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An Arizona produce company is recalling all sizes of its whole, fresh American cucumbers in 26 states and parts of Canada because they could be contaminated with salmonella, it said. Recalled cucumbers from SunFed were also sold in parts of Canada. "As soon as we learned of this issue, we immediately acted to protect consumers," SunFed President Craig Slate said in a statement. Cucumbers also were recalled earlier this year in South Florida, where at least 551 people were likely sickened by salmonella and 155 hospitalized. Many of the recalled cucumbers were linked to Bedner Growers Inc., and Thomas Produce Co., both of Palm Beach County, Florida, according to the FDA.

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☆ ‘Moana 2’-led Thanksgiving box office could be best in post-pandemic era
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Sarah Whitten | Whitten Is A Social Media Writer For Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The domestic box office is poised for its biggest Thanksgiving haul since the pandemic thanks to a Polynesian princess, a pair of witches and a revenge-fueled gladiator. Disney’s “Moana 2” hit theaters Wednesday and is expected to generate between $120 million and $150 million in box office receipts in the U.S. and Canada through Sunday. The second-highest haul for the holiday period was the $294.2 million secured during the same five-day period in 2013. After ruling the Thanksgiving box office for years with titles from Pixar and Disney Animation, it’s failed to live up to expectations with its recent string of releases. In 2016, “Moana” opened over the Thanksgiving holiday, generating $82.1 million.

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☆ Her vacation romance told her they’d ‘stay in touch.’ She assumed she’d never hear from him again
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —When Shylo Malcolm’s week in Cuba came to an end, she assumed her vacation romance was ending, too. “I’d had such an amazing week, and maybe we wouldn’t see each other again, the future was uncertain,” recalls Shylo. “We were ready to have fun, party it up,” recalls Shylo. “My friends and I were excited to practice our French, since we hadn’t used it in years,” Shylo recalls. Morgan Kitchen PhotographyAfter a few years of living together in Canada, Yann and Shylo found themselves discussing marriage.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leads the way with over 770,000 TikTok followers, while Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has a verified TikTok account with just over 1,100 followers. Of the 353 who supported the bill to force a sale, 13 have verified TikTok accounts, all of whom are Democrats. Luna’s communications director said that her TikTok account was for personal use and is not an official campaign account. Unlike in the House, where elected officials with verified TikTok accounts voted in both directions across party lines, 10 Senate Democrats with verified TikTok accounts voted to force a sale of the platform, while one independent and one Senate Republican with verified TikTok accounts voted against the bill to do so. Senators with verified TikTok accounts have an average of 318,000 TikTok followers, while representatives with verified TikTok accounts have an average of 178,000 TikTok followers.

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☆ TikTok owner seeks $1.1 million from former intern accused of sabotaging AI project
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING — China’s ByteDance is suing a former intern for $1.1 million, alleging he deliberately attacked its artificial intelligence large language model training infrastructure, a case that has drawn widespread attention within China amid a heated AI race. The parent company of TikTok is seeking 8 million yuan ($1.1 million) in damages from the former intern, Tian Keyu, in a lawsuit filed with the Haidian District People’s Court in Beijing, the state-owned Legal Weekly reported this week. While lawsuits between companies and employees are common in China, legal action against an intern and for such a large sum is unusual. Tian is alleged to have deliberately sabotaged the team’s model training tasks through code manipulation and unauthorized modifications, according to Legal Weekly, which cited an internal ByteDance memo. In a social media post in October, ByteDance said it had dismissed the intern in August.

Persons: ByteDance, Tian Keyu, Tian Organizations: BEIJING, People’s Court, Peking University Locations: China, TikTok, People’s, Beijing

☆ Bug-bitten oolong? The secret behind Taiwan’s rare honey-flavored tea — and where to enjoy it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Unlike Taiwan’s ubiquitous bubble tea, mixiang tea is still highly limited and largely off-the-radar. Mixiang tea goes globalNatalie Chiu and Charlie Winkworth-Smith, food scientists and founders of sparkling tea brand Saicho. The farmers couldn’t afford to lose their entire harvest, so they decided to go ahead and roast the bug-bitten tea leaves anyway. Lee says his Gui Fei tea is so popular it often sells out before it can even hit the retail market. Their two sons have joined the family business in recent years and help promote Gui Fei tea whenever they can.

