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☆ Autodesk's CMO explains why advertising on the MSG Sphere in Vegas, which reportedly costs $450,000 a day, was worth every penny
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

@brycebetts132 I've watched every video of the Sphere in Vegas and this new ad is by far my favorite. By comparison, running a billboard campaign in New York's Times Square for one to three days costs between $5,000 and $25,000, according to outdoor advertising company Inspiria Outdoor. A representative for the Sphere Entertainment Company said the company doesn't discuss financials. One TikTok video, which has notched up more than 14,000 likes, declared it " the best Sphere ad ." The Sphere debuted its first advertising campaign in September of this year and has featured brands including YouTube, the NBA, Heineken and Xbox.

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☆ Mike McDaniel, mastermind behind the NFL’s most exciting offense, started out as a Broncos intern
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —Back in September, the Miami Dolphins put up a historic scoreline. “The Dolphins offense has underperformed and been in the shadow of the clubs’ defense for decades,” Joe Schad, a Dolphins journalist for the Palm Beach Post, told CNN Sport. “They’re feared for the first time since legendary quarterback Dan Marino was under center.”The Mike McDaniel effectOften decked out in aviator sunglasses and white sneakers, Coach McDaniel is part-quote machine, part-football geek, part-stand-up comedian and part-offensive guru. McVay became the youngest NFL head coach when he was hired by the Los Angeles Rams at the age of 30 in 2017. Tua Tagovailoa, the NFL's only left-handed starting quarterback, spearheads the Dolphins offense.

Persons: Don Shula, Dan Marino, Mike McDaniel, ’, McDaniel, ” Joe Schad, “ They’re, “ Mike McDaniel, ”, I’ve, Mike Shanahan, Gary Kubiak, Kubiak, Troy Calhoun, ” Calhoun, “, Calhoun, ” McDaniel, Shanahan, Sean McVay, Matt LeFleur, Kyle Shanahan, McDaniel’s, McVay, he’s, Erik Spoelstra, Spo’s, 🐬🇩, Mc, Su Organizations: CNN, Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Miami, The Dolphins, Washington, Dolphins, Palm, CNN Sport, NFL, Houston Texans, OC, Getty, National Football League, United States Air Force Academy football, Sacramento Mountain Lions, United Football League, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Rams, 49ers, Athletic, Yale, Miami Heat Locations: Miami, Aurora , Colorado, Houston, Cleveland, Atlanta, San Francisco, Germany

☆ Elon Musk and Rishi Sunak chat China, killer robots and the meaning of life
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Alistair Smout | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Musk backed China's inclusion in the first AI Safety Summit, hosted at Bletchley Park, England, which has drawn leading companies and nations together to agree initial steps on how to manage the risks of cutting-edge AI models. Musk, who was in May given royal-like treatment during a visit to China, welcomed that Beijing had participated in AI safety talks at the event. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends an in-conversation event with Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk in London, Britain, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights"We very much have a tax system that supports that," Sunak said. Reporting by Alistair Smout; Writing by William James; Editing by Paul Sandle and Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Billionaire Elon Musk, Rishi Sunak, Musk, they're, Sunak, Tesla, Elon Musk, Kirsty Wigglesworth, Alistair Smout, William James, Paul Sandle, Jamie Freed Organizations: Billionaire, British, Safety, Bletchley, Britain, SpaceX, Britain's, REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: Beijing, Britain, United States, London, Bletchley Park, England, China, London's

☆ A stay-at-home mom became a professional cuddler making $150 an hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Michelle Renee is a professional cuddler who started her practice in 2015. She explained how she works with her clients — she sees a handful of clients each week, and charges $150 an hour — and what someone can expect if they want to hire a professional cuddler like herself. Who can benefit from hiring a professional cuddler? In those seminars, she learned that being a professional cuddler was a career option. There's no singular path to becoming a professional cuddler, but Renee, who recently became Cuddlist's director of training, said the organization has its own protocols for prioritizing all participants' safety.

