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☆ Ukraine is making a new drone called Sting that flies faster than 100 mph to kill Russia's Iranian Shahed drones: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementUkrainian drone maker Wild Hornets is developing an interceptor designed to counter Russia's Shahed-136 loitering munitions, The Telegraph reported. Wild Hornets did not respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider. Russia announced in September that it was planning to increase drone production by 10 times, putting it at 1.4 million drones yearly. Ukraine, on the other hand, said it can now make 4 million drones per year. Its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in October that local defense firms were already contracted to build 1.5 million drones, but did not say what kind.

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☆ Nice guys finish first: 7 secrets to success at Blackstone, according to a campus recruiter, a former intern, and other firm insiders
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

This summer, Gray addressed Blackstone's summer interns about how they might advance at the firm, according to a recent LinkedIn post. AdvertisementBut how exactly does one go about being "nice" at Blackstone? Here's how to succeed at Blackstone, according to three executives, an ex-intern, and public comments made by top leaders including Gray and Schwarzman. "Steve Schwarzman always says it is just as easy to hire a smart, nice person as a smart, not nice person," Ross told BI. That's just not who we are as a firm," Ross said, adding, "We think investing's a team sport."

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☆ 'Cold' housing markets in these 3 states may be a buyer's best chance at a bargain
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Housing markets in Louisiana, Florida, and Texas are the country's "coldest," Realtor.com says. These cold locales are seeing inventories rise and prices fall amid a lack of buyer interest. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementHousing markets in three Gulf states are the country's "coldest," with inventory moving up as prices fall lower, Realtor.com reported.

Persons: Realtor.com, —, Lake Organizations: Service, Mission, Business Locations: Louisiana , Florida, Texas, Lake Charles, Panama City, McAllen, Edinburg

☆ AI chatbots spew out nonsense too often. But there's a solution: retrieval-augmented generation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Matthew S. Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

RAG was the first," said Bob van Luijt, the CEO and cofounder of the AI data infrastructure company Weaviate. WeaviateThe innovation that's sweeping AI"Every industry that has a lot of unstructured data can benefit from RAG," van Luijt said. Courtesy of Kyle DeSanaHe said that a successful RAG chatbot could carry its own pitfalls. AI engineers are eager to find more proactive solutions that don't require constant meddling with the data RAG provides to the AI. Put simply, an AI chatbot would have an effectively infinite memory, letting it "remember" any data presented to it in the past.

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Thankfully, there are still a few avenues for how to get Billy Joel tickets for his 2024 concert tour and remaining MSG shows. We've got you covered if you're looking for how to buy tickets to Billy Joel's 2024 concert tour. Here's our breakdown of the "Billy Joel in Concert" 2024 tour schedule, purchasing details, and original and resale ticket prices. Billy Joel 2024 tour scheduleBilly Joel's 2024 concert tour is well underway, with only a few more chances to see him play at Madison Square Garden before his residency concludes. How to buy tickets for Billy Joel's 2024 concert tourYou can currently buy standard original tickets for Billy Joel's 2024 concerts through Ticketmaster.

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☆ A millennial is using side hustles to help meet financial goals and partially retire at 45. Here are a few of the gigs he's had success with.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Scott said he's currently using side-hustle money to pay off his truck and aims to pay off his house. Scott is interested in reducing his hours by the time he's 50 years old — but his dream age for this would be 45. For now, he's working on paying off some current financial obligations with the help of passive income and side hustles . AdvertisementAccording to the FAQ section of the site , pay for this work can start at $20 per hour or $40 per hour depending on the work. AdvertisementScott also has found the work is consistent, which he said is important if you're looking to earn from side hustles.

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☆ 4 tech leaders on where 5G is taking their industries next
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But the potential of 5G technology could be enormous and a major boon to businesses, tech leaders told Business Insider. She added that nearly 20 countries around the globe still lacked 4G connectivity but could be brought up to date using 5G. "5G, and specifically private 5G, is acting as a catalyst that is driving customers toward change," he said. "Currently, the site showcases IoT connectivity, edge analytics, and predictive analytics to drive sustainability and energy efficiency on a private 5G network," Sandhu said. Alongside Schneider Electric, NTT has customers including Frankfurt Airport (Europe's largest private 5G network) and the city of Las Vegas (the largest private 5G network in the US) signing up to develop private 5G and edge-computing capabilities.

