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☆ Read the letter sent to AWS CEO Matt Garman, signed by 500 employees, protesting his RTO comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jyoti Mann | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AWS CEO Matt Garman has been sent a letter from employees protesting his pro-RTO comments. Over 500 employees have signed a letter, sent on Wednesday, urging Garman to reconsider the plans. AdvertisementAmazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman is facing backlash from some employees over his comments about its return-to-office policy, according to an open letter obtained by Business Insider. The policy is stricter than at Amazon's peer companies and, by some accounts, stricter than Amazon's office work policy before the pandemic. The letter has been signed by 523 staff from Amazon and AWS, with 172 of those including their names.

Persons: Matt Garman, Garman, —, Matt doesn't, Elizabeth Rutledge, Garman's, Andy Jassy, Margaret Callahan, we're, Amazon's, Jyoti Mann, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Service, Web, Business, AWS, BI, American Express, Amazon Locations: jyotimann

Define your real estate goalsWhat are you looking to gain from real estate investing, and what risks are you willing to take? REITs (real estate investment trusts)One of the best ways to start investing in real estate as a beginner is with a real estate investment trust (REIT). Real estate limited partnershipsA real estate limited partnership (RELP) provides investors with a diversified portfolio of real estate investment opportunities. Other notable real estate books worth checking out include:"The Warren Buffet Way" By Robert G. Hagstrom"The Real Estate Investor's Guide to Flipping Houses" By J. Scott"The Intelligent Investor" By Benjamin GrahamLocal real estate investment clubsConnecting with local real estate investment enthusiasts can be a great way to engage with the real estate community and expand your knowledge. FAQs about real estate investing for beginnersHow much money do I need to start investing in real estate?

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☆ Microsoft hints at a big change to its OpenAI investments in a new SEC filing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft disclosed an equity investment in OpenAI for the first time, SEC filings show. "We have an investment in OpenAI Global, LLC ("OpenAI") and have made total funding commitments of $13 billion," Microsoft wrote in the SEC filing on Wednesday. Related storiesIn a previous SEC filing, Microsoft described the nature of its relationship with OpenAI as a partnership rather than an equity investment. "We have a long-term partnership with OpenAI, a leading AI research and deployment company," Microsoft wrote in its annual SEC filing from late July. In the July filing, Microsoft listed OpenAI as a competitor for the first time.

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☆ Here is the letter from Caroline Ellison’s parents to Judge Kaplan.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

I can offer some firsthand observations on Caroline's state of mind in the immediate aftermath of the FTX collapse. But in that conversation, she just could not stop crying, saying multiple times that she "knew". At that point, she set up a makeshift home office and started having multiple calls with the new FTX management. At times, this strength of hers has been critical to our family, especially my wife, as Caroline has helped reassure us. Although Caroline would have liked to have had more success in her post-collapse job search, she has enjoyed the volunteer activities she's

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☆ Polymarket's pro-Trump election predictions aren't so surprising when you look at the rest of the site
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The betting site Polymarket has emerged as a hot topic in the 2024 presidential race. Wagers in its pop culture section show the bro-y vibe of the site: Zyn, Andrew Tate, and Hawk Tuah. Let's look at some of the wagers:Will Trump say "skibidi" before the election? Will Donald Trump say "mog" in 2024? AdvertisementFor the record, I think the odds that Trump will say "skibidi" before the election are way too low.

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☆ What investors should look for as Meta, Microsoft report earnings Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Another busy day of megacap technology earnings kicks off Wednesday with results from Meta Platforms and Microsoft after the bell. Wall Street expects Meta Platforms to post third-quarter earnings of $5.25 per share, up from $4.39 a year ago, per LSEG. For Microsoft, EPS and revenue are expected to reach $3.10 and $64.51 billion, respectively, for the fiscal first quarter . Meta Platforms For Meta Platforms, analysts are hunting for signs that AI is continuing to boost the company's core product and advertising spending. Microsoft Microsoft faces a tougher bar headed into the print, with many analysts leaning toward caution as the company lags some of its megacap peers and underperforms the Nasdaq Composite.

