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☆ Maya Rudolph says she got too burnt out from running her production company, so she left: 'I like working, but I don't like killing myself'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Maya Rudolph says she was burned out from running a production company she cofounded. "I like working, but I don't like killing myself," Rudolph told Town and Country Magazine. AdvertisementMaya Rudolph says she overworked herself while trying to run the production company she cofounded in 2018. In between running the company and starring in different shows, the workload caught up to her. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Maya Rudolph, Rudolph, —, Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Renfrew Behrens Organizations: Town, Country Magazine, Service, Animal Pictures, Business

☆ I grew up in Athens. Here are 8 things I wish tourists would stop doing when they come here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Konstantina Pyrnokoki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewI was born and raised in Athens, so I've seen a lot of tourists. Here are things I wish people would stop doing when they visit Athens. AdvertisementIf you insist on riding the bus, ask someone at the stop when your specific bus passed last. When in doubt, ask a local for the best restaurants in Athens rather than blindly following travel guides. AdvertisementCrosswalks are rarely seen by Greek drivers as a sign to stop, so crossing one whenever you want is unwise.

Persons: —, I've, SHansche, you've, zucchini, SEN LI, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Acropolis Locations: Athens, Delta, Greece, cafés

Mai Mahiu, Kenya CNN —Eleven people and a dog were rescued from the raging flood waters in Kenya on Wednesday, the country’s Red Cross has said. The humanitarian agency described the rescue mission as “challenging” but later offered a glimmer of hope with reports that floodwaters were gradually receding. Residents in Mai Mahiu are frantically sifting through heaps of debris to recover bodies trapped by the floods. When CNN visited the town on Tuesday, corpses could be seen accumulating beneath toppled trees and layers of mud. Evacuation from flood hit areasCitizens in the worst affected areas have been ordered to leave due to fears of more rain.

Persons: Mai Mahiu, Isaac Mwaura, William Ruto, he’s, ” Ruto, Ruto, Mwaura Organizations: Kenya CNN —, Red Cross, Residents, CNN, National Youth Service Locations: Kenya, Kitengela, Kajiado County, Nairobi, Mai

☆ Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Just ahead of its blowout first-quarter earnings report on April 25, Google laid off at least 200 employees from its "Core" teams, in a reorganization that will include moving some roles to India and Mexico, CNBC has learned. The Core unit is responsible for building the technical foundation behind the company's flagship products and for protecting users' online safety, according to Google's website. Core teams include key technical units from information technology, its Python developer team, technical infrastructure, security foundation, app platforms, core developers, and various engineering roles. Many Core teams will hire corresponding roles in Mexico and India, according to internal documents viewed by CNBC. Asim Husain, vice president of Google Developer Ecosystem, announced news of the layoffs to his team in an email last week.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Asim Husain, Husain, Ruth Porat, Prabhakar Raghavan Organizations: Inc, Government, Society, Google, CNBC, Mexico City, U.S Locations: Stanford , California, India, Mexico, Sunnyvale , California, Bangalore, Brazil

☆ Opinion: I’m a 16-year-old high school student. This is why young journalists matters.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Opinion Quinn Mitchell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He runs a podcast and has attended over 100 presidential campaign events. I’ve asked presidential candidates pointed and respectful questions. At an “Our Great American Comeback” event in New Hampshire, DeSantis evaded responding to my question about the peaceful transfer of power. Gen Z journalists are often shut down by authoritative figures and officials, and student journalists across the country are not guaranteed complete constitutional First Amendment protection — discouraging active participation from students and rousing fear of litigation. While some might think we’re “too young” to be concerned about or understand national policy, these outcomes determine our future: a future that Gen Z is increasingly concerned about.

