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Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’This week, Google found itself in more turmoil, this time over its new AI Overviews feature and a trove of leaked internal documents. Then Josh Batson, a researcher at the A.I. And finally, we take a look at recent developments in A.I. safety, after Casey’s early access to OpenAI’s new souped-up voice assistant was taken away for safety reasons. Guests:Josh Batson, research scientist at AnthropicAdditional Reading:

Persons: Josh Batson, Claude Organizations: Apple, Spotify, Google

☆ The 'Oracle of Wall Street' shares a secret sign of economic strength 'hiding in plain sight': Young Americans are outspending cash-poor baby boomers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Younger Americans are finally outspending baby boomers, former Wall Street bank analyst Meredith Whitney recently noted. That's an encouraging sign for the US economy, which most economists believe is healthy, though some bearish prognosticators have serious doubts. There are several possible explanations for these findings and numerous takeaways from them, the "Oracle of Wall Street" said. However, young Americans' spending power shouldn't be discounted, as Whitney suggested that they command relatively high salaries since they attend college at higher rates. A continued economic expansion would be especially crucial for Gen Zers and millennials, who are entering the workforce or establishing their careers.

Persons: —, Meredith Whitney, That's, Whitney, Zers, relaunching, boomers, it's, Gen Zers Organizations: Service, Business, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, Target, Starbucks, BI, Walmart, American, American Express Locations: Street

Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’This week, more drama at OpenAI: The company wanted Scarlett Johansson to be a voice of GPT-4o, she said no … but something got lost in translation. Then we talk with Noland Arbaugh, the first person to get Elon Musk’s Neuralink device implanted in his brain, about how his brain-computer interface has changed his life. And finally, the Times’s Karen Weise reports back from Microsoft’s developer conference, where the big buzz was that the company’s new line of A.I. PCs will record every single thing you do on the device. Guests:Noland Arbaugh, the first Neuralink patientKaren Weise, technology correspondent for The New York TimesAdditional Reading:

Persons: Scarlett Johansson, Noland Arbaugh, Elon Musk’s, Karen Weise Organizations: Apple, Spotify, The New York Times

☆ Brad Paisley and Howard Gospel Choir to be the entertainment for state dinner as Bidens highlight US-Kenya ties
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Betsy Klein | Samantha Waldenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

US President Gerald Ford dances with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a state dinner in Washington, DC, in 1976. Jason Reed/Reuters The White House's State Dining Room is seen ahead of a state dinner honoring French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018. Paisley first performed at the White House in 2009 during the Obama administration as part of a music series. “Tomorrow night we’ve created an experience that will feature the beautiful scenes of the White House and the Washington Monument that few get to enjoy,” White House social secretary Carlos Elizondo said. Event planner Bryan Rafanelli also helped the White House plan for the state dinner.

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☆ Election officials in battleground Michigan grapple with sweeping voting changes and a presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The state’s highly decentralized system of administering voting means that “Michigan has 1,500 elections every big election day,” said Kyle Whitney, the city clerk of Marquette in the state’s Upper Peninsula. ‘We’re all beginners’The new rules in Michigan flow from a constitutional amendment that state voters approved by a wide margin in 2022 that dramatically expanded access to voting. Miller was elected to succeed the previous, term-limited clerk and is overseeing her first presidential election. Deborah Pellow, the part-time clerk of rural Tilden Township in the Upper Peninsula, is also overseeing her first presidential election this year. The next big test for Michigan comes in August, when voters cast primary ballots for congressional, state and local offices.

Persons: Michael Siegrist, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, tabulators, Biden, ”, Kyle Whitney, ” Whitney, Brennan, ‘, “, ” Lori Miller, Miller, “ It’s, Deborah Pellow, Pellow, Adam Wit, –, Shira Roza, Carlos Osorio, Angela Benander, Joycelyn Benson, Jacqueline Beaudry, ” Benander, ‘ We’re Organizations: CNN, Ferrari, Republican, Trump, Brennan Center for Justice, Wolverine State, Biden’s, Michigan’s, Democratic, Michigan Association of Municipal, Michigan Locations: Michigan, Canton Township, Antrim County, Marquette, Wolverine, Livonia, Detroit, Wayne County, Tilden Township, Canton, Harrison, Warren , Michigan, Ann Arbor City, Tilden

