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☆ I quit my finance job and became an Airbnb host in Italy. I have no regrets about choosing happiness over money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Anton Govor left his corporate finance career to become an Airbnb host on Lake Garda in Italy. I visited Lake Garda for the first time when I was 21The main guesthouse at GardaDoma. Courtesy of GardaDomaDuring a drive from Munich to Florence, I stopped in Lake Garda completely by chance. AdvertisementI chose to leave my finance career behindIn December 2018, my second son was born at Lake Garda, and I took parental leave at our house. I devote 1 to 4 p.m. to property maintenance and planning the dinner menu with our work family, who take shifts in cooking.

Persons: Anton Govor, Govor, he's, —, It's, Ernst & Young, Brenzone, Airbnb Organizations: Garda, Service, Ernst &, MOEX Group, Lake Garda Locations: Italy, Brenzone sul Garda, Moscow, Lake, Munich, Florence, Europe, Russia, Easter

☆ Stock market today: Indexes slide amid earnings-fueled tech selloff
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US stocks dropped on Wednesday led by a selloff in the tech sector. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementUS stocks slid on Wednesday, led by a sell-off in the tech sector as investors took in weak financials and earnings guidance. Here's where US indexes stood at the 9:30 a.m. opening bell on Wednesday:AdvertisementHere's what else happened today:In commodities, bonds, and crypto:Advertisement

Persons: Tesla, —, David Bahnsen Organizations: Intel, Reuters, Service, Nasdaq, Justice Department, New York Fed Locations: Here's

☆ Apple's iPad ad literally crushes all the things we hold dear — and it's making people sad and mad
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple's ad for the new iPad Pro shows various artistic tools being crushed. AdvertisementApple's promotional video for the newly upgraded iPad Pro has struck a discordant tone. Related storiesWhen the press reopens, it's all replaced by the ultrathin iPad Pro. AdvertisementI'll admit, the thinness of that new iPad Pro really is impressive. It's a shame the iPad ad wants to crush it.

Persons: —, Tim Cook, We're, Apple, 8PAjfWa2ZZ, michael, vxLquRFkwU — David Goldfarb, Zooey Deschanel, Siri Organizations: Apple, Service, Bravo, MacBook

☆ China is in the middle of its own retirement crisis as many older people cannot afford to stop working
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

China is grappling with a retirement crisis as its population ages. According to OECD data, people over the age of 60 account for 13% of the country's workforce. China is anticipating another 300 million people to reach retirement age in the next 10 years. AdvertisementChina is going through a retirement crisis, with a significant portion of older people finding that they can't afford to stop working. That rivals the share of workers who are of retirement age in the US, where 10%-15% are aged 60 or older.

Persons: —, That's Organizations: Service, OECD, Reuters, Social Security, Budget, Trustees Locations: China

☆ People are going crazy over how this self-checkout pronounces 'organic bananas'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok users are reveling in how a Stop & Shop self-checkout pronounces "organic bananas." AdvertisementThe robotic voice of a Stop & Shop self-checkout has the internet cracking up in how it pronounces "organic bananas." The company even commented on the video, saying: "We just feel really passionately about ~organic bananas~." The comments on the organic bananas video spurred the user to post more TikToks of the self-checkout pronouncing different products. "Organic bananas" has, at least, provided some respite from self-checkout security and given social media users a laugh.

Persons: —, Everett, bok choy, They've Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Russia pounds Ukraine with biggest airstrikes in weeks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Olga Voitovych | Martin Goillandeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Russia carried out a “massive” missile attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight into Wednesday, according to local authorities, in the biggest aerial onslaught by Russian forces for weeks. Russia used 76 air attack weapons in the assault, including 55 missiles and 21 drones launched from Russia and Russian controlled areas, according to Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk. Rescuers assess the ruins of a building, damaged by a Russian missile attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine on May 8, 2024. Handout/Ukrainian Emergency Service/APMoscow has stepped up efforts to paralyze Ukraine’s energy system in the past month, as Kyiv’s troops struggle to hold positions on key frontlines particularly in the east. The latest Russian attack hit three thermal power plants run by Ukraine’s biggest power company, DTEK.

Persons: Mykola Oleshchuk, Herman Halushchenko, ” Halushchenko, Maksym Kozytskyi, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian Air Force, country’s Energy, Emergency, AP, Ukraine’s, Nazism Locations: Russia, Russian, Ukraine’s Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Ivano, Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Handout, AP Moscow, Avdiivka, Ukraine’s, Chervonohrad, Stryi

☆ Microsoft made an AI model for spies that's not connected to the internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft has developed a secret AI model exclusively for US spy agencies, Bloomberg reported. It's part of a broader effort by intelligence agencies to use AI for more efficient data handling. AdvertisementMicrosoft created a secret AI model for US spy agencies that is not connected to the internet. It is yet to be tested and accredited by the intelligence agencies. Intelligence agencies have long wanted to use AI to handle data more efficiently.

