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☆ Man Behind California Forever, Silicon Valley's City of the Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Hugh Langley | Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

He sees California Forever. And if he can't undo the damage, there may never be a California Forever. California Forever may be a subdivision, but it's precisely the kind of subdivision America needs right now. But here's the thing: California Forever may be a subdivision, but it's precisely the kind of subdivision America needs right now. Places like California Forever aren't being opposed by the people who are desperate for a place to live.

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☆ As a recent college grad, I've built my career from my childhood bed. I feel like I'm missing out on the professional world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Eibhlis Gale-Coleman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I'm on the extreme end of the Gen Z remote worker movement; I've quite literally built my career from under my covers. It's comfortable, but I'm missing out on part of the professional world. I'm in a stronger financial situation because I've been able to stay outside London, and I've still made some genuinely wonderful long-distance connections. I've missed out on having that safety net that most professionals develop in the workplace. I've missed out on all the office dynamics, and there's no denying it; sometimes, staring at a laptop screen alone can feel like Groundhog Day.

Persons: —, I've, I'd, I'm, That's, It's, craves Organizations: Service, Business Locations: London

☆ Russia keeps threatening world leaders when they go to Ukraine. What happens if someone gets hurt?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In the two years since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion, allied dignitaries visiting Ukraine have been harried by strikes — and in one case, a drone — in the cities they've visited. "Definitely, I think Russia has been trying to be quite aggressive and intimidate Western leaders," he told Business Insider. President Joe Biden with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 20, 2023. NATO's principle of collective defense — Article 5 — doesn't apply to armed attacks in this scenario as they would not be in NATO space, Loss told BI. Russia is 'greasing' a slippery slopeRussia is testing NATO's attitude to risk, Loss told BI, and the incidents involving leaders visiting Ukraine can be read as part of a much wider strategy of provocations.

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☆ Opinion: What Princess of Wales photo really shows - a monarchy struggling
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Opinion Rosa Prince | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This photo released by Kensington Palace shows Kate, Princess of Wales, with her children, Prince Louis, left, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. In a constitutional monarchy where kings and queens wield little actual, but plenty of soft power, visibility is everything. Perhaps the biggest clue: How on earth had William managed to capture all three children smiling at the same time? The palace meanwhile failing to issue a comment for long hours while the nation dove head first down the rabbit hole. More than 12 hours later, Kate finally responded: “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” she said on social media.

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☆ Voices from Inside America’s Homelessness Crisis - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Homelessness is highest in cities with exorbitant rents, but small cities and rural communities are not shielded from the housing crisis. Because rural America lacks many social services, like free clinics, soup kitchens and shelters, the rural homeless often make their way to places like the Water Street Mission. We spoke with several people staying at the Water Street Mission, some of whom were there for the first time and some who had sought refuge there many times before. Levon Higgins, 50, has been staying at Water Street for the last six months : I just couldn’t afford to live where I was. Jennifer Berrie, 45, was staying in an overnight-only shelter before Water Street : I miss little things you don't even think of.

Persons: James Costello, They’re, ”, you’ve, Tamekia Gibbs, Levon Higgins, It’s, I’ve, Tamekia Gibbs Rob Travis Jackson, Evelyn, You’re, Jennifer Berrie, “, Rob Travis Jackson, that’s, they’ve, Shawna Organizations: Homelessness, Services Locations: America, Lancaster, Pa, Water

☆ Trench rats: Rodents swarm Ukraine frontlines in grisly echo of World War I
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Christian Edwards | Olga Voitovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Mice and rats are seen scurrying around under beds, in backpacks, power generators, coat pockets and pillowcases. A mousetrap in a garbage can tries to stem the swarm of rodents in a trenches near Bakhmut, Ukraine, in October 2023. The report was reminiscent of those from World War I, where the putrid pileup of waste and corpses allowed “trench rats” to breed rapidly. As well as causing anxiety and disease among soldiers, mice also ravage military and electrical equipment. In World War I, soldiers could not solve the trench rat problem.

