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☆ 46-year-old CEO who runs 2 successful startups: This is my productivity 'cheat code'—it makes me 'much more efficient'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Try working two at the same time. So how does Bansal manage to stay healthy and productive while running two fast-growing startups? "It's very ironic that people think, [because] I'm CEO of two companies, I should be the best at multitasking," Bansal says. The next 30 minutes, "I could be with our investors and board on something [at a] much higher business-level kind," he says. "The next 30 minutes, I could be in a customer conversation.

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☆ A busy dad who got fit at 75 is now 96 and cycles daily. He shared 3 tips for getting into exercise at any age.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He shared his tips for getting fit at any age with Business Insider. Now that he's retired, he has time to exercise for an hour a day, he told Business Insider. Eckenrode does 30 minutes on a stationary bike, as well as 30 minutes of calisthenic exercises that work his whole body, from his head to his toes. National Senior Games Association"I go out of my way to get on that stationary bike for sure. Multitask while exercising"I try to meditate on the stationary bike to start things off, and then try to plan my day when I'm biking.

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Li-Chen Miller, the vice president of product in charge of Ray-Ban Meta glasses, told CNBC that when she travels, she uses the glasses to take photos of her hotel room door, and later, she asks Meta AI to recall the number. AI that speaksZuckerberg also introduced improvements to its Meta AI chatbot that will allow people to interact with it using their voice instead of written text. Users will now be able to have natural voice conversations with Meta AI, which is accessed through Meta apps like Messenger and Instagram. Users will be able to perform actions using their voice, such as telling Meta AI to take a photo by talking to their smartphone. The new Siri-like Meta AI voice feature will be available over the next month for U.S., Canadian, Australian and New Zealand users of WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.

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In addition to the Quest 3S, Meta on Wednesday also showcased its latest prototype of augmented-reality smart glasses and announced a flurry of new features for its Meta AI chatbot. What it doesMetaA Meta representative said the "S" in Quest 3S stands for "start" — as in getting started with VR. Orion is Meta's first "fully-functioning" prototype AR glasses, Zuckerberg said, and the device is tethered wirelessly to a small "puck." The Orion glasses are an improvement on Project Nazare, prototype smart glasses that Zuckerberg announced in 2021, when the company changed its name from Facebook. As part of Wednesday's event, Meta announced new Meta AI features for its Ray-Ban smart glasses.

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☆ These are the battles worth fighting with kids about their phones
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kara Alaimo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Follow her on Instagram, Facebook and X.CNN —It’s a familiar struggle in many households: trying to pry kids’ phones away before bedtime. But the research indicates that kids using their phones once they are under the covers is a bad idea. Using phones in interactive ways under the covers — for things such as gaming and multitasking — was worse for kids’ sleep than using it more passively, for things such as watching movies. Instead, parents might consider taking kids’ phones away before bed and returning them in the morning. This new research is a reminder that there are commonsense ways to help kids avoid the major dangers of using their phones.

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☆ Combat brain fatigue with these tips from experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“Even though people enjoy the rewards associated with mental tasks, these same people also do not enjoy the mental effort that’s involved. Your brain has no nerve endings, so a pain in the brain is not like having a pain in the neck. But the mental effort it takes to think hard can be so upsetting that some people will choose physical pain instead. However, 28% of the participants still chose physical pain over mental strain, even when the pain was most intense. “Concentrating also means it’s impossible to do other things because the brain really can’t multitask.

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☆ A brain expert explains the cognitive test used to assess a president's mental fitness. It's not easy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

There are also concerns about 78-year-old Republican nominee Donald Trump's fitness for office — registered voters are split on whether he still has the cognitive skills for this job. "I have a cognitive test every single day," he added, alluding to the requirements of his job. Trump continues to boast that he "aced" the basic cognitive tests he took over four years ago, when he was president. These cognitive tests only rule out disease. Doctors themselves have resisted mandatory cognitive tests for older physicians — in part because it's ageist, but also because memory tests don't tell you whether someone is good at their job.

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☆ White Castle is taking drive-thru orders using an AI voice system that claims to be more accurate than a human
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

White Castle is just one in a long line of restaurant chains toying with drive-thrus powered by voice-recognition AI. Chains such as Taco Bell, McDonald's, and Checkers & Rally's have all tested or introduced voice AI drive-thrus. AdvertisementBut voice AI drive-thrus are far from achieving widespread adoption. Last year, restaurant-tech company Presto Automations revealed in an SEC filing that over 70% of its voice AI orders required assistance from off-site human workers. AdvertisementIf customers don't want to order using the voice AI system, they can ask to speak to a human, he said.