Persons: Marga Hoek, Hoek, Matt Cranfield, Andy Lindsell, Lindsell, Parm Sandhu, NTT Ltd . Sandhu, Sandhu Organizations: Accenture, Business, Tech, Cranfield, NTT Ltd, NTT Ltd ., 5G, Schneider Electric, NTT, Frankfurt Locations: Marga Hoek Hoek, Lexington , Kentucky, Las Vegas

☆ Home prices in Austin, Texas, are down after an expensive few years — see homes you can buy for under $400,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Home prices in Austin, Texas, are coming down after a pandemic hot streak, according to Realtor.com. Here's what you can buy in Austin now for less than the national median home price of $416,100. AdvertisementAdvertisementHome prices in the pandemic boomtown of Austin, Texas, are starting to come back down to earth. In May 2019, the median list price for a home in Austin was $371,056, according to Realtor.com. That's a 2% decrease year-over-year, which may not sound like much, but is enough to rank Austin as the No.

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☆ Meet Airbnb's official party pooper, who reduced partying by 55% in two years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTNaba Banerjee, Airbnb Source: Prashant Joshi | AirbnbNaba Banerjee is a proud party pooper. In June, the company was sued by a family who lost their 18-year-old son in a shooting at a 2021 Airbnb party. Airbnb's party problem was complex, and in some ways, she didn't know where to start. There's just one problem: Airbnb's AI system is working against you from the second you sign on. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Airbnb's reservation screening system in action.

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☆ UK's FCA temporarily suspends Superdry's shares on request
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Signage is seen for the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), the UK's financial regulatory body, at their head offices in London, Britain March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Superdry PLC FollowAug 30 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has temporarily suspended the listing of Superdry Plc's (SDRY.L) ordinary shares of 5 pence each on request, the fashion retailer said on Wednesday. "The board confirms that the delay is a result of normal procedures taking longer than anticipated during the first year that RSM are auditing the company," Superdry said in a statement. The company added it expects to request the listing's restoration on the release of its annual results before the end of the week. Earlier this month, it secured additional funding of up to 25 million pounds ($31.58 million) from restructuring specialist Hilco Capital.

Persons: Toby Melville, Superdry, Eva Mathews, Janane Organizations: FCA, Financial, Authority, REUTERS, RSM, LLP, Hilco, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Bengaluru

☆ Jim Cramer talks investing's uglier aspects, 'mistakes are just part of the business'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday shared with investors how the sausage really gets made. Cramer shared the more unsavory aspects of the craft, the inevitable mistakes he said most money managers won't admit to making. "Money management is an art, not a science," Cramer emphasized. "I showed the genuine disappointment today that occurred when I refused to violate my basis, an important discipline for me, and pay up for more stock," Cramer said. "Mistakes are part of the business for everybody."

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☆ Airbnb CEO says he wants Airbnb to be the 'ultimate AI concierge' that will match you to the perfect property
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky has said he thinks AI will significantly change Airbnb. Chesky said they are working to make an AI "concierge" that can learn about a user over time. But a program that can be the "ultimate AI concierge" and learn about you over time is more valuable to Airbnb. "The better we can understand you, the more we can be like the ultimate AI concierge pointing you to places, community, homes, experiences, and many more things." "Hopefully it's going to make you just think, 'Oh my God, their customer service is amazing,'" Chesky told Skift.

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☆ Warner Bros. Discovery's ad sales chief is battling for market share at the TV upfronts. Meet his 8 deputies driving the strategy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Discovery's Jon Steinlauf is working to help the company rebuild amid a soft ad market. The task of grabbing a greater share of that ad market falls to chief US advertising sales officer Jon Steinlauf. He'd led its ad sales since 2018, having joined Discovery through its acquisition of Scripps Networks. He also has Warner experience, having served as VP of ad sales for Turner Broadcasting's TBS and TNT networks in the '90s. And it shared with Insider that four of Steinlauf's eight direct reports are women and that 56% of the ad sales leadership team are women.

☆ Warner Bros. Discovery's sales chief Jon Steinlauf is battling for business in a tough TV ad market. Meet his 8 top deputies.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Discovery's Jon Steinlauf is helping the company rebuild but faces a soft ad market. The task of grabbing a greater share of that ad market falls to chief US advertising sales officer Jon Steinlauf. He'd led its ad sales since 2018, having joined Discovery through its acquisition of Scripps Networks. He also has Warner experience, having served as VP of ad sales for Turner Broadcasting's TBS and TNT networks in the '90s. And it shared with Insider that four of Steinlauf's eight direct reports are women and that 56% of the ad sales leadership team are women.

