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☆ 'Unbossing' the workplace could make Gen Zers better at their jobs, hiring experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe great unbossing is underway, with companies cutting middle management positions. Cost cutting, Gen Z's distaste for management , remote working, and increased pressure on performance are all factors in why middle managers are finding their jobs are most at risk during layoffs. She said that not having a micromanager picking apart their work could benefit Gen Zers who don't feel they need to be "spoon-fed." Doing it rightThose who are skeptical of companies axing middle managers say it could mean junior staff won't receive the mentorship needed to climb the ladder. Camberato said staffers of all generations, from Boomers to Gen Zers, need to evolve, "especially as technology advances."

Persons: —, Sophie O'Brien, O'Brien, Zers, micromanagers, they'll, We're, Catherine Rymsha, The University of Massachusetts Lowell, Rymsha, Joe Camberato, Camberato, Gen Zers Organizations: Service, Business, The University of Massachusetts, Business Capital, Boomers

☆ Currencies tread cautiously after U.S. inflation report, focus on ECB
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The dollar posted its first monthly decline of the year in May, weighed down by shifting expectations on when the U.S. central bank will cut rates and by how much. Traders are now pricing in about a 53% chance of a rate cut in September, versus about 49% before the report. The dollar index , which measures the U.S. currency against six rivals, was 0.067% lower at 104.51 on Monday. Sterling was 0.04% higher at $1.27475, while the euro last fetched $1.085325 ahead of the European Central Bank policy meeting on Thursday when the central bank is seen as almost certain to cut rates. The comments from ECB officials will be in focus for traders along with economic projections as they assess whether the central bank will provide further cuts after Thursday in the wake of data showing a rise in euro zone inflation in May.

Persons: Brian Jacobsen, Sterling, Chris Weston, Tony Sycamore, Sycamore Organizations: Federal Reserve, Traders, Annex Wealth Management, European Central Bank, ECB, Japan's Ministry of Finance, U.S, IG Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, U.S, Tokyo

☆ China, Xi Jinping's Plan for AI Will Wreak Havoc on the World Economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

According to the CCP's plan, by 2020, China was supposed to have "achieved iconic advances in AI models and methods, core devices, high-end equipment, and foundational software." Censorship requirements may slow China's AI development and limit the commercialization of domestic models, but they will not stop Beijing from benefiting from AI where it sees fit. We're not seeing a huge gap between the models Chinese companies have been able to roll out. The current price war is a race to the bottom, similar to what we've seen in the Chinese technology space before. A race to the bottom may simply beggar China's AI ecosystem.

Persons: Xi Jinping, China doesn't, there's, Beijing's, Reva Goujon, We're, It's, ChatGPT, Xie Huanchi, couldn't, you'll, —, Kenneth DeWoskin, it's, Matt Sheehan, they're, chatbot, Sheehan, Ernie Bot, There's, Alibaba, ByteDance's, Paul Triolo, Albright, we've, haven't, DeWoskin, Sam Altman, Elon Musk Organizations: Chinese Communist Party, CCP, Intelligence, Cyberspace Administration, Getty, Freedom, University of Michigan, Deloitte, CAC, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Baidu, Bloomberg, Companies, Brookings Institution, Beijing, The Commerce Department Locations: China, Beijing, China's, Hong Kong, Xinhua, , Washington, Brussels, Berlin, Taiwan, US, Xinjiang

☆ A writer did everything from BASE jumping to scuba-diving with women over 50. She learned 3 things about healthy aging.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Some of the women had been adventuring their whole lives, while it took others a little longer — but all of them were active, healthy, and happy. Related storiesPaul shared three things she learned about healthy aging while researching her book. Being in nature has a range of health benefits82-year-old Louise Wholey, who Paul interviewed for her book, scuba diving. Advertisement"You don't have to wing walk, you don't have to scuba dive.

