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☆ Elon Musk's XAI Member Jimmy Ba Redefines AI With Deep Neural Networks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Within Elon Musk's xAI, Ba chips away at the big, nebulous goal to "understand the true nature of the universe." Ba, part of Business Insider's 2024 AI Power List, has a background in deep neural networks, a type of artificial-intelligence model consisting of a layered network of artificial neurons that mimic pathways in the human brain. He was also a research fellow at Meta, where he focused on understanding how "attention-based" neural networks behaved. "One day there will be humanlike learning machines capable of understanding our cultural norms and the nuances in our human values. See Business Insider's full AI Power List

Persons: Elon Musk's, He's, Geoffrey Hinton, Ba Organizations: Elon, University of Toronto, Meta

☆ Rejection therapy is trending. Here’s what experts say about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

She did it in the name of rejection therapy, a popular trend on social media that encourages people to ask strangers odd requests that will most likely get a “no” in response. Here’s what Wilmer and other experts have to say about this social media trend and how to ensure these challenges are beneficial and not harmful. Jiang had blogged about himself performing rejection therapy for 100 days after being inspired by a card game Canadian entrepreneur Jason Comey originally developed. At the beginning of the challenge Panning felt she had to hype herself up and brace herself for the answer she thought would come. And while many of her requests resulted in rejection, Panning said she was surprised to find that sometimes strangers would instead say yes.

Persons: Michelle, “, ”, Taylor Wilmer, Wilmer, Jia Jiang, Jiang, Jason Comey, Jiang’s, ” Jiang, Jourdan Travers, Travers, ” Wilmer, “ It’s, you’re Organizations: CNN, InStride Health, Social Anxiety Locations: Virginia, New Jersey

☆ Olympic medalist Ilona Maher won big in Paris: 3 key lessons from her loss in Tokyo set her up to succeed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jade Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rugby player Ilona Maher may now be an Olympic medalist and beloved social media star, but she's no stranger to heartbreak. Maher and the U.S. women's rugby sevens team won the bronze with a last-minute win against Australia on July 30. "If I could go back in time, I'd spend another year bonding with my teammates, becoming an even stronger player and team," Maher said. In 2021, Maher documented her Olympic journey on her TikTok account, a practice she's carried over to the games in Paris. In Paris, Maher seems to savor even little moments, like debating pickleball with fellow Olympian Coco Gauff before the Opening Ceremony.

Persons: Ilona Maher, Maher, It's, Maher's, I'd, Jason Kelce's, Coco Gauff Organizations: Team USA, Women's Rugby, Team Australia, Olympic Games, Stade de France, Rugby, U.S, rugby, Australia, Tokyo Games Locations: Paris, France, women's, U.S, Tokyo, Great Britain

☆ I doubled my income at Microsoft after starting my career in a factory. I only had enough money for 1 semester of school, but I was determined.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nandita Gupta, an accessibility product manager at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. I'm an accessibility product manager at Microsoft. Since December 2021, I've worked as an accessibility product manager for Accessibility Insights, a suite of products that helps developers code with accessibility in mind. There came a moment in my manufacturing job when I asked myself, "What am I doing? Taking the Microsoft job doubled my earnings from my last job — my annual income was around $75,000 in manufacturing, and the move to Microsoft brought my total compensation to over $170,000.

Persons: —, Nandita Gupta, I've, MasterClass, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Google, Zoo Atlanta, TED, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, TEDx Georgia Tech Locations: Redmond , Washington, lhaas@businessinsider.com

☆ Why I Quit Goldman Sachs' Rigid, Male-Dominated Culture
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Lindsay Macmillan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The lack of female leadership in the financial industry is nothing new, but many companies have been making strides. But as I watch senior women continue their exodus from Goldman, I'm not sure the company actually wants to change. While many companies have modernized to embrace hybrid and remote work, Goldman has not. Rather than changing its "be in the office every day and grind it out" culture to better suit women, Goldman puts the onus on us to change ourselves to fit the model. But Goldman leadership seems to want the benefits of gender diversity without the hard work of supporting diverse leadership styles.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, Dina Powell McCormick, Beth Hammack, Stephanie Cohen, Goldman, I'd, It's, it's, Morgan Stanley, Jamie Dimon, David Solomon, I'm, hadn't, Julia Boorstin, — Goldman, I've, she's, Asahi Pompey, Yassaman Salas, Rebecca Anderton, Davies, Lindsay MacMillan Organizations: Street Journal, Goldman, Citi, JPMorgan, International Workplace, McKinsey, LinkedIn, CNBC, Deloitte, Asahi Locations: Canada, London, New York

☆ 3 toxic phrases that highly successful people never use, according to psychologists and public speaking experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Highly successful people often have at least one trait in common, psychologists say: Their inner monologues are positive and optimistic. Here are three toxic phrases that successful people never say to themselves, according to psychologists and public speaking experts. 'I'm not worthy of my success'More than 80% of people face feelings of impostor syndrome in their lives, research shows. This can prompt you to use phrases like "I'm not worthy of my success" or "I don't deserve this," according to Christina Helena, a public speaking expert and TEDx speaker. "Ask yourself: 'Why do I believe I don't deserve this?'

