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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When it comes to dealing with a Florida college student who uses public data and social media to track the private jets of billionaires, politicians and other celebrities, Taylor Swift apparently can't just shake it off. In that message, he emphasized that while he has never intended to cause harm, he also believes strongly in the importance of transparency and public information. “One should reasonably expect that their jet will be tracked, whether or not I’m the one doing it, as it is public information after all,” he wrote. A spokesperson for Swift echoed the legal complaint, saying that “the timing of stalkers” suggests a connection to Sweeney's flight-tracking sites. At one point Sweeney had more than 30 such accounts on Twitter, now known as X after Elon Musk purchased the site for $44 billion in 2022.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Swift's, Jack Sweeney, Venable, Sweeney, ” Sweeney, ”, Swift, Sweeney “, Elon Musk, Musk, tweeting Organizations: FRANCISCO, University of Central, Associated Press, Federal Aviation Administration, Swift, FAA, Twitter, Elon Locations: Florida, University of Central Florida

☆ Elon Musk says Taylor Swift should be concerned about the college student who tracks celebrity jets
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Taylor Rains | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk weighed in on Taylor Swift's concerns about jet tracking. Musk, who has spoken out against the student who tracks his jet, said Swift should be "concerned." "Taylor Swift is right to be concerned." Taylor Swift is right to be concerned. Sweeney told BI he's never meant any harm to the people whose jets he tracks, but created the accounts because he believes in "transparency and public information."

Persons: Elon Musk, Taylor, Swift, —, Taylor Swift, Jack Sweeney, Sweeney, Musk, Ian Miles Cheong, — Elon, stalkers, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerburg Organizations: Elon, Service, University of Central Florida, Federation Aviation Administration, FAA

☆ Taylor Swift threatened to sue the college student who tracks her private jet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Grace Kay | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementTaylor Swift has threatened to take legal action against the college student who tracks her private jet and manages social-media accounts that publish its flights. Sweeney told BI that he appreciates Swift's music and has no intention of harming those he tracks. Advertisement"I think the people are interested," Sweeney told BI over text. Swift has faced backlash for her private jet travel, even topping a list of celebrities whose private planes emitted the most carbon in 2022. Swift's spokesperson previously told BI the singer had purchased carbon credits to offset her jet use.

Persons: Jack Sweeney, Taylor Swift, Sweeney, Swift, —, Jack Sweeney —, stalkers, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tom Cruise, James Slater, Slater, Tree Paine, Swift's, Mark Cuban, Musk Organizations: Service, University of Central Florida, Elon, Washington Post, Business, Post, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Federal Aviation, FAA, BI Locations: Florida

Stroud in the Precision Passing skills challenge, helping the NFC build a 12-6 lead over the AFC on the opening night of the 2024 Pro Bowl Games. It’s the second year for a revamped format that replaced the traditional Pro Bowl tackle football game last winter in Las Vegas. Opening night skills winners each earned three points that count toward their team’s overall score. The Pro Bowl Games conclude Sunday with more skill events, as well as the flag game, which consists of four, 12-minute quarters played on a 50-yard field. Points accumulated during the game will be added to those earned in skill challenges to determine which conference wins the overall competition.

Persons: Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield, Houston’s C.J, Mayfield, Geno Smith, Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa, Gardner Minshew Organizations: NFC, AFC, Bowl Games, TV, Skills, University of Central, Pro Bowl, Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Stroud, Texans, AFC South, Indianapolis Colts, Pro Bowl Games, ___, NFL Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Tampa, Stroud, University of Central Florida, Las Vegas

“This experimental graphic will help better convey wind hazard risk inland in addition to coastal wind hazards,” the center said in the post. Heavy rains and strong winds can be deadly and cause significant damage inland, which happened in 2022 with Hurricane Ian, when 149 people died in Florida. The goal of the expanded forecast cone is to make sure people who don't live along a coast are aware of the dangers they could still face, said Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the hurricane center. Ian produced between 10 and 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain across much of central Florida, the hurricane center reported. Only Hurricane Idalia struck the U.S., coming ashore in the lightly-populated Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast but also causing significant inland flooding.