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☆ Opinion: Why I’m putting my ‘Mom’ role on my resume
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Opinion Kara Alaimo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: Kara Alaimo, an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University, writes about issues affecting women and social media. According to research published last year by Pew Research Center, men who have children out-earn childless men. Lauren Smith Brody, founder of The Fifth Trimester, told me the survey results are consistent with what she has seen in her work coaching moms. As moms, many of us have to become expert at interviewing and hiring in order to find quality childcare providers. Of course, if only a few women add the title of mom to their resumes, they might be discounted by ignorant employers.

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☆ I spent 18 months and $34,000 traveling the world but was burnt out and unhappy—this was my No. 1 mistake
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Helen Zhao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Looking to heal my burnout and find happiness beyond work, I spent a year and a half — and $34,000 — exploring South America and Asia. That's when I realized I'd made a huge mistake: I had changed my circumstances, but not my state of mind. But my burnout gave me the clarity I needed to slash my sabbatical bucket list in half, to focus on quality over quantity. I accepted that I'd continue traveling later if I wanted to, even if it meant less time to pursue professional goals. I gave up trying to work and make money while travelingIn my first few months traveling, I frequently stayed up late to formulate and pitch freelance story ideas.

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☆ I love staring at my phone. So why are some tech companies trying to stop me?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Bad reviews of the AI Pin point out how it can't replace a phone. AdvertisementI was excited for the AI Pin, I really was. Unfortunately, the reviews of the AI Pin so far have been dreadful. I don't stare at my phone in a restaurant, a movie theater, or while talking to someone. I don't think my consciousness will ascend to a higher plane if I could only tear myself away from the 2,000-nit light of my iPhone 14 Pro Max.

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☆ 6 people who made up to $500,000 a year secretly working multiple remote jobs share why they don't feel guilty — and why there's nothing wrong with 'overemployment'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewIf you could double your income by secretly working multiple remote jobs, would you do it? The share of US remote job postings on LinkedIn fell from over 20% in April 2022 to about 10% in December 2023. AdvertisementWilliam, a Texas-based tech worker in his 30s who told Business Insider he earned over $500,000 in 2022 secretly working multiple remote roles, agreed with this line of thinking. Steven said he didn't feel guilty about job juggling because he was still able to complete all the duties and tasks assigned to him. AdvertisementAre you working multiple remote jobs at the same time and willing to provide details about your pay and schedule?

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☆ Paris Fashion Week: Fashion, feminism and a fake Kate Moss
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesEqually at Rabanne, tartan blazers were given a grungier edge with leather-trimmed sleeves and fasteners. The rise of ‘Les People’Traditionally, showing interest in celebrities (“Les people” in Parisian slang) was a big no-no amongst the proudly snobby French fashion press. For busy women, multitasking women, women who can. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesStockman-style coats in colored, patent and soft leather were everywhere at Chloé, as were thigh-high boots and wafting, chiffon dresses. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesTraditional preppy skirt suits were given an edge with "Miss Dior" emblazoned in a graffiti style scrawling.

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☆ I tried working a full day wearing Apple's Vision Pro. It's the ultimate WFH device.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I tried working from home using the Apple Vision Pro on Wednesday. And it turns out the Apple Vision Pro is perfect for remote workers like me who like to multitask. While working on the Vision Pro, I had multiple windows floating in my field of vision. I couldn't last more than 4 hours in the Vision Pro, and by lunchtime, I needed a break from screens. The Vision Pro keyboard is touch-to-type.

Persons: —, Jordan Hart Organizations: Apple, Service, Vision

Google is immediately releasing a standalone Gemini app for smartphones running on its Android software. Photos You Should See View All 15 ImagesThe Gemini app initially will be released in the U.S. in English before expanding to the Asia-Pacific region next week, with versions in Japanese and Korean. Besides the free version of Gemini, Google will be selling an advanced service accessible through the new app for $20 a month. Google is offering a free two-month trial of Gemini Advanced to encourage people to try it out. In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Puchai predicted the technology underlying Gemini Advanced will be able to outthink even the smartest people when tackling many complex topics.

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☆ Apple Vision Pro review: This is the future of computing and entertainment
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Todd Haselton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTApple Vision Pro Todd Haselton | CNBCIt's night. Here's what you need to know:What's goodApple Vision Pro Source: AppleI was skeptical when I first met with Apple to see the Vision Pro. Apple Vision Pro. Photos in the Apple Vision Pro Todd Haselton | CNBCI love the "spatial photos" you can capture using the cameras on the outside of the Vision Pro or with the latest iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Apple Vision Pro Todd Haselton | CNBC

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☆ The first full reviews are in for Apple's Vision Pro. Here's what people are saying.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThere's a lot of hype around the new Apple Vision Pro ahead of its launch in the US this Friday. AdvertisementIt's great for entertainment like watching movies …Reviewers seemed to have a positive experience watching movies on the Vision Pro. Spoonauer felt he "could see myself taking the Vision Pro on business trips and using it back at the hotel." "Other headsets have eye tracking and hand tracking, but none have the combination working as smoothly, subtly and intuitively as the Vision Pro," he wrote. Patel called the Vision Pro "a VR headset masquerading as an AR headset."

