
A new documentary about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could tarnish their image, a royal expert warns. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are the subjects of a new film, Harry - The Lost Prince. The documentary, crafted by acclaimed filmmaker Ulrike Grunewald, pledges to unveil new insights about the couple's American life post their Royal Family exit in 2020. It features a veteran soldier, once acquainted with Harry, criticizing the Duke for complaining about his family disputes and publicizing minor squabbles with his brother, Prince William. A Montecito neighbor also appears, discussing Meghan's lack of contribution to the local community. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror about the documentary's potential impact on the Sussexes, royal commentator Duncan Larcombe said it will be a "major blow" to the couple, even if it doesn't air in the States. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face royal Christmas snub as King Charles 'ignores their calls' Reason Prince William won't reunite with Prince Harry laid bare after years of feuding Mr. Larcombe stated: "I think any documentary that continues the criticism of Harry and Meghan's modus operandi is going to be damaging." He added: "It's in Germany so it's probably not going to make a big storm over in the US. But it's still a major blow for a couple who have seen their popularity plummet like a stone falling in a well since they left the UK," reports the Mirror . Research conducted by Statista has revealed that Prince Harry's popularity among the British public has been on a steady decline since he stepped back from his royal duties in early 2020. In 2019, the Duke was liked by 71 percent of people, but recent data from August shows that only 30 percent now hold a favorable opinion of him. Meanwhile, Meghan Markle's popularity has also taken a hit, according to a recent YouGov poll. The Duchess is now ranked 17th in the list of most popular Royal Family members, with a mere 23 percent of Brits liking her - even trailing behind lesser-known royal, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, who is liked by 25 percent of Brits. This comes as Meghan and Harry have been maintaining more professional distance since their joint tour of Colombia in the summer. Insiders say this reflects their new "twin-track approach," with Harry focusing on his charity work and Meghan on her entrepreneurial projects. This is a stark contrast to just two years ago when Meghan likened herself and Harry to salt and pepper, always moving together. Now, Meghan is preparing to launch her brand American Rivieria Orchard next year, while Harry's Invictus Games are set to take place in February in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to continue their solo public appearances this week. Meghan is expected to grace a glamorous Hollywood party in honor of her celebrity friend Tyler Perry on December 4. Meanwhile, Harry will be thousands of miles away in New York, attending The New York Times DealBook Conference.
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What are some of the most important contributions that artificial intelligence will make to business? Ask ten people, and you’ll get ten different answers. But sometimes we get notions of how this is going to work, through presentations from people who have had a front row seat to the process for years. A History of Innovation One of those people is Ed Baker. He started out in the late 90s as a student at Harvard, and completed grad school at Stanford. He worked at Facebook, and then at Uber, and then on something called Whoop, a Fitness app. He started Friend.ly, and Datesite.com, and an app where people could “send hotness” to rate friends and classmates. Along the way, he learned quite a bit about engagement and conversion, and something he calls the ‘viral loop.’ In a recent TED talk, Baker went over some of his creations in his college days, mainly consisting of dating sites and social apps (see below). Some metrics, he pointed out, can show stakeholders more about how their inventions are catching on in an audience. There’s the K-factor, and detailed analysis of life cycle activity showing how many users are converting to secondary engagements. Businesses, in turn, can use this data to craft better results for the delivery and sale of products and services. Trial and Error, and Cultural Tendencies As Baker went along describing how to measure customer engagement, he gave us two examples of business decisions that took a lackluster result and converted it into a more significant success. The first one is in Facebook’s Japanese audience, where he said people just weren’t inviting each other to join. When they looked into the issue, they found that Japanese culture has a stigma around invitations, and so, as he pointed out, they changed the copy, and engagement soared. The second example was Uber’s activities in India, showing that users didn’t want to enter their credit card information. When Uber changed the form to allow for cash-based rides, the numbers went way up. Artificial Intelligence Analysis Can Help What does this have to do with AI? Well, without concentrated human decisions, and the resulting research and exploration, those successes wouldn’t have been implemented. Somebody had to figure out why people weren’t converting, and experiment with fixes.Artificial intelligence, on the other hand, can do this without any human involvement at all. The programs of the future will be able to make all of these adjustments, keep trying new things, new angles, and approaches, and figure out which one is more successful. It might not have the same inhibitions that humans have, as in the case of Uber’s CEO, who Baker quoted as reportedly saying, at the end of a successful gamble “I hate you guys, and I love you guys,” referring to the team’s derring-do. With AI, there’s not going to be any hedging on getting out and trying new things. In fact, you could argue that businesses have been doing this for years, in the form of A/B testing. A/B testing, where marketers take two different results and measure their success, encourages this kind of exploration in a way that wasn’t previously articulated. In other words, A/B testing brings a level of sophistication to contact marketing. AI will do the same across all industries and business levels. It’s going to be a game-changer in a significant and profound way. And it has to do with Baker’s explanation of engagement – that it rests on complex factors and tendencies in human behavior. We don’t have to be experts in focus groups if we have AI to figure all of this stuff out for us. We just have to know how to use the tools, and then we can sit back and watch them do their magic.Remembering Jimmy Carter: Maryland leaders react to the death of the country’s 39th presidentSuspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing charged with murder in New York, court records show
Landcar Casualty Company Receives Upgraded Credit Rating from AM BestMaupay also had a dig at Everton when he departed on loan to Marseille in the summer and his latest taunt has further angered the Premier League club’s supporters. The 28-year-old said on X after Sean Dyche’s side had lost 2-0 to Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park on Sunday: “Whenever I’m having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile.” Whenever I’m having a bad day I just check the Everton score and smile 🙂 — Neal Maupay (@nealmaupay_) December 29, 2024 Former boxer Tony Bellew was among the Toffees’ supporters who responded to Maupay, with the ex-world cruiserweight champion replying on X with: “P****!” Maupay endured a miserable spell at Everton, scoring just one league goal in 29 appearances after being signed by the Merseysiders for an undisclosed fee in 2022. He departed on a season-long loan to his former club Brentford for the 2023-24 season and left Goodison for a second time in August when Marseille signed him on loan with an obligation to make the deal permanent. After leaving Everton in the summer, Maupay outraged their fans by posting on social media a scene from the film Shawshank Redemption, famous for depicting the main character’s long fight for freedom.
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Tile shop holdings sees $496k in stock purchases by investorsThe Standard & Poor's 500 Index is a constantly changing list. A company might get bought out and is deleted. Another might get hit with big losses or fail outright. No reason to keep them, obviously. And the flip side is this: The S&P 500 is supposed to be a list of some 500 stocks. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.Avrupa Minerals Ltd. ( CVE:AVU – Get Free Report ) shares reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as C$0.02 and last traded at C$0.02, with a volume of 33000 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at C$0.03. Avrupa Minerals Stock Performance The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$0.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$0.03. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.29 million, a PE ratio of -2.00 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.75. Avrupa Minerals Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Avrupa Minerals Ltd. engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Europe. It explores for gold, copper, and zinc. The company holds interest in the Alvalade project located in Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal; and Slivovo exploration license in Kosovo. It also holds interests in the Pielavesi, Kolima, and Yli-li properties in Finland. See Also Receive News & Ratings for Avrupa Minerals Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Avrupa Minerals and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .