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☆ A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark. A video appears to show sparks coming from the plane after takeoff.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday. Flight-tracking site FlightAware shows that the plane set off at 11:01 p.m. local time on Wednesday but was diverted. United Airline's website says the plane ultimately left Newark early Thursday afternoon. United Airlines websiteThe Federal Aviation Administration is investigating what happened with the flight, CNN reported. United Airlines told Reuters that it had started the inspections and was working with the FAA to return the planes to service.

☆ The one thing this 30-year-old business owner says any entrepreneur should splurge on: ‘It is worth every penny’
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Princess EtchBefore the pandemic, Labowitch made a chunk of her income teaching in-person classes and workshops. "I immediately lost a number of jobs, and the number of email correspondents I had about promising projects just disappeared. Labowitch initially started showcasing her art on Myspace in 2007, but most recently, she amped up her TikTok presence by doing live streams of her drawing process. And I developed this whole new, really passionate fan base of people who just really wanted to support me and my business." "If there's anything that I would recommend any entrepreneur indulge in and splurge on, it's an accountant," Labowitch says.

☆ United Airlines flight circles over Atlantic for hours, makes emergency landing over mechanical issue
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Jay Blackman | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A United Airlines flight from New Jersey to Brazil ended up circling over the Atlantic Ocean for nearly two hours Wednesday and making an emergency landing because of a mechanical issue, flight officials said. Flight 149 departed from Newark Liberty International Airport at 11 p.m. ET Wednesday night, bound for São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport with 256 passengers on board, according to the flight's history. The plane experienced a “mechanical issue shortly after takeoff,” United Airlines said in a statement, revealing that initial maintenance inspection points to a hydraulic pump issue. The plane, a Boeing 777-200, landed after the crew reported an "emergency," the Federal Aviation Administration said, noting that an investigation was underway.

☆ Printing the future: New factory tech reshapes the U.S. industrial economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Timothy Aeppel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

DEVENS, Mass., Sept 21 (Reuters) - The giant machines churning out metal parts on this factory floor do not bang or clang - or make any other noise usually associated with heavy-duty manufacturing. VulcanForms builds metal parts by layering on and fusing together materials bit by bit — rather than cutting them out of blocks of metal or stamping them out in metal foundries. The factory has made everything from medical implants and gun suppressors to tire molds and computer cooling devices. VulcanForms is unique among 3D printing companies in that it builds its own proprietary machines - which it will not sell to other producers - and uses them to make parts for its customers. The company is growing quickly, with plans to double the number of 3D printing machines at the Devens factory by the end of this year.

☆ Here's what it took to move a broken-down US special ops aircraft stuck in an Arctic nature preserve just over 50 feet
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An improvised pathway under construction in the Stongodden nature preserve. Norwegian Armed ForcesSoldiers with wooden beams for an improvised road at the Stongodden nature preserve. Norwegian Armed ForcesThe CV-22 at the Stongodden nature preserve. Norwegian Armed ForcesThe CV-22 Osprey at the Stongodden nature preserve. "They always seem to happen in Norwegian nature preserves above the Arctic Circle at the onset of winter."

☆ Elon Musk faces skeptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil ‘Optimus’ robot
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Humanoid robots have been in development for decades by Honda Motor Co and Hyundai Motor‘s Boston Dynamics unit. And it’s the same way with humanoid robots to some extent,” the lead of NASA’s Dexterous Robotics Team, Shaun Azimi, told Reuters. Musk acknowledged that humanoid robots do not have enough intelligence to navigate the real world without being explicitly instructed. But he said Tesla can leverage its expertise in AI and key components to develop and produce smart, yet less expensive, humanoid robots at scale. Jonathan Hurst, chief technology officer at Agility Robotics, a humanoid robot firm founded in 2015 said the technology “is right now starting to turn the corner.”“Certainly, an important measure of success is do they make money from it,” he told Reuters, referring to Tesla’s humanoid robot efforts.

☆ Elon Musk faces skeptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil 'Optimus' robot
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Hyunjoo Jin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

A humanoid robot developed by Tesla, known as Tesla Bot or Optimus, is shown in a frame grab from the live video of Tesla's AI Day streamed on August 20, 2022. Humanoid robots have been in development for decades by Honda Motor Co (7267.T) and Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS)'s Boston Dynamics unit. And it's the same way with humanoid robots to some extent," the lead of NASA's Dexterous Robotics Team, Shaun Azimi, told Reuters. Musk acknowledged that humanoid robots do not have enough intelligence to navigate the real world without being explicitly instructed. "Certainly, an important measure of success is do they make money from it," he told Reuters, referring to Tesla's humanoid robot efforts.

