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☆ Trump gag order in fraud case reinstated by New York appeals court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, as the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James continues, in New York City, U.S., October 3, 2023. A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order on Donald Trump in his $250 million civil business fraud trial. The order bars Trump from making public statements about the staff of Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over the ongoing trial. Engoron had imposed that order on Trump, and later his attorneys, after they repeatedly targeted the judge's principal law clerk, Allison Greenfield. In its order Thursday, a four-judge appellate panel lifted a temporary suspension of the gag order, which was put in place while Trump appealed the speech restrictions.

Persons: Donald Trump, Letitia James, Arthur Engoron, Engoron, Allison Greenfield, Trump Organizations: U.S, Trump Organization, Trump, Manhattan Locations: New York City, U.S, York

☆ Elon Musk, the world’s richest man remains, desperate for attention
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk desperately wants to be liked, despite his pronouncement Wednesday that he doesn’t mind being hated. The sentiment is, like so much of Musk’s public persona, a lie designed to keep the public’s focus squarely on him. Watching the interview, even online, you can feel the awkward energy of that moment — cringeworthy for some, but seemingly invigorating for Musk. On Wednesday, Musk sought to shrug off his most recent anti-Jewish post as a “foolish” mistake that got misinterpreted by the media. Musk clearly has “a fairly straightforward case of internet brain rot,” as the Atlantic writer Charlie Warzel put it in a Threads post.

Persons: New York CNN — Elon Musk, “, ”, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Musk, Rich Guy, White, —, shrug, Charlie Warzel Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York Times DealBook, New York Times, Whites Locations: New York, California, Eastern Europe, Israel, Atlantic

☆ GM lavishes shareholders with cash weeks after saying it couldn’t afford workers’ demands
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Allison Morrow | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

GM’s stock jumped nearly 10% on the news. The announcement comes just weeks after GM executives argued the company couldn’t afford to give the union the wage and benefit gains it wanted. The UAW strike dragged on for six weeks and shut down production in key manufacturing plants. New contracts for GM’s unionized workers in the United States and Canada will cost the company an additional $9.3 billion through 2028. Even with Wednesday’s surge in GM’s share price, the stock is trading for less than it did at the start of the strike.

Persons: Mark Reuss, “, ”, Mary Barra, Buybacks, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Warren, ” Warren, — CNN’s Matt Egan Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Motors, GM, United Auto Workers, nonunion automakers, UAW Locations: New York, salve, United States, Canada

☆ Canada set to announce Boeing order for maritime patrol aircraft -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Boeing logo is seen at the company's technology and engineering center in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Gabriel Araujo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 29 (Reuters) - Canada is set to announce on Thursday a multi-billion dollar sole-source contract for Boeing Co’s (BA.N) P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to replace the country’s military surveillance planes, a senior government source familiar with the matter told Reuters. An announcement would end months of speculation and follow a challenge from Canadian private planemaker Bombardier (BBDb.TO) which called for an open competition so it could submit a bid using its large-cabin Global business jets. A draft agreement between the governments of Canada and the United States for the sale of the Poseidon aircraft and associated training and equipment is set to expire on Thursday. Boeing declined comment on Wednesday.

Persons: Sao Jose dos Campos, Gabriel Araujo, Steve Scherer, Valerie Insinna, Allison Lampert, Chris Reese, Sonali Paul Organizations: Boeing, REUTERS, Reuters, Bombardier, CP, Aurora, Poseidon, Thomson Locations: Sao Jose, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Canada, United States, Ottawa, Washington, Montreal

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. (AP) — A customer has filed a lawsuit against the fast casual chain Chopt over a salad that she says contained a piece of the manager's finger. The manager went to the hospital but the contaminated arugula was served to customers including Cozzi, the lawsuit says. Westchester County health department records show that Chopt was fined $900. An email seeking comment was sent to Chopt Creative Salad Co., a chain with more than 70 locations across the eastern United States. Cozzi's attorney said Tuesday that she does not want to comment further.

