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☆ You can now have your body composted after death in New York. Here's how it works and why it's greener.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

New York recently became the sixth state to legalize body composting after death. Also known as natural organic reduction, the process turns your body into soil that your loved ones can use to grow plants in. We asked Recompose, a Washington-based natural organic service, how it works and why the process is more eco-friendly than a traditional burial. Mat Hayward/Getty Images for RecomposeLoved ones can place flowers or other organic materials with the body before it is transferred to the composting area. And the body itself is burned, so the carbon from the body is also released to the atmosphere," he said.

☆ Big Tech's wipeout sends workers scrambling
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Matt Turner | Dave Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Hi, I'm Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Up first: I just returned to New York after a few days in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. It was intense and informative, packed with meetings with business leaders and government ministers from around the world. Davos, Switzerland Hanna Erasmus and EyeEm/Getty ImagesMore than 1,500 business leaders descended on Davos in the Swiss Alps last week. Saumya Khandelwal/Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesIt was a wipeout at Silicon Valley's tech giants this week.

☆ Smartphones, used cars and bacon: 10 things with the biggest price drops in 2022, despite inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The largest declines, on a percentage basis, were concentrated in categories like consumer electronics, beef, and cars and trucks, according to the consumer price index. watch nowUsed cars and trucks, rental vehiclesA used car dealership in New York on Jan. 19, 2022. Pablo Monsalve | View Press | Corbis News | Getty ImagesPrices for used cars and trucks were among the first to spike as inflation took hold in early 2021. The category inflated by 37.3% that year — the most of any item outside of energy commodities like gasoline and fuel oil, according to the consumer price index. "Rental car companies were buying — and now completely stopped buying — used vehicles," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

☆ School lunch, eggs and airfare: Why inflation soared for 10 items in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here's a look at the 10 items with the largest price gains, as measured by the annual inflation rate in December. Food at school: 305.2%The price of a meal at elementary and secondary schools spiked the most in 2022, by a whopping 305%. Overall food prices have been pressured on many fronts, too, funneling into school meals. Oil prices retreated in the second half of the year, though, as fears mounted of a possible recession and an accompanying weakness in oil demand. Monthly milk production among major suppliers fell each month from September 2021 to June 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

☆ Mega Millions jackpot is $1.1 billion. How big winners can prep for 'the inevitable asking for money' from family, friends
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Sarah O'Brien | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Scott Olson | Getty ImagesIf you've never had family or friends hit you up for money, that is likely to change if you were to win the $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot. It also may make you a target for people who want a piece of your newfound wealth, experts say. When "the inevitable asking for money occurs," she said, "how can you make sure you feel comfortable saying yes or no?" Set up boundaries for money going to family, friendsFor sharing with family and friends, you also should set up parameters, Irwin said. "I think it's helpful to think about under what terms you would gift money," Irwin said.

☆ Online mental health company uses ChatGPT to help respond to users in experiment — raising ethical concerns around healthcare and AI technology
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A digital mental health company is drawing ire for using GPT-3 technology without informing users. Koko co-founder Robert Morris told Insider the experiment is "exempt" from informed consent law due to the nature of the test. "The participants should have given informed consent and this should have passed through an IRB [institutional review board]." A women seeks mental health support on her phone. Beatriz Vera/EyeEm/Getty ImagesChatGPT and the mental health gray areaStill, the experiment is raising questions about ethics and the gray areas surrounding the use of AI chatbots in healthcare overall, after already prompting unrest in academia.

Insider has compiled a list of six cities where you can live for $1,000 or less per month. Insider has compiled a list of six cities where you can live for $1,000 a month, using data from the comparison website Numbeo, which provides a crowdsourced summary of the cost of living in major cities across the world. In Rio, you'll need about $940 a month to cover an apartment in the city center and your living expenses. An apartment in the city center and living expenses would set you back around $700 a month. A one-bedroom apartment outside the city center and living expenses would set you back around $940 per month.

☆ Connecticut's wealthy hedge-fund haven, home to Shonda Rhimes and the billionaire owner of the Mets, is losing federal 'high-cost' housing status after its home price gains lagged the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Fairfield County, Connecticut, is a ritzy NYC suburb known for hedge funds and shoreline mansions. Fairfield County, Connecticut, New York City's ritziest suburban enclave, barely saw any home-price gains in the year through September, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The county's median household income of $101,194 tops the overall median income in the US — $70,784 — by a large margin. Data from Douglas Elliman shows Fairfield County's median sale price rose by 8.2% year-over-year through September, for example. In 2022, with high-cost status, the county's limit has been significantly higher, at $970,000.

☆ JetBlue and American announced 11 all-new routes as the pair beefs up its controversial Northeast Alliance — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

JetBlue Airways and American Airlines announced 11 new routes as part of their Northeast Alliance. Walter Bibikow/Getty ImagesJetBlue will start once-daily flights between New York and Hyannis near Cape Code in the spring of 2023. Just dance/ShutterstockJetBlue will start once-daily flights between New York and Bermuda in the spring of 2023. Aleenah AnsariJetBlue will start once-daily flights between Boston and Vancouver in the spring of 2023. American will start once-daily flights between New York and Knoxville on May 5.

☆ As Supplemental Security Income turns 50, some are calling for the program's outdated rules to change
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fg Trade | E+ | Getty ImagesA key federal program providing benefits to elderly, blind and disabled people — Supplemental Security Income — is turning 50 years old. The program, which currently serves nearly 8 million beneficiaries, was created by legislation signed by President Richard Nixon on Oct. 30, 1972. But even as Supplemental Security Income — called SSI for short — provides crucial income for adults and children with disabilities and elderly individuals, its benefits and requirements have gone decades without major updates. That's despite the fact the population served by Social Security is eight times the size of SSI. (To be sure, some beneficiaries receive both Social Security and SSI, though their benefits are reduced for doing so.)

