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☆ I've worked for Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon. Here are 3 mistakes I made early in my career.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Aaron Goldsmid, head of product at Deel, has previously worked for Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Aaron Goldsmid, a 44-year-old from San Francisco about mistakes he made early in his career. I tell early career techies to ask themselves how their next role will get them to the role after that. You can accelerate quickly into a senior role, but taking a less fancy role and diversifying your experience might mean your upside long-term is much higher. As a senior leader at Deel, I'm very conscious about how I present myself to early career folks.

Persons: Aaron Goldsmid, Goldsmid, I've, didn't, techies, I'm, I'd, they've Organizations: Facebook, Twitter, Business, Microsoft, Broadway, Columbia, Amazon, UN Locations: San Francisco, Seattle, New York

☆ Mark Zuckerberg went all in on Meta's AI strategy this year. The pressure builds in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

While OpenAI's GPT family of AI models help power apps like ChatGPT, Meta's family of Llama AI models feeds the company's newer generative AI features like the Meta AI digital assistant. "Meta AI is on track to being the most used AI assistant in the world by the end of this year," Zuckerberg said at Connect. The Meta AI logo is being displayed on a smartphone in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on June 10, 2024. He launched the Meta AI chatbot in 2023 to rival the generative AI chatbots of competitors, most notably OpenAI's ChatGPT. "Longer term, this is going to evolve into customized sales agents, which is a $3 trillion-plus industry," Schackart said about Meta's WhatsApp business AI chatbot opportunity.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Manuel Orbegozo Manuel Orbegozo, Mark Zuckerberg's, Caesar Aut Nihil, Zuckerberg, OpenAI's, Clara Shih, Jonathan Raa, Meta, Claude, David Curry, Perplexity, Curry, Susan Li, Li, Indranil Mukherjee, Sonny Ravan, Ravan, Sathish Thiyagarajan, he's, I'm, Thiyagarajan, ChatGPT, Sircar, Stacy Reed, Reed, Celina Guerrero, Guerrero, Jay Pattisall, Maurice Rahmey, Rahmey, Shih, John Hegeman, changemakers, Einstein, Ralph Schackart, William Blair, WhatsApp, Schackart Organizations: Orion, Meta, REUTERS, Reuters, Apple, Facebook, Connect, Nurphoto, Getty, Jefferies, Truist Securities, Google Gemini, Microsoft, AFP, Google, Meta AI, Forrester, Bloomberg, Salesforce, Service, CNBC Locations: Menlo Park , California, U.S, Brussels, Belgium, India, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Salesforce, WhatsApp, China

☆ A CNBC holiday tradition: 13 anonymous media predictions for the new year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's a CNBC holiday tradition: Anonymous media executives make their 2025 industry predictions. While Warner Bros. That's a nice segue to this year's predictions:Executive 1: Comcast will acquire the studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Executive 3: Fox will acquire most of Warner Bros.

Persons: Ho, Discovery's Max, Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Bob Iger, Dana Walden, Apple —, Warner, NBCUniversal, Donald Trump, Charter —, Fox, Murdoch, doesn't, Disney, Walden, Disney's, Bob Chapek Organizations: CNBC, Anonymous, Warner Bros, Netflix, Disney, Max, RedBird, Paramount Global, Skydance, Media, NBA, Warner Bros ., Apple, Comcast, U.S, Time Warner Cable, Charter, Fox, HBO, Turner, Disney Entertainment, Hollywood Locations: U.S, Iger

☆ Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. Maybe next year, I’ll get the award again.”In balloting by 74 sports journalists from the AP and its members, Ohtani received 48 points. He previously won the award in 2023 and 2021, when he was with the Angels. “It wouldn’t shock me if he went 60/60 and 20 wins a year from now,” Brad Ausmus, who managed the Angels in 2019 during Ohtani’s second season in Anaheim, said recently. Ohtani won his first World Series last season.

