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☆ Max Scherzer looks for first win vs. Jays in decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

September 12 - Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer is 0-3 in his past five starts against the Blue Jays. The Rangers need one more win against the Blue Jays to clinch the season series, and the tiebreaker, between the teams. Scherzer is 4-3 with a 2.48 ERA in 11 career starts against the Blue Jays but has not beaten them since July 3, 2013. Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho added, "He just knows how to pitch. The Blue Jays entered the series after going 10-5 in a 15-game stretch against teams with below .500 records.

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☆ The top 10 companies hiring for hybrid jobs right now—they’re not all in tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hybrid work continues to be the popular choice among employees. To help people find the best hybrid opportunities, FlexJobs identified the top 100 companies hiring for hybrid jobs in 2023. These companies had the highest number of hybrid job openings on FlexJobs in the last year, and are considered to be strong prospects for hybrid job seekers through at least the end of 2023. Here are the top 10 companies hiring for hybrid jobs in 2023, according to FlexJobs, along with the full list of the top 100 companies here. Other popular career fields for hybrid jobs are computer/IT, marketing and project management.

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☆ Rep. Buddy Carter on 'Fair Tax Act' proposal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRep. Buddy Carter on 'Fair Tax Act' proposalRep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his thoughts on the current IRS, 'Fair Tax Act' proposal, and more.

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☆ Meta is building an AI model as powerful as GPT-4, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wall Street Journal report says Meta is developing an AI model designed to compete with GPT-4. It's expected to be much more powerful than Llama 2, the open-source AI that Meta recently released. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The Journal reported that Meta's lawyers had raised concerns about potential misuses of the company's AI model. Meta has bet on open-sourcing its AI models to cut the lead built up by its rivals.

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☆ Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Jeffrey A. TrachtenbergJeffrey Trachtenberg covers the book industry and is part of the Journal’s Media and Marketing Bureau in New York. Other topics in Jeff’s coverage have included the popularity of political books, debates over “cancel culture” within publishing houses and other literary trends. Jeff co-authored a 2021 series on the succession drama at Scholastic, following the unexpected death of the children’s publisher’s longtime boss. Jeff has also covered the magazine industry for the Journal, chronicling how giants such as Condé Nast have sought to pivot from a focus on glossy print titles into online publishers. Previously, Jeff covered the retailing, consumer electronics and music industries for the Journal, reporting on such big retail chains as Federated Department Stores and Saks Fifth Avenue, and the music arms of Sony, Bertelsmann and Polygram.

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☆ Donaldson shines as Australia down Georgia to snap losing streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Donaldson, a surprise selection brought into the side primarily for his place-kicking, added 15 points from the tee with three penalties and three conversions. "There is a real feeling this team could do something," Eddie Jones said after the first victory of his second reign as Australia coach. "We've got a young team, it's a great learning experience for them. Georgia never looked like adding another top tier victim to their tally after wins over Italy and Wales in the last 13 months but battled to the bitter end and scored tries through Luka Ivanishvili and Beka Gigashvili. Australia head south for their second Pool C match in St Etienne on Sunday against a dangerous Fiji side who recently beat England.

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☆ After Her Husband Died, She Found a Creative Way to Move Forward
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Tim Mckeough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When her husband, Ashton B. Carter, the former defense secretary under President Barack Obama, died of a heart attack at home last October, Stephanie Carter was left with many questions about the future. But one thing she knew right away: She no longer wanted to live in the three-bedroom rental in Boston where it happened. “I knew immediately I did not want to be in that apartment,” Ms. Carter, 54, said. “I think people underestimate — or, at least, I did before this — how much grief, loss and trauma inhabit your physical space,” she said. “We don’t think about how our physical surroundings can really be so integral to how we’re feeling.”

Persons: Ashton B, Carter, Barack Obama, Stephanie Carter, “, ” Ms, ” Locations: Boston

☆ Here's why Carter Worth is a 'seller' of Apple stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHere's why Carter Worth is a 'seller' of Apple stockCarter Worth, Worth Charting CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss Apple's underperformance and what the chart says to him.

Persons: Carter Worth, Carter Organizations: Apple, Worth

“I think there's great concern about the state of our democracy at this time,” said Mark Updegrove, CEO of the LBJ Foundation, which supports the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. Those organizations all support presidential libraries created under the Presidential Library Act of 1955, along with the Eisenhower Foundation. The push for the joint statement was spearheaded by Daniel Kramer, executive director of the George W. Bush Institute. “America is experiencing a decline in trust, social cohesion, and personal interaction.”Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama who is now CEO of the Obama Foundation, said the former president supported the statement. “This is a moment where we could all come together and show that democracy is not about partisan politics,” she said.

