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☆ Modi's strongman rule raises questions about India's 'democratic decline' as he seeks a third term
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, center, during a campaign rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA decade into power, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to secure a rare third term, with the general elections now underway. Opposition 'witch hunt'Ahead of the elections, India's main opposition — the National Congress party — accused the Modi government of freezing its bank accounts. "This is a criminal action on the Congress party done by the prime minister and the home minister," said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a fiery attack. "During Manmohan Singh's time, India was also growing very fast," he added, referring to the economic reforms under the former prime minister in the 1990s.

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☆ The Chiefs kicker who told women to be 'homemakers' rather than have careers has a physicist mother
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave some controversial advice to young women during his commencement address at Benedictine College's graduation ceremony on Saturday. Some critics zeroed in on the fact that Butker's mother is a career woman. Several users on X pointed out that Butker's mother, Elizabeth Keller Butker, is a physicist. According to a LinkedIn page that appears to belong to Butker's mother, she earned her undergraduate degree from Smith College and has worked at Emory since June 1988. AdvertisementButker, his wife, or his mom haven't spoken out publicly about Butker's graduation speech comments.

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☆ They were gonna text back. It's just that iMessage went down for almost an hour.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

iMessage, FaceTime, and HomeKit experienced outages for nearly an hour Thursday afternoon. The outages, rare for Apple services, affected many users from 2:49 pm to 3:35 pm PT. Android users mocked the iMessage outage, highlighting the ongoing Apple-Google rivalry. iMessage went down for almost an hour, so it's not you. On Thursday afternoon, the tech giant posted on its System Status dashboard that "Users were unable to use" iMessage, along with FaceTime and HomeKit.

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☆ TikTok is testing 60-minute videos, which could be a big threat to YouTube
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

TikTok is testing 60-minute video uploads, challenging YouTube's long-form content domain. TikTok has gradually increased its video length limits to 10 minutes for all users. Longer video uploads may shift viewership from streaming services like YouTube. AdvertisementTikTok is giving some users the option to upload 60-minute videos to the platform. The company told TechCrunch it does not immediately plan to roll out the 60-minute upload function widely.

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☆ Chinese shoppers are buying less than they used to, and it's contributing to a lopsided economic recovery
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

China's economy shows uneven recovery; industrial output rises, but retail sales slow. Factory activity beat expectations, but consumers are holding back, impacting retail sales growth. AdvertisementOn Friday, China released data showing an uneven economic recovery that's keeping consumers from spending. Factory activity cracked up, with industrial output rising 6.7% in April from a year ago, beating the 5.5% growth that analysts polled by Reuters had expected. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ BlackRock's COO said he gave his staff a memo written by ChatGPT and they couldn't tell AI wrote it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewEmployees at the investment behemoth BlackRock couldn't tell that a strategy memo they were reading was actually written by ChatGPT, the company's COO said on Thursday. BlackRock COO Robert Goldstein recounted the anecdote during an interview with Fortune's Lee Clifford. Goldstein said he'd worked with his team to prepare a memo on the company's generative AI strategy for a board meeting that took place "several months ago." But instead of drafting it themselves, Goldstein decided that the team should get ChatGPT to write the memo instead. Last month, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said in an earnings call that the company's investments in AI would bolster productivity.

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☆ AI is leading to the 'revenge of the liberal arts,' says a Goldman tech exec with a history degree
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Meghan Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Goldman's George Lee said AI will empower non-technical workers, including those in risk management. The history major turned tech banker said AI enhances skills like critical thinking, creativity, and logic. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementA longtime tech banker with a history degree says AI could be a boon for non-technical workers. George Lee, the co-head of applied innovation at Goldman Sachs, told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday that he thinks AI will lead to the "revenge of the liberal arts" in the workforce.

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☆ Cardi B says she doesn't want to rely on her parents to care for her kids: 'They mine'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Cardi B says she doesn't want to be over-reliant on others to care for her two kids — not even her parents. She told Rolling Stone that since she gave birth to her children, she is responsible for them. Childcare costs in the US are rising, forcing many working millennial parents to seek alternative solutions. AdvertisementCardi B is a hands-on mom who doesn't want to be over-reliant on others to care for her kids — not even her parents. "I had them kids," she told Rolling Stone.

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☆ A top NATO general says Russian troops don't have the numbers or the skills to mount a strategic breakthrough in Kharkiv
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A top NATO general says Russia won't be able to achieve a "strategic breakthrough" in Kharkiv. US Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli said Russia just doesn't have the numbers or skills to pull it off. Last month, Cavoli told Congress that the Russian army is 15% bigger than when it invaded Ukraine. AdvertisementRussian forces are unlikely to achieve a "strategic breakthrough" in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, a top NATO general said on Thursday. "The Russians don't have the numbers necessary to do a strategic breakthrough," US Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels, per Reuters.

