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☆ I quit my finance job to pursue my dream of writing comics. I used a pitch deck to convince my parents it was a good idea.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After college, he got a job at a Big 4 consulting firm, but his childhood dream was to make manga. He found success on platforms like Webtoon and ultimately quit his finance job to write full time. WEBTOONI published my first novel when I was 17I started working on writing my first novel when I was 14. I convinced my parents that my webcomic career was sustainableI finally quit my finance job in May 2021. They see everything I'm doing and my passion.

Persons: Brandon Chen, I'm, WEBTOON, —, I'd, COVID, Tezuka, it's, Kentaro Miura Organizations: Productions, Big, New York Comic Con, NYU, KPMG, Webtoon Locations: New York City, Instagram, Japan

☆ CNBC Daily Open: The economy and inflation might stay strong
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Data on employment, inflation and economic growth have signaled that the "economy may not be slowing as much as desired," Waller said. A soft landing is the scenario in which inflation drops to the Fed's 2% target while economic growth and employment remain healthy. A "no landing," on the other hand, is when the economy continues expanding as inflation remains high.

Persons: Jefferies, Kelly Ortberg, Christopher Waller, Waller, Fed Governor Waller, Henry Allen, Ohsung Kwon, BofA, Kwon, –, Jeff Cox, Sarah Min, Lisa Kailai Han, Yun Li Organizations: Shoppers, Miami Design District, CNBC, Grand View Research, Boeing, P Global, U.S . Federal, Fed, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Securities Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S

☆ Nobuyo Oyama, voice of beloved ‘Doraemon,’ dies aged 90
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Tokyo CNN —Nobuyo Oyama, the voice of beloved Japanese anime “Doraemon” for a generation of children across Asia, has died at age 90, her agency confirmed on Friday. Oyama died on September 29 due to old age, according to the Actors 7 agency. Japanese voice actress Nobuyo Oyama during an interview in Tokyo on November 11, 1996. Hidetoshi Tanaka/The Yomiuri Shimbun/APOyama was born in Tokyo, according to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK. Another wrote: “Doraemon, I’ve loved you ever since I can remember, thanks to Nobuyo Oyama.”Others expressed grief that Oyama had died so shortly after the death in July of Noriko Ohara, the voice of Nobita.

Persons: Tokyo CNN — Nobuyo Oyama, Oyama, ”, –, Nobuyo Oyama, Hidetoshi Tanaka, AP Oyama, Boo Foo Woo, Ms, Nobuyo, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kakashi, I’ve, Noriko Ohara Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Yomiuri Shimbun, AP, NHK Locations: Asia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Tokyo

☆ Meet the vintage toy collectors that have turned their hobby into an investment opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Lin Lin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Lau started selling vintage figurines with his friends on Sundays in 2005 while working a full-time job as a technician. While traditional investments such as stocks and real estate are more common, some people view vintage toys as a unique, fun, and potentially profitable asset class. Figurine collector Dennis Pek CNBCHe told CNBC he only resells to reorganize and update his collection. "I have probably invested about $80,000 on my collection, but I do it mostly because I love it," he told CNBC. Chang told CNBC about the generational shifts in collecting preferences he has observed.

Persons: Lau, Dennis Pek, collectables, Chang Yang Fa, Chang Organizations: SINGAPORE —, CNBC, Power Rangers, MINT Museum of Toys, MINT Museum of Toys CNBC Locations: Singapore

☆ One pair of professional hair scissors can cost over $2,000. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Enxhi Dylgjeri | Emily Christian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

While standard hair scissors cost less than $10, high-end professional hair shears can cost over $2,000. One of the main reasons is the attention paid to the point where the two blades meet. At Naruto in Japan, 12 skilled artisans spend hours perfecting the blades of scissors that can last decades.

Locations: Japan

Kashtanova received a copyright in September, and declared on social media that it meant artists were entitled to legal protection for their AI art projects. Copyright Office suddenly reversed itself, and Kashtanova became the first person in the country to be stripped of legal protection for AI art. A spokesperson for the copyright office declined to comment. Copyright Office, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court and has a patent case before the U.K. Supreme Court. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 1 2 3 4Meanwhile, many artists and companies that own creative content fiercely oppose granting copyrights to AI owners or users.

