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☆ David Dobrik's L.A. pizza restaurant opening draws massive weekend crowds despite influencer’s controversial past
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Morgan Sung | Morgan Sung Is A Trends Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

YouTuber David Dobrik’s restaurant, Doughbrik’s, would open its doors at 1 p.m. Saturday. The family knew its early arrival would guarantee them a prime spot in line, a slice of pizza and most important: a Dobrik sighting. The lull in content follows a string of controversies entangling Dobrik since he filed for the Doughbrik’s trademark in 2020. Dozens of people flocked around the entrance to the restaurant on Saturday, where Dobrik was posing for photos with fans who braved the line. The restaurant, he wrote, "sold out of pizza" its opening day.

Control of the Senate - and the shape of President Joe Biden's next two years in office - will now hinge on contests in Nevada and Georgia. Democrats needed one more seat for control, since Vice President Kamala Harris can cast the tie-breaking vote. Political analysts anticipate a rush of campaign funds into Georgia as Republicans and Democrats gear up for the final battle of the 2022 midterm elections. In the fight for control of the House of Representatives, Republicans were inching closer to becoming the majority and ending four years of rule by Democrats. The Republican House leader, Kevin McCarthy, has already announced his intention to run for speaker if Republicans take over, an outcome he has described as inevitable.

☆ Meet the 23-year-old Indian American who flipped a Republican Illinois district
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

An Indian Muslim American who wears a hijab, she remembers the former president’s 2016 Election Day with perfect clarity. Her social media accounts are full of these selfies, thanking the voters who spoke to her by name. Social media helped her broadcast her messages louder than she could have hoped, she said. “There are so many other young South Asian folks that are doing incredible things. Whether it’s politics, comedy, social media, medicine, it’s incredible to see how powerful this demographic is.”

☆ Taiwan’s virtual beauty brand struggles on Wall Street debut
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN Business —Taiwan’s latest entrant to Wall Street has had a rough ride since it went public a week ago. Perfect Corp. lends its technology to beauty and fashion brands. Perfect Corp. founder and CEO Alice Chang said she spoke to CNN Business while wearing the company's "digital makeup" on a conference call. The question was: “How can I link the virtual beauty with the real world beauty?” Chang recalled. Perfect Corp. is one of a handful of Taiwanese companies to list in the United States in recent years, according to Dealogic data.

☆ Influencers debate leaving Twitter, but where would they go?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

PHILADELPHIA — Pariss Chandler built a community for Black tech workers on Twitter that eventually became the foundation for her own recruitment company. I have lost hope in that,” said Chandler, 31, founder of Black Tech Pipeline, a jobs board and recruitment website. She now has more than 60,000 followers and her own company connecting Black tech workers with companies large and small. “This is the exact reason that Musk bought Twitter and didn’t just build his own social network,” Donovan said. “I’m personally going to stay on Twitter until there is really not a reason to stay anymore.

☆ This former 'Seinfeld' actor is 83 and a TikTok star -- thanks to a friend who is more than 50 years younger
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

From SeinfeldOne day, Korzen told Morrison she’d been thinking about trying to build a following by posting videos on Instagram. And it wasn’t long before a TikTok started gaining steam that featured Korzen talking about how working on Seinfeld changed her life. “This is the first time in my life I’m being called beautiful. But to Morrison, Korzen’s answer underscores how lucky they were to find each other when they did. “When I was only hanging out with people my age, I was constantly comparing myself to where they are in life,” Morrison says.

☆ Democrats aim to hold the line against heavy U.S. midterm election losses
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueThat was why Spanberger was at a winery this week imploring volunteers to hit the phones. Polls continue to show voters frustrated over high consumer prices and blaming the party in power from President Joe Biden on down. A former CIA officer, Spanberger has criticized her party’s progressive wing and has attempted to appeal to independent voters. To Republican Heye, the reason Spanberger and other once-safe Democrats are struggling in the final days of the campaign is simple. “The American people are really pissed off in general,” he said, “and are looking to punish those in charge.”

☆ Want to take a 'ballot selfie' on Election Day? Here are the states where phone use at the polls is allowed.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Kayla Gallagher | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Posting photos of yourself with your ballot — also known as a "ballot selfie" — is one way voters share how they're exercising their rights. Currently, 27 states and the District of Columbia allow voters to take ballot selfies or use cell phones at the polls. Some states let voters use their phones to access information about the candidates if they need assistance making their decision on Election Day. Phone usage or ballot selfies are completely banned in 20 states. Although there are no specific laws about phone use in Delaware and Maine, phone use is strongly discouraged.

