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☆ YouTube's product chief explains its approach to AI as the tech becomes a bigger part of content creation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At Google's Made on YouTube event on Monday, the product roadmap was clear: AI, AI, and more AI. But as AI tools become even more integrated into YouTube, one has to wonder: Will AI content ultimately overtake human content on the app, and does YouTube worry about that? That said, the company isn't opposed to allowing AI content to proliferate across the platform, Voolich said. Some influencers such as MrBeast and Dude Perfect are testing out AI tools as a means to work more efficiently. "YouTube very much puts its partners first," Voolich said, describing a group that includes music artists, video creators, and other creatives.

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☆ What to do with your money as interest rates drop
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The last time the Federal Reserve Board cut interest rates was in 2020. Read more on buying a house after interest rates drop »Read more on refinance rates after an interest rate drop »Your savings ratesExpect: Savings account and CD rates to start falling. Remember, though: High-yielding money market and savings accounts continue to outearn regular bank accounts even as rates drop. Read more on savings rates after an interest rate drop »Compare Banking OffersYour investmentsExpect: Short-term fluctuations that shouldn't affect long-term strategies. Read more on investing after an interest rate drop »Your credit card debtExpect: More of the same.

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☆ California Gov. Newsom says he's worried about 'chilling effect' of AI bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Gavin Newsom is concerned about the state's controversial AI bill. The governor told a conference he's concerned about a potential "chilling effect" on AI development. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! Gavin Newsom is concerned about the state's controversial AI bill. During an appearance at Salesforce's Dreamforce event in San Francisco on Tuesday, the governor said he was concerned about a potential "chilling effect" on AI development the bill could cause.

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☆ Satellite images show the difficult mission to save a stricken oil tanker in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSatellite imagery obtained by Business Insider captures the difficult mission to rescue an oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea nearly a month after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels first attacked the vessel. Operation Aspides stated that it would continue to monitor the situation while "private stakeholders" finish the salvage mission. Satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies this past weekend show the salvage mission underway. Related storiesRear Adm. Vasileios Gryparis, the operational commander of Aspides, told BI earlier this month that a successful salvage mission required meeting safety, technical, environmental, and weather considerations. AdvertisementThe Houthis have struck a number of vessels with missiles and drones since the Iran-backed rebels started attacking merchant shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden last fall.

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Alvarez reflected on how it took her a while to understand the traumas of a dictatorship through her parents. So, it helped me to understand them and their generation, which has been called ‘la generación perdida’ (the 'lost generation') because so many in that generation lost their lives." The documentary ends with her most recent novel, “The Cemetery of Untold Stories,” which Alvarez published this year at age 74. Alvarez said that after arriving in Queens, she felt that her family “had lost everything.” But in spite of feeling like an outsider, poetry helped her find a new home. She produced and directed “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined.”Bosch explained that Alvarez’s writing shifted the lens from male-dominated stories to female-dominated stories.

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☆ How to take care of suede
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Bethany Heitman | Bethany Heitman Is A Contributing Editor At Nbc Select. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Experts say that taking care of suede is easier than you might think — as long as you know what to do. SKIP AHEAD How to protect suede | How to clean suede | When to take your suede to a professional cleanerHow to protect suedeThe first step to caring for suede is to learn how to protect it. Suede protector sprays can easily be found at retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target and must be reapplied regularly to maintain effectiveness. Brushing suede is good for maintenance, but if you spot a stain on your suede, you’ll need to go a step further. Best suede brushesBest suede erasersWhen to take your suede to a professionalOops — you got caught in a rainstorm with your suede boots on or spilled a cup of coffee on your favorite suede armchair.

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Popular content creators Matt and Abby Howard denied online speculation that they left their young children alone in a cruise ship cabin while they left for dinner. In a video addressing the incident Monday, the couple sat down and told viewers this assumption was false. A spokesperson for Matt and Abby Howard declined to add further comment. In her weekend Instagram story, Abby Howard had written that it “became apparent” her young boys weren’t enjoying the cruise, which made it so that she and her husband couldn’t either. In their video on Monday, Abby Howard thanked those online who expressed worry for their children’s safety.

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☆ ‘American Sports Story’ re-examines the rise and fall of NFL star Aaron Hernandez
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Max Gao | Max Gao Is A Freelance Entertainment | Sports Journalist Based In Toronto. He Has Written For Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Based on the Boston Globe and Wondery podcast “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.” and adapted by Stuart Zicherman, “American Sports Story,” which premieres Tuesday on FX, chronicles Hernandez’s meteoric rise to NFL superstardom and his stunning fall from grace after his arrest and eventual conviction of first-degree murder in 2015. Aaron Hernandez was a monster, a killer — and that’s just the way people talked about him. Michael DeHoog / Getty Images fileIn the years since his death, Hernandez’s sexuality has been the subject of much speculation, with some of his loved ones claiming he had come out as gay. “A person struggling with his sexuality in the NFL when Aaron played in 2010, 2011, would not have been tolerated, not one bit,” Zicherman said. Josh Rivera as Aaron Hernandez in "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez."

