<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11896033" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wnba" source="Orion">WNBA</keyword> icon <keyword id="12145742" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sue-bird" source="Orion">Sue Bird</keyword> joined Peyton and <keyword id="12395366" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="eli-manning" source="Orion">Eli Manning</keyword> on ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcast.</li><li>The <keyword id="12197405" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="seattle-storm" source="Orion">Seattle Storm</keyword> point guard has not yet officially decided whether she'll retire this offseason.</li></ul>One of WNBA's best ever is mulling over retirement this offseason.Sue Bird - a five-time Olympic gold medalist, four-time WNBA champion, and the league's all-time assists leader - may have played her <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-sue-bird-cries-diana-taurasi-fans-one-more-year-2021-9">final professional basketball game</a> in September when <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-sue-bird-diana-taurasi-wnba-jerseys-2021-9">Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury</a> ousted her Seattle Storm from this year's playoffs.Now 41 years old, Bird has previously acknowledged that 2021 could very well have been her final season in the pros. But on Monday, she hinted that she may go on to play one more season.<div type="image" title="Sue Bird." height="1407" width="1876" msid="87287922" hostid="261"></div>In a conversation with Peyton and Eli Manning on ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcast, the elder quarterbacking brother asked Bird to share her mindset surrounding the speculation about her looming retirement decision, which he conceded is probably "not one of your favorite subjects.""No, it's not," Bird said with a laugh. "...I don't know. Luckily our free agency doesn't start for a while, so I get some time to think."But then she started to open up about that thought process. Bird said visiting Climate Pledge Arena - Seattle's sparkling new facility that the Storm will call home next year - made it "tempting" to return for one last hurrah.<div type="image" title="Sue Bird supports the NHL's Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena." height="1667" width="2500" msid="87287924" hostid="261"></div>"We just opened a new arena here in Seattle," Bird said. "I happened to be in there the other day for the opening Kraken game. And it was tempting - the thoughts of playing there were very tempting.""I'll leave you with that," she added with a smile.Check out the full exchange below:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Meredith Cash (@mercash22) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1453028264943964169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2021</a></blockquote>

Sue Bird said she's tempted to play one more WNBA season after checking out her team's sparkling new arena

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Former NHL player Adam Johnson died in a tragic accident during a UK hockey game Saturday.</li><li>Advocates now want to put protections in place to prevent other similar accidents. </li></ul>After former <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/nhl-eihl-ice-hockey-player-dies-throat-slashed-skate-incident-2023-10">National Hockey League player Adam Johnson's tragic death</a>, advocates are looking for solutions to protect players in the future.Johnson played for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.Saturday, he played his final game for the UK's Nottingham Panthers and was killed in what <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/PanthersIHC/status/1718550740028039300">the team called a "freak accident"</a> after a skate blade hit his neck.He was only 29.Now, hockey leagues are stepping up to prevent similar tragedies from happening — chiefly, by requiring or encouraging neck guards for players.The <a target="_blank" href="https://eiha.co.uk/eiha-update-player-safety/">English Ice Hockey Association announced</a> that it would immediately "strongly recommend" neck protection through 2023, and mandate it for all players beginning January 1, 2024."We are firmly committed to our obligation to exhaust every possible means to ensure that a tragic incident of this nature never befalls our sport again," said the statement. "It is unacceptable for any player to lose their life while playing sport."Pittsburgh <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1719436360350568582">Penguins coach Mike Sullivan</a> said in a press conference that while he cannot issue a mandate at the NHL level, he will be encouraging his players to use the guards."We are in the process right now of trying to talk to our players about some protective equipment in those vulnerable areas," Sullivan said at the conference. "That could be one of the positive things that might come out of this terrible tragedy."Sullivan added that the American Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League teams associated with the Penguins's organization will now be required to wear the guards.In addition, the Western Hockey League will now make the neck guards mandatory for all players in practices and games, <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=b91e27be91cf69dcfc8e181734830c939091d54c87bcf2f2f1e5486c2f666f79&amp;postID=6542fa232ef354b8a30d02d3&amp;postSlug=adam-johnson-nhl-skating-neck-guard-nottingham-panthers-penguins-pittsburg-2023-11&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnhl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F38796233%2Fwestern-hockey-league-make-neck-guard-protection-mandatory">per ESPN</a>.But some players have expressed they're unsure about how effective or comfortable the guards are, despite their grief at Johnson's death.Vince Dunn, a player for the Seattle Krakens, told the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/after-on-ice-death-of-former-nhler-kraken-players-mull-use-of-neck-protection/">Seattle Times </a>that even as junior players, many wearing neck guards modified them or took out protective layers for "comfort and mobility.""I guess you have to find a balance between safety and comfort. The wrist guards that we wear and the socks I'm wearing right now, they're cut resistant but it's not 100%," Dunn said, adding that Johnson's death was "devastating."Despite these concerns, the NHL reported four players from the Penguins were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nhl.com/news/karlsson-3-penguins-teammates-wear-neck-guard-in-practice">wearing the guards at practice</a> Thursday."Just trying it out. It's available for us," player Erik Karlsson told the NHL. "I don't think it's a bad thing. Will probably try it out for a little bit and see if I can get accustomed to it and then go from there."

