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☆ Got an Idea for a Toy? Toymakers Want to Hear From You.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Isaac Aronow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I spent two very intense weeks working on it, every night, every weekend, all the time that I had,” he said. Mr. Bolt was hoping to create the design for Lego Ideas, a program the toymaker started in 2008 to solicit ideas online directly from fans. Typically, designers post their concept on the platform, and if a design gets 10,000 votes, the company considers it for production. This case was different, though: It was the first time the company had given fans a concept to work with. A panel of judges selected his set and four others for a shortlist, and in a vote fans chose his set as their favorite.

Persons: Lucas Bolt, “, ”, Bolt Organizations: & Locations: Amsterdam

☆ Star Wars was the first Lego license — 25 years later, it's stronger than ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Star Wars Lego models are seen at the Bricks & Figs museum in Krakow, Poland, on April 15, 2023. A design director at the Denmark-based Lego company, he has spent the past 25 years creating Lego Star Wars sets. Now, Lego Star Wars has become a blueprint for the company's other brand deals — think Harry Potter, Batman and Marvel's Avengers. The Lego Star Wars collaboration came at a time of financial turmoil for Lego. Lego Icons, Lego Technic, Lego City and Lego Harry Potter also performed well.

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☆ Underwater superyachts? A CEO is pitching fantastical ships that can go 800ft down and stay submerged for weeks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It says the M5 will be able to travel 820 feet underwater and stay submerged for a month. A promotional concept rendering for the Migaloo M5, a proposed submersible superyacht. The Migaloo concept clearly aims to cater to an increasing desire for privacy and security among the world's richest people. Bobbing about underwater in a Migaloo M5, Elon Musk wouldn't have to worry about a jet-tracking student any longer. A promotional concept rendering for the Migaloo M5, a proposed submersible superyacht MigalooIt remains to be seen if and when any prospective buyers will bite.

Persons: Christian Gumpold, —, there's, Gumpold, Migaloo, Bond, It's, Elon Musk, it's Organizations: Service, Elon, SAFE, Fast Company Locations: Austria, Austrian

☆ A teen was found buried in concrete in a New York City building. A ring helped police learn her identity two decades later
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But this week, investigators finally revealed her identity: Patricia Kathleen McGlone, a 16-year-old who lived in Brooklyn. NYPDInvestigators believe Patricia was killed in late 1969 or early 1970 and buried in the basement of the building. With advanced forensics, they determined her parents’ identity and where they lived in Brooklyn, and scoured through local public documents. Decades earlier, around the time Patricia was believed to have been killed, the building housed a nightclub called The Scene, Glas said. The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office determined in 2003 that the skeleton belonged to a teenage girl who stood 5-foot-2.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Ryan Glas, Jane Doe ”, Patricia Kathleen McGlone, haven't, Patricia, Glas, Steve Paul, Jimi Hendrix, ” Glas, “, Bernard McGlone, Patricia Gilligan, Patricia’s Organizations: CNN, New York City Police Department, Brooklyn . Police, NYPD, Police, The New York, Medical, Office, Catholic Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Brooklyn, Glas

☆ Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Cade Metz | Nico Grant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Today, they are two of the most powerful executives in the tech industry’s race to build artificial intelligence. Dr. Hassabis, 47, is the chief executive of Google DeepMind, the tech giant’s central research lab for artificial intelligence. Mr. Suleyman, 39, was recently named chief executive of Microsoft AI, charged with overseeing the company’s push into A.I. In 2010, they were two of the three founders of DeepMind, a seminal A.I. research lab that was supposed to prevent the very thing they are now deeply involved in: an escalating race by profit-driven companies to build and deploy A.I.

