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☆ How a former data analyst turned his 14-year career at Riot Games into 'Arcane,' a beautiful, expensive Netflix hit
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"Arcane," a television adaptation of Riot Games' "League of Legends," is back on Netflix. The gig was at Riot Games, a young video game company founded in 2006 that had launched its debut title "League of Legends" the year before. Film and television isn't Riot Games' primary business; video games like "League of Legends" are. A genuinely good television series like "Arcane" not only engages current players who may spend money on in-game cosmetics, but brings new eyes to the franchise. The real-life cosmetics, like the "Arcane" season two drop with Fenty Beauty, probably don't hurt either.

Persons: Christopher Linke, Alexander Yee, it's, —, Christian Linke, Linke, Yee, Ella Purnell, Netflix Linke, Ekko, Reed Shannon, Fortiche, that's, shiniest Organizations: League of, Netflix, Riot, Service, Craigslist, Riot Games, League, Variety, Washington Locations: Los Angeles

☆ A 59-year-old who prioritized work and family got fit after a health scare. Aged 72, he's a medal-winning athlete who works out daily.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tom Simek got fit at 59 after being diagnosed with osteoporosis and high cholesterol. Now 72, he's competed in "American Ninja Warrior" and won medals in the National Senior Games. The retired building contractor based in Santa Fe had spent his working life prioritizing his family and business over his health. 4) Better sleep"When you're fit, your mind works better, and you sleep better," Simek said. And research shows that being physically active is linked to better sleep quality, according to Dr. Charlene Gamaldo, the medical director of Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep.

Persons: Tom Simek, he's, —, Simek, Elizabeth Morris, Charlene Gamaldo Organizations: National Senior Games, Service, Senior, NBC, University of Michigan, Senior Games, Mobility, BMC Health Services Research, Experimental Gerontology, Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep Locations: Santa Fe, New Mexico

☆ What the Fed’s interest rate cuts mean for your money
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But that doesn’t mean as a result interest rates are now low — or will soon be low. “‘Falling interest rates’ are not the same as ‘low interest rates.’ Interest rates are high and will only decline to ‘not as high’ as … we move into 2025,” said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate. Credit cards: Just before the Fed cut its key rate in September, the average credit card rate was 20.78%, according to Bankrate. Another option: Try transferring your balance to a credit card from a credit union or local bank. Before the Fed’s September rate cut many of those accounts were offering yields between 4.25% and 5.3%, according to those listed on Bankrate.com.

Persons: ”, Greg McBride, Matt Schulz, Chris Diodato, they’re, Freddie Mac, Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s, ” McBride, Sinead Colton Grant, Colton Grant, “, Don’t, Diodato, you’re, BNY, they’ve Organizations: CNN, Reserve, Bankrate, Fed, LendingTree, Treasury, Savings Locations: Treasuries

☆ 'It's gross, it's unprofessional': Some LinkedIn users are being put off the platform by unsolicited flirtatious DMs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

studioEAST | Getty ImagesSome LinkedIn users have reported receiving unsolicited flirtatious messages via the platform, with expert Bernie Hogan at the Oxford Internet Institute saying the employment-focused social website is increasingly being used for dating purposes. "It's just a gross feeling ... it's gross, it's unprofessional," Huddy told CNBC. "LinkedIn is not a workplace, it merely frames itself as a workplace," he told CNBC Make It. A recent Forbes Health Survey of 1,000 Americans who have used dating apps in the past year found that 78% felt fatigued emotionally, mentally, or physically by dating apps sometimes, often, or always. "So LinkedIn has effectively created a dating site without dating," Hogan added.

Persons: Bernie Hogan, Blair Huddy, Huddy, She's, Shriya, DatingNews.com, Hogan, Courtney Boyer, Boyer, Sasha Dutta, Dutta, Oscar Wong Organizations: Getty, Oxford Internet Institute, Hudson Davis Communications, CNBC, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Facebook, Forbes Health Survey Locations: studioEAST, Los Angeles, U.S, Central Florida, Asian

☆ Here's why ETFs often have lower fees than mutual funds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Some experts say comparing average ETF fees to those of mutual funds isn't quite fair, because most ETFs have historically been index funds, not actively managed funds. To that point, index ETFs have a 0.44% average annual fee, half the 0.88% fee for index mutual funds, according to Morningstar. Similarly, active ETFs carry a 0.63% average fee, versus 1.02% for actively managed mutual funds, Morningstar data show. 'Cheap mutual funds also exist'ETFs and mutual funds are similar. While ETFs tend to be cheaper, on average, that's not to say mutual funds are always more expensive.