Persons: —, Caroline Paul, Shawn Brokemond, Paul, needn't, Louise Wholey, it's, Heidi, Dacher Keltner Organizations: Service, El, Business, Bloomsbury Publishing, University of Massachusetts, University of California, New Locations: Yosemite, El Capitan, New Yorker

☆ Subway is bringing back the footlong cookie after it disappeared for four months
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Rest easy, America: Subway’s footlong cookie is back. Following a four-month long disappearance, Subway announced Wednesday the “triumphant return” of the oversized chocolate chip cookie, which was pulled from many restaurants less than two weeks after its January debut because of massive demand. “The Footlong Cookie has delighted millions of Americans since their first bites in January, sparking unprecedented demand over the last several months,” Paul Fabre, Subway’s senior vice president of culinary and innovation, said in a press release. Subway could use a boost: Its location count continues to dwindle, closing more than 400 restaurants in the US last year. Subway finished the year with its smallest number of US restaurants (20,133) since 2005.

Persons: Auntie Anne’s, Cookie, ” Paul Fabre, Subway’s, Fabre, “, DoorDash, Uber Organizations: New, New York CNN, Subway Locations: New York, America

☆ Nvidia stock has 258% upside as its 'impenetrable moat' will propel it to a $10 trillion valuation by 2030, tech analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

That's according to I/O Fund tech analyst Beth Kindig, who said Nvidia has a massive moat around its business. Kindig said the next leg of growth for Nvidia will come from its CUDA software platform. AdvertisementNvidia stock will surge 258% from current levels and hit a $10 trillion market valuation by 2030, according to I/O Fund tech analyst Beth Kindig. This is very, very early for Nvidia," Kindig told CNBC on Tuesday. "The CUDA software platform is what developers learn on.

Persons: Beth Kindig, Kindig, —, Nvidia's, Blackwell, Kindig's, They're Organizations: Nvidia, Blackwell, Fund, Service, CNBC, AMD, Intel, Amazon

CNN —As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week’s massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre, as survivors recounted the horror losing so many loved ones. The landslide occurred in the mountainous Enga region in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday and the latest missing figure is a sharp rise from earlier estimates. Mohamud Omer/International Organization for Migration/APMiok Michael, a local community leader, told CNN that it was likely there were few survivors. But that may now be a major underestimate according to the latest projection from Papua New Guinea’s disaster agency. “There are no reports of earthquakes at this time but we did have quite a lot of rain and a lot of unseasonal weather happening across Papua New Guinea,” Jensen said.

Persons: Kambu, ”, “, Mohamud Omer, Michael, Laso Mana, Chris Jensen, ” Jensen, Justine McMahon, ” McMahon, Pierre Rognon, it’s, Alan Collins, ” Collins, Jensen, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Disaster, Reuters, International Organization for Migration, United Nations, Mission, National Disaster Centre, UN, World, CARE International, University of Sydney’s School of Civil Engineering, University of Adelaide Locations: Papua New Guinea, Yambali, Highlands, Papua, Kaokalam, Port Moresby

☆ America’s military has the edge in space. China and Russia are in a counterspace race to disrupt it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles are fired from Earth to take out a satellite target in space. Since then, China is believed by analysts to have conducted multiple, nondestructive missile tests that could advance its ability to target satellites. Illustration by CNNThat’s because the US has done extensive non-offensive testing of technologies to approach and rendezvous with satellites, including close approaches of its own military satellites and several Russian and Chinese military satellites, SWF says. Chance Saltzman explained why the US felt it needed to be able to counter other countries’ space capabilities. Its tenets may be more relevant now than ever – but potentially under greater threat amid a new focus on military and space.

Persons: –, Russia’s, ”, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Zang Jihui, Chance Saltzman, ” Saltzman, Juliana Suess, Kamala Harris, Etienne Laurent, SpaceX’s, Tong Zhao, ” Zhao, doesn’t, RUSI’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Russian, CNN, Getty, Sputnik, Center for Security, Strategy, Technology, Observer Research, Foundation, China, US Space Force, Liberation Army, PLA, Space Force, Washington, CNN That’s, Space, China’s PLA, US Space Command, Vandenberg Space Force, Bloomberg, Union of Concerned, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Modern Defense Technology ”, United Nations Security, US Locations: Hong Kong, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Europe, United States, China, Moscow, North Korea, Iran, Beijing, AFP, Soviet, Soviet Union, America, New Delhi, India, CNN China, Washington, Japan, Guam, France, Australia, Israel, Gaza, London, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, powerlines

According to a May Zumper report, the national median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,487. The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area saw the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment go from $1,991 in 2023 to $2,008 in 2024, an increase of only $17 or 0.9%. Connecticut has the most metro areas with the biggest rent increase for one-bedroom apartments — four out of the top five. This includes one statistical area that covers part of northeastern Connecticut and a swath of Massachusetts including Worcester. Connecticut is also the only state in the Northeast region to have multiple metro areas in the top 20.

