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☆ World’s biggest indoor snow and ice park opens in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Martha Zhou | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Beijing CNN —The world’s largest indoor ice and snow theme park has officially opened its doors to the public, giving visitors to the city of Harbin in northeast China a chance to feel wintery temperatures year-round. The annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival began in 1999 and is held every year from December to early March. A Guinness World Records official awarded the Harbin Ice and Snow World Company the certification for the “world’s largest indoor ice and snow theme park” during this month’s opening ceremony. Xinhua/ShutterstockCovering an area of 23,800 square meters, the new Harbin Ice and Snow World Park, which opened on July 6, is divided into nine themed sections with 13 interactive projects. There are also vibrant ice sculptures of fruit, ice cream and cakes made using edible dyes through an environmentally-friendly special coloring process.

Organizations: Beijing CNN, Snow Festival, World Records, Harbin, Snow World Company Locations: Beijing, Harbin, China, Heilongjiang province, Ice City, Xinhua

☆ Nearly half of New York City's vulnerable older adults have faced food insecurity in the last year, new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( John Towfighi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Survey participants either belonged to an older adult center or have received home-delivered meals, according to Citymeals on Wheels. AdvertisementResearchers found that 65% of older New Yorkers surveyed are living on $15,000 a year or less. Another gleaning insight from the study is the mental health concern among New York City's aging population. Forty-five percent of survey respondents said they do not have friends or family who can provide them with at least one meal a day. In fact, 41% of survey respondents said they're only sometimes or never able to grocery shop, and 15% said they're not able to cook for themselves, citing physical and mental difficulties.

Persons: —, Citymeals, they're Organizations: Service, SNAP, CUNY Urban Food, Business, Census, Security, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: New York City, New York

☆ The 'Grand Theft Auto 6' halo effect is causing decades-old GTA games to dominate on Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementPeople are so excited for "Grand Theft Auto 6" that decades-old GTA games are shooting to the top of Netflix's gaming platform. The "Grand Theft Auto Trilogy" — released in 2021 — combines three classic titles from the series: "Grand Theft Auto III," "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City," and "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas." After Netflix Games added the "Grand Theft Auto Trilogy" to its platform, it quickly became their top games, according to Netflix. Zelnik said the announcement of "Grand Theft Auto 6" in December has had a "halo effect across the entire franchise." Take Two CFO Lainie Goldstein said sales of "Grand Theft Auto V" also "exceeded expectations" last quarter.

Persons: —, Strauss Zelnik, Zelnik, Lainie Goldstein, Goldstein Organizations: Service, Interactive, Rockstar Games, Auto, Vice, Netflix, Netflix Games, Business Daily, Nasdaq Locations: Andreas

☆ As the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer drops, Elon Musk says he's never been able to get into GTA because he can't bring himself to commit virtual crimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 finally arrived on Monday — but Elon Musk isn't a fan. He said he didn't finish GTA 5 as he couldn't bring himself to shoot virtual police officers. GTA 5 is one of the most popular video games of all time, selling 190 million copies since 2015. AdvertisementThe internet is on fire after the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 finally dropped — but Elon Musk is unlikely to be picking up a copy when the game comes out in 2025. AdvertisementThe trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 was released on Monday, a day earlier than planned after it was leaked on social media .

Persons: couldn't, —, Elon Musk, Musk, Musk's Organizations: Elon, Service, phenomenally, SpaceX, New York Times Locations: Miami

☆ Grand Theft Auto VI publisher's stock tumbles after first trailer reveals the video game won't come out until 2025
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The stock tumbled despite the long-awaited release of the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI. The video game is set to come out in 2025, meaning it'll have little to no impact on Take-Two's earnings next year. AdvertisementTake-Two Interactive's stock price tumbled in premarket trading Tuesday after the first trailer for "Grand Theft Auto VI" revealed that the hotly-anticipated title won't be released until 2025. AdvertisementPrevious title "Grand Theft Auto V" is one of the highest-selling video games of all time, having shipped around 190 million copies worldwide and netted Take-Two roughly $8 billion worth of revenue. Rockstar's 90-second video also confirmed that the game will take place in Vice City, the Grand Theft Auto universe's equivalent of Miami, and feature both a male and a female protagonist, as previously reported by Bloomberg News' Jason Schreier.