Persons: Allison Cozzi, Chopt, Cozzi Locations: KISCO, Greenwich , Connecticut, Mount Kisco , New York, Westchester County, United States

☆ A woman suing the Chop't salad chain says she 'was chewing on a portion of a human finger' mixed into her arugula
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A woman is suing the Chop't salad chain says she chewed on a severed human finger in her salad. An employee chopped a portion of her left pointer finger into arugula, according to the suit. AdvertisementA Greenwich, Connecticut woman is suing the fast-casual salad chain, Chop't, after she says she discovered a portion of an employee's severed finger mixed into her meal. Kisco, New York, on April 7 and as she ate her salad she realized she was "chewing on a portion of a human finger" that was mixed into her salad, her complaint alleges. Kisco Chop't location was not immediately returned.

Persons: Allison Cozzi, —, Marc Reibman Organizations: Service, Westchester County Department of Health, Business Locations: Kisco, NY, Greenwich , Connecticut, Mt, Kisco , New York, Westchester County

☆ Trump will be final defense witness at New York fraud trial, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Trump will be the final witness for the defense on Dec. 11, in the trial brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing him and his co-defendants of falsely inflating Trump's assets for financial gain. Trump's adult son and co-defendant Eric Trump is scheduled to testify Dec. 6, defense attorney Christopher Kise said. Trump Sr., Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. denied wrongdoing when they were previously questioned on the witness stand by lawyers for the state. But that shift "cannot be ascribed to President Trump's re-posting of a photograph the Principal Law Clerk herself first published," they argued. Charles Hollon, an officer in the Judicial Threats Assessment Unit of the New York Court System's Department of Public Safety.

Persons: Donald Trump, Judge Arthur F, Jane Rosenberg, Trump, Letitia James, Eric Trump, Christopher Kise, Donald Trump Jr, James, Arthur Engoron, Allison Greenfield, Engoron, Trump's, Greenfield's, Charles Hollon, Greenfield, Chuck Schumer, Hollon, voicemails Organizations: U.S, Trump Organization, Court, Reuters, New York, Manhattan, New, Court System's Department of Public Locations: New York, Manhattan, New York City, U.S

☆ A viral $16 McDonald’s meal won’t go away, and that’s a problem for Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Take the $16 McDonald’s meal that struck a nerve on TikTok late last year. Of course, fast food prices have gone up along with everything else in the past few years, but not by as much as the TikTok video suggests. Because the vast majority of McDonald’s restaurants in the United States are independently owned, prices vary from region to region. The social media megaphoneIn an era before TikTok or YouTube, a $16 burger moment would have lasted a few seconds. The real beefPerhaps the more significant economic takeaway from the viral McDonald’s meal is not that the meal actually cost $16 but that the man paid for it.

Persons: CNN Business ’, ”, …, there’d, Joe Biden’s, , —, Biden, Topher Olive, Olive, pollsters Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, New York Post, Democratic, Mac, CBS News, CNN, White, Office, Digital Strategy, Washington Post, Consumer Locations: New York, Idaho, America, United States, Darien , Connecticut

☆ Manchester City vs Liverpool: Erling Haaland breaks a Premier League scoring record
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ever since he joined Manchester City in June 2022, Erling Haaland has scored goals and broken records and, on Saturday against Liverpool, the striker continued to make his mark on history by scoring his 50th league goal for the reigning Premier League champion. No player in Premier League history has reached half a century of goals quicker – Haaland doing so in 48 games. The previous record holder Andrew Cole, who played for Manchester United and Newcastle Untied, took 65 games to reach the mark. Haaland scored in the 27th minute to give host City a lead it only relinquished in the 80th minute when Trent Alexander-Arnold leveled for Liverpool. “We played really well, excellent performance,” City manager Pep Guardiola told BBC Sport.

Persons: Erling Haaland, Andrew Cole, Haaland, Trent Alexander, Arnold, “, Pep Guardiola, ” Haaland, Allison Becker, Rúben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Alexander, Mohamed Salah, ” Klopp Organizations: CNN, Manchester City, Liverpool, Premier League, Manchester United, Newcastle, ”, BBC Sport, City, Reds, Arsenal, Brentford Locations: ” City

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Ava Marie Ziegler performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to win the NHK Trophy and lead a U.S. 1-2 finish on the podium. Nina Pinzarrone of Belgium was third with 194.66, a result that allowed her to secure a place in the Dec. 7-10 Grand Prix Final at Beijing. The NHK Trophy is the sixth and last event of the International Skating Union’s Grand Prix series, which leads in the Grand Prix Final. The competition concludes later Saturday with the free skate in both men’s and pairs. Japan's Yuma Kagiyama upstaged two-time world champion and compatriot Shoma Uno on Friday to finish first in the men’s short program.