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☆ New Yorkers Sweat It Out During Post-Labor Day Heat Wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Erin Nolan | More About Erin Nolan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I have air-conditioning, but you know, it’s only in one room,” she said. She could have stayed home, she said, but she enjoys going to the center, where she can socialize, be active and have lunch. Some students at Barnard College in Manhattan had just moved into dorms without air-conditioning and were struggling to cope with the heat. In an email on Tuesday, the college advised students to use fans, cold washcloths and ice to bring down their body temperatures. “It might be tempting to sleep with your door open, but please keep it locked for your safety,” the email read.

Persons: ”, ” Emma Carter, Carter, Eden Stranahan, —, Ms, Stranahan Organizations: Barnard College Locations: Manhattan, Brooks

☆ Anderson Cooper Is Still Learning to Live With Loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Talk Anderson Cooper Is Still Learning to Live With LossFor decades, Anderson Cooper, 56, has been a steady, humane and comparatively calm presence on TV news. I could write maybe a little essay about my gay — I don’t know what. Cooper reporting for CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360°” in Ghana in 2009. So I don’t think you can paint with quite as broad a brush. I don’t know.

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☆ You're more productive in the office, say elite CEOs. Data seems to back them up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Tom Carter | Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The idea of permanent remote work is slipping away. After almost three years of relaxed work-from-home policies, CEOs are starting to drag their remote employees back to the office most days of the week. The remote work genie is out of the bottleInfluential remote work researchers, including Stanford researcher Nicholas Bloom, have been backing a flexible, hybrid approach as the way forward. Bloom previously told Insider that well-organized hybrid work is a "win-win" for companies and workers. AdvertisementAdvertisementEveryone else Insider spoke to agreed, though some said even hybrid was likely less productive than being fully in the office.

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☆ WTI Crude could pump to $90 after recent rebound, says Carter Worth
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWTI Crude could pump to $90 after recent rebound, says Carter WorthCarter Worth, Worth Charting, joins 'Fast Money' to talk the rise in crude oil prices and where he anticipates they will go from here.

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☆ Elon Musk's X tells users that it could use their posts to train AI models
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk's X tells users it could use their posts to train artificial intelligence models. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's X has changed its policies to allow information posted by users to be used to train its AI models. It is not clear how it will use the information from X and which AI models this relates to. Meta, which is also developing its own generative AI models, recently introduced an option for Facebook users to opt out of sharing their data to train its AI models. But this comes with limitations, per Gizmodo, and it's not guaranteed that all of a user's information will be removed from its AI training databases.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Musk, Elon Musk, didn't, ChatGPT, it's Organizations: Elon, Microsoft, CNBC, New York Times, Facebook

☆ 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian mummification balm aroma recreated
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Scientists have decoded an ancient aroma by identifying the ingredients used in Egyptian mummification balms — and resurrected the scent. The exact recipes used in the mummification have long been debated because ancient Egyptian texts don’t name precise ingredients. The new findings suggest that the relatively complex balms used in Senetnay’s preservation may have been the beginning of a trend of more elaborate ones used later on. Dammar resin, an ingredient used in embalming, appears next to a bottle of the recreated ancient scent. “The scent of eternal life” will be part of an ancient Egyptian exhibit at the Danish museum that opens in October.

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☆ US newspaper giant pauses AI-written articles after social media mockery
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gannett has paused the use of AI to write sports articles after readers pushed back. AdvertisementAdvertisementA US newspaper giant has paused the use of AI to write articles after they were savagely mocked on social media. A spokesperson for Gannett confirmed to Insider that the company had paused the use of LedeAI tools to write articles, a move initially reported by Axios. Some of its AI-generated articles were mocked on social media for their repetition and jarring cliches. In April, Insider's global editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson said the company would start using AI to generate outlines for stories and craft headlines, for example.

Persons: Axios, Nicholas Carlson Organizations: Gannett, Columbus Dispatch, Westerville, Worthington, Dispatch, Des Moines Register, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, CNET, New York Times, Bloomberg Locations: Arizona Republic, Florida

☆ UBS to cut 3,000 jobs in Switzerland after Credit Suisse takeover
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

UBS is planning to cut 3,000 jobs in Switzerland after its shock takeover of rival Credit Suisse. The shotgun marriage with UBS saved embattled Credit Suisse from possible collapse. AdvertisementAdvertisementUBS is planning to cut 3,000 jobs in Switzerland as it continues to integrate Credit Suisse following the shock takeover of its rival earlier this year. The company said Thursday that it plans to complete the integration of Credit Suisse by the end of 2026 and aims to cut costs by $10 billion during that period. Amid fears the 167-year-old financial institution could go under, the Swiss government brokered a shotgun marriage with UBS, with Credit Suisse being sold for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.25 billion).