☆ Higher rates are leaving investors around the world with nowhere to hide
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC's senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics. Once again, nothing happening now is incompatible with this being a prolonged, messy bottoming effort longer term. Are equities still "too expensive" with bond yields here, the 10-year neat 3.5%? The S & P index, maybe, at 16.5x, with some cross-asset models saying it should be one or two multiple points cheaper. VIX getting puffed up 24 hours ahead of the Fed decision, near 27, mechanical stuff.

The probe into the August crash that killed U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and three others faulted the driver of the SUV she was riding in for trying to make an unsafe pass. Potts had slowed to create distance with the flat-bed, then accelerated to 82 mph to make the pass, sheriff's investigators said in a statement. "The Toyota was then observed accelerating to a high rate of speed, closing the distance to the unidentified truck," the sheriff's office said. There was no evidence that phones were being used prior to or during the crash, and there was no indication of mechanical failures, the sheriff's office said. Indiana Republicans picked Rudy Yakym, an executive with Elkhart distribution company Kem Krest, to replace Walorski on the ballot.

Admission prices for museums, movies, concerts, theme parks and other cultural activities were 6.2% higher last month than they were in August last year, federal data show. The Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco is offering art kits to Museum Day visitors. This is the fifth year MCD is participating in Museum Day. More ways to get free or discounted museum admissionsIf you miss Museum Day this weekend, don’t worry. Some sites, like Chicago’s Field Museum, offer state residents free entry on select days.

☆ Don't get caught up selling in Tuesday's inflation report overreaction — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

So how should Club members think about Tuesday's market exodus? Jim Cramer said in Tuesday's "Morning Meeting" that "people love to get fearful" and "presume the worst." But that's only because there are a lot of tech companies that do trade at sky-high earnings multiples, if they even have earnings to begin with. 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.

☆ New photos show a US special ops aircraft stuck in a Norwegian nature preserve while the military works out how to get it back
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Norwegian military is trying to rescue a US CV-22 that's been stuck in a nature preserve since August. The US Air Force special operations aircraft suffered a clutch malfunction that is affecting the V-22 fleet. The root cause of the problem "has eluded us," the head of Air Force Special Operations Command said. A CV-22 in the Stongodden nature preserve in Senja, Norway. A CV-22 in Norway's Stongodden nature preserve.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond CFO falls to death days after company announces massive closures and layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-05 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Bed Bath & Beyond executive died from an apparent suicide after falling from the downtown Manhattan luxury skyscraper where he lived, according to New York's medical examiner’s office. A Sunday statement from the retailer said that "the entire Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. organization is profoundly saddened by this shocking loss." Last year, Arnal took home $2.9 million as CFO of Bed Bath & Beyond, including $775,000 in salary and the rest in stock awards, according to InsiderTrades.com. Last month, he sold more than 42,500 shares of company stock worth more than a million dollars, according to the website MarketBeat. Bed Bath & Beyond's stock took a major hit last month after an influential investor sold all of his nearly 7.8 million shares.

☆ A robot named Baxter wanted to change the world of work, but his career ended early
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-01 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Rethink Robotics was founded in 2008 with the idea that a cobot — a robot working alongside humans in ways that traditional automation couldn't (i.e. "There is no such thing as the cobot without Rod Brooks," Beane said. "No one needs a two-armed robot," Beane said, describing that design decision as "humans projecting onto a robot their own physical form." The opportunity for robotics technology remains significant, though it is still trailing other automation approaches in market penetration. "Manufacturing is about high throughput and high consistency and you can automate the heck out of it without a cobot," Beane said.

☆ I do customer service at Southwest. I just want to help, but sometimes people get so mad police have to step in.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-16 | by ( Katherine Stinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I would lose the seniority I'd earned working at the San Antonio call center, but to me, it was the right choice. The thing about Southwest Airline employees, or at least the ones I work with, is their dedication. If you ever fly into the San Antonio International Airport, the employees you interact with have likely been there for years. My go-to suggestion for customers at the San Antonio Airport is to utilize the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. It's only about an hour-and-15-minute drive from the San Antonio Airport.

☆ Travel insurance probably won't save you during this summer's airline chaos. Here's when it's worth buying trip protection — and when it's not.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-09 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Here's when it is worth it to purchase travel insurance for your flight this summer. For example, a typical travel insurance policy cover cancellations due to mechanical issues, but not those caused by staffing shortages. "When there's a lot of money at stake, it makes more sense to perhaps invest in travel insurance." Another reason to buy travel insurance for international trips is to ensure medical coverage when you're abroad. If your kid gets sick and it's not COVID, your travel insurance probably isn't going to cover that," Balber said.

