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☆ Reddit cofounder reveals his best-ever investment — and his biggest flops
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Alexis Ohanian said his early investment in Ethereum's pre-token sale is now worth $17.1 million. The Reddit cofounder called it his best-ever investment. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! In a podcast interview with venture capitalist Harry Stebbings, the Reddit cofounder said that he made millions from investing early in Ethereum.

Persons: Alexis Ohanian, Ohanian, —, Harry Stebbings Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Ethereum's, Zenefits, Ethereum

☆ Disney World is entering its villain era
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewDisney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro unveiled ambitious plans for Walt Disney World, including new attractions and in-park destinations. Advertisement"As we develop the next generation of Disney Experiences, we're always looking for new ways to tell the stories people love," D'Amaro said. Representatives for Walt Disney World did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Disney beyond FloridaD'Amaro also shared details about how other Disney theme parks would expand. AdvertisementAlthough Disney is investing heavily in its domestic theme parks, it also plans to expand Disneyland Paris and Shanghai Disneyland.

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☆ I tried a 'kid-safe' smartphone with no social media. I loved it but would change one thing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Gen Alpha is poised to be the most online generation, with AI and other inevitable advancements in technology and social media. I loved the phone, but using it for a week also made me realize how complicated excessive social media use is to solve. AdvertisementIt all reminded me of a conversation I had earlier this year with an ex-digital brand strategist about reducing social media use. I'd see memes from friends who forgot to text my Gabb phone and would get sucked right back into social media. Plus, the only reason I have social media boundaries at all is because I grew up being encouraged to have hobbies.

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☆ Instagram Reels are really, really weird lately, right? I think it's because of the 'Mythical Reel Pull.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementIntroducing the Instagram 'Mythical Reel Pull'A few other comments describe the man's post as a "Mythical Pull." AdvertisementThe comments on one Instagram post identify it as a "Mythical Reel Pull." 'Mythical Reel Pulls' aren't always positive for the postersI know that some of the people posting the Mythical Reel Pulls are not having a positive experience. For some reason, which I have yet to come up with a suitable explanation for, Instagram comments are far, far meaner than TikTok comments.) Moskowitz recently wrote about how the WTF-ness of Mythical Reel Pulls is a kind of zen koan.

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Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel-turned-film adaptation “It Ends With Us” is stirring controversy ahead of its opening weekend, with online sleuths speculating over alleged behind-the-scenes drama between cast members. Baldoni optioned the film in 2019 with Wayfarer Studios, and later signed on to direct and star in it. Representatives for Baldoni, Lively and Hoover did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “The iconic rooftop scene, my husband actually wrote it,” Lively told E! When asked about whether he'd be interested in directing a sequel, Baldoni told "Entertainment Tonight," “I think that there are better people for that one."

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☆ Target workers say they're walking as much as 20 miles a day. It's a sign of just how physical retail work has become.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementOver on Reddit, Target workers have posted some big numbers, often topping the 10 miles that caught the attention of Walmart's CFO. one user said on a subreddit for Target workers in July. Healthcare workers topped the list: It said some hospital staffers could reach 60,000 steps, or 30 miles, during a 12-hour shift. A Target spokesperson told Business Insider that while the company did estimate time and distance as part of assigning work, it did not individually track employees' movements throughout the day.

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☆ The AI world's most valuable resource is running out, and it's scrambling to find an alternative: 'fake' data
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has argued that AI models should eventually produce synthetic data good enough to train themselves effectively. As the well of usable human-generated data dries up, more companies look into using synthetic data. Rather than being pulled from the real world, synthetic data is generated by AI systems that have been trained on real-world data. Synthetic data may help offer some effective "countertuning" to the biases produced by real-world data, too. 'Habsburg AI'While the AI industry found some advantages in synthetic data, it faces serious issues it can't afford to ignore, such as fears synthetic data can wreck AI models.

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☆ The internet's love affair with YouTube's biggest star is showing cracks
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Amanda Perelli | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

YouTube's biggest creator has been embroiled in a string of recent controversies. Donaldson, 26, has generally avoided the controversies that have felled some of his peers during his 12 years online. AdvertisementBut recently, that's begun to change, with fans and video participants speaking out against the star. "It's going to be a mess," said one Amazon insider, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the show. Beyond these new controversies, Donaldson has faced further criticism for an old video clip of him making racist and homophobic comments that has recirculated on social media.

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☆ Reddit reports better-than-expected results for second quarter as digital ad market improves
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hugs mascot Snoo as Reddit begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 21, 2024. Here are the key numbers:Loss per share: 6 cents vs. the loss of 33 cents expected by LSEG6 cents vs. the loss of 33 cents expected by LSEG Revenue: $281 million vs. $254 million expected by LSEGSales in the second quarter rose 54% from a year earlier. The company's net loss narrowed to $10.1 million from $41.1 million in the same quarter a year earlier. The company said its average revenue per user was $3.08 in the second quarter, topping analyst estimates of $3.02. This is Reddit's second quarterly earnings report since the company went public in March on the New York Stock Exchange.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Snoo, Reddit Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, LSEG Revenue, LSEG, Apple, Nvidia

☆ Rapid user growth impacting revenue per user, says Reddit CEO Steve Huffman
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRapid user growth impacting revenue per user, says Reddit CEO Steve HuffmanSteve Huffman, Reddit co-founder and CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' and CNBC's Julia Boorstin to talk quarterly results, user growth, advertising and more.

