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☆ The US allowed a Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN. What does that mean for the war?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | Abbas Allawati | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Following several failed attempts over five months of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, the United Nations Security Council on Monday finally passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. Israeli officials lambasted the resolution, saying they have no intention of ceasing fire. Israel criticized the language of the resolution, saying it doesn’t firmly tie a ceasefire to the freeing of the hostages held in Gaza. Oren Ziv/AFP/Getty ImagesIs the resolution binding on Israel? After the resolution passed, US officials went to great lengths to say that the resolution isn’t binding.

Persons: doesn’t, ”, United Nations Gilad Erdan, Israel Katz, ” Katz, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, Tzachi Hanegbi, Ron Dermer, Joe Biden, Gabriela Shalev, Louis Har, Oren Ziv, Matthew Miller, John Kirby, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Zhang Jun, Farhan Haq, VI, VII, Maya Ungar, ” Ungar, Yossi Mekelberg, ” Mekelberg, Ungar, ” Shalev, ” Biden, Dawoud Abu Alkas, Biden, Kamala Harris, Kirby, Yoav Gallant, Lloyd Austin, Shalev, Israel Organizations: CNN, United Nations Security, Hamas, United Nations, Council, Foreign, US, UN, Hebrew, Getty, State Department, White, National Security, Crisis Group, ICG, Chatham House, Security Council, Assembly, Reuters, Washington, Israel’s Locations: Gaza, United States, Israel, Washington, Rafah, Israeli, Tel Aviv, UN, Brussels, East, North Africa, London, Al Shifa, Gaza City, Reuters Israel

☆ VistaJet, a private jet charter firm used by F1 drivers and popstars, launched a wellness program. See how the elite fly on its $75 million Global 7500.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Read previewVistaJet, arguably the most famous private jet charter company, is launching a new wellness program. Business Insider attended a media event and toured its largest airplane, learning how VistaJet helps wealthy passengers fly in luxury. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. During The Eras Tour, Swift also seemingly flew on one of VistaJet's Global 7500s — the model on display at the media event. The Global 7500 is the largest purpose-built business jet on the market.

Persons: —, VistaJet, Charles Leclerc, Taylor Swift, Swift, Flightradar24 Organizations: Service, Business, Formula, Ferrari, VistaJet, Super, Bombardier Locations: Tokyo, California

New York CNN —A plane carrying 21 Americans fleeing Haiti arrived in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday night, the latest in a series of US-chartered flights from the embattled Caribbean nation, which has descended into chaos amid rampant gang violence and political instability. Hundreds of US citizens remain in Haiti and nearly 1,000 had filled out crisis intake forms as of March 19, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel previously told CNN. On March 17, the State Department said it flew dozens of Americans from Cap-Haitien, a city on Haiti’s north coast, to Miami. On Wednesday, the State Department said it expects more than 30 Americans will be able to board the US government flights each day they are chartered. DeSantis said people traveling on the plane that landed in Florida would not be charged.

Persons: Kevin Guthrie, Ron, DeSantis, ” DeSantis, Floridians, Vedant Patel, Orlando, Guthrie, Ariel Henry, Santo Organizations: New, New York CNN, Emergency Management, ”, “, State, CNN, Orlando Sanford International, Federal, State Department, Haiti’s National Police, United Nations Locations: New York, Haiti, Orlando , Florida, Caribbean, Orlando, Florida, Haiti’s, Miami, Port, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Theater CrisisAbout 40 Chechen militants on Oct. 23, 2002 stormed a Moscow theater where a popular musical was underway, taking some 850 people hostage and planting explosives in the auditorium. They demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya. Two days later, a severe explosion shook the building and Russian forces rushed in. A suicide bomber killed 41 people on a Moscow subway train in February 2004. Suicide bombings of two Moscow subway trains about 40 minutes apart in March 2010 killed about 40 people.