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☆ The future of the American amusement park in a Disney, Universal dominated world of thrills
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe theme park business, like many others, is consolidating and changing along with consumer habits. Coney's closing ended an era for Cincinnati-based theme park consultant Dennis Speigel. And there's an underlying rationale for the deal related to what's occurred on the national theme park landscape in recent decades. watch nowA more consistent ride at Cedar Fair Comparatively, Cedar Fair has seen its attendance decline from 22.9 million visitors in the first nine months of 2019 to 20.9 million in 2023. "Disney and Universal have theme parks in several global markets and are considered destination resorts," Baker said.

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On December 22, the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for further extended humanitarian pauses to allow more aid into Gaza. People carry some of their belongings as they walk to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 4, fleeing central Gaza. But even as foreign aid to Gaza rose in the wake of the Hamas takeover, the amount of aid fluctuates annually, OECD data shows. In 2018, the Trump administration cut about $200 million in Palestinian aid and halted contributions to UNRWA. Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians entered Gaza last Wednesday after Qatar brokered a deal with Israel and Hamas.

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☆ A Gen Z college student who drives for Uber Eats and DoorDash shares how he uses 'multi-apping' to make money
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Between his commute to school and gig work, Kaiser said the Nissan Sentra he bought in mid-2021 already has over 85,000 miles on it. Balancing work with school takes practiceKaiser said his food delivery and Kohl's gigs have sometimes left insufficient time for his academics. If he has too much on his plate, he'll sometimes take a whole week off from food delivery. After graduation, Kaiser hopes to land an entry-level IT job and scale back his Uber Eats and DoorDash hours. But for now, he said he values his food delivery gigs, which have provided him not only a flexible income stream but some positive social interactions.

Persons: —, Joseph Kaiser doesn't, Kaiser, Uber, Zers, Gen, who's, Kaiser's, I've Organizations: Service, University of Central, Business, Kohl's, Microsoft, Nissan Locations: University of Central Florida, Kohl's, Kaiser

☆ The college student who tracks Elon Musk's private jet made Forbes' 30 Under 30 list
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jack Sweeney was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for consumer technology. AdvertisementJack Sweeney, the college student who made headlines for tracking Elon Musk's private jets, achieved another milestone on Tuesday when he was included on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list. The 21-year-old University of Central Florida student was listed on Forbes' list of entrepreneurs in consumer technology. The college student told BI he plans to continue working on and improving his jet-tracking projects. I’m honored to have made it on the Forbes 30 Under 30 for Consumer Tech.

Persons: Jack Sweeney, Elon Musk, Sweeney, —, Mark Cuban, Taylor Swift, Forbes, It's, kL6RyjGus4, @Jxck_Sweeney, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk Organizations: Forbes, Elon, Service, of Central Florida, Consumer Tech, Twitter

☆ Starship's first liftoff toward space created the equivalent of a volcanic eruption in the launchpad, physicist finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDebris litters the Starship launchpad, with damaged fuel tanks visible in the background. PATRICK T. FALLON / Contributor / Getty Images"What we found was that it's comparable to a volcanic explosion," Metzger told WMFE's Brendan Byrne. Members of the public walk through a debris field around the Starship launchpad at SpaceX's facilities near Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX plans to launch Starship again this weekend, minus the volcano-like explosionThat first space-bound Starship launch ultimately ended with the rocket itself exploding in mid-air. "I think they've completely solved the problem," Metzger told WMFE.

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Some developers are building homes like Paulson's with an eye toward making them more resilient to the extreme weather that's increasing with climate change, and friendlier to the environment at the same time. Solar panels, for example, installed so snugly that high winds can't get underneath them, mean clean power that can survive a storm. Recycled or advanced construction materials that reduce energy use as well as the need to make new material. Pearl Homes' Mirabella community in Bradenton, Florida, consists of 160 houses that are all LEED-certified platinum, the highest level of one of the most-used green building rating systems. “We’re building the same old stuff that got blown away.”Babcock Ranch is another sustainable, hurricane-resilient community in South Florida.