After former NHL player Adam Johnson was killed when a skate blade hit his throat, advocates are looking to a simple solution to prevent future deaths

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The NHL announced a 10-year deal with Fanatics this week.</li><li>The sports apparel company will replace Adidas as the league's on-ice jersey outfitter. </li></ul>NHL jerseys are switching from Adidas to Fanatics, and fans aren't happy about it. <a href="https://www.insider.com/fanatics-nhl-uniforms-adidas-contract-2023-3">The NHL announced Tuesday</a> that it chose sports apparel brand Fanatics as its official on-ice uniform partner, replacing Adidas. The new uniforms will hit the ice in 2024, and the deal with Fanatics will last 10 years, <a href="https://www.fanaticsinc.com/press-releases/fanatics-to-become-the-national-hockey-leagues-official-on-ice-uniform-outfitterstarting-with-the-2024-25-season" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the company</a>. "Coming 2024: NHL Fanatics," the league wrote on Twitter this week. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1638129764488605696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2023</a></blockquote>But the news has been met with backlash from many NHL fans who have taken to Twitter to voice their distaste with Fanatics, and joke about the brand's quality. "The NHL going from Adidas jerseys to Fanatics jerseys," one user quipped above a photo of a poorly drawn horse. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Cam (@Swaybeaut) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1638169460757463040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2023</a></blockquote>One user slammed the NHL and Fanatics as a natural partnership because they're both "fan unfriendly, low quality, and cheap."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—howdy howdy howdy (@AnthraxJones) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1638129577816932352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2023</a></blockquote>Insider reached out to Fanatics for comment, but did not immediately receive a response. <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35909210/fanatics-replacing-adidas-nhl-official-uniform-partner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to ESPN</a>, the league knew the new partnership with Fanatics would be met with some hostility. "I understand there may be, initially, some trepidation, but I do have a lot of confidence in the team at Fanatics," NHL executive vice president of marketing Brian Jennings told ESPN. "I look back at the history with our locker room, at what they're doing with other leagues, and I do think that they will be able to do this."Users sounded the alarm with claims and pictures that — while unverified — mocked Fanatics with a misprinted New York Rangers T-shirt that said "Islanders," or a misspelled player name. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Peter Romano (@DarkStar5050) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1638221672569249794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2023</a></blockquote>Adidas was the NHL's jersey partner for seven years before the recent announcement. Adidas chose not to renew the partnership, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/34307876/adidas-seek-renew-nhl-uniform-apparel-deal-2023-24-season-league-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN reported</a>. But it could be an uphill road before fans gain some trust in Fanatics. "Everyone be safe out there. I had a Fanatics NHL jersey in my car and someone broke into my car and left two more," a Seattle Kraken fan account wrote on Twitter. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Kraken Canada (@KrakenCanada) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1638178401285701638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2023</a></blockquote>

NHL fans are not happy about the league's new choice for its jerseys. Photos of Fanatics gear show why

