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☆ Laid-off techies face 'sense of impending doom' with job cuts at highest since dot-com crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Last month's job cut count was the highest of any February since 2009, when the financial crisis forced companies into cash preservation mode. CNBC spoke to a dozen people who have been laid off from tech jobs in the past year or so about their experiences navigating the labor market. Additionally, some listings required applicants to have advanced degrees or professional experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence, a new development in Croisant's experience on the job market. "It is a combination of how well you brand yourself, about your access through networking to any given position — to the hidden job market." Still, Powers said she's trying to stay optimistic, "because giving up is not going to get me a job."

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☆ Supersonic Concorde airplane floats down New York’s Hudson River
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Jeff Winter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Concorde, the world’s fastest commercial aircraft, has been making a rare journey – floating down New York’s Hudson River. The British Airways Concorde, one of only 20 of the supersonic aircraft to ever fly, has been en route back to NYC’s Intrepid Museum after being sanded and recoated during several months of restoration. The last ever flight by a Concorde was made on November 26, 2003. That aircraft, known as Delta Foxtrot, is now housed in Aerospace Bristol, an aviation museum in the west of England. Tours of Intrepid’s Concorde will resume on April 4, the museum says.

Persons: CNN’s Barry Neild Organizations: CNN, Concorde, British Airways Concorde, NYC’s Intrepid Museum, Intrepid, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Intrepid’s Concorde Locations: Hudson, Jersey City , New Jersey, New York, London, Concordes, Paris, Aerospace Bristol, England

☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Ramadan in Gaza, Rafah strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Chris Lau | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

A Delta airlines aircraft arrives at JFK International Airport in New York on February 7. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images/FileDelta has said it will resume daily flights between Tel Aviv and New York on June 7. The route was suspended in October last year after Hamas' attack on Israel triggered the ongoing war. Delta said the decision to resume the service "follows an extensive security risk assessment by the airline." Delta was among multiple airlines that halted services to Tel Aviv following the October 7 attack, including American Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Air Canada.

Persons: Charly Triballeau, Delta Organizations: Delta, JFK International, Getty, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Air Canada Locations: New York, AFP, Tel Aviv and New York, Israel, Tel Aviv

☆ New York City’s Population Shrinks by 78,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Winnie Hu | Stefanos Chen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

City officials said that they were likely to challenge the 2023 census estimates, which they said had significantly underestimated the number of migrants and other people living in group settings, such as shelters and dorms. A spokesman for the Department of City Planning, Casey Berkovitz, said that 180,000 migrants had come to the city since the spring of 2022 and that 64,600 were still in the city’s care. City officials had previously projected that New York City would reach 9 million within two decades. Though the latest census numbers are a marked improvement over recent years, the turnaround has mostly benefited New York City’s more affluent areas, said Andrew Beveridge, the president of Social Explorer, a demographic data firm that analyzed the numbers. “But it’s the struggling people that leave for good.”Four of the five boroughs continued to see population declines in 2023, according to the latest census estimates.

Persons: Casey Berkovitz, Andrew Beveridge, ” Mr, Beveridge Organizations: Department of City Planning, New, Manhattan, Social Locations: New York City, New York

☆ Premarket stocks: This investor predicted the dot-com bust. He thinks AI is a bubble that will ‘deflate’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York (CNN) — Is the artificial intelligence boom on Wall Street a bubble primed to burst or the real deal? That’s the question investors have wrestled with since the Magnificent Seven tech stocks began turbocharging a powerful market rally last year. “A new bubble within a bubble like this, even one limited to a handful of stocks, is totally unprecedented,” he wrote in a Monday blog post. “The long-run prospects for the broad US stock market here look as poor as almost any other time in history,” he wrote. Still, the notorious market bear sees some areas of opportunity in the stock market.

Persons: —, Jeremy Grantham, ”, Grantham, Granthan, “, Hanna Ziady, Abu, Adnoc, NewMed Energy’s, Gan, Marc Stewart, Wayne Chang, ByteDance, ” Wang Wenbin, Wang Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, CNN, ” Tech, Monster, Nvidia, Boston, Federal Reserve, ChatGPT, BP, UAE, United Arab Emirates, NewMed Energy, Energy, Starbucks, McDonald’s, KFC, CNN Wednesday Locations: New York, Grantham, Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv, China, America, American, Beijing

☆ I quit my dream teaching job to become a virtual assistant. My income dropped 25%, but my flexible schedule is worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She currently has two clients and appreciates the flexibility she has as a virtual assistant. AdvertisementI looked online to see if there was something I could do while I was at home and came across a video about being a virtual assistant. As a teacher, I'd been talking mostly to eight-year-olds, so I didn't have to be so professional and so corporate. Working as a virtual assistant does not come naturally to me. As a virtual assistant, I make between $21 and $30 an hour.