☆ Why you should reinstate the classic alarm clock
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-24 | by ( Jessica Bumpus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“You use an actual alarm clock?” they asked, as though it was a fax machine. It was years later, in 1874, when the French inventor Antoine Redier became the first person to patent an adjustable mechanical alarm clock. German clockmakers reportedly soon followed and by the end of the 1800s, the electric alarm clock had been invented. From riffs on the Panasonic RC-6025 radio alarm clock, immortalized in the 1993 film Groundhog Day, to more retro designs from classic brands like Roberts. All I was after, though, was a straightforward alarm clock, much like my original.

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☆ Here's how I used a HELOC to become an Airbnb millionaire at 30. It was risky, but my strategy paid off.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-16 | by ( Bryce Decora | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

This was the beginning of a world of real estate that would change our lives foreverDeCora's Bellevue Airbnb. If the real estate market started trending downward at this time, this story may not have had such a happy endingExtending your debt to the max in real estate is the equivalent of an all-in poker move. Our three-house real estate portfolio is worth around $2.5 million and we only have $1.35 million in mortgage and HELOC debt. Once you get over the scary leap, you'll see real estate as a simple way to building a massive empire. Bryce DeCora is a former engineer turned real estate investor and a father of two.

☆ The résumé and portfolio that got me a job at Tesla as an engineer
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-07 | by ( Jenna Gyimesi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tamer Shaheen is a Serve Robotics mechanical-design engineer and a former Tesla engineer. I know my portfolio helped me get both jobs. My résumé helped me stand out and put my best skills forward. It's a great conversation starter and makes you memorable to someone going through résumé after résumé. Here's the link to my Canva template for my résumé and portfolio.

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☆ 2023 will be critical for Lucid's bid to one-up Tesla — and it will have to overcome its production constraints and a sinking stock price
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-05 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Based in Newark, California, EV startup Lucid Motors has been racing to up its production in 2022. Much like many other EV upstarts, Lucid's stock has dropped around 80% this year. Quality control may prove vital for any EV startup trying to outdo Tesla. He's determined to lead in the same space that's seen the rise and fall of other EV startups, such as Nikola, Lordstown, and Faraday Future. Churchill Capital IV soars 33% after report says the SPAC is nearing a deal to take EV-maker Lucid Motors publicAre you a current or former Lucid employee?

Washington CNN —ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed Wednesday during a US counterterrorism raid in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden announced Thursday morning. It was the biggest US raid in the country since the 2019 operation that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Thanks to the bravery of our troops, this horrible terrorist leader is no more,” Biden said from the Roosevelt Room. US says suicide bomb killed ISIS leaderThe Pentagon will conduct a more thorough after-action review of the raid. But Wednesday’s operation was the largest in scale since a two-hour raid killed ISIS leader Baghdadi in northwest Syria in October 2019.

☆ Performance evaluations at Amazon are so predatory and opaque, they drove me to quit. Here's how I navigated the worst weeks of my career.
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-20 | by ( Patrick Mcgah | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The system is so opaque it took reporters from The Seattle Times and Insider for actual Amazon employees to find out what it entails. The first rule of Focus is: You do not talk about FocusIn February, after my team's performance evaluations, my manager told me I'd been rated as a low performer. He told me the company policy is not to inform employees they are on Focus unless they ask directly. My manager didn't agree with the decision, but the director of engineering had the final say. A spokesperson for Amazon said the company regularly reviews performance ratings and other people processes to ensure they are fair and effective.

☆ The Epic Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-03 | by ( David Streitfeld | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“I’m 21,” Ms. Holmes said. “I’m gonna go tell my two children, they better get off their duffs,” Ms. Gunn exclaimed. Ms. Holmes was asked about her future, and gave the stock Silicon Valley response: You ain’t seen nothing yet. Not, in other words, a fool with regard to Silicon Valley. Yet he told The New Yorker in 2014 that Ms. Holmes “has sometimes been called another Steve Jobs, but I think that’s an inadequate comparison.

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☆ What to do if your flight is canceled or delayed
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-28 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So many things can cause a flight to be delayed or canceled. Here’s some general advice for navigating a very complicated and frustrating system when flights are delayed or canceled. You can also put your airline and flight number directly into a Google search bar to retrieve the status that way. What you might get depends on the airline itself and the specific circumstances on why a flight was canceled. Google your credit card plus travel protections to see what specific offerings your card carries.”If your flight is delayed instead of outright canceled, you might want to weigh whether to wait at the airport.

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Apple filed two patents in Singapore early in 2020, relating to drones and their control systems. Their filing out of the US and delayed publication suggests Apple may be trying to keep them quiet. The giant had previously filed two other patent applications, indicating some effort had been made to keep the project quiet. It can delay the date that a patent application is made public, and it can submit the application in another country. Both of these patents were originally filed in Singapore, according to Patently Apple.

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