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☆ Psychology student did a daily act of kindness for 108 days: ‘My life was better in just about every way’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Kasley Killam | In Kasleykillam | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The question was a precursor to my graduate work, and the next decade of my career, promoting community, belonging, and social health in society. In the experiment, acts of kindness would be my daily beads and mantra, reminding me to set out each morning with the intention of connecting. After 108 days of prioritizing connection, my life was better in just about every way you can imagine. Kasley Killam, MPH, is a leading expert in social health and author of "The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier." She's a graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health, sought-after advisor and keynote speaker, and founder of Social Health Labs.

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☆ Uber, Khosla, Nvidia invest in $200 million funding round for autonomous trucking startup Waabi
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Riley De León | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Autonomous trucking startup Waabi announced Tuesday it has raised $200 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by existing investors Uber and Khosla Ventures. Waabi's latest funding round also includes Nvidia, a new investor in the company, as well as Porsche and the venture capital arm of Volvo. Using generative AI, Waabi has built a single AI system that is capable of reasoning, just as humans do, and that can come up with problems human minds couldn't conceptualize. The new investor round brings Waabi's total funding to $280 million since being founded in 2021. "This funding round gives us everything we need, both financially and strategically, to launch fully driverless trucks and accelerate our growth in 2025," Urtasun said.

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☆ Cost of living survey: The most expensive cities for expats in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But which international city is the most expensive in the world for expats to move to? Hong Kong has once again taken the title of most costly city for overseas workers in the 2024 Mercer Cost of Living Survey, which was released Monday. Rising housing costsNew York was ranked as the eighth most expensive city for international employees to move to on the 2024 Mercer Cost of Living Survey. At 92, Toronto was ranked as the most expensive city in Canada for international employees, followed by Vancouver at 101. Financial impactsMexico City jumped 46 places to number 33 on the list of most expensive cities for international employees to move to.

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☆ Opinion | Growing Old, With Grace and Aches
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

To the Editor:Re “The Beauty of Embracing Aging,” by Charles M. Blow (column, June 6):I admire Mr. Blow’s elegiac paean to growing old, especially as my own experience has been quite different. One day I am filled with gratitude for all the material and social resources from which I have benefited. Sociologists tell me that some who reach old old age experience a calming withdrawal from the kinds of complicated emotions marking the start of my ninth decade. Till then, I’m holding on tight, still thankful that the exhilarating, sometimes scary ride is not yet over. Jonathan SilinTorontoThe writer is the author of “Early Childhood, Aging and the Life Cycle: Mapping Common Ground.”

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☆ The rise in sports betting and gambling violations by pro athletes, in 4 charts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

As pro athletes deal with the ramifications of betting on games, a growing number of people are also grappling with mental health issues associated with sports betting. Gambling addiction hotlines across the country have reported a huge surge in traffic in recent years. Texts and chats to the National Problem Gambling Helpline have increased around 800% since 2018 while call volume grew nearly 80%. The annual national social cost of problem gambling — including job loss and gambling-related criminal justice — amounts to around $14 billion, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. In January, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Andrea Salinas introduced the Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act, which would use federal funding to treat and study problem gambling.

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☆ Buying a house? These US cities now among the world’s most ‘impossibly unaffordable’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Australia is the only other country besides the US to dominate the “impossibly unaffordable” list, led by Sydney and the southern cities of Melbourne in Victoria and Adelaide in South Australia. But it also blames soaring house prices on land use policies, including “urban containment,” a kind of planning designed to stop urban sprawl. “Toronto and Vancouver show that the cost of taming expansion is unacceptably high: inflated house prices, higher rents and, for increasing numbers of people, poverty,” Cox wrote. The report was compiled by researchers from the Center for Demographics and Policy at Chapman University in California and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, an independent public policy think tank in Canada. Top 10 “impossibly unaffordable” cities

