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☆ Iran marks revolution anniversary, hackers interrupt state TV coverage
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Iranians are seen under a large flag of Iran during the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2023. His live televised speech was interrupted on the internet for about a minute, with a logo appearing on the screen of a group of anti-Iranian government hackers that goes by the name of “Edalat Ali (Justice of Ali). A voice shouted “Death to the Islamic Republic.”Nationwide protests swept Iran following the death in September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country's morality police. Government television on Saturday aired live footage of the state rallies around the country. His speech was frequently interrupted by chants of “Death to America” - a trademark slogan at state rallies.

☆ Generative AI is coming for the classroom, whether teachers like it or not. Here's why many in education think it should be embraced rather than shunned.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Fears of generative AI helping students cheat are rampant, and some school districts are banning it. Instead, educators should think about how generative AI can be used as a classroom learning tool. Insider spoke with multiple AI researchers and academics, startup founders, and education-nonprofit leaders to learn how they're approaching generative AI in the classroom. If used effectively, generative AI tools like ChatGPT can help students develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which are crucial learning outcomes for most teachers. That way, students are actively engaged and wouldn't be able to use generative AI to complete a full assignment, he said.

☆ A 20-year market veteran explains why China's reopening means more upside for investors than they realize — and how betting on the nation could be a winning strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mike Edwards believes that markets haven't fully priced in the upside from China's reopening. In the long run, Edwards said that China can maintain its global presence even without the US. The end of China's zero-COVID policy and the country's subsequent economic reopening has undoubtedly been one of the biggest tailwinds for markets so far this year. But while investors have welcomed this news with open arms, Mike Edwards — deputy chief investment officer at Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers — doesn't believe that they've realized yet just how much upside the reopening of the Chinese economy could bring the stock market. Europe's outperformance over the US so far this year can, in part, be attributed to its significantly larger exposure to the Chinese economy.

☆ A Wharton business school professor is requiring his students to use ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

UPenn professor Ethan Mollick now requires his students to use ChatGPT in their studies, per NPR. While some schools banned ChatGPT, Mollick said that it can serve as a useful learning tool. Ethan Mollick, an entrepreneurship and innovation professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, told NPR on Thursday that he now requires his students to use ChatGPT to help with their classwork. His new AI policy — which NPR reviewed — calls AI usage an "emerging skill." During class this week, nearly all of his students used ChatGPT to help generate project ideas for an assignment.

☆ EU debt fears hinder U.S. green subsidies riposte
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Rebecca Christie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

That ties von der Leyen’s hands. Since September, von der Leyen has been pushing a “solidarity fund” to offset the imbalances that could arise out of freer-flowing EU subsidies. To move ahead, von der Leyen will just have to scatter some seeds and see what grows. Follow @rebeccawire on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave a Jan. 17 speech at Davos on her forthcoming green technology strategy. Von der Leyen has since September been advocating for a “solidarity fund” to help smaller countries keep up with their bigger, richer peers.

☆ UK review of 'golden' visas for millionaires finds links to corruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The government first commissioned the visa's review in 2018 after the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in Britain. Russian oligarchs and newly-minted Chinese entrepreneurs have flocked to London over the past two decades, snapping up everything from opulent homes to soccer clubs. Under the programme, foreigners who invested 2 million pounds in assets in Britain could apply for permanent residency after five years in the country. Investing 10 million pounds allowed an application after two years. In total, more than 12,000 golden visas have been granted, including more than 2,500 to Russians, according to government data.

☆ Inflation is expected to have declined in December, but it may not be enough to stop the Fed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

They also point to weaker-than-expected wage growth in December's jobs report, as well as other data that reflects lower inflation expectations. Inflation is rolling over, and the Fed is almost done raising interest rates," said Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at Bleakley Financial Group. A basis point equals 0.01 of a percentage point. Rental market data shows a slowing in rates, but the CPI has not yet reflected it. "Everyone is familiar with the lag that it takes for the data to show up in the CPI," Tilley added.

☆ Spaceport locals say rocket launch by billionaire Richard Branson boosted their farming community and put the area on the map
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Virgin Orbit's rocket broke down, but residents said the launch will put Cornwall on the map. Kate Duffy/InsiderSue and Paul Nuttall, who were looking to retire soon, told Insider that Virgin Orbit's launch was needed to put Cornwall, a farming county, on the map. Hosting Virgin Orbit's launch will hopefully keep children like Seth who are interested in space in Cornwall, Emma said. Virgin Orbit's mission was set to be the UK's first orbital space launch from UK soil. In a press conference on Sunday, Melissa Thorpe, head of Spaceport Cornwall, said she hopes residents feel proud of Cornwall "going to the stars."

