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☆ Don't believe these 3 myths about coffee, say registered dietitians
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

To get to the bottom of what's fact and what's fiction, we asked registered dietitians Maddie Pasquariello and Roxana Ehsani about the coffee myths they come across the most. But despite its popularity, there are plenty of myths about coffee and it can be difficult to know what's true. Two-thirds of Americans drink coffee every single day, according to data collected by the National Coffee Association in 2022. "I would only recommend that people don't forget to drink a glass of water first or along with [coffee] too," Ehsani says. Myth #3: "More than 2 cups of coffee a day is too much"Deepak Chopra told CNBC Make It he drinks two to three cups of coffee before noon.

Persons: Maddie Pasquariello, Roxana Ehsani, it's, Ehsani, they're, Pasquariello, Deepak Chopra Organizations: National Coffee Association, CNBC

An “irrevocable” trust? Rupert Murdoch is showing yet again that real life can be more fascinating than fiction. It’s about control of a global media business with extraordinary political power, one that’s still trying to preserve its influence in America and elsewhere. The context: When Murdoch dies, control of the family’s companies, including the broadcaster Fox and the newspaper publisher News Corp, will be shared among his four eldest children via the trust. Under the arrangement, Prudence, Lachlan, James and Elisabeth will each get an equal say in how the businesses are run.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, —, Jim Rutenberg, Jonathan Mahler, isn’t, Murdoch, Prudence, Lachlan, James, Elisabeth Organizations: Fox, News Corp Locations: Nevada, America

☆ Lewis H. Lapham, Longtime Editor of Harper’s, Dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Robert D. Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lewis H. Lapham, the scholarly patrician who edited Harper’s Magazine for nearly three decades, and who in columns, books and later his own magazine, Lapham’s Quarterly, attacked what he regarded as the inequities and hypocrisies of American life, died on Tuesday in Rome. His death was announced by his children. A longtime resident of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, he had been living in Rome with his wife and other family members since January. After a decade as a newspaper reporter and magazine writer, Mr. Lapham was the managing editor of Harper’s from 1971 to 1975 and the editor in chief from 1976 to 1981 and from 1983 to 2006. He offered a blend of high culture and populism: the fiction of John Updike and George Saunders mixed with reports on abortion fights, global warming and the age of terrorism — generally, but not always, with a progressive eye.

Persons: Lewis H, Lapham, . Mencken, Mark Twain, Harper’s, John Updike, George Saunders Organizations: Lapham’s Quarterly, Texaco, Mr Locations: Rome, Manhattan’s, San Francisco

☆ Hugo Awards: Hundreds of fraudulent votes cast in prestigious science fiction prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Louis Mian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Hundreds of votes were cast fraudulently for one finalist in the prestigious Hugo Awards, which honors the best science fiction and fantasy works of the previous year, its administrative team has revealed. The Hugo Awards can only be voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Society, who gather at annual conventions commonly known as “Worldcon,” which brings together science fiction enthusiasts from around the globe. A membership for the World Science Fiction Society costs about $58 (£45), meaning the membership fees to cast 377 fraudulent votes would cost about $21,900 (£16,960). The Hugo Awards, established in 1953, has 15 categories, including best novel, best short story and best fanzine. Jemisin’s “The Stone Sky.”John Scalzi, one of this year’s finalists for his book “Starter Villain,” praised the Hugo Awards’ transparency in a post on his website.

Persons: Hugo, Rowling’s, Harry Potter, Martha Wells, Jemisin’s, John Scalzi, ”, “, ” Scalzi Organizations: CNN, Science Fiction Society Locations: Scottish, Glasgow, Seattle , Washington

☆ This scientist who worked for Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is now a VC funding other 'mad scientists'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

And while he wants to tackle the world's biggest problems such as waste, impact isn't Deep Future's sole priority. Related storiesIn some ways, Deep Future's mission harkens back to Silicon Valley's roots, he said. As for Deep Future's investments, the challenge is whether the technology can be built and made cost-effective, ideally within its investment horizon of 10 years. One of Deep Future's portfolio companies, Descycle, is developing non-toxic chemicals to separate gold in electronics in landfills. Getting investors on board with mad scientistsWith Deep Future's niche, getting investors' attention has been easy, Holman said.