Persons: Zachary Evens, Evens, Michael McClary, that's, Bryan Armour Organizations: Morningstar, Investors, Valmark Financial, ETF, Trust, Mutual, North America Locations: U.S

☆ The NFL is heading to Germany – and the country has fallen for American football
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Eduardo Tansley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

The German balances punditry with his role as the commissioner of the European League of Football, a professional American football league founded in 2020 which has 18 teams split into three conferences. Paid options with increased coverage are now available through DAZN, the NFL League Pass, and RTL+. According to the NFL, there are approximately 19million fans in Germany, with 3.6m (18.9 per cent) following the NFL closely. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has 500 registered football teams with more than 70,000 members, according to sports marketing agency SPORTFIVE. There are 14 German players in the NFL Academy, based at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom.

Persons: Holt, ” Patrick Esume, Jürgen Kessler, Esume, ” Esume, Tom Brady, Sebastian Widmann, Daniel Jensen, ” Jensen, ”, Jakob Johnson, Marcel Dabo, Aaron Jones, Amon, Ra St, Brown, Gerrit Meier, Bjoern Werner, Markus Kuhn, Sebastian Vollmer, Duke Dennis, Ian Maule, Jensen, “, Meech Robinson Organizations: American, NFL, Allianz Arena, New York Giants, Carolina Panthers, Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park, RTL, Athletic, Sky Sports, ITV, “, European League of Football, Getty, Hamburg Silver Eagles, Hamburg Blue Devils, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Munich’s Allianz, Hamburg, NFL Europe, Bundesliga, Soccer, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Sports Illustrated, Chiefs, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Patriots, Green Bay Packers, Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, U.S . Army, Detroit Lions, Colts, Olympic Sports, SPORTFIVE, German Basketball Association, NBA, NFL Academy, Loughborough University, NCAA Division Locations: Germany, Europe, Munich, United Kingdom, American, U.S, DAZN, NFL Europe, German, Frankfurt, America, Mexico, “ St, Las Vegas, Los Angeles

It's not cheap, though, so the ongoing Ergatta Black Friday sale is a can't miss chance to score your very own. Even though the month of November only just started, Ergatta has kicked off its Black Friday sale, offering shoppers up to $850 off its elite-level rowers and bundles. View at ErgattaLimited-Time Deal Ergatta Lite Rower $1,399.00 $1,799.00 Save 22% The Ergatta Lite Rower offers the brand's game-like rowing experience and beautiful design with a smaller footprint and lower price. View at ErgattaThe Ergatta Rower is down to $1,899 plus free shipping (usually $150) and a bonus $100 Ergatta Apparel Gift Card. The Ergatta Lite is also $400 off and down to $1,399 also with free shipping and the gift card.

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☆ Pentagon officials discussing how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN. “Troops are compelled by law to disobey unlawful orders,” said another defense official. “But the question is what happens then – do we see resignations from senior military leaders? At the time, defense officials tried to include as few civilian employees as possible to limit the impact to the workforce, sources said. But “there are still ways a new administration could work around these protections,” a defense official said, even if it might take several months to do so.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Mark Milley, “, Defense Lloyd Austin, Milley, John Kelly, Trump’s, Kelly, Hitler’s, Biden, –, George Floyd, …, Austin, ” CNN’s Oren Liebermann Organizations: CNN, Pentagon, Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs, Staff, ”, “ Troops, Trump, White, DoD, Defense, National Guard, White House, Defense Department, Customs, Reserves, Army, Congress, United States, Civilian, National Security and Intelligence, Management Locations: ’, ”, Hitler’s Nazi, United States

Learn moreTwelve-year-olds are at a big transition point in their lives — they're starting to feel more grown up, but they're not quite out of childhood yet. We spoke to Madeleine Buckley, senior editor at The Toy Insider to help us find some of the best gifts for 12-year-old boys. Buckley recommended games, crafts, pop culture gifts, fidgets, and video games for tweens. Before buying a gift, find out what brands, franchises, and video games the 12-year-old on your list is into. Here are 17 of the best gifts for 12-year-old boys

Persons: — they're, they're, Madeleine Buckley, tweens, Buckley Organizations: Business, tweens

☆ The 10-year Treasury yield has been rising. Here's where BlackRock’s Rick Rieder sees an opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Opportunities abound for income-seeking investors, even as the 10-year Treasury has seen a volatile week, according to BlackRock's Rick Rieder. The iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY) , for instance, has a duration of 3.2 years and a 30-day SEC yield of 7.22%. Meanwhile, the Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund (VWEHX) has an average duration of 2.9 years, and a 30-day SEC yield of 6.03%. "You can stay higher quality, floating rate oriented, and clip yield," Rieder said. He thinks it's prime time for income investors to snap up yield without stretching into lower quality.

