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☆ This technology could transform one of the world’s dirtiest industries. Experts say it’s way off pace
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

This complex will be world’s first large-scale “green steel” project, according to H2 Green Steel, the Swedish company behind the multi-billion-dollar mill. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWhile projects like H2 Green Steel show momentum is growing, experts say the pace is far too slow. Northern Sweden is also home to the HYBRIT green steel pilot plant — which is one step ahead. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a visit to Hybrit Steel Plant in Lulea, Sweden, on May 30, 2023. But there’s also the challenge of producing large amounts of green hydrogen, which will require huge amounts of renewable energy.

Persons: Peter Boer, Dhiraj Singh, ”, Mohamed Atouife, Daniel Acker, ” Atouife, HYBRIT, Biden, Antony Blinken, Jonas Ekstromer, Martin Pei, SSAB, ” Pei, Chathurika, Caitlin Swalec, Jonathan Nackstrand, Pei, there’s, –, Philipp Verpoort, “ It’s, Princeton’s, Swalec, Chris Greig, ” Greig, RMI’s Gamage Organizations: CNN, Green Steel, Tata Steel, Bloomberg, Getty, Rourkela Steel, Princeton University, Volvo, Hybrit Steel, TT, Agency, AFP, “, Mountain Institute, Global Energy Monitor, Potsdam Institute, Climate Impact, Potsdam, Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy, Workers, Jiangsu Shagang, Co, European Union Locations: Sweden, Boden, Swedish, Wijk aan, Netherlands, Odisha, India, Indiana, Portage , Indiana, Northern Sweden, Cleveland, Ohio, Middletown, Mississippi, Lulea, Luleå, AFP, China, Europe, Japan, Jiangsu, Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, European

☆ Meet the last 20-something millennials: They're twice as wealthy as their geriatric peers were and are carving creative paths to homeownership
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Hillary Hoffower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In some ways, they're actually faring better than their older millennial peers, and their struggles point to larger cracks in America's social support systems. Younger millennials are getting creative about becoming homeowners, explained Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors. Because younger millennial women are focused on their careers, they're continuing the overall millennial trend of delaying family formation. AdvertisementAnd some of younger millennials' accumulated wealth has faded thanks to inflation, Ricketts said. He pointed out that younger millennials who invest their wealth well are more likely to consume and drive economic growth.

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☆ Sheinbaum’s American Experience Offers Clues to Her Approach to U.S. Relations
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Natalie Kitroeff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She lived in housing provided by Stanford University with her two small children and her husband, who was pursuing a Ph.D. there. For four years, Ms. Sheinbaum immersed herself in a new life as an immigrant academic in the United States. She landed on the front page of The Stanford Daily student newspaper for protesting the North American Free Trade Agreement. And to people who knew her, she seemed entirely at ease in California, navigating the world of American academia. “They could have been professors, they could have made their lives here,” said Alma González, a close friend of Ms. Sheinbaum’s in California.

Persons: Claudia Sheinbaum, Sheinbaum, “, ”, Alma González, Ms Organizations: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford Daily, North American Free Trade Locations: Mexico City, Northern California, United States, Mexico, California, American, Sheinbaum’s

☆ Insider Today: Making junk food healthier
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Kylie Kelce and her husband, y'know, the former Philadelphia Eagles power player Jason Kelce, are outnumbered at home. Now, he's on a mission to develop new recipes for ultra-processed meals in the hopes they'll be healthier. Combine two steps with these 10 face moisturizers with SPF — and skip burned lips with a good SPF lip balm. More of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Joi-Marie McKenzie, editor in chief of life, in New York.

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☆ Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is the oldest vortex in the solar system
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a massive storm that has swirled within the atmosphere of the largest planet in the solar system for years. The Great Red Spot is a massive vortex within Jupiter’s atmosphere that is about 10,159 miles (16,350 kilometers) wide, which is similar to Earth’s diameter, according to NASA. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty ImagesWhile the first two scenarios resulted in cyclones, they differed in shape and other characteristics witnessed in the Great Red Spot. But the researchers believe that the persistent atmospheric storm cell, which resulted from intense wind instability, produced the Great Red Spot. Previous research, published in March 2018, has shown that the Great Red Spot is growing taller as it shrinks in size overall.

