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☆ Perez to feel the love even if the dream is dashed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I don't think Max is going to get the warmest reception in Mexico," commented team boss Christian Horner after Verstappen won to boos in Austin last Sunday. Perez, with 'Never Give Up' prominent on a specially-designed helmet for the occasion, remains positive despite a run of poor form. Perez, a winner twice this year, has been off the podium in his previous four outings and beaten by Verstappen in the last 14. Verstappen has won four of the last five Mexican Grands Prix while Perez has been third in the last two. Denmark's Frederik Vesti will take George Russell's Mercedes and Britain's Oliver Bearman replaces Kevin Magnussen at Haas for FP1.

Persons: Sergio Perez, Greenlee Beal, Bull, Max Verstappen, Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Max, Christian Horner, Verstappen, Austin, Perez, Alain Prost, McLaren's Lando Norris, German Nick Heidfeld, Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Hamilton, Jack Doohan, Mick, Isack Hadjar, Theo Pourchaire, Denmark's Frederik Vesti, George Russell's Mercedes, Britain's Oliver Bearman, Kevin Magnussen, Haas, Alan Baldwin, Ed Osmond Organizations: United, Prix, Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos, Verstappen, Grands Prix, Alpine, FP1, Thomson Locations: United States, Americas, Austin , Texas, U.S, Mexican, Mexico, German, Austin, London

☆ The Botched Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Robert Kolker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

This summer, after 13 years, the police finally made an arrest in the Gilgo Beach murders. When I was reporting “Lost Girls,” my 2013 book about the case and victims, the police were largely silent. Since July, I’ve conducted interviews with people close to the Gilgo case during every chapter of its bizarre 13-year timeline. (Several sources asked for anonymity, concerned that public statements by insiders might undercut the case against Heuermann before the trial.) From the moment those women were found at Gilgo Beach, the law-enforcement culture of Suffolk County seemed so preternaturally ill suited to handle this case that a killer was allowed to roam free.

Persons: Gilbert, Rex Heuermann, Heuermann, I’ve, —, curdled Organizations: Heuermann, Hamptons Locations: Manhattan, Massapequa, Long, Gilgo, Suffolk County, Brentwood, Wyandanch, Central Islip, It’s

☆ ‘The Sea Beyond’ Review: Juvenile Detention, Italian-Style
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Mike Hale | More About Mike Hale | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s hot in there and we’re not just talking about the steam in the showers, though there’s a lot of that, too. A naval base in real life, it has a picturesque location on a pier; the show’s Italian title, “Mare Fuori,” translates more literally to “The Sea Outside,” as in the sea outside the prison windows. Italian viewers are getting ready for Season 4, whose filming was occasionally interrupted by the screams of fans clustered outside the prison gates. Based on the first season, it is easy enough to understand the impact of “The Sea Beyond” on T-shirt sales and young heart rates. Its heart is pure soap opera, and the writing and direction do not aspire to more.

Persons: “, molto bello, we’re, ”, “ Mare, James Dean Locations: Italy, Naples, Mount, America

☆ It's not just you. LinkedIn has gotten really weird.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

The number of LinkedIn posts grew 41% from 2021 to 2023. A larger rival account emerged, State Of LinkedIn, and a Reddit community thrived — "LinkedIn Lunatics." "Do you realize how dangerous it is to troll via LinkedIn posts? For most people, their LinkedIn posts don't escalate so rapidly. According to Joseph Yeh, a tech recruiter in California who used to work for LinkedIn, revelatory posting is a balancing act.

