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On the overall list of the world’s Best Countries, Russia – where the survey was not fielded for the second year in a row – fell one spot to No. Among individuals in specific nations, the percentage of those agreeing this year that Russia is a “threat to the world” eclipsed 90% in several: Denmark, Finland, Japan and Poland. The only other countries with higher majorities agreeing that China is a global threat were Japan (91%) and South Korea (86%). Among respondents who do consider the U.S. a global threat, the highest share of agreement came from China at about 75%, while agreement eclipsed 60% among those from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and New Zealand. Still, the possibility of geoeconomic conflict is troubling, according to Ellissa Cavaciuti-Wishart, head of the Global Risks Initiative at the World Economic Forum.

Persons: ”, Russia ” –, “, Russia that’s, Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Joe Biden, Richard Wike, ” Wike, “ They're, Biden, Ellissa Cavaciuti, Wishart Organizations: News, U.S . News, NATO, Wagner, Russia, The New York Times, Wagner Group, U.S, Best, Pew Research Center, Pew, Global, Economic Locations: Russia, Ukraine, U.S, China, United States, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Poland, Russian, Belarus, Moscow, Australia, United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, South Korea, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, New Zealand

☆ 13% of Americans have a disability—what this means during the job application process
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Isabel Engel | In Isabel--Engel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But this percentage is likely an undercount, Mia Ives-Rublee, disability justice initiative director at the Center for American Progress, tells CNBC Make It. Employers aren't allowed to ask you about your disability status in a job interview, so why are they allowed to include a voluntary question on a job application? "Legally, it cannot be flagged on your application," Ives-Rublee says. The choice to self-identify on a job application, or once you are hired into a company, is a deeply personal one, Ives-Rublee acknowledges. It is, of course, up to you to decide if or when you are comfortable disclosing your disability status — even if you know the self-identification will be kept confidential during the job application process.

Persons: Mia Ives, it's, Ives, Rublee, Employers aren't Organizations: Pew Research, Center for American, CNBC, Ives, Employers, Rehabilitation, U.S . Department of Labor, U.S . Department, Labor's Locations: United States

☆ Women will accept $66,000 a year to take a new job — while men hold out for more than $90,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

For men, the average lowest wage they would be willing to accept for a new job is $91,048, about $25,000 more than the average women would accept, which currently stands at $66,068. Regarding her first job as a senior analyst in 2017, El-Amin said, "I was offered $68,000, I countered and asked for $72,000," she said. In her most recent role, El-Amin, now 28, earned $200,000, she said. Negotiate for higher pay Differences in the way women and men approach negotiating their pay has played a role in the gender pay gap, research shows. "Women tend to look for mentors and men tend to look for sponsors who will help them negotiate," she said.

Persons: Cinneah El, Amin, I've, El, Barnard, Aronstein, Trevor Bogan, Bogan, Laurie Chamberlin, Chamberlin, Alex Gailey Organizations: New, Federal, Barnard, Columbia University, Finance, Pew Research Center, Top Employers Institute, Adecco, Mentors, Gallup Locations: El

BOSTON (AP) — Cars are getting an “F” in data privacy. Nineteen automakers say they can sell your personal data, their notices reveal. On security, Mozilla's minimum standards include encrypting all personal information on a car. “Sensitive personal information” collected includes driver's license numbers, immigration status, race, sexual orientation and health diagnoses. Mozilla's Caltrider credited laws like the 27-nation European Union's General Data Protection Regulation and California's Consumer Privacy Act for compelling carmakers to provide existing data collection information.

Persons: —, ”, Jen Caltrider, ” Caltrider, North America —, Albert Fox Cahn, Brian Weiss, Tesla, Mozilla's Caltrider, It's Organizations: BOSTON, Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla, Renault, Dacia, North America —, Harvard's Carr, for Human Rights, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, . House, Associated Press, Alliance, Pew, Nissan, Big Tech, Facebook, ”, Data Locations: telematics, Europe, North America, U.S, Japan

☆ There are just six bitcoin billionaires in the world, new crypto super-rich report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A new report shows how many crypto millionaires and billionaires exist. Hundreds of millions of people around the world have some form of crypto holdings, whether that is in bitcoin or one of the many other digital currencies. To be exact, 425 million people use crypto, according to Henley & Partners' Crypto Wealth Report, which was released by the investment migration consultancy on Tuesday. And 22 people have crypto holdings worth at least $1 billion. Six of them hold their investments in bitcoin — a far smaller proportion than among the crypto millionaires and centi-millionaires.