Persons: Sergio Ermotti, Ermotti Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Suisse, Reuters, AG, Silicon Valley Locations: Switzerland, Schweiz, Swiss

☆ Opinion | Choosing Hospice Care, as Jimmy Carter Did
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Families who turn down at-home hospice care are right to do so. At-home hospice care is extremely lucrative for the hospice agencies precisely because they provide so little care while the families do all of the work. Deena EngelGreenwich, Conn.To the Editor:As a retired hospice nurse, I can totally relate to what the Carters are going through. Being at home (or sometimes in a hospice facility) surrounded by family and friends with comfort care is much better. Hospice can provide all the care that a dying person needs, with much less hustle and bustle.

Persons: Michael D, Connelly Johns, ”, —, Deena Engel Greenwich Organizations: Mercy Health, Health Locations: America, Conn

☆ 28-year-old's side hustle makes up to $113,500 per year—and it only costs $50 to start
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It was 2017 and Osborne realized he could get paid to advise high school seniors on their college admissions essays. He went back to that mentor for help getting the side hustle off the ground. The upside: The side hustle costs almost nothing to start, he says. Here, Osborne details how he started and maintains his six-figure side hustle:CNBC Make It: Do you think your side hustle is replicable? How do you help students improve their essays without making it yours?

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☆ Champions Round, a Gen-Z fantasy sports app that raised $10 million, is winding down and looking to sell its assets
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Champions Round, a startup that raised $10 million to disrupt fantasy sports, is winding down. In a June 14 all-hands meeting, company leaders told staffers that Champions Round would be laying off much of its staff and preparing to sell its assets, the two people said. Champions Round is the latest startup to fold in the current culling driven by changes in the funding environment. But Champions Round initially appeared to be bucking some of these market trends. Are you an employee at Champions Round or another sports startup?

Persons: Carter Russ, It's, —, hadn't, Russ, Ashley Rodriguez, Margaret Fleming Organizations: Point72 Ventures, Goodwater, Twitter

Madalyn Carter, 15, (left) said she prefers skateboarding and being with her friends on the boardwalk at night. “We just want to have some space and hang out with our friends, without anybody yelling at us,” she said.

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☆ Opinion | A Fitting Final Gift From Jimmy Carter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Daniela J. Lamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But Mr. Carter and his family were able to see it differently. After a series of short hospital stays, this winter Mr. Carter made what for so many is an impossible decision. It would have been easy for him to obfuscate the truth of his medical condition, but Mr. Carter had no interest in doing so. When it came to the transition to hospice care, Mr. Carter was no different. “This is intentional,” Mr. Alter noted.

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☆ Trump trials: A unique challenge for Biden's presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Don't expect any change, Biden advisers say, until after decisions are handed down in those trials. However, sustaining that strategy, during the most contentious and consequential judicial actions in U.S. presidential history, will be severely tested in the coming months, political strategists say. Expect Trump to use a series of criminal trials from New York City to Georgia and Florida in the months ahead to fuel a campaign deeply rooted in grievance politics. The White House and the reelection campaign are content to use the upcoming months - when Republicans are embroiled in a nasty nominating race - to pitch Americans on the success of Biden's economic policies, interviews show. Instead, the reelection campaign will try to draw attention to differences between the two candidates, officials say.

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☆ Entire town of Hay river in Canada ordered to leave as wildfires encroach
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Wildfires in Canada's Northwest Territories on Friday forced the evacuation of the entire town of Hay River, a community of about 4,000 people on the Great Slave Lake, authorities said. The government of the Northwest Territories ordered everyone in town, including essential workers, to go to the Hay River Merlyn Carter Airport and await further instructions. "Anyone who remains in Hay River is doing so at their own risk," the Northwest Territories government said in an alert posted at 3:23 p.m. local time on Friday. Canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record and in the past week more than 50,000 people, including the entire population of the Northwest Territories' capital Yellowknife, have been forced to flee their homes. Mail service to numerous communities in the Northwest Territories has also been impacted by the fires, the government said in a later alert.

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☆ Uber bans most under 25s from driving for the company in California because of rising insurance costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Uber has banned under-25s from working as drivers in California because of rising insurance costs. In a statement to the AP, Uber said its commercial auto insurance costs had risen by more than half in the last two years. It also said personal injury lawyers were driving costs up by suing the company. Uber confirmed to the AP that it will allow under-25s who are currently signed up to transport passengers to continue driving for the company. In March, a California appeals court allowed the company and its rivals to continue doing so, overturning a previous decision by a lower court.

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