Persons: Michelle Renee, Renee, —, knick, Michelle Renee's, she's, it's, Renee cuddles, Michelle Renee Renee, she'll, what's Organizations: Service Locations: Cuddlist

Alamo employees worked with United Auto Workers Local 2179 and this week voted to unionize, with nearly two-thirds in favor. They join Alamo employees at the Brooklyn theater, who voted last month to become part of Local 2179. At a time of labor action in the movie industry and beyond, union activity is expanding at movie theaters themselves, a trend which began during the pandemic. Within days, Brooklyn employees voted to unionize, by a margin of more than 2-to-1. “For years the workers of Brooklyn Alamo have tried to solve problems through dialogue with management, to no avail,” the union statement read in part.

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☆ I'm the executive sales coach lead at Google and work with teams and leaders across the globe. These are the 4 habits that I see the most successful leaders practice.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ikwuakor noticed that the best leaders are even-tempered. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with AK Ikwuakor , a 38-year-old executive sales coach lead at Google from Marina Del Rey, California. As an executive coach, corporate team trainer, and consultant, I've worked with leaders and teams from fledgling startups to global conglomerates such as Google, Duke Basketball and the State Department. The best decision can fall flat if it's not translated into action, so the best leaders create a plan, assign responsibilities, and provide people with resources and support. The goal of successful leaders is the opposite of this: maintaining emotional intelligence while executing their daily objectives.

Persons: Ikwuakor, —, AK, Marina Del, It's, there's, I've, — it's, They're, isn't Organizations: Google, Service, Duke Basketball, State Department, Fortune Locations: Marina Del Rey , California

☆ Billionaire grandpa Bill Gates shared an adorably geeky math-themed playlist
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Gates, one of the world's most famous geeks, just shared his math-themed playlist. The playlist, which has songs from The Beatles and The White Stripes, is available on Spotify. In fact, he loves it so much, that he, or perhaps one of his assistants, made a math-themed Spotify playlist. There are also some surprising head-bangers on there, like "Black Math" from The White Stripes and "Zero Sum" from Nine Inch Nails. AdvertisementAdvertisement"A playlist with songs about numbers and math adds up to a lot of great music," Gates quipped in its subhead.

Persons: Bill Gates, —, Bill Gates —, Johnny Cash, Bob, Marley, Gates, Phoebe, Warren Buffett's, it's Organizations: Spotify, Service

☆ Europe’s Secret Weapon at the Ryder Cup Is a Data Geek Called Dodo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, ryder, marco, simone, edoardo, molinari, 70e604e8 Locations: rome

☆ He’s a Math Geek Called Dodo. He’s Out to Beat America’s Best Golfers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Dow Jones, ryder, marco, simone, edoardo, molinari, 70e604e8 Locations: rome

☆ D.B. Cooper case: Eric Ulis is trying to solve the mystery behind the 1971 hijacking
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Cooper expert, Ulis says he was a professional blackjack player, a skill he says helps him focus on facts and avoid conspiracy theories. FBIThe tie and the found ransom money are the key pieces of physical evidence in the case, Ulis says. Larry Carr, a former FBI agent who worked on Cooper’s case, tells CNN he doesn’t believe the FBI took the spindle apart to process it. Cooper manhunt (2011) 01:44 - Source: KARECarr, the former FBI agent, lists several reasons why he believes Cooper didn’t survive the jump. Carr said the Cooper case is one of the most popular cases he worked on and he still thinks about it today.

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Finger’s only child was a son, Fred Finger, who was gay and died in 1992 at age 43 of AIDS complications. But Nobleman discovered Fred Finger had a daughter, Athena Finger. But she said it led to questions from students, meaning Nobleman and students might discuss sexuality without parents being warned. The mere mention of the word “gay” didn't merit claims made online by critics that Nobleman was “ grooming or sexualizing children," he said, and it ignored that some Sharon Elementary students have gay parents. “I couldn't imagine coming from a family with gay members and reading that apology just for saying the word ‘gay.’”

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☆ 7 Books for Better Sleep
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Anna Borges | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A good night’s sleep has become increasingly elusive for many of us — as we stay up for work, play or existential dread — and this is to our detriment. Not only do we feel the effects of poor sleep throughout the day, but research shows that chronic sleep loss has negative long-term effects on our heart health, brain function and more. If you’re struggling with shut-eye, or you’re simply sleep-curious, reading a book is a solid place to start. (She also noted that you should reach out to your doctor if you’re worried about sleep.) To help you begin, we asked sleep scientists, clinicians and researchers for their favorite recommendations.

