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☆ Musk and Ramaswamy's ideas for DOGE and Mike Tyson and Jake Paul to fight: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

And Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will face off in a boxing match. The ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ won’t be an actual ‘department’ — or be inside the governmentElon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy. The two were tapped to lead the “Department of Government Efficiency” (or “DOGE,” a play on a cryptocurrency Musk has promoted). But DOGE isn’t a “department” like the Department of Education or the Department of Homeland Security. Trump said DOGE will “provide advice and guidance from outside of Government,” and Musk and Ramaswamy’s work will be completed by July 4, 2026.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Laken, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, ”, isn’t, Trump, Ramaswamy, Musk, Max Stier, Alex Jones ’, Alex Jones —, Sandy Hook, Jones, Alex Jones, Laken Riley Laken Riley, Laken Riley, Jose Antonio Ibarra, Ibarra, Riley, Jeff Clark, Clark, Tyson, Paul, Shayne Copeland, Rudy Giuliani, — Josh Feldman, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: ‘ Department, Government, AFP, Getty, “ Department, Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Education Department, Trump, Partnership for Public Service, “, NBC, Prosecutors, University of Georgia, University Police, Netflix, WHO, CDC, Staff Locations: Government, Athens, Venezuelan, Georgia’s Fulton County, Iran, Solomon Islands

☆ Why the threat of land degradation will shape international cooperation for decades to come
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Extraordinary circumstances have degraded 40% of global land iStockCertain places around the world are already experiencing this at an accelerated rate. And that’s just one state; at present rates, land degradation threatens half of the global GDP. The Economics of Land Degradation also estimated that each dollar invested into land restoration will return up to $30 in value. The threat of land degradation is a shared burden. And a decade after the Changwon Initiative was launched, it has successfully defined Land Degradation Neutrality, enabling 129 countries to align with its principles and work towards zero land degradation.

Persons: COP16 Organizations: United Nations Convention, UN, Changwon Initiative Locations: COP16, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, California, United States, Saharan Africa, Canada, Spain, United Kingdom, Sahel, Africa

☆ Inside the Quest to Make Fusion Energy a Reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Raymond Zhong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

The Quest to Build a Star on Earth Start-ups say we’re closer than ever to near-limitless, zero-carbon energy from fusion. Today’s fusion start-ups aren’t just preparing for this moment in the lab. Such advances helped the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory produce more fusion energy than the energy in the incoming laser beams, for the briefest of moments, in 2022. They also helped European researchers generate record amounts of fusion energy at a facility in Britain last year. What worries researchers is how much some fusion start-ups are promising, and how soon.

Persons: General Atomics, Lawrence, —, Charles Darwin’s, Lord Kelvin, Darwin, Arthur Eddington, Nicolas Tucat, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Vinod Khosla, Sam Altman, Kitty, presale, Gerald Navratil, Navratil, “, it’s, ”, Robert Goldston, you’ve, David James Bartho, Simon Simard, Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr, Stark, Bob Mumgaard, Mumgaard, Brandon Sorbom, Sorbom, “ We’re, Dr, Earl Marmar, Thea Energy, Salvador Dalí, Cary Forest, Grant Hindsley, Richard Magee, “ It’s, Jean Paul Allain, there’s, Steven Cowley, Cowley, ” David Gates, you’d, Gates, ” Thea, Thea, Eos Organizations: Nuclear Fusion Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Agence France, Princeton University, University of Sydney, Underwood Archives, Getty, Fairfax Media, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, SPARC, The New York Times, ARC, Commonwealth, The New York, Dawn Princeton Plasma Physics, tokamaks, That’s, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy, Thea, Zap Energy, Helion, Microsoft, General Fusion, West, Technologies, Department of, Princeton Plasma Physics Locations: France, Columbia, Princeton, Harwell , England, Britain, Massachusetts, Russian, Commonwealth, Seattle, Vancouver, Southern California

☆ A millennial couple in Singapore spent 8 months turning a rundown unit into their dream home. Take a look inside.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Jeremy Ng and Amanda Misso bought the first floor of a 1950s house in Singapore for about $1.34 million. AdvertisementJeremy Ng and Amanda Misso bought their house in Singapore in 2022. Amanda Goh/Business Insider"Sometimes, when you go to viewings, every other condo looks the same. Amanda Goh/Business InsiderAbout a fifth of the country's resident population lives in private housing, which includes condominiums and landed property. Amanda Goh/Business InsiderAs much as they love their house, there's just one tiny thing they wish they'd changed about the place.

