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☆ Planned Parenthood says it's seen a 1,200% spike in vasectomy appointments as Musk's DOGE targets it for cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

They named Planned Parenthood as something that could be targeted for cuts. Planned Parenthood is preparing to face off with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency after it identified the reproductive health provider as fat to be trimmed. We fended off a number of these attacks during Trump's first term — and Planned Parenthood health centers are still there serving millions of patients across the nation." AdvertisementIn a press release, the organization said its health centers saw a surge in appointments following Trump's reelection, including a 1,200% increase in vasectomy appointments and a 760% in IUD appointments. Advertisement"Like any other healthcare provider or hospital, Planned Parenthood affiliates are reimbursed for services provided to patients at health centers.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Alexis McGill Johnson, Donald Trump, McGill Johnson, We've, Trump's, Douglas Holtz, it's, Holtz, Eakin Organizations: of Government Efficiency, Elon, Elon Musk's Department, GOP, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Congressional, Office, Management

☆ Amazon Invests $4 Billion in Anthropic, Deepening Its A.I. Ties
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Adam Satariano | More About Adam Satariano | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

While Anthropic and OpenAI continue to raise significant sums, some smaller companies have essentially been folded into Google and Microsoft. U.S. regulators are also scrutinizing the multibillion-dollar investments that Microsoft, Amazon and Google are putting into A.I. But the deals are seen as allowing the big companies to form deep ties with their smaller rivals while avoiding most government scrutiny. Like OpenAI, Anthropic is a developer of so-called generative A.I., the technology capable of learning from vast amounts of data to create humanlike text and images. Anthropic has tried to position itself as one of the more responsible actors in the field of A.I.

Persons: OpenAI, Anthropic’s Claude, Anthropic Organizations: Google, Microsoft, The New York Times, The Times Locations: U.S

☆ Her ‘Wicked’ duet with Kristin Chenoweth went viral more than a decade ago. It changed her life for good
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Kristin Chenoweth doesn’t always sing “For Good,” the soaring duet of heavenly harmonies from the musical “Wicked,” at her shows. Sarah Horn is glad she did. In her case, it put her on a path that changed her life, in her words, “for good.”(From left) Beth Behrs, Darren Criss, Kristin Chenoweth and Sarah Horn at the Hollywood Bowl in 2013. (From left) Sarah Horn and her husband Raffaele Cipriano at their wedding in July. Andrea DeLongThe gift of musicHorn first saw the “Wicked” musical in 2004 on Broadway with the original cast of Chenoweth as Glinda and Idina Menzel as Elphaba.

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☆ UFC boss Dana White says he is done with ‘disgusting’ politics after backing Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

White also used his connections to leverage appearances for Trump on friendly, right-leaning podcasts with millions of young listeners. White was upfront about his motivation in connecting Trump with so-called manosphere or bro-casters, saying the move was intended to tap into young voters. “You’re getting conversations in these podcasts, and you yourself, as a young kid, get to really see who Donald Trump is,” White told The New Yorker. Still, even as the UFC boss backs away from future political campaigns, he remains firmly in Trump’s corner as he returns to the White House. “Donald Trump is tougher and more badass than anybody,” White told The New Yorker.

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☆ How to Use Bluesky If You’re Leaving X
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hank Sanders | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Bluesky, the Twitter-like social media platform that emerged as an alternative for X users who had become frustrated with Elon Musk’s ownership of the platform, is having a second wind. When Mr. Musk bought X — then called Twitter — in October 2022, competitors like Mastodon and Hive Social received a rush of new users. Other competitors came on the scene later, including Threads and Bluesky, and were welcomed with surging sign-up requests. Since the 2024 presidential election, Bluesky has added millions of new users, its chief executive said. Whether you’ve left X for a new home or simply want to understand one of the most downloaded free apps, here is what you need to know about Bluesky.

Persons: Musk, —, Bluesky, you’ve Organizations: Elon, Twitter

☆ AI systems could 'turn against humans': Tech pioneer Yoshua Bengio warns of artificial intelligence risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Professor Yoshua Bengio, at the One Young World Summit in Montreal, Canada, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024Famed computer scientist Yoshua Bengio — an artificial intelligence pioneer — has warned of the nascent technology's potential negative effects on society and called for more research to mitigate its risks. Machines could soon have most of the cognitive abilities of humans, he said — artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a type of AI technology that aims to equal or better human intellect. Yoshua Bengio Head of the Montreal Institute for Learning AlgorithmsSuch outcomes are possible within decades, he said. There are arguments to suggest that the way AI machines are currently being trained "would lead to systems that turn against humans," Bengio said. Yoshua Bengio Head of the Montreal Institute for Learning AlgorithmsCompanies developing AI must also be liable for their actions, according to the computer scientist.

