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☆ Scotland recognized as world’s best golf destination
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Having hosted the game for almost six centuries, “the home of golf” – as Scotland is known – was recognized as the World’s Best Golf Destination for the very first time at the ninth edition of the annual World Golf Awards in Abu Dhabi this week. Despite the dominance of its legendary St. Andrews Old Course in the World’s Best Golf Course category – with five successive wins after the award’s inception – Scotland had never been recognized as the sport’s best destination. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict. Richard Heathcote/R&A/Getty Images“Scottish golf tourism is thriving, and Scotland is a bucket list destination for most golfers around the World,” added Dermot Synnott, Director of Global Partnership for the World Golf Awards. Meanwhile, JA The Resort Golf Course in Dubai won Best Nine Hole Golf Course and Costa Navarino in Greece was recognized as the World’s Best Emerging Golf Destination.

☆ The head of the CIA met with Putin's spy chief to warn Moscow against using a nuke in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CIA director William Burns warned Putin's spy chief against the use of a nuclear weapon in Ukraine. Burns, a former US ambassador to Russia, met with his Russian counterpart in Ankara on Monday. Burns previously warned that Putin could use a nuke in Ukraine if he feels desperate enough. In April, Burns warned that Putin could use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine if he feels desperate enough. Since those remarks, Russia's fortunes in Ukraine have turned from bad to worse, with Russian forces losing ground to major Ukrainian counteroffensives.

☆ CNN CEO Chris Licht is facing an increasingly angry newsroom as more layoffs loom, plans are murky, and staff have lost confidence after 'horrible programming decisions'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

CNN CEO Chris Licht has been faulted by the newsroom for too many changes and not enough communication. Chris Licht needs a hit. "People are starting to believe there is no plan," said one executive familiar with the workings of CNN. "Is Chris Licht going to be there for them and push back on government officials? Many on the ad sales team that was formerly dedicated to CNN have either been pink-slipped or joined the broader ad sales group under WBD ad honcho Jon Steinlauf.

☆ Shopify's startup investments this year include millions into companies that focus on NFTs, Web3 apps, customer-engagement, and financial services
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

In its press release announcing the new funding, Wati said the investment was Shopify's first in a startup operating in Southeast Asia. The goal is to make Thirdweb's tools available to Shopify merchants who want to bring Web3 products and experiences to their online stores. Shopify recently participated in Gorgias' $30 million Series C round, which valued the startup at $710 million. According to the company, merchants using its technology report a 96% increase in sales on average. Flexport announced it had received a strategic investment from Shopify as part of its $935 million Series E on February 7.

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☆ Russia partners like China and India expressing concerns over Ukraine may have forced Putin's hand and driven him to try and end the war quickly, according to Russian politics experts
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some of Putin's global partners expressed concerns about his war in Ukraine last week. A Russia expert told Insider Putin may have acted out of fear of straining relationships with nations like China and India. Both China and India have been powerful partners of Russia throughout the war, declining to institute sanctions and continuing to purchase the country's energy products. Experts told Insider it would be weeks or months before the mobilized troops are trained, equipped, and deployed. "The evidence of criticism of allies like China or neutral states like India clearly put more pressure on him," English told Insider.

☆ DocuSign names former Google executive Allan Thygesen as new CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DocuSign shares rose more than 3% in extended trading after the electronic signature software maker announced it has hired an Alphabet executive, Allan Thygesen, to be its next CEO. The announcement comes three month after DocuSign said its CEO for the past five years, Dan Springer, was stepping down. On Oct. 10 Thygesen will replace DocuSign's chair and interim CEO, Maggie Wilderotter, and join the company's board. Thygesen has spent nearly 12 years at Alphabet subsidiary Google, where he was most recently president of Americas and global partners. Thygesen will receive restricted stock units in addition to his other compensation if the company can hit certain stock targets, according to a regulatory filing.

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☆ $6.1 billion cloud startup Benchling hired executives from top software companies like Atlassian, Workday, and ServiceNow as it looks to its next phase of growth
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-25 | by ( Paayal Zaveri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Benchling, which makes cloud R&D software for life sciences companies, boomed during the pandemic. Benchling has grown in size and valuationBenchling makes cloud software to help life sciences companies make their research and development more efficient. He sees a huge opportunity to bring life sciences companies into the cloud, especially given that there aren't many other software companies serving that specific market. The company's new CTO and product chief will be key to making that happen. Shawna Wolverton, chief product officer at Benchling BenchlingWolverton, meanwhile has experience in helping build out Salesforce's platform, which in turn fostered an ecosystem around the cloud giant's products.

☆ Liderii UE au vorbit la telefon cu Joe Biden și l-au invitat pe viitorul președinte SUA la un summit special cu cei 27 de lideri europeni
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-23 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Am vorbit cu președintele ales Joe Biden și l-am invitat la o reuniune specială la Bruxelles, anul viitor, cu liderii UE-27. „O Uniune Europeană puternică și SUA puternice care lucrează împreună pot configura o agendă globală bazată pe cooperare, multilateralism, solidaritate și valori comune”, a spus Ursula von der Leyen. De asemenea, într-un editorial pe blogul său, șeful diplomației europene a îndemnat la pornirea “motorului” transatlantic cu administrația Biden și a afirmat că “ultimii patru ani au accentuat nevoia autonomiei strategice europene”. Cu toate acestea, victoria lui Biden a generat și argumente în favoarea unei autonomii strategice europene, care a luat avânt în epoca Trump. În contrapartidă, ministrul apărării german a subliniat, referindu-se la pledoariile lui Macron, că ideea autonomiei strategice a UE merge prea departe dacă încurajează iluzia că putem garanta securitatea Europei fără NATO și SUA.

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