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☆ Instagram is failing to crack down on hate speech against women politicians as elections near, advocacy group says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The non-profit advocacy is analyzing large internet platforms to see if they're properly monitoring their sites for hate speech. The report on Wednesday was based on an analysis of 560,000 comments on Instagram posts from five Republican and five Democratic women politicians with high levels of engagement. In prior election cycles, Facebook has also been a hub for the spread of misinformation and toxic content directed at political candidates. The CCDH researchers then used Instagram's own content reporting tools to flag the 1,000 offensive comments it manually discovered. The report on Instagram comes a few months after a California federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against CCDH by Elon Musk's X.

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☆ Axios' Stef Kight on Trump/Musk interview: Surprised how often he went after Biden instead of Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | 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 EmailAxios' Stef Kight on Trump/Musk interview: Surprised how often he went after Biden instead of HarrisStef Kight, Axios political reporter, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss former President Trump's conversation with Elon Musk on X, technical glitches at the start of the event, key takeaways from the conversation, and more.

Persons: Stef Kight, Biden, Harris Stef Kight, Trump's, Elon Musk Organizations: Trump

☆ Axios' Stef Kight: Former President Trump does see this as a moment for him to lower the temperature
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | 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 EmailAxios' Stef Kight: Former President Trump does see this as a moment for him to lower the temperatureStef Kight, Axios political reporter, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest developments in the assassination attempt of former President Trump, the ensuing investigations into the shooting, impact on the Republican National Convention this week, and more.

Persons: Stef Kight, Trump Organizations: Republican National Convention

☆ Road to November election
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | 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 EmailRoad to November electionStef Kight, Axios political reporter, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss her latest reporting on why Trump ally Russel Vought is urging Senate Republicans to delay this year's government funding fight to 2025.

Persons: Stef Kight, Russel Vought Organizations: Trump

☆ Senate set to vote on $95B foreign aid package: Here's the state of play
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | 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 EmailSenate set to vote on $95B foreign aid package: Here's the state of playStef Kight, Axios senate reporter, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the $95 billion foreign aid package that passed in the House over the weekend, whether the bill has enough bipartisan support to pass the Senate, and more.

Persons: Stef Kight Locations: Axios

☆ Why the Microsoft default font change from Calibri to Aptos upset some users
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The default font in her Word document was different, even though she hadn’t done anything to change it. Some die-hards even expressed their continued devotion to Times New Roman, the default font Calibri unseated in 2007. Is it arguably somewhat ridiculous to get worked up over a font change? pic.twitter.com/fV9thfdAr4 — Microsoft (@Microsoft) April 28, 2021The company has said the advent of higher resolution screens was a big factor behind their search for a successor. What’s going on?’”A graphic released by Microsoft detailing its new default font, Aptos.

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“He was not only an outstanding hockey player but also a great teammate. Political Cartoons View All 1256 ImagesThe game, which was broadcast free on YouTube, does not count in the Elite Ice Hockey League standings. Panthers players received a standing ovation when they came out for warmups and some waved and chatted with fans between shots. Nottingham's coaching staff stood arm-in-arm on the bench as players and fans looked up to the scoreboard to watch highlights of Johnson's career. Johnson had skated with the puck across the blue line — into Sheffield's defensive zone — when Petgrave collided with another Panthers player nearby.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is creating the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, according to two people familiar with the plans. The office will coordinate efforts across the federal government and will offer help and guidance to states struggling with increasing gun violence, while taking the lead on implementation of the bipartisan gun legislation signed into law last year. “There are few people who care more about the work of gun violence prevention than President Biden,” said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who has drafted legislation with Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., that would create such an office. “Establishing a White House office dedicated to this fight will save thousands of lives and strengthen the federal government’s implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.”Firearms are the No. Most Democrats, 92%, want gun laws made stronger, in line with their views in a UChicago Harris/AP-NORC poll conducted in July 2022.

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☆ Axios' Stef Kight explains why Trump wasn't the number one target in first GOP debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | 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 EmailAxios' Stef Kight explains why Trump wasn't the number one target in first GOP debateStef Kight, Axios political reporter, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the key takeaways from the first GOP debate, why Trump wasn't the number one target, and more.

Persons: Stef Kight, Trump Organizations: GOP

☆ Here's the No. 1 phrase to avoid when you're angry, says life coach: 'Never make it personal'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

As much as we'd like to avoid it, people will make us angry. And while that anger is a normal feeling, how you express it can determine if you resolve the problem or make it worse. Stef Ziev is a life coach who aims to guide people to their life's purpose. Ziev is also the author of "The Choice Is Yours: A Simple Approach to Live and Lead with More Joy, Ease, and Purpose." There are some things that Ziev recommends you never say — especially to co-workers or even your boss — when you find yourself in a tough situation that upsets you.

☆ How generative AI could transform the $30 billion biotech industry, speeding up everything from drug discovery to DNA sequencing
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Biotech startups are using generative AI for everything from protein creation to DNA sequencing. "Drug discovery, antibody discovery, and protein discovery are all fantastic applications of the tech," he added. Generative AI has founders and investors cautiously optimisticThe sector is in the early stages of applying generative technology — but founders are becoming aware of its limitations. "Generative AI models can hallucinate models that are new to nature. Biotech startups meanwhile raised $29.5 billion last year, down slightly from 2021's record-breaking $36.6 billion, according to Bloomberg.

☆ Health tech and biotech startups landed $88 billion in funding in 2022. See 16 of the hottest pitch decks founders used to raise millions from investors.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are 16 of the pitch decks used by health and biotech founders to attract investor funds. Check out the 24-slide pitch deck Ria Health used to raise $18 million. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck Healthie used to raise $16 million. Check out the 15-slide pitch deck Patchwork Health used to raise the funds. Check out the 16-slide pitch deck Dalan Animal Health used to raise $3.5 million.

☆ This biotech startup helps scientists design proteins using AI. Check out the 16-slide deck Cradle used to raise $5.4 million in seed funding.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Biotech startup Cradle just raised $5.4 million from Index Ventures and Kindred Capital. Check out the 16-slide deck Cradle used to raise the fresh funds. Inside that factory are proteins, which behave like machines," said cofounder Stef van Grieken. Amid a shaky economic downturn, van Grieken found that having a strong founding team — including Uber's first employee and a host of experienced biologists — helped with the fundraise. Investor appetite for generative AI and biotech has also remained stable, which was a boon, van Grieken added.

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