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☆ A US Olympic athlete couldn't pay her rent, so Flavor Flav and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian stepped in to help
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Veronica Fraley, a Team USA discus thrower, spoke about her financial struggles on X. So Flavor Flav and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian stepped in to help her with her rent. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFlavor Flav and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian helped pay Olympian discus thrower Veronica Fraley's rent after she said she couldn't afford it. On Thursday, the Team USA athlete took to X to explain her financial situation and how she was struggling to make rent.

Persons: Veronica Fraley, Flav, Alexis Ohanian, —, Veronica Fraley's, haven't, Fraley Organizations: USA, Service, Team

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☆ EV charging company moves to clamp down on charger hogs
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

EV fast chargers – the big tall units that look like major appliances – aren’t generally designed to completely fill an EV’s batteries. A line of EVs wait to charge at Electrify America chargers in East Brunswick, New Jersey, on July 6. At 10 of the busiest EV fast charging stations in California, Electrify America has enacted a strict limit. There can also be other legitimate reasons a driver may want to charge to 100% at a fast charger, said Barrosa. Cases like these are why Electrify America probably won’t institute an overall charging cap at charging stations near major highways, he said.

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☆ Here are 4 things we're watching closely in the stock market this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Stocks had a rough week, topped off with a pummeling Friday after the July jobs data came in weaker than expected. Until then, bad economic news was good news for the stock market, because it meant the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates sooner. On Thursday, a drop in U.S. manufacturing activity for July and a jump in initial jobless claims dragged down the market. Next week is light on economic data, so expect earnings reports and CEO commentaries to drive the market action. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ Blue-collar entrepreneurs say it's getting harder to turn a profit as competition for 'sweaty startups' heats up
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Sweaty startups are blue-collar businesses, often in unglamorous or laborious fields like septic services, car washes, or lawn care. It's what your grandparents would've just called a small business, but it was a tongue-in-cheek answer to the Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurship being glorified in culture at that time. Still, some small businesses look to private equity to scale their businesses in different markets, even if that means overhauling operations in some cases. "Small businesses partner with private-equity firms because they provide access to capital and organizational support to help companies grow," Drew Maloney, the council's president and CEO, told BI. Alejandro FlorezBoth of his parents were janitors, and when he was a senior in high school he started a small cleaning company that he grew by knocking on doors and cold-calling.

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☆ Gillian Anderson addresses kissing 'X-Files' co-star David Duchovny before her boyfriend after Emmy win
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

It was 1997 when actor Gillian Anderson won an Emmy for her role in "The X-Files," and celebrated by leaning in for a kiss with the leading man of her life — but it wasn't her boyfriend. Anderson was just announced as the winner for her portrayal of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the beloved sci-fi conspiracy drama. She then infamously turned to kiss her "X-Files" co-star David Duchovny, aka Special Agent Fox Mulder, on the mouth as he was seated behind. Only then did she lean to her side to kiss her boyfriend, Rodney Rowland, seated next to her. “The fact is that David and I were actually living together and Rodney was my beard,” she joked.

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The world's best athletes go to the Olympics vying for a coveted spot on the podium. Medal or not, these are some of the biggest winners of the Paris Olympics when it comes to internet adoration. Clark Kent / ‘pommel horse guy’Sure, most casual fans of the Olympics don't necessarily know what a pommel horse routine is. The ultimate hypemen: Snoop Dogg & Flavor FlavRapper Snoop Dogg — the self-proclaimed "MVP of the Olympics" — has been everywhere at the Olympics. The 2024 Paris Olympics mascot is a little red hat, known as a Phrygian cap (or a liberty cap), which is a symbol of the French revolutionaries.

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☆ Freed prisoners return to U.S. from Russia and the race to define Kamala Harris: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva make an emotional return to the U.S. Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky add to their Olympic medal collections. Jamie Squire / Getty ImagesBiles won gold in the women’s all-around gymnastics final, reclaiming her 2016 title and becoming the first American to win the Olympic all-around gold medal more than once. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won silver, and American Suni Lee, who won the all-around gold medal three years ago in Tokyo, took home the bronze. Katie Ledecky made Olympic history when she won a silver medal in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay final on Thursday. The battle intensifies to define HarrisIt goes without saying that Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to de-facto Democratic presidential nominee has been unprecedented.

