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☆ He spent years predicting Apple would launch a TV. The 'painful lesson' he learned when it didn't still applies today.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, said he isn't holding his breath for an Apple TV. Munster said it's still a "painful topic" since he spent a lot of time looking into the Apple TV and was emphatic that it would happen. However, in 2014, another author, Yukari Iwatani Kane, wrote in "Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs" that Jobs told Apple employees in 2010 that a TV set wasn't happening. The lesson Munster learned about a company assembling a team and putting resources behind projects that may remain on the shelf continues to apply. Still, Munster's lesson didn't stop him from making a plea for CEO Tim Cook to bring the Apple TV to shelves.

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☆ Being aerobically fit in middle age may reduce Alzheimer’s and dementia risk, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Doing more aerobic exercise in middle age and old age may reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. Without effort, however, cardiorespiratory fitness declines as people age. “This study found a dose-dependent — meaning more was better — effect of exercise fitness on several critical types of cognitive performance,” Isaacson said. Biking, running, jogging, swimming, hiking and briskly walking can all improve cardiorespiratory fitness, experts say. The study showed that people with high cardiorespiratory fitness were more likely to take care of themselves, and therefore protect the heart-brain connection.

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☆ Apple is revisiting a scrapped idea from its Steve Jobs era
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Steve Jobs had apparently had mixed feelings about Apple entering the TV market before his death. Apple cofounder Steve Jobs reportedly made it clear before he died that Apple wouldn't pursue its own television set, but the company may now be revisiting the idea over a decade later. Jobs reportedly told biographer Walter Isaacson that he'd "finally cracked" how to make TVs simpler to use. In 2014, writer and former Apple beat reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane wrote in her book, "Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs," that Jobs told top Apple employees in 2010 that the company wouldn't be making a TV set. Apple's services business, which includes Apple TV+ subscriptions, has boomed in recent quarters.

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☆ Elon Musk is looking for trillions in government waste, and defense is a massive potential target
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Jake Epstein | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Elon Musk to help spearhead cuts to government spending, and the defense sector could be a prime target. But Musk's past comments hint at one area he could target: defense contracts. Musk built SpaceX's business model around fixed-price contracts. Musk's new initiative could recommend exactly this: a move away from cost-plus contracts toward fixed-price contracts. An aerial view of the Pentagon AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, FileMusk's new initiative may target other areas of Pentagon spending, as well.

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☆ The billionaire CEO who made history with SpaceX describes facing the 'vacuum of death' in only a spacesuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He spoke about what felt different during his second space mission and the challenges of living off-world. AdvertisementThe SpaceX mission, Isaacson's second trip to space with the rocket company cofounded by Elon Musk, required flying through risky radiation belts. Join the Polaris Dawn crew to learn details behind some of the ~40 science and research experiments being conducted during the mission. The team prepped extensively for Polaris Dawn, spending hundreds of hours in pressurized suit testing. Following the landing, Isaacman said, one of his SpaceX crew members experienced a minor case of spaceflight-associated neuromuscular syndrome, which impacts vision.

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CNN —Tech tycoon Elon Musk joined a call between US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the day after the presidential election, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Zelensky previously said on X that he called Trump on Wednesday and congratulated him on “his historic landslide” win. Strong and unwavering US leadership is vital for the world and for a just peace,” Zelensky wrote at the time. CNN is reaching out to Musk and Trump’s teams about the call, which was first reported by Axios. Questions about Musk’s influence in the war also began to mount amid a rise in Ukrainian sightings of Russian uses of the satellite internet service.

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☆ Why brain aging can vary dramatically between people
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Yet some adult lifestyle factors still appeared to be linked with improved cognitive performance and slower aging of the brain. “We are now looking into whether different constellations of brain ageing features are driven by particular subsets of risk factors.”As a researcher of the aging brain, Dr. Richard Isaacson said, the new paper spoke to him. There is a robust body of research on key differences in lifestyle that may contribute to differences in an aging brain. Adding a heart-healthy diet to your routine also can help slow brain aging and reduce dementia risk. “Those things may not exactly cause Alzheimer’s, but it can fast forward cognitive aging and fast forward cognitive decline.

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☆ Daytime sleepiness may be linked with pre-dementia syndrome, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Among participants who experienced excessive daytime sleepiness and a lack of enthusiasm, 35.5% developed motoric cognitive risk syndrome compared with 6.7% of people without those problems, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology. “Establishing the relationship between sleep dysfunction and MCR risk is important because early intervention may offer the best hope for preventing dementia,” the authors said. Over a follow-up period of roughly three years on average, 36 participants developed motoric cognitive risk syndrome. But when the authors considered the seven sleep components separately, only daytime dysfunction was associated with 3.3 times higher risk of MCR. Spires-Jones pointed out that for the potential link between daytime dysfunction and MCR, reverse causation is also possible.

