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☆ China leads the patents race for generative AI, with Tencent and Baidu topping the list
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

TIANJIN, CHINA - JUNE 20: A humanoid robot Xiao Qi is on display during the 2024 World Intelligence Expo at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin) on June 20, 2024 in Tianjin, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)China dominates the global race in generative artificial intelligence patents, filing more than 38,000 patents from 2014 to 2023, a new United Nations report on Thursday showed. Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that allows users to generate content such as text, images, music, audio, and videos. Geographically, China leads with 38,210 inventions, far surpassing the U.S. (6,276), Republic of Korea (4,155), Japan (3,409) and India (1,350). Generative AI patents currently make up 6% of total AI patents in the world, according to the report.

Persons: Xiao Qi Organizations: National Convention, Exhibition Center, Getty Images, United Nations, U.S, UN, Intellectual, Organization Locations: TIANJIN, CHINA, Tianjin, China, Republic of Korea, Japan, India

☆ A CEO explains the simple way he deters his employees from 'quiet vacationing'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewQuiet vacationing — or taking time off or working from across the world without telling your boss — is growing in popularity. David Barkoe, the CEO and founder of Florida-based PR firm Carve Communications, said it all comes down to creating a culture of trust with your employees. Advertisement"Go live your life, but get the job done," Barkoe told Business Insider while describing his approach. Advertisement"You just got to have the mindset and the willingness to say personal life is part of the work culture," he said. "Not the other way around, where work culture is part of the personal life."

Persons: —, what's, David Barkoe, Barkoe, it's, they're, Ashton Mathai, Mariya Borisova, Mathai, David himself Organizations: Service, Business, Communications, BI Locations: Florida, Europe, Scotland, Amsterdam, Portugal, Italy, India

☆ India asks utilities to order $33 billion in equipment this year to boost coal power output, Reuters reports citing sources
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This photograph taken on April 6, 2022, shows a general view of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant in Dadri. The mounds of jet-black coal shimmering under the afternoon sun at the Dadri power plant are a raw illustration of India's coal dependence -- a habit that despite increasing pressure, the country is finding hard to kick. India has asked power companies to order equipment worth $33 billion this year to fast track capacity additions of coal-fired power in the years ahead, as the South Asian nation struggles to meet booming electricity demand, two government officials said. India is rushing to add fresh coal-fired plants as it is barely able to meet high power demand with the existing fleet in non-solar hours. Post pandemic, the country's power demand scaled new records on the back of the fastest rate of economic growth among major economies and increased instances of heatwaves.

Persons: Manohar Lal, Narendra Organizations: National Thermal Power Corporation, Adani, Power Locations: Dadri, India

☆ Universal basic income has gone from utopian vision to economic reality. Here's what you need to know about UBI.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewUniversal basic income has made giant strides from its origins as a utopian vision toward becoming economic reality. Basic income trials have been conducted in countries as varied as Kenya, Finland, India, and Canada. Proponents of UBI say it reduces poverty, strengthens the social safety net, promotes health and happiness, and combats the stigma around welfare. Basic income recipients in a Finnish trial reported higher life satisfaction, improved health, and lower levels of depression and loneliness. An open questionUniversal basic income remains a largely theoretical idea that could have significant — and unpredictable — impacts on wealth inequality, human welfare, labor markets, and entire economies.

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☆ AI drive-thru ordering is on the rise — but it may take years to iron out its flaws
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The drive-thru menu at a McDonald's restaurant showing various meal options and promotions, in Buttonwillow in Kern County, California, on 23, 2024. This year, 16% of restaurant operators plan to invest in artificial intelligence, including voice recognition, according to a survey from the National Restaurant Association. Then Covid came, which not only accelerated labor costs but also led to a shift away from dining rooms and toward drive-thru lanes. Then there's Presto Automation , the AI drive-thru technology company which disclosed last year in Securities and Exchange Commission filings that it uses "human agents" in places like the Philippines and India to complete orders. This time, McDonald's likely won't be the first mover.