Persons: “ Kira, ”, ” Kira, Kira, Libkos, Robert Graves, “, General Valery Zaluzhny, Hulton, ” Zahorodniuk, Ukraine weathers, Zahorodniuk Organizations: CNN, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Hulton Deutsch, Ukraine’s National Museum of Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian, Bakhmut, Kupiansk, Kharkiv, Moscow, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk region

☆ China’s youths throng bargain basements as economy bites: ‘The first floor is too expensive’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesMin Li doesn't go to the mall often. The name of the game for Chinese youth in 2024 is trading down. Anything not in the basement floors is considered to be "in heaven," signaling it's out of reach. Citizens shopping for Mid-Autumn Festival gifts at a shopping mall in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Sept 25, 2023. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images"The name of the game for Chinese youth in 2024 is trading down.

Persons: Min Li doesn't, Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, She's, Shaun Rein, Rein, Jia Miao, Jia, Chung Chi, Miao Organizations: Future Publishing, Getty, Apple, China Market Research Group, Starbucks, China Market Research, Weibo, Citizens, Publishing, New York University Shanghai, MyCOS Research, NYU Shanghai, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, McKinsey, China's, China News Service Locations: Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Weibo, East China's Shandong, Covid, NYU Shanghai China, Shanghai, Guangzhou

☆ Meta's top AI scientist reportedly warned Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook and Instagram could go extinct if they didn't catch up with ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meta's top AI scientist urged Mark Zuckerberg to make a ChatGPT rival, the New York Times reports. Yann LeCun warned that Facebook and Instagram could potentially go extinct if Meta didn't act. If Meta didn't buckle down on its AI efforts, Facebook and Instagram could go extinct, LeCun warned, according to the report. "I have been thinking about what you said," the CEO told LeCun during a dinner that evening, a person familiar told the Times. Meta didn't immediately reply to Business Insider's request for comment from Zuckerberg or LeCun.

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☆ Halloween portraits on the New York City subway are a ‘fantastical ride’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

For nearly two decades, one New York photographer, who goes by the artist name Seymour Licht, has documented spectral, peculiar and outlandish parade- and partygoers in transit across the city. Now, Licht, has put together a book called “Halloween Underground,” timed to the 50th anniversary of the Village Halloween Parade. Twenty years on, Licht ultimately views the work as a “fantastical ride” through the underbelly of the city. Seymour LichtA couple at Lorimer Street taking inspiration from Ancient Egypt. Seymour Licht

Persons: Seymour Licht, Rene Magritte, “, ” Licht, Licht, ”, — Licht, Pennywise, Michael Myers, Wes Anderson, Fox ”, lurks, Fox, Magritte, Lorimer, Seymour Organizations: CNN, Union, Fuji Locations: York, Samara, “, Manhattan, Bedford, Brooklyn, Egypt

☆ Asia frets on Middle East risks, looming China data
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Wayne Cole | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"A major spike in volatility and a downgrade of the global economic growth outlook is possible." The threat to the global economy comes just as China is set to release data likely showing annual economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter to around 4.4%. Figures for retail sales and industrial output for September will also offer insight into whether activity is finally responding to Beijing's recent stimulus measures. Bonds took that badly, with two-year yields surging as much as 14 basis points on Tuesday to a 16-year peak of 5.24%. Oil prices swung higher once more, driven by data showing a fall in crude stocks and amid concerns over the Middle East.

Persons: Issei Kato, Bonds, Joe Biden's, Stocks, scurrying, Brent, Wayne Cole, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: REUTERS, Nikkei, CBA, Japan's Nikkei, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Biden, Netflix, JPMorgan, Atlanta Fed, Federal Reserve, ., Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Gaza, China, SYDNEY, Iran, Israel, Asia, Pacific

☆ Asian shares pare losses on China data, Mid East risk lifts oil
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Wayne Cole | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Global bond markets also still nursed heavy losses as strong U.S. retail data argued for a punishingly long stretch of high rates. The outlook for the world economy did take a small turn for the better as China reported annual economic growth of 4.9% in the third quarter, beating forecasts for 4.4%. Retail sales and industrial output for September also surprised on the upside, suggesting activity had been gaining momentum. "A major spike in volatility and a downgrade of the global economic growth outlook is possible." Oil prices swung higher once more, driven by concerns over the Middle East and data showing a fall in crude stocks.

