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☆ Qantas flight makes emergency landing after engine failure
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Sydney Reuters —A Qantas Airways plane bound for Brisbane suffered an engine failure after takeoff on Friday and circled for a short period of time before returning safely to Sydney Airport, the Australian airline said. The airline said its engineers had conducted a preliminary inspection of the engine and confirmed it was a contained engine failure, meaning the internal engine parts stayed within the protective housing designed to keep them safely enclosed. Uncontained engine failures, where engine fragments fly out of this housing, can result in serious damage to the main body of an aircraft. Qantas flight QF520 took off from Sydney at 12:35 p.m. (8.35 p.m. Thursday ET), circled a few times and diverted to land at Sydney, tracking data from Flightradar24 showed. Qantas said the plane landed safely after appropriate procedures were conducted and added it would be investigating the cause of the engine issue.

Persons: Mark Willacy, QF520, “, France’s Safran Organizations: Sydney Reuters —, Qantas Airways, Sydney Airport, ABC, Qantas, Sydney, Boeing, CFM International, GE Aerospace Locations: Brisbane, Sydney, Flightradar24

☆ Starbucks and Luckin are in a fight for the global coffee market. I visited both to see how they stack up on price, menu, and vibe.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Luckin Coffee, which has put up a strong fight against Starbucks in Asia, is looking to the US. The chain is known for its aggressive deals, unusual flavors like a Big Cheese coffee drink, and mobile ordering. Luckin versus StarbucksI started at Luckin Coffee. Aditi BharadeThe most expensive drink on the menu was an Iced Oat Shakerato listed for 8 Singapore dollars, or $6. Representatives for Luckin Coffee didn't respond to a request for comment from BI for this story.

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☆ The first combined IHOP-Applebee’s restaurant in the US will soon open in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That will soon become a reality in Texas with a new restaurant that unites the two chains under the same roof. Dine Brands, which owns the two restaurants, announced that the combined Applebee’s-IHOP restaurant will open approximately 35 miles west of San Antonio early next year, marking the first time the company has brought the concept to the United States. Plans for the dual-branded restaurant were announced earlier this year as part of Dine Brand’s plan to grow the two restaurants, which both reported lackluster earnings Wednesday. The idea is to maximize revenue with the same footprint of a traditional restaurant. That’s because the two restaurants’ menus encompass all parts of the day (pancakes and eggs Benedict for breakfast and steak and wings for dinner) and will have staff trained to work with both.

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☆ Trump has long threatened the media. Press freedom groups fear he might make good on it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Press freedom groups sounded the alarm Wednesday on the potential dangers facing journalists under a second Trump administration, denouncing threats from the president-elect and his associates to undermine the news media. “On the campaign trail and during his previous administration, President-elect Donald Trump has frequently deployed violent language and threats against the media. His election to a second term in office marks a dangerous moment for American journalism and global press freedom,” Reporters Without Borders said. In the run-up to Election Day, Trump repeatedly threatened the Fourth Estate, often employing extreme and authoritarian rhetoric. In the wake of Tuesday’s election, press freedom advocates remain concerned about the longer-term implications of legal threats that journalists could face.

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☆ Intel says it's bringing back free office coffee to boost morale after a rough year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Intel is bringing back free beverages for its employees at worksites. AdvertisementIntel will once again offer free coffee and tea to its employees after slashing the perks as part of its cost-cutting efforts. The chip manufacturer said free in-office beverages would return to worksites in an internal message in a bid to improve morale, the Oregonian reported. Intel told employees it would stop providing free beverages and fruit at worksites. a former Intel employee told BI.

Persons: —, Paul Otellini, OpenAI, Bob Swan, Jaque Silva Organizations: Intel, Service, Oregonian, Business, Apple, Nvidia, Reuters, Getty, Samsung Locations: worksites, OpenAI, Oregon

☆ We stayed at a casino for my grandma's 92nd birthday. All three generations of my family found things to do.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Meredith Wilshere | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My family spent three days at Foxwoods Casino Resort for my grandma's 92nd birthday. AdvertisementAll three generations of my family spent three days at Foxwoods Casino Resort in Connecticut, celebrating my grandmother's 92nd birthday. The resort casino is one of the largest in the world, with six casinos, over 2,200 hotel rooms, and dozens of restaurants. There was something for everyone — whether you wanted to gamble or notThe Foxwoods property was expansive. Foxwoods Casino was the perfect destination for a multigenerational tripMy whole family enjoyed the trip.

