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☆ I'm a 23-year-old gay man training to be a priest. Though I'm living on only $740 a month, I don't regret it one bit.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He says he had considered the idea ludicrous as someone who's gay and used to be an atheist. And it was also a big shift for someone who was living abroad in the Hague, who's openly gay, and who was heavily invested in a different career. I thought it was completely ludicrous, as someone who used to be quite atheist as a teen, who's gay, and who'd been preparing for an entirely different career. By January, I'd started working there as a pastoral assistant. Though it hasn't been the easiest time — I get a stipend of 600 pounds a month, or about $740 — I don't regret it one bit.

Persons: Peter Banks, —, I've, It's, who's, Banks, who'd, Little, I'd, hasn't, We're, you've Organizations: Service, UK's Liberal Democratic Party, Liberal Democratic Party, Hague, University of Cambridge's Trinity College, Episcopal Church, Episcopal, of Locations: Cambridge, England, Hague, Netherlands, Winchester, Mary's, United States, Scotland, of Wales

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is scheduled to be questioned under oath Tuesday as part of lawsuits from two former FBI employees who provoked the former president's outrage after sending each other pejorative text messages about him. The Justice Department had sought to block the deposition of Trump as unnecessary, citing testimony from other witnesses who'd already been interviewed in the lawsuits that Trump had no impact on the decision to fire Strzok. But both U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson and a federal appeals court rebuffed the Justice Department, permitting a two-hour deposition to move forward. In his 2020 book, “Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump,” Strzok expressed measured regret for the text messages and the impact they had on the FBI. But in an interview that year with The Associated Press, he also described the personal toll of the attacks from Trump.

Persons: — Donald Trump, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Strzok, Trump, who'd, David Bowdich, Chris Wray, Amy Berman Jackson, Page, Hillary Clinton's, “, Donald J, ” Strzok, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON, FBI, Trump, Justice Department, Justice, Mar, Counterintelligence, Associated Press, “ Locations: Russia, Trump, Trump's Florida, New York, Strzok

☆ 'It rocks my spirit.' Harvard students share their takes on the difficult week on campus.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Harvard students spoke to Insider about the controversies roiling campus. The disputes followed the terroist attack by Hamas on Israel and a letter signed by student groups. One woman told Insider people falsely accused her and her fellow Jewish students at Harvard Law School of sponsoring the truck. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Harvard campus on October 12. First-year law studentOne first-year law student said he wished both the student groups and the Harvard administration would take a more nuanced approach.

Persons: —, Israel —, Bill Ackman, they're, who'd, it's, Tim Paradis, Eden Mendelsohn Mendelsohn, that's, Harvard, aren't Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard Law School Locations: Israel, Harvard

☆ When your AI girlfriend says she loves you
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

The messaging app let users build a "personal AI" complete with a 3D avatar and an upbeat, down-for-anything texting style. "Seems like AI will replace many human artists," Jay told Calisto in August 2022. Within a year, he was also using AI technology for work, as his firm experimented with generative AI to help draft legal papers. Former Replika users fled to various upstart companion apps that were popping up, like Chai, Paradot, and Soulmate AI. (Soulmate AI later closed down in September 2023, leaving a new wave of users mourning their AI companions all over again.)

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☆ When your AI says she loves you
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

☆ This recruiter uses a late-night text message to see if you're a good fit for a job
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Would you answer a late-night text message from a recruiter after a job interview? The message is a test to help determine whether someone is a good fit for a job or a culture. AdvertisementAdvertisementYou go to a job interview at 1 p.m.Around 10 p.m., you get this text: "Hey, Tim. Text back quickly and it might up your chances of snagging the job, at least at Vanderbloemen's 45-person firm. Trial by text message joins other offbeat quizzes meant to help determine whether a job candidate should get an offer letter.

Persons: William Vanderbloemen, —, Tim, Ben, proctor, that's, Vanderbloemen, they're, who'd, it's, It's, Slack Organizations: Service Locations: Vanderbloemen, Houston, New York City

☆ Israel dropped bombs near a Gaza border crossing packed with civilians who'd followed officials' pleas to flee: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Israel dropped bombs near a Gaza border crossing full of civilians following officials' advice to flee. The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is the only open path for people to flee the territory. The IDF claims the strike did not target the crossing, but an underground smuggling tunnel nearby. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsrael on Tuesday dropped bombs next to the only border crossing allowing civilians to flee Gaza after the Israeli military directed Palestinians, looking to escape air strikes in the war against Hamas, toward the crossing. Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, an IDF spokesman, urged Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt early Tuesday, with the Times of Israel reporting he said: "Rafah crossing is still open.

