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A popular pastime on long-haul flights — drinking alcohol before dozing off to sleep — may present health risks even to young and healthy passengers, according to a new study. The combination of alcohol consumption, sleep and the low oxygen concentration at high altitudes was found to challenge the cardiovascular system and extend the duration of hypoxaemia, or low levels of oxygen in the blood. Inflight sleep already exacerbates the fall in blood oxygen saturation caused by the reduced atmospheric pressure in aircraft cabins, the study states. Under the added effect of alcohol consumption, lab tests showed that participants' blood oxygen saturation decreased further, their heart rate increased and deep sleep was reduced. Even "young and healthy participants" suffered from "clinically relevant" desaturations and heart rate accelerations during sleep, the study found.
Persons: Eva, Maria Elmenhorst Organizations: German Aerospace Center's Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Aachen University, NBC News
Kathy Hochul of New York announced on Wednesday that she was shelving the long-awaited tolling scheme known as congestion pricing, just weeks before it was to go into effect. “After careful consideration I have come to the difficult decision that implementing the planned congestion pricing system risks too many unintended consequences,” Ms. Hochul said, adding: “I have directed the M.T.A. to indefinitely pause the program.”The decision, Ms. Hochul said, was not an easy one, but nonetheless crucial in light of the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic on working families and New York City’s economy. The congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the nation and a program that has been decades in the making, was slated to start June 30. Drivers using E-ZPass would have paid as much as $15 to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street.
Persons: Kathy Hochul, Ms, Hochul Organizations: New York Locations: New, New York, Manhattan
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRepublican victory in U.S. election will increase protectionism in tech market: François HollandeFormer French President François Hollande discusses the risks of global fragmentation in technology with CNBC's Arjun Kharpal at the Money 20/20 conference.
Persons: François Hollande, CNBC's Arjun Kharpal Organizations: Republican, François, François Hollande Former
A source familiar with the Governor’s plan said Hochul pushed for the delay due to concerns about affordability and the potential impact to the city’s post-pandemic economic recovery. New York’s congestion pricing would have been the first of its kind in the United States. “As a longtime champion of Congestion Pricing and the Congressional Representative of a significant portion of the Central Business District (CBD), I am disappointed by reports that Governor Hochul will not implement Congestion Pricing on June 30, as previously planned,” Nadler said in a statement. “For years, Leader Hakeem Jeffries has maintained neutrality with respect to the congestion pricing policy debate. Congestion pricing is a $15 billion lifeline for the MTA – critical funding that will be lost if the program is stalled,” the group said in a statement.
Persons: Kathy Hochul, ” Hochul, Hochul, John Samuelsen, CNN Hochul, ” Samuelsen, Joe Borelli, ” Borelli, , Ritchie Torres, Jerry Nadler, ” Nadler, Hakeem Jeffries, Andy Eichar, , Jeffries, ” Eichar Organizations: CNN, New, Yorkers, The New, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transport Workers Union, Republican, , Rep, Democrat, Congressional, Central Business, Transportation, MTA Locations: New York City’s, Manhattan, United States, London, Stockholm, The, The New York City, Staten Island, Hudson, Brooklyn, New York State
Bold styles and patterns will be thriving this summer. More people are creating interesting spaces by mixing patterns and colors. Per Magnus Persson/Getty ImagesThe designers we spoke to said home design is all about taking risks this summer. "I see more textures, bold colors, and patterns." According to H-Millard, more people are mixing color, shape, and patterns to create visual drama.
Persons: Per Magnus Persson, Sunita Ritesh, Elle, Millard Organizations: MDC
Investors looking to bet on another rally for major tech stocks should take a look at some options trades that are curiously cheap, according to Goldman Sachs. The "Magnificent Seven" was the key to the stock market rally last year, but the group has splintered a bit in recent months. For example, investors have had a hard time betting on Tesla , which is down nearly 30% in 2024. "We see the potential for more volatility over the next two months than is priced into TSLA options. The strategy works by picking a strike price, typically above the current stock price, and expiration date.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, John Marshall, Elon Musk's, Goldman, Michael Ng Organizations: Tesla, Apple, Worldwide
CNN —With hotter weather often comes more skin showing—and for many that means increased sense of pressure to get rid of body hair. Laser hair removal treatments are offered both at dermatologists’ offices and places like medical spas. At home devicesYou might have seen advertisements all over your social media pop up for devices marketed to be like at home laser hair removal. “They may get temporary hair removal, but it’s very difficult to get good permanent hair removal,” she said. Waxing, creams and shavingWaxing and shaving are time honored methods of hair removal, Hooper said.
