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☆ I was born in the 'Silicon Valley' of India and watched it change from a quiet, green city to an international tech hub
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

There are too many people and a limited water supply due to a decreasing number of lakes. I've never struggled with water supply in the past: I have access to a well, rainwater harvesting, and facilities to store water from the public supply. But this year, I noticed the public water supply was running out more frequently, so even I had to buy water a few times. There are opportunities in tech and other industries serving that community, such as schools, public transport, and cooking. It's going to take a long while for anything to change, so I still think Bengaluru will continue to be "India's Silicon Valley."

Persons: Vikram Chandrashekar, Chandrashekar, It's, I've, I'm, they're, that's Organizations: Indian Institute of Science, Raman Research, Infosys, Wipro, Texas Instruments, Oracle, Jobs Locations: Bengaluru, India, Valley, J.P, Nagar, Silicon Valley, there's, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Mysore, Mangalore, Silicon

☆ Bones recovered from a Tudor shipwreck contain modern medical insights
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Mary Rose was one of the largest warships of the Tudor navy during King Henry VIII’s reign until it sank on July 19, 1545, during a battle against the French. The Mary Rose was one of them, and the flagship became the king’s favorite. The hull of the Mary Rose, supported by a steel cradle attached to a lifting frame, was raised on October 11, 1982. The research team used Raman spectroscopy, a nondestructive method that preserves valuable samples, to study the bones, Shankland said. “Investigating the impact of this on the spine would further our understanding of bone chemistry changes with age, but also with stress from activity.”

Persons: Mary Rose —, Mary Rose, King Henry VIII’s, ”, Sheona, Henry VIII, Alex Hildred, ” Hildred, “, Shankland, Adam Taylor, ” Shankland, Tudor, Richard Madgwick, Madgwick, ” Madgwick, Dr Organizations: CNN, Tudor, Solent, Mary Rose Museum, telltale, Lancaster Medical, Lancaster University, “, Mary, University of Glasgow, Fox, Getty, Cardiff University Locations: Solent, Isle of Wight, Great Britain, Portsmouth, England, Brest, France, Scotland, Tudor England

☆ Mark Cuban: People with these 3 skills will be most successful in the future job market
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

To navigate this change — and maybe even new job requirements — Mark Cuban says you'll need to be curious, agile and adaptable. And yet, "it's a skill that can be rare to find," Joseph Fuller, a professor at Harvard Business School, recently told CNBC Make it. Honing these three soft skills — curiosity, agility and adaptability — will never stop paying dividends for your career, Cuban adds. "The skills you need for a job today, 10 years, 100 years from now, are always the same," he says. Sharpening your curiosity skills will help you come up with stronger solutions to work problems faster, she added.

Persons: — Mark Cuban, Aneesh Raman, Joseph Fuller, —, Barbara Pécherot Organizations: Economic, CNBC, LinkedIn, Employers, Harvard Business School, Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management

☆ One chip company's newest tactic to attract workers: Help pay off their student loans
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementWhen Morgan earned her bachelor's degree in 2018, she graduated with over $20,000 in student loan debt that she hoped to pay off by 2032. Morgan now expects to fully pay off her remaining $16,000 student debt balance by 2028 — four years earlier than planned. Morgan estimates that receiving student debt relief will allow her to pay off her loans four years ahead of schedule. MorganGlobalFoundries is betting that student debt relief will help it attract prospective employees and retain current workers. The company's student debt relief program is just another way it's trying to attract workers.

Persons: Chipmaker GlobalFoundries, —, Morgan, she's, they've, GlobalFoundries, it's, Morgan GlobalFoundries, Joe Biden, Raman, Biden, we've, Stephanie, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Semiconductor Industry Association, Oxford Economics, Nvidia, Bright, GlobalFoundries Locations: York, Malta, New York, Austin

☆ This simple habit separates highly successful people from all others, says former Google exec: Doing it has ‘never been easier’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In 2014, the 53-year-old founded her Minnesota-based communications firm, Digital and Savvy, to provide public relations services to large companies and CEOs, from Target to entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. That was after she worked as a public relations executive for over 10 years in the Middle East, most notably as Google's head of communications for that region. One habit helped Abouelenein continue advancing her career even after starting over in another country, she tells CNBC Make It. Though she's a public relations veteran and successful CEO, she still took a "finance for non-finance executives" course last year. "In today's world, everything is changing rapidly," Chaudry told CNBC Make It recently, adding that "the way you work, how you work, where you work — all that is changing."