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☆ As World Series dream slips away, a reality check awaits Yankees, Aaron Judge
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Ken Rosenthal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

But in reality, the Yankees’ embarrassing performance in the World Series is a systemwide breakdown. They’re not getting away with it against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. It’s been a rough World Series for the Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm and Aaron Judge. And the Yankees actually should be capable of winning one with the Dodgers planning a bullpen game Tuesday night. Defensive miscues by right fielder Juan Soto and second baseman Gleyber Torres haunted the Yankees in Game 1.

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☆ Eli Lilly shares could be set for a big move if the Zepbound maker adds to its winning streak
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Revenue from obesity treatment Zepbound is forecast to climb to $1.73 billion from $1.24 billion quarter over quarter. For the year, analysts expect Mounjaro sales to reach $4.58 billion, while Zepbound revenue is seen rising to $5.88 billion. The consensus view for combined sales of both drugs now stands at $30.19 billion, according to FactSet. Other key announcements A clinical trial is in progress that pits Zepbound against Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in obesity treatment. Beyond obesity, Lilly has begun treating patients with Kisunla, its Alzheimer's disease treatment.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Lilly, Seamus Fernandez, Morgan Stanley, Terence Flynn, David Risinger, Morgan Stanley's Flynn, Mounjaro, Cantor, Louise Chen, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: Investment, Food, Leerink, Novo Nordisk's, FDA, Kisunla Locations: U.S

But Trump’s remarks in his hometown, New York City, which went for more than an hour, were overshadowed by comments made by warm-up speakers in the roughly five hours before his prime-time address. It was the lesser-known speakers before Trump took the stage, however, who made big waves outside the arena. Stay on message.”The Trump campaign sought to distance itself from Hinchcliffe’s routine. His campaign has said such events are “high-impact settings” where his remarks will break through in the key battlegrounds. But that rally wasn’t at the venue simply known as The Garden, a staple in New York City and a place Trump has long wanted to campaign at.

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☆ BookTok author Ana Huang mastered the art of billionaire romances. She said her first sports novel didn't come as easily.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Huang, 33, writes spicy romance novels, many featuring billionaire love interests, like Alex Volkov in "Twisted Love" or Dante Russo in "King of Wrath." Huang also said she worked with alpha readers who read portions of her novel as it was in progress and provided feedback. She told BI that alpha readers are particularly popular with self-published authors, though traditionally published writers could benefit from them, too. Huang has a "core group" of alpha readers who have been reviewing drafts of her books since mid-2021 or early 2022. "I'll also ask my editors if they know anyone who can alpha read for certain topics, and they usually do."

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☆ Why this ‘Magnificent 7’ stock is still a buy even though it’s behind on AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

What's more, the enormous Amazon Web Services cloud services business effectively allows Amazon the leeway to figure out the best path forward in terms of applying AI to the rest of its businesses. At the same time, Amazon's Prime Video platform presents a formidable opponent against Netflix . Wang also said Amazon's Prime membership rolls could benefit from the upcoming holiday shopping season. So Amazon has a little bit of time to get their AI story right," he said. Wang added that investors can expect more insight into Amazon's investments during its December re:Invent conference.

Persons: Ray Wang's, Wang, Amazon's Organizations: Constellation Research, Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft, Google

☆ Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits labor data and more earnings: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City. Stock futures are muted Monday night as investors readied for employment data and closely followed corporate earnings releases. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were also both little changed. Those moves come after a winning session on Wall Street for the three major indexes. Traders will keep an eye on earnings reports from major companies due on Tuesday as the busiest week of this earnings season continues.

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Learn moreThe Eras Tour plays its final announced USA tour dates this weekend as Taylor Swift heads to Indianapolis, Indiana. If you're hoping to learn how to buy Taylor Swift Indianapolis tickets, you've come to the right place. The Eras Tour, which first kicked off in Arizona in March 2023, resumed for its final leg earlier in October. Eras Tour Indianapolis scheduleThe Eras tour will be held in Indianapolis from Friday, November 1 to Sunday, November 3. How to buy Taylor Swift Indianapolis ticketsOriginal standard tickets to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour were sold on Ticketmaster, but tickets sold out long ago.