Persons: —, Pablos Holman, Jeff Bezos's, Bill Gates, Michael Reid, Holman didn't, Holman, Matt Mullenweg, that's, Alfred Steiner, I'm Organizations: Service, Origin, Ventures Laboratory, Business, Investors, WordPress

At the same time, the social media industry has broadly retreated from efforts to clamp down on misinformation. The ease at which false rumors and conspiracy theories rapidly spread on social media threatens the public’s ability to sort truth from fiction. The deluge of disinformation surrounding the Trump shooting shows, once again, that this problem isn’t going away anytime soon. With less than four months until Election Day, the leading social media platforms appear resigned to let the status quo fester. Others get in on the act for social media clout – viral posts can translate into dollars for some online influencers.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, retrenchment, Trump, “, ”, Evan Vucci, Joe Biden, ” –, Biden, Elon Musk, Musk, Laura Edelson, ” Edelson, TikTok, Edelson, Don’t, ’, Sean Lyngaas Organizations: CNN, Trump, Service, Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service, Associated, Republican, CIA, Social, Meta, YouTube, Facebook, Northeastern University, Democracy, Twitter, FBI Locations: America, Butler , Pennsylvania

☆ Opinion: ‘The big one’ disaster could happen in our lifetime. Can we be ready?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Opinion Jeff Schlegelmilch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority is active but relatively new in its current form, having been consolidated as a single agency only in 2009. The practice of emergency management has generally originated from the first responder community and the civil defense era, primarily with a focus on consequence management. But as emergency management agencies have been designed, emergency management systems have been shaped by laws and agreements across government bureaucracies and partners in the private and nonprofit sectors with a narrower focus on managing consequences, focused more on logistics than sociology. But disaster management in practice is still fundamentally a numbers game. Strong emergency management agencies are also important.

Persons: CNN —, Jeff Schlegelmilch Jonathan Sury, Paula Bronstein, Jeff Schlegelmilch, George Rose, Enrico Quarantelli, ”, ” Jeff Schlegelmilch, Megadisasters, Ho Organizations: CNN, Emergency Management Authority, Defense Department, Alaska Airlines, Geological Survey, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, United Nations Office, Nations, Twitter Locations: Gaziantep, Turkey, Hatay, America, Syria, Vesuvius, Patong, Phuket, Thailand, Ukraine, Mount St, Helens, Seattle , Washington, United States, Port, Prince, Haiti, Japan

☆ 'Fly Me to the Moon' explores the ultimate space race conspiracy theory. Here's what's fact and fiction in the movie.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read preview"Fly Me to the Moon," Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum's new romantic comedy-drama about faking the moon landing, is fictional but draws on some true historical events. The White House eventually tasks Kelly with filming a fake moon landing in case the real one fails. Apollo 11 spaceship launch director Cole Davis (Tatum) opposes Kelly's plan, believing it will discredit NASA's efforts. This storyline leans into the conspiracy theory that NASA faked the US moon landing in 1969. But there's no evidence to suggests NASA or any network tried to fake the moon landing.

Persons: —, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum's, Kelly Jones, Johansson, Kelly, Cole Davis, Tatum, NASA's, Bill Kaysing, Greg Berlanti, Berlanti, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Cole, Nick Dillenburg, Christian Zuber, Colin Woodell, Ed White, Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, Nikita Khrushchev, Yuri Gargarin, Henry Smalls, Ray Romano, Dan McFadden, Sony Pictures Kelly didn't, David Meerman Scott, Richard Jurek's, Armstrong's Organizations: Service, Business, NASA, Hollywood, Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Television, Sony Pictures NASA's Locations: USSR, Cape Kennedy, Florida, Christian, Vietnam

☆ Can Movies for Grown-Ups Still Sell Tickets? ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Is a Test.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Fly Me to the Moon” is the kind of movie that isn’t supposed to succeed in theaters anymore, at least if you listen to franchise-obsessed studio executives. And “Fly Me to the Moon” is part drama, part comedic caper, part romance, part fiction and part true story. Particularly in the summer, studios prefer to serve up mindless popcorn movies aimed at teenagers. “Fly Me to the Moon” is entertainment for thinking adults, the kind that Mike Nichols (“Working Girl”) and James L. Brooks (“Broadcast News”) made in the 1980s. So the question must be asked: How on earth did “Fly Me to the Moon” manage to score a wide release in theaters at the height of blockbuster season?