☆ My 13-year-old has been attached to her phone since she got it. I was surprised to see her happily leave it behind for a school dance.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Karen Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That's why it was surprising to see her willingly, without hesitation, leave her beloved phone on the kitchen counter when she attended a middle school dance recently. But she knew the school policy — phones aren't allowed. I knew the pickup time and she knew she could borrow an adult's phone or use the school phone to call me if need be. She danced every song all night and came home breathless and happy, declaring the dance "the best night ever." They can also ask to borrow an adult's phone or use the school phone.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, breathless, Whitney Houston Organizations: Service, Nike Blazers

Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’This week, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o, its newest A.I. It has an uncannily emotive voice that everybody is talking about. Then, we break down the biggest announcements from Google IO, including the launch of A.I. overviews, a major change to search that threatens the way the entire web functions. And finally, Kevin and Casey discuss the weirdest headlines from the week in another round of HatGPT.

Persons: OpenAI, Kevin, Casey Organizations: Apple, Spotify, Google

☆ See inside the Hermosa Inn, the top-rated hotel in the 'Beverly Hills of Arizona'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The luxury and boutique Hermosa Inn was named the best hotel in Arizona by Travel + Leisure in 2023. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementFrom Clark Gable and Whitney Houston to David Spade and Tyrese Gibson, celebrities have been staying and dining at the Hermosa Inn for decades, AZ Central reported. The luxury boutique hotel, which has been around for nearly a century, was named the best hotel in Arizona by Travel + Leisure in 2023. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Clark Gable, Whitney Houston, David Spade, Tyrese Gibson Organizations: Travel, Service, AZ Central, Business Locations: Hermosa, Arizona, Paradise Valley

☆ Bumble's billboard ads made fun of celibacy as an alternative to dating. It didn't go down well.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewDating app Bumble is in hot water over an ad campaign that appeared to make fun of celibacy as an alternative to dating. The campaign featured billboards that bore the message: "You know full well a vow of celibacy is not the answer." Some said the ads were misogynistic and were chastising women for not casually sleeping with men. "Our ads referencing celibacy were an attempt to lean into a community frustrated by modern dating, and instead of bringing joy and humor, we unintentionally did the opposite," it said. AdvertisementBumble's apology post recognized that celibacy was a lifestyle many women choose for various reasons, including asexuality, trauma, or harm.

Persons: —, TikTok, Bumble, Lauren Salaun, Cecilia Regina, Regina, Julia Fox, Whitney Wolfe, concierges Organizations: Service, Business, National, Bloomberg Technology Summit, AP Locations: South Korea

☆ Meredith Whitney Advisory Group CEO: Proposed mortgage reform is a 'massive game changer'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMeredith Whitney Advisory Group CEO: Proposed mortgage reform is a 'massive game changer'Meredith Whitney, founder and CEO of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, joins CNBC's 'Money Movers' to discuss mortgage reform, home equity, and more.

Persons: Meredith, Meredith Whitney Organizations: Advisory, Meredith Whitney Advisory

