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☆ Iran wants Israelis to worry that Hezbollah has a rare and powerful EMP weapon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Nuclear EMP pulses can travel hundreds of miles depending on their altitude of detonation, while NNEMP devices only have ranges of about 5 miles. AP Photo/Mohammed ZaatariIran does have a nuclear program, and probably could build a nuclear EMP weapon if it wanted to. But a non-nuclear EMP weapon might enable Iran to sidestep any red lines. But this raises another question: would Iran give EMP weapons to Hezbollah, its most important proxy? Giving EMP weapons to Hezbollah would risk the possibility that Israel and other nations would hold Iran responsible.

Persons: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps —, Mohammed Zaatari, Trump, Israel, Joseph Votel, Votel, Israel —, It's, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Hezbollah, Lebanese, Quds Force, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Kuwaiti, Al, Force, National and Homeland Security, AP, Iranian, American, US Central Command, Middle East Institute, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Iran, The, Tehran, Russia, Europe, Mohammed Zaatari Iran, Iranian, Jerusalem, China, North Korea, Washington, New Jersey, Northern Israel, Beirut, Forbes

☆ The female 'founder mode' double standard
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Melia Russell | Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

From the moment Paul Graham dropped his essay on "founder mode," people online analyzed it like a stone tablet found bearing the new commandment of startupdom. But there's one group that has been privately wrestling with "founder mode" since before it had a meme-able name: female founders. Four female founders told Business Insider that a stark double standard prevents them from operating their startups as their male counterparts do. Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd wrote on Instagram that she was "in founder mode for 10 years and got attacked for it every single day." But unlike female founders, he and Neumann, the WeWork founder, enjoy the luxury of being given second chances by investors.

Persons: Paul Graham, Tobias Lütke, Baron Davis, Jessica Lessin, Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, that's, There's, they'll, Amanda E, J Morrison, Julie Products, Adam Neumann, Sophia Amoruso, it's, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Morrison, We've, they're, Clara Brenner, They're, she's, Julie, Christie Horvath, Wagmo's, Horvath, there's, Anna Barber, Barber, Jenny Fielding, Fielding, Elon, Sara Mauskopf, Slack, Musk, Mauskopf, Neumann, It's, Ty Haney, athleisure —, Haney, Graham's Organizations: Service, Founders, Spotify, Urban Innovation Fund, CVS, M13 Ventures, Ventures, TechCrunch

☆ Abbott launches its first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Abbott Laboratories announced Thursday its over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor Lingo is available in the U.S. starting at $49. These devices, called continuous glucose monitors, are small sensors that stick through the skin to measure real-time glucose levels. Continuous glucose monitors have served as tools for patients with diabetes, but Lingo is not intended for diabetes management. The company released its over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor geared toward this demographic in late August. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Dexcom's Stelo in March, and it cleared two over-the-counter continuous glucose monitoring systems from Abbott in June.

Persons: Lingo, it's, Abbott, That's, Ben Fohner, Abbott's, Olivier Ropars, Ropars, Dexcom's Organizations: Abbott, CNBC, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Dexcom's Stelo, Libre, Libre Rio Locations: U.S

☆ With tech stocks on the sale rack, here are levels to buy Meta and 3 other megacaps
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

However, given that September has historically been the worst month of the year for the market, we're layering in some technical analysis to identify some buy levels. We published our prior buy levels analysis on June 26. Clearly, we should have been a bit more conservative in our buy levels, however, in our defense shares only traded below $162 for two days. However, we must be mindful that a move there would once again mean we've broken below the 200-day moving average. Below that and we're looking for the 200-day moving average to hold at around $89 apiece.

Persons: we're, we've, that's, wouldn't, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Mark Zuckerberg, Emily Chang, Jason Henry Organizations: Microsoft, Nvidia, Club, CNBC, Meta, Inc, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Menlo Park , California

☆ Hezbollah: What weapons does it have? A visual guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Lou Robinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Though no match for Israel’s military might, Hezbollah’s increasingly sophisticated arsenal has the potential to inflict significant damage on Israel and its allies in the region. As it fought in the trenches of that nearly decade-long war, Hezbollah became seasoned in urban warfare and solidified its alliances with other Iran-backed groups fighting in Syria. Throughout its decades-long conflict with Israel, Hezbollah has been engaged in asymmetric warfare. It has sought to grow its political and military might, while seeking to establish deterrence despite Israel’s military superiority. Because of Hezbollah’s growing power, a possible all-out war between Israel and Lebanon would thrust the Middle East into uncharted waters.