Persons: BlackRock's Rick Rieder, Donald Trump, Rieder, CLOs, Janus Henderson Organizations: Treasury, Federal, BlackRock, CNBC, Standard, SEC, Fund, AAA, Janus Henderson AAA CLO Locations: CLOs, Europe

☆ The air freight industry is on high alert after fires at DHL warehouses were linked to Russian sabotage operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Fires at DHL warehouses this year may have been part of Russian sabotage operations, officials have said. AdvertisementSuspected Russian sabotage activities targeting the air freight industry have been on the rise this year, and the industry is preparing for further action. Speaking a few months after the DHL fires, the chief of the UK's MI6 intelligence service, Richard Moore, said he believed Russian intelligence services had "gone a bit feral." AdvertisementKremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied Russia's involvement in sabotage operations in Europe. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domestic intelligence services, and the BND declined to comment further.

Persons: —, Brandon Fried, Fried, Thomas Haldenwang, Haldenwang, Frank Umbach, Umbach, Richard Moore, Shashank Joshi, Joshi, Dmitry Peskov, KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, Keir Giles, Giles, that's Organizations: DHL, Service, Airforwarders Association, Street Journal, Financial, Energy, Security, University of Bonn, Rheinmetall, Royal United Services Institute, NATO, Military Counterintelligence Service, Federal Office, Getty Images, Chatham House's, Eurasia Program Locations: Europe, Russia, Moscow, Germany, America, Leipzig, Birmingham, Lithuania, North America, Russian, Ukraine, AFP, Chatham House's Russia

☆ Cargo plane operators are on high alert after a string of suspected Russian sabotages
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Tech tycoon Elon Musk joined a call between US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the day after the presidential election, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Zelensky previously said on X that he called Trump on Wednesday and congratulated him on “his historic landslide” win. Strong and unwavering US leadership is vital for the world and for a just peace,” Zelensky wrote at the time. CNN is reaching out to Musk and Trump’s teams about the call, which was first reported by Axios. Questions about Musk’s influence in the war also began to mount amid a rise in Ukrainian sightings of Russian uses of the satellite internet service.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, “, Strong, ” Zelensky, Axios, Vladimir Putin, Musk, –, Starlink, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, Dmitry Peskov Organizations: CNN — Tech, US, Ukrainian, CNN, Trump, PAC, NASA, SpaceX, Pentagon, Starlink, Russian, Putin Locations: Kyiv, Russia, Ukraine, Crimea, Crimean, Ukrainian, American

☆ A Nobel Prize-winning scientist who wrote a book on aging cycles 6 miles a day at age 72. Here are 3 things he does to stay healthy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementVenki Ramakrishnan, a Nobel laureate and former president of the world's oldest scientific academy, the Royal Society, has been watching as aging science and the hype around it has exploded. There have been some real scientific breakthroughs, deepening our understanding of the fundamental causes of aging, Ramakrishnan told Business Insider. AdvertisementCycling everydayExercise has all kinds of benefits for healthy aging, Ramakrishnan said. Research suggests that getting enough good quality sleep could add a few years to your life.

Persons: —, Venki, Ramakrishnan, He's, Michael Pollan's Organizations: Service, Royal Society, Business, Allied Market Research, FDA, British, of Sports Medicine, American College of Cardiology's Locations: Cambridge

☆ Pinterest stock plunges following weak Q4 revenue guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on May 15, 2024. Pinterest shares plunged 15% on Thursday after the social media company provided soft guidance for its fourth-quarter revenue despite beating on the top and bottom lines with its third-quarter earnings. The midpoint of the fourth-quarter guidance, $1.135 billion, trailed analyst estimates of $1.143 billion. Pinterest said it had 537 million global monthly active users in the third quarter, topping analyst estimates of 532.6 million. Its total cost and expenses for the quarter were $904 million, up 17% compared with $768 million the previous year.