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☆ Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas loses challenge barring her from elite women’s swimming races
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas lost her challenge against the Court of Arbitration of Sport in Switzerland — the world’s top court in matters of sporting fairness — to overturn the rules of World Aquatics that prevent transgender women from competing in women’s divisions. The ruling excludes transgender women who underwent male puberty, like Thomas, from participating in women’s races. By 2021, Thomas met the NCAA hormone therapy requirements to swim on Penn’s women’s team and did so for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. Thomas called the CAS decision “deeply disappointing” in a statement from her legal team, according to Athlete Ally. Last year, the governing bodies for track and field as well as cycling ruled that transgender women could not compete in women’s events.

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☆ Every summer I live at camp with my kids. As a working mom, I don't have to think about logistics as much.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Brianna Bell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Last year, my husband was offered a job as a Camp Director at a small children's camp in remote Southwestern Ontario. Instead of worrying about paying for summer activities, our kids will spend leisurely summer days at the camp. Our kids sleep so much better at campOne of the most unexpected bonuses of summer camp life is our sleep habits. I'll gladly jump into the lake on a hot summer day with my girls or play a game of beach volleyball. When I go to bed at night, my pillow smells like a campfire, sunscreen, and sweat — all signs of a perfect day at summer camp.

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☆ Betting is the ‘Achilles’ heel’ of US sports. Are leagues doing enough?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“But matters affecting the integrity of the game have a chilling effect across the board and governing bodies know this is their Achilles heel,” he warned. Fast forward to 2024 and the gambling industry is engrained in US sports culture with leagues, franchises, players and networks now partnering with betting organizations. “We need legislation to do things like prevent sports betting advertising, and to prevent prop betting. However, it can be often in leagues’ financial interest for betting to increase in popularity. “The sports leagues have turned to sports betting because it increases fan avidity.

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☆ Look of the Week: Nicola Coughlan matches steamy “Bridgerton” season in red-hot couture
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Editor’s Note: Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. (CNN) — “Bridgerton” fans haven’t been able to stop talking about that long-awaited carriage scene that closed out the first half of the hit Regency-era romance series’ third season on Netflix. At the Toronto red-carpet premiere earlier this week, Coughlan stepped out in a structured lavender mini dress rippling with petal-like silk organza, paired with a voluminous red gathered cloak fit for early 19th-century yearning. Andy Kropa/Invision/APThis season has been a milestone for her character Penelope, who takes the spotlight at court, and Coughlan. At the Dublin premiere, she was asked about her “bravery” in showing her body on screen.

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☆ Gentle Parenting Bust: What Millennial Parents Are Getting Wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Seventeen years later, gentle parenting is now the default among my professional-class millennial peers. Teachers blame gentle parenting for bad behavior in classrooms, which some believe is accelerating an exodus from the profession. Ample research links an authoritative parenting style — such as gentle parenting — with the most favorable psychosocial outcomes in children. These are among the questions that gentle parents must contend with, often on the fly. When gentle parenting goes wrong, everyone takes note.

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☆ Craft cocktails, mountain bikes and art: Walmart's hometown is booming, and getting more expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

— When Gil Curren's family moved into a run-down farmhouse in Walmart's hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas, in 1971, the now-retail giant wasn't yet a decade old. Craft cocktails, hipster coffee shops and chef-driven restaurants have popped up around the city. Realtor Kristen Boozman, who works for Sotheby's, helps clients search for homes in the Bentonville area, including many buyers who are relocating from another city. Home values have shot up in the Bentonville area. A Walmart spokeswoman said the Walton Family Foundation funds and advocates for affordable housing projects in the Bentonville area.