Persons: Yemen’s Houthis, Bashar al, Assad Organizations: CNN, Islamic Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Iraq, Red, Beirut, Islamic Republic

☆ Ukraine’s march into Russia exposes Putin’s crisis management problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But his track record of handling recent crises in Russia reveals a different side of his presidential persona: one of paralysis and indecision. Despite a claim of responsibility from ISIS-K, he continued to insist that Ukraine, and the West had played a role. Dmytro Kholod, commander of Ukraine’s “Nightingale” battalion, currently in Kursk, told CNN by phone on Wednesday that he has noticed a shift in the behavior of Russian troops. It is just a strategy for perpetuating war and allowing Russia to wait us all out,” said Ryan. “Now we see that when he’s really presented with a crisis, he’s not a cornered rat, he’s just like an imposter.

Persons: CNN —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Evgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, ” Putin, Prigozhin, Yan Dobronosov, ”, Boris Bondarev, “, Mick Ryan, Ramzan Kadyrov, don’t, Andrei Belousov, Dmytro Kholod, Ukraine’s “ Nightingale, ” Ryan, he’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, Efrem, Ryan, Bondarev Organizations: CNN, Crocus, Russia’s, ISIS, US, Kyiv, Getty, of Human Rights, ”, Kremlin, Naval, Black, Institute for, Russian MoD, Russia, AP, NATO, Putin Locations: Russia, Russian, Kursk, Ukraine, Crocus City, Moscow, Ukrainian, Sudzha, AFP, Beslan, Kharkiv, Crimea, Kursk Oblast, ”

☆ Nvidia will be in the spotlight next week as Wall Street wraps up a tumultuous August
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

NVDA YTD mountain Nvidia Wall Street is bullish heading into Nvidia's earnings results next week, figuring any hiccups to its next generation AI chips does little to dim the earnings potential of a company that essentially has a monopoly on the market. Economists polled by FactSet anticipate PCE to show increases of 0.2% month on month and 2.6% from the year-earlier period. Wall Street anticipates that stocks could go higher from here, though the road from now to the end of the year could be bumpy. Other notable earnings results include tech names Salesforce and CrowdStrike, as well as consumer names such as Campbell Soup, Dollar General and Ulta Beauty. Earnings: Nvidia , Bath & Body Works , J. M. Smucker , Salesforce , CrowdStrike , NetApp , HP Thursday Aug. 29 8:30 a.m.

Persons: Nvidia's, chipmaker, they've, Harsh Kumar, Piper Sandler, Blackwell, Jensen Huang, Jim Cramer, Kumar, Louis Navellier, Jerome Powell, Jackson, Powell, FactSet, David Miller, Miller, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, He's, Campbell, Lululemon Organizations: Nvidia, Blackwell, Navellier, Associates, Federal Reserve, PCE, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, U.S, Catalyst Funds, Ulta, Dallas Fed, Richmond Fed, Body, HP, Autodesk, PCE Deflator, Chicago PMI Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Chicago, Michigan

“They are using food as a weapon,” a senior aid official told CNN. “No official travel authorization has been granted to humanitarian partners to implement activities outside of Sittwe township since November 2023,” a senior aid official told CNN. The UN aid officials made clear in their meetings, which have not been previously reported, that the status quo is unacceptable, the sources said. A World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Maungdaw was looted and burned in June, depriving that community of urgently needed food aid. A senior UN aid official in Myanmar blamed the funding shortfall in part on international apathy.

