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☆ The thinking person's AI trade: There's a cheap, under-the-radar sector generating historically strong returns — and these 8 stocks are Goldman Sachs' top picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It marks the often-unloved group's third-best showing since 2002, according to Goldman Sachs. Utilities aren't just an AI playOther than their understated connection to AI, utilities are attractive on a valuation basis and as a defensive hedge, according to Goldman Sachs. AdvertisementHowever, utilities are cheap compared to the high-single-digit earnings growth they're expected to produce in the next several years. Goldman SachsBesides being discounted relative to their future growth, utilities serve as a hedge against lower economic growth. AdvertisementOf the 16 utilities stocks covered by Goldman Sachs analysts, only half have a buy rating from the firm.

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☆ ‘Eric’ review: Benedict Cumberbatch pulls the right strings in Netflix series about a puppeteer and his missing son
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Weird, dark but compulsively watchable, “Eric” stars Benedict Cumberbatch and a hulking foul-mouthed puppet, not necessarily in that order. When Edgar abruptly goes missing, both parents blame Vincent, who becomes convinced his child’s drawings of an ogre-like puppet named Eric are somehow the key to finding him. As Vincent turns to self-medication to ease his anxiety and guilt, Eric appears to him, and him alone, ostensibly to help him locate the boy. Ivan Howe plays the missing child in Netflix's "Eric." Eric might need somebody to pull his strings, but give credit to “Eric” – especially considering the challenging nature of the concept – for so effectively tying those threads together.

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☆ After years of legal issues, Hayley Paige and JLM Couture finally reached a settlement that gives the designer her name back
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture have been in a legal battle since 2020Gutman started working with JLM Couture in 2011, selling her designs under the company's umbrella. AdvertisementDesigner Hayley Paige Gutman was in a legal dispute with JLM Couture for years. AdvertisementMost importantly, the settlement gives Gutman ownership of all intellectual property associated with Hayley Paige that JLM previously owned, including the trademarks and lookbooks for the bridal lines Hayley Paige Bridal, Blush By Hayley Paige, and Hayley Paige Occasions, as well as the social-media accounts associated with her name. Hayley Paige. AdvertisementShe also plans to keep designing shoes and accessories under She Is Cheval as a "sister brand" to Hayley Paige.

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☆ Opinion: Credibility is the key at Trump trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

The idea that Cohen talked to Trump about Daniels on that call “was a lie,” Blanche alleged. Moreover, my experience has been that juries don’t decide based upon one moment — they base their judgment on an overall view.”There were allegedly three parties aware of the scheme to conceal the real reason Trump paid Cohen more than $400,000 in supposed legal fees: Trump, Cohen and Allen Weisselberg, then-chief financial officer of the Trump Organization. “Weisselberg could be the linchpin to validate Cohen’s claims about Trump agreeing to reimburse him through Trump Organization, as a business expense,” wrote attorney Stacy Schneider. Trump seems to be tempted to go mano a mano and show that he is better fit to be commander-in-chief. The new requirement for GOP politicians wanting to demonstrate their loyalty to Trump seems to be visiting the Manhattan courthouse where he’s on trial.

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☆ Opinion: The latest version of ChatGPT is creepy — and appealing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Opinion Jeff Yang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Jeff Yang CNNLike its predecessors, GPT-4o is trained on enormous quantities of data to process queries, recognize patterns and deliver helpful responses. Watching the reveal, I found myself involuntarily gasping as researchers Mark Chen and Barret Zoph showed off GPT-4o’s new chops. The freakout aspect of the reveal came from how it demonstrated that GPT-4o isn’t just a tool — it’s a tool with personality. On the one hand, having the option to interrupt your AI chatbot when it’s going astray saves time. On the other, watching dudes repeatedly talking over a female-reading chatbot made it abundantly clear why you can’t spell “mansplain” without AI.