Persons: Yoshua Bengio, —, Bengio, CNBC's Tania Bryer, That's, we're, OpenAIhas, It’s, Yoshua, — that's, OpenAI Organizations: Young, Summit, University of Montreal, Montreal Institute, Machines, Intelligence, CNBC, Learning Locations: Montreal, Canada, AGI, U.S, Rwanda, Swiss

☆ If you want to buy a coveted Patek Philippe timepiece, it'll take patience and a few social skills
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWhere can you buy a Patek Philippe watch? Karger, a former lawyer who now runs a publication called Wrist Enthusiast, said that Patek Philippe "generally doesn't own their own stores." Representatives for Patek Philippe did not respond to a request for comment from BI on its sales processes. Reaching the level of Patek PhilippeWhen collectors, jewelers, and other fans discuss Patek Philippe watches, awe almost always enters their voices. Brad Pitt wears a Patek Philippe watch while in Venice.

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☆ Why Musicians Aren't Making Money: Streaming, Record Labels & TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Music has always been a business, but streaming, TikTok, inflation, and the ballooning costs of touring have dramatically altered a musician's traditional routes to making money. But a lot has changed since streaming usurped radio play as the kingmaker of a rising musician's career. Even the hitmakers who dominate your "For You" page are getting paid "almost nothing" from TikTok, as one music exec told Billboard. 1 song on TikTok doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things," Tinashe's longtime manager, Simonne Solitro, explains. "That's not just me," Violet tells me, "that's literally every single artist I know."

Persons: Raye, Conrad, She'd, Taylor, Taylor Swift, Stone, You've, there's, everybody's, Donald Passman, Kevin Baird, Chris Burnett, Chuck Berry, he'd, it's, —, TikTok, Ariana Grande, JC Olivera, Justin Ayers, Club's Baird, Tayla Parx, she's, Ariana Grande's, It's, Parx, that's, Muni, who's, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Alexis, Long, I'd, Rachel Chinouriri, I've, Chinouriri, Sam Halliday, Alex Trimble, Katy Cummings, Derek Crownover, Loeb, he's, Crownover, Simonne, Tinashe, Tinashe's, Simonne Solitro, Solitro, Normani, aren't Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Shirlaine Forrest, Matt Jelonek, Tessa Violet, hasn't, That's, Violet, Solitro's, Tessa Violet's, Sarah Pardini, Halsey, Adele, Sophie Turner, Florence Pugh, Pugh, jostling Organizations: Spotify, Music, Northern, Cinema, BI, Apple Music, Billboard, Apple, YouTube, BMI, Suns, TaylaMade Inc, Fifth Harmony, Parlophone, Atlas Artists, Ticketmaster, Promoters, BI Social, Capitol Music, Capitol, Columbia, Chartmetric, DMs Locations: Manhattan, British, Northern Irish, TikTok, London, Los Angeles

☆ CNBC Sport: The next big media rights deal isn't in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

In my inaugural CNBC Sport newsletter , I said the major American sports leagues have their media rights deals locked up for years to come. The NHL's Canadian media rights deal will end after next season. The company has said it intends to bid again for the Canadian media rights. In my inaugural CNBC Sport newsletter, I said the major American sports leagues have their media rights deals locked up for years to come. The NHL's Canadian media rights deal will end after next season.

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☆ Trump is laying the groundwork for his 'drill, baby, drill' agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

If confirmed by the Senate, three key nominees would largely be responsible for executing Trump's "drill, baby, drill" agenda across the federal government. The Interior Department leases millions of acres of public lands and waters for oil and gas drilling. The oil and gas industry is pushing the Trump administration to issue a new five-year offshore-leasing program. Woods of ExxonMobil told Semafor last week that the Trump administration should keep regulations to curb methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure. But Trump attacked electric vehicles on the campaign trail, adopting the oil and gas lobby's messaging.

Persons: Donald Trump, Doug Burgum, Chris Wright, Trump, Lee Zeldin, Trump's, Karoline Leavitt, Vance, Wright, Biden, Amanda Eversole, Kenny Stein, Darren Woods, Stein, It's, Woods, Semafor, David Brown, Wood Mackenzie Organizations: Interior, Energy, Senate, Trump, Interior Department, Liberty Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Energy Council, Truth, Energy Department, Republicans, of, American Petroleum Institute, American Energy Alliance, CNBC, EPA, ExxonMobil, US Locations: Gulf of Mexico, North Dakota, New York, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Russia, Europe, Gulf, Mexico, Wood

☆ Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is 'billionaire proof'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But CEO Jay Graber has some cautionary words for potential acquirers: Bluesky is "billionaire proof." Graber was referring to the way millions of users left Twitter, now X, after Elon Musk purchased the company in 2022. Bluesky now has over of 21 million users, still dwarfed by X and Threads, which Facebook's parent debuted in July 2023. Threads has roughly 275 million monthly users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in October. Although Musk said in May that X has 600 million monthly users, market intelligence firm Sensor Tower estimates 318 million monthly users as of October.