Persons: —, William Chappell, Chappell, Dennis J, Gleeson, Jr, Sheetal Patel, CIA didn't Organizations: Microsoft, Bloomberg, Service, CIA, Transnational, Technology Mission Center, Intelligence, of National Intelligence, AIM Initiative, Business

☆ A nude cruise launches next year, but do not dare put your bare butt on a public seat
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A 2,300-passenger cruise is due to set sail in February and will let passengers go nude. The Big Nude Boat will take passengers on an 11-day trip from Miami around the Caribbean. The company has policies for its nude passengers, including no naked butts on any public surfaces. AdvertisementA nude cruise is due to set sail in February next year from Miami around the Caribbean — but passengers must follow specific rules about nudity. The Big Nude Boat is a partnership between Norwegian Cruise Line and Bare Necessities, a specialist nude cruise travel company.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Cruise, Business Locations: Miami, Caribbean

☆ Businesses add $90 billion in surprise 'junk fees' each year, and it's starting to backfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Businesses are adding $90 billion in fees to consumer's bills each year, according to one estimate. US consumers spend more than $650 a year per household on "junk fees," per the CEA. AdvertisementBusinesses are adding $90 billion in surprise "junk fees" to customers' bills each year — and it is starting to backfire. Junk fees are hidden costs that are added to product prices. Last June, President Joe Biden said his administration had taken steps to crack down on junk fees.

Persons: —, Noelle Weaver, Bradley Walker, Walker, Merrilee Bridgeman, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, White House Council, Economic Advisers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Wall Street, Democratic Locations: New Orleans, Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ Japan's yakuza — once powerful organized crime figures — are reduced to stealing Pokémon cards
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tokyo police arrested a yakuza boss, accusing him of stealing Pokémon cards. Anti-gang laws and lower profits have made yakuza membership less appealing to younger Japanese. AdvertisementTokyo Metropolitan Police last week arrested an executive of the Takinogawa gang, a faction of Japan's second-most powerful organized crime syndicate — the Sumiyoshi-kai. Police accuse him of stealing Pokémon cards. Yakuza are members of organized crime syndicates, the Japanese equivalents of gangsters or mafiosos.

Persons: — Organizations: Tokyo, Service, Police, Business Locations: Tokyo

☆ Definely, a London legal tech startup founded by a blind lawyer, just raised $7 million with this 10-slide pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewDefinely, a London-based legal tech startup, has raised $7 million in Series A funding, the company said Wednesday. Founded in 2020 by former colleagues at a Magic Circle law firm, Definely is a subscription product that helps lawyers read, edit, and draft legal documents through a plug-in. Currently available through Microsoft Word, Definely uses artificial intelligence, including natural language processing, to make cross-referencing documents easier for legal professionals. Reading legal documents can be a lengthy and complex task with phrases and terminology often scattered between different sections of contracts.

Persons: —, Nnamdi Emelifeonwu, MacDaeid, Emelifeonwu, Definely Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Octopus Ventures, Cornerstone VC, Zrosk Investment, Google, Atlantic Locations: London

☆ These are the top business-development execs competing to hire elite portfolio managers at hedge fund giants Citadel, Millennium, Point72, and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Unlike business development in corporate America, which focuses on growing a company's prospects with partners and clients, hedge fund BD teams specialize in scouting, evaluating, and wooing investment talent. AdvertisementFew have been involved in hedge fund BD longer than Jennifer Blake, Balyasny's global head. The fund's BD department remains in close contact with PMs after they join as a resource and advisor. Vernon Yuen/Getty Images$61 billion AUM2,200+ employeesAdvertisementKen Griffin's Citadel has outperformed not just its immediate rivals but every other hedge fund. He runs a team of about 20 as head of business development in the Americas, the largest region of the largest player in this space.

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☆ A Boeing 787 full of passengers was stranded in Canada's deep north after a burning smell forced an emergency landing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Air France plane diverted after a burning smell was detected in the cabin. The airline had to cancel a different flight to reroute a Boeing 777 to rescue the passengers. AdvertisementAir France has been working to get passengers back on track after their plane made an emergency landing in the deep north of Canada on Tuesday. The Boeing 777 was scheduled to fly from Montreal to Paris, but that flight was canceled. Nearly 11 hours after the passengers had landed in Iqaluit, the 777 departed for New York.

