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☆ 2 ex-investment bankers decided to get their hands dirty in the construction industry. Here's how they took an unusual approach to launching their startup and went on to raise $3.1 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Construction-tech startup Suppli has raised $3.1 million in seed funding led by Equal Ventures. But his new startup, Suppli, is also at the forefront of a hot investment trend this year. Suppli, which makes credit-management tools for companies that sell and procure construction materials, has raised a $3.1 million seed round led by Equal Ventures. Having that customer list turned out to be critical a year later as they raised their seed round, Ayers said, given the shift to caution among investors. That's the same opportunity Skafidas and Ayers saw when they decided to take the plunge into entrepreneurship.

☆ I'm a 23-year-old founder booking $16,000 in sales a month with my social-media agency. Here's my advice for launching an online business.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lauren Russell, 23, is the founder of the social-media agency, Irresistibly Social LLC. She shared the steps she took to launch a social-media business and her advice on finding success. Russell shared the steps she took to launch a social-media business and her advice on niching down to find success. Building a business with "no floor under me"Irresistibly Social LLC started with a viral TikTok. My biggest piece of advice for social-media founders today is to stop trying to emulate what others are telling you to do.

☆ NBA roundup: Bucks survive scare, finally solve Hawks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Jaren Jackson Jr. (21 points, 12 rebounds) and Steven Adams (11 points, 18 rebounds) recorded double-doubles. Jakob Poeltl (17 points, 12 rebounds) added his ninth double-double of the season. Bojan Bogdanovic supplied 27 points, six rebounds and four assists, while Killian Hayes had 18 points and nine assists. Jaden Ivey contributed 18 points and eight assists and Hamidou Diallo also scored 18 points. Immanuel Quickley scored 11 points off the bench for the Knicks, who have won five of their last six games overall.

☆ NBA roundup: Nets sneak by Heat in final seconds
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

The Nets, who have won 14 of their past 15 games, also got 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks from Nic Claxton. 76ers 123, Pistons 111James Harden delivered a triple-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, Tyrese Maxey had 23 points and visiting Philadelphia rolled past Detroit. Gary Trent Jr. had 19 points, Fred VanVleet had 14 points and seven assists and O.G. Anfernee Simons added 22 points, Josh Hart had 18 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 14 points and 18 rebounds and Jerami Grant also scored 14 points for Portland. Luguentz Dort added 18 points for the Thunder.

☆ I splurged my miles to fly Emirates' luxe business class. I ate a multi-course meal, lounged at the in-flight bar, and learned the seat upgrade is worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Tonya Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Writer Tonya Russell traveled to the Maldives and tried out Emirates' business and economy class. "While economy class proved to be just fine, upgrading is worth it at least once," she writes. How to upgrade to business class on an Emirates flightIf you use the same airline family, you may be able to transfer miles from another airline to your Emirates flight. The meat alternative was a chicken TV dinner with rice, which wasn't as appetizing as the salmon that circulated through business class. While economy class proved to be just fine, if upgrading is within your means, it is worth it at least once.

☆ Vermont's first trans lawmaker gets engaged at rainbow-lit White House
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Vermont Rep. Taylor Small, the state’s first transgender lawmaker, got engaged to her partner, Carsen Russell, while the White House was lit with rainbow lights on Tuesday. Vermont Rep. Taylor Small got engaged to her partner, Carsen Russell (left), after the Respect for Marriage Act signing at the White House on Tuesday. Courtesy Rep. Taylor SmallAs the event was wrapping up, Russell said he asked Small if she wanted to take a photo. “Carson is wonderful at navigating the roads with such confidence.”Carsen Russell, Vermont Rep. Taylor Small's partner of nearly four years, said he wasn't sure he would be able to get a ring into the White House without Small noticing. “I was like, ‘How do I get a ring into the White House without her noticing?’” he said.

☆ Michael Jordan: The NBA has renamed its MVP trophy after the Bulls great
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Jordan poses for a Little League Baseball photo in the late 1970s. Ken Levine/Getty Images Jordan famously shrugs his shoulders after hitting another 3-pointer during the 1992 NBA Finals versus Portland. "There is a reason you call someone the Michael Jordan of ... neurosurgery, or the Michael Jordan of rabbis, or the Michael Jordan of outrigger canoeing. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Jordan continues to promote Nike's Jordan Brand across the world. Jordan Brand/Getty Images Jordan cries at the Kobe Bryant memorial in Los Angeles in February 2020.

