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They Moved to Sutton Place
New York magazine

They Moved to Sutton Place

After 18 years in a Noho loft and three in a Paul Rudolph pleasure palace, Christine and John Gachot decided to try a prewar classic seven.

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October 07-20, 2024
103 MINUTES WITH ...Owen Thiele
New York magazine

103 MINUTES WITH ...Owen Thiele

The ultimate L.A. nepo friend” sold a show about his own life.

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October 07-20, 2024
Eleven Madison Park Goes Casual, Sort Of
New York magazine

Eleven Madison Park Goes Casual, Sort Of

Daniel Humm is serving truffled tofu and negroni coladas at Clemente Bar.

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October 07-20, 2024
HOW MUCH LONGER CAN THE ERIC ADAMS MACHINE LAST? CITY HAUL
New York magazine

HOW MUCH LONGER CAN THE ERIC ADAMS MACHINE LAST? CITY HAUL

In mid-september, shortly after the New York City police chief resigned amid a federal criminal investigation and Mayor Eric Adams’s chief counsel quit, apparently because her client wasn’t heeding legal advice, and a couple of retired Fire Department officials were arrested on bribery charges, Ingrid Lewis-Martin disappeared from City Hall.

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October 07-20, 2024
The City's Newest Music Festival Was a Gay Dream
New York magazine

The City's Newest Music Festival Was a Gay Dream

All Things Go brought young queer fans in front of many of their idols (just not Chappell Roan).

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October 07-20, 2024
Too Close to the Sun
New York magazine

Too Close to the Sun

With 143, Katy Perry joins the cursed ranks of pop flameouts this year.

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October 07-20, 2024
MPW - MOST POWERFUL WOMEN 2024
Fortune US

MPW - MOST POWERFUL WOMEN 2024

WHEN FORTUNE launched its Most Powerful Women list in 1998, women were just starting to trickle into the C-suite in significant numbers.

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October - November 2024
WHO HAS TIME FOR A POWER LUNCH? THE REAL BUSINESS HAPPENS AT 4 P.M. 'POWER HOUR.'
Fortune US

WHO HAS TIME FOR A POWER LUNCH? THE REAL BUSINESS HAPPENS AT 4 P.M. 'POWER HOUR.'

THE SUN is pouring in through the floor-to-ceiling windows when the bar begins to fill with bespoke suits on a Tuesday in August at Four Twenty Five. The new restaurant from Jean-Georges Vongerichten is on the first floor of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper, beneath the offices of financial giant Citadel Securities. And the traders are thirsty.

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October - November 2024
THE SHIPWRECKED LEGACY OF MIKE LYNCH
Fortune US

THE SHIPWRECKED LEGACY OF MIKE LYNCH

THE BRITISH TECH MOGUL SOLD HIS COMPANY FOR $11 BILLION, THEN SPENT YEARS FIGHTING FRAUD CHARGES. HIS SHOCKING DEATH HAS LEFT MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS LIFE.

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October - November 2024
FORTUNE - CHANGE THE WORLD
Fortune US

FORTUNE - CHANGE THE WORLD

THESE COMPANIES BUILD BUSINESSES AROUND SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND THEY DO WELL BY DOING GOOD.

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October - November 2024
HOW THE ELECTION BROKE SILICON VALLEY
Fortune US

HOW THE ELECTION BROKE SILICON VALLEY

THE RICH AND FAMOUS are just like us, celebrity gossip magazines love to tell you. When it comes to Silicon Valley’s billionaires, though, they are acting a lot more like your politics-obsessed uncle.

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October - November 2024
HOW A WEEKLY ZOOM CALL OF POWERFUL BLACK WOMEN CREATED THE MOST POTENT CAMPAIGN TOOL OF 2024
Fortune US

HOW A WEEKLY ZOOM CALL OF POWERFUL BLACK WOMEN CREATED THE MOST POTENT CAMPAIGN TOOL OF 2024

THE GLITZY OPRAH WINFREY-HOSTED \"Unite for America\" Zoom event Sept. 19 featured the corps d'elite of entertainment, government, and business, as well as the woman being feted herself: Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

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October - November 2024
Kamalanomics: Harris's Road Map for Business
Fortune US

Kamalanomics: Harris's Road Map for Business

Vice President Kamala Harris hasn't done much to wOO Big Business. Many executives would still rather take their chances with her than the alternative.

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October - November 2024
Mary Barra
Fortune US

Mary Barra

The CEO of General Motors accelerates into our top spot.

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October - November 2024
Can Cathy Engelbert Handle the Pressure?
Fortune US

Can Cathy Engelbert Handle the Pressure?

The WNBA commissioner and ex-Deloitte CEO is leading the league through a season of historic highs, but critics wonder if her game plan is good enough to seize the moment.

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October - November 2024
HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FED'S BIG RATE CUT
Fortune US

HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FED'S BIG RATE CUT

THE WAIT IS OVER. After more than a year of will-they-or-won't-they, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 18 announced the first cut to its benchmark Federal funds rate since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a 50-basis-point drop that Chairman Jerome Powell signaled is likely the first of many.

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October - November 2024
A WOUNDED INTEL BATTLES FOR SURVIVAL IN THE AI ERA
Fortune US

A WOUNDED INTEL BATTLES FOR SURVIVAL IN THE AI ERA

HENRY V had Agincourt. Gen. Robert E. Lee had Gettysburg. And Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has Chandler. That would be Chandler, Ariz., outside Phoenix, where Intel is investing nearly $30 billion to build two state-of-the-art semiconductor plants, or fabs, that will be the first to use the company's newest chipmaking process. It's here, in Chandler, where Gelsinger's fate-and likely that of the company he leads will be decided.