☆ Twitter's Hunger Games: Elon Musk oversees a weekend of coding sprints, stack ranking, and boot-licking as some employees fight to keep their jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Several Musk allies have been added to a company directory, with Musk being named CEO internally. Elon Musk put Twitter employees to the test this weekend to see who is capable, and willing, of surviving under his new reign. Musk has a 16 year old son, Saxon James Musk, whom he frequently mentions on Twitter, although the Twitter workers have yet to see any confirmation that James Musk is of any relation to their new owner. "This is it," one of the people familiar said, describing the feeling at the company under Musk. Many engineers were tasked over the weekend with "sprints," set periods of time for coding work to be done.

☆ Sure, Twitter and Facebook have deepened polarization — just not in the way you think
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The conventional wisdom blames social media for the widening divide because the timing lines up. Maybe the problem isn't that social media has driven us all into like-minded bubbles. Maybe it's that social media has obliterated the bubbles we've all lived in for centuries. On top of that, Törnberg adds, there's the way people react to all the new ideas that social media exposes them to. And as one leading social media and polarization researcher told me, the model is not empirical, which makes it hard to test.

☆ The memes that relentlessly mocked Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse avatar seem to have struck a nerve with the CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg seems to have taken the memes that mocked his metaverse avatar to heart. During the call, the Meta CEO appeared to defend himself against viral memes that mocked his metaverse avatar earlier this year. In August, Zuckerberg posted a selfie of an early version of his metaverse avatar in front of the Eiffel Tower on Facebook. Zuckerberg seemingly responded to the memes by posting a more advanced version of his avatar on his Instagram. He added that "major updates" were coming to metaverse avatar graphics soon.

☆ Ted Cruz reminisces about the 'gorgeous woman in a halter top' who sat behind him at Yankee Stadium
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ted Cruz reminisced about the "gorgeous woman in a halter top" seated behind him at Yankee Stadium. He said on his podcast he reminded himself to avoid getting caught on camera looking at the woman. Cruz said a friend sitting beside him noted how "'to use the Monty Python phrase, 'She has great tracts of land.'" "I have to admit, the whole damn game, I'm like, 'I'm looking forward. Cruz was at Yankee Stadium to cheer on the Houston Astros, who advanced to the World Series.

☆ The new iPad got a major makeover and it's worth the extra $120
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I've been testing the new iPad for the past several days and if you're looking for an entry-level iPad, I think it's worth spending the extra $120 on this year's version. The debut of the 10th generation iPad comes at a crucial time for Apple: right ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season. The new iPad AppleThe iPad I've been testing has 5G cellular, which costs an extra $150. It only works with the first-generation Apple Pencil, which is seven years old and isn't as comfortable to use. iPad (10th generation) Sofia PittShould you buy it?

☆ Henry Cavill confirms his return as Superman
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

It’s Superman… again! Henry Cavill has confirmed what passionate hero-loving moviegoers have been waiting for – the British actor will return to the role of Clark Kent, also known as Superman, in the DC Comics extended cinematic universe. He started off by saying he wanted to wait until after people had a chance to watch “Black Adam” before speaking about his return. “But now that plenty of you have [seen the movie],” Cavill said, “I wanted to make it official: I’m back as Superman.”He thanked the fans “most of all” for their patience. However, many are clamoring for another standalone film for Cavill’s Superman, which would mark the first since 2013’s “Man of Steel.”“Black Adam” took the No.

But the most exciting change to the new iPad is that Apple has finally fixed the front camera placement. Most iPads have an annoying front camera placementLike the iPhone, the iPad has two cameras: One main camera on the back, and one "selfie" camera on the front. But Apple has always put the iPad's front camera at the top of the iPad's screen. Apple has finally fixed the iPad's front cameraThe newest version of the iPad still has a rear camera and a front "selfie" camera. But until then, putting the selfie camera on the side of the iPad's screen makes so much more sense.

☆ 'Crying CEO' now under fire for another tearful announcement on LinkedIn — this time about grandma
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

HyperSocial CEO Braden Wallake is making headlines again after another emotional LinkedIn post. Commenters were quick to accuse Wallake of using his grandmother's death to promote the marketing startup. Wallake faced backlash in August for posting a crying selfie after having to fire two employees. Wallake dubbed himself the "Crying CEO" after another LinkedIn post went viral in August. He responded to critics of the post about his grandmother's death on LinkedIn.

☆ Thinking about getting personal on LinkedIn? Ask yourself these 2 questions first
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Posts chronicling personal failures, the tedious day-to-day life of being a new parent or one's journey to more confidence used to be reserved for Facebook. Over the last couple years, though, they have made their way to the networking platform LinkedIn. During the pandemic, the line between work and life was all but erased for many workers around the world. If you want to share more personal stories on LinkedIn, you might want to consider where you are in your career and exactly what you're trying to accomplish. Here are two questions Wasserman says you should ask yourself before posting that selfie.