Persons: Crypto, Gen Organizations: Henley & Partners, CFA Institute, Financial Industry, Investor Education Foundation, Pew Research Locations: bitcoin

☆ Most major companies admit they may be selling your personal information, a new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Frank Bajak | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A new study found many car companies can collect and sell your personal data, sparking privacy concerns. Most major manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information, a new study finds, with half also saying they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order. Nineteen automakers say they can sell your personal data, their notices reveal. On security, Mozilla's minimum standards include encrypting all personal information on a car. "Sensitive personal information" collected includes driver's license numbers, immigration status, race, sexual orientation, and health diagnoses.

Persons: —, Jen Caltrider, Caltrider, North America —, Albert Fox Cahn, Brian Weiss, Tesla, Mozilla's Caltrider, It's Organizations: Nissan, Service, Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla, Renault, Dacia, North America —, Harvard's Carr, for Human Rights, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, . House, Associated Press, Alliance, Pew, Big Tech, Facebook, Data Locations: Wall, Silicon, telematics, Europe, North America, U.S, Japan

☆ Gen Z is giving up on college
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Charlotte Lytton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"The world is rapidly evolving — and so is the college experience." Srivastava is one of a soaring number of Gen Zers who has decided to skip college altogether. The widening gap between the value and the cost of college has started to shift Gen Z's attitude toward higher education. They're not as interested in the typical "college experience" — whiling away four years rooming with friends and drinking at frat parties. But other members of Gen Z are taking a hard look at the "essence" of college.

Persons: Rushil Srivastava, you'll, Srivastava, he's, Gen Zers, haven't, millennials, Gen Xers, Nora Taets, James Connor, Connor, they're, —, Richard Saller, Saller, COVID, Meghan Reinhold, Reinhold, hasn't, María Gorgojo, Gen Z, Gen, Charlotte Lytton Organizations: UC Berkeley, Pew Research Center, Higher Education Authority, Pew, Iowa State University, of Computing, Data Science, Society ., School of Business, Information Technology, San Francisco Bay University, Harvard, Marymount University, Stanford University, Miami University of Ohio, Arizona State Locations: San, San Francisco, Silicon, COVID, Berkeley, Arizona, London

☆ Lucrative college degrees that can lead to salaries of more than $100,000 are largely held by men, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The most lucrative college degrees are still largely held by men, a Bankrate study has found. It found that 78% of those who held the 20-highest paying bachelor's degrees were men, while only 22% were women. In electrical engineering, 85% of degree holders were men and 15% were women, with the average salary totaling $110,000. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeanwhile, bachelor's degrees where women made up the majority of degree holders were some of the lowest-paying fields. Although more women have college degrees than men and account for just over half of America's college-educated workforce, 2022 Pew Research Center Data found, they're still lagging behind men when it comes to earnings.

Persons: Rose Khattar Organizations: College, Service, Survey, New York Federal Reserve, Pew Research Center, Center for American Locations: Wall, Silicon, caregiving

☆ Wrestling With Inequality, Some Conservatives Redraw Economic Blueprint
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Talmon Joseph Smith | More About Talmon Joseph Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More Republicans are coming to the view that economic inequality, or a lack of social mobility, is a problem in the United States — and that more can be done to enable families to attain or regain a middle-class life. Though discussions about inequality tend to be most visible among liberals, about four in 10 Republican or Republican-leaning adults think there is too much economic inequality in the country, according to a Pew Research survey. And among Republicans making less than about $40,000 a year who see too much economic inequality, 63 percent agree that the economic system “requires major changes” to address it. “I don’t think just having a bigger government is a solution to a lot of these problems,” said Inez Stepman, a senior policy analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum and a fellow with the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank widely credited with giving Trumpism an intellectual framework. “But I do think that we could stand to think a little bit more on the right about how to make that 1950s middle-class life possible for people.”

Persons: ”, Inez Stepman Organizations: United States —, Republican, Pew Research, Independent Women’s, Claremont Institute Locations: United States

☆ Meta's WhatsApp is chasing big businesses in effort to finally capitalize on app's popularity
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Newton-Rex joined WhatsApp four years ago, leaving her high-level position at London-based financial firm WorldRemit for the new gig. Newton-Rex said Zuckerberg has been "a big part of the team," adding that he regularly speaks with Will Cathcart, the current head of WhatsApp. What's up with WhatsApp's business? In June, Meta said the WhatsApp Business app had quadrupled in the past three years to 200 million monthly active users. The Pew Research Center has previously detailed that WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app used by Hispanic Americans.

