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☆ Jennifer Pan's father survived the murder plot she orchestrated. Here's where he is today.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix's "What Jennifer Did" focuses on the 2010 murder of Bich Ha Pan and attempted murder of Hann Pan. AdvertisementA new Netflix documentary, "What Jennifer Did," follows the story of Canadian woman Jennifer Pan, who was found guilty of conspiring to have her parents murdered. They killed Pan's mother, Bich Ha Pan, and shot her father, Huei Hann Pan, in the head and shoulder. Hann Pan testified during the trial about what he recalled from the night of his wife's murder, and other circumstances of Pan's life. "I hope my daughter Jennifer thinks about what happened to her family and can become a good, honest person someday."

Persons: Bich, Hann Pan, Jennifer, —, Jennifer Did, Jennifer Pan, Pan's, Huei Hann, Pan, banister, Daniel Wong, Karen K, Ho, Wong, Bich Ha, Felix, Hann, hadn't, Lenford Crawford, Crawford, Danny Wong, Eric Carty, he's Organizations: Service, Netflix, Canada, Toronto, Police, CBC, Ontario Appeal, of, Markham Economist, Sun Locations: Markham , Ontario, Canada, Vietnam, Toronto, Ontario, of Canada, Markham

☆ Unlocking health and life sciences' potential with cloud solutions
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In today's digitally driven world, data has become the lifeblood of the healthcare and life sciences industry. However, the industry's complex data ecosystem, coupled with stringent regulations and privacy concerns, has historically hindered unlocking the full potential of data in healthcare and life sciences. The data dilemmaHealthcare and life sciences are data-rich domains, encompassing patient records, claims, genomic sequencing, wearable device data, medical imaging, and more. Moving to the cloudMoving data infrastructure to the cloud offers a compelling solution to many of the challenges faced by healthcare and life sciences organizations. Centralizing data in the cloud facilitates seamless access and collaboration between healthcare providers, payers, researchers, and life sciences organizations.

Organizations: Life Sciences, Insider Studios Locations: United States, Europe, Snowflake

☆ Patrick Mahomes defends his dad bod, saying he has 'a great body for a quarterback.' He's right.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has defended his "dad bod." Having more body fat is actually helpful as a quarterback, which is the case for many sports. Reacting to a viral shirtless photo of himself, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback defended his "dad bod" in an interview with Time magazine for the 2024 Time 100. "I definitely have the dad bod a little bit," Mahomes, 28, said. Having higher body fat doesn't mean Mahomes is lacking explosive power and strength in his muscles, even if they're a bit less visible.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, —, he's, Mahomes, You've, who's, Bauer, Griffin Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, We're, Kelce, Jason, Ben Carpenter, Carpenter Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Service, Forbes, Rachpoot, Griffin Travis Kelce , Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles Locations: LA, Griffin Travis Kelce ,, Bahamas

☆ I went to school in Texas and Saudi Arabia. The differences between the 2 systems actually set me up better for the future.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Leena Al-Ali | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But life at an American school was only a part-time gig for me. Related storiesIn Texas, a good education meant moving into the "good" neighborhoods to be zoned for the "good" schools. In Saudi, it meant succumbing to private school tuition, as only international private schools taught in English. My schedule was packed in Saudi ArabiaMy backpack was jam-packed with thick books from the sheer number of subjects we had to juggle in Saudi schools. I missed the posters stapled on tops of posters with dangling flyers that colored the walls of my American schools.

Persons: —, didn't Organizations: Service, West University, Houston, Business, Saudi Locations: Texas, Saudi Arabia, Houston, Cowboy, Saudi

☆ We're a Gen Z couple making $250,000 combined, but it doesn't feel like we're top 10% earners
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Together, the New York City-based couple earns about $250,000 annually, with both making six-figure salaries. We're both less than five years into our careers, and while we're considered in the top 10% of earners, it doesn't feel like that at all. Whatever I have left after wedding expenses, I consider my discretionary spending money. My food and travel expenses are typically paid for when I'm working late into the evening, so it saves me a lot of charges.