"It's not a question of if it will happen, it's now just a matter of how many and how fast." As the Lunar New Year holiday - typically a peak travel period for Chinese tourists - starts on Jan. 21, some businesses are already gearing up. Japan, however, is being cautious about Chinese tourism due to the rapid spread of the virus in China. Australia, Germany, Thailand and others, however, said they would not impose additional rules on Chinese travel for now, with France taking to social media platform Sina Weibo to emphasise it welcomed Chinese friends "with open arms". "I suspect any meaningful rebound will have to wait until the travel boom in June or July next year."

☆ 'Top Gun' and 'Avatar' nab Golden Globe nominations, pointing the way for the Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The cliché about award shows is that it’s an honor just to be nominated. Having endeavored to address those issues on both fronts, the Globes are here again, although not everyone has embraced the event or the HFPA with open arms. "Avatar: The Way of Water" debuts Dec. 16. The steep decline in award-show viewing, exacerbated by the pandemic, hasn’t made studios or talent any less enthusiastic about earning such recognition. In that sense, however tarnished the Golden Globes might be, its example could be another factor that helps point the way for the Oscars when those nominations are unveiled in January.

☆ Peru's Castillo faces criminal charges as new president Boluarte takes helm
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LIMA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Peru's former President Pedro Castillo faced a first court hearing on Thursday over his arrest on charges of rebellion and conspiracy, as his successor issued her first pronouncements from the presidential palace. Castillo was ordered to be detained for seven days as the investigation into the charge that he orchestrated a rebellion proceeds. The former president attended the hearing via teleconference from a penitentiary center in Lima where he is being detained. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has indicated he would be open to granting asylum to Castillo, a fellow leftist. BOLUARTE TAKES OFFICEDina Boluarte, Castillo's vice president, was sworn in as the South American country's new president on Wednesday, making her the sixth president in five years and the first woman to lead the nation of some 33 million.

☆ Xi Jinping: Saudi's MBS rolls out the red carpet for China's president, in a not too subtle message to Biden
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Saudi leaders will infuse the trip with a dose of spectacle. The Saudi king – or his powerful Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman – may bestow the Chinese leader with some honors and medals. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman fist bumps US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Al Salman Palace, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 15. Today, the US consumes only a fraction of that Saudi oil, and China is Saudi Arabia’s biggest client and trading partner. Over the last year, Gulf Arab countries appear to have ramped up their independent-minded policy.

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoNov 24 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The Fed gave U.S. markets a perfect pre-Thanksgiving tonic on Wednesday, which should keep risk appetite bubbling along nicely in Asia on Thursday. U.S. markets are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, and liquidity and activity will be light on Friday. chartEncouraging signs could come from South Korea. South Korea's economy is losing momentum as higher living costs dent household income and demand.

But the door knockers didn't explain where to vote or promote a candidate, the usual work of canvassers ahead of a big election. At another, they listed names of registered voters and demanded to know if they still lived at the address. In at least one state, Michigan, they plan to use their list of alleged irregularities to challenge voters in the Nov. 8 election. Reuters identified at least 23 state-wide or local efforts where canvassers may have crossed the line into intimidation, according to election officials and voting rights lawyers. This August, people affiliated with USEIP were also canvassing in La Plata County, according to the county clerk.

☆ Meet a 41-year-old who regretted quitting the same consulting job — twice — for more excitement and better pay. With a recession looming, he says he's staying put.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chris Downs, 41, returned to the same company twice after quitting in 2008 and 2021. In a recession, returning to one's old job might not be so easy. In 2008, Downs quit his job as an associate for the global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. Economic uncertainty is among the reasons Downs says he is "even less likely to leave" his job again. If he were on the job hunt now, he says he would probably prioritize job stability.

☆ Kim Kardashian misses Vegas birthday surprise after private jet couldn’t land
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Kim Kardashian was all set to take on Las Vegas for her 42nd birthday over the weekend, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. After a birthday dinner, she headed to the airport where a pair of Vegas showgirls offered a hint as to where she was headed on her sister Kylie Jenner’s private jet. “For the record… We did fly to Vegas and tried to land twice at two different airports,” she wrote in an Instagram story. On Sunday Kardashian shared a video of Usher wishing her happy birthday, saying that he “hated” that they didn’t make it and welcoming her with “open arms” the next time she wants to attend. Private jets belonging to celebs, including Jenner’s, have recently come under criticism by many for contributing to the climate crisis.

The young Russians who fled their country for neighboring Kazakhstan to avoid being conscripted to fight in Ukraine all want to go home one day. “I feel very sad, because, actually, I love Russia,” a 25-year-old Muscovite told NBC News in the biggest city in Kazakhstan, Almaty, a prime destination for Russians avoiding conscription. The young man, who was a juggler and a street performer before he left three weeks ago, said he already feels homesick for Mother Russia. Asked what drove him into exile, the Muscovite said: “Well, firstly, because of this conscription stuff happening now in Russia. Some of those who have left, he said, intend to stay in Kazakhstan, while others see the country as a “trampoline” to somewhere else in Europe.

