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☆ Video of a Ram truck flying through Burning Man's mud trap while hauling an RV is the best ad a car company could ask for
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The driver of a Ram 1500 TRX defied the odds in a video of the vehicle driving over mud. Amid rainstorms and flooding at Burning Man, the pickup truck managed to escape the muddy playa. While others trudged through ankle-deep mud at Burning Man, the driver of a truck made by Stellantis's Ram brand appeared to power through the wet grounds of Black Rock City, Nevada. The Burning Man festival was hit with rainstorm over the weekend that left more than 73,000 stranded. AdvertisementAdvertisementEach year, Burning Man attracts over 70,000 attendees that include the average Silicon Valley tech bro, models, and billionaires.

Persons: TRX, Stellantis's Ram, Brendan Cogbill, hine, ake Organizations: Service, ust Locations: Wall, Silicon, Black Rock City , Nevada

☆ Opinion: Be careful when you laugh at Burning Man
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Many of us (myself included) raise an eyebrow at Burning Man. Burning Man would feel much less annoying if the festival just said, yeah, we’re a bunch of idiots who want to party in Mad Max costumes. The Burning Man organizers wrote in a statement: “Burning Man is a community of people who are prepared to support one another. One hopes that events like the flooding at Burning Man will be galvanizing, both for those who experienced it and those who watched in horror from afar. It’s easy to sniff at Burning Man, which seems at once so self-important and so very insubstantial.

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☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Ocasio-Cortez post on hurricanes and cars stems from satire
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A post by a parody account impersonating U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, saying that hurricanes did not exist until cars were invented, is being taken seriously by users online. It was posted on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, and reads: “Fact: There were no hurricanes before the invention of the automobile” (here). The authentic X account for Ocasio-Cortez is @AOC (www.twitter.com/AOC). Wow!”Reuters previously addressed posts by this parody account (here), (here), (here). The post was shared by an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez parody Twitter account.

Persons: Representative Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, bro, “, Read Organizations: Representative, Twitter, Cortez, Reuters Locations: Cortez, Galveston , Texas, Alexandria

Summary U.S. regulators are ready to review and license the next generation of nuclear reactors while staying committed to safety, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says. The NRC is under pressure to show it can move fast on a new generation of nuclear technology, including small modular reactors (SMRs) and other previously untested designs, as many in the industry call for deep reforms at the regulator. NuScale’s VOYGR 50-MW SMR power plant became the first SMR design certified by the NRC in January. Earlier this month, the NRC accepted NuScale's uprated VOYGR-6 plant design for a Standard Design Approval (SDA) application. “We are yielding timelier and more cost-effective reviews without compromising on safety,” Taylor says.

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☆ At Taser maker Axon, ex-staff say loyalty meant being tased, tattooed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Scottsdale | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +34 min

Reuters also interviewed 63 current and former Axon employees, including nine former executives. No one with whom Reuters spoke was aware of deaths or lawsuits stemming from tasings of Axon staff. Axon has faced fewer lawsuits since 2009, the year it introduced a new Taser model with a lower charge. Screenshots from an Axon promotional video show CEO Rick Smith taking a Taser hit in 1993, the year he co-founded the business. And that’s off-putting.”Gorman, the former Axon lawyer, said he “vividly” remembers an executive asking him if he was going to be tased.

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☆ 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli claims that he's made more than a dozen accounts on X, but Elon Musk keeps taking them down
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Martin Shkreli claims that under Elon Musk's leadership more than a dozen of his X accounts have been taken down. In total, he's tried to create up to 20 new accounts since his original was suspended in 2017, he told Fox Business. AdvertisementAdvertisementSo-called "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli claims that he's made himself more than a dozen accounts on the social-media platform X since Elon Musk took over, but that the site has subsequently taken them all down. "Elon preaches free speech, but his actions are showing the opposite," Shkreli told Fox Business. Shkreli told Fox Business that it was a "teasing war" and a "silly mistake."

