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☆ CIOs at Logistics Companies Call in the Robots
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Isabelle Bousquette | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Chief information officers at logistics companies like DHL Supply Chain North America and GXO Logistics Inc. are increasing investments in robots designed to move inventory around warehouses, but not all robots are up to the task yet, they say. GXO Logistics said it expects to be using more than 5,800 robots globally by the end of this year, up from 3,800 last year, while Kenco Logistics Services LLC plans to leverage roughly 120, up from 30 last year. Warehouse robots from Locus Robotics at a DHL Supply Chain facility. Photo: DHL Supply ChainAmid the robotics ramp-up, CIOs admit that the technology is not always more efficient than human workers or more cost effective. While warehouse robotic technology is mature in some areas, such as transporting goods from point A to point B, it is less mature in terms of picking up and placing down goods, tech leaders say.

☆ Curious why you didn't get that job? HR execs reveal ways they warn other employers not to hire train-wreck candidates.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-28 | by ( Ebony Flake | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some HR pros use coded language to warn counterparts about train-wreck job candidates. There are discreet signals human-resources pros flash to one another to warn about job candidates who look good on paper but are disasters in the workplace. This HR Morse code, often undetectable by job seekers, can determine whether someone lands a job or gets ghosted by a would-be employer. Loose lips can sink careersWhile employers are generally permitted to provide truthful information about former employees to prospective employers, Barreto advises clients to avoid discussing how former workers performed. Kelley warns that employers who make hiring decisions based on word of mouth risk missing out on strong candidates.

☆ Witter Family Office bets big on crypto, 'still believes' in blockchain technology
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sherry Pryor Witter, CEO of the Witter Family Office, said crypto and blockchain accounted for about 40% of the office's assets at their peak. "I think this is a great time to get into the better projects of crypto," said Witter, who started buying crypto tokens in 2018. A recent survey of family offices in a BNY Mellon Wealth Management and Harris poll found that 77% of family offices were exploring or investing in crypto. Family innovation Witter said innovation has always been at the heart of the Witter family. Witter admits, however, that her broader strategy of becoming a "crypto and blockchain" family office has had to shift.

Persons: Witter, Sherry Pryor Witter, Harris, Dean Witter, Dean, Michael D, Dean Witter's, Eddie Lampert, Michael, I'm Organizations: Witter Family Office, Witter Family, Mellon Wealth Management, Dean Witter & Co, Flare Network Locations: Wall, U.S, Flushing

☆ Here’s when to say ‘no’ at work
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-02 | by ( Kathryn Vasel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

To evaluate whether to take on a task, Vesterlund advised identifying what is considered promotable and non-promotable work for a role and how much workers are expected to take on. Babcock said her research shows that when women say “no” at work, they are often seen as not being a team player. It shouldn’t be on employees to say ‘no’But the onus shouldn’t just be on employees when it comes to making sure non-promotable work is being distributed evenly. “You can reward non-promotable work,” said Babcock, who noted that one organization she worked with added “helping others” to its performance evaluations. And then it’s amazing everyone wants to do it then.”Companies should also look at who is doing the most non-promotable work and how work is allocated.

☆ Bank stocks, once a Buffett favorite, take a back seat at Berkshire Hathaway amid recession worries
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-28 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTWarren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. David A. Grogan | CNBCWarren Buffett has begun to unleash Berkshire Hathaway 's massive cash stockpile in recent weeks, snapping up an insurer and multi-billion dollar stakes in energy and computer corporations. Like another top Buffett industry — railroads — banks are part of the infrastructure of the country, a nation he continually bets on. (Watch the 2022 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting live on Saturday, April 30 at 9:45 a.m. Despite the industry becoming significantly cheaper to own, Buffett reversed many of his wagers, unloading JPMorgan, Goldman and Wells Fargo.

☆ I quit my manager role at Google after 10 years and moved my family from California to Austin, Texas. People questioned my decision, but it was worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-15 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2011, after two years at Oracle, Jian Jiao started working at Google as an applications engineer. This is Jiao's story of his time at Google and why he left to work for BP, as told to Kiera Fields. I didn't realize the internship I did at the software company Oracle would fast-track me to a tenure at Google. My tech lead at Oracle left in 2011 to start a new team at Google and asked me to join. At Google, I worked on advanced technology surrounded by people who were completely aligned with my goals and technical knowledge.

