DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ 10 biggest stories of the first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The 2024 Summer Olympics are heading into their second weekend, and it’s truly been one for the history books. Turkey's Yusuf Dikec competes in the shooting 10m air pistol mixed team gold medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 30, 2024. Aleksandra Szmigiel/ReutersFrench athletes wave flags as they sail in a boat on the river Seine during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesFrance's Anthony Jeanjean competes in the Men's Cycling BMX Freestyle Park Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on July 31, 2024. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesVisitors take pictures of the Olympic cauldron as it rises high after sunse on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France.

Persons: it’s, Simone Biles ’, Léon, Simone Biles, Naomi Baker, she’s, Biles, Read, Léon Marchand, Gold, Leon Marchand, Quinn Rooney, he’s, Marchand, “, ”, Philippe Katerine, Dionysus, Katerine, ” Katerine, Anne, Christine Poujoulat, drenching, Cassandre Beaugrand, Alex Yee, New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde, Wilde, Yee, Novak, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti, Clive Brunskill, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Serena Williams, Djokovic, Nadal, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Ilona Maher, Maher, Andy Murray, Murray, American’s Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Dan Evans, Andy Murray’s, Kim Yeji, Charles McQuillan, there’s Yusuf Dikeç, Kim, Turkey's Yusuf Dikec, Alain Jocard, Dikeç, Imane Khelif, Angela Carini, dislodging, Carini, Mark Adams, ” Khelif, WADA, CHINADA –, Aleksandra Szmigiel, Franck Fife, Yoshimura Miho, Rwanda's Tufaha, Fabrice Coffrini, France's Anthony Jeanjean, Emmanuel Dunand, Maja Hitij, Amy Woodyatt, Patrick Sung, Gul Tuysuz, Jessie Yeung, Saskya Vandoorne, Ben Church, George Ramsay, Scottie Andrew, Chris Liakos, Simone McCarthy, Andrew McNicol, Kara Fox Organizations: Paris CNN, Paris Olympics, Olympic, Team United, Olympic Games, Bercy Arena, USA, Team France, Paris La Defense, La Défense, Games, CNN, Catholic, French Catholic Church, Paris, Getty, Wimbledon, US, rugby, Team USA, Australia, tennis Shooters, Team Republic of, Chateauroux Shooting, Olympic Committee, Tokyo, China’s, Doping Agency, Tokyo Games, Eiffel, Reuters, Palais Locations: Paris, France, Tokyo, Nanterre, French, AFP, Seine, New, Italy, Los Angeles, Team Republic of Korea, Chateauroux, South Korea, Turkey, Turkish, Beijing

In response to the El Paso mass shooting, MALDEF created a new program to expand its litigation and advocacy work to include anti-Latino hate crimes, including discriminatory policing policies. America’s Voice, an immigrant advocacy group, has been tracking what it calls the normalization of the invasion and great replacement rhetoric by congressional members. In the five years since the mass shooting in El Paso, 165 members of the current Congress have amplified the replacement theory and invasion rhetoric, said Zachary Mueller, America’s Voice senior research director, citing a report done by the group. Also, in this year’s first seven months, congressional members have pushed the invasion and great replacement theory more than 650 times in social media accounts and filed 11 pieces of legislation using the “invasion” rhetoric. "Use of invasion rhetoric needs to be seen as a national problem.

Persons: El, supremacists, Paul Jamrowski, Jordan Anchondo, Andre Anchondo, he’ll, Jarowski, Donald Trump, Trump, Adolf Hitler, Thomas Saenz, ” Saenz, ”, they’re, MALDEF, Zachary Mueller, Mueller, “, ” Mueller, Joe Biden's, Saenz Organizations: Walmart, Human, Border Network, Human Rights, Jewish Council, Public Affairs, America's, Republican National Convention, Republican Party, Mexican American Legal Defense, Educational Fund, National Association of Black Journalists, NBC, El, America’s, Republicans Locations: El Paso , Texas, Texas, El Paso, U.S, Buffalo , New York

☆ Olympic moment of the day: France complete clean-sweep of the medals in the men’s BMX racing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The French trio lead the men's BMX race. Daudet was the eventual gold medal winner with a time of 31.422, Andre finished in silver 0.284 seconds behind while Mahieu won bronze. French fans watching men's BMX racing celebrate afterwards. However, this was his fourth Olympic Games and he had never previously won an Olympic medal. Well now, he is a gold medal winner and stands alongside his fellow countrymen on the podium.

