensors.

Persons: Eliud Kipchoge, Kipchoge, Roger Bannister’s, He’d, Alex Halada, Kelvin Kiptum’s, Paula Radcliffe’s, Tigst Assefa, Peres Jepchirchir, Tim Hutchings, Kenenisa Bekele, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, ”, Maxwell Muttai, Benno Nigg, “, Wouter Hoogkamer, Nike’s, ’, ” Nigg, Hoogkamer isn’t, he’s, it’s, you’re, Marco Tacca, Muttai, They’re, they’re, Nike Vaporfly, Hoogkamer, Liam Tharme, Soh Rui Yong, Molly, “ There’s, Rui Yong, Yong Teck Lim, Soh, “ Asics, Hutchings, —, Mike Marsland Organizations: Breaking2, Getty, London, Research, University of Calgary, Nike, University of Colorado, of Colorado, Athletic, Adidas, University of Massachusetts, New York City Marathon, Sports, Asics, Brands, World Athletics, Formula, Nike Vaporfly Locations: Vienna, Rio de Janeiro, Monza, Nike’s Alphaflys, AFP, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago , New York, supershoes, Paris, Boulder , Colorado, “, Rio

☆ It's a tough time to be a tech graduate — AI and layoffs have made it a competitive job market
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Tech graduates, once near-guaranteed a role, are facing a tough job market. The rise of AI, offshoring, and tech layoffs are making roles more competitive. While the US job market is improving, experts say tech graduates are still struggling — and will continue to for a while. AdvertisementLayoff streakAfter two years of brutal tech layoffs, demand for tech workers has still not returned to pre-pandemic levels. "But there just isn't a lot of bites right now to say that AI is eliminating roles for entry-level workers."

Persons: —, Alex Diaz, Diaz, Diaz isn't, I'm, I've, James O'Brien, O'Brien, Alec Wolyniec, he's, Wolyniec, Alex Hernandez, Hernandez, Kantenga, Gen, Gen Z, Chris Abbass, it's Organizations: Tech, Service, of Maryland, —, University of Maryland, University of California, ADP, Federal, Emory University, LinkedIn, Twitter Locations: Berkeley, WFH

Her case is far from unique, however: Hospitals across the United States have said they’re taking steps to conserve their supply of IV fluids, including postponing or canceling nonemergency surgeries. IV fluids do more than deliver drugs or electrolytes directly into a patient’s bloodstream. On Monday, the AHA urged President Joe Biden to declare a nationwide emergency over the limited supply of IV fluids. She’s been dependent on IV nutrition, which delivers nutrients directly into her bloodstream, for more than eight years. Hannah Hale, in 2016 on her first day home after a long hospitalization, with her TPN, or IV nutrition.

Persons: Yvonne Hemz, Abbott Northwestern, Hurricane Helene, Hemze, hasn’t, ”, They’re, Chris DeRienzo, Joe Biden, Hannah Hale, Baxter, Hale, She’s, “, ” Hale, It’s, won’t, ASPR, Alli Longenhagen, Kabi, they’ve, Paul Biddinger, Brigham, Robert, Robert —, —, I’m Organizations: Baxter International, NBC News, Health, Abbott Northwestern, Allina Health, Gatorade, American Hospital Association, AHA, The New York Times, NBC, Food and Drug Administration, U.S, FDA, Administration, Strategic Preparedness, Department of Health, Human Services, Braun, Mass Locations: Farmington , Minnesota, North Carolina, United States, U.S, Dallas, Canada, China, Ireland, United Kingdom, Hale, Daytona Beach , Florida, Hurricane Milton, Boston, Chicago

☆ He told his mother there was ‘no way’ he’d meet someone in Australia. Then he fell in love at first sight
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

“Then, later on, when we left, she was like, ‘Oh, so you like him,’” recalls Wati. “But a week later, we decided to get together on a Saturday, and we spent most of the day together,” recalls Mike. “He’d mail them to me in these little padded envelopes,” recalls Wati. “Eventually, I was able to figure out how to get some credit for doing a paper at Melbourne University in January 1989,” recalls Mike. “She would stay for about a month or a little bit more,” recalls Wati.