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☆ 'Bachelorette' Jenn Tran is getting support from an unlikely source — runner-up Jonathan Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

After one of most dramatic “Bachelorette” finales in the reality show’s history, lead Jenn Tran is getting by with a little help from a friend. Tran said she’s been “leaning” on Johnson, especially after the emotional season ended with Tran proposing to finalist Devin Strader, before it was revealed he had ended the engagement by phone. In front of a studio audience, a tearful Tran explained that Strader began pulling away before breaking off the engagement. Jonathon Johnson and Jenn Tran in Los Angeles on Sept. 13. “With all the support that I’ve been getting from women and men of color, it’s just felt so, so healing.

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☆ Mass rape trial in France sheds light on what women say is a ‘rape culture’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Linda Hervieux | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

“I am a rapist, like the others in this room,” Pelicot told the court Tuesday, as his long-awaited testimony began. In a move rarely seen in France, Pelicot refused to remain anonymous. While many are charged with raping Gisèle Pelicot one time, others are charged with as many as six assaults. Indeed, Dominique Pelicot had been arrested before, nabbed in a supermarket outside Paris in 2010, using a pen-camera to film under women’s skirts. Dominique Pelicot obtained hundreds of prescription drugs from his own doctor, who declined to speak to police.

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☆ Magnitude-5.1 earthquake strikes near Midland, Texas, as thousands report shaking
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A rare strong earthquake struck near Midland, Texas, on Monday evening, triggering more than 1,000 reports of shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The USGS received more than 1,400 reports of shaking. People as far away as Fort Worth — 282 miles east — and Austin — 322 miles southeast — reported feeling the earthquake. Ackerly is about 60 miles north of Midland. The USGS says that fracking can be linked to a small percentage of earthquakes and that more are attributable to wastewater disposal.

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☆ A Brazilian mayoral candidate attacked his opponent with a chair mid-debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA Brazilian mayoral candidate smashed a chair into his opponent during a live debate on Sunday. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "Pablo Marçal was cowardly attacked by José Luiz Datena, who hit him in the ribs with an iron chair," a spokesperson for Marçal told the outlet. He could grow in the polls," Andre Cesar, a consultant and political analyst at Hold Assessoria Legislativa consultancy, told NBC. AdvertisementBoth candidates did not immediately respond to a request by Business Insider for comment.

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☆ Trump has said he supports IVF. Now, Democrats want him to prove it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWith less than 50 days until the election, Senate Democrats are putting Republicans — and Trump — in the hot seat on IVF. On Tuesday, Senate Democrats are bringing the Right to IVF Act to a second vote, just 3 months after Republicans in the chamber first shot it down. They want to pressure Trump to stand by his promise to support IVF and urge his Republican colleagues to vote in favor. "If Donald Trump and Republicans want to protect people's right to access IVF, they can vote yes on it," Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who sponsored the legislation, told CBS News. Trump jumped in to voice his support of the procedure, and by May, two GOP senators were introducing a package to protect IVF access, though Democrats rejected it, arguing it didn't go far enough.

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☆ History says these 5 sectors are poised for double-digit gains within a year after the Fed cuts rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As expected, the Fed has been coy about cuts, leaving markets torn between pricing in a 25- or 50-basis-point reduction. "In cycles where rate cuts were able to prolong economic expansion and keep corporate earnings on an upward trend, stocks performed quite well," Belski wrote in a mid-September note. AdvertisementWhile rate cuts aren't a cure-all, Belski is confident that the economic expansion will continue, which will keep this bull market on firm footing. "But with significantly strong trailing one-year performance headed into this initial rate cut, future gains are likely to be more muted relative to historical norms." Sectors poised to outperform as the Fed finally cuts ratesAfter outlining how US stocks broadly have fared following cuts in the last four decades, BMO shared relative sector performance before and after periods of rate declines.

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☆ Microsoft says Russian operatives are ramping up attacks on Harris campaign with fake videos
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Microsoft said Tuesday that Russian operatives have in recent weeks intensified their online attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign by producing and disseminating videos promoting “outlandish conspiracy theories” aimed at stoking US racial and political divisions. One of the inauthentic videos, which Microsoft said had been viewed millions of times, claimed to show Harris supporters attacking an attendee of a Donald Trump rally. Russian operatives promoted the latter story through a website pretending to be a local San Francisco media outlet, Microsoft researchers said. CNN has requested comment on the Microsoft report from the Harris-Walz campaign and from the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC. Tehran has conducted a covert social media activity in an effort to undercut Trump’s candidacy, US officials have said.

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☆ Influencer app Node's $13 million sale shows how central tech and AI have become to talent management
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe talent-management agency Dulcedo Group acquired the influencer-marketing app Node in a July deal that valued the company at around $13 million, Node's cofounders told Business Insider. The deal shows how important tech products, including artificial-intelligence tools, have become in the talent and marketing industries. Founded in 2008 as an agency for more traditional media talent, Montreal-based Dulcedo Group has recently been on a buying spree, announcing in November it acquired creator talent agency Influence+All and PR firm Sundae Creative. Related storiesThe cofounders ultimately connected with Dulcedo Group, which put in an offer to acquire Node. Dulcedo Group was drawn to the company's technological expertise and roster of micro influencers, Faraji told BI.