<ul class="summary-list"><li>This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter.</li></ul>Hi there! If you've got a Ring camera, you're in the running for a big payday. The company is offering a $1 million prize for anyone who <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazons-ring-offers-1-million-prize-for-proof-of-aliens-2023-10">can provide proof of extraterrestrial life</a> via its doorbell camera, of course. In today's big story, we're looking at the impact the Hamas-Israel conflict will have on the broader global economy.What's on deck: <ul><li>Markets: Everything holding back the current bull market <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-outlook-weak-bull-rally-internals-breadth-valuations-2023-10">from really taking off</a>.</li><li>Tech: Lyft's CEO sounds off on Big Tech's responsibility to help us <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-industry-fueled-loneliness-crisis-lyft-ceo-apple-amazon-facebook-2023-10">feel less lonely</a>.</li><li>Business: All the best deals for <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/deals/best-prime-day-deals-live-2023-10-9">Amazon's October Prime Day sales</a>.</li></ul>But first, unrest in Israel.<hr />If this was forwarded to you, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today">sign up here.</a><hr /><h2>The big story</h2>What comes next<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today"></a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-hamas-chose-attack-israel-now-after-decades-conflict-gaza-2023-10"></a><div type="image" title="A Palestinian man takes a selfie in front of a burning Israeli military vehicle after it was hit by Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, at the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border." height="3666" width="4889" msid="104321072" hostid="261" sizebytes="247980"></div>After Hamas' unprecedented assault on Israel, the world is watching to see how the war will reverberate around the globe. The initial attack, which some described as "<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-is-hamas-attack-on-israel-like-911-in-america-2023-10">Israel's 9/11,</a>" and Israel's response have already led to hundreds of deaths among Israelis and Palestinians. For more on why Hamas attacked Israel after decades of conflict, it's worth reading <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-hamas-chose-attack-israel-now-after-decades-conflict-gaza-2023-10">Tom Porter's insightful analysis</a>. Beyond the loss of human life, which is always the most significant toll paid during these events, there are countless knock-on effects. Here's a breakdown of what the Hamas-Israel war could mean for everything from the oil market to social media:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-is-hamas-attack-on-israel-like-911-in-america-2023-10"></a><div type="image" title="Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. Barrages of rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip at dawn as militants from the blockaded Palestinian enclave infiltrated Israel, with at least on" height="3648" width="4864" msid="104321075" hostid="261" sizebytes="1009526"></div><ul><li>Oil: When a conflict in the Middle East arises, the oil industry is often quick to react. On Monday, prices <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/israel-palestine-hamas-stock-market-news-today-oil-prices-rise-2023-10">jumped as much as 5%</a> over fears of supply disruptions. In the long term, legendary commodities trader Pierre Andurand said the conflict will force the market to <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/israel-hamas-strike-oil-prices-saudi-arabia-iran-pierre-andurand-2023-10">"beg" Saudi Arabia for more supply</a>. It's just the latest in what has been a <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/oil-prices-outlook-war-inflation-fed-rates-israel-russia-opec-2023-10">volatile time for oil prices</a>, clouding the inflation outlook.</li><li>Markets: Israel's currency <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/israel-hamas-war-shekel-dollar-currency-central-bank-foreign-reserves-2023-10">tumbled to a 7-year low</a>, and its central bank has sold off $30 billion in foreign reserves to prop it up. Russia's ruble also <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/russia-economy-ruble-israel-hamas-war-dollar-dominance-currency-flight-2023-10">hit an 18-month low against the US dollar</a>. On the other hand, defense sector stocks like <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/defense-stocks-war-israel-hamas-middle-east-conflict-gaza-rockets-2023-10">Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, and Lockheed Martin</a> all rose. From the price of gold to Wall Street's fear gauge (the VIX), DataTrek Research highlighted five key indicators to watch regarding <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/israel-hamas-war-stock-market-volatility-oil-vix-gold-bonds-2023-10">other potential impacts</a>. Meanwhile, high-profile investors like Pershing Square's Bill Ackman and Social Capital's Chamath Palihapitiya <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/israel-hamas-war-stock-market-forecast-inflation-recession-economy-rates-2023-10">have weighed in</a> on the war and its risks.</li><li>Social media: The attacks have put social media's flaws back under the microscope. Elon Musk recommended his followers get updates on the war from two accounts that have <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spreading-misinformation-accounts-x-israel-conflict-war-2023-10">previously peddled misinformation</a>. Insider's Hasan Chowdhury gave an overview of the <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-hamas-conflict-shows-how-dangerous-social-media-is-now-2023-10">deluge of misleading information</a> regarding the war on social media.</li><li>Foreign policy: The US has already said it will <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-f35-jet-middle-east-israel-at-war-with-hamas-2023-10">send F-35 and F-15 jets</a> to the Middle East to prevent the war in Israel from escalating. Ret. Gen. Barry McCaffrey suggested <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-likely-wage-war-israel-hamas-barry-mccaffrey-iran-syria-2023-10">the US would "go to war"</a> in Israel if Syria or Iran became actively involved. Meanwhile, a Washington-based think tank said Russia will use the conflict to generate propaganda to <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-exploiting-israel-gaza-crisis-undermine-western-support-ukraine-isw-2023-10">undermine the West's support for Ukraine</a>.</li></ul><hr /><h2>3 things in markets</h2><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/bonds/treasury-bond-crash-janet-yellen-calm-markets-yields-fed-rates-2023-10"></a><div type="image" title="Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen." height="2932" width="3909" msid="104321078" hostid="261" sizebytes="314418"></div><ul><li>US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: The bond market is just fine. Despite the market's massive sell-off and spiking yields, Yellen said it's business as usual. There is no "evidence of dysfunction" regarding <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/bonds/treasury-bond-crash-janet-yellen-calm-markets-yields-fed-rates-2023-10">how the market is operating</a>, she said Monday.</li><li>US stocks are too pricey for billionaire Ray Dalio. The founder of Bridgewater Associates highlighted mounting debt, political infighting, and geopolitical risks as reasons <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/ray-dalio-stock-market-debt-crisis-politics-economy-recession-china-2023-10">investors should be cautious</a>. "Over the next year, we will have a great political conflict," he predicted. </li><li>This bull market isn't turning heads. The stock market rally since October 2022 has been one of the weakest bull markets on record. Elevated valuations and monetary tightening policies <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-outlook-weak-bull-rally-internals-breadth-valuations-2023-10">have kept things from taking off</a>.</li></ul><hr /><h2>3 things in tech</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-industry-fueled-loneliness-crisis-lyft-ceo-apple-amazon-facebook-2023-10"></a><div type="image" title="In a black glitchy abyss of floating glowing boxes full of lonely people on some form of technological device, two boxes float near each other towards connection." height="1000" width="1333" msid="104321079" hostid="261" sizebytes="36968"></div><ul><li>Big Tech made America lonely. Technology made staying home a lot easier: shopping, watching movies, and even eating outside food. This convenience has diminished our social connections. Although tech contributed to this problem, the industry has an opportunity to help solve the "antisocial epidemic," <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-industry-fueled-loneliness-crisis-lyft-ceo-apple-amazon-facebook-2023-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lyft CEO David Risher writes for Insider</a>. </li><li>Meta is reportedly paying celebrities as much as $5 million for six hours of work. The tech giant hired a variety of celebs for its AI chatbots, including MrBeast, Kendall Jenner, Naomi Osaka, Charli D'Amelio, and Tom Brady. And Meta reportedly shelled out <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-paying-celebrity-faces-of-ai-chatbots-as-much-as-5-million-2023-10">big bucks for the big names</a>.</li><li>The AI 100 2023: The top people in artificial intelligence. The list ranges from people pushing boundaries in the field to those who are trying to ensure that AI develops steadily and responsibly. <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-ai-100-2023-the-people-who-make-ai-intelligent-2023-10">Meet them all here</a>.