Persons: Matthew Sciannella, I'm, Sciannella, he'd, Peter Rota, Rota, Xavier Lalanne, There's, Oversharing, Gen, Catalina Valentino, Elon, Sarah Frier, John Hickey, Ted Talkification, you'd, Hickey, Peter Rota's, Hickey wasn't, ominously, Jack Raines, sagely, Alexander Cohen, Cohen's, Raines, Cohen, Jacqueline Rainey —, he's, Young, —, , John Reid, Jon Franko, Franko, Instagram, @BestofLinkedIn, Reid, hypocritically, Joseph Yeh, Yeh, Daniel Roth, Fortune, Roth, Sciannella's, didn't, Slack, Franko's, Jameson, who's, He's, Rob Price Organizations: LinkedIn, Facebook, Microsoft, peeing, Economic, Twitter, Bloomberg, Columbia Business School, New York, New York Mets Locations: Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Davos, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, New York City, Columbia, Manhattan, Bay, Oakland, California

☆ Rupert Murdoch, a kingmaker in GOP politics, enriched himself as he poisoned America
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Rupert Murdoch’s reign over the insidious right-wing media kingdom he forged into existence over a decades-long career is coming to a close. Murdoch is a strategic thinker and ruthless businessman, who would have given the timing of his exit immense thought. Is the announcement an indication that Murdoch is attempting to further cement his son, Lachlan, as his successor? The other question is: How will this transition impact the organization of Murdoch’s companies? And the biggest question of all: Does Murdoch have some additional surprises left up his sleeve?

Persons: Rupert Murdoch’s, Murdoch, “, Murdoch bashed, ”, ” Murdoch, —, Donald Trump, Lachlan, Will Lachlan Organizations: CNN, Fox Corporation, News Corporation, Fox News, Fox, Voting Systems, Dominion, News Corporations Locations: cahoots, Smartmatic

☆ Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox and News Corp. chairman, sending shockwaves through media and politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Rupert Murdoch, the powerful right-wing media mogul who built and oversaw one of the world’s most influential news empires, announced Thursday that he will step down as chairman of his companies, Fox Corporation and News Corporation. Lachlan Murdoch steps inLachlan Murdoch will take over as chairman of Fox and News Corporation. Evan Agostini/Invision/APStepping into his shoes, Murdoch’s eldest son, Lachlan, who already serves as chief executive of Fox Corporation, will become sole chairman of both companies. In 1986, Murdoch got into the television business after he purchased several US television stations and created Fox Broadcasting. In recent years, under Murdoch, Fox News has advanced baseless conspiracy theories, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election.

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☆ Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of the board of both Fox Corp. and News Corp. , the companies said Thursday. Lachlan Murdoch, one of his sons, will become sole chairman of News Corp. and will continue as Fox Corp.'s executive chair and CEO. At the time, Fox had opposed having the elder Murdoch — as well as other top Fox executives — appearing in person, citing his age. Since July 2022, Murdoch had worked from his home in Montana rather than going into Fox or News Corp. offices, according to a securities filing. News Corp. owns newspapers The Wall Street Journal and New York Post, among other publications, while Fox is the parent company of right-leaning TV networks Fox News and Fox Business.

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☆ Read Rupert Murdoch's memo to staff announcing he's stepping down from Fox and News Corp.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Lucia Moses | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rupert Murdoch said Thursday he's stepping down as chair of Fox and News Corp.Murdoch will exit his role in November. His eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, will be his successor. In a memo to staff, Murdoch wrote, "Our companies are in robust health, as am I." Dear Colleagues,I am writing to let you all know that I have decided to transition to the role of Chairman Emeritus at Fox and News. When I visit your countries and companies, you can expect to see me in the office late on a Friday afternoon.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Lachlan, — Organizations: Fox, News Corp, Service, Media, Century Fox, Fox Broadcasting, Fox News, Street Locations: Wall, Silicon, cahoots

☆ It’s Not a Race, Yet, in the Republican Primary
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Nate Cohn | More About Nate Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald J. Trump’s lead in the Republican primary just keeps growing. He’s approaching the position of George W. Bush, who led John McCain by a similar margin at this stage of the 2000 race. The 2000 election is a helpful reminder that the race might still become more competitive. Mr. Bush skipped the first two debates, but Mr. McCain ultimately won New Hampshire, cleared the field of significant opponents, and ultimately won six more contests. That’s more than can be said right now for Mr. Trump’s competition, which would probably go 0 for 50 if states voted today.