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☆ From hunter to guardian: How the ‘Snakeman of India’ found his way into wildlife conservation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Whitaker would go on to earn the nickname “Snakeman of India,” and spend more than six decades dedicated to reptile research and conservation. His field work with snakes and crocodiles ultimately led his conservation efforts to help save India’s rainforests. We tell people when they’re working in the field, when they’re doing agriculture, use a stick. Romulus Whitaker teaches the next generation about reptiles at his conservation organization, Agumbe Rainforest Research Station, in southern India. And it’s wonderful to realize that dozens, if not hundreds, of young people have continued to do wonderful work with reptiles.

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We'll show you all of your live streaming options when it comes to how to watch the PGA Championship. Held on the Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, the PGA Championship has become a staple of the PGA Tour. Keep reading to learn all of your watch options for the PGA Championship, including notable tee times for each day of the tournament. ESPN+ doesn't live stream the ESPN channel, so you'll need to try out a live TV streaming alternative to access this portion of the tournament without cable. Shop at Peacock TVHow to watch the PGA Championship in the UKSky Sports is the British home to PGA Championship live streams.

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☆ Reddit announces another big data-sharing AI deal — this time with OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

OpenAI and Reddit are teaming up together in a new partnership. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOpenAI and Reddit announced a new partnership on Thursday in a move that will bring the social media platform's popular content to ChatGPT. "OpenAI will bring enhanced Reddit content to ChatGPT and new products, helping users discover and engage with Reddit communities," the companies said in a joint statement. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ 9 tricks for getting the best deals at Costco, from a former employee
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Sophia Mitrokostas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Business Insider spoke to a former Costco employee to learn how to get the best deals at the store. She also said to check the Costco app for coupons and to split bulk items with friends and family. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThere are plenty of killer deals to find at Costco, but shopping smart is key to saving the most cash. Business Insider spoke to Tess Robison, former Costco employee, to figure out how to get the best deals at the members-only wholesale giant.

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Blum turned to programs mostly in states where abortion access — and, by extension, abortion training — is likely to remain protected, like California, Colorado, and New Mexico. The AAMC analysis found the number of applicants to OB-GYN residency programs in abortion ban states dropped by 6.7%, compared with a 0.4% increase in states where abortion remains legal. For internal medicine, the drop observed in abortion ban states was over five times as much as in states where abortion is legal. The AAMC analysis notes that even in states with abortion bans, residency programs are filling their positions — mostly because there are more graduating medical students in the U.S. and abroad than there are residency slots. Stulberg and others worry that this self-selection away from states with abortion restrictions will exacerbate the shortages of physicians in rural and underserved areas.

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☆ Interior designers share the 9 biggest mistakes people make when decorating and designing a bathroom
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Rachel Murphy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

We spoke to interior designers to learn the common mistakes people make when decorating a bathroom. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementYou spend a decent amount of time in the bathroom, so it's important to make it look good. Here are some of the most common mistakes people make when decorating a bathroom, according to interior designers.

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☆ AI chatbots spew out nonsense too often. But there's a solution: retrieval-augmented generation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Matthew S. Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

RAG was the first," said Bob van Luijt, the CEO and cofounder of the AI data infrastructure company Weaviate. WeaviateThe innovation that's sweeping AI"Every industry that has a lot of unstructured data can benefit from RAG," van Luijt said. Courtesy of Kyle DeSanaHe said that a successful RAG chatbot could carry its own pitfalls. AI engineers are eager to find more proactive solutions that don't require constant meddling with the data RAG provides to the AI. Put simply, an AI chatbot would have an effectively infinite memory, letting it "remember" any data presented to it in the past.

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☆ A surging number of crypto owners are trying to recover forgotten wallet passwords so they can cash in after huge token rallies
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bitcoin's resurgence has triggered a wave of wallet retrieval attempts, Reuters reported. Firms that specialize in this have noted a surge in retrieval requests this year. By one estimate, around 20% of circulating bitcoin could be stuck in locked wallets. AdvertisementFor wallet retrieval firms, the spike in interest is profitable. Upon successful retrieval, both ReWallet and WRS charge a fee of 20% of the wallet's contents, Reuters said.

