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☆ Opinion: Why you should pay attention to the role of race in sport during this summer’s Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Opinion Keith Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —For many nations — not least the US — the upcoming Paris Olympics will take place against a background of deep political and social division. If you saw any of the European Athletics Championships events last month, you may well have been struck, as I was, by just how many Black athletes featured on podiums. At the Summer Olympics, the USA team will also feature numerous Black athletes, including gymnast Simone Biles, sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson and the (current) fastest man on earth, Noah Lyles. As you watch the Olympics this summer, take note of the sports in which Black people represent the USA and European countries. So no, Black athletes are not naturally better at some sports — they take the narrower opportunities open to them and work incredibly hard on their self-belief to make it to that podium.

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☆ It’s too hot to sell a house this summer, some real estate experts say. What home sellers can do
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

watch nowOpen houses during the morning, virtual showingsSelling a home during summer with extreme heat will call for more flexibility from sellers, according to experts. If that's the case, offer handheld fans or refreshments can help buyers stay cool, Mainord explained. Make sure the HVAC system is servicedIf you're hoping to sell your home during the summer, make sure the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system in the house is working properly. "We want to make sure that the HVAC systems or units are being serviced, that they're being maintained properly, that they're working properly," said Sanchez. "HVAC systems can be vastly expensive," said Ashton Lawrence, director and senior wealth advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors in Greenville, South Carolina.

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☆ Here's what a Kamala Harris administration could mean for your wallet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Cnbc.Com Personal Finance Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Harris' visit, following the attempted assassination of former President Trump, makes this her fourth trip to Michigan this year and seventh visit since taking office. However, Harris voiced some distinctions from Biden before becoming vice president, Watson noted. The vice president plans to bring more relief to borrowers, they said. Harris proposed repealing the Trump tax cuts to pay for it. — Jessica DicklerHousingHarris has been a proponent for affordable housing policies both during her tenure as vice president and as senator.

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☆ There's a surge in Americans applying for secondary passports. Political unrest ahead of the election and a rise in antisemitism are 2 major factors.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThe number of Americans seeking secondary passports continues to surge, according to global citizen firm Henley & Partners. She said interest in secondary passports has grown globally in the last few years, and it started with the pandemic. Acquiring a secondary passport isn't cheap, though.

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Ashok Kumar | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesWhat is recession pop? Recession pop largely refers to the body of music that emerged during the Great Recession, which started in late 2007 and lasted for 18 months. It's a lot of Katy Perry, and a lot of hyper, very fast music," said Lewis. Why is recession pop having a renaissance? That tension has given way to recession pop."

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☆ The Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage could spur a Big Tech trust reckoning and threaten tech giants' plans for AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It also exposes the fragility of those systems and raises the question: Does Big Tech deserve our trust to properly safeguard a technology as powerful as AI? He said Big Tech companies evaluate systems based on if they work "pretty well most of the time," because there's a rush to get products to market. He said big tech companies should have alternative vendors and a multi-layered defense strategy. Big Tech companies, including Facebook, Amazon, and Google, saw the sharpest drop in trust, with an average decline in confidence ratings of 13% to 18%, according to Brookings. Big Tech companies have had "free rein," Patnaik said.

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☆ City Council member says Elon Musk's supercomputer factory is causing local 'hysteria': report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe Greater Memphis Chamber publicly announced last month that Elon Musk would build xAI's "gigafactory of compute" in the Tennessee city. The planned facility is set to house what Musk intends to be the world's most powerful supercomputer, set to power xAI's chatbot, Grok. AdvertisementOne council member, Pearl Walker, told Forbes that the development caused "hysteria" among Memphis locals. In an open letter shared on X, a group of three Memphis environmental groups also expressed concerns about the factory's impact on the local power supply. Memphis Light, Gas, and Water is trying to prevent the factory from affecting the local power grid, the outlet added.

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☆ Starbucks could give a much-needed jolt to the EV market
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewMercedes-Benz is bringing its fast electric vehicle charging stations to 100 Starbucks locations. The charging stations will be accessible to all EV owners. But for EV owners, it's a major roadblock hindering widespread adoption. Related storiesA company spokesperson told Business Insider that by 2030, it hopes to lead the retail industry in decarbonization solutions. The Starbucks spokesperson said the coffee giant is continuing to learn how its customers interact with EV stations and exploring partnerships and areas that would benefit from similar routes.

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☆ Some renters may be ‘mortgage-ready’ and not know it. Here's how to tell
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In 2022, 39% of the 134 million families residing in the U.S. did not own the home they lived in, according to Census data. But on the other hand, households might be unaware they can afford a mortgage, said Orphe Divounguy, senior economist at Zillow. "If rental prices are coming up, maybe it's a good time to consider [buying instead]," she said. "The first step is trying to understand whether or not it's worth getting all the paperwork together," she said. Understanding the status of your credit and your debt-to-income ratio is a good place to start.