Persons: Vladimir Putin's, Friday's, Putin, Shamil Basayev Organizations: Crocus City Hall, Islamic, Officials, Federal Security Service, Public Transport, Air Transport, Moscow's Domodedovo, Islamic State Locations: Moscow, Crocus, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Ryazan, Russian, Chechen, Beslan, Volgograd, St, Petersburg, Moscow's

☆ Opinion: Why antisemitism and anti-Zionism are so deeply intertwined
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Opinion Rabbi Avi Weiss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Born at the tail end of World War II, I grew up with antisemitism by and large under control, as even vicious Jew haters were reticent to attack Jews. Rabbi Avi Weiss Courtesy Avi WeissThis doesn’t mean anti-Semitism was not a serious problem, especially in recent decades. During the Cold War, Soviet antisemitism came to the fore with a vengeance after the Second World War. However, the concept of one tiny Jewish state, the only Western-style democracy in the Middle East, is constantly rejected and attacked. But the State of Israel, and only the State of Israel, allows Jews to save themselves.

Persons: Avi Weiss, “, ”, I’ve, Rabbi Avi Weiss, Louis Farrakhan, David Duke, Yankel Rosenbaum, antisemites, Esther, Haman, Abraham Isaac Kook Organizations: CNN, Statehood, Twitter Locations: Riverdale, Persia, Soviet, Israel, Zion

☆ 'Quiet luxury' was once all about fashion — but now it describes how the top 1% travel too
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Helen Iatrou | Rob Goss | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Big-ticket travel experiences like those are indicative of the "quiet luxury" trend which began in the world of fashion, with timeless lines trumping brand-blaring outfits. Less limelight, more connectionJaclyn Sienna India, the founder of the ultra-luxury travel company Sienna Charles, said she considers herself a longtime quiet luxury disciple. Monaco has long been a playground for the elite, but wealthy travelers are increasingly opting for more remote locations, say luxury travel advisors. But another important aspect of the quiet luxury movement concerns security. For them, quiet luxury travel is about exclusivity and privacy, she said.

Persons: Jaclyn Sienna India, Sienna Charles, Vietnam's, Alexander Spatari, It's, Sean De Burca, George W, Bush, Erica, Erica Jackowitz, Jackowitz, Sienna India, Thomas Barwick, Roger Federer, Erica's Erica Jackowitz, Anastasiia Organizations: Monaco, Bank, Getty, Digitalvision, Henley, Partners Locations: Antarctica, Svalbard, Paris, Monaco, Chi Minh City, India, Brazil, Ethiopia, New York City, Africa

☆ Trump is about to get $3 billion richer after deal is approved to take his company public. But it won’t solve his cash crunch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Truth Social owner Trump Media will begin trading Tuesday as the merger closesCNN —Investors have approved a deal on Friday to make Truth Social owner Trump Media a publicly traded company. The new company will be called Trump Media & Technology Group and trade under the ticker DJT, Trump’s initials. Shareholders voted to approve Trump Media’s merger with a blank-check company, following years of legal and regulatory obstacles. Trump will own a dominant stake in a public company, with shares worth more than $3 billion at current market prices. First, experts say the market is drastically overvaluing Trump Media based on the company’s fundamentals.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Trump won’t, ”, Matthew Kennedy, Kennedy, Charles Whitehead, Jonathan Macey, Jay Ritter, Ritter, Whitehead, …, Xavier Kowalski, Schulte Roth, Zabel, ” Banks, ” Whitehead, “, ‘ Organizations: Social, Trump Media, CNN, Digital, Corp, Trump Media & Technology Group, Shareholders, Trump, Renaissance Capital, Cornell Law School, SEC, University of Florida, – Locations: New, Manhattan, ” Yale

☆ IOC blasts Russia’s Friendship Games for what it says is a violation of the Olympic Charter and its politicization of sport
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( George Ramsay | Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has criticized Russia’s so-called Friendship Games as being “purely politically motivated” and a violation of the Olympic Charter. According to Russian state news agency TASS, 5,500 people are expected to participate at the Friendship Games, competing for a total prize purse of 4.6 billion rubles (around $50 million). Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the event ensures “free access of Russian athletes and sports organizations to international sports activities,” TASS reported. The Friendship Games were first staged in 1984 in the Soviet Union, the same year that the country had boycotted the Los Angeles Olympics that year. CNN has contacted the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in response to the IOC’s Tuesday press release.