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☆ Should you be at that meeting? An ex-VP of HR at Microsoft shares how to rank the room — and decide if you should even be in it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Chris Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Chris Williams, ex-VP of HR at Microsoft, created an easy way to plan meetings. AdvertisementAt the top, at level five, is the meeting organizerThey called the meeting to solve a problem, explore an issue, and create some results. Level-four people are directly affectedThese are the people who are directly impacted by the meeting's outcome. Seen yet never heard, their absence wouldn't change the meeting outcome. Plan a good meetingEvery meeting should have a clear agenda and include precisely the right people in the room.

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☆ 14 earnings reports and major economic data will be the stock market movers this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

The Street is looking for Stanley Black & Decker sales of $3.8 billion in the third quarter and earnings per share (EPS) of $1.05. The Street is looking for Linde sales of $8.35 billion in the third quarter and EPS of $3.89. In addition to the headline results and forward guidance, overall organic sales growth and data center energy power demand will be focus items for investors. The Street is looking for sales of $94.47 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter and EPS of $1.55. The Street is looking for Coterra sales of $1.3 billion in the third quarter and EPS of 34 cents.

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☆ How Bruce Springsteen, 75, stays in shape for his 3-hour-plus concerts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bruce Springsteen's new documentary offers some fresh insight into how he manages to stay in shape. AdvertisementA new documentary movie about Bruce Springsteen's world tour offers some fresh insight into how the 75-year-old manages to stay in shape for his marathon three-hour-plus concerts. "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band" premiered on Hulu and Disney+ on Friday. AdvertisementBut the "biggest thing" for him, he said, was "diet, diet, diet." Advertisement"If you get the art right, the music right, and the band right, you go out and play every night like it's your last night on Earth.

Persons: Bruce Springsteen's, Springsteen, —, Bruce Springsteen, Kamala Harris, Bruce, Anthony Almonte, Almonte, Max Weinberg, Tim McGraw, Forbes Organizations: Service, Hulu, Disney, Apple Music, Times, Business Locations: Springsteen's, London

☆ Critical Role's 8 co-founders say this is how they turned their 'Dungeons & Dragons' home game into an Amazon hit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

'The Legend of Vox Machina' season 3's final batch of episodes dropped on Thursday. "The Legend of Vox Machina" has had three seasons of 12 episodes apiece so far. But it was based on a 115-episode-long "D&D" campaign, where each livestreamed episode clocked runtimes of three to four hours. "The Legend of Vox Machina" Prime Video animated series was based on Critical Role's first "D&D" campaign. Riegel told BI ahead of the third season's launch that the crew still has more stories to tell.

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☆ Be mean to me, ChatGPT: People are turning to AI chatbots for 'tough love' and motivation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

One of my close friends really loves ChatGPT and uses it all the time. Typically she's asking the AI chatbot questions like "Should I buy this skirt or this dress, and which one am I likely to wear more often?" It turns out that they're not the only ones turning to ChatGPT for some tough love. More and more users seem to be asking for advice that will hurt their feelings enough to motivate them. "But some people are more familiar with the tough love approach.

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☆ Tiny house with elaborate – and erotic – frescoes unearthed at Pompeii
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny house in Pompeii that is filled with elaborate – and sometimes erotic – frescoes, further revealing the ornate way in which Romans decorated their homes. This change could have occurred due to shifting trends in Roman - and particularly Pompeian - society, during the first century AD, archaeologists said. Archaeological Park of PompeiiThis latest discovery spotlights the ornate decorations that rich Romans enjoyed in their homes – several frescoes depict mythical scenes and others are decorated with plant and animal motifs on a white background. Archaeological Park of PompeiiErotic and elaborate frescoes like this have been uncovered in Pompeii before. Elsewhere in this newly excavated house, the last ritual offerings left before the eruption still remain at the household shrine, known as a lararium.

