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☆ 30-year-old who quit her job and moved to Budapest now works remotely 25 hours a week: 'It's a beautiful life'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

At 23, Denae McGaha had a choice: She could spend her entire savings moving to New York City, or she could take a teaching job halfway across the world. Within weeks of submitting her application, McGaha landed a job teaching English to kindergarteners. In August 2017, she quit her barista gig and moved to Budapest. Landing a remote job abroadMcGaha's teaching contract included a furnished one-bedroom apartment in Budapest, with a monthly stipend to help cover rent and utilities. In 2021, she was hired as a remote digital marketing strategist at Consumer51, a marketing agency based in Philadelphia.

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☆ Amazon shares tumble 12% after third-quarter outlook disappoints
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon shares plunged as much as 12% on Friday, a day after the company reported mixed second-quarter results and gave a forecast for the third quarter that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. Revenue in the second quarter rose 10% from a year earlier to $147.98 billion, falling just short of $148.56 billion projected by LSEG. For the third quarter, which runs through September, Amazon said it expects revenue of $154 billion to $158.5 billion. The midpoint of the range, $156.25 billion, fell short of consensus estimates of $158.24 billion, according to LSEG. Amazon Web Services revenue reached $26.3 billion during the quarter, topping consensus estimates of $26 billion.

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☆ Amazon says distraction of Olympics, Trump assassination attempt contributed to weak forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon is pointing to an unusually busy news cycle as one of the drivers behind its weak revenue forecast. For the third quarter, which runs through September, Amazon said it expects revenue of $154 billion to $158.5 billion. The disappointing guidance, coupled with a revenue miss for the second quarter, sent Amazon shares sliding more than 7% in extended trading. Disclosure: CNBC parent NBCUniversal owns NBC Sports and NBC Olympics. NBC Olympics is the U.S. broadcast rights holder to all Summer and Winter Games through 2032.

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☆ Boeing’s new CEO just landed the best (and worst) job in Corporate America
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

You’ve just landed a job that is simultaneously the best and worst in Corporate America. There’s a laundry list of problems Ortberg will have to confront on Day One, and he’ll be operating under intense scrutiny from a rabid audience of shareholders, regulators, customers and even the FBI. “I wish I knew more about other industries to say whether he was the worst aerospace CEO or the worst CEO, period.”Under Calhoun’s watch, Boeing’s headaches have multiplied. Ortberg climbed the ranks at Rockwell Collins, an aviation tech supplier, from 1987 to 2013, when he became its CEO. Boeing’s shares rose 2% Wednesday, even after Boeing announced its losses tripled in the second quarter, reflecting Wall Street’s optimism about Ortberg.

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☆ Elliott's 'constructive' Starbucks engagement complicated by Howard Schultz's looming presence
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz back stage with soon to be Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan at Starbucks Headquarters during Investor Day in Seattle, Washington Tuesday September 13, 2022. Looming over the negotiations is Starbucks' former CEO Howard Schultz, who stepped off the board last year but remains one of the company's top shareholders and is forever entitled to attend Starbucks board meetings unless barred by Starbucks' directors. Schultz has privately expressed to some directors his opposition to Elliott's settlement offer, The Financial Times reported earlier. A Starbucks spokesperson declined to comment on whether Schultz, who has a close relationship with Hobson and other Starbucks directors, had attended board meetings where Elliott's settlement offer was discussed. Schultz hasn't said why he opposes Elliott's offer, and his representatives didn't return multiple requests for comment.

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☆ Boeing's new CEO already seems to have given a major indication of where his priorities lie
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewBoeing's incoming CEO, Kelly Ortberg, is already signaling his intent to get the planemaker back on track. Later that month, The Seattle Times reported that Boeing's board shut down a shareholder's bid to move its headquarters back to Seattle. Outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun last year faced criticism from employees after commuting to Boeing's HQ by private jet, The Wall Street Journal reported. Airline bosses like Emirates' Tim Clark had called on Boeing to appoint a new CEO with an engineering background. Boeing's incoming CEO, Kelly Ortberg, is an aerospace veteran.

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☆ I've gone on cruises for as little as $60 a day. Here are my 6 secrets to finding last-minute travel deals.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Peggy Cleveland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Holland America Line has its standby program, where travelers can sign up for last-minute cruises for as little as $99 a day. AdvertisementDoing so helps me get great deals — I've gone on new ships for cheap and cruises that cost as little as $60 a day. Here are my secrets to finding great last-minute prices on cruises. Sign up for a cruise line's loyalty programThe more you sail, the more perks you get. I've seen a lot of people share great deals they've found and tips for scoring discounts.

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☆ Tesla car that killed Seattle motorcyclist was in ‘Full Self-Driving’ mode, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —A Tesla Model S car was in “Full Self-Driving” mode when it hit and killed a 28-year-old motorcyclist in the Seattle area in April, police said, making it at least the second fatal accident involving the technology on which Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pinning his hopes. Tesla says its “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” software requires active driver supervision and does not make vehicles autonomous. Previously, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said there was one fatal accident involving a Tesla vehicle using FSD software between August 2022 and August 2023. This year, Musk shelved Tesla’s all-new affordable cars and increased his bets on self-driving vehicles, saying he will be shocked if Tesla cannot achieve full self-driving capability next year. In December 2023, Tesla was forced to recall nearly all its vehicles on U.S. roads to add safeguards to the software.