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☆ Elon Musk's spiraling too far towards conspiracy theories, says 'Elon Musk' author Walter Isaacson
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailElon Musk's spiraling too far towards conspiracy theories, says 'Elon Musk' author Walter IsaacsonWalter Isaacson, Perella Weinberg's advisory partner discusses Isaacson's thoughts on the election results thus far, Elon Musk's political pivot, and more.

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☆ Vegas Justice League nonprofit has helped solve over 100 cold murder cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But a suspect was not identified until 2021 with the assistance of the Las Vegas-based nonprofit Vegas Justice League. Crowdfunded crime solvingFounded in 2020 by entrepreneur Justin Woo, the Vegas Justice League – and his nationwide initiative Project Justice – has helped solve 41 cold cases across the country, including nine murders in Las Vegas. Putting the puzzle togetherVegas Justice League has also funded the ongoing DNA testing for at least 82 other ongoing cases. Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, alongside the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, honored the Vegas Justice League with a key to the Las Vegas Strip for their efforts in solving cold murder cases. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentThe idea for Vegas Justice League started when Woo learned about Othram and saw that they were crowdfunding for cases.

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☆ Sam Altman's leadership advice echoes 2 philosophies encouraged by Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Altman also emphasized saying no, echoing Steve Jobs' leadership philosophy. AdvertisementThe leadership traits that Sam Altman values may sound familiar to those who have studied Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett. Altman said the team tries to be "rigorous" about straying away from "fantastical dreams" or goals — a strategy reminiscent of the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. Advertisement"The main thing I stressed was focus," Jobs had said about his visit to Larry Page, biographer Walter Isaacson wrote in the Harvard Business Review. "The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything," the Berkshire Hathaway CEO once said.

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☆ I find Elon Musk's foray into politics 'really off-putting', says Musk biographer Walter Isaacson
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailI find Elon Musk's foray into politics 'really off-putting', says Musk biographer Walter IsaacsonWalter Isaacson, ‘Elon Musk’ author, Perella Weinberg Partners advisory partner and Tulane professor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fifth test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket, Tesla's pivot to AI and robotics, the company's robotaxi reveal, Elon Musk's endorsement of former President Trump, and more.

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☆ Elon Musk's childhood fascination with sci-fi motivates his desire to lead the AI race, biographer Walter Isaacson says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Walter Isaacson said Elon Musk's AI motives likely stem from early ambitions inspired by sci-fi themes. Isaacson said Musk told him he wanted to start an AI company because he didn't trust Sam Altman. "He's telling me, 'I'm gonna start from scratch an AI company 'cause I don't trust Sam Altman,'" Isaacson recalled in an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box published Friday. The AI company competes directly with OpenAI, which he helped found and fund before a reported falling out. Isaacson, Musk, and xAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ Steve Jobs once said what he really thinks about consultants — to a group of consultants
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Steve Jobs was not the biggest fan of consulting. Jobs once criticized consulting in a 1992 talk at MIT, where some consultants were present. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe late Apple founder, Steve Jobs, once had some choice advice for consultants: "You should do something." The Apple founder certainly took his own advice.

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☆ Walter Isaacson on the AI tech race, xAI vs. OpenAI and Elon Musk's mission
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWalter Isaacson on the AI tech race, xAI vs. OpenAI and Elon Musk's missionWalter Isaacson, ‘Elon Musk’ author, Perella Weinberg Partners advisory partner and Tulane professor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the AI tech race, Elon Musk's vs. Sam Altman, and more.

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☆ Elon Musk once described his past immigration status as a ‘gray area’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +32 min

So we just rented the office, and slept in the office, and showered at the YMCA,” Elon Musk recalled, drawing laughs from the crowd. “When they did fund us,” Kimbal Musk recalled, “they realized that we were illegal immigrants.”“Well…” Elon Musk interjected. Video of the remarks shows Elon Musk laughing as he jumped in with a different interpretation: “I’d say it was a gray area.”He didn’t elaborate, and it’s unclear what Elon Musk meant by that characterization. Elon Musk, wearing a black Stetson hat, livestreams while visiting the US-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, on September 28, 2023. Then-President Donald Trump greets Elon Musk before a policy and strategy forum with executives at the White House in February 2017.

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☆ Elon Musk's daughter Vivian slams Walter Isaacson's Musk biography, saying it portrays her as her father's 'villain backstory'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk's daughter Vivian criticized Walter Isaacson's Musk biography over its portrayal of her. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementVivian Wilson, Elon Musk's daughter, isn't happy with how she says she was depicted in Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography about her father. Wilson slammed the biography in a series of social-media posts Sunday night.