Persons: Deirdre Hooper, Suzanne Kilmer, ” Hooper, Hopper, ” Kilmer, Hooper, “ You’re, Kilmer, , , haven’t Organizations: CNN, Audubon Dermatology, Surgery, Northern, University of California, Davis Medical, IPL –, IPL Locations: New Orleans, Northern California, Davis , California
Read previewActor Trina McGee has announced she is pregnant at the age of 54, as part of a growing trend of women having children at a time more often associated with menopause. McGee, who played Angela Moore on the popular 1990s sitcom "Boy Meets World," announced on Monday that she is expecting her fourth child. She wrote on Instagram: "At the tender age of 54, I have found myself pregnant. She said she fell pregnant despite having had her "tubes tied" and being a year into menopause. "Having a child at my age is not a big deal for the rest of the world outside America," she said.
Persons: , Trina McGee, McGee, Angela Moore, Marcello Thedford, Courtland Davis, they're, Dr, Alan Decherney, Sophie King, King, Naomi Campbell, Cameron Diaz Organizations: Service, Business, National Center for Health Statistics, University College London, National Center, Integrative, People, National Institutes of Health Locations: Belize, America, Health
Read previewChina is "aggressively recruiting" Western military personnel to train its air force pilots and naval aviators, attempting to lure them in with "lucrative" contracts and promises of opportunities to fly "exotic aircraft," the US and its allies are warning. Related storiesChinese schemes target Western pilots, flight engineers, air operations center personnel, and technical experts knowledgeable about military tactics, techniques, and procedures. The Chinese military "wants the skills and expertise of these individuals to make its own military air operations more capable while gaining insight into Western air tactics, techniques, and procedures," the newly released bulletin said. Advertisement"The insight the PLA gains from Western military talent threatens the safety of the targeted recruits, their fellow service members, and US and allied security," it added. Despite efforts from Western governments to warn its veterans and military personnel about the Chinese poaching efforts, the recruitment continues to evolve, the bulletin noted.
Persons: , New Zealand —, Michael Casey, Chen Jimin, Casey, Wang Jingtian Organizations: Service, New Zealand, NATO, People's Liberation Army, Business, PLA, US National Counterintelligence and Security, Zhuhai Air Show, China News Service, Getty, US, Job, US Marine Corps Locations: China, Canada, Australia, New, Beijing, Washington, Changchun, China's Jilin Province
OpenAI is facing controversy. Again.
  + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
In today's big story, we're looking at the latest controversy to embroil OpenAI amid a difficult few months for the startup . Their takeaway was simple: OpenAI wants to have it both ways regarding how it's perceived about safety and commercialization. It's structured as a "capped-profit" company governed by a nonprofit, and Altman doesn't hold equity directly in OpenAI. The result, the VC told me, is people feel OpenAI is talking out of both sides of its mouth. It doesn't help that some OpenAI employees joined when that split was closer to 80/20 and favored safety over business, they added.
Persons: , we've, OpenAI Justin Sullivan, Chelsea Jia Feng, Anthropic signees, Scarlett Johansson, Elon, Madeline Berg, Sam Altman, Altman, Justin Sullivan, OpenAI, It's, Patrick McMullan, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Izzy Englander's, Griffin's, Marko Kolanovic, ANDREW CABALLERO, REYNOLDS, youngs, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Keith Enright, Alyssa Powell, They've, Shopify, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Jack Sommers, George Glover, Annie Smith Organizations: Service, Business, Google, Millennium Management, Getty Images, Facebook, CNBC, BI, SpaceX Locations: OpenAI, Patrick, It's, Tesla, New York, London
When everything became about Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, his party and its century-old Hindu-nationalist network were propelled to unimagined heights. On the back of his singular charisma and political skill, a onetime-fringe religious ideology was pulled to the center of Indian life. Landslide election victories remade India’s politics, once dominated by diverse coalitions representing a nation that had shaped its independence on secular principles. On Tuesday, Mr. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P., fell back to earth. Mr. Modi will remain in office for a third term, but only with the help of a contentious coalition of parties, some of which are opposed to his core beliefs and want power of their own.
Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi Organizations: India, Bharatiya Janata Party Locations: inundating
Elon Musk's X has embraced porn. Now what?
  + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Read previewElon Musk's X overhauled its sensitive media policy this week, signaling an increasing coziness with the world of adult content. Porn is already a part of twitters audiences appetite so they will have to meet (OSA) priority content duties anyway. Related storiesBut taking pornography on board so squarely ramps up concerns for X users. It's also unclear how X vets material that is posted nonconsensually, Thornhill, who has advised UK lawmakers on porn regulation, said. Earlier this year, TechCrunch also reported that Musk was toying with the idea of revitalizing X's "communities" feature, with NSFW adult content.
Persons: , Elon Musk's, TechCrunch —, Brooke Erin Duffy, Harper Thornhill Organizations: Service, Business, TechCrunch, Cornell University, Associated Press, Workers ' Union
The Bank of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, May 18, 2023. After keeping interest rates at a more than two-decade high of 5% for almost a year, the BoC said the indicators for underlying inflation looked increasingly positive. The European Central Bank is most likely to follow suit on Thursday, financial markets foresee. Inflation in Canada has slowed this year to hit a three-year low of 2.7% in April. "But we are taking our interest rate decisions one meeting at a time," he added.
Persons: Macklem, Riksbank Organizations: Bank of Canada, The Bank of Canada, BoC, Financial, Reuters, Canadian, U.S ., Swiss National Bank, European Central Bank Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada
For instance, Yellen will note that the “complexity and opacity” of AI models could cause problems. The problem is that many AI models operate as a “black box,” meaning their inner workings are impenetrable to outsiders. If Wall Street firms are relying on mysterious AI models, regulators will struggle to understand how safe their systems truly are. Likewise, Yellen will say there is a “concentration” risk linked to the fact that there are only a few companies providing AI models. AI models have a history of making stuff up, often in a convincing way.
Persons: Janet Yellen, Yellen, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, , ” Yellen, , “ We’ve Organizations: CNN, US Treasury Department, Brookings Institution, Treasury, IRS, Treasury Department
Johannesburg, South Africa CNN —South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) party faces a mammoth challenge as it needs to form a government with its political rivals after suffering a seismic blow in last week’s election. However, both parties believe in the primacy of South Africa’s constitution and both have promised to crack down on corruption. If the ANC decides to pursue coalition talks with MK, then Zuma will want Ramaphosa out, solidifying his revenge. However, if South Africa’s president maintains his grip on the ANC, a coalition with MK is unlikely. South Africa’s business community and middle class are broadly nervous about an EFF–ANC coalition and its effect on investor confidence.
Persons: Mahlengi, Motsiri, Jacob Zuma, Zuma, Cyril Ramaphosa –, , , Tessa Dooms, ” Dooms, Ramaphosa, Gupta, Ramaphosa’s, Fikile Mbalula, , John Steenhuisen, Steenhuisen, TK Pooe, Paul Mashatile, Zuma “ unapologetically, Melanie Verwoerd, Verwoerd, Julius Malema, Malema, Floyd Shivambu, Mandela, Klerk, Thabo Mbeki Organizations: South Africa CNN, National Congress, ANC, South, MK, who’ve, CNN, Sunday, Democratic Alliance, White South, DA, EFF, Fighters, Wits School, Governance, Empowerment, ANC’s, National Health Insurance, Freedom Party, IFP, Reserve Bank, Finance, GNU, FW Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa, Zulu
Read previewThere's a battle in Silicon Valley over AI risks and safety — and it's escalating fast. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Right to WarnWhile the concerns around AI safety are nothing new, they're increasingly being amplified by those within AI companies. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours. A spokesperson previously reiterated the company's commitment to safety, highlighting an "anonymous integrity hotline" for employees to voice their concerns and the company's safety and security committee.