Persons: Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, “ I’m, ” Ohtani, Matt Hidaka, I’ll, ”, Ohtani, “, Babe Didrikson, Swimmer Léon Marchand, Swimmer Léon Marchand of France, Scottie Scheffler, Léon Marchand, Quinn Rooney, Brad Ausmus, there’s, Ronald Martinez, he’s, I’ve, Al Bello, Dave Roberts, Ohtani’s, ” Roberts, Mamiko Tanaka, Ippei Mizuhara, Mizuhara, COY, ker, eyeing Organizations: Los Angeles AP, AP, Angels, “, Paris Olympics, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League, League Baseball’s, Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Ohtani’s, New York Yankees, Dodger, Nederlandse Locations: Japan, United States, Swimmer Léon Marchand of, Florida, Anaheim, We’ll, South Korea, Ohtani

They are typically traded on private social media groups between fake review brokers and businesses willing to pay. Fake reviews are found across a wide range of industries, from e-commerce, lodging and restaurants, to services such as home repairs, medical care and piano lessons. Some already employ algorithms and investigative teams to detect and take down fake reviews but are giving users some flexibility to use AI. The FTC’s rule banning fake reviews, which took effect in October, allows the agency to fine businesses and individuals who engage in the practice. Tech companies, including Amazon, Yelp and Google, have sued fake review brokers they accuse of peddling counterfeit reviews on their sites.

Persons: OpenAI’s, It’s, ”, Maury Blackman, DoubleVerify, Max Spero, Spero, Yelp, Fraudsters, Kay Dean, Sherry, Booking.com, “, Balázs Kovács Organizations: Transparency Company, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Pangram Labs, Amazon, Michigan State University, Coalition, Tech, Google, Fake, Associated Press Locations: U.S, Yale

☆ I left my multimillion-dollar career as a producer in Hollywood to start a longevity business. I make less money but haven't looked back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He left his multimillion-dollar career in Hollywood to pursue a new job in the longevity industry. Gary now makes less than he did working in Hollywood but says he's happier and wouldn't go back. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gary Binkow, a former Hollywood producer who gave up his multimillion-dollar career to start a new business in the longevity industry. AdvertisementI got into the movie business because my one talent as a kid was that I was really good at watching TV and movies — I mean, I just inhaled everything I could. Everybody in the movie business told me I was an idiot and crazy for leaving.

Persons: Gary Binkow, Gary, wouldn't, Harvey Weinstein, they'd, Logan Paul, King Bach, Katt Williams, We've, I've, I'm, — it's, who's Organizations: Columbia University, MTV, Century Fox, Miramax Films, Hollywood, Miramax, Digital Studios, HBO Locations: Hollywood, New York, California, ProSieben, Los Angeles, Carpinteria , California, Carpinteria

☆ 'My small business is failing': How entrepreneurs on TikTok are embracing their worst business days — and seeing results
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Small businesses on TikTok are telling their customers about their worst business struggles. "My small business is failing" and other messages have become common hooks. Advertisement"My small business is failing," is how they often begin. AdvertisementIt also comes "as more small business owners are embracing radical transparency" on TikTok, Rivero added. "Order, order, order, order," she said.

Persons: you've, Laura Craine, haven't, Gabrielle Wesley, I'm, Inigo Rivero, Rivero, Emma Molloy, Molloy, Lisa Dollan —, Yorkshire Peach —, schadenfreude, Caitlin Derer, Joseph Lattimer, Derer, Alice Bull, Bull, There's, virality Organizations: Mars, America, Facebook, Yorkshire, Business Locations: Mars Wrigley, TikTok

MicroStrategy shares popped 76% in their debut, joining the parade of tech companies benefiting from the dot-com boom. More than 26 years later, MicroStrategy and Microsoft were again linked together, but for an entirely different reason. Four years into its bitcoin buying spree, MicroStrategy is the world's fourth-largest holder, behind only creator Satoshi Nakamoto, BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust and crypto exchange Binance. Gensler is preparing to leave the SEC, and Trump has picked deregulation advocate and former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins to replace him. Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024.