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☆ How Amazon revamped its AI-sales machine to compete with OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementAWS faces competition from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google in AI, risking its cloud dominance. It offers new financial incentives for AI sales. "This is a great time to partner with our sales teams for this #OneTeam effort," AWS said in an internal memo obtained by Business Insider. Many AWS sales teams have new performance targets tied to AI products. The Find One, Launch One, Ramp One initiative includes AWS sales architects.

Persons: Matt Garman, Einat Weiss, they're, salespeople, Garman, AWS's, Microsoft Satya Nadella, Justin Sullivan, Q, hasn't Organizations: Microsoft, Google, North, Business, AWS, Messaging, Amazon, BI, there's, Amazon Connect Locations: OpenAI, North America

☆ South Korea's largest K-pop agency loses $423 million in value as girl group NewJeans set to part ways
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 28: Haerin, Danielle, Hanni, Minji and Hyein of girl group NewJeans attend the press conference on November 28, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. K-pop girl group NewJeans hold a press conference an announcement on the termination of their contract with their agency Ador. South Korea's largest K-pop agency Hybe lost over $423 million in market cap on Friday after rookie group NewJeans announced it was terminating its contract with Hybe sub-label ADOR. In 2024, NewJeans had also won the Group of the Year Award at Billboard's Women in Music ceremony. Billboard's citation said the group scored entries across 10 Billboard charts, including the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200, and Billboard Global 200.

Persons: Danielle, Hanni, Hybe, NewJeans, ADOR, Min Hee, Min Organizations: SOUTH, Hybe, South, JoongAng Ilbo, Group, Billboard Locations: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Seoul, South Korea, South, ADOR, South Korean, South Korea's, NewJeans, U.S

☆ The app gold rush 'is kind of over,' Procreate CEO says. Here's his advice if you're thinking of making an app.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementProcreate CEO James Cuda said VC funding for apps has "dried up," making entering the market challenging. Cuda named Uber as an app that made an impact by doing something different. Procreate CEO James Cuda has some bad news: the "gold rush is kind of over." His advice to app founders competing in today's app landscape is to "take a bold risk." The app CEO named Uber as a prime example of a product that came out of left field with a concept that nobody had successfully tried before.

Persons: James Cuda, Cuda, Uber, Andreessen Horowitz, there's, it's, they've Organizations: Business, BI, Apple

☆ Elon Musk just gave a shoutout to this new Apple feature
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk praised Apple's new hearing aid feature for AirPods. The FDA approved the feature as the first over-the-counter hearing aid software. Elon Musk, who has previously criticized Apple, appears to have been won over by one new feature. It shows a hard-of-hearing father using the feature on the Apple AirPods Pro 2 to hear his daughter opening Christmas presents. "Don't want it," Musk wrote in a June response to a Tim Cook post promoting Apple Intelligence on X.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Apple, Tim Cook, Tesla's, Apple's Organizations: FDA, Apple, ChatGPT, Apple AirPods, OpenAI, Apple Intelligence, AirPods

☆ India's airlines have received 999 hoax bomb threats this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementIndia's airlines have received 999 hoax bomb threats this year, according to an Indian official. He said there were 500 bomb threats in the last two weeks of October alone, but all were hoaxes. India's airlines have already received 999 hoax bomb threats this year, Murlidhar Mohol, India's deputy civil aviation minister, said on Thursday. Mohol said that 12 people had been arrested in connection with 256 police complaints filed over hoax bomb threats up until November 14, and that more than 500 threats had been made in the final two weeks of October, more than in the rest of the year combined. AdvertisementAnother Air India plane flying from Mumbai to New York was diverted midair to New Delhi in October, The Indian Express reported at the time.

Persons: Murlidhar, Mohol Organizations: Reuters, Boeing, Air India Express, India, Indian Express Locations: India, Delhi, Chicago, Mumbai, New York, New Delhi

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Advance Auto Parts, Robinhood, chip equipment makers and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Chip equipment stocks — Global chip equipment stocks rose on news that the Biden administration is considering further sanctions on sales of semiconductor equipment and artificial intelligence memory chips to China that could be less strict than earlier proposals. Advance Auto Parts — Shares dropped 7% after credit rating agency Moody's Ratings downgraded the auto parts company's senior unsecured debt to Ba1, below investment grade, according to FactSet. Hasbro — Shares jumped 2% after Elon Musk floated the prospect of acquiring the toymaker to secure the rights to Dungeons & Dragons. Zeta Global Holdings — The marketing software stock climbed 5.5% after the company's CEO called a recent short seller report "erroneous" on CNBC's "Closing Bell" on Wednesday. Crypto stocks — Stocks tied to the price of bitcoin rose as the cryptocurrency climbed closer to the $100,000 milestone.

