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☆ How Elon Musk could change Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Musk has said Twitter, under his leadership, would have more lenient content moderation policies. But the most striking early change could come from who is and is not allowed on a Musk-owned Twitter. Musk, for his part, has focused on bringing back one of Twitter’s most prominent former users: Trump. “There are exceptions … but generally permanent bans are a failure of ours and don’t work,” he said. The same day he sent his letter to Twitter attempting to revive the deal, Musk was widely panned for comments he made on the platform about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He’s scheduled to headline a Saturday rally for Dixon and other GOP candidates in the state. Through Nov. 8, Whitmer and the Democrats have reserved $24 million in ads for the Michigan governor’s race. And the two most recent polls have shown Whitmer leading Dixon by double digits. “Isn’t that sad that Democrats have to spend so much money?” Dixon said at a news conference Tuesday when asked if she was disappointed in the lack of assistance for her campaign. The Republican Governors Association still has $3.6 million budgeted for ads in Michigan, though a spokesperson acknowledged the funding gap.

☆ How to build a digital portfolio that showcases your work and attracts clients, according to a web designer who booked $200,000 in sales last year
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When AJ Camara decided to launch a website-development business, he created a digital portfolio that highlighted relevant experiences from his past jobs to attract potential clients. Build your portfolio on ideal future projectsWhen starting his business, Camara built a portfolio based on projects he'd like to work on in the future, he said. "Despite having years of work, I wanted to start with a fresh portfolio," Camara said. His portfolio shows projects with bold colors, visually captivating images, and interactive designs so inquiring clients know what to expect, he added. "Show that you have a specific skill, but that you can apply that skill in different ways" or for different industries, Camara said.

☆ Italy’s Election Front-Runner Sheds Far-Right Image, Courts the West
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Margherita Stancati | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ROME—Three years ago, Giorgia Meloni , then the leader of a small far-right party, took the stage before a large crowd gathered in front of one of Rome’s most revered churches and delivered a speech that turned her into a pop-culture sensation. “I am Giorgia! And you can’t take that away from me,” she boomed. After the rally, two amateur DJs remixed that phrase into an electro-dance track. Intended to mock her, the track instead went viral and boosted her popularity among conservative voters looking for new leadership.

☆ From Dr. Oz to Hillary Clinton, a tour of 'carpetbagging' politicians past and present
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Formerly the host of the Emmy award-winning "The Dr. Oz Show" and an attending physician at the New York Presbyterian-Columbia Medical Center, Oz — known by his TV moniker Dr. Oz — is the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania's US Senate race. John Fetterman, a Democrat, says Oz is trying to buy himself a Senate seat from out-of-state. Fetterman, who holds a 13-point lead over Trump-backed Oz in the state's open-seat Senate race, has criticized Oz as a carpetbagger from neighboring New Jersey, even using an aerial banner that read, "Hey Dr. Oz, Welcome Home to NJ!" He also enlisted the help of reality TV star Nicole Elizabeth LaValle — better known as "Snooki" — to mock Oz for his ties to New Jersey. According to the New York Observer, Oz, a longtime New Jersey resident, has been active in his local Republican Party in New Jersey for several years.

A group of partial hearing visitors touch a four-month-old jaguar cub named Cindy at the Cuba's national zoo in Havana, Cuba, September 21, 2022. Earlier this year, sign language interpreters began accompanying groups of deaf visitors aboard the bus and trails that take them across an enclosed plain designed to imitate the African savannah. "Previously, very few (deaf) people visited the zoo because they could only see the animals," said Yoandra Oliva López, an interpreter and educator with the zoo. Zoo officials said they were also working to begin similar tours specifically for deaf children. Cuba's National Zoo is a favorite attraction for Cubans, with 1,473 specimens of more than 120 species of animals.