</li></ul><hr /><h2>3 things in business</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/deals/best-prime-day-deals-live-2023-10-9"></a><div type="image" title="Apple Airpods, a Dash mini air fryer, and a Kindle on a blue Prime Day Insider deals coverage background." height="600" width="800" msid="104321082" hostid="261" sizebytes="29966"></div><ul><li>All the best October Prime Day deals. The live blog tracks the hottest deals across tech, home, kitchen, <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/deals/best-prime-day-deals-live-2023-10-9">and more</a>.</li><li>CEO Bob Iger is under more pressure to break up Disney. Activist investor Nelson Peltz has reportedly upped his stake in the company. This could mean Disney is on track to <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-bob-iger-break-up-pressure-nelson-peltz-increase-stake-2023-10">sell assets</a> like ESPN and ABC.</li><li>The surge in energy-hungry data centers is delaying green energy pushes. In Phoenix, data centers have attracted attention for the noise they blare, the water they guzzle, and the swaths of land they've consumed. Now, it's <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/data-centers-energy-demand-utilities-green-renewable-2023-10">impeding green efforts</a> to end the use of fossil fuels.</li></ul><hr /><h2>In other news</h2><ul><li>Family feud: The Kennedy family immediately condemned RFK Jr.'s<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rfk-jr-presidential-campaign-kennedy-family-opposition-independent-democrats-polling-2023-10"> independent presidential campaign</a>.</li><li>Leaked documents revealed TikTok's <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-brief-shows-tiktok-hosting-black-friday-contests-for-sellers-2023-10">plan for Black Friday</a>, including marketing credits for sellers.</li><li>"I quit my $370K job at Meta after having panic attacks and <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/quit-meta-tech-job-after-panic-attacks-anxiety-low-point-2023-10">hitting the lowest point of my life</a>."</li><li>Some <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/4-day-workweek-companies-workers-implementing-2023-10">unique methods</a> that employees and companies are using to make the four-day workweek happen.</li><li>Passengers with canceled flights could redeem part of the Delta Air Lines <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-air-lines-flights-canceled-covid-pandemic-settlement-lawsuit-refund-2023-10">$27 million settlement</a>.</li><li>A partner at McKinsey wants to debunk "the myth of <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mckinsey-shelley-stewart-myth-of-massive-widespread-black-economic-progress-2023-10">massive and widespread Black economic progress</a>."</li><li>Hybrid work could be a win-win if <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pros-of-hybrid-work-why-it-could-be-best-scenario-2023-10">employers handle it correctly</a>.</li><li>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly "<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-meta-afraid-of-apple-vision-vr-pro-report-2023-10">afraid of Apple</a>" right now.</li></ul><hr /><h2>What's happening today</h2><ul><li>It's the first day of the National Hockey League regular season. There are three games today: Seattle Kraken vs. Vegas Golden Knights, Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, and Chicago Blackhawks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins.</li><li>Amazon Prime Big Deals Days (also known as the October Prime Day) kicks off today. The two-day sale spans 19 countries and you can expect to see deals across different categories. Follow our <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/deals/best-prime-day-deals-live-2023-10-9">live blog</a> for all the best deals.</li><li>Earnings today: PepsiCo <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/earnings-calendar">and other companies</a>.</li></ul><hr /><h2>For your bookmarks</h2>Delta's LAX Sky Club<a href="https://www.insider.com/see-inside-delta-new-sky-club-lax-outdoor-deck-2023-10"></a><div type="image" title="Six clever and popular phone booth soundproof cubicles were always busy but never full." height="1200" width="1600" msid="104321084" hostid="261" sizebytes="147090"></div>Photos show Delta's LAX Sky Club, which overlooks Hollywood Hills. It's filled with LA-themed art and <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.insider.com/see-inside-delta-new-sky-club-lax-outdoor-deck-2023-10">boasts amenities</a> like a gelato machine, candy stand, and nacho/taco bar.<hr />The Insider Today team: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/dan-defrancesco">Dan DeFrancesco</a>, senior editor and anchor, in New York City. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/diamond-naga-siu">Diamond Naga Siu</a>, senior reporter, in San Diego. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/hallam-bullock">Hallam Bullock</a>, editor, in London. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/lisa-ryan">Lisa Ryan</a>, executive editor, in New York.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Nadia Popovici saw a mole on the back of Brian Hamilton's neck whilst watching a <keyword id="12214124" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hockey" source="Orion">hockey</keyword> game. </li><li>She alerted the equipment manager by typing out a message on her phone, saving his life. </li></ul>Watching the Canucks and the Seattle Kraken Ice Hockey game at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on October 23, medical student Nadia Popovici was distracted by the sight of a mole on the back of the Kraken's assistant equipment manager' Brian Hamilton's neck.The 22-year-old decided she needed to get a message to the then stranger. She believed it could be cancerous.After getting his attention, she wrote a note on her phone and pressed it against the perplex glass separating the crowd and the game. "The mole on the back of your neck is possibly <keyword id="6355291" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cancer" source="Orion">cancer</keyword>ous. Please go see a doctor!", she typed out, highlighting the words "mole," "neck," and "cancer" in red.Hamilton saw the message and later went home to his partner to have her look at the mole. She confirmed its unusual appearance, so he went to the doctor. A biopsy confirmed that Popovici was right: Hamilton had cancer, a type-2 malignant melanoma.The early detection of his cancer meant a simple removal and treatment. Hamilton's life had been saved by a stranger. After this miraculous encounter, Hamilton went on a mission to find Popovici and thank her. "She took me out of a slow fire," Mr. Hamilton said at a <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> conference on Saturday. "And the words out of the doctor's mouth were if I ignored that for four to five years, I wouldn't be here."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1477393626175090695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2022</a></blockquote>On January 1 he wrote a letter and posted it to the Cancuck's Twitter page, saying: "I am trying to find a very special person and I need the hockey community's help. To this woman I am trying to find, you changed my life, and now I want to find you to say THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! Problem is, I don't know who you are or where you are from."After explaining the story, Hamilton ended the letter by saying "We are looking for this incredible person and we need you to share this with your friends and families to help us find a real-life hero, so I can express my sincerest gratitude."Less than three hours later, Popovici's mother saw the letter, and immediately sent her a number of texts and calls, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/02/sports/hockey/canucks-cancer-manager-fan.html">The New York Times report</a>. Popovici was already planning to go to attend a game that evening between the Canucks and Kraken in Seattle, and there she was invited to meet Mr Hamilton. <div type="image" title="Seattle Kraken fan Nadia Popovici and Vancouver Canucks equipment manager Brian Hamilton meet before the game at Climate Pledge Arena on January 01, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. Popovici made headlines by alerting Hamilton at a previous game between the teams on October 23rd of a cancerous mole." height="2000" width="4000" msid="88775288" hostid="261"></div>Not only did she get to meet the man whose life she'd saved - she was presented with a $10,000 scholarship to use for medical school fees.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1477489305702461440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2022</a></blockquote>In an <a href="https://thehockeywriters.com/interview-with-nadia-popovici-hero-behind-bench/">interview with The Hockey Writers</a>, Popovici said that — whilst she's incredibly grateful for the scholarship — the most impactful moment was when she got to meet Hamilton's partner and daughter over FaceTime. "Red requested for this to be done without cameras or recordings and I'm so glad he said that because it was such an intimate, emotional moment that I will cherish" she said."I got to hear what an incredible father and man Red is and hear how this scary but relieving news felt to his closest family."His family and mine are now all connected and planning future dinners and meetups once COVID protocols lift. It's baffling how in one day, Red went from a stranger to family to me," she said.