Persons: Donald J, Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Trump, George W, Bush, John McCain, McCain, didn’t Organizations: Republican, Fox News, Quinnipiac Locations: rarefied, New Hampshire

☆ Bill Gates and Elon Musk: An excerpt from Walter Isaacson's new biography of Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Walter Isaacson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The following is adapted from Walter Isaacson's biography "Elon Musk," publishing Sept. 12. "Hey, I'd love to come see you and talk about philanthropy and climate," Bill Gates said to Elon Musk when they happened to be at the same meeting in early 2022. In the rarefied fraternity of people who have held the title of richest person on Earth, Musk and Gates have some similarities. Gates had shorted Tesla stock, placing a big bet that it would go down in value. "How can someone say they are passionate about fighting climate change and then do something that reduced the overall investment in the company doing the most?"

Persons: Walter Isaacson's, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Gates, They'd, Rory, schedulers, Musk, Omead Afshar, they'll, I'd, shorting Tesla, Claire Boucher, Grimes, Tesla, Walter Isaacson, Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Kissinger Organizations: SpaceX, Tesla, Washington , D.C, Twitter, CNBC, Tulane University, CNN Locations: Austin, Washington ,

☆ Climate Change Is Killing the Sun-Seeking Summer Vacation - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Henry Wismayer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As a general rule, the response of tourists to upheaval is a barometer of a destination’s perceived stability. The future of the climate crisis portends the far grimmer prospect of disruption without end. Placed alongside the more mortal implications of catastrophic shifts in our climate, the upending of vacation plans might seem trivial. However, it reveals something about climate change’s totalizing potential and the extent to which persistently violent and volatile weather might compromise our quality of life. But in every case, it will become harder to see our best-laid plans through to fruition, and that threatens the foundations of hope.

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☆ Is There a Crisis in Cosmology? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Adam Frank | Marcelo Gleiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

A potent mix of hard-won data and rarefied abstract mathematical physics, the standard model of cosmology is rightfully understood as a triumph of human ingenuity. It has its origins in Edwin Hubble’s discovery in the 1920s that the universe was expanding — the first piece of evidence for the Big Bang. Over the past 60 years, cosmology has become ever more precise in its ability to account for the best available data about the universe. Cosmic inflation is an example of yet another exotic adjustment made to the standard model. There is nothing inherently fishy about these features of the standard model.

Persons: Edwin Hubble’s, can’t

☆ Clarence Avant, Quiet Force in Black Entertainment, Dies at 92
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Neil Genzlinger | More About Neil Genzlinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Avant, born in a segregated hospital in North Carolina and educated only through the ninth grade, moved easily in the high-powered world of entertainment, helping to establish the idea that Black culture and consumers were forces to be reckoned with. He started out managing a nightclub in Newark in the late 1950s and moved on to representing some of the artists he met there. Joe Glaser, a high-powered agent who handled Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and many other top acts, took Mr. Avant under his wing; perhaps, the documentary suggested, Mr. Glaser, who was white, thought it would be advantageous to have a Black man representing some of his Black clients. In any case, Mr. Avant was soon handling artists including the jazz organist Jimmy Smith and traveling in rarefied circles. Though he knew nothing about the movie business, Mr. Avant worked his brand of magic on the West Coast: Mr. Schifrin has to date been nominated for six Oscars.

Persons: Clarence Avant, Bill Withers, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, ” —, Avant, Joe Glaser, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Glaser, Jimmy Smith, Lalo Schifrin, Dizzy Gillespie, Schifrin Locations: Los Angeles, North Carolina, Newark, Argentine, West

☆ David Tepper’s Appaloosa hedge fund piles into host of A.I.-related stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Appaloosa Management's David Tepper doubled down on several stocks tied to the artificial intelligence boom in the last quarter, a new regulatory filing revealed. The hedge fund manager hiked his stake in Nvidia drastically, making it his biggest holding at the end of June, worth $432 million. Appaloosa's top holdings also included big-tech names Meta , Microsoft , Amazon and Alphabet , which have all recently highlighted their AI capabilities. Meta recently unveiled its own AI computer chips . Tepper remains one of the most successful and richest hedge fund managers in the world, known for his skillful maneuvers through market crises.