Persons: Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Ann Ronan, Cassini, ”, Agustín Sánchez, Lavega, “, updrafts, Donato Creti, Vincenzo Pinto, Michael Wong, ” Wong Organizations: CNN, Research, NASA, University of, Visitors, Vatican Museum, University of California Locations: Italian, Basque, Bilbao, Spain, AFP, Berkeley

☆ An introverted social scientist says she uses the 5-3-1 rule to make socializing less stressful
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Her research inspired her to create the 5-3-1 rule, a guideline for measuring social health. Killam broke down the 5-3-1 rule — and what to do if you find it hard to follow. Use 5-3-1 as a rule of thumbIf you feel like you're great at talking to seven people a day but only have two very close relationships, Killam said not to worry — the 5-3-1 rule is more of a rule of thumb. If you've felt lonely but haven't known how to address it, the 5-3-1 rule can help you pinpoint where to start.

Persons: —, Kasley Killam, Killam, I'm, you've Organizations: Service, Business, Harvard Business School Locations: Post

☆ ‘It’s frightening:’ How social media distorts the truth about sun exposure
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“Stop wearing sunscreen,” says a TikTok influencer with 1.6 million followers and 36 million likes. “The sun does not cause skin cancer,” insists a TikTok pundit with 76,000 followers in a post that has been bookmarked nearly 4,000 times. “Vitamin D can still be generated when you’re wearing sunscreen,” Andrews said. “Since sunscreen came out, the rise of skin cancer has only gone up and up,” says one TikTok influencer. So the driving force is exposure years and years ago, not the increased use of sunscreen today.”Many social media posters use a nugget of truth and then twist it, experts say.

Persons: ”, I’ll, It’s, Kathleen Suozzi, “ It’s, ” Suozzi, “ You’ll, you’ll, Gen, David Andrews, ” Andrews, today’s, Kelly Olino, we’d, ’, Connie Chen, CNN That’s, ” Olino, “, Suozzi, Andrews, overexposure, it’s, dermatologists, That’s, influencer, you’d, ” EWG’s Andrews Organizations: CNN, Skin Cancer Foundation, Yale School of Medicine, US Centers for Disease Control, Environmental, Yale Cancer Center, Social Locations: New Haven , Connecticut, melanomas

☆ How Media Outlets on the Left and Right Have Covered Fauci’s Book Tour
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Santul Nerkar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the former government scientist, has been on something of a media spree in recent weeks, and liberal and conservative media outlets have used very different tones to cover his appearances. This month he also testified before Congress in a contentious hearing about the origins of the coronavirus. Progressive publications have praised Dr. Fauci, quoting extensively from his book and taking the opportunity to criticize Mr. Trump for his policies on Covid. Conservative outlets have largely ignored Dr. Fauci’s book and focused more on his testimony in Congress. They painted Dr. Fauci as a villain and falsely accused him of helping start the pandemic.

Persons: Anthony S, Fauci, “, Donald J, Mr, Trump, Fauci’s Organizations: National Institute of Allergy, Covid, Trump, Conservative, Quinnipiac University

☆ Protecting pink river dolphins: Fernando Trujillo’s quest to save aquatic life in the Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

When Trujillo asked what he should focus his research on, Cousteau told him he should go study the river dolphins, which had not been investigated in depth. “This is a very aggressive environment, very difficult to survive,” Trujillo told CNN of the Amazon. Video Ad Feedback Saving the dolphins and manatees of the Amazon River 03:22 - Source: CNNThere are two types of freshwater dolphins found throughout the Amazon: the Amazon River dolphin – or “pink dolphins” due to their color – and the smaller tucuxi, Trujillo said. “They told me ‘we all believe that you are a dolphin that became a human to protect the dolphins,’” Trujillo said. Fernando Trujillo, right, pictured here in 1991 scouting for dolphins along the Amazon River.

