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☆ How to select a personal trainer (and why it’s worth it)
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The global personal fitness trainer market was worth about $41.8 billion in 2023, and market research firm Future Market Insights predicts it will soar to $65.5 billion by 2033. A growing body of research also suggests working out with a personal trainer has a variety of benefits. The two biggest benefits from hiring a personal trainer, though, whether you’re an exercise newbie or a pro, are accountability and motivation, said Mary Wing, a certified personal trainer and performance coach with the fitness app Future. There are trainers who specialize in training older people or those with medical issues, says certified personal trainer Allan Misner. In the end, though, hiring a personal trainer can be a safe and effective way to achieve a healthier life, which is the main goal.

Persons: —, Mary Wing, ”, Allan Misner, It’s, they’ve, ” You’ll, “, Wing, Misner, it’s, ” Misner, ” Melanie Radzicki McManus Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Research, Gerontology, Geriatric, National Academy of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, American, ”, “ Locations: United States, Sanford , North Carolina, Bocas del Toro , Panama

☆ How to use AI as a career tool to get a promotion at work faster
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

According to a McKinsey report from 2022 based on a decade of data, role transitions are inherent in labor markets. The generative AI platform dubs itself a "tutor for learners" and an "assistant for teachers." Meanwhile, nonprofit organization All Star Code had a scholar visualize themselves progressing in their tech career over the next decade by creating a 30-second video using generative AI platform Runway. There lies the ultimate caveat in AI-enabled career transitions. Panetta feels like the human role in hiring — regardless of the qualifications of candidates — will play a potentially bigger role in career transitions.

Persons: Yee, Lareina Yee, Karen Panetta, That's, Panetta, Sal Khan, Bill Gates, Khan, —, Bias, doesn't Organizations: McKinsey, Strategic, Institute of Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Tufts School of Engineering, Khan Academy, OpenAI Locations: America

☆ Why this 38-year-old changed careers to become a teacher: 'I have never experienced anything as rewarding'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Little did Hall know, her pivot into education would afford her a new level of financial security and a sense of purpose she never expected. She took a high school science position with Arlington Preparatory Academy, a public school in Baton Rouge, La., and had her first day in January 2022. Then there's the issue of teacher pay. In 2022, the average public school teacher earned a wage of $1,329 per week. Though Hall recognizes low teacher pay is an issue for many in the profession, moving to education actually meant a pay bump in her case.

Persons: Megan, she'd, Ashley Hickerson, Hall, Megan Hall, Hickerson Organizations: Home Depot, CNBC, Street, Little, Arlington Preparatory Academy, Arlington Prep, Economic, state's, of Elementary, Home Locations: Baton Rouge, La, Louisiana

☆ A Closer Look at Donald Trump’s Second-Term Agenda
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Andrew Restuccia | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Among other proposals for a second White House term, former President Donald Trump has said he would institute a credentialing body to certify teachers ‘who embrace patriotic values and support the American Way of Life.’ Photo: Jim Vondruska/Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump has outlined a second-term agenda that envisions a muscular use of federal authority to influence swaths of American society. Here are some of the most notable proposals that Trump has outlined on his campaign website:EducationTrump has promised to take funds from private-university endowments to create a government-backed “American Academy” that would provide free online courses and allow people to achieve the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jim Vondruska, Trump, Education Trump Organizations: Education, American

☆ 28-year-old health-care worker earning $210,000 a year shares her biggest money mistake
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When it comes to money, Chabely Rodriguez can say she's made it in many ways. The 28-year-old certified anesthesiologist assistant earned more than $210,000 last year and is on track to bring in even more this year. She's able to live comfortably and debt-free in Tampa, Florida, while traveling in her free time, investing for her future and saving for emergencies. Once she started working, Rodriguez learned some of her coworkers were successful in negotiating larger salaries or bigger signing bonuses. "Don't rush into the decision, salaries are competitive, and you're worth the money," Rodriguez says she tells her viewers.

Persons: Chabely Rodriguez, She's, Rodriguez, spender, didn't Organizations: CAA Locations: Tampa , Florida, anesthesiology

Rodriguez and her four siblings grew up working on the farm and selling its products at farmers markets back in the city. Farm to operating tableThough she's close with her family, it was difficult breaking the news to her parents that she didn't want to continue working on the farm beyond high school, Rodriguez says. Her parents helped some, and she applied for scholarships, allowing Rodriguez to earn her bachelor's without taking on student debt. In fact, working with patients is one of the highlights of her work. How she spends her moneyEven after paying off her debt, Rodriguez has continued to save around 50% of her income.

