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☆ UK's Starmer calls for 'consistent, durable' ties with China in Xi meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 18: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China, at the Sheraton Hotel, as he attends the G20 summit in on November 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keir Starmer is attending his first G20 Summit since he was elected Prime Minister of the UK. He is expected to hold talks with President Xi Jinping of China, the first time a UK PM has done so for six years. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to establish "consistent, durable" relations between their two nations, pressing on with efforts to thaw ties between London and Beijing at a G20 summit. "We want our relations to be consistent, durable, respectful as we have agreed, avoid surprises where possible, and strengthened dialogue should provide stronger understanding," Starmer told Xi at the start of their meeting.

Persons: Sir Keir Starmer, Xi Jinping, Keir Starmer, Stefan Rousseau, Starmer, Xi, Rachel Reeves, Lifeng, Xi's Organizations: RIO DE, Sheraton, British, Xinhua News Agency, Conservative Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, China, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, London, Beijing, Britain, Hong Kong

☆ Economists see UK cutting interest rates more substantially as inflation pressures ease
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. is likely to see interest rates drop at a faster pace than previously expected, according to economists who flagged key data releases that indicated inflationary pressures are finally easing. However, economists at Goldman Sachs in a Monday note forecast rate cuts "notably below market pricing." As a result, they see consecutive 25 basis point cuts taking the Bank Rate to 3% as early as September 2025, and to 2.75% in November next year. "Recent data have cemented expectations of another cut in interest rates in November. "That said, uncertainty around the economic outlook is high, and interest rate expectations will be sensitive to what the government announces in the Budget," Muir added.

Persons: Mike Kemp, Goldman Sachs, BOE, Price, —, James Smith, Smith, David Muir, Muir, Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves Organizations: of England, Labour, Bank of England's, BOE policymakers, Bank of England, ING . Services, Reuters, International Energy Agency, U.S . Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Moody's, Finance Locations: City of London, London, United Kingdom

☆ Scream queen Kate Siegel has starred in some of Netflix's biggest horror hits. Now, she's tackling her scariest endeavor yet: directing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

She often collaborates with her husband, horror auteur Mike Flanagan, who wrote and directed both. Siegel has now moved behind the camera, making her directorial debut in the franchise "V/H/S." ShudderSiegel was already a longtime fan of the "V/H/S" franchise when she was approached to direct a segment for the latest installment, "V/H/S/Beyond," now streaming on Shudder. They didn't take no for an answer, however, and with some extra encouragement from her manager and her husband, Siegel agreed to take the leap. AdvertisementShe credits Josh Goldbloom, the producer responsible for rebooting the "V/H/S" franchise in 2021 after a seven-year hiatus, with changing her mind.

Persons: Kate Siegel, Netflix's, Usher, Mike Flanagan, Siegel, —, She's, Poe, Alanah Pearce, Shudder Siegel, Adam Wingard, Abigail, Josh Goldbloom, she'd, Flanagan, Gareth Cattermole, Trevor Macy, Kate, Denis Villeneuve, Jordan Peele, she's, I've, Stephen King, King, I'm, Shirley Jackson, he's, Charlotte Perkins Gilman Organizations: Service, Netflix, Toronto, Intrepid Pictures, Amazon Studios Locations: Bly

☆ AI expert Gary Marcus thinks OpenAI will be the 'most Orwellian company of all time'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AI expert Gary Marcus says OpenAI may be forced to become a surveillance company to make money. AI expert Gary Marcus says the company shaping the global AI arms race is on the cusp of turning what Orwell imagined into reality. "What they're going to be pressed to do is become a surveillance company." But Marcus thinks the company won't be able to earn enough money to support its valuation that way because the technology isn't advanced enough. Marcus suspects that OpenAI will eventually tap into this potential income stream and become a powerful surveillance company.

Persons: Gary Marcus, OpenAI, —, George Orwell's, Orwell, Peter Norvig, Marcus, Paul Nakasone, Edward Snowden, Snowden, Sam Altman, Altman, he's Organizations: Service, Google, Stanford's, Capitol, Business Locations: that's

☆ The Gap comeback that might actually be working
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Cathleen Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Designer Zac Posen — now creative director at Gap Inc., at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in March 2024. Danny Moloshok/ReutersSince 2014, the Gap brand has nearly halved its presence in North America, going from 968 stores in the market to 472 as of February. It makes up about 20% of overall Gap Inc. revenue, while Old Navy accounts for more than half. Before Gap, Posen was on track for a similar trajectory to Mizrahi’s. They started by redefining the positioning of each brand: Gap as a pop culture brand.

