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☆ Elon Musk takes aim at MacKenzie Scott again for giving billions to liberal causes, calling the gifts 'concerning'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-24 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO said the billionaire's gifts to liberal nonprofits were "concerning." Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, has donated over $19 billion to charities since 2019. Elon Musk has taken aim once again at MacKenzie Scott over the billionaire's charitable giving. AdvertisementThe Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared on Monday an X post written by John LeFevre criticizing Scott. Advertisement"'Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse' should filed be listed among 'Reasons that Western Civilization died,'" Musk said in a now-deleted X post in March.

Persons: Elon Musk, MacKenzie, Scott, Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott, John LeFevre, Amazon's, " LeFevre, Musk, Donald Trump, Bezos, Hans Peter Schmitz, Bob, Carol Mattocks, Schmitz, hadn't Organizations: SpaceX, Democratic Party, North Carolina State University

☆ American prodigy Caroline Marks wins Olympic surfing gold by narrow margin: ‘The best day of my life’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

On the historic Teahupo’o waves in Tahiti, American Caroline Marks surfed to Olympic gold, winning the gold medal match over Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb 10.50-10.33 on Monday. Marks, 22, becomes the second American women’s surfing gold medalist, joining her compatriot Carissa Moore, who won the inaugural event in Tokyo. Caroline Marks wins GOLD in women’s surfing! That secured Marks’ berth in the gold medal match en route to becoming Olympic champion. Marks joins France’s Kauli Vaast, a Tahiti native, who won Olympic gold in the men’s surfing competition over Australia’s Jack Robinson.

Persons: American Caroline Marks surfed, Tatiana Weston, Webb, Marks, Carissa Moore, ” Marks, “, Marks surfed, Sylvain Lefevre, didn’t, France’s Johanne Defay, Caroline Marks, S. Organizations: Getty, Weston, Team USA Locations: Tahiti, American, Tokyo, Weston

☆ AI drive-thru ordering is on the rise — but it may take years to iron out its flaws
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The drive-thru menu at a McDonald's restaurant showing various meal options and promotions, in Buttonwillow in Kern County, California, on 23, 2024. This year, 16% of restaurant operators plan to invest in artificial intelligence, including voice recognition, according to a survey from the National Restaurant Association. Then Covid came, which not only accelerated labor costs but also led to a shift away from dining rooms and toward drive-thru lanes. Then there's Presto Automation , the AI drive-thru technology company which disclosed last year in Securities and Exchange Commission filings that it uses "human agents" in places like the Philippines and India to complete orders. This time, McDonald's likely won't be the first mover.

Persons: Covid, McDonald's, Gee Lefevre, T.D, Cowen, Andrew Charles, That's, Uber, Charles Organizations: National Restaurant Association, IBM, Securities, Exchange Commission, Presto Locations: Buttonwillow, Kern County , California, Philippines, India

☆ Starbucks workers file more labor complaints with NYC as union goes on largest-ever strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Members of a recently formed union of Starbucks workers hold a rally to celebrate the first anniversary of their founding, December 9, 2022 in New York City. Starbucks workers in New York City have filed 14 more complaints alleging that the coffee giant violated the city's labor laws. Starbucks baristas have repeatedly accused the company of running afoul of the law: They have filed nearly 70 complaints with the city related to the law since February. The allegations come as Starbucks baristas at more than 200 locations nationwide strike Thursday, on the company's busy Red Cup promotion day. Starbucks Workers United said the strike is protesting understaffing at the company's locations, particularly on promotion days.

Persons: understaffing, baristas, Deborah Hall Lefevre, Sara Kelly, Chipotle, Alberto Oliart Organizations: Starbucks, Red, Starbucks Workers United, Workers, National Labor Relations Board, city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, CNBC Locations: New York City, York City, Brooklyn

☆ ‘Lady Killer’ and ‘The Strange Mister Victor’ Review: A Golden Age
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Beatrice Loayza | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Compared to other heavy hitters from the golden age of French cinema — think Jean Renoir (“The Rules of the Game”) or Marcel Carné (“Children of Paradise”) — history hasn’t been kind to Jean Grémillon. This is especially the case in the United States, where the director’s work continues to be discussed among cinephiles like a special secret. “Lady Killer” stars the leonine Jean Gabin as Lucien, a womanizing legionnaire. Lucien falls hard for Madeleine and takes up a job at a print shop in Paris so that they can be together. In his early days, Grémillon was a violinist who played with an orchestra that provided accompaniment for silent films.