Persons: Jeremy Ng, Amanda Misso, —, Joo Chiat, Amanda Goh, Misso, Ng, Jill, they're, Amanda, there's, they'd, you've Organizations: Service, Singapore —, Zurich —, Housing, Urban Land Institute Asia Pacific Centre for Housing Locations: Singapore, Geylang

☆ North Korea orders mass production of attack drones after seeing Russia's tactics up close
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kim Jong Un has ordered the mass production of attack drones, North Korean media reported. AdvertisementNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the mass production of exploding drones on Thursday, according to North Korean state media. Kovalenko also said there were plans to send Russian drone instructors to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, for further training of North Korean personnel. "North Korea may use these skills for future terrorist actions in the border areas with South Korea," he said. The partnership brings another advantage for North Korea: much-needed live combat experience and technical know-how.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, —, Kim, Kim Jong, AP Kim, Putin, Gavriil, Andrii Kovalenko, Kovalenko, Joseph S, Bermudez Jr Organizations: Service, Business, KCNA, BMW, North Korean, Korean Central News Agency, Korea News Service, AP, Reuters, AFP, Ukraine's Center, North, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Korean, Russia, North Korea, Ukraine, Iran, AFP North Korea, Kursk, Ukrainian, South Korea, Russian, Pyongyang, Korea

“I was completely stunned when he mentioned violence so bluntly,” said the 32-year-old, who was born and raised in China. In Britain, “Cafe Scientifique,” a laid-back science debate forum, kicked off in 1998 and “Pint of Science,” a three-day science festival, launched in May 2013. Unlike Western universities, which generally welcome the public, most Chinese campuses remain fenced off, keeping their academic resources exclusive to students, faculty and authorized personnel. Nationalist voices online have also grown into a powerful unofficial force policing speech across Chinese social media. Liang, who deemed the state-building talk “bold,” said he loves these academic pub sessions but suspects they will eventually face restriction.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Liang Xiao, urbanites, Liang, ”, …, Lei Ya, Cinnamon Wu, Wu, Jerry Zhang, “ It’s, ” Wu, Zhang, Jerry Zhang Elephant, China’s, They’ve, Lei, Kang Siqin, Kang, ” Kang Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, American, Guangzhou –, Harvard University, CNN, ” University, Communist Party, Chinese University of Hong Locations: Hong Kong, Shanghai, China, “, China’s, Beijing, Guangzhou, West, Britain, ”, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

The number of measles cases around the world rose by 20% in 2023 compared with 2022, leading to an estimated 10.3 million cases, according to estimates released Thursday by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 22 million children did not receive a first dose of the two-dose measles vaccine in 2023, the WHO and CDC said. Globally approximately 83% of children received a first dose of the vaccine last year, and 74% received a second dose, the agencies said. “The number of measles infections are rising around the globe, endangering lives and health,” CDC Director Mandy Cohen said in the statement. “Measles vaccine has saved more lives than any other vaccine in the past 50 years,” WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.

