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☆ The biggest winners of the 2024 Olympics will be the athletes who can break through on social media — not just get the gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Tiara White | Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe 2024 Olympic Games could be bigger than ever for athletes looking to build content careers and score brand deals, particularly for young or newer names. "Social media, every single year, has gotten bigger and bigger, and a lot of eyes are on social, digital advertisements now," said Michael Raymond, the founder of Raymond Representation, which works with Olympic athletes, college athletes, and influencers. AdvertisementOut2Win found that during the Tokyo Games, athletes and organizations created 232,000 social posts and gained 113 billion followers. As influencers and platforms lean in, the Paris Games could be even bigger for social media. "One of the challenges in sponsoring Olympic athletes if you're not an Olympic sponsor is that your window to activate with your athlete is small," Poole said.

Persons: —, Michael Raymond, Raymond Representation, James Crane, Buchwald, Goldman Sachs, Crane, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, you've, Harry Poole, They've, Raymond, Sunisa Lee, Hailey Van Lith, Out2Win, Agency Smith, Lee, Jade Carey, Kaila McWilliams, Smith, Poole, Jeff Hoffman Organizations: Service, Business, Olympic, Brands, Paris Games, Excel Sports Management, Tokyo Games, Agency Locations: Tokyo

☆ Project 2025 and the New Spoils System - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I’m not going to speculate about the effect of Saturday’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump on the 2024 presidential race. But two things are true at the same time: Political violence is unacceptable, full stop. And the efforts by Trump and his most hard-core supporters to undermine American democracy continue to be unacceptable. As Republicans head into their convention this week, it’s important to understand the potential ramifications of both their official platform, about which I wrote last week, and their unofficial aspirations, embodied by Project 2025. How radical is the Project 2025 agenda?

Persons: I’m, Saturday’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Trump’s, MAGA, Kevin Roberts, ” Organizations: Heritage Foundation, Trump, Leadership Locations: American

☆ The rallygoer killed during the Trump rally is remembered as a loving father who shielded his family from gunfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Katie Balevic | Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The victim of the shooting at Donald Trump's Pennsylvania campaign rally is Corey Comperatore. His sister said Comperatore shielded his daughters from gunfire. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe victim of the shooting at former President Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally has been identified as a loving father and husband who protected his family from gunfire. Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed while he shielded his wife and daughters, his family said, calling "this terrible nightmare … our painful reality."

Persons: Donald Trump's, Corey Comperatore, Comperatore's, Comperatore, —, Dawn Comperatore Schafer, Hatred Organizations: Service, Trump Rally, Facebook, Business Locations: Donald Trump's Pennsylvania

☆ Investors bet a Fed rate cut to spur rotation from crowded stocks to neglected as bull market continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Last Thursday, 87% of S & P 500 stocks outperformed the index itself, which Goldman Sachs called "the most in the history of our data set." Its total gain of 57%, measured by the S & P 500, is almost exactly half the post-1929 average too. For good measure, this year the S & P 500 has posted the best-ever start to a presidential election year. Arguably something close to it is already priced in to a considerable degree, with the S & P 500 pushing 22-times forward earnings again. The elevated sentiment backdrop is par for the course for a bull market, but sometimes associated with pauses or pullbacks.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Russell, it's, It's Organizations: Strategas, New York Stock Exchange, CPI, Federal, Big Tech, Nasdaq, Fidelity Investments, Federal Reserve, Treasury Locations: superlatives, Bull

☆ Carnage at Gaza School Compound Adds to Mounting Death Toll at U.N. Buildings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | Thomas Fuller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The soccer ball went out of bounds and the goalkeeper was lofting it toward his teammates as dozens of people looked on from the sidelines of the courtyard. It was a moment of respite in the Gaza Strip — but it did not last. Before the ball reached the ground, a large boom shook the yard, sending players and spectators fleeing in frenzied panic. The Gazan authorities say that at least 27 people were killed on Tuesday in that explosion, which was caused by an Israeli airstrike near the entrance to a school turned shelter on the outskirts of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.