Persons: Quinn Mitchell, CNN —, Quinn Mitchell Kristopher Radder, I’ve, who’s, —, ”, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, “, Nikki Haley, Haley, Young, Z Organizations: CNN, Trump, Republican, Democratic, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Tufts, Twitter Locations: Walpole , New Hampshire, New England, Brattleboro, New Hampshire, Florida

☆ My $500,000 Home Renovation Turned Into a Real-Estate Nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Christine Chitnis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

What was supposed to be a yearlong $140,000 renovation ballooned into three excruciating years that cost us more than $500,000 — and the work is still not finished. But as my husband and I soon discovered, unless you've made a plan, legal protections for homeowners are close to nonexistent. Every time our contractor turned up the temperature, we grimly adjusted to the reality of our demise. Knowing the cardinal rule of home renovation — never pay in full until the job is over and inspected — we grew suspicious. Despite completing several home-improvement and renovation projects with her husband over the years, she lacked the confidence to DIY the renovation of her newly purchased 6,500-square-foot home.

Persons: Arcadis, you've, Christine Chitnis, wasn't, It's, We've, Amanda Jane Jones, Jones, David Jensen, Greenberg Traurig, He'd, Jensen, Lisa DiAntonio, DiAntonio, hadn't, what's, Condé Organizations: Homeowners, Harvard's, for Housing Studies, Department of Business, American Institute of Architects, Vogue, The New York Times Locations: Rhode Island, North America, Northern Michigan, Michigan, Utah, New Jersey, Andover , Massachusetts

☆ Diversify your Big Tech holdings into these other stocks with similar traits, recommends Barclays
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In an effort to navigate a market that remains highly concentrated under Big Tech's dominance, but also ripe for stock pickers, Barclays has dozens of stocks that share similar characteristics to the tech heavyweights. However, some select Big Tech remained fairly strong throughout the sell-off, with stocks like Alphabet and Apple bucking the downtrend. While Big Tech valuations still appear reasonable to Barclays analyst Venu Krishna, he pointed out that they're "not the only game in town," and suggested investors diversify their portfolios to beat their benchmarks. Yet, market returns, earnings upside, and institutional investor exposure remain highly concentrated in Big Tech," Krishna said in a Tuesday note. Aside from allowing investors to diversify, these stocks come with strong fundamentals based on profitability, balance sheet strength, cash conversion, and growth-adjusted valuation characteristics that closely resemble those of Big Tech stocks, the firm said.

Persons: Venu Krishna, Krishna, Dennis Geiger, Geiger, outperformance, Adrienne Yih, Yih, Goldman, TJX Organizations: Barclays, Big Tech, Inter, UBS, Software, Oracle, Arista Networks, JPMorgan, Arista, TJX Companies, Goods Locations: Big Tech, SPX, Ulta

☆ Narendra Modi: On the campaign trail with India’s popular yet divisive leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Will Ripley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Narendra Modi, India’s hugely popular but deeply polarizing prime minister, has landed in the battleground state of Uttar Pradesh as he campaigns for a third consecutive term in power. A Modi supporter at his rally in Aligarh, India, on April 22, 2024. And here in Uttar Pradesh, a sense of pride is evident among the thousands gathered to hear the prime minister speak. Supporters wave the flag of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Aligarh, India, on April 22, 20224. John Mees/CNNModi is expected to remain on the campaign trail until India’s next prime minister is named in early June, traversing the huge country, visiting city after city and delivering his roaring speeches that attract the masses.

Persons: Narendra Modi, India’s, Modi, John Mees, “ Modi, ”, Pramod Charma, ” Modi, he’s, –, Gaurav Mahajan, Modi’s, Narendra Modi's, CNN Modi, Narayan Pachaury, “ Organizations: India CNN, Win, CNN, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP spokespeople, selfies, Modi, Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP Locations: Aligarh, India, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Russia, Gujarat, Rajasthan

☆ His Book Was Repeatedly Banned. Fighting For It Shaped His Life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Brian Raftery | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the 50 years since it came out, “The Chocolate War” has become one of the country’s most challenged books. But the tensest battle over the novel may have been fought in Panama City, Fla., in the mid-1980s. That’s when an attempt to ban “The Chocolate War” divided the town, leading to arson and death threats against middle-school teachers. The Mowat teachers endured all sorts of harassment because of their stand. It featured the words “YOU ALL SHALL DIE” in letters cut out from magazines, and mentioned several teachers by name — including Alyne Farrell.