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☆ The U.S. Is Easing Marijuana Restrictions. Here’s How It Works.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration moved on Thursday to downgrade marijuana from the most restrictive category of drugs. The proposed rule, submitted to the Federal Register, is subject to a 60-day comment period, kicking off a lengthy approval process before it takes effect. The proposal, which would move marijuana to Schedule III, from Schedule I, signals a significant shift in how the federal government views the substance, even as it does not legalize the drug. The categories of controlled substances determine production amounts, access, research and legal consequences. Some experts have argued that cigarettes and alcohol, which are not in any of the five categories of controlled substances, should be included in Schedule I because of their demonstrated high risk of abuse and addiction.

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☆ 6 drinks that are in this summer and 4 that are out, according to bartenders and mixologists
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Casey Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Business Insider asked bartenders about which drinks are in and out for this summer. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementInflation has made alcohol increasingly more expensive — whether you're out at a bar or mixing cocktails at home. To avoid wasting money on a bad drink trend, Business Insider spoke with bartenders and mixologists to find out what's in and out for the summer.

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☆ Fico assassination attempt exposes risks for politicians in a polarized Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Luke Mcgee | Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The horrific scenes in Slovakia following the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico are a stark and brutal reminder of the dangers facing those who seek public office. Security personnel apprehend a suspected gunman after Slovakia's Prime Minister was shot in Handlova, Slovakia on May 15, 2024. President Zuzana Caputova appoints Robert Fico the new Slovakian prime minister at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 25 October 2023. In 2022, Giorgia Meloni became Italy’s prime minister after running on an anti-immigration, socially conservative ticket. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead in July 2022 as he gave a campaign speech.

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☆ Customers are already calling McDonald's $5 meal deal 'skimpy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

McDonald's is reportedly planning to offer a $5 meal deal for a month this summer. But some customers are already saying that the promotion isn't worth it. AdvertisementMcDonald's is trying to win back customers with a $5 meal deal this summer. The fast-food chain will start offering the deal for about a month beginning June 25 at its US restaurants, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The meal will come with customers' choice of a McDouble or McChicken, as well as a small fries, four McNuggets, and a small soft drink.

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☆ Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Steve Lohr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Robert H. Dennard, an engineer who invented the silicon memory technology that plays an indispensable role in every smartphone, laptop and tablet computer, died on April 23 in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. The cause of death, at a hospital, was a bacterial infection, said his daughter, Holly Dennard. Mr. Dennard’s pioneering work began at IBM in the 1960s, when the equipment to hold and store computer data was expensive, hulking — often room-size machines — and slow. He was studying the emerging field of microelectronics, which used silicon-based transistors to store digital bits of information. His discovery opened the door to previously unimaginable improvement in data capacity, with lower costs and higher speeds all using tiny silicon chips.

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☆ Seeking Access to Congo’s Metals, White House Aims to Ease Sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Eric Lipton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three years after Biden administration officials tightened sanctions on a billionaire Israeli mining executive for corrupt business practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, they have reversed themselves and are offering the executive a deal they hope will bolster the supply of a metal vital to electric vehicles. The plan would allow the executive, Dan Gertler, to sell off his remaining stakes in three giant copper and cobalt mining operations in Congo. Once Mr. Gertler sells his positions, the Biden administration hopes Western-leaning companies will be more willing to invest in Congo, perhaps delivering a greater supply of cobalt to the United States as automakers race to increase domestic production of batteries. But certain State and Treasury Department officials strongly opposed the effort, saying that Mr. Gertler should not be allowed to profit from his deal-making, which the Biden administration earlier argued had cheated the citizens of Congo out of more than $1 billion in mining revenues.

Persons: Dan Gertler, Gertler, Biden Organizations: Biden, Democratic, Treasury Department Locations: Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, United States

Keep reading to learn how to stream Love Undercover. Where to watch Love Undercover in the USLove Undercover airs on Peacock in the US. Shop at ExpressVPNHow to watch Love Undercover with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. Install it on the device you're using to watch Love Undercover. Love Undercover trailerPeacock released a trailer for Love Undercover in April.

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☆ US and Philippine Marines train in seizing and defending key terrain near Taiwan's south coast in a show of force against China
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Drew F. Lawrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

They were operating in Northern Luzon and the Batanes Islands, Philippine territory north of the mainland — key terrain for a potential conflict with China. The mission, known as maritime key terrain security operations, or MKTSO, was practice for that conflict, but had real-world implications. It was a show of force headed by elements of the Marine Corps ' newest Pacific-oriented unit: the Marine littoral regiment, or MLR. AdvertisementUS Marines prepare to load onto a UH-60 Black Hawk for the maritime key terrain security operations event at Paredes Air Station, Philippines. Malia SparksThose units were joined by a rifle company, also a joint-nation element, with the ability to seize and defend key terrain in the event of conflict.

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