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☆ I tried out Amazon's new AI shopping assistant Rufus. One feature stood out as a game changer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAmazon finally rolled out its AI assistant Rufus to all US customers after announcing the new feature in February. AI shopping assistants are becoming more popular, with various online retailers adding them to their sites. AdvertisementAmazon's shopping assistant uses information from listing details, reviews, and Q&As. Amazon/screenshotI wouldn't have thought to ask questions about the noise level or whether it oscillates, but these ended up being determining factors for the fan I selected. AdvertisementIt's a game changer for warehouse shoppingThe AI assistant has received some lackluster reviews from those who have tried it.

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☆ Gen Z data scientist says many majors in the field are interchangeable — so this is what to do if you want an AI job
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. She now works as a data scientist at JPMorgan and makes videos about tech careers in her free time. She told Business Insider that many majors are interchangeable and that several degrees, such as computer science, math, information sciences, and data science, can lead to jobs in the field. Krinsky said while Big Tech names may look flashy on your résumé, hands-on experience is crucial to actually landing the job. Most projects start with scraping the web for data and then require building, training, and fine-tuning the model.

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When former President Donald J. Trump met with House Republicans last month, he touched on a mix of policies core to his economic agenda: cutting income taxes while also significantly raising tariffs on foreign goods. Mr. Trump told Republicans he would “love to raise tariffs” and cut income taxes on Americans, potentially to zero, said Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia. “Everyone was clapping in the room,” Ms. Greene said. “He said, ‘If you guys are going to go vote on something today, vote to lower taxes on Americans.’”Tariffs and tax cuts were central to Mr. Trump’s economic thinking while he was in the White House. If he wins in November, he is promising a much more aggressive approach, including potentially a blanket 10 percent tariff on nearly all imports and a 60 percent tax on Chinese goods.

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☆ Sam Altman says society may decide we need AI-client privilege similar to confidentiality with lawyers or doctors
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sam Altman discussed the possibility of granting some confidentiality around what people tell AI. Altman brought up the idea while talking about his new AI health venture with Arianna Huffington. AdvertisementShould the sensitive information we share with AI be regulated under a confidentiality agreement similar to attorney-client privilege? Sam Altman mulled the idea in a recent interview with The Atlantic, saying society may "decide there's some version of AI privilege." "When you talk to a doctor or a lawyer, there's medical privileges, legal privileges," Altman said.

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☆ Up to $1 Billion May Go to Waste After Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Halt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ana Ley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kathy Hochul made the abrupt decision to cancel congestion pricing in New York City last month, transit leaders had already allocated more than a half a billion dollars to get the long-awaited tolling program off the ground. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority entered into a $556 million contract for cameras, software and other tools that would have been used to detect vehicles entering the planned tolling zone south of 60th Street in Manhattan. With the program indefinitely suspended, that money is, at least for the moment, wasted. Congestion pricing was designed to rein in traffic and pollution while improving travel speeds in some of the world’s most crowded streets. The money raised from the first-in-the-nation program would have generated $1 billion annually for the M.T.A., which would have used it to pay for critical upgrades and improvements to the city’s transit network.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Rachael Fauss Organizations: New York City, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Locations: New York, Manhattan, Albany

☆ Read the email CEO Jamie Dimon sent to JPMorgan employees after the assassination attempt on Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jamie Dimon wrote a memo to JPMorgan staff condemning the assassination attempt on Trump. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe attempted assassination of former President Trump drew quick responses from lawmakers and business leaders, including JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon. Dimon joined the list of CEOs who spoke out against the shooting with a companywide email to employees sent Sunday, which BI confirmed. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ 4 ways OpenAI's newest AI model GPT-4o can make you more productive at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

OpenAI has led the AI race with ChatGPT, which attracted one million users shortly after it became available in November 2022. AdvertisementBut OpenAI's new flagship AI model, GPT-4o, which was announced during OpenAI's Spring Update, has improved capabilities in these areas and "can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time." Here are some of the GPT-4o features that can help make your workday more productive. AdvertisementTo create a GPT, you can go to this site and select "Create a GPT." OpenAI's GPT Builder can create personalized GPTs to fit users' specific needs.

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☆ Elon Musk explains why Tesla's Robotaxi event is delayed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewElon Musk has seemingly confirmed Tesla's Robotaxi event has been delayed and revealed one reason the company needs more time before the big reveal. AdvertisementThe apparent reveal event delay isn't a complete shock — Musk often underestimates how long it will take to bring the ideas he has to market, saying he tends to be optimistic about product timelines. The same happened with the Cybertruck, Tesla's Full Self-Driving software, and Starlink's high-speed internet access in remote areas. Not much is known about Tesla's Robotaxi event aside from that the public will get a glimpse at whatever the company has been working on. Tesla has yet to officially announce a new date for the Robotaxi event.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Musk, Warren Redlich, Tesla, Rosalie Nathans, she's Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Business, Tesla, EV

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