Persons: Khan Younis Locations: Gaza, Khan

☆ Live Updates: Hurricane Beryl Passes Cayman Islands on Way to Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

According to major forecasts, it looks like it’s going to be an above-average hurricane season. An average Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms, including seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes. In 2020, the May forecast was for 13 to 19 named storms, but an updated forecast for August was even higher, with 19 to 25 named storms. This region, from West Africa to Central America, is hotter this year than it was before the start of last year’s hurricane season, which produced 20 named storms. The possibility of a La Niña, combined with record sea surface temperatures this hurricane season, is expected to create a robust environment this year for storms to form and intensify.

Persons: Judson Jones, Rick Spinrad, Idalia, Zack Wittman, Alberto, William, Damon Winter, Brian McNoldy, ”, Phil Klotzbach, Benjamin Kirtman, Waters, Niño, El, Michelle L’Heureux Organizations: The New York Times, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Hurricane Idalia, National Weather Service, New York Times NOAA, University of Miami, Colorado State University, El Locations: Florida’s Big Bend, America, Fort Myers Beach, Fla, West Africa, Central America, El

☆ Live Updates: Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 Storm, Speeds Toward Jamaica
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Judson Jones | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

According to major forecasts, it looks like it’s going to be an above-average hurricane season. Those could include four to seven major hurricanes — Category 3 or higher — with winds of at least 111 m.p.h. An average Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms, including seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes. In 2020, the May forecast was for 13 to 19 named storms, but an updated forecast for August was even higher, with 19 to 25 named storms. This region, from West Africa to Central America, is hotter this year than it was before the start of last year’s hurricane season, which produced 20 named storms.

☆ AI resurrects deceased actors’ voices to read audiobooks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Earlier this week, AI company ElevenLabs said it is bringing digitally produced celebrity voice-overs of deceased actors, including Garland, James Dean and Burt Reynolds, to its newly launched Reader app. “We deeply respect their legacy and are honored to have their voices as part of our platform,” said Dustin Blank, head of partnerships at ElevenLabs. The AI is trained on old recordings and those recordings are under copyright. It’s not unlike a company negotiating a copyright deal to use a popular song by Queen in an ad. It’s unclear, however, how AI versions of well-known voices will be received by mass audiences and if it will raise concerns around authenticity.

Persons: Judy Garland, Oz, you’ll, ElevenLabs, Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, ”, Dustin Blank, Joe Biden, OpenAI, Scarlett Johansson’s, ” Johansson, David Gunkel, “, Queen, they’re, ” Bern Elliot, Al Michaels, Michaels, Gunkel Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, New, Northern Illinois University, Gartner, Media, NBC Locations: ElevenLabs

☆ Simone Biles headlines women’s U.S. gymnastics Olympic team; rookie Hezly Rivera earns fifth spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Dana O'Neil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

MINNEAPOLIS – Only a week ago, Alicia Sacramone Quinn fretted about the gut-wrenching decision she and her two colleagues would have to make in determining the 2024 Olympic team. The United States will send four members of its 2020 Olympic team to Paris — Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey — reserving one singular spot for a rookie. For the very first time, we proudly introduce the 2024 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team presented by @Xfinity! “I knew I wasn’t done after Tokyo,‘’ Biles said, adding that her “religious” Thursday meetings with her therapist helped her through. GO DEEPER At U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, rash of injuries hovers over a major momentThe U.S. it turns out, is lucky none of the women making the return to the Games gave up.

Persons: Alicia Sacramone Quinn, Quinn, Paris — Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey —, Hezly Rivera, @Xfinity, ➡️ Hezly Rivera ➡️ Jade Carey ➡️ Simone Biles ➡️ Suni Lee ➡️ Jordan Chiles, Joscelyn Roberson, Leanne Wong pic.twitter.com, btf44HDjSL, Rivera, ” Quinn, “, ’ Biles, I’d, Biles, —, Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello, Shilese Jones, Carey, ’, Brian, Chiles, Chiles wasn’t, overthinking, Megan Thee, Beyonce, ” Chiles, ”, Lee, she’d, Blakely, Jones, medaling, dismounting, Jess Graba, ‘ ’, Lee —, Matt Krohn Organizations: MINNEAPOLIS, Paris, Olympic, Target Center, “, U.S, Games, Oregon State, NCAA, UCLA, U.S . Locations: Tokyo, United States, American, Minneapolis, Paris, Oregon, Biles