Persons: Mike Grossman, Mike “, Mike, ”, There’s, “, —, he’d, I’d, ” Mike, bode, Melbourne’s Monash, Wati, Yanti, Michael, nudging, ’ ”, Wati Grossman, ” Wati, Paul, Gauguin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, I’m, They’d, “ Wati, Khan ’ —, we’re, He’d, who’d, Wati’s, Boston, they’d, Wati —, Kevin Costner’s, we’d, it’s, Wati Grossman —, Levis Strauss, Alex, Talia, Mike’s, Grossman, We’ve, he’s, they’re, we’ve Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Harvard Law School, Melbourne’s, National Gallery of Victoria, Star Trek, “, Australian Broadcasting Commission, Facebook, “ Technology, Sony, Radio, Melbourne University, Wati, Washington DC, New, Melbourne Botanic Gardens, Harvard Memorial Church, Harvard Memorial, Fashion Institute of Technology, Levis Strauss and Company Locations: Australia, Melbourne, Boston, California, San Francisco, American, Indonesian Australian, Indonesia, “, Wati, Radio Australia, Christmastime, New York City, Washington, New York, Botanic, United States, Hotel, Sydney, Sydney “, Silicon Valley, In California

More than 500 people were rescued from an apartment complex in a non-evacuation zone in Clearwater overnight after Milton brought major flooding to the city, its mayor told CNN. “These people weren’t expecting this, but the rain came down so hard, so fast that it completely flooded this apartment complex,” he said. The next challenge will be finding shelter for the residents who are displaced from the complex, the mayor said. “We feel like we’ve had one major hurricane in two separate events. If you put it all together, it’s really, really tough for our entire community,” Rector said.

Persons: Milton, Clearwater Mayor Bruce Rector, “, ”, Rector, we’ve, it’s Organizations: CNN, Clearwater Mayor Locations: Clearwater

☆ I spent $2 million restoring a cruise ship I bought on Craigslist. The project took over my life, but I don't regret it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In 2010, Christopher Willson bought a deteriorating historic cruise ship off of Craigslist. It looked more like a giant yacht than a cruise ship. A vintage picture of the Aurora cruise ship. A side view of the Aurora cruise ship. Inside of the Aurora cruise ship.

Persons: Christopher Willson, —, Wappen von Hamburg, wasn't, Willson, leaseholder, Aurora Organizations: Craigslist, Service, Aurora Locations: Aurora, Santa Cruz , California, Silicon Valley, Rio Vista, Germany, California, San Francisco, Port of San Francisco, Stockton , California

☆ Cannibalized remains from Franklin’s lost Arctic expedition identified
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th century Arctic expedition, offering insight into its lost crew’s tragic and grisly final days. The remains identified as Fitzjames’ in the new study, published September 24 in the Journal of Archaeological Science, were among them. The remains of James Fitzjames, a senior officer who took part in Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to the Northwest Passage, showed signs of having been cannibalized, a new study said. However, unlike Fitzjames’ remains, Gregory’s bones did not display any cut marks suggestive of cannibalism. Canada’s national parks service and the Inuit communities found the final resting place of the HMS Erebus in 2014 and the HMS Terror in 2016.

Persons: James Fitzjames, Sir John Franklin, Franklin, Fitzjames, ”, Doug Stenton, King William Island, Anne Keenleyside, Claire Warrior, Sir John Franklin's, Stenton, Nigel Gambier, “, ” Gambier, Gambier, Stephen Fratpietro, Erebus, John Gregory, Franklin’s, Dan Simmons ’ Organizations: CNN —, Royal Navy, University of Waterloo, Archaeological Science, British, National Maritime Museum, Alamy, Victory, Nunavut Department of Culture and Heritage, CNN, Franklin’s, Lakehead University, Expedition, Maritime, telltale Locations: America, England, Canada, Canada’s Nunavut, London, Sir, Victory, Thunder Bay , Ontario, Willam

Valued at $4 billion in 2021, Cerebras is reportedly seeking to roughly double that in its IPO. The customer, G42, is backed by Microsoft , and it's entirely responsible for the $1.43 billion purchase commitment. G42 can pick up $500 million more in Cerebras shares if it commits to spend $5 billion on the company's computing clusters. The major Wall Street banks, for their part, are finding other ways to play in the burgeoning AI infrastructure market. Fitch, who said he sold out of his Nvidia stock years ago, told CNBC that the benefits outweigh the risks.

