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☆ Amiri at Paris Fashion Week: How this fashion designer is reinventing American cool
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Paris CNN —Few cities have been so adamantly idealized, mythologized and captured on film and in photographs as Los Angeles and Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesThese inspirations translated into pieces in faded, sun-washed teal, blue, gray and vintage-inspired knits. Some models wore Amiri brooches resembling music notes. Designer Mike Amiri of the eponymous Californian brand at the finale of his Paris show. OConnor/Arroyo/AFF-USA/ShutterstockK-pop star Sunwoo (seen here at the brand's June 20, 2024 show in Paris) has been recently announced as an ambassador for Amiri.

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☆ How China could take Taiwan without even needing to invade
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“China has significantly increased pressure on Taiwan in recent years, stoking fears that tensions could erupt into outright conflict. China’s escalating gray zone tactics were on stark display this week as China Coast Guard vessels clashed with Philippine Navy boats in the South China Sea. In the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Friday, 36 Chinese military aircraft crossed into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says. Meanwhile, a quarantine, rather than a blockade, would not require China to close or restrict access to the Taiwan Strait, the CSIS report notes. Under its claims that Taiwan is Chinese territory, Beijing could require customs declarations to be filed before vessels can call in Taiwan.

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☆ China's ax-wielding clash at sea with the Philippines is a way to 'exhaust' it into accepting territory claims, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The incident on Monday is the latest "gray-zone" skirmish in the South China Sea, where China has increasingly used nonlethal but highly provocative measures to harass other countries there. China has claimed sovereignty over the South China Sea for decades, a claim that was roundly rejected in the Hague in 2016. On Saturday, it enacted a law allowing its Coast Guard to seize foreign ships suspected of trespassing, CNN reported. It comes after several other aggressive acts from Beijing in the South China Sea in recent months, involving lasers, water cannons, maritime militias, and even the alleged poisoning of fishing waters. A screen grab from a video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard showing Chinese vessels shooting water cannons at a ship in the South China Sea, on April 30, 2024.

Persons: —, Sari Arho Havrén, Collin Koh, Havrén, Xi Jinping, Biden, Joe Biden, Xi, Xi's Organizations: Service, Business, Coast Guard, CNN, Royal United Services Institute, AFP, —, Forces, Armed Forces, China Coast Guard, South China, Chinese Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, Getty, Financial Times Locations: South China, China, South, Hague, Philippines, AFP, Palawan, Philippines China, Beijing, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ King Charles III takes the reins at Royal Ascot
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London CNN —Arriving in a horse-drawn open carriage, King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended Royal Ascot in style this week. “We wish all the participants this week the very best of luck in seeking that unique thrill of a Royal Ascot winner.”Last year’s Royal Ascot saw an unlikely win for Charles, with his horse, Desert Hero, overcoming odds of 18 to 1 to land first place. This love of horses has bound together multiple generations of the royal family, from the time of Queen Anne in the 18th century, when Royal Ascot was created, to the present day. Queen Elizabeth II and John Warren cheer on her horse Estimate to win the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on June 20, 2013. Getty ImagesAnd given Charles’ good fortune at last year’s Royal Ascot, it seems Queen Elizabeth’s lucky streak has passed down to her son.

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☆ An AI mayor? OpenAI shuts down tools for AI political candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

AI has “helped me in my life personally … such as helping me with my resume,” Miller told CNN. I really want to see that happen.”On Tuesday, however, OpenAI told CNN it shut down Miller’s access to the tool that was being used to interact with and persuade voters. “We’ve taken action against these uses of our technology for violating our policies against political campaigning,” an OpenAI spokesperson told CNN. Although the public-facing version of VIC has been removed by OpenAI, Miller said it still works on his own ChatGPT account. OpenAI told CNN it also took action against another candidate in the UK who was using its AI models to help campaign for Parliament.

