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☆ French Open women's final: Where to watch Swiatek vs. Muchova live stream for free from anywhere
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Brendan Griffiths | Senior Commerce Director | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's time for the women's French Open final, and we can show you where to watch a Swiatek vs. Muchova live stream for free from anywhere today. Look below for all the links you need today to watch the French Open final's live stream from anywhere. Watch Swiatek vs. Muchova live stream for free from anywhereThe women's French Open final live stream is showing for free in several countries. A VPN is the best way to get around geo-restrictions and is a viable option to watch the Swiatek vs. Muchova live stream. To watch the French Open, simply switch it to a French, Australian, or Austrian location, then tune into the freely available live stream and enjoy all the action in HD.

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☆ French Open live stream: Where to watch Alcaraz vs. Djokovic online for free from anywhere
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Brendan Griffiths | Senior Commerce Director | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An epic semi-final of the men's French Open awaits us today and we have everything you need on where to watch the Alcaraz vs. Djokovic live stream for free from anywhere. Look below for all the links you need today to watch the French Open final's live stream from anywhere. Watch Alcaraz vs. Djokovic live stream for free from anywhereThe men's semi-final French Open final live stream is showing for free in several countries. A VPN is the best way to get around geo-restrictions and is a viable option to watch the Alcaraz vs. Djokovic live stream. How to watch the French Open online with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one.

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☆ Stanley Cup Final: How to watch and all you need to know ahead of NHL’s end of season showcase
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The 2023 Stanley Cup Final gets underway Saturday as the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Florida Panthers in the NHL’s end of season showcase. How to watchThe best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final starts on Saturday June 3 with the opening game starting at 8 p.m E.T. All the games from this year’s Stanley Cup Final will be shown live in the US on TNT. The Florida Panthers are the underdogs ahead of the Stanley Cup Final. Eventually Vegas wrapped up the series with a 6-0 win to reach the Stanley Cup Final.

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☆ Help! United Owed Us $8,370 in Cash, But Offered Credit. That’s Not What We Paid For.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Seth Kugel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Because of health issues, we intended to book refundable tickets. I called United immediately, and an agent changed those tickets to refundable for a $300 fee. And if you paid with an electronic travel certificate, or E.T.C., you get that certificate back to use for future travel. for your mistakenly booked tickets, then used that certificate to purchase your refundable tickets. So the technical “original form of payment” was an E.T.C., even if the original original form of payment was a credit card.

Persons: Ellen Locations: San Diego, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Chile, La Jolla, Calif

☆ University of Chicago Graduates: Go Forth and Argue - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On Friday, I was the invited speaker for the Class Day Ceremony at the University of Chicago, my alma mater. Campus political groups issued a statement of protest and a few students walked out of the ceremony. To those of you who are protesting or planning a walkout, I thank you for not seriously disrupting my speech. And though I’m sorry you won’t hear me out, I completely respect your right to protest any speaker you dislike, including me, so long as you honor the Chicago Principles. It is one of the core liberties that all of us have a responsibility to uphold, protect and honor.

Persons: Bob Zimmer, John Boyer, charitably, — Organizations: University of Chicago Locations: Chicago

☆ Inside SETI’s E.T. transmission test
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Deblina Chakraborty | Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, shown here, played a key role in SETI's test by sending a message to Earth on May 24. The Allen Telescope Array in Northern California is one of three observatories that picked up the transmission. But the event also correctly simulates the fact that it wouldn’t be SETI’s role to decipher the message, just to point out its reception. However, neither SETI nor any other organization on Earth has yet picked up any intelligent signal from the stars. He composed an interstellar radio message that was sent in 1974.

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U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Friday sentenced Harrelson to four years in prison. Earlier on Friday, the judge imposed a prison sentence of eight and a half years for Watkins. Members of the Oath Keepers, founded in 2009, include current and retired U.S. military personnel, law enforcement officers and first responders. Some of the Oath Keepers, including Watkins and Harrelson, breached the Capitol, a few clad in paramilitary gear. Four other Oath Keepers members convicted of seditious conspiracy in a second trial are due to be sentenced next week.

☆ Virgin Galactic completes Unity 25 spaceflight in key final test before commercial service
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Virgin Galactic did not publicly livestream the flight unlike the previous one that carried founder Sir Richard Branson in July 2021. ET, carrying the company's VSS Unity spacecraft up to an altitude of about 40,000 feet. Virgin Galactic previously said it aims to fly its first commercial mission in "late June," assuming a successful test flight on Thursday. Virgin GalacticUnity 25 represents a crucial moment in the history of Virgin Galactic, which has suffered repeated setbacks and years of delays in developing its spaceflight system. Virgin Galactic has yet to generate meaningful revenue, and needs to be flying spaceflights regularly in order to do so.

☆ Summer movie preview 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Most moviegoers can pinpoint one summer movie – or perhaps, a summer of movies – in their formative years that really and truly cemented their love for going to the cinema, whether it be 1975’s “Jaws,” “E.T. And while streaming has clearly siphoned off part of the audience, particularly for more serious films, what we think of as “summer movies” still have the potential to rake in cash just like the old days. (CNN and DC are both part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Courtesy Warner Bros. PicturesInitially meant for streaming platforms, this vehicle will herald the cinematic arrival of DC Studios’ first Latino superhero, played by Xolo Maridueña of “Cobra Kai” and “Parenthood” fame. If the fast-paced trailer is any indication, the movie looks sure to whisk those dog days of summer doldrums away quite nicely.

☆ Bees on a plane! A swarm of bees piled onto the wing of an airplane, delaying a Delta flight for 3 hours.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Delta flight from Houston to Atlanta was delayed by three hours because bees swarmed around its wing. Photos and a video showed the large swarm of bees collecting on the tip of the plane's wing. Ground equipment was used to push back the airplane, and the bees were removed before takeoff. A Delta flight from Texas to Georgia was delayed for three hours on Wednesday after other flying objects latched onto the plane — a swarm of bees. Honey bees typically swarm when an established colony has grown too crowded and the bees fly off to establish a new one.

☆ Canada's Rogers beats profit estimates on wireless business strength
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 26 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc (RCIb.TO), reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, as gains in its wireless business helped offset weakness in its cable TV unit. The telecom giant's wireless revenue grew 10% in the first quarter. Rogers blamed increased competitive promotional activity and a decline in video and home phone revenue for the shortfall. In the three months ended March 31, Rogers added 95,000 monthly bill paying wireless phone subscribers, compared with 193,000 in the previous quarter. The Toronto Blue Jays owner is also seeing its media business recover from the effects of the pandemic.

☆ Canada's Rogers misses quarterly revenue estimates on cable weakness
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 26 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc (RCIb.TO), missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, hit by weakness in its cable business and stiff competition. The company added 95,000 monthly bill paying wireless phone subscribers in the quarter, compared with 193,000 in the previous quarter. The company's total revenue rose to C$3.84 billion ($2.82 billion) in the first quarter ended March 31, compared with C$3.62 billion a year earlier. Revenue in Rogers' cable business fell 2% in the quarter. Net income rose to C$511 million, or C$1 per share, from C$392 million, or 77 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier.

☆ Spielberg, Who Regrets Cutting ‘E.T.’ Guns, Says Don’t Revise Old Works
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Marc Tracy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Steven Spielberg, one of Hollywood’s most powerful filmmakers, has weighed in on a cultural debate about whether to change books, films and television shows to make them more palatable to contemporary sensibilities, calling such revisions “censorship.”Most of the discussion in recent weeks has been about publishers’ excising references to the race and physical appearance of characters in the work of deceased authors like Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie and Ursula K. Le Guin. But film and television directors, including Spielberg, have also made revisions to published work. Spielberg said in 2011 that he regretted replacing the guns that federal agents carried with walkie-talkies in the 20th anniversary edition of “E.T.,” and he later brought the guns back for its 30th anniversary release. The director went even further on Tuesday at a forum sponsored by Time magazine, condemning all such alterations to artwork. “No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are either voluntarily or being forced to peer through,” he said, adding that all movies were “a signpost of where we were when we made them and what the world was like.”