Persons: CNN — Zac Posen, Richard Dickson, Posen, Donald, Doris Fisher, Mickey Drexler, Drexler, Uniqlo, Zac Posen —, Danny Moloshok, Sonia Syngal, Dickson, Barbie, Troye Sivan, Da’vine Joy, Anne Hathaway, ” Posen, won’t, Zac, Isaac Mizrahi, ”, Gabriella Santaniello, Mizrahi, Zac Born, Saint Ann’s, Lola Schnabel, Julian Schnabel, Lena Dunham, Nicole Miller, Naomi Campbell, Grimm, —, Da'Vine Joy Randolph —, Jamie McCarthy, Yucaipa, Ron Burkle, Sean Combs, Zac Posen, Neiman Marcus —, Zac Posen — that’s, Zac Posen’s, it’s, Paco Rabanne, Patrick Robinson, Ye, Julie Gilhart, Gilhart, ” Dickson, Bernadette Peters, “, Harrison Ball, Ryan Murphy, ’ ”, TJ Maxx, Kennedy, Anne Hathway, Pietro S, Robert, William Fisher, didn’t, Mark Breitbard, Horacio Barbeito, Chris Blakeslee, Goodman, Stephanie Keith, Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s, Sivan, Hathaway, Julia Fox, influencer, Lee Peterson, hasn’t Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, Old Navy, Inc, New Yorker, Gap Inc, Navy, Banana, Reuters, Mattel, Hollywood, Xcel Brands, QVC, Saint, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Saint Martins, New York Times, Centric Brands, Barneys, New York City Ballet, Swans, Disney, rockstar, Old, America ., Collins Group, Vogue, Bloomberg, Council of Fashion Designers of America, New York, Dôen Locations: Posen, San Francisco Bay, New, Banana Republic, Athleta, San Francisco, Oxford, Zara, North America, Asia, China, Republic, New York City, American, London, Bloomsbury, Balthazar, SoHo, Rome, Italy, New York, America, America . Banana

☆ How Apple and Microsoft’s trusted brands are being used to scam you online
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

No, it's not really Apple or Microsoft popping up on your screen to tell you your computer has been infected. "Because, who doesn't know Microsoft or Apple as a brand?" Here's what people should know to protect themselves from scams targeting commonly used, trusted tech brands:Never assume any online ad is authenticPeople can be duped in a number of ways. Sometimes simply opening the attachment could infect a consumer's computer with malware. If, for instance, you called a number for "Microsoft" or "Apple" and gave usernames and passwords, change those.

Persons: it's, It's scammers, Cliff Steinhauer, Nati Tal, Bing, Malwarebytes, Jérôme Segura, Segura, Jim Routh, It's, Routh Organizations: National Cybersecurity Alliance, Microsoft, Apple, Guardio Labs, McAfee, PayPal, Norton

☆ Elon Musk has made a nasty mess for X, but it may not matter all that much to him
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

X owner Elon Musk, who has endorsed Trump, replied, "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala." Related stories"I don't think this is much more than just confirmation that X is not a place for brands. This year, advertisers slashed their X marketing budgets ahead of major events like the Super Bowl. Musk is still the richest person in the world, with a net worth of about $250 billion, per Bloomberg. AdvertisementSo X may suffer, but Musk will probably come out alright.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, Biden, Kamala, Tucker Carlson, Brian Morrissey, Digiday, Brendan Gahan, Musk, Musk's, Gahan, bode, Morrissey, he's, haven't, outrageousness, Eric Dezenhall Organizations: Service, Business, LinkedIn, Authority, Disney, Apple, Walmart, Cannes, Street Journal, Twitter, Bloomberg, Dezenhall Resources Locations: South Africa

☆ Every 'Hellboy' movie ranked from worst to best, including 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

All four "Hellboy" movies are based on the Dark Horse Comics character by Mike Mignola. Here are all the "Hellboy" movies ranked, including 2024's "Hellboy: The Crooked Man." AdvertisementMillennium Media and Dark Horse Comics are taking a second stab at rebooting the "Hellboy" franchise with 2024's "Hellboy: The Crooked Man." The new film, adapted from the Dark Horse Comics storyline of the same name, stars Jack Kesy as the titular demonic detective. The titular character, played by Kesy, meets a vicious spirit called (you guessed it) the "Crooked Man, played by Martin Bassindale, and the community of witches who follow him.

