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☆ Mark Zuckerberg calls off Elon Musk cage match: 'If Elon ever gets serious ... he knows how to reach me'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg is tired of waiting around for his cage match with Elon Musk. "I offered a real date. [UFC president] Dana White offered to make this a legit competition for charity," Zuckerberg posted on Threads, the Twitter rival whose creation started the beef in the first place. "If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me." Musk doesn't want Zuckerberg to have the upper hand in the when, where and how this fight happens."

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, Dana White, Elon, Musk, Walt Mossberg, Musk texted Zuckerberg, Dan Ives, that's, Warren Buffett Organizations: Elon, Facebook, UFC, Twitter, Meta, CNBC, Wedbush Securities Locations: Italy, Rome

☆ Elon Musk goads Mark Zuckerberg over their cage fight, saying Zuck's such a chicken he can't eat at Chick-fil-A because that would be 'cannibalism'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk called Mark Zuckerberg a chicken after Zuckerberg said it's "time to move on" from their fight. Zuckerberg questioned Musk's seriousness, given that Musk has yet to agree on a date for the fight. "He can't eat at chic fil a because that would be cannibalism," Musk taunted Zuckerberg in a tweet. Elon Musk called Mark Zuckerberg a chicken after the latter said it's "time to move on" from their highly anticipated cage fight. "Zuck is a chicken," Musk wrote in a tweet on Sunday.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, it's, Musk, Elon, rebuff, Bruce Lee Organizations: Twitter Locations: Rome

☆ Elon Musk leaks chat logs where he bizarrely taunts Mark Zuckerberg for being too small to beat him, unlike a 'modern day Bruce Lee'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said he would likely beat Mark Zuckerberg in a fight given the difference in their sizes. In the thread, Musk said he would win unless Zuckerberg is a "modern day Bruce Lee." "I have not been practicing much, apart from a brief bout with Lex Fridman today," Musk told Zuckerberg, per the screenshot. Representatives for Zuckerberg at Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours. Representatives for Musk at X did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, Bruce Lee, he's, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, Lex Fridman, Musk —, hasn't Organizations: Sunday, Meta Locations: Palo Alto, Rome

☆ Italy stands ready to host as Musk talks up Zuckerberg rumble
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Musk and Zuckerberg have been egging each other into a mixed martial arts (MMA) cage match since June. At one point, Musk said the fight would take place in Rome's Colosseum, but Italy ruled that out. "Everything in camera frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern at all. I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. A day later, Zuckerberg, who has posted pictures of matches he has won on his company's Instagram platform, asked Musk to "send location" for the proposed throwdown.

Persons: Elon Musk, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, Gennaro Sangiuliano, Angelo Amante, Federico Maccioni, Crispian Balmer Organizations: Twitter, of Culture, Italy's, Thomson Locations: Rome, U.S, Italy, jiujitsu

☆ Libya recovers colonial wolf statue sold as scrap and found on a farm
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Ayman Al-Warfali | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] The female wolf statue (Lupa Capitolina), which was found in the farm of a citizen, is pictured after disappearing for over thirty years in Benghazi, Libya, July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-FetoriBENGHAZI, Libya, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Libyan authorities have recovered a large bronze wolf statue that once sat atop a pillar in central Benghazi before disappearing decades ago, found on a farm whose owner said he bought the sculpture as scrap. Italian colonial authorities erected the statue in the new Benghazi city centre they were building in the 1930s, promoting a connection between ancient Roman settlement of Libya and their modern colonial rule over the country. However, many priceless Libyan antiquities have disappeared: pillaged by Europeans in colonial times, appropriated after independence or looted in the chaos that has followed a 2011 NATO-backed uprising. Khaled al-Hadar, a Libyan researcher on stolen antiquities, said heritage monitoring remained weak in Libya and had not been started until 1974 - after the wolf had disappeared.

Persons: Omran, Saied Mohammed Bourabida, Bourabida, Khaled al, Muammar Gaddafi's, suckling, Romulus, Remus, Ayman al, Angus McDowall, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, Fetori, Libya, Thomson Locations: Benghazi, Libya, Fetori BENGHAZI, Rome, Sabratha, NATO, Libyan, Warfali

☆ Is A.I. the Greatest Technology Ever for Making Dumb Jokes?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Via Janelle Shane AI Weirdness Generated by A.I. Optimists cite scientific advances and other examples of human intelligence and machine intelligence augmenting each other, robots and people walking hand in hand toward the singularity. possibilities on a two-dimensional plot, where one axis runs from “machine stupidity” to “machine intelligence” and the other from “human stupidity to human intelligence.” Scientific leaps — like physicists’ developing A.I. Machine Intelligence, Human Stupidity Not just any A.I.-generated post deserves to be charted in the Funposting Zone. After all, the machines can keep improving, and human stupidity — the engine of many of history’s best jokes — isn’t going anywhere.