Medical student gifted $10,000 scholarship after spotting cancerous mole on team member at hockey game and delivering a life-saving note

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12314675" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="penny-oleksiak" source="Orion">Penny Oleksiak</keyword> brought all seven of her Olympic medals to Wednesday's <keyword id="12314677" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="toronto-maple-leafs" source="Orion">Toronto Maple Leafs</keyword> game.</li><li><keyword id="6356687" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="canada" source="Orion">Canada</keyword>'s all-time most decorated Olympian reportedly transported her precious hardware in a sock.</li></ul>Penny Oleksiak has a rather unorthodox problem on her hands.She has to keep track of too many Olympic medals.Canada's all-time most decorated Olympian - who has won a gold, two silvers, and four bronze medals across two different Olympic Games - brought her haul of hardware to the Toronto Maple Leafs' home opener against the Motreal Canadiens Wednesday night.<div type="image" title="Bronze medallist Penny Oleksiak of Canada poses with her medal during the victory ceremony for the ladies' 200m freestyle final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre" height="2486" width="3315" msid="87027485" hostid="261"></div>But instead of showing off her plethora of prizes at the <keyword id="11909846" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nhl" source="Orion">NHL</keyword> game, Oleksiak found herself unprepared by the time the cameras found her in the stands. A video later surfaced of the 21-year-old swimmer struggling to detangle and organize the medals while seated among fans at Scotiabank Arena:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1448653690013814799">October 14, 2021</a></blockquote>What's more, the freestyle and butterfly specialist reportedly carried her medals to the game in peculiar, and some might say humble, fashion. She was spotted pulling the jumbled heap out of a wool sock before the cameras found her.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Lisa Richardson MD (@RicharLisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1448452479662891009">October 14, 2021</a></blockquote>Eventually, though, Oleksiak managed to detangle the mess and sort through her seven medals. By the time she found her way onto the jumbotron, a smiling Oleksiak had her hardware displayed in an organized, visually appealing fashion.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Mike Zeisberger (@Zeisberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1448449772449411075">October 14, 2021</a></blockquote>The Maple Leafs came away with the win in their first game of the season. And while Oleksiak was undoubtedly supporting the hometown team in this one, she likely has a different favorite NHL franchise.Her older brother, Jamie Oleksiak, is a defenceman for the league's newest franchise - the Seattle Kraken. Toronto's side will make its way to Seattle to face the Kraken in December, and perhaps the younger Oleksiak athlete will bring her many medals - tangled and stuffed in a sock, of course - to KeyArena for the showdown.

Canada's most decorated Olympian struggled to untangle her 7 medals while on camera at an NHL game

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Former White House Counsel <keyword id="12265226" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pat-cipollone" source="Orion">Pat Cipollone</keyword> testified before the <keyword id="11931775" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="january-6-committee" source="Orion">January 6 committee</keyword> last Friday.</li><li>The committee showed clips of his deposition during Tuesday's hearing.</li></ul>Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone gave a frank assessment of <keyword id="11949173" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sidney-powell" source="Orion">Sidney Powell</keyword>, one of former President Donald <keyword id="6354862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trump" source="Orion">Trump</keyword>'s most notorious personal attorneys.In previously unseen footage from his <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cipollone-testifies-before-jan-6-panel-2022-7">deposition to the House Select Committee last Friday</a>, Cipollone unloaded on Powell as Trump's pick to be special counsel for the Department of Justice to investigate repeatedly disproven widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election."I was vehemently opposed," Cipollone said when asked about <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sidney-powell-trump-special-counsel-voter-fraud-election-2020-12">Trump's special counsel idea</a>, which was first reported by The New York Times in December 2020. "I didn't think she should've been appointed to anything."The former White House counsel also addressed the plan from Trump's legal team to have the US military seize voting machines."There was a real question in my mind and a real concern, particularly after the attorney general had reached the conclusion that there wasn't sufficient sufficient election fraud to change the outcome of the election, when other people kept suggesting there was, the answer is 'what is it,' and at some point you have to put up or shut up," Cipollone said. "To have the federal government seize voting machines?" he continued. "That's a terrible idea for the country."Powell promised to "release the Kraken" of evidence showing Trump really won the 2020 election, referring to the mythological sea monster and mascot for Seattle's NHL hockey team.She later backed off of many of her voter fraud claims in the wake of defamation lawsuits, instead placing the responsibility on Trump's voters."Millions of Americans believe the central contentions of the complaint to be true, and perhaps they are," Powell <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/sidney-powell-kraken-lawyers-ask-appeals-court-to-reverse-intemperate-sanctions-order-were-not-overwrought-dangerous-lunatics/">wrote to an appeals court while trying to defend her law license</a>.In addition to supporting the seizing of voting machines, Powell suggested the late Venezuelan ruler Hugo Chavez was behind efforts to rig the election. Cipollone emphasized in his closed-door sworn deposition that there was no constitutional authority to seize voting machines."That's not how we do things in the United States, there's no legal authority to do that, and there is a way to contest elections, that happens all the time, but the idea that the federal government could come in and seize election machines?" Cipollone said. "No, that, I don't even understand why we even have to tell you why that's a bad idea for the country, it's a terrible idea."