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☆ ‘A lot of fear:’ Trump’s deportation proposals are already rattling workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“People are afraid of walking the streets right now; there’s a lot of fear … a lot of fear,” Sanchez said. “Shrinking worker (supply) in a period in which those sectors need more workers and are having a hard time finding workers will clearly generate a slowdown,” Peri said. Although temporary farm visas — known as H-2A — do exist, there is no legal way to have year-round foreign workers. “We know [undocumented immigrants] are working, they’re not sitting at home,” he said. “The slowing in immigration that’s broadly anticipated will probably show up in tighter labor markets for lower-skilled workers,” he said in an interview.

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“The Simpsons” is saying goodbye to the voice behind some of its most iconic characters. Pamela Hayden, who voiced Milhouse Van Houten and a slew of other characters, announced she is retiring from the show after 35 years. “The time has come for me to hang up my microphone, but how do I say goodbye to The Simpsons?” Hayden said in a news release. “We named him Milhouse because that was the most unfortunate name a kid could have,” Groening said in a statement. “People come up to me and they quote Milhouse lines,” Hayden said in a video FOX shared Wednesday to commemorate her roles.

Persons: Pamela Hayden, Milhouse Van Houten, ” Hayden, “, ” Milhouse, Bart Simpson, Bart, Matt Groening, Richard Milhous Nixon, Milhouse, ” Groening, “ Pamela, He’s, Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Ned Flanders, Lisa Simpson’s, Janey Powell, Malibu Stacy, Hayden Organizations: FOX, “ Locations: Springfield

Comcast is expected to announce a plan Wednesday to spin off its cable networks into a separate company, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News. Comcast had announced during its quarterly earnings call in October that it was considering spinning off its cable networks. Bravo will remain part of Comcast’s NBCUniversal because its content is heavily featured on Peacock, CNBC reported. Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts will have a voting position in the new entity, but he won't be on the board of directors, CNBC reported. Executive Vice President Adam Miller will become NBCUniversal’s chief operating officer, CNBC reported.

Persons: Mike Cavanagh, Peacock, Peacock's, Mark Lazarus, Anand Kini, Brian Roberts, Donna Langley, Matt Strauss, Cesar Conde, Adam Miller Organizations: Comcast, NBC News, MSNBC, Syfy, Golf, CNBC, Oxygen, Wall Street Journal, NBC, NBCUniversal, Bravo, Paris, NBCUniversal Entertainment, Studios, NBCUniversal Media Group, Group, Telemundo Locations: USA, NBCUniversal

☆ Biden administration is trying to throw a Hail Mary to save the Colorado River before Trump takes over
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Colorado River water flowing through an aqueduct next to a dry alfalfa field in September. Bike riders pedal past a section of the Colorado River east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in September. “We will try to make as much progress as we can in the days that remain in the Biden administration,” he said. There are also unknowns in the incoming Trump administration. The Biden administration “can start that process, and it will be Trump to finish it,” the stakeholder representative said.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Donald Trump, It’s, Mary, Joe Biden’s, Allen J, ”, Tom Buschatzke, “, Powell, Ali Zaidi, J, Trump, Doug Burgum Organizations: CNN, West, UCLA, Los Angeles Times, Interior Department’s, Reclamation, North Dakota Gov, of Reclamation, –, Trump Locations: Colorado, New Mexico , Utah, Wyoming, Arizona , California, Nevada, Mead, Hoover, Glenwood Springs , Colorado, Denver

☆ Could Trump reinstate the student debt that Biden forgave? Here's what experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Under Trump, the U.S. Department of Education is likely to abandon its efforts to deliver wide-scale student loan relief , experts say. It has done so mostly by improving existing student loan relief programs that had long been plagued by problems, including the Public Service Loan Forgiveness initiative and income-driven repayment plans. In June, U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Wichita, Kansas, described student loan forgiveness as having an "irreversible impact," in his decision to block one of the Biden administration's relief measures. For example, in February, some borrowers saw their debts reinstated under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. In a new report, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cites, among the errors reported by student loan borrowers, "balance reinstatements," in which a loan servicer tacks a loan balance back on to one's account.

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☆ Indian billionaire Gautam Adani indicted on bribery charges in alleged bribery scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementIndian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged in a massive bribery scheme. Adani and his executives convinced US investors to buy bonds on false promises, prosecutors allege. Prosecutors brought bribery charges against billionaire Gautam Adani, one of the richest people in India, alleging the business magnate and seven of his senior executives paid hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to the Indian government and hid them from US investors. Gautam Adani, the founder and chairman of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, is estimated to be worth more than $85 billion, according to Bloomberg. Adani and his executives convinced US investors to buy bonds in one of the companies using false promises, prosecutors allege.

