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☆ Austin says it’s ‘unfortunate’ that Chinese defense chief declined meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — China’s defense minister declined a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a meeting of defense leaders in Laos, a move the Pentagon chief said Wednesday was unfortunate. Multilateral gatherings of national security officials in Asia have been used in the past for meetings between U.S. and Chinese defense leaders, but China declined a meeting request by Austin during this week’s Southeast Asian Nations-Plus defense ministers meeting. It affects the region because the region really wants to see us, you know, two significant players in the region, two significant powers, talk to each other,” Austin told reporters. “I don’t think that it has any sort of implications for the future. Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to work with the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump as he held his final talks with departing President Joe Biden on conflicts from cybercrime to trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea and Russia.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Lloyd Austin, Wednesday, “, ” Austin, ” Austin added.Austin, Dong Jun, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: Pentagon, Austin, Nations Locations: Laos, Asia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, cybercrime, South, Sea, Russia

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to reject three efforts led by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have blocked certain offensive weapons sales to Israel. In a speech on the Senate floor ahead of the vote, Sanders argued that the resolutions "would not affect any of the systems Israel uses to defend itself from incoming attacks," focusing instead on offensive weapons. "As I have said many, many times: Israel had the absolute right to respond to that horrific Hamas attack, as any other country would. I don’t think anybody here in the United States Senate disagrees with that," he said in his floor speech. More than 43,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive into the dense enclave since the attack, according to health officials in Gaza.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ed Markey, Netanyahu, Martin Heinrich, Tammy Baldwin, “, Catherine Cortez Masto, ” Sen, Jacky Rosen, ”, Joni Ernst, Bill Cassidy, Israel’s Organizations: U.S, United States, Hamas, Democrats, Biden Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S, United States, D, Iowa

The University of Mobile is mourning the sudden death of freshman basketball player Kaiden Francis this week. Francis, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, collapsed on campus Tuesday morning and died, university President Charles Smith said in a letter to students and faculty. "Yesterday morning Kaiden Francis, freshman point guard from Fort Lauderdale unexpectedly passed away after doing what he loved to do, working on his craft in the gym," Archey wrote. Classes at the university of almost 2,000 students were canceled Wednesday, and a vigil was held on campus Wednesday morning. "He was profoundly gifted and clearly loved by his teammates," Smith wrote.

Persons: Kaiden Francis, Francis, Charles Smith, Kaiden, Smith, Darnell Archey, Archey Organizations: University of Mobile, Facebook Locations: Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Fort Lauderdale

☆ Viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled “Comedian,” has proven a sound investment for one collector: One of the artwork’s three “editions” smashed estimates to sell for $6.24 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on Wednesday. The auction house had estimated the work to go for between $1 million to $1.5 million; bidding began at $800,000. Prior to the sale, Sotheby’s confirmed to CNN that neither the tape nor, thankfully, the banana are the originals. The Miami installation was eventually removed amid public safety concerns, but all three editions were sold at the fair. In interviews given since the Miami installation, Cattelan has described “Comedian” as a work of commentary.

Persons: Maurizio Cattelan’s, ”, , Oliver Barker, Sotheby’s, Justin Sun, ” Sun, “, ’, Marcel Duchamp’s, David Datuna, David Galperin, ” Galperin Organizations: CNN, Art Basel Miami Beach, Guggenheim, Art Newspaper, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul National University Locations: New York, Miami, Americas, Seoul, South Korea, London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Dubai, Taipei, Tokyo, Los Angeles

Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was accused of sexual assault. Trump himself has faced various sexual misconduct allegations, which he has denied, though he was found liable last year for sexual abuse in a civil trial over an alleged incident in the 1990s that he also denies. Now, after having won the presidency again, he’s spending early political capital to confirm appointees who have faced sexual misconduct allegations of their own. The allegations against Trump’s picksGaetz’s years of controversies have been thrust back into the spotlight now that he’s up for a Cabinet post. “It’s a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of,” Trump told reporters.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Gaetz, Hegseth, Kennedy, “, Trump, ”, Marc Short, Mike Pence’s, we’ve, Trump’s, hasn’t, Tim Parlatore, Bill Clinton’s, George H.W, Barack Obama’s, haven’t, Andy Puzder, Puzder, Patrick Shanahan, Shanahan, Ronny Jackson, Jackson, Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, ” Trump, reconsidering, JD Vance, Karoline Leavitt, Vance, MAGA, ” Leavitt Organizations: NBC News, NBC, “, Justice Department, Trump, Committee, Washington Post, Republican, You’re, Politico, Pentagon, White House, Department of Veterans Affairs, Supreme, Capitol, White Locations: groping, Florida, America, Hegseth, Washington