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October - November 2024
KKR'S $1 TRILLION GAMBLE
Fortune US

KKR'S $1 TRILLION GAMBLE

The co-CEOs of KKR have a radical strategy to supercharge growth - and chart a path far different from that of their mentors, Henry Kravis and George Roberts.

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October - November 2024
OpenAI Looks to Shift Away From Nonprofit Roots and Convert Itself to For-Profit Company  - OpenAI's history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.
Techlife News

OpenAI Looks to Shift Away From Nonprofit Roots and Convert Itself to For-Profit Company - OpenAI's history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.

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October 05, 2024
Dreamworks Animation at 30: Painting a Bright Path Forward with 'The Wild Robot' - Filmmaker Chris Sanders had finally cracked “The Wild Robot.”
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Dreamworks Animation at 30: Painting a Bright Path Forward with 'The Wild Robot' - Filmmaker Chris Sanders had finally cracked “The Wild Robot.”

Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out. Then Sanders, the man behind beloved animated features from “Lilo & Stitch” to “How to Train Your Dragon,” came along.His vision, however, was different from the norm: The story started without zippy dialogue and didn’t follow traditional beats. He also wanted to embrace a more illustrated style that melded analog warmth with computer generated imagery capabilities, which was finally technologically possible. Before he got too deep, he needed to make sure the studio was on board.

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October 05, 2024
Amazon, Target and Other Retailers are Ramping up Hiring for the Holiday Shopping Season - Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.
Techlife News

Amazon, Target and Other Retailers are Ramping up Hiring for the Holiday Shopping Season - Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.

E-commerce giant Amazon said Thursday it will hire 250,000 full, part-time and seasonal workers for the crucial shopping period, rounding out a series of announcements made in recent weeks by the country’s top retailers.Amazon is hiring the same number of employees it did last year, similar to Bath & Body Works and Target, which said in September it planned to bring in roughly 100,000 seasonal employees and offer current employees the option to work extra hours during the holiday shopping period.

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October 05, 2024
SPACEX LAUNCHES RESCUE MISSION FOR 2 NASA ASTRONAUTS WHO ARE STUCK IN SPACE UNTIL NEXT YEAR
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SPACEX LAUNCHES RESCUE MISSION FOR 2 NASA ASTRONAUTS WHO ARE STUCK IN SPACE UNTIL NEXT YEAR

SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.

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October 05, 2024
PARENTS WILL HAVE TO SET ASIDE SOME EARNINGS FOR CHILD INFLUENCERS UNDER NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS
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PARENTS WILL HAVE TO SET ASIDE SOME EARNINGS FOR CHILD INFLUENCERS UNDER NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS

Parents in California who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their minor influencers under a pair of measures signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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October 05, 2024
GOOGLE'S SEARCH ENGINE'S LATEST AI INJECTION WILL ANSWER VOICED QUESTIONS ABOUT VIDEO AND PHOTOS
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GOOGLE'S SEARCH ENGINE'S LATEST AI INJECTION WILL ANSWER VOICED QUESTIONS ABOUT VIDEO AND PHOTOS

Google is injecting its search engine with more artificial intelligence that will enable people to voice questions about images and occasionally organize an entire page of results, despite the technology's past misadventures with misleading information.

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October 05, 2024
SATELLITE SERVICE DIRECTV BUYS RIVAL DISH AS IT FIGHTS THE ONSLAUGHT OF STREAMING SERVICES
Techlife News

SATELLITE SERVICE DIRECTV BUYS RIVAL DISH AS IT FIGHTS THE ONSLAUGHT OF STREAMING SERVICES

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.

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October 05, 2024
ARKANSAS SUES YOUTUBE OVER CLAIMS THAT THE SITE IS FUELING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
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ARKANSAS SUES YOUTUBE OVER CLAIMS THAT THE SITE IS FUELING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet this week, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state.

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October 05, 2024
TOYOTA BOOSTS ITS INVESTMENT IN AIR TAXI COMPANY JOBY AVIATION BY ANOTHER $500 MILLION
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TOYOTA BOOSTS ITS INVESTMENT IN AIR TAXI COMPANY JOBY AVIATION BY ANOTHER $500 MILLION

Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation as part of a partnership aimed at helping get the American air taxi company’s commercial business off the ground.

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October 05, 2024
AFTER HELENE'S DESTRUCTION, A MOUNTAIN TOWN RELIANT ON FALL TOURISM WONDERS WHAT'S NEXT
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AFTER HELENE'S DESTRUCTION, A MOUNTAIN TOWN RELIANT ON FALL TOURISM WONDERS WHAT'S NEXT

Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. It’s starting to rain in downtown Boone, and he doesn’t want it to get soaked — again.

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October 05, 2024
WARREN BUFFETT BUYS REST OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY'S UTILITIES, BUT INVESTORS MUST GUESS AT THE PRICE
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WARREN BUFFETT BUYS REST OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY'S UTILITIES, BUT INVESTORS MUST GUESS AT THE PRICE

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the rest of its utility unit from the estate of a longtime board member who died three years ago, but it’s not clear exactly how much it will pay for that 8% stake in the massive utility business.

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October 05, 2024
NEW JERSEY OFFSHORE WIND FARM CLEARS BIG FEDERAL HURDLE AMID ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
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NEW JERSEY OFFSHORE WIND FARM CLEARS BIG FEDERAL HURDLE AMID ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

The federal government gave a key approval this week to an offshore wind farm in New Jersey, even as residents in the town where its power cable would come ashore worry it could go through underground toxic waste that’s still being cleaned up.

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October 05, 2024