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☆ Groq CEO Jonathan Ross reveals strategy to lead AI chip market
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

While many AI companies have focused on training large language models, Groq seeks to make them run as fast as possible using chips it developed called LPUs, or language processing units. The gambit is that as AI models get better, inference — the part where the AI makes decisions or answers questions — will demand more computing power than training will, positioning Groq to reap the rewards. Groq's special (and tightly patented) sauce is its specialized chip design says Ross. Dean asked Ross's team to design a chip based on a specific type of integrated circuit they were using, and the result was Google's first tensor processing unit, a chip designed specifically for AI. Watching the AlphaGo program land a complex "shoulder hit" move on its opponent was validation for Ross that faster inference meant better, smarter AI.

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☆ X is about to change its block function. Some users worry it will empower abusers and compromise victims' safety.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Blocked users will soon be able to see the posts of the person who blocked them. Critics of the change say it could make X less safe for some users, such as victims of domestic violence or harassment. "big day for stalkers and harassers," said X user wrote in response to the announcement. There are also people who need a public X account for their work. For instance, a blocked user could simply create a new account to view the posts of the user who has blocked them.

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☆ I broke into venture capital at 22 and became a partner by 28. I learned one easy, surefire way to move up the ranks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Suzanne Reilley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Olivia Gaudree started working at Fuel Venture Capital as an intern in her early 20s. She worked her way up the ranks and became a partner in under seven years at 28. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Olivia Gaudree, a 28-year-old partner and VP of Operations at Fuel Venture Capital. Networking helped me land my job in venture capitalAt my high school hedge fund internship, I met Maggie Vo, now the managing general partner at Fuel Venture Capital, and got to know her well. Some firms offer entry-level positions within the investment team, but they aren't common.

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☆ Inflation rate at 2.4% in September, topping expectations; jobless claims highest since August 2023
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Both readings were 0.1 percentage point above the Dow Jones consensus. The annual inflation rate was 0.1 percentage point lower than August. Excluding food and energy, core prices increased 0.3% on the month, putting the annual rate at 3.3%. Both core readings also were 0.1 percentage point above forecast. After a half percentage point reduction in September, the central bank is expected to continue cutting, though the pace and degree remain in question.

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☆ 5 things you should always have on your résumé and 8 items to leave out
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Business Insider asked experts about what job seekers do and don't need to have on a résumé. But beware: What you include and leave out and how your résumé looks could shape your chances of getting hired. With that in mind, job seekers may want to leave out certain things on their résumé that potential employers don't really care about. Don't make the résumé unreadable and unprofessionalNorton said she would move on if a résumé was in "unprofessional formatting." Don't include a line about referencesHaller said people include on their résumé "references available upon requests."

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An initial DNA test on remains believed to be those of Joseph Couch, the suspect in the Interstate 75 shootings, was inconclusive, but an autopsy confirmed the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, state officials said. The soft tissue DNA test was “inconclusive due to extreme decomposition of the body,” and a further DNA test with material extracted from bone will be completed, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet said in a news release. The remains were found in deep brush by a highway exit in Laurel County, which is where London is and where the shootings occurred, state officials said. A couple livestreaming the search for Couch's body helped in the effort and the discovery, state police said. The DNA test from bone is expected to begin Friday and take 24 to 48 hours, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet said.

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☆ Instagram has become a hot dating app in the era of swipe fatigue
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In fact, a former Instagram staffer recently told me that the stories feature has pretty much become a dating product. And a former Bumble staffer told me that Instagram was often viewed as a competitor internally. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ UBS: China will benefit less from the Fed's rate cut than other APAC markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | 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 EmailUBS: China will benefit less from the Fed's rate cut than other APAC marketsEva Lee, head of Greater China equities at UBS, explains why she thinks China will not benefit much from the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, and why it may also make it easier for the PBOC to move on its policy.

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☆ Welcome to interest-rate cut week: Here's how the Fed's next move will impact everything from home prices to new cars loans
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Madison Hoff | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

According to CME FedWatch, which estimates interest rate changes based on market predictions, the size of the rate cut is a coin toss. As of Friday afternoon, there's a 51% chance the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points and a 49% chance it'll be an extra-large 50-basis-point cut. That's because a larger rate cut makes borrowing cheaper, which tends to drive up spending and fuel price increases. Rate cuts will also eventually make it cheaper for small businesses to take out loans. A rate cut could cause a rush of buyers to enter the market in the short term, driving up prices and competition.

