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☆ ESPN fantasy football embraces explainable AI from IBM watsonx
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Even fantasy football participants like to hold their cards close to their chests. But the new Top Contributing Factors feature in ESPN Fantasy Football is an interesting contrast. For the past eight years, IBM has worked closely with ESPN to enhance its popular fantasy football platform. The feature satisfies the fantasy football participants' curiosity and makes a broader point. Learn more about the AI in ESPN fantasy football.

Persons: Noah Syken, coverages, Dario Gil, Malcolm Gladwell, Mo Duffy Organizations: IBM, Baseball, Football, ESPN Fantasy, ESPN, IBM IBM, IBM Research, Red Hat, Business, Sports, Insider Studios

☆ 23% of low-income Americans are living without a bank account
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Genna Contino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"When they don't see a financial institution or a bank, [they] tend to say, 'There's no avenue for me this way. Of 18- to 29-year-olds, 11% are living without a bank account, compared to 9% of 30- to 44-year-olds, 5% of 45- to 59-year-olds and 2% of people 60 and older, according to the Federal Reserve. People without bank accounts might also turn to check cashing services or consider payday loans, especially if they're the only brick-and-mortar financial services in their neighborhood. The Community Financial Services Association of America, which represents payday lenders, did not respond to a request for comment. "They're going out into the community, they're promoting their services into the community, they're creating programs specifically for the community," he said.

Persons: Sean Gladwell, Wole Coaxum, Joe Lugo, Lugo, that's, Darrin Williams, Williams, Harris, Winnie Sun, It's, Sun, Preston Duppins, Duppins, They're Organizations: Federal Reserve, Southern Bancorp, Inc, Finance, Sun, Wealth Partners, CNBC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, American Fintech Council, Wealth Management, Community Financial Services Association of America, Chamber, Commerce Locations: Clearwater , Florida, U.S, Irvine , California, Florida, Lugo, Pinellas County

☆ Insider Today: New status symbols
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Business Insider's docuseries, "Quiet on Set," just won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information. AdvertisementAt least that's what Denver meteorologist Chris Bianchi told Business Insider's senior science reporter Morgan McFall-Johnsen. Markus Thoenen/Getty ImagesTen better getawaysIt's the busiest time in the travel season, and international travel is especially hot. AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Joi-Marie McKenzie, editor in chief of life, in New York.

Persons: —, Dan Schneider's, it's, SEAN GLADWELL, Chris Bianchi, Morgan McFall, Johnsen, Bianchi, Morgan, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Markus Thoenen, Bianca Bagnarelli, Tyler Le, Abanti Chowdhury, Rashida Jones, Nicholas Cage's, Rebecca Zisser, Nordstrom cardholders, Joi, Marie McKenzie, Jordan Parker Erb, Dan DeFrancesco, Lisa Ryan, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Television, Nickelodeon, Business, Denver, Getty, Apple, Max, Nordstrom, Amazon Locations: New, United States, Ticino, Switzerland, Italy, AirPods, Whitestrips, New York, New York City

☆ My wife and I have been married for 37 years. We've gone on date nights every single week.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Craig Stoltz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My wife Pam and I have been married for 37 years. Strictly speaking, it applies only to being married to Pam, but I hope it is sufficiently generalizable to other situations. But date night is the best investment we can make in our marriage. Date night is mutual attention. I wonder how many hours we've spent on date night?

Persons: Malcolm Gladwell, Pam, I've, It's, we've, —, He's, I'm, Arnold Palmer Organizations: Service, Business, Google Locations: That's

☆ Ilon Specht, Who Empowered Women With ‘I’m Worth It’ Ad, Dies at 81
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Specht was a copywriter at the McCann-Erickson (now McCann) agency in Manhattan. L’Oréal was using Preference, a relatively new product, to challenge the market dominance of Clairol’s Nice ‘n Easy. “We were sitting in this big office and everyone was discussing what the ad should be,” Ms. Specht told Malcolm Gladwell of The New Yorker in 1999. “They wanted to do something with a woman sitting by a window and the wind blowing through the curtains. You know, one of those fake places with big glamorous curtains.

