DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ I ran my first marathon. Here are 6 things I did that set me up for success, and 1 that nearly sabotaged me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The 2024 New York City Marathon was the first marathon I ever ran. AdvertisementAfter years of spectating at the New York City Marathon, I finally ran my first one in 2024. I signed up because completing a marathon, especially as a runner living in New York, felt like a big bucket-list accomplishment. Julia PugachevskyInitially, I didn't have a time goal; I just wanted to be able to run the whole marathon. I set up things to look forward toHolding up a sign my friend made me at our post-marathon dinner.

Persons: carbo, —, Julia Pugachevsky, Deadlifting, squats, Brooks Glycerin, Michael Mazzara, I've, Hokas, Brooks, Gu, Pugachevsky, Jena Brown, me carbo, Milica McDowell, I'd, Julia Pugachevsky I'm Organizations: York City Marathon, Service, New York City Marathon, Gatorade Locations: York, spectating, New York, Brooks, Central Park, caffeinated

☆ Europe has shown it's less afraid of calling Putin's bluff than the US and getting Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Many European countries have also given more as a proportion of their GDP than the US has. AP Photo/Peter DejongIn early 2023, France became the first Western country to promise to send Ukraine Western armored combat vehicles. European countries have also led in letting Ukraine use Western weapons to hit military targets in Russia. But there are still hangups, and some European countries want partner support for Ukraine to go much further. He said that for most Americans, "if you ask them to name five European countries, they probably wouldn't be able to do it."

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, George Barros, Russia doesn't, Ukraine's, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Peter Dejong, Bradleys, Abrams, Davis Ellison, John Hamilton, Russia didn't, Ellison, Donald Trump, Mark Cancian, Kaja, Andrew Kravchenko Barros, Ingrida Šimonytė, Putin, Barros, It's, forwardness, Philip Ingram, Ingrida Simonyte, Denys Shmyhal, it's, Getty Images Ingram, Biden, JD Vance, it'll Organizations: Service, Kyiv, Business, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Mirage, AP, Ukraine Western, US, Army Tactical Missile Systems, Storm Shadows, The Hague, Strategic Studies, Army Tactical Missile, Russian, NATO, Marine, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Eastern, Estonia's, Lithuanian, REUTERS, British Army, Ukrainian Governmental Press Service, Anadolu, Getty Images, Republican, America, GOP, Ukraine, Prosecutor's, Getty, White Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Washington, Europe, United States, Russian, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, European, Sweden, France, Paris, Kharkiv, Poland, Germany, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Borodianka, Ukraine's Kyiv, Ukrainian

☆ Boeing Starliner: Two astronauts wait to come home amid spacecraft issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Spaceflight veterans Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the space station aboard the Starliner on June 6. It’s not uncommon for astronauts to unexpectedly extend their stay aboard the space station — for days, weeks or even months. But the situation makes for a moment of uncertainty and embarrassment that joins a long list of similar blunders by the Boeing Starliner program, which is already years behind schedule. The Starliner spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port on June 13 as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above Egypt's Mediterranean coast. The first Starliner test mission, flown without crew in late 2019, was riddled with missteps.

Persons: CNN —, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Williams, Wilmore, it’s, “, ”, Steve Stich, Mark Nappi, It’s, Stich, Starliner, Wilmore —, Robert Behnken, Douglas Hurley, Joel Kowsky, Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley —, Hurley, Behnken’s, ” Stich, Michael Lembeck, Lembeck, —, Dragon, ” Lembeck, ” Nappi, “ Everything’s, ” Williams Organizations: CNN, NASA, International, Spaceflight, Boeing, NASA's Boeing, Harmony, SpaceX, International Space, University of Illinois Locations: firma, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign

☆ Millionaire matchmaker Patti Stanger knows what the ultrarich want in a partner
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Now, over 15 years after "The Millionaire Matchmaker" first premiered, Stanger is back on reality TV with "Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker," an unscripted CW series where she's teamed up with former "Bachelor" star Nick Viall to help singles find love. I feel like that's a little bit controversial…Then don't date. Do ultrawealthy people all look for the same thing in a partner when they're dating with the intention to marry? Evans Vestal Ward/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesWhat are some of the biggest mistakes you see ultrawealthy people make when they're dating? "Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker" airs Thursdays at 8 p.m.

Persons: —, Patti Stanger, Stanger, she's, Nick Viall, Sydney Sweeney, Margot Robbie, Kim Kardashian, Congrats, — he's, I've, Marisa Peer, She's, Vicki Gunvalson, Vicki, Steve, It's, Reza Farahan, You've, I'm, Paul Giamatti, it's, there's, he's, they're, Emily Ratajkowski —, I'd, It's Margot Robbie, Kate Beckinsale, Heidi Gutman, they'll, Evans Vestal Ward, you've, quirkiness, haven't, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon Organizations: Service, Club, Business, CW, Getty, they're Locations: Olive, New York, New Jersey, LA

☆ Canada's First Nations are building the densest neighborhood in the country by reclaiming their ancestral land and defying NIMBYs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementMindy Wight, CEO of the Squamish development group building Sen̓áḵw, called it "the creation of a modern Squamish village" in an interview with Business Insider. Canada's federal auditor general recently condemned a "distressing and persistent pattern of failure" by federal programs designed to support First Nations housing and infrastructure, among other services. The housing projects aren't the only major developments underway on indigenous land in Canada. There are no housing or infrastructure developments on US tribal land that match the scale of the First Nations projects in Canada. While some Native American tribes have spearheaded significant housing projects, most indigenous-owned land in the US isn't in the most valuable housing markets.