Persons: —, what's, Jason Schreier Organizations: Service, Rockstar Games, VI, YouTube, Twitter, Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg News Locations: Vice City, Miami

NEW YORK (AP) — The highly-anticipated trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI arrived a little early after a copy was leaked online. In an early Tuesday brief, Raymond James analysts said that they originally expected Grand Theft Auto VI to arrive in the 2024 holiday season. "It is simply a shift rather than a reduction in expectations.”The first Grand Theft Auto hit store shelves back in 1997. Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive more than a decade after Grand Theft Auto V's 2013 release. Stifel researchers pointed to “exceptionally strong” buzz and pent-up demand following the Grand Theft Auto VI teaser — pointing to the tens of millions of views collected within hours.

Persons: Lucia, Raymond James &, Raymond James, hasn't, ” Organizations: Rockstar Games, Rockstar, Twitter, Software Inc, Associated, Auto, City, Raymond James & Associates, VI, PlayStation Locations: New York, Miami

☆ Three ‘Grand Theft Auto’ titles are coming to Netflix's mobile game library
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Grand Theft Auto V packaging and the Netflix logo are displayed on a phone screen in this photo taken in Krakow, Poland, on Oct. 18, 2023. Rockstar Games originally released "Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition" for consoles and PC platforms in November 2021 . The release will include "Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition," "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition" and "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition." Netflix announced Wednesday that it will make three "Grand Theft Auto" titles available to play for subscribers next month. "Grand Theft Auto" is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, shipping more than 405 million units worldwide, according to data firm Statista.

Persons: Andreas –, It's, Ross Benes, Andreas, Wall, Greg Peters, we've, Peters Organizations: Netflix, Rockstar Games, Rockstar, Apple, Auto, Vice City, Intelligence, CNBC PRO Locations: Krakow, Poland

☆ The Left Takes a Hit in Seattle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: Will Joe Manchin run on a third party ticket for president? Images: AP Composite: Mark KellyThere’s some good news in American politics, believe it or not, and in Seattle of all places. While votes are still being tallied, it’s clear that voters delivered a rebuke to the anti-police City Council. Four seats held by progressives were won by candidates running on an anti-crime platform. Two others are still up for grabs, with another vacancy to be filled next year by the next City Council.

Persons: Will Joe Manchin, Mark Kelly There’s, Sara Nelson Organizations: City Council, City, Council Locations: Seattle, America

VENICE (AP) — Firefighters worked until dawn Wednesday to remove the wreckage of a bus that crashed in a borough of Venice, Italy, across the lagoon from its historic center, killing 21 people and injuring at least 15, mostly foreign tourists returning to a nearby camping site. The shuttle was connecting Piazzale Roma, in Venice's historic center, to the Hu campground in Marghera, another borough of Venice neighbouring Mestre. He was an experienced driver, Venice city councilor Renato Boraso said. I carried a woman out on my shoulders, then a man,” Erheneden told the Venice daily il Gazzettino. In 2017, 16 people on a bus carrying Hungarian students died in an accident near the northern city of Verona.

Persons: — Firefighters, Michele Di Bari, Alberto Rizzotto, Renato Boraso, Erheneden, ” Erheneden, “, ’, Luigi Brugnaro Organizations: VENICE, —, Venice prefecture, Piazzale Roma, Venice Locations: Venice, Italy, Piazzale, Venice's, Marghera, Mestre, Italian, Verona, Avellino

☆ Bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Firefighters work on the site of a bus accident on October 3, 2023 in Mestre, near Venice. A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said. Four of the injured were in serious condition following the accident in the Mestre borough, on the mainland opposite the historic old city of Venice, said Renato Boraso, a Venice city official. Boraso confirmed that some of the victims are Ukrainians, and said the bus was bringing tourists to a camping site. According to local media, the bus fell a few meters before crashing close to Mestre's railway tracks, where it caught fire.

Persons: Renato Boraso, Michele Di Bari, Boraso, Luigi Brugnaro, Giorgia Meloni Organizations: Venice Locations: Mestre, Venice

☆ At least 21 dead after Italian bus carrying tourists falls from Venice overpass
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Manuel Silvestri | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

VENICE, Italy, Oct 3 (Reuters) - At least 21 people died on Tuesday and 18 were injured after a bus carrying tourists to a campground crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy and caught fire, city officials said. Venice city councillor Renato Boraso said one line of enquiry was that the driver, a 40-year-old Italian who was among those killed, had been taken ill before the crash. He said the coach had been carrying 40 passengers, of whom 21 had died and 18 were injured. Venice's city hall said the injured people had been taken to nearby hospitals, with four in a serious condition. The bus was also carrying passengers from France and Croatia, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