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☆ F1's new regulations suggest car makers are not done with the internal combustion engine yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Chris Hawes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you want to see into the future of car making, the Formula One rulebook has often been a good place to start. But the sport's new regulations suggest that car makers are not pinning all their hopes on electrification. In 2026, F1 cars will be powered by hybrid engines with a 50:50 split between electric-power and internal combustion; crucially, the combustion engine will be powered by synthetic e-fuels. Another is Audi, which left Formula E in 2021 to join F1 in 2026, the same year that the German automotive company will stop producing new combustion engine cars and only release electric vehicles. One of the products Audi is ramping up is synthetic e-fuels, which use renewably-generated electricity to break water into hydrogen and oxygen before combining them with carbon dioxide.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Pat Symonds, Madeleine Orr, Alex Keynes Organizations: Petronas, Team, Prix, Monaco, CNBC, Honda, Audi, E, University of Toronto Locations: Montecarlo, Monaco

☆ I'm a seasoned Amtrak rider who spent 6 hours in business class on a Canadian train for the first time. It was better than any train I've taken in the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I thought it was nicer than most US trains I've been on, worth the price, and I'd gladly ride again. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIn the last three years, I've spent over 150 hours traveling 5,000 miles on trains, from 30-hour overnight rides to quick, three-hour journeys. Along the way, I've tried out a wide range of seating options, from business and first classes to shared bunks and private rooms. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Brooklyn man arrested in connection with illegal betting scheme involving former NBA player Jontay Porter, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Rob Frehse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The complaint refers to the player as “Player 1,” though after a review of court documents, CNN has determined the player is former Toronto Raptors big man Jontay Porter, who two months ago was banned for life from the NBA. As alleged, the defendant and his co-conspirators, as well as an NBA player, participated in a brazen, illegal betting scheme that had a corrupting influence on two games and numerous bets,” US Attorney Breon Peace said. Porter was banned by the NBA in mid-April, with the league saying an investigation found Porter had violated betting rules. NBA said it investigated unusual betting patterns around PorterThe NBA announced in March it had opened an investigation into anomalies involving bets pertaining to Porter after unusual betting patterns around the player emerged. Porter had “violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting on NBA games,” NBA officials said.

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☆ 'TikTok got me a job I love': How Gen Z and Millennials use the social media platform to launch careers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

In 2024, Gen Z workers are expected to outnumber baby boomers in the American labor force for the first time. CNBC Make It explores how Gen Zers are really putting their mark on career advice, office culture and more. Much of the advice is geared toward Gen Z and younger millennials figuring out their place in a chaotic post-pandemic work landscape. Much of the career advice on TikTok echoes the tips shared in podcasts, YouTube videos and LinkedIn thought pieces. It's just the aesthetics and format that are different — and more appealing — to Gen Z.

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☆ Top MBAs are flocking to search funds. One Harvard grad explained why he founded a $600,000 fund to buy tech companies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He landed on an option that's becoming increasingly popular with top MBAs and entrepreneurs: launching his own search fund. AdvertisementHere are three reasons why he decided on a search fund:Shift in the search fund businessSingh graduated from Harvard's MBA program in 2022. "Historically, tech people have stayed away from search funds because it's not exciting to them," he said. These could be projects that convert on-premise software companies to cloud companies or projects that change one-time software purchases to yearly subscriptions. Singh said he knew of about 20 MBAs from his Harvard cohort who started search funds, out of about 800 in his class.

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Tickets for "This Is Me... Live" are now on sale, and we've put together a guide on how to buy Jennifer Lopez tickets at the best prices. Jennifer Lopez 2024 tour scheduleJennifer Lopez's 2024 tour will kick off on June 26 in Orlando, Florida. How to buy tickets for Jennifer Lopez's 2024 concert tourYou can purchase original tickets to Jennifer Lopez's tour on Ticketmaster. Jennifer Lopez tickets are also available through resale websites like StubHub and Vivid Seats, which offer more variety in pricing. How much are Jennifer Lopez tickets?

