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☆ 'Underconsumption core' is in — and not a moment too soon, I say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"We are bombarded with shopping opportunities," said Casey Lewis, a social media trend expert and founder of trend newsletter After School. Generation Z, especially, makes shopping decisions heavily driven by TikTok and Instagram, where influencer recommendations play a very significant role, another KPMG report showed. The rise of #underconsumptioncoreTikTok's latest financial trend, #underconsumptioncore, is about making the most of what you already have and rejecting the temptation to buy more (and more and more). This time around, #underconsumptioncore stems from a number of other factors, as well, including a desire to live more intentionally and sustainably. Casey Lewis social media trend expert

Persons: Casey Lewis, Intuit Credit Karma, That's, Allison Bornstein, Brett House, underconsumption Organizations: Facebook, Intuit Credit, KPMG, Columbia Business School

☆ Mark Zuckerberg is in his fashion designer era
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAfter finally ditching his daily navy tees to show off more of his personal style, Mark Zuckerberg is taking his fashion journey a step further. Since then, Mark has made his own gold chain meme (using Meta AI, of course.) In April Zuckerberg said he was working with a jewelry designer to create the perfect gold necklace dedicated to his daughters. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicted that smart glasses, enabled with AI technology, will become commonplace. AdvertisementAnd with such a positive response to his new "drip," it won't be surprising if Zuckerberg keeps pushing into the fashion industry.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, he's, Zuckerberg, Adam Mosseri, Ban, Cooper Neill, Mark, hasn't, Augustus, Carlos Barria, Ray Organizations: Service, Business, Ray, Getty, Meta, Google, REUTERS Locations: Instagram, libertatem

☆ The stock market is in no man's land. Here's what investors should expect next
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Anything above 4% indicates the market is overbought, anything below a minus 5% means the market is oversold.) I am just prematurely predicting other investors fleeing the stock because they think Warren knows more than them. Many investors thought that Amazon was the best set up of the Mag Seven going into earnings. We are right smack in a most perilous moment because the Fed doesn't want to move too fast but the stock market does and the Fed does not care about that. I don't think a presidential election is all that conducive to the market.

Persons: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, Warren, That's, Buffett, Tim Cook, Cook, Carl Icahn, I'd, Donald Trump, don't, Jerome Powell, Meta, It's, Pat Gelsinger, Andy Grove, Gelsinger, Craig Barrett, that's, Pat, Let's, Mark Zuckerberg, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, of America, Apple, Microsoft, Bank of America, Amazon Web Services, Investors, Comcast, Walgreens, CVS, Federal, whimpers, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, Intel, Lenovo, Dell, HP, CNBC, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Friday's, China, —, Wells, U.S, humorless, Taiwan, Brookfield, Arizona, NBCUniversal

☆ One Ukrainian journalist’s mission to stop Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Journalist Artem Khudolieiev was another Ukrainian who felt passionately that Russian and Belarusian athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics for having openly supported the war in Ukraine. As a result, he started checking the social media output of Russian and Belarusian athletes as well as watching videos of various events held in the two countries. There are those who also sympathize with Russian athletes,” Vadym Gutzeit, head of the Ukrainian National Olympic Committee, said in an interview with CNN. We have nothing further to add.”The Russian Olympic Federation did not respond to CNN’s request for comment regarding Larin and Khramtsov. “The Russian Judo Federation condemns the unsportsmanlike method of qualification, which is geared to undermine the principles of unity of our team and break the spirit of Russian athletes,” said Soloveichik.

Persons: Elina Svitolina, Wladimir Klitschko, Artem Khudolieiev, shouldn’t, ” Khudolieiev, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN “, ”, Khudolieiev, “, ” Vadym Gutzeit, let’s, ” Vladislav Larin –, –, Larin, Maxim Khramtsov, Khramtsov, Putin, Viacheslav, ” Gutzeit, Sergey Soloveichik Organizations: CNN —, Paris Olympics, CNN, Ukraine, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Watchers Media, National Olympic Committee, Ministry of Sport, Olympics, Ukrainian National Olympic Committee, Russian, Tokyo, Khudolieiev, Olympic, World Taekwondo, Swiss Foundation for Mine, Publishing, IOC, Russian Olympic Federation, “ Posts, International, Russian Federation, Military Games, Russian Judo Federation Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Russian, Kharkiv, “, Belarusian, AIN, Paris