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☆ BP and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company suspend major purchase in Israeli gas firm
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Plans for a 50% stake purchase by energy major BP and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) in Israeli gas producer NewMed are on hold because of regional turbulence, NewMed said Wednesday. The three companies "have agreed, due to the uncertainty created by the external environment, to suspend discussions in relation to the proposed transaction," a NewMed statement said. The statement also said that BP and Adnoc "reiterated [their] interest in the proposed transaction," indicating that the deal was not permanently off the table. At the time, BP and Adnoc said that the deal would result in a joint venture from the two companies to focus on "gas development in international areas of mutual interest including the East Mediterranean." The two companies last month announced a separate gas joint venture in Egypt.

Persons: NewMed, Adnoc Organizations: Abu, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Tel, BP, CNBC Locations: Nasholim, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Egypt

☆ BP and UAE suspend $2 billion gas deal in Israel as Gaza war drags on
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —BP and an oil company owned by the United Arab Emirates have shelved talks to buy a 50% stake in Israel’s leading natural gas producer, judging the $2 billion deal too risky as the war in Gaza rages. “There can be no certainty that discussions will resume or that an agreement will be reached in the future, nor as to the terms of an agreement should one be reached,” NewMed Energy said. But the war has strained those ties, and the UAE has repeatedly called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. Separately, BP was one of six companies awarded licenses by Israel’s energy ministry in October to explore for natural gas off the country’s Mediterranean cost. Last month, they announced a joint venture to develop natural gas assets in Egypt.

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☆ Living drugs that reprogram patients’ immune cells show early promise against hard-to-treat brain tumors
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Only 3% to 5% of people who are diagnosed with this type of brain tumor will be alive three years later. Now, an experimental therapy that reprograms a person’s own immune cells to attack these tumors is showing some exciting promise. Doctors first harvested immune fighters called T-cells from his blood and then genetically modified them in a lab so they’d recognize and bind to specific proteins on the surface of the brain tumor cells. After a single 10-milliliter infusion of about 10 million CAR-T cells, Fraser’s tumor began to shrink. Three-quarters of the participants had had their brain tumors come back at least twice.

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☆ Kate Middleton described herself as an amateur photographer, but she's been honing her skills for decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Kate's claim that she is an amateur photographer is questionable, an expert said. CHRIS JACKSON/Getty ImagesHer description of herself as an amateur photographer could very well be down to the British trait of modesty, but people aren't convinced. The palace typically uses Kate's photos instead of hiring a royal photographer to mark major occasions and milestones, such as birthdays. Speaking to BI in 2020, royal photographer Samir Hussein said Kate takes photos that "any professional would be very happy with." Kate's statement comes during a crisis period after King Charles announced his cancer diagnosis in January.

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☆ Tesla’s Berlin factory comes back online as power is restored after arson attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London/Berlin CNN —Production at Tesla’s factory near Berlin is gradually resuming after the plant was reconnected to the power grid late on Monday following a week-long closure caused by an arson attack. Now production at the factory should be gradually ramped up, CNN affiliate RTL has reported. Prices in Germany for Model Y vehicles, the only cars manufactured at the factory, start at €44,990 ($49,196). That means a week of output is worth about €324 million ($354 million) in sales for Tesla. An aerial view of the Tesla car plant near Berlin on March 10, 2024.

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☆ Tesla's only European factory is getting back to business after an arson attack shut it down
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla's Gigafactory in Germany shut down earlier this month after an arson attack. The factory employs 12,500 people and produces 1,000 cars per day. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementTesla's German Gigafactory is getting back to business — earlier than anticipated — after an arson attack forced it to shut down for roughly a week. The so-called Volcano Group took responsibility for the attack.

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☆ A new documentary wrestles with the highlights — and lowlights — of John Galliano’s controversial career
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Trey Taylor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —After a first intervention for the fashion house’s seismic creative director John Galliano failed, Dior’s then-CEO Sidney Toledano staged a second, more serious one. In response, as Toledano recounts in the new documentary “High & Low: John Galliano,” the then-50-year-old gym-obsessive ripped open his shirt to reveal a rippling torso and said, “Does this look like the body of an alcoholic?”And so the designer’s drinking and pill-popping rolled on. At least, “High & Low” director Kevin Macdonald, whose documentary performs a thrilling autopsy of Galliano’s career collapse, thinks so. Nicholas MatthewsUnraveling threadsAs its title suggests, “High & Low” scrutinizes the designer’s extraordinary rise and dramatic flameout. John Galliano, pictured at his home in Beauvais, France.