Persons: Mike Mignola, Ron Perlman, David Harbour, Jack Kesy, —, He's, Martin Bassindale Organizations: Horse, Service, Comics, Kesy, Business

☆ W.N.B.A. Star Takes Over Voting Organization Started by LeBron James
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More Than a Vote, a nonprofit organization founded by LeBron James in 2020, is rebooting this fall with a new focus on women’s issues and reproductive rights. Nneka Ogwumike, a nine-time W.N.B.A. All-Star with the Seattle Storm and president of the players union, will take over James’s role in leading the organization, and has recruited a group of female athletes to her cause. “It’s more than just abortion,” Ogwumike said in an interview. “It’s all about educating people about all the different roles that exist in society that support and protect the freedoms of women when it comes to family planning, I.V.F., birth control, everything.

Persons: LeBron James, Nneka, ” Ogwumike, “, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, James Organizations: Seattle Storm

☆ CrowdStrike outage: What we know 4 days after a software update brought down computer systems around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Four days after a faulty software update from a cybersecurity company unexpectedly brought down computers and technical systems across the world, airlines and some other companies are still experiencing delays and other technical problems. The outage was related to a software update rolled out by CrowdStrike, a major US cybersecurity firm. The issue is specific to Falcon, one of CrowdStrike’s main software products, and is not impacting Mac or Linux operating systems, according to the advisory. US-based carriers American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Airlines, SunCountry and Frontier Airlines all reported issues on Friday. More than 1,200 Delta flights were canceled on Sunday, after the carrier canceled 1,208 flights on Saturday, according to FlightAware.

Persons: ” –, Patrick Anderson, —, CrowdStrike, “, George Kurtz, Kurtz, Crowdstrike, United, Delta, Pete Buttigieg, Ed Bastian, ” Buttigieg, Bastian, it’s, David Kennedy, “ It’s, ” Kennedy, “ There’s, Buttigieg, Brigham, Dana Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, Anderson Economic Group, Fortune, Travelers, Marriott International, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Delta Airlines, Delta, Delta Air, Department, Turkish Airlines, Jetstar, Hong Kong Express, Cebu Pacific, Binary Defense, Mass, Penn Medicine, Mount, Mount Sinai Health, Emory Healthcare, Farber Cancer Institute, New, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Government, Social Security, Department of Motor Vehicles, UPS, FedEx Locations: Delta, FlightAware, Jetstar Japan, Hong, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Mount Sinai, New York, Atlanta, Boston, Arizona, Alaska, Washington ,

☆ More flight cancellations are expected as airlines gradually recover from global tech outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Additional flight cancellations are expected through this weekend as airlines gradually recover from a global tech outage that has left thousands of passengers stranded at airports. The outage “has basically turned computers into bricks around the world,” Glenn Gerstell, former general counsel of the US National Security Agency, told CNN Saturday. More than 400 United flights were canceled Saturday, and over 200 flights were canceled Sunday, according to FlightAware.com. “I was supposed to be in California for my mom’s wedding,” Richard Whitfield of Pasco County, Florida, told CNN Saturday. They didn’t tell me – I had no notification, nothing,” Charlotte Yeh told CNN affiliate WFXT on Saturday.