☆ A teenager fell off a Utah cliff to his death. His sister found a unique way to keep his memory alive
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Sydney Bishop | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Jonathan was taking photos when a cliff he stepped on crumbled and he fell more than 200 feet to his death. After his death Rebecca looked through her brother’s cameras and found photos Jonathan had taken the day he fell. Contributors to the Jonathan Fielding journal project follow instructions left with the journal, seen here near Utah's Highway 24. Sherr Joy recognized the name and the description from having read the news about Jonathan’s death. Courtesy Rebecca FieldingAccording to Rebecca, Jonathan once spent 30 minutes dissembling a lamp in a stranger’s yard to free a bird trapped inside.

Persons: Jonathan Fielding, Rebecca, Rebecca Fielding, ” Jonathan, she’d, ideations, “, ” Rebecca, Takis, ”, Jonathan, Jon G, Fuller, didn’t, “ Jonathan, “ Jonathan Fielding, Bro, ” Tammy Mayo Fielding, Jonathan’s, Sherrie Joyce Miller, Kelli Hansen, Miller, Joy, Sherr Joy, ” Rebecca Fielding, Hansen, ” Sherr Joy, “ Jonathan Fielding’s, Lord Huron, ” Jonathan Fielding's, David W, James H, Jonathan …, Jonathan —, she’s, ‘, ‘ Rebecca, I’m, ’ ” Rebecca, “ I’ll, I’ll, don’t Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Facebook Locations: Utah, Missouri, 988lifeline.org, Orem , Utah, Blue Springs , Missouri, Hanksville , Utah, Utah's, The Netherlands, “, San Rafael

☆ 7 Deaths, 5 Hours: Drug Overdoses Surge in Western New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Jesse Mckinley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The first 911 call came at 8:18 a.m. from the city of Buffalo. Not long after, there was another in neighboring Tonawanda, and then another from Lackawanna, just to the south. Seven deaths in less than five hours, all drug overdoses, and all within Erie County, the biggest population center in Western New York and the home of a surging and intractable drug problem. “This is from the most wealthiest areas in Erie County, and the poorest sections of the inner city,” said John Garcia, the county’s sheriff. It does not discriminate.”Overdose deaths have touched cities across the country, including Baltimore, where 6,000 people have died over the past six years.

Persons: ”, John Garcia Organizations: Tonawanda . Locations: Buffalo, Tonawanda, Lackawanna, Erie County, Western New York, United States, Baltimore

☆ The story in Simone Biles’ new floor routine: The ‘big boss of gymnastics’ is back
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Tess Demeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Gymnastics Championships are quiet, already anticipating the next big moment, when Simone Biles raises her right fist above her head and knocks downward three times against an invisible barrier. Amid the high-difficulty skills packed into her floor routine, the knocking movement is easy to overlook. No one loved Simone Biles’ floor exercise more than her family. For about 12 seconds, Biles’ routine turns into an expressive dance fit for a stage. Simone Biles performs her floor exercise during the U.S.

Persons: “ C’mon, Simone, ”, Simone Biles, Grégory Milan, “, ” Milan, Biles, “ I’m, I’m, …, Milan, Taylor Swift, Travis Scott, Beyoncé, Alvin Ailey, Ailey, I’ve, Elsa, Getty, she’s, Laurent Landi, ’, That’s, It’s, Daniel Goldfarb, Tim Clayton, Corbis Organizations: Paris Games, U.S, Gymnastics, Tokyo Games, Games, Paris, NBC Sports, Alvin Ailey American Dance Locations: Texas, Paris, French, Minneapolis, Rio, Vincennes, France, ’ Texas, Fort Worth , Texas, American

☆ Markets are adjusting to stubborn inflation. Election noise could spoil the calm
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Add to that the noise surrounding the US election, and it could be a rougher second half. Central Banks in Canada and the eurozone have both cut interest rates, but inflation rose in both of those regions last month. Australia, meanwhile, saw its inflation rate rise to 4% this week, stoking fears that the Reserve Bank of Australia could soon move to raise rates again. It was already well known that no documentation was found to show who worked on the door plug. Without the bolts, the door plug incident was pretty much inevitable.