Persons: Mustafa Suleyman, Hassabis, Demis, —, Suleyman Organizations: National Health Service, Queen Elizabeth’s, Google, Microsoft, Big Tech, DeepMind Locations: Syrian, Cypriot, London

☆ How rich are we? The wealthy families who don't prepare their heirs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rich families across the globe are concerned about how to prepare their children to manage their wealth, but few are doing anything about it. According to a survey by JPMorgan, 69% of ultra-wealthy families cite succession planning as a top priority. That said, she attributed some of the reluctance to many of these family offices being formed within the past 10 or even five years. "Conversations about wealth can be challenging and, in our experience, families often have found it difficult to get started," she told Business Insider. Only 15% of family offices with at least $1 billion in assets kept heirs unaware compared with 27% for firms with $50 million to $500 million.

Persons: Rich, Elisa Shevlin Rizzo, Goldman Sachs, Ackah, Edward Jones Organizations: JPMorgan, Business, Forbes, UBS

☆ Say goodbye to Ruby Tuesday and Chili’s. These are the hot new restaurants at the mall
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

As anchor department stores left malls, so did some name-brand chains like Ruby Tuesday, Chili’s, Applebee’s and others. What’s taking their place illustrates a large shift in US tastes: There’s a boom in smaller and regional restaurant chains with a local following. At the same time, many national chains are prioritizing drive-thru locations over their sit-down restaurants in malls. Chick-fil-A restaurants were only located in mall food courts for the company’s first 20 years. “Traditional mall restaurants were casual dining chains like Chili’s, TGI Fridays, and quick-service restaurants in food courts.

Persons: Ruby, What’s, Paul Hennessy, ”, Chris Simms, Simms, Gabby Jones, Mark Hunter, CBRE, RJ Hottovy, ” Hottovy, David Kim, ” Kim, It’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Anadolu Agency, Getty, “, Food, JCPenney, Nordstrom, Green, Westfield Garden, Bloomberg, Deloitte, NV Locations: New York, Applebee’s, Orlando , Florida, Paramus , New Jersey, United States, Greenbriar, Atlanta, Korean, Henderson

☆ A woman outed by social media as the alleged stalker who inspired 'Baby Reindeer' says she's considering legal action against the Netflix show's creator
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Netflix's "Baby Reindeer," tells the story of a male comedian whom an older woman stalked. AdvertisementA woman who believes the stalker character in Netflix's latest hit series "Baby Reindeer" is based on her has said she is considering taking legal action against the Netflix show. She has alleged that she has received "death threats and abuse from Richard Gadd supporters." Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn in "Baby Reindeer." NetflixFollowing its release in mid-April, "Baby Reindeer" has become a surprise hit for Netflix, having risen to No.

Persons: Richard Gadd, —, Gadd, Martha Scott, Jessica Gunning, sleuths, Tom Goodman, Hill, Ed Miller, Martha, He's, Donny Dunn, Matha, What's Organizations: Service, Netflix, Daily Mail, Scottish, Mail

☆ Alphabet and Chipotle are among the most overbought names on Wall Street. Here are the others
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

CNBC Pro used its stock screener tool to identify the most overbought and oversold stocks on Wall Street as measured by their 14-day relative strength index, or RSI. Stocks with a 14-day RSI above 70 are said to be overbought, indicating that shares might soon turn lower. On Thursday, the technology giant posted a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat as its Google Cloud and YouTube advertising revenue outpaced expectations. On the other hand, Ulta Beauty , with an RSI of 21, is one of the most oversold stocks on Wall Street. IBM stock slipped this week after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings but missed on revenue.

Persons: Jefferies, Ashley Helgans, J.B, Fred Imbert Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC Pro, Google, Hasbro, Hunt Transport Services, Tech, International, Machines, IBM

☆ Toymaker Hasbro posts quarterly profit beat, slower sales decline
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hasbro reported a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter sales and handily beat profit estimates on Wednesday, as leaner inventories and steady digital gaming revenue helped cushion a drag from softer demand for toys. However, efforts to clean up its inventory throughout 2023, along with cost efficiencies, helped its operating margin expand to 15.3%, from 1.8% last year. On an adjusted basis, Hasbro reported earnings per share of 61 cents in the quarter ended March 31, compared to 1 cent last year. The toy maker said it was on track to achieve the fiscal 2024 targets it set in February. On Tuesday, Barbie maker Mattel posted a smaller-than-expected loss for the first quarter, helped by its costs-saving measures.

