Live Music Performance | Zarooni Sound Society | TEDxJumeirahBeachPark
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-21 15:33
In their performance, Zarooni Sound Society engaged the audience with soulful music blended with global sounds, creating a heartfelt atmosphere of connection and joy. Their songs carried messages of unity and cultural pride, leaving the crowd inspired and uplifted. Zarooni Sound Society is a live music band that creates music bridging cultures and resonating with audiences worldwide. Their performances go beyond entertainment, serving as a powerful expression of unity, tolerance, and cultural preservation. ...
Dream City: My Journey of Inventor | Wallace Chen | TEDxYungu School Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-21 15:33
Hello everyone. I'm Wallace and I'm a sixth grader at Hondo Ringo School. Today I'm going to talk about Dream City, which is a game that combines imagination and teamwork.And more importantly, I want to I I want to share my journey to how this game help me discover myself and grow. One day in recess, we pretend that every table around us was a country and we're just players walking around and doing tasks and touring around. Then I start thinking about why not make this into a game that combines adventure, s ...
Disney CEO Bob Iger: We don't want to dismiss competition, but we're positioned 'extremely well'
CNBC Television· 2025-08-21 15:33
Yeah, but you know, uh, and I hear Jimmy Bob, but I I also keep thinking about the price of sports rights, which obviously you guys know better than anybody, just keep going up. I mean, the UFC just went to Paramount for twice what you guys were paying. Um, you're competing against Amazon, you're competing against Apple, you're competing against Alphabet and Netflix.Uh, I guess I just wonder, do you see yourself being able to do that over the long term. ESPN's in a very unique position, as you know. No one ...
Redefining Strength: Living Life with MG | Hande Özcan | TEDxUskudar American Academy Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-21 15:32
Okay, it all started when I was only 14 years old. I was in a parkour activity joined by my peers, my friends, and my family. We had a simple task.We were all lined up and when your turn came up, you were supposed to start running. Running as fast as you can and grabbing a ball and toss it to the person next to you. Very simple, right.And when it was my turn, I started running just like everybody else. But then something happened. I trembled upon something and then I fell fell down to the ground instantly.H ...
The Attention Economy | Ela Nur Halil | TEDxUskudar American Academy Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-21 15:32
[Applause] So when you're scrolling through your phone, swiping and clicking, do you ever stop and think about what's happening behind the scenes. To understand that, let's take a step back. In between the 9th and 15th century, the dominant system in Europe was feudalism.And in that system, lords owned fields that surfs worked on. serves planted crops that were bought and sold which in turn generated profit for the lords. The system we live in today isn't that different from feudalism yet most people don't ...
You Are the 9th Symphony | Ebru Tuay | TEDxUskudar American Academy Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-21 15:32
I love the previous presentation. Congratulations. So much to learn from each other.And I'd like to start saying hi. But I don't think you exist. Truth be told, I'm not even sure that I exist.So what's the point. We can just skip the formalities of recognizing one another since I'm truly not convinced any of us is here. I'm not skeptical, not in the usual sense.Um so let me explain how we often define existence by what is observable. You know we observe the behaviors for example the way we walk we talk we c ...
Why is Gen Z obsessed with dark humor? | Zeynep Küçükmustafa | TEDxUskudar American Academy Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-21 15:32
Why does Gen Z laugh at tragedy? From memes about pandemics to TikToks about depression, their humor often shocks older generations. But behind the irony and absurdity lies something deeper: survival. This talk explores how dark humor, irony, and memes function as coping mechanisms in an age of constant crisis revealing that behind every laugh is fear, grief, and resilience. Zeynep Küçükmustafa is a 9th grade student at Üsküdar American Academy in Istanbul, where she is deeply involved in academic and extra ...
Existing home sales in July inch up
CNBC Television· 2025-08-21 15:30
getting some housing data crossing for that. We're going to turn to Diana Olle. Morning, Diana.>> While existing home sales in July rose 2% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 4.01% million units, the street was actually looking for a slight decline. So that's a beat monthtomonth. Sales up 0.8% from July of last year.Now this count is based on closing. So it's most contracts signed in May and June when mortgage rates were on the decline. There were 1.55% million homes for sale at the end of July.Tha ...
North Carolina man's "Deport Them All" sign targets neighbor, a legal U.S. citizen
NBC News· 2025-08-21 15:27
The sign you see here in Douglas Dietrich's yard has sparked outrage on social media. He says he put it up because he doesn't approve of illegal immigration, but there's a specific reason that his sign asks the president to start with his neighborhood. >> Well, it appears that that the shop has, you know, has came next door to us against our wishes with illegal immigrants.The business that he's talking about is Monkeys Garage. Shop owner Enrique Garas says he is a legal citizen of the United States and thin ...
BREAKING: NY appeals court throws out Trump's civil fraud penalty
MSNBC· 2025-08-21 15:24
Breaking legal news. A New York appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump. It's a total that exceeded $500 million including interest after a New York judge found him liable for fraud last year.The appeals court calling that penalty excessive. Now joining us NBC's Gary Grumbach. Gary, this is literally just coming into us, but remind people what we're even talking about here and what this ruling actually says.>> So this is information that Donald Trump and his sons ga ...