☆ An AI recruiter may be choosing if you get your job — and people aren't happy about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Aaron Mok | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Companies like Goldman Sachs and Unilever have used AI tools in their recruitment efforts. 66% of American adults don't want to apply for a job that uses AI to hire, per a Pew Research Center study. Companies are using AI to make hiring decisions — and many Americans aren't happy about that, according to a recent study from the Pew Research Center. Companies have been using AI to help vet job applicants at varying levels of success. 32% of the survey respondents think using AI to hire is actually a good idea.

☆ Netflix apologizes to enraged viewers after a highly anticipated live reunion episode of 'Love Is Blind' was delayed due to technical difficulties
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The highly anticipated reunion episode of Netflix's "Love Is Blind" was delayed on Sunday. Angry fans have lashed out at global streaming giant Netflix after a highly anticipated "Love is Blind" live reunion was delayed due to technical issues. The live reunion special for Season 4 of the hit reality show was supposed to air at 8 p.m. E.T. But shortly before that, Netflix tweeted that it would be up within 15 minutes, the New York Times reported. E.T., Netflix tweeted that the show would be available "globally at 12pm PT on April 17.

☆ Global Executives Say Greenwashing Remains Rife
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Rochelle Toplensky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Most global executives think greenwashing is widespread in their industry, and despite customers becoming more vocal about preferring sustainable brands, many companies are cutting corners on their environmental, social and corporate governance initiatives. PREVIEWThe risk of greenwashing is increasing with crackdowns on overstated green claims on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite that threat, the figures are consistent with last year’s findings: Nearly 60% say their own organization is overstating its sustainability methods. Nearly three-quarters of executives said they want to advance sustainability efforts but don’t actually know how to go about doing it. Most executives surveyed—85%—said customers and clients are becoming more vocal about their preference for engaging with sustainable brands.

☆ Virgin Orbit bankruptcy casts shadow over Japan's space dreams
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Eimi Yamamitsu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Oita prefecture, home to Japan's largest number of hot springs, partnered with Virgin Orbit in 2020 to create its first Asian spaceport at Oita Airport using a Boeing (BA.N) 747 for horizontal rocket launches. Two Japanese companies, ANA Holdings (9202.T) unit All Nippon Airways Trading Co and little-known Japanese satellite development start-up iQPS Inc emerged among the top six creditors when Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. ANA said it was hopeful Virgin Orbit, which has said it is seeking a buyer, would be able to restructure and resume business. "We pray that Virgin Orbit will resume their business for the development of the global space industry." "It is possible that some other company will buy Virgin Orbit.

☆ Analysis: Israel's tech sector reels from SVB collapse, proposed judicial reform
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Steven Scheer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

In an industry of around 400,000 there are currently around 6,000 vacant tech jobs, according to government data. More than half of the country's startups held an account with SVB, companies and venture capital investors said, in some cases their only U.S. banking facility although the amounts involved are not fully known. Tech companies and investors alike said SVB was a rarity in the banking industry, familiar with Israel's tech ecosystem and offering loan terms unmatched by other banks. Citing the judicial reforms, Adam Fisher, a partner at investment firm Bessemer Venture Partners, said fewer American banks may be willing to lend to Israeli companies, which means less competition and more onerous terms. Israel's tech companies are therefore likely to flock to register as U.S. companies, while keeping R&D back home, said Yaron Samid, managing partner of the TechAviv Founder Partners fund.

REUTERS/Andrew KellyMarch 31 (Reuters) - Representing Donald Trump, who is now under indictment in New York, is no easy job. Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Monday, discussing the legal troubles some of his own attorneys have faced. Trump's long list of past attorneys includes former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who oversaw Trump's post-2020 election litigation. His New York law license was suspended in 2021 after a court said he made "demonstrably false and misleading" election fraud claims. Reporting by Jacqueline Thomsen in Washington; Editing by David Bario and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Citadel sees limited impact on energy demand from banking crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Julia Payne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. hedge fund Citadel expects a tighter credit environment following the latest banking crisis but so far the economic decline is not enough to plunge commodities into the abyss, its head of commodities told Reuters. The hedge fund giant, which was based in Chicago but recently moved to Miami, manages roughly $60 billion in assets. We need to have a 5-6% global GDP cut to have a major impact on commodities," he said. Citadel, run by billionaire Ken Griffin, ended 2022 with a $16 billion gain last year, the biggest profit ever earned by a hedge fund. "The macro backdrop remains an unanswered question as OPEC assesses impact on demand.