☆ Airbnb will now tell you about any annoying checkout chores a host requires before you book — and take off listings that get low reviews for chore lists
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Listings can now also be rated based on chores — and will be removed if they are too extensive. From now on all checkout instructions will be available on a listing's page ahead of booking, Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, announced on Twitter. Users will also be able to provide ratings on checkout tasks, and if a listing receives enough negative feedback, it will be removed, he said. One host, for example, has changed her approach and no longer requests any tasks from visitors upon checkout. Other new features include "Airbnb Rooms," which makes it easier for guests to stay with locals in spare rooms, and an interface that helps visitors find and book longer stays.

☆ ‘Young people are going to teach us to die better’: How ‘human composting,' already legal in 6 states, could help the planet
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Natasha Piñon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The 31-year-old is a client of Return Home, a Seattle-area human composting facility. The first five people to sign up for Return Home's pre-planning services were under age 35, according to CEO Micah Truman. Human composting is legal in six states and countingOn a rapidly warming planet, the somewhat fringe concept is inching toward the mainstream. Human composting, also called "natural organic reduction," is now legal in six states and counting. Detractors are increasingly voicing their concernsNina Schoen first learned about Recompose in 2017, two years before human composting was even legal in Washington.

☆ 3 Airbnb hosts share how they set up low-lift, reliable income streams — and they achieved 'superhost' status
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Airbnb gives hosts who get consistently good reviews after a year the status of "superhost." They shared their strategies for landing superhost status and avoiding common mistakes that can leave guests dissatisfied. Mosher, who's had 4,300 five-star reviews, shared her dos and don'ts for getting superhost status. She said that to get superhost status, hosts should communicate with guests throughout their stay. "But if we canceled on a guest reservation ourselves, it will hurt us in obtaining superhost status — which would ding our ranking."

☆ A DEI consultant helped a startup founder overhaul her company culture to attract diverse candidates and create space for important conversations
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Erica Sweeney | In Partnership With | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rachel Schneider, the founder of financial startup Canary, wanted to put diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the core of her business from the beginning. Schneider and Moret met over several weeks on Zoom as part of Insider's mentorship program, created in partnership with Indeed. Moret and Schneider shared how they worked together to develop DEI policies and best practices for Canary around recruiting, company culture, and people management. Rhonda Moret, founder of Elevated Diversity, used her years of experience and expertise to mentor Schneider on centering DEI within her company. Schneider and Moret collaborated to develop DEI policies and best practices for Canary.

☆ Noom sells psychology-driven weight loss — but former employees say they were unprepared for and overwhelmed by users' eating disorders, depression, and trauma
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Before joining Noom, users fill out a questionnaire asking about what diet programs or mental health apps they've used in the past. Very overly optimistic and happy, doesn't acknowledge what I'm really saying," one Noom user wrote on Reddit. Some of the coaches Insider interviewed said they were interacting with Noom users within two weeks of starting. Emotional bandwidthRachel Clair was hired as a Noom coach in 2018, at a time when the coaching staff grew from 60 to about 200. Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty ImagesIn October, 500 more Noom coaches were abruptly called into a virtual meeting and laid off.

☆ House hunting this weekend? There's more out there now
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After more than two years of a historically lean housing market, listings are starting to rise − and swiftly. It's not that sellers are rushing into the market; newly listed homes dropped 16% from a year ago, and pending listings are down 30%. A full 20% of listings now on Realtor.com have had a price cut − about twice the share as a year ago. Just over 60% of listings on Realtor.com in the third quarter of this year came from shoppers outside of a listing's area. There's also a takeaway for sellers in these areas – on a well-priced home, you could still see strong interest from these out-of-towners," added Hale.

☆ My husband and I made $183,000 in Airbnb profit last year by making sure we ranked high on search results. Here are the 4 methods we use.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

She says one way to rank well in Airbnb search results is to provide high-quality photos. My husband, Zev, and I run an Airbnb business together and have taught hundreds of others how to do the same. Fill in your Airbnb profile in full and update it regularlyAirbnb rewards hosts who keep their profile updated with pictures, amenities, and listing descriptions. It's really about filling out every section that Airbnb has available and making sure that you select every amenity you'll be providing. We've created "The 4 C's to Superhost," which we've followed to achieve and keep this status:Comfort: Make sure the guest is comfortable.

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