Persons: Barbie, Mattel Organizations: Hasbro, Walmart, Target, Revenue, Wizards, Coast

☆ Apple fans may already be moving on from the Vision Pro
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewSome tech devotees already seem to be losing interest in Apple's Vision Pro just months after the futuristic headset hit the market. That's bad news for Apple, which spent eight years and billions of dollars creating the Vision Pro. Apple has seemingly responded to the growing disinterest by boosting marketing around the device, evidenced by the Vision Pro's prime placement on the company's website. The Vision Pro requires its wearer to attach a battery, start the device, and move through its interface each use. BI's Jordan Hart foresaw some of those issues back in February, writing that she was running out of reasons to wear the Vision Pro after just one week.

Persons: —, Mark Gurman, Apple, Gurman, BI's Jordan Hart, he'd Organizations: Service, Apple's Vision, Apple, Business, Vision

☆ The American Kennel Club's pedophile problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

The mother contacted the American Kennel Club, the organization that oversees most dog shows in the country. The AKC helps local kennel clubs enforce rules about conduct and animal treatment. The bulk of the organization's income comes from the dog-show community, in the form of event and registration fees paid by local kennel clubs and breeders. The debate is taking place as kennel clubs try to entice younger children to show dogs. Many dog shows include competitions for junior handlers, including a "Pee Wee" division for kids under the age of 10.

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☆ What it’s like to be a ‘glass child’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Meneses Maples refers to herself as an adult “glass child,” the sibling of a person with a mental or physical disability. How does a glass child disappear? It is important not to assume what the needs of a glass child are, said Missud, the New York psychotherapist. More than a decade after her TEDx presentation, Meneses Maples receives messages from parents of glass children seeking her advice. Meneses Maples said she hopes to inspire research on glass children by spreading the word through presentations and workshops.

Persons: Alicia Meneses Maples, David, Mario, Meneses Maples, didn’t, “, ” Meneses Maples, Antonio TEDx, Debbie Missud, Emily Holl, Missud, ” Holl, ‘, Holl, David couldn’t, Mario didn’t, ”, Shelley Cook, Laura Oliverio, Cook, Andrea, ” Cook, Cook didn’t, Shelley Cook “, Al Freedman, Freedman, Jack, Cara, Jack didn’t, ” Freedman, wasn’t, Alicia, Mario Meneses, Alicia Meneses Maples Meneses Maples, ‘ Alicia, ’ ” Meneses Maples, ’ ”, … Organizations: CNN, Hulu’s, Suncoast, Disney, Cure SMA Locations: Chicago, Antonio, New York City, Glenwood Springs , Colorado, York

☆ To my son, born in the climate crisis: These helpers changed the fate of the titi
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

As River Weir has grown, Bill has been collecting stories of hope, resilience and Earth repair to share with him. “I became really frustrated by the lack of transparency,” Charlie told me. And at an expo in 2006, the fate of the titis turned for the better when the Vargas family walked in. But when she needed $1.2 million to buy nearly 1,000 acres of neighboring ranchland, Chris needed to find more helpers. “It may take a day to cut a hectare of forest,” she told me as we hiked past her plantings and into a meticulous greenhouse.

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☆ Earth Day 2024: ‘Saving the Planet’ Is the Wrong Goal - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Craig Foster | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I was gifted with a new way of seeing the day I got mugged underwater. A couple years earlier, another curious octopus stole the wedding ring off my wife’s finger, never to be recovered. Peering into their dens, I’ve found earrings, bracelets, spark plugs, sunglasses and a toy car with a revolving cylinder that the octopus spun round and round with its suckers. As I wondered how to get my camera back without alarming my young friend, something surprising happened. After many years filming octopuses and hundreds of other animals that call the Sea Forest home, for the first time I was seeing the world — and myself — from her perspective.