Persons: —, it's, Mindy Wight, Sen̓áḵw, Brennan Cook, Cook, Heather, reaps, Elisa Campbell, Jericho, Campbell, Heather Lands, Sen̓áḵw, Gordon Price, Price, Tyler Harper, aren't, Michelle Cyca, Alex Armlovich, Armlovich, Noah Smith Organizations: Service, Nations, First Nations, Business, Nation, MST, Corporation, MST Development Corporation, Vancouver City, Canada Lands Company, Energy, Technologies, British Columbia, CBC Vancouver, Bates, Niskanen Locations: Canada, Vancouver, Squamish, Squamish Nation, Wight, Jericho, British, American, MacLean's, Canadian

☆ Cybertruck reviews are in, and the complaints are just as unique as Tesla's truck itself
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Reviews for the Tesla Cybertruck are positive — so far. AdvertisementOfficial reviews for Tesla's Cybertruck are rolling in, and so far, the hulking stainless steel truck is largely living up to the hype. The complaints, much like the truck itself, are rather unique compared to a typical pickup-truck review. "You'll need thick skin if you own one, especially if you post photos of it online where the trolls are especially toxic," Elliot wrote. AdvertisementHave you driven the Tesla Cybertruck yet?

Persons: —, Tesla's, hangups, there's, Hannah Elliot, WSJ's Dan Neil, Neil, 4x4s, Elliot Organizations: Tesla, Service, Bloomberg Locations: Hollywood

☆ Nobody is talking about the ickiest part of 'Love Is Blind' season 6
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

If you need a reminder of what "Love Is Blind" is about: Gen Z and millennial couples fall in love "sight unseen." AdvertisementAD and Clay on "Love Is Blind" season six. Unbeknownst to me, and apparently several other "Love Is Blind" contestants, to "bean dip" is "to flick a woman's (or man's) breast with the index finger," per Urban Dictionary. AdvertisementAD reacting to the bean dip comment. The next three episodes of "Love Is Blind" season six will air on February 21.

Persons: —, Jimmy Presnell, Chelsea Blackwell, Gen, Jimmy, Amber Desiree, Smith, Clay Gravesande, Clay, Jimmy objectifies, he's, wasn't, Chelsea, squats, Jesus, she's, Jeramey Lutinski, Jeramey, Laura Dadisman, Laura, she'd, I'm, Kenneth Gorham, Brittany Mills Organizations: Service, Business, NFL, Netflix, Jimmy, Chelsea Locations: what's, Chelsea

☆ J.Lo's director breaks down the wildest details in 'This Is Me...Now,' from casting actors as her exes to that cameo-laden 'zodiac council'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

For Meyers, Lopez's "emotional journey" is the connective thread, transforming a series of eclectic events into a complete story arc. Later, Jane Fonda (Sagittarius) compares Lopez's love life to a 4 a.m. "Vanderpump Rules" marathon. AdvertisementIn this scene, Lopez ties the knot with three different men at identical wedding ceremonies. In fact, Meyers said he and Lopez were careful to cast actors who didn't "accidentally depict" a real person from Lopez's life. She's unapologetic about what she's been through, and she's very happy where she is now."

Persons: —, Jennifer Lopez, She's, Shakira, Ben Affleck, Dave Meyers, Lopez, Ja, Pink Floyd, Jen, Fat Joe, Meyers, Variety, Affleck, couldn't, You've, Jen's, we're, Keke Palmer, Malone, Leo, Jane Fonda, Trevor Noah, Libra, Neil deGrasse Tyson, " Meyers, there's, scoff, They're, Tony Bellissimo, Derek Hough, Trevor Jackson, she's Organizations: Service, Super, Business, Zodiac Council, Zodiac, Love AA Locations: Bolivia

☆ Are Clay and AD still together? The 'Love Is Blind' season 6 couple had a bumpy start
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the first six episodes of "Love Is Blind" season six. Amber Desiree "AD" connects with Clay and Matthew, and ultimately accepts a proposal from Clay. AdvertisementAmber Desiree "AD" Smith forms connections with both Clay Gravesande and Matthew Duliba in the "Love Is Blind" pods on season six. At the end of the first six episodes, Clay and AD are one of the few couples on pretty good footing. The next three episodes of "Love Is Blind" season six will air on February 21.