Persons: CNN — Khin Mar Cho, Soldiers, Byine Phyu, Khin Mar Cho, ” Khin Mar Cho, “, —, ”, Myint Kyaw, Sen, Min Aung, Mohammed, ” Mohammed, Shayna Bauchner, we’ve, OCHA, Sai Aung, Rakhine —, Ejaz, Jamila, Bangladesh Azim Khan Ronnie, Buthidaung, drenching, ” Jamila, ULA, ” Sajjad Mohammad Sajid Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Arakan Army, AA, UN, Myanmar’s Ministry of Information, AFP, Getty, Partners Relief, Development, Human Rights, ” Aid, SAC, Administration Council, Food, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs, UN Security Council, European Union, Aid, Human Rights Watch, Solent, Myanmar, Development Coordination, United League of, Programme, Junta Locations: Myanmar, Byine, Rakhine, Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar’s, Yangon, “, Sai, AFP, China, Buthidaung, Bangladesh, Cox’s Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Tanbirul Miraj Ripon, Kutupalong, Tanbirul Miraj Ripon, Arakan, Maungdaw, ULA, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ A new path to better sleep: Evening exercise breaks
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Dana Santas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Now, a small efficacy study published July 16 in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine suggests a simple yet effective strategy to improve sleep duration: incorporating short resistance, or strength training, exercise breaks in the evening. The findings were compelling: The participants slept an average of 27.7 minutes longer when they took regular exercise breaks compared with when they sat uninterrupted. “Our research found that interrupting evening sitting time with short bursts of light intensity exercise improved sleep duration and did not disrupt sleep quality,” Gale added via email. “Adding quick, simple and light resistance exercise breaks to your evening routine could be a simple way to improve your sleep and health,” he said. Better sleep could be just a few short exercise breaks away.

Persons: Dana Santas, Aaron Lockwood, ”, Jennifer Gale, Gale, ” Gale, Raj Dasgupta, Dasgupta, “ Organizations: Pain, CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, University of Otago, Huntington Health, CNN’s Locations: United States, New Zealand, California

☆ A 56-year-old woman lost weight and balanced her blood sugar with 5 simple changes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Doctors wrote off her symptoms as part of getting older and undergoing menopause, noting that her blood sugar measurements were within the higher range of normal. AdvertisementPagano started using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), a wearable device that gives live updates on changes to blood sugar levels. AdvertisementTracking her blood sugar helped her realize she didn't need to give it up completely. A new supplement: berberineTo help balance her blood sugar, Pagano started using an herbal supplement sometimes called "nature's Ozempic." There's not much evidence it significantly boosts weight loss, but some studies suggest it can have a modest benefit on blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

Persons: —, Gayle Pagano, Doctors, Pagano, she's, dietitians, There's, berberine Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Florida

More than two weeks into Ukraine’s incursion into western Russia, Ukrainian politicians have begun talking about establishing a buffer zone there. But how much farther Ukraine might try to advance into Russia, and how long it plans to stay, is unclear, U.S. officials said. After the first week of fighting, Ukraine claimed to control almost 400 square miles of Russian territory — an area roughly the size of Los Angeles. But American officials are not convinced that Ukraine intends to hold its position in Russia long term. They have not been laying minefields to slow down a counterattack, nor have they constructed barriers to slow down Russian tanks, the officials say.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky Locations: Russia, Ukraine, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ How much is too much to spend on jeans?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-18 | by ( Fiona Sinclair Scott | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Of course, there were the aghast social media comments, those are to be expected, but the moment also inspired a reasonable question: How much is too much to spend on jeans? These jeans are something of an outlier, having been designed — undoubtedly — with celebrities and the 1% in mind. Cheaper options are plentiful across the market — from classic $100 Levi’s to newer denim brands, such as MUD Jeans or ELV Denim, emphasizing their sustainable or circular credentials (jeans in this category tend to be priced around $200 to $500.) A brief buyer’s guideNew York-based stylist and newsletter author Becky Malinsky wearing Auralee jeans. “I feel, personally, there are many sustainable brands out there that are producing a really good pair of jeans for around $150 to $200.

Persons: Blake Lively, Valentino, Porter, Ssense, Jean Paul Gaultier, Ralph Lauren, Becky Malinsky, ”, “, don’t, Malinsky, jean I, it’s, Sid Marshall, jean, Eric Charbonneau, Sandra Capponi, Ani Wells, Wells, …, you’re, can’t, Kurt Cobain’s Organizations: CNN, Gabbana, Citizens, Humanity, Transformers Foundation Locations: New York

☆ Disney has a price problem. It has ambitious plans to fix that
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-16 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“With 2025 also being the opening of Universal’s Epic Universe, there will likely also be negative impacts on Walt Disney World attendance. Still, the price of Disney tickets today compared to past years prices out some families. The grievance from the fan community is that this used to be free at Disney parks. Transportation from the Orlando airport to Disney World property also used to be included for Disney hotel guests, but that service has been discontinued. Munsil said the Disney parks are “expensive, yes, but there’s nothing else on Earth like them.”

