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☆ The Apple TV Set is an idea whose time will never come
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That's for good reason: An Apple TV set didn't make sense years ago. But in theory, if that goes well, then maybe Apple will be more interested in chasing an Actual TV Set. Apple still sells a dedicated Apple TV box, which you can plug into any TV to transform it into an "Apple TV." AdvertisementYou can debate whether Apple TV+ is actually successful — its movie strategy seems … challenged — but it at least makes sense strategically: Apple TV+ is supposed to generate recurring monthly revenue, and Apple is all about recurring monthly revenue as part of its "services" push. A TV set — even the most awesome TV set — would be a one-and-done proposition for Apple.

Persons: you've, That's, Mark Gurman, Gurman, doesn't, Tim Cook's, Donald Trump, Cook, Trump, Apple, we've, Ben Lovejoy, Steve Jobs, Yukari Iwatani Kane, Walt Mossberg, Jobs, I'm Organizations: Apple, Trump, YouTube, Google

☆ Trump’s influence already generating drama among world leaders as G20 gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It was just one example of Trump casting a long shadow over a pair of world leader summits taking place in South America this week. Yet to many involved in the discussions, the episode suggested the contention that colored world leader summits during Trump’s first presidency may be poised to return. “You can already see the Trump effect taking hold,” one Western diplomat said as the summit was getting underway. “Trump will only cause more divisions, and more divisions mean less leverage and less influence,” the official went on. “President Biden is that president, he will be handing off power in January, and it will be up to a new administration to decide what to do with it.”

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☆ Sabre-toothed ‘kitten’ mummy unearthed in Siberia is first of its kind
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A mummified ice age cub from Siberia is the first known mummy of a sabre-toothed cat, and its discovery is generating ripples of excitement among paleontologists. A, B and C reveal views of the mummified Homotherium latidens specimen: A is a thumb claw; B a second digit claw; and С a plantar view. However, the mummy also showed that sabre-toothed cubs differed dramatically from modern lion cubs of a similar age, Lopatin said. Its coat was darker, and its ears were smaller than those of lion cubs; it had longer forelimbs, a larger mouth opening and a more massive neck. Its paw is also more circular than that of a lion cub; in fact, its shape more closely resembles the paw of a bear, Tseng added.

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☆ Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wasted no time in stating his priorities on Sunday night. Carr is now the senior Republican at the agency, which meant he was widely expected to get the chairman appointment. As chairman, Carr may be able to steer generous federal subsidies to Starlink. In his Project 2025 chapter, Carr laid out an agenda for the federal agency under a future Trump administration. The FCC chairman during Trump’s first term in office, Ajit Pai, had a very different set of priorities.

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☆ Here's when 'Dune: Prophecy' takes place in the movies' timeline, and what the Butlerian Jihad is
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It also touches on a key event in the "Dune" universe: the Butlerian Jihad. "Dune: Prophecy" is HBO's prequel TV series to the critically acclaimed "Dune" movies directed by Denis Villeneuve. "Dune: Prophecy" is Warner Bros.' latest move to expand the "Dune" franchise, which has already grossed over $1 billion at the global box office. Advertisement'Dune: Prophecy' takes place 10,000 years before the birth of Paul AtreidesTimothee Chalamet in "Dune: Part 2." The show also notes that it takes place "116 years after the end of the great machine wars."

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☆ Google Gemini gets Marc Benioff's stamp of approval
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

His latest fascination is Google's Gemini Live, an AI voice assistant. Marc Benioff gave Google's AI voice assistant, Gemini Live, his stamp of approval. "Just downloaded Gemini Live, and I'm absolutely blown away," he wrote in an X post on Sunday. Google released a smartphone app for Gemini Live on Apple's App Store on Thursday, just a few months after the virtual assistant was made free for users. We already have that live," Benioff said.

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A defamation case against Kari Lake brought by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has been settled, representatives for both parties confirmed Sunday to NBC News. Richer, a Republican, filed a claim in June 2023 saying that Lake falsely accused him of "intentionally sabotaging the election" after she lost the 2022 Arizona governor's race. Richer sought nominal, compensatory and punitive damages in unspecified amounts. "We are pleased" the case has been settled, Lake’s lawyer Dennis Wilenchik said, noting that the settlement's terms "are confidential." After the election, Lake falsely accused Richer of having "sabotaged" Election Day.