☆ Corporate Sustainability Becomes a Team Sport
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Rochelle Toplensky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Chief sustainability officers have historically been technical experts focused on helping companies decode their carbon footprint. Today’s CSOs are business-transformation specialists who run point for companies in their sustainability efforts, supported by a team of experts. “You have to start thinking in 2022 about the demands that are going to be a trending topic in 2025.”Judith Wiese, chief people and sustainability officer at Siemens. His team includes experts in technology, industrial processes, financial markets, sustainability frameworks and reporting standards. Agustin Delgado Martin, chief innovation and sustainability officer at Iberdrola.

March 14 (Reuters) - Satellite provider DirecTV on Tuesday sued Nexstar Media Group Inc (NXST.O) and two other television station owners in Manhattan federal court, claiming they violated antitrust law by scheming to drive up retransmission fees for stations broadcasting the four major networks. Pay-TV providers pay retransmission fees to station owners to broadcast their content. Twenty-seven stations owned by Mission and White Knight have been unavailable for DirecTV customers since October 2022 after they failed to agree on retransmission fees. Nexstar is expected to renegotiate its retransmission agreements with DirecTV, which is 70% owned by AT&T, possibly by later this year. The lawsuit said that by conspiring to set retransmission fees, the station groups forced providers and their customers "to pay supracompetitive prices or lose access to the most popular broadcast television programming."

☆ Steven Spielberg and Noam Chomsky say AI is soulless and scary
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Both Steven Spielberg and Noam Chomsky have expressed their doubts about artificial intelligence. Spielberg said that AI requires humans to surrender creative expression and autonomy to AI. Both Spielberg and Chomsky separately gave their views on how AI could have serious repercussions on mankind's ability to create and think independently. Chomsky, a linguistics professor, cognitive scientist, and philosopher, believes that AI tools like ChatGPT have "sacrificed creativity for a kind of amorality." In the piece published on Wednesday, Chomsky, Roberts, and Watumull wrote that AI systems like ChatGPT are incapable of independent thought.

☆ The explosion of risky zero-day options could worsen market shocks, JPMorgan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Daily notional volumes in these 0DTE options that track the S & P 500 recently reached a record above $1 trillion, according to JPMorgan data. The Wall Street bank conducted an experiment to see the impact of these options during a sudden drop in the broader market. "The estimated market impacts from 0D option unwind exceed the original market shocks in all scenarios, highlighting the reflexive nature of the 0D options and their potential risk posed to market stability," JPMorgan said. The S & P 500 pulled back by 2.6% in February after rallying more than 6% in the prior month. In early March, the broader market index is up by more than 2%.

☆ Steven Spielberg's latest film 'The Fabelmans' could win Best Picture at this month's Academy Awards. Here are his top 10 most popular films.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Paramount Pictures Worldwide box office: $603.9 million ($925 million, adjusted for inflation) Total domestic box office: $234.3 million Domestic opening weekend: $64.9 million Budget: $132 million 9. Paramount Studios Worldwide box office: $474.2 million ($1.1 billion, adjusted for inflation) Total domestic box office: $197.2 million Domestic opening weekend: $29.4 million Budget: $48 million 7. Paramount Pictures Worldwide box office: $790.7 million ($1.1 billion, adjusted for inflation) Total domestic box office: $317.1 million Domestic opening weekend: $100.1 million Budget: $185 million 6. Universal Worldwide box office: $618.6 million ($1.15 billion, adjusted for inflation) Total domestic box office: $229.1 million Domestic opening weekend: $72.1 million Budget: $73 million 5. Universal Worldwide box office: $792.9 million ($2.5 billion, adjusted for inflation) Total domestic box office: $437.1 million Domestic opening weekend: $11.8 million Budget: $10.5 million 1.

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