Persons: CNN —, Raymond James, Hugh Johnston, Josh D’Amaro, ” D’Amaro, D’Amaro, ”, “, Gary Hershorn, Tom Bricker, ” Bricker, Bricker, Don Munsil, Munsil, Mindy Marzec, ” Munsil, Victoria Wade, ” Wade, Wade Organizations: CNN, CNN — Disney, Disney, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Pixar, Corbis, “, Walt Disney, Walt Disney World, “ Star, Busch, Transportation, Food, Disney Food, Magic, Universal Studios, Magic Kingdom Locations: Orlando, Anaheim , California, Wakanda, California, Florida

☆ U.S. crude oil trades near a three-week high after rally fueled by Israel-Iran tension
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. crude oil prices traded close to a three-week high Tuesday, after rallying on Monday in anticipation of an attack by Iran against Israel that could play havoc with Mideast production and transportation. Here are Tuesday's energy prices:"These risks remain low-probability events, which helps explain the modest increase in prices," Gloystein wrote. But prices eased slightly Tuesday as a strike by Iran had not yet materialized. Rob Ginsberg, managing director at Wolfe Research, said U.S. crude could rise above a resistance level of $84 per barrel. "Once out, mid to high $90s isn't crazy," Ginsberg said.

Persons: Henning Gloystein, Gloystein, Rob Ginsberg, Ginsberg Organizations: Eurasia Group, International Energy Agency, OPEC, U.S, Wolfe Research Locations: Iran, Israel, Hormuz, Brazil, Canada, Guyana, China

☆ Dollar tenses for data verdict on rate cut risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The greenback was idling at 147.17 yen , having briefly touched a one-week high of 148.23 overnight before profit-taking emerged. More important will be the consumer price report and retail sales for July which could have a material impact on whether the Fed eases by 25 basis points or 50 basis points in September. The former outcome would likely lift Treasury yields and support the dollar, while the latter would have the opposite effect. The futures market clearly still sees recession as a risk with 101 basis points of Fed easing priced in by Christmas, and more than 120 basis points for next year. "Although the trend is moderating, inflation is too high for the Fed to justify the market pricing 100bp of rate cuts between September and year-end."

Organizations: Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, Swiss, Atlanta Fed, ANZ

☆ How to determine if this comeback rally is for real, according to the charts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Todd Gordon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Stocks have made a nice comeback after testing support last week in the wake of a violent summer swoon tied to the yen carry trade. I run four equity portfolios at Inside Edge Capital, the most actively managed is appropriately named "Active Opps." In this article I'll cover the technical formation of the resistance zone as well as the option hedge we're using. If this is an ill-fated rally, or a so-called bear market rally, my bet is it will fail around this zone. BEFORE MAKING ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS, YOU SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER SEEKING ADVICE FROM YOUR OWN FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR.

Persons: Nvidia's, Todd Gordon Organizations: Edge, Nasdaq, Inside Edge, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL

☆ Russia left 'mainly kids' and conscripts to defend its borders, Ukrainian soldier says after surprise attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian soldiers broke through the Russian border last week in a surprise attack. A Ukrainian soldier told The Wall Street Journal that Russian troops in the area were inexperienced. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The deputy commander of a squad involved in the offensive told The Wall Street Journal that they had anticipated more resistance from Russian troops.

Persons: — Organizations: Russian, Wall Street Journal, Service, Business Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Kursk, Russia, Ukraine, Russia's Kursk

☆ The Paris Olympics wanted a fast track and it got one – this is how it was made
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Liam Tharme | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

There were two requirements for the Stade de France track for the 2024 Paris Olympics: make it purple and make it fast. But Paris was fast: seven Olympic records and three track and field world records were set at the Games. Thirteen men ran under Kenenisa Bekele’s 10,000m Olympic record (Michael Steele/Getty Images)Four men broke Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s 1500m Olympic record from Tokyo, including Ingebrigtsen, only for him to not medal. Washing the Olympic track in Tokyo in 2021 (Antonin Thullier/AFP via Getty Images)One myth Stroppiana is keen to bust is track hardness. And since then we haven’t been able to change that point of view.”How hard is the Paris track?