Persons: ” Glenn Gerstell, ” Gerstell, ” CrowdStrike, George Kurtz, ” United, Delta, “, Allegiant, it’s, David Kennedy, “ It’s, ” Kennedy, “ There’s, Pete Buttigieg, ” Buttigieg, Justin Tallis, Villareal, ” Villareal, we’ve, ” Richard Whitfield, Whitfield, Jonathan Shade, Richard, ” Shade, Shade, ”, –, ” Charlotte Yeh, “ We’ve, ” Marc Forbes, WFXT, ” Carol Edwards Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, US National Security Agency, United Airlines, Delta Air, American Airlines, Binary Defense, US Department of Transportation, ”, Gatwick Airport, Getty, Atlanta’s Hartsfield, Jackson International Airport, Delta Air Lines, Boston Logan International, WFXT, Las Locations: Horley, London, California, Pasco County , Florida, Tampa, Atlanta, Tallahassee, Delta, Fort Lauderdale, Ft . Lauderdale, West Palm, Boston, Las Vegas

☆ Recovering from the global tech outage could be a long, arduous process
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The CrowdStrike software at fault operates at what’s called the kernel level of a computer, a much deeper level than what more ordinary applications such as browsers or video games do. For businesses with hundreds or thousands of laptops, desktops and servers running CrowdStrike’s security software, an individual human may have to perform that process over and over and over again. Because CrowdStrike’s security software is running on countless individual computers all around the globe, the update that got pushed to those devices caused them all to shut down, virtually simultaneously. The CrowdStrike bug may have initially been conflated with the Microsoft issue because CrowdStrike’s error affected only Windows machines. As of Friday morning, Microsoft said the issue with Microsoft 365 had been resolved and that the situation was improving.

Persons: ”, Troy Hunt, CrowdStrike, Kevin Beaumont, rebooting, Ira Bailey, Kenn White, ” White, “ It’s, Andrew Peck, ” Peck, Satya Nadella, Beaumont, ” Beaumont, Olesya Dmitracova Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, Machine, ” Microsoft, Fortune, IT, Loughborough University Locations: what’s, America

☆ Why it's taking time for companies to recover from the Crowdstrike IT outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Airlines, banks, and supermarkets face disruption due to an IT outage linked to Crowdstrike. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMajor airlines, banks, and supermarkets are experiencing widespread disruptions linked to an IT outage after Microsoft reported problems linked to an update issued by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. He told NBC News that Crowdstrike was rebooting its operations but that "it could be some time for some systems — it [won't] just automatically recover." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, George Kurtz, Crowdstrike Organizations: Service, Microsoft, NBC News, Business

☆ Did you turn it off and on? Microsoft says some users solved the CrowdStrike problem after rebooting up to 15 times.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A mass IT outage is disrupting operations at banks, retailers, airports, and other organizations. Microsoft said some people rebooted their devices up to 15 times to troubleshoot the issue. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMicrosoft has a solution for its mass IT outage: lots and lots of reboots. "We have been made aware of an issue impacting Virtual Machines running Windows Client and Windows Server, running the CrowdStrike Falcon agent, which may encounter a bug check (BSOD) and get stuck in a restarting state," the company said.

Persons: — Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Machines, Business

☆ With ‘Strands,’ the New York Times has found its next hit game
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Following the success of Connections and Wordle, the pressure was on for the New York Times to find its next hit game. It “bubbled up as a version of a word search that was true to the New York Times’ games,” Knight said. The Times’ research of its subscribers found that Wordle players also solve word search games, making Strands a natural addition to its lineup. That’s another part of the game, Knight said, because it challenges some people not to use the hints. Times’ Games app lets people play some puzzles, like Wordle and Strands, for free.

Persons: ”, Jonathan Knight, “, ” Knight, Wordle — Tracy Bennett —, Knight, “ There’s, ” Brian Morrissey, ” Morrissey, Growth, “ We’ve, we’re Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York Times, Times ’, Times, CNN, The Times, The, LinkedIn, Hearst, “, ’ Locations: New York

☆ At Target, Store Workers Become A.I. Conduits
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Jordyn Holman | More About Jordyn Holman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Target is the latest retailer to put generative artificial intelligence tools in the hands of its workers, with the goal of improving the in-store experience for employees and shoppers. On Thursday, the retailer said it had built a chatbot, called Store Companion, that would appear as an app on a store worker’s hand-held device. The idea is to give workers “confidence to serve our guests,” Brett Craig, Target’s chief information officer, said in an interview. Target is testing the device in 400 stores and plans to make the app available to most workers across its nearly 2,000 locations by August. As the retail industry experiments with generative A.I., some see its potential to eventually make in-store shopping feel more like online shopping, said Roy Singh, the global head of Bain & Co’s advanced analytics practice who works with retailers on generative A.I.