Persons: CNN — Victor Miller, ”, ” Miller, “, OpenAI, “ We’ve, Chuck Gray, ” Gray, Miller, Gray, Steve Endacott, Steve, Endacott, Jen Golbeck, Golbeck, ” David Karpf, ” Karpf, doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Cheyenne, Neural, College of Information Sciences, University of Maryland, George Washington University Locations: Cheyenne , Wyoming, Wyoming, “ Wyoming, Cheyenne, Slovakia

☆ Russian arms manufacturers are 'scrambling to expand their production capabilities using whatever they can get,' expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) 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. Read previewRussia is rushing to expand its arms production by buying secondhand machine tools from China through covert networks to get around Western sanctions. A report from Washington-based nonprofit think-tank The Center for Advanced Defense Studies, or C4ADS, said that Russia's arms manufacturers were "scrambling to expand their production capabilities using whatever they can get." And Russian defense industry analyst and lead researcher Allen Maggard told the Financial Times that the decades-old machine tools Russia is importing are still effective. AdvertisementGlenn Gray, the president of Gray Machinery, told the FT he'd never heard of the company.

Persons: —, Allen Maggard, Andrey Mironov, Glenn Gray, Tsugami, hasn't, C4ADS, UMIC —, ELE Organizations: Service, Advanced Defense, Business, Financial Times, Kremlin, AMG, ELE Technology, Gray Machinery Locations: Russia, China, Washington, Ukraine, UAE, Russian

☆ Retirement Crisis: Boomers Need to Work Longer, No One Will Hire Them
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Ann C. Logue | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In order to avoid economic catastrophe, he argued, people should save more money and work longer. The current Social Security retirement age is 67, but most Americans depart the workforce earlier than that. For one, many older people cannot work because of a disability or because they need to care for someone else with a disability. And some older workers have heard all the corporate buzzwords and blather before, so they don't buy into management's sloganeering, rendering them "difficult." He's asking people who have not yet retired to work longer than their elders did and to save even more money, without changing the systematic barriers to either.

Persons: Larry Fink, behemoth BlackRock, Fink, Daniel Ross, Ross, he's, Emily Dickens, SHRM's, We've, Stacie Haller, Patrick Button, Button, ResumeBuilder.com, Gen, we've, Mother Jones, Lilly Organizations: Social Security, Lawyers, Society, Human Resources Management, US Chamber of Commerce, Tulane University, IBM, Employment, Commission, Scripps Medical Clinic, Employers Locations: Down, Texas, Austin, San Diego

☆ The retirement Catch-22
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Ann C. Logue | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The current Social Security retirement age is 67, but most Americans depart the workforce earlier than that. Instead of making it easier for Americans to save for retirement and work as long (or as short) as they want, Fink is setting up a catch-22: The economy needs aging Americans to work longer, but many companies simply don't want them. One of Button's studies looked at "bridge jobs , " part-time jobs in administration or retail that many people use to ease into retirement and cushion their finances. The same year, Scripps Medical Clinic in San Diego was ordered to pay $6.9 million for setting a mandatory retirement age for physicians of 70, regardless of the doctors' interest or abilities. And some older workers have heard all the corporate buzzwords and blather before, so they don't buy into management's sloganeering, rendering them "difficult."

☆ A 104-year-old has been a professional lobster woman since she was 8. She says the secret to her longevity is keeping busy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"It's a family tradition," Oliver, of mid-coast Maine, told Business Insider. Related storiesShe told BI that she had never experienced sexism in the job and the lobstermen she'd met were "friendly." Virginia Oliver working on her lobster boat with her son. Oliver still enjoys the taste of lobsterShe told BI that she has not become tired of eating lobster. Do you have a powerful story about longevity to share with Business Insider?

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Featuring an incredible lineup of artists from various musical genres, many are wondering how to get Lollapalooza tickets this year. In addition to the Chicago festival, which is now enjoying its 33rd year, the Lollapalooza shows will now take place in India, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. Lollapalooza 2024 festival scheduleFour main ticket options are available for Lollapalooza Chicago. How to buy tickets for Lollapalooza 2024 music festivalYou can buy original tickets for Lollapalooza 2024 directly through the festival website. Tickets for Lollapalooza Chicago 2024 are also available through verified resale ticket vendors like Vivid Seats and StubHub.