☆ Tony Awards 2024: Print Your Ballot!
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Best New Play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" ☐ "Mary Jane" ☐ "Mother Play" ☐ "Prayer for the French Republic" ☐ "Stereophonic" Best New Musical "Hell's Kitchen" “Illinoise" ☐ "The Outsiders" ☐ "Suffs" "Water for Elephants" Best Play Revival ☐ “Appropriate" ☐ “An Enemy of the People" "Purlie Victorious" Best Musical Revival ☐ "Cabaret" ☐ “Gutenberg! The Musical!" "Merrily We Roll Along" "The Who's Tommy" Best Book of a Musical ☐ Bekah Brunstetter, "The Notebook" Kristoffer Diaz, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Rick Elice, "Water for Elephants" ☐ Adam Rapp with Justin Levine, "The Outsiders" ☐ Shaina Taub, "Suffs" Best Leading Actor in a Play ☐ William Jackson Harper, "Uncle Vanya" Leslie Odom Jr., "Purlie Victorious" ☐ Liev Schreiber, "Doubt" Jeremy Strong, "An Enemy of the People" ☐ Michael Stuhlbarg, "Patriots" Best Leading Actress in a Play ☐ Betsy Aidem, "Prayer for the French Republic" 0000 Jessica Lange, "Mother Play" Rachel McAdams, "Mary Jane" Sarah Paulson, "Appropriate" ☐ Amy Ryan, "Doubt" Best Leading Actor in a Musical ☐ Brody Grant, "The Outsiders" ☐ Jonathan Groff, "Merrily We Roll Along" Dorian Harewood, "The Notebook" ☐ Brian d'Arcy James, "Days of Wine and Roses" ☐ Eddie Redmayne, "Cabaret" The New York Times 2024 Tony Awards Ballot Best Leading Actress in a Musical Eden Espinosa, "Lempicka" ☐ Maleah Joi Moon, "Hell's Kitchen" Kelli O'Hara, "Days of Wine and Roses" ☐ Maryann Plunkett, "The Notebook" ☐ Gayle Rankin, "Cabaret" Best Featured Actor in a Play ☐ Will Brill, “Stereophonic" Eli Gelb, "Stereophonic" ☐ Jim Parsons, "Mother Play" Tom Pecinka, "Stereophonic" Corey Stoll, "Appropriate" Best Featured Actor in a Musical ☐ Roger Bart, "Back to the Future" ☐ Joshua Boone, "The Outsiders" ☐ Brandon Victor Dixon, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Sky Lakota-Lynch, "The Outsiders" ☐ Daniel Radcliffe, "Merrily We Roll Along" ☐ Steven Skybell, "Cabaret" Best Featured Actress in a Play ☐ Quincy Tyler Bernstine, "Doubt" ☐ Juliana Canfield, ☐ "Stereophonic" Celia Keenan-Bolger, "Mother Play" Best Direction of a Musical ☐ Maria Friedman, ㅁㅁㅁ ㅁ "Merrily We Roll Along" Best Lighting Design of a Musical ☐ Brandon Stirling Baker, "Illinoise" Michael Greif, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Isabella Byrd, "Cabaret" Leigh Silverman, "Suffs" ☐ ☐ Jessica Stone, "Water for Elephants" ☐ Danya Taymor, "The Outsiders" Best Scenic Design of a Play Natasha Katz, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Bradley King and David Bengali, "Water for Elephants" ☐ Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, "The Outsiders" Best Sound Design dots, "An Enemy of the People" of a Play ☐ dots, "Appropriate" Derek McLane, "Purlie Victorious" David Zinn, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" David Zinn, "Stereophonic" Best Scenic Design of a Musical ☐ AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, "The Outsiders" ☐ Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, "Back to the Future" ☐ Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, "Lempicka" ☐ Takeshi Kata, "Water for Elephants" David Korins, "Here Lies Love" ☐ Tom Scutt, "Cabaret" Best Costume Design of a Play ☐ Dede Ayite, "Appropriate" ☐ Dede Ayite, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" ☐ Sarah Pidgeon, "Stereophonic" ☐ Enver Chakartash, ☐ Kara Young, "Purlie Victorious" Best Featured Actress in a Musical ☐ Shoshana Bean, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Amber Iman, "Lempicka" Nikki M. James, "Suffs" ☐ ☐ Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, "Spamalot" Kecia Lewis, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Lindsay Mendez, "Merrily We Roll Along" ☐ Bebe Neuwirth, "Cabaret" Best Direction of a Play Daniel Aukin, "Stereophonic" ☐ Anne Kauffman, "Mary Jane" Kenny Leon, "Purlie Victorious" Lila Neugebauer, "Appropriate" Whitney White, ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" ☐ ☐ "Stereophonic" ☐ Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" ☐ Leah Gelpe, "Mary Jane" ☐ Tom Gibbons, "Grey House" ☐ Bray Poor and Will Pickens, "Appropriate" ☐ Ryan Rumery, "Stereophonic" Best Sound Design of a Musical ☐ M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, "Here Lies Love" Kai Harada, "Merrily We Roll Along" ☐ Nick Lidster, "Cabaret" ☐ Gareth Owen, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Cody Spencer, "The Outsiders" Best Original Score Will Butler, "Stereophonic" ☐ Adam Guettel, "Days of Wine and Roses" ☐ Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine, "The Outsiders" ☐ David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, "Here Lies Love" ☐ Shaina Taub, "Suffs" Emilio Sosa, "Purlie Victorious" Best Choreography David Zinn, "An Enemy of the People" Best Costume Design of a Musical ☐ Dede Ayite, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Linda Cho, "The Great Gatsby" ☐ David Israel Reynoso, "Water for Elephants" Tom Scutt, "Cabaret" ☐ Paul Tazewell, "Suffs" Best Lighting Design of a Play ☐ Isabella Byrd, "An Enemy of the People" ☐ Amith Chandrashaker, "Prayer for the French Republic" Jiyoun Chang, “Stereophonic" Jane Cox, "Appropriate" ☐ Natasha Katz, "Grey House" ☐ Camille A. Brown, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb, "Water for Elephants" ☐ Rick and Jeff Kuperman, "The Outsiders" ☐ Annie-B Parson, "Here Lies Love" Justin Peck, "Illinoise" Best Orchestrations ☐ Timo Andres, "Illi