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☆ An Olympian couldn’t pay her rent. Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian stepped in to help
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent,” she wrote on X, punctuating with an emoji wearing an incredulous expression. Enter Flavor Flav, the “hype man” of the US water polo teams, and Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian. The men, who’ve been cheering on Team USA at the Paris Olympics all week, banded together to not only pay Fraley’s rent for the month but cover her rent for the rest of 2024. Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty ImagesFlav has been one of the most consistent and vocal supporters of women athletes at the Paris Olympics. Now, he sponsors both the US men’s and women’s water polo teams.

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☆ How antidepressants can make people more vulnerable to heat
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When Adelaide Saywell posted on TikTok last month that SSRIs, a commonly prescribed antidepressant medication, could make people more vulnerable to heat, it went viral and sparked a deluge of comments. Adelaide Saywell received a flood of surprised comments when she posted about the link between SSRIs and heat intolerance. Dehydration puts people at risk of heat exhaustion and, in particularly severe cases, heat stroke, which is dangerous and potentially deadly. Sondeep Shankar/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesScientists and doctors are still trying to unpick the complex relationship between SSRIs and heat. It is partly the reason why medical professionals don’t always talk about heat when they prescribe these anti-depressants.

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☆ Willing to Die for MrBeast (and $5 Million)
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Madison Malone Kircher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Better known online as MrBeast, Mr. Donaldson, 26, has made a name for himself as a benevolent YouTube star who has racked up hundreds of millions of subscribers for his provocative brand of philanthropy, like the time he paid for 1,000 people to receive cataract surgery. The resulting eight-minute video was hyperbolically titled “1,000 Blind People See for the First Time.”Extravagant prizes have become his calling card. Usually it comes with a dark twist: Once, he offered a man $10,000 a day for each day he was willing to live in a grocery story without leaving. In his most popular video, “$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life!,” 456 people competed in a game show inspired by the dystopian Netflix drama “Squid Game.” (In the Netflix show, down-and-out contestants play deadly versions of children’s games to win $38 million.) Familiar with MrBeast’s content and with the lengths to which those who appear in his videos must go in order to win, many expected outlandish and even potentially risky challenges.

Persons: Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson Organizations: Netflix, Amazon MGM, Beast

☆ Olympics draws new investments to niche sports and women's teams
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Justine Fisher | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The 2024 Paris Olympics are attracting new funds for lesser-known sports and women's teams, with USA women's rugby sevens, water polo and women's track and field scoring major contributions this year. The USA women's rugby sevens team earned a $4 million gift from investor Michele Kang earlier this week. Flavor Flav announced a five-year partnership with USA water polo, which includes funds for the 2024 USA women's team as well as serving as the "official hype man" for both the men's and women's teams. The USA women's water polo team has won gold for the past three Olympics, and Flavor Flav aims to elevate their visibility. The partnership includes his commitment to boosting USA water polo on social media, beyond cheering poolside.

Persons: Michele Kang, Flav, Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, wasn't, Maggie Steffens, poolside Organizations: Team United States, Women's Rugby, Team Australia, Olympic Games, Stade de France, USA women's, USA women's rugby, USA Locations: Paris, France, USA

☆ Rapper Flavor Flav and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian team up to help Olympian Veronica Fraley pay her rent
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Angelayang.Jpg | Angela Yang | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

"I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent," Fraley, is the 2024 NCAA discus champion, wrote on X. Ohanian, who is married to gold medal-winning tennis champion Serena Williams, also pledged to help Fraley on Thursday. Flav said through the representative that he is "happy to help out those who are representing the best of us. She thanked Flavor Flav directly and shared Ohanian's post, on X. "this makes every difference in the WORLD & I hope to represent team USA well this week," she wrote.

Persons: Veronica Fraley, haven’t, Flav, Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, Maggie Steffens, Ohanian, Serena Williams, Fraley, ” Organizations: Seven, Clemson University, Olympic, Vanderbilt Commodores, Vanderbilt, U.S . Olympic, WORLD, USA, “ Locations: Paris, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Reddit's CEO says Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity scraping content is 'a real pain in the ass'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Reddit's CEO slammed Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity for using the social platform's data for free. The three companies previously landed in trouble for training their AI models on data without permission. Paying for data could cost AI companies "hundreds of billions of dollars," Andreessen Horowitz said last year. Steve Huffman, the CEO of Reddit, has called out Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity for using Reddit's data to train their AI models without paying. "We've had Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity act as though all of the content on the internet is free for them to use," Huffman told The Verge, saying that blocking these companies has been "a real pain in the ass."

Persons: Andreessen Horowitz, —, Reddit, Steve Huffman, We've, Huffman Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Business

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Tesla, Reddit, Amazon, Wingstop, Arm, Dollar General, Carvana, Qualcomm, SoFi & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America reiterates Arm as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with the stock following earnings on Wednesday. Robinson to overweight from neutral JPMorgan upgraded the shipping company following its earnings. Barclays reiterates Meta as overweight Barclays says it's sticking with the Instagram parent following earnings on Wednesday. " Bernstein reiterates Qualcomm as outperform Bernstein says it's sticking with Qualcomm following earnings on Wednesday. Citi reiterates SoFi as buy Citi said it's getting more bullish on the stock following a series of investor meetings.

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