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☆ Neeraj Chopra has gained unlikely stardom in India. If he wins another Olympic gold, he will be ‘treated like God’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In a line-up of India’s sporting heroes, most of whom have gained celebrity status through cricket, Neeraj Chopra is an anomaly. Matthias Hangst/Getty ImagesPrior to Chopra, India had practically no history in track and field, winning most of its Olympic medals in field hockey and wrestling. But still, Neeraj Chopra is the best sportsperson. “My main focus is to stay healthy,” says Chopra, “but I’m not taking the pressure of winning a gold medal again. He is a moving billboard, one can say now.”And if he wins a second gold medal at the Olympics?

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☆ How to restart exercise after Covid-19, RSV or influenza
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But Covid, RSV and influenza are more serious maladies that require a thoughtful approach to resuming exercise. Turner recommended calculating your maximum heart rate and keeping it below 70% to start, which is considered light exercise. To determine your maximum heart rate, first subtract your age from 220, then calculate 70% of that. For example, a 40-year-old would have a maximum heart rate of 180 beats per minute (220 minus 40). Since 70% of 180 is 126, a 40-year-old’s heart rate should initially stay below 126 beats per minute.

Persons: CNN — You’re, Covid, R.J, Turner, UTHealth, ” Turner, ”, Villano, you’re, don’t, “, you’ll, Melanie Radzicki McManus Organizations: CNN, UTHealth Houston, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, American College of Cardiology, ACC, ” Locations: Hampton Bays , New York

☆ NASA is hiring for astronauts. The selection manager explains how to make your resume stand out from the thousands of other applicants.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But only eight to 14 candidates make the cut, April Jordan, manager of NASA astronaut selection, told Business Insider. "One of the first hurdles is to look at minimum qualifications for applicants," Jordan said. Some parts of the interview process to become a NASA astronaut are similar to what you'd encounter for many jobs, Jordan said. AdvertisementFor example, the selection team scrutinizes candidates during individual and team assessments and simulations. "We probably collect hundreds of data points on an applicant before we move to final selection," Jordan said.

Persons: —, Jordan, Leland Melvin, Jasmin Moghbeli Organizations: NASA, Service, Harvard, MIT, Johnson Space Center, International Space Station, BioFabrication, Space Station Locations: Houston .

☆ After Letitia James Wins Big in Courtrooms, She Celebrates in Public
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Jesse Mckinley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This has been a very good year for Letitia James. Over the past month, Ms. James, New York’s attorney general, has racked up hard-fought victories over two formidable opponents. First, in mid-February, her office won a staggering $454 million judgment against former President Donald J. Trump in a civil fraud trial stemming from accusations that he had inflated his net worth. A week later, Ms. James, a Democrat, prevailed again, this time against the National Rifle Association and its longtime leader, Wayne LaPierre, who was found personally liable for more than $5 million in misused funds. Ms. James, who won a second term handily in 2022, is seemingly reveling in her reputation as an antagonist of right-wing political figures, some of whom have reacted to her public pronouncements with fury.

Persons: Letitia James, James, Donald J, Trump, Wayne LaPierre, Nick Suplina Organizations: National Rifle Association, Safety Locations: James , New

☆ Ivanka Trump's style has done a full 360° since ditching her father's campaign and distancing herself from politics — just check her Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIvanka Trump's days as a prominent White House advisor are behind her, and she's got a new image in the works. Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump on March 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. AdvertisementJared Kushner and Ivanka Trump walk on the south lawn of the White House on November 29, 2020. In the White House, Ivanka's style was professional and predictableAs an advisor, Ivanka's style while working at the White House can be summed up in a few words: professional, feminine, and safe. AdvertisementDon Jr., Donald Trump, and Ivanka Trump on "The Celebrity Apprentice" in 2009.

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☆ Hiring managers 'spend 25 times longer on your LinkedIn' than your resume, says ex-Amazon recruiter—how to impress them
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Recruiters notoriously spend little time on your resume — as little as three-to-five seconds, according to former Disney recruiter Simon Taylor. But it turns out that when it comes to your LinkedIn profile, they may be more lenient. "I spend 25 times longer on your LinkedIn profile" than your resume, says Lindsay Mustain, former Amazon recruiter and current CEO of career coaching company Talent Paradigm. Unlike a resume, they're not limited to one or two pages. It could be a post about something that's frustrating you about your industry, what Mustain calls "mini soapbox rants."