Persons: Mary Jane, Tommy, Bekah, Kristoffer Diaz, Rick Elice, ☐ Adam Rapp, Justin Levine, ☐ Shaina Taub, William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya, Leslie Odom Jr, ☐ Liev Schreiber, Jeremy Strong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Betsy Aidem, Jessica Lange, Rachel McAdams, Sarah Paulson, Amy Ryan, Brody Grant, Jonathan Groff, Dorian Harewood, Brian d'Arcy James, Eddie Redmayne, Eden Espinosa, Maleah Joi Moon, Kelli O'Hara, ☐ Maryann Plunkett, ☐ Gayle Rankin, Will Brill, Eli Gelb, Jim Parsons, Tom Pecinka, Corey Stoll, Roger Bart, Joshua Boone, ☐ Brandon Victor Dixon, Lynch, ☐ Daniel Radcliffe, Steven Skybell, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Juliana Canfield, Celia Keenan, Bolger, Maria Friedman, ㅁㅁㅁ, Brandon Stirling Baker, Michael Greif, Isabella Byrd, Leigh Silverman, Jessica Stone, Natasha Katz, ☐ Bradley King, David Bengali, Brian MacDevitt, Hana S, Kim, Derek McLane, David Zinn, Tatiana Kahvegian, ☐ Robert Brill, Peter Nigrini, Tim Hatley, Finn Ross, Riccardo Hernández, Takeshi Kata, David Korins, Tom Scutt, Dede Ayite, Sarah Pidgeon, Enver Chakartash, ☐ Kara Young, Shoshana Bean, Amber Iman, Nikki M, James, ☐ Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Kecia Lewis, ☐ Lindsay Mendez, Bebe Neuwirth, Daniel Aukin, Anne Kauffman, Kenny Leon, Lila Neugebauer, White, Justin Ellington, Stefania Bulbarella, Leah Gelpe, ☐ Tom Gibbons, ☐ Bray, Will Pickens, Ryan Rumery, Cody Spencer, Kai Harada, Nick Lidster, ☐ Gareth Owen, ☐ Cody Spencer, Will Butler, Adam Guettel, ☐ David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, Shaina Taub, Emilio Sosa, Linda Cho, ☐ David Israel Reynoso, ☐ Paul Tazewell, Jiyoun Chang, Jane Cox, Camille A . Brown, ☐ Shana Carroll, Jesse Robb, Rick, Jeff Kuperman, Annie, Parson, Justin Peck, ☐ Timo Andres, Tom Kitt, Adam Blackstone, Justin Craig, Matt Hinkley, Jonathan Tunick Organizations: Patriots, New York Times, Lakota, ☐ Bray Poor Locations: Republic, Jamestown

☆ Drugs, Sacraments or Medicine? Psychedelic Churches Blur the Line.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Ernesto Londoño | Meridith Kohut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Facing the latest participants attending her four-day psychedelic retreat, Whitney Lasseter made a bold claim: The ceremonies they would take part in were sanctioned by federal law, which sets a high bar for the government to interfere in religious practices. “We are using these medicines to connect with the divine,” said Ms. Lasseter, the founder of All Tribes Medicine Assembly, one of dozens of organizations that describe themselves as churches and view their use of psychoactive substances as sacramental, even though they are generally illegal under federal law. “It’s your right to practice your religion however you are guided.”Eight guests seated in a circle in a suburban Austin, Texas, living room nodded, some looking apprehensive, as Ms. Lasseter outlined the sequence of body-jolting, mind-altering rituals ahead. First, there would be a detoxification protocol in which poisonous secretions of a frog from the Amazon are dabbed on tiny burn marks on a person’s skin, often inducing nausea and projectile vomiting.

Persons: Whitney Lasseter, ”, Lasseter, “ Organizations: All Tribes Medicine Assembly Locations: Austin , Texas

☆ 2 hikers found dead on Mount Whitney in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Ashley Williams | Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Two California hikers who went missing earlier this week on Mount Whitney have been found dead, authorities said. The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a call on Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. PT regarding the overdue hikers, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office on Thursday. “Tragically, both hikers were later discovered deceased” in Tulare County, California, the sheriff’s office stated in the release. CNN has contacted the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office for more information. Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, according to the National Park Service.