☆ Stop Trying to Optimize Everything; Key to Happiness Is Being Average
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The laws of capitalism say we have to constantly be on the move — work hard, play hard, consume hard, rinse and repeat. In an age where you're supposed to optimize everything, maybe it's fine to just be … fine. "You really do need to work hard and earn a lot (or inherit a lot) to live in decent material conditions in these contexts," he said. Related storiesAs the old saying goes, money doesn't equal happiness (though I have a hard time believing it doesn't help). "There's a hell of a lot of people who are really going to be normal or average, ordinary.

Persons: Thomas Curran, we're, Curran, Avram Alpert, Alpert, Barry Schwartz, Swarthmore College who's, Schwartz, Nathan Cheek, We're, doesn't, influencers, You've, Taylor Swift, Kelly Goldsmith, Jamie Ducharme, Goldsmith, they've, —, isn't, it's, Beyoncé, Emily Stewart Organizations: London School of Economics, Swarthmore College, Purdue, YouTube, Vanderbilt University, American Psychological Association, Ivy League ., Business Locations: America, Greece

☆ U.S. Olympian Maggie Steffens shares tribute to late sister-in-law
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Francesca Gariano | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Lulu Conner, the younger sister of Steffens’ husband Bobby Conner, died July 24 at the age of 26, Steffens said. Steffens, captain of the U.S. women’s water polo team, posted a tribute to Lulu Conner on Instagram on Saturday, sharing three photos that captured the essence of her late sister-in-law. Steffens noted that at the time they could not “wait to be sisters.”The second photo captured Steffens with Lulu Conner and her bridesmaids. While it remains unclear how Lulu Conner died, Steffens described her sister-in-law’s death as “a medical emergency.”“She was so excited for the Olympic Games,” Steffens told the AP. She always brings people together.”The U.S. women’s water polo team defeated Greece on July 27, 15-6.

Persons: Maggie Steffens, Lulu Conner, Steffens, Bobby Conner, “, Lu, ” Steffens, ”, “ We’re, Lulu, Flav, Bobby, Lulu Conner’s, “ Let’s, LULU CONNER Organizations: Paris, USA, Conners, Associated Press, U.S, Olympic, AP, Greece, France, USA’s Locations: Instagram, New York City, Paris

Two “Saturday Night Live” cast members who made history when they were hired have announced their exits from the sketch comedy show. Punkie Johnson, who joined “SNL” as a featured player in 2020, was the first out Black queer woman on the show’s cast. Danitra Vance, a Black lesbian who was a cast member on “SNL” in the mid-1980s, was not out publicly when she was on the show. Molly Kearney was SNL’s first ever nonbinary cast member. They joined the sketch comedy show in 2022.

Persons: Punkie Johnson, Kate McKinnon, Bowen Yang, Danitra Vance, Molly Kearney, SNL’s, Johnson, wouldn’t, “, ” Johnson, “ Bro, ”, Kearney, ” Kearney, Fern Dannely Organizations: SNL, Brooklyn’s, “ Space Force, NBC News, Disney, Ducks Locations: New Orleans, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Amazon’s

Bach said there was “never any doubt” about Yu-ting and Khelif being women. The decision came shortly after Khelif beat Russian boxer Azalia Amineva, who was previously undefeated. Jan Woitas / dpa / picture alliance via Getty Images“I strongly condemn the baseless attacks on our athlete, Imane Khelif, by certain foreign outlets,” Abderrahmane Hammad, Algeria’s minister of youth and sports, wrote on X. “Simply put, Imane Khelif and the other athletes being targeted met the criteria to compete in the Olympics. Yu-ting, 28, beat Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova on Friday and will face Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva on Sunday.