Persons: I’d, — Locations: South Africa

☆ I left the publishing industry after 20 years and made my eBay hobby a full-time job. My store makes 6 figures.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Matt Ringler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I've always loved to shop at thrift stores, estate sales, and yard sales, and often sold on eBay. I decided to leave publishing entirely and take my eBay store full-time. AdvertisementMatt Ringler bought items at yard sales, estate sales, and thrift stores to sell on eBay. I left publishing entirely and decided to take my eBay store full-timeI wasn't sure of much except that no publishing company was getting a résumé from me. While I figured my life out, I had savings — and my eBay store kept going.

Persons: I've, —, I'd, Matt Ringler, Krug, chunky LL Bean, Fred Sanford's, I'm Organizations: eBay, Service, brac, Nintendo, Salvation Army Locations: New York, Europe

☆ ‘Tortured Poets Department’: A listener’s guide to references hidden in Taylor Swift’s lyrics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday, a 31-track surprise double album, and she’s clearly in an emotionally evolved era. Either way, as the title suggests in this song, she’s determined to get him back. ‘I Hate it Here’“This place made me feel worthless,” Swift sings. Others have connected the Cassandra that Swift sings about to the figure in Greek mythology, a priestess whose accurate prophecies were not believed. ‘The Bolter’“As she was leaving it felt like breathing,” Swift sings.

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☆ Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is the messiest, horniest, and funniest album she's ever made
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Final Grade: 8.4/10"The Tortured Poets Department" includes 16 standard-edition tracks. We don't listen to Swift's music because it necessarily is true. Corny as some moments may be, this is a marvelously deranged pop album. On "Poets," Swift doesn't exactly break with her well-established, commercial-friendly conventions — but she does toy with her audience in interesting ways. "The Tortured Poets Department" won't be everyone's cup of tea.

Persons: Beth Garrabrant, I'm, Swift, she's, we've, hecklers, Clara, Post Malone Organizations: Department, Press Locations: It's, London, Florida, Florence

☆ 'Baby Reindeer' is based on its writer's real-life stalking experience. He said he wanted the ending to lay bare the reality of abuse.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Baby Reindeer" tells the true story of an aspiring comedian who was stalked for four years. Gadd said that he wanted the "Baby Reindeer" ending to explore the reality of abuse. "Baby Reindeer" was originally a stage show that Gadd performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019, and is now a limited Netflix series. Dunn tries to get closure by returning to Darrien's flatTom Goodman-Hill as Darrien in "Baby Reindeer." Instead of Scott stalking Dunn, he uses her voicemails as a source of comfort in his troubled life, just like her baby reindeer toy.

Persons: Richard Gadd, Gadd, —, Donny Dunn, Martha Scott, Jessica Gunning, Scott, Tudum, Dunn, Dunn's, She's, she'd, Tom Goodman, Netflix Dunn, Liz, Nina Sosanya, Darrien, Hill, doesn't, Scott's, he's, GQ, hadn't, hasn't, Coke Organizations: Service, Edinburgh Fringe, Netflix Locations: tatters

☆ The true story behind Netflix's stalker drama 'Baby Reindeer' and what we know about the real Martha Scott
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Related storiesHere's the true story of "Baby Reindeer," and what we know about the real Scott. Gadd knew he had an interesting story to tell when Scott was stalking himRichard Gadd as Donny Dunn and Jessica Gunning as Martha Scott in "Baby Reindeer." pic.twitter.com/7jKVplc5vX — Netflix (@netflix) April 13, 2024Gadd told Netflix's Tudum that he knew he had a good story to tell, even while being stalked. Jessica Gunning as Martha Scott in "Baby Reindeer." It's unclear if this also happened in real life, but Gadd told The Times that the situation is over.

