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☆ Ad insiders are buzzing about industry power broker Michael Kassan's messy split with UTA and what it means for the future of MediaLink
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

After falling out with Kassan, UTA may think twice about buying another agency. The media and ad industry will be watching to see what, if any, leadership changes UTA makes at MediaLink. The end of the ad industry schmoozefest? One industry veteran said they saw Kassan's exit as an opportunity to change how ad industry consultants operate and charge for services. At the center of the dispute between UTA and Kassan is the MediaLink founder's $950,000 annual expense account.

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After sweeping the nation last year and breaking box office concert film records in the fall, Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" is finally coming to streaming. "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)" will stream exclusively on Disney+ starting March 14. Where to watch Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour in the USSince this version of "The Eras Tour" movie is exclusive to Disney+, you'll need a subscription to watch it in the US. Shop at HuluHow to watch Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour in the UKDisney+ is also the home to "The Eras Tour" in the UK, where plans start at £4.99 per month. The Eras Tour trailerDisney+ dropped a trailer for "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)" earlier this month, offering glimpses of the many performances viewers can expect to see throughout the film.

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☆ 6 signs your friend is quiet-quitting your friendship, even if you talk every day
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sometimes, the cause of gradual distance is related to hardship in your friend's life. AdvertisementBut if you notice some unusual shifts in how your friend interacts with you, they could be signs they're quiet-quitting, Kirmayer said. They stopped asking you deeper questionsThe lack of vulnerability can go both ways if a friend is quiet-quitting, Kirmayer said. "When there's a mismatch of expectations or investment in the friendship, the quiet-quitting can be quite painful," Kirmayer said. Just as you would with quiet-quitting in a romantic relationship, Kirmayer suggested giving yourself the agency to talk to your friend about how you feel.

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☆ A former Boeing manager turned whistleblower has been found dead with a 'self-inflicted' wound, the authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

John Barnett, 62, worked for over three decades at Boeing, including as a quality manager at a 787 plant. AdvertisementA former Boeing manager who flagged concerns about the aircraft manufacturer's quality standards was found dead in South Carolina on Saturday. Boeing told Business Insider in a statement: "We are saddened by Mr Barnett's passing, and our thoughts are with his family and friends." AdvertisementBarnett's lawyer, Brian Knowles, said the former Boeing manager was supposed to report for the third day of his deposition on Friday, per the Corporate Crime Reporter. Barnett's lawyers asked his hotel to check on the whistleblower, and he was found dead in his vehicle, Knowles told the Corporate Crime Reporter.

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☆ I went to SXSW and saw Netflix and Amazon competing with splashy sci-fi, while Paramount+ pitched its whole line-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix, Amazon, Paramount+, and Disney competed for attention with premieres and eye-catching installations. While there, I got to witness South by Southwest's opening weekend, which was dominated by the streaming heavyweights Netflix, Amazon, and Paramount+, with a cameo from Disney. Netflix held a premiere for "3 Body Problem," and Amazon built an interactive postapocalyptic world to promote "Fallout." AdvertisementNetflix's 3D projection for "3 Body Problem" stopped people in their tracks. Nathan McAloneLater, as the "3 Body Problem" premiere began, I heard "Game of Thrones" alum John Bradley (of Samwell Tarly fame) mutter an anxious "Oh God."

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☆ A Jewish passenger is suing JetBlue claiming religious discrimination after he was thrown off a plane following his refusal to sit next to a woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An Orthodox Jewish passenger claims he was thrown off a JetBlue plane for trying to change seats. The passenger had explained to staff that he couldn't sit next to a woman due to his religious beliefs, per the lawsuit. AdvertisementAn Orthodox Jewish passenger is suing JetBlue, accusing the airline of religious discrimination, claiming that he was thrown off a plane for trying to change seats after refusing to sit next to a woman. Lunger never forced other passengers to change seats with him or used a loud or stern voice, the lawsuit says. The lawsuit, which accused JetBlue of religious and racial discrimination, seeks compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorneys' fees and costs.

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☆ Use these 4 steps to break the cycle of unhappiness, wellness expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are four steps you can take to break the cycle of unhappiness. Awaken to consciousness"Essentially, what that means is that you're awakening to the fact that" you have a conscious mind and an unconscious mind, Chilton says. Your unconscious mind triggers your knee-jerk reactions to situations like sadness and loneliness, he notes. While with your conscious mind, "the thought is much, much slower, from a 'making sense of everything coming our way' perspective." We know that there's a train coming, it's the unconscious train that's saying, 'You're not enough," Chilton says.