Persons: you’re, “, ”, Jennifer Martin, Matthew Walker, Wendy M, Walker’s Organizations: David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

Garmin's Forerunner fitness trackers have long been one of the brand's most popular among serious runners. One of Garmin's most advanced Forerunners is the Forerunner 935, a fitness watch designed with marathon runners and triathletes in mind. A mid-size watch with premium featuresThe Forerunner 935 is a mid-sized watch that may feel a bit big for folks with small wrists. While running, Westbrook wanted it to show three or four different parameters simultaneously, and each one was clearly readable. When they're ready, the more advanced data analytics would still be there when they want them.

Persons: Ted Westbrook, Westbrook, — Westbrook, They're, they're Organizations: Garmin, GPS, Garmin Connect, Apple

☆ Are You a Wine Geek?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Lettie Teague | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ How riding rockets going 4,000 mph into suborbital space could slash international flight times from 22 hours to 2
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This idea of point-to-point rocket travel, however, could be uncomfortable and inconvenient. Space companies that are exploring the technologyWhile no one is going from Down Under to Big Ben in less than 24 hours these days, some space companies are already testing the technology needed for point-to-point rocket travel. No company has announced projected ticket prices for point-to-point rocket trips, but if other space travel is any indication they'll likely be super expensive. Currently, you can book a two-hour space flight with Virgin Galactic for $450,000. But he's not planning any future point-to-point rocket flights because it's not worth the hassle.

Persons: —, David Doughty, Admiral Jet, Doughty, Big Ben, Richard Branson, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Joe Cassady, there's, Thompson, Cassady, It's, he's Organizations: SpaceX, Service, Qantas, Rockets, Passengers, Virgin Galactic, Rocket, astronautics, US Air Force, NASA, Astronauts, Travelers Locations: London, Sydney, New York, Boca Chica , Texas, Mexico

☆ Restaurant Review: Wylie Dufresne’s Pizzeria Has a Really Good Salad
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Pete Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When pizza geeks are talking, no step in the process of mixing and rising and baking of pizza is too technical, no detail is too granular. They speak to one another about the hydration of their dough, the effect of long fermentation times, the digestibility of the crust. Which ought to mean that the time is right for a Wylie Dufresne pizzeria, such as Stretch Pizza, which he recently opened on Park Avenue South. No other chef did as much as Mr. Dufresne to make kitchen geekery cool. His restaurant wd-50 was the city’s foremost laboratory for pure and applied food science.

Persons: Dufresne

☆ ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Taught a Master Class in Talking Smack
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Calum Marsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

What Billy understands, and what the movie so beautifully expresses, is that streetball is about more than merely who is the most accomplished player. When Billy drains a three-pointer in a shootout, Sidney nonetheless derides his style: “No aesthetic beauty whatsoever,” he jeers. Or as one of Sidney’s friend puts it, after Sidney’s more elegant three in reply: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Only “White Men Can’t Jump” has captured the power of talking smack. “You’d rather look good and lose,” he tells him, “than look bad and win.” It’s an apt diagnosis, but it cuts both ways.

Garmin's Forerunner fitness trackers have long been one of the brand's most popular among serious runners. After dozens of technological generations and improvements over the years, the latest is the Forerunner 935. To truly put this advanced running watch to the test, we had competitive distance runner, Ted Westbrook, put the 935 through 1,000 cumulative miles of running. A mid-size watch with premium featuresThe Forerunner 935 is a mid-sized watch for the average man and a large watch for the average woman. Whether you're a competitive runner or just want to improve your fitness and cardio, the Garmin Forerunner 935 is a worthwhile investment.

☆ The Star Wars timeline: All movies and shows in chronological order
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

These details are pulled from the official “Star Wars” resources “Ultimate Star Wars” and “Star Wars Character Encyclopedia,” as well as experts from outlets like USA Today and the AV Club. ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ (animated series)Ahsoka is Anakin's padawan in "The Clone Wars," and he lovingly calls her "Snips." ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’"Solo" shows how Han and Chewie became best friends. ‘Star Wars Rebels’Kanan Jarrus, Zeb Orrelios and Sabine Wren take on the Empire in "Star Wars Rebels." ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’Heroes attempt to find the plans to blow up the Death Star in "Rogue One."