Persons: Maha Abouelenein, Gary Vaynerchuk, doesn't, Abouelenein, Aneesh Raman, she's, We're, Jay Chaudhry, Chaudry Organizations: Digital, CNBC, Research Locations: Minnesota

Los Angeles graffiti artists and squatters seem to be drawn to the abandoned mansions of Hollywood producer John Powers Middleton. The defaced domiciles are located about five miles apart in the Hollywood Hills, and residents of the posh Los Angeles neighborhood say the buildings have become eyesores. An aerial view of one of two abandoned mansions in the Hollywood Hills that has been covered in graffiti. “The California properties are owned by John Powers Middleton,” the spokesperson said in a statement to the station. “We had squatters, and more squatters, and then graffiti, and more graffiti,” neighborhood resident Marina Mirzuh told NBC Los Angeles.

Persons: John Powers Middleton, Raman, Middleton, ”, Marina Mirzuh, Mizruh, NBCLA, “, Donald Trump Organizations: Hollywood, Los, Los Angeles City, NBC, Philadelphia Phillies, city’s Department of Building, Safety, Republican, John Powers Middleton Companies, Trump Locations: Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles, NBC Los, NBC Los Angeles, California, Sunset, Middleton, Manchester

☆ EV charging and range are improving. People still don't want to go electric.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWe're getting closer to a cure for range anxiety, so why don't more people want an EV? This dip in demand is reflected in a stagnation in EV sales growth over the past year as companies adjust to a new crop of more practical green-car shoppers. Battery-powered cars accounted for a record 7.6% of all car sales in 2023, according to Kelley Blue Book, up from 5.9% in 2022. Affordability is also a key issue for today's electric car shoppers, an issue the industry has tried to address with lower sticker prices. But EV shoppers have found a new cost to angst over.

Persons: —, EY, Marc Coltelli, Kelley, EVs, it's, Power, Raman Ram Organizations: Service, Business, Power, Utilities, Industry, EV, Pew Research, Department of Energy, Americas Aerospace, Defense Locations: Americas

☆ NASA Perseverance rover’s rock find may show microbial life existed on Mars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The NASA Perseverance rover may have found a pivotal clue that’s central to its mission on Mars: geological evidence that could suggest life existed on the red planet billions of years ago. “These spots are a big surprise,” said David Flannery, member of the NASA Perseverance science team and an astrobiologist at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, in a statement. But the arrowhead-shaped specimen could help the Perseverance team unlock whether Mars was once a planet hospitable to life. Perseverance rover captured a 360-degree panorama of a region on Mars called “Bright Angel,” where a river flowed billions of years ago. Exploring Mars’ pastSince landing on Mars, Perseverance has crossed Jezero Crater and explored an ancient river delta in search of microfossils of past life.

Persons: ”, David Flannery, haven’t, Mars, “ We’re, Briony Horgan, we’ve, —, Morgan Cable, MSSS “ We’ve, Ken Farley, it’s, Perseverance, Nicola Fox, Bill Nelson, ” Horgan, ” Farley Organizations: CNN, NASA, Queensland University of Technology, Purdue University, Chemicals, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Caltech, ASU, ” Cable, California Institute of Technology, MSSS Geologists, Science Locations: Australia, West Lafayette , Indiana, Mars, Pasadena , California, Cheyava, Pasadena, Neretva

☆ Amazon CEO says this ability separates successful careers from stagnant ones: ‘You have to be ravenous’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The key to success is to never stop trying to learn new things, according to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. "You have to be ravenous and hungry to find ways to learn," Jassy said last week in a video posted by Amazon about the company's famous list of 16 leadership principles, originally penned by founder Jeff Bezos. One of those principles, "Learn and Be Curious," says the best leaders "are never done learning and always seek to improve themselves." Jassy said he's seen that ability make the biggest difference between people who successfully grow their careers and those who remain "stagnant." Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Andy Jassy, Jassy, Jeff Bezos, he's, Aneesh Raman, Bezos, Julia Stewart, Stewart, I've, I'm Organizations: Amazon, CNBC

Around 8 in 10 people infected with West Nile virus don’t show symptoms. These symptoms can often be confused with those of other viruses, so the majority of West Nile cases are never diagnosed. The CDC’s tally for West Nile cases this year is likely an undercount, since several states have reported additional human cases in recent weeks. Raman said he’s worried about more West Nile transmission during monsoon season in the Las Vegas area, which is expected to start soon. The county announced in late June that one person, a blood donor, had tested positive for West Nile virus.