Persons: , OpenAI, Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, Stuart Russell, Jacob Hilton, Hilton, Sam Altman, Helen Toner, Altman, Russell, Daniel Kokotajlo, Kokotajlo Organizations: Service, Google, Business Locations: Silicon Valley, OpenAI
Read previewAmazon Web Services made major changes to its data-deletion process after Apple alerted the cloud giant about a potential security risk, according to an internal document obtained by Business Insider. However, the AWS cloud services involved store information such as software, text, audio, video, images, resource identifiers, metadata tags, and permissions. These people asked not to be identified discussing a sensitive cloud security issue. Security is a top priority for AWSAmazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman AmazonFor AWS, security has always been a top priority. The AWS security team suggested taking actions to "meaningfully improve" the quality of the data-deletion process and "define a clear guideline" around it.
Persons: , It's, Patrick Neighorn, Neighorn, didn't, it's, Justin Cappos, Fabrice Delhoste, Ken Elefant, Matt Garman, Brad Smith Organizations: Service, Services, Apple, Business, Amazon, AWS, BI, Employees, NYU, Sorenson Ventures, Security, Web, US Homeland Security, Microsoft, Committee
The ceremonies, as is tradition, honor those who fought and died in World War II, and reaffirm a commitment to learn the lessons of history. But what exactly are those lessons, and how exactly will world leaders turn that commitment into reality? Join us on Twitter and FacebookAs they gaze on the once blood-drenched beaches of Normandy, world leaders should consider the lessons of World War II, and how to apply them today. Eventually, 16.4 million Americans served in the military during World War II, more than 10% of the population. And yet, the beaches of Normandy resonate with the lessons of that terrible history; world leaders should listen closely.
Persons: Frida Ghitis, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, , Hitler, Trump, Reenactors, Daniel Cole, Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron, Putin, Macron, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, Ludovic Marin, Donald Tusk, Zelensky, Jeremias Gonzalez, Olaf Scholz, Jens Stoltenberg, America Firsters Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, Politics, CNN CNN, Frida Ghitis CNN, Europe, Utah, AP, Kyiv, Russia, Financial Times, Zelensky, NATO, 1st Infantry Division, Twitter, Facebook Locations: France, United States, US, Normandy, Nazi, Ukraine, Europe, Sainte, Marie, Mont, Paris, Moscow, Russian, Russia, ” Germany, Spain, AFP, Kyiv, Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Kharkiv, Omaha Beach, Finland, America, Pearl
Read previewCharlie Michael Baker used to be "majorly sexually active," but at age 17 he's decided he's not having any more sex. Charlie Michael Baker has decided to abstain from sex. But for others, not having sex is a more conscious choice. Similarly, Gen Z women in the US are swearing off sex because men they've dated have treated them badly, BI's Jordan Parker Erb reported last year. For Baker, celibacy makes him feel more comfortable with himself because he no longer feels the need to "keep a man happy," and avoids getting hurt by people who give him "false hope."
Persons: , Charlie Michael Baker, he's, Baker, Julia Fox, Lenny Kravitz, Suki Waterhouse, Justin Bieber, Disney starlets, Zers, Roe, Wade, Zach Sang, Gen, they've, BI's Jordan Parker Erb, Bumble, hasn't, father's, Sandra Wheatley, Wheatley Organizations: Service, Business, Guttmacher Institute, Guardian, British Psychological Society Locations: Korean, Korea
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGoldman Sachs' Marc Nachmann on private credit opportunities and risksMarc Nachmann, global head of asset and wealth management at Goldman Sachs, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss what private credit can do for Goldman Sachs and vice versa, the private credit industry's youth, and what clients say about the macroeconomic environment.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Marc Nachmann
As the politics and legality of the Biden administration's new executive action to ban asylum seekers who cross the US-Mexico border illegally continue to play out, migrants are battling deadly, triple-digit heat as they attempt to cross into the US near El Paso, Texas. USBP warned that people crossing should consider the risks involved due to extreme heat and triple-digit temperatures. BP agents work tirelessly to save lives, but the safest option is not to attempt the crossing,” USBP said. “A heat advisory has been issued for portions of El Paso, Dona Ana, and Hudspeth counties for Wednesday and Thursday. !,” the NWS El Paso office said in a forecast message.
