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☆ Banning TikTok would hit China’s tech ambitions and deepen the global digital divide
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Not only would that deal another huge blow to China’s tech ambitions, it would further deepen the divide between two digital worlds centered around the rival economic superpowers. Congress on Tuesday approved legislation that could compel ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a national ban. That leaves few options for ByteDance to secure the future of TikTok in the US, its biggest market with 170 million users. “This includes everything from who owns and operates data centers, to space-based internet satellites, to undersea cables and, of course semiconductors.”In that sense, the TikTok ban has its silver lining for Beijing. Growing challenges for Chinese appsThe TikTok legislation was included in a wide-ranging foreign aid package meant to support Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, ByteDance, Joe Biden, TikTok, “, ”, Alex Capri, Richard Windsor, Capri, Biden, Paul Triolo, ” Triolo, Wang Wenbin, CNN’s Marc Stewart, Triolo doesn’t, — CNN’s Wayne Chang, Marc Stewart Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Foundation, National University of Singapore’s Business, YouTube, Google, Radio Free Mobile, TikTok, Technology, Albright, Commerce Department, Commerce, China’s, Foreign Ministry, Facebook, Apple Locations: China, Hong Kong, America, Beijing, Capri, “, Asia, Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, Silicon Valley, American, Bytedance, “ Beijing

☆ The GOP's got a growing beef with lab-made meat
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I know the legislature is doing a bill to try to protect our meat — You need meat, OK? "There's nothing about cultivated meat that is a conservative or a liberal thing," said Josh Tetrick, CEO of GOOD Meat — a cultivated meat company with the largest market share of the global industry so far. Other red-state politicians are also responding to the threat to their red meat, including Alabama State Sen. Jack Williams and Tennessee State Rep. Bud Hulsey, who have supported or proposed legislation to ban cultivated meat in their states. A nugget made from lab-grown chicken meat is seen during a media presentation in Singapore, the first country to allow the sale of meat created without slaughtering any animals.

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“Thank you, America!” Zelensky wrote on his Telegram on Saturday, shortly after the House of Representatives passed the long-delayed Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act by a vote of 311-112. The bill was part of a wider $95 billion package providing foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region. Meanwhile, the House passed the Israel Security Supplemental with a vote of 366-58. Lawmakers wave Ukrainian flags after the House passed the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. “For people who want to defeat the enemy, this news is a great morale booster.”He went on: “To win, we need ammunition … we really need artillery shells because we have an artillery hunger.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Zelensky, Zelensky, ”, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, Mahmoud Abbas, Joe Biden, “, Dmytro Kuleba, Vladimir Putin, ” Kuleba, Maria Zakharova, Dmytro Kurylovich, Bankir Organizations: CNN, Israel, Palestinian, Senate, Getty, Russian Foreign, 110th, National Guard, Artillery, “ Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Russia, Europe, United States, “, Taiwan, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Avdiivka, Russian

☆ By passing Ukraine aid, the accidental speaker became an unlikely Churchill
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Republican Speaker Mike Johnson showed political courage that is rare in Washington and notable legislative skill for an inexperienced leader in forcing a long-delayed $60 billion aid bill for Ukraine through the House of Representatives on Saturday. And 112 Republicans — a majority of the conference — voted against the Ukraine bill. And any Republican speaker propped up by Democrats might hemorrhage support among GOP lawmakers and be forced to resign. “As we deliberate on this vote, you have to ask yourself this question: Am I Chamberlain or Churchill?” he said. The accidental speaker makes an unlikely Churchill, but on Saturday he proved to be a far more daring and substantial figure than many of his Republican and Democratic critics previously believed.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Johnson, Vladimir Putin, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden’s, “, Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, ” CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen, Putin, —, Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, Johnson —, Kevin McCarthy’s, Marc Molinaro, CNN’s Manu Raju, Trump, Zelensky, Trump’s, Hakeem Jeffries, Mike Quigley, It’s, ” Quigley, Chuck Schumer, Jeffries, Mike McCaul, ‘, it’s, McCaul, Chamberlain, Churchill Organizations: CNN, West, GOP, America, MAGA, United States House, Representatives, Ukraine, Republican Party, Trump, Republicans, Georgia, Mar, Democratic, Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Illinois Democrat, Foreign, Texas Republican, Republican Locations: Washington, Ukraine, Russian, Louisiana, United States, Russia, Europe, Iran, China, Israel, Taiwan, Mexico, Georgia, New York, Kyiv, Texas, Nazi Germany

