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☆ U.S. Seeks to Block Recovery of Titanic Artifacts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( William J. Broad | More About William J. Broad | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Until then, Congress declared, “no person should physically alter, disturb, or salvage the R.M.S. Now, the federal government is taking legal action to assert control over who can recover artifacts from the storied liner and, potentially, to block an expedition planned for next year. The move comes as the Titan submersible disaster of June 18 raised questions about who controls access to the ship’s remains, which lie more than two miles down on the North Atlantic seabed. The Virginia court specializes in cases of shipwreck recovery and in 1994 granted exclusive salvage rights to RMS Titanic, Inc., which is based in Atlanta, Ga. The company has retrieved many artifacts from the ship and set up a number of public exhibitions.

Persons: “, American salvors Organizations: Congress Locations: Washington, American, Norfolk, Va, Virginia, Atlanta ,

☆ From Paris to the West Village, a Memoir of Privilege and Pain
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Jennifer Clement | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Carrière’s mother, Jennifer Bartlett (1941-2022), was an American conceptual artist renowned for her “massive canvases” that moved from mathematical abstraction into realism. In 1983, she married the author’s father, Mathieu Carrière, a German intellectual, activist and actor whose first starring role was in “Young Törless,” directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Even before her parents’ divorce, when she was 6, Carrière grew up shuttling back and forth between a 17,000-square-foot townhouse in New York City’s West Village and a penthouse in Paris, according to her parents’ work and social schedules. “It was hard to know what was true in my house,” she writes. “I had taken something of my father’s into me, something intimate — his liquids and his lonely need,” she writes.

Persons: Alice Carrière Alice Carrière’s, Jennifer Bartlett, Bartlett, ”, Mathieu Carrière, “ Young, Volker Schlöndorff, Carrière, “ Organizations: New Locations: American, New York City, German, “, New York, Paris

☆ French government to spend $216 million to destroy excess wine as younger consumers drink less alcohol
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The French government hopes to shore up the country's wine industry by purchasing excess wine. The excess wine will be turned into industrial alcohol used in hand sanitizer or cleaning products. France's wine industry has seen a change in consumption habits, with less people drinking red wine. The impacts of COVID and the high cost of living have contributed to the country's wine industry woes. Between 2005 and 2021, France has seen wine consumption decrease from 33.5 million hectoliters to 25.2 million hectoliters — about a 25% decrease, according to Statista.

Persons: Food Marc Fesneau, Susie Goldspink Organizations: Service, French, of Agriculture, Food, EU, Agence France, Bloomberg, European Commission, Guardian Locations: Wall, Silicon, Presse, Europe, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, AFP

Earlier this year, David Yang was brimming with confidence about the prospects for his perfume factory in eastern China. “It is disheartening,” Mr. Yang said. “The economy is really going downhill right now.”For much of the past four decades, China’s economy seemed like an unstoppable force, the engine behind the country’s rise to a global superpower. A real estate crisis borne from years of overbuilding and excessive borrowing is running alongside a larger debt crisis, while young people are struggling with record joblessness. And amid the drip feed of bad economic news, a new crisis is emerging: a crisis of confidence.

Persons: David Yang, Covid, Yang, Mr Locations: China

Raw material and freight costs have eased from pandemic-era highs, but a tight labor market is exacerbating the drag of persistent inflation on production costs. This overshadowed Coty's quarterly revenue beat despite customers splurging on its high-end and affordable fragrances and cosmetics, ranging from Hugo Boss to Gucci. The company reported a quarterly adjusted profit of 1 cent per share, missing estimates of 2 cents, according to Refinitiv data. Coty forecast 2024 adjusted profit between 44 cents and 47 cents per share. Rival Estee Lauder (EL.N) had also provided downbeat annual forecasts, hurt by frail recovery in travel retail and slowing U.S. demand.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Hugo Boss, Gucci, Laurent Mercier, Mercier, Estee Lauder, Javier Gonzalez Lastra, EL.N, Juveria Tabassum, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Pooja Desai Organizations: Coty Inc, REUTERS, Coty, Reuters, L'Oreal, Tema, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, October 28, 2013. Other big technology and growth stocks also rose, with Tesla (TSLA.O) advancing 3.4% after logging its biggest one-day percentage gain since March on Monday. Macy's (M.N) jumped 4% after the department store chain beat second-quarter sales estimates, while Coty (COTY.N) slipped 2.0% after the perfume and cosmetics maker forecast annual profit below Wall Street expectations. ET, Dow e-minis were up 66 points, or 0.19%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 17.25 points, or 0.39%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 79 points, or 0.53%. Among other stocks, shares of Zoom Video Communications (ZM.O) rose 2.8% in premarket trading after the video-conferencing platform forecast third-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Nvidia's, Russ Mould, Jerome Powell's, Lowe's Cos, Amruta Khandekar, Shinjini Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Monday, Bell, Federal, Traders, Coty, Dow e, Zoom Video Communications, Wall, Activision, Microsoft, Ubisoft Entertainment, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Jackson