Persons: Martin Shkreli, Elon, he's, Shkreli, Bro, Elon Musk, he'd, Musk, Daraprim, Letitia James, Kanye, Laura Loomer, Lauren Duca, Grimes Organizations: Fox Business, Morning, Elon, Twitter, Federal Trade Commission, New York, Facebook

☆ Kevin Hart ends up in wheelchair after being ‘dumbest man alive’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Trying to do “young stuff” has temporarily landed Kevin Hart in a wheelchair. That’s according to the movie star, who posted a video on his verified Instagram account in which the caption reads in part, “I got to be the dumbest man alive!!!! !”Using some expletives in both the caption and the video, Hart recounted how he tried to race his friend, former NFL player Stevan Ridley, in a 40-yard dash and ended up injuring himself. Respect that age.”He then announced that he was in a wheelchair for trying to do some “young man stuff.”Hart said he bet Ridley he could beat him in the sprint, but was humbled. HEAL UP AND PEEKP MAKING US ALL LAUGH!”In 2019, Hart suffered “major back injuries” following a car crash.

Persons: ”, Kevin Hart, “, Hart, Stevan Ridley, ” Hart, Ridley, ” Ridley Organizations: CNN, NFL, New England Patriots

☆ Opinion | Winners and Losers of the First Republican Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

Welcome to Opinion’s commentary for the first Republican presidential primary candidate debate, held in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Gail Collins: She seemed generally reasonable and wow, when the debate turned to education and she actually brought up reading. If there’s any life left in the old G.O.P., Haley gave it hope. Perhaps more important, in taking on the glib and callow Ramaswamy on Ukraine, she showed anger and dominance, essential qualities in a Republican debate. Any debate that doesn’t feature Chris Christie at the front of the highlight reel is a bad night for Christie.

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But in advance of this debate, I did go back and watch the 2015 Republican debate. michelle cottleOK. I’m going to jump in here with the message may be great, but the messenger was absolutely atrocious. But I thought it was really, really interesting. carlos lozadaNo, no, no, but no, here’s what — no, I mean, I’m not inclined to. And then, I’m going to put the interests of Americans first, which is just an America first riff.

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☆ Nobel economist Paul Krugman mocks Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as ignorant on economics
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Joseph Wilkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's pledge to reform the Fed have provoked mixed responses online. Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman hit out at the "tech bro" in a series of posts on X this weekend. Ramaswamy may be "under the delusion" of having deep insights into monetary economics, wrote Krugman. In response, Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman took aim at the Republican candidate, mocking Ramaswamy's understanding of economics. In an earlier tweet, Krugman called Ramaswamy a "tech bro" and a "monetary crank".

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy's, Paul Krugman, Ramaswamy, Krugman, Donald Trump, Rich, Ayn Rand, Timothy B, Lee Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, U.S . Federal, Republican, bros, GOP Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ How to find a morning routine that works for you
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Upasna Gautam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

I don’t think my way is the best way, and I don’t believe it’s a universal prescription for the “best” morning routine. Prepping meals for breakfast or lunch can be a part of some people's early morning routines, but you should find out what works best for you. I often get asked how I stay consistent with a morning routine. I’m going to approach this new chapter of life and redefining my morning routine by answering those same four questions. When coming up with a new morning routine, prioritize one new goal at a time and build out a plan to achieve that goal, an expert suggests.

Persons: I’m, Drazen Zigic, Katy, James G, “, Upasna Gautam Organizations: CNN, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Brigade

Image The Pioneer Inn in Lahaina, Hawaii, last year. Image Shops and dining destinations along the sidewalks and streets in Lahaina, Maui. Mr. Hedani said the fabled beach areas on Oahu that Hawaii is best known for held nothing on Lahaina. “The sunset looks fake every time I see it.”Image Sunset in Lahaina, Hawaii. “What happens when you take away the most important street on Maui?” he said.

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Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon | Google Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Users are protesting Zoom’s liberal data-collection policy. Authors are shutting down websites that scrape their work. And, in a concession to users, OpenAI is allowing websites to opt out of web scraping. Then, street activists are deterring self-driving cars by placing traffic cones on the hoods of vehicles. Plus, How Reddit has squashed the Reddit Revolt.

Persons: Reddit Organizations: Apple, Spotify

☆ Elon Musk is now floating the idea of having a 'noble' debate with Mark Zuckerberg instead of a tech bro cage fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk now wants a "noble" debate with Zuckerberg. It looks like Elon Musk is trying really hard to get out of his cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg. And now Musk is floating the idea of having a "noble" debate with Zuckerberg instead of throwing hands. TED curator Chris Anderson proposed having a "cage match DEBATE" between the two billionaires, and Musk seemed game for it. Maye Musk tweeted in June that her son and Zuckerberg should "fight with words only" instead of beating each other up.