Persons: — Ava Marie Ziegler, Ziegler, Lindsay Thorngren, Nina Pinzarrone, South Korea's Lee Hae, Christina Aguilera, axel, lutz, “, I’m, I’ve, ”, Thorngren, Kaori Sakamoto, Isabeau, Loena, Hana Yoshida, Rion Sumiyoshi, Lewis Gibson, Charlene Guignard, Marco Fabbri, Allison Reed, Saulius, Gibson, Guignard, Fabbri, Shoma Uno, ___ Organizations: NHK, Liberation, Britain, Yuma Locations: OSAKA, Japan, U.S, Belgium, Beijing, South, New Jersey, United States, Italy, Lithuania

☆ UN conference adopts 2030 goal on cleaner aviation fuels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fuel truck fills up the Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300ER with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), during a milestone demonstration flight while running one of its engines on 100% (SAF) at Dubai airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana/ File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - Nations at U.N.-led talks agreed on Friday an interim 2030 goal for reducing emissions from international aviation through the use of sustainable aviation fuel, but China, Russia and some others voiced reservations about the impact on their economies. Details of the agreement were not immediately made public, but a senior delegate said it called for 5% lower emissions through the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or other clean energy by 2030, compared with an earlier draft of 5-8%. The agreement, monitored by webcast, came after five days of talks hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Dubai, days before a wider COP28 summit on climate change. Reporting by Allison Lampert, Tim Hepher; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rula, Allison Lampert, Tim Hepher, Alex Richardson Organizations: Emirates Airlines Boeing, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, United Arab Emirates, REUTERS, International Civil Aviation Organization, Thomson Locations: Dubai, United Arab, U.N, China, Russia

☆ East Texas hospital network can’t receive ambulances because of potential cybersecurity incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A network of hospitals in East Texas has not been able to accept ambulances to emergency rooms since Thanksgiving Day because of a “potential [cyber]security incident,” a hospital spokesperson told CNN on Friday. The hospital network, UT Health East Texas, is operating using “established downtime procedures” as the hospital investigates “a potential security incident” and works to bring computers back online, spokesperson Allison Pollan said in an email. Headquartered in Tyler, Texas, UT Health East Texas operates 10 hospitals and more than 90 clinics in the region, and provides health care to thousands of patients annually, according to its LinkedIn page. The East Texas health care system is just the latest hospital group that has been forced to turn ambulances away because of an apparent cybersecurity incident. The cyber incident at UT Health East Texas began on Thursday when the hospital network “became aware of a network outage” and moved to lock down its network, according to the hospital network’s statement to CNN.

Persons: ”, “, Allison Pollan, Pollan, —, CISA, Allan Liska Organizations: CNN, UT Health East, UT Health East Texas, Department of Health, Human Services, Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI, Federal, cyberattacks Locations: East Texas, UT Health East Texas, Tyler , Texas, Connecticut , Florida , Idaho, Pennsylvania

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new constitutional projections for abortion access and other reproductive rights are supposed to take effect Dec. 7, a month after voters resoundingly passed them. It was the seventh straight victory in statewide votes for supporters of abortion access nationally since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned constitutional protections. At least three other Ohio abortion laws also have been on hold in the courts. “The (Ohio) Constitution specifically says reigning in out-of-control courts is the legislators' job," the anti-abortion group Faith2Action argues in a recently released video. “That means that many Ohio laws would probably be invalidated ... and others might be at risk to varying degrees,” he wrote.