Persons: Woody Harrelson, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, —, Mike Nichols, James L, Brooks Organizations: NASA Locations: United States, Canada

☆ Megan Abbott, Bonnie Garmus and More Writers on the Books They Love
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It’s more science fiction-y than the better-known “Handmaid’s Tale,” but just as satirical, with its warning about multinational corporations and genetic engineering. Bonnie Garmusauthor of “Lessons in Chemistry”According to her older brother, Ashmol, Kellyanne Williamson is a fruit loop. When Pobby and Dingan disappear thanks to her alcoholic father, it seems clear Kellyanne must finally grow up. POBBY AND DINGAN, Ben Rice’s short, tight treatise on love, sacrifice and grief is so flawlessly written, you’ll read it in two hours but remember it forever. This is a major novel that, like all major novels, doesn’t quite resemble anything else you’ve read.

Persons: Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, It’s, David Cronenberg, Bonnie Garmus, Ashmol, Kellyanne Williamson, —, Ben Rice’s, you’ll, Michael Cunningham, Kaveh Akbar, Joe Hill, “, Francis Spufford’s Locations: Spufford’s, York City, America

☆ Election deepfakes could undermine institutional credibility, Moody's warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Michelle Castillo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

A new report from Moody's on Wednesday warns that generative AI and deepfakes are among the election integrity issues that could present a risk to U.S. institutional credibility. In a letter to Rosenworcel, it encouraged the FCC to delay its decision until after the elections because its changes would not be mandatory across digital political ads. Some social media platforms have already self-adopted some sort of AI disclosure ahead of regulations. Google requires all political ads with modified content that "inauthentically depicts real or realistic-looking people or events" to have disclosures, but doesn't require AI disclosures on all political ads. Thirteen states have laws on election interference and deepfakes, eight of which were enacted since January.

Persons: Gregory Sobel, William Foster, Jessica Rosenworcel, Dan Ives, Ives, Tony Adams, Moody's, Abhi Srivastava, Secureworks, Adams, they've Organizations: Federal Communications, FCC, Federal, Commission, Wedbush Securities, Meta, Google, Facebook, Unit, United Nations Locations: Moody's, New Hampshire

☆ Joe Arden's voice made him the hottest narrator in romance. Then, a sexting scandal turned BookTok against him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Anna Merlan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

But there's no denying that a large number of people, mostly women, found Joe Arden's voice to be exceedingly hot: smooth, insistent, husky, occasionally dropping to a seductive growl. Arden's voice made him one of the most popular romance audiobook narrators of his generation. Last year, a promising new romance author reached out to Blue Nose Audio and received a reply from Joe Arden. "My working name of 'Joe Arden,' has always been just that, a professional persona that labeled my career," he added. For good measure, they dug up Cronin's abandoned trademark application for the Joe Arden moniker, first filed in 2020.

Persons: Joe Arden's, Men's, I've, Joe Arden, Joey, Arden, He's, Lauren Blakely, Vi Keeland, Meghan March, Blakely, BookTok, TikTok, Joe, Ardenmania, —, BookTok influencers, who'd, Brynne Weaver, they'd, wasn't, quizzing, Arden she'd, didn't, she'd, Arden's, sexting, he'd, Angela, Aiden Snow, Julie McKay, Blue, James Patrick Cronin, Rice, Cronin, Beatrice Colen, Patrick Cronin, manny, Max Thomas, McKay, Maxine Mitchell, Sean Zanni, Patrick McMullan, Sarah J, Brittanée Nicole, Nicole, Teddy Hamilton, Hamilton, Brynne Weaver's, it's, Brittany Lowry, Kate Stewart's, Arden isn't, pant, Shane East, Paige Reisenfeld, he's, Tor, influencer, you'd, Sean Crisden, Crisden, Maas, Craig Barritt, Arden blowup, voEROS, Arden —, who've, Kathy Haan, Patreon Organizations: Men's Health, Audio Publishers Association, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences, Arden, BI, East Tennessee State University, University of Louisville, Getty, SAG, Texas, GQ, Wired, Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Times, Publishers, TikTok, Tantor Media, The New York Times, New York Comic Con, Communications Locations: Arden, sexting, gaslighting, TikTok, Los Angeles, East, New York City, York, LA, Audm, Ghostface Gulf, masturbate, Romanceland