Organizations: CNBC, Census, New York City Locations: United States, New York, Los Angeles, Newark, Jersey City, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Worcester . Connecticut, New York City, Boston, Providence , Rhode Island

☆ From Waiter to Guest at Nantucket’s Grande Dame Hotel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Alexander Lobrano | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the summer of 1974, I was working as a waiter at the White Elephant, the grande dame of Nantucket hotels, a rambling gray-shingled pile that sits right on the island’s harbor. Thinking about it still makes me cringe. I had not been back inside the White Elephant in almost 50 years when, last spring, I returned to the island to check into the famous inn as a guest, size up its recent multimillion dollar makeover at the hands of the Boston architectural firm Elkus Manfredi, and ponder the ways in which both the island and I had changed. Though it’s hard to believe today, when Nantucket airport is filled with rows of private planes that have delivered their owners to this island 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, many people clucked at Elizabeth T. Ludwig’s hotel when it opened a century ago. Without the social cachet of more accessible resorts like Newport, R.I., or Saratoga Springs, N.Y., it struck many people as folly to believe the swell set would spend their holidays on Nantucket.

Persons: Francis Sargent, I’d, Elkus Manfredi, Elizabeth T Locations: Nantucket, Massachusetts, Boston, Cape Cod, Newport, R.I, Saratoga Springs, N.Y

☆ How to meditate, with help from Dan Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Twenty years ago, Dan Harris appeared to have it all. Harris typically tries to meditate for a total of an hour every day, he said. A regular practice can also rewire brain regions associated with stress, focus, compassion and self-awareness, science has shown. “That starting over is like a bicep curl for your brain, and that’s the mechanism by which the brain changes.”A Meditation to Prove You Don’t Suck at Meditation Dan Harris guides you through a brief introductory meditation and any distractions that may come up. “Do these people seem like they’ve lost their edge?” Harris said.

Persons: CNN —, Dan Harris, Harris, Robin Roberts, “, ” Harris, ”, Mark Epstein, Jon Kabat, Zinn, devalues, Harper, Harper Collins Publishers Harris, I’m, ‘ I’ll, that’s, —, it’s, LeBron James, Oprah Winfrey, Arianna Huffington, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Weiner, George Stephanopoulos Organizations: CNN, ABC News, Good Morning, University of Masschusetts Medical, New York Times, Harper Collins Publishers Locations: Afghanistan, Iraq, Manhattan

☆ Alderney was once the site of Nazi atrocities. A new inquiry reveals truths of this quiet British island
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Alderney, a quiet British island in the English Channel known for its outstanding natural beauty, was once the site of the only Nazi camps on British soil – and a hell on Earth for its thousands of inmates. Stretching for three square miles, the island was occupied by the Nazis for most of World War II. According to Pickles, the lack of records has led to unsubstantiated claims being made about Alderney and the war crimes that took place there. “Prisoners were treated appallingly, and life was cheap, but Alderney did not house a ‘mini-Auschwitz’; there was no extermination centre on the island,” Pickles said. Pickles, meanwhile, said the fact that the perpetrators never faced British justice is a “stain on the reputations of successive British governments.”

Persons: Eric Pickles, ”, –, Carl Court, Pickles, ” Pickles, “, Anthony Glees, Glees Organizations: CNN, Nazi, Soviet Union, Research, United Nations, ’, USSR, Glee Locations: Alderney, Britain, Jersey, Guernsey, British, Europe, Eastern Europe, Soviet, Soviet Union, USSR

☆ 6 Podcasts About the Joys and Terrors of Air Travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Emma Dibdin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

It’s a nerve-racking time to be a frequent flier in the United States. Despite this, air travel statistically remains the safest form of mass transit in the United States, and it’s worth keeping the risks in perspective. Some of these podcasts do just that by exploring the true stories of air disasters (and why they are so rare), while others are love letters to life in the skies, hosted by proud aviation geeks who have travel tips, airport reviews and nostalgic industry history to share. Billed as “a true crime podcast in the air,” this series ended production last summer but has a back catalog of 150 episodes, each focusing on a different air disaster in meticulous detail. Both hosts are also regular air travelers, and they share packing tips, review specific aircrafts and airlines and reflect on how travel has changed throughout these recent, turbulent years.

