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☆ 3 side hustles for people in their 30s: One pays up to $110 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Half of millennials — many of whom are in their 30s — say they've picked up a gig outside of their full-time job, according to a recent Bankrate survey of 2,505 U.S. adults. If you yourself are in your 30s and are looking to earn some extra cash, there are many options available to you. says Angelique Rewers, founder of consulting firm BoldHaus, of what people in their 30s might be uniquely suited for. Whether or not tech is your thing, here are three side hustles for 30-somethings to consider. Notary publicMany official documents like property deeds and wills require a notary public to be present when they're signed.

Persons: they've, Angelique Rewers, BoldHaus, They've, They'd, they're, Slack Organizations: National Notary Association

☆ This AI-based gig will be ‘the biggest new side hustle,’ says expert—and it can pay $100 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's amassed more than 100 million users since its November 2022 release, according to investment bank UBS. And many companies are turning to the tool to create content of their own. It's called an 'AI content assistant'These days, companies have to work overtime to build their brands. All of these constitute opportunities to create written content for blog posts, marketing material, newsletters, LinkedIn and social media posts. That's where the "AI content assistant" comes in, as Rewers calls it.

Persons: It's, Margaret Lilani, Angelique Rewers, it's Organizations: UBS, Twitter, Employees Locations: ChatGPT

☆ Journalists to complete book on saving Amazon rainforest by murdered British writer
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( William Schomberg | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - One year after British reporter Dom Phillips was murdered in Brazil while working on a book about saving the Amazon rain forest, a group of journalists aims to complete the project, his family and former colleagues said on Thursday. They will use notes and transcriptions of interviews conducted by Dom Phillips and conduct their own research trips to the Amazon region to complete the missing chapters. Other journalists who also have experience covering issues related to the Amazon will fact-check and proofread the draft chapters, Watts said. "Dom was killed for this book," he said. "The least we can do is finish the task to which he had devoted the latter part of his life.

Persons: Dom Phillips, Phillips, Bruno Pereira, Pereira, Jon Lee Anderson, Tom Phillips, Jonathan Watts, Andrew Fishman, Watts, Dom, William Schomberg, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Manilla Press, Bonnier Books, Guardian, Washington Post, New, Intercept, Thomson Locations: Brazil, Brazil's, Peru

☆ The 18 best ways to make money by reading, from submitting book reviews for cash to narrating audiobooks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Zulie Rane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

She always wanted to earn money from reading books, but said the best way to do that doesn't exist. Here are a few of the best ways to make money by reading books using social media. The good news is that BookTok is one of the best ways to make money by reading books. Post your book reviews on a publication like Books Are Our Superpower and make money by reading books that way. Until then, I hope this article helps you find the best ways to make money by reading books.

☆ How to get Google's new AI tool to write your emails
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Aaron Mok | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Google is launching "Help me write" an AI-tool that can generate responses to emails in Gmail. Users can deploy the tool to request a refund for a cancelled flight, for example. The tool also includes a "Refine" feature that can tweak the generated message's length and tone. In a demonstration of the tool, Pichai used "Help me write" to respond to an email saying that the recipient's flight got cancelled. These features, which will be available to "trusted testers," will eventually be part of Google's "Duet AI for Workspace" service, according to Pappu.

Now, a Japanese city is turning to the AI chatbot for something else: helping to run the government. Yokosuka City, in Japan’s central Kanagawa prefecture, announced this week that it will begin using ChatGPT to help with administrative tasks. In the face of these population problems, the city turned to ChatGPT to enhance efficiency and establish a better workflow within government operations, said the spokesperson. The scramble by rival tech companies to develop their own AI tools has also highlighted the ways AI can spit out racist, sexist and harmful content. At the bottom of the document, a single line read: “This release was drafted by ChatGPT and proofread by our staff.”

☆ Tax Day: Here's what you need to know if you haven't filed your return yet — and even if you have
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —It’s April 18, the official deadline to file your federal and state income tax returns for 2022. Whether you have already filed your tax return or still need to, the good news is this tax filing season has gone much more smoothly than the past three, which were hurt by the pandemic. But you may want to anyway if you think you are eligible for a refund thanks to, for instance, refundable tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit. If you’ve already filed your return, you’re probably glad to have it in the rear view mirror. But one thing is common for the vast majority of US tax filers: Audit rates are exceedingly low.

☆ 35 Ways Real People Are Using A.I. Right Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Francesca Paris | Larry Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +24 min

People are using ChatGPT and other A.I. Here’s how 35 real people are using A.I for work, life, play and procrastination. People are using A.I to …Plan gardens. Chris Norn Researcher at the University of Washington Two years ago researchers cracked the code on using A.I. When you run a Dungeons & Dragons game, Mr. Green says, you have to be creative, but that almost always means pulling from existing fantasy literature.

☆ Last-minute tax-filing tips
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —So far this tax season, the IRS has received more than 90 million income tax returns for 2022. If yours is among them, here are some last-minute tax-filing tips to keep in mind as the Tuesday, April 18 deadline approaches. But you may want to anyway if you think you are eligible for a refund thanks to, for instance, refundable tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit. Proofread your return before submitting it: Do this whether you’re using tax software or working with a professional tax preparer. Note, however, that an extension to file is not an extension to pay.