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“I don’t think that Black Twitter is going to exist within the next couple of years,” said Jonathan Johnson, a 29-year-old behavioral therapist in Houston and a longtime Twitter and X user. “Social media is only important because of the social part, and if you don’t have that, people aren’t going to use” the app. Like many others, Black users have been eyeing an exit from the app since 2022, but users told NBC News that this mass exodus feels more permanent. He criticized the functionality of the app and said it will suffer without a mass of Black users. “It feels like a very welcoming, safe space,” said Pariss Chandler, the organizer of Black Tech Twitter and the founder of the recruitment platform Black Tech Pipeline.

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☆ 'My life is a million times better': A man who quit his desk job to be an electrician shares his takeaways from the switch
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Snyder shares his top 4 takeaways after making the switch from a white to blue collar job. If your Sunday evenings are tainted by the thought of clocking into work the next morning, you're not alone. Snyder, now 43 years old, has been an electrician for the last six years, and he's never looked back. Advertisement"As a union electrician, my life is a million times better," he said. If he's on the hunt for a new job, Snyder doesn't have to apply individually and interview — the union helps facilitate matching available jobs to union members looking for work.

Persons: Dustin Snyder, Snyder, he's, it's, who's, Snyder doesn't, I'm, Christine, cji Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, AFL, Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Locations: Seattle

☆ Elon Musk downsized Big Tech. Can he do the same to Big Government?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

And to run the new cost-cutting department, Trump tapped the businessman he calls the world's "greatest cutter" — Elon Musk. If you're looking to take a chainsaw to the federal government, Musk seems perfectly suited to the job. When it comes to federal spending, one person's waste is another person's bread and butter. And his massive investments in electric vehicles and social media are dependent on all sorts of federal spending and oversight. Musk has acknowledged that Americans will feel "hardship" as a result of the cuts he wants to see implemented.

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☆ Doctors say RFK Jr.’s anti-Ozempic stance perpetuates stigma and misrepresents evidence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Meg Tirrell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Sanjay Gupta Reports: Is Ozempic Right For You?” at 8 p.m. Sunday, November 17, on CNN. Even as they agree that it’s important to address growing rates of diabetes and obesity, doctors in that field say Kennedy’s plans miss the mark. Not everyone with obesity will want the drugs, and for some, they may have strong side effects such as nausea. Doctors who treat people with obesity suggest that fixing the food system shouldn’t be mutually exclusive with using weight-loss medications, when appropriate. “But a lot of his thinking is like ‘A plus B plus C plus miracle, and you’ve got an answer.’”

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☆ How different a commander in chief will Trump be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

On the face of it, there are sizable differences in foreign policy between Trump and President Joe Biden. In October, the Biden administration again helped to intercept a barrage of around 200 Iranian ballistic missiles, which also caused minimal damage to targets in Israel. Bringing US troops homeIn 2020, the Trump administration signed a US withdrawal agreement from Afghanistan with the Taliban. But after McMaster was pushed out of office in 2018, the Trump administration negotiated with the Taliban the withdrawal agreement of all US forces from Afghanistan. Nonetheless, the incoming Trump administration seems intent on resurrecting Schedule F, an executive order issued in the last months of the first Trump term.

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☆ What the next Trump presidency could mean for US education
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Katie Lobosco | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Here are some of the things Trump has pledged and how or whether they could become reality:Abolishing the Department of EducationPledge: Trump has repeatedly said he will close the federal Department of Education, sending authority over education back to the states and saving taxpayer dollars. Trump has distanced himself from the policy paper, but a CNN review found that at least 140 people who worked in the first Trump administration were involved. How it could be done: It’s not clear how the Trump administration could achieve these goals. But the new Trump administration could set certain requirements that schools must meet to receive federal funding. The Trump administration could decide to rescind the repayment plan, which was created by a regulatory process.