Persons: “, ” Kate Fowlie, “ WNV, ”, Scott Weaver, Weaver, ” Weaver, Vivek Raman, Raman, he’s, Lindsay Huse, Dranda Hopps, “ It’s Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Research Service, AP, Institute, Human, University of Texas Medical Branch, U.S, CDC, West, Southern, Southern Nevada Health District, Southern Nevada Health, The Texas Department of State Health Services, NBC, Dallas, Fort, Texas Department of State Health Services, Scott County Health Department Locations: Arizona , Arkansas , Kansas , Maryland , Michigan , Mississippi, Tennessee, West Nile, West, U.S, Texas, Colorado, Southern Nevada, Nile, Las Vegas, Douglas County , Nebraska, Houston, Springtown , Texas, Fort Worth, Springtown, Clark County , Nevada, Scott, Illinois

☆ GlobalFoundries races to find semiconductor talent as demand for chips soars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Kate Rogers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The U.S. chips industry is expected face a shortage of 67,000 technicians, computer scientists and engineers by 2030, while the broader U.S. economy is set to have a gap of 1.4 million such workers, according to a 2023 study from the Semiconductor Industry Association. A wafer sorter inside the GlobalFoundries semiconductor manufacturing facility in Malta, New York, on June 18, 2024. The company creates chips for everyday products from electronics and phones to autos, in addition to components for space and defense. The GlobalFoundries semiconductor manufacturing facility in Malta, New York, on June 18, 2024. Morgan Woods, 28, started out in Malta, New York, at GlobalFoundries' fab facility as a technician in 2021.

Persons: Cindy Schultz, Lockheed Martin, Pradheepa Raman, Raman, Morgan Woods, Woods, GlobalFoundries Organizations: Semiconductor Industry Association, Deloitte, Bloomberg, Getty, General Motors, Lockheed, CNBC, Workers, GM, U.S Locations: U.S, Malta , New York, New York, Vermont

☆ AI skills can help you land a job or promotion faster—especially for Gen Z, says new research
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

AI skills could rival job experience in hiring decisions — and not just in techClose to 70% of leaders say they won't hire someone without AI skills and would rather hire a less experienced candidate with AI skills than a more experienced person without them, according to the report, which surveyed more than 30,000 people in 31 countries. Some companies including Google and Amazon have announced investments in teaching their workforce AI skills, but such initiatives aren't the norm: Only 25% of companies are planning to offer training on generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft and LinkedIn found. There are dozens of free online courses people can use to learn AI skills offered by companies like IBM and Google and Ivy League institutions like Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. "Less than two years after generative AI burst onto the scene, we're seeing this technology being woven into the fabric of work across a wide range of industries," Stallbaumer says. Generative AI tools in particular have seen a surge in workplace adoption, with usage doubling in the last six months, Microsoft and LinkedIn report.

Persons: Raman, it's, Colette Stallbaumer, Stallbaumer, It's Organizations: —, Microsoft, LinkedIn, CNBC, Google, IBM, Ivy League, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania

☆ 'Optimistic' about embracing AI's possibilities in banking, Starling CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | 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 Email'Optimistic' about embracing AI's possibilities in banking, Starling CEO saysRaman Bhatia, CEO of Starling Bank, discusses the use of artificial intelligence in the banking sector. Footage courtesy of Money20/20.

Persons: Starling, Raman Bhatia Organizations: Starling Bank

☆ Goldman-backed Starling says no plans to pursue EU bank license, expansion to come from software
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The company sought to expand abroad by applying for an Irish banking license, which would have given the bank access to the European Union market. AMSTERDAM — Digital bank Starling will not re-apply for a European Union banking license and instead pursue international expansion through its software business, the incoming CEO said, in a diverging approach to overseas growth from some of its rivals. Raman Bhatia outlined the company's international expansion plans on Wednesday, in his first public remarks since his appointment as CEO in March, taking over from founder Anne Boden. Bhatia said that the company has no plans to re-apply for the EU banking license to push into new countries. Instead, international expansion will be driven by Engine, a software platform that Starling sells to other companies, so they can set up their own digital banks.

