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☆ Six exoplanets spotted in a cosmic waltz around nearby star
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And the planets, labeled b through g, revolve around the star in a celestial dance known as orbital resonance. For every six orbits completed by planet b, the closest planet to the star, the outermost planet g completes one. As planet c makes three revolutions around the star, planet d does two, and when planet e completes four orbits, planet f does three. Detecting a mysteryResearchers first took notice of the star system in 2020 when NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, detected dips in the brightness of HD110067. “It shows us the pristine configuration of a planetary system that has survived untouched.”The discovery is the second time Cheops has helped reveal a planetary system with orbital resonance.

Persons: TESS, Rafael Luque, Cheops, ”, Luque, “ Cheops, ” Luque, Maximilian Günther, they’re, James Webb, Webb, Jo Ann Egger Organizations: CNN —, ESA, University of Chicago’s, “, James Webb Space, Telescope, University of Bern Locations: Switzerland

☆ AI is already impacting influencer marketing, according to the CMO of Billion Dollar Boy. Here's how she thinks brands should approach the new tech.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Generative AI "has an immediate business implication" for the creator economy, according to Becky Owen, the global chief marketing and innovation officer at influencer-marketing firm Billion Dollar Boy. It has a focus on generative AI, but is also experimenting with virtual and augmented reality, as well as virtual influencers. Owen joined Billion Dollar Boy in early 2023 after almost five years at Meta, where she was most recently head of creator innovations and solutions for Europe. Becky Owen is the global chief marketing and innovation officer at Billion Dollar Boy. Billion Dollar Boy has already tested pilot partnerships with three retail brands, including two luxury fashion brands that have launched their first generative-AI-led creator content on Instagram.

Persons: Becky Owen, Owen, Elmo Mistiaen, Jo Ann, Shanikwa Dvorkin, Anastasia Rogozhina Organizations: Heineken, Pepsi, Business, Billion Dollar, Meta, Brands Locations: Amazon, Europe

☆ Jo Ann Callis’ uncomfortable portrait of femininity has resonated for four decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Though she made the image four and a half decades ago, “Woman with Blue Bow” seems strikingly contemporary — a timeless symbol on the strictures of femininity. Though Callis and her body of work fits neatly within this cohort, it’s not a label that Callis adopted, then or now. Callis' early color work explored restriction and desire at the height of the feminist art movement. Jo Ann Callis/Courtesy ROSEGALLERYThe red imprint on the model’s neck, alluding to discomfort, was not actually caused by the bow, Callis explained, but was rather an illusion thanks to makeup. It’s just one of the many nuances in her color work that she would not have been able to pull off in black and white.

Persons: Jo Ann Callis, Del Cielo, ” Callis, Callis, ”, “, Cindy Sherman, Hannah Wilke, Ana Mendieta, it’s, It’s, William Eggleston’s, Eggleston, David Lynch, Paul Outerbridge, That’s, Alfred Hitchcock, Sofia Coppola, ” Coppola, “ You’re Organizations: CNN, Museum of Modern Locations: Rosegallery, Santa Monica , California, China

☆ The Empowered Investor
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sharon Epperson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Empowered InvestorAccording to recent statistics, 40% of angel investors are women. Combine this with a rising number of women-led startups, and the opportunities for investing by, and in, women are on the rise. Golden Seeds Co-Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner, Jo Ann Corkran, and Laffer Tengler Investments CEO & CIO, Nancy Tengler, share how advisors can better position clients to take advantage of this growing women-led market opportunity.

Persons: Jo Ann Corkran, Nancy Tengler Organizations: Golden, Tengler

Recent indicators show that women are increasingly eager to put their money to work outside of traditional portfolio offerings. For instance, women accounted for 31.2% of angel investors in the first two quarters of 2022, a slight increase from 30.3% in the same period in 2021, according to a report by Jeffrey E. Sohl at the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. This is "an encouraging sign that women angels are an increasing active segment in the angel market," especially as women are predicted to control the majority of the net worth in the U.S., the report said. If you have the money and inclination, angel investing is "a window to innovation across the economy," Jo Ann Corkran, co-CEO and managing partner of Golden Seeds, said Thursday at CNBC's Financial Advisor Summit. It doesn't depend on the market cycle and innovation is always happening, she added.

Persons: Jeffrey E, Sohl, Jo Ann Corkran Organizations: Center for Venture Research, University of New, Golden, CNBC's Financial Locations: University of New Hampshire, U.S

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year's historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices. About 71 million people — including retirees, disabled people and children — receive Social Security benefits. The maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes will be $168,600 for 2024, up from $160,200 for 2023. There have been legislative proposals to shore up Social Security, but they have not made it past committee hearings. A March poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that most U.S. adults are opposed to proposals that would cut into Medicare or Social Security benefits, and 79% of people polled said they oppose reducing the size of Social Security benefits.

