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☆ My husband and I are full-time housesitters for people around the world. We don't have a permanent home and have no housing costs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Amy Hornsby | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since our housing costs are basically zero, we love this lifestyle and have no plans to stop. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementHousesitting also lets us travel while working remotely, allowing us to find a home on the road and save money on housing. I got an in-office job, rented a house, and started looking at visa options for my husband to stay. Many people don't understand how we live and were perplexed when we gave up a more stable choice for life on the road.

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☆ Biden's feud with Musk is far from over
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Origins of their feudEarly into Biden's presidency, Musk began criticizing the administration's policy choices. The Tesla CEO took strong issue with Biden's approach to Tesla. "This administration has done everything it can to sideline & ignore Tesla," Musk posted back in 2022. The Tesla CEO replied : "Thank you, Tesla is happy to support other EVs via our Supercharger network." In April 2024, Musk posted on X that "Biden doesn't really know what's going on.

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☆ Esports World Cup: The new tournament in Saudi Arabia causing a big splash and division in the industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Esports World Cup (EWC) – which began on July 3 – has brought together professional gamers, publishers and fans from across the world for an eight-week competitive gaming bonanza. To bring this on the similar scale as the largest traditional sports events and something that brings together the whole industry,” Reichert said. Discovery – CNN’s parent company – and the Esports World Cup Foundation agreed to a new partnership which includes Eurosport, CNN and other WBD platforms. “From my experience, there are a lot of people in [Saudi Arabia] that love their games, right to the top. “It’s probably unprecedented how quickly Saudi Arabia is moving ahead in its progression.

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☆ European Super League: Spanish court orders FIFA and UEFA to stop anticompetitive conduct in ESL case
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Sammy Mncwabe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A Spanish court ordered FIFA and UEFA to stop anticompetitive conduct in their opposition of the breakaway European Super League (ESL) in a ruling on Monday. However, in response to the ruling, UEFA said “the court has not given the green light to, nor has it approved, projects like the Super League.”A newsagent shows two pages of the main Italian sports newspapers with a headline regarding the Super League reading 'No!' Laura Lezza/Getty Images“In fact, the judge has asserted that the Super League project has long been abandoned and that she cannot be expected to rule on any abstract projects. FIFA and UEFA can appeal the ruling to a separate section of the Madrid Provincial Court. The Spanish court’s ruling comes just days before UEFA’s showpiece Champions League final between 14-time winner Real and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Persons: Judge Sofía Gil García, “, ’, ”, Bernd Reichart, ” Reichart, Laura Lezza, Fran Santiago Organizations: CNN, FIFA, UEFA, Super League, European, Justice, European Union, ESL, CNN Sport, Madrid Provincial Court, Europe’s, League, Real Madrid, Getty, Real, Borussia Dortmund, Wembley Locations: Europe, Madrid, Spanish, Barcelona, Spain, Barça

☆ Lirvana Labs developed an AI companion that it thinks will revolutionize the classroom. Here's the pitch deck the startup used to land $5.3 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAI has been a boom for the education space, and one startup just raised millions by convincing investors that large language models and generative AI will supercharge kids' learning. The startup, Lirvana Labs, just raised $5.3 million in seed funding from Kapor Capital, Transcend Capital Partners, and Chingona Ventures, Business Insider has learned. Lirvana Labs is betting that AI can counteract these trends. The startup's tech is available via a mobile app, which costs $9.99 monthly or $69.99 annually. Check out the 13-slide pitch deck Lirvana Labs used to raise its seed-funding round.

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☆ She fled Ukraine and found belonging with her Russian boxing coach in America
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Akimova found her footing in a boxing gym run by a Russian trainer who became a grounding force. A Ukrainian refugee named Anzelika Akimova enters her fighting stance at the Eastern Block Boxing gym in Los Angeles. At the Eastern Block Boxing gym in Los Angeles, Russians and Ukrainians alike come to train. Before their paths aligned at Eastern Block Boxing, Poddubnov fought as an amateur boxer in Russia. Salman Poddubnov opened the boxing gym after a stint in prison, where he trained fellow inmates.