Persons: London CNN —, they’ve, Michelle Bowman, she’s, Mary Daly, Austan Goolsbee, stoking, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, ”, José Torres, Torres, wouldn’t, Joseph Stiglitz, Trump, Trump’s, Max, “, Al Michaels, Michaels, Peacock, ” Michaels, ‘, CNN Michaels, Read Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, London CNN, Federal Reserve, foibles, San Francisco Fed, Chicago Fed, Central Banks, Reserve Bank of Australia, Interactive Brokers, Treasury, Trump, Peterson Institute, Oxford Economics, Allianz, CNN, Boeing, Alaska, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska Air, NBC, Summer Games, Olympics Locations: London, Canada, Australia, Renton , Washington, Paris, ’

☆ NBC to use AI version of announcer Al Michaels’ voice for Olympics recaps
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —NBC is bringing a version of famed sportscaster Al Michaels back to the Olympics this summer with an unlikely twist: His voice will be powered by artificial intelligence. NBC announced on Wednesday it will use AI software to recreate Michaels’ voice to deliver daily recaps of the Summer Games for subscribers of its Peacock streaming platform, a milestone for the use of AI by a major media company. The use of an AI voice for the Olympics comes as the technology has grown by leaps and bounds, particularly in its ability to create images, sound and text. NBC said the AI system was trained using prior NBC broadcast audio from Michaels. The highlights tool will be available on Peacock via web browsers and iOS and iPadOS apps starting July 27.

Persons: Al Michaels, Michaels, Peacock, ” Michaels, ‘, CNN Michaels, He’s Organizations: CNN, NBC, Summer Games, Olympics, Amazon Prime, ABC, NBC Sports Locations: Paris, ’, Lake Placid , New York

☆ Opinion: Bosses are striking back at workers who use mouse jigglers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Opinion Jeff Yang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Especially the last bit: Corporate America is obsessed with ensuring their employees are staying productive when they’re working remotely, away from the gimlet eyes of management. It’s easy to imagine the types of pretend productivity gadgets these employees might have used: “mouse jigglers,” gizmos with a questionable name that make random, small motions of a mouse or touchpad. And Wells Fargo’s crackdown on these gadgets is just the latest attempt by big business to rein in perceived slacking by remote employees. That perceptual gap reflects a vast and growing mutual distrust between workers and employers in America. They’re how workers are battling back against boardroom Big Brother, in a technological arms race that’s only getting wilder as devices get more sophisticated.

Persons: Jeff Yang, Bruce ”, “, Jeff Yang CNN, Wells, They’re, they’re, wilder, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Bloomberg, Business, Intuit, Microsoft Locations: Asian America, America, New York , Connecticut, Delaware

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's PR team can't stop him from posting, internal texts reveal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIn September 2021, Mark Zuckerberg threw his PR team into a crisis situation. The story said part of the strategy involved Zuckerberg posting more lighthearted content to help rehab his image, and cited a video he had posted of himself riding a hydrofoil while holding an American flag. In those messages, you can see how the PR team agonized over Zuckerberg's desire to post a zinger about the misidentified hydrofoil. Nick Clegg, head of public policy at Meta, was also strongly against Mark posting something flippant about the hydrofoil. A warning label is a misguided idea, in my opinion, but it is a pesky public problem for Meta.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Ryan Mac, Tucker Bounds, John Pinette, Pinette, I'm, Nick Clegg, Clegg, Meta Organizations: Service, New York Times, Business, Meta, The New York Times, Twitter, Facebook, US, MZ, Street Locations: New York, EU