Persons: Andrew Feldman, Ramsey Cardy, Cerebras, —, David Golden, it's, prepayment, CFIUS, Mike Gallagher, Gina Raimondo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Young, There's, Peter Thiel, Eva Marie Uzcategui, there's, Thiel, Jim Fitch, Fitch, Feldman Organizations: Cerebras Systems, Nvidia, Revolution Ventures, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Mayo Clinic, Treasury, Foreign Investment, Reuters, Chinese Communist Party, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Barclays, BDO, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst, Riverstone Networks, CoreWeave, Clarium Capital Management LLC, Bloomberg, Getty, Mizuho Securities, Venture, CNBC, Devices Locations: Toronto, U.S, Sunnyvale , California, Abu Dhabi, China, Miami , Florida, Los Angeles, Florida

☆ I graduated from college and moved back home to New York City. I struggled to find my place, and it didn't feel like home anymore.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Zoe Woolrich | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After graduating from college, I moved back to the city and felt like a stranger in my hometown. But my hometown is New York City, and after graduating, it didn't feel much like home. Living upstate was a breath of fresh airI decided to enroll at SUNY New Paltz in upstate New York. For someone who spent their whole life having to take an elevator ride down 33 floors to go outside, living upstate felt like real freedom. That is what makes me a New Yorker; that is what makes New York City my hometown.

Persons: —, it's Organizations: Service, SUNY, Manhattan, Yorker, New Locations: Manhattan, New York, New York City, SUNY New Paltz, Paltz , New York, Brooklyn, Rediscovering New York, West, York, Yorker

☆ How a Fox News host’s misleading question about migrant children morphed into a Trump talking point
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Anatomy of a Distortion How a Fox News host’s misleading question about migrant children morphed into a Trump talking pointFormer President Donald J. Trump and his surrogates have repeatedly accused the Biden administration of losing tens of thousands of migrant children, distorting, conflating and inflating government statistics. June 2, 2024 Mr. Trump is interviewed on Fox News. Fox News When the Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy told Mr. Trump that the Biden administration had “lost” 80,000 children, Mr. Trump expressed surprise at her ensuing question. She allowed them to be trafficked into our country.”Aug. 30, 2024 Mr. Trump speaks inJohnstown, Pa. Donald J. Trump via YouTube By now, the claim, updated with the inflated figure, has become a common refrain for Mr. Trump. Those are all missing children.”Sept. 29, 2024 Mr. Trump appears ata rally in Erie, Pa. “This is not even possible to believe.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden, Rachel Campos, Duffy, Mr, “, Will, ”, haven’t, ” Ms, Campos, Biden’s, Phil, The, Harris, —, Kamala Harris, JD Vance, Vance, Trump’s Organizations: Fox, Trump, Fox News, Health, Human Services, New York Times, Times, Human Services Department, Biden, The Biden, YouTube, Department of Homeland, CBS Locations: Phoenix, —, That’s, Doral, Fla, Glendale, Ariz, Johnstown, Pa, Palos Verdes, Calif, “, California, Erie

☆ Google's CEO explains what the company looks for in entry-level job applicants
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Job seekers often face a tougher tech job market; firms are demanding more entry-level roles. AdvertisementLanding a job in techOf course, it's little surprise that most candidates would take the job, given that it's a prestigious company. Tech veteran David Jolles previously told BI that he'd moved to the Atlanta area after about four decades in Silicon Valley. He previously told BI that, little surprise, people who want to nail a job interview should make sure they're prepared. Beyond that, he said, job candidates should have stories ready about topics like a successful project they completed or a career highlight.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Pichai, —, David Rubenstein, It's, it's, Jason Henninger, Heller, David Jolles, he'd, Jolles, Nolan Church, they're Organizations: Google, Service, Business, Tech Locations: Area, Atlanta, Silicon Valley, It's

☆ Urban Outfitters admits it doesn’t know how to sell to Gen Z. Now it wants to pull off an Abercrombie-like turnaround
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Urban Outfitters, the young adult retailer known for its alternative, vintage-inspired styles, learned this the hard way. Urban Outfitters is now staging a turnaround, with the ambition of finding the success of rivals like Abercrombie & Fitch. But while Urban Outfitters may be trying to pull off a turnaround at the same scale is Abercrombie’s, the action points of both differ. Urban Outfitters, meanwhile, has maintained its youthful appearance without doing enough to market toward the high schoolers and college students of today. Urban Outfitters did not return a request for comment on the marketing strategy behind the lower prices.