Persons: Joshua Cheptegei 10000m, Cole, Arshad Nadeem Javelin, Sydney McLaughlin, Marileidy Paulino, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, Michael Steele, Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s, Noah Lyles ’, Richard Heathcote, Maurizio Stroppiana, Mondo, ”, Stroppiana, Antonin Thullier, “, haven’t, Patrick Smith, ’, Denis, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, Nathan Laine Organizations: Stade de France, Joshua Cheptegei 10000m Uganda, Bahrain, Dominican, Kenya, Kipyegon, Getty, Mexico City, Paris, Getty Images, University of Milan, Olympic, Stade, Adidas, Nike, Asics, Puma, Bloomberg Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Paris, London, Rio, Tokyo, Sweden, Seville, Italian, Moscow, Mexico, Barcelona, Mexico City, AFP, Atlanta, Los Angeles, USA, Brisbane, Australia, Before Tokyo

☆ She grew up in Ukraine, studied accounting, and joined the army. But since Russia invaded, she did a hard career pivot — twice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kuzmina, 32, is training to be an electrician in Kamianske, a city in eastern Ukraine. Because of worker shortages in fields like driving, mechanical work, and road work, the Ukrainian government launched a program that provides women with training vouchers. But Ukrainian women must still contend with employers and even family members who aren't always on board with more women taking traditionally male jobs. But soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Kuzmina's commander disbanded the unit because of a lack of resources. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last month that Russia had damaged or destroyed more than half of Ukraine's power generation.

Persons: —, aren't, Kuzmina, Yuliia Kuzmina, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yana Lukashuk, Lukashuk, Olga Kupets, Kupets, shubhangigoel@insider.com Organizations: Service, Business, Army, Ukrainian Army, Donbas Battalion, Kuzmina's, Locals, Kyiv School of Economics Locations: Kamianske, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Torestsk, Kyiv, Soviet

☆ Here is what Ukraine probably wants from its wild assault on Russian territory
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewUkraine has surprised the world with its attack on Kursk, a rare ground invasion of Russian soil. As of Monday, the Kremlin announced that Ukrainian troops had advanced almost 19 miles into the western Russian region. In a public meeting that afternoon, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed his military to purge Ukrainian troops from Kursk. Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at the London-based Royal United Services Institute, assessed on Monday that some Russian troops had been moved from within Ukraine, but the scale is unclear. He said this would likely only be incidental to Ukraine's main strategic goal in the Kursk attack.

Persons: —, Patrick Bury, Vladimir Putin, We're, Matthew Ford, Ford, Matthew Savill, Savill, Russia's, West, Ukraine —, Bury, we've, they've, Putin, Vladimir, Peter Dickinson Organizations: Service, UK's University of Bath, Kremlin, Business, Agence France, Presse, BI, UK's University of Sussex, Royal United Services Institute, West Ford, Ukraine, Pentagon, Trump, Atlantic, Moscow Times Locations: Ukraine, Kursk, Russian, Russia, Kyiv, London, Kharkiv

☆ The energy sector decline is overdone and this stock could lead the bounce, according to the charts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Katie Stockton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

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Persons: DVN, Katie Stockton Organizations: Devon Energy, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, Fairlead, CNBC Pro, Securities Locations: Devon

☆ Starbucks shares get a lift on one-two punch of activist moves. More upside should be ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Activist involvement is heating up at Starbucks , increasing the likelihood that the coffee chain makes changes necessary to boost its languishing stock price. This one-two punch of activist news is sending shares of Starbucks higher by more than 2% Monday, to nearly $77 each. We upgraded our rating on Starbucks' stock to a buy-equivalent rating last month on hopes that Elliott's presence would lead to positive changes inside the company. Board seats aside, Elliott's exact plan to lift Starbucks' stock is not known. This is not the first time Elliott and Starboard have been in a Club stock at the same time.

Persons: Jeff Smith's, It's, John's, Elliott Management —, Jesse Cohn, Cohn, Satya Nadella, Elliott, Jim Cramer, Jim, That's, Laxman Narasimhan, Wells Fargo, Jim Cramer's, Beata Zawrzel Organizations: Street Journal, Olive Garden, Darden, CNBC, Microsoft, Starbucks, Club, Constellation Brands, Nurphoto, Getty Locations: China, North America, Salesforce, Krakow, Poland

☆ China’s Great Wall of Villages
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Muyi Xiao | Agnes Chang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