Ex-White House counsel Pat Cipollone said he was very much against Trump naming Sidney Powell special counsel: 'I didn't think she should be appointed to anything'

Happy Monday, readers. I'm Phil Rosen, reporting from New York City. In case you missed it, last week <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-caught-up-with-google-ai-openai-chatgpt-2023-2">Microsoft held an event</a> that had the buzz of a Steve Jobs iPhone launch.At the company's headquarters just outside Seattle, journalists packed a room as Chief Executive Satya Nadella presented a revamped version of Bing — the search engine that's long been the butt of jokes and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-caught-up-with-google-ai-openai-chatgpt-2023-2">always fallen short when compared to long-time leader Google</a>. But moving forward, Bing will be <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-caught-up-with-google-ai-openai-chatgpt-2023-2">powered by technology from ChatGPT creator OpenAI</a>. "It's a new day in Search," Nadella said. "Rapid innovation is going to come. In fact, a race starts today."For the inside story on how Microsoft caught up with Google in the AI race — and the unlikely exec who made it happen — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-caught-up-with-google-ai-openai-chatgpt-2023-2">I recommend my colleague Ashley Stewart's excellent reporting</a>. As for today's newsletter, let's see <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/microsoft-bing-chatgpt-ai-search-war-google-openai-bofa-tech-2023-2?_gl=1*g877gs*_ga*MjA5NTAyMzYyOS4xNjYyNDcwMDc5*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY3NjAzNzQwNC41NDYuMS4xNjc2MDQxNDMxLjAuMC4w">how Wall Street's gearing up</a> for what might just be the next frontier of the investing landscape.<hr />If this was forwarded to you, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/10-things-opening-bell">sign up here</a>. Download Insider's app <a href="https://www.insider.com/app">here.</a><hr /><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/microsoft-bing-chatgpt-ai-search-war-google-openai-bofa-tech-2023-2?_gl=1*g877gs*_ga*MjA5NTAyMzYyOS4xNjYyNDcwMDc5*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY3NjAzNzQwNC41NDYuMS4xNjc2MDQxNDMxLjAuMC4w"></a>1. In this two-horse race, Google certainly didn't do itself any favors in bumbling its own AI demo last week. Shares of Alphabet plunged after onlookers pointed out that chatbot Bard made a mistake in its debut.That said, and with Microsoft appearing to take an early lead, Bank of America strategists still <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/microsoft-bing-chatgpt-ai-search-war-google-openai-bofa-tech-2023-2?_gl=1*g877gs*_ga*MjA5NTAyMzYyOS4xNjYyNDcwMDc5*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY3NjAzNzQwNC41NDYuMS4xNjc2MDQxNDMxLjAuMC4w">cautioned not to count out Google just yet</a>. "We think Google's big reveal is still to come, which we would expect in weeks and not months," they wrote in a Thursday note to clients.But for now, OpenAI's ChatGPT — buoyed by a <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/chatgpt-openai-valuation-bot-microsoft-language-google-tech-stock-funding-2023-1">$10 billion investment from Microsoft</a> — remains remarkably popular among consumers. It's accrued 1 billion web hits since launching in November, and BofA said its integration with Bing presents uncertainties for Google. Microsoft may be able to <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/microsoft-bing-chatgpt-ai-search-war-google-openai-bofa-tech-2023-2?_gl=1*g877gs*_ga*MjA5NTAyMzYyOS4xNjYyNDcwMDc5*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY3NjAzNzQwNC41NDYuMS4xNjc2MDQxNDMxLjAuMC4w">siphon off some of Google's market share</a> in search engine use, but in BofA's view, Alphabet will be hard to dethrone given its underlying, proven strength."Google has been preparing for AI for years, despite disappointment on Paris press event, we think Google likely has <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/microsoft-bing-chatgpt-ai-search-war-google-openai-bofa-tech-2023-2?_gl=1*g877gs*_ga*MjA5NTAyMzYyOS4xNjYyNDcwMDc5*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY3NjAzNzQwNC41NDYuMS4xNjc2MDQxNDMxLjAuMC4w">superior AI technology for search</a>, or at least better data to drive better results," strategists wrote, adding that Google's AI product visibility is poised to increase significantly in the next three months.Deepwater Asset Management's Gene Munster echoed that sentiment, <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/alphabet-stock-googl-ai-chatbot-bard-bing-openai-chatgpt-rival-2023-2?_gl=1*ebci5y*_ga*MjA5NTAyMzYyOS4xNjYyNDcwMDc5*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY3NjAzNzQwNC41NDYuMS4xNjc2MDQxNDIxLjAuMC4w">calling Alphabet's stock drop last week an overreaction</a>. "To make a decision that Google has been <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/alphabet-stock-googl-ai-chatbot-bard-bing-openai-chatgpt-rival-2023-2?_gl=1*ebci5y*_ga*MjA5NTAyMzYyOS4xNjYyNDcwMDc5*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY3NjAzNzQwNC41NDYuMS4xNjc2MDQxNDIxLjAuMC4w">behind the curve</a> based on a demo, I think, is a little bit premature," Munster told CNBC after the presentation aired.