Persons: ” Shea Jensen, Jensen, —, ” Simeon Siegel, “, ” Siegel, Brandon Bell, Fitch, Jacqueline Babb, Abercrombie, ” Jensen, Urban, Z, Price Organizations: New, New York CNN, Gen, Urban Outfitters, Abercrombie, Fitch, Urban Outfitters Brand, Free People, BMO Capital Markets, Getty, Urban, Northwestern University, CNN, Netflix Locations: New York, millennials, North America, Barton, Austin , Texas, today’s

☆ I thought I wanted my life to be like 'Gilmore Girls'— until I started rewatching the series with my daughters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Holly Garcia | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rewatching my fall fave, "Gilmore Girls," as a parent feels less nostalgic and more painful. AdvertisementI found "Gilmore Girls" my first year of high school, and I'd never felt more seen. "Gilmore Girls" felt fun and fresh. When "Gilmore Girls" initially ran, I knew nothing about relationships, especially healthy ones. My daughters and I won't be cozying up on the couch to rewatch "Gilmore Girls" every fall, and that's OK. Maybe we'll find a new comfort show to enjoy together.

Persons: Gilmore, shouldn't, —, I'd, Rory, Lorelai's, Lorelai, it's, Dean, Rory's, Warner, Christopher Organizations: Service, WB, Yale, Warner Bros, Netflix

☆ I love flying with a backpack — but after spending 2 weeks lugging one around Europe, I think a carry-on suitcase is the way to go for longer trips
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The trip left me thinking about how backpacking compares to traveling with a carry-on suitcase. A backpack might be more convenient for flights, but suitcases are better for long travel days. AdvertisementFor my European adventure, I was able to pack lighter than ever for the longest trip I'd ever taken. By the end of it, I questioned whether a backpack was really more convenient than a carry-on suitcase. AdvertisementSo, if you're not used to carrying weight on your back and your itinerary includes long travel days, I'd consider taking a suitcase.

Persons: —, I'd, Joey Hadden, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Europe, Eastern Canada, Vienna, Italy

☆ Kiké Hernández powers Dodgers past Padres and into NLCS: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Fabian Ardaya | Dennis Lin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Yoshinobu Yamamoto rebounded from his shaky postseason debut to have a stellar start, and the Dodgers’ bullpen was nearly perfect again. Both Dodgers runs scored on solo home runs off Yu Darvish, who was otherwise brilliant. The Dodgers will face the New York Mets for the pennant, with Game 1 of the NLCS starting at 8:15 pm ET on Sunday. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn Images)Kiké Hernández continues his October legacyDave Roberts didn’t need a reason to include Kiké Hernández in his lineup on Friday. Ample credit belongs to the Dodgers bullpen and Yamamoto, who finally avoided being knocked around by the San Diego lineup.

Persons: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yu Darvish, Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia, Michael Kopech, Blake Treinen, Jayne Kamin, Kiké Hernández, Dave Roberts didn’t, Kiké, ” Roberts, Hernández, burnishing, It’s, ” Hernández, “ You’ve, Mike Shildt, Victor Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis Jr, ’, Yamamoto, Roberts, ” Yamamoto, Tyler Anderson, Harry Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League, San Diego Padres, Dodgers ’, Dodgers, New York Mets, Dodger, Chicago Cubs, ” Padres, Padres, San Diego

☆ I moved from Sweden to the US. I've found Americans to be friendlier and I enjoy the work hustle.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I was researching a master's thesis as part of my degree in my native Sweden and lived in New York for a year. I had a great job in Sweden — I was a strategic business developer in the IT department of a global company — and loved my boss. But after traveling a lot and then moving abroad, I've changed a lot. I feel like I've outgrown Sweden, and it's almost claustrophobic for me to go back.

Persons: Olivia Tapper, —, Thomas, Sweden —, I've Organizations: Service, America, Business Locations: Scandinavia, Austin , Texas, Sweden, New York, Europe, Austin, Rome, Stockholm

☆ 'The Apprentice' director shares the challenges of making a Donald Trump movie despite receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the former president
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Ali Abbasi's film 'The Apprentice' faced backlash from Donald Trump after its Cannes debut. Advertisement"The filmmakers now readily admit they fabricated scenes and created fake stories to fit some deranged narrative about President Trump that is completely untrue," Trump communications director Steven Cheung said Friday. Do a Donald Trump movie!" But frankly, my motivation was that it is not a Donald Trump movie. Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in "The Apprentice."