Persons: Raman Bhatia, Starling, Bhatia, Goldman Sachs, Anne Boden Organizations: OVO Energy Ltd, European Union, AMSTERDAM —, CNBC, Salt Bank, AMP Locations: AMSTERDAM, Thailand, Salt, Romania, Australia

☆ 'Where do you see yourself in five years?': Recruitment expert on why you shouldn't care about this age-old question
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's a question that most people have asked themselves or been asked in job interviews, by mentors, career advisors or even just their parents. "The thing that matters most is skills," Raman said. Next to skills, learning should be another key focal point and goes hand in hand with being able to adapt in an ever-changing job market. He has said that asking about the culture of learning is the most important question job seekers can ask in interviews. This is due to the changing nature of jobs and the labor market, Raman said.

Persons: it's, Aneesh Raman, Raman, you've, — Organizations: CNBC, LinkedIn's, Employers

☆ The most important question to ask in a job interview, according to a LinkedIn expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

There are plenty of good questions to ask during a job interview to get to know your potential new employer. "The most important question to ask before you accept a job is: What is your culture of learning?" These offerings are pretty typical but don't address the actual culture of learning, Raman says. Instead, listen for evidence of the following six components of a culture of learning, according to LinkedIn expert Britt Andreatta: Learning opportunities aren't just limited to scheduled courses. Junior workers may especially benefit from asking how managers promote a culture of learning, Raman says.

Persons: Aneesh Raman, Raman, they'll, Britt Andreatta, —, Young Organizations: LinkedIn, Junior

☆ This soft skill is the new Harvard degree, says expert: It’s ‘the biggest competitive differentiator’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But according to one LinkedIn expert, one particular soft skill may be as coveted as an Ivy League education. Given the fast-changing world of business, hiring managers "want to look for growth mindset," says Aneesh Raman, a vice president and workforce expert at LinkedIn. "This is the new degree, the way that you've been looking for a Harvard degree." A growth mindset, coined by psychologist Carol Dweck, is the idea that you can continue to improve your abilities, talents and knowledge over time by learning through new experiences. With a growth mindset, you will see those blind spots as things that are within your control to improve."

Persons: Aneesh Raman, Carol Dweck, Raman, Shekhinah Bass, Goldman Sachs, You've Organizations: Ivy League, LinkedIn, CNBC

Political preferences are often summarized on two axes. models allows us to see how a model’s political preferences develop. Source: Rozado (2024), The Political Preferences of LLMsWhat determines the political preferences of your A.I. Political preferences learned from those topics may then be broadly applied across the board to many other subjects as well. If one wants to steer this process directionally, Mr. Rozado proves it is straightforward to do.

Persons: Chatbots, Tomi Um, David Rozado, Rozado’s, —, ’, Elon Musk, ” A.I, Google’s Gemini, tinker, Rozado, RightWingGPT, LeftWingGPT, chatbots Organizations: Google, Big Tech, Conservative, Government, Self, Mr, Liberal, Democratic, Yorker, YouTube, Facebook Locations: A.I, —, America

☆ The best career advice Barack Obama gave his ex-speechwriter
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When your boss is the president of the United States and gives you career advice, you take it. Aneesh Raman was working as a speechwriter for President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2013 and remembers one key piece of career advice the president would often share: "Worry about what you want to do, not who you want to be." Before his political career, Obama got his start in community organizing in Chicago. LinkedIn recently identified fast-growing jobs on the rise in 2024, including chief growth officer and sustainability analyst — many of which didn't exist 20 years ago. This framework is the "safest" way to think of a long-lasting career, Raman says, "because you can control all of those levers, versus job title.