☆ ChatGPT can help you write a standout CV in seconds, job experts say: It's 'the ultimate resume-writing cheat code'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The secret to writing the perfect resume could lie with ChatGPT. Since its launch in November, more jobseekers have tapped the viral AI-powered chatbot to help write cover letters, tweak resumes and draft responses to anticipated interview questions. Out of more than 1,000 current and recent jobseekers polled in a ResumeBuilder.com survey last month, nearly half (46%) reported using ChatGPT to write their resume or cover letter. 'All you need to do is proofread and edit'If you're building a resume from scratch, ChatGPT can help you build a customized template. "ChatGPT can give you clear recommendations for exactly how to do this … all you need to do is proofread and edit as needed."

☆ AI and the future of work: Everything is about to change
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Suddenly, AI tools, which have long operated in the background of many services, are now more powerful and more visible across a wide and growing range of workplace tools. Google’s new features, for example, promise to help “brainstorm” and “proofread” written work in Docs. A long list of startups are also developing AI writing assistants and image generators. The pitch from tech companies is clear: AI can make you more productive and eliminate the grunt work. Curran said just how much these AI-powered tools will change work depends on the application.

☆ An employer says she caught a job seeker applying for a role with a ChatGPT cover letter, but it lacked personal information and cost them the job.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mandy Tang said that a candidate applied for a role with an AI-generated cover letter. Tang said she isn't against the tech, but was shocked at the letter's lack of personal information. Although she hadn't requested a cover letter, the job seeker sent her one. She asked the chatbot to write her a cover letter based on the job description, and the results were "word-for-word the same." ChatGPT has proved popular with job seekers for its ability to write cover letters, with many users demonstrating the results on TikTok.

☆ 2 writers who get paid to produce assignments to let lazy students cheat suspect ChatGPT is stealing their customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People who get paid to write students' assignments told Insider they're already losing work. Insider spoke with Austin and Taylor, who both get paid to help college students cheat. "I began my professorial career as a one-year lecturer at a flagship state university," Taylor said. After she shared her confusion, colleagues told Taylor about the bespoke essay-writing business and she decided to try it out herself. "I'm currently looking for other types of writing work, because there's really no way to see where this is going to go," Taylor said.

☆ Business Technology Chiefs Question ChatGPT’s Readiness for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Angus Loten | Chris Bedi | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Yet some business-technology professionals are uneasy about integrating it into the enterprise stack, citing concerns over its use of online data and security risks. But at the moment, ChatGPT “should be used with caution in an enterprise business setting,” she said. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CIO Journal The Morning Download delivers daily insights and news on business technology from the CIO Journal team. For now, Mr. Schmidt said, generative AI capabilities should be reserved for writing corporate boilerplate—product or service announcements, or other promotional materials. For enterprise information-technology, “ChatGPT use cases might be a smaller universe than people are imagining,” he said.

☆ A dyslexic worker who was unfairly dismissed for making spelling mistakes has been awarded almost $65,000
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She claimed disability discrimination and unfair dismissal against UK retailer Marks & Spencer. Rita Jandu was awarded £53,855 (almost $65,000) last week after she successfully claimed disability discrimination and unfair dismissal against her former employer, the UK retailer Marks & Spencer. She was laid off in July 2020 by Marks & Spencer in redundancies linked to pandemic-related financial pressures. At a meeting in September 2020, a manager told Jandu: "Sometimes communications appear rushed and not thought through." A spokesperson for Marks & Spencer told Insider: "We are disappointed by the tribunal's decision.

☆ 2 Snap recruiters reveal how to land a job at the social-media giant — and the biggest mistake candidates make
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-14 | by ( Aj Eckstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Snap recruiters are in your cornerBader wants potential Snap candidates to understand that "recruiters are on your side, and they really do have candidates' backs." She reassures applicants that recruiters were once candidates as well, and they know how competitive the job market has become. interview question, both recruiters agreed the biggest mistake candidates make is giving a general answer such as, "I use Snapchat every day." Reach out to relevant Snap employees before recruiters"Most recruiters are inundated with countless messages daily. Turrisi said that employees — especially recruiters — are busy, and thank-you notes create an added touchpoint after a conversation or interview.

☆ 10 quick résumé updates you should make before applying to jobs in the new year
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-10 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"If someone's looking at your résumé, they're not looking at it for very long unless it's grabbing their attention, so you want to keep it fresh and relevant," Vega added. "My background is in marketing, so I think of keywords as SEO for your résumé," Vega said. so know there's nothing wrong with explaining that on your résumé," Vega said. "Especially if it's relevant to the job you're applying for. For example, Vega cautioned against including your location on your résumé if you're in a different time zone than the job you're applying for.

☆ I started a tourism blog that brought in more than $200,000 in passive income last year. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-07 | by ( Morgan Overholt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

For the first time since we began, the site began paying for itself. And for that, we needed more site traffic. When major area attractions closed for the post-holiday winter season, our site traffic plummeted, as did our revenue. This allowed us to integrate blog work into our regular work weeks instead of treating it like a side hustle. Whether or not we will simply continue to scale back our day jobs or pivot to solely blog income in the future remains to be seen.

☆ 2 new accusers say 'Durte Dom,' a former member of David Dobrik's Vlog Squad, preyed on them as fans
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-03 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

In a somber video, Zeglaitis shared his account of the evening and friendly text messages between him and Hannah. Another woman told Insider that she went to Zeglaitis' apartment in 2017 to film a clip for Dobrik's vlog. The two were fully clothed at the time, she said, standing just outside Zeglaitis' apartment in the hallway. They also said they were lured to Zeglaitis' apartment, which featured prominently in Dobrik's vlogs, by his social-media fame. I was just going along with what was happening," Jennifer told Insider.

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