☆ A Diminished Hollywood Welcomes a New Mogul
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1994, when Sumner M. Redstone bought Paramount Pictures for about $10 billion, the equivalent of about $22 billion today, he did more than just take over a company. Perhaps more important, however, they gave their owners a precious identity as certified members of the cultural elite. Top ticket sellers in 1994 included touchstones like “The Lion King,” “Schindler’s List,” “Interview With the Vampire,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Philadelphia,” “Speed” and “Pulp Fiction.” In 1995, when “Forrest Gump” — a Paramount release — won the Oscar for best picture, more than 48 million Americans tuned in to watch. On Sunday, the Redstone family reluctantly relinquished Paramount, passing the studio to David Ellison, the tech scion behind a 14-year-old entertainment company called Skydance.

Persons: Sumner, Paramount —, ”, Doubtfire, “ Forrest Gump, —, Oscar, David Ellison, Ellison Organizations: Redstone, Paramount Pictures, Studios, Paramount, RedBird Capital Partners, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central Locations: Philadelphia

☆ Iran's new president may be a reformist, but change remains distant
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits to the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on July 06, 2024. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIran on Friday elected its first "reformist" president in 20 years, signaling many voters' rejection of hardline conservative policies amid low turnout of just 49%, according to official figures. Iran's sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili are set to go to runoffs after securing the highest number of votes in Iran's presidential election, the interior ministry said. "This is why many Iranians have lost hope in bringing about change through the ballot boxes and are boycotting elections." "The core structure of Iran's theocratic regime, where a Supreme Leader's authority eclipses that of any president, will remain steadfastly intact… In essence, Iran's theocracy is designed to resist meaningful change."

Persons: Masoud Pezeshkian, Ruhollah Khomeini, Fatemeh, Masoud, Ibrahim Raisi, Sina, Toossi, Massoud Pezeshkian, Majid Saeedi, Mohammad Khatami, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Nader Itayim, Khamenei, Itayim, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Amirhossein Ghazizadeh, Hashemi Alireza Zakani, Saeed Jalili, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Iran's, ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, Atta Kenare, Ben Taleblu, Pezeshkhian, Mahsa Amini, Amini, Mahsa, Ozan Kose, Pezeshkian's Organizations: Anadolu, Getty, Center for International, CNBC, Guardian Council, Argus Media, Vehicles, Afp, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, AFP, for Human Rights, Trump Locations: Tehran, Iran, Afrasiabi, Islamic Republic, Mideast, Washington, Pezeshkian, Kurdish Iranian, Iranian, Istanbul

☆ Stephen King, Sarah Jessica Parker and More Share Their Top Books of the 21st Century
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( The New York Times Books Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +26 min

To determine the best books of the 21st century , The New York Times Book Review and The Upshot polled hundreds of literary luminaries. Stephen King Stephen King has written more than 60 books, many of which have been adapted for film and television. Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee has written two novels: FREE FOOD FOR MILLIONAIRES and PACHINKO, which was one of The Times’s 10 Best Books of 2017. Scott Turow Scott Turow is an attorney and writer best known for legal thrillers like PRESUMED INNOCENT and THE BURDEN OF PROOF. DU BOIS, was one of The Times’s 10 Best Books of 2021.