☆ Charlize Theron denies she’s had bad plastic surgery, says she’s simply aging
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Charlize Theron knows she may be looking a bit different these days, and she’s perfectly fine with that. Theron has been the face of the brand for more than twenty years and is thankful for that. “I’m incredibly grateful for it and I’m really proud of it,” she told Allure. “I think we need to be a little bit more empathetic to how we all go through our journey. My journey of having to see my face on a billboard is quite funny now.”

Persons: CNN — Charlize Theron, ”, ” Theron, Theron, “ I’m, I’m, “ I’ve, “ Organizations: CNN

☆ Astronauts are banned from drinking alcohol at work, but this hasn't stopped them sneaking everything from communion wine to cognac into space
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NASA and other space agencies have banned alcohol in space because it can damage equipment. But astronauts have found ways around this and smuggled alcohol onto spacecrafts for decades. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup. The space agency has since banned astronauts from drinking 12 hours before they fly. Others would hide alcohol in thick books that were hollowed out by removing the pages inside.

Persons: Daniel G Huot, NASA's, Buzz Aldrin, Aldrin, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Igor Volk Organizations: NASA, Service, NASA's Johnson Space Center, BBC, Guardian, Webster Presbyterian Church, Soyuz, Metro, Russian Locations: Wall, Silicon, Houston, Russia

☆ Amazon employees are internally sharing mock leadership principles that make fun of the company's aggressive RTO policy: 'Disagree and comply'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Amazon employees are mocking the company's return-to-office policy in a very Amazon way. But the company's aggressive return-to-office policy , which has become a contentious issue internally , has caused some employees to enjoy mocking the famous principles. Earlier this week, an Amazon employee shared a satirical version, titled "Leadership Principles for RTO," on an internal staff forum. Leaders demote other leaders to individual contributor if they aren't willing to relocate to a hub office. There are extra points for growing headcount as long as it's in a hub office.

Persons: Andy Jassy, it's, didn't, blinders, It's, Butts Organizations: Amazon, Burn

☆ Plant-Based Plastics Gain Favor as Companies Pursue Sustainability Goals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Dieter Holger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Plant-based plastic, that is. However, the environmental benefits of plant-based plastics are increasingly appealing to companies promising to use more sustainable materials by the end of the decade. Plants absorb the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide, which cuts the greenhouse-gas emissions from making bioplastics to at least half that of fossil-fuel-based plastics. A Lululemon shirt containing plant-based nylon. Only plant-based plastics that are chemically identical to fossil-fuel–based versions can enter the existing and growing recycling infrastructure.

Persons: Bioplastics haven’t, Michael Carus, “, ” Carus, Eastman, Chris Killian, bioplastics, Warby Parker, ”, Biden, Manav, olefins, Dow, bioethylene, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis, Haley Lowry, Dieter Holger Organizations: Sustainable Business, Kodak, U.S . Defense Department, European, dieter.holger Locations: China, Japan, biomanufacturing, U.S, Iowa

☆ How ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Reimagined a BookTok Sensation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Ashley Spencer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On most Fridays, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London closes at 10 p.m. sharp. A cover of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by the indie-pop singer Perfume Genius echoed through the sculpture hall, soundtracking their tender moment. The nocturnal scene was a scripted one from “Red, White & Royal Blue,” the film adaptation of the 2019 novel by Casey McQuiston. “It was just the three of us and our crew,” said López, who’s also the film’s co-writer. Neither is publicly out, and their secret love complicates things, especially for Henry.