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☆ Elon Musk appears to have given up on trying to camouflage his private-jet travels with an FAA program used by Jeff Bezos and Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Grace Kay | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Last year, Elon Musk stopped using an FAA program allowing jet owners to fly incognito, JetSpy said. REUTERS/Aly SongThe FAA launched the PIA program in 2019 and has issued 390 alternate ID codes since the program began, an FAA spokesperson told Insider. Musk used his first alternate ID through the PIA program about a month later. The incognito registration number also doesn't prevent Sweeney from tracking the private jet via ADS-B Exchange, a public flight-tracking database. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The PIA program limits the ability to identify an aircraft in real-time using inexpensive, commercially available receivers," an FAA spokesperson told Insider.

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☆ Florida’s private colleges and universities must comply with rule requiring people to use bathrooms aligning with their sex assigned at birth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Carlos Suarez Denise Royal | Carlos Suarez | Denise Royal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Private colleges and universities in Florida must now comply with a rule requiring students and faculty to use bathroom and changing facilities aligned with their sex assigned at birth. LGBTQ advocates have slammed the statutes as an effort to erase them from Florida schools and society. “Right now, in the public schools at least, the unisex restroom is the teacher’s restroom. So we have a situation whereby all the nonbinary and transgender (people) and the teachers all line up for this unisex bathroom. The rule does not yet apply to Florida’s state universities like University of Florida, Florida State University and University of Central Florida.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Emma Roy, ” Roy, Yvette Benarroch, ” Benarroch Organizations: CNN, Private, Florida, of Education, Gov, DeSantis, Liberty, University of Florida, Florida State University and University of Central, Governors Locations: Florida, Collier County, Florida State University and University of Central Florida

☆ Unlocking the clues of a metal world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —For the first time, a NASA mission is setting off on a distant journey to visit a metal world in our solar system. This illustration depicts how scientists envision the Psyche asteroid. Over time, Psyche likely collided with other rocky objects, losing its outer crust and mantle until only its metal core remained. “We have never seen the surface of a metal world up close. “If you brought back as much metal as likely exists in Psyche, then the metals would no longer be rare and the price would plummet,” Metzger said.

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☆ A 30 year old who built up a net worth of more than $1 million and quit his day job says he primarily invests in 2 types of funds — and explains why he diversifies with real estate instead of bonds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He quit his day job in March 2022 to build his personal finance brand, Defining Wealth, and coaching business full-time. The 30 year old shared his investment strategy, including the types of funds he invests in and why he prefers buy-and-hold real estate. Most of his stock-market money is invested in two types of funds, he told Insider: a broad US fund and a broad international fund. He started investing in real estate in 2018 in Orlando, Florida, where he lived at the time. What Wright likes about investing in real estate is that "you're buying an asset that's producing income," he said.

Persons: Tyler Wright, I'd, Wright, I've, Tyler Wright Wright, I'm, he'd Organizations: University of Central, Vanguard, Fidelity, Index Fund, Facebook, Google, Apple Locations: University of Central Florida, cryptocurrency, Nashville, Orlando , Florida, Orlando, Tennessee

"I was literally living under the poverty line for like four years, but it was a good experience," he says. Hassam Sheikh, 33, earns about $250,000 per year as an AI research scientist. In May 2020, Sheikh began an internship at Intel Labs that would, about seven months later, turn into a full-time gig as a research scientist. In addition to his $187,000 annual base salary, Sheikh receives bonuses and stock compensation which, in 2023, have him on track to earn about $250,000. When he's not working on machine learning, he's likely working around the house.