Persons: Issei Kato, Bonds, pare, Joe Biden's, Stocks, scurrying, Jerome Powell, Brent, Wayne Cole, Shri Navaratnam, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Nikkei, SYDNEY, CBA, Japan's Nikkei, Nasdaq, Tech, Nvidia, Biden, Netflix, JPMorgan, Atlanta Fed, Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, ., Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, China, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Asia, Pacific

SummaryCompanies Gold gains 5.2% so far this weekIsraeli military says troops make first ground raids into GazaPalladium set for weekly lossOct 13 (Reuters) - Gold prices jumped more than 3% on Friday and were poised for their best week in seven months as the intensifying conflict in the Middle East sent investors scurrying for safe-haven assets. Reuters GraphicsInvestors kept a tab on developments in the Middle East conflict, which has unnerved markets since the start of the week. "Investors are fleeing to safe havens as the risks of Middle East tensions grow," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA. "If the geopolitical situation gets gloomier, there is a good chance that gold prices could go to the $2,000 levels this year. Platinum rose 1.4% to $880.42, while palladium dropped 0.3% to $1,141.24 and was set for a weekly decline.

Persons: Israel, Edward Moya, David Meger, Ashitha, Alexander Smith, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: Gaza, East, Reuters Graphics, High, Futures, Traders, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Bengaluru

☆ Goldman Sachs: Buy these 24 stocks heading into 2024 as the economy roars back following a possible 4th-quarter recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Mark Reeth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But while external forces seem to be threatening markets, Dominic Wilson, senior advisor in Goldman Sachs' global markets research group, thinks investors themselves will turn recession fears into a self-fulfilling prophecy. In a note to clients late last week, Wilson wrote that the strength of the US economy has pushed markets upwards for most of the year. Investor sentiment has driven markets all year — particularly the exuberance over the potential of AI, which sent shares of a few key tech stocks higher and dragged the rest of the S&P 500 along with them. But Wilson thinks these issues are simply a "pothole" that the market will eventually recover from. If that's the case and stocks do bounce back in 2024, smart investors should position themselves now for profits later.

Persons: Dominic Wilson, Goldman Sachs, Wilson, Americas Equity Research Steven Kron, Kron, Morgan Stanley, there's Organizations: Federal Reserve, Americas Equity Research, Wall

LONDON (AP) — Global energy giant BP, one of Britain’s biggest and most recognizable companies, is scurrying to find a new chief executive after CEO Bernard Looney became the latest corporate leader to step down amid questions about his personal conduct. BP conducted an internal review last year after receiving allegations about personal relationships between Looney and other company employees. “The company has strong values and the board expects everyone at the company to behave in accordance with those values,” BP said. Looney had spent his entire career at BP after joining the company as an engineer in 1991. Soon after becoming CEO, Looney set a goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 — in line with goals then adopted by the U.K. government.

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☆ Blinken hails Kyiv's pushback against Russia in visit clouded by attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"This Russian evil must be defeated as soon as possible," Zelenskiy said, describing it as a deliberate attack on a "peaceful city". U.S. officials have not publicly criticised Ukraine's military tactics, and last week said they had seen progress in the southeast. [1/6]Police officers and rescuers carry the body of a person killed by a Russian military strike in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, September 6, 2023. Blinken's visit coincided with Ukraine's parliament approving the appointment of Rust Umerov as defence minister following the dismissal of Oleksii Reznikov. During his train ride to Kyiv, Blinken held talks with Danish Prime Minister Mettle Fredericks, who was visiting the same day.