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☆ Amazon's five-days-in-the-office mandate could be the start of a wider RTO shift
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A Business Insider reporter found out by enlisting in the city's 'elite squad of anti-rat activists.' What's on deck:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. In February 2023, it announced plans to require most office workers to show up in-person three days a week. And in the hyper competitive world of Big Tech, other tech giants might follow suit rather than risk getting bad-mouthed by rivals to their clients. How can insert Big Tech company really serve you best when its people are home half the time?

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☆ Hedge funds are planning a 'budget boom' in 2025 for the datasets that cost them millions a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly all buyers (95%) — including hedge funds, venture capital managers, and consultants — surveyed by research firm Neudata expect their 2025 budget to grow or remain the same. "The mood among alternative data buyers and sellers is one of confidence," the report reads in a section about the expected "budget boom." AdvertisementAnd this boom might hurt hedge funds' wallets. Alternative datasets have become increasingly viewed as table stakes, shifting from "nice to have" to "need to have" internally. There's also a surge of interest in using alternative data backlogs to train AI models, giving long-running alternative data vendors another leg up in negotiations.

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☆ US spy plane flies through the Taiwan Strait days after German warships angered China by sailing through
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA US spy plane flew above the Taiwan Strait in international airspace, prompting a response from China. China's military reported that the American P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft's activity over the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday. Advertisement"The aircraft's transit of the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. China previously documented P-8A activity in the Taiwan Strait in April of this year, as well as December and October of last year. TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty ImagesThe event comes on the heels of German Navy vessels transiting the Taiwan Strait last week for the first time in over 20 years.

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☆ Fisker owners who paid up to $70,000 for malfunctioning EVs are told they might have to pay for recall repairs, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Fisker owners are told they may have to pay the repair costs for two outstanding recalls. It's another blow for customers who paid as much as $70,000 for the bankrupt startup's Fisker Ocean. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementFisker owners who paid up to $70,000 for the bankrupt startup's malfunctioning EVs have a new headache to deal with. In an FAQ posted on Fisker's website on Sunday, the company said that Fisker owners would have to pay the repair costs for two outstanding recalls facing its Ocean electric car.

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We'll show you how to watch American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez from anywhere, whether you have cable or are seeking a live streaming alternative. Below, we've put together everything you need to know about American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, including a look at the trailer. How to watch American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez in the USAmerican Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. The live TV service offers FX through its Sling Blue plan, which also carries USA, Bravo, E!, and 38 other live TV channels. Check price at ExpressVPNAmerican Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez trailerFX released a trailer for American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez in mid-August.

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☆ 'The Lord of The Rings' made almost $3 billion at the box office — so you might be surprised by how much its actors got paid
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"The Lord of the Rings" is one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. 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 . Advertisement"The Lord of The Rings" is one of the most lucrative movie franchises of all time, so you might think its actors were paid big bucks — particularly considering the careers they've enjoyed since.

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☆ I shopped at Hannaford, the largest supermarket chain in Maine, and I wish it would come to every state
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Hannaford started as a small produce cart in 1883 and is now Maine's largest grocery chain. Hannaford in Scarborough, Maine, impressed with its vast selection and fresh produce. 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 . On a recent trip to Portland, Maine, I stopped off at Hannaford Supermarkets in Scarborough and was blown away by the massive selection of produce, meat, and tasty-looking prepared foods.

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☆ Hezbollah decided months ago to switch from risky cellphones to pagers for security. The low-tech devices just blew up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewHezbollah militants decided to switch from risky cellphones to old-fashioned pagers only months before the devices suddenly blew up across Lebanon on Tuesday, earlier reporting shows. Wireless pagers used by Iran-backed Hezbollah members mysteriously detonated around Lebanon, killing at least eight people and injuring nearly 3,000 more, including scores of militants, per local estimates. Hezbollah and Lebanon have both blamed Israel for the carnage, which has not claimed responsibility. Lebanese security services told Reuters on Tuesday that the pagers were new models acquired by Hezbollah in recent months. AdvertisementDespite long-standing concerns of escalation, Israel and Hezbollah have managed to avoid a wider confrontation.

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☆ Trump and Harris' NABJ appearances couldn't have been more different. But both were light on key policy issues.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWhen former President Donald Trump spoke to the National Association of Black Journalists in July, he sparked outrage and said his opponent "happened to turn Black." In particular, their responses to questions about economic plans were hazy, all as the economy remains a key issue for many voters. Between questioning Harris' racial identity and whether she passed her bar exam —she did — Trump fielded questions about how he would support Black voters economically. When pressed on his exact plans, Trump redirected the conversation to President Joe Biden's debate performance, immigration policy, and plans for electric vehicles. A similar dynamic played out during the debate — Trump spewed racist rhetoric about Haitian migrants in Ohio, while Harris remained on message.

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