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I’m a tech CEO who moved from California to Nevada after my home was burglarized. I feel safer in Las Vegas, which has nearly everything San Francisco had and more.
04 Jul

I’m a tech CEO who moved from California to Nevada after my home was burglarized. I feel safer in Las Vegas, which has nearly everything San Francisco had and more.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teddy Liaw, the 45-year-old CEO of contact center solutions company NexRep, who moved from San Francisco to Summerlin, Nevada, a Las Vegas suburb, in 2021 after he grew frustrated by crime in the Bay Area. Liaw founded the Vegas Tech Summit, a multi-day tech conference promoting Vegas as a burgeoning tech center.The following has been edited for length and clarity.I absolutely loved the Bay Area. I loved the culture, the food, the people, the intellect, and the gorgeous views of the water surrounding an amazing city.But COVID-19 absolutely wrecked the city.…
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A box labeled ‘broken porcelain’ stored for decades in an attic turned out to be Chinese antiques worth $200,000
04 Jul

A box labeled ‘broken porcelain’ stored for decades in an attic turned out to be Chinese antiques worth $200,000

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A box of tableware stored in an attic for decades with the label "broken porcelain" sold at auction for more than $200,000 last week.The owner, Gill Stewart, had been looking for Christmas decorations during the holiday season last year when she stumbled across the box, which she had inherited from her grandfather, according to the BBC.She said she almost threw it away."Every time I went up to get the Christmas decorations, I thought 'I must do something with that box,'" she told the outlet.However, she eventually took it to an auctioneer in Louth, a town in England.The auctioneer, James Laverack…
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Stolen campaign poster? Hidden AirTags are the new defense.
04 Jul

Stolen campaign poster? Hidden AirTags are the new defense.

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It's a political tale as old as time: put up a campaign poster in your yard, and thieves come to snatch it.But according to The Wall Street Journal, those fed up with front lawn looting are embracing a modern solution.Apple's geo-tracking AirTag devices are helping owners find their signs — and sometimes, even the people who stole them.The practice has already led to charges. In one example cited by the outlet, Florida politician John Dittmore decided to hide the coin-sized gadget on one of his posters after waking up to a number of thefts in May.When this sign was taken…
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It’s cool to be a finance bro — for now
04 Jul

It’s cool to be a finance bro — for now

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Happy Independence Day! I'm Jordan Parker Erb, filling in for Dan DeFrancesco.Former President Donald Trump seems to think President Joe Biden's campaign is over, and he can barely contain his excitement, per a leaked video. But Biden vowed again on Wednesday that he is not dropping out of the race. It comes amid reports that White House staffers are being told to go heads down and "execute, execute, execute."In observance of the US holiday, we have a shorter edition of the newsletter. We'll be back in full force tomorrow.In today's big story, we're looking at why it's such a good…
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A stolen painting found in a plastic bag at a London bus stop just sold for $22 million.
04 Jul

A stolen painting found in a plastic bag at a London bus stop just sold for $22 million.

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An early painting by one of Europe's most famous painters was auctioned for a record high price years after it was recovered in a shopping bag at a bus stop."The Rest on the Flight into Egypt," an early work by the famed 16th-century Italian painter Titian, was sold for over £17.5 million ($22.3 million) on July 2, according to Christie's. It was the highest-priced work to be sold that evening and set a record for any work by Titian, the auction house said.The painting's longtime owners, the family of a British nobles, held onto the painting after it was previously…
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I’ve been to over 80 countries. These 5 underrated destinations are absolutely worth visiting.
04 Jul

I’ve been to over 80 countries. These 5 underrated destinations are absolutely worth visiting.

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Flying into the Caribbean Island of Dominica felt like a scene out of "Jurassic Park." Trafalgar Falls in Dominica was absolutely breathtaking. Latifah Al-Hazza The lush and mountainous island of Dominica is home to a plethora of waterfalls, natural hot springs, beaches, and adventures. The official language is English, so I had no issues communicating with the locals. I loved staying at the cliffside villas of Jungle Bay Resort — my tropical room had stunning views of Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve. It was also an edible resort, meaning I was free to eat the fruits that were growing right outside…
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The UK is expecting to get a new prime minister — one that Obama has been mentoring for months
04 Jul

The UK is expecting to get a new prime minister — one that Obama has been mentoring for months

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Britons are heading to the polls, as the UK gears up for a radical change in leadership.Polls are predicting a landslide win for the leftwing Labour Party, which would make its leader, Keir Starmer, prime minister and end 14 years of Conservative Party rule."Today Britain can begin a new chapter," Starmer said as voting began Thursday. "A new age of hope and opportunity after 14 years of chaos and decline."But Starmer is often described as lacking charisma.Jill Rutter, a research fellow at the London research group UK in a Changing Europe, told The New York Times he "does look relatively…
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Why the ‘Beverly Hills Cop” director chose to film an actual car falling off a building over using CGI: ‘The stakes are real, and the danger is real.’
04 Jul

Why the ‘Beverly Hills Cop” director chose to film an actual car falling off a building over using CGI: ‘The stakes are real, and the danger is real.’

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In an era when everything from car chases to even kisses in movies can be done with computer-generated visual effects, director Mark Molloy wanted to go against the grain with "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" by doing all the action sequences with practical effects.Molloy was set on his stance from the beginning, when he took his first meetings with franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer and got the offer to direct the sequel, which was decades in the making. "I went to Jerry and said, 'I love this but I want to make an '80s action comedy, I want to shoot everything…
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