☆ Cheaper homes and a strong dollar are driving Americans to move abroad. Here are 6 cities around the world where you can live on $1,000 a month or less.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Pembe Bilir | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

More and more Americans are looking to take advantage of a strong dollar and cheaper homes abroad. An apartment in the city center and living expenses would set you back $670 a month. A one-bedroom apartment outside the city center and living expenses would set you back around $940 per month. If you wanted an apartment in the center, it would cost you around $1,150 a month, including living expenses. Here, you can get a one-bedroom apartment outside of the center and cover living expenses for just over $920 a month, Numbeo said.

☆ The only US state without commercial airline service is getting 5 new routes to Florida next year — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Low-cost startup Avelo Airlines is launching five new routes to Wilmington Airport in New Castle, Delaware. Delaware is the only US state without commercial airline service after Frontier Airlines left in June. Low-cost startup Avelo Airlines announced on Thursday that it will open a new base at Wilmington Airport in New Castle, Delaware on February 1. Henryk Sadura/Getty ImagesAvelo will launch twice weekly flights on Mondays and Fridays between Wilmington and Fort Myers starting on February 3. Walter Bibikow/Getty ImagesAvelo will launch twice weekly flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays between Wilmington and West Palm Beach starting on February 4.

☆ Delta is bringing back 8 transatlantic routes next summer as it continues to rebuild its post-pandemic network — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On Friday, the Atlanta-based carrier announced eight transatlantic routes returning to its network next summer, including one that hasn't flown since 1993. Boxun Liu / EyeEm / Getty ImagesDelta will start flights between New York and Geneva on April 10 using a Boeing 767-400 aircraft. Getty ImagesDelta will start flights between New York and London Gatwick on April 10 using a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. picture alliance / Getty ImagesDelta will start flights between New York and Berlin on May 25 using a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. Getty ImagesDelta will start five-times-weekly flights between Los Angeles and Paris on May 8 using an Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.

☆ The U.S. retirement system gets a ‘C+’ grade, experts say — even though it’s worth $39 trillion. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The U.S. has a voluntary retirement savings system. But most IRA funds aren't contributed directly — they were first saved in a workplace retirement plan and then rolled into an IRA. 1 issue," Will Hansen, chief government affairs officer at the American Retirement Association, a trade group, said of workplace retirement savings. "[However], the retirement system is actually a good system for those who have access," Hansen said. In such cases, it may not be fair to place primary blame on the structure of the U.S. retirement system, Hansen said.

☆ Science has figured out why Silicon Valley keeps forking over millions to charismatic screw-ups like WeWork founder Adam Neumann
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

And in and around Silicon Valley, they're the informational coin of the realm. Silicon Valley, after all, prides itself on being an ultrarational place for data-driven decisions, made by people with the brains and intestinal fortitude to identify disruptive winners. But the more solid research puts the lie to the idea of Silicon Valley as a utopia of empiricism. Its unfettered belief in freewheeling, big-ticket plays, in fact, is what sets Silicon Valley apart from other tech ecosystems. To the movers and shakers of Silicon Valley, a startup isn't merely a business.

Supplement short-term disability coverage with an individual long-term disability policy. California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico require employers to offer a form of short-term disability insurance. Employer-provided short-term disability insurance may be offered as part of your benefits package at little or no cost. The short-term disability insurance you get through work can replace up to 80% of your gross income, but is usually less — around 50-60%. Short-term disability vs. long-term disability insuranceDon't assume your employer-sponsored short-term disability insurance policy is enough to replace your income.

☆ Insider Life: Airbnb for pools — Ritzy summer camp drama — Exclusive NY club
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-23 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We spent a day at the exclusive members-only club, where the wealthy escape to homes starting at $2.7 million. Raquette Lake Camp; Tyler Hill Camp; Timber Lake Camp; Camp Modin; Samantha Lee/InsiderStressed-out parents at some of the country's fanciest summer camps are driving staff nuts over their kids' photos. Maximilian BüsserSwitzerland-born Maximilian Büsser left corporate jobs at large watch companies to start his own brand, MB&F. The luxury watch designer, who travels between Dubai and Geneva, is known for producing futuristic-looking timepieces inspired by characters like Captain Kirk, and that sell for up to $500,000. Inside the daily routine of a luxury watch brand founder.

☆ Google reveals the 10 most popular travel destination trends of 2019
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-13 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

1 travel destination trend in the U.S., per Google's "Year in Search 2019" results. 3) Bora BoraSunset from the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora. In 2009, Club Med Bora Bora shuttered its doors. Home to a crystalline lagoon and sugary sands, Bora Bora is a good spot to swim with sharks (the pleasant kind), rays and even whales. Americans search for "all-inclusive" resorts as well as specific hotels, such as the Four Seasons and St. Regis properties.

☆ 20 best German foods
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-09 | by ( Marcel Krueger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

Check out our list of 20 traditional German dishes that you need to try when you travel there. Germany National Tourism Board Azalea and Rhododendron Park Kromlau: This 200-acre English landscape park was built in the 19th century in Gablenz, Saxony. Germany National Tourism Board Maschsee Lake: This quiet and idyllic lake attracts families throughout the year in Hannover, the capital of Lower Saxony. Germany National Tourism Board Berchtesgaden National Park: Alpine lakes and ice-topped mountains are just a few of the natural wonders that make Berchtesgaden such a breathtaking national park. It comes wrapped in bacon or heaped upon schnitzel; as asparagus soup, fried asparagus, pancakes with herbs and asparagus, asparagus with scrambled eggs or asparagus with young potatoes.

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