Persons: haven’t, – Joris Daudet, Romain Mahieu, Sylvain Andre –, Gonzalo Fuentes, Daudet, Andre, Mahieu, Thibaud Moritz, Saya Sakakibara Organizations: CNN, Olympics, Olympic Games Locations: Paris, AFP

☆ TikTok's parent company just had a crazy case of food poisoning in Singapore that left their whole office smelling like vomit
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTikTok parent company ByteDance's headquarters in Singapore were left smelling like vomit after a mass food poisoning incident on Tuesday. ByteDance had hired two food caterers — Yun Hai Yao and Pu Tien Services — to run each of the buffet lines. The Singapore Food Agency suspended one of Yun Hai Yao's branches and Pu Tien's catering kitchen on Wednesday. AdvertisementOver 100 individuals hit with food poisoningThe food left 130 individuals with gastroenteritis symptoms, the Singapore Food Agency and the country's health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Representatives for ByteDance, Pu Tien, and Yun Hai Yao didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Andre, ByteDance, Yun Hai Yao, Pu, Yun, Pu Tien, Yun Hai Yao didn't Organizations: Service, CNA, Business, Pu Tien Services, Singapore Food Agency, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singaporean, The Straits Times, Bloomberg, Straits Times, Representatives Locations: Singapore

☆ Costa Rica is prepared to offer asylum to Venezuelan opposition leaders, minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez raise their hands during a press conference following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Arnoldo Andre said on Tuesday that the Central American government was prepared to give political asylum or refuge status to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez. "We have been informed of arrest warrants against Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez," Andre said in a video message, saying he was prepared to grant asylum and refuge to them, and "all other politically persecuted people in Venezuela, especially those who are refugees in the Argentine embassy in Caracas." Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who declared his election victory shortly after midnight on Monday while the opposition and independent pollsters contested the result, has ordered military and police patrols across the country from Wednesday. Costa Rica's presidency has rejected the results proclaiming Maduro's win and called them fraudulent.

Persons: Maria Corina Machado, Edmundo Gonzalez, Nicolas Maduro, Costa, Arnoldo Andre, Andre, pollsters, Costa Rica's, Maduro's Organizations: National Electoral Council, Central American, Argentine Locations: Caracas, Venezuela, Costa Rica's, Venezuelan, Argentine

☆ Harris Atlanta rally will test her momentum on the ground in a key swing state
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign event in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on July 27, 2024. Georgia Democratic lawmakers such as Williams and U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock will also be there, along with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. In the week since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race against former President Donald Trump, Harris has enjoyed a surge of grassroots momentum and high-dollar donations. Megan Thee Stallion performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2024 Celebration in New York City on Dec. 31, 2023.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Stephanie Scarbrough, Harris, Megan Thee Stallion, Nikema Williams, Greg Bluestein, Gov, Geoff Duncan, Williams, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Stacey Abrams, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, You've, Dan Kanninen, Megan Thee, Noam Galai Organizations: Reuters, Georgia State University, Biden, U.S . Rep, Democratic, Atlanta, Republican, Georgia Democratic, Sens, Atlanta Mayor, Times, Getty Locations: Pittsfield , Massachusetts, Atlanta, U.S, Georgia, Black, New York City

☆ World champion boxer rates every 'Rocky' & 'Creed' movie
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Margaret Guzman | David Ibekwe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Boxing legend "Sugar" Shane Mosley, three-division world champion and boxing hall of famer, rates every "Rocky" and "Creed" movie for realism. Mosley breaks down the iconic boxing scenes in "Rocky," starring Sylvester Stallone, such as the training montage and the first match between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed. He further explains boxing styles and tactics in "Rocky II" and "Rocky III," such as jabs, uppercuts, hooks, and knockout blows. He also looks at other boxing movements and the reality of injuries and safety protocols in boxing matches in "Creed" and "Creed II," starring Michael B. Jordan. Mosley additionally breaks down the most recent installments of the franchises, discussing different weight classes in "Rocky IV"; the real-life boxers in "Creed III," such as José Luis Benavidez Jr.; and the realism of fighting at an older age in "Rocky Balboa."

Persons: Sugar, Shane Mosley, Mosley, Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa, Rocky, Michael B, Jordan, Luis Benavidez Jr, Balboa, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Andre Ward Organizations: Business

☆ P&G stock deserves to be down after a messy quarter — but not by this much
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Despite that, P & G had a spotty quarter, which could give fuel to investors worried that a deterioration in the consumer would make its guidance harder to achieve. Nevertheless, P & G still fills an important role in a diversified portfolio, and its business is on solid footing. That includes North America, where organic sales grew 4%, and Europe, where organic sales increased 2% despite a difficult 12% comparison in the year-ago period. That helps explain how you get organic sales in China down 9%, albeit a slight sequential improvement from the 10% drop in the third quarter. It saw a mid-single digit decrease in organic sales because of market-share losses for its Luvs diapers.