☆ Once a mighty empire, Britain today sees millions struggling simply to live
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Britain is the world’s sixth-largest economy, a top-tier industrialized power that still sees itself as a cradle of the postwar welfare state. Britain once compared itself to giants like France and Germany; today many of its metrics more closely resemble Eastern Europe’s weaker economies. One in six British households are on social security checks, and almost a third of British kids live in poverty, government figures show. He is on public benefits for a range of physical and mental health issues, from diabetes to post-traumatic stress disorder from his time in the armed forces. I’ve got nothing to look forward to.”Poverty is closely linked to an increase in mental and physical health problems, according to the Centre for Mental Health charity.

☆ People are turning to fish heads, protein shakes, and unsold food apps to save money on groceries
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

An app that offers unsold food saw a 100% month-on-month rise in the first half of the year. Jenny Holden, who runs a PR firm in Staffordshire, told Insider that she's started having a pea protein shake for dinner once a week. More Brits are buying unsold food through appsToo Good To Go lets users buy unsold food for one-third of the price. One user of such unsold food apps is Penny Moyses, the founder of the Clean and Tidy Home Show, which offers household budgeting tips. The energy price cap has been extended by one year, but will increase by £500 ($613) from April 2023.

☆ Take a look at Mar-a-Lago's Grand Ballroom ahead of Trump's 'big announcement'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Russell Vought, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Trump presidency, was one of the earlier guests to arrive. Russell Thurlow Vought chats with someone at Mar-a-Lago. Kimberly Leonard/ Insider

☆ Ocon fastest in final Sao Paulo GP practice
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SAO PAULO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Alpine's Esteban Ocon lapped fastest in the second and final practice session ahead of a sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Saturday. Qualifying for the 100km sprint race, which decides the starting grid for Sunday's main event, was on Friday with Haas' Kevin Magnussen taking a surprise first pole position in a weather-affected session. read moreMagnussen was ninth fastest in the practice hour, with German team mate Mick Schumacher eighth. Sargeant, 21, will race for Williams next year as replacement for Canadian Nicholas Latifi providing he secures his super-licence. Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hurricane Nicole barrels into Florida's Atlantic coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Brian Ellsworth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Nicole was upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane as it thrashed the Bahamas on Wednesday. It was packing sustained winds of up to 75 mph (120 kph) as it made landfall along the east coast of Florida north of Miami, according to the National Hurricane Center. read moreThe hurricane center also issued storm-surge advisories for much of Florida's Atlantic coast, warning that wind-driven waves would wash over beaches and rush inland to flood low-lying areas well beyond the shore. Nicole is expected to pack less punch at landfall than Ian, which struck Florida as a major Category 4 storm. 'LAST OPPORTUNITY'[1/5] A car drives by a flooded street ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Nicole, in Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S., November 9, 2022.

☆ Hurricane Nicole bears down on Florida's Atlantic coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Brian Ellsworth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] A car drives by a flooded street ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Nicole, in Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Marco BelloMIAMI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Hurricane Nicole closed in on Florida's Atlantic shoreline early on Thursday with a brew of heavy downpours, fierce winds and a treacherous surge of ocean surf that threatened coastal areas still reeling from the last major storm six weeks ago. Nicole is expected to pack less punch at landfall than Ian, which struck Florida as a major Category 4 storm. Authorities warned, however, that Nicole still posed a formidable threat, especially to structures and coastal foundations weakened by Ian. "We have had a lot of flooding within the last couple of storms," Leanne Hansard, 53, a Daytona Beach resident, said as she was boarding up windows to her family's insurance office.

☆ Voting machine problems in battleground Arizona seized on by Trump, election deniers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Richer called the malfunctions "disappointing" and correctly predicted that election deniers and conspiracists such as Trump would "exploit" the issue. The state's Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who has echoed Trump's false claims of a stolen 2020 election, also seized on the machine problems, issuing a "voter alert" on her Twitter account. Trump, Lake and other election deniers have been calling for the end of electronic voting machines, Election Day-only voting, and the use of just paper ballots and hand counts, a process that is time-consuming, costly and far less accurate than machine counting. The machine malfunctions fueled distrust among many Republican voters in Arizona that fraud was involved, especially after Trump issued a statement on his Truth Social platform. "Reports are coming in from Arizona that the Voting Machines are not properly working in predominately Republican/Conservative areas," Trump said, adding: "Here we go again?

☆ There's a major shift underway in manufacturing for U.S. companies
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Frank Holland | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe supply chain may be getting better, but the challenges aren't going away. "We're in a post globalization world now," he said of the supply chain crunch caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. "The chaos and the disruption is proving that the supply chain just wasn't as robust as they expected it to be." Rising costs in supply chain shifts are also impacting business decisions. Sixty-one percent of survey respondents said wage and recruitment freezes would be their top move to combat continued rising supply chain costs.