Persons: Michael Saylor, Eva Marie Uzcategui, Merrill Lynch, Saylor, MicroStrategy, Satoshi Nakamoto, Donald Trump's, Peter Schiff, CNBC's, It's, CNBC.com, Trump, Gary Gensler, Bitcoin, Paul Atkins, David Sacks, bitcoin, Donald Trump, Kevin Wurm Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Lotte New, Nasdaq, Microsoft, CNBC, Pacific Asset Management, Lotte, Saylor, Republican, SEC, Venture, Trump Locations: Miami Beach , Florida, Midtown Manhattan, bitcoin, Manhattan, New York City, Nashville , Tennessee, U.S, San Francisco

☆ Murdoch’s News Corp to sell Australian unit Foxtel to Britain’s DAZN for $2 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has agreed to sell its Australian cable TV unit Foxtel to British-owned sports network DAZN for 3.4 billion Australian dollars ($2.1 billion) including debt, cutting the media empire’s exposure to a business upended by streaming platforms. DAZN is a broadcasting partner for Italy’s Serie A, Spain’s LaLiga, Germany’s Bundesliga and France’s Ligue 1. News Corp owns 61.4% of online real estate platform REA Group and is the parent company of publisher HarperCollins. Given the overseas ownership of DAZN, the transaction will need to be cleared by Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). ASX-listed shares of News Corp climbed 3.5% Monday, outperforming a 1.6% rise in the broader market.

Persons: Rupert, Len Blavatnik, ”, DAZN, Shay Segev, Paul Budde, “, Robert Thomson, Dow Jones Organizations: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, Foxtel, British, News Corp, Italy’s Serie, Germany’s Bundesliga, Ligue, Netflix, Australian Football League, National Rugby League, ESPN, ” News, Dow, HarperCollins, Australia’s Foreign Investment, Board, Access Industries, Australia’s Treasury Locations: DAZN, London, North America, Europe, Asia, Ukrainian

☆ Grandson taking on investigation into 1992 murder of Daytona Beach woman Hazelle Fenty
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Kyani Reid | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

“I thought, ‘Hey, well, maybe that’s applicable to our case.’”In 1992, Jacob’s grandmother, Hazelle Fenty, was found dead in a Daytona Beach, Florida, church. Hazelle Fenty with her grandsons Jacob CockcroftHazelle was originally from Daytona Beach, Florida, where she raised her three children, Fleta, Paul, and David. And then she divorced him, married a guy named Walter Fenty,” Jacob said. Hazelle and Jacob Jacob CockcroftJacob has vague memories of visiting his grandmother. December 4, 1992December 4, 1992, was no ordinary day for Hazelle Fenty.

Persons: Joseph DeAngelo, Jacob Cockcroft, ” Jacob, “, ”, Jacob’s, Hazelle Fenty, ’ ” Jacob, Jacob, Hazelle, Jacob Cockcroft Hazelle, Fleta, Paul, David, David Cockcroft, He’s, James Cockcroft, Walter Fenty, ” Hazelle, Jacob Jacob Cockcroft Jacob, Grandma, Sandy, he’d, Walter, Hazelle “, John Nichols, Jacob Cockcroft Jacob, hadn’t, Pastor Nichols, Jimmie Flynt, ” Flynt, ” Det, Flynt, Detective Flynt, Jacobs, David Cockcroft Jacob Cockcroft, I’ve, ” Detective Flynt, DNA, that’ll, he’s, “ I’ve Organizations: Golden State, Golden, Daytona, Indigo Lakes Baptist Church, Daytona Beach Police Department, Authorities, U.S . Department of Justice, Daytona Beach Police Locations: Beach , Florida, Golden State, Daytona Beach , Florida, Daytona Beach, Little Rock , Arkansas, ”, Daytona, Indigo, Sandy

☆ Meet the Press – December 22, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +54 min

I don't think I'm in a minority that want to figure it out. The latest poll I saw was over 70% of the country – people in the country don't like the direction of the country. And so this was really, really tough. I'm going to worry about my job and my salary, and I don't think I'm going to participate. I'm really, really for that.