Persons: Gamble, Stanley Black, Decker, Procter, Jim Cramer, Andre Schulten, Jon Moeller, Jim, it's, Jim Cramer's, Andrew Kelly Organizations: Procter, Revenue, LSEG, Procter & Gamble, Colgate, Palmolive, Unilever, Federal Reserve, SK, Care, CNBC Locations: U.S, Western Europe, North America, Europe, China, Japan, Middle, Manhattan , New York City

☆ What’s it like to play Olympic beach volleyball in the Eiffel Tower’s shadow? ‘Iconic’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Brendan Quinn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

And in that sky, directly above this beach volleyball stadium, loomed the Eiffel Tower. Of all 32 sports being played in these Olympics, none has a location that rivals beach volleyball. Beach volleyball’s Olympic history dates back to 1996 and a simple artificial beach stadium in Clayton County Park outside Atlanta. It’s easy to feel impossibly small in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. There are seven more sunsets over Eiffel Tower Stadium for beach volleyball.

Persons: Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes, Hughes, Cheng, They’ve, Paris . Cheng, ” Cheng, “, Cameron Spencer, de Mars, ”, Kristen Nuss, Nuss, Taryn Kloth’s, ” Hughes, “ I’ve, ” Kelly Cheng, Loyola Stien, Aline Chamereau, Clémence Vieira, ” Chamereau, Champ de, Manoir, Rodolfo Buhrer Organizations: FIVB, University of Southern, NCAA, Hollywood, London, Horse Guards, Canada, Games, Sunday, Eiffel, Loyola, Paralympic, Olympic Locations: University of Southern California, Paris ., Paris, Angeles, Santa Monica, Clayton County Park, Atlanta, St James’s, London, Rio, Copacabana, Tokyo, Shiokaze, American, U.S, Czech Republic, Germany, Eurasia

☆ Novak Djokovic begins his pursuit of career golden slam at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Roland Garros, Paris CNN —There is a notable absence among Novak Djokovic’s 98 career singles titles, but the Serbian star is hoping to change that over the coming weeks. In the end, Djokovic progressed with ease, potentially setting up a thrilling second-round match against Rafael Nadal. It’s a feat, sometimes described as a career golden slam, only achieved by Steffi Graf and Serena Williams in the women’s game. “Playing in the Olympic Games is very rare for us tennis players,” Djokovic told reporters, ”and of course for anybody, as it comes every four years. The early stages of the match were particularly one-sided, with Djokovic taking the first set with back-to-back aces in just 24 minutes.

Persons: Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic’s, Djokovic, Australia’s Matthew Ebden, Chatrier, Ebden, Rafael Nadal, Nadal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Serena Williams, ” Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Cheung, strapping, Holger Rune’s, Anna Wintour, Djokovic's, Patricia De Melo, Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics, “, ”, I’ll Organizations: Paris CNN, Games, Olympic, Wimbledon, Ebden, Getty, “ Locations: Paris, Serbian, Serbia, Tokyo

☆ The latest 'it bag' comes from an under-the-radar fashion house that a millennial made cool again
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

To the canon of iconic luxury purses, we can now add the Holy Bag by Courrèges. In the months that followed, the Holy Bag quickly cemented itself as a celebrity "it bag." Hailey Bieber, pictured in NYC in June, is carrying a Courrèges Holy Bag. AdvertisementThe Holy Bag hits a sweet spot for different buyersThe stylists also said Courrèges designed the Holy Bag to cater to more than just a famous crowd. AdvertisementCharli XCX was spotted clutching a white version of the Holy Bag when it debuted at Paris Fashion Week in February.

Persons: —, Louis Vuitton, it's, Yael Quint, André Courrèges, Quint, Kris Jenner, Julia Fox, Chloe Fineman, Bourke, Hailey Bieber, Bottega Veneta's, Nicolas Di Felice's, Di Felice, Nicolas Di Felice, Victor Virgile, Nicolas, Courrèges, Edward Berthelot, Washington, I've Organizations: Service, Paris Fashion, Business, of Fashion Locations: Hermès, New York City, Los Angeles, Aisya Washington, New York, NYC, Washington

☆ RuPaul says his 10th grade teacher taught him 'the most valuable lesson I ever learned'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

RuPaul might never have never tried drag if not for advice he got while he was in high school. "He said 'RuPaul, do not take life too seriously,''" the star, whose full name is RuPaul Andre Charles, told the crowd. RuPaul went on to explain that he flunked his first attempt to get through the 10th grade before succeeding on his second try. "Of all the time I spent in school, that was the most valuable lesson I ever learned," RuPaul said. Dressing up became an outlet for his creativity and helped him embrace the advice he got in the 10th grade.

