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☆ Self-harm: Why it happens and how to treat it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Editor’s Note: This story contains details of self-harm that some readers may find upsetting or triggering. She had just recently learned about self-harm after asking a friend about her many bandages and long sleeves. In 2019 there were 363,000 emergency department visits for self-harm, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Self-harm can also be a form of self-punishment among those feeling guilt or shame and thus like they deserve physical pain. You should of course use common sense and not let someone have their self-harm toolkit in their bedroom, for example, Whitlock added.

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☆ Here's how the project to develop one tractor might revolutionize the farming and automotive industries in the UK
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A special cover is used on a farm's waste collection areas (known as slurry lagoons) to catch methane emissions that would otherwise escape into the air. CNH IndustrialThe potential of the methane tractor extends far beyond the farm. Industry leaders pulled together to work on the projectThe success of the methane tractor project is testament to the power of collaboration. Beyond the agricultural sector, the methane tractor project holds promise for transforming the entire automotive sector. By demonstrating the viability of alternative fuel technologies in heavy-duty vehicles, this initiative paves the way for a more sustainable future in transportation.

Persons: Andrew Damant, CNH, Derek Neilson, Eminox, David Phillips, Neilson Organizations: UK's Department for Business and Trade, Advanced Propulsion Centre, Eminox, Mobile, Automotive Transformation Fund, Advanced, Industry, Insider Studios, UK Department for Business, Trade Locations: Cornwall, Europe, CNH, New Holland

☆ James Brown's daughters reveal who the Godfather of Soul really was: He 'was Daddy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Felice León | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

James Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas and Yamma Brown, discussed their father's life and legacy. The interview is in anticipation of the A&E limited series, "James Brown: Say It Loud," premiering Monday night. Music really was his purpose," Brown’s daughter, Yamma Brown, told Business Insider when describing her dad’s driving force. AdvertisementYamma Brown: James Brown was daddy. “James Brown: Say it Loud,” executive produced by Mick Jagger and Questlove, premieres Monday, February 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on A&E.

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☆ #DBT is trending on TikTok: 4 skills from the popular type of therapy that you can practice daily
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

#DBT has over 170 million views on TikTok, with users either explaining how they use the type of therapy in their own lives or providing advice for others. Dialectical behavior therapy — or DBT — is a three-pronged theoretical approach that aims for balance, says Laura Petracek, licensed psychologist and author of "The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction." Now, it's also used as therapy for people living with mental health conditions like bipolar disorder, eating disorders and depression. "What I love about DBT is that there are probably 200 skills that you can teach clients," Petracek says. "There are so many skills for clients to learn to gain awareness about themselves and their interactions with people."

☆ Space, Life Science, and Quantum Computing Innovations
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With The Uk'S Department For Business | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

According to the Global Innovation Index 2022, global government R&D investment is growing and the UK is ranked fourth for global innovation (and third most innovative economy in Europe). "Space observation is vital for our planet — the UK invests in the European Space Agency and at the Space Cluster at Harwell, a significant science and innovation park." Jo Hawley, deputy director for aerospace, space and automotive at DBT, reported that the UK space sector spent £836 million on R&D in 2021. The company has reported strong growth of its life science research tools business, reflected in the international footprint of its commercial and distribution operations. The Department for Business and Trade can connect you with dedicated, professional assistance to locate R&D investment opportunities and support.

☆ World-first ideas unveiled at MWC 2023 by UK telecoms innovators
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With The Uk'S Department For Business | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At the upcoming Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, collaboration and convergence will be priorities. MWC is a 'Digital World Congress' that will see more worldwide digital innovation from the UK and across the world." Attocore, recently awarded a grant for accelerating Radio Access Network (RAN) intelligence, sits alongside mobile giants Ericsson and Samsung in advancing the security of UK mobile networks. With 5G networks, an estimated £173 billion of incremental UK GDP will be added to the UK economy by 2030. MWC and scaling UK technologyMobile World Congress is also a great opportunity for big ideas to reach an even bigger audience.

☆ My mom died of an overdose. I'm talking about it openly to help other women going through the same.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Hayley Folk | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Four years ago, at the age of 45, my mom died of a drug overdose. I share my and her story to help others going through the same things we went through. When she died, I had seen her only once in 11 years, and surprisingly, it was exactly a week to the day before she died. For women who overdose and survive, there is a societal stigma. If you're on the other side — you've lost a woman in your life to an overdose — there are resources for you.