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’Even before making its way to theaters, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — the long-awaited sequel to the 2018 film starring Chadwick Boseman — has birthed some of this fall’s biggest pop culture moments, including a Rihanna song drop. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 11. “The Inspection” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 18. “Bones and All” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23. “Strange World” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23.

☆ Luminar says it has begun production of its automotive lidar units ahead of schedule
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( John Rosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Automotive sensor company Luminar said it has begun production of its Iris lidar units for an automaker client, a major milestone that it had previously expected to reach around year-end. Luminar's lidar units are part of an advanced driver-assist system on the Rising Auto R7, a new electric SUV from the largest Chinese automaker, SAIC Motor. Luminar previously announced deals to supply other automakers including Volvo Cars and Polestar, but it hadn't previously revealed plans to begin production of the Iris units earlier than 2023. The lidar units are being made in a factory in Mexico owned by Canadian electronics manufacturer Celestica. Celestica and Luminar are together building a new dedicated factory, also in Mexico, that will be able to manufacture 250,000 Iris units per year.

☆ Elon Musk's rival Austin Russell said Teslas will not become self-driving anytime soon
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russell's company makes LiDAR tech, but Elon Musk has continually spoken out against the radars in the past. Russell founded Tesla self-driving rival Luminar Technologies in 2012 when he was a 17-year-old. Instead of LiDAR, Tesla relies on a suite of external cameras and other sensors for its autonomous-driving efforts. In an interview with Time, Russell said he believes Tesla will not be able to fully achieve self-driving technology until it embraces LiDAR technology. "We effectively have more major commercial wins than any other LiDAR company, and probably any other autonomous vehicle industry company," Russell said.

☆ 'Doctor Who' fans delighted as the Doctor regenerates as David Tennant
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —“Doctor Who” fans were drenched in nostalgia after David Tennant reprised his role as the Time Lord in the dramatic conclusion to the show’s BBC centenary special. Sunday’s 90-minute episode of the long-running sci-fi show, titled “The Power of the Doctor,” ended with Jodie Whittaker’s character unexpectedly regenerating into Tennant in her final appearance as the 13th Doctor. “I know these teeth,” Tennant said – a reference to the 10th Doctor’s first words – “New teeth… that’s weird” – back in 2005. Sophie Mutevelian/BBC/IMDB“Omg, David Tennant back as the doctor, best regeneration ever,” one person wrote on Twitter. “If you thought the appearance of David Tennant was a shock, we’ve got plenty more surprises on the way!” said showrunner Russell T. Davies in a statement.

☆ 'American Horror Story: NYC' plays like Ryan Murphy's Jeffrey Dahmer companion
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Producer Ryan Murphy has premiered three series in roughly a month, so a degree of overlap is perhaps understandable. Even so, the new season of his long-running FX franchise, this one dubbed “American Horror Story: NYC,” feels like a companion in its central themes to “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which premiered last month on Netflix. This being “American Horror Story,” though, the emphasis skews toward the serial killing, dropping hints and clues about who might ultimately be responsible. “American Horror Story” has hardly been known for its restraint, which made the relative lack of bloody excess in these episodes notable, with less emphasis on the horror than the serial-killer aspect. FX will air back-to-back “American Horror Story” episodes over the next four weeks (with subsequent availability on Hulu), by which time the monster’s identity should be revealed.

"American Horror Story" season 11 premieres October 19 at 10 p.m. You can stream two new episodes of "American Horror Story: NYC" on Hulu every Thursday. Every season of "American Horror Story" focuses on a new plot and cast of characters. Check out the teaser trailer for 'American Horror Story: NYC'Series veterans Denis O'Hare, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd, Patti LuPone, Sandra Bernhard, and Zachary Quinto all star in "American Horror Story: NYC." How to watch 'American Horror Story: NYC'You can watch "American Horror Story: NYC" every Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX.

☆ Nikola CEO Tells Jurors He Worried About Exaggerations by Company Founder Trevor Milton
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( James Fanelli | Corinne Ramey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola, center, leaving court in New York last week. He is charged with securities fraud and wire fraud. Nikola CEO Mark Russell told a New York federal jury Monday that he had concerns about joining the electric-truck company because he believed its founder, Trevor Milton , “was prone to exaggeration in public statements.”Testifying in Mr. Milton’s securities-fraud trial, Mr. Russell said that before coming on board in 2019 as president of Nikola, he and Mr. Milton reached an agreement that Mr. Russell would become the chief executive officer if Nikola became a publicly traded company. Mr. Russell said he sought the arrangement because as head of a public company, statements from the CEO needed to be accurate.

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