Persons: Covid, McDonald's, Gee Lefevre, T.D, Cowen, Andrew Charles, That's, Uber, Charles Organizations: National Restaurant Association, IBM, Securities, Exchange Commission, Presto Locations: Buttonwillow, Kern County , California, Philippines, India

☆ Natural gas is starting to resemble oil as a global commodity – here's why that matters and how to play it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Natural gas has historically been a regional commodity, with supply limited by pipeline networks. "Natural gas is starting to resemble oil in that there's a more global market emerging for it," Antia told CNBC in an interview. The global capacity to liquefy natural gas has grown 60% since 2014, reaching 483 million metric tons annually as of February 2024, according to the IGU. Cheniere: LNG powerhouse The U.S. dominates the global LNG market, accounting for 21% of global exports last year and shipping 84 million metric tons, according to the IGU. Cheniere Energy , a global LNG leader based in Houston, is an opportunity for investors who want exposure to the growing global gas market, Antia said.

Persons: Shehriyar Antia, PGIM, Antia, Bernstein, Cheniere, Morgan Stanley, Biden, Mark Menezes, CNBC's, Menezes, Trump Organizations: Prudential Financial, CNBC, International Gas Union, Cheniere Energy, York Stock Exchange, Department of Energy, U.S, LNG, European Union, U.S . Department of Energy, European, United States Energy Association Locations: U.S, Houston, Cheniere's, of Mexico, Indonesia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Europe, Asia, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, United Kingdom, European Union

☆ Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant wedding: Everything you need to know about India’s wedding of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Extravagant pre-wedding celebrations have already sent Indian media into a frenzy and social media feeds are abuzz over what’s to come. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at their pre-wedding celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India on March 1, 2024. The Ambani pre-wedding celebrations had elaborate floral arrangements. Actor Ranveer Singh and his wife and actor Deepika Padukone pose for a photo during the pre-wedding celebrations earlier this year. Coordinating with Merchant, Ambani also wore a custom black suit designed by Wun, encrusted with jewels.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, partygoers, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Mukesh, Nita Ambani –, Reuters Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Ambani, Anant, Viren Merchant, Nita, Manish Malhotra, ”, Merchant, “, Radhika, Mangal Utsav, Vishnu, Nita Ambani, Manish Malhotra Malhotra, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Malhotra, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Tarun Tahiliani, lehenga, Manish Malhotra Ambani’s, Rohit Bal, Lorraine Schwartz, Versace, Blake Lively, Robert Wun, ” Mareesha, Salman Khan, Ram Charan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Narendra Modi, ” Parikh, Vanessa Almeida, Jamnagar Organizations: CNN, Backstreet Boys, Convention, Reliance Industries, Reuters, Bloomberg, Brown University, Reliance, pharma, Viren, Encore Healthcare, New York University, Vogue, sangeet, Sangeet, Merchant, All India Traders Locations: what’s, Jamnagar, Europe, Mumbai, Gujarat, India, Jamnagar ., Bharatnatyam, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Hong Kong, Goa

☆ Philippines overtakes China and Indonesia to be most dependent on coal-generated power
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | In Charmainemariajacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Coal-fired power plants in Mariveles, Bataan, the Philippines, on June 6, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Philippines' dependency on coal-fired power surged 62% last year, overtaking China, Indonesia and Poland, according to London-based energy think-tank Ember. The Philippines was also the most coal-dependent country in Southeast Asia in 2023, as adoption of renewable electricity generation remained low. Indonesia and the Philippines are the two most coal dependent countries in Southeast Asia and their reliance on coal is growing fast. Ember"To date, dependency on these coal power plants continues."

Persons: Setyawati, —, there's Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Southeast, Ember Climate, CNBC Locations: Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines, China, Indonesia, Poland, London, Southeast Asia, India

☆ At least 116 people killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in India
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A relative grieves the death of a loved one outside the morgue of a hospital in Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024, following a stampede during a Hindu religious gathering. At least 116 people were crushed to death in a stampede at an overcrowded Hindu religious gathering in northern India on July 2, government officials said, the worst such tragedy in more than a decade. At least 116 people, many of them women and children, were killed in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country's worst such tragedies in years. The stampede occurred when a crowd of devotees started pushing towards the stage after the event to touch the preacher, who was coming down, said Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. Another senior state official, Chaitra V., told broadcaster India Today that people may have lost their footing as they sought water in the heat.

