Shortly before 5 p.m., a Honda SUV was turning left into a parking lot when it collided with Williams motorcycle in the town of Dorset, according to a statement from Vermont State Police.

Williams was unable to avoid a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle. He suffered critical injuries and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York, where he was pronounced dead, according to the statement.

Williams was wearing a helmet, police said.

The SUVs driver received minor injuries and wasnt hospitalized. He had signaled the turn and wasnt immediately detained although the crash investigation continued, police said.

Williams, whose full name was Richard Treat Williams, lived in Manchester Center in southern Vermont, police said.

His agent, Barry McPherson, also confirmed the actors death.

Im just devastated. He was the nicest guy. He was so talented, McPherson told People magazine.

He was an actors actor, McPherson said. Filmmakers loved him. Hes been the heart of the Hollywood since the late 1970s.

The Connecticut-born Williams made his movie debut in 1975 as a police officer in the movie Deadly Hero and went on to appear in more than 120 TV and film roles, including the movies The Eagle Has Landed, Prince of the City and Once Upon a Time in America.

He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role as hippie leader George Berger in the 1979 movie version of the hit musical Hair.

He appeared in dozens of television shows but was perhaps best known for his starring role from 2002 to 2006 in Everwood as Dr. Andrew Brown, a widowed brain surgeon from Manhattan who moves with his two children to the Colorado mountain town of that name.

Williams also had a recurring role as Lenny Ross on the TV show Blue Bloods.

Williams stage appearances included Broadway shows, including Grease and Pirates of Penzance.

Colleagues and friends praised Williams as kind, generous and creative.

Treat and I spent months in Rome filming Once Upon a Time in America, actor James Woods tweeted. It can be pretty lonely on the road during a long shoot, but his resilient good cheer and sense of humor was a Godsend. I really loved him and am devastated that hes gone.

Working with Treat Williams in Mamets Speed the Plow at Williamstown in 91 was the start of great friendship, tweeted writer, director and producer Justine Williams. Damn it, damn it. Treat, you were the best. Love you.

Treat Williams was a passionate, adventurous, creative man, actor Wendell Pierce tweeted. In a short period of time, he quickly befriended me & his adventurous spirit was infectious. We worked on just 1 film together but occasionally connected over the years. Kind and generous with advice and support. RIP.

Using high-tech tools, it aimed to cook a customers pizza while the delivery was in transit, resulting in a pie as fresh out of the oven as possible, delivered to your doorstep. But tech issues and a business model pivot that didnt work out have led to the company ceasing operations and looking to liquidate.

A report in The Information says Zune, which raised nearly $500 million in venture capital, has retained a restructuring firm to sell its assetsan alternative to bankruptcyafter largely shutting down last month.

Zume wasnt a name that pizza lovers might recognize. But it certainly had some unique ideas on shaking up the industry. Founded in 2015, it hoped to use new forms of technology to prepare pies and venture capitalists were big fans of the model.

Softbank invested $375 million in the company in 2018 and Zume ultimately raised $445 million.

The idea was to use robots to assemble the pizzas at lightning-fast speed once the order came in. That would then be transferred to delivery vehicles that had high-tech ovens that were meant to cook the food while it was being transported. Those ovens were equipped with GPS devices, to ensure the pizzas were ready when the delivery driver got close.

The reality of cooking on the go proved to be a lot harder than the theory, but geography was a factor, too. Cheese would slide off the pies as the trucks traversed the hills of San Francisco and customers lost patience.

In 2020, Zume gave up on its pizza dreams, laying off employees and pivoting to become a sustainable food packaging company. (t had dipped its toes in these waters with its pizza box, which was mean to prevent steam from impacting the fresh-cooked crust.

Altering the business model couldnt save the company, though.

Its the place where professionals share thought leadership posts, connect with people in their field, and comment on industry-relevant topics all in the hopes of building their reputation and/or getting hired.

But the painful process of subtly networking, sliding into hiring managers DMs, and frequently self-promoting on the platform may be a thing of the past.

Now LinkedIn is enabling its users to be more direct.

As Jerry Lee, co-founder of the careers coaching company Wonsulting, recently discovered, job seekers can indicate their interest in a company, with the press of one button.

In an Instagram video that has gone viral, Lee showed off the hidden feature thatll help you get a job.

How to let your dream employer know youre interested

First up, job seekers should write a list of the all companies they want to work at.

Then one-by-one search for the companys LinkedIn page, click on the about section and scroll down. 

Users should stumble on the button which says Im interested. 

This tool enables professionals to privately share their profile with recruiters at that company, even if it doesnt currently have any vacancies.  

Privately share your profile with our recruiters youll be noted as expressing interest in our job openings for up to a year, the platform says.

Unlike publicly following your dream employer, this new function enables workers to discreetly share their information with the hiring manager, without bringing any recent activity to the attention of their current boss. 

Lee who helps underserved communities land a job described it as a proactive approach to job hunting. 

Without a job opening to submit a résumé for, hiring managers will be evaluating profiles against any upcoming jobs. 

So, as Lee says, candidates using the Im interested button must ensure their profile pages are up to scratch.

One recruiter commenting on the video echoed the importance of this step.

99% of the time were just looking at your experience outlined on either Linkedin or your CV, Michael Williamson commented. If it looks like youre at least 50% likely to get an offer, Ill talk to you.