☆ The Hidden Image Descriptions Making the Internet Accessible
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-18 | by ( Meg Miller | Ilaria Parogni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

surfacing The Hidden Image Descriptions Making the Internet AccessibleThree different alt text examples over a blank box. Alt text examples from Wirecutter, The New York Times’s product recommendation service; Alt Text Chrome Extension; and Microsoft Word. Fleet, the tech educator, who is blind, posts on Twitter about alt text and agrees that these efforts are making a difference. Alt Text Reminder, another Twitter bot, notifies followers when they have tweeted an image without alt text. Folkens of CloudSight said that his company is careful not to use racial identifiers in the alt text it generates.

☆ Wealthy parents are taking out cheap loans to buy their adult children homes and save on taxes. Here's how it works and why it's feeding the all-cash bidding frenzy.
▼ + stars: | 2021-10-13 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

For wealthy parents, these loans are a way to pass on their wealth to their children at a low cost. Every week for the past 14 months, the wealth advisor Aaron Bell has had to help his affluent clients buy houses. With interest rates on loans as low as 2%, clients can save money by taking out loans they don't need, rather than liquidating their stock and incurring hefty capital-gains taxes. Parents pledging their investment accounts with their child as the borrower is a tax-efficient way to pass along assets before death. These lines are also secured by the value of the property, which means that as it appreciates, the adult child's dependence on their parents' assets decreases.

Meanwhile, French company Aryballe is also working on AI systems that are able to distinguish between thousands of different flavors. The researchers combined a depth sensor with a standard camera to capture shades of reds, greens, and blues on the edges of transparent objects. Aterra/Getty ImagesThe AI system then collects that data and combines it with a database containing thousands of different smells. Systems that can 'taste' thousands of foodsGastrograph AI is a platform created by Analytical Flavor Systems Inc. Greenies/FacebookYunzhu Li, a researcher at MIT, is working on an AI system capable of establishing a relationship between an image and the touch of a surface.

☆ Суд Бельгии поддержал заморозку $542 млн активов Казахстана в деле Стати
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-02 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Бельгийский суд поддержал заморозку $542 миллионов активов Национального фонда Казахстана, сообщают представители молдавских олигархов Анатола и Габриэля Стати. Позднее размеры вклада были уменьшены до $530 млн с учетом вознаграждения, и сейчас оцениваются в $542 млн с учетом начисленных процентов», - сказано в сообщении. Также отмечается, что все активы Казахстана, по которым Стати выдвинули претензии по всему миру, оцениваются в $6,25 млрд. Вместе с тем обслуживающий активы Национального фонда банк-кастодиан Bank of New York Mellon заморозил активы Национального фонда Казахстана на сумму $22 млрд в декабре 2017 года. Минюст Казахстана в апреле 2020 года заявил, что сумму арестованного имущества удалось снизить до $530 млн.

Persons: Анатол, Габриэль Стати, Стати Organizations: Mellon, Bank of New York Mellon, Национальный фонд, Апелляционный суд, Национальный банк, МИА КазТАГ, Нацфонда, Министерство юстиции, Минюст Locations: Казахстан, Брюссель, Республика Казахстан, Бельгия, РК

☆ Ethereum подражает биткоину! Новый ATH для второй по популярности криптовалюты
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-19 | by ( ) ru.diez.md time to read: +4 min

Новый ATH для второй по популярности криптовалютыEthereum (ETH), вторая по величине криптовалюта по рыночной капитализации и объему, в феврале достигла нового рекордного максимума. Конечно, между терминами Ether и Ethereum есть разница, но в криптовалютном мире они уже давно используются как взаимозаменяемые. Я бы даже сказал, что в ближайшие три месяца мы увидим, как Ethereum достигнет уровня 2500 долларов за монету». Интересно, что всего месяц назад Гундлах заявил, что остается нейтральным по отношению к BTC из-за волатильности обменного курса. Давайте посмотрим на это с другой стороны — что более вероятно: что Ethereum удвоит свою стоимость и достигнет курса в $4 000 или что Bitcoin сделает то же самое и достигнет курса в $120 000?

Persons: ATH, Биткоину, Луис Куэнде, Илона Маска, Джеффри Гундлах, Гундлах, Биткойна Organizations: ETH, CME, Tesla, BTC, Mastercard BNY Mellon, DoubleLine, Интернет, криптовалютыВедущие Locations: ATH, —, Aragon, Ethereum, ETH, США

☆ Capitalizarea de piață a criptomonedelor a depășit un vârf istoric de 2 trilioane de dolari
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Capitalizarea de piață a criptomonedelor a depășit luni un vârf istoric de 2 trilioane de dolari, potrivit datelor CoinGecko și Blockfolio. Bitcoin a crescut cu 1,4%, la 59.045 dolari. Ethereum, a doua cea mai mare criptomonedă în ceea ce privește capitalizarea pieței, a crescut cu 1,3%, la 2.103 dolari și o capitalizare de 244 miliarde de dolari luni. Bitcoin a crescut cu peste 100% în acest an, în timp ce ethereum a câștigat aproape 190%. Ambele au depășit masiv clasele de active tradiționale, susținute de intrarea companiilor de masă și a investitorilor mari în lumea criptomonedelor, inclusiv Tesla și BNY Mellon.