Persons: —, we'd, Meredith Wilshere Organizations: Service, Pequot Native American Museum Locations: Connecticut, Portland , Oregon, New England

☆ Minimal: The world’s only Michelin-starred ice cream shop
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Minimal, in the city of Taichung, is the world’s first and only ice cream establishment to receive a Michelin star. One thing was certain — he needed to build his own ice cream shop, a move his colleagues at Sur- fully supported. “Similar to ice cream, it goes through a very complex calculation and planning process to obtain such a state and taste.”Minimal's takeaway ice cream shop sits on the ground floor. MINIMALOn the ground floor is a takeaway ice cream shop offering six whimsical flavors that are continuously updated. “I hope that with Minimal, grown-ups can rediscover the joy of eating ice again – as if it was their first ice cream experience.”Minimal, No.

Persons: ”, “, Wan, Arvin Wan, Angelica morii, Ginger, Arvin Won, ” Wan, qing bing Organizations: CNN, Michelin, Lane Locations: Taichung, Taiwan, Sur, Roselle, Cream, Wan, Meicun Rd, West District, Taichung City

☆ The Polymarket 'whale' banked $48 million in profits on Trump's election win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A French trader profited $48 million betting on Trump's election win via Polymarket. The trader, known as Théo, wagered heavily on Trump winning the Electoral College and the popular vote. AdvertisementThe Polymarket "whale" who bet about $30 million on a Donald Trump election win saw about $48 million in profits, according to data from the crypto-based betting platform. As of Wednesday morning, the Theo4 Polymarket account is sitting on about $22 million in profits. Related VideoMeanwhile, the three other accounts controlled by the whale — Fredi9999, PrincessCaro, and Michie — have a combined $26 million in profits.

Persons: wagered, —, Donald Trump, Michie —, Trump, Théo Organizations: Polymarket, Trump, Electoral College, Service, Wall Street Journal Locations: France

☆ US embassies are holding off on election watch-night parties, fearing they could get awkward
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some US embassies in Europe are skipping traditional election-night viewing parties. Similarly, Politico spoke to then-Ambassador Anthony Gardner, who hosted a 2016 viewing party at the US Embassy in Brussels. A senior diplomat in Europe, who was not named, told Politico that the 2016 embassy events had been "calamitous." There's another, more practical reason some embassies may be forgoing a traditional viewing party. AdvertisementSimply put, the outcome may not be clear on election night — it could drag on for days or possibly weeks.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Samantha Power, Madeleine Albright, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton, Anthony Gardner, Trump, There's Organizations: Service, Politico, United Nations, UN, HBO, Trump, White Locations: Europe, London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Rome

☆ China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

China’s J-20 stealth fighter entered service in 2017, officials said at the time. Stealth fighters are those that are designed to evade radar and other monitoring to conduct missions without being detected or intercepted. It’s not clear when the new J-35A fighter would be commissioned into military use and where the fighters would be deployed. China’s development of stealth fighters has for years been dogged by accusations that it stole crucial stealth fighter technology from the US. The J-35A is a “new type of stealth fighter jet independently developed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC),” a Chinese military affiliated outlet said this week.

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☆ Perplexity AI in final stages of raising $500 million round at $9 billion valuation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Perplexity AI, the artificial-intelligence search engine startup, is in the final stages of raising $500 million in funding at a $9 billion valuation, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC. Perplexity most recent valuation was $3 billion in June. Perplexity started the year with a roughly $500 million valuation. Despite the AI boom, Perplexity has been embroiled in controversy due to accusations of plagiarizing content from media outlets. WATCH: Perplexity unveils AI election hub: Here's what you need to know

Persons: Perplexity, OpenAI, Microsoft's Bing, Der Spiegel, Dmitry Shevelenko, Shevelenko Organizations: CNBC, Google, Institutional Venture Partners, New York Times, Media, The Texas Tribune, WordPress Locations: ChatGPT

☆ China is building new villages on its remote Himalayan border. Some appear to have crossed the line
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

“Knowing India has a strong presence in Bhutan, China naturally becomes vulnerable in the bordering region,” said Rishi Gupta, assistant director at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New Delhi. “None of the roads connect into Bhutan, they start from the Chinese border and end in forest areas. ‘No intrusion’Bhutan has repeatedly denied that Chinese construction has taken place in its territory. Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meet in Beijing in October 2023. They picked up formal talks last October for the first time since the Doklam standoff, with Bhutan’s foreign minister making a rare visit to Beijing.