Persons: Hassam Sheikh's, didn't, Sheikh, —, Hassam Sheikh, Clint Boland, I've, hasn't, Deborah Donatella, Diana Wintour —, Sheikh stashes, he's, it's, there's Organizations: CNBC, University of Central, Intel Labs, University of Lahore, University of Manchester, Intel, UCF, Amazon Music, Walmart, Home, Michelin Locations: Orlando , Florida, University of Central Florida, That's, Lahore, Pakistan, Orlando, United States

Everything will change in 2026, when USF opens a $340 million, 35,000-seat stadium of its own on the eastern edge of the Tampa campus, university officials say. The University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of Miami, which is private, have all won multiple national championships. And UCF has an on-campus stadium known as the “Bounce House.” USF officials say it's a worthwhile investment for them as well. School officials estimate about $20.5 million in revenue will be generated the first year the on-campus stadium is in operation. “This is where the first drops of blood, sweat and tears for USF football were played.

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☆ Idalia is expected to rapidly intensify in the extremely warm Gulf of Mexico. Here’s what that means
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Mike Lang/USA Today Network Workers and residents clear debris from a destroyed bar in Fort Myers on Saturday, October 1. Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in Fort Myers Beach on Thursday. Wilfredo Lee/AP Jake Moses and Heather Jones explore a section of destroyed businesses in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Thursday. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters Frederic and Mary Herodet board up their Gulf Bistro restaurant in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire Sarah Peterson fills sandbags in Fort Myers Beach on September 24.

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☆ Florida's Board of Education is forcing state colleges to fire employees who don't use bathrooms of their assigned sex at birth
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Florida's State Board of Education approved new bathroom restrictions for college employees on Wednesday. The rule says colleges should fire employees who don't use the bathroom of their assigned sex. AdvertisementAdvertisementFlorida's Board of Education voted to approve the rule during a meeting on Wednesday, which was live streamed on The Florida Channel. The Florida state college system, which includes 28 public community and state schools and serves nearly 650,000 students, is separate from the state university system, which includes the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida. Florida state colleges include Broward College, Gulf Coast State College, and North Florida College.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Bill, DeSantis Organizations: of Education, Service, Florida State, Florida Gov, Education, Florida Channel, University of Florida, University of Central, Broward, Gulf Coast State College, North Florida College . Florida, GOP, Republican Locations: Florida's, Wall, Silicon, Florida, University of Central Florida . Florida, Broward College

☆ DeSantis’ appointees attack Disney over local employee perks and discounts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Allies of Ron DeSantis have fired another shot at the Walt Disney Company as the Florida governor’s long-standing rivalry with the media company heats up again. As part of DeSantis’ bill, RCID was renamed the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, and the district’s pre-existing oversight board was replaced by five people hand-picked by DeSantis. Earlier this year, Disney sued DeSantis and the district oversight board in federal court, accusing DeSantis of weaponizing his political power to punish the company for exercising its right to free speech. In May, the oversight board voted to sue Disney in order to maintain its oversight of the district. Earlier this month, DeSantis urged Disney to drop its lawsuit in an interview with CNBC, saying “we’ve basically moved on.”

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis ’, DeSantis, RCID, Jeremy Redfern, ” Disney, Aubrey Jewett, It’s, ” Jewett, Jewett, “, ”, Disney, Disney’s, Bob Chapek, “ we’ve Organizations: CNN —, Walt Disney Company, Central, Walt Disney World, Disney, DeSantis, Twitter, University of Central, CNBC Locations: Florida, Central Florida, DeSantis, RCID, University of Central Florida, Reedy Creek

☆ Rapid intensification, explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Jennifer Gray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

So as the climate crisis forces up ocean temperatures, rapid intensification becomes more likely, pushing storms to explode at a rapid pace into deadly hurricanes, scientists say. Mike Lang/USA Today Network Workers and residents clear debris from a destroyed bar in Fort Myers on Saturday, October 1. Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in Fort Myers Beach on Thursday. Wilfredo Lee/AP Jake Moses and Heather Jones explore a section of destroyed businesses in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Thursday. Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire Sarah Peterson fills sandbags in Fort Myers Beach on September 24.