☆ Democrats build financial edge in battle for the House
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Meanwhile, a pair of super PACs aligned with the House leadership of both parties also announced their most recent quarterly fundraising totals this week, showing Democrats with another advantage. House Majority PAC, the Democratic super PAC, said that, along with its affiliated organization, House Majority Forward, it had raised $37 million in the quarter for Democrats’ House effort. Adding to the pressure, House Republicans are still dealing with the fallout from leadership fights as they seek to defend their razor-thin majority. Meanwhile, a conservative dark money group, American Prosperity Alliance, launched new ads this week targeting three House Republicans who had voted to oust McCarthy, slamming their voting records. House Majority PAC, the lead Democratic super PAC, announced earlier this month plans to spend $186 million on advertising campaigns targeting a series of key battleground races.

Persons: outraising, outraised, Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, Johnson, McCarthy, – Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene Organizations: CNN, US, Representatives, GOP, Democrats ’, Democratic Congressional, Committee, Republican, National Republican Congressional Committee, PAC, Democratic, Congressional, Fund, American Action Network, Republicans, House Republicans, Capitol, Capitol Hill . Rep, Marjorie Taylor Greene of, American Prosperity Alliance Locations: California, New York, Capitol Hill, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Ukraine, Israel

☆ Was Trump Benefiting From Being Out of the News?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Nate Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Donald J. Trump appears to be a stronger candidate than he was four years ago, polling suggests, and not just because a notable number of voters look back on his presidency as a time of relative peace and prosperity. It’s also because his political liabilities, like his penchant to offend and his legal woes, don’t dominate the news the way they once did. In the last New York Times/Siena College poll, only 38 percent of voters said they’d been offended by Mr. Trump “recently,” even as more than 70 percent said they had been offended by him at some point. We didn’t ask a question like this back in 2016 or 2020 for comparison (unfortunately), but my subjective thumb-in-the-wind gauge says that, if we had, more voters would have said yes to the “recently offended” question. Mr. Trump’s most outrageous comments just don’t dominate the news cycle the way they did four to eight years ago.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, It’s, they’d Organizations: New York Times, Siena College

☆ Four Years Out, Some Voters Look Back at Trump’s Presidency More Positively
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Lisa Lerer | Ruth Igielnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Views of Donald J. Trump’s presidency have become more positive since he left office, bolstering his case for election and posing a risk to President Biden’s strategy of casting his opponent as unfit for the presidency, according to a new poll by The New York Times and Siena College. While the memories of Mr. Trump’s tumultuous and chaotic administration have not significantly faded, many voters now have a rosier picture of his handling of the economy, immigration and maintaining law and order. Ahead of the 2020 election, only 39 percent of voters said that the country was better off after Mr. Trump took office. Now, looking back, nearly half say that he improved things during his time as president. The poll’s findings underscore the way in which a segment of voters have changed their minds about the Trump era, recalling those years as a time of economic prosperity and strong national security.

Persons: Donald J, Trump’s, Biden’s, Trump Organizations: The New York Times, Siena College Locations: New York

☆ Dan Coats: Why Aid for Ukraine’s Fight Against Russia Matters - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Dan Coats | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Since Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine in 2014, a rare consensus has formed in Washington around this conviction: America must provide military support to Ukraine’s resistance. Three administrations and large majorities of both parties in Congress have consistently held that President Vladimir Putin’s aggression cannot be tolerated. The choices facing America are always based on the same foundation: what best serves our nation. Those interests are inextricably linked to the strength of our global alliances and the international system of law and cooperation in which American democracy survives and prospers. And the strength of those networks, in turn, depends on our role as a trusted ally and friend, on our credibility and — frankly — on our virtue.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s Locations: Ukraine, Washington, America

☆ Australia joins global subsidy race with 'Future Made in Australia' plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Australia will launch subsidies and incentives modelled on similar efforts in the United States and Europe to help the giant commodity exporter bolster domestic manufacturing and promote industries it sees as vital to national security. The "Future Made in Australia Act" will be unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a speech in Queensland state on Thursday. "Our Government will be proactive when it comes to backing Australia's comparative advantages and delivering on our national interests," Albanese will say. "Only Government has the resources to do that, only Government can draw together the threads from across the economy and around our nation." In the race to roll out clean energy and compete with China in manufacturing electric vehicles and semiconductors, seen as vital for economic prosperity and national security, governments in rich nations are spending billions on subsidies.