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That pushed Biden's count past 1,968 for a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this August, where his nomination will be made official. Former President Donald Trump is expected to clinch the Republican nomination shortly. Biden, who mounted his first bid for president 37 years ago, did not face any serious Democratic challengers to his run for reelection at age 81. Already the oldest-ever American president, Biden would be 86 if he served out the entirety of a second term. “I sure feel confident.”Biden first ran for the Democratic nomination ahead of the 1988 presidential election, but flamed out when it emerged he had plagiarized speeches.

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☆ 5 photos of the royal family that people have said look edited
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kate Middleton admitted to editing an official royal photo of her and her children for Mother's Day. From missing fingers to odd lines, here are five times people thought royal pictures were altered. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThe royal family is in hot water — again — after Kate Middleton confessed to digitally editing an official royal portrait on Monday. The photo in question was of Kate surrounded by her three children, released by Kensington Palace to celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday.

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CNBC embedded with teams from HSI and California Highway Patrol to witness four organized retail crime operations for this investigation. CNBCAt the bottom of organized retail crime rings are boosters — the people who go into stores and take the items. A bin filled with sparkly silver boots that police suspect an alleged San Jose, California, crime ring stole from T.J. Maxx. In a statement, a TJX spokesperson said the company is "thankful" for CHP's efforts and is taking organized retail crime "very seriously." Court records filed in connection with the case provide a rare glimpse into the inner workings of an alleged organized retail crime ring.

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The title acceptance pilot waives the need for a lender's title insurance policy on some refinance mortgages. The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently rolled out a new pilot program that would lower refinance closing costs for some borrowers. Called the "title acceptance pilot," this program would waive the requirement that conforming loans have a lender's title insurance policy on certain refinance mortgages. Borrowers are required to purchase a lender's title insurance policy, which can be a significant out-of-pocket cost. Pushback from the mortgage industryLeaders from the mortgage and title insurance industries overall weren't pleased with this announcement.

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☆ Stanford-trained psychologist: This is the No. 1 way to sharpen your kid’s brain and help them succeed
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Mary C. Murphy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Parents aren't always sure how to most effectively support their kids' development and help them sharpen their brains. When we're in our growth mindset, we believe that our capacity to learn is unlimited. 1 way to help kids succeed is to encourage them to access their growth mindset more of the time. Since storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to impart lessons, you can use stories to show them that's not the case and teach them about growth mindset. Helping kids tap into their growth mindset isn't just about encouraging them to hang in there or try harder.

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In late November, the panel temporarily blocked the new structures for the State Board of Elections and boards in all 100 counties from taking effect while Cooper’s lawsuit was heard. The state elections board has five members appointed by the governor — a format going back over 100 years — from candidate lists provided by the major parties. Currently, county boards are five members, with state board members naming four positions and Cooper one. Should the board changes be upheld by courts in the coming months, new appointments could happen as general election campaigning heats up and voting approaches. The elections board lawsuit is one of many that Cooper has filed over the past seven years challenging General Assembly laws that he argues unlawfully weakens his position.

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At least 50 people were injured Monday by what LATAM Airlines described as a “strong movement” on the Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. “Some of the roof panels were broken from people being thrown up and knocking through the plastic roof panels in the aisle ways. Passengers were met by paramedics and more than 10 emergency vehicles when the flight touched down in Auckland. “If you were in your seat, you went straight up to the ceiling and bounced off the roof. I just happened to be one of the lucky ones who was strapped in for that incident,” Jokat told ABC.

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☆ The Princess of Wales is in the spotlight — for not being in the spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In today's big story, we're looking at the curious case of Kate Middleton's edited photo that's got the internet buzzing. The big storyPrincess problemsChris Jackson/Getty Images; Ian Vogler - WPA Pool/Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIA picture is worth a thousand words. AdvertisementBut this time around, it's the Princess of Wales in the spotlight… for not being in the spotlight. She explained away the issue by saying she does "occasionally experiment with editing," but plenty of people weren't buying it .

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☆ Small practices are struggling to stay afloat 3 weeks after the cyberattack that crippled the US healthcare industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It's been three weeks since a cyberattack on an under-the-radar but critical technology company caused the payments that flow between healthcare providers and insurers to grind to a halt nationwide. The US healthcare system has been crippled by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, the company owned by UnitedHealth Group that connects healthcare providers and pharmacies to insurers and facilitates 15 billion transactions each year. And some patients can't afford their prescriptions because pharmacies can't process drug coupons. For many healthcare providers, UnitedHealth and the federal government's response to the ongoing crisis has fallen short. Industry groups including the American Hospital Association and American Medical Association urged the federal government to provide emergency financial support to healthcare providers.

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☆ Klaviyo CEO Andrew Bialecki explains why the company is only '1% done'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Klaviyo, the marketing tech company that went public on the New York Stock Exchange last September, has an internal motto that's meant to motivate its employees and make them less afraid of failure: "We're 1% done." CEO Andrew Bialecki compared the idea to the progress bar that might appear on your screen when you're downloading a software update. Bialecki says Klaviyo can directly demonstrate the impact of its tech using a metric the company calls "Klaviyo Attributed Value." The company said it generated more than $50 billion in Klaviyo Attributed Value in 2023. The company reported fourth-quarter earnings — their second as a public company — on February 27.