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☆ Former Google CEO says Steve Jobs was a 'diva' — and explains why companies need them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt said companies need "divas" in order to build brilliant products. Schmidt gives the example of Steve Jobs as a difficult yet brilliant diva. Steve Jobs was a diva — and that's exactly what you want for a successful company, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said. One such example of a famously tough genius was Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who Schmidt said was "clearly" a diva. "They're not trying to do the right thing; they're trying to benefit themselves at the cost of others."

Persons: Eric Schmidt, Schmidt, Steve Jobs, —, Jonathan Rosenberg, Jobs, Google execs, They're, Rosenberg Organizations: Google

☆ I'm 30 and bought my first home for $375,000 this year. I have a partner but wanted to buy it on my own.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAyriel Von Schert, 30, wanted to buy a home and didn't want to wait until she was married. Von Schert, a real-estate agent, said she's worked with other single women who have also bought homes alone. Recently, I've helped a couple of other single women buy their own homes. AdvertisementI also don't think it's a good idea to commit to anything permanent with someone you're not in a permanent relationship with. AdvertisementI don't think he minds, because we no longer have a landlord telling us what we can or can't do.

Persons: Von Schert, she's, Ayriel Von Schert, I've, we're, wasn't, it's, I'm Organizations: National Association of Realtors, Mesa , Arizona —, Phoenix, Homeowners Association Locations: Mesa , Arizona, Phoenix

☆ I became a stay-at-home dad at the age of 47. I've learned more about myself while parenting than I did in 20 years of my career.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Gary Nunn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ben Maddern, stay-at-home dad and founder of South Australia's Strongman competition. Four years ago, at 47, I embarked on a huge life shift: I sold my business, stopped working, and became a stay-at-home dad for the first time. It's been a huge shift for me, and I've learned more about myself these last few years than at any time in my career. I've learned new things about myselfIf I had to give parenting advice to anyone, I'd say: just take it day by day. Not only has being a stay-at-home dad taught me it is OK to step out of your comfort zone, but it's important to do so.

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☆ Wall Street is gearing up for an M&A boom under Trump. These companies could be attractive targets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Now that the election is over, and a change at the FTC seems highly likely, Wall Street is getting ready for a new era. "In my opinion, bank M & A has reopened for every bank absent the globally systemically important banks," Mills told CNBC. DFS 1M mountain Shares of Discover Financial rallied sharply after the election of Donald Trump. The merger between those two companies was blocked by a judge and then dropped this past week , but both companies could be players moving forward. There's still a populist tone in the Trump campaign … and enforcement, in my opinion, is not going to go away.

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☆ North Carolina senator's office allegedly told woman to 'move to China' after she expressed concerns over abortion policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Colin Sheeley | Minyvonne Burke | Colin Sheeley Is A Senior Reporter For Nbc News' Social Newsgathering Team Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A North Carolina lawmaker is going viral on TikTok after his office allegedly told a female constituent in an email to “move to China” after she raised concerns about the state’s abortion policy. You all are terrible people.”In response, Britt’s legislative assistant Camille McDougald allegedly told the constituent to consider moving to another country. The constituent told NBC News that she is a carrier for a very rare genetic condition with a 50% chance of being passed on to a child. The woman said McDougald’s response made it seem like “they don’t care.”Multiple attempts to reach Britt and McDougald have been unsuccessful. If a life-limiting anomaly is detected, the patient must fill out a consent form before seeking an abortion.

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☆ Gen Z is ushering in the all-inclusive era
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A survey included in the report found 42% of Gen Z respondents said an all-inclusive was their preferred hotel type, more than any other generation. AdvertisementWhy Gen Z loves all-inclusivesOnce guests book their stays at an all-inclusive, very little additional planning is required. Its $2.7 billion acquisition of Apple Leisure Group in 2021 made it the largest operator of luxury all-inclusive resorts worldwide. AdvertisementAnd Hilton said earlier this year their all-inclusive segment was a "catalyst for growth," noting its Hilton Cancun Mar Caribe All-Inclusive Resort that opened in 2023. For Gen Z in particular there may be an intangible benefit of all-inclusives that will continue to drive demand.