Persons: Perfume, Casey McQuiston, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Matthew López, ”, who’s, Alex Claremont, Diaz, Uma Thurman, Prince Henry, he’s, Zakhar Perez, Brit, Henry Organizations: Victoria & Albert Museum Locations: Victoria, London, South Kensington, U.S

☆ Is it time to worry about stagflation?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —For the past two years, economists have been worrying about the risks of high inflation rates. But far less attention has been given to inflation’s sibling: stagflation. Stagflation is the combination of high inflation and a slowing economy. The current state of stagflation: Last year, then-World Bank President David Malpass warned that stagflation risks were high because of supply chain disruptions stemming from lockdowns in China and bans on Russian oil. What’s happening now: The risk of stagflation varies significantly across different regions of the globe.

Persons: Stagflation, David Malpass, Janet Yellen, ”, Lan Ha, stagflation, Andrew Kenningham, “, That’s, ” Kenningham, ” Ha, Ha, Parija Kavilanz, don’t, Dallin Hatch, Biden, Joe Biden, Trump, Matt Egan, It’s Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, CNN, Federal, World Bank, Euromonitor, Capital Economics, Bank of England’s, National Institute of Economic, Social Research, Trump Locations: Israel, lockdowns, China, Europe, Germany, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia

☆ How we're buying perfume lately could signal how we're feeling about the economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —How consumers are feeling about the health of the US economy, and of their own wallets, could be showing up in the way we’re buying one particular indulgence — perfume. During periods of economic uncertainty, consumer behavior experts say shoppers tend to alter their purchase patterns, especially for discretionary goods. They either switch to cheaper alternatives, cut back on how often they buy a product, or stop buying some products completely. Perfume is no exception to these trends, as cheaper variants are seeing sales shoot through the roof. And that’s just one way in which consumers are pulling back, despite more traditional economic indicators telling a much rosier story.

Persons: don’t, ”, Dallin Hatch, Hatch, Jacquelyn, ” Larissa Jensen Organizations: New, New York CNN Locations: New York, Circana

☆ This might be Tesla's strangest merch yet: a Cybertruck-inspired cat bed only available in China
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla's newest merch is a "multifunctional cat nest" inspired by the Cybertruck's angular design. Other Musk company merch has included flamethrowers, perfume, and surf boards. The company famously sold red satin short shorts branded across the back with "S3XY" in a taunt to Tesla short-sellers. The Cybertruck cat nest is one of the more affordable lifestyle items being sold right now on the Tesla site, listed for 89 Chinese Yuan, or about $13 USD. Pricewise, it even competes with the greater cardboard cat bed market — one of the more popular cardboard cat beds for sale on Amazon will run you about $20, while a cardboard hot dog truck for cats will cost you $38.

Persons: merch, Tesla, Elon, he's, Musk, Musk's Organizations: Tesla, Amazon

☆ In Urgent Need of Ammunition, Ukraine Speeds Its Own Production
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Gaya Gupta | Alina Lobzina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

When an office building next to her gleaming glass residential skyscraper in Moscow was hit by a drone filled with explosives early on Sunday, Mari Kletanina seemed worried. “People are consciously or unconsciously ignoring it,” wrote Aleksandr Kynev, a Russian political analyst. “This is the time of сonflict, a conflict of interests, so this is a natural procedure,” Mr. Yzakov said. “We live in a difficult time.”Russian government officials seemed to be more serious about the threat. “If attacks continue, then there will be no new sales at the current prices.”

Persons: Mari Kletanina, Kletanina, ”, Aleksandr Kynev, “, Mirlan Yzakov, Mr, Yzakov, Maria Zakharova, Dmitri S, Peskov, ” Andrei Perla, Vladimir V, Putin, Maksim Khodyrev, Khodyrev Organizations: Russian Foreign Ministry Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Kremlin

☆ What does Elon Musk's 'Burnt Hair' perfume really smell like? We asked our newsroom to do a blind test of the new fragrance.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Elon Musk's Boring Company launched a $100 perfume called "Burnt Hair" in October. Last October, he added "perfume salesman" to his list when he began selling a scent called "Burnt Hair" to the world. The unisex fragrance is sold through The Boring Company, where it was originally listed for $100. Upon sniffing Burnt Hair directly from the bottle he concluded that it actually smelled better than most perfumes. "It's pretty gross…It does smell like burnt hair."