Persons: —, resoundingly, ”, Laura Hermer, We’re, Beth Liston, Allison Russo, Sharon Kennedy, Michael Barrett, Faith2Action, Roe, Wade, Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, Kavanaugh, Jason Stephens, Matt Huffman, Dave Yost, Yost, “, Hermer Organizations: Supreme, Republican, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Republicans, Ohio, Ohio House, ”, District, GOP, U.S, Constitution, Republican Ohio Locations: COLUMBUS , Ohio, U.S, Ohio, St, Paul , Minnesota, U.S ., Roe

☆ U.N.-led talks weigh goal to reduce aviation emissions thorough less-polluting fuels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A TotalEnergies tanker truck with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is pictured during the 54th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 19, 2023. ICAO's third Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF) runs this week ahead of the COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai, which starts on Nov. 30. CAAF delegates from more than 100 countries are debating ways to boost supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from materials like used cooking oil. SAF is key to lowering emissions from aviation, but remains costly and in short supply. Making access to financing more readily available to developing countries, another conference goal, is needed to bolster SAF production outside of the United States and Europe.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Haldane Dodd, CAAF, Francis Mwangi, Mwangi, Allison Lampert, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Paris, REUTERS, United Nations, International Civil Aviation Organization, Aviation, Alternative Fuels, SAF, Air Transport Action, Kenya's Civil Aviation Authority, Thomson Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, France, Dubai, United States, Europe, Mombasa, Kenya, Montreal

☆ How climate change got sucked into the culture wars
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Laura Paddison | Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

For an example of how climate change is increasingly becoming a flashpoint in the culture wars, Germany is a good place to start. Meanwhile, Spain’s far-right Vox party vowed to defend the country against “the new climate religion.”But to understand why climate change and the culture wars have become so enmeshed globally, experts say the United States probably holds the key. It’s effective, it does scare people.”The origins of the climate culture war in the US lie in the early 1990s, when a new push for global climate action collided with big geopolitical change, McCright said. Lightning rod for right wing mediaConservative media has played an outsized role in fueling culture war narratives, according to experts. Fox has “been laying the groundwork necessary for positioning climate policies as a culture war issue for a long time,” she said.

Persons: —, stoked, ”, Miranda Schreurs, Anger, Green, Kristin Brinker, Jörg, Stephan Lewandowsky, Rishi Sunak, “, ” Sunak, Vox, Ron DeSantis, ” DeSantis, Aaron McCright, McCright, ” McCright, ’, Brandon Bell, Lewandowsky, “ you’d, ” Alec Tyson, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Sen, Ed Markey, Allison Fisher, Fisher, Fox, didn’t, Ed Matthew, Matthew said, Jennie King, ” King, Germany —, Matthew of E3G, ” Schreurs, “ it’s Organizations: CNN, Green Party, Technical University of Munich, University of Bristol, British, Justice, Florida Gov, Republican, Michigan State University, Oil, Republicans, Pew Research, Pew, Conservative, Massachusetts, Green, Deal, Fox, Media, Institute for Strategic Locations: Germany, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Europe, United States, West Texas, Florida, American, Kyoto, Soviet Union, Federal, Midland , Texas, Alexandria, Cortez of New York

☆ ‘Wish’ review: Disney tries to thaw out its ‘Frozen’ magic with Ariana DeBose
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —More than 70 years after Disney had a cricket sing about wishing upon a star, “Wish” picks up that theme, in an animated movie that desperately wants to thaw out some of the studio’s “Frozen” magic. Hailing from members of that movie’s creative team, “Wish” doesn’t quite reach the stars, but it does shine intermittently while introducing another plucky teenage female heroine, gamely voiced by Ariana DeBose. The movie does however celebrate the power of wishes, and in the process, decades of Disney history. By that measure, “Wish” mostly delivers – a credible addition to Disney’s long filmography, even if it’s not exactly a dream come true. “Wish” will offer early-access screenings on November 18 and open wide in US theaters on November 22.