Persons: Overwatch, Spambots, ., Will Smith, Joe Rogan, Harry Potter, Balenciaga, Homer Simpson, Peter Griffin, ’, Janelle Shane, Janelle Shane ChatGPT’s, ChatGPT’s, Barack Obama’s, “, Arik Ahmed, Ahmed, ” Ahmed, ” Mr, Donald J, Joe ”, —, Pope Francis, I’d, ”, “ Will Smith, Elon Musk, Jordan Peterson, ” —, I’m, Harry Potter ”, Mustard, Roddy Ricch, ChatGPT, DALL, Shane, Bing Organizations: A.I, Biology, Balenciaga, Adobe, . Machine Intelligence, Colorado State Fair, Heath, Microsoft Locations: Rome, Ancient Rome, Silicon, dystopia, Funposting, Reddit, Minecraft

☆ Ocean exploration: The benefits and risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Ocean secretsA bioluminescent jellyfish is shown in an image taken during exploration of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration/APThe deep ocean is an alien landscape that scientists have only just begun to understand. So much remains to be explored because reaching the bottom of the ocean is an incredibly difficult task. But the ocean depths have much to offer, including lifesaving compounds and the secrets of how life on Earth evolved. The event is nearly 10 months away, but people are already anticipating the total solar eclipse that will pass over Mexico, the US and Canada on April 8, 2024.

Persons: Miles, hasn’t, Jiang Feibo, NASA’s Parker, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Marianas Trench, NOAA, of Ocean Exploration, University of Cambridge, China News Service, CNN Space, Science Locations: Africa, Mexico, Canada, England, Trumpington, Germany, Rome, Lhasa, Tibet, Bermuda, France

☆ Abortion is ancient history and that matters today
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

This long view of abortion matters, according to Mary Fissell, a professor of the history of medicine at Johns Hopkins University. That’s because assumptions about how abortion was viewed in the past color present-day arguments about abortion rights. Abortion opponents portray the rights granted by Roe v. Wade and legal access to abortion as an historical aberration, according to Fissell, which is not accurate, historians say. Earliest references to abortionThe first written references to abortion are contained in an ancient Egyptian papyrus written about 3,500 years ago. For most of history, abortion has not been an issue about the fetus, like it is today, but rather about women’s behavior.

Persons: Mary Fissell, Roe, Wade, ”, Fissell, “, Dobbs, it’s, Lysistrata, Aristophanes, —, Lisa Briggs, Briggs, Pliny the Elder, ” Briggs, It’s, Maeve Callan, Callan, ’, Saint Brigid, Patrick, Brigid, Peter Morrison, God, ” Callan, “ quickening, Pope Sixtus V, Pope Gregory XIV Organizations: CNN, Johns Hopkins University, US, Jackson, Health Organization, Cranfield University, British Museum, “, Simpson College, AP, quicken Locations: United States, Dobbs v, Rome, Cyrene, Libya, Iowa, Medieval Ireland, Ireland, Leixlip, Kildare

☆ Scalpel, Forceps, Bone Drill: Modern Medicine in Ancient Rome
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Franz Lidz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Poets especially ridiculed surgeons for being greedy, for taking sexual advantage of patients and, above all, for incompetence. In his “Natural History,” Pliny the Elder, the admiral and scholar who died in 79 A.D. while trying to rescue desperate villagers fleeing the debris of Mt. “Physicians gain experience at our peril and conduct their experiments by means of our deaths,” he wrote. Scalpels, needles, tweezers, probes, hooks, chisels and drills are as much part of today’s standard medical tool kit as they were during Rome’s imperial era. Alongside were the remains of a man presumed to have been a Roman citizen.

Persons: Pliny the Elder, ” Organizations: Physicians Locations: Rome, Hungary, Jászberény, Budapest, Roman

☆ Opinion | Women Have Always Chosen Not to Have Kids. Get Used to It.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Peggy O Donnell Heffington | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

So when Senator Vance and the pope — among many others, of course — express concern about women today not having children, they aren’t comparing us to a past that actually existed. In ancient Rome, women used things like beeswax, olive-oil-soaked cloth or even halved lemons to block their cervices before having sex. From medieval Europe to colonial America, women would have used an array of herbs to attempt to end pregnancies. Nearly 16 percent of white women and 13 percent of Black women born in 1870 had no children; of all American women born between 1900 and 1910, 20 percent never did. Some of them, maybe even many of them, were actively avoiding having children.

☆ Is Jamie Dimon the most powerful person in finance?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Insider's Carter Johnson has a story on one executive whose profile continues to rise: Jamie Dimon. Carter's story got me thinking: Who's the most powerful person in finance? Warren Buffett: Before you jump down my throat, realize this is a list of the most powerful people in finance not on Wall Street. Place your vote here — or name someone else — for who you think is the most powerful person in finance. The bank was hit with a nearly $100 million fine for letting a foreign bank make prohibited transactions, The Wall Street Journal reports.