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☆ To get $9 million in pandemic aid, Lil Wayne pledged to operate a 'drug-free workplace.' The feds believed him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lil Wayne loves weed. But in 2021, Lil Wayne — whose real name Dwayne Carter — told the government that his touring company was a "drug-free" workplace. No one at the Small Business Administration appeared to question it, and the government cut a $8.9 million check to Lil Wayne's company Young Money Touring Inc. Representatives for Beach House didn't respond to a request for comment, nor did press contacts for Lil Wayne or Post Malone. The feds could claw the money backThe SBA told grant applicants that they could be sued or even prosecuted for lying.

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☆ I turned down a dream job because it required me to be in the office. Losing my work-from-home flexibility wasn't worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chris Blondell, an SEO strategist, turned down a high-paying job that required him to be in office. Blondell later found another job that offered both benefits and the flexibility to work from anywhere. All of my work is done behind a computer, so the transition from office to kitchen table wasn't difficult. However, the job description stated that the position required me to be in the office five days a week. More than that, my coworkers are polite and respectful, and I have the flexibility to work in the office or at home.

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☆ Some Costco shoppers buying its new $625 packs of silver coins are annoyed that they're showing up scratched and with broken packaging
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Costco is now selling packs of 25-count packs of silver Royal Canadian Mint coins for $625. They wrote in reviews that the tubes weren't sealed when they arrived and the coins were loose and scratched. AdvertisementSome Costco shoppers buying its new $625 packs of silver coins say that they didn't arrive in sealed tubes as promised, leading to some of them showing up scratched. One reviewer said that when they opened their package, "the coins just spilled out of the UPS box." They said their coins arrived "tightly wrapped in plastic and still in the sealed tube."

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☆ We skipped a wild spring break in Miami Beach. Instead, we had a blast relaxing with retirees in Florida an hour north.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Molly Mcguigan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Last year, my friends and I spent our spring break an hour north of the madness of Miami Beach. Instead, we headed about an hour north of Miami toward the quiet oceanside community Hillsboro Beach for our own relaxing spring break. AdvertisementWe'd chosen to skip the ragers and bad behavior associated with spring break, especially spring break in Miami. If we were hungover on a crowded Miami Beach, we would've missed out on forming this unlikely friendship that crossed generational divides. He told us he was surprised by our choice for an alternative spring break, but he understood.

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☆ How Wealthy Investors Got Rich Looting America's Needy Hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Bethany Mclean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

That added to the massive debt burdens already placed on the hospitals by their for-profit owners, deepening their financial woes. In January, MPT reported that its biggest tenant, a nationwide chain of 32 hospitals called Steward, could no longer pay its rent. The core idea was simple: to buy hospital real estate, pocket the lease payments, and use the money to reward investors. The more hospital real estate that MPT buys, the more money it makes in rent payments from the hospitals. But that doesn't mean that MPT's leaders didn't get rich off its hospital deals.

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☆ Your car might be secretly recording every drive you take — and sending it to your insurance company
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewYour driving habits aren't as private as you think they are, according to a recent report from The New York Times. Internet-connected vehicles can gather data on driving habits, including hard braking and rapid accelerations, and share that information with data broker LexisNexis, which works with insurance companies to create personalized coverage. AdvertisementGeneral Motors's OnStar Smart Driver service is a focus of the Times report. Some drivers who were enrolled in Smart Driver told the Times that their insurance costs went up. If you own a GM car (Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, or GMC) with OnStar services, you can check on whether you're enrolled in Smart Driver in your car's app — MyChevrolet, MyBuick, etc.

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☆ A founding partner of VC firm 776 explains why she's still optimistic about creator-economy startups as the hype cycle ends
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFor Katelin Holloway, the people who say creator startups are "dead" are missing the point of the creator economy entirely. "I'm not talking about the epic stars and the MrBeasts of the world," Holloway told Business Insider. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Holloway is a founding partner at Seven Seven Six, the early-stage VC firm started in 2020 by Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian. The end of the hype cycle around creator-economy startups is part of the intrinsic nature of venture capital — VC "loves hype cycles," said Holloway.

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☆ I couldn't afford to buy a home in the US — so I invested in 5 in Europe instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In the fall, I'm going on a trip with some of my girlfriends from college. Really, really good. I don't have 7 million euros to buy five properties across Europe. AdvertisementWould I move to more suburban New Jersey so I could buy a house? I would not make the calculus to move — whether that's another city, or another state, or a suburb — to buy a house.

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