A banana duct-taped to a white wall — or an acclaimed piece of art, depending how you look at it — sold at a Sotheby's auction for $6.24 million on Wednesday. The artwork debuted at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019 and was initially estimated to sell around $1.5 million, according to Sotheby's. At one point, someone even took the banana off the wall and ate it. According to Sotheby's, Cattelan "single-handedly prompted the world to reconsider how we define art, and the value we seek in it." As Galperin put it, "There is no better forum to adjudicate the value of art and a single object than the platform of auction."

Persons: —, Maurizio Cattelan's, Nancy Durrant, Maurizio Cattelan, David Galperin, Sotheby's, rhapsodically, Durrant, Lucius Elliot, Durrant —, Elliot, Maurizio, Emmanuel Perrotin, Perrotin, Galperin Organizations: Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Basel, Americas, New, New York Post, Vogue Locations: New York

☆ FBI investigating whether burglaries targeting athletes are linked to a transnational crime ring
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Tom_Winter_Nbc_News.Jpg | Tom Winter | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The officials said Wednesday that they have not made any determination as to who exactly is responsible, and the investigation is ongoing. The report did not identify Mahomes, but the address listed matches public records for Super Bowl-winning the quarterback. Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 17, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. Twenty-thousand dollars was taken, according to a police report obtained by NBC affiliate KSHB of Kansas City. “We are aware of some of the other athletes in different states that have had their homes burglarized," the statement said.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Mahomes, Sarah Stier, Bobby Portis, Mike Conley Jr, Conley, ” Organizations: FBI, Kanas City Chiefs, Sheriff’s Office, Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs, NBC, Milwaukee Bucks, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Vikings, NBC News Locations: South America, Belton , Missouri, Cass, Foxborough, Leawood , Kansas, Kansas City, Medina , Minnesota

☆ A tiny Italian village wants to fast-track Americans unhappy with the election into buying an entire home for 1 euro
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA small town in Italy is offering homes for 1 euro to attract Americans amid the recent election cycle. Ollolai's initiative is part of Italy's broader "Case a 1 euro" program started in the 2010s. There is also an option for digital nomads to work there for a month for only 1 euro. Ollolai started offering 1-euro homes in 2018, but other towns, like Sicilian commune Gangi, started giving away vacant houses in 2015. But if you don't want to commit fully to moving across the ocean, a redirect from the Ollolai website luring potential buyers offers an option for digital nomads.

Persons: Ollolai, Francesco Columbu, Columbo, Donald Trump, Ollolai isn't Organizations: Italian National Institute of Statistics, Business, CNN Locations: Italy, Sardinia, Italian, Europe

☆ A man started a new relationship while married to his wife with Alzheimer's. He shared how they're making it work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementTownsend Davis and his wife had been married for 10 years when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He told The New York Time's Modern Love podcast he started a relationship while caring for his wife. Townsend Davis, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, and his wife Bridget had been married for a decade when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in June 2015. AdvertisementNearly 10 years after the diagnosis, Davis started a new relationship with another woman while still caring for his wife. Davis said that while Deb helped move Bridget, his wife told his new girlfriend she was "a good person."

Persons: Townsend Davis, Davis, Bridget, Deb, Teddy Organizations: Alzheimer's, New, The New York Times Locations: New York, Brooklyn , New York

☆ Trump’s social media company is exploring a crypto payment service called TruthFi
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Truth Social, the social media platform owned by President-elect Donald Trump, appears to be exploring a move into the crypto space. Trump Media & Technology Group filed a trademark application earlier this week for TruthFi, which it described as a cryptocurrency payment processing platform. It’s not clear how far along Trump Media is in evaluating a crypto payment service or whether the Trump-owned public company will ultimately launch such a platform. The trademark application illustrates the thorny conflict-of-interest issues raised by Trump’s election victory and his sprawling business empire. The trademark application for a crypto payment service comes just days after the Financial Times reported that Trump Media is in advanced talks to acquire crypto trading platform Bakkt.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Gary Gensler, Gensler, Bakkt, Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, Lutnick Organizations: New, New York CNN, President, Trump Media & Technology Group, Trump Media, Trump, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Financial Times, Liberty, Commerce Department Locations: New York, Washington, United States, Bakkt

