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☆ ‘There will be a lot of deaths’: Israelis living near Lebanese border fear tit-for-tat escalation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Kiryat Shmona, Israel CNN —Yair Pinhas grew up hiking in the hills around Kiryat Shmona, his hometown in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. A family home that was damaged by a rocket attack in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. Ora Hatan speaks on the phone at her house near the Israeli border with Lebanon. A city of some 22,000, Kiryat Shmona has turned into a ghost town over the past year. On Thursday, marking the Jewish new year, the Pinhas family snuck back into Kiryat Shmona for a brief visit.

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Minneapolis CNN —One state audit found that bonus checks intended for frontline workers during the pandemic were handed out to undeserving recipients. Another criticized a Minnesota state agency for failing to ensure there were no conflicts of interest in taxpayer-funded mental health and addiction programs. His fans were easy to find last month at the Minnesota State Fair, which drew nearly 2 million people this year. Republican state Sen. Mark Koran, second from right, speaks with constituents at the Minnesota State Fair. “We are troubled by MDE’s decision,” the auditor’s report said, using the acronym for the Minnesota Department of Education.

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☆ There's a catch in OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding deal that no one is talking about
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

There's an important stipulation on OpenAI's historic $6.6 billion funding round. AdvertisementOpenAI's historically large $6.6 billion funding round is bringing in checks from some of the biggest technology and venture capital investors. If the ChatGPT-maker doesn't complete its transition to a for-profit company within two years, investors in the latest round could ask for their money back, multiple outlets have said. But "if there's disagreement within the entity, then it's much harder for the regulators to approve it," he said. AdvertisementStill, the legal experts said that though OpenAI's transition to a for-profit company is a complicated one, it's doable.

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☆ I'm on day 14 without social media—here’s what I miss the most
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But there are some things about social media that I miss. My experience without social media has been much the same. But now that I'm away from social media, I've found myself learning about current events much later than everybody else. Daily interactions with my social media friendsMost of us have acquaintances that we connect with on social media and not anywhere else. I still plan to stay off of social media for another week, and I'm not counting down the days.

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☆ The best Kitchenaid stand mixer attachments and accessories
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

If you own a Kitchenaid stand mixer, then you know they’re a prized possession among home bakers and cooks. To further customize your cooking experience, there are tons of different accessories and attachments that you can use with your stand mixer. Below, I rounded up some of the best Kitchenaid-compatible stand mixer attachments and accessories that’ll streamline all of your culinary projects. How I picked the best Kitchenaid stand mixer attachments and accessoriesHere’s what I recommend prioritizing when looking for a Kitchenaid stand mixer attachment or accessory, based on my experience as a home cook and insight from Dan Langan, a food content creator and author. This fitted stand mixer cover helps prevent your appliance from collecting dust when you’re not using it and shields your mixer from accidental spills or splashes.

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☆ How to clean hardwood floors, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

SKIP AHEAD The best products for cleaning hardwood floors | How to clean hardwood floors | Why trust NBC Select? The best products for cleaning hardwood floors, according to expertsI spoke with cleaning experts for their guidance and product recommendations. Aside from sealed hardwood floors, you can also use it to clean tile floors, including under furniture and appliances. How to clean hardwood floors, according to expertsThere are several different methods and products for cleaning hardwood floors. Apply a hardwood floor polish to the floors, such as the Weiman Hardwood Floor Polish Restorer according to the directions.

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☆ Before trying expensive longevity treatments, focus on these 4 basics of living longer first
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A high-tech treatment called hyperbaric oxygen therapy may boost longevity and performance. A longevity doctor said you should first focus on the basics of living longer. The best longevity habits, from exercising daily to building community, don't cost a thing. Dr. Shai Efrati pioneered hyperbaric oxygen therapy for longevity and performance, and uses it himself. But he said the basics like good nutrition, exercise, and a purposeful life are key to living long and living well.

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☆ AI turned a two-month task into hours, says JLL CMO Siddharth Taparia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Julia Hood | Will Wei | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Siddharth Taparia: When it comes to marketing, I think one of the things that is top of mind for everybody is artificial intelligence. Siddharth Taparia, I'm the global chief marketing officer for JLL, which is a Fortune 200 commercial real estate company. So our AI journey really started when Chat GPT was first launched, I believe it was November of 2022. So we started talking and experimenting and playing with all the different tools that were becoming available in the marketplace. The whole process from start to finish would've taken anywhere from four to six weeks.