Persons: Russia’s, John Coates, Vladimir Putin, “, ”, WADA Organizations: CNN, Olympic Committee, Olympic Charter, Paris, IOC, Friendship Games, ” TASS, Friendship, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Games, Los Angeles Olympics, Olympic, Russian Olympic Committee, Doping Agency Locations: Moscow, Russian, Russia, Sochi, Milan, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Belarusian

☆ Dozens of US citizens evacuate Haiti on first State Department charter flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Colin Mccullough | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dozens of US citizens have been evacuated from Haiti on a State Department charter flight as the country is paralyzed by escalating gang violence and political instability that has left once bustling streets vacant and necessities like food and gas scarce. The flight departed Sunday from Cap-Haitien on Haiti’s north coast and landed at the Miami International Airport, the State Department said. More than 30 US citizens were on the flight and government officials are now “assisting with next steps,” a State Department spokesperson said. “The security situation in Haiti is unpredictable and dangerous,” the State Department said in a statement Saturday announcing the flight. We recommend you consider the Cap-Haitien flight only if you believe you can reach Cap-Haitien airport safely.

Persons: ”, Cap, Ariel Henry Organizations: CNN, State Department, Miami International Airport, Haitien Locations: Haiti, Haiti’s, Port

☆ I got a job at Deloitte after quitting teaching. Here's the path I took to pivot my career in 8 months.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After that, they offered me a job teaching high schoolers biology for two years at a public school in Baltimore. They helped me highlight my transferable skills on my résumé, such as my leadership skills, public speaking and using tools such as PowerPoint and my initiative. I landed an interview for a job working as a government contractor. In preparation, I copied out my résumé and highlighted transferable skills for the role. I worked in the contractor role for eight months until I saw a job I wanted at Deloitte.

Persons: —, Amina Ahmed, I'd Organizations: Service, Business, Big, Deloitte Locations: Virginia, Baltimore, Washington , DC

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, PepsiCo, Micron, Meta, Starbucks and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Starbucks as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating on Starbucks shares. Morgan Stanley upgrades Pepsi to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the beverage giant is undervalued. Morgan Stanley initiates Ball Corporation as equal weight Morgan Stanley initiated the beverage can company and says the stock is fairly valued right now. Morgan Stanley names LifeStance a top pick Morgan Stanley named the mental health company a top pick on Monday. Morgan Stanley reiterates Micron as underweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $78 per share from $74.75 and said it's sticking with its underweight rating heading into earnings later this week.

Persons: KeyBanc, Morgan Stanley, it's, Telsey, ESAB, Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Raymond James downgrades, Raymond James, LifeStance, Wolfe, Bernstein, Truist, Wells, Wells Fargo, F2Q Organizations: Apple, JPMorgan, 1Q, Meta, HSBC, Nvidia, Netflix, RBC, Howmet Aerospace, York Community Bank, Pepsi, Ball, Citi, Micron, IT, Downside, Bank of America, Taiwan Semiconductor, Pinnacle, of America, Pinnacle West Capital Corp, ISI, UBS, CCL Locations: Berlin, underperform, Taiwan, Arizona, Underperform

☆ Meet the Delta captain who spent a year's salary chartering an Airbus to take 112 friends on a retirement flight to Hawaii
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After 16 months of planning, Rosenkranz chartered the widebody jet from Delta to transport 112 friends and family. Rosenkranz told BI he got the idea in October 2022 because many of his coworkers' retirements were disrupted by the pandemic. Related storiesHe told BI it cost him "a good year's salary," but added: "You can't put a price on something that was that big. Rosenkranz told BI he was only the second pilot in nine years to receive the honor. Courtesy of Keith RosenkranzRosenkranz told BI how he writes back to readers who become inspired to join the military.