☆ Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are starting a 'Dogecast' podcast to chronicle their government efficiency drive
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are starting a podcast to chronicle DOGE's attempt to cut government spending. Musk and Ramaswamy have been using X to promote their new roles in government efficiency. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are planning on keeping federal workers and the American public up to date on their progress at the Department of Government Efficiency with a new podcast. Elon Musk added on X that the podcast would host guests and previously suggested the live streams would be weekly. Political scientists have questioned whether Musk and Ramaswamy's ideas, which include "deleting" whole government departments and mass layoffs of federal workers, are achievable.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk, Ramaswamy, Tesla, he'd, Donald Trump's, DOGE cryptocurrency, RTO Organizations: Department of, YouTube, Department of Government Locations: American

☆ The Putin-Kim bromance grows with a lion, yaks, bears, cockatoos, pheasants, and 40 ducks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementRussia announced on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin is gifting Kim Jong Un about 70 animals for his zoo. Russia's environmental ministry said the animals include a lioness, two bears, two yaks, and over 60 birds. The new set of animals is another touch by Putin to firm up his alliance with North Korea. AdvertisementKozlov's ministry said it had previously sent Pyongyang birds such as eagles, cranes, and parrots, but that it was the first time Russia had donated mammals. In August, the Times of London, citing a veterinary source in Russia, reported that the Russian leader had sent Pyongyang two dozen purebred white horses.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Putin, Kim Jong, Alexander Kozlov, Kozlov's, Kim Organizations: Russia, North, Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, Moscow Zoo, Pyongyang Central Zoo, North Korean State Media, NATO, Central, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Locations: North Korea, Moscow, Pyongyang, North Korean, Korean, Russia, London, Russian, The, Ukraine, Korea, Germany, Poland, Western, Stockholm

☆ A decades-old cassette revealed an unreleased Luther Vandross’ cover of a Beatles’ classic. Watch the music video
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Wesli Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A musical gem was recently uncovered from the vaults of the Luther Vandross Estate — a soulful, never-before-heard rendition of The Beatles’ song “Michelle.”The cassette tape was simply labeled June 1, 1989. On Thursday, a new music video of Vandross’ rendition of “Michelle” is set to debut on YouTube. This discovery adds to a catalog of musical milestones that solidified Vandross as an R&B genre-defining artist. The Beatles’ “Michelle,” written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, won the Grammy for song of the year in 1967. His life and entertainment career are celebrated in the upcoming CNN film “Luther: Never Too Much,” directed Dawn Porter.

Persons: Luther Vandross, Michelle, ”, Vandross, “ Michelle ”, Vandross ’, Fonzi Thornton, Dionne Warwick, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Michelle ”, Darrin James, Lee’s, “ Michelle, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, “, ” Thornton, “ Luther, Dawn Porter Organizations: CNN, YouTube, French, Sony Music

☆ A startup making spy drones being used in Ukraine got a funding injection from NATO
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A dronemaking startup whose equipment is being used by the Ukrainian military got a cash injection from NATO. AdvertisementThe company has said its equipment is being used in Ukraine though not which of its models were sent. Drones are used for surveillance, to carry light supplies, for targeting assistance, and as weapons. AdvertisementThe battlefield features drones from around the world, spanning cheap consumer drones, high-end military hardware, and improvised systems. A new £60 million package of military support from the UK-administered International Fund for Ukraine will provide advanced new surveillance drones to support 🇺🇦's Armed Forces.

Persons: Ukraine —, tim e Organizations: NATO, NATO's Innovation, UK Ministry of Defence, Fund Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Portuguese

☆ Atlas of cells offers a milestone leap in understanding of the human body
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New research based on the findings, published in several papers Wednesday in Nature and its sister journals, represents a “leap in understanding of the human body,” according to the Human Cell Atlas consortium. Regev compared scientific knowledge of cell biology before the Human Cell Atlas initiative with a “15th century map.”“Now, years later, the resolution of the map is a lot higher,” she said. The cell atlas aims to fill in a missing link between genes, diseases and treatment therapies. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Human Cell Atlas community used the available data to reveal that the nose, eyes and mouth were most vulnerable to infection. “It was only clear through the Human Cell Atlas data that those cells were … entry points before the virus continued into the internal organs.