Persons: RuPaul, RuPaul Andre Charles, we've Organizations: CNBC

☆ 'Botshit' is an example of how AI is making customer service worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( John Towfighi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Air Canada's customer service chatbot told Moffatt he could claim the discount after the flight. Botshit is one example of how the use of AI might worsen companies' customer service. In January, a UK parcel company removed its new AI customer service chatbot after it swore at a customer. AdvertisementAnd when Google rolled out its AI chatbot Gemini earlier this year, it produced historically inaccurate images of people of color. However, the researchers argued that customer service is the least risky use of AI for businesses.

Persons: —, Jake Moffatt's, chatbot, Moffatt, Ian P, McCarthy, Timothy R, Hannigan, André Spicer, Edelman, What's, Dan Davies, Sundar Pichai, Spicer Organizations: Service, Air Canada, Air, Business, Harvard, Edelman Data, Intelligence, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Google Locations: Canada's, New York

☆ Andre Seldon Jr., Utah State football transfer, dies in apparent cliff diving accident
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Melissa Alonso | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Incoming Utah State cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. died Saturday in an apparent cliff-diving accident at a reservoir about 20 miles from the school’s campus, the university said in a statement. The university identified the victim as Seldon, 22, who was joining the football team this year after two seasons at New Mexico State University and two at the University of Michigan. “Our football program is heartbroken to have to endure the loss of one of our own,” said Utah State interim Head Coach Nate Dreiling, who had joined the program after serving as New Mexico State’s defensive coordinator for two seasons. Seldon, who played all 15 New Mexico State games in 2023, transferred into the football program over the summer and was set to start classes this fall, according to the university. “Having had a previous relationship with Andre during our time together at New Mexico State, I can tell you he was an incredible person and teammate,” Dreiling said.

Persons: Andre Seldon Jr, Seldon, ”, Nate Dreiling, Andre, ” Dreiling, “, ” Seldon, Danielle Smith, Andre Seldon Sr Organizations: CNN — Incoming Utah State, Utah Department of Public Safety, New Mexico State University, University of Michigan, Utah State, New Mexico State’s, New Mexico State, “, New, Athletics Locations: Utah, New Mexico, New Mexico State

☆ Elon Musk seems to have built a 'mega rave cave' at Tesla's Berlin gigafactory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla appears to have opened a nightclub at its Berlin Gigafactory. Elon Musk first floated the idea of a "mega rave cave" at the factory in a 2020 social media poll. Berliners have been mocking the club on social media. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The company's Berlin Gigafactory appears to have opened its very own nightclub, according to social media posts.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Berliners, —, Berlin Gigafactory, Andre Thierig Organizations: Service, Party, Business Locations: Berlin

☆ Why do tennis players wear white?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

A muse to the designer Jean Patou, Lenglen became tennis’ first fashion icon with her signature headscarf and then-shocking shorter hems. Anne White was banned from wearing a white catsuit at Wimbledon four decades before Serena Williams caused a stir with a similar cut at the French Open. Ian Kington/AFP/Getty ImagesAt the US, French and Australian Open, players have challenged definitions of what tennis clothes can be thanks to looser rules (subject to referee opinion). Though she cited its circulation benefits following a severe blood-clot scare with the birth of her child, the French Open said it would bar the style in the future. However, the Women’s Tennis Association formally allowed it, and Williams continued to wear versions of the bodysuit at the 2019 and 2021 Australian Opens, normalizing the agile and simplified cut for the tennis court.