Persons: Simon Taylor, They're, Lindsay Mustain, they're, she's, It's Organizations: Disney, Amazon, Talent

☆ Gaza Begins Ramadan With No Cease-Fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Adam Rasgon | Hwaida Saad | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

International hopes at reaching a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan were dashed on Sunday, hours before Palestinians and other Muslims were to begin the month of daytime fasting, as Hamas repeated demands for a comprehensive cease-fire, which Israel has rejected. Egypt, Qatar and the United States had sought to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas before the start of Ramadan on Monday, and there had been optimism for a last-minute deal that would allow for the release of some Israeli hostages held in Gaza and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. But weeks of indirect negotiations have stalled, and a top Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, said in a televised speech on Sunday that Hamas wanted an agreement that would end the war, guarantee the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, return displaced Palestinians to their homes and provide for the humanitarian needs of Gazans. Israel “wants to get its prisoners back and then resume the war on our people,” he said. Some Palestinians in Gaza have criticized Hamas, arguing the group was holding up negotiations in order to press Israel into freeing more Palestinian prisoners.

Persons: Israel, Ismail Haniyeh, Israel “, ”, Haniyeh Organizations: United States, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Egypt, Qatar, United, Israel, Gazans

☆ Ron Perlman on His Movies & TV Shows: 'Hellboy,' 'Sons of Anarchy,' 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"I'm pretty sanguine, as it all went way, way better than I could have possibly drawn up." Do you have any defining memories of being on set with Guillermo del Toro? It took seven years for del Toro to convince anybody to finance a comic book franchise with me in it. Working with Del Toro is as irreverent an experience as you can get. On whether he’d return for a ‘Sons of Anarchy’ follow-upRon Perlman as Clay Morrow in "Sons of Anarchy."

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☆ Plan to Deliver Aid by Sea Faces Big Hurdles
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Gaya Gupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

“It constitutes tacit consent and encouragement on the part of the governments of Canada and Sweden to continue to ignore the involvement of UNRWA employees in terrorist activity,” the statement said. In a government statement on Saturday, Sweden said that it would disburse a conditional first payment of some $20 million. The United Nations has also commissioned an external review. The United States and other countries announced plans this week to try to get aid into northern Gaza by sea through the Mediterranean coast. In recent weeks, nations have been sending in aid via airdrops attached to parachutes.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, ” Philippe Lazzarini, Aaron Boxerman Organizations: United Nations, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNRWA, Nations, European Union, United, Palestinian Locations: Canada, Sweden, Gaza, Israel, United States, Jerusalem

☆ I gave my son a common name — I have no regrets
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Hannah Nwoko | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIt took a while for me to realize a common name was the best type of name for my son. On one hand, my son could stand out immediately like a rockstar — memorable, fun, free-spirited; on the other, he could seamlessly slot into society, a Daniel among Daniels. While unique names reflect a shift in our society toward a culture of individualism, they also have drawbacks that I was keen to avoid. And ironically, in a sea of unconventional names, Daniel stands out in an understated way. Firstly, my son has never been the only Daniel in school, so when someone calls his name, every Daniel within earshot turns around.

Persons: —, Daniel, Daniels, Daniel Kaluuya, Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Day Lewis, Daniel Craig, It's, Nameberry, I'm, insinuates, callbacks, Hannah, earshot, isn't Organizations: Service, rockstar, Business

☆ Some employees are struggling with the return to office. Now, the workplace etiquette industry is booming
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Joshua Girsky | Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

And now that they’re back, employers are having to address a new issue: some employees have forgotten how to behave in the office. The growing workplace etiquette business is just the latest example of companies’ efforts to adjust to the hybrid work era — ensuring that they have productive teams while keeping workers happy. It’s not just in-person trainings — office etiquette tips have become popular fodder for social media content, from TikTok videos to LinkedIn courses. Although workers in all stages of their careers can benefit from a workplace etiquette refresher, such training is especially important for Gen Z employees who are just starting out their careers, Chertoff said. “Soft skills are just as important or more important than the technical skills that you learn,” Chertoff said.

Persons: Anne Chertoff, ” Chertoff, you’re, Chertoff, It’s, ” Mary Knoeferl, Mary, ”, don’t Organizations: New, New York CNN Locations: New York

☆ Biden is still running on a promise to get student-loan forgiveness to 'as many borrowers as possible.' Here's where his debt relief efforts stand.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When Biden was first running for office, he campaigned on canceling $10,000 in student debt per borrower, along with reforming repayment programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness. AdvertisementThe Education Department is undergoing a process to get relief to borrowers using a different law, but it will take time to reach borrowers. Targeted student-loan forgivenessWhile the Supreme Court struck down Biden's first try at broad student-loan forgiveness, he has still enacted smaller amounts of relief to borrowers through various reforms. Additionally, the Education Department has announced debt cancellation for borrowers defrauded by the schools they attended, including the major for-profit chains ITT Technical Institute and Corinthian Colleges. In February, the department announced $1.2 billion in debt relief for 153,000 borrowers, the first group to benefit from that provision.

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