Persons: Bitcoin, Tesla Organizations: Grayscale

Automakers are now shifting to electric vehicles, which could make up one-quarter of new sales by 2035 , analysts project. Around the world, governments and automakers are focused on selling newer, cleaner electric vehicles as a key solution to climate change. Some Democrats have proposed reviving that program to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles. In that scenario, the researchers found, the United States could cut emissions just as deeply with around 205 million electric vehicles. “Right now it can be inconvenient to own an electric vehicle if there are no charging stations around.

☆ Sen. David Perdue is raising big campaign money with DC lobbyists. He also traded stock shares of several of the companies the lobbyists represent.
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The senator this year has bought or sold these companies' stock shares, according to an Insider analysis of federal records. The senator's stock trades have become a highly politicized issue, with Ossoff and Democratic allies spending millions of dollars on ads highlighting the controversy. Perdue sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of these companies' stock shares during 2020, an Insider analysis of Senate stock trade disclosure records indicates. The Perdue campaign and the fundraiser coordinator, Alice Perry of The Elevated Group, did not return several requests for comment. The Ossoff campaign declined to comment.

☆ Virusul le-a venit de hac: Criminalii în serie, uciși de COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-14 | by ( ) emedicina.md time to read: +6 min

Deși a fost interogat de nouă ori în cadrul anchetei, Peter Sutcliffe a fost capturat abia în 1981. El a mărturisit că a ucis 13 femei și a susținut că Dumnezeu i-a spus să ucidă femeile. A fost condamnat la cinci ani într-o instituție pentru infractorii minori, dar a fost eliberat după doar trei ani. „Este adevărat că Steven Avery a fost testat pozitiv pentru virusul COVID-19 – el se va recupera complet”, a scris ea pe Twitter. Cu toate acestea, Avery a fost condamnat din nou în 2007, împreună cu nepotul său Brendan Dassey.

Persons: Peter Sutcliffe, Sutcliffe, Bingley, Kathleen, John Sutcliffe, Peter Coonan . Sutcliffe, Peter Aylward, . Sutcliffe, Sonia Szurma, El, Iehova, John Apter, Francis McCarthy, McCarthy, Thomas Mellon, Thomas McKirdy, Frederick Frank Ebenal, Fred Earl Bell, David Owen Brooks, Dean Corll, Texas . Brooks, Brooks, Elmer Wayne Henley, John Angus, Angus, Steven Avery, Kathleen Zellner, Avery, ., Documentarul, Brendan Dassey, Teresa Halbach Organizations: Ebenal, Texas . Locations: Yorkshire Ripper, North Durham, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, COVID, Scoția, Texas, New Boston, Texas - Arkansas, Galveston, Houston, coronavirus

☆ Meet Thomas Healy, the self-made billionaire who just became the youngest CEO of a publicly traded company
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-07 | by ( Taylor Nicole Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After his electric truck startup debuted on the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Thomas Healy became both the youngest CEO of a publicly traded company and one of America's youngest self-made billionaires. Healy has an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion, per a Business Insider analysis. In an exclusive interview with Business Insider, Healy shared what it's like to become a billionaire overnight. Now that Healy is the youngest CEO of a publicly traded company in the US and among its youngest self-made billionaires, it seems like he can barely believe it himself. "I think the best word I can use to describe it is surreal," Healy told Business Insider.

☆ „Da’ dacă câșlig?” Ultimii bani pentru un dram de noroc
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-06 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +21 min

Mâna stângă îi este îngreunată de o torbă și o geantă. De sus în jos roade stratul sub care se ascund cifre și bani. Și ea a avut zile când nu avea bani nici de pâine, dar nu i-a părut rău în acele momente că a dat bani pe biletele la loterie și că nu a câștigat nimic. Istoricul povestește că de-a lungul timpului, viața acelor oameni, dar și a descendenților lor, nu s-a schimbat prea mult. Indiferent dacă tatăl lor a câștigat loteria sau a pierdut, viața fiilor lor arăta la fel.