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☆ 2 General Catalyst health-data startups are joining forces to create a $6 billion AI colossus and lay the groundwork for an IPO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The General Catalyst-backed startups Commure and Athelas are merging in a deal to bring more artificial-intelligence tech to hospitals and health systems. The new company, which is keeping the name Commure, plans to stack Athelas' software on top of Commure's data platform for health systems. General Catalyst is investing $70 million in the new firm at a $6 billion valuation, and Tanay Tandon, the founder and CEO of Athelas, will lead the combined company. Commure will consider companies making those tools in a range of categories, including credentialing, contracting, and patient engagement, he said. The company has about 100 open positions, Tandon said, and expects to hire hundreds more people in 2024.

Persons: Tanay Tandon, Hemant Taneja, Tandon, Commure, Catalyst, Athelas Organizations: Catalyst, General

☆ At Rosemead High, generations of students were harassed or groomed for sex as they tried to get an education
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +87 min

Students were regularly subjected to sexual harassment by Hall, two former students told me. “I feel like so many of us were victims to the culture,” one former Rosemead student told Insider. Manipulation by a trusted adult has been passed like a virus to generations of Rosemead students. AdvertisementThe Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia have long been a local haunt for Rosemead High students. We wondered aloud whether Masiello had harassed our mother the same way he'd done to generations of Rosemead students.

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☆ JPMorgan Chase to offer online payroll services as it steps up fight with Square, PayPal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

JPMorgan Chase is stepping up its appeal to small business customers by planning to offer digital payroll processing, CNBC has learned. The bank has picked San Francisco-based fintech player Gusto to provide the underlying technology for the feature, according to Gusto CEO Josh Reeves. "If you're a customer of Chase payments solutions, you can go to payroll from the same exact place you do banking," Reeves said. It's part of a larger battle for the loyalty of American retail and business customers as fintech players including PayPal and Square morph into do-everything providers that threaten traditional banks. JPMorgan has previously rolled out fintech features, including a Square-like credit card reader for small businesses and early direct deposit for consumers.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Josh Reeves, Reeves Organizations: JPMorgan, CNBC, PayPal Locations: Francisco

☆ It's only a matter of time before A.I. chatbots are teaching in primary schools
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Mikaela Cohen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

AI is already sending waves throughout education, with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates saying AI chatbots can teach kids to read in 18 months rather than years. Younger generations are surrounded by digital tools, and experts say it's only a matter of time before classrooms are immersed in AI. AI for routine learning, teachers for personalized lessonsAI, and specifically chatbots backed by programmed large language models, can help students, from primary education to certification programs, self-guide through voluminous materials and tailor their education to specific learning styles. With the rise of AI, teachers can transition from being a general practitioner to more of a specialist, where they can focus on helping kids with particular issues and specific concepts, he added. AI can also help teachers leverage existing knowledge and content, so they can repurpose it and dramatically reduce their workload, Guo said.

Persons: Bill Gates, Sarah Guo, Danny King, King, Guo, It's Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Harvard, MIT Locations: McGraw

☆ US senator introduces bill to create a federal agency to regulate AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —Days after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in front of Congress and proposed creating a new federal agency to regulate artificial intelligence, a US senator has introduced a bill to do just that. On Thursday, Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet unveiled an updated version of legislation he introduced last year that would establish a Federal Digital Platform Commission. And for the most significant platforms — companies the bill calls “systemically important” — the bill would create requirements for algorithmic audits and public risk assessments of the harms their tools could cause. The debate over whether the US government should establish a separate federal agency to police AI tools may become a significant focus of those efforts following Altman’s testimony this week. Altman suggested in a Senate hearing on Tuesday that such an agency could restrict how AI is developed through licenses or credentialing for AI companies.

☆ How generative A.I. and ChatGPT will influence jobs at all professional levels
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Mikaela Cohen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A new C-suite role of chief AI officer is comingAsha Palmer, senior vice president of compliance solutions at digital learning platform Skillsoft, says every C-suite has executives who oversee privacy and data, so AI could prompt the creation of a chief AI officer and entire departments overseeing AI security. As AI takes off, a chief AI officer will be a key decision maker over tech priorities that filter down through the organization. Companies need to take precaution and set up guardrails to oversee AI use, Palmer said, and that starts with training employees on how to use chatbots and generative AI. "For companies using or buying AI, they should ask AI companies what their transparency metrics are, how often they audit and check these, and ask them to make this information public facing." Office workers face a challenge, but it is the roles in middle management, specifically, he said, "where it's ambiguous how AI will impact them."

☆ US airlines about to be hit with ‘tsunami’ of pilot retirements
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Greg Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington DC CNN —The US airline industry is about to be hit with a “tsunami of pilot retirements” that will further the nation’s pilot shortage, limiting flight availability for passengers and putting upward pressure on fares, an industry group told Congress Wednesday. Black’s group represents the regional carriers which provide feeder service for the larger airlines such as American, United (UAL)and Delta (DAL). But the union representing most US airline pilots urged Congress against changing pilot qualification and training standards in an attempt to address the pilot shortage, saying some ideas would compromise safety. The Regional Airline Association, representing carriers that connect major cities to smaller regional airports, noted that the airlines are not the only destination for pilots with that qualification and warned of a significant pilot shortage that will get worse with a “tsunami” of retirements. Senior airline pilots frequently fly international routes, but international rules have an age 65 limit.