☆ Portugal approves preventive monkeypox vaccination for risk groups
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A woman holds a mock-up vial labeled "Monkeypox vaccine" and medical syringe in this illustration taken, May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoLISBON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Portugal's health authority widened its monkeypox vaccination strategy to include preventive shots for groups most at risk and approved the use of smaller doses, an approach known as "dose-sparing", due to limited supplies, it said on Wednesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe preventive vaccination logistics strategy will be managed at a regional level, after identifying eligible citizens in a specialist consultation. With the new strategy, Portugal follows in the footsteps neighbouring Spain or Britain, which also approved the use of smaller doses of the monkeypox vaccine following a European Medicines Agency decision. Portugal has received 2,700 doses of the Bavarian Nordic's (BAVA.CO) Imvanex vaccine in July and has started vaccinating close contacts.

☆ Trump claims he would have gotten a better seat than Biden at the Queen's funeral
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden sat in the 14th row for the Queen's funeral on Monday. Trump mocked Biden for where he was seated, saying that he would have had a better seat. Seating arrangements seemed to prioritize Commonwealth leaders and royalty. Trump mocked Biden by posting a photograph that showed all of the assembled world leaders sitting in the abbey, with a red arrow pointing to the president towards the back. It is unclear which leaders Trump meant when he referred to "Third World countries."

☆ Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral Plans Were Decades in the Making
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Max Colchester | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON—A few years ago, officials at Buckingham Palace rented out an aircraft hangar to mock up Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state in Westminster Hall, where they paraded around a replica catafalque with no coffin on it to practice for a historic moment that would be witnessed by millions, according to a former royal official involved in the planning. It was just one piece in a vast jigsaw puzzle of preparations for the funeral plan, known as Operation London Bridge, that has seen 10 days of minutely choreographed pageantry, orchestrated by a uniquely British combination of aristocrats, military advisers, palace aides and civil servants. So far, the proceedings to celebrate and mourn the country’s longest-reigning monarch have gone off without a hitch.

☆ Special elections are confusing, chaotic messes that bleed taxpayers — and could often be avoided if politicians quit before leveling up, flaming out, or dropping dead
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Grace Panetta | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

Young's death triggered an unprecedented series of three statewide votes — a special primary, a special general election held along with a regular primary, and a regular general election — within five months. The Alaska special election is just one of the more than 120 congressional special elections conducted over the past two decades, an Insider analysis found. Special elections bombard votersSpecial elections routinely attract special attention. Rebecca Blackwell/APIn 2022, special elections are 'a perfect storm of confusion'Special congressional elections are, on balance, less democratic than regular elections. "We knew from the beginning that it would be harder to win a special election," McCready said of his September 2019 special election.

☆ Pizza Hut uses 'Italian taco' hack to mock Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza - as it returns after being sold out for months
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Pizza Hut poked fun at it by introducing a so-called "Italian taco." The "Italian taco", as it turns out, is just a regular slice of pizza folded at the corners to form a taco shape. In a since-deleted tweet, Pizza Hut introduced what it called the "Italian taco." Pizza Hut/TwitterPizza Hut also took a jab at Taco Bell for the months-long period in which the Mexican Pizza was sold out. The Italian Taco has been here and will be here forever," a Pizza Hut representative told Food & Wine.

In the run-up to the 2020 election, doctored videos that made House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., seem impaired went viral on social media. Experts have warned that such lightly edited videos, also sometimes called “shallow fakes,” can be particularly effective pieces of misinformation. Fetterman gave the speech used in the edited video at a campaign rally Sunday. One video Price tweeted Monday has over 600,000 views and has been shared hundreds of times. One edited video posted on the platform has over 32,000 views.

☆ Hardee's mocks MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell after he said the FBI seized his cell phone at their restaurant
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Bethany Biron | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hardee's took to Twitter to mock Mike Lindell after the MyPillow CEO said he was approached by FBI at a restaurant. According to Lindell, agents confiscated his phone as part of a search warrant. Lindell said in response to Insider's request for comment on the Hardee's tweet. Lindell said in response to Insider's request for comment on the Hardee's tweet. In a copy of a subpoena uploaded by Lindell, the agents took his phone in search of information related to possible tampering with voting machines connected to the 2020 presidential election.

