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☆ Election disruption from AI poses the biggest global risk in 2024, Davos survey warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The World Economic Forum's "Global Risks Report 2024," released Wednesday, ranked AI-derived misinformation and disinformation — and its implications for societal polarization — ahead of climate change, war and economic weakness in its top 10 risks over the next two years. "How that is going to play out is going to be quite important for us to watch," she added. watch nowThe WEF report, which was also produced in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group, surveyed over 1,400 global risk experts, policymakers and industry leaders in September 2023 about their biggest global concerns. Top 10 global risksThe most cited risks for the next two years were, in order: misinformation and disinformation, extreme weather events, societal polarization, cyber insecurity and interstate armed conflict. Also in the top 10 were lack of economic opportunity, inflation, involuntary migration, economic downturn and pollution.

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☆ 3 small-business owners share the unconventional ways they funded their companies, from credit cards to tax credits
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Lily Katzman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

One founder told Insider she used credit cards to support her business growth. This article is part of "Starting Up Your Small Business," a series exploring steps small-business owners can take when starting out, transitioning, or scaling up. She also looked for cards that offered benefits that could support her business growth. "If I had stayed where I was and we bootstrapped, I would have had to take on a lot more and wouldn't have the time to invest in building Fresh Starts," Dreizen Howell said. Though there is no one-size-fits-all way to fund a company, Dreizen Howell advises founders to think big about the possibilities.

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☆ Pope Francis leaves hospital 'in better shape than before'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Pope Francis greets people on the day of his discharge from Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Remo CasilliROME, June 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis was discharged from hospital on Friday morning, nine days after surgery to repair an abdominal hernia, and his doctor said he was stronger than before. The 86-year-old pontiff left Rome's Gemelli hospital in a wheelchair, waving to reporters and well-wishers at the main entrance as he was taken to a waiting car. He is in better shape than before," Sergio Alfieri, who operated on Francis on June 7, told reporters. He will be a stronger pope," Alfieri said.

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☆ Pope Francis Leaves Rome Hospital After Surgery
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Pope Francis was expected to return to the Vatican after he was released from a Rome hospital on Friday following abdominal surgery for a hernia, the third time in two years that the 86-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized. Francis left the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital around 8:45, nine days after surgeons operated on what is known as an incisional hernia, typically the consequence of previous operations, that had been causing painful intestinal blockages. The pope smiled as he left the hospital in a wheelchair along a sidewalk lined with dozens of well-wishers. Reporters and photographers jostled for his attention, but the pope did not stop. A reporter for the state broadcaster RAI said she had asked the pope how he was, and he told her: “Still alive.” Asked about the migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean off the Greek coast earlier this week, Francis replied: “So much pain.”

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ROME, June 10 (Reuters) - Pope Francis's recovery from surgery is going well but doctors advised him not to deliver his Sunday blessing from a hospital balcony so as not to put strain on his abdominal walls. Briefing reporters at the Gemelli hospital on Saturday, chief surgeon Sergio Alfieri also said the 86-year-old pope had agreed to doctors' suggestions that he remain there for at least all of next week. Alfieri said that in 2021, the last time the pope underwent surgery at the same hospital, he did deliver his blessing standing from the balcony, but it was about seven days after the intestinal operation. We asked the Holy Father to be prudent and avoid the strain (of standing at the balcony)," he said. He said the pope was taken off intravenous tubes on Friday and was now on a semi-solid diet.

Persons: Sergio Alfieri, Francis, Alfieri, Philip Pullella, Angelo Amante, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Thomson

☆ Pope had another peaceful night in hospital, Vatican says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Flowers are seen at the statue of Pope John Paul II at Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalised for surgery on his abdomen, in Rome, Italy, June 9, 2023. REUTERS/Remo CasilliROME, June 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis spent another peaceful night in hospital, the Vatican said on Friday, two days after the pontiff underwent abdominal surgery that doctors say went as planned. "Last night also went well. More information during the course of the day," the Vatican press office said in a short statement. Francis underwent a three-hour operation on Wednesday to repair a hernia, which doctors said was successful enough that he should have no limitations on his travels and other activities after he recovers.