Persons: Amber Desiree, Clay, Matthew, —, Smith, Clay Gravesande, Matthew Duliba, Amber Grant, Amber, he'd, Here's, she'd, aren't Organizations: Service Locations: Clay, North Carolina, Texas

☆ Opinion: ‘Boysober’ comes with some baggage
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Are you sure you’re doing the right thing? Whereas “self-partnered’ connotes a vague but cheerful sense of romantic self-care, “boysober” very obviously comes with baggage. To get painfully literal about it: The existence of “boysober” implies the existence of “boydrunk.” Going boysober, one can therefore assume, isn’t just about celibacy or a break from dating. Woodard gets into this in a YouTube video she’s posted ahead of a podcast series on her boysober project. Even if you’re not wholly sure what you’re doing, claiming some agency over that process is reassuring.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas, we’ve, Hope Woodard, She’s, she’s, “, Woodard, Emma Watson, ”, she’d “, she’d, Watson, —, It’s, it’s, There’s, you’re Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, New York Times, That’s Locations: London, Tennessee, ”

☆ Jeremy Renner does his own crazy stunts in new Super Bowl commercial
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Just over a year after a snowplow accident nearly ended his life, Jeremy Renner is jumping, kicking and feeling good in a new Super Bowl ad. They have a stunt guy there ready to do some of this stuff,” Renner told CNN in an interview this week. “It’s like there’s no way I’m gonna be able to do this. “Ultimately, that’s what the commercial is representing is to feel good and that I feel good and the song I’m singing is ‘I Feel Good,’” he said. “I was inspired a lot by my family and by all the different milestones in my recovery,” Renner said.

Persons: Jeremy Renner, Renner, Ava, James Brown’s “, ” Renner, “, ‘, ”, ’ ”, he’ll, ” “, I’m Organizations: CNN Locations: “, Kingstown ”

☆ Ram made an electric truck with a generator for people who aren't ready to give up gas convenience
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger is a new electric truck... kind of. The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger. StellantisRam's answer to those anxieties is the 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger, an electric truck with a range-extending gasoline generator. The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger. The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger.

Persons: Ramcharger, —, Rivian, Tesla, Stellantis, Ram Organizations: Service, Tesla, Toyota RAV4 Prime, Chevrolet, Ford, General Motors

☆ Seeking a Lover, Not a Nurse
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Alicia Loh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I have no hangups about height (my wheelchair is height-adjustable), and I am not looking for a man who shares my every interest. Still, being thought of as picky is far preferable to being thought of as undesirable. None have fancied me back — or at least, none have dared to admit a crush on the disabled girl. It turns out, Cambridge men and French business school men are the same — lovely to a fault, happy to be our friends (sometimes suggesting more), but never crossing the line. The part of me posting proudly about disability on Instagram says that my disability doesn’t make me any less datable — or lovable.

☆ Frank's founder just got hit with federal charges, but questions remain about JPMorgan's handling of the deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Drop any Wall Street (or non-Wall Street) questions you have for me here. A quick refresher: JPMorgan accused Javice of juicing Frank's customer numbers in a lawsuit filed at the end of last year. Prosecutors charged Javice with wire fraud affecting a financial institution, securities fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy. I've joked about it before, but Taylor Swift really should teach a class on this stuff for Wall Street. It's not the president or Wall Street or Congress that's to blame.

☆ Premarket stocks: Big Retail's cautious forecasts are spooking Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Forecasts from Walmart and Home Depot made for a grim day of trading on Tuesday. The mega retailers’ predictions of a weakening economy and a dip in consumer spending this year sent markets tumbling as Wall Street seemed to realize that the Federal Reserve’s campaign to quell inflation could yet lead to recession. What’s happening: We’ve written about the remarkable strength of the US consumer quite a bit here at Before the Bell. Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of America’s gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the US economy, so it’s nearly impossible for the economy to enter a recession as long as consumer spending is growing. American shoppers have almost single-handedly kept the US economy afloat by continuing to shell out cash for purchases despite stubbornly high inflation.

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’Even before making its way to theaters, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — the long-awaited sequel to the 2018 film starring Chadwick Boseman — has birthed some of this fall’s biggest pop culture moments, including a Rihanna song drop. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 11. “The Inspection” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 18. “Bones and All” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23. “Strange World” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23.

☆ Industry insiders place their bets on the companies best placed to launch a 'super app' in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Industry insiders shared their views on what tech companies could reach super app status in the US. Cornerstone Advisors' Ron Shevlin doesn't think the US will have a single super app. The race to build a so-called financial super app is well underway, and some industry insiders are already placing their bets. A super app is essentially a one-stop shop for users' financial needs and beyond, providing multiple services and products — including savings, investing, and shopping tools — all in one place. It is an opportunity, I think, for them to become a super app.

☆ From Walmart to Venmo and Klarna, industry insiders pick the companies they believe have the best chance at standing up a 'super app' in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Industry insiders shared their views on what tech companies could reach super app status in the US. Cornerstone Advisors' Ron Shevlin doesn't think the US will have a single super app. The race to build a so-called financial super app is well underway, and some industry insiders are already placing their bets. Ron Shevlin, chief research officer at consultancy Cornerstone Advisors in Scottsdale, Arizona, envisions Walmart being the closest to building a super app in the US. It is an opportunity, I think, for them to become a super app.

Search resuls for: "hangups"

18 mentions found