Persons: Elon, Elon Musk, Musk, it's, Boring, Madeline Renbarger, Nathan McAlone, Darius Rafieyan, Rafieyan, Taylor Rains, Meghan Morris, Maddie Berg, who'd, Brad Davis, Tim Levin Organizations: Elon Musk's Boring Company, SpaceX, The, Company, Twitter, The Boring Company, eBay, Boring Company, Boring, Aviation, Transportation Locations: Colorado

☆ These Watches Can Be Fruit, Flowers, Fauna or Almost Anything at All
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Kathleen Beckett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

We create our own path.”The OriginsThe path of form watches began at least 500 years ago. “There are records from approximately 1500 with watches made in different shapes,” said Simon Bull, a watch historian and consultant in England. “Basically, form watches start with watches in a ball shape, in a pomander shape, made in metal with piercings.”Nathalie Marielloni, vice curator at the Musée International d’Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, said that, in addition to a watch, the pomander would include some perfume. There also were watches in the form of religious objects, he said. “You get watches in the shape of crosses, you get skulls, memento mori, due to the paranoia that people had about going to heaven or hell.”

Persons: “, ”, Simon Bull, Nathalie Marielloni, Timepieces, Bull, Pierre, Martin Scheult Organizations: Fonds, Metropolitan Museum of Art Locations: England, La Chaux, Switzerland, New York City

☆ Global retailers cash in on Barbie movie craze
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Helen Reid | Thomson Reuters | London-Based Reporter Covering The European Retail Sector Through A Global Lens. Focusing On Companies Including Adidas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Arriana McLymoreJuly 21 (Reuters) - Shoppers are snapping up Barbie hoop earrings, perfume, jumpsuits, and dresses as retailers seek to cash in on Friday's Barbie film release, reigniting the craze for the plastic doll and her hot pink, sequin-adorned universe. Mattel says the Barbie movie is expected to boost global sales of Barbie dolls, which declined last year from record growth during the pandemic. A Gap Barbie hoodie for women was available only in size XXS online, while a pair of Barbie Crocs, priced at $59.99 - $10 more than normal Crocs - was sold out on the Crocs website. Luggage brand Beis had a waiting list for all three sizes of suitcases in a Barbie pink, priced at a premium to its usual colour range. Walmart pitched Barbie dolls in varying skin tones and hairstyles at $45 to collectors.

Persons: browses, Arriana, Friday's, Barbie, Jo Ashdown, Ryan Gosling, Ken, Zara Barbie, hoodie, Barbie Crocs, Barbie toothbrushes, James Zahn, that's, Helen Reid, Savyata Mishra, Siddharth Cavale, Nick Zieminski Organizations: REUTERS, Mattel, WPP, Walmart, Hyatt Hotels, Hilton, Thomson Locations: Zara's Soho, New York City, U.S, Bogota, Colombia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

☆ Johnny Depp self-portrait painted during 'dark time' goes on sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] A self-portrait by actor Johnny Depp is pictured in Castle Fine Art Gallery in London, Britain, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Ben MakoriLONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - A self-portrait by Johnny Depp went on sale on Thursday, depicting the Hollywood star when he was in between court cases relating to his marriage to ex-wife Amber Heard. "This self-portrait, it was created at a time that was... let’s say a bit dark, a bit confusing," Depp said in a video. Depp married Heard, whom he met on the set of film "The Rum Diary", in 2015. Depp said $200 from the proceeds of each sale would be donated to non-profit Mental Health America.