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☆ Asia-Pacific markets rebound as Wall Street rallies overnight; Australia holds rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A pedestrian and jogger pass the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) building, during a partial lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, May 18, 2020. David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets rebounded on Tuesday as Wall Street rallied overnight, with investors assessing the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. The RBA held its benchmark interest rate at 4.35% for its fifth straight meeting, saying that inflation "remains above target and is proving persistent." The RBA also noted that the economic outlook remained "uncertain," with recent data signaling that achieving the inflation target was unlikely to be smooth. Automaker Hyundai also hit a fresh record, gaining about 1.62% on news that it plans to list its India unit in Mumbai.

Persons: David Gray, Kazuo Ueda, Akio Toyoda, Kospi Organizations: Reserve Bank of Australia, Bloomberg, Getty, Wall Street, Bank, Japan's Nikkei, Reuters, Bank of Japan, Toyota, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai, CSI Locations: Sydney, Australia, Asia, Pacific, Mumbai, Hong

☆ The US economy is headed into a corporate bankruptcy cycle that will spike unemployment, veteran forecaster says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Booth predicted that the number of large bankruptcies would climb to 25 by the end of June, surpassing the peak of large corporate bankruptcy filings during the pandemic. "When you have these large bankruptcies, liquidations, and what have you, you do have a loss of income. Meanwhile, the economy has lost around a million full time workers over the last 12 months, Booth noted. 10% of small business owners said labor costs were their "single most important problem," according to the latest Small Business Optimism Index. Booth has previously argued that the economy is already in a recession due to weakness in the labor market.

Persons: —, Danielle DiMartino Booth, bankrupcies, Booth, David Lin, Gray Organizations: Service, QI, P, Business, Companies, Challenger Locations: America

While original tickets have already sold out, we've put together everything you need to know when it comes to how to buy All Things Go tickets. The All Things Go festival first took place in 2014 at Union Market and has since expanded in scope and following. How to get All Things Go ticketsOriginal tickets to All Things Go tickets were available through the festival's website, but they sold out pretty quickly. Original All Things Go tickets started at $119 for single-day passes to the DC festival (or $199 for two-day passes) and $149 for two-day passes to the NYC festival (no single-day tickets were sold). At the time of writing, Vivid Seats' cheapest two-day ticket listings for the NYC festival start at $242, and the cheapest two-day listings for the DC festival start at $650.

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☆ Hardware is Wall Street's new favorite bet
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In today's big story, we're looking at the Apple-Google partnership that shows why hardware has become Wall Street's new favorite bet . The big storyHardware is hotGetty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BISoftware may still eat the world, but only with the help of some serious hardware. But generative AI has put a considerable spotlight on a less sexy part of tech: hardware. That's playing out in the stock market, where hardware tech stocks have outperformed software tech stocks by 30 percentage points this year , writes BI's Matthew Fox.

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☆ His wife had a common skin condition and tried expensive creams for over 20 years. She became 'patient zero' for his personalized skincare company — and had clear skin in a month.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

For 20 years after getting pregnant, Cherry Jia tried everything to fade the dark patches on her face. After giving birth to her son, she had melasma, a fairly common skin discoloration caused by hormonal fluctuations during pregnancy. The treatments they sold for dark spots had no effect on her skin. Jia said Musely's top-selling products treat aging concerns like dark spots, rosacea, and hair thinning. MuselyPart of the boom comes from the desire for products that target specific skin concerns, like dark spots or wrinkles.

Persons: Musely, —, Cherry Jia, she'd, Jack Jia, Cherry, Jack Jia Jia, Marie Jhin, he'd, Jhin, Lori Bush, Kimber Maderazzo, dermatologists, Jia, Jhin . Cherry Jia's, Jack Jia's, Musely Jia, estriol, they've, isn't, it's Organizations: Healthcare, Service, Musely, Jhin, FDA, New York Times Locations: drugstores

☆ 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."