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☆ PwC and KPMG fined over Eddie Stobart Logistics audit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Britain's accounting watchdog said on Thursday it had fined PwC and KPMG, two of the world's top four auditors, for "serious" failings in their auditing of Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) company in 2017 and 2018. PwC was fined 1.9 million pounds ($2.4 million), reduced from 3.5 million pounds due to exceptional cooperation and admissions, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said in a statement. PwC admitted failings related to property transactions entered into by ESL, audit procedures, and property lease accruals, the watchdog said. The FRC also fined PwC audit partner Philip Storer 51,187 pounds. The FRC said it had fined KPMG 877,500 pounds, reduced from 1.35 million pounds due to admissions.

Persons: PwC, Eddie Stobart, Philip Storer, Cath Burnet, Burnet, Nicola Quayle, Huw Jones, John Stonestreet, Mark Potter Organizations: KPMG, Eddie Stobart Logistics, Financial, Council, ESL, FRC, Thomson

☆ Juventus deny withdrawal from Super League project
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, June 6 (Reuters) - Juventus have not withdrawn from the European Super League (ESL) project, the Italian club said on Tuesday following a media report that they had sent Real Madrid and Barcelona a letter informing them of their departure. But Juve added that they will discuss with Real and Barca, the other clubs remaining in the project, a potential exit. "Juventus will proceed with any communications due under the law following the outcome of the discussions and evaluations (regarding a potential exit)," the club said. A spokesperson for the Super League was not immediately able to comment. The breakaway Super League was formed in April 2021, when 12 of Europe's top football clubs launched a bid to wrestle control of the game and its lucrative revenue away from European soccer governing body UEFA.

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Her mother Sarah — a former deli shop owner — was bored with retirement and had decided to open an ice cream shop in Bethesda, Maryland. "To be honest, at first I was like, 'ice cream shop?'" Running the ice cream shopDespite Sarah's Handmade Ice Cream successful grand opening, it took over six months for the business to become "a well-oiled machine," Park says. Instead, Park and her mother donate ice cream to local nonprofits and community organizations, which has attracted loyal customers in the Bethesda area. Within a few months of opening the first store, Park realized the business didn't have to be limited to just "a mom-and-daughter shop."

In a 9-0 ruling written by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court's decision against MOAC Mall Holdings LLC, the parent company of the mega-mall located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The lease provided Sears with a three-story, 120,000-square foot (11,000 square meters) location at the mall for a rent of just $10 a year. Mall of America went to court to try to stop the lease transfer during the Sears bankruptcy process. Circuit Court of Appeals found in 2021 that bankruptcy law does not allow for appeals of court-approved bankruptcy sales. While bankruptcy law limits the ability of courts to unwind a sale after appeal, it does not prevent appeals entirely, the Supreme Court ruled.

A large part of the discrepancy between my advice and my parents' comes from the recent tectonic shift in the college landscape. In light of these changes, here is the educational advice I am giving to my children. Most of our dreams cost money. In fact, students in 7% of college majors would be better off financially if they had skipped college and gone straight into the workforce. I tell my children that they don't necessarily need college to have a career — but they do need an education and a plan.

☆ A 27-page report breaks down where the money is flowing in sports tech and the investors to watch. Here were 5 key takeaways.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Investment bank Drake Star broke down dealmaking in 2022 and what it means for the year ahead. Sports tech M&A activity in 2022, from Drake Star's Global Sports Tech Report 2022. Drake Star Global Sports Tech Report 2022The fourth quarter saw a surge in M&A volume with 67 deals, the most in the sector's recent history. More sports tech companies could explore public listings in the second half of the year. "Some of the IPO ready sports tech companies are expected to explore IPO/SPAC listings."