Persons: Robert Cormier’s “, Mowat, Pranksters, Alyne Farrell Organizations: Mowat Middle School Locations: Panama City, Fla

☆ Ukraine: Russia is capturing its biggest swath of territory since July 2022, as Kyiv desperately awaits US weaponry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Russian forces have used the “artillery drought” hampering Ukraine’s defenses since December to push forward on the eastern front near Avdiivka, making the largest advance since the early months of the war. Only on Sunday did the top Ukrainian military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, admit the fall of a series of villages that his subordinates had insisted for days were still contested. The resulting fallback showed Russian forces had, in just over two months, made the most substantial and swift progress since July 2022’s advances near Severodonetsk, according to a CNN analysis. DeepStateMap, which updates the frontline situation daily, showed significant losses near Avdiivka. Yurii Fedorenko, commander of the Achilles attack drones company at the 92nd separate assault brigade in that area, said the next two months marked a “window of opportunity” for Russian forces.

Persons: Chasiv, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ruslan Mykula, ” Mykula, ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, Oleksandr Ratushniak Oleksandr Ratushniak, Chasiv Yar, Col Nazar Voloshyn, ” Voloshyn, Druzhkivka, Novozhenina, Yurii Fedorenko, “ Organizations: CNN, Sunday, Kurakhove, Ukraine’s, Airborne, REUTERS, Reuters, Russian Locations: Ukraine, Avdiivka, Donetsk, Mariupol, Russia, Pokrovsk, Chasiv Yar, Bakhmut, Ukrainian, Russian, Avdiivka’s, Severodonetsk, Ocheretyne, Kurakhve, Kupiansk, Kharkiv, Moscow

☆ Move over Coachella, there's a new festival wooing influencers in town
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lifestyle influencer Jacqlyn Burnett was more excited this year to attend the country music festival Stagecoach for the first time than to go to Coachella. Stagecoach, the annual country music festival held this past weekend in Southern California, is rivaling the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as the new favorite among brands and social-media influencers. From the growing interest in country music to fashion, influencers and brands flocked to Stagecoach this year. Some influencers, including Paige Lorenze, Maggie and Emma Macdonald, Estelle Lebourgeois, Chloe Trujillo, and Alyssa Lynch, even skipped Coachella for Stagecoach. Béis, the luggage brand, invited influencers to Stagecoach instead of Coachella, offering themed activities and special access to the festival.

Persons: Jacqlyn Burnett, Beauty, Béis, influencers, Dominick Paielli, he's, Paielli, Paige Lorenze, Maggie, Emma Macdonald, Estelle Lebourgeois, Chloe Trujillo, Alyssa Lynch, Lynch, Liz Flora, Alix Earle, I've, Ali Grant, Stagecoach Mackenzie Gaston, Brynn Wade, Luke Scornavacco, Liz Money Organizations: Stagecoach, Valley Music, Arts Festival, Business, Clementine, Coachella, Tarte, Béis Brands, Stagecoach Mackenzie, 1AM Management Locations: Southern California, Coachella

☆ I went to one of the first TikTok Live studios. Here's what it was like and what the livestreamers do.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewNoah Cameron Maydale and Francesca Batley do livestreaming on TikTok for a living. Maydale (who goes by @knowasound, or just Noah, on TikTok) and Batley, whose stage name is Fairie (@fairiefairie on TikTok), are two of the first creators to join a relatively new program started by TikTok agency GravitasQ. TikTok livestreaming in the UK has been growing faster than the company's ads business, company filings show. In-person live studios are a recent addition to TikTok's strategy and one that the company has been developing with select agencies. Here's what it looked like and what Fairie and Noah were doing there at the end of April.