☆ Biden calls Putin a 'rational actor' amid Russia's latest missile strikes in Ukraine and threat of nuclear warfare: CNN
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden told CNN that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "rational actor." The president added that Putin made a poor decision in assuming Ukraine would immediately fold. "I think he is a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly," Biden said in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday. Biden's characterization of Putin as a rationally thinking leader also comes after the Russian president's veiled threat of nuclear war. In discussing Putin's goals in Ukraine with CNN, Biden questioned the Russian leader's decision and said that Putin misjudged Ukraine if he thought the country would immediately fold.

☆ Financial markets don't like the U.K. stimulus plan because they fear inflation above all else now
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The U.K. has unveiled a large stimulus program, the biggest tax cut in half a century and will pay for it by substantially raising the debt level. Wait, don't markets love stimulus programs? Stimulus programs might even be welcomed for stoking some inflation in those circumstances. The stimulus program and the attendant need to borrow was immediately seen as inflationary, hardly what the market wants to hear. If stimulus programs are no longer greeted as a positive, what can they do to help out weak economies?

☆ The S&P Global exec in charge of the firm's DeFi efforts breaks down Wall Street's biggest hurdles to institutional adoption of crypto
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chief DeFi Officer at S&P Global, Chuck Mounts, spoke at the Messari Mainnet conference on Thursday. Mounts says institutional capital will flood into crypto once there's more regulatory clarity. In recent years, Wall Street giants have made progress in offering crypto and its related products to their clients. S&P Global Ratings has followed in line with the other financial giants, who've signaled interest in crypto. In terms of policy, Mount says, these include both clear and educated regulation and legislation in crypto.

☆ This family left the U.S. and bought an apartment in Portugal for $534,000—look inside their 400-year-old home
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-27 | by ( Alex Trias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

How we found our apartment in Lisbon, PortugalJust two days into our vacation, we started making plans to move. Photo: João Esteves for CNBC Make ItWe must have looked at more than 100 apartments online. Photo: João Esteves for CNBC Make ItMy realtor and I sat at a cafe and negotiated back and forth with the owner via text message. We took out a new loan on our Washington, D.C. home that gave us $600,000, and paid for the rest of the Lisbon apartment in cash. Photo: João Esteves for CNBC Make ItAt the other end of the apartment is our bedroom.

☆ I moved from California to New York City with just 3 months' savings to boost my career as an influencer. Here's my advice to anyone thinking of doing the same.
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-23 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

YouTuber Elena Taber moved to New York City from California in 2018, when she was 21 years old. She'd only visited once and knew one person nearby, but she knew it would open doors for her career. "A few months before graduation, I was like, you know what, I think I'm going to move to New York City in the fall." "I just kind of hit the ground running where I thought, OK, let me learn the city," she said. As a YouTuber, Taber knew moving to New York would open doors for herTaber said moving to New York was tough because she is naturally more shy and introverted.

☆ O organizație caritabilă susține că valurile au adus copii morți pe plajele din Libia
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O organizație caritabilă spaniolă a publicat o serie de fotografii în care apar femei și copii morți, aduși la mal de valuri, pe o plajă din Libia, informează BBC. Cel puțin 743 de migranți au murit înecați în Marea Mediterană anul acesta. Reacționând la imagini, premierul italian Mario Draghi a declarat: "Imaginile în care apar bebeluși și copii mici morți pe plajele din Libia sunt inacceptabile". Europa se confruntă cu un nou aflux de de migranți care încearcă să ajungă pe continent trecând Marea Mediterană. Copilul sirian înecat a fost fotografiat zăcând cu fața în jos pe o plajă din Turcia, după ce familia sa încercase să ajungă în Europa.

Persons: Mario Draghi, Camps, Nancy Porsia Organizations: BBC, Organizația, Open Arms, Organizația Internațională, ONU, Open, Armata Locations: Libia, Europa, Mării Mediterane, Abu, Italia, exclava spaniolă Ceuta, Africa, Maroc, Turcia

☆ CEO Wynne Nowland on coming out as transgender: ‘I’m much more at peace with myself’
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Jade Scipioni | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

That's the biggest lesson Wynne Nowland, CEO of insurance brokerage Bradley & Parker, learned going through her gender transition in mid-2017. Nowland sent an email to her 70-person staff telling them that she had made the decision to transition her gender. "I did not fully come out until I came out at work," Nowland says. And I've heard from many of the team members that they think I'm a more effective leader after my transition. I tried to do the right thing for my clients, for our insurance company partners and for our team members.

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