Persons: —, ”, Aviv, Daniel Montoro “, we’ve, Regev, “, Sarah Teichmann, Ken, Blain, Robert Hooke, ” Teichmann, Jeremy Farrar, ” Farrar Organizations: CNN, Human Cell Atlas, Genome, Cell, Google, Human, Human Cell, Cambridge Stem Cell, UK’s University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Institut, la Vision, HCL, Lyon, World Health Organization Locations: Nature, Genentech, South San Francisco , California, Cambridge, England, Paris, Lyon English

☆ Sam Altman says there was a 'simple' reason OpenAI ditched the nonprofit approach
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementOpenAI shifted away from being a nonprofit to attract more capital, says CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI needed more funding to scale its AI research efforts, he said in a recent interview. OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding round came with some strings attached: it has 2 years to become a for-profit entity. Altman said that scaling its AI models was a major factor in OpenAI's eventual move toward a profit system. Scaling AI models and providing the data centers and chips necessary to train them to be smarter than the previous interaction is highly expensive.

Persons: OpenAI, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Altman, OpenAI's, — Organizations: Harvard Business School, Harvard

☆ Britain’s 'mini-budget' disaster should serve as a warning to the U.S., bond strategists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFears are mounting that the U.S. could soon experience its own version of Britain's "mini-budget" crisis, with bond strategists warning that Donald Trump's return to the White House brings with it the specter of currency volatility and surging bond yields. The former president's economic agenda has ratcheted up concerns about a surge in consumer prices, which strategists say could spark significant shifts in bond yields and investor behavior. They warn a scenario that mirrors Britain's mini-budget crisis of 2022 is not out of the question. watch nowBritain's mini-budget crisis refers to a tumultuous period under former Prime Minister Liz Truss and ex-Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng. Bond yields tend to rise when market participants expect higher consumer prices or a growing budget deficit.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Trump, Remtulla, Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng, Kwarteng, Althea Spinozzi, Trump's, Spinozzi, Angela Weiss, Paul Ashworth, Ashworth, Thierry Wizman, likelier, Wizman Organizations: Economic, of New, Bloomberg, Getty, EFG, CNBC, U.S ., Finance, U.S, Bank of England, Saxo Bank, White, Treasury, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Capital Economics, Macquarie Group Locations: of New York, New York, U.S, Foreign, Treasurys, Treasuries, New York City, America

☆ Why it’s important to keep exercising in cold weather, according to a doctor
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The weather is getting chilly in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, but but cold weather doesn’t mean that you have to stop your exercise routines. According to one recent study, people who achieved this amount of exercise per week had a 31% lower risk of mortality, 27% lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and 12% lower risk of developing cancer compared with inactive participants. Importantly, those who achieved just half this amount (75 minutes per week) also had substantial health benefits, with a 23% lower risk of early death, a 17% lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and 7% lower risk of developing cancer. Are you someone used to cold weather exercise, or are you trying it for the first time? On very cold days, and especially if you are not used to cold weather exercise, go with someone else.

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, Jordan, it’s Organizations: CNN, CNN’s, Northern, George Washington University, US Centers for Disease Control, —, Jordan Siemens, Stone, Getty

☆ Who is Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media tycoon facing a life sentence in a national security trial?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Now 77, he's facing a life sentence in a national security trial in Hong Kong. I would just relay to him what happened in Hong Kong when he asked me," Lai said in court, per Reuters. This mass sentencing of Hong Kong's activists was also based on charges under Hong Kong's national security law. Related storiesThe imposition of the national security law marked the effective end of Hong Kong's political autonomy from China. "Above all else, the implementation rules have the potential to radically criminalize online speech in Hong Kong," Woodhams said.

Persons: Jimmy Lai, Kong's, Lai, Hong Kong's, Mike Pence Organizations: Hong Kong, Apple, China, White House, Democracy Locations: Hong, Hong Kong, China, Northern California

☆ Novogratz warns that there will be a bitcoin correction, says crypto is 'levered to the gills'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bitcoin was trading at about $97,000 on Thursday morning, after setting a fresh record high of $98,367.00, according to Coin Metrics. The crypto community is levered to the gills, and so there will be a correction," Novogratz said. He did caution that the correction could be greater in stocks, like MicroStrategy , that are trading like leveraged versions of bitcoin. "I personally would tell my investors to buy straight bitcoin" instead of plays like Microstrategy, Novogratz said. The rally has continued despite a mystery seller that has been dumping crypto in recent days, Novogratz said.