Persons: Roger Federer’s, Serena Williams ’, Naomi Osaka, Robert Prange, Clive Brunskill, Kevin Jones, ”, “, Ben Rothenberg, Suzanne Lenglen, George Rinhart, Zendaya, Federer, Fred Perry, Elsa Schiaparelli, Lilí de, De, Jean Patou, Lenglen, Anne White, Serena Williams, Neville Marriner, Williams, wouldn't, Ian Kington, Serena, Venus’s lacy, Venus Williams, Matthew Stockman, ” James, Rothenberg, Fila, Bjorn Borg, Coco Gauff, Eloisa Lopez, Reuters Andre Agassi, Rebecca Naden, Andre Agassi, Jurij Rodionov, Sabine Lisicki, Men’s tenniswear, “ There’s Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, Nike, Fashion Institute of Design &, Lacoste, Daily, Getty, Women’s Tennis Association, Sports, Reuters, “ Wimbledon Locations: Los Angeles, England, culottes, French, AFP

☆ Zillow Gone Wild Is Making Weird Houses Popular and Easier to Sell
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Michelle Mastro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

While most people follow Zillow Gone Wild to gawk at the weird and bizarre features of other people's homes, some are looking to buy. And with Zillow Gone Wild and a host of other real-estate influencer accounts, a wild home is now easy to find. At the end of April, Leyendecker had a listing in Plymouth, Minnesota, posted on Zillow Gone Wild. Her guests are always amused to discover the home was listed on Zillow Gone Wild. "My husband was a little bit more reserved and nervous about sharing that the house was from Zillow Gone Wild.

Persons: Matt Kugizaki, Nick Levenhagen, Joshua, Nick, Kugizaki, Patrick Hasson, Levenhagen, Levenhagen aren't, Samir Mezrahi, Mezrahi, Kate Wagner, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodger Andre Ethier, Nick Leyendecker, Leyendecker, Hasson, Millennials, Ashley Spencer, it's, Spencer, home's, I've, Michelle Mastro, she's Organizations: House, HGTV, Los, Los Angeles Dodger, Homeowners Locations: Joshua Tree , California, Zillow, Gilbert , Arizona, San Luis Obispo , California, Colorado Springs , Colorado, Plymouth , Minnesota, Austin, Minneapolis

☆ Incumbents pay the price in year of global elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

And elections in Taiwan and South Korea proved the dynamism of the idea that free elections can promote stable governance. The two round French election system once again kept the far-right out of power on Sunday but Macron’s gamble didn’t exactly pay off. An era of political turmoil now looms with a hung parliament, a likely shaky coalition and instability ahead of the next presidential election in 2027. Kevin Coombs/ReutersIndonesiaPrabowo Subianto, a former army general, won the presidential election in the world’s fourth most populous nation, which is home to its largest Muslim population. IranIran wasn’t supposed to have a presidential election this year.

Persons: El, they’ve, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Trump —, Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, Le, Macron, Keir Starmer, Kevin Coombs, Suharto, Narendra Modi, Adnan Abidi, Imran Khan, Nawaz, Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir Bhutto, Sheikh Hasina, Vladimir Putin, Alexey Navalny, Putin, El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, ”, Bukele, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, ObturadorMX, Claudia Sheinbaum, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Sheinbaum, Lai Ching, Yoon Suk Yeol, André Ventura, Peter Pellegrini, Robert Fico, Fico, Nelson Mandela —, —, Macky Sall, Sall, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Ebrahim Raisi, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Masoud Pezeshkian, ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, Pezeshkian Organizations: CNN, European Union, United States –, France, European People’s Party, Popular Front, Britain Voters, Conservative, Labour Party, Reuters, Reuters Indonesia Prabowo, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Pakistan Muslim League, Pakistan People’s Party, Bangladeshi, Kremlin, El, El Salvador Strongman, El Salvador —, Getty, Democratic Progressive Party, Portugal Incumbents, Democratic Alliance coalition, Putin, Russian, South Africa Voters, National Congress, ANC, Democratic Alliance Locations: France, Britain, Iran, El Salvador, Slovakia, Russia, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, United States, India, Senegal, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany, London, Reuters Indonesia, Subianto, New Delhi, Reuters Pakistan, Pakistan, —, Bangladesh, South Asia, America, China, Beijing, Portugal, Ukraine, Europe, Senegal Senegal, Africa, Sall, Iran Iran, Islamic Republic

☆ André Drege: Norwegian cyclist dies after crashing in race at age 25
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Norwegian cyclist André Drege has died aged 25 following a crash at the Tour of Austria, his team Coop-Repsol announced on Saturday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with André’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,” the team posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Cyclists (L-R) Italy's Samuele Zoccarato, Austria's Michael Gogl, Norway's André Drege, the Netherlands' Oscar Riesebeek and Germany's Jonas Rapp ride in a partly snow-covered mountain area on Saturday. After news of his death broke, the cycling world paid tribute to Drege with several teams offering their condolences. Drege’s death comes just over a year after another professional cyclist in his 20s – Gino Mäder – died in a crash during a stage of the Tour de Suisse.