Persons: Ilon Specht, Brady Case, Ms, Specht, McCann, Erickson, L’Oréal, Malcolm Gladwell, “, ” Organizations: Yorker Locations: Barrington, R.I, Providence, Manhattan

☆ From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, AI specialists are a hot commodity
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Today's big story examines how recruitment for AI talent is ramping up in the tech industry and on Wall Street . AdvertisementEager to understand how to leverage the tech, companies are racing to scoop up AI specialists. But Big Tech companies aren't just competing with each other. With so many venture capitalists eager to fund AI ideas , some AI talent are starting their own companies. Businesses are already fighting the rule, but if it survives the courts it could mean even more movement of AI talent.

Persons: —, We've, we've, Justin Sullivan, Chelsea Jia Feng, Eager, Kali Hays, Ellen Thomas, Banks, it's, Getty, Sean Gladwell, Olga Pyrkina, Tyler Le, Amy Hood, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Johannes Eisele, Swan, Mark Spitznagel, Spitznagel, David Einhorn, there's, Dimitrios Kambouris, Leon Neal, Abanti Chowdhury, Bill Gates, Gates, BI Gates, Satya Nadella, Zs, Herman Miller Eames, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover, Grace Lett Organizations: Business, Service, Getty Images, Anadolu Agency, Big Tech, Johannes, Getty, Federal Reserve, Reuters, Research, Capital Economics, Greenlight, Staff, Microsoft, BI, Paramount Locations: California, AFP, America, New York, London, Chicago

☆ The 2 most important things you need to learn in your first few jobs to advance your career faster
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Henry Blodget | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But what really matters early in your career is learning 1) what you're naturally good at, and 2) what you most like and want to do. But in my experience, skills are not the most important things you should try to learn in your first few jobs. What you're naturally good atWe're all gifted at some things and lousy at others. AdvertisementBut the most common and simplest formula for success is this:Do something you're naturally good at that you like doing. (Among other things, it revealed why I didn't like — and was bad at — an early production-assistant job at CNN).

Persons: —, we're, Malcolm Gladwell, It's, Henri, what's Organizations: Service, CNN

☆ Inside $9 billion WorldQuant's 15-year anniversary celebration in the Bahamas, with talks from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Malcolm Gladwell, plus performances from David Blaine
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Baha Mar resort in Nassau was full of quants, engineers, and data scientists the week before Christmas. Attendees heard speakers such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, author Malcolm Gladwell, and retired US Army Gen. Stan McChrystal speak on different topics, including the future of technology and history. One session featured Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert speaking on robotics and artificial intelligence with the firm's robot dog, Spot, next to him. But for those at WorldQuant looking forward to relaxing, the resort has plenty of options. Entertainment during the week also included a performance from David Blaine, the well-known illusionist.

Persons: Izzy Englander's, Igor Tulchinsky, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Malcolm Gladwell, Stan McChrystal, Marc Raibert, Magnus Carlsen, Baha, David Blaine Organizations: Baha, Business, US Army, Boston Dynamics, Hyatt, Entertainment Locations: Nassau, Bahamas, Connecticut

☆ Inside $9 billion WorldQuant's 15-year anniversary celebration in the Bahamas, with talks from Arnold Schwarzenegger, performances by David Blaine, and a $100,000 chess tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Baha Mar resort in Nassau was full of quants, engineers, and data scientists the week before Christmas. One session featured Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert speaking on robotics and artificial intelligence with the firm's robot dog, Spot, next to him. Chess champion Magnus Carlsen came to play with teams from 12 different countries playing to win a $100,000 grand prize. But for those at WorldQuant looking forward to relaxing, the resort has plenty of options. Entertainment during the week also included a performance from David Blaine, the well-known illusionist.

☆ Urban golf courses are making housing more expensive and parks harder to access — and taxpayers are footing the bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Many states subsidize golf courses with low property taxes, so non-golfers are footing the bill. David Madison/Getty ImagesUrban golf courses also cost taxpayers — even those who don't play — a lot of money. Proponents of retrofitting courses note that reducing the number of golf courses would help boost revenue for courses that do survive. "But then on the flip side, we have these public golf courses that are just these almost vacuous spaces that are quite underutilized." He noted that projects that just involve turning golf courses into parks are often most palatable to neighbors.