Persons: overscheduling, Chesley “ Sully ” Sullenberger, Gustavo Sorola, Chris Demarais, you’ve, Doug, Drew Organizations: Boeing, Justice Department, New York Times, US Airways, Max, JetBlue, Spirit Locations: United States, Hudson

☆ Uvalde Families Sue Instagram and Activision Over Promotion of Guns
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The families of schoolchildren who were shot at Robb Elementary School in 2022 filed two lawsuits on Friday accusing Instagram, the publisher of the popular “Call of Duty” video game and a manufacturer of semiautomatic rifles of helping to train and equip the teenage gunman who committed the massacre. The unusual lawsuits were filed on the second anniversary of the elementary school shooting, in which 19 fourth-graders and two teachers were killed in their classrooms by an 18-year-old gunman who had purchased his weapon — an AR-15-style rifle — a few days before, as soon as he was legally able. Each company, the lawsuits claim, took part in “grooming” the teenager to become a mass shooter. Together, the suits are among the most far-reaching actions to be filed in response to the escalating number of mass shootings in the United States. The California suit, which names the publisher Activision, appeared to be one of the first to go after a video game maker for helping to promote weapons used in mass shootings.

Persons: Instagram Organizations: Robb Elementary School, Activision Locations: California, Texas, United States

☆ Their Diplomas Came With Envelopes of Cash, and a Catch
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Jenna Russell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Then, as they prepared to collect their diplomas, their commencement speaker, Rob Hale, a billionaire philanthropist from Boston, returned to the dripping podium. “My friends and I were looking at each other like, no way,” Ali McKelvey, one of the students, said. “We were like, this has to be a joke.”It wasn’t. Mr. Hale, the co-founder and chief executive of Granite Telecommunications, ranks as one of the country’s wealthiest people and most generous benefactors. He and his wife, Karen, gave away $1 million every week in 2022, to both well-known and unheard-of causes.

Persons: Rob Hale, “, ” Ali McKelvey, Hale, Karen Organizations: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Granite Telecommunications Locations: Boston

☆ Spain, Norway and Ireland’s recognition of a Palestinian state is likely to have little impact on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Europe has struggled over the Middle East for a very long time. The decision by Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognize a Palestinian state tells us more about the domestic politics of those countries than anything else. In Ireland, Spain and Norway, support for a Palestinian state chimes with the broader electorate and is unlikely to receive any political blowback. European countries simply do not have a huge amount of influence in this area. That isn’t to say Europeans didn’t care about the Middle East, specifically the Palestinian cause.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Israel – Organizations: CNN, Israel, European Union, European Commission, European, EU Locations: Europe, Ireland, Spain, Norway, Israel, Palestinian, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Palestine, Oslo, European Union

☆ What Donald Trump might do if he wins a second term in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Read previewIn January 2025, Donald Trump may be sworn into office as the 47th President of the United States. Another Trump term, on the other hand, would likely entail a radical reversal from not just the previous four years, but even from Trump's first term in office. While not exhaustive, here's just some of what to expect in a second Trump administration. Miller told The New York Times that a second Trump administration would build "vast holding facilities that would function as staging centers" on "open land in Texas near the border." According to Bloomberg, Trump wants to extend those cuts in a second term.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Trump, Trump's, That's, mifepristone, Stephen Miller, Miller, Alex Wong, Nixon, shouldn't, he's, Israel, there's Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, The New York Times, Heritage Foundation's, Senate, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Reserve, Congress, TIME, Republican, National Guard, United, Department of Justice, Capitol Police, Atlantic Treaty Organization, State Department, Pentagon, Bloomberg, American, Security, Social Security, CNBC Locations: United States, Texas, CPAC, China, Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, Europe, Washington ,