Persons: ”, Kilolo Kijakazi, —, Jo Ann Jenkins, “, Nancy Altman, Kevin McCarthy, Alfred Mason, Mason Organizations: WASHINGTON, Social, Social Security Administration, AARP, Social Security, Security, The Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Bureau of Labor Statistics ’, CPI Locations: Louisiana

☆ Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will be 3.2% in 2024, well below this year's record-setting increase
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Jozef Polc / 500Px | 500Px Plus | Getty ImagesSocial Security beneficiaries will see a 3.2% boost to their benefits in 2024, the Social Security Administration announced on Thursday. The annual cost-of-living adjustment for 2024 will affect more than 71 million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Typically, Medicare Part B premium payments are deducted from Social Security checks. How the 2024 COLA comparesThe 2024 benefit increase is much lower than record 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment Social Security beneficiaries saw this year, the biggest boost in four decades in response to record high inflation. Older Americans 'still feeling the sting' of inflationThe 2024 adjustment comes as many retirees are still struggling with higher prices.

Persons: Jozef Polc, Jo Ann Jenkins, Jenkins, Tracey Gronniger, Gronniger Organizations: Social, Social Security Administration, Social Security, Senior Citizens League, Consumer, Urban, Clerical Workers, AARP, Justice, COLA, Security

But she isn’t certain that it will be enough, even with her Social Security benefits. Charles Blahous, a former Social Security trustee, said the annual COLA announcement is a reminder about the program's stressed finances. Mary Johnson, Social Security and Medicare policy analyst at the Senior Citizens League, says her organization supports the Social Security Administration using whichever index is higher to best protect older people from inflation. The maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes for 2023 is $160,200, up from $147,000 in 2022. There have been legislative proposals to shore up Social Security, but they have not made it past committee hearings.

Persons: Karla Abbott, she’s, Charles Blahous, Mary Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, Abbott, Alfred Mason, Mason, Jo Ann Jenkins, ” Johnson, “, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON, Social Security, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Senior Citizens League, Social Security Administration, Security, Social, AARP, Senior Citizens Locations: Sioux Falls , South Dakota, Washington, Louisiana

☆ Floridians are relocating to the center of the state to try to avoid hurricanes — and high insurance premiums
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementSome Floridians are leaving their coastal homes due to the risk of extreme weather events and increasing insurance premiums —but they aren't going too far. They were happy to move far away from not only the risk of extreme weather events, but also the rising insurance premiums tied to coastal communities. Ocala, Florida John Coletti/Getty ImagesOf course, Ocala is not completely immune to hurricanes, as the Journal noted 2017's Hurricane Irma caused some power outages and flooding. Ocala, Florida Michael Warren/Getty ImagesThe average insurance premiums for Florida residents has tripled in the past five years, according to Insurance Information Institute data collected by the Journal. Danny Collins, who lives in Hobe Sound, Florida, just north of West Palm Beach, previously told Insider his mortgage jumped $1,000 under new insurance premiums.

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☆ When This Lahaina Resident Needed to Escape the Fire, She Plunged Into the Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Lahaina resident Jo Ann Hayashi couldn’t bring herself to leave her four cats that had gone into hiding Tuesday afternoon. So while most of her neighbors had urged her to flee her home near the harbor hours earlier when they were told to evacuate, Hayashi stalled. She doused the outside of her apartment with a garden hose, hoping for the best.

Persons: Jo Ann Hayashi couldn’t, Hayashi Locations: Lahaina

☆ VP Harris meets with labor and rights groups to discuss threats from A.I.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Broadband Event at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 26, 2023. "It is a false choice to suggest that we either can advance innovation, or we protect consumers," Harris said. "We should not dampen or in any way slow down innovation that can improve the condition of people's lives," Harris said. The meeting Wednesday includes groups that advocate on behalf of specific populations or on digital rights issues. Harris said the group would discuss transparency in AI, so the public can understand what is going into these systems and how they make decisions.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Technology Harlan Yu, Janet Murguia, UnidosUS Jo Ann Jenkins, Lisa Rice, Liz Shuler, Mary Anne Franks, Wiley, Sneha Revanur, Susan Henderson, Chuck Schumer, Sam Altman Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, White House, for Democracy, Technology, Fair Housing, AFL, Cyber Civil, Conference, Civil, Rights Education, Defense, Microsoft, Google Locations: Washington ,, U.S

