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☆ One New Yorker won $150,000 when she found out her landlord had been overcharging her. Now a bunch more tenants are using stabilization laws to get money back and pay cheaper rent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementAs TikTok becomes the new town square for all things economic transparency, the latest target of populist ire is New York City landlords. Several videos that have recently gone viral show viewers how to look into their rent histories and call out examples of potentially illegal hikes. Wait times for rent histories are now at 20 business days, up from 10 in late January, as a result of "social media activity." Klenkar has made TikToks about her old apartment and rent histories and has had "lots" of people reach out with their own rent histories. More may be on their way as New Yorkers seem to be requesting their rent histories en masse.

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☆ Nike Names New CMO in Executive Shuffle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Katie Deighton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Although Nike remains the world’s largest seller of athletic footwear and apparel, some analysts have said its pace of innovation has slowed. Photo: Thomas Trutschel/Zuma PressNike said it has named former company executive Nicole Hubbard Graham to be its next chief marketing officer, succeeding Dirk-Jan “DJ” van Hameren, who will retire. The appointment is part of a wider executive shake-up designed to speed up innovation at the sneaker giant, which recently began facing up to stiffer competition in the running and lifestyle categories.

Persons: Thomas Trutschel, Nicole Hubbard Graham, Dirk, Jan “, ” van Hameren Organizations: Nike, Zuma Press Nike

☆ Here are the 'unwritten rules' of air travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A new report has an ominous warning for air travelers. "No matter what you do on a plane, you're probably annoying another passenger," it states. "When the unwritten rules of airlines etiquette are broached, it can lead to conflict," writes Lindsey Roeschke, a travel and hospitality analyst at Morning Consult who authored the report. Nearly one in five respondents said concerns about other passengers' behavior may deter them from taking a trip. Some 77% of people in the survey said they were "bothered" by it, with 51% saying they were "very bothered."

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☆ Insider Today: Apple's new iPhone is here
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. But the show's real stars were the new versions of Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch. But if you were hoping a new iPhone will send Apple's stock soaring, think again. Prior to Tuesday's event, Apple's shares fell an average of 0.2% on days a new iPhone was announced, according to Barron's. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ China decoupling would be an act of 'suicide' for Europe, Hungary's foreign minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty ImagesHungary's foreign minister said Tuesday that any move to decouple, or even de-risk, from China would be an act of "suicide" for Europe. "Both decoupling and de-risking would be a suicide committed by the European economy," Szijjártó told CNBC's Sam Vadas at the World Economic Forum's annual conference in Tianjin, China. "How could you decouple without killing the European economy?" Péter Szijjártó Foreign Minister of HungaryThe issue is a particularly sensitive balancing act for Europe, which remains deeply reliant on U.S. support in Ukraine but also has critical economic ties with Beijing. China was the largest source of EU imports and the third-largest buyer of EU goods in 2022, according to Eurostat.

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☆ China Seeks to Pry Europe Away From Washington
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Laurence Norman | Austin Ramzy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock with her Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, after talks in Berlin. Photo: Thomas Trutschel/Zuma PressBERLIN—China’s foreign minister is crisscrossing Europe this week in a bid to peel the continent away from the growing confrontation between Beijing and Washington, warning that European interests would be harmed by toeing the U.S.’s approach. A three-capital trip by Qin Gang, his first solo trip to the region since becoming China’s foreign minister, comes at a pivotal moment for China’s relationship with the bloc.

☆ Donald Trump Hush-Money Case: Meet the Key Players
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Finland Joins NATO: What This Historic Alliance Expansion Means Finland became the 31st member of NATO in a historic expansion of the alliance in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. WSJ’s Sune Engel Rasmussen explains what this accession means for the bloc and security in Europe. Photo: Thomas Trutschel/Zuma Press/Johanna Geron

☆ An emboldened NATO provides a bittersweet moment for war-torn Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Congratulating Finland, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Finland now has a "reliable guarantee of safety – a collective guarantee." At the heart of NATO is the tenet that an attack on one member is an attack on all members. Finland and Sweden both applied to join NATO last May, prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and their membership bids were fast-tracked. To do so would have triggered NATO members' commitment to protect one another and Moscow would have faced the collective might of the alliance's armed forces. That's not to say that NATO didn't see the war coming in Ukraine in the run up to the invasion.

☆ Our quest to make AI love us back is futile — and dangerous
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But that's futile, experts say, because the AI of today can't feel empathy, let alone love. We've spent years trying to get AI to love us back. Experts told Insider that it's futile to expect the AIs that exist right now to love us back. During a simulation in October 2020, OpenAI's GPT-3 chatbot told a person asking for psychiatric help to kill themselves. Halpern, the UC Berkeley professor, told Insider AI-based relationships are perilous also because the entity can be used as a money-making tool.

☆ Microsoft's slight earnings beat is not enough to lure us off the sidelines
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Dynamics 356 revenue was up 29% in constant currency, while LinkedIn's revenue increased by 14% in constant currency. Azure revenue growth increased 31%, or 38% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year. But Microsoft still beat Wall Street expectations for a constant currency growth rate of about 37%. Note: Constant currency growth rates help strip out fluctuations in foreign currency, namely a strong U.S. dollar, to provide a clearer financial picture. Of note, management sees Office 365 revenue growth sequentially lower by roughly 1 percentage point on a constant currency basis.

☆ Prevent burnout by spotting these red and green flags before taking the job
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Natalie Tham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Burnout is a "very common" workplace mental health issue caused by chronic and unmanaged stress, said Dr. Oliver Suendermann, clinical director of Intellect, a Singapore-based mental health support startup. With a slew of trickle-down effects that could harm your mental and physical health, burnout is a slippery slope that should be avoided. CNBC Make It spoke with experts and coaches who shared some red flags that should ring alarm bells, and green flags that can indicate a lower burnout risk. This can include providing managers with training on mental health, he added. Suendermann, who works for Intellect which offers a mental health support app, said some companies also help connect employees with professional coaches.

☆ These two new Google Chrome features will help save battery life and speed up computer performance
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Google Chrome shown on a smartphone. Over the next few weeks, Google is rolling out two Chrome performance settings to save memory and battery power. Energy Saver modeEnergy saver mode on Google Chrome. GoogleIf you're on a laptop and your battery level reaches 20%, Chrome will go into Energy Saver mode, which will prolong battery life. Memory Saver modeMemory saver mode on Google Chrome.

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