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, PRES JOE BIDEN, DONALD TRUMP, DEBBIE DINGELL, MIKE JOHNSON, MATT, FRANK DWYER, DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN, James Lankford of, Raphael Warnock of, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Russell Moore, Antonia Hylton, Kristen Welker, Abraham Lincoln, PRES, BILL CLINTON, GEORGE W, BARACK OBAMA, –, Lincoln, Roosevelt, I'm, Steve Kornacki, Steve, STEVE KORNACKI, Kristen, We've, Trump, Harris, might've, Barack Obama's, Donald Trump, Clinton, James Lankford, SEN, JAMES LANKFORD, RAPHAEL WARNOCK, Warnock, Lankford, It's, we've, We're, they're, I've, There's, – SEN, demagogues, it's, we're, you've, Ted Cruz, That's, That’s, Raphael Warnock, that's, person's, – KRISTEN WELKER, Let's, Merry, cohost, ”, Jim Crow, Doris, John Adams, Republican Thomas Jefferson, Martha Washington, Jefferson, Adams, . Moore, RUSSELL MOORE, Mildred's, Rodney, Luke, Antonia, – You've, ANTONIA HYLTON, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr, JOE LIEBERMAN, TED OLSON, LILLY LEDBETTER, NIKKI GIOVANNI, there's, who's, JAMES EARL JONES, VADER, BETTY COLE DUKERT, Caitlin Clark, FDR's, you'll, Wow, Moore, We'll Organizations: Republican, Democratic, U.S . Senate, Christianity, NBC, Press, Republicans, Trump, Hyde Park, Senate, D.C, Fox News, Republican Party, Democrat, Jim, Jim Crow Asylum, Evangelical, Federalist, that's, Civil Rights, Unite, TIM, –, WNBA, Air Force, Army, Civil Rights Movement Locations: Washington, America, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, U.S, Lincoln, Hyde Park , Chicago, West Virginia, McDowell County, Washington ,, Oklahoma, New York, Maine, Washington State, Alabama, Georgia, Providence , Rhode Island, Evangelical America, Texas, North Carolina, Paris, Brussels, American, New York City, Staten Island, Mississippi

☆ How much money does Mariah Carey make from ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’? ‘It’s a lot,’ music expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Why Carey is likely getting paid ‘six ways to Sunday’The ecosystem of music royalties is notoriously convoluted. Music royalties are different from those of other works like books or photography. Carey and Afanasieff split their writing credits with publishers including Universal Music, Sony Music and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, according to ASCAP. Afanasieff, Sony Music and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing didn’t return requests for comment. She made about $1.9 million of the master recording revenue, Billboard estimated, while her label, Sony, kept the other $3.4 million.

Persons: Mariah Carey’s, Carey, Chris Chambers, didn’t, ”, Natasha Chee, Donahue Fitzgerald, George Howard, Howard, Phillips, Walter Afanasieff, Jordan Bromley, Carey “, ” Howard, “ She’s, —, Afanasieff, Bromley, Entertainment’s Bromley, Chee Organizations: Billboard, The Chamber Group, Spotify, Berklee College of Music, Rykodisc, Phelps, Manatt Entertainment, ASCAP, Universal Music, Sony Music, Music Publishing, Columbia Records, Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Sony Locations: U.S, Manatt

☆ Dealing with my children's lies has been one of the most challenging parts of parenting for me
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Susan Solomon Yem | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It never ceases to amaze me how effortlessly my children lie. AdvertisementDealing with my children's lies has been one of the most challenging aspects of parenting. AdvertisementArreaza also told me kids tell three kinds of lies: attention-seeking ones, careless ones, and serious ones that happen when they're older. "Often teenagers tell lies because they're afraid of the consequences or they're embarrassed," Arreaza said. In modeling the truth for my children, I hope they understand they can always come clean to me.