☆ Social Security trust funds depletion date moves one year earlier to 2034, Treasury says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Social Security trust funds that about 67 million Americans rely on for benefits are scheduled to be depleted in 2034, one year earlier than was projected last year, according to the annual trustees' report released by the Treasury Department on Friday. Unless Congress takes action, at that time, 80% of scheduled benefits will be payable from the combined funds for old age and survivors insurance and disability insurance. The new depletion date comes as the trustees updated their projections for the U.S. economy to include recent output and inflation. Meanwhile, Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be able to pay 100% of scheduled benefits until 2031, three years later than projected last year. The White House earlier this month laid out a plan to extend the solvency of Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund, also known as Medicare Part A, which covers hospital, nursing facility and hospice services for eligible beneficiaries.

☆ The people who live inside airplanes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —After losing her house to a fire, Jo Ann Ussery had a peculiar idea: to live in an airplane. She bought an old Boeing 727 that was destined for the scrapyard, had it shipped to a plot of land she already owned, and spent six months renovating, doing most of the work by herself. By the end, she had a fully functional home, with over 1,500 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and even a hot tub – where the cockpit used to be. Although she wasn’t the first person to ever live in an airplane, her flawless execution of the project had an inspirational effect. Maybe the worst choice for a home.”As a result, Campbell had to work on the plane for a couple of years before being able to live in it.

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☆ NBCUniversal's latest round of layoffs shows how streaming is killing the traditional TV ad sales role
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A TV era is quietly coming to a close and high-profile ad sales executives are hitting the exits. The changes come as advertisers pause spend due to economic uncertainty, and linear TV ad buys decline as viewers shift to streaming TV. Paramount CFO Naveen Chopra noted at an investor event "significant restructuring in our ad sales organization." NBCUniversal has done small groups of layoffs across divisions and just cut ad sales staff. Horizon's Campanelli said that with clients knowing much more about their audiences' viewing preferences, traditional ad sales desks have a smaller role to play than before.

☆ Streaming is killing the traditional TV ad sales role
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A shift to streaming is shrinking the need for big ad sales teams. A TV era is quietly coming to a close and high-profile ad sales executives are hitting the exits. The changes come as advertisers pause spend due to economic uncertainty, and linear TV ad buys decline as viewers shift to streaming TV. Horizon's Campanelli said that with clients knowing much more about their audiences' viewing preferences, traditional ad sales desks have a smaller role to play than before. And local stations are still hiring TV sales executives, said Robert Russo, CEO of RNR Media Consulting, a former VP of political sales at ION Media.

☆ Embattled El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales Resigns
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Adolfo Flores | Elizabeth Findell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Yvonne Rosales, the district attorney in charge of the 2019 Walmart mass shooting case in El Paso County, Texas, has resigned. Yvonne Rosales, the El Paso County, Texas, district attorney, resigned Monday amid allegations of mishandling cases and growing efforts to remove her from office. Ms. Rosales was accused of incompetence and misconduct in the 2019 Walmart mass shooting as well as inaction on cases, according to an amended petition for her removal filed by El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal.

☆ Michigan investigation into missing man Eric Lee Franks continues over a decade later
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Veronica Fulton | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

And he actually moved out to California for a while and worked on some small sets,” Chad told Dateline. Arndt told Dateline. Arndt told Dateline. “They've done a limited amount of checking or processing on that room years and years later,” Chad told Dateline. Arndt told Dateline.

☆ H.R. McMaster was so worried Rudy Giuliani was a foreign agent that he made sure he was in the Oval Office whenever Giuliani visited, book says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump's former national security advisor was worried that Giuliani was a foreign "influence agent." McMaster was so concerned about Giuliani that he made sure he was in the Oval Office whenever Giuliani visited Trump, the book said. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDonald Trump's one-time national security advisor, H.R. McMaster, was deeply concerned that former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani was an agent of a foreign government and made sure he was in the Oval Office whenever Giuliani paid Trump a visit. McMaster served as Trump's national security advisor from February 2017 to March 2018.

☆ Unearthing the Secrets of New York’s Mass Graves
▼ + stars: | 2016-05-15 | by ( Nina Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +51 min

Then, like more than a million men, women and children since 1869, she was consigned to a trench on Hart Island. Citing security, the city’s Correction Department also repeatedly rebuffed The Times’s requests to witness Hart Island burials firsthand. hart island Future plots Future plots Active trench 2000s 1990s Hart Island N.Y.C. He readily remembered the Dickerson case as a financial disappointment, but said he was hearing of his ward’s Hart Island burial for the first time. When she died, Ms. Murray had $6,887 left in her personal account at New Surfside.

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