Persons: Darrian Traynor, Stringer, Anthony Albanese, Albanese Organizations: Getty Locations: Australia, United States, Europe, Queensland, China

☆ It pays to leave Congress: Democrat who resigned mid-term is getting a $131,000 pay bump to run a performing arts center
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAt the beginning of February, Rep. Brian Higgins officially resigned from Congress to take a job as the president of a local performing arts center. It was a curious move for the New York Democrat, who had served in the House for 19 years. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Just weeks later, Higgins was named president and CEO of Shea's Performing Arts Center, which includes a historic theatre first built in 1926. And it makes it more difficult for potential candidates who aren't independently wealthy to run for Congress in the first place.

Persons: —, Brian Higgins, Higgins, Kevin McCarthy's, That's, Daniel Schuman, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez Organizations: Service, New York Democrat, Democrats, Business, Shea's Performing Arts Center, POPVOX Foundation, Democratic, Cortez of New York Locations: Washington, Shea's, Buffalo, Alexandria, Cortez of New

☆ 13 cities where hiring is growing — Florida and Texas lead, while the coasts are declining
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hiring is increasing in smaller cities and large hubs in Florida and Texas, according to a Gusto analysis. Cities like Orlando, San Antonio, and Houston saw significant increases in hiring share. Whereas major coastal cities accounted for 35% of hiring before March 2020, this percentage is now about 29%. Meanwhile, Florida and Texas cities are on somewhat of a hiring spree. AdvertisementDid you move away from the coasts to Florida, Texas, or a smaller city?

Persons: —, Orlando, that's, Courtney Quinlan Organizations: Houston, Service, Rockies, San, Boise Locations: Florida, Texas, Northeast, California, Orlando, San Antonio, New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Jose, Washington, Miami, Austin, St, Louis, Midwest, Florida , Texas

Kishida made the remarks days ahead of his Wednesday meeting with Biden in Washington, where he will also address a joint session of Congress and participate in the very first trilateral summit between Japan, the United States and the Philippines. Partnership with Japan has long been central to US strategy in the Indo-Pacific, but the defense relationship has expanded under Kishida, who has raised Japan’s profile in global and regional security. That move is not without controversy, especially in China and other parts of Asia that suffered hugely under Japan’s World War II era militarism. Building Japan’s deterrence and response capability is also “essential” for the alliance with the United States, he argued. Since taking office, Kishida has also positioned Japan as a partner to the US not only in Asia, but more globally.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Joe Biden, ” Kishida, ”, Kishida, “, Biden, Donald Trump, White, Trump, Kim Jong Organizations: Tokyo CNN, CNN, Biden, Partnership, East China, South Korea –, North, South Locations: Japan, Ukraine, East Asia, Tokyo, United States, Washington, Philippines, Russia, South, Taiwan, China, Asia, East, South China, South Korea, America’s, Europe, North Korea, Moscow, Pyongyang

☆ House Democrats push to rename Miami federal prison after Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

House Democrats introduced a bill that would rename a federal prison after Donald Trump. AdvertisementThree House Democrats unveiled legislation on Friday that would rename a federal prison in Miami after former President Donald Trump. "I hope our Republican friends will join us in bestowing upon Donald J. Trump the only honor he truly deserves." That's what America stood for under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump — the best president of my lifetime." "And that's why I'm introducing legislation to rename Dulles as the Donald J. Trump International Airport," he wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Donald J, Gerry Connolly, Connolly, Jared Moskowitz, Florida, John Garamendi, Garamendi, Moskowitz, he's, Guy Reschenthaler, Reschenthaler Organizations: Democrats, Republicans, Washington Dulles, Service, Miami Federal Correctional Institution, Trump Federal Correctional Institution, Washington Dulles International, Republican, Dulles, Trump, Rep, America, Trump International Airport Locations: Miami, Florida, Virginia, California, Mar

☆ If you want a high-paying job and a more affordable house, move to the Rockies or the South
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In Utah, the share of residents in prosperous ZIP codes during the 2017 through 2021 period grew to 55% from 47% in the 2011 to 2015 period. During the 2017 to 2021 period, the share of residents in a prosperous ZIP code jumped to 39% from 19% during the 2011 to 2015 window. Mississippi has the largest share of residents in a distressed ZIP code, while the share in Louisiana rose by 10 percentage points. And in New York, the share of residents in a distressed ZIP code jumped to 20% from 12%.