Persons: Mandy Cohen, ”, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Organizations: World Health Organization, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, WHO, CDC, Health

☆ A Singaporean AI startup is trying to disrupt the 100-year-old market research industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Shafi Musaddique | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Finding ways to attract consumers to buy packaged goods stretches back to the 1920s when American psychologist Daniel Starch created the world's first market research study. Founded in Singapore in 2018, the startup provides AI-powered market research with real-time predictive analytics. Rival firms include ZoomInfo Sales, Trajaan and Brandwatch Consumer Intelligence, all of which deploy a variety of technology to comb through consumer data and marketing trends. Somsubhra Gan Choudhuri, co-founder and CEO Ai Palette, said AI can take up much of the brain power usually done by people. Along with VC investors, Ai Palette has had the backing of the Singapore government, which is committing more than three quarters of a billion Singaporean dollars ($7,500,000) to AI development to strengthen its AI ecosystem.

Persons: Daniel, Ai, Gan Choudhuri, CNBC's, Choudhuri, Kellogg, Conor Delahunty, Vishal Harnal Organizations: ZoomInfo, Brandwatch Consumer Intelligence, CNBC Tech, Diageo, Nestlé, Pepsico, Symrise, Global, Venture Locations: Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

☆ Bill Ackman's Pershing Square doubles down on Nike and one name tied to data centers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square doubled down on Nike and Brookfield in his concentrated portfolio last quarter. The high-profile investor boosted his investment in Nike drastically in the third quarter, making the bet worth $1.4 billion, according to a regulatory filing. The bet was only worth about $220 million at the end of June. Nike is in the midst of a broader restructuring after it shifted its strategy to sell directly to consumers. Pershing Square also boosted its bet on Brookfield last quarter to a stake worth $1.74 billion, making it the second biggest holding behind Alphabet.

Persons: Bill Ackman's, Elliott Hill, Howard Hughes Organizations: Bill Ackman's Pershing, Nike, Brookfield, Pershing, Microsoft, Brookfield Asset Management, Hilton Worldwide, Restaurant Brands, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Locations: Canadian Pacific Kansas

☆ On-the-Job Training Is Broken. That Hurts Companies and Workers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Workers are struggling to get a handle on their jobs, and this failure falls on everyone — companies, managers, human-resources departments, and, in some cases, the workers themselves. The chaos has left employers, managers, and employees wondering just how much time and money it's worth investing in training in the first place. It's tough to learn by osmosis over Slack, and the deluge of HR apps and training modules isn't filling in the gaps. As workers and managers are increasingly overextended, these types of unmeasured, softer activities can fall by the wayside. Gavin emphasized that it's not just on companies and managers to make sure employees are learning and getting onboarded but also on individual workers.

Persons: Gen, It's, what's, Gallup, Ana Goehner, Kenneth Matos, Matos, they're, it's, Ashley Herd, nonmanagers, Christy Pettit, Herd, Stephanie Wolf, she's, Wolf, that's, Phoebe Gavin, Gavin, I'd, hadn't, Michelle, Z, they've, Emily Stewart Organizations: Workers, Adobe, doer, Fortune, Business Locations: America, HiBob, RebuttalPR

☆ Every American woman who has won the Miss Universe pageant throughout its 73-year history
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The 2024 Miss Universe pageant will take place on Saturday in Mexico. Nine Miss USAs have won Miss Universe in its 73-year history. R'Bonney Gabriel from Texas was crowned Miss Universe 2022. Related Video You can swim in these hyper realistic mermaid tailsMiss USA 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel was the last American to win the Miss Universe pageant. In honor of the upcoming competition, take a look back at the nine Miss USAs who have won Miss Universe in the pageant's history.

Persons: R'Bonney Gabriel, —, Alma Cooper Organizations: Miss, Nine Miss USAs, Miss Universe, Service, Miss USA, US, Miss USAs Locations: Mexico, Texas, Michigan, United States, American

☆ Chinese AI startup takes aim at OpenAI's Sora with image-to-video tool launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The tool can create videos from text or image prompts. BEIJING — Beijing-based Shengshu Technology on Wednesday said that its artificial intelligence-powered text-to-video tool Vidu will now be able to generate videos by combining multiple images. While OpenAI — the maker of ChatGPT — in February revealed that its AI model Sora could generate one-minute videos from text, it has yet to release that publicly. Other platforms claim they can turn text or images into videos using AI, but the quality of output varies. Vidu launched in April and its ability to turn two profile photos into lifelike videos of people hugging went viral on TikTok.