☆ Kevin Conroy, longtime voice of animated Batman, dies at 66
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He played Batman in over 60 productions, according to DC (which shares parent company Warner Bros. His first and most enduring addition to the Batman canon is “Batman: The Animated Series,” which ran from 1992-1996, according to DC. To find the character, he turned to his Shakespearean training, saying he saw a bit of Hamlet in Bruce Wayne. One of the men he served recognized him, but a colleague didn’t believe that Conroy really was the voice of Batman. For many fans of Batman, Conroy was the first iteration of the Dark Knight they ever knew and loved.

Împreună cu titlurile favorite care revin, cum ar fi originalul Crunchyroll, So I’m a Spider, So What? Titlurile mult așteptate pe Crunchyroll includ:My Hero Academia Sezonul 5 - Deku și Class 1-A își continuă antrenamentul eroului și dezlănțuie noi puteri în ultimul sezon al My Hero Academia! Bucurați-vă de toate aventurile zilnice ale lui Rimuru și ale prietenilor săi în The Slime Diaries! One Piece - Luffy și pălăriile de paie își continuă aventurile în Wano și luptă împotriva puternicilor Împărați! Crunchyroll a fost fondată în 2006 și are sediul central în San Francisco, cu birouri în Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Lausanne, Chișinău și Berlin (AV Visionen).

Persons: Hero, jalnicului, Digimon, Cure, Împărați, So, Aceștia, Swift, Crunchyroll Organizations: Nagatoro, Tokyo, Dragon, Java, PHP Locations: Japonia, Kyoto, Chișinău, Moldova, SVOD, TypeScript, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Lausanne, Berlin

Битва экстрасенсов, BMW, curs valutar sau prognoza meteo. Prin urmare, echipa #diez a analizat căutările moldovenilor pe Google în anul 2020 și le-a clasificat în două categorii: cele mai frecvente căutări și tendințele din ultima vreme la diferite categorii. Curs valutar Moldova#5. Curs valutar euro#7. Curs valutar dolar#10.

Persons: Kanal, Naruto, Bugati, Crăciun, Grigore Vieru, Harry Potter, Nicolae Labiș, Donald Trump, Speedtest, Ion Creangă, Mike Tyson, Darwin, Gagarin, Mihail Efremov Organizations: BMW, Google, Panda, Toyota, Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen, Renault, Dacia, Wizz, Air Moldova, Barcelona, Zara, Nike, Puma, Amazon, Avon, Orange, Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat, UTM, Real Madrid, Juventus, Liga, Ministerul Sănătății, РПЛ Locations: Zara, Alaska, Costești, Moldova, Chișinău, Tiraspol, Bender, Stânga, Barcelona, Roma, Приднестровье

☆ Список худших паролей 2020 года, которыми пользователи со всего мира защищают свои аккаунты
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-20 | by ( ) ru.diez.md time to read: +1 min

Список худших паролей 2020 года, которыми пользователи со всего мира защищают свои аккаунтыРазработчики приложения — менеджера паролей NordPass опубликовали ежегодный топ-200 худших комбинаций, которыми пользователи со всего мира защищают свои аккаунты, пишет Нож. Большинство паролей в списке можно разделить на следующие категории: имена (qwe123, charlie, samantha), еда (pepper, chocolate, cheese), спорт (soccer, football, baseball), комбинации букв или цифр (qazwsx, qwe123, qqww1122) и другие. Вот интересные варианты, которые придумали пользователи: naruto, 666666, monkey, computer, trustno1, pokemon, anhyeuem. Топ-20 паролей выглядит так:# 123456# 123456789# picture1# password# 12345678# 111111# 123123# 12345# 1234567890# senha# 1234567# qwerty# abc123# Million2# 000000# 1234# iloveyou# aaron431# password1# qqww1122Согласно данным компании, миллионы людей все еще используют шифр вроде password, qwerty и 123456. Последний стал самым популярным — его зарегистрировали 23 миллиона раз.

Persons: —, charlie, samantha, Нож

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