Persons: Jean Renoir, Marcel Carné, Jean Grémillon, ”, Victor ”, “, Jean Gabin, Lucien, Madeleine, Mireille Balin, Grémillon Locations: United States, France, Paris

☆ Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders explains how to invest in the stock market as the economy stumbles through a 'rolling recession' - and shares her favorite book of all time
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In an interview with Insider, Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders explained her economic outlook for 2023. The US is already in the midst of a "rolling recession," she said. Sonders shared her stock investing strategy, as well as her favorite book of all time. That's because it's already arrived — but in the form of a "rolling recession." 'My absolute favorite book of all time'Sonders said her "absolute favorite book of all time" is the 1923 novel "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" by Edwin Lefèvre, a first-person, fictional tale of a character inspired by the real-life day trader Jesse Livermore.

☆ 'Line balk' is one of the biggest obstacles facing popular chains like Starbucks and Chick-fil-A — here's what it is and how they're fighting it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Mary Meisenzahl | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Starbucks and Chick-fil-A executives have said that long drive-thru lines keep away customers. Long drive-thru lines are "one of the number one reasons for not visiting Starbucks," Chief Marketing Office Brady Brewer told investors in Seattle at the company's investor day on September 13. Potential customers see the long line from the road and decide not to join, or leave from the end of the line before ordering, which is referred to as "line balk," at Starbucks, Brewer said. Chick-fil-A famously deals with the same problem, with its long lines regularly making headlines and frustrating local lawmakers and neighboring business owners. In 2021, exiting CEO Dan Cathy said how much business lines could be costing the chain.

☆ 'Line bulk' is one of the biggest obstacles facing popular chains like Starbucks and Chick-fil-A — here's what it is and how they're fighting it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Mary Meisenzahl | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Starbucks and Chick-fil-A executives have said that long drive-thru lines keep away customers. Long drive-thru lines are "one of the number one reasons for not visiting Starbucks," Chief Marketing Office Brady Brewer told investors in Seattle at the company's investor day on September 13. Potential customers see the long line from the road and decide not to join, or leave from the end of the line before ordering, which is referred to as "line bulk," at Starbucks, Brewer said. Chick-fil-A famously deals with the same problem, with its long lines regularly making headlines and frustrating local lawmakers and neighboring business owners. In 2021, exiting CEO Dan Cathy said how much business lines could be costing the chain.

☆ „Simfonia Alpilor”, dirijată de Christian Badea, se aude la Filarmonica „George Enescu” în cadrul stagiunii online
▼ + stars: | 2018-04-27 | by ( Otilia Andrei | ) adevarul.ro time to read: +5 min

Programul Orchestrei simfonice a Filarmonicii „George Enescu”, prezentat pe 27 aprilie 2018, este alcătuit din lucrările Te Deum pentru Maria Tereza de Joseph Haydn, Concertul nr. Solistul concertului de Mozart a fost Martin Owen, cornist recunoscut pe plan internaţional, concermaistru invitat - violonistul David Lefèvre, Corul Filarmonicii „George Enescu” fiind pregătit de Iosif Ion Prunner. La Simfonia Alpilor, solistul Martin Owen se alătură Orchestrei Filarmonicii, în calitate de şef de partidă în orchestră”, a declarat dirijorul Christian Badea. În 2012, Christian Badea a devenit dirijorul principal al Filarmonicii "George Enescu" din Bucureşti şi, în acelaşi an, a înfiinţat Fundaţia Română pentru Excelenţă în Muzică. În Festivalul „George Enescu” 2019 din Bucureşti, a condus Filarmonica din Sankt Petersburg cu Vadim Repin solist.

Persons: George Enescu, Maria Tereza, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss, Mozart, Martin Owen, David Lefèvre, Iosif Ion Prunner, Christian Badea, Leonard Bernstein, Mstislav Rostropovici, Placido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Thomas Hampson, Fundaţie, Turandot, Vadim Repin, Berliner, Schumann, Messiaen, Britten, Elliott Carter, Oliver Knussen, James Bond, Harry Potter, CHRISTIAN BADEA Solist MARTIN OWEN Concertmaistru, DAVID LEFÈVRE, Maria Tereza Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Organizations: Facebook, Radio România Muzical, Orchestra Simfonică BBC, Royal Academy, Filarmonica, Filarmonicii, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera, Carnegie Hall, Muzică, României, Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC, Royal Philharmonic, Ensemble, Barbican, România Muzical Locations: Berlin, Londra, România, New York, Viena, Hall, Tokio, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Bucureşti, Muzică Sibiu, Hermannstadt, Sydney, Melbourne, Sankt Petersburg, Nacional, Espana, World, Caraibe

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