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☆ I swapped performing in a circus for an office job. I've now got more stability and money — but I can't do a handstand when I'm stressed out
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I joined a circus school in France in 2015 and worked as a circus performer for a year. After failing to become an Olympic gymnast, I enrolled in L'École du Cirque Jules Verne, a circus school in Amiens in northern France. I trained there for a year while performing on the street and in venues including a castle and a traditional circus tent. A desk job gave my working days more structureCirque Jules Verne in Amiens, France. Wikimedia CommonsThe circus school director, Nordine Allal, was quite the character — always loud and busy.

☆ Adobe lifts profit forecast for fiscal 2023 and beats estimates on quarterly results
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Adobe shares rose 5% in extended trading on Wednesday after software maker announced fiscal first-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates and lifted its full-year foercast. Here's how the company did:Earnings: $3.80 per share, adjusted, vs. $3.68 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. $3.80 per share, adjusted, vs. $3.68 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. For the second quarter, Adobe expects earnings per share of $3.75 to $3.80 on an adjusted basis and $4.75 billion to $4.78 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had been expecting $3.76 per share in adjusted earnings and $4.76 billion in revenue.

☆ Prosecutors want Sam Bankman-Fried to use a flip phone as part of a more restrictive bail package
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The use of a flip phone, or some non-smartphone, is one of several restrictions that prosecutors and Sam Bankman-Fried’s attorneys are jointly asking the judge to approve. Bankman-Fried also would be restricted from scrolling the internet, with his access limited to court-approved websites. The lawyers proposed several sites to help prepare his defense, including YouTube, read-only websites showing crypto prices, and research websites. Bankman-Fried also asked to view others for his personal use, including news sites, Netflix, Spotify, Uber Eats, Amazon and baseball and football sites. The judge previously raised concerns about Bankman-Fried’s access to his parents’ computers, cell phones and internet.

☆ The Year in Pictures 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +57 min

Every year, starting in early fall, photo editors at The New York Times begin sifting through the year’s work in an effort to pick out the most startling, most moving, most memorable pictures. But 2022 undoubtedly belongs to the war in Ukraine, a conflict now settling into a worryingly predictable rhythm. Erin Schaff/The New York Times “When you’re standing on the ground, you can’t visualize the scope of the destruction. Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25. We see the same images over and over, and it’s really hard to make anything different.” Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 26.

☆ 10 Amex Business Platinum card benefits you'll want to activate right away, so you can enjoy hotel elite status, statement credits, and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Caroline Lupini | Joseph Hostetler | Freelance Reporter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Thomas Pallini/InsiderThe Business Platinum Card® from American Express offers luxury benefits and rewards. The Business Platinum Card® from American Express is packed full of benefits that are perfect for small business owners — including freelancers and remote workers. Here are 10 things you should do when you first get The Business Platinum Card® from American Express. More travel benefits than you'll find on any other business credit card Check mark icon A check mark. But by paying with The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, you'll get a statement credit of up to $189 back**.

With the right Amex cards, you can get complimentary access to Delta Sky Club airport lounges, like this one in Minneapolis. Thomas Pallini/InsiderIf you want access to Delta Sky Club lounges, certain Delta credit cards can get you in for free. Delta Sky Club credit card accessIf you have the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card or Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card, you can access Delta Sky Clubs if you're traveling on a Delta flight that same day. Access to Delta Sky Clubs and American Express Centurion Lounges when you're flying Delta Check mark icon A check mark. Access to Delta Sky Club and American Express Centurion Lounges when you're flying Delta Check mark icon A check mark.

☆ How creative storytelling tools can help global nonprofits make a difference
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Adobe With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Beyond organizations, Adobe tools also help individuals create Pride campaigns, share Hispanic Heritage Month stories, and amplify other important social causes. Today, the company is proud to further its mission with Adobe Express for Nonprofits. "Having a user-friendly tool to quickly create professional-looking, on-brand designs is a game changer for us. Adobe Express for Nonprofits also includes tutorials – some specifically created for and by nonprofits – so even first-timers can quickly achieve great results. Adobe Express for Nonprofits also leverages features from Adobe Acrobat, including converting and exporting PDFs, used in everything from forms and contracts to flyers and posters.

☆ DocuSign names former Google executive Allan Thygesen as new CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DocuSign shares rose more than 3% in extended trading after the electronic signature software maker announced it has hired an Alphabet executive, Allan Thygesen, to be its next CEO. The announcement comes three month after DocuSign said its CEO for the past five years, Dan Springer, was stepping down. On Oct. 10 Thygesen will replace DocuSign's chair and interim CEO, Maggie Wilderotter, and join the company's board. Thygesen has spent nearly 12 years at Alphabet subsidiary Google, where he was most recently president of Americas and global partners. Thygesen will receive restricted stock units in addition to his other compensation if the company can hit certain stock targets, according to a regulatory filing.