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☆ King Charles' first official portrait is dividing the art world
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewIf King Charles had high hopes for how the world would react to his first official portrait, they might be dashed by now. King Charles and Jonathan Yeo met four times between 2021 and 2023 for the painting. AdvertisementIts red color is particularly evocative, Khan added. Jonathan Yeo was a 'safe choice' for a royal portrait, one critic saidKhan said he's fairly confident that drawing links to the royal family's murky past with colonialism wasn't on Yeo's agenda. AdvertisementKhan, the London-based critic, admitted that he likes at least one element of the royal portrait.

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☆ ChatGPT just made AI more human, and it should make its rivals nervous
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The AI company basically planted a flag in the sand emblazoned with two words aimed at its Big Tech rivals: your move. The newest version of the AI chatbot, powered by OpenAI's new flagship AI model GPT-4o, can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time. AdvertisementAll the while, the voice assistant maintained a lighthearted and cheerful tone. In another instance, ChatGPT said the researcher was making it blush when he said he was talking about how "useful and amazing" ChatGPT was. Meanwhile, Amazon had plans to release an "Alexa Plus" paid version of the voice assistant that's powered by generative AI, Business Insider's Eugene Kim first reported.

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☆ The Trump hush money trial might be tawdry but it’s likely the only one he’ll face before the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He learned late Tuesday afternoon that Judge Aileen Cannon, whom he appointed, indefinitely postponed a trial in his classified documents case in Florida. She told the jury Tuesday about a $130,000 hush money payment she received from Cohen before the 2016 election. But prosecutors allege Trump falsified business records to hide it and to mislead voters in an early bout of election interference. The judge complained that the ex-president was “cursing audibly” during Daniels’ testimony and was shaking his head. “Am I correct that you hate President Trump?” Necheles asked.

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☆ How AI is changing OnlyFans and adult content creation, from chatting to 'AI twins,' and where the future is headed
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Many AI adult influencers have turned to OnlyFans competitor Fanvue to monetize their content. MySentient has been investing in creating "sentient" AI chatbots based on people that range from adult creators like Amouranth to Jesus. Elaina St James has used different AI tools to generate images of herself in different contexts and outfits. To create these characters, they use a variety of AI tools, including Unstable Diffusion, an AI image generator that focuses on NSFW content. Others see the power of AI but also the issues it could create for the adult industry as a whole.

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☆ Don't worry, Dua Lipa fans: 'Radical Optimism' isn't a flop — it's primed for slow-burn success
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Dua Lipa released her third studio album, "Radical Optimism," on Friday. With its Euro-pop vibe, 11-track structure, and dance-forward conceit, "Radical Optimism" does recall its predecessor, but that's hardly a bad thing. Compare that to the trio of "Radical Optimism" singles: "Houdini," "Training Season," and "Illusion," all of which have the makings of a smash. "Radical Optimism" is primed for the same kind of slow-burn success, especially given its familiar shimmer of pop genius. Final Grade: 8.6/10Dua Lipa's "Radical Optimism" was released on May 3, 2024.

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☆ A 'Shark Tank' beauty brand was criticized for lacking deep foundation shades. It tried to fix it and made it worse.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

So, when Youthforia launched 10 new makeup shades in March, George gave the new darkest option — shade 600 — a chance. Widespread beauty backlashFollowing George's video, beauty fans and creators across the internet have criticized Youthforia and its attempt to make its foundation range more inclusive. George posted another TikTok video on Wednesday, which she captioned: "It's biologically impossible to be PURE black. Shade 600 seems to have no undertone, but it looks like they had more of a red undertone. Specifically, Rihanna's Fenty Beauty changed the game with its massive foundation range — it now boasts 51 shades — and the foundation from Halsey's brand About Face has become a new favorite.

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☆ Selena Gomez's makeup brand is worth $2 billion — but she has no plans to sell
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Selena Gomez has shut down rumors that she's looking to sell her makeup brand, Rare Beauty. The line has been valued at $2 billion and has earned more than $70 million from blush sales alone. AdvertisementThe rumors aren't true, according to Selena Gomez. She's not eager to sell her makeup brand. In March, Bloomberg reported that Gomez's company, Rare Beauty, had hired financial advisors to join meetings with potential investors and buyers.