Persons: Imane Khelif, Thomas Bach, Lin Yu, Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori, Khelif, “, Bach, ” Bach, Angela Carini, Carini, Yu, Fabio Bozzani, Umar Kremlev, Vladimir Putin, Azalia Amineva, ”, Amar Khelif, Sheng Jiapeng, ” Carini, Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, she’s, ” Rowling, Donald Trump, Jan Woitas, Imane, Abderrahmane Hammad, ” Ismaël, Nikki Hiltz, ” Khelif’s, Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova, Svetlana Kamenova Staneva Organizations: Olympic, Hungarian, IOC, Paris Games, Khelif, Getty, International Boxing Association, Tokyo Games, Reuters, International Olympic, Algerian national, Olympic Games, Black Justice, “ Locations: Italy, Algerian, Anadolu, New Delhi, Russia, Paris, ’

☆ A millennial transformed a house into her pink '90s dream home with a movie theater and arcade. Now she has to sell.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. She's painted her front door and shutters pink, and placed pink flamingo figurines on either side of the path that leads to it. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementShe asked to be referred to by her social-media name for privacy reasons, but Business Insider has verified her identity. But when another supplier started selling a suspiciously similar version of her cup-holder purses on Amazon, Gabrielle started struggling financially.

Persons: —, Kate Gabrielle, She's, Instagram, Gabrielle, she's, It's, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Hamilton , New Jersey, Trenton

☆ Dress Codes: How high is too high? The evolution of the women’s running brief
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When women first competed in Olympic track and field events in 1928, they wore loose t-shirts and wide shorts, sometimes cinched with a belt. Nike's design for the US women's team outfit, right, is seen in an image posted to X by @CitiusMag. The controversy follows a headline-making protest at the 2020 Tokyo Games, when the German women’s gymnastics team rejected bikini-cut unitards in favor of fuller coverage, in a statement against “sexualization in gymnastics,” the German Gymnastics Federation said at the time. Function and styleOn the Olympic track, there aren’t many regulations when it comes to what athletes can wear. But more fabric hasn’t caught on since then for women track athletes; instead, the reverse has trended.

Persons: Lauren Fleshman, ”, Tara Davis, Woodhall, Katie Moon, Sha’Carri Richardson, Judy Simpson, Jackie Joyner, David Cannon, “, Gadget, Abebe Bikila, hemlines, Dobriana Gheneva, ” Gheneva, That’s, Florence Griffith Joyner, Richardson, Vogue, Florence Griffith, Joyner, Tony Duffy, Sha'Carri Richardson, Griffith Joyner, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Griffith Joyner’s, Serena Williams, Cathy Freeman, Flo, Gheneva, baring Organizations: CNN, Nike, Games, US, @CitiusMag, Paris, USA, Field, USATF, Angeles Olympics, German Gymnastics Federation, World Athletics, Ethiopian, Gamma, Getty, Fashion Institute of Technology, Reebok, “, ” Locations: German, Keystone, France, New York

☆ Behind McKenzie Long’s Olympic debut, a mother’s love and a profound grief
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Then she was one of the darlings of the Olympic trials. It pushes me through.”Gabby Thomas and McKenzie Long embrace after the 200-meter at U.S. Olympic trials. Running for Ole Miss, McKenzie Long was 2024 NCAA outdoor champion in the 100- and 200-meter. I got us.”An open book like her mother, she’s talked of her bouts with anxiety, and how overwhelming the transition to professional has been. GO DEEPER Gabby Thomas, Olympic 200-meter favorite, is firmly in the spotlight — and ready for it(Top photo of McKenzie Long during U.S. Olympic trials: Charlie Neibergall / AP)

Persons: ” McKenzie Long, Long, Tara Elizabeth Jones, neé Murphy, Jones, “, ” Long, mascara, pouncing, it’s, she’d, Dang, Patrick Smith, could’ve, Sha’Carri Richardson, what’s, ”, Mom, “ You’re McKenzie Long, She’s, she’s, that’s, ” Gabby Thomas, McKenzie Long, Jake, Isaiah, McKenzie, Karmen — Jones, “ Tara, Lizzo, Jake Long, Kenzie, It’s, Ole, Morgan Engel, —, Bowerman, Michael, would’ve, Gabby Thomas, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred, Great, of Long, Charlie Neibergall Organizations: Adidas, U.S, Hayward, University of Oregon, Olympic, USA, Ole Miss, NCAA, Paris, Jones, West, North Carolina State’s, Carolina State’s, State, WSAZ News Locations: Hawaii, Eugene ,, Paris, Ironton , Ohio, West Virginia, Ironton, Columbus, North Carolina, N.C, State, N.C . State, America, Instagram