Persons: —, Sheldon, we're, we'll, I've, Leon Dore —, I'm Organizations: Service, Camry, New, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business, CorePower Locations: New York City, Central Park, South Africa, Singapore, Paris, Japan

☆ The race for ever-cooler workplaces is leaving employees the winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementKat Hunt never wanted to work from home. Hunt, whose job is in finance in Portland, Oregon, needed a place for some team members to gather in New York City. Hunt wanted a spot that wasn't your typical WeWork or similar. Courtesy Kat Hunt and Radious"I was allowed to work from home, but I never wanted to," Hunt said.

Persons: —, Kat Hunt, Hunt, Radious, Amina Moreau, Moreau, Combinator, Ryan Masiello, That's, Googlers, Clelia Warburg Peters, It's Organizations: Google, JPMorgan, Service, Earth Finance, San, Francisco's Pier, Ventures Locations: luxe, Portland , Oregon, New York City, Portland, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Portland , Milwaukee, San Francisco Bay, New York, Mountain View , California, Francisco's

☆ The Worst Part of a Wall Street Career May Be Coming to an End
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Rob Copeland | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Finessing the language on esoteric financial documents that may never be read by another soul. Such grunt work has long been a rite of passage in investment banking, an industry at the top of the corporate pyramid that lures thousands of young people every year with the promise of prestige and pay. Generative artificial intelligence — the technology upending many industries with its ability to produce and crunch new data — has landed on Wall Street. And investment banks, long inured to cultural change, are rapidly turning into Exhibit A on how the new technology could not only supplement but supplant entire ranks of workers. can do much of that work speedily and with considerably less whining.

☆ Being a psychopath helped me excel as a lawyer and not care about gender roles. Non-psychopaths can learn 2 things from me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementI feel like I'm really far away from my emotions, so things that should trigger me emotionally, don't. For example, I don't feel the need to get up and help my dad if he falls just because he's my dad. I don't really have a strong sense of my gender, which is a superpower. Female psychopaths tend to be dominant more in traditionally female ways — social ways, like being Queen Bee or being emotionally manipulative and using mental games. People who interact with me for work often think I'm very chill and can handle all sorts of stress.

Persons: —, M.E, Thomas, it's, I'm, Thomas I, Bee, they're, that's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: San Francisco

☆ I'm a digital nomad in Big Tech who got promoted to senior management in 2 years. Traveling constantly hasn't held me back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Cornelia Holzbauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Andre Maxwell, a digital nomad who works at cloud security company Okta. I had already been a digital nomad for almost a year, working as a cybersecurity engineer at a smaller tech company. I start working at 5 p.m. local time from Dubai or 10 p.m. from Japan. Discovering new restaurants and cafés in a coastal city, near the water with the sun shining on me — it makes the sacrifices of the digital nomad life all worth it. If your role mainly depends on you and your ability to perform, then I think it's much easier to go the digital nomad route.

Persons: —, Andre Maxwell, I've Organizations: Service, Okta, Business, Time Locations: Tulum, Mexico, Okta, Dallas, That's, Thailand, Japan, Finland, Austria, Dubai, California, Barcelona

☆ I make up to $2,700 in tips a week as a server. Dropping out of college was the best thing I could've done.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kyle Zajac, a 22-year-old server, earns thousands of tips weekly at an upscale steakhouse. Zajac dropped out of college to focus on a higher-paying server job and doesn't regret his choice. AdvertisementNow, I work as a server at an upscale steakhouse, and I bring home thousands in tips each week. During the year I worked there, I began applying for upscale server jobs. AdvertisementRecently, thanks to a convention, I took home $2,400 in tips in one week, and the week before I earned $1,800.

Persons: Kyle Zajac, Zajac, —, I've, I'd, I'm, they've Organizations: Service, US Department of Labor, Ford Locations: Indianapolis, Philippines, Europe

☆ Barbara Corcoran: I wish I'd been 'easier on myself' in my 20s—especially about money
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But I wish I had been a little bit easier on myself," Corcoran said. One way to deal with it, executive coach Christina Helena wrote for CNBC Make It last year: Use the people around you for support. "Sometimes people see potential in us that we ourselves are not yet able to recognize," wrote Helena. Twenty-eight years after launching her business, Corcoran sold it for $66 million. Disclosure: CNBC owns the exclusive off-network cable rights to "Shark Tank," which features Barbara Corcoran as a panelist.