☆ Adobe, Figma Deal Signals New Era in Collaboration, Productivity
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Steven Rosenbush | Isabelle Bousquette | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

The purchase of Figma, whose tools are used by designers and developers, is Adobe’s largest-ever acquisition and extends its reach into new areas. The rising popularity of social networks helped fuel interest in an earlier wave of collaboration technology companies, including Jive Software and workplace chat company Yammer, later acquired by Microsoft Corp. in 2012 for $1.2 billion. Startups that employ concepts of collaboration, including digital work-space company Notion, document company Coda and app platform Airtable, took off among software, design and product teams. Adobe is best-known by consumers for software programs—including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Acrobat—used for graphic design, video editing and more. The fact that Adobe was willing to pay so much for Figma reflects that belief that its software was fundamentally different, according to Mr. Saper.

☆ Amex Platinum vs Amex Business Platinum: Both offer outstanding welcome bonuses and perks and have the same annual fee — here's how to decide which card is best for you
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-22 | by ( David E. Slotnick | Jasmin Baron | Senior Reporter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

Keep reading to see how the Platinum Card and the Amex Business Platinum Card differ, and to decide if either is right for you. Apply and select your preferred metal Card design: classic Platinum Card®, Platinum x Kehinde Wiley, or Platinum x Julie Mehretu. Amex Business Platinum Card: The Amex Business Platinum Card offers a bonus of 120,000 Membership Rewards® points after spending $15,000 on eligible purchases with your card within the first 3 months of card membership. Annual feesBoth versions of the Platinum card have the same annual fee, ever since the Amex Business Platinum Card's fee increased to $695. Finally, the Platinum Card and the Amex Business Platinum Card come with a Priority Pass membership**.

☆ It's your last month to use credit card benefits that reset each calendar year — and avoid missing out on valuable statement credits and bonuses
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-27 | by ( Eric Rosen | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

Make sure you use up credit card statement credits and meet spending thresholds for bonuses by December 31. Milos Dimic/GettySome credit card perks, such as statement credits or spending bonuses, reset each calendar year. When using a credit card, it's important to pay your balance in full each month, make payments on time, and only spend what you can afford to pay. More Information Earn 80,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $6,000 on purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card,Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card, and Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card all earn Tier Qualification Points (TQPs) toward elite status based on spending.

☆ Un tânăr din Capitală, la un pas să fie lovit de o maşină de taxi (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Un tânăr a fost cât pe ce să fie lovit de o maşină de taxi, iar pentru a evita tamponarea, acesta a efectuat un salt, care i-a salvat viaţa. Momentul a fost surprins de camera de bord a unui conducător auto, care circula în preajmă. Din imaginile, care au fost făcute publice pe reţelele de socializare, se observă cum taximetristul a virat într-o curte. Cel mai probabil, atât tânărul cât şi taximetristul s-au ales cu o sperietură zdravănă. Solicitată de postul nostru de televiziune, ofiţerul de presă al Poliţiei Capitalei, Svetlana Scripnic ne-a declarat că pe marginea acestui caz a fost pornit un proces penal, iar taximetristul urmează a fi identificat şi tras la răspundere.

Persons: Svetlana Scripnic Locations: Capitalei

☆ Google's Sergey Brin Is Totally Obsessed With High-Adrenaline Exercise
▼ + stars: | 2014-08-19 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"When Larry and I started the company, we had to get some hard drives to, you know, store the entire Web," Brin told Wired of Google's early days. AdvertisementEven in the search engine's early days, Brin brought an element of fun and activity to the Googleplex. "They were much better than I expected for a bunch of engineers," he told Edwards. In 2008, he learned that he had a mutation on his LRRK2 gene, a defect that would substantially increase his risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Advertisement"If I felt it was guaranteed to cure Parkinson’s disease, a check for a billion dollars would be the easiest one I have written," Brin told Bloomberg.

Persons: Sergey Brin isn’t, Larry Page, Larry, Brin, Sergey, Doug Edwards, Edwards, couldn’t, Googlers, Greg Roberts, Roberts, Google George Salah, Jacob Silberberg, Page, Eugenia, Parkinson's, Anne Wojcicki, Wojcicki, Michael J Organizations: Khan Academy, Khan, University of Maryland, Stanford, Google, Circus Center, Flickr, 23AndMe, Fox Foundation, Parkinson's Research, Bloomberg Locations: San Jose, Moscow, Soviet Russia, rollerblades, Sunset, Queens, Brooklyn, New York City, San Francisco, New York

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