Persons: ” Brett Craig, Target’s, Roy Singh Organizations: Bain & Co’s

☆ Leonardo DiCaprio was in talks to play Lex Luthor in 'Batman v Superman,' Zack Snyder said. That would have broken his 'no superhero movies' rule.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Leonardo DiCaprio was in talks to star in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," director Zack Snyder said. If DiCaprio had taken the role, it would have broken his "no superhero movies" rule. AdvertisementLeonardo DiCaprio was one of the actors in talks to play Lex Luthor in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," director Zack Snyder said. He followed it up with "Batman v Superman" in 2015, which pits Batman (Ben Affleck) against Superman (Henry Cavill), while Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) pulls the strings from the shadows and experiments with Kryptonian technology. I think DiCaprio, he had a lot of great ideas actually just in the meeting.

Persons: Leonardo DiCaprio, Zack Snyder, Snyder, DiCaprio, Lex Luther, —, Lex Luthor, James Gunn, Peter Safran, They're, David Corenswet, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, NME, Luthor, Timothée Chalamet, He's, Gilbert, Oscar, Max, Nicholas Hoult Organizations: Service, DC, Rotten, Justice League, British Vogue Locations: British, Hollywood

☆ ¡Vámonos! Dora Is Back for a New Round of Exploring
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Laurel Graeber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Yet unlike the doll of last year’s blockbuster movie, the next pop-culture star who’s about to re-emerge isn’t a statuesque blonde in stiletto heels. Welcome back, Dora. The new show’s catalyst “wasn’t necessarily that the first series was over,” Valerie Walsh Valdes, a creator and executive producer of “Dora,” said in a video interview. (“Dora the Explorer” continues to stream on various outlets, including YouTube.) An accompanying podcast, “Dora’s Recipe for Adventure,” will expand the little girl’s exploits into the culinary sphere.

Persons: Barbie, Dora, “ Dora, ” Valerie Walsh Valdes, ”, Dora ”, Nick Jr Organizations: Nickelodeon, YouTube, Paramount

☆ Why the DC Universe reboot could give WBD's streaming business a much-needed jolt
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

However, WBD's upcoming reboot of the DC universe may help move the needle for Max, according to Bank of America lead media analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich. AdvertisementWBD is now rebooting its superhero franchise with the DC Universe, or DCU for short, which will have films with interconnected storylines like Marvel has. Reif Ehrlich said new DC films and series could be cross-sold across Max, cable, and free, ad-supported streaming TV channels. AdvertisementAlthough WBD's cable channels are suffering as millions of US households cut the cord, Reif Ehrlich said this dual-distribution method is an effective marketing mechanism. "WBD can employ this same playbook to promote the launch of the new DC universe and other high-value content," Reif Ehrlich wrote.

Persons: —, WBD's, HBO Max, Max, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, WBD, Marvel, James Gunn —, Reif Ehrlich, Kate Taylor, David Zaslav Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Netflix, HBO, Warners, Nielsen, Business, Bank of America, Disney, Marvel, DC, DCU, Max, Hollywood, HGTV, Food Network

☆ UnitedHealth Group has paid more than $2 billion to providers following cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it's paid out more than $2 billion to help health-care providers who have been affected by the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare. "We continue to make significant progress in restoring the services impacted by this cyberattack," UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said in a press release. "We know this has been an enormous challenge for health care providers and we encourage any in need to contact us." It also introduced a temporary funding assistance program to help health-care providers experiencing cash flow trouble because of the attack. A survey published by the American Hospital Association on Friday found that 94% of hospitals have experienced financial disruptions from the Change Healthcare attack.

Persons: it's, Andrew, UnitedHealth, Rick Pollack, Biden, UnitedHealth hasn't, Scott Gottlieb Organizations: UnitedHealth, Change Healthcare, Healthcare, Medicare, Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, Administration, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Office, Civil Rights, Palo Alto Networks, Google Locations: Palo

☆ The I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Experience Officer Says Open Your Mail Already
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Ron Lieber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Everyone else, the agency insists, is going to benefit from the $80 billion that the agency won via the Inflation Reduction Act, which was passed in 2022. appointed Ken Corbin as its first chief taxpayer experience officer. I went to the agency’s headquarters in Washington to find out, which was an experience unto itself. Once properly badged — with the words “Escort Only” in the largest font — I had an hour with Mr. Corbin. What follows is a condensed version, edited for clarity, of our conversation — and his advice for taxpayers like you and me.