Persons: Gautam Adani, Adani, Sagar, Gautam, Sagar Adani, Sanjay Wadhwa Organizations: New, SEC, Adani, Bloomberg Locations: India, New York, SEC's

☆ Giraffes are next up on the endangered species list, US wildlife officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate change-fueled drought — that US wildlife officials announced a proposal on Wednesday to help protect several of the species. The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing many giraffe species as either endangered or threatened. It’s the first time the long-necked mammals, native to Africa, would receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act. Declaring a species “endangered” is the most severe level of threat under the law, indicating the species is at immediate risk of extinction. The US has become a significant market for giraffe parts and products, importing nearly 40,000 for at least a decade-long period, a 2018 report showed.

Persons: Martha Williams Organizations: CNN, and Wildlife Service Locations: Africa, “, United States, Kordofan, East Africa

☆ Netanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Tamar Michaelis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage. We will also give $5 million for every hostage,” Netanyahu said. “The prime minister is trading the hostages’ lives,” said Einav Zangauker. When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 of last year, it killed more than 1,200 people and took over 250 others hostage. Of those abducted, 97 remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed dead by the Israeli military.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, “, ” Netanyahu, Israel Katz, Netanyahu, Matan, ’, ”, Einav, he’ll, ” Zangauker Organizations: CNN, Israeli, Defense Locations: Gaza, Qatar, Israel

☆ Smuggler arrested with 300 tarantulas strapped to his body
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Police in Peru have arrested a man caught trying to leave the country with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants strapped to his body. The insects were packaged inside plastic containers and bags strapped to the man's abdomen. SERFOR/ReutersA search revealed hundreds of insects packaged inside ziplock bags strapped to his abdomen, according to the statement. Tarantulas are a threatened species, Walter Silva, a wildlife specialist at SERFOR, explained in the statement. SERFOR officials display the confiscated insects.

Persons: Jorge, Walter Silva, Reuters “, ” Silva Organizations: CNN — Police, Korean, Police, Reuters, El Locations: Peru, Lima, South Korea, France, Dios, Peruvian, American, Colombia, El Dorado, Bogotá, Hong Kong

☆ North Korea appears to be sending its powerful howitzers to the Ukraine war, where artillery has been king
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementNorth Korea appears to have transferred different types of artillery systems to Russia. The development comes as North Korean troops are fighting against Ukraine on behalf of Russia. North Korea appears to have sent its big guns to Russia, furthering its support of Moscow's grinding war against Ukraine, a conflict in which artillery has been a dominant player. AdvertisementImages began to surface on social media last week showing what were identified as North Korean "Koksan" 170mm self-propelled howitzers traveling by rail across Russia. North Korea now shipping artillery systems to Russia — this in addition to shells, men, and missiles it is already sending.

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☆ Nobel laureate Simon Johnson is skeptical that Trump will be able to follow up on his two biggest campaign promises — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"I'm skeptical he'll actually do it," Johnson said of Trump's tariff policy. With all of these negative implications, Johnson isn't convinced that Trump's tariffs will be as drastic as they were presented on the campaign trail. Mass deportation is a logistical nightmareTrump's mass deportation plans don't make economic sense to Johnson, either. It's still too early to predict how Trump's policies will pan out, but for now, Johnson is seeing drastic barriers to Trump's tariff and immigration plans. Should Trump go through with his tariff and immigration policies, it'll be up to the American people to judge their efficacy and implementation.

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☆ The Department of Justice asks court to force Google to spin off Chrome
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Google has promised to appeal; the company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday’s filing. “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Mehta wrote in his opinion. The Microsoft case has been credited with paving the way for Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome browsers, which ultimately allowed Google to promote its search engine to billions of internet users. The Microsoft parallels in the Google case are clear, Mehta wrote in his August opinion. Even as Google fights the Justice Department on remedies in the search case, the company is embroiled in another antitrust battle just across the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia.

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☆ Welcome to the shopping mall for the TikTok era
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Dan Whateley | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new brick-and-mortar store from the e-commerce startup Outlandish is bringing to life the world of TikTok Shop. In addition to TikTok Shop, Outlandish has experience working with brands to help them sell on Douyin and other social apps. Other TikTok Shop sellers have experimented with adding livestreaming spaces to their storefronts, such as the New York-based pre-owned luxury store What Goes Around Comes Around. Outlandish, which began in 2018 as a social shopping agency in China, is an official TikTok Shop partner. If that does happen, August said Outlandish's Santa Monica sellers could pivot to livestreaming on other platforms.

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