☆ Amal Clooney Was Among the Experts Consulted on I.C.C. Warrants
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Amanda Holpuch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Amal Clooney revealed on Monday that she had reviewed the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s investigation that led to the request for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders and two Israeli leaders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Ms. Clooney, a prominent British lawyer, specializes in international law and human rights. She has appeared before the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, where she has represented victims of mass atrocities. For this investigation, the panel was asked to determine if the prosecutor’s applications for arrest warrants met the International Criminal Court’s standard. Specifically, the group was asked whether there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that those named in the warrant applications had committed crimes within the court’s jurisdiction, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Persons: Amal Clooney, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Ms, Clooney, Karim Khan Organizations: Criminal Court, International Court of Justice, International Locations: British, Israel

☆ Why BORG drinks are dangerous for you
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —If you’ve been to a party lately and haven’t seen someone drinking a BORG, you’re likely not partying with college students. As the drink’s name suggests, “it’s intended to get you extremely drunk.”What Lembke calls the BORG’s “social contagion factor” makes it even more dangerous. BORG posts starring gallon jugs with punny names such as Captain Borgan, Our Borg and Savior, Borgan Donor and Borgan Wallen proliferate on TikTok. Thinking along those lines is part of what makes BORGs potentially dangerous to the people turning to them as a party drink, Lembke said. The fact that BORGS are usually sweetened with a diluting agent such as electrolyte drinks or water flavor enhancers only makes them more dangerous, she said.

Persons: you’ve, haven’t, you’re, BORG, ”, Anna Lembke, Sabrina Grimaldi, ” Grimaldi, “ it’s, “, Grimaldi, Kelly Xiong, Zers, Kelly, ” Xiong, Virginia, Borgan, Borg, Lembke, ” Lembke, It’s, who’s, Terry Ward Organizations: CNN, Capital Poison Center, Stanford University in, University of Pittsburgh, University of Massachusetts Amherst, National Institutes of Health, NIH Locations: Washington ,, Stanford University in California, millennials, Virginia, Tampa , Florida, United States, ” Florida, Tampa

☆ Amal Clooney supports ICC’s decision to seek arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Human rights attorney Amal Clooney is among a group of legal experts who advised the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to seek arrest warrants against the top leaders of Israel and Hamas. The panel was convened by the ICC prosecutor Karim Khan and tasked to review the evidence and legal analysis underpinning his application for warrants against three Hamas leaders and two Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It issued a detailed legal report on Monday, which said the panel found “reasonable grounds to believe” that the individuals named in the arrest warrants have committed war crimes or crimes against humanity. Clooney, who has represented victims of mass atrocities, faced online criticism prior to her announcement for not speaking about Israel’s siege on Gaza. In a statement shared on her Clooney Foundation for Justice website on Monday, she explained how she had found herself advising Khan.

Persons: Amal Clooney, Karim Khan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Clooney, Khan, “, ” Clooney, Theodor Meron, Lord Justice Fulford, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, Ismail Haniyeh, ”, ” Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Netanyahu, Biden, Joe Biden, George Clooney, ” CNN’s Ivana Kottasová Organizations: CNN, Criminal Court, ICC, Hamas, Clooney Foundation, Justice, Criminal, Lord, Palestinian, Israeli, West Bank, Doughty Street Chambers, Columbia Law School, Clooney Foundation for Justice, ISIS Locations: Israel, Gaza, Yugoslavia, United States, East Jerusalem, London, Darfur

☆ Election Updates: Rubio, a Trump V.P. Contender, won’t commit to certifying 2024 election results.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Mr. Trump addressed the group as he is on trial in Manhattan on criminal charges that he falsified business records related to a hush-money payment to a porn star. Gun safety groups hung up T-shirts with the names of people killed by gun violence in Dallas County. At the N.R.A.’s meeting, Mr. Trump, whose campaign fund-raising has lagged in Texas, urged gun owners to head to the polls to help deliver him the election. She also criticized Mr. Trump for saying, “We have to get over it” after a shooting in Iowa this year that killed a sixth grader. Mr. Trump “is catering to the gun lobby and threatening to make the crisis worse if re-elected,” Ms. Harris said.