Persons: Ken Corbin, Corbin Organizations: Internal Revenue Locations: Washington

☆ 'Madame Web' is a spectacular failure — and a sign we officially have superhero fatigue
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIf "Madame Web" is a predictor of the future of Sony's Spider-Man Universe, the road ahead doesn't look very promising. The reviews are in, and "Madame Web" is no critical darling, nor will it satisfy Spidey fans. 'Madame Web' suffers from a weak script and poorly defined charactersTahar Rahim as Ezekiel Sims in "Madame Web." Superhero fatigue is at an all-time high, and 'Madame Web' doesn't make a solid case for the genre(L-R) Celeste O'Connor, Dakota Johnson, Isabela Merced, and Sydney Sweeney in "Madame Web." AdvertisementAt the end of "Madame Web," Cassie says that the best thing about the future is that it hasn't happened yet.

Persons: —, SJ Clarkson, Dakota Johnson, Cassandra Webb, Cassie, Ezekiel Sims, Tahar Rahim, Beyoncé's, Martha Stewart's, Ezekiel, selfishly, He's, Ezekiel regurgitates, Celeste O'Connor, Sydney Sweeney, Adam, James Gunn, Peter Safran, Jared Leto, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Eddie Brock, Hardy, Matt Smith's, cackled, there's, Kraven, Hunter, Aaron Taylor, Johnson, Bad Bunny, he's, Olivia Wilde Organizations: Service, Marvel Comics, Business, Sony Pictures, Sony, Marvel, DC Comics, Warner Bros, Discovery's DC Studios, Rotten Locations: New York, Peruvian, Isabela Merced

☆ Rebooting a Classic
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Desiree Ibekwe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There’s a stickiness to “Mean Girls” quotes. As a child, I watched the movie over and over on DVD, and the words wormed their way into my impressionable mind. “Every single sound bite.”Jayne is a co-director of a new version of “Mean Girls,” which came out on Friday. It’s an adaptation of an adaptation, refashioning songs from the 2018 Broadway musical based on the movie. Like its predecessor, the new “Mean Girls” follows Cady Heron (Angourie Rice), a teenager who has arrived at an American high school after being home-schooled by her zoologist parents in Kenya.

Persons: Samantha Jayne, “, ” Jayne, It’s, Cady Heron, Angourie Rice, Regina George, Reneé Rapp Organizations: Times Locations: Kenya

☆ Big Tech has long avoided responsibility for online content. Generative AI could end that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-18 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

For decades, Big Tech companies have avoided responsibility for anything posted on their platforms. Generative AI is about to end this prized legal protection. Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and even Apple have spent the last year rushing to roll out generative AI tools and models to compete with OpenAI. Generative AI models and tools, however, are developed, owned and operated by Big Tech companies. Otherwise, by creating generative AI tools and providing the outputs, Chander sees few ways a tech company will be able to refute its role in generative AI content.

Persons: Meta, Bard, Mark Zuckerberg, what's, Aziz Huq, Anupam Chander, Chander, Huq, they've, Jason Schultz, It's, Schultz, " Shultz, Kali Hays Organizations: Big Tech, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Business, Meta, University of Chicago's Law School, Georgetown Law, Institute, Rebooting Social Media, Harvard University, NYU Law, Technology Law, Policy Clinic, Twitter Locations: khays@insider.com, @hayskali

☆ CNBC Daily Open: The heat is truly on COP28
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Japan's Nikkei 225 closed 0.5% higher, clocking monthly gains of more than 8%, while South Korea's KOSPI finished the day up 0.6%, advancing more than 11% this month. [PRO] Golden crossesThree stocks are on the verge of taking off, according to a chart pattern closely watched by technical analysts. The phenomenon, known as a "golden cross," occurs when a stock's 50-day moving average share price rises above the longer-term 200-day moving average.

Persons: KOSPI, China's, Rebooting, Sam Altman, Altman Organizations: Expo, CNBC, Nikkei, Dow Jones, National Bureau of Statistics, Microsoft, Auto, United Auto Workers, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes, Benz, Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, Detroit, General Motors Locations: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Asia, Pacific, South, Hong Kong, China, OpenAI, U.S

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