Persons: —, Noah Cameron Maydale, Francesca Batley, @knowasound, Noah, TikTok, Dipesh Pattni, Pattni, Fairie, Emilia Harker, Sitesh, they'd, I'm, Fairie's, livestreamers, you've Organizations: Service, Business, Tesco Locations: livestreaming, Hemel Hempstead, London, Batley

☆ Interest rates: It’s a mystery when the Fed will begin to cut them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —Nowadays, it’s anyone’s guess when the Federal Reserve will begin to cut interest rates this year — if at all. Fed officials are meeting this week, starting Tuesday, to discuss rates and set policy. That guidance will be key for market observers who clearly have divergent views on interest rates. Forecasts from major Wall Street banks on the first rate cut are all over the place: JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs expect the first cut in July, while Wells Fargo is betting on September. Some Fed policymakers, meanwhile, have even floated the possibility of a rate hike, instead of a cut.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Wall, Liz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab, Jerome Powell, “, ” Kathleen Grace, John Towfighi, That’s, nearshoring, Alberto Ramos, Ramos, Morgan Stanley, Read, Cindy Westman, —, Brian Fung, Jason Carroll, I’ll, ”, Westman, ’, Westman — Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, Washington CNN, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, Bank of America, CNN, Labor Department, Manufacturing, Commerce Department, Program, Social Locations: Washington, Wells, Mexico, —, China, United States, Eureka , Illinois

☆ Philippine dam: A 300-year-old settlement resurfaces as severe drought dries up a reservoir
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Emily Blumenthal | Monica Garrett | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A nearly 300-year-old settlement once submerged beneath a major dam in the Philippines has reemerged as sweltering heat and drought dry up the reservoir. Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesSome visitors brave the extreme heat to see the dam, where parts of damaged structures still stand. But a drought currently affecting about half of the country’s provinces has pushed the dam’s water levels down, according to AFP. The town of Muñoz near the dam has seen heat index over 41 degrees (106 degrees Fahrenheit) the last five days. On Sunday the temperature felt like 47 degrees (117 degrees Fahrenheit) because of other contributing factors.

Persons: Marlon Paladin, Ezra Acayan, Paladin, climatologist Maximiliano Herrera, ” Organizations: CNN, National Irrigation Administration, PAGASA, AFP, Prediction Locations: Philippines, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, Philippine, Southeast Asia, Muñoz, Luzon, El

☆ Ancient text reveals details of Plato’s burial place and final evening, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It was previously only known that he was buried in the academy, but not specifically where, Ranocchia told CNN Tuesday. A statue of ancient Greek philosopher Plato in Athens, Greece. Brigida Soriano/AlamyThe text also provides more detail about Plato’s final night – and he wasn’t a fan of the music that was played. The project, called the Greek Schools project, is a five-year study using various technologies and methods to help decipher the fragile papyri. “The new readings often draw on new and concrete facts about Plato’s Academy, Hellenistic literature, Philodemus of Gadara and ancient history in general.”

Persons: Plato, Graziano Ranocchia, Ranocchia, Roman general Sulla, Brigida Soriano, ”, ” Ranocchia, Socrates, Julius Caesar, Lorenzo Di Cola, ” Kilian Fleischer Organizations: CNN, Platonic Academy of Athens, of Philology, University of Pisa, Platonic, Spartans, University of Naples, European Union, ERC – European Research Council, Greek Schools, Plato’s Academy Locations: Vesuvius, Athens, Greece, Thrace, Naples, Mesopotamia, Aegina, Sicily, Herculaneum, Italy

☆ After Ukraine Aid Vote, Republicans Braced for Backlash Find Little
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Annie Karni | Robert Jimison | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A week after he broke with the majority of House Republicans and voted to send $60.8 billion in aid to Ukraine, Representative Max Miller took the stage at a performing arts center in his Ohio district bracing for backlash. Instead, Mr. Miller, a first-term congressman who spent four years in the White House as a top aide to former President Donald J. Trump, was greeted at a town hall-style meeting on Saturday in the city of Solon with a sustained round of applause. Several attendees stood to publicly thank him for his vote, and a line of locals queued up afterward to shake his hand. “Anything we can do to support the Ukrainian victory over the Russian invasion would be a positive thing for the world,” said Randy Manley, a retiree from Strongsville, Ohio, who said he planned to vote for Mr. Trump in November. More than 500 miles west, in Iowa City, Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a vulnerable Republican who won her district by six points in 2020, had a similar experience.