China’s Great Wall of Villages China has moved thousands of people to new settlements on its frontiers. Mr. Akester and Mr. Barnett, who have studied Tibet’s border villages for years, reviewed The Times’s findings. In neighboring Xinjiang and Yunnan, The Times identified six new and 59 expanded border villages. (China says there are hundreds of villages like them, but few details are available and many appear to be mere upgrades of existing villages.) A Times investigation found 12 villages in disputed areas Disputed areas Villages in disputed areas Other villages CHINA CHINA TIBET Arunachal Pradesh Controlled by India Claimed by China BHUTAN INDIA MYANMAR 50 miles CHINA CHINA TIBET Arunachal Pradesh Controlled by India Claimed by China BHUTAN MYANMAR INDIA 75 miles Source: RAIC Labs and The Times analysis of Planet Labs satellite imageryChina makes clear that the villages are there for security.

Persons: ”, Xi Jinping, Bhutan Gyalaphug, Tian Shan Wang, Matthew Akester, Robert Barnett, Akester, Barnett, India Demchok, ” Mr, Xi’s, Brahma Chellaney, Mr, Chellaney, Liu Pengyu, Brian Hart, India Migyitun, Jing Qian, Tenzin, “ Organizations: Daily, New York Times, RAIC Labs, Planet Labs, The Times, SOAS University of London, India, China United Front News Network, Times, ”, Embassy, Local, Planet Labs India, China Power, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Maxar, Center for, Asia Society, Communist Party, Human Rights Watch Locations: China, India, Beijing, Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Tajikistan Fumin, Aimin, Vietnam, Luozha county, Shannan, Tibet Autonomous, Fumin, Xinjiang, Yunnan, China’s, CHINA CHINA TIBET Arunachal Pradesh, China BHUTAN INDIA MYANMAR, China BHUTAN MYANMAR INDIA, New Delhi, South China, Washington, ” India, Ladakh, Times, ”, Center for China, Central Asians, Dokha

☆ Kursk offensive: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Analysis Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The video, released Wednesday by the Kremlin, showed the Russian president was not happy with news from the southern region of Kursk. The head of the city of Rylsk – some distance from the most advanced Ukrainian units – said Friday more than half the population of 15,000 had left. An expeditionary forceUkrainian troops, even if reinforced, cannot expect to occupy several hundred square kilometers of Russian territory. But holding a large chunk Russian territory is beyond their capacity and probably beyond their goal. “The unfolding events demonstrate the extent to which Moscow has deeply depended on sanctuary in Russian territory to wage its war against Ukraine,” Barros told CNN.

Persons: CNN — Vladimir Putin, General Valery Gerasimov, Putin, George Barros, “, Volodymyr Zelensky, Aleksander Kots, Andrey Gurulyov, –, Malaya Loknya, Emil Kastehelmi, Barros, Matthew Schmidt, ’, Vladislav Shurygin, Izvestia, That’s, ” Daniel Fried, George Washington’s, ”, ” Barros, Darya Tarasova, Maria Kostenko Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Russian Defense Ministry, Telegram, 61st Mechanized Brigade, Gazprom, Social, –, US Army’s Command, General Staff College, Atlantic Council, National Guard, Ukraine, “ Locations: Russian, Kursk, Sudzha, Russia, Kyiv, Donetsk, Washington, Kharkiv, Rylsk, Europe, Ukrainian, Ivashkovsky, Malaya, Olgovka, Finland, Moscow, Shurygin, Delaware, Ukraine, “ Russia

☆ Tech companies want nuclear power. Some utilities are throwing up roadblocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A cooling tower at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, US, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Tech companies are increasingly looking to directly connect data centers to nuclear plants as they race to secure clean energy to power artificial intelligence, sparking resistance from some utilities over the potential impact on the electric grid. Data centers, the computer warehouses that run the Internet, in some cases now require a gigawatt or more of power, comparable to the average capacity of a nuclear reactor in the U.S. Tech companies are building out data centers just as power supply is increasingly constrained due to the retirement of coal plants and as demand is climbing from the expansion of domestic manufacturing and the electrification of vehicles. PJM covers 13 states primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region, including the world's largest data center hub in northern Virginia.

Persons: Joe Dominguez, Dominguez, Constellation's Dominguez Organizations: Constellation, Tech, U.S, Constellation Energy, Vistra Corp, Nvidia, PJM Locations: Scriba , New York, China, U.S, Baltimore, Dallas, Virginia

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