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☆ Women are working at record levels. Remote work, stay-at-home dads, and the gender pay gap will keep it that way.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Remote work, stay-at-home dads, and the gender pay gap could nudge more women into the workforce. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Beyond a near-term dip, women's share of the labor force will probably inch higher over the long term," he said. First, remote work is likely to continue boosting women's employment. Second, more men are becoming stay-at-home dads, which means fewer stay-at-home moms — and more women in the workforce. AdvertisementAdvertisementThird, the persistence of the gender pay gap could force women to work later in life — boosting the number of older women workers in particular.

Persons: that's, Aaron Terrazas, Terrazas, — Organizations: Service, Bureau of Labor Statistics, of Labor Statistics, Pew Research Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Rising labor costs are making AI stocks even more attractive
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

AI stocks are soaring — the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is up by about 33% this year. Around two thirds of Americans are worried about artificial intelligence taking their jobs, according to a recent Morning Consult poll. The rule essentially seeks to shift the risk of a bank failure to bondholders rather than depositors. But to get bondholders to bear the cost of banks’ potential failure, the banks would likely have to pay high interest rates. The rule unveiled Tuesday comes on the heels of a separate capital-bolstering rule the three agencies introduced in July.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Jenny Ma, ” Goldman, Elisabeth Buchwald, Greg Baer, ” Baer, Andy Jassy, Jassy, Brian Fung Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Nvidia, Microsoft, Pew, Federal Reserve, Labor, Nike, Netflix, Apple, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Bank Policy Institute, Amazon, CNN Locations: New York, United States

Another analytics firm, Data.ai, likewise told Reuters that its data was not showing any meaningful change to usage of the platform in Canada in August. Both Meta and Alphabet's Google have said the law is unworkable for their businesses. Even before Meta pulled the plug on news links in Canada, Facebook referrals to a sampling of popular news sites in Canada were already down about 35% year-over-year in July and about 74% since 2020, according to Similarweb. Meta's other big social platform Instagram is less of a presence in the news environment as it does not enable links within individual user posts. Canada's new Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has spoken to both Facebook and Google since taking office after a cabinet shuffle at the end of July, her office told Reuters.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Data.ai, Similarweb, Meta, Pascale St, Onge, Katie Paul, Steve Scherer, Ismail Shakil, Kenneth Li, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Facebook, REUTERS, Meta, Similarweb, Reuters, Graphics, Google, Reuters Institute, Pew Research Center, Thomson Locations: Canada, United States, New York, Ottawa

☆ At what age should kids become financially independent?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - At what age should American kids become financially independent? In almost every category, Baby Boomers expect people to become financially independent a year or two earlier compared to what Gen Z has to say. With health insurance, for instance, adult kids can typically stay on parent plans until the age of 26. BE STRATEGIC ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEThe reality is the parents do indeed help adult kids out financially: 68% of them have made such a sacrifice, according to Bankrate. For instance, if such help has erased your own emergency fund, or depleted your retirement accounts, that is not going to help anybody – and, in fact, will boomerang on those kids later if you become dependent on them.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, ”, Ted Rossman, Amy McGahan, –, Lauren Young, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Boomers, Pew Research Center, Thomson Locations: Cleveland

☆ India viewed favourably in most G20 members, Modi's image divided - survey
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, August 25, 2023. Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, all members of the G20, were not among the 24 nations where people were polled, which included India. The survey comes less than two weeks before Modi is set to host leaders of the G20 nations in New Delhi for a summit. Just over half the respondents from the U.S. viewed India favourably at 51%, with 44% holding the opposite view, the survey said. While India’s image is more positive than negative, the survey found that this popularity is waning in most European countries.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Stelios Misinas, Modi, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Krishn Kaushik, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: India's, Greek, REUTERS, DELHI, Pew Research Centre, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece, India, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, New Delhi, U.S, France, Spain, Germany, Poland

☆ AI could 'turn good jobs into bad jobs'—3 labor historians on what the future of work might hold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Google and Microsoft are currently testing out their own generative AI tools as well. History could help predict how generative AI "might actually influence or change work in the future," says Benanav. Tech could 'turn good jobs into bad jobs'Generative AI could change the nature and parameters of certain jobs. Introducing new tech into the process has been a way "to turn good jobs into bad jobs," he says. A recent analysis by Goldman Sachs found that, globally, 300 million jobs could be lost to generative AI.