Persons: I've, Arreaza, they're, unprompted, he'd

☆ Violence by Prison Guards Rarely Punished by Federal Courts: BI Analysis
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Hannah Beckler | Nicole Einbinder | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

That's how one California prisoner's case failed before the District Court for the Eastern District of California. Cases against corrections officers run into another set of challenges under the doctrine of "qualified immunity." In prisons, BI has found, qualified immunity has also protected corrections officers who have been accused of excessive force. After losing at the district court level, McCoy appealed and got a rare finding from the judges of the 5th Circuit. AdvertisementOver the same five years in BI's sample, no federal judge found for the plaintiff in a single excessive-force claim filed by a California prisoner.

Persons: William Quinn, L.D, Barkley, Alyssa Schukar, Russell Oswald, Vincent Mancusi, Jon O, Newman, brutalizing, Mario Gonzalez, Courtney Coles, Jordan Branstetter, Branstetter, James Jones, Cornelius Lightfoot, Lightfoot, Jones, Sharon Dolovich, Virginia Jones, Kyle Gibson, Robert Byrd, Byrd, Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, Amanda Hernandez, Duncan, D'Andre White, he'd, White, Robert Jonker, Christine O'Hearn, Tyrone Jacobs, Jacobs, O'Hearn, Johnny Cash's, That's, Johnny Cash, Terri Hardy, Tshombe Kelley, didn't, Kelley, California Kelley, Carolyn Delaney, Nathanael Carter Jr, Carter, He'd, Dennis Cota, —, Judge Stanley Boone, Jennifer Thurston, Ben O'Cone, Atwater, they're, Marquieth Jackson, Jackson, Tajudeen Alamu, Prince McCoy Sr, Alamu, McCoy, Gregg Costa, Costa, Christopher Elliott, Elliott, Elliott didn't, Hardy, Akiva Israel, J . Padilla, Padilla, Kimberly Mueller, Israel's, Kendall Newman, William Shubb, Arturo Pacheco, Ronnie Price, Shubb, Pacheco, they've, Gonzalez, Cota Organizations: Attica Correctional, Guards, Business, California's, Hawaii Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, Court, Western, of, UCLA, Red, Virginia Department of Corrections, Coffield, Texas Department, Criminal, Ionia Correctional, Western District of, Michigan Department of Corrections, District of New, California Department of Corrections, New Folsom, Correctional Facility, Folsom, UC Davis Library, Sacramento Union Archives, California, Eastern, Eastern District of, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Darrington Unit, Circuit, San Francisco Chronicle, Hearst Newspapers, San Francisco, Getty, Israel, Pelican, District of Locations: New, Attica, New York, Russian, California, Alabama, Hawaii, of Virginia, Red Onion, Virginia, Texas, Ionia, Michigan, Western District, Western District of Michigan, District of New Jersey, Sacramento, New Folsom, Old Folsom, Southern California, District, Eastern District, Eastern District of California, Eastern, Atwater, East Texas, Costa Mesa , California, Pelican Bay, District of California

☆ Top Wall Street analysts recommend these dividend stocks for higher returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesInvestors can benefit by creating a diversified portfolio of growth and dividend stocks, enhancing their overall returns through capital appreciation and regular income. To this end, investors can track the recommendations of top Wall Street analysts to select reliable dividend stocks with solid fundamentals. Here are three dividend-paying stocks, highlighted by Wall Street's top pros as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. The analyst highlighted that the company continues to win market share in the U.S., with both groceries as well as general merchandise categories, especially among upper-income families. This marks the company's entry into the attractive tribal gaming space, with the possibility of additional acquisitions acting as a potential catalyst for GLPI stock.

Persons: Walmart's, Allen J, Wall, Ivan Feinseth, Feinseth, —, TipRanks, GLPI, Brad Heffern, Ares Organizations: Walmart, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Federal Reserve, Wall, Leisure, RBC Capital, Ione Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Sacramento

☆ These are the 4 areas of the stock market set to surge in 2025, according to the top firms on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Wall Street firms are saying these 4 stock market sectors going into the new year. Wall Street is bracing for deregulation, tariffs, and new immigration policies under president-elect Donald Trump, which will have different impacts across the market. Business Insider gathered recommendations from six Wall Street firms and compiled four sectors that the investment firms are bullish about going into 2025. JPMorgan strategists expect the Magnificent Seven to continue pouring capital expenditures into AI in 2025 — over $500 billion, to be specific. "The sector is 98% domestic-facing, which should insulate it relative to peers in the event of tariffs," Goldman Sachs said.