What's next: Media Matters filed a motion to dismiss Musk's lawsuit in March, but a judge has yet to rule. VCG/GettyGovernment lawsuits and investigationsSEC investigation into Musk's Twitter takeoverThe issues: The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Elon Musk's Twitter purchase. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesPersonal lawsuits against MuskTornetta v. MuskThe issues: Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta sued Musk and Tesla in a class action lawsuit regarding Musk's compensation package, which was worth $55.8 billion at the time. Several lawsuits also allege Musk discriminated against them because of their race, gender, or disability in choosing to fire them. The executives were set to receive golden parachutes, but claim Musk and X have not paid them out.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Musk, Claire Boucher, Grimes, Alex Spiro, Sam Altman, Donald Trump, Spiro, Anna Webber, Angelo Carusone, What's, Gina Carano, Schaerr Jaffe, Tesla, Musk's, Elon, SEC hasn't, Elon Musk's, who've, Owen Diaz, Matt Winkelmeyer, Richard Tornetta, Kimbal Musk, He's, Boucher, Benjamin Brody, Brody, Brody reverberated, Ben Brody, didn't, Robert Kaiden, Kaiden, he's, Agrawal, Parag Agrawal, Ned Segal, Twitter Vijaya Gadde, Sean Edgett, Segal, hadn't Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Business, OpenAI, SEC, Trump, Trump —, Elon, Variety, Media, X Corp, Disney, National Labor Relations Board, UAW, Tesla, Getty Government, Twitter, Securities, Exchange Commission, Justice Department, Reuters, Traffic, Administration, NHTSA, Apple, NLRB, Musk's SpaceX, US, Employment Opportunity, Musk, Nazi, Litigation Locations: Texas, Texas and Missouri, America, Nazi Germany, California, Delaware, San Francisco

☆ Ted Cruz's leaked donor docs show how money in politics really works
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, reporter Pablo Manríquez discovered a collection of documents that appear to belong to Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign. Each individual at the dinner had pledged between $1,000 and $2,500 to Cruz's campaign, according to the documents. AdvertisementFor each of those New York meetings, Cruz was supplied with detailed biographies of his interlocutors, a list of their recent political contributions, and directions on how much money to ask for. For some meetings, Cruz is directed to ask a single donor whether they will contribute $119,200 to his race. Advertisement"Ask [donor] to talk to your team about outside efforts" isn't a 'solicitation' under federal campaign finance law," Ghosh wrote on X.

Persons: —, Pablo Manríquez, Sen, Ted Cruz's, Cruz, Cruz —, Colin Allred, who's, Donors, Cruz's, Saurav Ghosh, it's, reelect Cruz, ade Organizations: Service, Texas Republican, Business, Democratic Rep, Washington , DC, Juneteenth, GOP, Capitol, Republican, Senate, Committee, Ericsson, National Association of, Texas GOP, National Republican, @tedcruz, TX GOP Locations: America, Washington ,, Texas, New York, York, Manhattan

☆ Meet the Professors Whose Porn Careers Cost Them Their Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Hallie Lieberman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +28 min

The porn videos had titles like "Juicy Anniversary" and "Bedroom Shenanigans." In search of a man for Wilson, Gow sought advice from his therapist, who suggested joining a swingers club. In the background, Video Gow is moaning "Oh yeah" as IRL Gow says, "I've always had some ED issues." As the video ends with the big finale — the money shot, as it's known in the industry — Video Gow stands above kneeling Video Wilson, arms outstretched. The termination letter said he had failed to properly report his income from the porn videos and had violated "prohibitions for using one's public position for private benefit."

