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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of July: Skild AI And Element Biosciences Lead Hot Month

The 10 Biggest Rounds Of July: Skild AI And Element Biosciences Lead Hot Month

This is a monthly feature that runs down the month’s top 10 funding rounds in the U.S. Check out the biggest rounds of last month here. July saw its fair share of big rounds — and then some. Startups needed to raise $200 million or more to make this list. While we saw a lot of the regular sectors like biotech and financial services represented, we also saw some big deals involving supply chain and automotive startups. 1. Skild AI, $300M, robotics: The good year for robotics startups continued. Skild AI became the latest such startup to raise big, locking…
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‘Road House’ director Doug Liman said 50 million people watched his movie, but he ‘didn’t get a cent.’ Compared to Amazon, he said Apple TV+ is ‘above board.’

‘Road House’ director Doug Liman said 50 million people watched his movie, but he ‘didn’t get a cent.’ Compared to Amazon, he said Apple TV+ is ‘above board.’

"Road House" director Doug Liman said Amazon didn't pay him "a cent" despite 50 million people watching the action movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal on Prime Video. He compared Amazon to Apple TV+, which he said was "above board." The movie, a reboot of the 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze, premiered on Prime Video in March and, according to the streaming service, was watched by 50 million people within the first two weekends of its release.Liman previously criticized Amazon for releasing the film direct-to-streaming and wrote a scathing column for Deadline in January. In it, he said that the studio originally…
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I skipped college and became a boatbuilder. My friends who aren’t in trade jobs envy me.

I skipped college and became a boatbuilder. My friends who aren’t in trade jobs envy me.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Clémentine Mollier, a 32-year-old shipwright living in Portsmouth, England. Business Insider verified her employment with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I grew up in France. After finishing high school, I decided to travel instead of going to university.I spent time in Australia, Asia, and Canada, volunteering and working minimum-wage jobs. I had a thirst for discovery and being away from home.When I returned to France at 26, I enrolled in a yearlong boatbuilding course. I've since spent six years as a boatbuilder and have no regrets…
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‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ lead Emma Myers said it was ‘scary’ she had two weeks to prepare for the role, including nailing her British accent

‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ lead Emma Myers said it was ‘scary’ she had two weeks to prepare for the role, including nailing her British accent

"A Good Girl's Guide To Murder" lead actor Emma Myers told Business Insider that she had two weeks to practice her British accent for the role before shooting started.In the teen drama, which premieres on Netflix on Thursday, Florida-born Myers — who made her name in "Wednesday" — plays Pip Fitz-Amobi. For a school project, Pip tries to solve a murder that happened five years earlier in the small English village where she lives.The 2019 novel that the series is based on, "A Good Girl's Guide To Murder" by Holly Jackson, was a New York Times bestseller and became popular…
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Gen Z is transforming office email etiquette — but it could backfire

Gen Z is transforming office email etiquette — but it could backfire

Gen Z is rewriting the rules of work communication — starting with out-of-office emails.Employment experts told Business Insider they had noticed a rise in informal and comedic out-of-office emails from the youngest employees in recent years.They said these types of emails usually consist of jokes, puns, and emojis instead of the conventional bare bones of when you might be back.The trend is part of a wider shift in workplace culture being driven by Gen Z.While it could do people good to lighten up a bit, the experts said, there is also a risk that relaxing too much comes at the…
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