Persons: That's, they're, Donald Trump, JPMorgan, Oppenheimer, Trump, Lina Khan, Federal Trade Commission who's, —, Savita Subramanian, Subramanian, Goldman Sachs, It's Organizations: Business, Wall, Financials, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Truist, UBS, Trump, Federal Trade Commission, Republican, Technology, Software, Services, Utilities Locations: Wall

☆ Insider Today: Blackstone's holiday cheer
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. BlackstoneBlackstone released its annual holiday video for the seventh consecutive year, which might elicit the reaction: Why is a firm managing $1 trillion worried about holiday videos? In an industry full of super serious people doing super serious business for super serious clients, Blackstone's willing to make itself the butt of the joke. Jay Gillespie, the head of Blackstone's video team and one of the brains behind the holiday extravaganza, spoke to BI's Alex Nicoll about the evolution of his role at the firm. BlackRock CEO and cofounder Larry Fink made a cameo in Blackstone's holiday video this year: "Can you believe people confuse US for THEM?")

Persons: You've, she's, Blackstone Jon Gray, Blackstone, Blackstone Blackstone, Michael Park, We've, Jay Gillespie, BI's Alex Nicoll, Blackstone's, —, Larry Fink, Ethan Miller, Prince Williams, PATRICK T, FALLON, Celina Pereira, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Nate Sweitzer, Luisa Isabel Álvarez de, Luisa Isabel, she'd, Zestimate Alvaro Dominguez, it's, lurk, that's, Chelsea Jia feng, Sean, Diddy, Combs Organizations: Business, BlackRock, Getty Images, BI, Citi, Chelsea, Citigroup Locations: Washington, Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, Spanish, Medina, Spain, captivate Spain

☆ ‘Her Story’: China’s answer to ‘Barbie’ becomes latest smash hit - but some men are not amused
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Joyce Jiang | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Men at oddsWhile “Her Story” has been overwhelmingly celebrated by Chinese women, not all men are fans. Similar anecdotes of men railing at the screenings or walking out of theaters have circulated on Chinese social media – mirroring the conservative backlash seen during screenings of “Barbie” in the United States last year. “Many plots in this movie have already glorified most men in life … It looks objective and gentle enough to me,” Xu wrote on Xiaohongshu, China’s Instagram-like platform. “Certain groups of men tend to put themselves in opposite of women and oppose whatever women like.” Wang, the two-time watcher, told CNN. “Feminist movement in China today is only visible on the cultural front,” said Lü Pin, a prominent Chinese feminist based in New York.

Persons: Chizuko Ueno, “, “ Barbie, China’s, Communist Party –, Zeng Mumei, Elaine Zhong Chuxi, Shao Yihui, ”, Xu, rehashing women’s, snitching, Wang Rui, –, “ Barbie ”, ” Xu, Hupu, Wang, Chen Xiaohe, ” Wang, Chen, it’s, Yang Li, Yang, Lü, ” Lü, Shao, liberates Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Communist Party, VCG, CNN, “, China’s Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, Shanghai, Weibo, United States, New York

☆ Bluesky's growing pains
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Kevin Collier | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

That led to an influx of copyright complaints, leaving Bluesky's slim moderation team to sift through which posts to keep and remove, said Aaron Rodericks, Bluesky's head of trust and safety, in an interview. Rodericks said even as Bluesky has experienced growing pains, they're still not at the large scale seen on other major social media platforms. Most major social media platforms report much higher rates of CSAM. Disinformation researchers routinely identify account swarms, particularly pushing messages sympathetic to the Russian, Chinese and Iranian governments, on major social media platforms, although they rarely get significant traction. "All social media platforms are used by adversaries," Lisa Kaplan, the CEO of Alethea, a company that tracks coordinated online messaging and propaganda campaigns, told NBC News.