☆ 30-year-old who quit her job and moved to Budapest now works remotely 25 hours a week: 'It's a beautiful life'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

At 23, Denae McGaha had a choice: She could spend her entire savings moving to New York City, or she could take a teaching job halfway across the world. Within weeks of submitting her application, McGaha landed a job teaching English to kindergarteners. In August 2017, she quit her barista gig and moved to Budapest. Landing a remote job abroadMcGaha's teaching contract included a furnished one-bedroom apartment in Budapest, with a monthly stipend to help cover rent and utilities. In 2021, she was hired as a remote digital marketing strategist at Consumer51, a marketing agency based in Philadelphia.

Persons: Denae McGaha, McGaha, I'd, she's, —, hasn't, Ridhwan Rafi Organizations: LinkedIn Locations: New York City, Europe, Whidbey, Washington, New York, Budapest, Hungary, Covid, Budapest's 5th, Instagram, Philadelphia, U.S, Seattle

The world's best athletes go to the Olympics vying for a coveted spot on the podium. Medal or not, these are some of the biggest winners of the Paris Olympics when it comes to internet adoration. Clark Kent / ‘pommel horse guy’Sure, most casual fans of the Olympics don't necessarily know what a pommel horse routine is. The ultimate hypemen: Snoop Dogg & Flavor FlavRapper Snoop Dogg — the self-proclaimed "MVP of the Olympics" — has been everywhere at the Olympics. The 2024 Paris Olympics mascot is a little red hat, known as a Phrygian cap (or a liberty cap), which is a symbol of the French revolutionaries.

Persons: Henrik Christiansen, Kim Ye, James Bond, Yusuf Dikeç, Clark Kent, Stephen Nedoroscik, there's, Snoop, Flav, —, He's, Michael Phelps, Maggie Steffens, Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, Veronica Fraley, Ilona Maher, TikTok, Tokyo Games she’s, she's, She's, Colin Jost, it's Colin Jost, Jost, it's, he's, Scarlett Johansson, “, ”, Savannah Guthrie, Giorgia Villa, it’s, fromage, they've Organizations: Paris, Shooters, Olympics, NBC Olympics, USA, U.S, rugby, Tokyo Games, NBC, Parmigiano Locations: United States, Paris, U.S, TikTok, Tahiti, Teahupo’o, Polynesia, France, Italy Italian

☆ How an Elon Musk-backed PAC is gathering data to boost Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

How do I start?”The ad then displays a website for a group called America PAC. “I have created a PAC, or a super PAC ... the America PAC,” Musk said in a recent interview. But what is unique about America PAC’s project is who is backing it and the timing of its creation. The America PAC raised over $8 million between April 1 and June 30, according to FEC records. He recently said on X that he is “making some donations to America PAC,” but did not say how much.

Persons: “, Donald Trump, Trump, they’ll, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, ” Musk, Musk, ”, Brendan Fischer, Fischer, ” Fischer, Phil Cox, Generra Peck, Dave Rexrode, Doug Leone, Cameron, Tyler Winklevoss, Joe Lonsdale, Lonsdale, Harris, Daniel Weiner, Brennan, Matthew Baum, Baum, Weiner Organizations: Google, America PAC, Tesla, Republican, Democratic, Forbes, PAC, Facebook, YouTube, America, “ America PAC, Trump, The New York Times, FEC, Harvard Kennedy School Locations: Michigan, California, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona , Michigan, North Carolina , Nevada , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, America, Trump

☆ Turkey blocks access to Instagram. Reports say it's in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which regulates the internet, announced the block early Friday but did not provide a reason. Sabah newspaper, which is close to the government, said access was blocked in response to Instagram removing posts by Turkish users that expressed condolences over the killling of Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh. Unlike its Western allies, Turkey does not consider Hamas to be a terror organization. Turkey has a track record of censoring social media and websites.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Fahrettin Altun, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Erdogan, Haniyeh Organizations: Communication Technologies Authority, Meta, Expression Association, YouTube Locations: Sabah, Turkey, Gaza