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☆ DeSantis replaces an elected Democratic state prosecutor for the 2nd time, as his campaign continues to circle the drain
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis just suspended an elected Democratic state attorney. He said State Attorney Monique Worrell neglected her duty as a prosecutor. This is the second time in just over a year that DeSantis suspended an elected, Democratic state attorney. Ron DeSantis just replaced an elected Democratic state prosecutor, the second time he's done so in just over a year. Worrell, a Democrat, was elected as Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney in November 2020, where she garnered 66.6 percent of the final vote against her Republican opponent.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Monique Worrell, DeSantis, Andrew Bain, Worrell, Andrew Warren, Warren, Donald Trump, Trump, Generra Peck, James Uthmeier Organizations: Florida Gov, Democratic, Service, Orange, Orange County Court, Democrat, Judicial Circuit, Republican Locations: Wall, Silicon, Orange County, Central Florida, FiveThirtyEight

☆ Billionaire DeVos family looks to DeSantis, not Trump, in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Octavio Jones | ReutersThe billionaire DeVos family, whose matriarch, Betsy DeVos, served in Donald Trump's Cabinet, appears to be backing a Trump rival in the 2024 Republican presidential contest: Florida Gov. And though the Federal Election Commission filing does not name any member of the DeVos family, the Michigan billionaires own the team. Following publication of this story, Betsy DeVos' chief of staff, Nate Bailey, said she was "undecided and uncommitted on the race for president, as is the entire DeVos family." Leah Millis | ReutersA spokesman for the DeVos family investment firm, RDV, did not respond to requests for comment. But that curriculum is exactly what draws members of the DeVos family to DeSantis.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Octavio Jones, DeVos, Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's, wokeness, Joel Glass, Governor DeSantis, Glass, DeSantis, Dick DeVos, Dan DeVos, Nate Bailey, Bailey, Leah Millis, RDV, Jason Miller, Ron DeSanctimonious, Miller, Betsy, Tudor Dixon, Trump, Joe Biden, Mike, Pence, Darius Garland, Schofield Organizations: Florida Gov, Cambridge Christian School, Trump, Republican, DeSantis, NBA, Orlando, CNBC, Governor, Orlando Magic, . Education, Federal Commission, School, White, Washington , D.C, Reuters, Michigan Republican, Trump's, Make, Inc, FEC, Detroit, RDV, Cleveland Cavaliers, National Basketball Association, Getty Locations: Florida, Tampa , Florida, Michigan, Central Florida, Washington ,, Cleveland , Ohio

☆ Moderate US economic growth expected in second quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

According to a Reuters survey of economists, GDP growth likely increased at a 1.8% annualized rate last quarter after rising at a 2.0% pace in the first quarter. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, likely remained a pillar of support, although the pace of growth slowed from the second quarter's robust 4.2% rate. Further contribution to GDP growth was expected from government spending. Inventory investment is a wild card, though most economists are penciling in a contribution to GDP growth of at least five tenths of a percentage point. Business sharply reduced inventory accumulation in the January-March quarter in anticipation of weaker domestic demand, slicing 2.14 percentage points off GDP growth that period.

Persons: Dean Maki, they're, Mike Skordeles, Joe Biden's, Sean Snaith, Richard de Chazal, William Blair, Lucia Mutikani, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Federal Reserve, Point72, Management, Labor Department, Truist Advisory Services, Investment, University of Central Florida's Institute, Economic, Fed, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Stamford , Connecticut, Atlanta, United States, London

☆ Christopher Rufo: University DEI Programs Work Against Liberal Education - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Christopher F. Rufo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Today, many universities have consciously or unconsciously abandoned that mission and replaced it with the pursuit of diversity, equity and inclusion. The criticism of such programs might begin with a simple question: Even on its own terms, does D.E.I. Researchers at Harvard and Tel Aviv University studied 30 years of diversity training data from more than 800 U.S. companies and concluded that mandatory diversity training programs had practically no effect on employee attitudes — and sometimes activated bias and feelings of racial hostility. There is no reason to believe that similar programs on university campuses have better outcomes. These programs have become commonplace not only in official “diversity and inclusion” programs, but also throughout administrative and academic departments.

Persons: Anonymous, — Organizations: Harvard, Tel Aviv University, City Journal, Manhattan Institute, The University of Florida, The University of Central, University’s, Social Justice Locations: U.S, United States, The University of Central Florida, Florida

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