Persons: Mount Whitney, Tragically Organizations: CNN, Whitney’s Mountaineer, Upper, National Park Service Locations: California, Inyo County, Tulare County , California, Tulare County, United States

Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Kevin reports on his monthlong experiment cultivating relationships with 18 companions generated by artificial intelligence. Then, Casey has a conversation with Turing, one of Kevin’s chatbot buddies, who has an interest in stoic philosophy and has one of the sexiest voices we’ve ever heard. And finally, we talk to Nomi’s founder and chief executive, Alex Cardinell, about the business behind A.I. Guests:Turing, Kevin’s A.I. Alex Cardinell, chief executive and founder of Nomi.

Persons: Kevin, Casey, Turing, Kevin’s, we’ve, Alex Cardinell, —, Kevin’s A.I Organizations: Apple, Spotify, Nomi

☆ My AI dating your AI could be the future of online dating, Bumble founder says. 'No. No. Truly.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bumble's founder discussed how AI could influence dating at the Bloomberg Technology Summit. Whitney Wolfe Herd said "AI dating concierges" could court each other on humans' behalf. She said AI could also help modern daters become better flirts. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd discussed how AI could influence modern dating at the Bloomberg Technology Summit this week.

Persons: Whitney Wolfe Herd, —, Bumble, Emily Chang, Wolfe Herd Organizations: Bloomberg Technology Summit, Service, Business

☆ Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd says the app could embrace AI: 'Your dating concierge could go and date for you'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd says the woman-focused dating app is embracing AI. When discussing the future of Bumble at Bloomberg Tech in San Francisco, Herd, who recently stepped down from being the app's CEO, says Bumble will use AI "to help create more healthy and equitable" dating experience. "You could, in the near future, be talking to your AI dating concierge and you could share your insecurities ... and then it could give you productive tips for communicating with other people," she says. The idea of using AI to help you flirt isn't new. Tools like YourMove.AI and Love Genius use AI to craft daters more intriguing dating bios and messages.

Persons: Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Herd Organizations: Bloomberg Tech Locations: San Francisco

☆ McDonald's is betting on its mobile business with new franchisee digital marketing fund
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

McDonald's U.S. franchisees will start paying into a digital marketing fund next year as the fast-food giant looks to expand its booming digital business, according to a memo viewed by CNBC on Thursday. Loyalty program members accounted for more than $6 billion in system-wide sales globally during McDonald's first quarter. The company has 34 million active digital customers in the U.S. By comparison, Chipotle Mexican Grill has 40 million loyalty members, while Starbucks has 32.8 million. In December, McDonald's said it aims to reach 100 million loyalty program members by 2027. Franchisees in the U.K., Canada, Australia and Germany will also pay into the global digital marketing fund.

Persons: Tariq Hassan, Whitney McGinnis, McDonald's Organizations: CNBC, Grill, Starbucks Locations: U.S, Canada, Australia, Germany

A core demand over by the pro-Palestinian student groups at Columbia University was for the school to withdraw investment funds from what they describe as companies profiting from Israel’s war in Gaza. The group has described those companies as profiting “from Israeli apartheid, genocide, and military occupation of Palestine.” Israel denies accusations of genocide. Columbia now lists five areas where it refrains from investing: tobacco, private prison operations, thermal coal, Sudan and fossil fuels — all decisions made in the past decade. Columbia was also the first Ivy League university to divest from South Africa, and various other colleges followed suit. In 2015, Columbia became the first US university to divest from private prison companies after a student campaign raising concerns about human rights abuses.

Persons: ” Israel Organizations: Columbia University, Columbia, Ivy League, Columbia’s, Trustees Locations: Gaza, Palestine, Columbia, Sudan, South Africa

☆ Kendrick Lamar and Drake's beef explained, from its 2013 origins to their diss tracks "Push Ups" and "6:16 in LA" and latest responses
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Both rappers released diss tracks that took blistering personal shots on Friday night. "He doesn't have the heart for the lying, disrespect, and animosity it requires to make an effective diss track," Pierre wrote. Later in the track, Drake references Cole's diss track and apology. At the end of the track, Lamar samples a 1994 Tupac interview to simulate a conversation between the two rappers. "6:16 in LA" also parodies Drake's song titles, which often feature location names and timestamps.