Persons: — Organizations: Boeing, Service, CBC, New York, Seattle, Delta Air Locations: Air France, Canadian, Nunavut, reroute, France, Canada, Paris, Seattle, Iqaluit, Canada's Nunavut, Frobisher Bay, Montreal, New, New York

☆ The DoJ is reportedly investigating if Tesla committed securities or wire fraud in Autopilot probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Department of Justice is investigating potential securities or wire fraud by Tesla, Reuters reported. The probe reportedly centers on Tesla's promotion of its driver assist software. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe Department of Justice is looking into potential securities or wire fraud connected with Tesla's efforts to promote its driver assist software, according to a report by Reuters that cited unnamed sources. In 2022, the news agency first reported that the DoJ had launched a criminal probe into Tesla and its self-driving claims, but further details regarding the scope of the investigation were previously unknown.

Persons: Tesla, — Organizations: Justice, Reuters, Service, DoJ, Tesla, Business

☆ Eric Schmidt shares 4 reasons why China is behind the US in AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the US is "way ahead of China" in AI development. Schmidt cited chip shortages and more English language material to train AI models. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt thinks the US is "way ahead of China" when it comes to AI. Following his departure, Schmidt has invested in various AI companies, including Anthropic.

Persons: Eric Schmidt, Schmidt, — Organizations: Google, Service, Bloomberg, Department of Defense's Innovation, National Security, Artificial Intelligence, Business Locations: China

☆ 15 big US cities where you can buy a house even if you make less than $100,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Realtor.com identified 15 large US cities with the lowest incomes needed to afford a home. Some of the most affordable cities for homebuyers who earn less are in the South and Midwest. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Realtor.com has identified 15 large cities where homebuyers can make less than $100,000 a year — about the typical income of a household with two or more married or related members — and still afford to purchase a median-priced property. Here are the 15 US cities where prospective buyers with relatively lower incomes can still purchase houses, according to Realtor.com.

Persons: Realtor.com, —, Danielle Hale, Hale Organizations: homebuyers, Service, West Locations: South, Midwest . Pittsburgh, California

☆ Ukraine is getting a prototype artillery shell that can strike 3 times as far as regular rounds: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Germany plans to send Ukraine a prototype artillery shell that can travel 62 miles, Handelsblatt reported. AdvertisementGermany is gearing up to send Ukraine a prototype artillery shell that can travel up to 62 miles, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported. That would more than triple the reach of the conventional 155 mm artillery rounds Ukraine is heavily reliant on, depending on what system is used to fire it. It's not clear what the prototype munition actually is. Earlier this year, Germany announced a $5.3 million military aid package for Ukraine, including 10,000 artillery rounds from its own stocks, Politico reported.

Persons: They'd, —, It's, Handelsblatt, Russia's, Armin Papperger, Germany's, Olaf Scholz, Scholz Organizations: Service, Associated Press, Rheinmetall, Defense, Politico Locations: Germany, Ukraine, Berlin

☆ Puma thinks its Palermo sneakers might be this year's Adidas Samba
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Puma posted quarterly earnings on Wednesday that pushed shares 12% higher. The German sportswear giant flagged rising demand for its Palermo sneakers. The "terrace" trend has helped boost sales for Puma and arch rival rival Adidas in recent years. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPuma touted rising demand for its retro terrace-style range on Wednesday as it posted first-quarter earnings that were in line with analysts' expectations but still sent shares soaring.

Persons: Puma, — Organizations: Palermo, Puma, Adidas, Service Locations: Americas

☆ Trump's delay-delay-delay strategy is paying off
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A Georgia appeals court has given Donald Trump a win in the state's election-interference case. The appeals court agreed to consider Trump's bid to get the DA removed from the case. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump has scored another legal win that will likely delay one of his criminal trials. A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to consider Trump's bid to get the Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis, disqualified from the state's 2020 election-interference case against Trump and his allies.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Fani Willis, Trump, Scott McAfee, Willis Organizations: Service, Fulton County Superior Court, Business Locations: Georgia, Fulton County

☆ Cunard added a 4th luxury cruise ship to its famous fleet — see what it'll be like on the new Queen Anne
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Cunard welcomed its fourth ship and newest in 14 years, the 2,996-guest Queen Anne. Queen Anne's 2024 itineraries, primarily in Europe, start at $300 per person for a two-night cruise. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementCunard has operated 249 ships throughout its 184 years in operation, including the famous Queen Mary and Queen Mary 2. It's Cunard's latest 2,996-guest ship, replete with 4,300 art pieces, archery, and the company's signature high-end flair.