Persons: Max Miller, Mr, Miller, Donald J, Trump, ”, Randy Manley, Mariannette Miller, Meeks Organizations: House Republicans, Mr, Republican Locations: Ukraine, Ohio, Solon, Strongsville , Ohio, Iowa City

☆ My kids don't have any grandparents, and it's left a void
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Molly Wadzeck Kraus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm grateful for the people we've met in the community who have made connections with my kids. Though no one can replace their grandparents, I'm grateful for these intergenerational friendships. Though my kids won't know their own grandparents, I've intentionally looked for other ways to bring intergenerational relationships into their lives. My kids' grandparents can never be replaced, but I'm grateful for my communityA local grandmother recently invited me for tea. They take an interest in my older children, asking them about their passions, hobbies, and interests.

Persons: we've, I'm, —, pang, Nana, I've, they've Organizations: Service, Research

Israel supporters standing on the opposite side of a walkway from the large pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles. On Sunday, the Israeli American Council, which has denounced pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses as “overtly antisemitic,” hosted a rally at U.C.L.A. On Monday night, another fight broke out between two groups of protesters after about 60 pro-Israel demonstrators attempted to enter the pro-Palestinian encampment. Image Pro-Palestinian protesters have come face to face daily with Israel supporters at the University of California, Los Angeles. Many Jewish groups say the campus protests have created a climate hostile toward Jewish students.

Persons: Israel, Royce, U.C.L.A, ”, ” Mary Osako, —, Ms, Osako, megaphones, Mark Abramson, Asher Taxon, ” Mr, Taxon, Kaia Shah Organizations: University of California, Royce Hall, University of Southern, University of Texas, Israeli American Council, “ UCLA, Israel, Los Angeles . Credit, The New York Times, U.C.L.A Locations: Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Austin, Israeli, Israel, U.C.L.A, Atlanta, Orange County, Calif, Gaza

☆ Billionaire Cloudflare CEO's lawsuit over his neighbors' dogs is getting wild
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Matthew Prince is suing his Park City neighbors over their Bernese Mountain dogs. They say it's retaliation for opposing Prince's plans to build his dream home. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMatthew Prince, the billionaire cofounder of cybersecurity company Cloudflare, is waging a legal battle with his neighbors over their Bernese Mountain dogs, Sasha and Mocha. But his neighbors, Eric Hermann and Susan Fredstom-Hermann, say the suit is actually retaliation for opposing Prince's plans to build his dream home in the ritzy ski town, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Persons: Matthew Prince, Prince, —, Eric Hermann, Susan Fredstom, Hermann Organizations: City, City Hall, Service, Street, Business Locations: Mocha

☆ Before and after images reveal extent of tornadoes’ destruction
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Eric Zerkel | Paul P. Murphy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Vexcel Imaging Vexcel Imaging Tornado damage in Elkhorn, Nebraska Vexcel ImagingThe storm then tracked north and east toward Omaha, spawning a tornado that ripped through its western suburbs. Vexcel Imaging Vexcel Imaging Tornado damage in Elkhorn, Nebraska Vexcel ImagingFreshly built homes in a new neighborhood were reduced to piles of timber. Vexcel Imaging Tornado damage to an airport hangar at Omaha's Eppley Airfield Vexcel ImagingThe storms kept going into Iowa. Tornado damage is seen in Minden, Iowa, Saturday, April 27, 2024. At least four people were killed in Oklahoma, all in places hardest-hit by tornadoes: Sulphur, Holdenville and Marietta.

Persons: upending, Adam Lucio, Eppley, Cody Scanlan, Bryan Terry, Rebekah Riess Organizations: CNN, American Heartland, Oklahoma, Travelers, USA Locations: Lincoln , Nebraska, Elkhorn , Nebraska, Omaha, Elkhorn, Omaha’s, Omaha , Nebraska, Iowa, Minden, Pottawattamie County, Texas , Nebraska , Iowa , Kansas, Missouri, Minden , Iowa, Sulphur, Oklahoma, Holdenville, Marietta, Sulphur , Oklahoma

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine pulls back forces in east as front line situation worsens; Kyiv desperately awaits U.S. weapon supplies
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A serviceman of the battalion of unmanned attack air systems "Achilles" of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade prepares the "Vampir" night drone for the operation at a front-line position near the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, on April 22, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have been forced to retreat from several villages in eastern Ukraine as Russian forces advanced, the country's army chief said Sunday. "The situation at the front [has] worsened," Ukraine's commander-in-chief, Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Telegram. He said the "most difficult situation" was in the areas west of Russian-occupied Maryinka and Avdiivka, a town captured by Russian forces in February and that he had moved his forces "to new frontiers" west of the villages of Berdychi, Semenivka and Novomykhailivka in a bid to prevent casualties. Russia had deployed four brigades in these areas as it launched offensives, Syrskyi said, and while it had achieved some tactical successes, it not yet achieved any "operational advantages."