Persons: Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, Musk, Maye, Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Anderson, Anderson, Maye Musk Organizations: Zuck

☆ Elon Musk says he weighs 300 pounds, and if the Zuckerberg cage match becomes a long fight, Zuck will 'win on endurance'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It's unclear how much Musk weighs, or if this fight is even going to happen. Elon Musk wants people to know he weighs 300 pounds and totally stands a chance against Mark Zuckerberg in a cage match. In the post, Krassenstein presented a "fight card" of the much-hyped Zuck vs. Musk fight. "I weigh at least 300 lbs," Musk replied, appearing to object to Krassenstein's characterization of his weight class. On Sunday, he announced that the Zuck vs. Musk cage match will be live-streamed on X, with all proceeds going to a charity for veterans.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Ed Krassenstein, who's, Trump's, Krassenstein, Zuckerberg, Musk, hasn't Organizations: Twitter, Meta

☆ Gavin Newsom has a message for Ron DeSantis: If he's game for a primetime debate, they have dates in November, so 'put up or shut up'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis has accepted his California nemesis Gavin Newsom's challenge for a primetime debate. Let's get it done," DeSantis told Fox News on Wednesday. Ron DeSantis finally accepted Gov. We will do it," DeSantis told Fox News's Sean Hannity. The proposed debate would be a long overdue smackdown between the feuding governors, who seem to disagree on practically everything.

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☆ Opinion | ‘Huberman Husbands,’ ‘Bro Diets’ and the ‘Masculine’ Branding of Fitness Culture
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It started with a suspicious green sludge at the bottom of our drinking glasses. I kept finding evidence of this murky, grassy sediment when I was unloading the dishwasher, and I asked my husband if he knew where it came from. He said something like, “Oh, that’s Athletic Greens” — a supplement powder that includes dehydrated fruits, vegetables and grains that you mix with water. And I would also hear him mention “zone 2” exercising — which, as a runner, I honestly wanted to know more about. (You can peruse mixed reviews on greens powders’ benefits here and here.)

Persons: Andrew Huberman, Canon, Joseph Bernstein, Huberman, Goop, ”, he’s Organizations: that’s Athletic Greens, Stanford, Athletic Greens

☆ Shredded Zuck is eating 4,000 calories per day, apparently including McDonald's Quarter Pounder, apple pie, and McFlurry
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg says he's eating 4,000 calories per day, 1.6 times more than the recommended intake. Apparently this includes McDonald's staples like the Quarter Pounder, fries, and McFlurry. After McDonald's posted on Threads for followers' favorite orders, Zuckerberg responded: "20 nuggets, a quarter pounder, large fries, Oreo McFlurry, apple pie, and maybe some cheeseburgers for later?" But Zuck said he needed around 4,000 calories a day to maintain his weight during his current training regime. Meta didn't respond to Insider's request for comment to confirm if their fitness-loving boss did go ahead with his McDonald's order.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg's, Meta, Lex Fridman, McDonald's, Zuckerberg, Mike Davis, Davis, Elon Musk, Zuck, Michael Phelps, isn't Phelps Organizations: UFC

☆ How to build a 7-figure business in a year: Start with selling your time and level up to selling a product
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Tim Denning | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Once you have people in your corner, start with a free product and graduate to a paid product. That means you don't need heaps of leads or millions of followers on social media. Offering a free product may make you feel like you want to pee your pants. But what you need to do is get over it and offer a free product, which will be the foundation for a paid product later. This one technique has made the goal of making seven figures online attainable for so many more people.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg rocked up to a Taylor Swift concert looking like a 'Fearless,' beaded-bracelet-wearing fanboy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zuck showed up looking bejeweled at the Eras Tour in California. Mark Zuckerberg is a busy man, but he still has time to get his Swiftie on. "Life of a girl dad," Zuckerberg wrote on Instagram, showing off his concert glam — which included little gemstones bejeweling his face. On top of that, off-duty Zuck also sported an impressive stack of beaded bracelets for what one might guess are his favorite Swift eras. It's unclear how long Zuck has been a Swift fan, or how much of her music he listens to on the reg.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuck, Taylor, Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg, Barbie, humanize, Elon Musk Organizations: Elon Locations: California, Santa Clara, Cali

☆ Analysis: Country music is at a crossroads. Two of its most viral songs show why
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The struggle for the soul of country music is on full display now as two very different songs have been making headlines. Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesThese two songs, so differently received yet recorded under the same big country umbrella, are an embodiment of the crossroads where country music currently stands. Like all musical traditions that fuse, evolve and splinter, country music and its legions of fans are engaged in a negotiation for the genre’s main identity. When the Dixie Chicks spoke out against the Iraq War in the early 2000s, their popularity in country music circles never fully recovered.. Small towns, fast cars and American values are as essential to country music as four chords and the truth.