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☆ Apple iOS 18 update is live: These are the most important new iPhone security features to protect your private life
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Apple released the latest version of its iPhone operating system, iOS 18, on Monday, including several new security and privacy features. The rollout comes a week after Apple unveiled new versions of the iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch. Here's a rundown of some new security and privacy features and how to access them. A new Passwords app to improve on iCloud keychainApple has created a separate app for storing user passwords. AI privacy protectionsSeparately, Apple will soon be launching Apple Intelligence, an artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple.

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And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has poured cold water on US hopefulness, though Biden officials have largely refrained from criticizing him. “In my view, the less that’s said about particular issues, the better,” a senior administration official told reporters Wednesday in response to Netanyahu’s press conference. Days later, a senior administration official who briefed reporters argued that the majority of the details of a ceasefire deal – “90%” – had been agreed to by the two parties. In a detail not previously shared, the senior official said that of the 18 paragraphs in the agreement, 14 were finished and agreed to. They need to rest and refit, in case a war in the north [with Hezbollah] is going to happen,” the second senior administration official said.

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☆ Biden weighs more US defenses for Israel as the region prepares for Iranian retaliation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —President Joe Biden is weighing more US defenses in the Middle East as the US prepares for an Iranian retaliation against Israel that officials say could include an attack on American forces. The statement did not detail what new deployments would occur ahead of an anticipated Iranian attack in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The officials said an Iranian response could occur in the coming days. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that “international partners” have bolstered their forces in the region, though he did not specify which countries. The US is expecting the anticipated Iranian attack may be similar to the barrage of ballistic missiles and drones launched against Israel on April 13, officials said.

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☆ Simone Biles' husband, Jonathan Owens, is missing training camp to watch his wife at the Olympics. Here's a timeline of their 4-year relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementA post shared by Simone Biles (@simonebiles)Two days later, Biles posted about watching Owens play with the Texans before the couple celebrated the new year together. March 2023: Biles and Owens reveal that they're building a house together"cheers to breaking ground," Biles wrote. AdvertisementNovember 2023: Biles attends a Packers game in Green BayBiles has attended multiple football games to support her husband. December 2023: Biles and Owens appear on 'The Pivot,' and Owens is later criticized for some of his commentsOwens and Biles attended a basketball game together. Biles posted an Instagram of the two captioned "mood," while Owens posted, "Unbothered.

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☆ 4 steps single parents can take if dating has been a hard transition for your child
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Cailey Griffin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dating comes with enough challenges already, and dating as a single parent can feel even more daunting. You have to consider how the romantic connections you form will impact not only your life but also that of your child. If your child is having difficulty adapting to a new partner's presence in your life, it may raise some initial concerns. However, there are steps you can take to make that transition a little easier. Try to understand the emotions your child is feelingYour child may be feeling a range of emotions after meeting your partner.

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☆ U.S. Olympian cheat sheet: Top athletes to watch in Paris beyond the best-known stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Judo — Maria LabordeLaborde, 33, is the highest-ranked U.S. judoka qualified for the Paris Games — at No. He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and qualified in speed climbing for the Paris Games, his first Olympics. Carissa Moore participates in a training session ahead of the Paris Olympics this week in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia. Knibb obtained quotas in both triathlon and road cycling for the Paris Games, which will make her a rare multi-sport Olympian.

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☆ LeBron James leads Team USA to another comeback in 92-88 win against Germany
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Following Saturday’s last-gasp victory against South Sudan, the USA were forced to once again fight deep into the game – this time against a determined Germany team. But some things never change, and yet again it was LeBron James who put on a late show to lead Team USA to a fifth win out of five during the USA Basketball Showcase. Germany tried to rally back in the second, but Team USA ended the quarter strongly. “We was tested by a great Germany team, they was world champion last year, so it was a good test for us. “I’m glad we was able to, once again, keep our composure, persevere like we did the other day versus South Sudan.

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☆ Alphabet earnings and 3 more things we're watching in the stock market next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

But in general, this is the kind of development we've hoped to see ever since Starbucks' massive earnings miss April 30. We'll take the nearly 7% pop in shares Friday and hope it's only the beginning of recovery for the beaten-up stock. Fed's fave inflation measure : The personal spending and income report will be the most closely watched economic report next week. Earnings : As the second-quarter earnings season picks up pace, we'll hear from five Club holdings next week including Google parent Alphabet . Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ Billionaire Ray Dalio outlines the 3 strategies Democrats could use to deal with Biden, the 'emperor who has no clothes'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dalio, the founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, wrote a column for Time magazine published Tuesday. "To begin, I want to make clear that I respect, like, and empathize with President Biden and I get that Democrats find themselves in a difficult position," Dalio wrote. "I look at this case like the fable of the emperor who has no clothes," Dalio added. First, the party can retain Biden as its nominee, a path Dalio thinks the party has chosen for now — at least publicly. Related storiesThe billionaire then suggested two alternative strategies, including a "mini-primary plan" where a select group of candidates battle it out to succeed Biden.