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☆ The Stranger in Seattle Gets a New Owner, With Plans for Expansion
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For decades, many American cities had at least one thriving alternative-weekly newspaper chronicling the local art and music scene and reporting on the community. Many of those publications withered in recent years, but two of the country’s best known alt-weeklies, The Stranger in Seattle and The Portland Mercury, now have plans for expansion. Mr. Walkinshaw declined to disclose the financial details of the purchase, but he said that he was the majority shareholder. Index will keep a 20 percent stake in the company. A group of about 20 individual investors helped finance the deal, Mr. Walkinshaw said.

Persons: Brady Walkinshaw, Walkinshaw Organizations: The Portland Mercury, Democratic, Portland Mercury, Index Newspapers Locations: Seattle, Washington State

☆ Microsoft shares dip as cloud miss overshadows better-than-expected revenue and earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft shares dipped on Wednesday as investors looked past better-than-expected earnings and revenue and focused instead on disappointing cloud results. But executives provided a dose of optimism when they predicted a cloud growth speed-up in the first half of 2025. Of the 29% growth for Azure and other cloud services, 8 percentage points came from AI services, Microsoft said. But demand for Azure AI services remained higher than available capacity, said Amy Hood, Microsoft's finance chief. She said Azure growth in June was slightly lower than expected across some parts of Europe.

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☆ Seattle’s ‘Belltown Hellcat’ Is Arrested and Barred From Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A man who for months has infuriated Seattle residents with his raucous driving and late-night social media escapades was ordered into custody on Monday and prohibited from posting to his vast following on Instagram. Miles Hudson, 21, known in Seattle as the “Belltown Hellcat,” has faced a series of escalating legal troubles after spending many nights roaring through downtown streets, the explosive backfires from his Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT shaking windows and rattling nerves. Separately, a woman accused him of stalking her and sending explicit images of her to other people. He also barred Mr. Hudson from posting on his Twitch and Instagram accounts. “If there are any posts from those accounts, it’s a violation of this court’s order,” the judge said, before a court marshal placed handcuffs on Mr. Hudson and led him out of the courtroom.

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☆ F5 forecasts quarterly results above estimates, shares jump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cybersecurity and cloud services company F5 forecast fourth-quarter revenue and profit above Wall Street estimates on Monday, expecting resilient spending by businesses and sending its shares more than 13% higher in extended trading. The Seattle, Washington-based company expects revenue between $720 million and $740 million for the fourth quarter, compared with analysts' average estimate of $717.4 million, according to LSEG data. The company forecast annual revenue towards the top end of its prior expectations, at about $2.8 billion, or roughly flat from last year, compared with estimates of $2.78 billion. F5 also raised its adjusted EPS growth forecast for the year to nearly 12% from its prior forecast for growth of 7% to 9%. Revenue for the third quarter ended June 30 came in at $695 million, compared with estimates of $686.1 million.

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☆ TikTok is hiring an AI team to beef up its e-commerce tech, including exploring virtual try-ons
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Dan Whateley | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The company is hiring to potentially build tools for virtual try-ons and other solutions. TikTok is leaning into e-commerce, with a third of US job openings focused on the business. AdvertisementTikTok is staffing up to improve its e-commerce tech. It wants to hire a handful of workers in the US to enhance its shopping experience with features like virtual try-ons and generative-AI shopping tools, per its jobs portal. The company has several job openings in Seattle and San Jose for algorithm engineers focused on e-commerce and generative AI.

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Airports and airlines say they can handle both. U.S. airlines expect to transport 271 million passengers worldwide this summer, up 6.3% from last season, the Airlines for America trade group has projected. Peter Steffen / picture alliance via Getty ImageThe U.S. Department of Transportation tracks “extreme weather” delays caused by conditions like tornadoes, blizzards or hurricanes but not those due to heat. During extreme heat, the airport urges employees to stay hydrated, take frequent breaks and, if they’re working outdoors, to cool off inside every hour. “Passengers are also encouraged to use the airport’s water stations to stay hydrated in the Arizona heat,” he added.

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Romona Smith, 20, Nashville, Tennessee Undergraduate subsidizing her college costs with shifts at Kroger and McDonald’s. “Me working wasn’t enough,” said Smith, who described the latter experience as strengthening her resolve. Living situation: Spending the summer rent-free with her college roommate and family in their five-bedroom home in Corona. Romona Smith, 20, NashvilleSmith is pursuing a double major in social work and psychology, along with a certification as a registered behavior technician to work with people with ADHD or autism. With her out-of-pocket tuition set to hit nearly $5,000 this fall, Smith wants to avoid another financial Hail Mary.