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☆ Signs you've been 'love-bombed' during a job interview and what to do about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementJob seekers may face 'love-bombing' from hiring managers during interviews. If a hiring manager is excessively complimenting you and telling you you're the top candidate during an interview, you may be being "love-bombed." Many job seekers complain of inconsistent behavior from hiring managers, CNBC reported, being flattered and praised one minute and ghosted the next. "They may overhype your chances to keep you interested," Barber said. It may not always be a scheme, though, and some recruiters and hiring managers may be love-bombing without realizing it.

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☆ How did Nvidia expand nearly 20-fold in just over 20 years?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Hallam Bullock | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In today's newsletter, we're looking at how Nvidia expanded nearly 20-fold in just over 20 years . The big storyNvidia's meteoric riseNvidia's workforce has increased more than 20-fold in the last twenty years. The data behind the evolution of Nvidia's workforce tells the story, BI's Emma Cosgrove writes. Nvidia's workforce has grown nearly 20-fold since 2003. In 2019, Microsoft's median employee salary was nearly $20,000 higher than a Nvidia worker.

Persons: Hallam Bullock, London ., Anna Kim, Getty, Tyler Le, BI's Emma Cosgrove, Andy Kiersz, it's, Emma, Ella Hopkins, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Nvidia, Citi, Tech, Google, Microsoft, Apple Locations: London, Silicon Valley

☆ ByteDance has sued a former intern for $1.1 million over claims he sabotaged an AI training project, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementByteDance has sued a former intern for $1.1 million, per Chinese media reports. The TikTok owner claims he sabotaged an AI model training project by modifying code. TikTok owner ByteDance has filed a lawsuit seeking damages of $1.1 million against a former intern it has accused of sabotaging an AI training project, according to local media reports. Multiple Chinese media outlets reported this week that ByteDance is seeking 8 million yuan, about $1.1 million, and a public apology. Tian's LinkedIn profile states that he has been a research intern at ByteDance's VC team and AI lab since 2021.

Persons: ByteDance, Tian Keyu, Tian, Tian didn't Organizations: China Morning Post, BBC, ByteDance's, Business, Chinese Communist Party Locations: Beijing

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: MicroStrategy, Applied Materials, Robinhood and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The stock has seen massive gains this year, surging more than 515%. Chip equipment stocks — Shares of chip equipment stocks moved higher on a report that the Biden administration is considering more restrictions on sales of semiconductor equipment and artificial intelligence memory chips to China that may be less strict than expected. Walmart , the country's largest retailer, rose more than 0.2%, while shares of Target and Costco , advanced 0.6% and 0.3%, respectively. Robinhood — The brokerage firm climbed 3% premarket, continuing a postelection rally, after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the creation of a 24-hour stock exchange by startup 24 Exchange, paving the way for round-the-clock trading. Zeta Global Holdings — The marketing software company rose 5% after its CEO said Wednesday on CNBC's "Closing Bell" that a recent short seller's report was "erroneous."

Persons: Biden, Robinhood, —, Jesse Pound, Yun Li Organizations: Lam Research, KLA Corporation, ASML, Bloomberg, Walmart, Target, Costco, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Trump, Zeta Global Holdings Locations: China

☆ Elon Musk’s X is stepping in to the legal fight over Alex Jones’ Infowars. Experts say it’s unprecedented
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The sale includes Infowars’ website, studio equipment, online dietary supplement store and social media accounts, which are followed by millions of users. In past legal disputes over account ownership, social media companies have left it to the courts and parties involved to work it out. But in this case, X is stepping in, objecting to Jones and Infowars’ X accounts being part of the sale. That stands out to experts in social media law. “What conceivable motivation does a company have for destroying the value in their users’ accounts, and implicitly threatening all other users?” Butterfield said.

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☆ A nuclear fusion startup just reached a milestone in its bid to commercialize unlimited clean energy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Instead of having plasma inside magnets, it has a magnet inside the plasma. An illustration of the inside of Openstar Technologies' "levitated dipole" nuclear fusion reactor. The fusion reactor looks like a steel donut on legs and is housed in a warehouse in Wellington, New Zealand. The billion dollar question is still: when will fusion power be ready? Commonwealth Fusion says it can deliver fusion power to the grid in the early 2030s.