Persons: I'm, Christina Helena, Helena, you've, Emma Seppälä, Seppälä Organizations: CNBC, Yale University

☆ What it’s like to be a ‘glass child’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Meneses Maples refers to herself as an adult “glass child,” the sibling of a person with a mental or physical disability. How does a glass child disappear? It is important not to assume what the needs of a glass child are, said Missud, the New York psychotherapist. More than a decade after her TEDx presentation, Meneses Maples receives messages from parents of glass children seeking her advice. Meneses Maples said she hopes to inspire research on glass children by spreading the word through presentations and workshops.

Persons: Alicia Meneses Maples, David, Mario, Meneses Maples, didn’t, “, ” Meneses Maples, Antonio TEDx, Debbie Missud, Emily Holl, Missud, ” Holl, ‘, Holl, David couldn’t, Mario didn’t, ”, Shelley Cook, Laura Oliverio, Cook, Andrea, ” Cook, Cook didn’t, Shelley Cook “, Al Freedman, Freedman, Jack, Cara, Jack didn’t, ” Freedman, wasn’t, Alicia, Mario Meneses, Alicia Meneses Maples Meneses Maples, ‘ Alicia, ’ ” Meneses Maples, ’ ”, … Organizations: CNN, Hulu’s, Suncoast, Disney, Cure SMA Locations: Chicago, Antonio, New York City, Glenwood Springs , Colorado, York

☆ A body-clock researcher explains why he never eats high-protein meals at night, and waits 1 hour to eat breakfast
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewScientist Satchidananda Panda has always been fascinated by what our bodies' internal clocks can do for us. AdvertisementPanda says if you're going to eat a protein-rich meal, make sure you time it so it's not too late after dark. Randy Shropshire/Getty ImagesResearch shows that late-night eating prompts the body to overproduce stomach acid. This is advice some muscle-builders and other researchers disagree with — they say drinking protein shakes at night can help with muscle growth. Advertisement"If we eat a high protein load late in the night, then our stomach produces disproportionately more acid to digest that," Panda said.

Persons: —, Panda, Satchidananda, Randy Shropshire, he's, Oscar Wong Organizations: Service, Business, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Getty, Research, San Diego firefighters Locations: Venice Beach, Venice , California

☆ What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Phoebe Zerwick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As he moved to touch his father, Kerr felt a hand on his shoulder. A priest had followed him into the hospital room and was now leading him away, telling him his father was delusional. His father wasn’t delusional, he believes. It would be more than 40 years before Kerr felt compelled to speak about that evening in the hospital room. He had followed his father, and three generations before him, into medicine and was working at Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo, where he was the chief medical officer and conducted research on end-of-life visions.

Persons: Kerr, Kerr’s, ”, hadn’t Organizations: Palliative Care Locations: Canada, Palliative Care Buffalo

☆ TEDx Talk host who spent 10 years interviewing experts on love: 5 ways to get unstuck from an intense crush and save your relationships
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Amanda Mccracken | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

I would waste time and energy fantasizing about relationships with men who I inexplicably found flawless, but in reality were emotionally or physically unavailable. I've spent 10 years interviewing experts on longing, as well as people who've experienced limerence, for my podcast The Longing Lab, TEDx talk, and forthcoming book, "When Longing Becomes Your Lover." The emotional reward was the happy hormone dopamine I'd feel from imagining a relationship together or anticipating a response. Writing it down helped me believe it — and recognize my limerent feelings toward unavailable men as a dead end. I found his love and availability very attractive — something I never would have seen in my 20s and 30s.

Persons: —, I've, Lisa Wade's, haven't, Jennifer Douglas, Douglas, I'd Locations: perfectionism

☆ I moved across the country when my son was 21, injured, and still needed me. It was the best decision for both of us.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Melissa Drake | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I wasn't sure what I'd do next, but I knew I needed something different to be truly happy. But that meant I had to leave my 21-year-old son, Johnathan, behind. It was a difficult decision, but it was the best one for both of us in the end. AdvertisementMoving to California was the best decision for both of us, and I couldn't have done it without my son's unwavering support.

