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How Apple Is Working From Home — The Information

How Apple Is Working From Home — The Information : Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak in January, Apple sent dozens of employees to China each day to oversee the manufacturing of its products, former employees say. Last year, United Airlines boasted that Apple was its largest global account, spending $150 million on flights each year, with Shanghai and Hong Kong the top two destinations, according to a banner intended to be seen only by United employees, a photo of which was widely circulated online. Apple was responsible for 50 business class seats a day to Shanghai, the banner said.
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Apple Park office chairs cost nearly $1,200 apiece, handpicked by designer Jony Ive

Apple Park office chairs cost nearly $1,200 apiece, handpicked by designer Jony Ive : Apple's new "spaceship" campus in Cupertino, Calif. is stocked mainly with one kind of office chair —the Vitra Pacific, personally chosen by lead designer Jonathan Ive at a cost of $1,185 per unit, though the company likely paid less in its bulk order.
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Inside the Secretly Lucrative World of Solo Piano Music

Inside the Secretly Lucrative World of Solo Piano Music : McLaughlin is an independent artist in her forties who makes contemporary instrumental solo piano music. She’s a star in her field — to the point where another pianist says, “I’m not quite doing Michele McLaughlin numbers” — reportedly making around $250,000 a year. And she’s not alone. “We have a large group of solo piano players that are making a killing, making $7,000 to $10,000 a month,” says Kevin Breuner, VP of Marketing for CDBaby, which touts itself as “the largest global digital distributor of independent music.” “Some of them are making far more money from their music than the artists than you see on major labels that sell OK but are not crossing the threshold of really having an income stream for years to come,” Breuner continues. “These piano players have cracked that.”
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry sticks with Japan picks even as market drops | The Japan Times

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry sticks with Japan picks even as market drops | The Japan Times : Burry said the recent spate of takeover bids in Japan reflects a greater willingness by company executives to take risks in the country. They’re looking to boost the value of their businesses, such as by merging, he said.
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Pass the message: Five steps to kicking out coronavirus

Pass the message: Five steps to kicking out coronavirus : “It starts with your hands,” says Alisson Becker, WHO Goodwill ambassador for health promotion, Liverpool FC and Brazil goalkeeper, and The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper, 2019. “Please wash your hands frequently with soap and water or an alcohol-based solution.”
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Inside Fergie’s lair: what it was really like in Man United manager’s slipstream – The Athletic

Inside Fergie’s lair: what it was really like in Man United manager’s slipstream – The Athletic : He was certainly the most mercurial man I have ever encountered — fascinating, very often — but he didn’t always make it easy. He collected grievances like others collect stamps and, more to the point, he really didn’t care if we liked him or not. With Ferguson, it wasn’t about popularity. It was all about control. Power and control.
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Questions that will get you fired- and why you should ask them anyway.

Questions that will get you fired- and why you should ask them anyway. : I decided to help the manager by collecting data from all of the waitstaff on their orders over the past month. I spoke with the kitchen staff about what they thought could be eliminated or reduced. Just as I suspected, the restaurant could be sourcing dramatically fewer ingredients and maintain customer satisfaction.
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Sponsorships to be dropped or ‘flexed’ in crisis, says former NBA executive | SportBusiness

Sponsorships to be dropped or ‘flexed’ in crisis, says former NBA executive | SportBusiness : The former executive vice-president of global marketing partnerships at the NBA, now chief business officer at the Excel Sports Management agency, said brands in most industries will feel “enormous economic losses” and that the properties they sponsor will not be immune to the business fall-out. Collins said: “Short-term deals will largely be dropped where feasible and longer-term deals heavily scrutinised with mandates for maximum flexibility. “Teams and leagues are not even possible to activate at the moment. Some brands will turn to personalities on a limited basis, but even there, will need to take considerable care in striking the appropriate marketing tone during this time.”
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The race to become sport’s Spotify is slower than expected | SportBusiness

The race to become sport’s Spotify is slower than expected | SportBusiness : “Sport still has a very conservative attitude towards external money. Forget revenue for a moment and look at profitability. Look at the cash that is generated via sports – and you can pick any sport – it’s a small amount of money. Sport cannot change itself because it doesn’t generate enough cash to change itself. That’s why we probably need someone else in the ecosystem as well.”
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European football remains a good bet – in spite of coronavirus – says Ajax and OL investor | SportBusiness

European football remains a good bet – in spite of coronavirus – says Ajax and OL investor | SportBusiness : “When you invest in football, you need to know that these times are psychologically tough – you’re going to face short-term volatility,” he says. “You see the prices fluctuating every single day.
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Anti-inflammatories may aggravate Covid-19, France advises | World news | The Guardian

Anti-inflammatories may aggravate Covid-19, France advises | World news | The Guardian : The country’s health minister, Olivier V�ran, who is a qualified doctor and neurologist, tweeted on Saturday: “The taking of anti-inflammatories [ibuprofen, cortisone … ] could be a factor in aggravating the infection. In case of fever, take paracetamol. If you are already taking anti-inflammatory drugs, ask your doctor’s advice.”
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Coronavirus latest updates: all arrivals in Australia must self-isolate for 14 days, says PM | World news | The Guardian

Coronavirus latest updates: all arrivals in Australia must self-isolate for 14 days, says PM | World news | The Guardian : Former Chinese executive who criticised Xi over virus handling is missing An influential former Chinese property executive who called President Xi Jinping a “clown” over a speech he made last month about the government’s efforts to battle the coronavirus has gone missing, three of his friends told Reuters. In this photo taken in 2012, Chinese real estate mogul Ren Zhiqiang poses for photos in his office in Beijing, China. Photograph: AP Ren Zhiqiang, a member of China’s ruling Communist Party and a former top executive of state-controlled property developer Huayuan Real Estate Group, has not been contactable since March 12, they said. “Many of our friends are looking for him,” his close friend and businesswoman Wang Ying said in a statement to Reuters, describing them as being “extremely anxious”. “Ren Zhiqiang is a public figure and his disappearance is
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How Denmark's 'ghetto list' is ripping apart migrant communities | World news | The Guardian

How Denmark's 'ghetto list' is ripping apart migrant communities | World news | The Guardian : “Of course there have been problems here – but if a fire in a building is traced to a single gas leak, surely the best idea is to fix the leak. It’s not to clear out the entire building and start again. That’s what is happening here, though. Instead of solving a limited problem, they want to clear the whole block.” In addition, the law itself applies differently in these neighbourhoods. The first stage of the government’s so-called ghetto deal set higher penalties for crimes, and allowed for collective punishment – by eviction – of entire families if one of their members commits a criminal act. This is Europe: stay close with the Guardian’s email updates Read more Other laws seem designed to force the integration in Danish society of immigrant communities. Pre-school children must spend at least 25 hours a week in state kindergartens with a maximum migrant intake of 30%, an
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'A pioneer and provocateur': performance artist Ulay dies aged 76 | Art and design | The Guardian

'A pioneer and provocateur': performance artist Ulay dies aged 76 | Art and design | The Guardian : He sued Abramović in 2015, claiming that she had withheld money owed to him and not fully credited his part in their artworks, resulting in the Serbian artist being ordered to pay him €250,000 (�215,000) plus costs. In the aftermath, however, the two became friendly again, participating in a 2017 film, The Story of Marina Abramović and Ulay, which charted the course of their relationship. “Everything naughty, nasty disagreements or whatever from the past, we dropped,” Ulay said in the film. “It’s a beautiful story, actually.”
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