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A Dallas singer has been hospitalized after she was shot on stage following a performance with The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in downtown Dallas on Saturday, police said. 26-year-old Jada Arnell Thomas had been signing autographs on stage when a woman in the crowd shot her, witnesses told NBC DFW. Thomas was transported to a local hospital by Dallas Fire Rescue and is reported to be in stable condition, the Dallas Police Department told NBC News. While she was on stage Saturday, King wrote that Thomas thanked him "for always supporting us and giving us a 'safe' place to work." “It was a packed house, people were in line getting autographs and we heard this shot,” King told NBC DFW.

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☆ Judith Kent, Jamie Dimon's wife, went door to door in Michigan canvassing voters for Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Judith Kent, Jamie Dimon's wife, hit the campaign trail for Kamala Harris on Sunday. Kent went door to door to speak to voters in Lansing, Michigan. AdvertisementJudith Kent, the wife of JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, was out in Michigan canvassing voters for Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Sunday. "I have a lot of respect for Jamie Dimon," Trump told the outlet. In addition to Kent, the Harris campaign has won the support of multiple powerful women in business and entertainment alike.

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☆ New York Times tech workers are going on strike at the worst possible time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The New York Times' tech workers went on strike, risking disrupting the Times during the election. AdvertisementThe New York Times' tech workers went on strike Monday morning, threatening to disrupt the publication's operation during the presidential election and its aftermath. The Tech Guild, which represents workers like software developers and data analysts, said members would be picketing outside the Times' New York City headquarters. The Times Guild, which represents non-tech workers, called on Times management to complete a deal by Election Day. It's represented by the NewsGuild of New York, which also represents more than 1,400 newsroom and business employees via The New York Times Guild.

Persons: —, It's, Sulzberger Organizations: New York Times, Tech, Times, Service, Tech Guild, The Tech Guild, Company, New York Times Guild, Business, The Times, Co Locations: New York City, New York

☆ Putin said Russia wouldn't have to choose between guns or butter. The price of butter is soaring.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Yet it's precisely butter that's been a headache for Russia, with a 25.7% price increase this year. "There is a well-known phrase: guns instead of butter," Putin said last February. By the end of October, the price of butter in Russia was up 25.7% compared to December 2023, per government statistics. Why butter prices are on the riseA week before that meeting, the same union said the country wasn't experiencing a butter shortage, but added that about 25% of local butter consumption comes from foreign suppliers. AdvertisementAnother major dairy supplier complying with wartime sanctions, New Zealand, sold $88.8 million worth of butter to Russia yearly before the invasion began.

Persons: Putin, —, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, MMI, Gazeta, United Arab Emirates Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Moscow, Latin America, New Zealand, Turkey

☆ A NATO country rejected offshore wind farms it said could slow its response to a Russian missile attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sweden has dropped plans for 13 wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to security concerns. Wind turbines could interfere with radar and slow Sweden's missile response, its army said. A recent study found that an additional minute could be added to the country's missile response time. Sweden, which joined NATO earlier this year, shares a coast on the Baltic Sea with Russia. The reaction time in the event of a missile attack could go from 2 minutes to 60 seconds with wind farms in the way.

Persons: Pål Jonson, Jonson Organizations: Service, NATO Locations: Sweden, Baltic, Russia

CNN —More severe weather is expected in the South and the Southern Plains Monday, including in Oklahoma, where residents are surveying the destruction from tornado-spawning storms that injured at least 11 people and leveled homes over the weekend. Tornado sirens rang out Monday morning in Oklahoma City, where residents are still surrounded by the destruction and debris caused by the weekend’s severe storms, after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning. There were no confirmed tornadoes or reports of damage from Monday morning’s storms. A level 2 of 5 threat of severe thunderstorms spans from central and eastern Texas to the Illinois-Missouri border – including Dallas, threatening damaging wind gusts, large hail and tornadoes, according to the SPC. Nearly 40 structures were destroyed in the Oklahoma City area, the Oklahoma City Fire Department said in a Facebook post.

Persons: OCFD, Katie Anderson, ” Anderson, ” Thomas Shaver, KOKH, Shaver, –, we’re, ”, Kevin Stitt, Stitt, “ We’ll, PowerOutage.US Organizations: CNN, Plains, National Weather Service, Oklahoma, SPC, Tornadoes, Oklahoma City Fire Department, KOKH, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Gov, Harrah Locations: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Dallas, Gulf of Mexico, Kansas, “, Cleveland

☆ U.S. says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Valizadeh had worked for Radio Farda, an outlet under Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that’s overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The State Department told the AP that it was “aware of reports that this dual U.S.-Iranian citizen has been arrested in Iran” when asked about Valizadeh. “We are working with our Swiss partners who serve as the protecting power for the United States in Iran to gather more information about this case,” the State Department said. The Voice of America, another U.S. government-funded media outlet overseen by the Agency for Global Media, first reported the State Department was acknowledging Valizadeh’s detention in Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian state television aired footage Sunday of different cities across the country marking the anniversary of the embassy takeover.