Persons: David Tepper, Meta, Tepper Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, Marvell, Broadcom, Taiwan Semiconductor

☆ Caviar Gets Even More Refined
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

So it’s perhaps no surprise that chefs are turning their attention to something more rarefied than your everyday osetra: albino caviar, which ranges in color from alabaster to golden, and is the result of uncommon mutations. The most sought after is that of the beluga sturgeon but, says Hermes Gehnen, the founder of N25 Caviar, an international purveyor, “restaurants generally can’t afford it. Although white caviar stock is limited, they aren’t the only pale orbs worth chasing. Snail eggs, which have a mushroomlike flavor, have the same visual appeal despite their earthy taste. “Sometimes,” says Munk, “you’ll pay even more money for snail eggs than you do for caviar.” — Lauren JosephThe Thing: Jewel-Toned Glass Lamps From Hermès

Persons: Hermes Gehnen, ”, Angie Mar, Rasmus Munk, Araki, Marty Lau, Munk, “, ” — Lauren Joseph The Organizations: Trois, Alchemist Locations: New York, Copenhagen, London

☆ After a Long and Painful Absence, Writing Her Way Home Again
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Leah Greenblatt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

By her early 30s she had earned a law degree from Harvard, an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a PEN/Hemingway Award for her lauded debut novel, “The Grass Dancer.” Then Mona Susan Power’s world went dark. But depression, anxiety, and what she would later learn to identify as complex P.T.S.D. led her to withdraw almost completely from a life she felt increasingly ill-equipped to handle in the wake of “The Grass Dancer’s” success. If you’re not prepared for it, if you don’t really believe that you deserve it … the whole impostor syndrome thing, it just got worse.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, tugged, Hemingway, ”, Mona Susan Power’s, Nellie, Bear Gates, Susan Kelly Power Organizations: Academy, Harvard, Iowa, ’, PEN, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Minn, “, of Dolls Locations: Chicago, St, Paul, “

☆ Opinion | Justices Ignoring the ‘Scent of Impropriety’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “What Smells Off at the Court?,” by Michael Ponsor (Opinion guest essay, July 16):Judge Ponsor’s bewilderment at the loss of olfaction on the Supreme Court is spot on. As he explained, it isn’t that hard for a judge to catch even a faint whiff of the scent of impropriety. And you don’t have to be a federal judge to smell it. Another time, a company hoping to build a development on a Superfund site hosted a presentation for federal and municipal officials. The company’s spokesperson presented each city official with a goodie bag filled with stuff like baseball caps bearing the project’s name.

Persons: Michael Ponsor, Ponsor’s bewilderment Organizations: Justice Department

We also see knock-on benefits for rival Club name Meta Platforms (META), which unveiled its latest headset last week. Overall, Vision Pro, which debuted at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, should prove to be a net win for the Club portfolio. The stock market appears to be less impressed, with Apple stock under pressure since CEO Tim Cook presented the new devic e in a pre-recorded presentation Monday. Implications for Meta Vision Pro shouldn't be seen as a detriment to Meta's products , which currently dominant the AR/VR headset market. Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to the new Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 05, 2023 in Cupertino, California.

Persons: Tim Cook, it's, We're, Goldman Sachs, Davidson, That's, Jim Cramer, Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Apple, holding's, Apple Watch, Club, Meta, Vision, Developers, Pro, D.A, Bank of America, IDC, Meta Vision, Unity Software, CNBC, Apple Vision, Apple Worldwide Locations: Cupertino , California

☆ Friday's kind of broad rally has eluded Wall Street for quite some time. We hope it has legs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Club name and Dow stock Caterpillar (CAT) was one of the leaders, soaring more than 8% and accounting for over 100 points of the 30-stock average's 700-point surge. Meanwhile, the tech darlings that have recently propelled the market higher — including top-performing Club stocks Nvidia (NVDA) and Meta Platforms (META) — took a relative backseat Friday. For that reason, it's a hopeful sign to see other sectors walk the runway in the Wall Street fashion show Friday. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer, —, industrials, Jim, haven't, Meta, OpenAI, it's, Dow, Jim Cramer's, Luke Sharrett Organizations: Dow, Caterpillar, Nvidia, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, fellow Club, Halliburton, HAL, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Big Tech, FactSet, industrials Honeywell, Emerson Electric, Natural Resources, Linde, LIN, CNBC, Whayne, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: U.S, Louisville , Kentucky

