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Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Elastic NV's (ESTC) Security Solution Affirms 100% Protection in Tests
Elastic NV (NYSE:ESTC) is one of the top AI stocks with huge upside potential. On June 24, the company announced that its Elastic Security achieved 100% protection in AV-Comparatives Business Security Test. It was the only security solution to achieve 100% protection in both Real-World Protection and Malware Protection Tests. Source: unsplash The 100% protection score highlights the solution's ability to provide businesses with effective protection against threats and reduce the likelihood of data breaches. Elastic's threat detection engine was incredibly successful in detecting and removing malware, aggressively battling the ever-evolving malware landscape, which led to the company achieving a perfect score in the Malware Protection Test. 'Achieving 100% in both categories of the AV-Comparatives' Business Security Test signifies the effectiveness of our security solution and our commitment to helping businesses defend against today's threats,' said Mike Nichols, vice president, Product Management, Security at Elastic. Elastic NV (NYSE:ESTC) is a company that leverages AI to enhance its search, observability, and security solutions. They offer an AI-powered platform that allows users to harness the power of search and generative AI to find answers in real-time, using all their data at scale. While we acknowledge the potential of ESTC as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 10 Best Chemical Stocks to Buy According to Billionaires and 7 Most Undervalued Pot Stocks To Buy According To Analysts. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Billy Bob Thornton Shocks Kathy Bates by Revealing He Almost Starred in ‘Misery' and Their Surprise ‘Matlock' Connection
It's been quite a year for Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton, who both lead hit shows. Bates stars in CBS' 'Matlock,' a reimagining of the '80s drama, playing a scheming attorney who hides her true identity from her colleagues to obtain justice for her daughter. Meanwhile, Thornton transforms into the chain-smoking, ruthless oil company executive Tommy Norris on Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' on Paramount+. While on completely different paths as actors, they've known each other for three decades, first teaming up on Mike Nichols' 'Primary Colors,' where Bates tried to learn from the legendary director, and turned to him for advice. 'I said, 'What can you tell me about working with an actor?'' Bates recalls asking Nichols. 'And he said, 'Just love them.'' More from Variety Kristen Bell Texts Adam Scott When She's Angry About 'Severance' Cliffhangers and Delays: 'Why Is It Taking So F--ing Long' for New Episodes? Keri Russell and Scott Speedman on Nearly 30 Years of 'Felicity' and Friendship, From His Last-Minute Audition to Her Regrets: 'Why Didn't I Have More Fun?' Kate Hudson and Kathryn Hahn Relive Their Sweaty 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' Audition and Cry Over Taking Hollywood Risks: 'People Don't Have the Guts to Go For It' But as it turns out, the pair almost met before 'Primary Colors' — on the set of Bates' most famous, and Oscar-winning, movie. BILLY BOB THORNTON: There was a time I went in and read for Rob Reiner for 'Misery.' KATHY BATES: You did not. THORNTON: I swear to God. Originally, Richard Farnsworth, who played the sheriff, had a deputy. I saw Rob Reiner for it. And Rob said right in the room, 'You're the guy. We can send everybody else home.' I was very excited. And I got a call from Rob Reiner — not many directors would do this — he called me and he said, 'Listen, I've been looking at the script and been planning out what I'm going to do with this movie.' He said, 'You can come up here and shoot this for the money or the insurance or whatever you need, but I'm just telling you, it's not going to be in the movie.' BATES: Oh, wow. THORNTON: He said, 'I don't want you to come up here expecting that this is going to be in the movie. And I didn't want you to be disappointed.' He said, 'But I'll leave it up to you. Do you want to come shoot it anyway?' And I said, 'No.' I thought that was very cool of him. BATES: Yeah, very cool. Can we talk about 'Landman'? I have so many questions. THORNTON: I'm happy to answer. BATES: We had this cocktail thing; Sharon Stone and I hosted. I was asking you about how you played this part, and she interrupted. I was so fucking pissed off! Did you have any time to really get together [with the cast] and get to know each other, or did you just jump in? THORNTON: We had to kind of jump in. We had one cast dinner before we