☆ Aerosmith is retiring from touring as a ‘full recovery’ of Steven Tyler’s vocal cord injury is ‘not possible’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side,” the statement on Friday read. “Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible.”Late last September, the band shared Tyler, now 76, had “fractured his larynx,” causing the band to postpone the rest of the year’s dates for their “Peace Out” farewell tour, which had originally been announced in May 2023. This April, they had announced rescheduled tour dates, which were to have begun in mid-September and run through the end of February 2025. The band has won four Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

Persons: CNN —, Janie’s, –, Steven Tyler, “, We’ve, Tyler, ” Aerosmith, Joe Perry, Ray Tabano, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Brad Whitford Organizations: CNN, Hall of Fame

☆ Ice vests, extra breaks and slushies: Olympians are struggling to keep cool in the Paris heat
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. gymnastics superstar Simone Biles isn't the only Olympian feeling the Paris heat. A rain-soaked 2024 Olympics opening ceremony has since given way to sun and heat warnings, with temperatures in the French capital climbing to as high as 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit) in recent days. "Don't come for me about my hair," Biles said via Instagram before Tuesday's gymnastics team final. "IT WAS DONE but bus has NO AC and it's like 9,000 degrees. They give bottles to the players but the bottles don't stay cool, so, you know, you're drinking hot water out there," he added.

Persons: Jack Draper, Taylor Fritz, Suzanne, Lenglen, Simone Biles isn't, Biles, haven't, it's, Draper Organizations: US, Roland, Reuters Locations: Paris, Instagram, British

☆ Trump says Zuckerberg called him after assassination attempt and told him he wouldn't endorse a Democrat
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump says Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently told him he wouldn't endorse a Democrat in the 2024 election. The Republican presidential nominee told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo on Friday that Zuckerberg called him after the assassination attempt, and told him he didn't feel right supporting a Democrat. He called me after the event and he said, 'That was really amazing, it was very brave,'" Trump told Bartiromo. Trump told Bartiromo that Google never called him to apologize. Advertisement"Google has been very bad," Trump told Bartiromo.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Maria Bartiromo, Zuckerberg, Trump, Bartiromo, he's, Dani Lever, Lever Organizations: Service, Republican, Fox News, Democrat, Business, Facebook, Meta, Google

☆ Here are the top stocks to own right now, according to UBS
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A handful of stocks may be due for some gains, even as the market sells off. The firm added three new names to the list from the industrials and materials sectors, including Freeport-McMoRan and Norfolk Southern . UBS said Air Products is at "the forefront of the energy transition," citing the progress it is making on large "blue" and "green" hydrogen projects. Meta is trading at a multiple of 23 times earnings on a forward price-to-earnings basis, per FactSet, and UBS sees shares as attractively valued. "The company should benefit from healthy user engagement, improving monetization of Reels, and longer-term monetization of Instagram and WhatsApp offer longer-term opportunities."

Persons: Russell, Nathaniel Gabriel, Gabriel, Robert " Kelly, Ortberg, Meta Organizations: Dow Jones, UBS, Norfolk, Air Products, Chemicals, Air, Boeing, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Max, DOJ Locations: Freeport, McMoRan

☆ I spent 18 months and $34,000 traveling the world, and felt more lost than ever—4 lessons I learned about happiness
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Helen Zhao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I had quit my dream job as a video journalist to heal my burnout and find happiness beyond traditional measures of success and prestige. Happiness is not about extremes, but balanceFor years, I thought working my dream job would bring me the ultimate happiness. I realized that I won't find lasting happiness unless I'm living a life balanced between adventure, rest, productivity, and learning. I realized that I won't find lasting happiness unless I'm living a life balanced between adventure, rest, productivity, and learning. I was jealous — my life felt lame in comparison to the epic, picture-perfect lives they seemed to lead.

Persons: I'd, Helen Zhao, doesn't Locations: Los Angeles, South America, Asia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Patagonia, Los Angeles and New York City, Southeast Asia, LA, Bali

☆ ‘SNL’ star Molly Kearney is also leaving the show ahead of Season 50
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —This week has brought two announcements of “Saturday Night Live” cast members leaving the show, the latest coming from Molly Kearney. So much love to all my big hearted buddies behind the scenes who make the magic happen every week,” Kearney continued. The news of their departure comes just one day after fellow cast member Punkie Johnson also announced she was leaving the long-running program, which she also shared via social media. CNN has reached out to “SNL” representatives for comment on both departures. “Saturday Night Live” premiered on NBC in October 1975.