Persons: —, Johnathan, we've, I'd, it's, you've, he'd, John, I'm, We've, I've, he's Organizations: Service Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, Southern California, California

☆ The race is on for tech's 'golden goose' — the iPhone of the AI era
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Some tech leaders see the gadgets as the iPhone of the AI era, a way to own the hardware we use to interact with AI. A true iPhone successor could be tech's "golden goose," but past attempts have failed. The race is on as generative AI tools like ChatGPT, OpenAI's conversational AI chatbot, take the world by storm. Even though he said AI hardware innovations represent "the golden goose for tech players in the next decade along with software," he doesn't think all of them will be successful. AdvertisementAdvertisementYet, despite AI's impressive capabilities, Haigh said that smartphones may still be easier to use for the average consumer than AI devices, which means that AI personal devices may take awhile to gain public interest.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's Ray, Zuckerberg, Victor Virgile, Imran Chaudhri, @ImranChaudhri, knEBVdC7zl, 3vvbPVAFsS, Chaudhri, Jony, Sam Altman, Masayoshi Son, Altman, Marc Benioff, Brad Stone, Jeff Bezos, Dan Ives, Nadella, Cook, Ives, Thomas Haigh, Haigh, Siri Organizations: Service, Tech, Meta, Facebook, Apple, TED, Wedbush Securities, Big Tech, University of Wisconsin, Modern Computing, Google Locations: Milwaukee

☆ A TEDx speaker shares his 10 best tips to nail a presentation and improve your public speaking
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Arian Adeli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In my high school years, I hosted several online and offline events that improved my public speaking skills. Shortly after moving to the Netherlands, I got a speaker slot at a TEDx event happening at the University of Groningen. It will make you appear more competent and comfortable, which makes it more likely for your audience to pay attention. If you come across as boring or arrogant, the audience will likely discard your talk immediately, even if it's actually good. Use strong statementsAs much as you hate to face the fact as a speaker, people have narrow attention spans.

Persons: Arian Adeli, —, I'm, it's Organizations: Service, University of Groningen, TED Locations: Netherlands

☆ A vegan airline passenger was given fruit and nuts instead of meals during a 6-hour flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A vegan passenger told Insider she received fruit and nuts instead of a hot meal during a flight. A vegan passenger said she was given fruit and nuts in place of a hot meal during a six-hour KLM flight from Ghana to Amsterdam on April 19. After she was rebooked onto the KLM flight, she said she informed staff she would need a vegan meal. According to KLM's website, the airline can only guarantee vegan meals if a passenger submits the request more than 24 hours before the flight's departure. "But this wouldn't be an issue if they put a couple of extra vegan meals on the plane."

☆ A 25-year-old entrepreneur shares the marketing budget she uses to build her successful professional and personal brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Alexandra York | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Alexa Curtis, the founder of a blog and mentorship company, shares her $5,000 monthly budget. She says social media, marketing, and personal branding are the most important investments. For her personal brand, she spends about $350 each month on a branding coach who helps her decide what message she wants to project through her work. But GrasshoppHer relies more on monthly and annual membership fees to grow, and the new business has more opportunities for sponsorships, Curtis said. courtesy of CurtisSince merging companies, "it's becoming less of a personal brand," Curtis said.

☆ The 5 best phrases to use when calling out your coworker for their microaggressions
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Julie Kratz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Microaggressions — a harmful statement to marginalized groups — are a common example of bias at work. This is when someone witnesses a biased statement and chooses to ignore it or does not take action to call attention to it. To practice being an upstander, the next time you witness a biased statement, consider trying one or more of these five phrases. For severe forms of microaggressions or habitual behavior, a one-on-one conversation is likely best. These phrases can open the conversation, rather than offend or shame others that make well-intentioned mistakes.

☆ This 26-year-old pays $0 to live in a 'luxury tiny home' she built for $35,000 in her backyard—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Precious Price | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

How I built my luxury tiny homeBefore getting started, I had to submit building, electrical and plumbing permits to the city planning office. Jeffrey Beard for CNBC Make ItThe bathroom features a shelf for extra storage and a glass shower door, which makes the room feel bigger. Jeffrey Beard for CNBC Make ItThe eight separate windows, wall mirrors and glass shower door all make the space feel bigger. Jeffrey Beard for CNBC Make ItThe "tiny house" lifestyleI've had to downsize my wardrobe and shoe collection. Jeffrey Beard for CNBC Make It

☆ How small-business owners can use LinkedIn as free advertising to attract customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The consultants Catarina Rivera and Tania Bhattacharyya use LinkedIn to market their services. Tania Bhattacharyya, the founder of the thought-leadership and brand-messaging consultancy Lumos Marketing, said she'd accessed other valuable marketing leads through LinkedIn, including public-relations and speaking opportunities. The good news is if you want to give LinkedIn a go, it doesn't have to be all that hard. This is true even for business owners who don't plan to engage much on LinkedIn, Bhattacharyya added, given how highly Google ranks LinkedIn profiles on search. "Your first six or seven words are really important for when you show up in search results or when someone sees your comments on someone else's post," Rivera said.