Persons: Fernando Trujillo, Jacques Cousteau, Trujillo, Cousteau, ”, ” Trujillo, “, ’ ” Trujillo, he’s, María Jimena Valderrama, CNN Trujillo Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Amazon, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Omacha, Geographic, Rolex Locations: Colombian, Bogotá, Puerto Nariño, South America, ”, Colombia, Trujillo

☆ He tried to oust OpenAI’s CEO. Now, he’s starting a ‘safe’ rival
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The OpenAI co-founder who left the high-flying artificial intelligence startup last month has announced his next venture: a company dedicated to building safe, powerful artificial intelligence that could become a rival to his old employer. Ilya Sutskever announced plans for the new company, aptly named Safe Superintelligence Inc., in a post on X Wednesday. Sutskever then worked on Google’s AI research team, before helping to found what would become the maker of ChatGPT. It’s also not clear exactly what the new company thinks of as “safety” in the context of highly powerful artificial intelligence technology. “By safe, we mean safe like nuclear safety as opposed to safe as in ‘trust and safety,’” Sutskever told Bloomberg in an interview published Tuesday.

Persons: Ilya Sutskever, Sutskever, Geoffrey Hinton, Sam Altman, Altman, Kara Swisher, ”, It’s, ” Sutskever, OpenAI, Jan Leike, Daniel Levy, Daniel Gross Organizations: New, New York CNN, Superintelligence Inc, SSI, Google, CNN, Bloomberg, Apple Locations: New York, OpenAI, “, Palo Alto , California, Tel Aviv, Israel

☆ The best-funded generative AI startups in Europe have something in common: Big Tech experience
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

That figure rose to more than a third (38%) for the top 40 European and Israeli generative AI companies in terms of venture funding raised, and 60% for the top 10 generative AI companies for funding levels. Google bought British AI lab DeepMind in 2014, and the firm's tech is now key to AI products including its Gemini generative AI tools. Many AI founders are professors, tooAccel noted universities play a major role in the creation of generative AI startups. British universities are the most popular study destination for generative AI founders, Accel's research found. France's Ecole Polytechnique is the second-highest academic founder factory in Europe, with 7% of generative AI founders having studied there.

Persons: Arthur Mensch, Porte de Versailles, Dealroom, Harry Nelis, Europe's, Nelis, Timothee Lacroix, Guillaume Lample, Laurent Sifre, Karl Tuyls, Charles Kantor, Mistral, Accel, —, Lourdes Agapito, Agapito, Matthias Niessner, Victor Riparbelli, Steffen Tjerrild Organizations: Viva Technology, Parc, Chesnot, Getty, Accel, Apple, Google, Microsoft, CNBC, Mistral France Paris, Alpha, Alpha Germany Heidelberg, Face France Paris, France Paris, United, United Kingdom London, Kingdom London, Facebook, Research, Meta, Amazon, Stanford University, British, University College London, UCL, University of Cambridge, France's Ecole Polytechnique Locations: Paris, France, Europe, Israel, Israeli, Alpha Germany, United Kingdom, British, London, France's

☆ The man who dared to revolt against Sam Altman at OpenAI just started a research lab promoting 'safe superintelligence'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOpenAI cofounder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever announced his new venture on Wednesday — a research lab committed to developing "safe superintelligence." "I am starting a new company," Sutskever said of his new project, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI) in an X post. I am starting a new company: https://t.co/BG3K3SI3A1 — Ilya Sutskever (@ilyasut) June 19, 2024According to SSI's website, the lab has "one goal and one product: a safe superintelligence." AdvertisementRepresentatives for Safe Superintelligence and OpenAI didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours. Following Altman's return, Sutskever appeared to have been shut out of OpenAI, BI reported in December, citing people familiar with the situation.