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☆ Pope Francis doing well after first night in hospital, Vatican says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A nun kisses the hand of Pope Francis during the weekly general audience on the day he is due to undergo abdominal surgery, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Yara NardiROME, June 8 (Reuters) - Pope Francis was doing well on Thursday morning after his first night in hospital following abdominal surgery, the Vatican said. "The night went well," the Vatican said in a brief statement, adding that more information would be released later in the morning. Fancis underwent a laparotomy, or open abdominal surgery, and a mesh prosthesis was used to reconstruct the abdominal wall. It is the third hospital stay for Francis since cardinals chose the Argentinian in 2013 as the first Latin American pope.

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Rome CNN —Pope Francis was recovering well in a Rome hospital on Thursday, the day after the 86-year-old had abdominal surgery that renewed health fears. “This wasn’t an urgent surgery,” Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the surgeon who operated on Pope Francis, said at a press conference. Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair, attended a weekly general audience at the Vatican on June 7. Pope’s fragile healthThis operation is the latest in a series of health scares surrounding Pope Francis. Medical sources say that the intervention was likely related to the surgery Francis underwent in 2021, which removed half of his colon.

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☆ Analysis: Italian first! Meloni's nationalists defend cultural identity at risk of irking EU
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Angelo Amante | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] General view of the Colosseum next to a subway's construction sites in Rome, Italy, February 16, 2023. Almost six months after taking office, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government is pushing out bills that promise to promote national identity, defend the traditional family, protect cultural heritage and hold back migrants. Recent proposals include a bill to safeguard the Italian language and a ban on lab-grown food. "Italian mines are made up of culture, gastronomy, language, arts, fashion, history, archaeology and monuments. "Identity messages are meant to tell the electorate that Brothers of Italy will not give up its line," analyst Panarari said.

☆ 4 things every small-business owner should consider before launching a brand podcast
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Brand podcasts can bring in new customers and nurture relationships with existing partners. They give technical advice on cost, production, and careful considerations for your launch strategy before starting a brand podcast. Insider spoke with five small-business owners to learn how they ran successful brand podcasts while prioritizing their actual businesses. Olivia Dreizen Howell, a cofounder of Fresh Starts Registry and the brand podcast "A Fresh Story," swears by the free Spotify for Podcasters editing tools. Leverage your network for launchIt's easy to lose momentum if you launch a brand podcast and don't quickly see some traction.

☆ No Ivy League degree? No problem: This Wall Street vet climbed his way up the ranks of Goldman Sachs after graduating from SUNY Albany
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Ask anyone on Wall Street and they will tell you that Goldman Sachs is one of the top places to build a career as an investment banker. In an effort to diversify recruiting sources and its workforce, Wall Street generally has been expanding the schools from which it recruits. Still, Alfieri's experience can still prove valuable to today's Wall Street hopefuls. There he met Vincent Cisternino, who also had dreams of working on Wall Street. Having started his career during the financial crisis, his advice to today's Wall Street upstarts is to stay positive and persevere.

☆ Wall Street could stand to benefit from recruiting beyond just the Ivies
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Insider's Emmalyse Brownstein has one about an investor's unique path to Wall Street. I hope Alfieri's story isn't just valuable to students trying to break into Wall Street. Wall Street could also benefit from casting a wider net among universities to get some diversity of thought. Click here to read some tips for how to nab a job on Wall Street despite not coming from an elite school. This fintech helps Wall Street keep tabs on employees' messengers.

☆ PE wants to see some cash flow before it starts making deals
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As the markets continue to sour, and a recession looms, everyone's wondering when PE firms will begin scooping up assets. High on Bae's wishlist are "all things digital," he said, with one giant caveat: profitability. There are plenty of companies doing fascinating things in the digital space, but many have yet to reach profitability (*cough* fintechs *cough*). Goldman Sachs is going dumpster diving for crypto companies. Chaos in the crypto markets is creating investing and acquisition opportunities for the bank, according to Matthew McDermott, Goldman's head of digital assets.

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