Persons: Joe Gow, Carmen Wilson, Gow, isn't, " Gow, Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, we've, It's, I'm, Simone Lueck, BI Gow, hadn't, Wilson's, Nina Hartley, Danny Mountain, who'd, We've, Cal Berkeley, Lauren Phillips, Phillips, mischievously, We’ll, We'll, Barack Obama, Geri, Jay Hart, IRL Gow, I've, she'd, Barack Obama's, Hartley, Raymond Cross, Cross, Hartley dustup, Stills, —, Tony Tomich, Moberg doesn't, Gow's, demurely, Starr, Socrates, Eugene Volokh, Roe, Diane, wouldn't, aren't, They've, Wilson wouldn't, Hallie Lieberman, She's Organizations: University of Wisconsin, selfies, CNN, The, BI, UW, La, Sony, Higher, MIT, USC, Cal, Dickinson State University, Food Network, IRL, Dartmouth, La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, University of, FTI Consulting, Easton Moberg, Press, Stanford, Court, eBay, Sssh.com Locations: La Crosse, London, India, Gaza, Gow, Rock, San Francisco, Wisconsin, Chicago, Los Angeles, North Dakota, Arizona, Communist China, City, San Diego

☆ Friday's trading could trigger a $10 billion rush of demand for Nvidia shares. Here's how
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

At stake is one of the top two spots in the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) , whose June rebalance is based on market cap values as of Friday's close. The market caps of Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia were all within $100 billion of each other as of Thursday's close, according to a FactSet calculation. This type of big shift in an index fund is unusual, but not unprecedented. The fund tracks an index from S & P Dow Jones Indices that uses weighting caps to keep the index in bounds. Depending on how many shares of Nvidia are required, it might cause a short-term spike in the name," Bajaj said.

Persons: Dow, Dow Jones, Matthew Bartolini, Bartolini, Mohit Bajaj, SPDR, Bajaj, Todd Sohn, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Technology, Apple, Microsoft, Dow Jones, Dow Jones Indices, UBS, SPDR, Amazon, Trading, WallachBeth, Bajaj, Street Global Advisors, NYSE Technology Locations: U.S, SPDR Americas, rebalancing

☆ How the makers of Catan: New Energies reworked the board game to address the climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Saira Mueller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

This is, says Kowert, because “games reflect culture.”Adding climate crisis elements to games can also make the topic more accessible, Kowert says. On the side of the Catan: New Energies board, a little black marker tracks the level of greenhouse gasses in the current game. It can also trigger the early end of the game, in which case the player with the most renewable power plants wins. Players can add green discs to the bag — which can give players using renewable energy bonuses — by building renewable power plants. When development on New Energies started in 2011 there were three renewable energy sources: wind, water and solar.

Persons: ” Rachel Kowert, “, Catan, Erik Assadourian, ”, Benjamin Teuber, Klaus Teuber, Teuber, Assadourian, Kelli Schmitz, playtesters Organizations: CNN, Storm, ”, Catan, Worldwatch Institute, Catan GmbH, Development, Brand Development Locations: Springs, United States

☆ Anthony Michael Hall on His Best Movie Roles: 'Breakfast Club,' 'Sixteen Candles' & More
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

On doing 10 auditions for 'Sixteen Candles' and casting John Cusack himselfJohn Cusack, Hall, and Darren Harris in "Sixteen Candles." Is it true that you were the one who cast John Cusack for the role of Bryce, one of Ted's geek friends? I remember John was doing post-production on "Sixteen Candles," and he wanted to show it to me. This is six or eight months later because he did "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," and "Weird Science" consecutively. On Christopher Nolan's on-set uniform and developing a 'Succession'-like TV series with Robert Downey Jr.(L-R) Roberty Downey Jr. and Anthony Michael Hall.

Persons: Anthony Michael Hall, Chase, John Candy, John Hughes, Hall, Bill Gates, Christopher Nolan's, Michael Myers, Jessica Alba's, Stanley Kubrick's, Robert Downey Jr, John Candy Anthony Michael Hall, I'm, Eugene Levy, Michael, Uncle Buck, John Cusack, Darren Harris, Ted, Jackie Burch, John, Bryce, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Ilan Mitchell, Smith, Hughes, Ferris, Chateau Marmont, Mike Tyson, —, I'd, Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands, Matthew Modine, Davis, Stanley Kubrick, Kubrick's, Kubrick, that's, Chaplin, Winona Ryder, Fox, Jim, Tim Burton's, Tim, Walt Disney, Roberty Downey, Eric Charbonneau, WireImage, Christopher Nolan, Burton, Nolan, it's, Downey, It's, he's, You've, I've Organizations: Business, Netflix, Warner Bros, Hall, Columbia Locations: Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Polish, New York, Manhattan, Beverly Hills, Tampa

