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There has been evidence that the omicron variant tends not to burrow deeply into the lungs as much as previous variants. How quickly do omicron symptoms appear? What is the duration of omicron symptoms? Although much about the omicron variant remains unknown, some experts say it could lead to long Covid, even with mild cases. The BA.5 omicron subvariant accounted for nearly 80% of new Covid cases as of Oct. 8, according to the CDC.

☆ Wind and Solar Farms Are Hard to Predict. Utilities Are Looking to Change That.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Dieter Holger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Unpredictable weather has long complicated wind and solar power generation. Now companies are turning to increasingly sophisticated computer models to cut costs and produce energy more efficiently despite fluctuations. Compared with a coal, gas or nuclear plant, wind and solar facilities produce a dizzying amount of data that utilities are struggling to put into use. Each solar panel and each wind turbine sends out its own data on electricity output, unlike with a traditional power plant. Utilities...

☆ 13 Unique Gifts for Men Who Have Everything
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

From the cocktail gadget that will level-up his drinks to the ultimate undershirts, these are presents you can purchase with confidence—no gift receipt required. While both the V-neck and crew come in black, white and gray, she prefers the beige shade because it doesn’t show under a white shirt. For utilitarian typesLike the little black dress of menswear, this casual blazer made of knit cotton will take him from the office to date night. “Top Chef” finalist and Washington, D.C.-based chef and restaurateur Spike Mendelsohn is a fan of the contraption. Even better, the jean material “came ready-to-wear with no awkward break-in period, plus a custom liner.”

☆ Markets in a tailspin get a big dose of chill from the Bank of England
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The global financial system is “like a pressure cooker” right now, said Chris Turner, global head of markets at ING. Once, the idea of paying sticker price at a dealership was laughable — a trap that only suckers would fall into. The South Korean company’s sedans and SUVs are selling for about 6% over their sticker price, according to data from Edmunds.com. Used car prices — which shot up to dizzying heights early in the pandemic — have finally begun falling. “Speak to any (very) large used car dealer and you will hear the same - an absolute vortex of deflation is coming to used car prices,” tweeted Ophir Gottlieb, the CEO of Capital Market Laboratories, earlier this month.

☆ In a Time of Crisis, Public Discourse Has Descended Into Nonsense
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Gerard Baker | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

If I had to pick the most worrying characteristic of our current dystopia, I would choose the unsettling disconnect between the seriousness of the challenges we face and the public discourse that is supposed to be addressing them. A perilous war rages in Europe, as a failing tyrant with nuclear weapons launches desperate new waves of cannon fodder against a nation whose defense we are financing and reinforcing. In Asia, the emerging Chinese superpower is in the throes of a significant economic and social upheaval that may propel it toward the full-scale confrontation it increasingly threatens with Taiwan, an island whose people we are pledged to defend. At home we are caught in the worst of economic traps—as the Federal Reserve inflicts unavoidable monetary pain to kill the surging inflation incurred by its avoidable mistake. Meanwhile the global economy seems to be sliding into a potentially serious recession, and financial markets are eroding our wealth at a dizzying pace.

☆ Brazil's central bank to limit prepaid card interchange fee in setback for fintechs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRASILIA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank on Monday said it would set a 0.7% limit for interchange fees for prepaid cards, which are offered by fintechs in free digital accounts, in a setback for the booming sector in Latin America's largest economy. The central bank had put the issue out for public consultation last year, but its proposal suggested a maximum rate of 0.5% for both debit and prepaid cards, which would be even more damaging to fintechs. The changes will take effect from April 2023, and will also standardize the settlement term for debit and prepaid card transactions. There is currently no limit on the rate for prepaid cards, which is usually higher than that charged in transactions with debit cards, representing an important source of revenue for fintechs. Nubank said in a statement that interchange fees on prepaid cards accounted for 7% of its revenue in the year to June 30.

Elon Musk's will-he-won't-he dance to buy Twitter has been going on for months. A purchase however appears to be near completion as Musk faces a Friday deadline to close a deal. The chaotic saga between Elon Musk and Twitter appears to be coming to end on Friday. Musk recently changed his Twitter bio to "Chief Twit" and changed his location to mark "Twitter HQ." If you're hazy on some of the events within that time period, we've compiled a full timeline of developments, from Musk tweeting a poop emoji at CEO Parag Agrawal to Twitter and Musk suing each other.

☆ The 5 key takeaways from the Twitter whistleblower
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-24 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Here's more on some of the top takeaways from Zatko's disclosure. And it has created internal workflows to ensure users know that when they cancel their accounts, Twitter will deactivate the accounts and start a deletion process, Twitter said. Partly due to its cybersecurity issues, Zatko's disclosure says, Twitter's data centers are constantly at risk of going down. Twitter also knowingly misled the FTC and French regulators on its intellectual property rights violations, the disclosure claims. The FTC settlement was supposed to force Twitter to shape up after hackers in 2009 gained access to internal Twitter systems.

☆ An HR leader shares how he's used transparency throughout the pandemic to combat anxiety and uncertainty
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-28 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dave Carhart, vice president of people at Lattice, said the pandemic created new levels of burnout. This article is part of Most Innovative HR Leaders, a series about talent heads who are innovating company culture, DEI, and employee experience. Carhart has worked in human resources for over 10 years and joined Lattice during the pandemic in June 2020. "Work was stressful in 'normal' pre-COVID times, but the pandemic has created new levels of burnout and exhaustion," Carhart said. In 2021, Carhart oversaw the launch of three partnerships that have helped Lattice build its pipeline of diverse technical talent.

☆ Workforce at Alabama chicken plants includes migrant teens
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +20 min

At Amelia’s request, Reuters agreed not to identify her hometown, the chicken plant where she now works, or the exact job she performs there. She said she was determined to get here because Rosa told her she could find work quickly. Amelia provided her new credentials to a staffing firm that supplies laborers to a local chicken plant, she said. Some firms deduct as much as $40 a week from employees’ paychecks for the service, four workers told Reuters. She rarely leaves Rosa’s trailer except to head to and from the chicken plant.

☆ Jeff Bezos hired this Amazon applicant ‘on the spot’—here are the 2 interview questions he asked
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-02 | by ( Ann Hiatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

People always want to know how I got Jeff Bezos to take a chance and hire me to work directly for him at Amazon in 2002 . One interview took place in a dark office with just the glow of a code-filled monitor and a weird multicolored rotating nightlight in the corner. Bezos started the interview by promising that he was only going to ask two questions and that the first one would be a "fun" brainteaser. Knowing Bezos as well as I do now, I see why those were his only two questions. By the end of the interview, we both knew I would do anything to be successful, despite being a very junior candidate.

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