Persons: OpenAI, —, Shengshu, Bao, Vidu Organizations: Technology, CNBC Locations: BEIJING — Beijing

☆ How to prevent diabetes, according to a doctor
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

What steps can people take to prevent diabetes? Another risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes is the third form of diabetes, which is gestational diabetes. It usually goes away after the birth of the child, but having gestational diabetes increases the risk of the woman later developing type 2 diabetes as well as the risk of the child developing type 2 diabetes. miodrag ignjatovic/E+/Getty ImagesCNN: What steps can people take to prevent developing diabetes? Wen: Here’s how to prevent the most common form of diabetes, type 2 diabetes.

Persons: CNN —, —, Leana Wen, Wen, don’t, miodrag ignjatovic, it’s, We’ve Organizations: CNN, Diabetes, George Washington University, US Centers for Disease Control, Pacific Islanders, CDC Locations: United States, American, Americans

☆ Colombia votes to outlaw child marriage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Abel Alvarado | Mauricio Torres | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Colombia’s congress has voted to change a law that allowed minors to get married with parental consent. The proposal would make the minimum age for marriage 18, and seeks to protect the rights and development opportunities for minors. “Minors are not sexual objects, they’re girls,” congresswoman Clara López Obregón said in a statement after the proposal was greenlit. Child marriage remains a widespread practice worldwide and affects around 12 million girls per year, according to the UN’s agency for children, UNICEF. In Latin America, poverty is the main factor leading to minors getting married, according to UNICEF.

Persons: CNN —, Gustavo Petro, –, ”, Clara López Obregón, there’s Organizations: CNN, UNICEF, ” UNICEF Locations: America

☆ Ford fined up to $165 million over delayed vehicle recalls
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Ford is being fined up to $165 million after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruled the company moved too slowly in recalling cars with faulty rearview cameras. The agency’s consent order says Ford failed to issue a “timely recall” and did not submit quarterly reports on time. The models covered by the Ford recall included the 2020 Ford Edge, Escape, Expedition, Explorer, F-150, Mustang, Ranger and Transit, as well as the Lincoln Corsair and Nautilus. Of the $165 million civil penalty fined by NHTSA, Ford must immediately pay $65 million up front. Ford and the NHTSA will meet quarterly to ensure its compliance with the terms of the consent order.

Persons: CNN — Ford, Ford, Maria Buczkowski, Sophie Shulman Organizations: CNN, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Ford, Lincoln Corsair, Nautilus

Soto, 26, is hands down this winter’s most highly sought-after free agent, valued as much for his elite baseball skills as for his birth date. And in an age of swing-for-the-fences baseball, Soto struck out just 16.7% of the time, while the league whiffed at a 22.2% clip this season. Free agency is “going to be exciting,” Soto told reporters moments after the Yankees lost Game 5 of the World Series, ending the baseball season. The AL champion Yankees had the second-highest MLB payroll, at $309.8 million for their 40-man roster, according to Baseball Prospectus. There's no telling when Soto or other any free agents will come to terms with their 2025 teams.

Persons: Juan Soto, Soto, Al Leiter, Leiter, Shohei, Scott Boras, Ohtani, ” Soto, “ It’s, Aaron Judge, they'll, Bryce Harper, Harper, “ I’m, ”, Cy Young, Blake Snell, “ We’re Organizations: Major League Baseball, Yankees, American League, Dodgers, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, MLB, baseball's, MLB Network, Mets, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers DH, NL, Soto's, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillies, Big Apple, AL, Baseball, Cleveland Guardians, The Dodgers Locations: Los Angeles, Southern California, Soto's New York, South Philly, San Diego, New York

