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☆ Omada wants to become a healthy alternative to sports betting sites. It just raised $7.5 million with this 9-slide pitch deck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Social gaming startup Omada has just secured $7.5 million in seed funding from Felix Capital. The French startup, which launched less than two years ago, bills itself as a healthy alternative to traditional sports betting apps. "It's not just a game, it's a social game," said cofounder and CEO Adrien Miniatti. Beyond its core game-prediction and social features, Omada has also worked on a range of campaigns to raise awareness about betting addictions. With the fresh funding, Omada will ramp up its product team, and focus on its expansion in the US.

Persons: Felix Capital, It's, Adrien Miniatti, Zs —, Omada, Miniatti, Julien Codorniou Organizations: Felix, influencers, French football club Red Star FC, Omada, Play Ventures, Motier Ventures, Felix Capital Locations: London

☆ Juventus move up to second after Milik secures win against Lecce
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TURIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Arkadiusz Milik's 57th-minute goal secured Juventus a 1-0 home victory over Lecce on Tuesday, moving them up to second in the Serie A standings. Juve moved up to 13 points, two behind Inter Milan, who host Sassuolo on Wednesday. Lecce are fourth on 11 points after suffering their first Serie A defeat of the season. Lecce went down to 10 men three minutes into stoppage time after Mohamed Kaba earning a second yellow card for diving. "I don’t want to hide here, Inter, AC Milan and Napoli have better resources than us to win the title.

Persons: Milik, Adrien Rabiot's, Massimiliano Allegri, DAZN, Sassuolo, Allegri, Federico Chiesa, Mohamed Kaba, Tommy Lund, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Juventus, Lecce, Serie, Juve, Inter Milan, Wednesday, Inter, AC Milan, Napoli, Atalanta, Thomson Locations: TURIN, Sassuolo, Gdansk

☆ Juve's Allegri sticks with Szczesny despite costly mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"With Sassuolo it was not a bad performance, but we defended badly and there were single inexplicable errors. At Juventus we have to live with pressure and a sense of responsibility," Allegri told reporters on Monday. Other mistakes will happen, maybe not like Saturday's but they will happen. "Szczesny is the starting goalkeeper and tomorrow he will play, aware, however, that (Mattia) Perin is an important keeper." "We have Danilo, there is Szczesny, and then Alex Sandro even though he is currently injured.

Persons: Wojciech Szczesny, Adrien Rabiot, Alberto Lingria, Massimiliano Allegri, Szczesny, Federico Gatti, Allegri, " Gatti, Mattia, Perin, Leonardo Bonucci, Juan Cuadrado, Angel Di Maria, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Daniele, Rugani, Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic, Chiesa, Roberto, D'Aversa, Trevor Stynes, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer, Sassuolo, Juventus, Mapei, Tricolore, Reggio, Polish, Lecce, Juve, Inter Milan, Thomson Locations: Reggio Emilia, Italy, European

☆ Opinion: An unwanted kiss on the lips mars Spain’s World Cup celebration
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Rubiales was, like everyone else at the ceremony, no doubt excited that the Spanish team had won the World Cup. Say it was fine and she’s a bad feminist, letting other women down by justifying bad male behavior (and, perhaps, lying). Rubiales’ kiss also tops off a mountain of allegations about sexism-tinged bad behavior in the RFEF. And yet, when the Spanish women won the World Cup thanks to their own skill and hard work, Rubiales still emphasized Vilda. This, too many people say, is just men being men, or a simple display of normal human emotion.

Persons: Jill Filipovic, CNN —, Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso’s, Rubiales, Jenni, “, ” Hermoso, It’s, Hermoso, there’s, Adrien Brody, Oscar, Greta Friedman, you’ve, I’m, Berry, Brody, Friedman, Jorge Vilda’s, Jorge Vilda, ”, objectifying Hermoso, ogle, it’s Organizations: Twitter, CNN, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spanish, Halle Berry, Times, Facebook Locations: New York, Spanish, Hermoso, Ibiza, Halle

☆ 55 Years and Thousands of Martinis Later, a Last Last Call at Sardi’s
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Julie Besonen | Lanna Apisukh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Earlier this year, Mr. Petrsoric, 78, was working alone around 10 p.m. when 60 or so people filed in after Broadway shows let out. He found himself going back into machine mode, a calm beacon of cocktail efficiency. He expressed his amazement, which Mr. Petrsoric subtly acknowledged, with a hand placed gently to his heart. While he appreciated the accolade, he gives the same polite treatment to the star-struck as to stars like Mr. Broderick, as well as cast members, directors, producers, lyricists and composers from nearby productions. It goes to your brain, and then you see it’s not forever and you’ve got to come down to earth.”Trying to squeeze stories from Mr. Petrsoric while he is on duty rarely bears fruit.

