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☆ How AI and bionics are helping Ukrainian soldiers return to action
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Ryan Bergeron | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Esper Hand is the first product from Esper Bionics, a Ukrainian-US based company focused on next-generation prosthetics. “I think AI will be the next step in bionics,” says Dima Gazda, CEO of Esper Bionics. According to Esper Bionics, 70 Ukrainian soldiers are currently serving with Esper Hands, but the need greatly outnumbers the supply. Every morning, a group of Ukrainian veterans gather inside the clinic and go over the schedule for the day. Esper Bionics sells the Esper Hand (which normally sell for around $20,000) to Protez at manufacturing costs, and then Protez fits them to users for free.

Persons: CNN — Valera Kucherenko, I’m, ” Kucherenko, Kucherenko, who’ve, “, ”, Dima Gazda, Esper, It’s, Esper Bionics, Yakov Gradinar, ” Gradinar, Gradinar, Valera Kucherenko –, ” Gazda Organizations: CNN, Intelligence, Protez, Protez Foundation Locations: Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine, Minneapolis, Minnesota

☆ Denver's business boom has created labor and housing shortages
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Ryan Baker | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The city of Denver, Colorado, has undergone notable growth as skilled professionals and businesses move into the state that prides itself on 300 days of sunshine. And I don't think any place checks as many boxes as Denver does," said the city's mayor, Mike Johnston. Now, the city is facing both housing and labor shortages. Denver needs more workers to come in and fill job openings, yet it's already short 70,000 homes. That's about 15% of the price of an average home in Denver, according to real estate site Zillow.

Persons: Mike Johnston, Scott Wasserman Organizations: U.S . Census, Bell Policy Institute Locations: Denver , Colorado, Denver, U.S, Colorado

☆ DocuSign chief says company wants to stay public after reports of private equity takeover interest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The DocuSign website is seen on a laptop in Dobbs Ferry, New York, April 1, 2021. Contract management platform DocuSign is committed to remaining a public company and is working to convince investors of its artificial intelligence potential, CEO Allan Thygesen told CNBC, after reports suggested the firm had been the target of takeover interest from private equity suitors. "We're focused on building a great, independent public company," Thygesen told CNBC in an interview earlier this week at a partner event the company held in London. "I joined DocuSign as a public company, it's a very exciting time right now, so that's our plan." Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman were unavailable for comment when contacted by CNBC.

Persons: Allan Thygesen, We're, Thygesen, DocuSign, Bain, Friedman Organizations: CNBC, Bain Capital, Hellman, Reuters, Bloomberg Locations: Dobbs Ferry , New York, London, DocuSign

☆ DeepL, a European rival to Google Translate, rides AI hype to a $2 billion valuation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Launched in 2017 by founder and CEO Jaroslaw "Jarek" Kutylowski, DeepL is a competitor to Google Translate. At $2 billion, DeepL is now worth double what it was in its previous round in January 2023, when it raised $100 million from investors at a $1 billion valuation. ICONIQ Growth and Teachers' Venture Growth came on board as new investors, while existing investors IVP, Atomico and WiL also participated. "We're really expanding our product toward being able to support these bigger enterprise customers," Kutylowski said. The company has ramped up its focus on selling into enterprise over the past few years and now counts customers including Zendesk, Nikkei, Coursera and Deutsche Bahn.

Persons: Kutylowski, Jaroslaw, WiL, PARIS —, I'm, DeepL Organizations: CNBC, Google, Venture, PARIS, Zendesk, Nikkei, Coursera, Deutsche Bahn Locations: Atomico, Swiss, U.S, Asia

☆ A Microsoft under attack from government and tech rivals after 'preventable' hack ties executive pay to cyberthreats
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Trevor Laurence Jockims | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

The decision by Microsoft to link executive compensation to successful cybersecurity performance is another is prompting discussions at other firms. One change the tech giant is making in response: linking executive compensation more closely to cybersecurity. In recent years, many Fortune 500 companies, including Apple, have added bonus pay tied to ESG metrics. The conversations about cybersecurity-linked executive pay have started taking place at other companies since Microsoft made its move, according to Aalap Shah, managing director at executive compensation consultant Pearl Meyer. Madnick's research shows that gaps in corporate culture are often culprits in high-profile hacks, not just the Microsoft example.