Persons: Yogi Adityanath, Ashish Kumar Organizations: India Locations: Hathras, India's Uttar Pradesh, India, Utter Pradesh, New Delhi, sweltering, Uttar Pradesh

CNN —Eyewitnesses have recounted scenes of chaos and confusion after a religious festival in northern India ended in tragedy when scores of people were killed in a crowd crush. At least 121 people died – almost all of them women – and 35 others were injured when overcrowding at a sermon in Mughal Garhi village in Uttar Pradesh led to the deadly crush on Tuesday. Speaking to CNN from a local hospital, a security guard named Subhash Lal said his mother had died in the crush. Ritesh Shukla/Getty ImagesPersonal belongings of victims who died in the crush are seen scattered at the venue in Uttar Pradesh. “I was told to go to the district hospital and here I found her body.”Uttar Pradesh has launched a special investigative team to probe the deadly crowd crush, the state’s chief minister announced on Wednesday.

Persons: –, Bhole Baba, godman, Subhash Lal, “, ” Lal, Ritesh Shukla, Kamala, Rekha, ”, Yogi Adityanath, Adityanath, Anushree Fadnavis, Bhole Baba –, Suraj Pal – Organizations: CNN, . Police, Reuters, Reuters Police Locations: India, Garhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh’s, Hathras district, Anushree

☆ A Family Loses 3 Generations of Women in India Crowd’s Panic
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Suhasini Raj | Saumya Khandelwal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Vinod Kumar was away from home on Tuesday, as he usually is for days at a time in search of masonry work, when he got the dreadful call. All the women in his family, three generations of them, were dead, crushed in a stampede. For the rest of the day, Mr. Kumar and his three sons went from hospital to hospital searching for their loved ones among the bodies of the 121 people who had died when a large gathering of a spiritual guru broke into deadly panic. “Why did you leave me just like that? Who will scold the children now and push them to go to school?” Mr. Kumar wailed at the feet of his wife.

Persons: Vinod Kumar, Kumar, Raj Kumari, Bhumi, Mr, Kumar wailed Locations: Hathras

☆ A growing club led by Xi and Putin to counter the US is adding a staunchly pro-Russia member
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

After adding Belarus, it will boast 10 members, representing more than 40% of the world’s population and roughly a quarter of the global economy. Growing ambitionsAs the SCO grows in international visibility and economic weight, it has also broadened in geopolitical ambitions. Putin speaks to Xi at the SCO summit two years ago in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. But the Belarus membership also creates big question marks that will hang over the organization, Gill said. After the summit in Astana, China is due to take up the rotating presidency of the SCO for a year.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Moscow’s, ”, “, Eva Seiwert, Seiwert, Putin, Xi, Sergei Bobylev, Bates Gill, Gill, –, ” Gill, Modi, they’re Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Indian, SCO, Union, Mercator Institute for China Studies, ”, Putin, AP, National Bureau of Asian Research, “, Central, Modi, Astana –, Kremlin, Central Asia, NATO, European Union, Seven Locations: Hong Kong, China, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Belarus, Astana, Kazakhstan, Beijing, Moscow, United States, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Turkey, Berlin, “, Eurasia, Samarkand, Central Asia, New Delhi, Soviet, Xi’an

☆ How the death of the dinosaurs allowed grapes to flourish
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“This discovery is important because it shows that after the extinction of the dinosaurs, grapes really started to spread across the world.”Much like the soft tissues of animals, actual fruits don’t preserve well in the fossil record. How ancient forests changedWhen the dinosaurs went extinct, their absence changed the entire structure of forests, the team hypothesized. “In the fossil record, we start to see more plants that use vines to climb up trees, like grapes, around this time,” Herrera said. Meanwhile, as a diverse set of birds and mammals began to populate Earth after the disappearance of the dinosaurs, they likely also helped spread grape seeds. Several fossils are related to modern grapes and others are distant relatives or grapes native to the Western Hemisphere.