☆ I was the original voice of Siri. Even though Apple used my voice without my knowledge, it's been a fun ride.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Susan Bennett is the voice actor behind Apple's first iteration of Siri, released in 2011. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Susan Bennett, a voice actor based in Atlanta, Georgia. One day, while I was there recording, a voice actor for another commercial didn't show up. I unknowingly did the initial Siri recordings in 2005In July 2005, six years before Apple would introduce Siri, I made the recordings that would eventually be used for the famous personal assistant. I also connected with Karen Jacobsen, a voice actor and singer who was the original Australian Siri.

☆ The Digital Workplace Is Designed to Bring You Down
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk The Digital Workplace Is Designed to Bring You DownWe’ve been given no shortage of digital tools that should, in theory, help us work better, with more focus and efficiency, and connect us more easily with our colleagues. Your brain can’t have your inbox open next to the memo you’re writing while you’re also on the phone. The only way to get out of that suboptimal equilibrium is to completely change the way the organization collaborates. You can’t have a small number of executives figure out the right way to do the work and then dispense it. But zoom out to John McPhee’s career, and you’re like, you’re one of the most productive and impactful writers of all time.

☆ Insomnia is a $5 billion business — and this former sleep doctor thinks it's time for a new approach
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Daniel Erichsen, founder of the Sleep Coach School Daniel ErichsenDaniel Erichsen spent about a decade as a sleep doctor, primarily seeing patients who were struggling with sleep apnea and insomnia. According to market research firm Imarc, the global insomnia market will hit $5.1 billion this year and climb to $6.1 billion by 2028. Other apps, including some backed by venture capital firms, promote cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or CBT-I. That therapy is meant to change the way people think about sleep and incorporates behavior changes like sleep restriction and stimulus control. Kendall's message, which mirrors much of Erichsen's teachings, is that sleep is simple, but insomnia makes it seem complex.

☆ Footwear startup Gales nears $4 million raise in a bid to become the Nike for nurses and doctors. 'What Nike has built for the athlete we're looking to build for the standing professional.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Matthew Kish | Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"What Nike has built for the athlete we're looking to build for the standing professional," he told Insider. It raised a $2.1 million round in September 2021. Kizik, which makes slip-on sneakers and is backed by Nike, raised a $20 million round, and Hilma, which makes running shoes for women, raised a $3 million round. Courtesy GalesA $434 million market rife with opportunityAccording to NPD Group, the market for "occupational footwear" increased by 28% in 2021, to $434.4 million. He also founded and exited the footwear brand Rob McAllan, which sold dress shoes designed to perform more like sneakers.

☆ A 25-year-old entrepreneur shares the most important investments to create a professional and personal brand
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-21 | by ( Alexandra York | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She says social media, marketing, and personal branding are the most important investments. For her personal brand, she spends about $350 each month on a branding coach who helps her decide what message she wants to project through her work. Both a personal and professional brand are important for growthCurtis presenting at a TEDx event. courtesy of CurtisSince merging companies, "it's becoming less of a personal brand," Curtis said. The most important tactic to creating a sustainable brand online is providing value to viewers, she said.

☆ The many faces of Scooter Braun
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-01 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +44 min

The former Yeezy associate said that West had offered Braun large percentages of Yeezy several times, which Braun always declined.) Singer told Insider that Braun "did not even see the final cut until the day before it came out." In 2012, Braun told The New Yorker that Geffen's advice to him was "Get out of the music business." Singer told Insider that Braun had only seen Jayne "once in his life, at a political event they both attended. And I couldn't fix it and I'm a fixer, and because I couldn't fix things I started to spiral," Braun told Shetty.

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☆ Moldova IT Park angajează Community Manager
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +8 min

Moldova IT Park este în căutare a unui Community Manager pentru a se alătura unei echipe dinamice, ambițioase și dedicate dezvoltării sectorului IT și ecosistemului de inovare digitală din țara noastră. În anul 2019 Uniunea Internațională de Telecomunicații a recunoscut Moldova IT Park drept una din cele mai bune practici globale în promovarea și dezvoltarea ecosistemului IT. Moldova IT Park a fost lansat la 1 ianuarie 2018, pentru o perioadă de 10 ani, fiind creat prin Hotărârea Guvernului Republicii Moldova la solicitarea a 15 companii IT. În prezent, Moldova IT Park este unicul parc IT virtual din țara noastră, numărând peste 700 companii rezidente, care generează peste 12 000 locuri de muncă și beneficiază de facilitățile prevăzute de legislația aferentă parcurilor IT. Obiectivele principale ale postului:Implementează agenda de dezvoltare a direcțiilor Community & Networks și Inovare Digitală în cadrul Moldova IT Park.

Organizations: Park, Uniunea Internațională de Telecomunicații, IT, Generale, Microsoft, Power Point Locations: Moldova, Chișinăului, Park, &, Business, ș.a .

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