Persons: demonizing, they're, Elon Musk's, Jesse Singal, Singal, Bluesky, Aaron Rodericks, Rodericks, Scammers, Sean Gallagher, Gallagher, hasn't, impersonators, Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey, Cristiano Ronaldo, Musk, Lisa Kaplan, we've, we're Organizations: GLAAD, NBC, National Center for, Meta, FBI, Independent Federated Trust & Safety Locations: Singal, U.S, China, Russia, Pakistan

☆ How much money does Mariah Carey make from 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'? 'It's a lot,' music expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Mariah Carey performs "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Jeff Kravitz | Filmmagic, Inc | Getty ImagesThe ecosystem of music royalties is notoriously convoluted. Carey and Afanasieff split their writing credits with publishers including Universal Music, Sony Music and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, according to ASCAP. Afanasieff, Sony Music and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing didn't return requests for comment. All told, these estimates suggest Carey may have made about $2.7 million to $3.3 million from recording and publishing in 2022.

Persons: Mariah Carey, Gilbert Flores, Mariah Carey's, Carey, Chris Chambers, didn't, Natasha Chee, Donahue Fitzgerald, George Howard, Kevin Mazur, Howard, Phillips, Jeff Kravitz, Walter Afanasieff, Jordan Bromley, She's, —, Afanasieff, Bromley, Santa Claus, James Devaney, Berklee College of Music Carey, Entertainment's Bromley Organizations: Penske Media, Billboard, The Chamber Group, Spotify, Berklee College of Music, Rykodisc, Madison, Garden, Getty, Phelps, Beacon Theatre, Inc, Finance, Manatt Entertainment, ASCAP, Universal Music, Sony Music, Music Publishing, Columbia Records, Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Rockefeller Center, Wireimage, Sony Locations: U.S, New York City, Manatt, Santa

☆ Ivanka Trump is done with politics and says she isn’t coming back
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

When Donald Trump was a real estate mogul, she was designing his next hotel. Ivanka Trump is done with politics and says she isn’t coming back. Ivanka Trump faced constant scrutiny and criticism for decisions made by her father that she was unable to wholly influence or moderate. Ivanka Trump, Theo Kushner, Jared Kushner and Joseph Kushner attend the funeral of Ivana Trump at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church on July 20, 2022 in New York City. Ivanka Trump exits the courtroom during a break in the civil fraud trial of her father, Donald Trump, at the State Supreme Court building in New York on November 8, 2023.

Persons: Donald Trump, Washington –, Ivanka Trump, isn’t, ”, Donald Trump’s, Jared Kushner, they’ve, Chip Somodevilla, –, it’s, Lex, Trump, “ She’s, Maggie Cordish, “ Ivanka, “ It’s, Kushner, Jared Kushner’s, Charles Kushner, “ unapologetically ”, Ivana Trump, Theo Kushner, Joseph Kushner, Vincent Ferrer, John Lamparski, Babi, “, they’re tweens, she’s, Kelly, Fridman, I’m, Kirsten Luce, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Eric Trump’s, Lara Trump, Sen, Marco Rubio’s, Dave Donaldson, ” Donaldson, that’s, ” Trump, Kristen Holmes Organizations: CNN, Washington, Trump, West, House, New York City, St, Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church, Reuters, Post, Supreme, The New York Times, Republican National Committee, RNC Locations: Miami , Florida, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach , Florida, New York, Washington, France, New York City, Miami, Doral, Florida, Washington , DC, Hawaii, North Carolina, Poland

☆ Warren Buffett heads into 2025 with his biggest cash position in more than 30 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett, who has long favored holding massive amounts of cash, is headed into 2025 with a particularly gigantic war chest at Berkshire Hathaway — in fact the largest cash hoard in 34 years. The Omaha-based conglomerate's cash level stands at $325 billion — a record high in absolute terms — and now accounts for about 30% of Berkshire's total assets, the highest percentage since 1990, according to data from Oppenheimer. Buffett first took control of Berkshire, originally a clothing manufacturer, in 1965 and went on to transform it into a one-of-a-kind conglomerate. Berkshire's cash has only grown after Buffett this year aggressively dumped enormous pieces of his two largest holdings, Apple and Bank of America . "This will also provide an opportunity for the successors to make their own mark when Mr. Buffett officially hands over the reins."