Persons: ”, Ratu Mataira, it’s, there’s, Akira Hasegawa, ” Mataira, Mataira, ” It’s, Gerald Navratil, ” Navratil, There’s Organizations: CNN, OpenStar Technologies, Fusion Industry Association, Technologies, MIT, Columbia University, Openstar Technologies, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Energy, Commonwealth Fusion, Zap, UK Atomic Energy Authority Locations: New Zealand’s, Wellington, Wellington , New Zealand, Seattle

☆ China plans to restrict exports of a critical metal. But the market isn't that worried
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Stringer | ReutersBEIJING — China will start limiting exports of critical metal tungsten this weekend, just as alternatives to Chinese suppliers of the metal are reopening. watch nowEcclestone pointed out that tungsten prices have not reacted much to China's announcement. While China restricts tungsten exports, the U.S. increased tariffs on Chinese tungsten by 25% in September. Demand for tungsten in and outside China is expected to rise, keeping tungsten prices elevated in the near term, said Emre Uzun, ferro-alloys and steel analyst at Fastmarkets. But starting late next year, he expects increased non-China supply to help stabilize raw tungsten prices.

Persons: Stringer, —, Christopher Ecclestone, Ecclestone, Trump, Cullen, Hendrix, Almonty, Lewis Black, Jeong Kwang, Gracelin Baskaran, Emre Uzun Organizations: Reuters, —, Ministry of Commerce, U.S . Defense Department, Hallgarten & Company, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Almonty Industries, CNBC, Almonty, Bank, Center for Strategic, International Studies, South, . Geological Survey Locations: Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Reuters BEIJING, U.S, South Korea, Canada, Seoul, Gangwon, Portugal, Sangdong, Kazakhstan, Australia, Spain

☆ Store-brand stuff is having a moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementShoppers are still buying store brands at the grocery store and beyond to save money. Retailers from Walmart to Amazon Fresh have launched new store brands this year. Shoppers are still reaching for store-brand items to save money on everything from organic milk to business casual clothing — even as inflation slows. AdvertisementCircana said store brands made up 25.5% of grocery items sold in 2023, up from 24.7% the previous year. AdvertisementAldi quality tests 35,000 products a year for its store brands, Patton said.

Persons: John Rainey, Target, Nordstrom, Nordstrom's, Peter Nordstrom, Circana, Scott Patton, Patton Organizations: Private, Retailers, Walmart, Amazon, Shoppers, Unilever, Procter, Gamble, Saver, Nordstrom, Aldi, Aldi USA

☆ MBB explained: How hard it is to get hired and what it's like to work for the prestigious strategy consulting firms, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Lakshmi Varanasi | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementMcKinsey, Bain, and BCG are top strategy consulting firms with low acceptance rates. McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, and Boston Consulting Group — collectively referred to as MBB — are widely considered the top three strategy consulting firms in the world. Sometimes referred to as the Big Three, MBB firms are among the most prestigious consulting firms and their clients include many Fortune 500 companies as well as government agencies. MBB firms typically offer highly competitive salaries, generally paying more than other consulting firms, and often come with demanding work responsibilities and expectations. The MBB firms are strategy and management consulting firms.

Persons: Jessica Apotheker, Jobs, It's, Bob Sternfels, Christoph Schweizer, Rich Lesser, Amber Grewal, Alicia Pittman, BCG's, Bain & Company Bain, Bain, Christophe De Vusser, Davis Nguyen Organizations: McKinsey, Bain, Fortune, McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Big, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, Company McKinsey, Business, Boston Consulting, Financial Times, undergrads Locations: New York City, undergrad, Boston

☆ Uber and Lyft drivers say Waymo's robotaxis are hurting their earnings in Phoenix and LA
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementUber and Lyft drivers in Phoenix and LA have said driverless taxis are hurting their earnings. Some Uber and Lyft drivers have said the driverless taxis operating in their markets are driving down their earnings. Some drivers told BI this was already happening. AdvertisementRestrictions on robotaxis could help reduce competitionJohn, a 43-year-old Uber and Lyft driver in Phoenix, said he thought Waymo One's robotaxis had hurt his earnings. He sometimes asks his passengers about their experiences using driverless taxis to get a better understanding of his competition.

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