☆ Downtown Circle: Dubai architects design a massive ring to encircle the Burj Khalifa
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Nadia Leigh-Hewitson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

ZNera Space’s principal architects, Najmus Chowdry and Nils Remess, envision Downtown Circle as a horizontal stroke against Dubai’s vertiginous, futuristic skyline of seemingly endless skyscrapers. An ever-changing skylineAs compelling and radical a design the Downtown Circle may be, it is – for now – practically and financially implausible, Chowdry and Remess admit. Downtown Circle would draw power from both solar and solar-hydrogen cell systems. Part of the design concept includes an electric tram system suspended around the bottom of the structure. ZNera SpaceThe design was drawn up to align with Dubai’s optimistic masterplan for a sustainable urban environment by 2040.

☆ Twitter says an Elon Musk ally is trying to 'flip Twitter the bird' and dodge legal requests over his involvement in the $44 billion deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-30 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter is arguing that Sacks and his companies could have key details on Elon Musk's decision to back out of his purchase. Twitter said the motion to quash the subpoenas "serves no apparent purpose beyond satisfying Sacks' desire to flip Twitter the bird." 'Off-the-cuff'In the podcast Twitter references, Sacks appears to mock the social media company's legal team. Twitter's initial subpoena referenced several of Sack's tweets, including one in which he provides a checklist for the next CEO of Twitter. Most recently, Musk's legal team is attempting to amend its initial counterclaims against Twitter's lawsuit.

☆ Republicans' next big play is to 'scare the hell out of Washington' by rewriting the Constitution. And they're willing to play the long game to win.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-31 | by ( Grace Panetta | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

Whether it happens, he said, is highly dependent on Republicans' success winning state legislatures during the 2022 midterm elections. But not everyone in the conservative constitutional convention movement believes such a gathering is so imminent. Constitutional convention boosters include many of Trump's current and former allies, including conservative legal scholar John Eastman, Florida Gov. In 2012, the Republican National Committee went so far as to pass a resolution formally opposing the convention movement. A convention of states would be the first of its kind since the original Constitutional convention in Philadelphia in 1787.

☆ I used a creative cover letter to get a job at Google after being rejected — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-14 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He created a cover letter that replicated the look of a Google search-results page. Here's what it looked like:The cover letter Youshaei used when applying to Google's BOLD internship program. I didn't have the design and Photoshop skills I do now to create this cover letter. Getting the job after initially getting rejected taught me that sometimes companies aren't rejecting who you are as a candidate — they're rejecting who they think you are on paper. Nothing substitutes skills and experience, but if you find a creative and concise way to present yourself, like designing a custom cover letter or resume, you could significantly increase your chances of landing the job.

☆ Amazon wants us to believe the robots are coming — but most people won't find them useful
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-29 | by ( Annie Palmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Last week, at Amazon's re:MARS technology conference in Las Vegas, the e-commerce giant and other technology companies in attendance showed off the latest in robotics. I noticed there weren't bold marketing proclamations of "robot butlers" or "AI dogs" as I walked the show floor. The robots were designed to look more practical, and many of the devices could only do a few simple tasks. Take Amazon's Astro robot, for example. Amazon says it was most surprised to find that users want more features that let Astro interact with their pets.

☆ A leaked video exemplifies what Black migrants endure in US detention centers
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-26 | by ( John Washington | José Olivares | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

A leaked video obtained by Insider shows guards violently tackling a Black asylum seeker at a Louisiana detention center. Detainees and immigration lawyers say there is a disturbing and overlooked problem of anti-Black racism in immigration detention. In January, Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) called for a "holistic review of the disparate treatment of Black migrants." Across the state, eight new immigration detention centers have been opened in the past three years – all privately run. In just Texas and Louisiana, 11 separate facilities in recent years have shifted from prisons or jails to immigration detention centers.

