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☆ A Tesla driver says he crashed his brand new Cybertruck after the brakes stopped working
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA Tesla owner said he crashed his new Cybertruck into a neighbor's yard within the first few hours of driving it — and he said it's because the vehicle's brakes didn't work. The owner, Bruce Freshwater, told BI that the crash happened on April 27 after he picked up the Cybertruck. That car then ran into a second vehicle, Freshwater told the police in the report, which BI has viewed. AdvertisementFreshwater's Cybertruck, along with one of the neighbor's vehicles, sustained "disabling damage," according to the police report. Freshwater told BI that he still makes car payments every month on a vehicle he isn't using.

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☆ Patagonia gave 90 staff a choice — relocate across the US or leave the company. They've got 3 days to decide.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

CX employees must now live within 60 miles of one of seven "hubs" — Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Reno, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, or Pittsburgh. AdvertisementPatagonia verified the details of the announcement to BI, confirming that 90 of 255 CX staff in the US were affected. Both employees BI spoke to said they were accepting the severance and did not know anyone who was considering relocation. AdvertisementPatagonia spokesperson Corley Kenna told BI several employees had already indicated they would relocate. Advertisement"The reality is that our CX team has been running at 200% to 300% overstaffed for much of this year," Kenna told BI.

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☆ Opinion: Bosses are striking back at workers who use mouse jigglers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Opinion Jeff Yang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Especially the last bit: Corporate America is obsessed with ensuring their employees are staying productive when they’re working remotely, away from the gimlet eyes of management. It’s easy to imagine the types of pretend productivity gadgets these employees might have used: “mouse jigglers,” gizmos with a questionable name that make random, small motions of a mouse or touchpad. And Wells Fargo’s crackdown on these gadgets is just the latest attempt by big business to rein in perceived slacking by remote employees. That perceptual gap reflects a vast and growing mutual distrust between workers and employers in America. They’re how workers are battling back against boardroom Big Brother, in a technological arms race that’s only getting wilder as devices get more sophisticated.

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☆ Analysis, fits for all 58 NBA Draft picks from John Hollinger and Sam Vecenie
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( John Hollinger | Sam Vecenie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +109 min

He’s going to be a killer rebounder, monster screener and will consistently establish his position even against some of the stronger NBA players. I’m done doubting Edey, even as an NBA player. As an enormous ballhandler with serious touch and incredible vision as a passer, Topić is clearly an NBA player, even if it doesn’t all translate. Shannon is an elite athlete, but the NBA game requires more nuance, especially if he continues to be an inconsistent shooter. However, I also think he’s more than just a floor spacer on offense in spot-up situations and potentially as an off-ball scorer.

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☆ Emma Roberts says people who call out nepo babies don't see 'all the rejection along the way'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewEmma Roberts says even Hollywood's nepo babies don't always have an easy path to stardom. On an episode of the "Table for Two" podcast released on June 25, Roberts spoke to host Bruce Bozzi about the public perception of nepo babies, or "nepotism babies." During the podcast episode, Roberts said it's not always true that nepo babies get everything handed to them on a silver platter. Many nepo babies and even their parents — particularly those in Hollywood — have pushed back against the title and its accompanying critiques. AdvertisementIn December, Meg Ryan defended her son , actor Jack Quaid, against "nepo baby" claims during an interview with Glamour.

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☆ Why Trump is suddenly talking up Biden after months of slamming his cognitive capacity
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Doug Burgum, a possible Trump vice presidential pick, tried to reset the balance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. Fewer voters worry about the cognitive health of Trump, who is only three years younger at 78. “He beat Paul Ryan,” Trump said, referring to the vice presidential debate in 2012 when Biden dispatched Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s running mate. There is growing speculation about Trump’s approach after his hyper-aggressive and angry performance in the first debate against Biden in 2020 backfired. Unlike Trump, who spent the weekend creating headlines, Biden hunkered down at the presidential retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park north of Washington.

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☆ Music labels sue AI companies Suno, Udio for U.S. copyright infringement
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Major record labels Sony Music , Universal Music Group and Warner Records sued artificial intelligence companies Suno and Udio on Monday, accusing them of committing mass copyright infringement by using the labels' recordings to train music-generating AI systems. The companies copied music without permission to teach their systems to create music that will "directly compete with, cheapen, and ultimately drown out" human artists' work, according to federal lawsuits filed against Udio in New York and Suno in Massachusetts. Representatives for Suno and Udio did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the complaints. AI companies have argued that their systems make fair use of copyrighted material. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Suno and New York-based Udio have raised millions in funding this year for their AI systems, which create music in response to user text prompts.