Persons: Stephen King Stephen King, ”, Ian McEwan ●, Christine Falls, Benjamin Black ●, Donna Tartt, Gillian Flynn ●, Cormac McCarthy ●, Margaret Atwood ●, Sarah Waters ●, Philip Roth ●, Viet Thanh Nguyen, “, Stephen King, Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee, Anthony Doerr ●, Katherine Boo ●, Colm Tóibín ●, Julie Otsuka ● “, Tara Westover ● “, Matthew Desmond ● “, Marilynne Robinson, Edward P, Jones, Barbara Ehrenreich ●, Phil Klay Karl Ove Knausgaard Karl Ove Knausgaard, Roberto Bolaño ● “, Maggie Nelson ● “, Elena Ferrante ● “, Ben Marcus ● “, Emmanuel Carrère ●, Kazuo Ishiguro ●, Claire Keegan ● “, Peter Handke ●, Denis Johnson ●, Svetlana Alexievich, Bonnie Garmus Bonnie Garmus, Barnes, Nehisi Coates, Barbara Kingsolver ●, Tara Westover, Matt Ridley ●, Harry Potter, Prince, Rowling ●, Dave Eggers ●, Henry David Thoreau, Laura Dassow, Ben Rice ●, Colson Whitehead ●, Timothy Egan Nana Kwame Adjei ‑ Brenyah Nana Kwame Adjei ‑, ZZ Packer, Diana Khoi Nguyen, “ Greenwood, Michael Christie, Solmaz Sharif, Min Jin Lee ● “, George Saunders ● “, Jesmyn Ward, Ted Chiang ●, George Saunders ●, Colson Whitehead, Chimamanda Ngozi, Edwidge Danticat, Aracelis Girmay, Natsuo Kirino, Roberto Bolaño ●, Francisco Goldman ●, Paul Beatty Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker, Tayari Jones, Sting, Paul Murray ●, Megha Majumdar ●, Anthony Marra ●, Jonathan Franzen ●, Donna Tartt ●, Janika Oza, Patrick Radden Keefe, Sonali Deraniyagala James Patterson James Patterson, Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, J.D . 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☆ Job scams surged 118% in 2023, aided by AI. Here's how to stop them
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Ridvan_celik | E+ | Getty ImagesEmployment scams surged last year, as criminals leveraged artificial intelligence to steal money and personal information from unsuspecting job seekers, experts said. Consumer reports of job scams jumped 118% in 2023 from the prior year, according to a recent report by the Identity Theft Resource Center. How job scams can rip you offCon artists will "push you for money" during the hiring process, the FTC said. Job seekers should not expect to have to hand over personal information until after they've received and accepted a job offer, Velasquez said. How to protect yourself from job scams

Persons: ITRC, Eva Velasquez, Velasquez, Con, Robert Rodriguez, they've Organizations: Getty, Theft Resource Center, Social, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Google, Craigslist, Facebook, Finance, New York

☆ How CEOs like Bernard Arnault and Tim Cook decorate their offices
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewFrom priceless artwork to "Star Wars" memorabilia, you can tell a lot about a chief executive by how they decorate their office. Their high salaries, and even higher net worths, mean CEOs have the power to deck their workspaces out with more than everyday knickknacks. Here's how they decorate the spaces where they run their companies,AdvertisementBernard ArnaultLVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's office design matches the luxury empire her runs. ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty ImagesWith a net worth of $201 billion, according to Bloomberg, LVMH top boss Bernard Arnault has very expensive taste. Tim CookApple CEO Tim Cook pays homage to Robert F. Kennedy with his office decor.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Salesforce's Marc Benioff, Bernard Arnault, Bernard Arnault's, ERIC PIERMONT, Louis Vuitton, Dom Pérignon, Dior, Andy Warhol, Tim Cook, Robert F, Kennedy, Justin Sullivan, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Cook, Marc Benioff, Kevin Dietsch, Forbes, Benioff, Princess Leia, Darth Maul, Sully, Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bottari, Zuckerberg, didn't, We've, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, Bloomberg, Eiffel, Apple, Auburn University, UFC, Facebook Locations: AFP, Paris, Alabama, Cupertino, mater, Hawaii, San Francisco, Las Vegas

☆ A Romance Bookstore Boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Alexandra Alter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

There’s a boom in romance bookstores. They’re largely owned and operated by women, and have become vibrant community hubs for romance fans. As a reporter who covers publishing, I’ve been following the soaring sales for romance, which is by far the top-selling fiction genre. But the arrival of brick-and-mortar romance stores struck me as something new, and surprising. For a story in The Times, I visited romance stores in South Florida and Brooklyn, and talked to booksellers, publishers and fans of the genre, to find out why romance bookstores are suddenly thriving.