Persons: hadn’t, ”, Fabiany Herrera, “, ” Herrera, Steven Manchester, Herrera, “ I’ve, Mónica Carvalho, Carvalho, ‘, Arthur T, Susman, Gregory Stull, ” Carvalho Organizations: CNN, Field, Research, University of Michigan’s, of Paleontology, South, Field Museum, National Museum of, Central, Western Locations: Colombia, Panama, Peru, India, South America, Western, Colombian, American, South, Central America, Central, Asia, Africa

☆ Greece's plan for a 6-day workweek to boost productivity may not work
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The shift is notable because it runs counter to the companies and countries that are experimenting with a four-day workweek. The extra hours will come with a 40% jump in pay for Greek workers who add two hours to their day or take on an extra eight-hour workday. He previously told BI that he and his management colleagues began looking into a four-day workweek after seeing successful pilots in Japan and other countries. They wanted to make sure we keep doing the four-day workweek," he said. AdvertisementBasis Technologies, an advertising software company, shifted its workweek to four and a half days after years of experiments with a four-day workweek and other approaches.

Persons: —, Adedy, Zachary Toth, Toth didn't, Toth, Emily Barron, Barron, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Aris, Germany's Organizations: Service, Business, Guardian, Research, Metex Corporation, Technologies, Aris Kazakos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Germany's DW Locations: Greece, India, Toronto, Japan

CNN —India’s T20 World Cup-winning cricket team will finally be able to fly home Tuesday after being stuck in Barbados due to Hurricane Beryl, a powerful storm churning through the Caribbean. CNN has reached out to India’s Board of Control for Cricket for comment. The hurricane made landfall on Grenada’s Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea on Monday morning, causing extreme damage and one confirmed death. As of early Tuesday, Hurricane Beryl had winds of 165 miles (265 kilometers) per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). India’s T20 World Cup victory – its first since winning the inaugural 2007 edition – sparked emotional celebrations after a year of heartbreak for many of its players, who lost to Australia in the finals of both the ODI Cricket World Cup and World Test Championship.

Persons: CNN —, Mia Mottley, Vincent, Hurricane Beryl, It’s Organizations: CNN, Caribbean, South, Board of Control, Cricket, National Hurricane Center Locations: Barbados, South Africa, Grenadines, Jamaica, Australia

☆ An ancient earthquake rerouted the Ganges River
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now, for the first time, scientists have evidence that earthquakes can reroute rivers: It happened to the Ganges River 2,500 years ago. The study collected core samples of sand and mud from the Ganges Delta in depths up to nearly 300 feet below ground surface. Liz ChamberlainSediment reveals ancient secretsTo determine how long ago this massive earthquake hit, Chamberlain and her colleagues used a method called optically stimulated luminescence. “It’s directly measuring sand or mud grains and looking at when these sediment grains were last exposed to sunlight,” she said. Monitoring quakes todayIf a similar earthquake happened in the Ganges Delta today, more than 140 million people in the area could be affected.

Persons: ”, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Chamberlain, Steve Goodbred, ” Chamberlain, Michael Steckler, Rachel Bain, Liz Chamberlain, Jonathan Stewart, Syed Humayun Akhter, ” Kate Golembiewski Organizations: CNN — Earthquakes, Nature Communications, Wageningen University & Research, Steve, Columbia Climate School, Vanderbilt University, UCLA, Bangladesh Open University, Studies Locations: India, Bangladesh, Meghna, Bengal, Congo, Dhaka, Netherlands, New York, San Francisco, Nashville, Delta, Chicago

☆ Hindenburg: The short seller that took on Gautam Adani made surprisingly little money
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Eighteen months on, Adani — who has denied any wrongdoing — has largely recovered from the broadside and the tiny US short seller has revealed how much it made betting against the Indian billionaire: just over $4 million. In its blistering report last year, Hindenburg had accused the Adani Group of “brazen stock manipulation” and questioned the “sky-high” valuations of the ports-to-power conglomerate’s firms. Hindenburg said it had taken a short position in the group’s companies, meaning it would benefit if their shares fell. The short seller, named after the 1937 airship disaster, said in Monday’s statement that it made just $4.1 million in gross revenue through gains related to Adani short positions from a relationship with unnamed investor and about “$31,000 through our own short of Adani US bonds.”“Net of legal and research expenses (including time, salaries/compensation, and costs for a 2-year global investigation) we may come out ahead of breakeven on our Adani short,” it added. The Adani Group immediately denounced the accusations as “baseless” and “malicious,” but failed to halt the staggering stock market meltdown that followed.