Persons: Brad Smith, Charlie Bell, Aalap Shah, Pearl Meyer, It's, I've, Shah, —, Stuart Madnick, Madnick, Ryan Kalember, unavoidability, Jen, Kalember, ransomware, Mike Doonan, Doonan Organizations: Microsoft, U.S, Hill, Google, U.S . Department of Homeland, Initiative, Microsoft Security, Team, Companies, Fortune, Apple, MIT, Infrastructure Security Agency, CNBC, Technology, State Department Locations: China, Russia, cybersecurity, U.S

☆ Embattled AI firm Appen loses more executives, months after Alphabet cut ties
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Appen, the embattled artificial intelligence firm that once helped train AI models for tech giants including Microsoft , Nvidia and Google , has lost its executives in charge of revenue and marketing. The departures follow Alphabet 's announcement in January that it was cutting all contractual ties with Appen, which once helped train Google's chatbot and other AI products. Two weeks after that decision, Appen CEO Armughan Ahmad left after just 12 months on the job. After a "strategic review process," Alphabet notified Appen in January of the termination, which went into effect March 19, according to a filing from Appen. Companies are spending far more on processors from Nvidia and less on external AI training from companies like Appen.

Persons: Andrew Ettinger, Alicia Hale, Ryan Kolln, Google's, Armughan Ahmad, Appen's, Kolln, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Appen didn't Organizations: Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, CNBC, Apple, Amazon, Appen, Australian Securities Exchange Locations: Australian

☆ Autos giant Peugeot is trialing driverless tech — with a twist — for Amazon-style deliveries
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Peugeot e-3008 electric car on display during a presentation at the Stellantis car factory in Sochaux, France. PARIS, France — French car giant Peugeot told CNBC this week that it's partnering with Vay, a German mobility startup, to integrate so-called "teledriving" tech — an alternative to autonomous cars — into its vehicles. The deal will see the two companies assess the use of Vay's teledriving tech on "last-mile delivery" vans and smaller logistics vehicles, with a focus on business-to-business (B2B) customers. The first pilot test drives of Vay's technology with Peugeot vehicles are expected to take place this year. Peugeot is looking to include the tech in its E-3008 electric SUVs and some electric vans.

Persons: Vay, Justin Spratt, Spratt Organizations: Peugeot, CNBC, Amazon Locations: Sochaux, France, PARIS

☆ Here's how Coinbase would benefit from U.S. ether ETFs if approved, according to JMP
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Coinbase is poised to benefit from U.S. spot ether exchange-traded funds, if they are approved, according to JMP Securities. The turnaround sent ether soaring more than 20% to start the week. ETH.CM= 5D mountain Ether 5-day chart JMP's Devin Ryan said in a note Wednesday that Coinbase could see benefits to its transaction, custody and staking businesses as a result of the introduction of ether ETFs. He also said an ether ETF approval does not necessarily signal a blessing by the SEC of the broader crypto asset class, or even comfort around all ETH use cases, such as staking. JMP has an outperform rating on Coinbase and a price target of $320, implying nearly 42% upside from Tuesday's close.

Persons: Coinbase, Devin Ryan, Ryan, JMP Organizations: JMP Securities, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Fidelity, Management Locations: Base, BlackRock

☆ Trump VP Doug Burgum oil correction
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

This story has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of Make America Great Again Inc. and the correct spelling of Ryan Kellogg's name.

Persons: Ryan Kellogg's Organizations: Inc

☆ Ryan Murphy: My ambition is to be an outperformer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRyan Murphy: My ambition is to be an outperformer"I love the pursuit of trying to be the best at something." Gold medalist Ryan Murphy shares what ambition means to him.

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☆ Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea by mutual consent
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( David Ornstein | Liam Twomey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Mauricio Pochettino has left his position as Chelsea head coach by mutual consent after less than 11 months in charge. AdvertisementIn a Chelsea statement, Winstanley and Stewart said of the decision: “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, we would like to express our gratitude to Mauricio for his service this season. Pochettino’s coaching staff members Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and Sebastiano Pochettino have also left the club. Chelsea spent over £400million ($507m) ahead of Pochettino’s debut season in charge in a summer of squad overhaul. Chelsea finished the 2023-24 Premier League season with 63 points; with their 19-point increase from last season more than any other club in the division.