Persons: Ali Abbasi's, Donald Trump, Abbasi, —, Ali Abbasi, Shelley, Sebastian Stan, Roy Cohn, Jeremy Strong, Stan, Strong, Maria Bakalova, Ivana Trump, Ivana, Trump, Gabriel Sherman, Michael Moore's, Trump's, Steven Cheung, Kamala, Kamala Harris, doesn't, You've, I'm, Roy, Donald, Roy Cohn's playbook, Gabe, Win McNamee, Sebastian, Jeremy, Maria, Martin Donovan, Fred, We're, John Nacion, don't, That's, wouldn't Organizations: Cannes, Trump, Service, York, Briarcliff Entertainment, Business, Zoom, Hollywood, White House, Coastal Carolina University Locations: New York City, Danish, Iran, York City, Hollywood, Cannes, Conway, SC, Scythia, Trump

☆ Tom Phillips: Fugitive father on the run with 3 children in one of the world’s wildest regions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

A teenage hunter filmed four people believed to be Thomas Phillips and his children on October 3. Instead, his grandson filmed them on his phone, providing the first proof of life of the missing Phillips children that their mother Cat has seen since they left. Police released video purportedly of Thomas Phillips shopping at a hardware store in August, 2023. “We’re talking very, very deep bush and rugged countryside.”Police suspect Thomas Phillips and a child of breaking a shop window in November 2023. This is the first apparent sighting of Thomas Phillips with his children since they vanished in December 2021.

Persons: Thomas Callam Phillips, Ember, Jayda –, Phillips, Thomas Phillips, John McOviney, ” McOviney, ”, Lance Burdett, “, Max Baxter, Baxter, “ Tom, Peter Jackson’s “, ” Phillips, New Zealand Police It’s, he’d, …, Jayda, “ Ember, Jubilee Dawson, “ Jayda, she’s, ” Dawson, Dawson, Kuiti, Police Burdett, ” Burdett, “ They’re, Tom, Waikato Police Burdett, Let’s, Mayor Baxter, they’ve, John McOviney McOviney, Thomas Organizations: CNN, New Zealand police, Police, New Zealand Police, TVNZ, Facebook, Ember . New Zealand Police, New Zealand, ANZ, New, Waikato Police, Zealand Police, ” “ Police Locations: Marokopa, Otorohanga, Marokopa , New Zealand, Ember ., Waikato, ”

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts chose Shell to replace Steve Burke as NBCUniversal CEO in 2019. Soon, Shell, 59, will be at the helm of Paramount and paired with Ellison, who has already expressed his desire to transition Paramount into a more modern media company. The 10 p.m. hourAt Paramount, Shell will be given an asset mix similar to what he oversaw at NBCUniversal — save the theme parks. Wolf's shows were also significant moneymakers for NBCUniversal, according to a person familiar with the matter. Some media analysts, such as LightShed Partners' Rich Greenfield, have argued Paramount Global should shut down Paramount+ and instead license Paramount content to other streamers with more scale.

Persons: Jeff Shell, Eric Gaillard, NBCUniversal, David Ellison, Ellison, Comcast's NBCUniversal, Shell, Brian Roberts, Steve Burke, RedBird, Andrew Brandon, Gordon, Shell's, —, Skydance, NBC —, CNBC's David Faber, George Cheeks, Hollywood creatives, Dick Wolf, Kevin Dietsch, Stephen Colbert, it's, we've, Pluto, Rich Greenfield, Shell's playbook, We've, Peacock, Roberts, Andrew Wilson, Brian L, Eric Charbonneau, Wall, Mark Hoffman, Shepard Smith, Hoffman Organizations: NBCUniversal, Cannes Lions International, Creativity, Reuters, Paramount Global, Skydance Media, Shell, CNBC, Paramount, Fox, Comcast, NBCU International, Universal, Entertainment Group, RedBird Capital Partners, NFL, CBS, Paramount Pictures, NBC, Local, Journal, FBI, Hollywood, TV, Allen & Company Sun Valley, Getty, LightShed Partners, Warner Bros ., Viacom, WarnerMedia, Netflix, EA, Entertainment, Comcast Corporation, Universal Pictures, Invision, Bravo, MSNBC, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Fox News, NBC Sports, NBA, CBS Sports, Big Ten, UEFA Champions League Locations: Cannes, France, Shell, NBCUniversal, Sun Valley , Idaho, Toronto