Persons: Kendrick Lamar, Drake's, Drake, —, Lamar's fiancée Whitney Alford, Lamar, Aubrey Drake Graham —, Lamar dissed Drake, J, Cole, Rick Ross, Cole —, Taylor, Joseph Okpako, WireImage Lamar, Jermaine Cole, Big, Wale, Pusha, Meek Millz, Big Sean, Jay, Tyler, Mac Miller, Kunta, Lamar hasn't, Meek, Getty, Tim Mosenfelder, Aubrey, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Jackson, Prince, Mike Jack, Prince . Prince, “, rics, Organizations: Metro Boomin, Service, Future, Metro, HBO, Drake, Wireless, Lamar, Big, Rocky, Rap Locations: Drake's, Lamar, LA, Florida

☆ An Opaque Philip Johnson House Reopens After 15 Years
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Suleman Anaya | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The architect Philip Johnson’s Glass House, a rectangular glass-and-steel residence set on a grassy shelf above a wooded bluff in New Canaan, Conn., has epitomized a certain East Coast ideal of midcentury elegance since its completion in 1949. The home also established Johnson himself as the paragon of a specific type of New York architect: erudite, absolutist in his refinement and formidable in his influence wielding, shaping careers, institutions and public opinion like few others in his field. But since the National Trust of Historic Preservation opened the Glass House to the public as a museum in 2007, visitors have discovered there’s more to the place than its namesake centerpiece. For the past 15 years, however, a pivotal part of the estate has remained semi-concealed: Johnson’s guesthouse, known as the Brick House and situated just 80 feet from the site’s main attraction, has been closed to the public because of water damage. Now, after an extensive restoration and in time for the Glass House’s 75th anniversary, the building has finally been unveiled.

Persons: Philip Johnson’s, Johnson, David Whitney Organizations: MoMA, paragon, National Trust of Historic Preservation, Brick Locations: New Canaan, Conn, York

Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’We asked listeners to tell us about the wildest ways they have been using artificial intelligence at work. This week, we bring you their stories. Then, Hank Green, a legendary YouTuber, stops by to talk about how creators are reacting to the prospect of a ban on TikTok, and about how he’s navigating an increasingly fragmented online environment. And finally, deep fakes are coming to Main Street: We’ll tell you the story of how they caused turmoil in a Maryland high school and what, if anything, can be done to fight them. Guests:Hank Green, YouTuber and co-founder of ComplexlyAdditional Reading:

Persons: Hank Green Organizations: Apple, Spotify, Complexly Locations: Maryland

☆ The US could give homeowners a $980 billion stimulus at no additional cost, 'Oracle of Wall Street' says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. That's if Freddie Mac secures approval from its regulator to operate in the market for secondary mortgages, also commonly known as home equity loans. If greenlighted, the scheme would be equivalent to a huge stimulus injection, but without a cent added to the national deficit, the "Oracle of Wall Street" explained. As Freddie Mac is a massive provider of mortgage market liquidity, the move could encourage more banks to extend this financing to customers. The proposal noted that options are limited for homeowners who want to tap their equity, meaning that few are benefiting from the housing market's appreciation.

Persons: —, Meredith Whitney, Whitney, Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac's, Freddie, Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Dating app Bumble will no longer require women to make the first move
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Ten years after creating a new model for dating apps with its “women make the first move” feature, Bumble is opening the door to men starting conversations on its platform. Bumble is rolling out a new feature called “opening moves” that will let female users set a prompt to which male suitors can respond to initiate a conversation. The feature reverses a longstanding requirement by the app that women send the first message to their matches, which Bumble said gave women more power over their dating lives. Jones sees the Bumble redesign as a way to help the platform meet that moment. The changes could be key to returning Bumble — which also owns dating apps Badoo and Fruitz — to profitability after it posted a $1.9 million net loss last year.

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☆ It's official: Bumble no longer requires women to send the first message
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It lets women set a question all matches can respond to, meaning men might be the first to message. Starting Tuesday, the feature lets women set a question that all their matches can answer to get the conversation started. Bumble found in testing that Opening Moves increased "chat initiation and reply rates, as well as lengthening time spent in conversation," the release said. Jones had recently hinted that Bumble might move away from making women reach out first. AdvertisementBeyond Opening Moves, Bumble is shaking up its look with a redesign, one of several changes it's made since Jones took over as CEO in January.

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☆ The artists with the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

There are only 11 artists in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 who have topped the chart at least 10 times. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . These 11, however, have seen the most success on the Billboard Hot 100 — widely considered to be the definitive ranking of best-selling songs in the US. Rihanna, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, and Whitney Houston are among the elite group of artists who have earned at least 10 chart-toppers in their careers. Keep scrolling to see the top tier of singles artists, ranked from least to most No.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Madonna, Mariah Carey, —, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston Organizations: Beatles, Service

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