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☆ I attended Bryan Johnson's Don't Die Summit in Singapore. It started with a rave.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Bryan Johnson brought his "Don't Die" summit to Singapore in mid-September. This year, Bryan Johnson, the millionaire entrepreneur obsessed with reversing his biological age, brought his "Don't Die" summit to Singapore, less than two weeks after a similar event in San Francisco. The "Don't Die" summit organizers provided Business Insider with access to attend the event. Coinbase's former chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan even talked about how he planned to "build an actual 'Don't Die' community" at his three-month crypto-focused "school" for adults in nearby Malaysia. As he invited several audience members onstage for a discussion about his "Don't Die" philosophy, I surveyed the room.

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☆ Eli Lilly to build $4.5 billion research and manufacturing center to propel drug pipeline
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Angelica Peebles | In Angelicapeebles | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Eli Lilly will spend $4.5 billion to build a center aimed at finding better ways to manufacture its medicines. The facility, called the Lilly Medicine Foundry, will house development of new manufacturing methods with an eye toward efficiency. It's a strategy that's already paying off with Lilly's obesity and weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, and Lilly wants it to propel the rest of its pipeline. Lilly says the facility will be the first of its kind to combine research and production in a single location. It will be near a $9 billion manufacturing complex Lilly is building in Lebanon, Indiana, to produce pharmaceutical ingredients like tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound.

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☆ The Gap comeback that might actually be working
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Cathleen Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Designer Zac Posen — now creative director at Gap Inc., at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in March 2024. Danny Moloshok/ReutersSince 2014, the Gap brand has nearly halved its presence in North America, going from 968 stores in the market to 472 as of February. It makes up about 20% of overall Gap Inc. revenue, while Old Navy accounts for more than half. Before Gap, Posen was on track for a similar trajectory to Mizrahi’s. They started by redefining the positioning of each brand: Gap as a pop culture brand.

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☆ What screams 'status' on Wall Street? Here's how the movers and shakers of finance are spending their money.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

That said, everyone seemed to agree that the days of logo-forward purchases and other conspicuous signs of wealth are over — even on Wall Street. The industry's movers and shakers are still into name brands but are leaning into those that exude "quiet luxury." And where there are celebrities and influencers, there tend to be Wall Street dealmakers. It's not surprising that high-earners on Wall Street would have second homes (or, in many cases, multiple). The HamptonsThe beach towns of the Hamptons have long been a Wall Street favorite thanks to their proximity to Manhattan.

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☆ A 97-year-old Holocaust survivor and psychologist has just written her third book. She shares how resilience has helped her live a long and joyful life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 1949, Eger moved to the US with her late husband, Béla Eger, and earned a psychology degree in 1969. She went on to become a best-selling author, a psychologist who specializes in healing trauma, and a great-grandmother to seven. AdvertisementAlmost 40 years after the Holocaust, Eger returned to Auschwitz to release her grief and survivor's guilt, she wrote in her memoir "The Choice." But we can choose how we live now," Eger, 97, writes in her new book "The Ballerina of Auschwitz." In Japan's Blue Zone Okinawa, a region where people live around a decade longer than the country's average, older residents remind themselves of their "ikigai," or life purpose, every morning.

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☆ He spent 7 years walking around the world. But his biggest challenge was being back home
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Constant companionAdventurer Tom Turcich spent seven years walking around the world with his dog Savannah. When asked if he believes he would have managed to complete the journey without Savannah, Turcich says he’s not sure. I can’t imagine doing it without her, in hindsight.”Turcich has written a memoir, The World Walk, about his experiences during the incredible trip. “The World Walk was never about any record or anything like that,” he says. “I think walking around the world, if you really want to do it, it’s an incredible way to live a life.

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New Delhi CNN —Fans eagerly awaiting the return of Coldplay to India were shocked to find tickets being resold online for as much as $11,000, prompting police to seek a statement from the CEO of the shows’ vendor over allegations of fraud. Tickets were scheduled to go on sale by the official vendor, BookMyShow (BMS), at 12 p.m. local time on September 22. Amit Vyas, a lawyer and founding partner of Mumbai law firm Vertices Partners, was among fans waiting for tickets on the vendor’s website when he was suddenly locked out. The complaint was in connection with the alleged sale of fake tickets for concerts on certain platforms, according to CNN affiliate News18. Coldplay fans told CNN their attempts to buy tickets to January’s shows at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai left them frustrated and disappointed.

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☆ PG&E CEO on extreme weather: Need infrastructure 'built for purpose' that people can count on
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | 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 EmailPG&E CEO on extreme weather: Need infrastructure 'built for purpose' that people can count onPG&E CEO Patti Poppe joins 'Squawk Box' to preview the company's investor conference in New York today, the safety measures put in place by the company, consumer energy demand, building infrastructure for extreme weather conditions, and more.