Persons: Barbara Corcoran, Corcoran, Christina Helena, Helena, Esther Kaplan Organizations: CNBC, The Corcoran Locations: New Jersey

☆ Microsoft, Salesforce woo skeptical CFOs on new generative AI tool spending
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Ian Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Many other business software providers have looked to quickly introduce tools that utilize generative AI, or update their existing ones with it. The utilization of AI more broadly is nothing new for CFOs, with tools like predictive AI being used by most companies to help with core tasks. But this new wave of generative AI presents a different opportunity, and Weaver said the focus on generative AI across industries has frantically increased in the last year. However, he added that there is a challenge when it comes to generative AI tools: creating auditable processes or being able to visually inspect the processes to ensure the data or conclusions are correct. Hrncirik said that the message within Microsoft is that generative AI is a "new skill that we have to develop."

Persons: Jensen Huang, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cory Hrncirik, Amy Weaver, Weaver, Mark McDonald, Gina Gutzeit, McDonald, we've, isn't, Hrncirik, it's, CFOs, Gutzeit Organizations: Microsoft, Nvidia, Johnson, GE Healthcare, CNBC, Microsoft's, Gartner, FTI Consulting, Solutions Locations: Krakow, Poland

☆ I got a $40K raise using this 30-second strategy. It made me realize loud work, not hard work, always wins.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Avni Barman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She explains the 'lazy girl strategy' that got her a $40,000 raise. It wasn't because I was the hardest worker or an exceptional employee, but because I employed what some call the "lazy girl strategy." This "lazy girl strategy" is really just about being proactive about sharing my work successes in an efficient way. AdvertisementThe "lazy girl strategy" isn't actually lazy or just for womenHow you package and present your work to leadership when seeking a promotion is as important as the work itself, and the "lazy girl strategy" can help you efficiently do so. But in the meantime, the "lazy girl strategy" helped me get a $40,000 raise, and perhaps it could help you too.

Persons: Avni Barman, Barman, —, Avni Barman I've, it's Organizations: Service Locations: Atlassian

☆ These 3 tax rules weren't a big deal last year—now they could cost you thousands, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Some forms that may not have been on your radar last year could drastically raise or lower your bill for tax year 2023, experts say. Here are three tax documents you may have forgotten about last year that could be important this tax season. 1099-INT for savings accountsYou always owed federal income tax on interest from savings accounts. Even if you forgot to report a chunk of your interest income, "the main story is not to panic. For 2023, you may receive a Form 1099-MISC or 1099-B from the financial institution you use to trade crypto.

Persons: Ed deHaan, you've, Mark Jaeger, Jaeger, Matt Metras Organizations: Stanford Graduate School of Business, Federal Reserve, IRS, MDM Financial Services, CNBC Locations: TaxAct

☆ TikTok aside, Congress has its eye on the U.S. money going into China
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The House Select Committee on the CCP, established in January last year, led the legislative act to essentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent ByteDance doesn't sell the popular social media app. watch nowThe House select committee in February also published a report alleging U.S. venture capital firms invested billions "into PRC companies fueling the CCP's military, surveillance state and Uyghur genocide." Similar research detailing the links between U.S. capital, venture firms in China and Chinese tech startups has started making its rounds in major media outlets since late 2023. The Senate in July overwhelmingly passed a bill that would have required U.S. investors in advanced Chinese technology to notify the Treasury Department. The Biden administration in August issued an executive order aimed at restricting U.S. investments into semiconductor, quantum computing and artificial intelligence companies citing national security concerns.