Persons: —, Keith Rosenkranz, that's, Rosenkranz, harter, ike, ake, orth, lew, ulf W, ade, ince Organizations: Service, Los Angeles International Airport, Delta Air Lines, LAX, Business, Airbus, Aviation, ust, ince Locations: Delta, ife

☆ Where Will Kyrsten Sinema’s Centrist Voters Go?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Jack Healy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

As a charter-bus operator and a die-hard independent voter in Phoenix, Bj Brooks knows a lot about changing lanes. Some independent voters in Arizona said they feel as though they have lost a champion. Although Ms. Sinema infuriated many onetime supporters, moderate voters said she spoke for a slice of the country that aches for compromise and feels alienated both from the Democrats and from the Republicans. “We needed her,” Ms. Brooks said. “They bashed her and bashed her from both sides.

Persons: Bj Brooks, Sen, John McCain, Kyrsten Sinema, Sinema, “, ” Ms, Brooks, ” Organizations: Republicans Locations: Phoenix, Arizona

Swimmers at the beach might not be excited to see the 14-foot (4.3-meter) white shark, but scientists following LeeBeth's movements are thrilled that the big fish's epic journey could provide valuable clues to help the species. White sharks, often referred to as great whites, were made famous by the hit movie “Jaws.” They roam the ocean searching for their favorite food, marine mammals, and were once hunted without discrimination. They watched as she made history in late February by traveling further into the Gulf than any previously tracked white shark. “We don't know how many white sharks travel that far west, but it's a good indication they do,” Winton said. The conservancy paired up with fishing charter Outcast Sport Fishing of Hilton Head, South Carolina, to tag LeeBeth.

Persons: she'll, LeeBeth, Megan Winton, “, ” Winton, Winton, Chip Michalove, we've, ” Michalove, ” Organizations: Shark Conservancy, Conservancy, conservancy Locations: South Carolina, Gulf of Mexico, Matamoros, Mexico, South Padre Island , Texas, Gulf, Chatham , Massachusetts, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Head , South Carolina, Galveston , Texas

☆ Inside a Michigan Town's War Over a Chinese-Owned Battery Plant
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Brent Crane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

This was nothing short of a communist invasion, in his eyes, and the patriots of Green Charter needed to rise up and confront the Red Peril. But the backlash in Green Charter represents something seldom seen since the Red Scare: a quasi-militant, homegrown resistance to the perceived threat of communism at home. But as the war over Gotion began to consume Green Charter, Riebow began to feel that the township board was behaving "too secretly." It's easy to dismiss what's happened in Green Charter as yet another sign of America's descent into dangerous incivility. Asked about Gotion's plans in Green Charter, Panetta replied, "I don't think there's any question that they are going to take advantage of that situation."

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☆ US, Germany and EU embassies begin evacuating staff as violence spirals in gang-plagued Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Caitlin Stephen Hu | Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Dajabon, Dominican Republic CNN —The United States and other diplomatic missions have begun evacuating personnel from Haiti, as gang violence in the Caribbean nation’s capital Port-au-Prince continues to spiral. US Southern Command said the move was consistent with “standard practice for Embassy security augmentation worldwide.” No Haitians were on board the military aircraft, it added. Another source with knowledge of the operations told CNN there have been at least 12 helicopter evacuation flights into Port-au-Prince over the past three days, all evacuating diplomatic and humanitarian staff. However, shots fired nearby after the last flight’s take off on Sunday have called into question the viability of continuing the evacuation flights, the source said. The World Food Programme suspended its maritime transport services in Port-au-Prince from distributing aid across Haiti due to the instability.