☆ The French château with more than 100 fighter jets
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Miquel Ros | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The sleek, dark-gray lines of a F-16 Fighting Falcon jet, flanked by two other veterans of the Cold War skies, a French Dassault Mirage IV and a F-104 Starfighter, is not what you would usually expect to come across when walking into the courtyard of a 700-year-old French château. The majority of them were acquired as scrap,” says Christophe Pont, Michel’s son and current owner and manager of the château. Courtesy Miquel RosIn the mid-1980s, Pont, who was ex-military, made inquiries with the French Air Force about the possibility of getting one of their decommissioned Mirage III fighter jets to exhibit at the château. The request was granted and six months later what would become the kernel of the world’s largest private fighter aircraft collection was on its way to Savigny-lès-Beaune. Château de Savigny-les-Beaune, Rue Général Leclerc, 21420 Savigny-lès-Beaune, France; +33 3 80 21 55 03

☆ Hungary’s Habsburg Ambassador to the Pope, With an Offbeat Résumé
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Jason Horowitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Pope Francis lands in Budapest on Friday, Eduard Habsburg, Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See and a descendant of the defunct Habsburg dynasty that once ruled much of Europe, will greet him on the tarmac with a gag gift. “Begin now or do you want to wait for eternity?” Mr. Habsburg, 56, said he planned to ask Francis. But after a career as a zombie-movie screenwriter, cartoon producer, love-triangle novelist, anime enthusiast, sci-fi geek and media personality with monarchic sensibilities, the Hungarian government came calling. OK. That’s the same question I asked,” the amiable diplomat said over coffee in his residence last week in Rome. “You will find respect in the Vatican if you go to Rome, because the Vatican still respects traditional families.”

☆ Opinion | DeSantis’s Puddin’ Head Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON — Back in the more openly sexist days of Hollywood, writers would get notes on their scripts about women characters. The studio suits would ask questions like, “Can they go to a strip club here?” or “Can you chain her to a wall?”The most common note from male executives was, “Make the girl more likable.”No doubt Ron DeSantis’s advisers are getting notes from donors these days with the message, “Make the guy more likable.”As David Axelrod told me, the Florida governor is coming across like “the high school quarterback who throws the geek against the lockers to get a laugh from the cheerleaders — and that’s not a good look.”He said DeSantis is learning a lesson: “The kind of tricks you use to get elected to other offices don’t work in a presidential race because you get scrutinized so closely.”

☆ I'm a startup founder eager to hire laid-off Big Tech workers. Here's what I look for during interviews.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Katie Malone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He says big tech workers are in the top 1% of talent and he's excited to hire them for his startup. The workers at Big Tech firms are the 1% of the 1%. Here's my advice for recently laid off tech workers looking for a new opportunity at a startup. Laid off Big Tech hires need to show off more than just the technical capabilitiesWhat I'm looking for is that culture fit. Startups don't follow the same corporate culture at Big Tech firmsCertain work cultures are hyper competitive and that's okay.

☆ I talked to 70 parents who raised highly accomplished adults—here are 5 signs your kid will be successful
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( Margot Machol Bisnow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For my book, "Raising an Entrepreneur," I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful kids. We fail, we try and try again, we fail, we try and try and try," he told me. We want kids to explore things in ways that are most meaningful to them, rather than having them trying to please us. Robert Stephens is a perfect example of someone who turned a childhood passion into entrepreneurial success: The boy who loved to fix things started a company that fixes things. Stephens' parents consistently supported his passion and trusted him to make his own choices, and he learned to believe in his own abilities.

☆ The trailer for the new 'BlackBerry' movie is here and former 'CrackBerry' fans are shocked at how entertaining it looks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The "BlackBerry" trailer dropped Wednesday, and it's trending at number 21 on YouTube only 24 hours later. Critics and nostalgic BlackBerry fans alike say they're thrilled by the cast and the chance to revisit the iconic phone. It tells the story of the rise and fall of Canadian tech company Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry. "I'm shocked that BlackBerry actually looks like it might be pretty damn good," Canadian tech editor Patrick O'Rourke tweeted. Although the film might strike the hearts of BlackBerry loyalists or Y2K enthusiasts, the phones most likely won't be back.

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