Persons: I’ve Organizations: The Times Locations: United States, Alaska, Maine, The, South Florida, Brooklyn

☆ These are McKinsey's top 9 recommendations for business books this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

McKinsey & Company published its annual book recommendations list this week. Here's a look at the 9 business and economics books on the management consulting firm's list. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company this week published its annual list of book recommendations. The list includes more than 90 books across 10 genres: biography and memoir; business and economics; fiction; health; history; personal development; politics; sustainability; technology; and workplace culture.

Persons: — Organizations: McKinsey, Company, Service, Management, McKinsey & Company

☆ AI data centers could add 3 New York Cities of demand to the power grid in 2 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

So far, the only part of Earth AI seems hell-bent on dominating is the power grid. AI data centers are doubling the pace of electricity demand growth in the US to the extent that demand could exceed supply in just two years without action, according to Bernstein Research. The potential shortfall could mean higher prices for the computing power AI developers of all sizes are clamoring for, along with ample opportunity for investors willing to build up supply. How are AI companies planning aheadIt's not just the total power needed for AI computing infrastructure, it's the unique cadence of the power need and the cooling AI chips require. Amazon is clearing some of these hurdles by colocating some data centers with nuclear power sites.

Persons: —, that's, catchup, Bernstein, Jensen Huang, Huang, Agrawal, we're, Andrew Feldman, Feldman Organizations: Service, Bernstein Research, Business, Nvidia, Vertiv, Lambda, Cerebras Systems Locations: UAE, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Iceland

☆ Lucy Lawless says it was 'difficult' joining 'Battlestar Galactica' because of the 'culture of anxiety' on the show
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Lucy Lawless told Business Insider there was a "culture of anxiety" on the "Battlestar Galactica" set. AdvertisementLucy Lawless told Business Insider that she found it difficult joining "Battlestar Galactica" because of a "culture of anxiety" among the show's actors who didn't know if they would get killed off. Lawless joined the show's second season in 2005 as news reporter D'Anna Biers, who was later revealed to be a robotic Cylon named Number Three. The character faced plenty of twists — including dying and being resurrected several times — and Lawless stayed on "Battlestar Galactica" until it ended in 2009. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Lucy Lawless, Lawless, —, D'Anna Biers Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Ismail Kadare, Whose Novels Brought Albania’s Plight to the World, Dies at 88
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Rusha Haljuci | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ismail Kadare, the Albanian novelist and poet who single-handedly wrote his isolated Balkan homeland onto the map of world literature, creating often dark, allegorical works that obliquely criticized the country’s totalitarian state, died in Tirana, Albania, on Monday. In a literary career that spanned half a century, Mr. Kadare (pronounced kah-dah-RAY) wrote scores of books, including novels and collections of poems, short stories and essays. He shot to international fame in 1970 when his first novel, “The General of the Dead Army,” was translated into French. Mr. Kadare’s name was floated several times for the Nobel Prize, but the honor eluded him. In 2005, he received the inaugural Man Booker International Prize (now the International Booker Prize), awarded to a living writer of any nationality for overall achievement in fiction.

Persons: Ismail Kadare, Bujar Hudhri, Kadare, RAY, ”, Man Booker, International Booker, Gabriel García Márquez, Philip Roth Organizations: Onufri Publishing House, Dead Army, Man, International Locations: Albanian, Tirana, Albania

☆ Richard Branson: 6 inspiring books that changed my life—including one 'everyone should read'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A great book can challenge your perceptions, shape your worldview, and impart messages that stay with you forever. Six books that billionaire Virgin Group founder Richard Branson has read over the course of his life have left that sort of lasting effect. Most recently, in April, he released his audiobook memoir, "Losing and Finding My Virginity: The Full Story." Branson calls it "a very entertaining read that has always stayed with me." On "Start With Why," Branson says: "My key takeaway was that it doesn't matter what you do, but why you do it ….