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☆ Three Members of the Nelons Gospel Group Are Killed in a Plane Crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Emmett Lindner | More About Emmett Lindner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Three members of the award-winning gospel band the Nelons and four other people on board were killed in a plane crash in rural Wyoming on Friday, according to the authorities and representatives for the band. The plane, an 11-seat Pilatus, crashed at approximately 1 p.m. local time in a remote area north of Gillette in Campbell County, Wyo., the county government said on Facebook. The three band members, Jason Clark; his wife, Kelly Nelon Clark; and their daughter Amber Kistler were traveling to perform on a cruise that was set to depart on Saturday from Seattle and sail to Alaska, according to a statement from Gaither Management Group, which the band recorded for. Ms. Kistler’s husband, Nathan, was also killed, as well as the band’s assistant, Melodi Hodges; the pilot, Larry Haynie; and his wife, Melissa.

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☆ 3 members of Nelons, Hall of Fame gospel group, among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Three members of the Nelons, a Georgia-based family gospel group, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming on Friday, according to a statement from the family’s management company. Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband, Jason Clark, and their daughter Amber Kistler died in the crash Friday afternoon, according to a statement by daughter Autumn Nelon Streetman, who was not on the plane, that was included with the Gaither Music Group announcement. “Through a career of valued service in public safety, Larry’s impact on our state will not be forgotten,” Kemp wrote. The Gaither statement said Nelon Streetman and her husband were notified of the deaths in Seattle and were returning to their home. The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association (GMA) Hall of Fame in 2016 and were winners of 10 Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, including multiple song of the year and album of the year awards, according to the group’s official website.

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☆ Most people don't really care about COVID anymore. That's good — and bad.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Healthcare professionals told BI that the public's more relaxed attitude toward COVID is ultimately a good thing. AdvertisementThe long COVID scareRelaxed attitudes are not necessarily a bad thing, according to doctors. On the one hand, people are generally not getting as sick as they once did when ill with COVID, medical professionals told BI. AdvertisementMedical professionals are doing their best to understand long COVID, but admit that there's still much to learn. "When I treat people with long COVID, they are always masked," Chopra said.

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☆ Las Vegas transit system is nation's first to plan full deployment of AI surveillance system for weapons
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesOn your next visit to Vegas, an extra set of eyes will be watching you if you decide to hop onto the local transit system. Violent crime on transit systems, specifically, remains an issue in major metro areas, with a report released in late 2023 by the Department of Transportation detailing concerns from transit agency officials around the U.S. about rising violence on their transit systems. Atteberry stressed that the ZeroEyes system is not designed to detect lawful, legal firearms that might be in a holster or packed in a purse. "AI technology comes from the data; if we do not capture the data, there is no successful AI," Dei said. ZeroEyesThe Las Vegas transit system is not the only in the nation to use ZeroEyes, but is the first to plan full deployment.

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☆ Photos show what Costco looked like when it first opened in 1983
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Áine Cain | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Costco opened its first location in Seattle in 1983, building off Price Club's warehouse format. Today's company is the product of a 1993 merger between Costco and Price Club, which opened in 1976. Costco provided Business Insider with historical photos of the chain's inaugural warehouse. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Costco of today is in fact the result of a 1993 merger between Costco and its predecessor, Price Club, which was founded in 1976 by legendary entrepreneur Sol Price.

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☆ A 'peak boomer' working in Germany plans to retire in the US because he believes the healthcare is better
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( John Towfighi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAfter a decade of working abroad, George said he'll return to the US to retire. While he said the healthcare system is great on average, it's becoming more difficult to manage the bureaucracy of insurance filings as an American abroad. "You can pretty much get anywhere by train or bus within Germany," George said. Before he retires to the US, he said he'll try to appreciate all the perks of living abroad. Are you an American living or working abroad and considering retiring in the US?

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☆ The Solution for High Rents and Home Prices: Fewer Stairs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

More specifically, they're taking aim at a widespread rule that requires almost every new apartment building in the US to include at least two separate stairwells. This part of local codes, they say, is an outdated safety measure that really just makes apartment units smaller, more expensive, and darker (yes, darker). City planners there sometimes call these single-stair buildings "Seattle Specials" — they simply wouldn't be possible in pretty much any other city. Almost all of Europe, as well as Asia, Mexico and South America, allows single-stair buildings of six stories or higher. Germany allows single-stair buildings to stretch to about 20 stories, while Switzerland has no such limit.

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☆ How often you poop could affect overall health
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The frequency may also affect your gut microbiome and risk of chronic disease, a new study has found. Self-reported bowel movement frequency was separated into four groups: constipation (one or two bowel movements per week), low-normal (three to six weekly), high-normal (one to three per day) and diarrhea. The authors believe their findings are “preliminary support for a causal link between bowel movement frequency, gut microbial metabolism, and organ damage,” according to a news release. It’s also possible a person’s gut microbiome could be influencing bowel movement frequency. Bowel movement frequency also isn’t the most ideal measure of bowel function, he said.

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