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☆ Verstappen takes record-equalling ninth win in a row
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Bart H. Meijer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Verstappen now leads Perez, his closest rival, by a mighty 138 points with nine races remaining. Red Bull lead Mercedes by 285 points with Aston Martin 40 points further back and 14 ahead of Ferrari. Verstappen came in a lap later but resumed well down the field and set about closing the gap. The safety car was deployed from lap 16 to 21 when U.S. rookie Logan Sargeant crashed his Williams at turn eight. Verstappen appeared to be cruising to victory until the final deluge and the halt after Alfa Romeo's Guanyu Zhou crashed heavily, without injury.

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And earlier this week, Russia targeted a Ukrainian port on the Danube River near NATO ally Romania. Now, Russia’s defense ministry has warned that ships sailing to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be viewed as military targets. Two thirds of the wheat that left Ukraine via the Black Sea ports went to developing countries, said Power. Russian drones attacked Ukraine's port infrastructure on the Danube river, targeting Ukrainian grain stocks and destroying storage hangars, the Ukrainian Army said. “We believe its targeting might also include attacks against civilian shipping in the Black Sea.

Persons: Barbara Woodward, Moscow’s, United Nations Linda, Thomas Greenfield, “, ”, Samantha Power, Antony Blinken, António Guterres, Bulgaria –, Power, Kees Huizinga, Huizinga, ” Katherine Brucker Organizations: CNN, United Nations, NATO, European, US Agency for International Development, UN, Romania, European Commission, Aspen Security, AP, U.S . Agency for International, Biden, Ukrainian Army, Ukraine Operational Command, European Union, Organization for Security, Cooperation Locations: Ukraine, United, Russia, Odesa, Ukrainian, Turkey, Kerch, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, West, United States, Europe

☆ 'Heat storm' stretches into southern Europe, health alerts issued
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ROME, July 16 (Reuters) - Italy issued hot weather red alerts for 16 cities on Sunday, with meteorologists warning that temperatures will hit record highs across southern Europe in the coming days. Spain, Italy and Greece have been experiencing scorching temperatures for several days already, damaging agriculture and leaving tourists scurrying for shade. "We need to prepare for a severe heat storm that, day after day, will blanket the whole country," Italian weather news service Meteo.it warned on Sunday. Italy's Health Minister Orazio Schillaci said authorities were keeping a close eye on Rome and urged people to take care. Europe's highest recorded temperature of 48.8C (119.8F), registered in Sicily two years ago, could be exceeded in the coming days, notably on the Italian island of Sardinia, meteorologists have said.

Persons: Charon, Meteo.it, Orazio Schillaci, Il, Crispian Balmer, Graham Keeley, David Goodman Organizations: Italy's, Thomson Locations: Italy, Europe, Spanish, La Parma, Spain, Greece, Africa, Acropolis, Rome, Florence, Palermo, Sicily, Bari, Seville, Sardinia, Barcelona

☆ Bud Light is trying to meme its way back into your fridge
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bud Light posted a meme on Sunday that seemed to poke fun at the brand's handling of backlash it's faced. The backlash began in April, after Bud Light partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. A video clip posted on Sunday to Bud Light's Twitter and Instagram shows a woman eating a watermelon, a Bud Light can on a picnic table behind her while severe wind whips trash and sends people scurrying. Conservatives are calling for Bud Light boycotts, while advocates are asking the brand to support the transgender community. The recent post from Bud Light, though, seemed to meme-ify Bud Light's own handling of the backlash — silently waiting out the storm of outcry.

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☆ A Royal Soldier Fainted in the Heat. It Holds a Lesson for All of Us.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jon Mooallem | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On Mean Earth, all kinds of previously durable infrastructure can be undermined or undone. Consequently, the predicament of that trombonist in his woolen clothes feels increasingly familiar. All of us may find ourselves clinging to habits that, here on Mean Earth, are losing their usefulness and power. But imagine what it would feel like: the weight of the bearskin lifting, the heat beginning to vent freely from the dome of the head. It would still be hot — abominably hot — but at least you’d be standing unencumbered in this world, as it is.