Persons: Ken Cedeno, that's, Mike Gallagher, Gallagher, Andrew King, King, Biden, Michael McCaul, Gregory W, Meeks Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Reuters, The U.S, Congress, Chinese Communist Party, CNBC, House Armed, Technologies, Innovation, Intelligence, CCP, Future, Ventures, Treasury Department, Treasury, Foreign, China's Ministry of Commerce, Financial Regulatory Administration Locations: Washington , U.S, Reuters BEIJING, The, China, United States, U.S, Beijing, San Francisco

☆ Here's our fourth-quarter earnings report card for 31 stocks in the portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Please note, that Abbott Laboratories is not listed below as we did not own the name before the company's earnings release. Meta Platforms had one of the best earnings reports of the entire season, as sales, earnings, and cash flow trounced expectations. Despite missing earnings expectations, Coterra Energy delivered where it matters most: discretionary and free cash flow. Honeywell 's earnings results weren't great, with sales missing across the board and segment profit results coming up mixed. Given the stock's reaction, one might wonder why we don't think the earnings results from Palo Alto Networks were flat-out ugly.

Persons: we've, Eaton, Eli Lilly, Mounjaro, Bausch, Estee Lauder, Fabrizio Freda's, Linde, shouldn't, Morgan Stanley, Procter & Gamble, Stanley Black, Decker, We're, Wells Fargo, Nikesh Arora, Palo, they've, Locker, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Satya Nadella, Nadella, SeongJoon Cho Organizations: Abbott Laboratories, Wall, GE Healthcare, Meta, Microsoft, Investors, Nvidia, Wynn Resorts, Pharmaceuticals, Broadcom, Coterra Energy, Disney, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Procter &, TJX, Google Services, Constellation Brands, Costco Wholesale, Costco, DuPont, Honeywell, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Management, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: U.S, Ford, China, Macao, Las Vegas, Boston, Wells Fargo underdelivered, Seoul

☆ A myth about Irish immigrants who came to the US during the potato famine gets debunked in a new book
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

In part, that was because it was just impossible to trace Irish famine immigrants and find out what had happened to them. This is just inconceivable to anyone who had ever thought about the famine Irish given the obstacles that faced them. Biden is one of four US presidents who descended from Irish famine immigrants. The famine immigrants really were the ones who cemented the idea of the American Dream as we understand it today. At the time, the neighborhood was home to the more Irish immigrants than any other part of the city.

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☆ This CEO had to drop her 'self-centered' habit to become highly successful: Ditching it was 'a complete game changer’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But, if you can ditch that habit, you're likely to become much more successful, says Talia Fox. I call it self-centered fear," Fox tells CNBC Make It. "Anytime I'm about to take an action, the thing that stops me from taking the action is worrying about what someone might think about me." Two decades ago, self-centered fear put Fox on the brink of an emotional breakdown as a Master's student at Howard University. She went on to become CEO at her coaching firm, a role she's held for over 20 years, according to LinkedIn.

Persons: Talia Fox, Fox Organizations: Kusi, D.C, Harvard School of Public Health, Fox, CNBC, Howard University, LinkedIn Locations: Washington

☆ I’m a psychologist in Finland, the No. 1 happiest country in the world: 4 phrases we use every day
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Frank Martela | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For the last six years, Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world. I've lived here most of my life, and as a psychologist and happiness researcher, I'm often asked: what exactly makes people in Finland so satisfied with their lives? However, research has shown that those most desperately seeking happiness tend to be less happy. 'Who has happiness should hide it'In Finland, we tend to believe that if you've found happiness, you shouldn't show it. 'The pessimist will never be disappointed'This is an old Finnish saying without any clear origin.

Persons: I've, I'm, you've, Eino Leino, It's, Charles Peirce, Faber Organizations: Nordic Locations: Finland, Helsinki, American, Rome

☆ The No. 1 trait bosses look for when promoting employees, says ex-CEO and Harvard expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But often, bosses look for something more subtle, says Harvard Business School executive fellow Bill George. In other words, CEOs and other leaders may want to see you guiding and inspiring the rest of your team. Great employees — the ones managers tend to see as worth promoting — don't just boss their co-workers around. They excel at building trust with the people around them, which requires a certain amount of self-awareness to achieve, George says. "Many people do not know who they are," George wrote in his book, "True North: Emerging Leader Edition," which published in 2022.