Persons: Tragically, ” USBP, USBP, Dona Ana, Taylor Ward Organizations: Biden, US Border Patrol, El Paso Sector, Facebook, National Weather Service, NWS El, CNN Locations: Mexico, El Paso , Texas, El Paso, NWS El Paso
A group of current and former OpenAI employees published an open letter Tuesday describing concerns about the artificial intelligence industry's rapid advancement despite a lack of oversight and an absence of whistleblower protections for those who wish to speak up. "AI companies have strong financial incentives to avoid effective oversight, and we do not believe bespoke structures of corporate governance are sufficient to change this," the employees wrote. The letter also details the current and former employees' concerns about insufficient whistleblower protections for the AI industry, saying that without effective government oversight, employees are in a relatively unique position to hold companies accountable. "Ordinary whistleblower protections are insufficient because they focus on illegal activity, whereas many of the risks we are concerned about are not yet regulated." Four anonymous OpenAI employees and seven former ones, including Daniel Kokotajlo, Jacob Hilton, William Saunders, Carroll Wainwright and Daniel Ziegler, signed the letter.
Persons: OpenAI, they've, Daniel Kokotajlo, Jacob Hilton, William Saunders, Carroll Wainwright, Daniel Ziegler, Ramana Kumar, Neel Nanda, Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, Stuart Russell Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Meta, CNBC, Security Locations: Anthropic
F.D.A. Panel Rejects MDMA-Aided Therapy for PTSD
  + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Andrew Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
An independent advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration rejected the use of MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder on Tuesday, highlighting the unparalleled regulatory challenges of a novel therapy using the drug commonly known as Ecstasy. Before the vote, members of the panel raised concerns about the designs of the two studies submitted by the drug’s sponsor, Lykos Therapeutics. The panel voted 9-2 on whether the MDMA-assisted therapy was effective, and voted 10-1 on whether the proposed treatment’s benefits outweighed its risks. Other panelists expressed concerns over the drug’s potential cardiovascular effects, and possible bias among the therapists and facilitators who guided the sessions and may have positively influenced patient outcomes. A case of misconduct involving a patient and therapist in the study also weighed on some panelists’ minds.
Organizations: Food and Drug Administration, Lykos Therapeutics
CNN —A group of OpenAI insiders are demanding that artificial intelligence companies be far more transparent about AI’s “serious risks” — and that they protect employees who voice concerns about the technology they’re building. “AI companies have strong financial incentives to avoid effective oversight,” reads the open letter posted Tuesday signed by current and former employees at AI companies including OpenAI, the creator behind the viral ChatGPT tool. As the law currently stands, the AI employees said, they don’t believe AI companies will share critical information about the technology voluntarily. Their letter comes as companies move quickly to implement generative AI tools into their products, while government regulators, companies and consumers grapple with responsible use. Meanwhile, Apple is widely expected to announce a partnership with OpenAI at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference to bring generative AI to the iPhone.
Persons: , OpenAI, ” OpenAI, Daniel Ziegler, , Tim Cook Organizations: CNN, Companies, Security, Apple, OpenAI, Conference, ” Apple Locations: OpenAI
Current and former employees at top AI companies are speaking out about the risks of AI. At least nine OpenAI insiders signed a letter calling for more protection for whistleblowers. AdvertisementA group of nine current and former OpenAI employees signed a letter calling out tech firms over major concerns about the risks of artificial intelligence. In their letter, the tech workers called for more transparency in AI companies and better protections for whistleblowers who raise concerns about AI's power. "We are current and former employees at frontier AI companies, and we believe in the potential of AI technology to deliver unprecedented benefits to humanity," the letter said.
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