Persons: ., Nică, Le, Alaiba, Loteria Moldovei, Vladimir Plahotniuc, Bulgarul, Vasil Krumov, Svetlana, Pensionara Maria Vicol, Maria, Hî, Milea, Maria Vicol, Specialista, Își, Mariei Vicol, Hoyt Bleakley, Tatiana, Anastasia Organizations: Varlaam, Moldovei, NGM Company, Universitatea Carnegie Mellon, Loteria, Licenţiere, Tace, SA Loteria Națională, Universitatea din Locations: Chișinău, Măgdăcești, Criuleni, ferestruica, Moldovei, Pennsylvania, Moldova, Plamen, Dubai, Chişinău, Vede, Scoreni, Strășeni, Inculeț, Orhei, Uniunii Sovietice, sovietică, Universitatea din Chicago, Georgia

☆ Trump's most important 2016 donor is sitting out 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-07-24 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Robert and Rebekah Mercer ranked among President Donald Trump's most influential backers in 2016. A representative for Priorities USA Action, a leading pro-Biden super PAC, said the organization wasn't underestimating Trump's reelection forces, Mercers or no Mercers. (Bossie, like former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and many others, has recently found himself back in Trump's favor.) The Cambridge Analytica data that the Trump campaign paid for was "so stupidly wrong" and a "complete joke," Spicer added. But sources familiar with the Mercers' political spending said they have no evidence that the Mercers are doing so.

☆ The pros and cons of going to graduate school right now, according to academic and business experts
▼ + stars: | 2020-07-09 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Due to the current job market, many recent college graduates are considering going back to school. Could now be a smart time to put your job search on ice and shift gears to graduate school? The prosYou avoid entering a limited job market and possibly stunting your compensationPatrick Mullane, executive director of Harvard Business School Online, explained one benefit of going to graduate school while the economy isn't robust. J. Celeste Walley-Jean, dean at Clayton State University's School of Graduate Studies & Inclusive Engagement, noted that another indicator that the timing may be right to attend graduate school is cost. "If you just graduated and can't find a job, grad school might seem like a great way to ride out the recession.

☆ Some colleges let you pay tuition with a credit card — here's how to determine if it's worth it, and what card to use if it is
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-09 | by ( Laura Grace Tarpley | Personal Finance Reviews Editor | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

You could potentially pay tuition with the card, pay off the full amount the next day, and never have to pay one cent of interest. Your credit card spending limit might be too lowWhat's your credit card spending limit? Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card — This is an example of a card that offers big rewards in general. Colleges that let you pay with a credit cardIt's becoming more common for public colleges to accept credit card payments. Students attending Ivy League schools or colleges like Notre Dame or Duke won't be able to pay tuition with a credit card.

☆ We asked 5 MBA graduates in varying age groups when the right time to go to business school is — here's what they said
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-08 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The average age for students taking the GMAT to get into business school is on the decline. Insider interviewed graduates to determine when the best time to go to business school really is. The average age of people sitting to take their GMAT test for business school is trending slightly downwards, from 26.5 in 2014 to 25.9 in 2021. In an unconventional move, McGranahan decided to go to business school after having been offered another promotion at global cosmetics giant Sephora. "I wish my mind was a bit younger to compete with the 30- and 35-year-olds, but the right time for you is the right age to go.

Mr. Stein was a substitute teacher, who over the years had also worked at a plumbing supply store and a funeral home. But the place where Mr. Stein, 71, spent most of his time in recent years was at the synagogue, Mr. Halle said. Mr. Stein’s daughter-in-law recently had a child, and Mr. Stein was delighted to be a grandfather for the first time. Ms. Fienberg has two sons, one living in Washington and one in Paris, and six grandchildren. As he aged, Mr. Wax had become hard of hearing, and in recent years, he did not speak much.

Persons: David, Cecil Rosenthal, ”, Joyce Fienberg, Melvin Wax, Rosenthal, Fienberg, Wax, Rose Mallinger, Diane Rosenthal, Sylvan Simon, Wilkinsburg, Daniel Stein, Jerry Rabinowitz, Irving Younger, “ They’ve, Jeffrey Solomon, “, don’t, Solomon, David Rosenthal, “ I’ve, Mr, Richard Gottfried, Susan Kalson, Dr, Gottfried, Ms, Kalson, Steven Halle, Stein, Halle, Stein’s, —, Israel — Mr, Dodie Roskies, Fienberg’s, Stephen E, Roskies, Bill Cartiff, Cartiff, Jodi Kart, Suzan, . Rabinowitz, ” Ms, Hauptman, Rabinowitz, Marie Jo Marks, Marks, Helen Nothwang, Jerry Schmitt, ‘, I’ll, ’, Schmitt Organizations: Cowen Inc, Jewish Community Center, Pittsburgh Jewish, Health, Mr, Halle, “, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh’s Learning Research, Development Center, Pirates Locations: Europe, Pa, Edgewood Borough, Mt . Washington, New York, Pittsburgh, “, Ross Township, Israel, Central, Eastern Europe, Squirrel Hill, Washington, Paris

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