Persons: Hippolytus, Theseus, Phaedra, Adonis, Leda, ”, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Zuchtriegel, “ Organizations: CNN — Locations: Vesuvius

☆ What investors are watching Friday: Emerging markets and a top AI stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Frank Holland | In Frank-Holland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

(This is a wrap-up of the key money moving discussions on CNBC's "Worldwide Exchange" exclusive for PRO subscribers. Worldwide Exchange airs at 5 a.m. A bullish take on emerging markets and insight into an artificial intelligence company were also discussed. CEO Alan Trefler appeared on "Worldwide Exchange" to discuss outlook for the future of his business. Eyeing emerging markets for opportunity Alan McKnight of Regions Bank is bullish emerging markets, citing the outperformance since the Fed rate cut in September but said China is a key factor.

Persons: Katrina Dudley, Franklin Templeton, Dudley, Wells, Alan Trefler, Alan McKnight, McKnight, it's Organizations: PRO, Worldwide, Federal Reserve, Verizon, Mobile, Citi, Regions Bank Locations: China, India, Brazil

➡️ In a CNN town hall, Harris called Trump a “fascist” and said he suggested he is unfit for office. Earlier in the day, she blasted Trump’s reported praise of Hitler. ➡️ The Harris campaign says it’s preparing for a deluge of litigation before and after Election Day. ➡️ Seven maps show how Trump, Harris and their running mates are dividing their time in critical swing states. ➡️ Trump’s reported racist insult about a slain Mexican American soldier has drawn backlash and staunch denials.

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☆ Interview: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff bashes Microsoft as generative AI threatens his company's CRM lead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In a Business Insider interview this week, he let loose again, blasting Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant, while touting the Salesforce AI agents that are rolling out soon. In the interview with BI, Benioff focused on Salesforce's continued lead in the CRM market, rather than Microsoft's creeping gains. Generative AI may change CRMGenerative artificial intelligence may be a new challenge to Salesforce and especially its lead in CRM software. He cited CRM software, which replaced the physical Rolodex and helped salespeople keep in better touch with their contacts. It helps companies create their own AI agents to assist with tasks such as customer service and sales.

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☆ Vera C. Rubin Observatory: World’s largest digital camera will be a ‘game-changer’ for astronomy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —On a mountaintop in northern Chile, the world’s largest digital camera is preparing to power up. The expectation is that in this way, Vera Rubin will discover about 17 billion stars and 20 billion galaxies that we’ve never seen before — and that’s only the beginning. “We’re anticipating about 10 million alerts per night coming off the telescope,” Higgs says. “The Vera Rubin Observatory will enable astronomers to map the distribution of dark matter like never before, based on how dark matter bends the path of ordinary starlight — a process known as ‘gravitational lensing,’” Kaiser explains. “After all, it was her seminal work on the detection of dark matter in spiral galaxies in the 1970s that got this pursuit going,” says Natarajan.

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☆ How McDonald's can learn from other fast-food giants in recovering from the deadly E. coli outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

McDonald's Quarter Pounders have been linked to an E. coli outbreak in several states, the CDC said. AdvertisementA deadly E. Coli outbreak has been linked to the McDonald's Quarter Pounder. Chipotle's recovery may also have hinged on expanding the business in areas unrelated to food safety. In addition to removing any affected items from the menu, McDonald's should also communicate clearly with its customers throughout the process, Leung said. Advertisement"Clear messaging about the steps being taken to ensure food safety is vital.

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☆ Loss of sense of smell linked to changes in breathing patterns, research suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Linda Carroll | Linda Carroll Is A Regular Health Contributor To Nbc News. She Is Coauthor Of | The Concussion Crisis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Not having — or losing — your sense of smell may be linked to changes in breathing that could lead to depression, social isolation or other mental and physical health problems, a new study suggests. About 72% of those completely regained their sense of smell, while about a quarter partially got their sense of smell back. Previous research has linked anosmia to a wide variety of negative outcomes, ranging from dulled emotions and depression to a shortened lifespan, the authors noted. It was a game changer.”Currently, health care providers often don’t ask about or test for anosmia, Parma said. “And when there is a pleasant smell, the brain tells the nose to increase the amount of air inhaled.

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