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☆ What Is It About Montecito?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Amy Larocca | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Montecito is where Gwyneth Paltrow goes when the pressures of Brentwood are too much. Jennifer Aniston bought a $16.5 million property from Ms. Winfrey, who had not had time to use it. But it’s not just the famous who come to Montecito, it’s also the straight-up rich. Montecito is loaded with the less-recognizable names behind very recognizable things, including Ty Warner, the press-shy inventor of Beanie Babies, who lives in a rose-colored mansion with views of the whole landscape. It’s a dizzying combination of old wealth, new wealth and outrageous physical beauty that has begun to attract an ever-wider range of dreamers.

Persons: Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Gwyneth Paltrow, Adam Levine, Ritchie, Ariana Grande, DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Winfrey, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Perry’s, Ed Hardy, Elton John, Flav, Amanda Chantal Bacon, Madame Tussauds, —, Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of, it’s, ”, Pierce, Eric Schmidt, Montecito, Ty Warner Organizations: Chrome Locations: Montecito, Brentwood, Patagonia, Duchess of Sussex, Santa Barbara

☆ Car companies like Honda, BMW, and Hyundai are banding together to build an EV-charging network bigger than Tesla's Supercharger empire
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Seven automakers plan to build an electric-vehicle charging network to take on Tesla. Seven car companies are making their own charging network to take on Elon Musk's Tesla Superchargers. Tesla, by comparison, has spent over a decade building out a vast network of charging stations specifically for its owners. And that network, which historically only allowed Tesla owners to plug in, has been a huge driver of Tesla sales. It sounds like the planned charging network aims to mimic some of the things Tesla got right, and add some extra conveniences.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk's Tesla Organizations: Tesla, Elon, BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Benz, Fiat, Dodge, EV, Volkswagen, CCS Locations: North America, America, North, Superchargers

☆ Austin went from a 'weird' oasis to one of the most expensive cities in the US. Now it's fighting runaway housing prices.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Austin, Texas has become one of the least affordable cities in the US in part due to steep housing costs. This week, city lawmakers took a significant step toward helping boost housing supply. The city council approved a resolution that reduces the lot size necessary for a home. Research has found that increasing the market-rate housing supply makes housing more affordable for both middle- and low-income residents, despite widespread skepticism that the laws of supply and demand apply to housing. Last year, a Texas appeals court struck down a previous city council effort to increase housing density through upzoning.

Persons: Austin, who've, Leslie Pool Organizations: Service, Apple, Austin Chamber of Commerce Locations: Austin , Texas, Wall, Silicon, Texas, Austin, City, upzoning

☆ People put down deposits for every electric truck in development, leaving dealers in the lurch when they eventually cancel all but one
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dealers lose in the race to get an electric truck in consumers' driveways. Dealers have more to lose than manufacturers, who book revenue once the truck leaves the factory. In an electric truck market where buyers are placing bets on what will arrive first, dealers are likely to be the ones left in the lurch. Listening to dealers about where the demand pendulum is swinging will be crucial for car companies as they roll out more and more electric models in the coming years. Car companies that use dealers book revenue on a car once it leaves the factory (that's one of the biggest advantages legacy car companies have over startups that use a direct-to-consumer model).

Persons: Cybertruck, Tesla, Karl Brauer, Brauer, they're, Ford, EVs, Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds, Caldwell Organizations: Dealers, Ford, GM, iSeeCars, EV, Car

☆ Meet your new neighbor: A data center powering the AI boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The growth could put data centers in competition with local populations for space and resources. As my colleague Dan Geiger reports today in an excellent story on a data center development boom, the AI explosion has triggered a surge in investment in these warehouse-like complexes. For example, DataBank, a data center provider backed by investment firm DigitalBridge, is putting smaller data centers in the suburbs of "tier two and tier three cities," CEO Marc Ganzi told my colleague Ellen Thomas. Unlike e-commerce warehouses, these data centers don't add a bunch of traffic to the roads, and they're pretty quiet. As a result of limited generation capacity in places like Arizona and northern Virginia, these data centers are popping up anywhere where the local utilities can support them.