☆ Tencent posts better-than-expected 47% profit surge as games, AI tools shine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chinese tech company Tencent is a gaming giant and the parent company of WeChat, the ubiquitous social messaging app in China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChinese social media and gaming company Tencent on Wednesday reported better-than-expected profit in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, spurred by growth in games, advertising and cloud services. Tencent reported profit attributable to shareholders surged by 47% year-on-year to 53.23 billion yuan ($7.37 billion) in the third quarter, compared with an LSEG estimate of 46.18 billion yuan for the period. The company's revenue rose by an annual 8% to 167.19 billion yuan, short of the 167.82 billion yuan analyst forecast. Marketing services revenue, previously called online advertising, surged by an annual 17% to 29.99 billion yuan, making it one of the fastest-growing categories outside gaming.

Persons: Cheng Xin, Tencent Organizations: Getty, Management, Gaming, Global Locations: WeChat, China, Weixin

☆ Amazon debuts discount store with everything under $20 to take on Temu and Shein
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon has rolled out a new storefront featuring apparel, home goods, electronics and other items priced below $20, to fend off growing competition from discount upstarts Temu and Shein. Called "Amazon Haul," the storefront is accessible through the company's mobile app, and promises "crazy low prices" on a plethora of goods. CNBC previously reported that Amazon planned to launch its own discount webstore with goods shipped directly from China. With Amazon Haul, the company is responding to the rise of Temu, Shein and TikTok Shop, which all have ties to China, the world's second-largest economy. Amazon is able to offer low prices through its Haul storefront by importing each item directly from manufacturers in China, similar to how Temu's and Shein's business models operate.

Persons: Dharmesh Mehta, it's Organizations: Shoppers, Amazon, CNBC Locations: China, U.S

☆ Singles’ Day shopping festival loses its shine under China’s lagging economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

HONG KONG — Businesses and consumers in China found the annual Singles’ Day shopping festival less attractive this year due to a sluggish economy, forcing e-commerce firms to look abroad for growth. While Singles’ Day was previously a one-day event, shopping platforms in China now kickstart the festival weeks ahead to drum up sales volume. But amid China’s lagging domestic economy, dragged down by a real estate crisis and deflationary pressures, consumers no longer go all out during the shopping extravaganza. Wang said that the prices offered on e-commerce platforms during Singles’ Day are not necessarily cheaper than usual. “I used to buy a lot two or three years ago and I even purchased a mobile phone (during Singles’ Day),” he said.

Persons: Alibaba, ”, —, “, Wang Haihua, Wang, we’ve, Zhang Jiewei, ” Zhang, Shaun Rein, ” Rein, Gucci, Jacob Cooke, ” Cooke Organizations: HONG KONG —, China Market Research Group Locations: HONG KONG, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai, “

☆ The 'Squid Game' director says he agreed to make the second season of the show for just one reason: money
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hwang Dong-Hyuk, the director of "Squid Game," said the Emmy-winning series caused a lot of stress. AdvertisementHwang Dong-Hyuk, the director of "Squid Game," says he was so stressed while making the first season of the Emmy-winning show that he lost "eight or nine" teeth. The second season of "Squid Game" will be released on December 26, and its third installment is set to be released next year, according to Netflix. That year, "Squid Game" also earned a spot as the most-watched show, with 1.65 billion hours streamed in the first four weeks. In the same interview with BBC, Hwang said that the stress he felt creating the second season of "Squid Game" was "much greater" due to high audience expectations.

Persons: Hwang Dong, Hwang, —, wasn't, Guillermo del Toro's, Seong Gi, Lee Jung Organizations: Netflix, Service, BBC, Bloomberg, Guardian, Business, Business Insider

☆ Matthew McConaughey says chasing wealth can leave you lost and alone — and he'd be happy with 1/50th of his fortune
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Devoting your life to making money can leave you lonely and aimless, Matthew McConaughey says. The actor warned against chasing cash at the cost of relationships and other valuable parts of life. AdvertisementPeople who spend their whole lives trying to get as rich as possible risk winding up lost and alone, Matthew McConaughey says. The actor said he loves money and what it lets him provide for his family, his wife, and himself. AdvertisementMany rich people have said there's more to life than accumulating wealth and material possessions, and have warned against losing sight of what truly matters.