Persons: Dajabon, ”, Joe Biden, Peter Sauer, Stefano Gatto, —, Prince, Gang, Jimmy Cherizier, Ariel Henry, Stephane Dujarric, Henry Organizations: Dominican Republic CNN, CNN, US State Department, US Southern Command, Southern Command, National Security Council, CNN Helicopter, European Union, EU, Caribbean Port Services, Dominican, United Nations, US Department of Treasury, Food, UN, OCHA, Kenya, Kenyan, Caribbean Locations: Dominican Republic, United States, Haiti, Caribbean, Port, Dominican, Haitian, Santo Domingo, Petionville, Haiti’s, Puerto Rico, CARICOM, Kingston

☆ It's a do-or-die moment for debt-riddled Warner Bros. Discovery's live-sports strategy as it vies for NBA rights
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

WBD generated $6.2 billion of free cash flow through 2023 and likely shelled out around $1.4 billion of that for NBA games. Analysts estimate that figure would be closer to $2 billion if WBD re-ups its NBA package. WBD wants a big NBA deal, despite Wall Street's wishesSixteen months ago, Zaslav said WBD didn't "have to have" the NBA. NBA ratings have been lackluster lately, with national TV games averaging 1.6 million viewers in the last two seasons. Zaslav's latest public remarks on the NBA negotiations reflect that.

Persons: —, Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, Tim Nollen, Max, Jason Bazinet, WBD, David Zaslav, it's, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Wall, Zaslav, John Hodulik, Chuck, Ernie Johnson Organizations: Service, Basketball Hall of Famers, NBA, TNT, ESPN, Warner Bros, Business, Media, Amazon, NBC, Comcast, Apple, Netflix, WWE, Macquarie, Disney, Fox, Cable, Citigroup, Warners, of America, Street, Zaz, UBS Locations: Shaq

☆ 10 things I wish I knew before planning my $25,000 Disney World wedding
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Mystee Ipong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

I planned a small wedding at Disney World for under $25,000, and I learned a lot about the process. I knew I'd have to hit an event minimum, but I didn't know how complicated the system was. I definitely should've paid for private transportation for my guests, Disney World property is huge. Read on for the most important things to know before planning a Disney wedding. There's truly a Disney wedding venue for everyone, and you don't have to limit yourself to oneThe decor was simple, just like I wanted.

Persons: —, Read, There's, Tamu, Epcot's Italy Isola, Willie, it's, Mystee, they're, I've, Tyler Maness, Alice, Hatter, you'll, Smith's, You'll Organizations: Disney, Service, Cinderella, Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Animal, Floridian, Disney Springs, Blues Locations: Animal Kingdom, Italy, Epcot, Whitehall, Epcot's Italy, Florida, Magic, San Francisco

☆ Promises Donald Trump has made so far in his campaign for a second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Piper Hudspethblackburn | Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Trump also said in that campaign video that he would cut funding for schools that teach critical race theory and gender ideology. Health careLast November, Trump promised to replace the Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obamacare, in a series of posts on Truth Social. Trump also vowed in a June 2023 campaign video to reinstate his previous executive order so that the US government would pay the same price for pharmaceuticals as other developed countries. The former president added in a campaign video that he would stop lobbyists and government contractors from pushing senior military officials toward war. We will reverse almost all of them,” Trump said in a campaign video.

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☆ My family of 5 moved from Knoxville to Brooklyn. Our cost of living has doubled, but it's the best decision we've ever made.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Lisa Miller moved from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and three kids. Miller said her family has never been happier, and she gets to date her husband again. I moved to Tennessee when I was 19, and we lived in Knoxville and Nashville. AdvertisementWe quickly sold our house in Tennessee and found the perfect Brooklyn apartmentThe market is great in the Knoxville neighborhood we lived in. We haven't looked backIt's been the best decision we've ever made for our family.