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☆ Amazon quietly rolled out a new AI chatbot that is 'safer than ChatGPT' for employees to use
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Amazon recently launched Cedric, an internal AI chatbot, to boost employee productivity. Cedric is a "general purpose AI chatbot" that is "safer than ChatGPT," according to an internal document obtained by BI. Cedric's goal is to help Amazon employees increase their productivity and job satisfaction as external AI tools are not available for security reasons, the document added. Earlier this year, Amazon formalized internal guidelines that ban external AI tools, including ChatGPT, for business purposes. Approved for 'highly confidential data'Cedric is one of the many AI tools Amazon recently launched or is building internally.

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☆ ‘Comfortable, fun, familiar’: Microsoft’s bid to make its AI chatbot more enjoyable to talk to
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a major update to Copilot, its AI system, that it says marks the first step toward creating an “AI companion” for users. The updated Copilot has new capabilities, including real-time voice interactions and the ability to interpret images and text on users’ screens. Copilot’s update also reflects Microsoft’s specific vision for how everyday people will use AI as the technology develops. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman contends that people need AI to be more than a productivity tool, they need it to be a kind of digital friend. “I think in the future, the first thought you’re going to have is, ‘Hey, Copilot,’” Suleyman told CNN in an interview ahead of Tuesday’s announcement.

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☆ Silicon Valley has a plan to save humanity: Just flip on the nuclear reactors
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

No, the tech that’s going to save humanity will be powered by the tech that very nearly destroyed it. The tech industry’s solution, for now, is nuclear energy, which is more stable than wind or solar and is virtually carbon-emission-free. Amazon is working on putting a data center campus right on the site of a Talen Energy nuclear power plant in Northeast Pennsylvania. And while AI doomer predictions often get brushed off as alarmist forecasts, you can’t as readily dismiss the folks who are concerned about nuclear energy. Bottom line: There’s no AI future without a serious uptick in our power supply, which makes the expansion of nuclear power practically unavoidable.

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☆ Amazon recently rolled out a new AI chatbot that is 'safer than ChatGPT' for employees to use
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Amazon recently launched Cedric, an internal AI chatbot, to boost employee productivity. Amazon has repeatedly warned employees not to use third-party AI chatbots, including ChatGPT. Cedric is a "general purpose AI chatbot" that is "safer than ChatGPT," an internal document obtained by BI said. Earlier this year, Amazon formalized internal guidelines that ban external AI tools, including ChatGPT, for business purposes. Approved for 'highly confidential data'Cedric is one of the many AI tools Amazon recently launched or is building internally.

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☆ What does work wellbeing have to do with business success? Everything, pretty much.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Indeed's new Work Wellbeing 100 demonstrates that companies with higher work wellbeing collectively outperform stock market benchmarks. Here's a quick overview of the Work Wellbeing 100 index, along with new data that shows the current state of wellbeing at work — plus strategies for what your company can do to improve its Work Wellbeing Score. Building upon this massive dataset — the world's largest study of work wellbeing — Indeed has collaborated with the University of Oxford to create The Work Wellbeing 100, an index of the top 100 publicly traded companies ranked by the Work Wellbeing Score. As detailed in Indeed's first-ever Global Work Wellbeing Report, only 22% of respondents say they're thriving at work, even though the benefits of work wellbeing are more apparent than ever. Discover your company's Work Wellbeing Score and explore strategies and resources from Lead with Indeed to enhance your wellbeing initiatives.

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The move, experts say, isn’t based on medical science but instead on ongoing efforts from anti-abortion advocates to restrict access to abortion medications in states with near-total bans, like Louisiana. During a medication abortion, mifepristone is given first, followed by misoprostol one to two days later. According to the new law, it’s not a crime for a patient to possess the medications if they were prescribed to them. Hospitals don’t need to remove misoprostol from hemorrhage carts, the spokesperson added, or hesitate to administer misoprostol to patients experiencing health emergencies. The testimony “illustrated that easy access to these drugs can be dangerous to pregnant women,” Murrill said in the statement.

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☆ Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Marshall Cohen | Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

“Our elections are bad, and a lot of these illegal immigrants coming in, they’re trying to get them to vote,” Trump said. “THE FBI CAUGHT IRAN SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN, AND GIVING ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO THE KAMALA HARRIS CAMPAIGN. Despite Trump’s claims, there is no evidence the Iranian hackers provided the Harris campaign with “all of the information” they stole. False claim: Election officials use early voting to commit fraudTrump has encouraged his supporters this year to make use of early voting. False claim: Trump won Minnesota in 2020Trump declared in March and May that he won Minnesota in the 2020 election.

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