business Mytaverse Plans to Create Business-Centered Metaverse For Frequent Travellers | How Did it Start? Christin Hakim, November 19, 2021 Mytaverse, a Miami-based startup, is the latest company to join the metaverse hype after launching its own 3D platform for business aviation. For those people who frequently travel around the world, this creation would allow them to attend meetings using their avatars. Arranging a conference is now made easier through… Continue Reading
Entertainment Korea’s CJ ENM Bets Big on Entertainment With Endeavor Content Deal Christin Hakim, November 19, 2021 South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM is making a nearly $1 billion bet to grow into a bigger player in the global content business by buying an 80% stake in Endeavor Content, the production entity that Endeavor was forced to divest after losing a showdown with the Writers Guild of… Continue Reading
sport Alex Hales pictured in blackface as English cricket handed a new blow | Cricket Christin Hakim, November 19, 2021 Cricket’s bruising week took yet another hit on Thursday night when the former England batsman Alex Hales admitted painting his face black for a New Year’s Eve party in 2009. Hales, who this week denied he had named his black dog Kevin after a racial slur allegedly used at Yorkshire… Continue Reading
Real Estate Zillow’s home-buying debacle shows how hard it is to use AI to value real estate Christin Hakim, November 19, 2021 The move, touted by a company exec at the time as “an exciting advancement,” was intended to streamline the process for homeowners considering selling to Zillow as part of its home-flipping business. Zillow promoted this option as a way to make it convenient to sell a home while minimizing interactions… Continue Reading
medical Astroworld medical staff responded to 11 cardiac arrests at same time Christin Hakim, November 19, 2021 The CEO of ParaDocs, the medic company hired by Astroworld organizers, spoke on camera for the first time Monday to “set the record straight” on what his team did and to defend how hard his staff of more than 70 people worked to save lives.Alex Pollak told reporters said his… Continue Reading
business Entrepreneurs learn, engage, collaborate during GEW Penn State Christin Hakim, November 18, 2021 Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State, presented by the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC), hosted a total of 52 events across Penn State campus communities from Nov. 8-12. Seven more will occur in the coming weeks, bringing the grand total to 59 events. Events were held via online,… Continue Reading
Automotive Why is it still so hard for women to get funding for startups? Christin Hakim, November 18, 2021 If you are an angel investor or venture capitalist, and unless you have been living in a cave in the mountains of Afghanistan without the internet, you are aware of the mismatch of desire and results in the realm of finding and funding female founders. Maybe I will start the… Continue Reading
sport This Week’s Most Interesting Sports Business Stories Christin Hakim, November 18, 2021 Streaming service ESPN+ increased subscribers by 66% over the fiscal year and 90% of the most-watched broadcasts on Disney’s owned TV networks last year were sports events. Mike Windle/Getty Images for ESPN In this week’s SportsMoney Playbook: a WNBA star-turned-VC partner, UFC’s Asian expansion and the NFL’s pipeline of female talent…. Continue Reading
Real Estate McKinney’s innovation hub attracts tech startup aiming to be a ‘Bloomberg terminal for real estate’ Christin Hakim, November 18, 2021 McKinney’s innovation fund has attracted a tech startup to the North Texas city’s historic downtown that ambitiously describes its product as “a Bloomberg terminal for real estate.” Spatial Laser is a property technology firm that helps professional real estate buyers find and evaluate single-family investment properties using data and machine… Continue Reading
tech Brian Grossman says Holmes lied about Theranos finger-prick tech Christin Hakim, November 18, 2021 Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., exits federal court in San Jose, California, on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A hedge fund manager who put $96 million into Theranos said he thoroughly investigated the company but was still misled… Continue Reading