☆ French budget surprises with focus on tax hikes as analysts warn of ratings downgrades
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

watch nowFrance's newly-installed government on Thursday presented a draft budget containing 60 billion euros ($65.6 billion) in tax hikes and spending cuts, as analysts warned the package may not be enough to stave off ratings downgrades for the economy. The 2025 budget features a greater focus on tax-raising measures than some were expecting. "The problem is when you have to find 60 billion, we have never found 60 billion in one year, it would be unprecedented, and that's why it's not very credible to find so huge an amount, especially with only a very fragile relative majority." Tax focusThe policy mix underpinning the 2025 budget is "less skewed towards spending cuts and more geared towards tax increases than we anticipated," analysts at Goldman Sachs said in a note Friday. French Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Antoine Armand arrives at the Elysee presidential palace to attend the weekly cabinet meeting, during which France's 2025 budget was presented, on October 10, 2024 in Paris.

Persons: Camatte, CNBC's, Michel Barnier, Barnier, Goldman Sachs, Industry Antoine Armand, Ludovic Marin, Erik, Jan van Harn Organizations: Union, Goldman, Economy, Finance, Industry, Afp, Getty, CNBC, Rabobank Locations: France, Belgium, Natixis, Paris, Europe

☆ The Atlantic is expanding its print magazine as it surpasses 1 million subscribers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The Atlantic is doing something exceedingly unusual for a magazine in 2024: increasing the number of issues it prints. Most of those subscribers receive both the print and digital editions of the magazine, and Goldberg has been eager to expand its print frequency. “We want to meet our readers where they are, and our readers love the print magazine,” he said. “The greatness of print and especially a print magazine is that it sits still for you,” Goldberg said. “I’ve never believed that resting on our laurels was an option, for more than a long weekend,” Goldberg told The Atlantic’s staff in a memo.

Persons: Jeffrey Goldberg, Laurene Powell Jobs, Goldberg, ”, ” Goldberg, “ I’ve Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN Locations: New York

☆ The job market may be strong, but tell that to anyone looking for work or feeling stuck
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Madison Hoff | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

September's robust job growth signaled what looks like a booming labor market. In general, the job market is booming. There's some tension hiding in the dataOn its face, the labor market is looking rosy. Job openings ticked up in August but have been broadly declining since 2022, adding to the tough labor market picture for job seekers. Related storiesEven though the labor market has cooled, it's largely done so without mass layoffs or a full-blown recession.

Persons: —, Cory Stahle, they're, Liz Wilke, Elizabeth Renter, Matt Colyar, Claudia Sahm, Julie Su, Wilke, It's Organizations: Service, Workers, Moody's, New Century Advisors, mhoff

☆ Satya Nadella reportedly calls 2 different CEOs every day — and has 2 favorite questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jaures Yip | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft's CEO likes to schedule daily calls with CEOs to expand his network, The Information reported. Satya Nadella's networking reportedly includes leaders from AI but also non-tech industries. AdvertisementSatya Nadella's daily routine consists of waking up at 7 a.m., practicing mindfulness exercises, and, in a new twist, apparently making multiple phone calls to different CEOs. The Microsoft CEO reportedly asks staff to set up two calls a day with other executives of various companies, according to a new report from The Information detailing Nadella's networking strategies. Nadella, who reportedly remained in close contact with Suleyman for several years, eventually hired him to head up Microsoft AI.

Persons: Satya Nadella's, —, Satya, Aravind Srinivas, Pete Carroll, Sam Altman, Rebecca Arnold, Root, Arnold, Nadella, Mustafa Suleyman, Suleyman, There's Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Seattle Seahawks, Consulting, UAE Locations: Nadella

☆ TikTok star Taylor Rousseau Grigg’s cause of death shared
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Gina Vivinetto | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A cause of death has been revealed for Taylor Rousseau Grigg, the TikTok star who died last week at age 25. The family’s update comes five days after her husband, Cameron Grigg, announced his wife’s “sudden and unexpected” death Oct. 5 on Instagram and also in an update on a GoFundMe. Taylor Rousseau Grigg died Oct. 4 after suffering complications from asthma and Addison’s disease, a representative for her family told TODAY.com in a statement. TODAY.com has reached out to Cameron Grigg for comment. A rep from Taylor Rousseau Grigg’s family confirmed she “donated her organs to pediatrics.”

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