Persons: Petrsoric, Matthew Broderick, Mr, Broderick, Joe, Wes Anderson’s, — Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost, Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Jeff Goldblum, Jason Schwartzman — Mr, “ I’m, ”, “, Lucille Ball, It’s, you’ve, swiveling Organizations: Broadway

☆ Mix of calm and concern as cycling's Tour heads into riot-hit France
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

After a start in Bilbao, Spain, the Tour heads to France on Monday with visits to Bayonne, Dax, Pau and Bordeaux during the week. Foreign team members have confessed not knowing much about the situation in France, arguing they are in a 'bubble' on the Tour de France. Tour de France organisers say they are ready to adjust to any situation. "I don't really have any comment on it, that's one for the authorities who are working very hard," Rod Ellingworth, the racing director of the Ineos-Grenadiers team, told Reuters. "The organisers did not even mention it at the team meeting (before the start of the race).

Persons: Prudhomme, Rod Ellingworth, Philippe Mauduit, Adrien Petit, Julien Pretot, Christian Radnedge Organizations: SEBASTIAN, Tour de, Tour de France, de France, State, Grenadiers, Reuters, Citroen, Thomson Locations: Spain, Bilbao, France, Bayonne, Dax, Pau, Bordeaux, North

☆ ‘Asteroid City’ Review: Our Town and Country
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Asteroid City,” the latest from Wes Anderson, is filled with the assiduous visuals, mythic faces and charming curiosities that you expect from this singular filmmaker. It’s partly set in 1955 in a fictional Southwest town, a lonely four corners with a diner, gas station and motor inn. Palm trees and cactuses stipple the town, and reddish buttes rise in the distance. It opens in black-and-white on an unnamed television host (Bryan Cranston, severe and mustachioed) in a studio. It looks like a film, a meticulous, detailed, visually balanced wide-screen Wes Anderson one.

Persons: Wes Anderson, Anderson, Bryan Cranston, that’s, Edward Norton, Thornton Wilder’s, John Deere, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda, Tom Hanks, Adrien Brody Organizations: Tilda Swinton Locations: Southwest, Asteroid

☆ A 'fake moon' has been following Earth around the sun since 100 BC, and astronomers just noticed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An asteroid has been trailing Earth around the sun since 100 BC, astronomers estimate. The space rock at first appears to be another moon, but it's actually orbiting the sun and not Earth. That makes this asteroid a "quasi-moon" or "fake moon." Scientists first discovered the space rock, called 2023 FW13, in March using the Pan-STARRS observatory in Hawaii. What makes this fake moon uniqueThe full moon rises behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Persons: Alan Harris, Christian Hartmann, Julius Caesar, That's, Adrien Coffinet, Harris, that's Organizations: Service, Space Science Institute, Sky, Eiffel, Reuters, Minor Planet, International Astronomical Union Locations: Hawaii, Paris, France

☆ The Cannes Film Festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Cannes Film Festival began this week with Maïwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry,” starring Johnny Depp as Louis XV, and ends on May 27 with a new Pixar film, “Elemental.” In between, there will be many screenings, many awkward standing ovations, many awards bestowed. Wes Anderson also has a new one, “Asteroid City,” about a junior stargazing convention. It features many members of the Andersonian repertory — Jason Schwartzman, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody and others. In “Firebrand,” from the Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz, Alicia Vikander plays Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, who’s played by Jude Law. Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose film “Shoplifters” won the Palme d’Or in 2018, has a new film, “Monster.” It stars Sakura Ando from “Shoplifters,” and the composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who died last month, did the score.

☆ Crypto firm Ripple buys Swiss startup as SEC crackdown forces companies to consider overseas moves
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on Oct. 19, 2021. "This is the largest deal we've seen in the last year," Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, told CNBC on a call Tuesday. Garlinghouse said last week that the firm will have spent $200 million in total defending itself against the SEC lawsuit. Numerous crypto industry insiders have been calling for a clear regulatory framework from the U.S. Congress to help give companies clarity over how they can operate in a way that's legally sound. WATCH: Ripple will have spent $200 million fighting SEC lawsuit, CEO says

☆ 'Ghosted' review: Chris Evans and Ana de Armas reunite in a spirited action comedy
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —“Chris Evans and Ana de Armas” is about all that’s required to make the sales pitch for “Ghosted,” a spirited if familiar action-based romantic comedy, where the sparring banter generally outshines the muscular stunts. Throw in clever cameos and this Apple TV+ movie delivers on its promise of unpretentious fun. Unlike the needy Cole, “Ghosted” doesn’t ask for anything more than a couple intermittently attentive hours of your time. Thanks to Evans and de Armas, it’s the sort of invitation that’s pretty hard to ignore. “Ghosted” premieres April 21 on Apple TV+.