☆ Private school vouchers are shaping up to be huge part of the 2024 election as GOP candidates work to 'one up' each other on the issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The GOP movement toward "school choice" is gaining momentum in many states. GOP presidential candidates have promised to send more public money to private schools. While battles over how classrooms should teach about race and LGBTQ topics have fired up the GOP base, the expansion of school vouchers is taking hold in red states. Spar said vouchers amounted to "using taxpayer money to go to private schools and home schools with practically no accountability." As Congress then turned its attention toward COVID pandemic relief, at least one bill that didn't pass had funding for private schools and homeschooling.

☆ Inside THL's investing playbook for how the PE firm uses the public cloud to be aggressive in the bidding process
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The cloud has become a key piece of private-equity firm THL's investment playbook. But for THL, the cloud has become an important part of the investing giant's playbook for winning over acquisition targets. He likened the due diligence and courtship process for founders and CEOs to speed dating with a bunch of investment firms. But the cloud, with its promise of cost savings and easy innovation, is helping THL stand out in the bidding process, Benaquista said. Eventually, as part of the move to the cloud, THL was able to split up Ten-X's commercial and residential businesses with the aim of selling the former.

☆ Looking for a job in India? Hiring for these jobs is on the rise in 2023, according to LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Its latest Jobs on the Rise data revealed spikes in hiring for growth specialists, technical workers and health-care professionals in Asia — among other jobs expected to grow in hiring well into 2023. Data annotatorMost common skills: Data analysis, accounting, data visualization Most common industries: Professional services, technology and media, manufacturing Average years of prior experience: 2.2 Remote job availability: N/A7. Actuarial associateRelated job titles: Actuarial consultant Most common skills: Actuarial science, visual basic for applications (VBA), insurance Most common industries: Professional services, financial services Average years of prior experience: 2 Remote job availability: 7.3%11. Acquisition associateMost common skills: Customer relationship management (CRM), business strategy, data analysis Most common industries: Technology and media, professional services, financial services Average years of prior experience: 2 Remote job availability: 31.3%13. Drone pilotMost common skills: Drone piloting, drone photography, drone mapping Most common industries: Manufacturing, transportation, logistics Average years of prior experience: 2.2 Remote job availability: 10.5%15.

Therefore, experts say, hiring Black teachers is necessary to address the racial disparities that lead to poor educational outcomes and criminalization for Black children. Furthermore, advocates say that Black students who don’t have Black teachers are less likely to become teachers themselves, so commitments to diversifying the industry must start early on in the classroom. The Black Teacher Project in Oakland, California, works with Black teachers to “reimagine schools as communities of liberated learning,” the Project’s website reads. It also teaches educators how to implement restorative practices in their classrooms and invites them to retreats to foster community among Black teachers. “Therefore, the Black Teacher Project’s motto is ‘Every child deserves a Black teacher.’”

☆ YouTubers are pushing dodgy crypto investment advice. Here’s why you should ignore it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Rob Price | Meghan Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Together, these revenue streams mean cryptocurrency influencers profit off their viewers no matter which way the market turns. Of course, crypto YouTube is a far cry from the regulated world of traditional finance. Armstrong told the Post that he made "maybe close to a million" from before dropping sponsored content in January 2022. A price list leaked by ZachXBT appears to show that dozens of small crypto influencers also have menus for similar undisclosed deals. But with little regulatory oversight, crypto influencers show little sign of slowing down — despite the precipitous decline of the crypto market.

☆ See the 11-slide presentation that got General Catalyst to back Oscar Health alums building a better system to track medical providers' information
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | Sarah Braner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A group of Oscar Health alums aims to create tech to tame the chaos of healthcare-provider data. When Anshul Rathi joined Oscar Health in 2017, the health-insurance upstart didn't have a system to verify the credentials of medical providers covered by the insurer's health plans. General Catalyst led the startup's $14.5 million Series A in September, bringing CertifyOS's total funding to $20 million. Existing investors Upfront Ventures, Max Ventures, and Arkitekt Ventures also contributed to the Series A. The startup removed information about its financial growth and private client details from the pitch deck before sharing it with Insider.

☆ 5 reasons I pay a CPA $350 to do my taxes, even though I could do them myself
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-14 | by ( Caroline Lupini | Freelance Reporter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A good tax professional goes way beyond preparing your tax return — they can help you plan for the future and avoid costly mistakes. But a few years ago, I started working with a certified public accountant to do my taxes, and I've never looked back. I pay my CPA $350 each year to file my taxes, but I handle my regular bookkeeping on my own. Here are a few reasons why I decided that working with a CPA or an EA (Enrolled Agent) makes a lot of sense. Every year brings tax law changes, whether from new laws passed by Congress, old laws expiring, or regular changes to keep up with inflation.

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