Persons: —, Ilya Sutskever, Sutskever, BG3K3SI3A1 — Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Gross, Daniel Levy, Ashlee Vance, Bloomberg's Vance, OpenAI didn't, Elon Musk, Sam Altman's, Altman, Altman's, OpenAI, splintering, Dario, Daniela Amodei Organizations: Service, Superintelligence Inc, Business, SSI, Apple, BI, OpenAI, Amazon, Google Locations: OpenAI

☆ 'The Boys' star Antony Starr reacts to Homelander revisiting his childhood trauma in episode 4: 'It's his little therapy session'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"That's actually my favorite episode of the season," Antony Starr, who plays Homelander, told Business Insider of season four, episode four ("Wisdom of the Ages"). Antony Starr as Homelander in season four, episode four of "The Boys." AdvertisementAntony Starr as Homelander in season four, episode four of "The Boys." AdvertisementAntony Starr as Homelander in season four, episode four of "The Boys." Prime VideoLater in the episode, Homelander learns from another scientist, Barbara, that his need for approval and love was specifically engineered to make him obedient.

Persons: —, That's, Antony Starr, Homelander, I'm, Starr, Jonah Vogelbaum, Boy's, Jensen, Soldier Boy, Ryan, Cameron Crovetti, Marty, Homelander humiliates Marty, Eric Kripke, Kripke, Barbara, he'll, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Soldier, Vought

☆ My husband and I used a 'Cinderella' rule to limit our kids' screen time. We don't regret it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maria Estrada, 51, who is a plant-science lecturer at Fresno State and the mother of two teenagers. But when they were in middle school and younger, we had a Cinderella thing: At midnight, all the wifi would disappear. How we locked their devices at midnightLeft to right: Maria Estrada, her kids Pauline and John, and her husband Dexter, after the kids won first place in the plant science category at a science competition. Maria EstradaMy husband, Dexter, used two different apps to lock our kids' devices so they couldn't stay up late texting, watching videos, and playing games. Our kids have both excelledI don't do anything to restrict my kids' screen time anymore.

Persons: —, Maria Estrada, It's, I've, Estrada, Pauline, John, Dexter, John Benedict Estrada, he'd, Pauline Estrada, Maria Estrada Pauline, they've Organizations: Service, Fresno State, Business, YouTube, Microsoft, Safety, University of California Locations: Berkeley

☆ Donald Sutherland Didn’t Disappear Into Roles, and That Was a Good Thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Alissa Wilkinson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If you did, you’d remember him, maybe a little uneasily. His voice could clear a range from excitedly high to a menacing bass that would make you feel like ducking for cover. His turn as the titular private detective opposite Jane Fonda in Alan Pakula’s 1971 “Klute” rides a tricky knife’s edge — is he a good guy? Sutherland worked constantly and, unlike some actors of his generation, never really seemed like he belonged to a single era. In the book, he’s sardonic and contemptuous of all but his oldest two daughters, Jane and Lizzy; the reader doesn’t walk away with particularly warm feelings about him.

Persons: Donald Sutherland, wasn’t, he’d, “ we’ve, Sutherland, Jane Fonda, Alan Pakula’s, Philip Kaufman’s, ”, X, Oliver Stone’s, Hawkeye Pierce, Robert Altman’s, Vernon, Pinkley, Robert Aldrich’s, Joe Wright’s, Bennet, Jane Austen’s, Jane Organizations: GQ

☆ OpenAI Co-Founder, Who Helped Oust Sam Altman, Starts His Own Company
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Cade Metz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Ilya Sutskever, the OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist who in November joined other board members to force out Sam Altman, the company’s high-profile chief executive, has helped found a new artificial intelligence company. The new start-up is called Safe Superintelligence. It aims to produce superintelligence — a machine that is more intelligent than humans — in a safe way, according to the company spokeswoman Lulu Cheng Meservey. Dr. Sutskever, who has said he regretted moving against Mr. Altman, declined to comment. She said that as it builds safe superintelligence, the company will not release other products.

Persons: Ilya Sutskever, Sam Altman, Lulu Cheng Meservey, Sutskever, Altman, Meservey Organizations: Mr, Bloomberg Locations: OpenAI

In 2023, Texas led the nation in solar installations on its power grid, surpassing California for its second consecutive year. Explosive power demand poses a challenge to the Biden administration's goal of converting the U.S. power grid to 100% clean electricity by 2035. Nextracker is a leading U.S. solar firm, building systems that allow panels to track to the position of the sun, improving the efficiency of solar power plants. Shugar pointed to the massive number of renewable projects in the U.S. seeking connection to the power grid. But as energy demand increases, the value of each additional hour should rise, eventually making longer duration batteries more cost effective, he said.