Persons: Joe Gow, Carmen Wilson, Gow, isn't, " Gow, Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, we've, It's, I'm, Simone Lueck, BI Gow, hadn't, Wilson's, Nina Hartley, Danny Mountain, who'd, We've, Cal Berkeley, Lauren Phillips, Phillips, mischievously, We’ll, We'll, Barack Obama, Geri, Jay Hart, IRL Gow, I've, she'd, Barack Obama's, Hartley, Raymond Cross, Cross, Hartley dustup, Stills, —, Tony Tomich, Moberg doesn't, Gow's, demurely, Starr, Socrates, Eugene Volokh, Roe, Diane, wouldn't, aren't, They've, Wilson wouldn't, Hallie Lieberman, She's Organizations: University of Wisconsin, selfies, CNN, The, BI, UW, La, Sony, Higher, MIT, USC, Cal, Dickinson State University, Food Network, IRL, Dartmouth, La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, University of, FTI Consulting, Easton Moberg, Press, Stanford, Court, eBay, Sssh.com Locations: La Crosse, London, India, Gaza, Gow, Rock, San Francisco, Wisconsin, Chicago, Los Angeles, North Dakota, Arizona, Communist China, City, San Diego

☆ Fatherhood Transforms Men’s Brains and Bodies - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Fatherhood changed him; it gave his life purpose, he said. My research lab investigates how the brain changes when men become fathers, and we are discovering that fatherhood can be transformative for their brains and bodies. Not only that, but men’s involvement in fatherhood can have long-term benefits for their brain health — and for healthy societies. But the transition to fatherhood can also be a time of vulnerability, which is why supporting fathers should be a priority for policymakers. Our results echoed studies of mothers done by some of the same researchers.

Locations: Spain

☆ How the Christ Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro became the symbol of Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Perched on the Corcovado – a 2,300-foot-high granite outcrop looming above the city – the Cristo Redentor (Christ Redeemer) statue sweeps its arms out in a warm embrace, welcoming visitors to the city of samba. “It is he who finds me when I arrive in Rio.”For over a century, the statue has been a symbol of Rio de Janeiro. Christ Redeemer bags are his top sellers, tied with those sporting the Sugarloaf Mountain. Deemed one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the Christ Redeemer is Rio’s most visited attraction, says tour guide Cristina Arroio. Maybe that’s the ultimate miracle of the Christ Redeemer.

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☆ Photos show Mark Zuckerberg's style evolution — from hoodies to silver chains
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Mark Zuckerberg isn't style icon by any means, but he's working on it. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . All eyes were on him even in his early 20s, and the public quickly noted his laid-back style that consisted mostly of gray t-shirts. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, —, Zuckerberg — who's, Forbes Organizations: Service, Meta, Business

☆ Opinion | Jan. 6, America’s Rupture and the Strange, Forgotten Power of Oblivion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Linda Kinstler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On March 4, Judge Tanya Chutkan presided over jury selection for a criminal trial in a Jan. 6, 2021, case. On his first day in court, Mr. Nester sat next to his attorney wearing a collared shirt and a tie, his glasses perched atop his gray hair. He glumly surveyed the potential jurors seated in the benches behind him, 12 of whom would later that week determine his fate. Mr. Trump, whose criminal trial has been put on hold pending Supreme Court review, spent that week on the campaign trail. Mr. Nester is the among the latest in a long string of Jan. 6 insurrectionists who have over the past three and a half years sat for trial in the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S.

Persons: Tanya Chutkan, Donald Trump, Nester, glumly, Trump, Barrett Prettyman Organizations: Capitol, Courthouse Locations: Pennsylvania, Washington, Washington ,