Persons: Israel, —, Richard Hecht, Al Jazeera, Younis Tirawi, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: IDF, Service, Times, Human Rights, Gaza, Street Journal, CNN, Hamas, Palestinian Health Ministry Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Egypt, Israel, Palestinian, Jerusalem

☆ The Trump 'haircut': yes, Deutsche Bank really used this term in reducing what Trump said he was worth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

On Wednesday, state officials called former Deutsche Bank banker Nicholas Haigh to the stand. He described the so-called Trump "haircut": routinely applied reductions to Trump's stated worth. AdvertisementAdvertisementThey called it the Trump "haircut." An excerpt from Deutsche Bank's internal records, showing the difference in what Trump's self-reported net-worth and his "haircut" worth. The attorney general countered that in lending to Trump, Deutsche Bank relied on both Trump's adjusted, worst-case, "haircut" worth and his self-reported worth.

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Eventually, according to Ellison, Bankman-Fried chose the one that omitted a line saying "FTX borrows," hiding $10 billion in borrowed customer money. When asked by Sassoon why she continued with the scheme, Ellison said, "Sam told me to." She said Bankman-Fried told her she should have hedged and, "speaking loudly and strongly," said it was her fault. CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesEllison then went into her own emotional state. After all the movement of FTX money, the company only had $4 billion to cover $12 billion in customer holdings, she said.

Persons: Caroline Ellison, Yuki Iwamura, Sam Bankman, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Ellison, Fried, Danielle Sassoon, Genesis, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, Bankman, FTX, Mark Cohen, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Jane Rosenberg, Sassoon, Sam, Mohammed bin Salman, Jane Street, Slack, she'd, who'd, sloppily Organizations: Alameda Research, Bloomberg, Getty, Saudi Crown, U.S, District, Federal Court, Reuters, Stanford, Bankman, Wall, Alameda, New York Times, MBS, Vox, Forbes, Twitter, Toyota Corolla, Fried Bloomberg Locations: New York, Bankman, Alameda, FTX, New York City, U.S, San Francisco Bay, Saudi, Japan

☆ How a job candidate so impressed the Daytime Emmys CEO, he created her a job: 'We just absolutely loved her'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"One of them came in and she brought to the interview her [undergraduate] thesis that was a study of the Primetime Emmys' judging process and its faults," he told CNBC Make It at the Fast Company Innovation Festival. The second candidate was a bit less qualified for the role. "But we just absolutely loved her," he said. "And we came out of the interview and said, 'We cannot let her go.'" Though the company did not technically have another position open at the time, they ended up creating one specifically for her.

Persons: Adam Sharp Organizations: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Sports, Tech, CNBC, Fast, Innovation

☆ I thought I landed my dream job at Amazon. But after being put on an impossible performance plan, I quit even though I lost a $110,000 deposit on a house.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

It was going to really take me to that next level and lead me to my dream job. So I was like, "Wow, I'm going to work for Amazon. I'm going to put you into a Pivot program." Well of course I'm going to leave because I'm not that stupid. I lost $110,000 that there's no way I'm going to get back.

Persons: —, I'm, TAMs, we're, he'd, wasn't, I've, Slack, I'd, that's Organizations: Amazon, Service, Amazon Web Services, LinkedIn, TAM

☆ Loneliness and inflation are pushing Gen Z away from dating
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Phil Rosen | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Expensive dates, inflation, and loneliness are weighing on Gen Zers seeking romantic connections. AdvertisementAdvertisementBecause Gen Z grew up with Facebook, Instagram, and other social platforms, many 20-somethings have grown accustomed to instant connection. To that point, dozens of Gen Zers told Insider they're putting more effort into friendships and nonromantic social events to combat loneliness. Inflation hovered at 3.7% year over year in August, nearly double the 2% rate policymakers want, and it's weighing on Gen Z wallets. "Gen Z wants to find people in natural, organic contexts as friends first, and if something romantic happens, that's great," Lerner said.

Persons: Zers, Gen Zers who'd, —, Marianne Simpson, she'd, Simpson, Vivek Murthy, Z, Kellie Ammerman, Ammerman, Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn's, Tinder, Bumble, Taylor Price, Price, daters, Gen, Cliff Lerner, Gen Z, Lerner, Andrew Yeung, Yeung, Maxine Williams, Williams, We're Organizations: Service, New, Facebook Locations: New York City, America

☆ Informational interviews can get your foot in the door of your dream job—here's how to get one
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An informational interview is an informal conversation with someone in your company, industry or even outside of your industry that gives you a chance to learn about that person's work and field. There are all sorts of reasons to book one: You'd like to learn about another branch of your company or about moving up in it. Or maybe you're considering moving to another industry altogether and want to feel it out beforehand. "You're building relationships with low stakes," says Angelina Darrisaw, career coach and founder and CEO of C-Suite Coach. says Vicki Salemi, career coach at Monster, adding, "are you looking to get your foot in the door with a specific company?