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☆ How to Exercise When You Just Do Not Want To
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Danielle Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

You set a goal to exercise regularly, but when the moment comes to get moving, your mind unleashes a torrent of excuses: I’m tired. I asked experts in exercise science and psychology to share their best advice for conquering common reasons people struggle to build an exercise habit. If you face a jam-packed daily schedule, try starting small, said Kate Baird, an exercise physiologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. When even the word “exercise” makes you feel tired, experts recommend meeting your body where it is — in a few different ways. Exercise carries some risks, but remind yourself that the benefits of physical activity outweigh them, Dr. Phillips said.

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AdvertisementIntel 14th-generation Core and Core Ultra CPUs at a glanceIntel Core 14th generation: Intel's most powerful CPUs, but not by muchThe first 14th-generation Intel Core CPUs hit shelves last year. AdvertisementIntel Core 14th generation for desktopsFirst, let's look at Intel's flagship line of consumer-grade desktop CPUs, the Intel Core i5/i7/i9 14th generation. AdvertisementIntel Core Ultra: Better battery life and AI toolsThe Intel Core Ultra is entirely separate from the Intel Core 14th generation. IntelReleasing alongside the Intel Core 14th generation laptop chips are the Intel Core Ultra CPUs, also known by their codename "Meteor Lake." It's intended as a direct successor to the first Intel Core Ultra processors, and will likely be marketed as the "Intel Core Ultra 2."

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☆ Entrepreneurs need mobile devices that offer flexibility and support multitasking. Here's how two SMB owners get it done.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Samsung | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Now his phone keeps up with him — the Z Fold5 has enough battery to last a full day, including video calls. Louis Angel Scott, the cofounder and COO of Cutbox, a UK-based barber chain that offers convenient and affordable cuts, understands this clearly. Angel Scott and his cofounder initially founded Cutbox out of frustration with long wait times associated with the barbering industry. Samsung created products like the Galaxy Z Fold5 for technology-leaning entrepreneurs like Angel Scott. "The back-end experience is so seamless to access on the Z Fold5 due to the bigger screen," Angel Scott said.

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☆ Video shows man walk into San Francisco coffee shop wearing Meta's new headset and ordering: 'Someone had to do it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

People are posting videos of themselves wearing Meta's Quest 3 while going about their daily lives. The Quest 3 is a mixed-reality headset that lets users game, watch videos, and use the internet. The coffee shop cashier in the video largely appeared unfazed by the customer wearing a headset, taking his order as usual. The Vision Pro will let users video call, surf the internet, and watch videos. The Vision Pro is expected to hit the market in early 2024.

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The AI boom has triggered a surge in spending on data centers. The AI boom has supercharged a wave of spending on data centers. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe data center boom is set to double or triple the amount of energy consumed by these data centers. A recent Cowen research report estimated that AI data centers could require more than five times the power of traditional facilities. Amazon does not disclose how many data centers it occupies, where they are located, or how much electricity they consume.

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☆ The many states of the brain: What’s going on inside your head and how to optimize it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Dr. Sanjay Gupta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Honestly, in the beginning, it was to just try to help my own brain; my grandfather had dementia, and that worried me. I’ll also explore what happens to our brain when we express gratitude, swipe on a dating app (over and over again) and eat certain (brain) foods. Our executive function can work really well and can help keep us on track. “There are peaks and valleys of focus throughout the day, and this corresponds with the ebb and flow of our attentional resources,” Mark explained. Also, she said, “if you have some really important task to do, take a really good break before you begin it.

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☆ When ‘the Academic Girl’ Meets ‘the Popular Guy’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Tammy Lagorce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kimberly Ann Alexander’s friends had urged her to do some fine-tuning of her Hinge profile when she joined in May 2020. “I kept getting pushback, like, ‘That’s not going to help you get to know anyone,’” she said. “You can’t actually multitask,” she wrote. For him, the fact’s randomness, combined with her lighthearted answers to other prompts, spelled jackpot. I was like, ‘That’s the girl for me.’”Dr. Alexander wasn’t sure, however, that he was the guy for her when they met for a first date on June 28, 2020, at Bryant Park in Manhattan.

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☆ I worked 2 full-time jobs and made $211K a year. The main downside of double-dipping was that I had no social life, but it wasn't that hard to do both jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Kaila Yu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hayes said double dipping, as a quality assurance analyst, is easier than it sounds. At the height of my double dipping career, I was making $211,200 a year — more than I ever imagined for myself. When I was double dipping, I made $45 per hour at one job and $65 per hour at the other. The main downside of double dipping is the lack of a social lifeThis didn't matter as much in the pandemic, but after both my contracts ended this year, I'm enjoying more work-life balance. At the end of March I found another role as a QA automation engineer and I'm enjoying more work-life balance with just this one job.

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