Persons: —, Daniel Newman, Kenan Fikri, EIG Organizations: Service, Economic, Business, DCI, East South, Politico, New Locations: Idaho , Montana , Utah , Nevada, Georgia, South Atlantic, New England, Utah, Idaho, In Utah, Ogden, . Mississippi, Louisiana, New York, New York City, York City

☆ How Microsoft Azure Arc Brings Cloud Solutions to Hybrid Environments
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's why Microsoft is committed to meeting customers wherever they are, with adaptive solutions that bring their data together from the ground to the cloud, with Azure Arc. As of 2023, World Bank had connected about 25% of its SQL Server estate to Azure Arc. Today, World Bank and Microsoft are working together on additional functional elements to improve optimization of Azure Arc. "We've already seen how Azure Arc can make us more efficient and reduce our operating costs. "We've already seen how Azure Arc can make us more efficient and reduce our operating costs.

Persons: it's, Chandra Kala Macha, Kala Macha, It's, We've Organizations: Microsoft, Bank, World Bank, IT, Intel, Technology, QuickAssist, Arc, Insider Studios

☆ 'Quiet luxury' is alive and well in 2024. Here's why the old money style is so hard to shake
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Rick Bowmer | Getty Images"Quiet luxury" is back under a new name: Old money style. But experts say quiet luxury is still alive and well, although the emphasis is now on "old money," which is still expensive but grounded in a timeless, classic look and lifestyle — with or without the generational wealth. What is 'old money style'? Quiet luxury, classic prep and even "mob wife" all fall under the old money aesthetic, which is reflective of the current economic climate, according to Glyn. Why quiet luxury won't go away

Persons: Gwyneth Paltrow, Rick Bowmer, Gwyneth Paltrow's, Sonya Glyn, Glyn Organizations: Gentleman Locations: Park City , Utah

☆ Republicans' latest play for Trump's legacy: Renaming DC's Dulles International Airport
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementSeven House Republicans have proposed renaming an international airport just outside the nation's capital after former President Donald Trump. Guy Reschenthaler, a Pennsylvania Republican, introduced a bill late last week to rename Washington Dulles International Airport, which was named after former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Related stories"As millions of domestic and international travelers fly through the airport, there is no better symbol of freedom, prosperity, and strength than hearing 'Welcome to Trump International Airport' as they land on American soil," Reschenthaler told Fox News. Republicans in Congress and at the state level have repeatedly attempted efforts to buttress Trump's legacy. The other major airport in the DC area, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, was renamed after Reagan in 1998.

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☆ Robo-lawyer startup DoNotPay did something almost unheard of in Silicon Valley: It paid a dividend.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In January, the legal startup DoNotPay sent more than $1 million to employees and investors in its first-ever dividend. He got the idea from one of his own angels, Sahil Lavingia, whose startup Gumroad issued a dividend last year. The expectation is that when a company sells or goes public, employees will cash in their shares for untold riches. Last year, the digital commerce startup Gumroad paid a dividend of $1 million across employees, investors, and thousands of crowdfunding backers. Cash rewardsBrowder said he wanted to offer a dividend to reward those employees and investors who bet on the startup early.

Persons: Joshua Browder, Browder, DoNotPay, it's, Sahil Lavingia, Josh Seidenfeld, Cooley, Steve Huffman, Spencer Platt, Seidenfeld, Lavingia, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock, Dylan Field, Scott Belsky, Daniel Dines, Balaji Srinivasan, Cash, there's Organizations: Business, Big Law, Employees, Founders Fund, Adobe Locations: San Francisco

Politicians and auto executives on both sides of the Atlantic are calling for more protectionist measures. After Tesla lost its crown to BYD as the world’s biggest E.V. Otherwise, the Tesla C.E.O. said, Chinese E.V. The continent’s auto sector employs 13 million people and generates 8 percent of the bloc’s G.D.P.

Persons: China Tesla, —, Warren Buffett, Tesla, Elon Musk, ” Luca de Meo, Vivienne Walt, DealBook, ”, June’s E.U Organizations: Renault Group’s, Airbus Locations: China, Europe, June’s

☆ The Long, Strange Decline of Iconic Chicken Soup for the Soul Brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Amanda Chicago Lewis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

What followed was hundreds of sequels and spinoffs, everything from "Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul" to "Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul" to the bestseller I read cover to cover, several times, in sixth grade: "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul." What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into Chicken Soup for the Soul chocolates and Chicken Soup for the Soul pet food. What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into pet food, barbecue sauce, and — yes — soup. He pointed out that the cover of the original Chicken Soup book "ripped off" Campbell's Soup, to trigger "nourishing and comforting and warming" feelings. He started suggesting outrageous directions Chicken Soup could go in next: "The Chicken Soup pistol!