Persons: Bill Ready, Pinterest, Meta Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Amazon, Meta Locations: LSEG

☆ Anthropic is gaining on OpenAI in this key area of the AI market
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Anthropic has been gaining on arch rival OpenAI in recent months, according to data from a popular developer tool offered by startup Vercel. In the week of August 18, the OpenAI code library was downloaded almost 229,000 times by developers. Data from Vercel's AI SDK toolkit VercelA top executive at Vercel attributed the recent adoption trends partly to a new AI model that Anthropic released in the summer. That's because many AI model providers have adopted OpenAI's API specification as a de facto standard. AdvertisementAn OpenAI spokesperson said usage of the startup's API has doubled since it released its GPT-4o mini AI model in July.

Persons: Anthropic, OpenAI, Sweta Patel, Claude, Jared Palmer, Sonnet, There's, Dianne Penn, Penn, DoorDash Organizations: Vercel

☆ Block shares plunge 11% on revenue miss
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Block shares tumbled 11% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter revenue that trailed Wall Street expectations. Earnings per share: 88 cents adjusted vs. 87 cents expected88 cents adjusted vs. 87 cents expected Revenue: $5.98 billion vs. $6.24 billion expectedBlock, formerly known as Square, posted $2.25 billion in gross profit, up 19% from a year ago. Analysts tend to focus on gross profit as a more accurate measurement of the company's core transactional businesses. The company reported net income of $283.7 million, or 45 cents per share, after losing $88.7 million, or 15 cents a share, a year earlier. The company said gross profit for the fourth quarter will increase 14% to $2.31 billion.

Persons: Jack Dorsey Organizations: LSEG, Twitter

☆ What to know about Trump’s US government reformation plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

While Trump may not want to associate with that plan, it was formulated by his allies – at least 140 people associated with Project 2025 worked in Trump’s administration, according to a review by CNN’s Steve Contorno. Trump’s adviser Stephen Miller said on Fox News to expect deportations to begin the moment Trump is again president on January 20, 2025. Commonly referred to as “Schedule F,” Trump’s plan was to undo long-standing protections for nonpartisan civil servants. John McEntee, who was director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office during Trump’s first administration, worked on Project 2025, building a list of Trump loyalists suitable for administration roles. Only one of the 26 potential positions in a Trump Cabinet, Vice President-elect JD Vance, is in place.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, –, CNN’s Steve Contorno, Russell Vought –, Biden, What’s, Stephen Miller, “, ”, it’s, Carlos Gimenez, CNN’s Pamela Brown, ” Gimenez, we’ll, ” CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez, Tom Homan, Obama, John McEntee, McEntee, he’s, Kennedy, Walker, Joe Biden’s, JD Vance, John Kelly, Donald Jr, It’s, that’s, Nixon Organizations: CNN —, Ukraine “, Heritage Foundation, Trump, Management, National Guard, Fox News, Florida Republican, ICE, CNN, DC, White, United, Trump Cabinet, Defense and Homeland Security, Republican Locations: Ukraine, Florida, Trump, Georgia, United Nations, United States, ”

☆ Disappointing photos show what it's like to go skiing in Colorado
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Two winters ago was my first full season of skiing and snowboarding in Colorado. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I'm not alone in loving the thrill of skiing and snowboarding. The Colorado Sun reported that more than 14 million people spent time on the state's slopes last year.

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☆ Want to dodge the market volatility and capture the upside? This JPMorgan ETF's manager reveals how he's doing it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The JPMorgan Asset Management's U.S. fund, already the largest active ETF in the world, returned 21.5% in 2021, including 8.15% as income. In 2022, when the S & P 500 index nearly fell into a bear market, the fund lost just 3.5% in value. Over the past couple of years, the fund has returned 7% to 9% in income on top of capital appreciation. Spence stressed that JPMorgan did not intentionally time its entry into Europe on one of the most volatile weeks of the year for global markets. One such fund is Global X's covered call ETF XYLD , which marginally outperformed JPMorgan's JEPI over the past two years.