Persons: André Drege, Coop, “, Drege, Johann Alpendorf, Austria's Michael Gogl, Oscar Riesebeek, Germany's Jonas Rapp, Johann Groder, PostNL, Wanty, ”, –, Gino Mäder – Organizations: CNN, of Austria, Repsol, European Cycling Union, Tour of Austria, AFP, of Rhodes, South, UCI –, Tour de Suisse Locations: Norwegian, Austrian, St, Netherlands, Stranda, Norway, Lillehammer, ”

☆ Here are the top stocks to own for the second half, according to BTIG
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

BTIG shared its newest additions to its list of top stock picks heading into the second half of 2024. With this backdrop in mind, BTIG shared its list of top stock picks going into the second half of the year. However, analyst Janine Stichter's $425 price target implies that shares could rise about 42% from Friday's close. Her price target of $156 is approximately 37% higher than the stock's Friday closing price of $113.69. Other existing names on BTIG's list of top stock picks include Steve Madden , Block and Domino's Pizza .

Persons: BTIG, Jonathan Krinsky, Russell, Krinsky, Janine Stichter's, LULU, Northrop Grumman, Andre, Madrid, Marie Thibault, Thibault, Okta, Gray Powell, Steve Madden Organizations: Aerospace, Northrop, of Locations: Friday's

☆ London-based NatCap helps companies manage their nature risk. Check out the 10-slide pitch deck it used to raise $10 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewNatCap, a UK startup that helps businesses understand their sustainability risks, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The startup provides businesses with a tech platform to help them understand their risks and opportunities regarding natural issues, from water risk to biodiversity. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. NatCap CEO Sebastian Leape told Business Insider that a "culture change" in recent years meant sustainability issues were "now top of mind" for businesses.

Persons: —, Sebastian Leape, André Hoffmann, David Craig, Leape Organizations: Service, Oxford University, Business, Sustainable Finance, Tesco, Carbon, Norinchukin, Yeo Ventures, Pelican, Oxford Science Enterprises Locations: Europe, Japan

☆ Why Wimbledon is the Grand Slam title that every player craves
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

After she’d won her fourth Grand Slam title and her third French Open, while still just 22 years old. GO DEEPER The trick to winning on Wimbledon grass? Gilbert had never watched one of his players win Wimbledon from the coaches’ box. Barty won Wimbledon in 2021 for the first and only time, then won the Australian Open the following January. “Every year it’s easier for me to adapt to grass,” Swiatek said.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, she’d, Swiatek, Iga, Zac Goodwin, “, ” Swiatek, ”, —, Joe Toth, Grass, Serena Williams, Julian Finney, haven’t, Greg Norman, Casper Ruud, Ivan Lendl, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros, Brad Gilbert, Coco Gauff, Zendaya, Gilbert, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, ” Gilbert, Gauff, Sofia Kenin, Daniel Leal, Rod Laver, ” Laver, it’s, Cliff Drysdale, ” Drysdale, Drysdale, Mark McCormack, Ash Barty, Barty, Matthias Hangst, Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic, Marketa Vondrousova, ” Djokovic, He’s, Paris, Djokovic, ” Sinner, Sinner, Jason Bourne, volleying, Gavin MacMillan, Aryna Sabalenka, they’ve, ” MacMillan, Shi Tang, Eamonn Dalton Organizations: Tennis, Wimbledon’s, England Club, French, of Fame, Wimbledon, Getty, Augusta, dodger, Roland, Slams, ESPN, All England, U.S, Broadway, La Scala, Bolshoi Theater, Court, Central Press, Hulton, National, West, IMG, Olympic Games, U.S ., Players, “, Deutsch, The Athletic Locations: SW19, London, Paris, Italy, Halle, Augusta, Wimbledon, California, New Jersey, Basel, Australia, New York City, Bentleys, Australian, Serbia

☆ Uber and Lyft drivers share their top strategies for getting you to leave a tip — and why going the extra mile for riders often isn't worth it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewChristina, an Uber and Lyft driver in Las Vegas, said about half of her passengers tip on a good day. Some riders have told her they don't know how to tip, forcing her to show them on the app. Ride-hailing drivers told Business Insider that customer tips are hard to come by. Related storiesSome drivers like Jillian, 67, who drives in Santa Clarita, California, have a simple solution for getting more tips — asking riders directly. The inconsistency is working against some driversAlex Santiago, a 48-year-old Uber driver in northern Virginia, used to dress business casual and catered music to passengers.