Persons: Brandon Bell, Andrés Gluski, Joseph Rand, We've, Kelley, Wells, Goldman Sachs, Biden, Ryan Sweezey, Wood Mackenzie, Richard Kinder, Kinder Morgan, Kinder, Amin Nasser, Nasser, Shugar, Lawrence, Lazard, Nextracker's Shugar, Lawrence Berkeley, Amol Phadke, Rand, Sweezey, Reid Ramdathsingh, Ramdathsingh, Fluence, John Zahurancik, Zahurancik, it's, Zahuranick Organizations: Getty, Renewables, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, Big Tech, Microsoft, AES Corporation, Google, AES, Meta, UBS, Solar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S, Tech, North America, DOE, CNBC, University of California Berkeley's Goldman School of Public, Goldman School, Lawrence, Rystad Energy, Siemens Locations: Ector County , Texas, Texas, California, United States, U.S, Wells Fargo, Saudi, Houston, Lawrence Berkeley, Fluence's Americas

☆ Use this simple framework to maintain meaningful connections and stay socially fit, says Harvard-trained social scientist
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

There are plenty of guidelines for physical fitness — from getting in 10,000 steps to drinking eight glasses of water every single day — but we aren't often given recommendations for keeping your social life in good health. Kasley Killam, a Harvard-trained social scientist and leading expert in social health, came up with a social workout plan that people can use to maintain their social fitness. Killam detailed the method in her recently published book, "The Art and Science of Connection." "The 5-3-1 guideline is meant to be like a reference point for people," Killam tells CNBC Make It. Just like the recommendation of sleeping for eight hours a night, the 5-3-1 guideline is a research-based suggestion.

Persons: Kasley Organizations: Harvard, CNBC

Ilya Sutskever, Russian Israeli-Canadian computer scientist and co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, speaks at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, June 5, 2023. OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, who left the artificial intelligence startup last month, introduced his new AI company, which he's calling Safe Superintelligence, or SSI. "I am starting a new company," Sutskever wrote on X on Wednesday. Altman and Sutskever, along with other directors, clashed over the guardrails OpenAI had put in place in the pursuit of advanced AI. "I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions," Sutskever wrote in a post on X on Nov. 20.

Persons: Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI, Sutskever, Jan Leike, OpenAI's, Leike, Daniel Gross, Daniel Levy, Sam Altman, Altman, we've Organizations: Tel Aviv University, SSI, Microsoft, Apple Locations: Russian Israeli, Canadian, Tel Aviv, Palo Alto , California

☆ ‘Inadvertent geoengineering’: Researchers say low-sulfur shipping rules made climate change worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

That's because the sulfur dioxide, a pollutant which forms when sulfur-containing fuel such as coal or petroleum oil is burned, reacts with water vapor to produce aerosols that reflect sunlight back into space. The aerosols have a direct cooling effect, though climate scientists note that their contribution to global cooling or warming when they are reduced remains a complex area of research. Extreme temperatures are fueled by the climate crisis, the chief driver of which is the burning of fossil fuels. All of the climate models will give you slightly different answers because of the way that they do their emissions of sulfur dioxide," Haywood said. "So, we are uncertain about how much impact the IMO regulations will have had on global mean temperatures."