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☆ North Korea is hoping bigger is better with its new intercontinental ballistic missile. Experts are skeptical.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

North Korea said it tested a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile this week. Related storiesPrior to this latest test, North Korea had last launched an ICBM test in December 2023, according to the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies North Korea Missile Test Database. AdvertisementHowell said the latest test's reportedly longer flight time would suggest North Korea was "improving the sophistication of its delivery systems." "Through Moscow's assistance, North Korea has advanced its artillery and missile capabilities," Zelenskyy wrote. It comes as the US and South Korea held joint drone strike drills for the first time, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

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☆ North Korea boasts of ‘the world’s strongest’ missile, but experts say it’s too big to use in war
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The ICBM launched Thursday flew higher and for a longer duration than any other weapon North Korea has tested. As the transporter-erector launchers get bigger, their mobility decreases," Lee Sangmin, an expert at South Korea's Korea Institute for Defense Analyses. Lee Illwoo, an expert with the Korea Defense Network in South Korea, said North Korea may have developed a larger missile to carry bigger and more destructive warheads or multi-warheads. If that's the case, Lee said North Korea could have used liquid fuels as they generate higher thrust than solid fuels. watch nowLee said North Korea may have placed a dummy, empty warhead on the Hwasong-19 to make it fly higher.

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Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati attends a press conference in Paris, France, on October 24. “We are doing our best and are optimistic that within the next few hours or days we will have a ceasefire,” Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Wednesday in an interview with Lebanese media outlet Al Jadeed. Any progress at lowering temperatures in the region will be considered a win inside the White House. CIA Director Bill Burns was in Cairo on Thursday for discussions on Gaza and Lebanon, including a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Read more about the diplomatic push.

Persons: Najib Mikati, Sarah Meyssonnier, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Netanyahu, Biden, –, Bill Burns, Abdel Fattah El, Amos Hochstein, Brett McGurk, Hochstein Organizations: Reuters American, CIA, White Locations: Paris, France, Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Cairo, Iran

☆ Russia fines Google more than the world's entire GDP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( David Hodari | David Hodari Is A London-Based Editor. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The court that imposed the fine might be in for a long wait for Google to pay up, however. “This should be a reason for the Google leadership to pay attention to this and improve the situation.”The amount the court says Google owes is growing, too. The court ordered Google to restore the accounts within nine months, with a fine of 100,000 rubles (around $1,000) levied for each day after that period. Some of those Russian media outlets have also appealed to courts in Turkey, Hungary, Spain and South Africa to enforce court decisions made against Google in Russia. In the section of its third quarter earnings release titled 'Legal Matters,' Alphabet said: “We have ongoing legal matters relating to Russia.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, it’s, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Dmitry Peskov, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Konstantin Malofeev Organizations: Google, Kremlin, NBC, RBC, YouTube, International Monetary Fund, NBC News, Wagner Group Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Turkey, Hungary, Spain, South Africa, Russia, South Africa’s

☆ I left my Big Tech job to bootstrap my own business. I went from making nearly $300,000 to not paying myself a salary.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Pooja Shah | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In October 2023, Soni Mehra left her Big Tech job to focus on her own home decor business. I was accustomed to working with larger teams in Big Tech, so I've had to get used to balancing multiple tasks. Thankfully, I can rely on savings from my prior Big Tech roles. I no longer make the same salary as I did in Big Tech, but still prioritize spending money on things my partner and I value, like travel. People ask me if I'd ever return to Big Tech.

Persons: Soni Mehra, Mehra, —, Gabrielle Wesley, Uber, I'd, I've, I'm Organizations: Big Tech, Service, Uber, Marble Lotus, Business, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Environmental, University of California, Mars, LinkedIn, Marble, Big, Entrepreneurs Locations: Delhi, India, San Francisco Bay, Berkeley, Mars Wrigley North America, COVID, Big Tech, Bay

☆ What can the West do about North Korea giving troops to Russia? Not much it hasn't already flinched from.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

North Korea fighting alongside Russia would be a serious escalation to the Ukraine war. Experts criticized a lack of decisive Western strategy in countering the threat. AdvertisementWestern allies have options to react to the threat of North Korean troops in Russia, but are hamstrung by fears of escalation, military experts told Business Insider. The fact that now a serious escalation looks possible thanks to North Korea is an indication of the failure of that policy, Hunter told BI. Western states are likely to have been quietly hoping that China might step in diplomatically and dissuade North Korea, Hunter said.

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