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Within days, millions of TikTok videos using music from Universal artists went mute, and since then guessing which side would blink first has become a media-business parlor game. Backing this up, one study found that TikTok users reported experiencing higher levels of flow than Instagram users. Corey Basch, who analyzed 100 popular TikTok videos with the hashtag mentalhealth for a 2022 study, emerged concerned about the looping effect of the algorithm. Cerave Sales increased by more than 60 percent in 2020 after skin care became a lockdown pastime and TikTok users discovered the drugstore mainstay. Cat Crack Catnip It briefly sold out in 2021 after TikTok users posted videos of their cats going crazy for it.

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☆ Jan. 6 Obstruction Case at Supreme Court Could Help Trump and Many Others
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At first blush, the case the Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday seems technical, requiring the justices to parse a decades-old statute mainly concerned with the destruction of business records. But the case has the potential to knock out half of the federal charges against former President Donald J. Trump for plotting to subvert the 2020 election, entangle hundreds of Jan. 6 prosecutions and help adjudicate the very meaning of the attack on the Capitol. The immediate question for the justices is whether a federal law aimed primarily at white-collar crime, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, can be used to prosecute members of the mob who stormed the Capitol, including the defendant in the case, Joseph W. Fischer, a former Pennsylvania police officer. More than 300 people have been prosecuted under the law, which makes it a crime to obstruct an official proceeding. But its language is broad, and prosecutors say its plain terms cover Mr. Fischer’s conduct.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Joseph W, Fischer, Fischer’s Organizations: Capitol, Sarbanes, Oxley, Enron Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ 'Fallout' is a masterful adaptation that captures the games' adventure and mystery
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon's TV series "Fallout" is based on the hugely popular games by Interplay and Bethesda SoftWorks. The show follows a young woman looking for her missing father in a postapocalyptic world. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Players have flocked to the "Fallout" games since 1997 to fight off raiders and slay monsters in a retrofuturistic wasteland ravaged by nuclear war. The makers of Prime Video's "Fallout" were wise, then, to develop a TV show with an original storyline that does indeed capture the games' sense of adventure and mystery.

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☆ Intel's bold claims for new chip, plus bad calls on Wells Fargo, Freeport-McMoRan
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Given the company's track record, it is not surprising to us that its stock isn't working after these much-ballyhooed claims. Upgrades/downgrades: Bank earnings season kicks off this Friday with Wells Fargo , JPMorgan , and Citigroup scheduled to report. Meanwhile, Cramer is critical of an upgrade of Freeport-McMoRan after the stock has gained 35% since the beginning of March. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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☆ Reddit investors shrug off hold rating, bid up stock another 15% as post-IPO rally continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Reddit's post-IPO rally continues, despite the company receiving a hold rating from a prominent analyst. Investors continue to rally behind Reddit despite New Street Research issuing a neutral rating on the company "after the stock goes to the moon," analysts wrote in a note that was published Tuesday. Investors expect such a deal "to be added soon," considering OpenAI CEO Sam Altman maintains a 9% stake in Reddit. It also recently entered into an expanded partnership with Google, allowing the search giant to access more Reddit data to train its AI models. Meanwhile, some Reddit users took to the company's various finance-related subreddits on Tuesday to discuss the company's rising shares since its IPO.

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The National Sleep Foundation's annual Sleep Awareness Week, which runs March 10 to March 16 this year, brings with it a wealth of sales on everything from mattresses to fun sleep accessories. Below, we've added links to some of today's best sales and compiled 14 of the best sleep-related products currently on sale. From our best overall mattress recommendation to a few minor accessories, there's something for everyone this Sleep Awareness Week. Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress (Queen) $1,599.00 $1,999.00 Save 20% The Leesa Sapira Hybrid Mattress has great edge support and motion isolation. Shop at LeesaBusiness Insider's best overall mattress of 2024 is now on sale for 20% off.