Persons: —, they'd, Franciscans who'd, Zach Klein, VDERHLrowD, David Madison, it's, Malcolm Gladwell, Scottie Scheffler, Richard Heathcote, Mitchell Reardon, htpq6Uqx8q — Cork Gaines, Ray Delahanty, Jennifer Keesmaat, Keesmaat, Don, RENE JOHNSTON, Charlie McCabe, he's, Former California Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, McCabe, Reardon Organizations: Urban, Service, Franciscans, Olympic, Getty, Los Angeles Country Club, United, 123rd U.S, YouTube, Center, City, Trust, Public, Denver, Council, Democrat Locations: Presidio, U.S, San Francisco , California, California, San Francisco's, Golden, Beverly Hills, United States, Los Angeles , California, Cities, Florida, Toronto, haven't, Don Valley, Toronto , Ontario, New Orleans, Former California, Los Angeles County

☆ How a Mentor to At-Risk Young Men Spends His Sundays
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Tammy Lagorce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Before Toddrick Brockington got his job at the Henry Street Settlement, a nonprofit that supports Lower East Side residents, he served 26 years in prison for homicide. Sometimes I lay there; sometimes I stand in the window and look out and try to orient myself for the day. That’s a peaceful time for me, because it’s like I’m the only one up and I have the world to myself. I’m in the process of reading “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell for the third time. When I went to prison, I didn’t have a G.E.D., so I obtained my G.E.D.

Persons: Toddrick Brockington, ”, Brockington, Malcolm Gladwell, Henry, James Allen Organizations: Henry, Henry Street, La Guardia, Reading Locations: Lower, Side, West, Bronx, La

☆ WME signs author and speaker Ed Mylett, whose top business podcast adds to the agency's growing audio roster alongside clients like Malcolm Gladwell and Jay Shetty
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hollywood talent agency WME has signed Ed Mylett, an author, public speaker, and entrepreneur. His podcast, "The Ed Mylett Show," has landed guests including Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, and more. "I need the best people to help manage the growth of 'The Ed Mylett Show' podcast," Mylett told Insider via email. Among business podcasts, "The Ed Mylett Show" currently sits at No. His podcast, "The Ed Mylett Show," has seen a bevy of other guests including Barbara Corcoran, Martin Luther King III, David Goggins, and Tony Robbins.

Persons: WME, Ed Mylett, Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, Vervante, He's, Mylett, Michael B, Jordan, Dwayne Johnson, Miley Cyrus, Dan Fogelman, Jay Shetty's, Stephen Dubner's, Malcolm Gladwell's, he's, Maria Shriver, Matthew McConaughey, Martin Luther King III, David Goggins Organizations: Hollywood, Wiley, Apple, Spotify, CAA, UTA, WME, Pushkin Industries, YouTube, Forbes

☆ New Mexico rivers rage, fields dry after slow federal fire aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Andrew HayACEQUIA DE LA SIERRA, New Mexico, May 2 (Reuters) - Rivers are roaring in northern New Mexico after a big snowpack. The problem is blocking water flowing from a 12,000-foot (3,660-meter) Sangre de Cristo mountain peak into the Mora Valley through earthen channels known as acequias. Sanchez, a mayordomo or water caretaker, had hoped to have Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to clear the ditches after the agency was given $3.95 billion to compensate communities for the 40-mile-long blaze. FEMA and other federal support has reached only a handful of the dozens of acequias that requested aid in November, said local irrigation leader Paula Garcia. "I don't think they're up to the job," said Roybal-Mack, a Mora Valley native.