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☆ Big Tech goes on AI charm offensive in Europe as regulators circle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It's worth noting that their comments come as the world's first major law governing AI, the EU's AI Act, was given the final greenlight. Meanwhile, European Commissioner Thierry Breton, a major architect of rules around Big Tech, is set to speak later in the week. Vogels, who is tasked with driving technology innovation within Amazon , said that AI can be used to "solve some of the world's hardest problems." Manyika said Google open-sourced its watermarking tech so that any developer can "build on it, improve on it." "I am concerned that there is potential for monopolies to emerge around Big Tech and AI," he said.

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☆ Fed Minutes Show Officials Were Wary About Inflation at May Meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Jeanna Smialek | More About Jeanna Smialek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Federal Reserve officials were wary about the recent lack of progress on inflation and remained willing to lift interest rates if conditions made it necessary as of their two-day meeting that ended on May 1. Minutes from the gathering, released Wednesday, showed that “many” officials expressed uncertainty about how much today’s interest-rate setting — 5.3 percent, up sharply from near zero in early 2022 — was weighing on the economy. Officials have been clear that they expect to leave interest rates unchanged for now, hoping that they are tapping the brakes on economic growth enough to quash inflation over time. And central bankers have repeatedly emphasized that they expect the next move on interest rates to be a reduction, not an increase. But policymakers have stopped short of ruling out a future rate increase, allowing that it’s a possibility if inflation proves surprisingly rapid.

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☆ From hunter to guardian: How the ‘Snakeman of India’ found his way into wildlife conservation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Whitaker would go on to earn the nickname “Snakeman of India,” and spend more than six decades dedicated to reptile research and conservation. His field work with snakes and crocodiles ultimately led his conservation efforts to help save India’s rainforests. We tell people when they’re working in the field, when they’re doing agriculture, use a stick. Romulus Whitaker teaches the next generation about reptiles at his conservation organization, Agumbe Rainforest Research Station, in southern India. And it’s wonderful to realize that dozens, if not hundreds, of young people have continued to do wonderful work with reptiles.

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☆ CEO says Pinterest's growth strategy centers on 'positivity' not 'engagement via enragement'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"When I came into Pinterest, one of the things I set out to do was prove a business model for social media centered on positivity rather than engagement via enragement," Ready said. Like its peers, Pinterest uses AI to improve on its recommendation selections, Ready said. According to Ready, Pinterest is also different from other platforms because its users are more engaged than those in older generations. Usually, he said, social media sites attract their most engaged cohorts early on. "Not only are we aging down, our most recent cohorts are nearly twice as engaged as cohorts from the years prior," he said.

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☆ Stock market today: US stocks fall ahead of Fed decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Markets are widely expecting the Fed to keep interest rates unchanged. The outlook for rate cuts this year continues to sour, with traders pricing in just one or two cuts by December. AdvertisementUS stocks were mostly lower on Wednesday as traders waited for the Federal Reserve to announce its next move on interest rates. Investors have also dialed back their outlook for rate cuts throughout the year. At Wednesday's meeting, market watchers expect Powell to formally confirm this shift from the FOMC, which had previously forecast three rate cuts this year," Alex Kuptsikevich, a senior market analyst at FxPro said in a note.

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☆ Too soon to fade the Iran-Israel tension story, says RBC Capital's Helima Croft
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | 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 EmailToo soon to fade the Iran-Israel tension story, says RBC Capital's Helima CroftHelima Croft, RBC Capital Markets global head of commodity strategy, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss why oil prices are lower today, if Israel will move on Iran despite U.S. opposition, and more.

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☆ 'Bluey' fans worry the hit TV show is about to end. A lot of money's at stake — and there are challenges ahead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Bluey" fans are worried the series could end with its third-season finale on Sunday. The kids TV show ranked among the most-watched streaming series in America last year. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFans of the children's TV sensation "Bluey" fear their favorite show will end with the third season's finale this Sunday. There's a lot of money at stake and if the series does continue, it faces challenges down the line.

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