(It's worth noting that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-founder-sam-altman-apparent-google-criticism-lethargic-search-monopoly-2023-2">OpenAI founder Sam Altman</a> recently called Google a "lethargic search monopoly.")Meanwhile, Chinese companies <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/china-baidu-stock-jumps-15-tech-giant-answer-to-chatgpt-2023-2">Baidu</a> and <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/chinese-e-commerce-giant-alibaba-microsoft-baidu-google-chatgpt-rival-2023-2">Alibaba</a> saw their stocks rally after announcing they're each working on answers to ChatGPT. But the battle will <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/google-vs-microsoft-artificial-intelligence-rate-chatgpt-openai-vinod-khosla-2023-2">ultimately come down to Microsoft and Google</a>, according to venture capitalist Vinod Khosla. Khosla was the first VC investor in OpenAI, and on Wednesday he called AI "the most critical technology for the planet in the next 20 years."Generative AI technology behind ChatGPT and similar tools will <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/google-vs-microsoft-artificial-intelligence-rate-chatgpt-openai-vinod-khosla-2023-2">recast search engines into "answer engines,"</a> he explained, and the two tech giants bring different attributes to the race."OpenAI <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/google-vs-microsoft-artificial-intelligence-rate-chatgpt-openai-vinod-khosla-2023-2">needed the large resources Microsoft had</a>, so it's been a great partnership," Khosla said. "They are a fast, nimble organization [and] that's their advantage. Google has a lot of research talent and they have a lot of good technology also, and <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/google-vs-microsoft-artificial-intelligence-rate-chatgpt-openai-vinod-khosla-2023-2">I've no doubt they'll get it right</a>."Are you planning to invest in the AI hype?A) YesB) NoC) Already haveTweet me (<a href="https://twitter.com/philrosenn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@philrosenn</a>) or email me (<a href="mailto:prosen@insider.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prosen@insider.com</a>) to let me know. <hr />In other news:<a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/crypto-crackdown-scaramucci-coinbase-boss-on-kraken-war-with-sec-2023-2"></a><div type="image" title="Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong" height="2466" width="4932" msid="97872201" hostid="261" sizebytes="267130"></div>2. US stock futures are meandering early Monday, as investors prepare for a big week in markets. A highly watched reading on US consumer inflation will be released Tuesday — and will likely influence the Fed's outlook for interest rates. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/premarket" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Here are the latest market moves</a>.3. Earnings on deck: CSL, Arista Networks, and more, all <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/earnings-calendar">reporting</a>.4. Bank of America shared a four-part strategy to double market returns for the next decade. Strategists expect small caps to outperform the broader market's annual returns in the years to come. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/investing-how-to-stock-tips-market-advice-small-caps-outlook-2023-2">Find out how to capitalize on the trend</a>. 5. Record highs for the stock market are within reach this year, according to Fundstrat. The research group said shaky earnings results illustrate that bad news is already priced in, even as some commentators warn that earnings are the "next shoe to drop. In Fundstrat's Tom Lee's words: <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-outlook-sp500-record-high-this-year-earnings-fundstrat-2023-2">"Investors are punishing [earnings] misses to a far less extent."</a>6. Anthony Scaramucci, Coinbase boss Brian Armstrong, and other crypto bigwigs are raging about the SEC's response to Kraken. The exchange will shut down its US crypto staking program and pay $30 million to settle regulatory charges. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/crypto-crackdown-scaramucci-coinbase-boss-on-kraken-war-with-sec-2023-2">Here's what nine top voices in the digital asset space have to say about what it all means</a>.7. Insider asked seven burning questions to veteran economist David Rosenberg. Among his predictions are a stock crash of 20% and falling home prices. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/david-rosenberg-stocks-crypto-house-prices-inflation-recession-fed-portfolio-2023-2">See his complete answers</a>.8. This couple in their 30s paid off their $234,000 mortgage in five years. Not only that, but they've built a net worth of over $1 million. They explained how they invest their money and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/investing-in-index-funds-couple-built-million-dollar-net-worth-2023-2">why they choose to keep only $10,000 in their checking account</a>.9. Credit Suisse shared a list of their highest-conviction stocks that they think the market is underpricing. This year could shape out to be another year for stock pickers to shine above the rest. See the list of 15 names — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-picks-to-buy-investing-recommendations-advice-tips-credit-suisse-2023-2">including three that have at least 50% upside.</a><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elon-musk-net-worth-world-richest-man-tesla-stock-rebound-2023-2"></a><div type="image" title="Tesla stock price on Feb. 13, 2023" height="1232" width="1344" msid="97872205" hostid="261" sizebytes="39740"></div>10. Tesla's huge stock rebound has put Elon Musk back into the conversation for the world's richest man once again. After last year's brutal stock performance, Tesla has <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elon-musk-net-worth-world-richest-man-tesla-stock-rebound-2023-2">skyrocketed over the last six weeks</a>, and one analyst called Elon Musk the new Steve Jobs. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elon-musk-net-worth-world-richest-man-tesla-stock-rebound-2023-2">Tesla's stock climb has put Musk's net worth right on the heels of Bernard Arnault</a>.<hr />Curated by Phil Rosen in New York. Feedback or tips? Tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/philrosenn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@philrosenn</a> or email <a href="mailto:prosen@insider.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prosen@insider.com</a>Edited by Jason Ma in Los Angeles and Hallam Bullock (<a href="https://twitter.com/hallam_bullock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@hallam_bullock</a>) in London.