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☆ Tackle these 14 factors to lower dementia risk, report suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But addressing 14 risk factors over the course of one’s life — starting in childhood — could prevent or delay nearly half of cases, according to a large report by 27 dementia experts. “The progress in preventing and treating dementia is accelerating.”The initial 12 risk factors were linked with 40% of cases, but the new report suggests addressing the 14 risk factors could help eliminate or delay 45% of dementia cases, said Livingston, a professor of psychiatry of older people at University College London. This “critical” update calls attention to two risk factors that preventive neurologist Dr. Richard Issacson says his clinical practice has been evaluating for over a decade. Influencing brain functionThe report doesn’t establish with certainly that these risk factors directly cause dementia, experts said. But other research has provided theories on the link between these vulnerabilities and dementia risk.

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☆ Alzheimer’s blood test catches 90% of early dementia cases, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A combined blood test for cognitive decline has a 90% accuracy rate in determining whether memory loss is due to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. “The p-tau217 blood test is turning out to be the most specific for Alzheimer’s and the one with the most validity. “These are absolutely transformational times.”How does a p-tau217 blood test work? The results of the blood tests were then measured against patient diagnoses provided by Swedish primary care doctors and specialists. “There’s no one more bullish on these tests than I am, but Alzheimer’s blood tests aren’t fully definitive yet,” he said.

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☆ Elon Musk's transgender daughter says he was an absent and 'cruel' father
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewElon Musk's transgender daughter said the Tesla CEO was an absent father who frequently rebuked her for being queer and feminine as a child. Wilson, who has stayed out of the public eye until now, told NBC News that Musk's comments went too far. Wilson told NBC News the book — which described her as being a supporter of "radical Marxism" via a quote from Musk's sister-in-law — was inaccurate and unfair. Isaacson also referred to Wilson by her middle name, Jenna, in the book, Wilson said. The author told NBC News that he reached out to Wilson's family members in an effort to reach her.

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☆ Elon Musk’s transgender daughter, in first interview, says he berated her for being queer as a child
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Vivian Jenna Wilson, the transgender daughter of Elon Musk, said Thursday in her first public interview that he was an absent father who was cruel to her as a child for being queer and feminine. Wilson, 20, in an exclusive interview with NBC News, responded to comments that Musk made Monday about her and her transgender identity. She told NBC News that at the time, she was surprised by the media attention to the court filing, which she submitted when she was 18. Wilson told NBC News that those anecdotes are not true, though she said she did act stereotypically feminine in other ways as a child. Musk told Peterson that Wilson's gender transition has been the motivation for his push into conservative politics.

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☆ Elon Musk’s estranged daughter calls out his ‘entirely fake’ claims about her childhood
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, publicly refuted several recent anti-trans statements her Tesla CEO and X owner father has made about her. After her transition, the billionaire said, he “vowed to destroy the woke mind virus.”Musk has previously been criticized for his anti-trans comments. Musk has previously spoken about his daughter, including in the authorized biography written by journalist Walter Isaacson and published last year. In the book, the billionaire blamed his daughter’s transition in part on her time at a progressive, Los Angeles school. In the Peterson interview, Musk said he considers his child “dead” following her transition.

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☆ Brain Care Score may also predict depression, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Scientists announced in December the successful creation of the Brain Care Score, a tool for assessing dementia or stroke risk without medical procedures. That score, which also helps patients and doctors identify beneficial lifestyle changes, may now also be able to predict the odds of developing depression later in life, according to a new study. The 21-point Brain Care Score, or BCS, refers to how a person fares on 12 health-related factors regarding physical, lifestyle and social-emotional components of health. “The Brain Care Score is a simple tool designed to help anyone in the world answer the question, ‘What can I do to take better care of my brain?’” said study author Dr. Jonathan Rosand, cofounder of the McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital and lead developer of the BCS, in a news release. The higher a participant’s score, the lower their risk of brain disease.

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☆ Tesla prioritizes Musk's and other 'VIP' drivers' data to train self-driving software
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Business Insider has learned that those annotators focus their efforts on two high-profile categories of drivers: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and a select set of "VIP" drivers. These drivers are internally referred to as "VIP" users and their data is at times put in VIP queues, according to the workers. Related storiesData collected from VIP users, including high-profile Tesla drivers who post on YouTube, is scrutinized more heavily and more likely to be labeled, three current and former workers said. They said they'd been specifically told by leads on their teams that they were working on "VIP data" and had received overtime pay to work on the data ahead of FSD updates. Tesla's self-driving in the regulatory spotlightTesla has come under increasing scrutiny from regulators over the self-driving software and the company's marketing of the service.

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☆ A new era of smartphone wars is about to begin
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Competition may have died down but the original smartphone wars were so intense for Steve Jobs he once declared that he'd start a "thermonuclear war." Smartphone wars in the AI eraThe smartphone market has been lagging. The company will be banking on Apple Intelligence being a hit with consumers, potentially revitalizing sales in markets like China. Samsung Galaxy S24 lineup. SamsungThe South Korean tech giant must be hoping to regain its crown as king of the smartphone market.

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