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☆ Andrew Webber's forever war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Sam Fellman | Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +38 min

Like others in Chosen Company, Webber had been drawn to Ukraine for reasons he couldn't quite explain. AdvertisementNow, as Webber and his fellow members of Chosen Company got acquainted in the bar, uncertainty hung over the gathering. One showed an assault team clearing a World War I-style bunker, using live rounds. AdvertisementCats are everywhere on the front lines in Ukraine; Webber rescued one from a building under fire. "It seemed like he had stuff he was working on," says O'Leary, the CO of Chosen Company.

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☆ My dad gave me this advice when I was 7 years old—it's made me happier and healthier
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every summer, my parents used to physically drag my little sister and me on long bike rides. Still, my dad once gave me a one-man standing ovation at a figure skating competition, even though I didn't land any jumps. When I go home for Christmas ever year, my family and I take walks, often back on the White Pine Trail. –Kamaron McNair, money reporterFrom my dad: "Don't get tattooed. –Ashley Turner, senior social media editorMy dad apparently used to sing this Hafez verse to my sisters and me.

Persons: Julia, Sauer, Megan Sauer, I'd, we've, – Kamaron McNair, Max, – Ashley Turner, Ataeiazar, he's, – Renée, Marisa Forziati Organizations: Disney, CNBC Locations: New York

☆ Tom Brady told Jeff Ross off during his Netflix roast for making a massage joke about Patriots owner Robert Kraft
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One of Jeff Ross' jokes during Tom Brady's Netflix roast didn't land well with the NFL champion. The joke referenced a 2019 prostitution scandal involving New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. AdvertisementHe then blew a kiss towards Kraft, pointed at him, and said, "I love Robert Kraft." I love what you do for the Jews, Robert Kraft. "The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady" aired as part of the Netflix Is A Joke, the streamer's 12-day-long live comedy festival taking place in LA.

Persons: Jeff Ross, Tom Brady's, Robert Kraft, Brady, Ross, —, Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, Tom, Robert Kraft's, Kraft, Donald Trump, Jon Bon Jovi, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Hart, Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura, Nikki Glaser, Andrew Schulz, Tony Hinchcliffe, Sam Jay Organizations: NFL, New England Patriots, Service, Netflix, Famer, Hamptons Locations: England, New England, Florida, Qatar, LA

☆ Salesforce's behind-the-scenes co-founder is tackling Slack as software company turns 25
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

"The V2MOM had nothing about generative AI," Parker Harris, who co-founded the company with Benioff, told CNBC in an interview. Harris, a Salesforce board member and now the technology chief of Slack, which Salesforce bought in 2021, said he'd rather avoid the limelight. Without the Data Cloud, Harris told CNBC, "I think we would have been in a much worse place." He told Benioff he'd redo the plan, the person said. They'll be talking more frequently, as Harris said they're about to kick off weekly meetings on Slack and Salesforce integrations.

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☆ Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez channeled 'mob chic,' the internet's hottest style trend, at Milan Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Mary Hanbury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez recently attended men's fashion week in Milan. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementIf you want to know how to nail down the "mob wife" look that's going viral on social media, you'd be wise to take tips from Jeff Bezos' partner, Lauren Sánchez. His fiancée, meanwhile, was peak "mob wife" — wearing a sheer, floor-length black lace Dolce & Gabbana dress for the evening event. Robino Salvatore/GC ImagesThe "mob wife" fashion trend, which is the antithesis of 2023's "quiet luxury" aesthetic is all about opulence.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Bezos, Sánchez, —, you'd, Robino Salvatore, Robert Armstrong, Armstrong, — Warren Buffett, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Dolce, Gabbana, Amazon Locations: Milan

☆ Jeff Bezos' fiancee shared the couple's morning routine and it includes her drinking from a cringe slogan mug he got her on Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Mary Hanbury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Bezos' fiancee described the couple's morning routine in an interview with Vogue. It begins with coffee, and she uses a mug Bezos got her from Amazon. The mug says "Woke up sexy as hell again" on the side, she said. She revealed two key things (among others, admittedly): first, that Bezos uses his own product and shops on Amazon. Lauren Sánchez, who has been dating Bezos since at least 2019 when the couple went public, described their morning routine in the interview.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, —, Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Sánchez Organizations: Vogue, Service, Amazon

☆ Putin couldn't believe how 'fit' Biden was when they met for their 2021 summit: book
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Vladimir Putin apparently couldn't believe how fit Biden was in 2021, per a new book. In The Last Politician, Franklin Foer wrote about how the Russian president couldn't believe his eyes. Apparently, Putin had taken it to heart that Biden was a feeble man before their 2021 summit. But it was Putin who couldn't believe that President Joe Biden was looking good during their 2021 summit, according to a new book. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Inside Putin's secret bunker and billion-dollar palace"When Putin called Angela Merkel to deliver the postmortem of the meeting, he told her, 'President Biden is very fit.'"