Persons: Mauricio Pochettino, Paul Winstanley, Laurence Stewart, Winstanley, Stewart, Mauricio, ” Pochettino, Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez, Sebastiano Pochettino, Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Frank Lampard, Tuchel, Germain, Darren Walsh, Liam Twomey, Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali, Jose Feliciano, Stewart –, Feliciano –, Ryan Pierse Organizations: Chelsea, Stamford, Sporting, Premier League and Europe, Bournemouth, Premier League, Stamford Bridge, Liverpool, Manchester City, Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Champions League, Spurs, Tottenham, Paris Saint, Ligue, de France, Trophee des Champions, PSG, Chelsea FC, Getty Locations: Argentine, Chelsea, Pochettino’s, London, Paris, Pochettino

☆ Russia's fearsome S-400 air-defense system isn't quite living up to the hype in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Russian S-400 surface-to-missile systems in the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square on i in May 2023. Ukraine in September said it destroyed two Russian S-400 batteries in Crimea, a region annexed by Russia in 2014. Rajan Menon, the director of the Grand Strategy program at the US think tank Defense Priorities, described the S-400 as Russia's "top-of-the-line air defense system." A rocket launches from a S-400 missile system at the Ashuluk military base in Southern Russia in September 2020. A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a training in Chania, Greece, on November 8, 2017.

Persons: —, Fredrik Mertens, John Hoehn, it's, Hoehn, AP Mertens, Mertens, Ian Williams, Mattias Eken, Rajan Menon, Vitaly Nevar, Mick Ryan, you've, DIMITAR DILKOFF, Ryan, haven't, hasn't, KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, might've, Eken, Anthony Sweeney, Army Menon Organizations: Service, Business, Hague, Strategic Studies, NATO, SA, International Institute for Strategic Studies, US Patriot, Reuters, RAND Corporation, Ukrainian Air Force, Forbes, Directorate of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence, South Korea Defense Ministry, AP, Patriots, Storm, Missile Defense, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Defense, REUTERS, Australian Army, Getty, Victory Day, Patriot, Army Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Moscow, Crimea, Screengrab, Soviet, US, Russia's, Ukraine's Luhansk, South Korea, Kaliningrad, Southern Russia, AFP, Chania, Greece, United States, West, NATO

☆ New conservative economic movement looks a lot like what Pres. Biden is doing: Fmr. Rep. Tim Ryan
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNew conservative economic movement looks a lot like what Pres. Biden is doing: Fmr. Rep. Tim RyanHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

Persons: Pres, Biden, Tim Ryan, Brian Sullivan, “ Organizations: CNBC

☆ World’s first major law for artificial intelligence gets final EU green light
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

European Union member states on Tuesday agreed the world's first major law for regulating artificial intelligence, as institutions around the world race to introduce curbs for the technology. The EU Council said that it reached final approval for the AI Act — a ground-breaking piece of regulation that aims to introduce the first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence. "The adoption of the AI act is a significant milestone for the European Union," Mathieu Michel, Belgium's secretary of state for digitization said in a Tuesday statement. The AI Act applies a risk-based approach to artificial intelligence, meaning that different applications of the technology are treated differently, depending on the threats they pose to society. High-risk AI systems cover autonomous vehicles or medical devices, which are evaluated on the risks they pose to the health, safety, and fundamental rights of citizens.

Persons: Mathieu Michel, Michel Organizations: EU, European Union Locations: Europe

☆ Trump prosecutor Fani Willis and trial judge Scott McAfee will win their elections in Georgia, CNN projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who is prosecuting Trump, is projected to win her Democratic primary rematch with attorney and author Christian Wise Smith. And Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the former president’s case, is projected to win his nonpartisan election for Fulton County Superior Court. That has left the Trump case effectively at a standstill. Wise Smith, Willis’ primary opponent, finished third in the 2020 Democratic primary for Fulton County district attorney. Kemp could wind up being a witness in the Trump case.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Fani Willis, Trump, Christian Wise Smith, Scott McAfee, Willis, Nathan Wade, Wade, Wise Smith, Willis ’, CNN’s Laura Coates, ” Willis, Courtney Kramer, Kramer, Joe Biden’s, McAfee, Robert Patillo, Patillo, ”, Tiffani Johnson, Brian Kemp, “, Kemp, Roy Barnes, Barnes, CNN’s Ryan Young, Devon M, Sayers Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Fulton County Superior Court, Trump, Republican, McAfee, Republican Gov, Democrat, Devon Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, Atlanta

☆ Ryan Murphy: My confidence is built on day-to-day consistency
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRyan Murphy: My confidence is built on day-to-day consistency"Pressure is what allows me to wake up every morning with a sense of urgency." Olympic swimmer Ryan Murphy shares what ambition means to him.