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☆ ‘Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple’ review: An HBO documentary traces his life from Bruce Springsteen to ‘The Sopranos’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Sometimes documentaries get all they need from the subject, and in the case of “Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple,” the who’s who of musical luminaries in his orbit don’t hurt either. When Van Zandt mentions the seminal experience of seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan’s show, it’s almost immediately followed by an interview with Paul McCartney. Ditto for other singers that Van Zandt mentions, like Dion DiMucci, Darlene Love and Gary U.S. Bonds. James Gandolfini and Stevie Van Zandt in "The Sopranos." “Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple” premieres June 22 at 8 p.m.

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“The president has gotten increasingly punchier in recent remarks about Trump and plans to carry that theme through to the debate,” one Biden campaign official said. (CNN debate rules stipulate that each candidate will have a pen, writing pad and a bottle of water at the podium.) Biden’s former chief of staff, Ron Klain, is taking the lead to help the president get ready to debate Trump, a Biden campaign official told CNN. In the last cycle, Biden aides were particularly sensitive to Trump attacking members of Biden’s family on the debate stage. But that doesn’t mean Trump shouldn’t, or isn’t preparing,” said a person close to Trump, who requested anonymity to speak candidly.

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☆ Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Angelica Peebles | In Angelicapeebles | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Gilead 's experimental twice-yearly medicine to prevent HIV was 100% effective in a late-stage trial, the company said Thursday. The results bring Gilead one step closer to introducing a new form of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, and broadening its HIV business. If those results are positive, the company could bring lenacapavir for PrEP to market as soon as late 2025. RBC Capital Markets analyst Brian Abrahams expects Gilead's shot will significantly increase the number of people interested in preventive HIV medicine. In its statement disclosing the lenacapavir trial results Thursday, Gilead said it plans to share an update on how it plans to address access in such countries where people suffer high incidence rates of HIV.

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☆ Meet the hobbyists who collect barf bags
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —“I collect barf bags” is not a complete sentence. “I collect barf bags because they’re pretty neat.”“I collect barf bags, and I’m not the only one.”Of the eight billion people on the planet, the number of serious barf bag collectors is just north of 100, according to notable members of their ranks. The ineffable whyWhen Steve Silberburg started collecting barf bags around 1981, he thought he would be the only one. People were indeed amused, but it had an unintended side effect: Classmates started bringing Silberburg other barf bags to add to his collection. “We don’t want anybody to get ahead of us, you know.”“It makes a good litmus test, telling people you collect barf bags,” Silberburg says.

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☆ The ‘New Chinese style’ trend isn’t exactly new, but it’s proving lucrative
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On Chinese social media platforms Weibo and Xiaohongshu, searches for “new Chinese style” and “new Chinese style outfits” hashtags exceeded 100 million in early April, according to state news agency Xinhua. “There is no set rule in the ‘new Chinese style’ (trend) that you must follow, so it is more inclusive. Riding the ‘new’ Chinese style waveFashion designers like Samuel Gui Yang, whose collections have long taken inspiration from Chinese heritage, are seeing more interest from mainland China turn to their brands due to the “new Chinese style” trend. Designer Huang Weizhe, who goes by Azhe online, often posts ideas about how to embrace the "new Chinese style" trend. But some of the “new Chinese style” products are “shoddily made” she said, though she thinks that their designs will improve with time.

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☆ Meet the Professors Whose Porn Careers Cost Them Their Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Hallie Lieberman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +28 min

The porn videos had titles like "Juicy Anniversary" and "Bedroom Shenanigans." In search of a man for Wilson, Gow sought advice from his therapist, who suggested joining a swingers club. In the background, Video Gow is moaning "Oh yeah" as IRL Gow says, "I've always had some ED issues." As the video ends with the big finale — the money shot, as it's known in the industry — Video Gow stands above kneeling Video Wilson, arms outstretched. The termination letter said he had failed to properly report his income from the porn videos and had violated "prohibitions for using one's public position for private benefit."