The artificial intelligence war has Wall Street in a frenzy over Google, Microsoft, and anything related to bots

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="742297" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Andy-Jassy">Andy Jassy</keyword> will take over as <keyword id="18635" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Amazon">Amazon</keyword> CEO on July 5, 2021. </li><li>Jassy has been at Amazon since 1997 and built <keyword id="291131" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="AWS">AWS</keyword> into a $40 billion business. </li><li>He's a huge sports fan, loves beef jerky, and is known as a kind but exacting leader.</li></ul>On July 5, Andy Jassy will become only the second CEO in Amazon's history. The 53-year-old Amazon veteran is taking over the top job after 15 years spent growing Amazon's cloud unit into a $40 billion business. Once Amazon founder <keyword id="191583" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jeff-Bezos">Jeff Bezos</keyword> passes the torch, Jassy will oversee one of the world's most valuable companies and one of its largest employers. Known for his obsession with the customer experience and his high standards for those who work under him, Jassy seems like the natural choice to take over for <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-you-can-learn-from-jeff-bezos-leadership-style">the famously hard-charging Bezos</a>.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/andy-jassy-amazon-web-services-ceo-2021-1">Andy Jassy will be the next CEO of Amazon. Insiders dish on what it's like to work for Jeff Bezos' successor, who built AWS into a $40 billion business.</a>With Jassy just days away from taking the helm, here's a look at how he got his start and earned the top job at Amazon. <h2>Jassy grew up outside of New York City and went to Harvard</h2>Jassy was raised in Scarsdale, New York, a ritzy enclave about 20 miles north of New York City. His father, Everett, is a lawyer who was a partner at Manhattan law firm Dewey Ballantine. His mother, Margery, worked as a trustee at youth theater program TheaterWorksUSA, according to <a href="https://archive.is/XK7Wc#selection-417.159-417.188">The New York Times</a>. Jassy attended Harvard University for undergrad, then went on to get his MBA from Harvard as well. In between, he worked as a project manager at collectibles company MBI, according to the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a515eb7a-d0ef-11e5-831d-09f7778e7377">Financial Times' Leslie Hook</a>. <h2>He joined Amazon in 1997 as a marketing manager</h2>Jassy came onboard at Amazon the same year it went public and quickly stood out as a promising hire: Rick Dalzell, the company's chief information officer at the time, told <a href="https://fortune.com/2015/06/28/andy-jassy-amazon-web-services/">Fortune's Leena Rao</a> Jassy had a competitive streak and a photographic memory that set him apart, despite his lack of engineering chops. According to Fortune, Jassy oversaw music sales at Amazon. Then, in 2002, he was chosen as Bezos' first "shadow advisor," essentially a chief-of-staff who accompanied the CEO to all of his meetings for a year or more. <h2>Jassy came up with the idea for AWS and started building it in 2003</h2><div type="image" title="Andy Jassy seated onstage with VMware CEO Parick Gelsinger" height="1549" width="2065" msid="83990265" hostid="261"></div>AWS was Jassy's idea: He wanted to offer up Amazon's expertise in managing troves of e-commerce data, along with its expansive network of data centers, to make data storage cheaper and easier for other companies. He wrote a memo to Bezos to convince him the idea would work, and Bezos signed off in October 2003, according to Fortune.Since then, AWS has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/andy-jassy-amazon-web-services-ceo-2021-1">grown into a $40 billion business</a> within Amazon, generating more than 60% of the entire company's operating profits. AWS now owns <a href="https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/worldwide-cloud-market-q320">over 30% of the cloud-computing market share.</a>Jassy's work in building AWS has attracted the attention of his industry peers: Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer considered Jassy as his successor prior to choosing Satya Nadella, and Jassy was also rumored to take the helm of Uber after Travis Kalanick's departure, Insider reported. <h2>Jassy is known as a down-to-Earth yet exacting leader</h2>He has a packed schedule of seven or eight meetings every day and keeps a close eye on the specifics of AWS' business, including reading every press release before it goes out. But he's also considered an "authentic, genuine, empathetic" boss, company insiders told told <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/andy-jassy-amazon-web-services-ceo-2021-1">Insider's Ashley Stewart and Eugene Kim</a>."He doesn't suffer foolishness," Scott Chancellor, a former AWS director who's now the chief product and technology officer at the IT management software company Apptio, told Insider.Current and former AWS employees also told Insider that Jassy has operated with almost complete autonomy at Amazon, even prior to his upcoming promotion. "Jeff has allowed Andy to do his job without anybody looking over his shoulder," one former senior-level employee said. "It's 100% Andy's show. Jeff does not tell Andy what to do. ... They're almost side-by-side on the org chart."<h2>He's been married since 1997 and has two kids</h2>Jassy and his wife, Elana, <a href="https://archive.is/XK7Wc#selection-405.0-405.21">got married in California</a> in August 1997. The couple has two children together. In October 2020, the Jassys bought a $6.7 million home in Santa Monica, California, according to <a href="https://variety.com/2020/dirt/tech/amazon-web-services-ceo-andy-jassy-buys-prime-santa-monica-home-1234804035/">Variety</a>. The 5,500-square-foot home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a library, an outdoor kitchen, and an in-ground pool. The Jassys' main residence in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood is a 10,000-square-foot historic landmark. The family bought the house for $3.1 million in 2009, according to Variety.<h2>He's a huge sports fan - and now owns a team</h2><div type="image" title="Andy Jassy" height="2909" width="3879" msid="83990268" hostid="261"></div>Employees told Insider that Jassy continued to use a BlackBerry device long after their early 2000s heyday, loves Dave Matthews Band, and has a fondness for beef jerky - so much so that Amazon's annual re:Invent cloud conference used to have buffet tables full of beef jerky assortments. Jassy also describes himself as an "experienced Buffalo wings eater" on Twitter.Jassy is a huge sports fan, running a football pool with Amazon employees and attending major sporting events like the Super Bowl. Despite living in Seattle since the late 1990s, Jassy is still a fan of his hometown teams: In the basement of his Seattle home, Jassy built his own sports bar in order to watch New York Mets, Giants, and Rangers games, according to Fortune. He took his sports fandom to the next level in 2018 when <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2018/amazon-web-services-ceo-andy-jassy-joins-nhl-ownership-group-aiming-bring-pro-hockey-seattle/">he became a minority owner</a> the NHL's Seattle Kraken.<h2>Jassy is outspoken about social justice issues</h2>While Bezos has become <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-amazon-outspoken-social-media-behavior-2020-6">increasingly public about his opinions</a> in recent years, Jassy is perhaps the most outspoken leader at the company. He's taken to Twitter to condemn <a href="https://twitter.com/ajassy/status/1309176233117257728">police killings of Black Americans</a> and recently became the executive sponsor of Amazon's Black Employee Network. Jassy has also been public on Twitter about his thoughts on immigration, LGBTQ discrimination, and affordable housingWhile he's made comments about <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/andy-jassy-reportedly-aws-is-two-years-ahead-of-microsoft-2019-11">Trump's "disdain" for Amazon,</a> Jassy has mostly steered clear of politics, though his wife, Elana, has made political donations: She <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elana-jassy-amazon-ceo-wife-donated-bernie-sanders-2016-2021-2">donated $250 to Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign</a> in 2016 and later gave $750 to Hillary Clinton's campaign after she secured the nomination.

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