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☆ Opinion: Israel could defeat Hamas in Gaza more quickly if the US didn’t hold it back, this military expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Hilary Krieger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

CNN: Do you think that Israel can defeat Hamas without conducting a ground invasion in Rafah? The fact is that Rafah’s where the hostages and remaining Hamas military power and leadership are believed to be, their rockets and weapons production and other capabilities, everything. CNN: Couldn’t Israel’s offensive still have the effect of creating more militants who are going to join Hamas and fight against Israel? But it’s also a very winnable war for Hamas at this point because wars are not determined just by military capability. The problem is that the international community pushed Israel into this framework of going slower, going methodically, evacuating every area beforehand.

Persons: CNN —, John Spencer, Spencer, John Spencer Spencer, He’s, ” Spencer, JACK GUEZ, they’ve, we’re, there’s, Couldn’t, David Petraeus, Petraeus, who’s, it’s, You’ve, Dawoud Abo, Israel, I’ve, Israel doesn’t, that’s, — we’re, they’re, would’ve Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Modern, Institute, IDF, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Getty, Israel, Nazi, Spencer, Shiva, Dawoud Abo Alkas, ISIS, UN, Gaza, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Israel, Gaza, Iraq, West, Rafah, Spencer, Israeli, Hamas, Gaza City, AFP, Iran, Palestine, Northern Gaza, Afghanistan, United States, Egypt, Sinai, Anadolu, Qaida, Mosul, Panama, Tokyo

☆ MrBeast has broken the curse of influencer success
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementSome attribute it to dumb luck, but others think Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson has changed content creation forever and set a new standard for what content creators can aspire to. Importantly, he is changing how influencers are viewed by traditional media. Jamie Nudelman, a social media growth expert at the digital marketing consultancy Viral Marketing Stars, told Business Insider that Donaldson has become "more powerful than traditional media." Advertisement"Truthfully, Amazon Prime needs MrBeast more than MrBeast needs Amazon Prime," he said. "Most content creators ride on a trend and then get stuck in it," Nudelman said.

Persons: —, Jimmy, MrBeast, Donaldson, MrBeast Donaldson, YouTube's, Jamie Nudelman, Justin Bieber, Liza Koshy, Bo Burnham, Rachel Pedersen, James Charles, Shane Dawson, Jaclyn Hill, Nudelman, It's, influencers, Pedersen, Liz Germain, Germain, Donaldson obsesses, it's, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon Prime, Amazon, Jeffree, Super Locations: tatters

☆ Elon Musk axed the entire Tesla Supercharger team after their division chief defied orders and said no to more layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla CEO Elon Musk made the snap decision to fire the entire Supercharger team after its division chief refused to make further layoffs happen, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The billionaire said in an email to staff on April 29 that he was dissolving the entire team behind Tesla's charging infrastructure, per The Information. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Tesla, Musk, and Tinucci didn't respond to Reuters' request for comment. The Tesla chief moved quickly to assuage concerns, and assured investors that Tesla's Supercharger network isn't going anywhere. A slowdown in the rollout of Tesla's charging infrastructure would thus be a setback for Biden's clean-energy agenda.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Musk, Rebecca Tinucci, Tinucci, Tesla's, Tesla, Mercedes Benz, haven't, Aaron Luque, Joe Organizations: Service, Reuters, Bloomberg, Business, Tesla, The, Motors, Ford, Politico, BI

☆ King Charles' first official portrait is dividing the art world
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewIf King Charles had high hopes for how the world would react to his first official portrait, they might be dashed by now. King Charles and Jonathan Yeo met four times between 2021 and 2023 for the painting. AdvertisementIts red color is particularly evocative, Khan added. Jonathan Yeo was a 'safe choice' for a royal portrait, one critic saidKhan said he's fairly confident that drawing links to the royal family's murky past with colonialism wasn't on Yeo's agenda. AdvertisementKhan, the London-based critic, admitted that he likes at least one element of the royal portrait.

Persons: —, King Charles, Jonathan Yeo, AARON CHOWN, Queen Camilla, Yeo, Tabish Khan, Khan, he's, it's, Stanley Kubrick's, wasn't, Jonathan, Charles, There's, Richard Morris, Morris, Henry VIII, Philip Mould, HENRY NICHOLLS Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, Rhode Island School of Design Locations: British, Buckingham, Washington, London

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