Former President Donald J. Trump told a group of America’s most powerful chief executives on Thursday that he intended to cut the corporate tax rate to 20 percent from 21 percent, according to three people who attended the meeting and who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the ground rules stipulated the meeting was off the record. Mr. Trump made the remarks from a comfortable gray armchair during a conversation with his former economic adviser Larry Kudlow in front of the audience of dozens of leading chief executives, including Tim Cook of Apple, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, Doug McMillon of Walmart and Charles W. Scharf of Wells Fargo. They had gathered on Thursday morning in Washington for a meeting of the Business Roundtable, an influential corporate group, and there was said to be palpable relief in the room when Mr. Trump, who has been trying to woo business leaders as potential donors, told the executives much of what they had hoped to hear. Many leaders in corporate America have been nervous that in a second term, Mr. Trump might not be as friendly toward them as he was in his first. Many ended up abandoning him and publicly criticizing him, especially after the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Larry Kudlow, Tim Cook, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, Doug McMillon, Charles W . Scharf, Wells Organizations: Apple, JPMorgan, Walmart, Business, Capitol Locations: Wells Fargo, Washington, America

☆ Are Drake’s oversized pants another Kendrick Lamar rebuttal?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Over the weekend, Drake posted an outfit to Instagram that has since generated a lot of chatter online. New York Magazine’s The Cut dutifully collected reactions from a range of fashion stylists, and even industry experts were divided. Fans flooded the comments, calling him a “soccer dad” or “soccer papi.”Comments rushed to call Drake "soccer papi." In April and May, a series of brutal diss tracks were issued between Drake and US rapper Kendrick Lamar. Now the dust has settled, Drake’s latest rebuttal transcends tit for tat rapping into something more visual.

Persons: Drake, Tony Soprano’s, X, Katherine Hepburn, “, ”, Instagram, Cary Grant, ’, Kendrick Lamar, ” Lamar, Drake’s, — Organizations: CNN, padre, “, argyle Locations: Champagne Papi, York

☆ Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, credited with fusing East with West, has died at 95
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Tokyo (AP) — Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who won the prestigious Pritzker Prize for designs praised as smartly and artfully fusing the East with the West, has died. Maki, who taught architecture and urban design at Harvard, died June 6, his office, Maki & Associates, said Wednesday. A devoted educator, Maki, in addition to teaching at Washington University, Harvard and the University of Tokyo, lectured around the world. Maki, along with fellow Tange students Arata Isozaki and Kisho Kurokawa, were the pillars of Japanese modernism. The Pritzker, in selecting Maki, praised him as part of a new wave of architects rebuilding postwar Japan.

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☆ OpenAI ex-employees worry about company's control over their millions of dollars in shares
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

However, current and former OpenAI employees have been increasingly concerned about access to liquidity, according to interviews and documents shared internally. "We're incredibly sorry that we're only changing this language now," an OpenAI spokesperson told CNBC after the company changed course. In at least two tender offers, the sales limit for former employees was $2 million, compared to $10 million for current employees. In addition to current and former employees, OpenAI has a third tier for share sales that consists of ex-employees who now work at competitors. OpenAI said it's never canceled a current or former employee's vested equity or required a repurchase at $0.

Persons: Sam Altman, Jason Redmond, OpenAI, Slack, Siri, Ilya Sutskever, Jan Leike, Altman's, Sarah Friar, Larry Albukerk, Albukerk, CNBC they've, it's, Doug Brayley Organizations: Microsoft, AFP, Getty, CNBC, Apple, Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, Nvidia, OpenAI, EB Exchange, Ropes & Gray Locations: Redmond , Washington, OpenAI, California

☆ Friendly Credit Card Fraud: Consumer Chargebacks Hurt Businesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Annoyed, mostly at myself but also a little bit at the seller, I had a sinister thought: What if I file a dispute with my credit-card company? AdvertisementA credit-card charge-back happens when a consumer sees something they don't like or recognize on their statement and asks the bank to look into it. Much of that is friendly fraud: The report cited a statistic from the data-analytics company Datos Intelligence that 75% of all the fraud digital businesses see is first-party fraud. Your order arrived and you claim it didn't: fraud. I've never disputed a purchase before, and my credit-card company would like to keep me happy.

Persons: —, I'd, Oscar Bello, wasn't, Domenic Cirone, Robert Painter, Kevin, they've, what's, Bello, I've, Emily Stewart Organizations: Equifax, Mastercard, Datos Intelligence, Citi, Chargeback, Mmm, Business Locations: Ethoca, New Orleans

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