Persons: Jason Aldean, Luke Combs, Tracy Chapman, Chapman, Combs, ”, Tracy, ” Chapman, “, Luke, Bryan Bedder, they’ve, Aldean, Little Richard, Otis Redding, ” Aldean, —, Holly G, Morgan Wallen, Michael Loccisano, foremothers, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, ” Combs, it’s Organizations: CNN, CMT, Billboard, Singer, Amarillo, Black Opry, Washington Post, Texas Democrat, country’s, Dixie, Grand Ole Opry Locations: Copenhagen, underrepresentation, Aldean, Macon , Georgia, Iraq

☆ These are the watch brands most popular with Silicon Valley's tech elite
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Insider asked style experts about the most popular watch brands worn by technology titans. Since the pandemic, those in the know say people in the tech industry are fixating more on watches than ever before. Victoria Hitchcock, a fashion lifestylist and personal brander in Silicon Valley, told Insider by email. Unlike professionals in finance who have long seen the value of "a statement," those in tech industry have been characterized — and even mocked — for their fixation on utility and simplicity. With that in mind, here's a closer look at the watches trending in Silicon Valley right now:

Persons: Cartier, Victoria Hitchcock, —, Paul Altieri, Patek Philippe, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, here's Organizations: titans, Casio, Omega, Morning, Technology, Rolex Locations: Silicon Valley

☆ What I Learned from a Life in Small Towns - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But I now have a different view of small towns, one based in part on how they sometimes treat those they perceive as outsiders. Over the course of our 12 years in Columbia, my family slowly but surely progressed from insiders to outsiders, beginning with the adoption of our youngest daughter, a beautiful girl from Ethiopia. My other two children, who are blond with blue eyes, were never followed by store employees; my youngest daughter was. My youngest daughter has had all those experiences. She has also been told that slavery was necessary to “help” Black people to be ready for life in America.

Persons: I’ve, didn’t, Trumper Organizations: Republican Party Locations: Columbia, Ethiopia, America

☆ It's shirtless tech bro summer! Jeff Bezos joins the crowd after his fiance posts a pic of him looking buff on his $500M yacht.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos is the latest tech billionaire to show off his toned physique. His fiance, Lauren Sanchez, posted a picture of Bezos ascending the ladder of his yacht — shirtless. Bezos joins a string of fitness-obsessed tech billionaires, like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Is it … shirtless tech bro summer? On Monday, Jeff Bezos' new fiance, Lauren Sanchez, posted a picture of her soon-to-be husband ascending the ladder of his new, $500 million megayacht.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, that's, Sanchez, Wes Okerson —, Isreal Adesanya, Alex Volkanovksi, Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Mark, brawn, Musk Organizations: UFC, Zuckerberg, SpaceX, Facebook Locations: Italy, Bezos, Silicon

☆ Opinion: Twitter is gone. Now we’ll see how many people make X their ‘ex’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Opinion Bill Carter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

For a whole lot of people, the latter best describes how they are feeling about Twitter, the live social conversation app. Having overseen — devised, really — the demise of Twitter, Musk has also created a reasonable chance that he could now be in charge of a complete brand blowout, should this daring reboot eventuate in extinction for X. The app formerly known as “Twitter” had almost 370 million users globally in December of last year, after Musk paid (overpaid) $44 billion to buy it. Less than a year later, it is already down to 353 million users, and Statista projects the number will decline to 335 million in 2024. Threads reached 100 million users in five days, which was surely the biggest case in history of rustling wandering strays from the herd.

Persons: Bill Carter, Bill Carter Fred Conrad, it’s, Elon Musk, —, Musk, anoint, Molotov, Imran Ahmed, “ Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Twitter ”, can’t Organizations: The New York Times, CNN, HBO, Twitter, Black, Center, San Francisco, SpaceX, Meta, Facebook, SNL, Nike

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