Persons: Ryan Murphy

☆ Trump VP prospect Doug Burgum and GOP megadonor Harold Hamm are allies in business and politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Continental Resources donated $1 million to the super PAC in April, according to Federal Election Commission records. A spokeswoman for both Continental Resources and Hamm, its executive chairman, did not respond to a request for comment. All seven wells have been active since 2011, just two years after Burgum's family signed an agreement with Continental Resources. The Burgum Farm Partnership LLP, which oversees the family farm land in Williams County and Cass County, is worth between $500,001 and $1 million, according to the financial disclosure. Doug Burgum is a managing partner of the Burgum Farm Partnership, and he signed the businesses' latest annual report in March.

Persons: Donald Trump, Doug Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy, Jabin, Harold Hamm, Burgum, Theodore Roosevelt, Sen, Marco Rubio, Rubio, Trump, Hamm, Bradley Burgum, Mike Nowatzki, Nowatzki, Burgum's, He's, Barbara, Edward Hirs, Brandon Bell, Jack Balagia, Ryan Kellog, Kellog, Ted Borrego, —, Virginia Canter, Canter, Chip Somodevilla, he's, Kathryn, Dan Eberhart, Eberhart, Leah Millis Organizations: North Dakota Gov, Margate, Washington Post, Continental Resources, Trump White House, CNBC, Trump, Republican, Trump that's, Inc, Commission, Continental, Federal, North Dakota's Minerals Department, Drilling, LLP, University of Houston, Getty, University of Texas, Exxon Mobil, University of Chicago, University of Houston Law Center, Trump White, North, Canter . North, Burgum Locations: Laconia, NH, Hamm, North Dakota, Williams County, Burgum, Fla, Florida, Dakota, North, Brooklyn, Cass County, Fort Stockton , Texas, Washington, Canter ., Canter . North Dakota, Laconia , New Hampshire, Continental Resources . North Dakota, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, U.S

☆ Tech giants pledge AI safety commitments — including a ‘kill switch’ if they can’t mitigate risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A slew of major tech companies including Microsoft , Amazon , and OpenAI, on Tuesday agreed to a landmark international agreement on artificial intelligence safety at the Seoul AI Safety Summit. The agreement will see companies from countries including the U.S., China, Canada, the U.K., France, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates, make voluntary commitments to ensure the safe development of their most advanced AI models. In those sorts of extreme circumstances, companies say they will implement a "kill switch" that would see them cease development of their AI models if they can't guarantee mitigation of these risks. "It's a world first to have so many leading AI companies from so many different parts of the globe all agreeing to the same commitments on AI safety," Rishi Sunak, the U.K.'s prime minister, said in a statement Tuesday. "These commitments ensure the world's leading AI companies will provide transparency and accountability on their plans to develop safe AI," he added.

Persons: Rishi Sunak Organizations: Microsoft, Seoul AI Safety, United Arab Locations: Seoul, U.S, China, Canada, France, South Korea, United Arab Emirates

☆ Britain expands AI safety institute to San Francisco amid scrutiny over regulatory shortcomings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The government on Monday announced it would open a U.S. counterpart to its AI safety summit, a state-backed body focused on testing advanced AI systems to ensure they're safe, in San Francisco this summer. The U.S. iteration of the AI Safety Institute will aim to recruit a team of technical staff headed up by a research director. In a statement, U.K. Technology Minister Michelle Donelan said the AI Safety Summit's U.S. rollout "represents British leadership in AI in action." The AI Safety Institute was established in November 2023 during the AI Safety Summit, a global event held in England's Bletchley Park, the home of World War II code breakers, that sought to boost cross-border cooperation on AI safety. The government said that, since the AI Safety Institute was established in November, it's made progress in evaluating frontier AI models from some of the industry's leading players.

Persons: Ian Hogarth, Michelle Donelan, it's, Anthropic Organizations: LONDON, Monday, AI, Technology, Safety, U.S, Microsoft, AI Safety, Institute, Seoul, European Union Locations: San Francisco, California, United States, U.S, London, British, Bay, OpenAI, England's Bletchley, South Korea, Bletchley Park, Seoul, Britain, European

☆ Amazon's CEO shares his top career advice for getting ahead at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shared his top career advice in an interview with the CEO of LinkedIn. "An embarrassing amount of how well you do, particularly in your 20s, has to do with attitude," he said. Jassy joined Amazon back in 1997 before working his way up to the position of CEO in 2021. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAmazon CEO Andy Jassy shared his "best career advice" with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky in a new interview.