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☆ The Long, Strange Decline of One of America's Most Influential Brands
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Amanda Chicago Lewis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

What followed was hundreds of sequels and spinoffs, everything from "Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul" to "Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul" to the bestseller I read cover to cover, several times, in sixth grade: "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul." By 2003, research found that more young readers seeking solace turned to the Chicken Soup series than to the Bible. What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into Chicken Soup for the Soul chocolates and Chicken Soup for the Soul pet food. He pointed out that the cover of the original Chicken Soup book "ripped off" Campbell's Soup, to trigger "nourishing and comforting and warming" feelings. He started suggesting outrageous directions Chicken Soup could go in next: "The Chicken Soup pistol!

☆ American Families Look Different Now. Good.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

In 1970, more than two-thirds of American adults between 25 and 49 lived with a spouse and at least one kid. For a society structured around the ideal of the nuclear family, its demise has left everyone wondering: What happens now? Without one partner focused on full-time housekeeping, the amount of work required to run a nuclear family isn't really feasible. It doesn't take much of a mental leap to see why capitalism and the nuclear family make for such cozy bedfellows. Coontz, a leading historian of the American family, notes that every family structure comes with its own set of distinct weaknesses, strengths, and possibilities.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, O'Brien, David Brooks, Moira Weigel, Brooks, Charles E, " O'Brien, Stephanie Coontz, Kristen Ghodsee, Ghodsee, coparenting, Mark Boster, Coontz, — Organizations: Pew Research, Elon, Labor, Getty, University of Pennsylvania, Brookings Institution, Pew, Los Angeles Times, Guardian Locations: The, California, Somerville , Massachusetts

☆ US government is changing how it asks about race and ethnicity and adding new category
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Nicole Chavez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Office of Management and Budget on Thursday announced changes to how the federal government asks about people’s race and ethnicity, including in the US census. Under the previous standards, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity was measured in a question separate from the one on racial identity. “Thanks to the hard work of staff across dozens of federal agencies and input from thousands of members of the public, these updated standards will help create more useful, accurate, and up to date federal data on race and ethnicity. “The U.S. Census Bureau commends the scientific integrity and collaboration with our fellow federal statistical agencies and departments throughout this process. These efforts aim to improve federal race and ethnicity statistics and ensure data more accurately reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the U.S. population,” the agency said.

Persons: ” Karin Orvis, “ We’ve, Maya Berry, Arturo Vargas, ” Vargas, Judy Chu, CAPAC, ” Chu, CNN’s Jennifer Agiesta Organizations: CNN, Management, Budget, OMB, Census Bureau, Arab American Institute, Black, AAI, National Association of Latino, Fund, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Pacific, Democratic Locations: Indian, Alaska, Eastern, America, “, California

☆ A body-clock researcher explains why he never eats high-protein meals at night, and waits 1 hour to eat breakfast
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewScientist Satchidananda Panda has always been fascinated by what our bodies' internal clocks can do for us. AdvertisementPanda says if you're going to eat a protein-rich meal, make sure you time it so it's not too late after dark. Randy Shropshire/Getty ImagesResearch shows that late-night eating prompts the body to overproduce stomach acid. This is advice some muscle-builders and other researchers disagree with — they say drinking protein shakes at night can help with muscle growth. Advertisement"If we eat a high protein load late in the night, then our stomach produces disproportionately more acid to digest that," Panda said.

Persons: —, Panda, Satchidananda, Randy Shropshire, he's, Oscar Wong Organizations: Service, Business, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Getty, Research, San Diego firefighters Locations: Venice Beach, Venice , California

How do we define furniture? The goal was to land on a wide range of offerings, but there were parameters: To qualify, each piece was required to have been fabricated, even if just as a prototype, within the past 100 years. Lighting was excluded from the debate — “which is nuts,” said de Cárdenas, a former men’s wear designer who started his firm in 2006 — unless it was attached to, say, a desk. (The Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass’s illuminated Ultrafragola mirror, which presaged selfie culture by decades, made the cut.) There were no limits placed on provenance, and a piece didn’t need to have been designed by a known name, or even attributable.

Persons: Rafael de Cárdenas, Daniel Romualdez, Modern Art’s, Paola Antonelli, Julianne Moore, Katie Stout, Tom Delavan —, Oki, ”, de Cárdenas, Ettore Sottsass’s, Antonelli, Charles, Ray Eames, Le Corbusier Organizations: New York Times, Museum, Modern Locations: Italian

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