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☆ Opinion: What nearly every human seems to be missing about shark attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For the unlucky few who experience shark attacks, the ordeal is undoubtedly terrifying. Yet every summer, stories about shark attacks top homepages. Unlike shark attacks on humans, which are mainly attributed to curiosity, we know exactly what we’re doing. Throughout, the great white is characterized as a dogged predator obsessed with human flesh. I’d never suggest that the victims of shark attacks had it coming, or that cinemagoers should feel an iota of shame.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas, Kyle Van Houtan, Peter Benchley, Steven Spielberg’s, Brody’s, Jonas Taylor, Jason Statham, Taylor, I’d Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, New Yorker, Florida Museum, Natural, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Oceanographic Magazine, Twitter, Facebook Locations: London, New York City, New, finning, Monterey, Amity Island’s

☆ The music industry is now driven by data, but this CEO still makes decisions based on 'gut feel and instinct'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Mushroom Records was founded in Australia in the 1970s by Michael Gudinski. Kylie Minogue started her recording career on Mushroom Records. Mariano Regidor/Getty ImagesWhile many decisions in the music business are now driven by data, "gut feel and instinct" remain part of the equation for his company at least. Kylie Minogue performs at the Mushroom Records 25th anniversary concert in Melbourne in 1998. Michael Gudinski founded Mushroom Records in 1972.

Persons: Michael Gudinski, Matt, Matt Gudinski, it's, That's, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, TayTay, Matt Jelonek, that's, Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Barnes, Vance Joy, Madonna, Don Arnold, Gudinski, Michael, Minogue, Sheeran, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Mariano Regidor, – I'm, Martin Philbey, Mushroom's, There's, Mushroom Organizations: Mushroom Records, Morning, YouTube, Mushroom Group, Touring, Getty, Victorian, ABC, Mushroom, Spotify, Universal Music, Coldplay, Universal Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Perth, Melbourne, Madrid, Spain, Europe, North America

☆ Jeff Bezos is ripped now. Here's how the Amazon founder went from scrawny to brawny — even though he still cheats with pancakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has had a "glo-up" in recent years since stepping back from the company. He went from eating a tin of biscuits for breakfast every morning to putting in hours in the gym. Jeff Bezos was a pretty scrawny guy when he founded Amazon in 1994. She said that Bezos "stole" her personal trainer, Wes Okerson, who has also trained celebrities like Tom Cruise and Gerard Butler. Beyond his personal diet and fitness regimen Bezos has reportedly also invested in anti-aging research company Altos Labs.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Sanchez, Wes Okerson, Tom Cruise, Gerard Butler, Jeff, Bezos, Bezos's, MacKenzie Scott, Betty Crocker Organizations: Amazon, Wall Street, Pillsbury, Altos Labs

☆ It's shirtless tech bro summer! Jeff Bezos joins the crowd after his fiance posts a pic of him looking buff on his $500M yacht.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos is the latest tech billionaire to show off his toned physique. His fiance, Lauren Sanchez, posted a picture of Bezos ascending the ladder of his yacht — shirtless. Bezos joins a string of fitness-obsessed tech billionaires, like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Is it … shirtless tech bro summer? On Monday, Jeff Bezos' new fiance, Lauren Sanchez, posted a picture of her soon-to-be husband ascending the ladder of his new, $500 million megayacht.

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☆ Opinion | The House G.O.P. Bomb-throwers May End Up Bombing Their Majority
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Michelle Cottle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But with a majority this scrawny, House conservatives are playing with fire. All Democrats need to do is flip a handful of seats to snatch the gavel from Mr. McCarthy’s hand. And many are particular tired of it on the issue of abortion, which drew key numbers of swing voters to Democrats in last year’s midterms. But time and again, Mr. McCarthy’s troops seem dead set on signaling that the G.O.P. Swing voters aren’t generally all that keen on posturing, do-nothing Congresses, either.