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That's sure to result in increased volatility for the companies in our portfolio exposed to China, the world's second-largest economy. Consumer-dependent stocks Apple and Starbucks may be the most at risk given they are more discretionary versus the aforementioned names. At the Club, Jim has bestowed his "own it, don't trade it" designation on only those two stocks, Apple and Nvidia. AAPL YTD mountain Apple YTD Furthermore, while China growth may be tempered, Apple is aggressively looking to grow its presence in India — both on the consumer side and product manufacturing side of its business. Bottom line The risks for companies that do business in China have certainly increased following Trump's presidential election win.

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☆ I quit my finance job to pursue my dream of writing comics. I used a pitch deck to convince my parents it was a good idea.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After college, he got a job at a Big 4 consulting firm, but his childhood dream was to make manga. He found success on platforms like Webtoon and ultimately quit his finance job to write full time. WEBTOONI published my first novel when I was 17I started working on writing my first novel when I was 14. I convinced my parents that my webcomic career was sustainableI finally quit my finance job in May 2021. They see everything I'm doing and my passion.

Persons: Brandon Chen, I'm, WEBTOON, —, I'd, COVID, Tezuka, it's, Kentaro Miura Organizations: Productions, Big, New York Comic Con, NYU, KPMG, Webtoon Locations: New York City, Instagram, Japan

☆ Inside the conservative hunt for partisans in the federal government before Trump takes over
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The requests were like thousands of others sent in the past two years by Trump-allied groups seeking to identify perceived partisans within the federal government. Dominic Gwinn/AFP/Getty Images/FileHowell estimates his group has submitted around 65,000 requests to federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act, a law that governs public access to records produced by the government. Timothy D. Easley/AP/FileTrump as a candidate vowed to reinstate a 2020 executive order known as Schedule F, which gave him power to commence mass firings of federal employees who could be impediments to his agenda. America First Policy Institute also has close ties to Trump’s transition. However, it so far has not published a list of federal employees for the Trump administration to target, though Howell did not rule it out.

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☆ Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's personal trainer says he's fitter and more shredded at 47 than he was in his 20s. Here's how he works out and recovers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementDon Saladino, a personal trainer to celebrities, said he's in the best shape of his life at 47. His training regime includes strength and interval training, and hockey. If he can fit a fifth lifting day into his week, Saladino does accessory movements such as arm exercises and ab interval work. AdvertisementPlaying hockey for funDon Saladino (second from left) plays hockey twice a week. Lars Niki/Getty ImagesSaladino plays hockey twice a week, often at 6:30 a.m., he said.

Persons: Don Saladino, he's, Saladino, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Sebastian Stan, Anne Hathaway, Lars Niki Organizations: Navy, Research Locations: New York

☆ 5 new weight-loss drugs to watch in the fight for the next Ozempic
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"Forthcoming medications take the blockbuster GLP-1 medications and up the ante." Like semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy), it works on GLP-1, a hormone that regulates blood sugar and appetite. CagriSema adds it to the already-popular drug semaglutide, which itself helps manage hunger and blood sugar levels. "Longer-acting versions of GLP-1 medications offer the potential for greater convenience and potentially improved adherence and sustained use over time," McGowan said. Timeline: Data from Phase II trials is expected later this year, and planning is underway for Phase III trials.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Dr, Christopher McGowan, Eli Lilly's, Ozempic, retatrutide, VK2735, we've, they're, McGowan Organizations: Pharma, Novo Nordisk, Viking Therapeutics, Triple, Therapeutics, FDA, orforglipron, Nordisk, Reuters Locations: GLP, Mounjaro, California

☆ A 37-year-old who built a seven-figure net worth and considers himself 'semi-FIRE'd' explains how his investment strategy has evolved since picking stocks and 'gambling' money in his 20s
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementAndre Nader found himself in a financial hole after losing money trading options. He shifted his investment strategy and started buying low-cost index funds. He owns various Fidelity and Vanguard index funds, including VTI and VXUS. Andre Nader lost a good chunk of money in the stock market in his early 20s. Nader, who considers himself "semi-FIRE'd" since his wife still works, owns various Fidelity and Vanguard index funds.

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