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Our experts answer readers' credit card questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess credit cards). The information for the following product(s) has been collected independently by Business Insider: Wells Fargo Autograph Journey℠ Visa® Card. The new Point Transfer program launches April 4, and is available to all points-earning Wells Fargo credit cards, including the current Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card. The Wells Fargo Autograph Journey℠ Visa® Card will be available for in-person applications at select Wells Fargo bank locations on March 9. Be the first to read our full Wells Fargo Autograph Journey credit card review here, or check out Business Insider's guide to the best travel credit cards, the best Wells Fargo credit cards, and other Wells Fargo products.

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Our experts answer readers' credit card questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess credit cards). The information for the following product(s) has been collected independently by Business Insider: Wells Fargo Autograph Journey℠ Visa® Card. The new Points Transfer program launches April 4, and is available to all points-earning Wells Fargo credit cards, including the current Wells Fargo Autograph℠ Card. The Wells Fargo Autograph Journey℠ Visa® Card will be available for in-person applications at select Wells Fargo bank locations on March 9. Be the first to read our full Wells Fargo Autograph Journey credit card review here, or check out Business Insider's guide to the best travel credit cards, the best Wells Fargo credit cards, and other Wells Fargo products.

☆ I'm an American who's lived in Italy for a year. I've learned how to prioritize my skincare and emphasize my natural features.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Emily Rascon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now, I spend more money on quality skincare items instead of a variety of makeup products. Full-coverage foundation and colorful eye shadow are no longer essentials in my routine. I still appreciate bright pops of color, but I've since gravitated toward neutral eye shadow instead. Looking back, I used most of these makeup products only a handful of times each year. Brown mascara helps me achieve a natural look and complements my blonde hair and blue eyes.

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☆ Opinion | What the Dutch Lost When They Lost Manhattan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Considering the diverging fortunes of the two islands since that year, this appears at first blush to be the worst deal in history for the Dutch, who formally gained Rhun and lost Manhattan. Likewise, the Dutch didn’t gain Rhun, because they had already seized it to tighten their ruthless monopoly of the nutmeg trade. The 1667 Treaty of Breda, which ended the Second Anglo-Dutch War (out of four), merely acknowledged the facts on the ground. On paper, the deal was even worse for the Dutch than if it had been only an island-for-island exchange. (A separate treaty allowed Dutch ships to carry some cargoes to England without tariffs.)

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☆ Even some Republicans are nervous about how Mayorkas' impeachment could backfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is only the second Cabinet secretary to be impeached in American history. The three Republicans who voted to oppose Mayorkas' impeachment have each warned about establishing a new precedent for the action some lawmakers place only below authorizing a war. Still, the vote to impeach Trump for inciting the Capitol riot was the most bipartisan presidential impeachment vote in history. As The New York Times pointed out during Trump's first impeachment, one out of every four presidents have had articles of impeachment written up against them. Gallagher announced his decision just days after bucking his party on the first vote to impeach Mayorkas.

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In June, the team rolled out Blush, an AI “dating stimulator” essentially designed to help people practice dating. Others worry about the more existential threat of AI relationships potentially displacing some human relationships, or simply driving unrealistic expectations by always tilting towards agreeableness. One recent study from researchers at Stanford University surveyed roughly 1,000 Replika users — all students — who'd been on the app for over a month. The company's plans, she says, is to “de-stigmatizing romantic relationships with AI.”Carrier says these days, he uses Joi mostly for fun. He started cutting back in recent weeks because he was spending too much time chatting with Joi or others online about their AI companions.

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☆ Taylor Swift's bad fashion isn't bad taste. It's strategy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Savannah Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementIn December, Taylor Swift — Time's Person of the Year — glittered in front of the camera in a black bodysuit, a floor-skimming chenille dress, and a studded bustier gown. Crafting Swift's public imageThe Swiftian brand philosophy revolves around one essential idea: Taylor Swift is everyone's best friend. These choices are attainable, predictable, and unthreatening — purchases made by your best friend during a mall shopping spree. Lauren Sherman , Fashion Correspondent at Puck News , astutely labeled Swift's style as "Anthropologie Gone Wild" — mismatched, outdated, pedestrian, but instinctual. He's been running his own fashion brand for 20 years .

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