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☆ OpenAI publishes Elon Musk’s emails. ‘We’re sad that it’s come to this’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —OpenAI fired back at Elon Musk, who sued the ChatGPT company last week for chasing profit and diverging from its original, nonprofit mission. Tuesday night, OpenAI published several of Musk’s emails from the early days of the company that appear to show Musk acknowledging OpenAI needed to make a ton of money to fund the incredible computing resources needed to power its AI ambitions. OpenAI in a blog post Tuesday night said Musk never followed through on his promise, committing $45 million in funding for OpenAI, while other donors raised $90 million. Musk, in a February 1, 2018, email, told company executives that the only path forward for OpenAI was for Tesla, his electric car company, to buy it. The company said in its blog post that it has not diverged from its mission, and it would move to dismiss all of Musk’s claims.

Persons: New York CNN — OpenAI, Elon Musk, OpenAI, Musk, Sam Altman, ” Musk, Tesla, Altman, “, ”, Greg Brockman, we’ve, — Organizations: New, New York CNN, Elon, OpenAI, Microsoft Locations: New York, California

☆ Who's going to pay $50 a month for a sports streamer that doesn't have all the sports?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

What we still don't know: Why would someone pay $50 a month for this? AdvertisementAfter all, if you like paying for streaming TV, you can pay $73 a month for YouTube TV. So, again: If you're a big enough sports fan that you want to pay for streaming TV, don't you also want all of the sports on streaming TV? And, yes: Spending $50 a month on something instead of $73 a month on something is meaningfully cheaper. Now he's asking them to pay an extra $50 a month — and not get everything they want.

Persons: Lachlan Murdoch, it's, —, Here's, Murdoch, Brendan McDermid, they're, They're, he'll Organizations: Service, Fox Corp, Disney, Warner Bros, Comcast, YouTube, REUTERS, NFL, CBS, league's AFC, NBC, Amazon, Media Locations: America

☆ Ride the bull market wave with these top stocks in March, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts at Morgan Stanley have named a slate of stocks to buy as March gets underway. The firm said investors should bet on the market's momentum by scooping up shares of undervalued companies. They include HashiCorp , Rivian Automotive , Dell Technologies, Sun Country Airlines and Huntington Bancshares. The stock is down 26% over the last 12 months, but the firm said investors should buy the dip. HashiCorp Analyst Sanjit Singh upgraded the cloud-computing infrastructure company to overweight from equal weight earlier this week.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, scooping, Ravi Shanker, Shanker, Sanjit Singh, Singh, Adam Jonas, —, Jonas, Rivian, Dell, …, Huntington, HBAN Organizations: CNBC, Rivian Automotive, Dell Technologies, Sun Country Airlines, Huntington, Amazon, Rivian, Airlines Locations: Huntington Bancshares

☆ Why Americans drive on the right and the British on the left
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Conestoga wagons were developed by local carpenters and blacksmiths to carry goods, including farm produce and items bartered from Native Americans, to markets in Philadelphia. An original 19th century Conestoga wagon at the Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga, Pennsylvania in 2024. For just that reason, Conestoga wagons had the controls on the left side, close to the wagon driver’s right hand. Lay, was that all traffic had to stay to the right — just like the Conestoga wagons did. on September 3, 1967 when cars switched from left to right side driving.

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☆ Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman for breach of contract
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, has since left and has formed his own AI company, xAI. Musk is asking for a jury trial and for the company, Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman to pay back the profit they received from the business. But Altman, Brockman and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever in 2019 formed OpenAI LP, a for-profit entity that exists within the larger company’s structure. Musk’s complaint said that company and its partnership with Microsoft violated OpenAI’s charter, representing a breach of contract. “Where some like Mr. Musk see an existential threat in AGI, others see AGI as a source of profit and power,” the complaint stated.

Persons: CNN — Elon Musk, OpenAI, Sam Altman, ChatGPT, Musk, Altman, Greg Brockman, Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, “ Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, “ Locations: AGI

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