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☆ Auto-brewery syndrome: Her gut was producing alcohol, but doctors didn’t believe her
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Doctors found the woman’s alcohol levels could range between 30 millimoles per liter and 62 millimoles per liter — below 2 millimoles per liter is normal, Zewude said. “I know of over 300 people diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome and we have over 800 patients and caregivers in our private Facebook support group,” said Cordell, who was not involved in the new case. “But it wasn’t until the seventh visit that an emergency room doctor finally said, ‘I think this sounds like auto-brewery syndrome,’ and sent her to a specialist,” Zewude said. Since 1974, 20 diagnosed cases of auto-brewery syndrome have been reported in English medical literature, according to an April 2021 review. “I believe many people may walk around feeling foggy and just think they are tired when they might be fermenting alcohol.”‘A metabolic storm’There are risk factors for auto-brewery syndrome.

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☆ Top MBAs are flocking to search funds. One Harvard grad explained why he founded a $530,000 fund to buy tech companies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We've got you covered if you're looking for how to get tickets to Childish Gambino's 2024 tour. Childish Gambino 2024 North American tour scheduleChildish Gambino's world tour kicks off on August 11, 2024, and will end on February 11, 2025. How to buy tickets for Childish Gambino's 2024 concert tourYou can buy original tickets to see Childish Gambino's 2024 tour on Ticketmaster. Compared to similar touring acts, prices for tickets to Childish Gambino's 2024 concerts are fairly reasonable. There are already 27 international dates scheduled for Childish Gambino's 2024 tour.

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☆ Sports Gambling Scandals Will Only Get Worse - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Leigh Steinberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some of the biggest scandals in sports history have revolved around players and gambling. Pete Rose is barred for life from baseball, in an agreement stemming from admissions of gambling. These aren’t just hypothetical concerns: Jontay Porter, a center for the Toronto Raptors, was recently barred for life from the N.B.A. As the new baseball season was starting, federal prosecutors said the interpreter for the star pitcher Shohei Ohtani had stolen millions from Mr. Ohtani to pay off gambling debts to an illegal sports bookie. Major League Baseball is investigating Mr. Ohtani’s former teammate David Fletcher over allegations that he placed bets with the same bookie.

Persons: Pete Rose, Jontay Porter, Shohei Ohtani, Ohtani, Ohtani’s, David Fletcher Organizations: Black Sox, Toronto Raptors, Major League Baseball

☆ Gen Z is finding career advice, dream jobs and even getting hired on TikTok: It's 'the most accessible resource'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

CNBC Make It explores how Gen Zers are really putting their mark on career advice, office culture and more. But it's also become a popular destination for young jobseekers seeking career advice and opportunities. Much of the career advice on TikTok echoes the tips shared in podcasts, YouTube videos and LinkedIn thought pieces. The career confidante for Gen ZTikTok is often the first place Grace Dunlavy will go for career advice. The drawbacks of getting career advice on TikTok

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☆ Inside Amazon's struggle to crack Nvidia's AI chip dominance
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The in-house AI chip efforts have yet to make a major dent in Nvidia's grip on the market. 'Parity with CUDA'Internally at Amazon, Nvidia's CUDA platform is repeatedly cited as the biggest roadblock for the AI chip initiative. AdvertisementAn obvious response to this would be to have cloud customers use Amazon's own AI chips instead. AdvertisementFor example, AWS's AI chips still have "compatibility gaps" in certain open-source frameworks, making Nvidia GPUs a more popular option. Don't count Amazon outDespite Amazon's AI chip struggles, the effort seems to have caught the attention of Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang.

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He attended the University of Virginia, where he met his Reddit cofounderAlexis Ohanian in 2014. Vince Talotta/Toronto Star via Getty ImagesWhile at university, Ohanian met Steve Huffman, who would be his Reddit cofounder. But when I arrived at my dorm at the University of Virginia, Steve was playing Gran Turismo 2, and I was like, 'Hey, what's up?' We lived together all four years of college, then almost five years after," Ohanian told Inc in 2012. "You guys need to build the front page of the internet," Graham told them, according to Inc.

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