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☆ Russia's daily attacks on Ukraine have intensified by 10x, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russian missile and drone strikes are becoming more intense, a new study found. These attacks comprised 36 different models of missiles and drones, including Iskander ballistic missiles, Kh-59 cruise missiles and Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drones. Related storiesNonetheless, there is a wide variation in the intensity of Russian strikes that seems to shift according to Moscow's priorities. "There were 17 days during the study period when missile launches exceeded 82 missiles in a single day," CSIS said. "Keeping this intercept rate high will require continued Western support for Ukraine," CSIS said.

Persons: —, shivering, Yasir Atalan, Atalan, Michael Peck Organizations: Russian, Service, Center for Strategic, International Studies, CSIS, Ukraine, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Washington, Ukrainian, Russian, Gaza, Iranian, Israel, Moscow, Kyiv, Iran, North Korea, China, United States, Forbes

ISER Caribe executive director Stacey Williams dives underwater to clip lines of astroturf-like material where baby sea urchins are growing. The group is working to restore 5 acres of coral reef in Puerto Rico by planting fragments across six reefs and returning long-spined sea urchins to the ecosystem. Then, once the urchins reach young adult size, the researchers place them in a coral reef in need of extra support. Manzello said scientists used to think coral had a longer runway — perhaps until 2040 or 2050 — before conditions became so grim. A look at the underwater lab where ISER Caribe nurtures baby sea urchins.

Persons: Derek Manzello, ” Manzello, ”, That’s, they’d, Stacey Williams, Jackie Montalvo, Maura Barrett, —, “, ” Williams, Juan Torres, Andrew Baker, ” Baker, Manzello, “ You’re, We’ve, haven’t, Evan Bush Organizations: Oceanic, Reef Watch, NOAA, Atlantic, ISER Caribe, NBC, Preserve ., Institute for, Ecological Research, ISER, NASA, Caribe, University of Miami, Rosenstiel, of Marine, Science Locations: Florida, Atlantic, Brazil, Puerto Rico, ISER Caribe, Puerto Rican, La Parguera, Honduras, Caribbean, Seattle, La

☆ CNN chief Mark Thompson announces sweeping overhaul of news network, cuts 100 jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Mark Thompson, the CNN chief executive appointed last year to modernize the news network, unveiled a set of sweeping changes to the iconic outlet Wednesday, announcing plans to build a billion-dollar digital business, experiment with artificial intelligence and overhaul key newsroom structures. Mark Thompson officially started on October 9 as CNN's chief executive and chairman and will also act as the network's editor-in-chief. Thompson, who is widely credited for revitalizing The Times, was appointed CNN chief executive last summer, after Licht’s tumultuous run in the job. Since then, Thompson has spoken consistently about the need to transform CNN’s business but has largely avoided offering specifics. Whether Thompson can successfully create a billion-dollar digital news business at CNN remains to be seen.

Persons: Mark Thompson, Thompson, ”, Art Streiber, ” Thompson, “, CNN Max, Max, Ted Turner, CNN’s, Charlie Moore, “ Anderson Cooper, Jeff Zucker, Chris Licht, Zucker, Licht Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Warner Bros, Discovery, Inc, Warner Bros ., The New York Times, The Times Locations: CNN’s Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles

☆ Bill Ackman wants more college presidents to be business people. But that's not the way it works.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Advancing through academia to the role of president is still the traditional route, with 54% of college presidents in the US taking this path. That's according to the American Council on Education's 2023 American College President Study, which surveyed more than 1,000 presidents. AdvertisementA 2017 Deloitte survey of sitting college presidents found they "overwhelmingly agreed" that campus leaders need academic experience. Business people aren't a popular choice for the position for several reasons, many of which have to do with a president's responsibilities. AdvertisementCautionary tales of presidents with business backgroundsWhile it's unfair to write off university leaders from business backgrounds, some recent experiments do provide a cautionary tale.

Persons: —, Bill Ackman, Claudine Gay, isn't, Ackman, Ackman doesn't, doesn't, Benjamin Ginsberg, it's, Ginsberg, Harvard's Gay, he's, Gay, Tim Wolfe, Simon Newman Organizations: Service, Harvard, Business, American Council, Study, Deloitte, Bloomberg, Johns Hopkins University, Faculty, IBM, Novell, University of Missouri, Mary's University, Education's, Futures Lab Locations: Mount St

“The amount that we’re smashing records by is shocking,” Burgess said. After the cumulative warming of these past several months, it’s virtually guaranteed that 2023 will be the hottest year on record, according to Copernicus. Scientists monitor climate variables to gain an understanding of how our planet is evolving as a result of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions. A warmer planet means more extreme and intense weather events like severe drought or hurricanes that hold more water, said Peter Schlosser, vice president and vice provost of the Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University. Historically, the ocean has absorbed as much as 90% of the excess heat from climate change, Burgess said.

Persons: Samantha Burgess, ” Burgess, it’s, Copernicus, Peter Schlosser, " Schlosser, “, Burgess, Schlosser, That’s, ”, Friederike Otto, Seth Borenstein, ___, Melina Walling Organizations: Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University, El Nino, Imperial College London, AP Locations: Paris, Washington, ___

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