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☆ Paramount axed its CEO, then held a bizarre earnings call where it played the 'Mission: Impossible' theme song over and over and refused to take questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

No questions were taken and the call ended with the Mission: Impossible theme being played on loop. The company announced the departure of its president and CEO Bob Bakish before the call. AdvertisementParamount executives didn't take any questions during the company's earnings call on Monday, and ended up blasting the Mission: Impossible theme music on loop to their investors instead. The entertainment studio's first quarterly earnings call of the year took place after Paramount announced the ouster of its president and CEO Bob Bakish. The earnings call ran for only 8 minutes and 50 seconds, and the executives in attendance weren't open to taking questions.

Persons: Bob Bakish, —, didn't, Bakish, George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy, Brian Robbins, Jaime Morris, Anna Nicolaou, Matthew Belloni, Alex Stedman, Shari Redstone, David Ellison's Skydance, David Ellison, Larry Ellison, There's, Paramount didn't Organizations: Paramount, Service, — CBS, Showtime, MTV Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Nickelodeon, Financial Times, Netflix, David Ellison's Skydance Media, Oracle, BI

☆ Opinion: Why it was time for Oprah to move on from Weight Watchers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Opinion Kellie Carter Jackson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

For decades, America has followed Oprah through every major weight loss trend, and this was no exception. She later deeply regretted such a stunt, calling it a “Big, big, big, big, big, big, big mistake!”In 1994, Oprah ran her first marathon to celebrate her 40th birthday. It raised questions about Oprah taking medical weight loss drugs such as Ozempic or Wegovy. She later deeply regretted such a stunt, calling it a “Big, big, big, big, big, big, big mistake!” Charles Bennet/APWith Oprah stepping down, many people will lose their measure or point of reference for what is ahead or behind the curve as it relates to their weight and health. One might also ask what it means for the nation’s preeminent Black history museum to be economically tethered to a weight loss company.

Persons: Kellie Carter Jackson, Michael, Denise Kellen ’, “, Read, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah, ”, Stedman Graham, Mark Wilson, Oprah’s, Winfrey, Charles Bennet, it’s Organizations: of Africana Studies, Wellesley College, CNN, WW, Marine Corp, Harpo Studios, US Marine Corps, 19th Marine Corps, AP, Hollywood, canaries, National Museum of Locations: America

☆ St. David’s North Austin Medical Center: At least 5 people injured, 1 person dead after vehicle crashed into emergency room, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Amy Simonson | Jillian Sykes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —One person has died and at least five people were injured as a vehicle crashed into an Austin medical center emergency room Tuesday evening, according to the facility’s chief medical officer. Christa Stedman of the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said the child in critical condition had life-threatening injuries while the adult’s injuries were potentially life threatening. One patient was admitted to St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, where the crash occurred in the ER lobby, Chief Medical Officer Peter DeYoung said. Eight patients who were at the hospital and not injured in the vehicle crash were also being transferred to other hospitals, DeYoung said. Moments later, Hughes realized a vehicle had crashed into the emergency room.

Persons: Thayer Smith, Christa Stedman, David’s, Peter DeYoung, DeYoung, Stephen Hughes, Hughes, “, ” Hughes Organizations: CNN, Austin Fire Department ., Austin, Medical Services, St, Austin Medical Center Locations: Austin, Travis, Travis County

☆ These risk factors suggest borrowers could struggle when student loan payments resume, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

People line up outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 30, 2023. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesMany student loan borrowers face risk factors that suggest they could struggle covering their bills, especially after the Supreme Court struck down President Biden's federal student loan forgiveness proposal and repayment will resume in October. "I wasn't necessarily surprised," said Stedman, who graduated from college in 2013 with just under $40,000 in student loan debt. For his part, Stedman said he's found his student loan debt to be a "challenge" since graduation. 3 things to consider as loan payments resume

Persons: Kent Nishimura, Colton Stedman, Biden, Stedman, —, Jack Wallace, Yrefy, he's, It's, Wallace Organizations: Washington , D.C, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Consumer Financial, Bureau, South Saint, Finance, Governors, Federal Reserve System, College Board Locations: Washington ,, South, South Saint Paul , Minnesota, U.S, Yrefy

[1/2] A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. Economists polled by Reuters expect a gain of 239,000 jobs in March, with hourly wages rising at a 4.3% annual rate and the unemployment rate remaining at 3.6%, a level seen less than 20% of the time since World War Two. Unemployment is still at a very low level," Boston Fed President Susan Collins said in an interview with Reuters last week. How "slack" in the labor market links to lower inflation may depend on where job growth slows, and over what timeline. "The services sector, in particular, has contributed substantially to recent inflation, reflecting ongoing imbalances in labor markets where supply remains impaired and demand remains robust," they wrote.

☆ Generative AI is coming for the classroom, whether teachers like it or not. Here's why many in education think it should be embraced rather than shunned.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Fears of generative AI helping students cheat are rampant, and some school districts are banning it. Instead, educators should think about how generative AI can be used as a classroom learning tool. Insider spoke with multiple AI researchers and academics, startup founders, and education-nonprofit leaders to learn how they're approaching generative AI in the classroom. If used effectively, generative AI tools like ChatGPT can help students develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which are crucial learning outcomes for most teachers. That way, students are actively engaged and wouldn't be able to use generative AI to complete a full assignment, he said.

☆ What Kanye West, Liz Cheney, Oprah Winfrey, The Rock, and Andrew Yang have in common: They're third-party alternatives to the Biden-Trump 2024 presidential binary.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Oprah WinfreyGetty Images/Getty Images for Global CitizenOne of the most influential women in the world, Oprah Winfrey's presidential ambitions have long been a subject of celebrity-watching chatter. "I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon," she said. Winfrey said she had met with someone who offered to help with a political campaign, but she declined. "I've always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not," Winfrey told Brown. "I thought, oh gee, I don't have the experience, I don't know enough, and now I'm thinking, 'Oh, oh?'"

☆ A reckless version of free speech is spreading across America, partly because of unchecked rhetoric by Elon Musk, Kayne West, and Kyrie Irving. We can't be complicit.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk and Ye are among multiple notable figures embracing a misguided notion of free speech. And it's likely to get worse amid a growing, misguided movement for free speech. Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Ye (previously known as Kanye West), and the basketball star Kyrie Irving have become strange bedfellows in a growing fight for so-called free speech. Americans are on the precipice of accepting hate speech as free speech, and nobody is stepping up to say, "This is wrong." Speaking out on social media against unbound free speech, or withholding your business from a company, sends a message to executive board rooms.

☆ What Liz Cheney, Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey, The Rock, and Andrew Yang have in common: They're third-party alternatives to the Biden-Trump 2024 presidential binary.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

☆ Tesla Megapack battery caught fire at PG&E substation in California
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

At least one Tesla Megapack caught fire early Tuesday morning at the energy storage facility operated by utility PG&E in Monterey, California. PG&E commissioned the 182.5-megawatt (MW) Tesla Megapack system, known as the Elkhorn Battery at Moss Landing, in April this year. The fires in the energy storage systems at Moss Landing are reminiscent of incidents involving Tesla Megapacks in Australia. Following the fire, some residents near the Elkhorn Battery substation at Moss Landing were told to shelter in place due to emissions. PG&E's Jeff Smith noted, "Safety systems at the facility worked as designed when the issue was detected, and automatically disconnected the battery storage facility from the electrical grid."

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