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☆ At the first Olympic Village 100 years ago, athletes slept in wooden huts and drank wine twice a day. See what it was like to stay there.
  + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Lydia Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
When Paris hosted the Olympics in 1924, it was the first time athletes stayed together in a village. The Olympic Village made its debut at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBefore 1924, delegations stayed in hotels, military buildings, or with local families in host cities, according to the Olympics Studies Centre. "A contract has to be formed and charges have to be fixed each time," the IOC said. The organizers of the 1924 Paris Olympics also believed housing athletes together had benefits beyond logistics and cost.
Persons: Frantz Reichel Organizations: Paris, Hulton, Olympics Studies, International Olympic Committee, Asian Social, Canadian Center of Science, IOC, Paris Games
☆ WSJ's Jeff Horwitz: Instagram's algorithm delivers toxic video mix to adults who follow children
  + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWSJ's Jeff Horwitz: Instagram's algorithm delivers toxic video mix to adults who follow childrenJeff Horwitz, Wall Street Journal technology reporter and ‘Broke Code’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss tests conducted by WSJ and the Canadian Center for Child Protection, which found that major brand ads could be served alongside sexually explicit images when they aimed to replicate the behavior that a child predator might engage in on Instagram, how Instagram's algorithm delivers inappropriate content to adults who follow children, Meta's response, and more.
Persons: Jeff Horwitz Organizations: Wall Street Journal, WSJ, Canadian Center for Child Locations: Instagram
☆ Trench rats add disgust to the nasty conditions in Russian lines
  + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Photos and videos show rat-infested Russian trenches along the front line. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementNew footage apparently from inside Russian trenches show hoards of rats and mice, the latest sign of increasingly disgusting and degrading warttime conditions for troops on the battlefield. In World War I, when trenches along the Western Front were filled with waste, food, and dead bodies of troops, rat populations exploded. AP Photo/LibkosIt's far from clear how widespread the rat issue is, but their presence in some Russian trenches adds to the already degrading conditions along the front lines for Russian troops.
Persons: —, Rayner, they're, John Kirby, haven't, Kirby Organizations: Service, Twitter, Deutsch, Getty, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Center, AP, White, National Security Locations: Donetsk, Avdiivka, Russian, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Russia, Ukrainian
☆ U.S.-Canada Border Frequent Traveler Program Sparks Diplomatic Rift
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Paul Vieira | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
OTTAWA—A disagreement between the U.S. and Canada over border security, which has simmered for months behind the scenes, has escalated into a public diplomatic spat that is disrupting plans for business travelers who frequently cross the border. The snarl revolves around the U.S.-Canada trusted-traveler program, called Nexus, that expedites entry of previously screened passengers into either country. Nexus centers in Canada haven’t reopened since they were closed at the start of the pandemic, because the U.S.—which has long wanted more legal protection for American border agents working at Canadian centers—hasn’t sent its agents back.
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