☆ A future European Super League could have 80 clubs - A22 CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationBERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A future European Super League could include as many as 80 teams, Bernd Reichart, the chief executive of A22 Sports Management, a company formed to sponsor and assist in the creation of a breakaway soccer league, said on Thursday. "The vast majority of them share the assessment that the very foundation of European football is under threat, and it is time for change," A22 said. "Feedback suggests a European football league that is open, based solely on sporting merit, multidivisional with 60 to 80 clubs and a minimum of 14 guaranteed European matches per club." Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus were among 12 clubs to announce a breakaway Super League in April 2021. "The walking corpse that is the European Super League twitches again with all the self-awareness one associates with a zombie," said FSA chief executive Kevin Miles in a statement.

☆ Elon Musk met senior Biden officials to discuss working together to ramp up EV production
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk met two White House officials to discuss increasing US electric vehicle production. The Tesla CEO talked to Biden's advisors about laws including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It comes after Musk criticized Biden for not recognizing Tesla's contribution to EV production. Jean-Pierre also said: "The outreach and the meeting says a lot of how important the President thinks the bipartisan infrastructure legislation is." The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill was signed into law in November 2021.

☆ FIFA and UEFA did not breach EU laws in blocking European Super League, but proponents aren’t for giving up
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Sammy Mngqosini | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The decisions taken by soccer bodies FIFA and UEFA to block the European Super League (ESL) are in line with European Union (EU) competition laws, according to an EU Opinion issued on Thursday. “The FIFA-UEFA rules under which any new competition is subject to prior approval are compatible with EU competition law,” Advocate General Athanasios Rantos at the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) said. The ESL was set up in 2021 by 12 European clubs with the intention to break away from European football governing body UEFA to create their very own competition. FIFA also welcomes the Advocate General’s recognition of FIFA’s exclusive rights to market international competitions organized by FIFA. Fans of Chelsea Football Club protest against the European Super League outside Stamford Bridge on April 20, 2021.

☆ I make $60,000 a month from multiple revenue streams, including YouTube and Airbnb. Here's how I set them up so I only have to work 15 hours a week and can travel the world.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Kimanzi Constable | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Gabby Wallace is a former teacher who now runs a YouTube channel and several rental properties. She says she only works 10 to 15 hours a week, and she makes on average $60,000 a month in revenue. My YouTube channel grew slowly at firstIt took a year after starting my channel to reach 1,000 subscribers. In 2013, I moved back to the US to teach at Boston University and ran my YouTube channel as a side hustle. By 2017, I had language-learning and online-tutoring companies buying sponsorships on my YouTube channel, and some language-learning apps paying for ads.

☆ Juventus crashes out of Champions League to compound season’s woeful start
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Another Champions League defeat, this time a 4-3 loss away to Benfica, ensured Juventus’ exit from the competition at the group stage for the first time in nine years. Juventus faces the prospect of missing out on next season's Champions League. There is no denying the current side is considerably weaker than the Juve teams of recent years, but eighth in Serie A and Champions League misery are still well below this season’s expectations. Samuel Iling-Junior was a bright spark in Juventus' defeat. Juventus’ season is by no means over, but three huge games in the next week against Lecce, PSG and Inter Milan could go a long way to defining its outcome.

☆ Dega Nalayeh is a Somalian refugee-turned-banker to the uber-rich. Here is how she built her $6.7 billion book of entertainment and sports clients.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-07 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She joined Bank of America in 1998 and is now a top private banker with $6.7 billion in client assets. Nalayeh told Insider how she built her book while raising a toddler as a single mom. Today, Nalayeh is a top advisor in the private bank with $6.7 billion in client assets as of December 2022, the bank said. The Los Angeles banker told Insider how she amassed her clientele of entertainment and tech millionaires. In 2000, she moved to the private bank in a customer service role, supporting private bankers with wire transfers, for instance.

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