☆ The top stories in the world of banking in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

While 2022 wasn't a banner year for banks, it also wasn't a complete disaster. Will Nance, Neena Bitritto-Garg, Corinne Blanchard, and Michael Elias Goldman Sachs; Citi; Cowen; Deutsche Bank; Sean Gladwell/Getty; Savanna Durr/Insider1. At Goldman Sachs ID swipes were tracked. But by 2022 the wheels were starting to fall off on CEO David Solomon's consumer ambitions, as first reported by Insider. This fall, Wells Fargo made the decision to move tens of thousands of accounts out of its private bank that had under $5 million.

☆ Eco standards and energy bills are key priorities for UK house buyers, says strategist
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | 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 EmailEco standards and energy bills are key priorities for UK house buyers, says strategistPete Gladwell, group social impact and investment director at Legal & General, says new research sends a message to home builders on the demand for better environmental standards — and that they must work with government and financial institutions on eco-retrofits and cutting-edge new builds.

☆ How people-pleasers can still win arguments and make their point heard, according to a world-champion debater
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Natasha Piñon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

If you're a people-pleaser, you know how hard it can be to win arguments while keeping everyone happy. That makes Bo Seo's status as a two-time world-champion debater for Australia and Harvard University all the more impressive. But when you're too focused on pleasing others, you start neglecting your own feelings and point of view, Seo said. If so, your people-pleasing traits could be burying your own point of view — which is when you might want to make a change. That's an especially useful reframing for people-pleasers: You're simply articulating your own point of view, not disagreeing with someone else.

☆ Meet the wealthy ex-Goldman Sachs junior banker and hedge-fund manager taking over as the UK's new prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We've got famous authors yelling at Jamie Dimon, rich Russians heading to your favorite all-inclusive, and more people complaining about Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse infatuation. The UK has a new prime minister — no, it's not the head of lettuce — and he comes from the world of Wall Street! Rishi Sunak, a former finance minister, officially became prime minister on Tuesday after meeting with King Charles. Sunak's early career reads like a typical Wall Street mogul:-Spend three years working as a junior analyst at a bank (Goldman Sachs). Grenada is proving to be an effective loophole for wealthy Russians looking to get US visas.

As Gen Z entrepreneurs create innovative businesses, they're taking advice from former heavyweights. Here are 19 books Gen Z founders recommend for aspiring entrepreneurs. Many Gen Z entrepreneurs are creating new and innovative businesses like voice-messaging companies, restaurants, jewelry brands. As they build their companies, they're taking advice from the heavyweights who came before. Insider spoke with 19 Gen Z founders from around the world to learn which books they recommend for aspiring entrepreneurs.

☆ Spotify Offers Audiobook Service With 300,000 Titles
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Anne Steele | Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Spotify says users will be directed to make audiobook purchases via a web browser instead of inside the app. Spotify Technology SA said it will offer audiobooks starting Tuesday as the streaming giant aims to expand beyond music and podcasts. Spotify users will be able to purchase and listen to a catalog of more than 300,000 audiobooks from independent authors and major publishers, including titles by horror writer Stephen King, journalist Malcolm Gladwell and romance novelist Abby Jimenez.

☆ Charlamagne Tha God Calls DeSantis 'Genius' Over Martha's Vineyard Migrants
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis for his Martha's Vineyard migrants stunt. Last week, 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move orchestrated by DeSantis. Ron DeSantis for his "genius" move of dumping dozens of migrants on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard unannounced. Charlamagne tha God, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, made the comments last week on his Comedy Central late-night talk show, "Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God." Residents in Martha's Vineyard scrambled to care for the migrants, who have since been sent to a military base to stay.

☆ PwC believes hybrid work is doable: 'One size doesn't fit all'
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-17 | by ( Josée Rose | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Accounting and consulting firm PwC supports employees who request a hybrid-work model. Bricker said "one size doesn't fit all," and PwC is big enough to think differently. "It doesn't work for an apprenticeship program. It doesn't work for spontaneous stuff." AdvertisementAdvertisement"One size doesn't fit all, one size probably doesn't even fit many," he said, and while the company would prefer that staff goes to the office two or three days a week, "that doesn't work for everyone."

Persons: Wes Bricker, Bricker, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Malcolm Gladwell, Gladwell Organizations: Service, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Yahoo Finance, JPMorgan Locations: Wall, Silicon, Canadian

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