Persons: Cunard, Queen Anne, —, Queen Mary and Queen Mary, it's, It's Organizations: Service, Cunard, BBC Locations: Europe

☆ Russians are so desperate to see Western pop stars, they are paying to go on 'concert vacations' abroad
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The company has sold 150 concert vacations since last year, according to The Telegraph. Russian music fans, however, appear to be so desperate to see their favorite artists that they are paying thousands to go on "concert vacations" abroad. A spokesperson for the operator told The Telegraph that it had sold 150 concert vacations since it launched its packages in the fall of last year. One of the packages — a five-day trip to see Ed Sheeran perform in Belgrade, Serbia, in August — costs around $1,123. "Western superstars don't perform in Moscow anymore," Jonny Tickle, a British man living in Moscow, wrote on X.

Persons: Ed Sheeran, James Blunt, —, Snoop, Sheeran, Jonny Tickle, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Adele, Tickle, Guy Berryman, hadn't, Coldplay, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, Elzy, Vakarchuk Organizations: The, Service, Express, The Telegraph, Scorpions, Ukraine, Europa, Coldplay, Russian Express Locations: Russian, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Zagreb, Croatia, Dubai, Belgrade, Serbia, Moscow, British, Dua, Munich, Budapest, Vienna, Ukrainian, Brussels

☆ Prince Harry won’t see King Charles during UK trip for Invictus celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Harry is back in the UK for the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games. Chris Jackson/Getty Images for The Invictus Games FoundationBuckingham Palace has not commented on the duke’s visit. The inaugural Invictus Games, an international sporting competition for wounded veterans and members of the military, was held in London in 2014. Following the Invictus celebrations in London, Harry and Meghan will head to Nigeria at the invitation of the Nigerian Defence Headquarters. The next Invictus Games will be held in Vancouver and Whistler in Canada in February 2025.

Persons: Duke, Sussex, King Charles III, Prince Harry, Harry, Chris Jackson, Meghan, Prince William, Duchess, Prince Archie, Charles, ”, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Damian Lewis Organizations: London CNN, Invictus, Invictus Games, Getty, Buckingham, CNN’s Royal, Nigerian Defence Headquarters Locations: United Kingdom, United States, London’s St, Paul’s, London, Nigeria, Vancouver, Whistler, Canada, Birmingham, Washington, DC

☆ 2 Chinese EV companies seem to be ganging up on Elon Musk's Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

EV company Nio is launching a new affordable EV brand in China. The alliance between the two companies will likely intensify pressure on Tesla in China. BYD will reportedly provide a small battery pack for one version of the Onvo EV, with Chinese battery maker CALB supplying a larger 85-kilowatt-hour battery pack. AdvertisementThe alliance between Nio and BYD will likely intensify pressure on Elon Musk in China, where Tesla sales have slumped amid brutal competition for EVs. Once again, however, he is likely to face stiff competition from BYD and Nio, who are developing their own driving assistance software.

Persons: —, Elon, BYD, confirmeded, Nio, didn't, Musk Organizations: Nio, Service, Tesla's, Elon Musk, Reuters, Business, EV, Elon, EVs, China's Passenger Car Association, Bloomberg, Baidu Locations: China, Europe, Nio, Tesla's Shanghai, Beijing, BYD

☆ London's elite Garrick Club votes to allow women for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — Members of Britain's exclusive all-male Garrick Club has reportedly voted to permit women to join the institution for the first time in its 193-year history. The historic vote comes after the club has been under immense scrutiny over recent weeks following the publication by the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper of some of the elite club's most influential members. The closely-guarded membership list showed the club to be an emblem of Britain's patriarchal establishment, with the majority of members white and aged over 50. Notable public figures from the arts, including actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Brian Cox, were also named. The Garrick Club, named after the 18th-century actor David Garrick, was founded in 1831 as a place where "actors and men of refinement and education might meet on equal terms," according to a statement on the club's website.

Persons: Garrick, King Charles III, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brian Cox, David Garrick Organizations: U.K, Secret Intelligence Service, Garrick Locations: London

☆ I've been to over 100 countries. I want to go back to these 5 — including one travelers are really sleeping on.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Abbie Synan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I've been to over 100 countries, and I have five in mind I'd love to revisit. Oman is underrated and Georgia is such a special place I've been there multiple times. AdvertisementOnce you've visited over half of the world's countries, the urge to travel to every nation slowly starts to take hold of your itinerary. Here are the five countries I'd revisit in a heartbeat — and that I'd recommend to anyone planning their next trip. Surprisingly enough, none of my picks have cracked the top 10 for the most visited countries this year so far — so you may also be able to avoid summer crowds by checking them out.

Persons: I've, —, you've Organizations: Service Locations: Oman, Georgia, Japan, Brazil

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