Persons: Bill George, George, — Organizations: Harvard Business School

☆ If you use any of these 4 phrases you have higher emotional intelligence than most
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In February 2024, the question "What is emotional intelligence?" The uptick in interest makes sense: in recent years everyone from CEOs to therapists have touted the benefits of having high emotional intelligence or EQ. One way to figure out whether or not you have high emotional intelligence is to think about the last few conversations you've had. "Anything you say that demonstrates empathy and listening, I believe, signals higher emotional intelligence," says Matt Abrahams, a Stanford University lecturer and communication expert. Here are two things those with higher emotional intelligence do, according to Abrahams.

Persons: you've, Matt Abrahams, Abrahams Organizations: Google, Stanford University

☆ Air defense for $13 a shot? How lasers could revolutionize the way militaries counter enemy missiles and drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And it is claimed it also take out its targets for a tiny fraction of what current air defense missiles cost. In contrast, the Standard Missile-2 used by the United States Navy for air defense costs more than $2 million per shot. The DragonFire laser weapon is tested in January on a British firing range. UK Defense Ministry“It has the potential to be a long-term low-cost alternative to certain tasks missiles currently carry out,” a January statement from the UK Defense Ministry said. Meanwhile expensive air defense systems from Western allies have been crucial to Ukraine’s ability to defend itself from attacks by Russian missiles and drones.

Persons: “, ”, Houthi, Leon Neal, ” James Black, DragonFire, Black, Grant Shapp, Iain Boyd, Boyd, Fred Pyle, ” Shimon Fhima Organizations: CNN, United Kingdom’s Defense Ministry, Defense Ministry, UK Defense Ministry, The Defense Ministry, United States Navy, ExCel, Getty, RAND, ”, Center for National Security, University of Colorado, Navy, Warfare, Breaking Defense, US Navy, Office, DOD Locations: Britain, Scotland, Ukraine, Gulf of Aden, Russian, London, England, RAND Europe, Ponce, Persian, USS Portland

☆ Take a look at Ukraine's new mine-resistant armored vehicle, the Inguar-3
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewThe Ukrainian defense company Inguar has unveiled its latest armored combat vehicle, the Inguar-3. The Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle "is a light tactical vehicle designed to excel in various military environments," the manufacturer Inguar says on its website. It adds that the "state-of-the-art" vehicle was developed with help from Ukraine's special forces and "following wartime requirements." Ukrainian soldiers train on a US-supplied MaxxPro MRAP. Carl Court/Getty ImagesMRAPs have been some of the most popular military vehicles used by Ukraine in the conflict, which has been marked by the prevalent use of minefields.

Persons: —, Inguar, Carl Court Organizations: Service, Business, Times Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Hot inflation data but could have been worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. The tech giant said the new offering can perform a handful of common role-specific actions in Excel and Outlook. Market unlikely to burstBob Parker, senior advisor at trade body International Capital Markets Association, told CNBC there are signs of a bubble in company valuations and investor concentration in the technology sector. [PRO] Europe's 'Super 7'Citi picked "Super 7" European stocks that it said are similar to the "Magnificent 7" U.S. technology stocks but have cheaper valuations leaving more room for them to rise.

Persons: Bitcoin, Bob Parker, Dell, Yvonne McGill Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Microsoft, Excel, Capital Markets Association, Dell, Citi

☆ Microsoft introduces Copilot AI chatbot for finance workers in Excel and Outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft on Thursday announced that it will release a Copilot chatbot that can perform key tasks for people working in finance. The software company will first offer the tool in public preview. The Copilot for finance will initially run a variance analysis, reconcile data in Excel and speed up the collections process in Outlook. Additional features will come to the finance Copilot later this year, Lamanna said. The Japanese advertising agency Dentsu will use the Copilot for finance tasks, Lamanna said.

Persons: Charles Lamanna, Lamanna, it's, Cory Hrncirik, Hrncirik Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC, Wednesday, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics Locations: San Francisco

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