Persons: Gen, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Syrskyi Organizations: Separate Assault Brigade, Russian Locations: Chasiv Yar, Donetsk, Ukraine, Russian, Berdychi, Russia

☆ Oracle boosts its generative AI capabilities as cloud competition heats up
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

(Photo by PAU BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)U.S. cloud infrastructure provider Oracle is boosting its generative AI capabilities as cloud competition intensifies and more companies jump into AI. Oracle has been introducing generative AI capabilities into its cloud infrastructure and applications to complement the traditional AI already embedded in them. The generative AI capabilities can perform tasks such as generating financial reports and drafting job ads, improving productivity and reducing business costs, Oracle said. JPMorgan has said generative AI and AI could drive incremental IT spending and growth across the software landscape. "Generative AI services [are] basically a huge advantage comparing with our competition.

Persons: PAU BARRENA, ChatGPT, Rondy Ng, it's, Ng, Dan Ives, Ellison, Ives, Larry Ellison, Gartner Organizations: Mobile World Congress, MWC, Getty Images, Oracle, CNBC, Wedbush Securities, JPMorgan Locations: Barcelona, AFP, U.S

☆ ‘Should have been done yesterday’: Rural, older Americans could get hurt as affordable internet program runs out of cash
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Brian Fung | Jason Carroll | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

But in just a few weeks, her internet bills, and those of other Americans like her, could skyrocket by hundreds of dollars a year. The program is heavily used by Americans over age 50, military veterans and low-income working families nationwide, according to FCC data. Amira Karaoud/Reuters/FileRural and older usersThe ACP has quickly gained adoption since Congress created the program in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. Large swaths of the ACP’s user base trend older; Americans over 65 account for almost 20% of the program. The FCC’s Lifeline program, which dates to the Reagan administration, similarly gives low-income households a monthly discount on phone or internet service.

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☆ The wild-looking Russian 'turtle tanks' that keep showing up may not be as crazy as they seem
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Its new "turtle tanks" may look silly, but there are indications they may be effective. Some OSINT pages highlighted the turtle tank's role in the assault on Krasnohorivka. Abandoned Russian ‘turtle’ tank on the Krasrohorivka front. AdvertisementVideos of Russian “turtle” tanks during assaults on Chasiv Yar and Krasnohorivka. The Russian turtle tanks are a clear step beyond the widely documented "cope cages" both sides have relied on to try and shield their heavy armor throughout the war.

Persons: —, Rob Lee, — Rob Lee, Lee, /htt, per a, lea, ely Organizations: Service, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Russia's, Rifle Brigade, Russia's 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Ukrainian, Krasnohorivka, Donetsk

☆ A boomer explains why he left coastal Florida for a rural Arkansas town of 900 residents
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

So he decided to move from his city of 24,000 along the beach to a town of just 900 in rural Arkansas. While many older Americans continue moving to Florida, some have told BI that Florida has lost its feeling of "paradise." AdvertisementLeaving Florida and settling in ArkansasNovak was born in New Jersey but moved to Florida at 19. His wife wanted to sell his 4,000-square-foot Florida home, as their kids had moved out, and he and his wife wanted to downsize. AdvertisementMilan Novak bought his small home for $38,000 a decade ago in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas.

Persons: —, Milan Novak, he's, Novak, they'll, Arkansas Novak, Novak Fulton, there's, you'd, I'd Organizations: Service, Business, Chrysler Dodge, South Central, Realtors, Novak Fulton County, Walmart, Social Locations: Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, New Jersey, Edgewater, Daytona, Florida's, Willow Springs, Missouri's Ozark, Spring , Arkansas

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