started. I don't know if this makes any sense or not, but they're all such specific personalities that the chemistry almost happened. Ali Larter [who plays Thornton's feisty ex-wife] bursts through the room wearing half a sarong and starts bossing me around. It just makes you go, 'What are you talking about, honey? Leave me alone. I'm trying to watch TV.' And Michelle Randolph's like a kitten. BATES: Oh my God. THORNTON: I've got a 20-year-old daughter in college, so that's why it's so easy for me to play that. At the same time, the stuff she says to me? Oh my God. We really did become a family, and I know people say that a lot, but it really is true in this case. The first television role I ever did was 'Matlock.' BATES: I didn't watch it. Everybody always asked me that — did I watch the show? THORNTON: And that was a conscious choice. BATES: Well, let's say it was a conscious choice. I watched a couple to see what I could get out of it, but our show is just so different. I feel like this part was written with me in mind. Jennie Snyder Urman created it. And I'm lucky because I heard, originally, they wanted to make [my character] Andy Griffith's great-great-granddaughter. So she'd be 30-something. But Jennie took a walk, and it came to her that she wanted to write something about older women and feeling invisible. When I first read the script, I thought, this is just episodic, and I'm not interested in doing that. And then I finally got to the end, and there's this twist. I said, 'Oh, yeah, I'm in. I'm in.' Because I really had one foot out the door. THORNTON: Really? BATES: I just felt that I was getting small roles in films that I loved that people were not seeing. I just began to ask myself, 'Is this what I want to keep doing? Do I want to sell the house and maybe move to France and call it a day?' And then I got this script. It just fit me like a glove. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
Wall Street Journal
03-06-2025
- General
- Wall Street Journal
Antisemitism and the Politics of the Chant
'My German quality and my Jewish quality do not get in the way of each other, but do each other a lot of good. . . . I experience this strange and intimate duality in unity as something precious.' This is the voice of Gustav Landauer, socialist, pacifist, believer in 'the unity of humanity,' disciple of Martin Buber, translator of Shakespeare and Walt Whitman, grandfather of Mike Nichols, and a philosopher murdered by the fascist Freikorps in 1919.
Boston Globe
13-02-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Boston puts out call to help bring artists, creative enterprises downtown
The call, known formally as a Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Proposals are due on April 18, after which the city intends to invest $200,000 on pilot initiatives. Advertisement 'Focusing on bringing new creative enterprises Downtown will play a pivotal role in the evolution of the neighborhood,' DBA president Mike Nichols said in a statement. 'Downtown Boston Alliance is eager to work alongside the Wu Administration to pair a new generation of artists and creative entrepreneurs with economic and cultural opportunities in the heart of our city.' The new initiative is part of a broader effort to bolster the city's downtown, which has struggled since the pandemic as businesses have pulled up stakes and employees have been reluctant to return to the office. Other efforts include The main objectives of the new initiative are to increase foot traffic and business opportunities for creative endeavors downtown. The plan also seeks to create or enhance public gathering spaces and attract talent and investment to the area. Ashton Lites, a freestyle dance entrepreneur who goes by Stiggity Stackz, said finding affordable housing and workspace is a major challenge. 'Having affordable space in downtown Boston would allow me to expand my dance and creative entrepreneurship programs, providing a dedicated space for mentorship, collaboration, and growth,' he said in a statement. 'It would help me continue to develop the next generation of dancers, artists, and community leaders while contributing to the strength and diversity of Boston's creative scene.' Advertisement Artists and other creative types have often been on the forefront of neighborhood revitalization, and the city, along with DBA, are planning study success stories, name-checking London and Austin, Texas. 'Boston is overflowing with creatives of all types who need affordable spaces to do their work,' interim MOAC chief Kenny Mascary said in a statement. 'These cultural spaces provide the infrastructure that artists, creative workers, and cultural organizations need to make Boston their home.' Malcolm Gay can be reached at