Persons: Renato Boraso, Boraso, Luigi Brugnaro, Manuel Silvestri, Michele Di Bari, ANSA, Di Bari, Giorgia Meloni, Emilio Parodi, Gavin Jones, Keith Weir, Alvise, Crispian Balmer, Lisa Shumaker, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Sky Italia, Rescue, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: VENICE, Italy, Venice, Mestre, Venice's, France, Croatia, Verona

☆ Meet a millennial who moved from Turkey to the Netherlands for better job opportunities: 'At least I can go and earn some money when I am still young'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Bengisu Yildiz, 30, moved from Turkey to the Netherlands last year. Her first job in the Netherlands wasn't a great match, but Yildiz found a new job where she's happy. Bengisu Yildiz, 30, decided to move from Turkey to the Netherlands last year, in part to experience a new lifestyle — and in part for a new job opportunity. Yildiz shared with Insider what her job is like on a hybrid schedule, her future goals, and what she misses about Turkey. "Maybe I can open an urban farm there to facilitate some job opportunities for young people like me who are interested with the topic," she said.

Persons: Bengisu Yildiz, Yildiz, —, Turkey, Netherlands Yildiz, wasn't, she's, Turkey Yildiz, I'm Organizations: Service, Amsterdam Locations: Turkey, Netherlands, Istanbul, Europe, Amsterdam, London

☆ New York Is Full of Empty Offices After Covid. Make Way for the Playground City. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Edward L. Glaeser | Carlo Ratti | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

We are witnessing the dawn of a new kind of urban area: the Playground City. The transformation toward the Playground City will not happen on its own. To draw people into the Playground City, we need to show, not tell. 6.Engage citizensGovernments should empower citizens to participate directly in making the Playground City. The Playground City sees people as both a means and an end, and it should involve them in the process of its creation.

☆ A 30-year-old financially independent real estate investor details her 2-part strategy for finding good deals in 'undervalued areas' — and shares the markets where she's currently looking to buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

When looking for markets with potential, she first asks: 'Can I see myself here?' 30-year-old real estate investor Julia Lemberskiy, who works at a start-up full-time and manages five Airbnb properties on the side, has her own unique strategy for finding good deals. When she first decided to buy property, she figured she'd own where she lived: in New York City. Those day trips led to her stumbling upon Walden, which is about 70 miles north of New York City and where she ended up buying her first home. She's also looking to buy something in Europe and is looking in Madeira, Portugal, which would be a six-hour flight from New York.

☆ A 30-year-old tech worker who brings in up to $20,000 in monthly Airbnb revenue from 5 units explains her strategy for renting in expensive NYC and buying in 'undervalued' areas elsewhere.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

When Julia Lemberskiy moved to New York City in 2018, she wanted to buy property. Today, she owns three Airbnb properties that bring in up to $20,000 a month in revenue. Her overall investing strategy is to buy "undervalued properties" in "undervalued areas," which she finds by looking at approved development projects in the community. For starters, the purchase prices in New York City are astronomical. While buying property in New York City was off the table, buying property in general was not, especially once Lemberskiy decided to settle down in the States.

☆ Why sex workers are protesting in Amsterdam
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Jessie Gretener | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The reduced hours come amid an ongoing campaign by the city council to move sex workers into an “erotic center” outside the heart of the city. She also spoke about welfare concerns for all sex workers, explaining how it could impact their ability to get home safely. A protest organized by sex workers interrupted a city council meeting on Thursday that was discussing location options for the proposed erotic center. Sex workers disagree, with Red Light United arguing that the erotic center could create an environment for more crime and “shady” behavior. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty ImagesRestrictions for sex workers is just one bullet point on Amsterdam’s re-branding attempt.

☆ Fights Over Rural America’s Phone Poles Slow Internet Rollout
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Ryan Tracy | Photographs Ramsay De Give For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—The U.S. plans to spend at least $60 billion in the next decade to ensure every American household has high-speed internet. An old-fashioned obstacle stands in the way: utility poles. Getting everyone the same service city dwellers enjoy generally means stretching fiber-optic cable to homes, farms and ranches in rural areas. Many of these places already have utility poles carrying electric or telephone wires.

☆ Ninety videos of Rockstar's unreleased Grand Theft Auto VI game surface online in massive leak
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More than 90 gameplay videos of Rockstar's unreleased GTA 6 were leaked on Saturday. Rockstar has confirmed the leak is real as videos spread to more social media platforms. According to The Verge, GTA VI is still in development and won't be ready for release for at least another two years. The last version of the game — GTA V — was initially released in 2013. The leaked videos are being widely circulated on social media although some have been flagged for copyright violations on Youtube, according to the report from The Verge.

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