Persons: George Santos’s, Nancy Mace, Mace, “ It’s, McCarthy Organizations: Republican, Republicans, Democrats, Politico Locations: MAGA, New York, Alabama, South Carolina

☆ We've reached peak tech bro, with billionaires suggesting cage fights and bench-press contests
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's a sign that top Silicon Valley executives are embracing a new era of the tech bro. The term "tech bro" has been around for the better part of a decade, but what it means to be a tech bro has changed over time. The metamorphosis of tech bro culture is most apparent in the evolution of founders like Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. Musk has made it cool to be a tech CEO and created a loyal fan base that few could rival. The Joe Rogan Experience/YouTubeThough, this kind of tech bro behavior can have consequences.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, AirBnB, Brian Chesky, They've, Dana White, Lex Fridman, Andrew Tate, Tate, Sam Altman, he'd, Jeff Bottari, Bloomberg he'd, bro, —, Webster, Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Bezos, Clive Mason, Joe Rogan, Vladimir Putin, Musk, Elon Organizations: Silicon, UFC, Bloomberg, Wired, Merriam, Getty, Twitter Locations: Valley

☆ Village garbage man helped unearth ancient bronze statues in Tuscany
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Alvise Armellini | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

About two dozen bronze statues from the third century BC to the first century AD, extracted from the ruins of an ancient spa, will go on display in Rome's Quirinale Palace from June 22, after months of restoration. When the discovery was announced in November, experts called it the biggest collection of ancient bronze statues ever found in Italy and hailed it as a breakthrough that would "rewrite history". The statues were found in 2021 and 2022 in the hilltop village of San Casciano dei Bagni, still home to popular thermal baths, where archaeologists had long suspected ancient ruins could be discovered. Digging started in 2019 on a small plot of land next to the village's Renaissance-era public baths, but weeks of excavations revealed "only traces of some walls", San Casciano Mayor Agnese Carletti said. Then former bin man and amateur local historian Stefano Petrini had "a flash" of intuition, remembering that years earlier he had seen bits of ancient Roman columns on a wall on the other side of the public baths.

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☆ 10 Things in Tech: Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are ripped, tech workers work less than 4 hours per day, and tech's Texas real-estate invasion
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

OpenAI, the company that created the chatbot, won't share the books it used to train ChatGPT. But a group of researchers discovered a method of quizzing the chatbot to figure out which books it has read. Many tech workers are only productive for four hours per day. In an anonymous poll, nearly 45% of tech workers said they spent four hours (or less) on "focused work." Only around 25% said they worked eight or more hours per day.

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☆ Jeff Bezos is ripped now. Here's how the Amazon founder went from scrawny to brawny.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has had a "glo-up" in recent years since stepping back from the company. He went from eating a tin of biscuits for breakfast every morning to putting in hours in the gym. With help from celebrity personal trainer Wes Okerson, Bezos is more ripped than ever. Jeff Bezos was a pretty scrawny guy when he founded Amazon in 1994. She told The Wall Street Journal in January that Bezos "stole" her personal trainer, Wes Okerson, who's also trained Tom Cruise and Gerard Butler.

☆ What’s a President to Do When a Nation’s Capital Is Sinking? Move It.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Hannah Beech | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +38 min

A new capital city for a place with such disparities and diversity presents both a challenge and a chance for reinvention. Moving the Seat of Power From Java to Borneo Detail area Malaysia Nusantara Borneo Java Sea Indonesia Jakarta Java Indian Ocean Detail area Malaysia Nusantara Borneo Java Sea Indonesia Jakarta Java Indian Ocean Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, will be about 800 miles from the current capital, Jakarta. It cannot be overnight, it’s not like Aladdin comes with his genie,” said Bambang Susantono, the head of the Nusantara Capital City Authority. We have to prove that this will be a self-propelling city.” — Bambang Susantono, head of the Nusantara Capital City AuthorityCritics of I.K.N. Indonesia’s capital city faces sinking land and rising seas.

☆ Opinion | Speaker McCarthy Is Feeling the Heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Michelle Cottle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Having sold his soul and torched his dignity to win his dream gig, the fledgling speaker of the House is struggling to find his groove. Even as the House gears back up after recess, Mr. McCarthy is having relationship troubles with key members of his own team. The speaker is said to have lost confidence in — and been privately dumping on — both men, The Times reported. (Mr. McCarthy has rejected that family fissures exist.) Some Capitol Hill denizens suspect Mr. McCarthy remains disgruntled about his messy speaker’s race, during which, The Times noted, Mr. Arrington reportedly floated Mr. Scalise’s name for the top job.

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