Persons: tony, Dan Geiger, Jonathan Gray, Blackstone, Marc Ganzi, Ellen Thomas Organizations: Morning, APS Locations: Ohio, Georgia, Virginia, Loudoun Meadows, Aldie , Virginia, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Phoenix, Atlanta, Reno, Arizona, Southwest

☆ Opinion: ‘Dear Canada…’ an American firefighter’s heartfelt letter to north of the border
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Opinion Clare Frank | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This means agencies creating the wildland-urban interface or WUI — where human settlements meet the natural environment — are not ultimately responsible for protecting it. By my fifth year in firefighting, I’d seen plenty of wildfires and structure fires, and wildfires threatening structures. As we convoyed in, a battalion chief instructed each engine company, “If it’s not savable, leapfrog to the next house. Smoke rises from the Texas Creek wildfire south of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada, on July 9. In this banner year, some are crying for Canada to form a national fire department.

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☆ GM redesigns Chevy Traverse crossover, adds hands-free driving technology
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LANSING, Mich. – General Motors on Monday revealed a redesigned version of its popular Chevrolet Traverse crossover with a more truck-like appearance that the company hopes will attract new buyers. The 2024 Chevy Traverse's exterior features a more sculptured design than the smoother outgoing model. Through the first half of this year, the larger crossover trailed only the automaker's full-size pickups, Chevy Malibu sedan and smaller Chevrolet Equinox crossover in sales. "Our new Traverse is designed and engineered to act and look more like an SUV," said Chevrolet Vice President Scott Bell in a release. "Led by the all-new Z71, the 2024 Traverse builds on the success of its predecessor and will undoubtedly enable us to be in more customer driveways."

Persons: Scott Bell Organizations: –, Motors, Chevrolet, Malibu Locations: LANSING, Mich

☆ Lamborghini has sold its last fully gas-powered supercar
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Lamborghini is all sold out of gas-powered supercars, its CEO told the German outlet Welt. Lamborghini plans to launch its first electric vehicle later this decade. Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann told the German newspaper Welt on Wednesday that the brand has sold out its remaining production run of fully gas-powered models, per Reuters. First up will be plug-in hybrid replacements for the Aventador and Huracan supercars and a plug-in hybrid Urus SUV. Winkelmann told Insider he is intent on giving Lamborghini buyers the adrenaline-pumping performance they expect — and more — while cutting the company's carbon footprint.

Persons: Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini, Lamborghini Revuelto, Tim Levin, Winkelmann Organizations: Lamborghini, bros, Welt, Huracan

☆ Elon Musk has a big learning curve ahead of him with the Cybertruck
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a learning curve ahead of him later this year when the Cybertruck finally hits customers' driveways. Musk is making further moves to thrust Tesla into the mainstream by entering the US market's lucrative pickup truck market. It's also a tough time to release any new product, especially an electric pickup truck. While Cybertruck is poised to go after a more unique set of pickup truck buyers, the company could face more trouble than it's used to converting existing truck buyers to the brand. "The nature of trucks is to work within this network of aftermarket companies out there – it will be interesting to see if Elon plays along."

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, It's, Cybertruck, it's, Karl Brauer, Brauer, Elon Organizations: Ford, GM, iSeeCars, Elon

☆ Why cities want to ban new drive-thrus
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Magnets of traffic and congestion, drive-thrus discourage walking, public transit use and visits to neighboring businesses. A host of cities and regions want the sprawl to stop: Atlanta lawmakers will vote this summer on whether to ban new drive-thrus in the popular Beltline area. Minneapolis; Fair Haven, New Jersey; Creve Coeur, Missouri; Orchard Park, New York, and other cities have banned new drive-thrus in recent years. Experts say pedestrian safety can be improved by tightly managing access along arterial roads and locating drive-thrus away from them. Cities push backAtlanta City Councilman Jason Dozier proposed a bill this year to block new drive-thrus around the Atlanta Beltline, a pedestrian trail along a 22-mile railroad corridor.