☆ Juventus draw with Sporting to book semi-final spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - Europa League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Sporting CP v Juventus - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - April 20, 2023 Juventus' Wojciech Szczesny and Angel Di Maria celebrate after the match REUTERS/Rodrigo AntunesLISBON, April 20 (Reuters) - Juventus drew 1-1 with Sporting in an entertaining Europa League clash on Thursday to win their quarter-final 2-1 on aggregate and set up a semi-final clash with Sevilla. Juventus took an early lead through midfielder Adrien Rabiot who netted from close range after nine minutes following a corner. A lively clash continued after the break as Sporting pressed with confidence for possession but defenders Ricardo Esgaio and Sebastian Coates squandered three late chances to level the tie. Juventus will meet Sevilla in the semi-finals on May 11 and 18 after the Spanish side knocked out Manchester United 5-2 on aggregate. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Juventus draw with Sporting to book Europa semi-final spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

They will meet Sevilla in the semi-finals on May 11 and 18 after the Spanish side knocked out Manchester United 5-2 on aggregate. Juventus took an early lead through Rabiot who netted from close range after nine minutes following a corner. Just before halftime, Sporting winger Nuno Santos tried to square the ball inside the box coming from the left but Juve defender Gleison Bremer blocked the threat right in front of the diving Szczesny. After the break Sporting pressed with confidence for possession but they squandered three more opportunities to level the match. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ ‘Ghosted’ Review: A C.I.A. Meet Cute
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Calum Marsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“Ghosted,” a frothy spy-thriller rom-com in the tradition of “Romancing the Stone” and “The Jewel of the Nile,” is one of the least convincing movies I have ever seen. I mean that “Ghosted” barely seems like a real movie. It has movie stars, in the figures of Ana de Armas and Chris Evans (and, as the villain, Adrien Brody). It has a competent director, Dexter Fletcher, whose hit “Rocketman” wasn’t half-bad. But this tedious, unfunny, screamingly unoriginal romantic adventure film is so flimsy and so insubstantial that it’s practically vaporous.

☆ Goldman says dividend growth stocks will outperform under current conditions. 10 names it recommends
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Goldman Sachs says one income-focused strategy is off to a strong start this year, and will continue to outperform – dividend growth stocks. Going forward, dividend growth stocks will continue to beat buyback stocks, according to Goldman's chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin. Fastenal shares are up 12% this year, and the industrial supplies company has a 2.6% dividend yield, FactSet data showed. Home Depot shares are down this year, but was a new addition to Goldman Sachs' dividend growth list. Lowe's is another dividend growth stock, with a 2.1% dividend yield, and Goldman seeing 30% annual compound dividend growth over 2022-2024.

☆ Lens beat Strasbourg to cut PSG lead to three points
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LENS, France, April 7 (Reuters) - Clinical RC Lens beat Strasbourg 2-1 to provisionally cut Paris St Germain's once double-digit lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table to three points on Friday and open up the title race. Lens are second on 63 points, three ahead of third-placed Olympique Marseille, who travel to Lorient on Sunday. Strasbourg remain in 16th on 26 points. Strasbourg's Kevin Gameiro pulled one back with a glorious curler in the 84th minute, but Lens held on for victory. Lens can further improve their prospects of winning a second French top-flight title when they face leaders PSG next week, after the defending champions' trip to Nice on Saturday.

☆ Florida drag queens say venues have started shutting them down after DeSantis pushed to revoke a Hyatt hotel's liquor license
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Florida drag queens say the GOP's push to restrict performances is hitting them in their wallets. But one recent incident is leading, in particular, is leading venues to reconsider offering drag performances, they said. Advocates such as Equality Florida say the incident is an example of the DeSantis administration "selectively weaponizing state agencies" to target drag performers and venues that are not harmful for children. The move is already having a chilling effect, and Adrien said it's helping scare other venues from offering drag performances and pushing drag queens from participating in shows for fear of retaliation. Venus Envy, an Orlando-based drag queen, told Insider drag performers have more recently performed at venues "that are not exclusively for the LGBTQ+ community," such as "mainstream bars, restaurants, and theatres."

☆ DeSantis administration sent undercover agents to an Orlando drag show and they found nothing wrong with it. The state is still trying to punish the venue.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Undercover agents were sent by the DeSantis administration to spy on a drag show, the Miami Herald reported. Still, Florida is moving ahead with a complaint against the venue to strip its liquor license. Ron DeSantis to spy on an Orlando drag show — and they found nothing "lewd" about it, according to the Miami Herald. A Florida drag queen told Insider before the Miami Herald report was published that they were concerned about rumors of undercover state agents showing up at performances. The DeSantis administration recently targeted the Hyatt Regency Miami after one of its facilities hosted "A Drag Queen Christmas" with minors present in the audience.