Persons: Yuan, Laura Wilcox, everyone's, Jim Haywood, Haywood, You've, Jim Hansen Organizations: United Nations, International Maritime Organization, Ucg, Getty, Communications, University of Maryland, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading, El Nino, University of Exeter, CNBC, El, NASA Locations: London, Europe, Tonga

☆ Money can't buy happiness—it's actually the other way around: Happy people 'are more successful in life,' expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But research shows that money can't buy happiness; happy people just seem to be more successful. "Happy people make more money, have better relationships [and] are more successful in life, not vice versa," Muller says. Unless you're using money to buy experiences, get extra time or donate to others, it can't buy you happiness, social scientist and happiness expert, Arthur C. Brooks, teaches in his Harvard course about managing happiness. But being happier in life can lead to financial increases and success, Muller says. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Tami Muller, Muller, Arthur C, Brooks Organizations: Harvard, CNBC

☆ A water war is looming between Mexico and the US. Neither side will win
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Under an 80-year-old treaty, the United States and Mexico share waters from the Colorado River and the Rio Grande, respectively. They say the lack of water from Mexico is propelling them into crisis, leaving the future of farming in the balance. Pain in both countriesThe water from Mexico goes to the Falcon and Amistad Reservoirs which straddle the border and provide water to homes as well and farms. To rely only on storms to reduce water scarcity would make Mexico “totally exposed to what nature decides about our water future,” UNAM’s Magnaña Rueda said. Ultimately, there needs to be a recognition that water sharing agreements must adapt to a changing climate, Rueda said.

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☆ Why your child may be feeling anxious before bedtime
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“From 1 year of age to 6 years of age, kids change a lot. Almost half reported their child leaving their bed and moving to the parent’s bed some or most nights, while 1 in 3 parents said their child often or occasionally insists that they stay in the room until the child falls asleep. The most important factor in getting kids to bed is consistency and sticking with a bedtime routine, Mott Poll co-director Clark said. Ninety percent of polled parents reported having an established and consistent bedtime routine. It’s common for young children to experience sleep issues, especially as preschool-age children begin to reduce or drop naptime, Hartstein said.

Persons: CNN —, Kelceymarie Warner, ” Warner, Warner, Mott, doesn’t, ”, Sarah Clark, Clark, “, Lauren Hartstein, Hartstein Organizations: CNN, Mott Children’s, Children’s, University of Michigan, Mott Poll, University of Arizona, Boston Children’s Hospital Locations: Ann Arbor, “, Mott, Boston

☆ Bryson DeChambeau’s secret to US Open success: Floating his golf balls in Epsom salt
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The best athletes break all sorts of new ground in pursuit of greatness, looking for that extra tiny percent that can propel them above their rivals. For Bryson DeChambeau that extra kick might be found in the most surprising of places – Epsom salt. After taking control of the US Open with a captivating third-round performance on Saturday, the American elaborated on his habit of salting his golf balls before playing, just another aspect of his analytical approach to the game which has earned him the nickname of “The Scientist.”“I put my golf balls in Epsom salt,” he told reporters. “Essentially we float golf balls in a solution to make sure the golf ball is not out of balance.”His manager, Connor, was in charge of salting the golf balls, DeChambeau explained, to find out “how much out of balance” they were. “There’s always going to be an error, especially when it’s a sphere and there’s dimples on the edges,” he added.

Persons: Bryson, “, ”, Connor, DeChambeau, “ There’s, dimples, ” Bryson DeChambeau, Gregory Shamus, LIV, Rory McIlroy, Matthieu Pavon, Patrick Cantlay Organizations: CNN Locations: Epsom

☆ Apple Is the First Giant Tech Company to Make Useful AI Products
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Apple's scale and specificity of vision also make it the first Big Tech company to get AI integration right. The fact that people are disappointed in Apple says more about the hype around AI's capabilities than it does about Apple. In that way, Apple's cautious approach may be a service for the rest of the tech industry. By slowly acclimatizing its constellation of users to AI that makes their lives better instead of frustrating them, Apple makes the tech feel like a natural upgrade instead of an unreliable, scary intrusion. AdvertisementSure, Apple's AI may not be sexy or scary, but at least it doesn't seem stupid.

Persons: Katie Collins, Mark Gurman, Jordan Hart, Elon Musk, OpenAI's, Marc Andreessen's, confidants, Musk, Tesla, AI's, that's, Yann LeCun, Siri Organizations: Worldwide Developers, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Big Tech, Nvidia Locations: Silicon Valley, Silicon, Albany, New York City, New York

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