Persons: Angelina Darrisaw, there's, it's, Vicki Salemi

☆ Donald Trump serving as House speaker would be chaos for the legislature and misery for the embattled former president
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Even if he gets immense GOP congressional support to become speaker, Trump also appears like the very last person who'd even want the position. US President Donald Trump speaks in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2020. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs president, Trump was free to hire and fire staffers, counsel, and his cabinet at any point he wanted. As a speaker but not a member of Congress, Trump would have literally no ability to vote on any pieces of legislation. Let's imagine, for a minute, that Trump's both interested in the position and can somehow manage to convince GOP members to take McCarthy's spot.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer tried to blame Caroline Ellison for FTX's collapse during opening statements. AdvertisementAdvertisementSam Bankman-Fried's defense attorney, Mark Cohen, took aim at the FTX cofounder's ex-girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, during his opening statements in the criminal trial over the collapse of FTX on Wednesday. Bankman-Fried is on trial in Manhattan federal court on charges that he defrauded FTX customers and investors out of billions of dollars. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeanwhile, prosecutor Thane Rehn told the jury that Bankman-Fried stole more than $10 billion from FTX customers, all while telling customers they could access their money at any time. "When customers put money in FTX, he stole it.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Caroline Ellison, —, Mark Cohen, Cohen, Fried, Ellison, Ellison didn't, What's, who'd, Thane Rehn, Rehn Organizations: Service, Alameda Research, New York Times, Reuters Locations: FTX, Alameda, Manhattan

☆ At Rosemead High, generations of students were harassed or groomed for sex as they tried to get an education
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +87 min

Students were regularly subjected to sexual harassment by Hall, two former students told me. “I feel like so many of us were victims to the culture,” one former Rosemead student told Insider. Manipulation by a trusted adult has been passed like a virus to generations of Rosemead students. AdvertisementThe Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia have long been a local haunt for Rosemead High students. We wondered aloud whether Masiello had harassed our mother the same way he'd done to generations of Rosemead students.

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The Emergency Alert System is a national public warning system that's designed to allow the president to speak to the American people within 10 minutes during a national emergency via specific outlets such as radio and television. And Wireless Emergency Alerts are short messages — 360 characters or less — that go to mobile phones to alert their owner to important information. Wireless phone customers in the United States whose phones were on got a message saying: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. That messages said: “This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, covering the United States from 14:20 to 14:50 hours ET. “But I’m glad to know the national alert system works.”The test also sparked discussion about how it could affect people in abusive situations.

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☆ Zelle Fraud: I Got Scammed Out of $31,000 and My Bank Didn't Care
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Devin Friedman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +38 min

Because a lot of bank branches were still closed, and the crew wanted their money, he requested that we transfer the money via Zelle. When I asked Chase to discuss Zelle fraud, I received an email saying, "Unfortunately, we don't have anyone available for an interview." The way the email messages from Gary were subliterate in a completely different way from the way a classic Gary email is subliterate. When Gary Kruglitz told us to Zelle him, he didn't really tell us to Zelle him. It's possible that the government will eventually be moved to safeguard consumers against Zelle fraud.

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☆ The Great Zelle Pool Scam
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Devin Friedman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +38 min

When I asked Chase to discuss Zelle fraud, I received an email saying, "Unfortunately, we don't have anyone available for an interview." The way the email messages from Gary were subliterate in a completely different way from the way a classic Gary email is subliterate. When Gary Kruglitz told us to Zelle him, he didn't really tell us to Zelle him. Out of all the kinds of money, money to build a pool is probably the very best kind of money for the world to suffer the loss of. It's possible that the government will eventually be moved to safeguard consumers against Zelle fraud.

☆ Migrants aboard Mexico cargo trains stranded miles from U.S. border
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Migrants travelling by train to Ciudad Juarez in an attempt to reach the United States, wait near train wagons while being stranded near Villa Ahumada, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico September 29, 2023. Sixty northbound cargo trains run by Mexico's Ferromex were stopped last week, after about half a dozen migrants suffered death or injury. Grupo Mexico, which owns Ferromex, could not immediately be reached about the sudden train stoppage with migrants aboard near Villa Ahumada. Meanwhile, further east, in the border city of Piedras Negras that sits opposite Eagle Pass, Texas, Venezuelan migrant Jose Julian said on Friday he had similarly been stranded while traveling aboard the cargo trains. For years, migrants trying to reach the United States have crisscrossed Mexico on cargo trains.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, VILLA, Sasha Pacheco, we're, Mexico's Ferromex, Villa Ahumada, Marlon Vera, who'd, Jose Julian, Daniel Becerril, Isabel Woodford, Kylie Madry, Valentine Hilaire, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Grupo Mexico, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ciudad Juarez, United States, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico, PIEDRAS NEGRAS, U.S, Mexican, Piedras Negras, , Texas, Monterrey, Torreon, Rio, Villa, Mexico City