☆ An inside look at the weekend the GameStop frenzy began on WallStreetBets
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Nathaniel Popper | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Like Tesla and Palantir, GameStop was a popular stock to short among hedge funds, though GameStop took it to a whole new level. "That's how I feel about these GME posts that are using the 'P' and get in so we can cause an 'S' words that are no-nos." That was enough to make WallStreetBets the seventh-largest holder of GameStop stock, ahead of some of the big Wall Street investment firms that had shown interest in the stock. AdvertisementOn WallStreetBets, Alzmann shared the growing evidence that Cohen was indeed planning to take a more active role at GameStop. AdvertisementBut when Cramer dug into the conversation happening around GameStop on WallStreetBets, he saw that something new and more sophisticated was happening.

Persons: GameStop, Jaime Rogozinski, Tesla, Jordan Zazzara, I've, Zazzara, Ryan Cohen, Andrew Left, ahem Citron, PLTR, here's, Citron, We're, WallStreetBets, Uberkikz11, I'm, Ryder, Rod Alzmann, Bolt, Alzmann, Kitty, Roaring Kitty, StockTwits, lockdowns, Nathaniel Popper, Harper Collins, Cohen, Jim Cramer, manipulatively, Cramer, who've, It's Organizations: GameStop, Sony, Business, Twitter, Gamestop, Virgin Galactic, Blockbuster, Netflix, Citron Research, Research, Vanguard, YouTube, Roaring, Roaring Kitty, Owls, WSB, shits, GME Owls, CNBC, Virgin, Street Books, HarperCollins Publishers, Misfits Locations: sweatpants, Tampa , Florida

☆ Vigilante Hong Kong cabbies went undercover to ensnare illegal Uber drivers. It backfired
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

They are vigilante taxi drivers taking direct action, having become increasingly frustrated about Hong Kong authorities’ failure to regulate the ride-hailing platform. Noemi Cassanelli/CNNA Uber app is seen on a mobile phone in Hong Kong, China, on May 24, 2024. Patrick Tam, secretary general of the Hong Kong Taxi & Public Light Bus Association, acknowledged the complaints against some unruly taxi drivers, and said he supported the police going after them. “We just want fair treatment.”So far, Hong Kong police have said they had not arrested any Uber drivers ensnared in the amateur sting operations. And CUHK’s Chan said that, after years of ambiguity, Hong Kong is already playing catch-up.

Persons: Ka Chun, “, Uber, Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Uber, ”, Oliver Chan, Hong, John Lee, Lau, tim, ” Jason Chan, Mo, “ Uber, Patrick Tam, CNN Estyn Chung, CUHK’s Chan Organizations: CNN, Hong, Chinese University of Hong, Taxi, Pictures, hackney, CNN Taxis, HK, Hong Kong Taxi, Light Bus Association, Uber Taxi, Uber Locations: Hong Kong, China, Central, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jordan, Singapore

☆ Simone Biles wins ninth national all-around title, sweeps event titles at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Tess Demeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

FORT WORTH, Texas — What do you get for the nine-time national all-around champion who has everything? Simone Biles earned the Texas token as a trophy Sunday night after clinching the top spot at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships with a total score of 119.750 (60.450 on Day 1, 59.300 on Day 2). Biles capped her winning all-around performance on the uneven bars, coasting through in her typical speedy fashion to score a 14.400. Tokyo silver medalist Jordan Chiles climbed to fifth in the all-around standings behind a big 14.100 floor routine while 2020 floor Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey finished seventh.

Persons: Simone Biles, Biles, Skye Blakely, Suni Lee, Kayla DiCello, Lee, didn’t, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, DiCello, Leanne Wong, Brody Malone, Michigan’s Frederick Richards, Stanford’s Kohi Young, Elsa, Getty Organizations: U.S, Paris Olympic, Olympic Trials, Olympic Locations: Texas, Tokyo, Paris

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