Persons: Johnny Depp, Ben Makori, Amber Heard, Ralph Steadman, Depp, Heard, Harry Potter, Dior, ” Depp, Elizabeth Taylor, Al Pacino, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Alex Richardson Organizations: Fine Art, REUTERS, Hollywood, U.S, Sun, Castle Fine, Mental Health America, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, British

☆ A man snatched up a website matching the name of Elon Musk's 'Burnt Hair' cologne — and traded it for a family tour of The Boring Company
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter user Jeromy Sonne said The Boring Company struck a deal with him over a website domain. In exchange for the domain, The Boring Company gave him a tour and company swag, Sonne told Insider. But, when Musk announced The Boring Company planned to sell "Burnt Hair" cologne, Jeromy Sonne said he saw an opportunity. Now, the website domain redirects to The Boring Company's main website. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that the billionaire is in the process of building a company town for SpaceX, Tesla, and The Boring Company employees in Bastrop.

Persons: Jeromy Sonne, Sonne, Elon Musk, swag, It's, Musk, Daypart.AI, they'd, —, we've Organizations: Boring, Elon, The Boring Company, Boring Company, burnthair.com, Twitter, Hair, Street, SpaceX, Tesla Locations: cologne, Austin, Bastrop , Texas, Hair cologne, Bastrop

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☆ Here's 9 ways to turn ChatGPT Plus into your personal data analyst with the new Code Interpreter plug-in
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Aaron Mok | Gabriel Rivera | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here's 9 ways ChatGPT Plus users have used Code Interpreter, from data analysis to game creation. Last week, OpenAI launched a beta version of its plug-in called Code Interpreter to users of ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20 a month. Thanks to the new plug-in, users may now be able to turn ChatGPT into their own personal data analyst. After that, Ker found open source code to help Code Interpreter devise a version of the game. Analyze playlistsWith Code Interpreter, there may be no need to wait all year for your Spotify Wrapped playlist.

Persons: OpenAI, Ethan Mollick, there'd, Mollick, Alex Ker, Ker, Greg Howe, Jason Gulya, Drake Surach, —, Surach, Kris Kashtanova, ChatGPT, Salma Aboukar, Midjourney, Wharton, — Salma Aboukar, Rick Astley Organizations: LinkedIn, ChatGPT, Twitter, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, Berkeley College, YouTube

☆ ‘Afire’ Review: His Flaws Are Petty, Pathetic and Funny
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Manohla Dargis | More About Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The German filmmaker Christian Petzold’s spiky and at times mordantly funny “Afire” is a tonic for moviegoers tired of nice, squishable, likable, relatable dull and dull characters. Yet while the writer is boorish, he’s never insipid; he’s pleasurably bad company. One of the most reliably interesting and surprising filmmakers working today, Petzold makes sharp, visually intelligent, psychologically sophisticated movies. There, the men will be alone while Leon waits for his publisher and Felix readies an art-school portfolio. When they arrive, though, they find that the mother has invited a third, a stranger to the men named Nadja (Paula Beer).

Persons: Christian, —, he’s, He’s, Barbara ”, Petzold, Éric Rohmer, Leon, Thomas Schubert, Felix, Langston Uibel, Felix readies, Nadja, Paula Beer Locations: Sandwich, Hollywood, United States, East Germany, Baltic

☆ 5 OnlyFans creators trying make the jump to a mainstream influencer career explain how they land brand deals and navigate social platforms
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Nhari Djan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

OnlyFans creator Jenna Foxx, who's been in the adult-entertainment industry since 2017, created a new social-media identity to attract potential deals and partnerships. For OnlyFans creators who want to break into the mainstream, brand deals are key. "Some creators can't turn off the adult side, so that's kind of sticky for mainstream brands." Chloe said even brands selling sex toys or lingerie can be reticent to work with OnlyFans creators. It makes it even harder for them to get the attention of mainstream brands.

Persons: It's, Jenna Foxx, who's, Foxx, Hannah, Miley Cyrus, OnlyFans, Harper Wilde, Chloe Sasha, —, she's, Chloe, they'd, Taylor Gunner, I've, Justine Jakobs, influencer Justine Jakobs, Rae Richmond, Richmond, Gunner, she'd Organizations: Disney Channel, Spanish, Twitter, Marine Locations: Hannah Montana

☆ To make the jump from OnlyFans to a mainstream influencer career, some creators have to live a double life: 'It's my Hannah Montana lifestyle'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Nhari Djan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

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