Persons: Richard Branson, Branson, Bryan Stevenson Stevenson, Walter McMillian, Jamie Foxx, Luke Rhinehart, George Cockcroft, Simon Sinek Sinek, Elizabeth Nyamayaro Branson, Nyamayaro Organizations: Virgin Group, CNBC, New York University, Equal, Initiative, Virgin Records, United Nations, UNICEF Locations: Africa, Zimbabwe

☆ BET Awards 2024: See who won
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The BET Awards kicked off on Sunday night with an electric performance by the one and only Megan Thee Stallion. The event, hosted by Taraji P. Henson, celebrates the best in Black entertainment, across music, film, television and sports. Nicki Minaj follows closely with six nods, including album of the ear for “Pink Friday 2,” best female hip-hop artist two best collaboration nominations, one with Lil Uzi Vert on “Everybody” and another for “Barbie World” with Ice Spice and Aqua. Will Smith, Lauryn Hill and Childish Gambino are among the scheduled performers.. ET on Sunday on BET and BET.com.

Persons: Megan Thee Stallion, Taraji P, Henson, Drake, ”, J, Cole, “ Rich, Daddy, Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi, “, Will Smith, Lauryn Hill, Childish Gambino, Usher, Chris Brown, Victoria Monét Michael, Mike Pink, Beyoncé Coco Jones, Muni, Brent Faiyaz Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown Drake, London Usher, Ty Dolla, Lil Wayne, FLO, Lil Durk, Cole “, Kendrick Lamar “, Megan Thee, Rich, Lola Brooke, Latto, Yung Miami, Uzi, Summer Walker, Savage, Daddy ”, Sexyy, Cardi, Gunna J, Cole Kendrick Lamar Lil Wayne, Cole “ Barbie, ” – Drake, ” – Usher, Monét, Boom Child, Cole Bennett Dave Meyers Janelle Monáe, Alan Ferguson, Tyler, 4Batz Ayra Starr, Dlow, BOBBY JONES, Shirley Caesar “, Kirk Franklin, Angel ”, Halle Bailey “, CeCe Winans, Erica Campbell, Naomi Raine, Chandler Moore, Jack Harlow “, Davido, Lojay, Aya Nakamura, Ayra Starr, Cleo Sol, Karol Conká, RAYE, Holly G, Seyi, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Missy Elliott “ Hiss, Bob Marley, Beyoncé ”, Clarence ” “, Anthony Mackie Colman Domingo Damson Idris Denzel Washington Donald Glover Idris Elba Jeffrey Wright, Stanfield, Angela Bassett Ayo Edebiri Coco Jones Danielle Brooks Fantasia Halle Bailey Issa Rae Regina King YOUNGSTARS, Akira Akbar Blue Ivy Carter Demi Singleton, Diana Harris JaBria, Jalyn, Leah Jeffries Van Van, Wilson Angel Reese Coco Gauff Flau’jae Johnson Juju Watkins Naomi Osaka Sha’Carri Richardson Simone, Anthony Edwards Gervonta Davis Jalen Brunson, Irving LeBron James Patrick Mahomes Stephen Curry Organizations: CNN, BET, “, Spice, Kanye, BEST, OF, BOBBY JONES BEST, Maverick City, ACT, BK ’ Locations: London, Texas, Africa, France, Brazil, Tyla, Jungeli, Makhadzi

☆ Oral dissents are back in vogue at the Supreme Court as liberals lament latest rulings
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —As the conservative Supreme Court majority has won case after case in recent days, liberal dissenters are having their moment in the courtroom. Other justices stared out at spectators or down at notes, perhaps anticipating the next opinions, and dissents, to be revealed. The court majority reversed a 1984 milestone that required judges to defer to reasonable agency interpretations of their congressional mandates. Her oral dissent lasted nearly 15 minutes, about five minutes longer than Roberts’ rendition of the majority opinion. They begin with the author of the majority opinion delivering the facts of the case, law involved, and the resolution.

Persons: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Neil Gorsuch, Sotomayor, ”, “, ” Gorsuch, John Roberts, Kagan, Roberts, They’ve, Kagan’s, ” Kagan, Roe, Wade, Gorsuch, Sotomayor’s, Antonin Scalia, Jackson, Amy Coney Barrett, Barrett, improvidently, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, ” Alito, Biden, chiding Organizations: CNN, Friday, Natural Resources Defense, “, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, US Justice Department, Labor, Conservative Locations: Oregon, Grants, American, Idaho

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