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We used a professional device called a sound level meter to record the decibel levels of common sounds and environments. According to the World Health Organization, average road traffic noise above 53 dB or average aircraft noise exposure above about 45 dB are associated with adverse health effects. This chart shows how many people in the United States may be exposed to various outdoor noise levels, on average. Scientists believe that pronounced fluctuations in noise levels like this might compound the effects on the body. Nighttime noise shows similar inequities.

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☆ After Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions, Far-Right Threats Remain
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Alan Feuer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The guilty verdicts on Thursday against four leaders of the Proud Boys on charges of seditious conspiracy were arguably the most significant victory the Justice Department has won so far in its vast investigation of the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors took a victory lap, with Attorney General Merrick B. Garland noting that along with the similar convictions of six members of another extremist group — the Oath Keepers militia — a major blow had been struck against two of the country’s most prominent far-right organizations. And yet on April 23 — one day before closing arguments took place at the Proud Boys trial — fliers blaming Jews for “the rise in transgenderism” were found in the driveways of several homes in suburban Atlanta. One week later, as the Proud Boys case went to the jury, a neo-Nazi group flying a swastika flag protested a drag show in Columbus, Ohio. The incidents were just two of the many such episodes in recent weeks.

☆ Solar electric vehicle startup says its car will go 400 miles on a full battery and never needs to be charged
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The California-based company unveiled in January its Launch Edition solar vehicle, its first model that will hit customer driveways. Aptera Launch Edition vehicle. Aptera Launch Edition vehicle. Aptera Launch Edition vehicle. Aptera Launch Edition vehicle.

☆ New York City Wants More EVs but Needs to Find Space for Chargers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Jennifer Hiller | Photographs Gabriela Bhaskar For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Big Apple wants to go green. First it needs to figure out where to put thousands of chargers needed for electric vehicles as the state phases out the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and trucks by 2035. Drivers in New York largely rely on street parking and lack homes with driveways or garages where they could install private chargers. As a result, it will need thousands of additional public charging locations to spur wider EV adoption. So far, fewer than 1% of vehicles registered in the city are electric, according to state data.

☆ I'm an Amazon delivery driver. It's a great workout, but I'm ready for the holidays to be over.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'm honestly ready for the holiday season to be overIt's more exhausting than I imagined. One of the biggest changes about working this job during the holiday season is the influx of packages. Plus, some customers are even more appreciative of us during the holiday season, and they'll leave snacks or drinks at the front door. At the end of a day, my body's a messWhen my work day ends, I'm ready for a nap. Once the holiday season ends, I'll continue working this job for at least another year, and perhaps even another holiday season.

☆ Ford unveiled a $1.7 million, track-only supercar with 800 horsepower — and it's only making 67 of them
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Its final sendoff is the $1.7 million Ford GT Mk IV, the most powerful GT to date. The Detroit automaker on Friday unveiled the 2023 GT Mk IV, an extremely limited, $1.7 million version of its GT supercar. The 2023 Ford GT Mk IV. The GT Mk IV is the most powerful GT to date, promising to crank out more than 800 horsepower from a unique twin-turbocharged engine. The 2023 Ford GT Mk IV.

☆ Ford's CEO wants to end haggling for electric car sales — and he's gotten two-thirds of US dealers to agree
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

1,920 Ford dealers have signed on for a controversial EV sales program. They say the EV sales requirements set by Ford violate franchise laws with illegal pricing requirements and unlawful allocation systems. There are two tiers to the EV sales program: Certified Elite and Certified. In the elite track, dealers are required to invest up to $1.2 million in facility upgrades and training for staff. On the certified track, the investment requirement is lower – $500,000 – but caps allotted EV sales at the dealership to 25 per year.

☆ Rivian’s CEO created buzzy, outdoorsy EVs. Now big automakers are coming after it
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Even now, as the company’s assembly lines have started churning out its electric vehicles, success still isn’t assured. The 39-year-old is running the car company he founded, building electric vehicles he helped engineer and design. Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesEver since he was a child growing up in Melbourne, Florida, Scaringe wanted to start his own car company. At the time, the idea of starting a car company seemed very farfetched. Robert Joseph "RJ" Scaringe, Rivian's founder and CEO, said he had wanted to start a car company since he was a child.