☆ Read the leaked farewell memo Shopify's departing CTO sent staff, praising the founder-led company and its accomplishments
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'll be working with the team over the next few weeks to ensure a smooth and efficient transition. All of this is a tiny fraction of our truly incredible work, done by incredible humans. The best way to learn is to read the code, to pair program with Shopifolk inside and outside of your team. I didn't truly understand the impact Shopify has on merchants until I met some in person. I leave you in the capable hands of our leaders, and I know you'll continue to do incredible work.

☆ One of the data field's most prominent technologists is stepping aside as CEO of his startup, which many thought could unseat industry leader Astronomer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Matthew Lynley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nick Schrock, creator of orchestration tool Dagster and CEO of Elementl, is moving into a new role. Elementl runs the Dagster tool, an emerging product that competes with Airflow and Prefect. A hot open source project many thought was primed to unseat a data juggernaut is now shifting its leadership as it reckons with increased competition in the race to own a critical piece of data infrastructure. And while there likely remains room for an independent orchestration tool, insiders say it's unclear whether one will be able to substantially challenge Airflow. And there's consistent buzz among insiders over whether Dbt Labs will launch its own proper orchestration product.

☆ Andreessen Horowitz bets millions on emerging startup MotherDuck to build data analytics tech for companies that don't need all the oomph pushed by cloud giants
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Matthew Lynley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

CEO Jordan Tigani says it won't replace Snowflake but can carve its own niche in the data market. DuckDB, an open source database and analytics technology, was launched by the DuckDB foundation in 2019 to tackle this problem. It's designed for work with smaller chunks of data, which is the size most companies are actually typically analyzing, Tigani said. The round comes at a $175 million valuation with combined a $35 million series A funding round led by Andreessen-Horowitz and a $12.5 million seed funding round led by Redpoint. It could also be compared to the emerging Snowflake-endorsed data technology Iceberg (3,600 stars).

☆ The rise of Snowflake created a hole in Salesforce's long-dominant ecosystem, and now startups are rushing in to seize the opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Matthew Lynley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new category called "reverse ETL" is emerging as startups race to fill a gap created by Snowflake. But in recent years, a substantial shift has emerged in the way companies manage their data, dovetailing with the rise of cloud providers like Snowflake and Databricks. How reverse ETL was born to fill a hole that Salesforce left wide openThe notion of a reverse-ETL pipeline isn't necessarily new. The future of reverse ETL might not be where it startedMany investors who did not invest in reverse ETL who spoke with Insider said they were surprised the friction was so large that it was able to support a single company, much less three. "We partner with great tools like Hightouch and Census for reverse ETL to SaaS applications."

☆ Read exclusive 13-slide pitch deck data startup Alation used to raise $123 million from investors like Databricks, Dell, and Thoma Bravo
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Matthew Lynley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Data startup Alation announced it raised $123 million at a more than $1.7 billion valuation. There are also smaller companies in the data cataloging space including firms like Metaphor Data, Acryl Data, and Stemma. Data tools like Alation, however, have been able to still grow and find financing, Sangani said. "When you have to make hard choices you need good data, and that logic extends to data tools," Sangani said. Databricks and Snowflake are also co-investors in data collaboration tool Hex, $900 million machine learning startup Tecton, and $4.2 billion data juggernaut Dbt Labs.

☆ French refinery strikes continue at two sites
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Malta to maintain energy prices at pre-COVID levels, article with galleryN2:DBT · October 24, 2022Malta's government said on Monday it would spend 10% of its recurrent expenditure next year to maintain a freeze on energy and fuel prices.

☆ Dbt Labs, the startup that's quietly become a big-data juggernaut, is launching new tools to cement its place in a future where companies run their operations on Snowflake and Databricks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Matthew Lynley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dbt Labs is launching a new tool for analysts to streamline the way they review company data. $4.2 billion startup Dbt Labs has quietly become one of the data world's most influential companies. $4.2 billion startup Dbt Labs has quietly become one of the key catalysts of rebuilding the way companies analyze their data using tools like Snowflake and Databricks. Dbt's Semantic Layer creates a central repository for metric definitions that a company needs to track the performance of its business. "Nobody wants to use a semantic layer that isn't tightly coupled with the business intelligence experience," Handy said.

☆ Salesforce's next big thing is a major push to keep its data at the center of a market increasingly dominated by firms like Snowflake
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Matthew Lynley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But many tools, like Snowflake, have emerged to make Salesforce data points one of many in analytics. And Salesforce on Tuesday said it is launching a direct integration with Amazon's machine learning tool SageMaker to support custom machine learning models. At its Tableau keynote, Salesforce emphasized the company's Einstein integrations with Snowflake, with the presentation working with Snowflake data. And with these moves, Salesforce is ensuring the analysis and usage of Salesforce data and its results can remain inside Salesforce's sphere of influence. It enables organizations to connect other data lake tools and operate Salesforce data.

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