Persons: —, Richard Gadd, Donny Dunn, It's, Martha Scott, Gadd hasn't, Donny, I'd, Scott, Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Ed Miller, didn't, " Gadd, That's, Netflix's, Dunn Organizations: Service, Netflix, Edinburgh Fringe, Business, Independent, Times Locations: Edinburgh

☆ 'Civil War' Director Alex Garland Says His Movie Is Political, Despite Criticism
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

But the writer-director's latest film, "Civil War," isn't about to spoon-feed its message to audiences, either. He wants "Civil War" to make the viewer think, question, and, most importantly, feel. There's been plenty of conversation around how to interpret the message of "Civil War," but you've also been a bit misinterpreted lately. For example, one of the journalists in "Civil War" says, "Oh no, it's like the race to Berlin." She's having an internal state of civil war, which then goes into its own state of collapse.

Persons: Alex Garland doesn't, Garland, Lee, Kirsten Dunst, Joel, Wagner Moura, It's, they'd, There's, you've, freaked, Jonathan Glazer's, it's, straightforwardly, They're imaginatively, We've, hasn't, He's, There'd, they're, Cailee, Kirsten Dunst's Lee, I'm, — Organizations: White, DC Locations: Washington, DC, California, Texas, Berlin, Lee

☆ Green hydrogen tech boss warns of AI energy consumption risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Vicky Mckeever | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Vertigo3d | E+ | Getty ImagesThe chief technology officer of Ceres Power has warned that as artificial intelligence tools become more widely used for efficiency, there is a risk that this could result in even higher energy consumption. "What scares me is the energy consumption if you're using ChatGPT [for simple queries]," Caroline Hargrove said during an "IOT: Powering the Digital Economy" panel on the new energy landscape. Hargrove is CTO of Ceres Power, a developer of clean energy technology, including electrolysers for green hydrogen. An International Energy Agency report, published in January, highlighted that on average a typical Google search uses 0.3 watt-hours of electricity versus 2.9 watt-hours for a ChatGPT request. Hargrove said if this consumption was not managed properly "then the perverse effect could happen that we use so much more energy."

Persons: Ceres Power, Caroline Hargrove, Hargrove Organizations: Ceres, International Energy Agency

☆ Lego is cashing in big time on its adult fan base, doubling its revenue in the last decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Lego is cashing in on adult fans buying high-priced Lego sets. The $850 Millennium Falcon set is part of how Lego doubled its revenue in a decade. Lego knows that and is cashing in on its base of adult fans willing to dish out hundreds of dollars on elaborate sets. "Nowadays it's not so geeky," Sian Twynham, another adult Lego builder, told the Journal. AdvertisementWhether it's nostalgia or strategic marketing, toy companies are seeing big returns when they rebrand kids products for adult audiences.

Persons: —, Jonny Edmondson, We've, Julia Goldin, Lego's, Sian Twynham, Greta Gerwig's, toymaker Mattel, execs Organizations: Service, Star, Wall Street, Warner Bros, Hasbro, Associated Press

☆ Overlooked No More: Lizzie Magie, the Unknown Inventor Behind Monopoly
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Gavin Edwards | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. In 1933, he copyrighted the game, Monopoly, as his own invention and began selling it in toy stores and department stores. It also made Darrow a millionaire. But credit for the idea behind it should not have been his. Rather, it belonged to a woman from Illinois with a versatile résumé that included writing, acting, engineering and working as a stenographer: Lizzie Magie.

Persons: Charles Darrow, Darrow, Lizzie Magie Organizations: Times Locations: Philadelphia, Illinois

☆ Children’s ‘Yoto Mini’ speaker recalled for burn and fire hazards
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A children’s mini speaker is being recalled for potential burn and fire hazards. Parents are advised to remove the Yoto Mini from their children’s reach immediately, but recalled units do not need to be discarded. Those who own the speaker should contact Yoto to receive a free Yoto Mini Smart Cable, which can charge the speaker battery to a safe level, Yoto said in a statement. “Anyone who has a Yoto Mini can now register to receive one Yoto Mini Smart Cable per device through our dedicated website. Yoto also said it implemented an automatic software update across all Yoto Mini speakers to “improve battery management,” according to a company statement.

Persons: Yoto, “ Organizations: CNN, Product Safety, Smart Cable Locations: United States, Canada

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