☆ Rivian’s founder had an early advantage with his electric truck. Now rivals GM and Ford are closing in
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Even now, as the company’s assembly lines have started churning out its electric vehicles, success still isn’t assured. The 39-year-old is running the car company he founded, building electric vehicles he helped engineer and design. A Rivian R1T pickup truck at the company's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois. Robert Joseph "RJ" Scaringe, Rivian's founder and CEO, said he had wanted to start a car company since he was a child. In 2021, Ford revealed the F-150 Lightning electric truck, which went into production this year.

☆ Stunning video shows Buffalo Bills stadium buried in snow — as fans work to clear players' driveways so they can make it out after NFL moves game
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A massive snowstorm in Buffalo has caused the NFL to move Sunday's Bills and Browns game to Detroit. On Friday, the Bills shared photos of Highmark Stadium buried in snow. The Bills Mafia shared reaction to the announcement on Twitter and pitched in to help Bills players. By the next day, Highmark Stadium was buried in a thick blanket of snow. The team took to social media to share evidence of the storm, and their fans — known as the Bills Mafia — weren't pleased.

Insider's experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). My mother was a smart economizer — she knew her financial priorities and focused on them. Following her example, I have never deprived myself but also don't waste money on big-ticket items. My dad taught me how to invest for the long termMy dad, meanwhile, was not only a saver, but an investor. We figured out that no one has a "market on the market," so to speak.

☆ How small-town Maine embraced a family that fled the Taliban
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Elyse Lightman Samuels | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Last November, at about midnight, Omid was lying in bed in his new home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine — exhausted, but unable to sleep. On this night, and on many nights during Omid's first few months in Maine, Nasir was soon at his door. Omid's family arrived in Maine just before Halloween in 2021 and recently celebrated one year in Maine. Catholic Charities, the local refugee-resettlement organization in Maine, was working with Omid's family to help them resettle. After Omid's family escaped Kabul, members of his extended family came by to collect some of their more precious items, and gave other things away.

☆ America's cars and trucks are getting bigger, and so are their front blind zones. Children are paying the price.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Headshot_Small.Png | Adiel Kaplan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Front cameras could help prevent these deaths, safety experts say. On Monday, he announced legislation that would make front blind zone safety features mandatory for motor vehicles. After Congress passed a law to improve rear blind zone safety nearly 15 years ago, it took a decade — rulemaking, regulatory delays and a multiyear rollout — before it fully went into effect. Blumenthal’s bill directs regulators to determine what technology, such as cameras or sensors, to require to make front blind zones safer, much like the rear blind zone law did. But she believes the best way to prevent future tragedies is widespread use of blind zone cameras.

☆ How to make 6 figures on Taskrabbit, according to 4 top-rated users
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-19 | by ( Ann Matica | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Then, he hired someone from Taskrabbit to help him move and found out how lucrative work through the site could be. To make the most profit possible while completing tasks, Young plans his routes the night before and abides by a tight schedule during the day. Read more: I'm a 23-year-old who's made more than $130,000 on TaskRabbit this year — here's howRead more: I've made more than $155,000 on TaskRabbit this year. When money started to get tight and Garcia was close to getting evicted in 2019, she turned to Taskrabbit work full-time. Read more: I make $7,000 a month on Taskrabbit doing odd jobs like event planning, gift wrapping, and organizing closets.

☆ Летние шины Lassa: что нового в этом сезоне?
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +2 min

Эксперт Anvelope.md рассказал о том, какие модели Lassa и в каких типоразмерах продаются в этом году, и объяснил, почему шины Lassa стали лидером покупательского спроса в Молдове. Виктор, какие летние модели шин Lassa вы предлагаете клиентам в этом сезоне? Во-первых, это очень популярная, актуальная модель Lassa Greenways. Каждый год ассортимент типоразмеров шин Lassa расширяется. Десять лет назад в Молдове про шины Lassa никто не знал.

Persons: Lassa, Driveways, Виктор Organizations: Porsche, Mercedes, Rover Locations: Молдова

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