Persons: Andy Jassy, Jassy, —, Ryan Roslansky, It's, Roslansky Organizations: LinkedIn, Amazon, Service

☆ $9 billion travel tech firm Navan on track to hit profitability this year and 'not far' from IPO, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Asked about when Navan would choose to go public, the firm's CEO and co-founder Ariel Cohen said the company is close to reaching that milestone. "We can see the signals," he said, adding that Navan has been adjusting its leadership structure and making changes to its board in a signal of maturity. Last month saw Navan announce the return of Rich Liu, formerly Navan's chief revenue officer and "an expert on scaling companies from seed to IPO and beyond," to the business as CEO of Navan Travel, the company's travel division. While Cohen wouldn't commit to a date for Navan's eventual IPO, he said the business was "not far" from being ready for a stock market listing. The company is on track to become cash-flow positive and achieve profitability for the first time this year, he said.

Persons: Ariel Cohen, Rich Liu, Amy Butte, Cohen, Cohen wouldn't, he's Organizations: Navan, CNBC, Navan Travel, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Navan, U.S

☆ How to buy a great bottle of wine—and which ones to 'stay completely away from,' according to a sommelier
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

We picked the wine store. Enlist helpYour best bet for getting a great bottle, Baker-Briggs says, is to have someone like him walking you through the aisles. And that's not a bad thing, provided you're looking at the right stuff. "No one making quality wine is putting those things on their label." However, that may mean the wine is mass produced and not the special bottle you're looking for.

Persons: Thatcher Baker, Briggs, Baker, crowdsource, " Baker, That's Organizations: Thatcher's Locations: France, Italy

☆ Five things you probably didn’t know about the biggest art heist in history
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On March 18 1990 the museum fell prey to history’s biggest art heist. Here are five things that make the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and its famous theft, so interesting. Sean Dungan/Courtesy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, BostonWhy commit history’s greatest art heist and leave without the priciest piece in the museum? John Wilcox/Boston Herald/Getty ImagesWhy would “Corsican mobsters,” as CNN correspondent Randi Kaye described them in the programme, be interested in robbing a Boston art museum? “That’s how these things get stolen.”How It Really Happened’s “Gardner Art Heist: Stealing Beauty” premieres on CNN Sunday 19 May, at 9pm ET/PT.

Persons: ”, Andy Warhol’s, Frida Kahlo’s, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Vermeer, Rick Abath, Gardner, ” Stephan Kurkjian, ” Gardner, Julia Ward Howe, Ethel Smyth, Emmeline Pankhurst, Smyth, John Singer Sargent, Gardener, Mona Lisa, Titian, theives, Sean Dungan, Napoleon, Rembrandt, Bob Wittman, John Wilcox, Randi Kaye, ” Kaye, ” Kelly Horan, Myles Connor, —, theif Myles Connor, George Rizer, Connor, Al Dotoli, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, Dotoli, Dionne Warwick —, ” Horan, “, Ryan McBride, ” Wittman, “ Gardner Organizations: CNN, The Museum, Modern Art, Salvador, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9P, Boston, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Red Sox, Boston Globe, Storm, FBI, Museum of Modern, Art, Boston Herald, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Getty Locations: New York, Boston, America, Red, Europa, London, Galilee, Corsica, Nice, Corsican, Maine

☆ Airbnb hosts are bracing for an unpredictable summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewLast summer ushered in a new normal for hosts on Airbnb and other short-term rental booking websites. Ahead of summer 2024, hosts face pressure to stand out from all the other listings in their areas. Adding additional stress is the increased unpredictability of travelers themselves — hosts say guests are booking trips more last-minute than the advance-planning of years past. With direct bookings, hosts are responsible for collecting the proper paperwork for background checks and payment information, and they don't have the additional insurance offered by the major platforms. Influencers can also help promote direct booking, Burke said.

Persons: —, Vrbo, they're, Emily Burke, Rick Kenworthy, he's, Kenworthy, Ryan Villines, Villines, Burke, she'll, she's, they've, who've, Influencers, Tulsans Organizations: Service, Business, Airbnb Locations: Tulsa , Oklahoma, Arizona, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Airbnb, Missouri, Tulsa

☆ Amazon CEO: An 'embarrassing' amount of your success depends on this one skill
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The trick to getting ahead at work isn't being the fastest learner or the smartest in the room — it's having a positive attitude, says Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Jassy, who took the top job at Amazon after Jeff Bezos stepped down in 2021, shared his "best career advice" in a new interview with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky. "I think an embarrassing amount of how well you do, particularly in your 20s, has to do with attitude," Jassy, 56, said. Having a positive attitude means you work well on a team and honor deadlines, among other strengths. Regardless of where you're at in your career, having a positive attitude can help you build stronger relationships in the workplace.

Persons: isn't, Andy Jassy, Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Ryan Roslansky, It's, Jeff Organizations: Amazon, Research, CNBC

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