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☆ As Social Security faces looming fund depletion, there's fierce debate over whether a commission can help
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"A vote for a commission is a vote to cut Social Security," the man shouted before he was escorted off the floor. How the last major reforms, in 1983, came togetherPresident Ronald Reagan signs the Social Security Act Amendment into law on April 20, 1983. The changes involved taxes on Social Security benefits, increases to payroll tax rates, a future increase to the retirement age and a near-term postponement of cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Commission Chairman Alan Greenspan, left, shakes hands with Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, prior to a Social Security hearing on Feb. 15, 1983. Lawmakers divided on best path forwardToday, lawmakers are divided on the best path forward to address Social Security.

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☆ Middle East Crisis U.N. Commission Accuses Both Israel and Palestinian Groups of War Crimes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Nick Cumming-Bruce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

A United Nations commission investigating the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent conflict in Gaza has accused both Palestinian armed groups and Israel of committing war crimes, and the panel said that Israel’s conduct of the war included crimes against humanity. The U.N. report said that Palestinian armed groups killed and tortured people during the assaults that day. But Israel, during its monthslong campaign in Gaza to oust Hamas, has also committed war crimes, the commission said, like the use of starvation as a weapon of war through a total siege of Gaza. The commission said it had identified the people most responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity, including senior members of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups and senior members of Israel’s political and military leadership, including members of its war cabinet. The commission said it would continue its investigations focusing on those with individual criminal responsibility and command or superior responsibility.

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☆ Goats work as caddies at this Oregon ranch
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A three-month evaluation process sees potential caddies as young as six months old scouted on their friendliness and physical aptitude. David ZaitzProtecting the rich diversity of flora and fauna across the 140,000-acre ranch is at “the heart of everything” at Silvies, Campbell says. “We figured when we built it that we had the lowest carbon footprint of any modern course,” Campbell added. Not all courses situated within flourishing natural settings are so fortunate – one Arizona club’s run-in with a squadron of pig-like creatures last year cost it upwards of $200,000 in damages. The habitats of such animals are preserved by the Oregon Natural Desert Association, a nonprofit supported by tips from golfers to Silvies’ very-own goat caddies.

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☆ Watch Courteney Cox recreate iconic 1984 Bruce Springsteen music video moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jackie Castillo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Betting is the ‘Achilles’ heel’ of US sports. Are leagues doing enough?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“But matters affecting the integrity of the game have a chilling effect across the board and governing bodies know this is their Achilles heel,” he warned. Fast forward to 2024 and the gambling industry is engrained in US sports culture with leagues, franchises, players and networks now partnering with betting organizations. “We need legislation to do things like prevent sports betting advertising, and to prevent prop betting. However, it can be often in leagues’ financial interest for betting to increase in popularity. “The sports leagues have turned to sports betting because it increases fan avidity.

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☆ Scientists finally think they know where the most dangerous part of this US earthquake zone is and it's bad news for Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewHidden off the US Western shore, beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The results will help scientists assess earthquake and tsunami risk for this region, including one particularly vulnerable state: Washington. How the Cascadia Subduction Zone causes earthquakesIn the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the Juan de Fuca plate is slowly subducting under North America. The Cascadia Subduction Zone can produce even larger, more dangerous quakes. Additionally, understanding that Cascadia is broken up into segments is key to assessing earthquake hazard, Watt said.

Persons: —, Suzanne Carbotte, Bruce, Lamont, Carbotte, Juan de Fuca, Juan, Fuca, de Fuca, it's, Chris McGrath, Janet Watt, Watt Organizations: Service, Business, Columbia University, US, Survey Santa Cruz Locations: Cascadia, Washington, US West Coast, North America, America, Japan, Gaziantep, Turkey, Oregon, British Columbia

☆ Opinion: Apple can still get back to its golden age
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Opinion Jeff Yang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Jeff Yang CNNNaturally, Apple has locked down the details of the revelations it plans on releasing on Monday tighter than Fort Knox. Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces Apple Vision Pro, a mixed reality headset, at Apple Park in Cupertino, CA, on June 5, 2023. What’s the songs-in-your-pocket equivalent for Vision Pro? But so far, if Apple is looking to reclaim its real-world relevance, Vision Pro isn’t it — yet. Let’s hope that at this WWDC, the company defiantly ignores last year’s laughter and continues to look, and think, different.