Persons: Gautam, Asia’s, Adani —, —, Hindenburg, ”, SEBI, ” Hindenburg, Mukesh Ambani Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Hindenburg Research, Securities and Exchange Board, ” CNN, Adani Locations: New Delhi, New York, India, breakeven, India’s

New Delhi CNN —A crowd crush at a religious gathering in northern India killed more than a hundred people Tuesday, mostly women, in one of the deadliest such incidents the country has seen in recent years. Almost all those killed were women, Singh said earlier, with at least seven children also among the dead. An estimated 80,000 people had been expected to attend the event, where Bhole Baba was giving a sermon. Permission was sought for the event with 80,000 attendees, however a crowd of more than 250,000 devotees gathered, the report said. People there pulled them out,” Shakuntala Devi told the Press Trust of India news agency, according to the Associated Press.

Persons: Bhole Baba, godman, Sandeep Singh, Singh, ” Singh, Anupam Kulshreshtha, Bhole, ”, Shakuntala Devi, General Shalabh Mathur, Narendra Modi, Modi, “ Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Police, State for Education, Local, CNN, “, Press Trust of India, Associated Press, Reuters Locations: New Delhi, India, Garhi, Uttar Pradesh, Hathras district, Agra, Ambala, Etah district, Jammu, Maharashtra

☆ Natural gas will have a 'huge impact' on the energy transition. Play the trend with these pipeline stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors who want to support the energy transition should consider backing natural gas as a fuel that can "make a really huge impact" by replacing coal, according to a top analyst at asset manager PGIM. "Natural gas is very complementary to them, it is highly dispatchable and it is very low cost." The U.S. is the largest natural gas exporter in the world, according to the Energy Information Administration. "Pipelines offer a very different kind of risk/reward proposition for an investor than, say, a natural gas producer who is very exposed to the volatility of the natural gas price," Antia said. "When it comes to LNG infrastructure, Cheniere is a company that provides the infrastructure necessary to liquefy as well as re-gasifying natural gas," Antia said.

Persons: PGIM, Shehriyar Antia, Antia, Kinder Morgan, Williams Cos, Williams, Kinder Organizations: CNBC, Energy Information Administration, EQT Corp, Williams Companies, Wall Street, Argus, Energy Locations: Wells, China, India

☆ Paris Haute Couture Week 2024: Modern-day villains, deceptive celebrity cameos and a dress with 42,000 hooks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Alice Pfieffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week and Haute Couture Week. In the wake of last week’s Haute Couture Fashion Week and in the midst of the decisive French elections, a general sense of unrest is palpable in the country. Peter White/Getty ImagesThe collection explored refined elegance. Gowns with the flair of theater costumes (a distinct departure from his ready-to-wear garments) turned haute couture into an escape from reality. Courtesy Robert WunAt Robert Wun, on the other hand, each silhouette evolved to a different element.

Persons: “ Couture, Louis XIV ”, Alice Litscher, Chanel, Virginie Viard, Karl Lagerfeld’s, Garnier, Peter White, ”, Guillaume Henry, —, Rose, Carl Jung, Charles de Vilmorin, Robert Wun's sartorial, Robert Wun, Iris Van Herpen, Emmanuel Farge, Iris van Herpen, Victor Virgile, ArdAzAei, Bahareh Ardakani, Viktor, Rolf’s, Rolf's, Rahul Mishra’s, “, Dior, Alexis Stone’s, Miranda Priestley, Cristobal Balenciaga’s, Jean Paul Gaultier, Swan, Jean, Paul Gaultier, Courrèges Nicolas Di Felice, tulle Organizations: CNN, Paris Fashion, Couture, Paris CNN —, Paris’s Institut, Institut Marie Curie, Olympic Locations: Paris, Patou, India

☆ Boeing rival Airbus is set to launch its game-changing A321XLR plane this year. Here's where it's expected to fly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

With nothing commercial to show from Boeing, which usually has its 777X and Max test jets on display, all eyes will be on European rival Airbus. AdvertisementThe XLR plane is the longest-ranged option in the A321neo family, which has outsold Boeing's 737 since 2019, when two fatal crashes grounded the plane's Max variants. According to Airbus, the XLR is uniquely equipped for long-haul flying, thanks to an extra rear center fuel tank that helps the narrowbody fly up to 5,400 miles (11 hours) nonstop. AdvertisementThe premium seating offers lie-flat beds typical to what customers find on long-haul widebody flights, and is likely to be the norm on long-haul XLRs. "Even well-established city pairs such as London-Miami or Sydney-Kuala Lumpur will benefit from the year-round sweet spot the XLR offers airlines," Airbus marketing specialist Ludek Jando said in September 2023.