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☆ Of all the apps that have tried to be the Twitter Killer, Meta's Threads is probably the one we're all going to start using
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Zuckerberg's Threads is probably the app best poised to take down Elon Musk's Twitter. The door's now open for two billion people to start threading their thoughts in a place that's not Twitter. Meta's slated to debut its new rival to Twitter — an app called Threads — on July 6. Threads' main advantage is probably the number of people already using Instagram, or a reported two billion monthly active users in 2021. Meta's chief product officer, Chris Cox, has called Threads a response to creators and public figures who wanted a platform that's "sanely run."

Persons: Donald Trump's, Elon, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, it's, Morgan Stanley, it's gunning, Chris Cox, Musk, Zuckerberg Organizations: Elon, Twitter, Meta, Facebook

☆ Swiatek feels heat but ends Haddad Maia run to reach final
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 14th-seeded Haddad Maia, whose career has been hampered by injuries and a 10-month doping ban, had played four consecutive three-set matches to get to the semi-finals. Swiatek's previous clashes had lasted a little over an hour each, while Haddad Maia had spent nearly 13 hours on court. She got a second break for 4-2 when Haddad Maia netted a drop shot attempt and sealed the set with another break. It seemed Swiatek would stroll through the second set, but Haddad Maier, the first Brazilian woman to reach the last four at major since 1968, had other ideas. With two big first serves, Swiatek saved them and staved off another before holding, forcing Haddad Maia to serve to stay in the match.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Haddad Maia, Czech Karolina Muchova, Swiatek, Suzanne Lenglen, Philippe Chatrier, Haddad Maier, Julien Pretot, Pritha Sarkar, Ed Osmond Organizations: Czech, Thomson Locations: Belarus, Polish

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, yet again with a missile attack in the early hours of Thursday, killing three people, including a mother and child who were not able to get into a shelter, officials said. Ukraine’s general staff headquarters said Kyiv had been attacked by a volley of 10 Iskander ballistic missiles, all of which were shot down. “For 15 months, Russian aggression and terror have been destroying not just buildings, but fundamental human rights — the fundamental rights of our children,” he said. Officials in Kyiv said that some Children’s Day events scheduled for Thursday had been canceled. Andrew E. Kramer and Nicole Tung reported from Kyiv, Ukraine, and Victoria Kim from Seoul.

Persons: Kyiv’s, Vitali Klitschko, Ukraine’s, Klitschko, ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, Andrew E, Kramer, Nicole Tung, Victoria Kim, Marc Santora, Juston Jones Organizations: Police Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Seoul, New York

☆ Another Early Morning Attack in Kyiv Kills Three
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Juston Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Russia targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, yet again in the early morning hours on Thursday, with air raid sirens warning residents to take shelter and loud booms from the air defense systems heard throughout the city. Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said on the Telegram messaging app that according to preliminary information from emergency medical workers, three people had been killed, two of them children, and at least 14 injured, probably from debris that fell when the air defense systems shot down incoming drones. Of the injured, nine were hospitalized, the mayor added. It was yet another night when explosions in different parts of the city of 3.6 million jolted people out of bed and sent them scurrying for cover. And Thursday’s strikes seemed to suggest it would be more of the same in June.

Persons: Vitali Klitschko Locations: Russia, Kyiv, Kyiv’s

☆ Buy these 23 small- and mid-cap stocks that will surprisingly beat Wall Street's first-quarter earnings expectations, according to Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Below are 23 stocks that beat expectations in the last quarter and are expected to do it again. In other words, as the economy moves deeper into a downturn, forget about expectations and go for high-quality, cash-generating, shorter-duration stocks, says the bank. Stocks that have historically performed better during this stage are those that are large, high quality, and low risk, according to Subramanian's note. As the first-quarter earnings season kicks into gear, below are 23 small- and mid-cap stocks that have "buy" ratings from Bank of America's analysts. These stocks have beaten both their earnings-per-share and sales estimates during the last quarter and are expected to beat them this quarter as well.

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