Persons: Aneesh Raman, Barack Obama, Obama, Raman, who's Organizations: CNBC, LinkedIn Locations: United States, Chicago

☆ Fewer jobs require a college degree. Here's what employers are looking for instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

That's according to a new report from career-site Indeed analyzing educational requirements in US job postings since January 2019. As employers shift from formal educational requirements to skills-first hiring, job seekers might want to think about their skills. Even with a shift away from college degree requirements, there could be assumed credentials and levels of education, per the new report. "There's a lot of sectors where it's really common for jobs to not include any educational requirements whatsoever," Stahle said. Controlling for occupational mix, the percentage of job postings that require a college degree has only fallen by 3.6 percent over that period."

Persons: —, Cory Stahle, Stahle, haven't, it's, there's, Raman, we've, they're Organizations: Service, Business, Labor, Delta Air Lines, IBM, BI, Burning Glass Institute, Harvard Business School, LinkedIn, Employers

☆ The A.I. Economy Will Make Jobs More Human - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Aneesh Raman | Maria Flynn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There have been just a handful of moments over the centuries when we have experienced a huge shift in the skills our economy values most. Technical and data skills that have been highly sought after for decades appear to be among the most exposed to advances in artificial intelligence. But other skills, particularly the people skills that we have long undervalued as “soft,” will very likely remain the most durable. In today’s knowledge economy, many students are focused on gaining technical skills because those skills are seen as the most competitive when it comes to getting a good job. For decades, we have viewed those jobs as “future-proof” given the growth of technology companies and the fact that engineering majors land the highest-paying jobs.

Organizations: Workers

☆ The No. 1 soft skill you need to get hired right now, according to LinkedIn–and how to mention it in an interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The difference between landing a job offer or a rejection can come down to how well you adjust to a fast-paced environment and interact with your colleagues. Communication is the top skill companies are hiring for right now, while adaptability is a soft skill that's "increasingly in demand" across a wide range of industries, according to new research from LinkedIn. Employers want to hire people who can quickly adapt to these ongoing changes, says LinkedIn vice president Aneesh Raman. "Adaptability is the best way to have agency right now," he notes in the report. "At its core, communication is essential for connecting, inspiring, building trust and getting work done effectively," she adds.

Persons: Catherine Fisher, Aneesh Raman, Fisher, What's, they're, you've Organizations: LinkedIn, Project, CNBC, Employers Locations: U.S

☆ If you're looking for a job, the most important skill this year is adaptability
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Madison Hoff | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new LinkedIn report noted adaptability as the "top skill of the moment." LinkedIn's Aneesh Raman said this skill is important given how AI is emerging in the workplace. Adaptability is important too given the number of jobs impacted by AI. "The main takeaway for me is that communication, not coding, is the number one skill across jobs," Raman said. AdvertisementAs job seekers search for work in a labor market with 1.4 US job openings per unemployed person as of December, being adaptable could be important regardless of whether you're looking for work.

Persons: Raman, —, Aneesh Raman, they're Organizations: LinkedIn, Service

☆ AI will affect about 40% of global jobs: IMF
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva says AI will impact roughly 40% of global employment. She expects advanced economies to be more affected than emerging markets and developing economies. AdvertisementIMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva predicts that AI will affect roughly 40% of jobs worldwide. This is because of AI's "ability to impact high-skilled jobs," Georgieva said. In comparison, Georgieva expects emerging markets and developing economies to "face fewer immediate disruptions from AI."

Persons: Kristalina Georgieva, —, Georgieva, Goldman Sachs, Annesh Raman, Raman, Molly Wood Organizations: Service, IMF, Business Insider

☆ Indian states vote in key test for Modi and rivals ahead of 2024 general election
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Rupam Jain | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends an Innovation conference with Israeli and Indian CEOs in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 6, 2017. Modi and leaders of the main opposition Congress party headed by Rahul Gandhi have criss-crossed the five states, addressing campaign rallies and promising cash doles, farm loan waivers, subsidies and insurance covers, among others, to woo voters. But surveys suggest Modi remains popular after a decade in power and will likely win a third term. Votes in all five states will be counted on Dec. 3 and results expected the same day. The elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram states are mainly a contest between BJP and Congress.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Oded, Narendra Modi's, Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Gandhi, Raman Singh, Singh, Sachin, YP Rajesh, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Indian, REUTERS, Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, Developmental Inclusive, BJP, Congress, Reuters, YP, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, DELHI, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram

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