Persons: —, Taylor Rains, Max, American's, Jason Reisinger, Andrew Nocella, Willy Boulte, Barry Biffle, Ludek Jando Organizations: Service, Alaska Airlines, Max, Farnborough, Business, Boeing, Airbus, American Airlines , Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, Qantas, AirAsia X, Sky Airline, Czech Airlines, Air Canada, Airlines, JetBlue, Spanish, Washington Dulles, American Airlines, Frontier Locations: Alaska, Iberia, Malaysian, Chile, East Coast, Europe, Madrid, Boston, Washington, Dulles, Raleigh , North Carolina, London, Charlotte, New York, Asia, Beijing, Seoul, Amsterdam, South America, Hawaii, Miami, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur

☆ Almost 70% of our customer base belongs to the employer category: Stanley Lifestyles
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | 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 EmailAlmost 70% of our customer base belongs to the employer category: Stanley LifestylesSunil Suresh, founder and managing director of the luxury furniture manufacturer and retailer, discusses India's consumer trends and says there's "a lot of traction in the premium housing of the country today."

Persons: Stanley, Sunil Suresh

☆ Work is getting really weird
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The big storyBizarro workplaceLorenzo Matteucci for BILet's be honest: Work has gotten really weird. Workers hiring shadow stand-ins can be unqualified for their jobs, overwhelmed, greedy, or just lazy. Shadow stand-ins are typically paid a fraction of the salary earned by the actual employee. One employee also described to Rob struggling to deal with a shadow stand-in's sub-par work and eventually "firing" them. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIMeanwhile, the people who are doing all the work themselves are having a tough time getting any recognition.

Persons: —, Lorenzo Matteucci, Rob Price, Rob, Alyssa Powell, BI's Aki Ito, Roaring Kitty, Bain, Chris Miller, Greg Peters, Ted Sarandos, Peters, Chelsea Jia Feng, Coach's, David Rosenberg, Donald Trump's, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Grace Lett, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, BI, Super, Facebook, Workers, Corporations, Getty, GameStop, McKinsey, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Netflix, Walgreens, CVS, Rite, Wimbledon Locations: Chicago, India, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, New York, London

☆ The big winners of the AI boom are the most boring companies imaginable
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some of the main winners of the AI boom will be stocks currently sliding under the radar. Across the road, ground has been broken on another data center. This specifically means data centers, which will be increasingly key for storing information as AI becomes more mainstream. On a single-stock basis, Digital Realty Trust — the only data center real estate investment trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange — has jumped 38% over the last year, while the Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF has climbed 12%. Mortonson says it's difficult for software companies to build around AI.

Persons: —, Ted Mortonson, Baird, we're, Goldman Sachs, hasn't, That's, Travis Miller, Miller, Mortonson, There's Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Goldman, Digital Realty Trust, New York Stock Exchange, X Data, Digital Infrastructure ETF, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Morningstar, Business, Software, Utilities Locations: US, Korea, India, Europe

☆ India climate crisis: Delhi suffers extreme weather whiplash as heat waves give way to record rain and deadly flash floods
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Heavy rains caused roads to flood, submerged cars and subways and cut power to some parts of the city. Heavy rain caused a section of roof at New Delhi’s airport to collapse on Friday, crushing one man to death, and injuring eight others. In Uttarakhand, video posted by ANI News shows vehicles swept away following heavy rain being hauled out of floodwaters. Meanwhile, seasonal monsoon rains usually start in June until September, bringing bands of heavy rains from the southwest that quench fields, nourish crops, and replenish reservoirs. Last June, nearly half a million people in northeast India were affected by severe flooding after heavy rains battered the region.

Persons: ”, Navdeep, didn’t, Kalyani Saha, Sunita Narain, ” Narain, Narain, “ Organizations: CNN, Indian Meteorological Department, News, “ Rescue, Reuters, Disaster, Management, for Science, YouTube Locations: New Delhi, Delhi, “, New, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Uttar Pradesh, Capital Territory, Uttarakhand, India’s, Ladakh, Nepal, Lajpat Nagar

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