Persons: Donald Trump's, JEPI, Hamilton Reiner, Travis Spence, Spence, Reiner Organizations: JPMorgan, JPMorgan Asset Management's, CNBC, London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Borse, Six Swiss, Asset Management, U.S, Presidential, Global Locations: Europe, Germany, U.S, London, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland

☆ Airbnb misses on earnings but squeaks in a revenue beat
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Airbnb reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday that were shy of analyst estimates, though it squeaked in a small revenue beat. Here's how the company did:Earnings per share: $2.13 vs. $2.14 expected by LSEG$2.13 vs. $2.14 expected by LSEG Revenue: $3.73 billion vs. $3.72 billion expected by LSEGRevenue increased 10% from $3.4 billion a year earlier. Airbnb reported net income of $1.37 billion, or $2.13 per share, compared with $4.37 billion, or $6.63 per share, in the same period last year. Gross booking value, used by Airbnb to track host earnings, service fees, cleaning fees and taxes, totaled $20.1 billion in the third quarter. That's above the $19.9 billion expected by analysts, according to StreetAccount.

Persons: Brian Chesky, Airbnb, Airbnb's, StreetAccount Organizations: Airbnb Inc, LSEG, LSEG Revenue, StreetAccount Locations: Los Angeles , California

☆ The Gen Z Gospel of Wealth: Manifesting on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Sarah Perl, who goes by the TikTok handle @hothighpriestess, says she has a successful career and relationship because she manifested both. Many of her recent posts focus on manifesting love, and they're particularly aimed at young women who want romantic relationships with men. She's not just saying that to the universe; she's feeding the TikTok algorithm, which likely sends her content to other young women. "I view manifesting almost like the For You page: Where you put your attention is where your life will end up going." For Gen Z, the divide between the divine and the digital can be razor thin.

Persons: Sarah Perl, She's, journaling, Ariana Grande, Gen, Zers, Z, Gen Zers, Amy Wu, Wu, they're, Sydney Stanback, Stanback, Shanna Watkins, Watkins, affirmations, ChatGPT, Emily McDonald, TikTok, isn't Organizations: Dua, Survey Center, University of Queensland Locations: Los Angeles, Dua Lipa, Dallas, Australia

Just for the day, US Armed Forces veterans and active-duty members can score Veterans Day discounts and freebies, like free meals, sweet discounts, and more. I've gathered a list of the best Veterans Day discounts and freebies exclusive to US military members. The best Veterans Day freebies and discountsRetailer Veterans Day discountsFree meals and restaurant discounts for Veterans DayWhen is Veterans Day? Veterans Day lands on November 11 every year, making it a Monday this year. Check out our guide to the best teacher discounts for year-round educator offers.

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☆ Just 5 minutes of exercise could help lower blood pressure, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Linda Carroll | Linda Carroll Is A Regular Health Contributor To Nbc News. She Is Coauthor Of | The Concussion Crisis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Just five minutes of vigorous exercise a day might help lower blood pressure, a new study suggests. People with high blood pressure have a higher risk for heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death in the U.S. Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure, which is defined as a systolic blood pressure (the upper number) of greater than 130 or a diastolic blood pressure (the lower number) greater than 80. The researchers found that replacing any less active behavior with five minutes of exercise could lower systolic blood pressure by 0.68 points and diastolic blood pressure by 0.54 points. An estimated two point improvement in systolic blood pressure was observed when 20 minutes of vigorous exercise replaced, for example, 21 minutes of sedentary time or 26 minutes of slow-walking.

Persons: ” Mark Hamer, Hamer, ”, Arun Manmadhan, Manmadhan, Matthew Tomey, Sean P, Heffron, “, Evan Brittain, Brittain Organizations: University College London, Centers for Disease Control, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York University Langone Medical, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Locations: U.S, New York City, Sinai, Nashville

☆ Duolingo put its sarcastic teen chatbot to work on its earnings call
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Duolingo's Wednesday earnings call started with an AI chatbot demonstration. The chatbot, Lily, summarized the company's performance this quarter. The purple-haired chatbot, which sounded like a bored, sarcastic teenager, replaced CEO Luis von Ahn at the beginning of the video call. "Our new Duolingo Max feature video call lets learners chat with me," the chatbot said. AdvertisementWhile Lily was largely a gimmick for the earnings call, the impact of AI has been a persistent theme in earnings this year.

Persons: Lily, Duolingo, —, Luis von Ahn, Von Ahn, OpenAI's, Piper Sandler's Arvind Ramnani, Gen, didn't Organizations: Service, Meta, Microsoft

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