☆ A 5G-powered wildfire-detection tool is helping first responders contain fires faster
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Sarah Sloat | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Pano AI, a wildfire-detection startup, uses ultrahigh definition, 360-degree cameras and an artificial-intelligence platform to scan, identify, and monitor wildfires. Pano AI alerted the state's Department of National Resources, which began a partnership with the startup in March, and provided visual and location data. Pano AI estimated its alert sped up the response time by 20 to 30 minutes. There are over 100 Pano AI systems deployed across the US and Australia. A Pano AI detection image of the Flat Fire in California.

Persons: —, Rogers, Pano AI's, Sonia Kastner, Arvind Satyam, Kastner, Satyam, Hilary Franz Organizations: Service, state's Department of National Resources, Research, 4G Locations: Washington, Mount Rainier, Australia, Canadian, British Columbia, San Francisco, California

☆ Meta and Salesforce are looking to re-hire some workers they just laid off. It's putting those people in an awkward spot.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Companies like Meta, the parent of Facebook, and Salesforce are bringing back some of the workers they let go . In some cases where the layoffs were conducted reasonably well, a return might be something former workers would consider. Whether to return is a question some former Salesforce workers are likely asking. She said workers considering returning to a former employer might ask themselves questions such as: Why was I laid off? Now it's tech workers' turn.

Persons: Sandra Sucher, Harvard Business School who's, Sucher, they'd, Salesforce, Marc Benioff, —, Salesforce execs, What's, who'd, lockdowns, it's, ChatGPT Organizations: Big Tech, Service, Companies, Meta, Facebook, Harvard Business School, Bloomberg, Workers, LinkedIn Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ More than half of Gen Zers think they 'can easily make a career in influencing,' says branding expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Some 57% of Gen Zers said they would like to become an influencer if given the chance, according to a new report from Morning Consult, a decision intelligence company. Put another way, more than half of Gen Zers "believe people can easily make a career in influencing," she adds. The Morning Consult data comes from one survey of 2,204 U.S. adults and one survey of Gen Zers ages 13 to 26 who use Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, or YouTube. Most Gen Zers think it's easy to make a career in influencingSome 53% of Gen Zers believe becoming an influencer is a reputable career choice, and a similar share would quit their current jobs if they could become an influencer if it was enough to pay for their lifestyle. 1 thing driving Gen Z's interest in influencing as a career is the ability to make money, followed closely by being able to work flexibly and doing fun work.

Persons: they'd, Gen Zers, Ellyn Briggs, Zers, Briggs, Young, flexibly Organizations: Morning, Twitter, Facebook, Consumer Locations: influencers

☆ Salesforce turns to 'boomerangs,' luring back former execs to help reignite growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce.com Inc., right, greets attendees after a keynote at the company's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Sept. 12, 2023. Ariel Kelman had been away from Salesforce for over a decade, when he received a direct message on Twitter from CEO Marc Benioff earlier this year. "I just thought it was good timing," Kelman said in an interview at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco last week. Kelman spent the few months prior running marketing at a startup called Fireblocks before rejoining Salesforce in June as chief marketing officer. Kelman and Milano are among at least eight ex-Salesforce execs who have rejoined the gang in 2023, as the company approaches its 25th birthday.

Persons: Marc Benioff, Benioff, Ariel Kelman, who'd, Kelman, Miguel Milano, Milano, Brian Millham, Millham, Dreamforce . Kelman, Salesforce, Bret Taylor, it's Organizations: Salesforce.com Inc, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, Salesforce's, Salesforce, CNBC Locations: San Francisco, Salesforce, Madrid

☆ I was arrested for trying to buy cannabis 15 years ago. Now, I run a multi-million dollar business selling weed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Keshawn Warner is the cofounder of Dazed, a cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts and New York. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Keshawn Warner, co-founder of the cannabis dispensary Dazed. Then, in 2008, at the height of the stop and frisk era, I was arrested for trying to buy cannabis. A Dazed cannabis dispensary. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen we heard that New York had legalized cannabis and was opening up its cannabis industry, my ears perked up.

Persons: Keshawn Warner, Warner, Yoonji Han, Woodrow Wilson, There's, we'd, Andrew Lichtenstein, dink, I'd, Patrick Roberts, frisked Organizations: Warner, Morning, Getty Images, Norfolk State University, Yankees, York Locations: Massachusetts, New York, New York City, East Harlem, Puerto Rican, California, Breckenridge in Colorado . Denver, York, Manhattan

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