Persons: ”, gamely, Ariana DeBose, Julia Michaels, Benjamin Rice, Bruno, Asha, –, King Magnifico, Chris Pine, Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn, “ Raya, Jennifer Lee, Allison Moore, “, Alan Tudyk’s, Valentino, it’s, Indiana Jones Organizations: CNN, Disney, “ Locations: Rosas, “, Magnifico

Overall, Adobe estimates one in five Americans plan to use buy now, pay later plans to purchase holiday gifts. Retailers have found that customers offered a buy now, pay later option are more likely to have bigger cart sizes or to convert from browsing to checking out. In its report, the Fed cites research that finds that customers spend 20% more when buy now, pay later is available. LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides many buy now, pay later lenders with alternative credit scores for assessing consumers seeking loans, including those who may not have a traditional credit score. In the past two years, Williams has used buy now, pay later plans at stores including Target, BoxLunch, EyeBuyDirect, and Skims.

Persons: Vivek Pandya, Demishia Alford, Alford, “, ”, she’ll, I’ll, I’m, ” Kevin King, Kevin, ” Alford, Jessica Sarceda, ” Sarceda, Sarceda, Allison Williams, Williams, —, ” Jinal Shah, Charles Schwab Organizations: —, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Adobe, Adobe Digital, ”, Retailers, Fed, Consumers, Walmart, LexisNexis, Solutions, Nike, Target, Zip, Associated Press, Charles, Charles Schwab Foundation, Inc, AP Locations: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Greensboro , North Carolina, Santa Monica , California, Amelia , Ohio

On Tuesday, 2.6 million passengers were screened at airport security checkpoints, the highest ever for a Tuesday before Thanksgiving, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. [1/10]People go to their flight gates ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 22, 2023. The two major airports in Houston, Texas were expecting to shatter their record of air travelers from Nov. 16-28. Some 2.4 million people were expected to fly through Houston, up 11% from that period in 2022, the airports' management said. Out West, a snowstorm in the northern and central Rocky Mountains and adjacent High Plans will likely affect Thanksgiving travel from Wednesday night through Friday, the weather service said.

Persons: Mike Arnot, Vincent Alban Acquire, COVID, Hopper, Daniel Trotta, Allison Lampert, Joseph Ax, Gabriella Borter, Miral Fahmy, Jonathan Oatis, David Gregorio Our Organizations: National Weather Service, Airlines for America, U.S . Transportation Security Administration, Ontario . Buffalo Niagara International, O’Hare, REUTERS, American Automobile Association, AAA, Thomson Locations: U.S, United States, Canada, Niagara Falls, New York, Ontario, Chicago , Illinois, Houston , Texas, Houston, New England, New Hampshire, Rocky

☆ Webb space telescope spies precocious 'teenage' galaxies
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

But Webb has obtained even better data on galaxies a bit further along in development. The gas detected in star-forming regions - stellar nurseries - of teenage galaxies was much hotter, at about 24,000 degrees Fahrenheit (13,350 degrees Celsius), than observed in galaxies today. The galaxies were observed glowing with eight elements - hydrogen, helium, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, argon, nickel and silicon. Incidentally, oxygen is also the third-most abundant element in the universe (behind hydrogen and helium)," Strom said. The new study presents the first results from the CECILIA Survey that uses Webb to scrutinize the chemistry of distant galaxies.

Persons: James Webb, Webb, Allison Strom, Gwen Rudie, Strom, Rudie, CECILIA, Cecilia Payne, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Hubble, Northwestern University, Astrophysical, Carnegie, CECILIA Survey, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, Illinois, California

☆ What is Binance, why is it in so much trouble, and what does it mean for crypto?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Not only is Binance the world’s biggest crypto exchange, it is orders of magnitude larger than its rivals. Up until recently, Binance boasted nearly 60% of the market share for crypto spot trading. The Seychelles-based OKX is second in market share at 5.44% and the US exchange Coinbase is third at 5.37%, according to crypto news site CoinDesk. Today, Binance takes responsibility for this past chapter.”It’s a common refrain among crypto firms who find themselves under scrutiny. “What this plea deal does is give Binance as a chance to live another day,” Yadav said.

Persons: Changpeng Zhao —, Binance, Zhao, “, ” Zhao, FTX, “ Binance, ”, Robert Le, Yesha Yadav, ” Yadav Organizations: New, New York CNN, Justice Department, Binance Holdings, Bloomberg, Getty, CZ, PitchBook, Investors, Vanderbilt University, Binance Locations: New York, Binance, Seychelles

Binance is also expected to expected to plead guilty to the charges. Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance, has amassed a fortune that Bloomberg pegs at more than $23 billion. This alleged misconduct paved the way for Binance to become king of the crypto exchanges, prosecutors allege. Prosecutors allege Binance, “knowingly failed” to register as a money service business, willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and willfully caused violations of US economic sanctions. The SEC also alleged that Zhao and Binance commingled customer assets and even diverted some to an entity controlled by Zhao.