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☆ The execs behind Super Bowl ads for brands like Mars, ViacomCBS, and Heinz share how ideas come to be — and what makes them go viral
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-27 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Insider asked three ad-industry execs who've worked on Super Bowl spots what it takes to succeed. 4 in last year's top 10 Super Bowl LV commercials, according to USA Today's Ad Meter. In 2015, the web-hosting company sparked massive outrage over a spot it planned to run during the Super Bowl. "The Super Bowl is a brand's opportunity to surprise viewers and give them something they didn't see coming. Neither Newcastle campaign, If We Made It or Band of Brands, was actually aired during the Super Bowl.

☆ Peter Thiel ran an SAT side hustle in high school and charged $500 to take the test for people, according to a former classmate
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-21 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Those who knew him in grade school say Thiel was a "joyless" childOne of Thiel's classmates told Chafkin, "I can't remember him laughing. In his senior year of high school, Thiel took the SAT for underclassmen for $500 each, according to a classmateThiel, whose own scores were near perfect, seemed bored and careless by the end of high school. Though he knew it could cost him his spot at Stanford, Chafkin says Thiel made an "unbelievably risky" move and started the lucrative side hustle. While at Stanford, Thiel argued that his peers' anti-apartheid positions were overblown and, according to Chafkin, Thiel told a Black student that apartheid "works." A man who used to play with him told Chafkin that Thiel "liked that quiet control" of determining the reality of the game.

☆ With close military encounters on opposite sides of the world, Russia is sending a message to the West
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-15 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia's military had close encounters with its US and European rivals in June. The incidents and exercises were messages about Russia's military capabilities, experts said. A Russian fighter jet flying past the Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen in the Black Sea on June 24. Russia's military drilled around Crimea throughout the end of June and early July, focusing on attacking the ships of "a notional enemy." Russian officials continue to call the HMS Defender incident a "provocation" and warn about future run-ins.

☆ Masa rotundă FIEB, UTM – Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University, SUA
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Pentru Facultatea Inginerie Economică și Business a Universității Tehnice a Moldovei internaționalizarea și dezvoltarea parteneriatelor cu universitățile occidentale constituie o prioritate primordială, contribuind la elaborarea și implementarea unor noi proiecte de o importanță majoră. În contextul acestei colaborări a fost organizată masa rotundă cu genericul „Sustainable Entrepreneurship”, pe post de speaker evoluând prof. Cristian CHELARIU, Suffolk University (SUA), cu participarea tuturor membrilor facultății. Au fost examinate perspectivele dezvoltării unei economii comprehensive, ce ar include, pe lângă componenta economică, și pe cea ecologică, dar și socială. A fost propus și un Study Case, în cadrul căruia au fost identificate oportunitățile de asigurare a unei economii circulare, grație utilizării eficiente a resurselor și a ciclului biologic, transmite utm.md. Acest material a fost scris și redactat de echipa UTM.

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☆ How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World
▼ + stars: | 2019-04-03 | by ( Jonathan Mahler | Jim Rutenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +61 min

Murdoch family, 1987: Lachlan, James, Anna and Rupert. The second season of HBO’s “Succession,” whose fictional media family, the Roys, bears a striking resemblance to the Murdochs, airs this summer. ‘A press dictatorship’To understand how the Murdoch empire works, it is essential to return to its origins. The bigger Murdoch’s empire became, the more power he had to clear away obstacles to further its expansion. Like his father, Lachlan considered the idea of meddling with such an important profit driver a form of madness.

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That means astronauts on the International Space Station get to age just a tiny bit slower than people on Earth. And for astronauts on the International Space Station, that means they get to age just a tiny bit slower than people on Earth. That's why time passes slower for objects closer to the center of the Earth where the gravity is stronger. That means time should also slow down for the astronauts relative to people on the surface. You'd think that might even out, but actually their velocity time dilation has a bigger effect than their gravitational time dilation, so astronauts end up aging slower than people on Earth.

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