Persons: Bitcoin, Michael Novogratz, Novogratz, bitcoin, Donald Trump, MicroStrategy, Trump Organizations: Galaxy Digital, Metrics, Acurx Pharmaceuticals

☆ Trump and Fed Chair Powell could be set on a collision course over interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could be on a policy collision course in 2025 depending on how economic circumstances play out. That in turn could infuriate Trump, who lashed Fed officials including Powell during his first term in office for not relaxing monetary policy quickly enough. Though Powell became Fed chair in 2018, after Trump nominated him for the position, the two clashed often about the direction of interest rates. Should the results start to show up in the data, the Powell Fed may be tempted to hold tougher on monetary policy against inflation. "They're going to look at a very nontraditional approach to policy that Trump is bringing forward but put it through a very traditional economic lens," he said.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Donald Trump, Powell, infuriate Trump, Joseph LaVorgna, Trump Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, Federal, National Economic Council, Trump, Fed, Nikko Securities Locations: Rose, Washington ,, Trump's, Nikko

☆ Opinion | In America, if Everything Is a Public Health Crisis, Nothing Is
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jeneen Interlandi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The best and worst developments in public health have always come from moments of crisis. But many of the elixir victims were very young children, and agency officials wasted no time spinning the incident up into a national crisis. The public grew skeptical of the effort when the vaccines were linked to an extremely rare but serious side effect. “It was supposed to be this great triumph,” says Joshua Sharfstein, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and author of “The Public Health Crisis Survival Guide.” “But it ended up seeding a generation of vaccine hesitancy instead.” The takeaway from these and similar parables is clear, Dr. Sharfstein says: Crisis can be a powerful catalyst for shaping policy and improving society. The United States is in what can only be described as an epoch of crisis.

Persons: Sulfanilamide, ”, Joshua Sharfstein, Sharfstein, —, it’s Organizations: and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, Fort, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Locations: Fort Dix, United States, Republic

☆ Why prioritizing employee wellbeing is a strategic business investment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Employers know that prioritizing employee wellbeing is the right thing to do, but there are also business benefits. Indeed Introduces the 2024 Work Wellbeing 100, ranking the Top Publicly-Traded Companies for Work Wellbeing in the US. Oxford recently analyzed Indeed's work wellbeing dataset and highlighted a strong correlation between company wellbeing and business performance. Indeed's 2024 Global Work Wellbeing Report findings revealed that higher levels of employee wellbeing are associated with improved firm valuation, return on assets, and gross profits. Indeed reinforced the business case for work wellbeing by launching the Work Wellbeing 100, an index ranking the top 100 publicly traded companies based on their Indeed Work Wellbeing Score.

Persons: Russell, — LaFawn Davis, Davis Organizations: Oxford, Nasdaq, Forrester Research, Insider Studios Locations: Oxford, millennials

☆ Oops! OpenAI just deleted important legal data in a lawsuit from The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementThe New York Times and other newspapers are in a legal battle with OpenAI over using their content. Lawyers for the newspapers are searching OpenAI's training data as part of a discovering process. An unusual setback has happened in a lawsuit against OpenAI: the company just deleted a bunch of work by the lawyers representing its opposition. The lawsuit was filed by a group of news organizations including The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune. "Since November 1, 2024, the News Plantifs have spent over 150 person-hours searching OpenAI's training data for instances of the News Plaintiff's Asserted Works.

Persons: OpenAI, Sam Altman, Plaintiff's, hasn't Organizations: New York Times, OpenAI, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Microsoft, Business, News

☆ Crypto investor pays $6 million for a banana — and plans to eat it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped Banana entitled "Comedian," is on display during a media preview at Sotheby's in New York, on November 8, 2024. Crypto investor Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana duct-taped to a wall, highlighting the soaring values of crypto and viral art. Sotheby's last night auctioned off the infamous banana, titled "Comedian," created by Italian artist and cultural prankster Maurizio Cattelan. People look at Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped Banana entitled "Comedian," during a press preview at Sotheby's in New York, on October 25, 2024. The seller of the Sotheby's banana had purchased it from one of the original buyers and was reselling it.

Persons: Maurizio Cattelan's, Kena Betancur, Robert Frank, Crypto, Justin Sun, Maurizio Cattelan, Sun, Sotheby's, Timothy A, Clary Organizations: Afp, Getty, Art Basel Miami Beach Locations: New York, Italian

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