☆ Opinion | It’s the End of Computer Programming As We Know It. (And I Feel Fine.)
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Farhad Manjoo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

could transform computer programming from a rarefied, highly-compensated occupation into a widely accessible skill that people can easily pick up and use as part of their jobs across a wide variety of fields. In situations where one needs a “simple” program … those programs will, themselves, be generated by an A.I. Welsh’s argument, which ran earlier this year in the house organ of the Association for Computing Machinery, carried the headline, “The End of Programming,” but there’s also a way in which A.I. could mark the beginning of a new kind of programming — one that doesn’t require us to learn code but instead transforms human-language instructions into software. Everyone is a programmer now — you just have to say something to the computer.”

Persons: —, DeepMind, ” Matt Welsh, there’s, “, ” Jensen Huang Organizations: Google, Apple, Association for Computing Machinery, Nvidia Locations: Google’s, Taiwan

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☆ Beyoncé and Jay-Z Join the $100 Million Home Club
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Beyoncé and Jay-Z, no strangers to flashy real estate deals, reportedly upgraded from their $88 million mansion in Bel Air, Calif., to a $200 million Malibu property last month, officially erasing the line between going big and going home. The sale marks the most expensive residential real estate deal in California history — but not the most expensive in American history. That would be the $238 million sale in January 2019 of an unfinished penthouse on Central Park South, in Manhattan, to the billionaire hedge fund tycoon Kenneth C. Griffin. Still, California can claim 10 of the 20 most expensive property sales ever in the United States, according to data compiled by Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel appraisals. Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who have bought and sold multimillion-dollar homes in Miami, New Orleans and the Hamptons, are now in a rarefied club of celebrities who own properties worth $100 million or more.

Persons: Beyoncé, Tadao Ando, William Bell Jr, Kurt Rappaport, Rappaport, Kenneth C, Griffin, Jonathan Miller, Miller Samuel Organizations: Calif, Malibu, TMZ, Westside Estate Agency, Park, Hamptons Locations: Bel Air, California, Manhattan, , California, United States, New York, Florida, Connecticut, Miami , New Orleans

☆ In ‘Succession,’ the Very Rich Are Very, Very Different
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Meanwhile, the smaller TV audiences of the cable and streaming age have allowed “Succession” to thrive as a more specific and more niche entertainment. “Succession” can afford to be a rarefied, decadent pleasure, like an ortolan, the deep-fried songbird, eaten whole, that was featured in a memorable Season 1 meal. “Dallas,” like its followers from “Dynasty” through “Empire,” was in the populist soap-opera tradition of letting the audience delight in the woes of rich people. “Succession” has its crowd-pleasing and universal elements too. At root, the series’s family themes are talk-show simple: Hurt people hurt people.

☆ Buffett says people would rather give up a second car than an iPhone. Here's why Apple's business is so stellar
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"If they had to give up a second car or give up their iPhone, they'd give up their second car. AAPL .SPX mountain 2016-05-16 Apple's stock performance versus the S & P 500 since May 16, 2016, the day Berkshire's stake in the iPhone maker was first disclosed. Buffett's comments Saturday were "very bullish on Apple," Jim said Monday during the Club's "Morning Meeting." Free cash flow is generally defined as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures or cash spent on purchases of plant, property and equipment (PP & E). Berkshire currently owns about 5.66% of the 15.82 billion Apple shares outstanding, according to FactSet.

☆ In the Footsteps of Charles III
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Sarah Lyall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

No royal heir in British history has waited longer than Charles III, the king formerly known as the Prince of Wales, to ascend the throne. By contrast, Charles — the oldest Prince of Wales in British history to become king — was born a monarch-in-waiting and has had a lifetime to prepare. The public in turn has had a lifetime to get to know Charles, starting from his rarefied childhood in the public eye. But Charles was an unusually outspoken Prince of Wales. He has often waded into debates on unexpected topics like alternative medicine and organic farming (pro) and modernist architecture (against).

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