Is Super Bowl prize on the horizon for Shanahan, SF 49ers in Year 7?
Kyle Shanahan, the 49ers’ longest-tenured coach since Walsh and Seifert, lays eyes on the Lombardi as he always has Kyle Shanahan is entering his seventh season as the 49ers’ coach, making him the team’s longest-tenured leader since Bill Walsh (1979-88) and George Seifert (1989-96). Is Shanahan, on the other hand, snakebitten by the prospect of…
SF 49ers fanclub: The Sun Never Sets on the Niners Empire
Rabid 49ers fans ring the globe, forming a club more than 100 chapters strong Lawrence Lofts and his London friends’ 49ers fandom is about far more than the city of San Francisco, the team’s colors, or its NFL history. Lofts founded the “Jimmy G-Unit London Niner Chapter” in the United Kingdom for one reason: “the…
Renowned Oakland-Senegalese chef teams up on a new West African cookbook
“Simply West African” by Pierre Thiam and Lisa Katayama hits bookstores September 19 For years, renowned Senegalese chef Pierre Thiam has been a fixture on the New York and international food scene as executive chef at Nok by Alara in Lagos, chef at the Pullman Hotel in Dakar, and owner of Teranga in New York…
‘It’s either this place or a tent in a field’: San Jose evicts homeless squatters from city-owned house
The eviction points to the struggle to house the city’s 9,900 homeless residents Orrin Carr peered through dark lace curtains from inside the lone house at the end of an orchard-lined street on San Jose’s Northside, expecting authorities to arrive at any moment. He’d taken a hot shower that morning, certain it was his last…
13 production companies helping Chase, Pepsi, and more brands make Hollywood movies and TV for streamers like Netflix
Hollywood production companies are stepping up to help big brands make film and TV for wide audiences. Brands are trying to get consumers’ attention as traditional ads are getting ignored. Insider rounded up the production companies helping brands make content for Netflix, Apple, and more. Not only Mattel, but many other major corporations are turning…
BeReal is set to make its first marketing hire — but experts say it could be too late for the app to recapture its early buzz
BeReal recently posted a job ad for its first-ever communications and marketing lead. The ad states the hire will ‘develop a global strategy across all forms of communication.’ Social-media experts said it’s probably too late for BeReal to recapture its early buzz. BeReal, a French photo-sharing app startup, is about to make its first marketing hire,…
AllianceBernstein is using AI on everything from research to operations. Here’s how it’s helping the $704 billion asset manager save hundreds of thousands of dollars.
AllianceBernstein has been building out a team focused on AI and data science since 2017. The team is led by Andrew Chin, AB’s head of investment solutions and data science. Here’s how AB uses AI to get an edge, save analysts hours of work, and improve risk management. AllianceBernstein, a massive money manager, embarked on…
ChatGPT helped a simulated study return up to 512% trading stocks based on news. Here’s the prompt the researchers used — plus the positive and negative takeaways from their findings.
ChatGPT excelled at predicting a stock’s price direction based on news sentiment. Researchers at the University of Florida used a single prompt to ask it to determine sentiment. Its positive predictability ratio allowed it to generate gains over time. Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence has boosted the S&P 500 by 18% this year, with mega-cap…
A couple that works full-time earns an extra five-figures each month from the 2 franchises they own. They explain 4 keys to creating passive income through franchise investing.
Between their two franchises, the Halls have done more than $1 million in revenue. To creative passive income via franchise investing, you’ll want to go the executive ownership route. Then, you need to hire the right people and do everything you can to retain them. Erika and Kareem Hall began brainstorming passive income ideas in…