Persons: Molly Kearney, Kearney, ” Kearney, ”, Punkie Johnson Organizations: CNN, NBC, SNL

☆ Olympics draws new investments to niche sports and women's teams
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Justine Fisher | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The 2024 Paris Olympics are attracting new funds for lesser-known sports and women's teams, with USA women's rugby sevens, water polo and women's track and field scoring major contributions this year. The USA women's rugby sevens team earned a $4 million gift from investor Michele Kang earlier this week. Flavor Flav announced a five-year partnership with USA water polo, which includes funds for the 2024 USA women's team as well as serving as the "official hype man" for both the men's and women's teams. The USA women's water polo team has won gold for the past three Olympics, and Flavor Flav aims to elevate their visibility. The partnership includes his commitment to boosting USA water polo on social media, beyond cheering poolside.

Persons: Michele Kang, Flav, Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, wasn't, Maggie Steffens, poolside Organizations: Team United States, Women's Rugby, Team Australia, Olympic Games, Stade de France, USA women's, USA women's rugby, USA Locations: Paris, France, USA

☆ Meta in Talks to Use Voices of Judi Dench, Awkwafina and Others for A.I.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Mike Isaac | Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Meta is in discussions with Awkwafina, Judi Dench and other actors and influencers for the right to incorporate their voices into a digital assistant product called MetaAI, according to three people with knowledge of the talks, as the company pushes to build more products that feature artificial intelligence. Apart from Ms. Dench and Awkwafina, Meta is in talks with the comedian Keegan-Michael Key and other celebrities, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the discussions are private. The talks remain fluid, and it is unclear which actors and influencers, if any, may sign on to the project, the people said. If the parties come to an agreement, Meta could pay millions of dollars in fees to the actors. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has invested heavily in artificial intelligence, which the biggest tech companies are racing to develop and lead.

Persons: Awkwafina, Judi Dench, Dench, Keegan, Michael Key Organizations: Meta, Bloomberg

☆ How an Elon Musk PAC is using voter data to help Trump beat Harris in 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The ad then displays a website for a group called America PAC. "I have created a PAC, or a super PAC ... the America PAC," Musk said in a recent interview. But what is unique about America PAC's project is who is backing it and the timing of its creation. He recently said on X that he is "making some donations to America PAC," but did not say how much. Musk on X mirrors Musk PAC

Persons: Elon Musk, The Beverly Hilton, David Swanson, Donald Trump, Trump, they'll, Kamala Harris, Musk, Brendan Fischer, Fischer, Phil Cox, Generra Peck, Dave Rexrode, Doug Leone, Cameron, Tyler Winklevoss, Joe Lonsdale, Lonsdale Organizations: SpaceX, Tesla, The Beverly, Reuters, Google, America PAC, Republican, Democratic, Forbes, PAC, Facebook, YouTube, America, Trump, The New York Times, FEC Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Michigan, California, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona , Michigan, North Carolina , Nevada , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

☆ Turkey blocks Instagram throughout country amid complaints of censorship of Hamas posts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Turkey blocked access to Instagram for its 85 million people, the country's Information and Communication Technologies Authority announced Friday morning. According to Turkish media, there are more than 50 million users of the photo-sharing app in the country. Reports however suggest the ban was a response to the Meta -owned platform removing posts related to the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Iranian officials and Hamas blame Israel for what they say is an assassination, while Israel has declined to comment. Fahrettin Altun, head of Turkey's presidential communications and an aide to Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan, on Wednesday criticized Instagram, accusing it of censorship.

Persons: Instagram.com, Ismail Haniyeh, Haniyeh, Israel, Fahrettin Altun, Recep Tayip Erdogan, Instagram, Altun, Meta, Israel —, Erdogan Organizations: Communication Technologies, Turkey's Daily, CNBC, Turkish Locations: Turkey, Turkish, Turkey's, Turkey's Daily Sabah, Tehran, Israel, Gaza

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