Persons: Changpeng Zhao, Binance, Zhao, General Merrick Garland, Janet Yellen, laundered, “, ” Binance Organizations: New, New York CNN —, CNN, Bloomberg, Wall Street, Treasury, Prosecutors, Court, Western, of, ” Prosecutors, Binance, The Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Locations: New York, of Washington, Canadian, United States, America

☆ What OpenAI’s turmoil is really all about
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

OpenAI’s incredible upheaval — with former CEO Sam Altman caught in the middle — could have broad implications for who gets to control the future of artificial intelligence. However, Microsoft has already won the war: It is OpenAI’s most important stakeholder, with a promised $13 billion investment. In the past year, he has become the public face of the industry, and was instrumental in forging OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft, which began in 2019. Altman, sources say, wanted to move quickly, while the OpenAI board wanted to move more cautiously. Both achievements are possible, and OpenAI’s strange structure — a nonprofit overseeing a for-profit company — was designed to contain AI from destroying humanity.

Persons: Sam Altman, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Altman, Greg Brockman, Satya Nadella, Kara Swisher, ”, Jason Schloetzer, Gil Luria, Davidson, “, Luria, ” Schloetzer, —, — CNN’s Clare Duffy Organizations: New, New York CNN, Microsoft, CNBC, CNN, Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, D.A, Google Locations: New York, Silicon

☆ Quebec expects possible profit with planned sale of A220 jet program stake in 2030
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An Airbus A220-300 is seen at the Airbus facility in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada February 20, 2020. Quebec holds a 25% stake in the jet, which has faced scrutiny as Airbus struggles to contain costs on parts. Airbus has also faced delays in ramping up production toward its latest target of 14 planes per month by 2026. Airbus has said it plans to raise Mirabel production to 10 A220s a month, with four jets a month in Mobile. The planemaker created the Mobile production line for U.S. customers to avoid a trade dispute with Boeing (BA.N) when it took over the plane from Canada's Bombardier in 2018.

Persons: Christinne, Pierre Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbon, we're, Allison Lampert, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Airbus, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Quebec, Aerospace, Bombardier, Mirabel, Boeing, Mobile, Thomson Locations: Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, Airbus's, Mobile , Alabama, Mobile

☆ Living in a ski town sounds like a dream. But the reality is crushingly expensive.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ski towns are so expensive that workers struggle to afford local housing and stay in their jobs. Vail, Colorado has spent $17 million paying homeowners to rent to local workers, according to the Wall Street Journal. The typical home value in Breckenridge was $1.1 million in October, while in Vail, 40 miles west, it was $1.6 million, according to Zillow. He told Business Insider earlier this year that the worker exodus from Vail has forced his business to stop offering lunch some days. Advertisement"Teachers, like myself, want to stay here in the community, but doing so requires the stability that homeownership can offer," Weibel told Business Insider.

Persons: —, Callie Kuchan, Business Insider's Jordan Pandy, Kuchan, Pandy, Vail, George Ruther, Ruther, he's, Paul Anders, Anders, Allison Weibel, Weibel Organizations: Wall Street, Service, Business, Street Journal, US Department of Housing, Urban, Policy Development, Research, Vail Daily, Vail Locations: Vail , Colorado, Breckenridge , Colorado, Illinois, Chicago, Breckenridge, Vail, Aspen, , Montana

For people who don't need more things, buying experiences is a great way to feel good giving a gift. While I don't throw budgeting out the window around the holidays, I do prioritize feeling good about how I'm spending my money. This way, I'm all ready to shop those good, good markdowns. Even if I'm not spending money on the item, someone is. I'm taking my Dad out for dinner and a dance performance as the main part of his Christmas gift this year.

Persons: —, I've, I'm, thrifting Organizations: Service, Christmastime, Quicken

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