☆ Drag queens say they tweak their performances if they notice a kid in the crowd. Republicans have cast the performances as dangerous for children.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Florida drag queen said performers adjust shows when there are children and families in the crowd. Republicans have targeted drag events for kids, introducing bills to restrict and prohibit attendance. Family-friendly drag events — such as Drag Queen Story Hour, which was established as a nonprofit in 2015 and has since become a national event — are under fire from Republican lawmakers. Bills prohibiting minors from attending drag queen events, banning drag performances in public, and classifying drag performances as adult-oriented businesses have been filed across the United States in recent months. Another drag queen, Venus Envy, told Insider that while they don't solely participate in family-friendly performances, they are accustomed to "tailoring my shows to my audiences."

☆ Florida drag queen says DeSantis-backed anti-LGBTQ laws are 'exactly what we were taught about in schools about how the Nazis rose to power'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Florida drag queen compared legislation targeting LGBTQ issues backed by Gov. Other drag queens and local politicians called the administration's efforts "fascism." Florida doesn't feel like home, one drag queen saidAdrien, who was born and raised in South Florida, is now an Orlando-based drag queen and said recent anti-LGBTQ political shifts make the state feel like it's no longer home. 'Those safe spaces will go away'Jason DeShazo is president of Rose Dynasty Foundation Inc. and performs as drag queen Momma Ashley Rose. And both drag queens say they'll still perform.

☆ Berlinale film 'Manodrome' explores misogynistic world of incel culture
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Miranda Murray | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Cast members Adrien Brody, Odessa Young, Jesse Eisenberg and director John Trengove attend a photo call to promote the movie 'Manodrome'' at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 18, 2023. The film, which premieres at the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday, explores the "manosphere" of online toxic masculinity that bubbled up into the mainstream after a series of mass killings by "incels" - the self-described "involuntary celibates" - in the 2010s. They eventually win Ralphie as a new adherent to their cult and initiate him by branding him with their symbol. "It really became this idea of a character who just immerses himself in a world of men. And it all kind of leads to a sort of madness, a kind of a fever dream," Trengove told the premiere's audience.

☆ France tears down beach apartment block as rising sea bites
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Stephane Mahe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Today, the hulk of the 80-flat Le Signal apartment block perches precariously on a dune just metres from the water and local authorities are tearing it down before it tumbles. By 2010, the ocean was lapping at the dune on which Le Signal was built. "Le Signal's situation is largely symbolic for what is happening in terms of coastal erosion France," he said. He said ever-rising sea levels and increasingly violent storms made it impossible to let people live in Le Signal without costly shore protection measures that could also have negatively impacted nearby shorelines. "Le Signal is a warning for what could happen in other zones and for the need to prepare for it now," he said.

☆ 'Poker Face' showrunners say guest stars like Joseph Gordon-Levitt 'raised their hand' to appear on the show: 'Everybody wants to work with Rian Johnson'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Poker Face," which premiered on Peacock Thursday, is filled with guest appearances from star actors. "Poker Face" is the second murder-mystery project Johnson has taken on since his highly successful "Knives Out" movies. "I really hope that everybody dips a toe into 'Poker Face' because they're 'Knives Out' fans," Lilla said. "If you are a fan of 'Knives Out,' if you're a fan of 'Glass Onion,' I think you're gonna love 'Poker Face.'" "Poker Face" is now streaming on Peacock.

☆ PSG suffer another defeat as Ligue 1 lead cut to three points
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain suffered their second defeat of the season in a 1-0 loss to Stade Rennais on Sunday as their Ligue 1 lead was slashed to three points. Despite the win, Rennes slipped down to fifth on 37 points, behind Monaco on goal difference after the principality side destroyed AC Ajaccio 7-1 earlier on Sunday with a Wissam Ben Yedder hat-trick. If we find it again it will be fine," said PSG captain Marquinhos. Midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery, 16, became the youngest player to start a Ligue 1 game for PSG and was nowhere near the Italian's level. A homophobic banner was also displayed in the stands, which will likely trigger sanctions from the French league (LFP).

☆ Mbappe scores late penalty to secure PSG 2-1 win over Strasbourg
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Marquinhos opened the scoring by breaking free from his marker and headed in Neymar's cross after 14 minutes. The Brazilian defender, however, deflected Adrien Thomasson's cross into his own net in the 51st minute to leave the scores level. PSG top the standings with 44 points, eight ahead of RC Lens, who have a game in hand. Strasbourg are in 19th place. Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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