Persons: —, Christina, she's, I've, Christina isn't, Uber, Nick Leighton, Lyft, Stuart, Marilyn Cassady, Cassady, there's, Jillian, it's, Alex Santiago, Santiago, Jason S, he's, hasn't, Jason, Andre Kingston, she'd, Kingston Organizations: Service, Business, Wolves, BI, Gridwise Locations: Las Vegas, United States, Austin, Myrtle Beach , South Carolina, Santa Clarita , California, Virginia, Detroit, Phoenix

And they were everywhere, although, naturally, New York City was a magnet, as it has always been for L.G.B.T.Q.+ people looking for a place in which they can be themselves. New York City was where you lost your soul, and we wanted to be closer to the earth. I wore an eight-and-a-half-foot-tall Statue of Liberty costume to the Easter Parade in New York City, and Kirsten came along with me. By the time I turned 30, I’d been telling people I was older for years, because I’m not the type to bemoan the loss of my youth. Going to New York felt like this moment of emerging to a wider audience, and then I started to travel a lot.

Persons: André De Shields, Lady Bunny, Michael R, Jackson, Juliana Huxtable, Wong, J.D, Samson, Pat Oleszko, it’s, —, John Rechy, ”, Danez Smith, Trump, he’d, “, Jenna Lyons, Avram Finkelstein, Joe Mantello, …, Catherine Opie, you’re, Willie Norris, “ I’d, It’s, you’ve, ” — Mark Harris Read, De Shields, Justin French, Chuck Ashley, Anthony Cotsifas, William F, Robert O’Hara’s, Hermes, — Max Berlinger Jenna Lyons, Antonio Lopez, Jenna Lyons’s, Grace Jones ”, Juan Ramos, Antonio Lopez’s, Grace Jones, Tina Chow, Marisa Berenson, Pam Anderson, That’s, — Jason Chen Jayne County, Jayne County, Gus Stewart, Billy Idol, Wayne County, — M.B, Bill T, Jones, Arnie, Arnie Zane, Zane, Keith Haring, Lois Greenfield, Jack Mitchell, Peggy Jarrell Kaplan, Gertrude Stein, Alice B, we’d, Bill, Arnie ”, I’m, — Juan, Norris, Yael Malka, Tomas Abad, West, Black, I’d, — Colleen Hamilton B.D, New York’s Eugene, . Wong, David Henry Hwang’s, Richie, wasn’t, Wayne Barker, — John Wogan Edmund White, Edmund White, Horatio, Leonard Fink’s “, Barbara Confino, Leonard Fink, Joseph Rodriguez, Bleecker, You’d, Gosh, Michael Snyder Pat Oleszko, Chichi, Kirsten, who’d, she’d, — C.H, Brian Michael Smith, Gay, Smith, Kiki Ball, Josue Infante, Skyler Cruz, Jamison, — J.A.R, Agnes Denes’s “, Don Yowell, Finkelstein, Agnes Denes, Leslie Tonkonow, Don, Agnes Denes’s, JD Samson, Sia, Mark Hunter, Anthony Cotsifas I’d, Johanna Fateman, Tigre, Michael O’Neill, Obama, might’ve, — Kate Guadagnino Kristen Kish, Kish, Suzanne Kreiter, David Moir, Bravo, isn’t, — J.W, Stephen Spinella, Mantello, Joan Marcus, Photofest, Tony Kushner’s, Louis Ironson, Milton Glaser, he’s, David, Marshall Grant, Joe Pitt, Walter, Awards, Stephen, ” —, Freedia, Devon Hurst, Sissy Nobby, Barack Obama’s, Lyle Ashton Harris, Big, Bounce, ” — M.B, Thom Browne, Browne, Los Angeles’s Chateau Marmont, Malcolm Venville, Paul Fortune, Michèle Lamy —, — J.C, Catherine Opie’s “, Opie, Ian, Lehmann Maupin, Eileen Myles, Jenny Shimizu, I’ve, Nicole Acheampong Danez Smith, Juan Cordero, ” Womp, They’d, hookups, Who’s, We’ve, You’re, J.A.R, Linda Simpson, India, Little Louie Vega, who’s, — K.G, Alexander Chee, Alexander Chee’s, Marguerite Duras’s “, Jeongneung, King Jungjong, Eric McNatt, Chris Chee, — M.S, Sam Jay, Jay, Jonah, Kumail ”, hadn’t, K.G, Phillip Lim, Lim, Tourmaline, Sylvia Rivera, Luce Capco Lincoln, York’s, We’d, Marsha P, John Cameron Mitchell, Larry Kramer, Mitchell’s, Mitchell, Martha Swope, Billy Rose, Mark Tusk, ” Kramer’s, Larry, Ned Weeks, Ned, “ Hedwig, J.W, Joerg Lohse, Reena, there’s, Matt Bomer, Bomer, Simon Halls, Neal Caffrey, Tony Kushner, Terrence McNally —, — I’d, Hollywood, Wu Tsang, Neil Rasmus, Wildness, ’, Wildness ”, Roxane Gay, Mueller, Brandon Williams, Donna Gottschalk, Donna Gottschalk’s “, Duchess, Galerie Marcelle Alix, goddamn, Coco Romack Michael R, Aaron Kinney, Nova, “ I’m, Bob Damron’s, Sgt, Shirley, Waldorf, Harold’s, Jean ] Genet, Marcel, Proust Organizations: Pride, Stonewall, West, America’s, ACT UP, San, Playwrights Horizons, Odeon, New York’s TriBeCa, Electric, Getty, Police, Billy, New York Live Arts, Keith Haring Foundation, BAM Hamm, Liberation, Brooklyn Liberation, Brooklyn Museum, Fort, New York’s, New York’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre, Broadway, Equity, LGBT Community Center, Fulbright, Mudd, New, Bisexual, Transgender Community, Center, Transgender Community Center, “, Maxwell, Museum School, Farmers, Seattle, Boston Globe, Travel, New York Times, Rancho Mirage, Gay, Caesar’s, FEMA, Yale, York’s Webster Hall, Masters, Records, Pyramid, Work, ACT, Carpenters, Seymour, Edinburgh, Atlanta —, Ninja, Huntington, New York, Lesbian, Equal, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library, The New York Times, USA, Children’s Hospital of Los, MoMA, Whitney Biennial, University of Nebraska, Alamy, HarperCollins, of Engineering, Google, Division, Astor, Tilden Foundations, Pershing, University of Southern, Pershing Square Locations: New York, Berlin, “, America, San Francisco, Baltimore, New York’s, New York City, California, Atlanta, Europe, Wayne County, Dortmund, Germany, London, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Rockland County, N.Y, ’, I’m, Brooklyn, West Dakota, Fort Greene, New, Leonard Fink’s “ Bars, Street, Rome, —, Aspen, Colo, Copenhagen, Danish, Peru, Los Angeles, Agnes Denes’s “ Wheatfield, Downtown Manhattan, North Moore, TriBeCa, Hoboken, N.J, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, Boston, Williamsburg , Brooklyn, Vinnie’s, Bedford, Austin , Texas, Copley, Menton, Asian American, York, New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles’s, L.A, Hong Kong, Seoul, Casa, Koreatown, Minneapolis, Grindr, East, India, Wigstock, Tompkins, Vershire, Chee, Iowa, Huntington Beach, Chelsea, Barneys, Madison, Miami, New York State, Washington, The, LA, Silver Lake, Missouri, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Zurich, Central, American, Westlake, Los Angeles and New York, Lincoln, Alphabet City , New York, Lenox, United States, University of Southern California, Downtown Los Angeles