Persons: Jeff Yang, Bruce ”, “, CNN —, Jeff Yang CNN, OpenAI, Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, Brooks Kraft, Jobs, Cook, Ive Organizations: CNN, Conference, Apple, Huawei, International Trade Commission, Justice Department, Vision, Apple Vision, Apple Inc, Apple Watch, MacBook Air, Twitter, Facebook, mojo Locations: Asian America, America, Knox, China, Cupertino , CA, manila, WWDC

☆ Our Vegas wedding only cost $10,000. It didn't feel cheap and our guests had a blast.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Courtney Kocak | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWe decided on Vegas so our families could goStill, we didn't rush into wedding planning. Related storiesI joked that Vegas felt apropos because "every relationship is a gamble." AdvertisementI just wanted fun and easyMy wedding planning ethos was fun and easy, just like our relationship. It didn't feel like a cheap wedding; it felt like a masterpiece, even to our guests. When we first started planning, I wasn't aware that Las Vegas was "the wedding capital of the world," but now it's easy to see why.

Persons: —, Wade, I'd, we'd, who'd, wasn't, Vegas, Elvis, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Frank Sinatra, Mia Farrow, hitched, Michael Conti, Keith Kaplan, Joe's Organizations: Service, Target, Business Locations: Vegas, Minnesota, Texas, Phoenix, Las Vegas

☆ The incredible oblivion of Judge Marvin Isgur
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +45 min

On a mild Houston day in March 2021, Judge Marvin Isgur prepared to oversee the only case on his docket that morning. In October 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court rebuked Judge David Jones but said that his longtime colleague, Judge Marvin Isgur, had been "unaware" of Jones' inappropriate relationship. "But only Judge Isgur knows what he knew or didn't know about the relationship." Much of this work was in cases before either Judge Isgur or Judge Jones. Isgur can continue to hear the case, he ruled, writing in the December 2023 opinion that lawyers for the creditor "failed to demonstrate much other than that former Judge Jones and Judge Isgur are close friends."

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☆ I'm in my 50s and date younger men. I find they're attracted to my confidence, and I'm not looking to settle down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Georgina Bruce | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some people don't understand why I date younger menSome people — mainly other women — disapprove of me dating younger guys. Other people are encouragingMy friend Phoebe, an energetic 81-year-old, tells me she could do with a younger man. AdvertisementWhy I'm going to keep dating younger menBut the ultimate reason I date younger men is because they're the men who want to date me. Younger men are attracted to confidence and individuality and are less taken with old-fashioned stereotypes. Dating younger men has shown me that my needs and desires are important too.

Persons: —, Jake, Jake wasn't, I've, who's, He'd, shuddering, Phoebe, they've, I'm Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Nordstrom misses Wall Street's earnings expectations, as off-price chain Rack lifts sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nordstrom on Thursday fell short of Wall Street's quarterly earnings expectations, as its off-price chain Rack outperformed the rest of its stores. Despite the earnings miss, the Seattle-based department store operator posted sales growth and stuck by its full-year forecast. Nordstrom has leaned on its off-price chain, Nordstrom Rack, to drive growth. For its fiscal first quarter, Nordstrom posted a net loss of $39 million, versus a net loss of $205 million in the prior-year period. In the quarter, Nordstrom said active, kids' and women's apparel had strong double-digit growth versus the prior year.

Persons: Nordstrom, It's, Bruce Nordstrom, Erik Nordstrom, Pete Nordstrom Organizations: Nordstrom, LSEG Locations: New York, Seattle, Maxx

☆ Rumer Willis reveals the group chat she and her sisters have with mom Demi Moore during her career revival
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

At the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month, Moore's latest movie, "The Substance," received a 13-minute standing ovation. And Moore's three daughters — Rumer, 35, Scout, 32, and Tallulah, 30 — are here for all the praise. Advertisement(L-R) Rumer Willis, father Bruce Willis, sister Tallulah Willis, mother Demi Moore, and sister Scout Willis. Getty"We have a thread that we call 'Lineage of Females' that has all my sisters and I on it, and we don't see the looks she's going to do, so when we do, we're like, 'Oh my god, mom, mom, mom, this is amazing, you look iconic! Moore, 61, who had her daughters while married to Bruce Willis before they divorced, found fame in the 1980s.

Persons: —, Matthew McConaughey's, Brendan Fraser's, Demi Moore's, Moore's, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, didn't, — Rumer, Rumer, Rumer Willis, Bruce Willis, Tallulah Willis, Demi Moore, Scout Willis, Getty, Jenna Bush Hager, Matthew McConaughey, Moore Organizations: Service, Cannes Film, Business, York Locations: Tallulah, South, France, Elmo's

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