The new Google Pixel 7 is faster and more powerful than the Pixel 6, but doesn't add many features. Pixel 6 vs. Pixel 7: CameraBoth the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 have three cameras: One "selfie" camera in the front, and two on the back. Pixel 6 vs. Pixel 7: Internal hardwareThe Tensor G2 chip is the brain of the Pixel 7. Pixel 6 vs. Pixel 7: BatteryBattery-wise, the Pixel 7's 4,355 mAh battery has less capacity than the Pixel 6, which is rated at 4,614 mAh. Pixel 6 vs. Pixel 7: PriceFollowing the announcement of the Pixel 7 last week, the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 7 were briefly available from Google at the same price point.

☆ Khloe Kardashian says a skin cancer scare is the reason for her recent face bandage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Khloe Kardashian is speaking out about the importance of getting skin cancer checks after experiencing a scare of her own. The reality star, 38, revealed in an Instagram story on Tuesday that she recently had to undergo surgery to remove a tumor from her famous face. “All my margins appear clear and now we move on the healing process,” she wrote. “You’ll continue to see my bandages and when I’m allowed, you’ll probably see a scar (and an indentation in my cheek from the tumor being removed) but until then I hope you enjoy how fabulous I’m making these face bandages look.”In one selfie, Kardashian is seen with a small rectangular white bandage covering her right cheek. “Most people aren’t as lucky as me and I am forever thankful.”

☆ See the 18-slide pitch deck Peachy, a digital health insurance platform targeted at millennials, used to raise $1.6 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

London-based Peachy has raised $1.6 million for its health insurance platform. The startup tailors its digital platform to millennials and aims to expand its services to SMEs. Check out the 18-slide deck used to raise the fresh funding. A startup that has created a digital health insurance platform for millennials and service workers has closed a $1.6 million seed round. Their backers included the likes of Dr Damien Marmion, ex-CEO of global insurance provider Axa Global Health, Eva Maria Barbosa, partner at global law firm Clyde and Co, and Sian Fisher, ex-CEO of the Chartered Institute of Insurers, among others.

☆ Shocking selfie video shows the blast from a Russian missile attack narrowly missing a young Ukrainian woman in Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Video captured the moment a blast from a Russian missile attack narrowly missed a young woman in Kyiv. "My hands are shaking because I just saw a rocket fly and I heard it," the unidentified woman says in the video, moments before the strike. The 23-second clip shared on Twitter shows the terrified woman taking a selfie video on the streets of Kyiv just before the missile strike. "My hands are shaking because I just saw a rocket fly and I heard it," the unidentified woman says in the video. Seconds later, there's a loud, fiery blast that sends debris raining down onto the woman, the video shows.

☆ Target Deal Days: 14 best deals from Apple, KitchenAid and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Ahead of Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale — which officially goes live on Oct. 11 — Target is hosting its second Deal Days event. To help you make the most of the fleeting shopping holiday, we compiled some of the best deals and sales live on Target now. The best deals during Target Deal DaysBelow, we’re sharing the best Target deals based on our previous coverage and reporting. The best Target Deal Days salesHere are the best sales during Target Deal Days right now that we think you’ll want to know about. The best Prime Day sales at other retailersIn addition to Target and Amazon, the following retailers are also offering notable sales.

☆ 'The f—ing party is over.' Big Tech companies are scaling back ambitions and canceling projects. Here's what to expect from Silicon Valley as a global recession looks increasingly unavoidable.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Alex Kantrowitz | Big Technology | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As interest rates rise, big tech companies are being pushed to cancel projects and rearrange staff. Rising interest rates have focused investors on short-term profitability and companies like Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Snap are responding. This trimming signals the start of a new era for Big Tech, one where runaway spending on tomorrow gives way to unrelenting attention on today. In this era, Big Tech will become more efficient and profitable, but also more vulnerable. These startups' funding sources are drying up and many don't yet have good business discipline, taking some heat off Big Tech.

The iPhone SE (2022) and iPhone 12 are the cheapest iPhones you can buy. iPhone SE vs. iPhone 12: DesignThe iPhone 12 Mini (left) and iPhone SE (right). iPhone SE vs. iPhone 12: Battery life and chargingThe iPhone 12 supports MagSafe wireless charging, which is faster than the Qi charging supported by the iPhone SE. iPhone SE vs. iPhone 12: CamerasThe iPhone 12 has the advantage over the 2022 iPhone SE with an additional ultra-wide angle camera lens. iPhone SE vs iPhone 12: Which should you buy?

☆ Why is everyone crying on LinkedIn?: 'The numbers were very clear'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"Dominic hit Kai in the face with a broom," begins Kwame Christian's LinkedIn post. 'I was very annoyed people liked the family stuff'Christian started sharing more about his life outside work on LinkedIn about a year ago. "I actually posted it on Facebook first, and someone suggested I post on LinkedIn and I reluctantly did," she says. The most obvious cause for the proliferation of personal LinkedIn posts is the pandemic. Like most trends that cropped up in the last three years, Covid-19 didn't invent the sappy LinkedIn post, it just catalyzed its adoptions.

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