☆ 2024 NBA Draft: France dominates with Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Tidjane Salaun leading Round 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Atlanta selected Risacher from a muddled top tier that included Sarr, Connecticut center Donovan Clingan and wing Stephon Castle, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard. His team played in France’s top pro league and a second division of teams competing all across Europe. Saluan is 6-foot-9 and averaged 9.6 points and 4.0 rebounds playing for Cholet in France’s top pro league. For the first time, the NBA Draft is being held over two nights, with Round 1 happening Wednesday at the Barclays Center and Round 2 on Thursday. The Athletic has live coverage of the 2024 NBA Draft.

Persons: Zaccharie, Alex Sarr, Risacher, Victor Wembanyama, Adam Silver, Pacome Dadiet, ” Risacher, “, C’est, Conn, Reed, ear,, urs, ade, Ris, ike V, win,, ike, Johns, Fran, Risa, Bo u, J ohn, olli, H, Pitts, Sal, eli, ober, teena, ees — Ris, feder, James ’ son,, ron, kel, cori Organizations: NBA, Atlanta Hawks, Bourg, Washington Wizards, Perth, Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks, ntu, ust, rtl, ”, Ris, ntr Locations: Lyon, France, New York, Toulouse, French, Brooklyn, Antonio, laye, in Fr

Search resuls for: "andre"

25 mentions found