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway —, Buffett, Bill Stone, Greg Abel, BRK, Kevin Heal Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Oppenheimer, Glenview Trust Company, Apple, Bank of America, BNSF, Berkshire, Buffett, Argus Research Locations: Berkshire, Omaha, Glenview

☆ 1 big question this week: Was Friday's good news double a market turning point?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Wall Street bulls mounted a valiant effort and pushed the stock market sharply Friday on a double dose of encouraging news. There will be countless updates on inflation, rates, geopolitics, and more over the coming months, some of which we can see coming and some that will completely surprise us. Looking ahead, it will be a light week with the stock market closing at 1 p.m. ET: New home sales U.S. stock market closes at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, Dec. 25 U.S. stock market closed for Christman Day Thursday, Dec. 26 8:30 a.m.

Persons: Wednesday's, Dow, Austan Goolsbee, hawkish, Jerome Powell, that's, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Spencer Platt Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Energy, Investors, Fed, Core PCE, Chicago Fed, CNBC, Devices, Nvidia, Broadcom, Marvell Technology, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: New York City

☆ Joe Manchin: West Virginia senator torches Democrats on the way out the door
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

For more on Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, watch CNN’s “Inside Politics with Manu Raju” at 8 a.m. “They have basically expanded upon thinking, ‘Well, we want to protect you there, but we’re going to tell you how you should live your life from that far on,’” Manchin added. Let anybody have anything they want,’” Manchin added. He added that during the Army-Navy football game last weekend, he told the president-elect, “I want to help any way I can.”“I want you to succeed,” Manchin said he told Trump. The senator added the third party would be called the “American Party” and would serve as a space for moderate Democrats and Republicans.

Persons: Sen, Joe Manchin, Manu Raju ”, —, it’s, Manchin, CNN’s Manu Raju, ” Manchin —, ”, Republicans don’t, “, ” Manchin, “ I’m, ‘, Greg Casar’s, Pramila, Raju, they’ve, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, there’s, hasn’t, Kamala, Harris ’, Trump, ” Sen, Manu Raju, CNN Manchin, Joe Biden, who’s, Republican Party —, “ I’ll, Jim Justice, he’ll, “ It’s, Aaron Pellish, Clare Foran, Matt Holt Organizations: Washington CNN, West, Democratic Party, Democratic, Republicans, Republican, Progressive, Army - Navy, CNN, Biden, Trump, White, Democrat, Republican Party, American Party, West Virginia GOP Gov, GOP Locations: West Virginia, America, Washington ,, United States

☆ Rickey Henderson, Major League Baseball's all-time base stealer, dies at 65
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Rickey Henderson, the greatest base stealer in Major League Baseball history and one of the game’s most enduring players, has died, Major League Baseball confirmed Saturday. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred called Henderson the “gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting” in a statement Saturday that expressed the league’s condolences Saturday. In 2001 while playing for San Diego — one of the nine teams he played over a 25-year career — Henderson passed Babe Ruth as MLB’s all-time walks leader. A field near his high school, Oakland Tech, still bears Henderson’s name. “There was only one Rickey Henderson in baseball,” George Steinbrenner, the former Yankees owner, once said, according to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Persons: Rickey Henderson, Henderson, Rob Manfred, “ Rickey, “, Lou Brock’s, “ Lou Brock, ” Henderson, San Diego —, — Henderson, Babe Ruth, MLB’s, Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Henry Aaron, ” George Steinbrenner, Dave Winfield, Henderson’s, I’ve, ” Winfield Organizations: Major League Baseball, MLB, Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Oakland, Lou Brock’s MLB, San Diego, American League, Oakland Tech, Henderson, Boston, Yankees, Baseball Hall of Fame, Newark Bears, Dodgers Locations: Sacramento, Oakland, Calif, Toronto, Chicago

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