☆ Maxima, August and Aurelia: Why Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg keeps naming his kids after Roman emperors
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Facebook co-founder on Friday announced the birth of his third child, revealing that he and his wife Priscilla Chan Zuckerberg have named the baby Aurelia. Zuckerberg shared the first photo of his newborn in an Instagram post, calling her "such a little blessing." His second daughter is named August in reference to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar, who Zuckerberg has called one of the "most fascinating" figures in history. In a 2018 interview with the New Yorker, Zuckerberg said that he became interested in Ancient Rome while studying Latin in high school. Take this survey and tell us how you want to take your money and career to the next level.

☆ No Place Like Rome: Unlock the City’s Old-World Romance at These Historic Hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Tony Perrottet | Photographs Francesco Lastrucci For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Among the most illuminating ways travelers can explore the Eternal City’s kaleidoscopic history is through its illustrious hotels. Each palatial structure is part of the modern city’s fabric but also embodies a specific moment in time. And thanks to the welcoming Roman manner, even non-guests can stop in for a coffee or aperitif while taking in the old-world ambience. A brief sojourn to these grand getaways provides a peek into Rome’s history and allows visitors to sample cultural riches along the way. Mosaics from the exedra, or changing hall, have been preserved, and history buffs can hire the hotel’s archaeologist-guide for insights.

☆ Water spoils archaeological quest for 'queen' of Roman roads
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Alvise Armellini | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Medieval coins that have been found during excavations, looking for the "first mile" of the Appian Way, the first and most important highway of ancient Rome, are seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters. Appius Claudius Caecus, a magistrate, started the Appian Way in the 4th century BC. Valenzani explained that pumps are working 24/7 to clear water from the digging site and allow exploration, but would not be powerful enough if the excavation were to go deeper. In a last bid to find traces of the Appian Way's founding stones, archaeologists will extract samples of what remains unexcavated via a core drill before covering up the site. Reporting by Alvise Armellini; Editing by Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Why marginalized content creators will likely be the most affected by tech industry turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But today, we're talking about another group of people who will be affected by the recent tumult: content creators. The chaos at social media companies is hurting the most vulnerable content creators. Tumult is sweeping Big Tech, with thousands of full-time employees affected by industry layoffs. But some of the biggest losers from the shake-up will be the content creators who have fashioned careers on social media. That's particularly the case for marginalized creators, says Duffy, who's spent more than a decade studying the working lives of digital cultural producers.

☆ In title bout, 'Chocolatito' fights for Nicaragua leader Daniel Ortega
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Drazen Jorgic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Two years later, the wealthy Coen family contracted Gonzalez to promote their Grupo Coen conglomerate in three world title fights in exchange for a house worth $150,000. Gonzalez's relationship with Grupo Coen also fractured. In 2019, he sued Grupo Coen after it refused to pay the boxer, claiming he didn't contest enough world title fights to fullfil his contract. This year, the courts awarded an extra $150,000 to Gonzalez against Grupo Coen, according to court documents seen by Reuters. Grupo Coen declined to comment.

☆ Sausage dogs could have been made to fight bears in the Colosseum of ancient Rome, archaeologists said
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The remains of sausage dogs were found in the 2,000-year-old drains of the Colosseum. Archaeologists said they might have been made to fight bears or perform acrobatics in ancient Rome. "We found many bones from dogs which were similar to the modern sausage dog," Alfonsina Russo, director of the Colosseum, told The Telegraph. The dogs would have been ancestors of sausage dogs rather than true dachshunds, the paper noted. The Colosseum archaeologists also found the bones of large dogs, leopards, lions, bears, and ostriches in the ancient drains.

☆ Less ‘Joe,’ More ‘Mr. President’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Fay Vincent | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

There he was, on the hurricane-ravaged streets of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., the president of the United States, saying: No one effs with a Biden. I don’t use quotation marks because he used an unprintable word my mother taught me is “vulgar.”In ancient Rome, where formal Latin was spoken only by the educated class and written by the likes of Cicero, the street language was called the “vulgate” because it was the common tongue. By the fourth century, there was even a Bible translation in the vulgate.

☆ French food: 20 classic dishes everyone needs to try
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-30 | by ( Foren Clark | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CNN —The roots of French cooking run deep. Adobe StockThis list of classic French dishes would be incomplete without the inclusion of something from the country’s extensive repertoire of patisserie. Adobe StockNot every French dish can be served all day, but then again, the crepe isn’t just any French dish. Blanquette de veauBlanquette de veau: Tender meat in a creamy, comforting sauce is a go-to dish for French home cooks. A large helping of pot-au-feu is thought to epitomize the spirit of French cooking – that sharing food, wine and conversation with a table full of loved ones is what makes life worth living.

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