Persons: Matthew McConaughey, Warren Buffett, —, McConaughey, he's, Elon Musk, It's, Trump, Camila Alves McConaughey, Rick Kern, Berkshire Hathaway Organizations: Service, Dallas Buyers, Berkshire

☆ Coinbase, Robinhood CEOs say Trump administration will clear up crypto's regulatory muddle
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"We have seen basically what people are calling the 'Trump Pump,'" Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said on "Squawk Box." Crypto markets have rallied sharply since the election of Trump, with bitcoin hitting record highs near $90,000. "There's widespread optimism that the Trump administration, which has stated that they wish to embrace cryptocurrencies and make America the center of cryptocurrency innovation worldwide, is going to have a much more forward-looking policy towards this new industry," Tenev continued. The Biden administration's Securities and Exchange Commission, led by Chairman Gary Gensler, took a combative stance toward crypto, with regulators taking legal action against several leading crypto firms, including Coinbase. But Trump appeared to welcome support from the crypto industry during his campaign, including speaking at the Bitcoin Conference earlier this year.

Persons: Donald Trump, Vlad Tenev, Trump, Tenev, Gary Gensler, Brian Armstrong Organizations: CNBC, Trump, Biden administration's Securities, Exchange Commission, Bitcoin Locations: America, U.S

☆ Apple wants to help airlines find your lost luggage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A walk to customer service takes place soon after. Now, Apple wants to help you find your lost luggage. Apple is unveiling a new feature where users will be able to share an Air Tag’s location with third parties, like airlines. The new Apple feature is available worldwide in beta and is part of the iOS 18.2 software update, which is expected to be released in December. Since being introduced in 2021, the Apple Air Tag product has helped people keep track of their belongings, from wallets to keys.

Persons: CNN — It’s, SITA, Apple, Apple David Kinzelman, ” Kinzelman, ’, Eddy, Apple’s Organizations: CNN, Apple, Passengers, AirTag, ”, United, Services, Aer Lingus, Air, Air New Zealand, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Locations: Delta, Air Canada, Eurowings, Iberia

☆ China's state-owned tobacco behemoth is booming, defying global trends and anti-smoking efforts
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These trends — fueled by China Tobacco — come against the backdrop of a long-term decline in cigarette sales globally. While Beijing has made commitments to curb smoking prevalence, it hasn't appeared to have materially impacted tobacco sales. In the case of China Tobacco, industry and government policy directly overlap. "China Tobacco has been exploiting this insider status and wielding its influence within the government to effectively block the adoption of tobacco control policies," he added. China Tobacco and its Hong Kong-based subsidiary China Tobacco International (HK) did not respond to an inquiry from CNBC.

Persons: Euromonitor, hasn't, Philip Morris, Gan Quan, Quan, STMA, Judith Mackay Organizations: Getty, China National Tobacco Corporation, China Tobacco, Retail, World Health Organization, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Philip Morris International, World, Tobacco Control, CNBC, Vital, Tobacco, Bath University, Asian Consultancy, China Tobacco International, HK, Global Locations: Shanghai, China, Euromonitor, Beijing, Hong Kong

☆ Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury over abuse scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned "in sorrow" on Tuesday, saying he had failed to ensure there was a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago. "The last few days have renewed my long felt and profound sense of shame at the historic safeguarding failures of the Church of England," Welby said in a statement. "I hope this decision makes clear how seriously the Church of England understands the need for change and our profound commitment to creating a safer church. As I step down I do so in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse." The Anglican churches in African countries such as Uganda and Nigeria are likely to welcome Welby's resignation, after saying last year they no longer had confidence in him.

Persons: Canterbury Justin Welby, Welby Organizations: of, of England Locations: North America, Britain, Africa, Uganda, Nigeria

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