Persons: Aaron Benanav, Felix Koenig, Jason Resnikoff, Resnikoff, who've, there'd, You'd, Koenig, Goldman Sachs, ZipRecruiter Organizations: SAG, Guild of America, HBO, National Union Solidarity, Google, Microsoft, Technology, Syracuse University, Carnegie Mellon University, Pew Research Center, University of Groningen Locations: New York City, Netherlands

☆ It's become harder for middle-class workers to give their kids a better life. Unions could help turn that around, a new Treasury report finds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The report found that union workers make more than their nonunion peers and have more benefits. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The decline in intergenerational mobility may be the single trend that best encapsulates the pervasive sense of the deterioration in the middle class," the Treasury report found. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Treasury report found that union workers make 10% to 15% more than nonunionized colleagues. That's one economic factor that could give union workers — who are more likely to be considered middle class — a boost. "For generations, union workers have fought for and won higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions for millions of American workers," Vice President Kamala Harris said.

Persons: Biden, Treasury Department —, Janet Yellen, Yellen, —, Kamala Harris Organizations: Treasury, Service, Treasury Department, Pew Research Center, Labor Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Many Americans say they’ve interacted with deceased family members in dreams, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The connections people experience with their loved ones don’t necessarily end after death, a recent Pew Research Center survey’s results suggest. Just over half of 5,079 surveyed American adults – 53% – reported ever having been visited by a dead relative in dreams “or some other form,” according to the survey results released Wednesday. The center conducted the survey among its American Trends Panel members between March 27 and April 2. The survey included responses from “Americans of all religious backgrounds,” including Buddhists, Jews and Muslims, the center said. Women – 41% – were also more likely than men – 27% – to report recently feeling the presence of a dead relative, the survey found.

Persons: they’ve, Patricia Tevington, Manolo Corichi, ” Organizations: CNN, Pew Research, Pew Research Center

☆ Tupperware preserves lessons for Mark Zuckerberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Lauren Silva Laughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Tupperware Brands (TUP.N) is struggling to stop the rot. As much as technology has remade business strategies over the past 77 years, Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) leans on a comparable one. Enter Brownie Wise, the saleswoman credited with pioneering the “Tupperware effect” of teaching women how to flog to their friends by hosting themed gatherings in their living rooms. Ironically enough, in the interim Tupperware also become the product of another modern network effect, a meme stock, or a highly speculative online investment. Tupperware has about a quarter of the active salesforce it did at the end of 2012, the same year Facebook bought Instagram.

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☆ Opinion: The surprise winner of the debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

CNN —CNN Opinion asked our political contributors to weigh on the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 season. On Wednesday night, on more than one issue, Haley broke with the old guard in some meaningful ways. Karen Finney: Ron DeSantis falls flatKaren Finney Ralph AlswangeAfter weeks of buildup and reports of serious debate preparation with a top Republican debate coach, this was supposed to be the night that Florida Gov. Instead, DeSantis delivered a flat debate performance devoid of any standout moments, demonstrating why he is the best alternative to former President Donald Trump. Asa Hutchinson in a few instances, not one of the GOP candidates sounded like a serious contender for the White House.

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The American workers who have had their careers upended by automation in recent decades have largely been less educated, especially men working in manufacturing. But the new kind of automation — artificial intelligence systems called large language models, like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard — is changing that. The jobs most exposed to automation now are office jobs, those that require more cognitive skills, creativity and high levels of education. The workers affected are likelier to be highly paid, and slightly likelier to be women, a variety of research has found. In a majority of jobs, the models could do some of the tasks, found the analyses, including from Pew Research Center and Goldman Sachs.

Persons: Bard —, “ It’s, ”, Erik Brynjolfsson, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Stanford Institute for, Labor, Pew Research Center

☆ Why the Republican defense of Trump points to more turbulence ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

In the Republican coalition, it is a moment that has culminated decades of change – and one that points to years of turbulence ahead. Overwhelming majorities of Republican voters dismiss the charges against Trump. In Gallup’s latest annual survey of trust in institutions, Republicans expressed less faith in 10 of the 16 measured. Veteran GOP pollster Whit Ayres points to another, more personal, reason so many GOP voters have discounted the charges against Trump. Trump is the Republican most effectively riding that wave now, but it seems unlikely to recede whenever he fades from the political scene.

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☆ Biden is pouring nearly $700 million into internet access for rural communities so that kids don't 'have to sit in the back of a mama's car in a McDonald's parking lot in order to do homework'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Biden administration announced nearly $700 million in funding for rural, high-speed internet projects. The funding comes from the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which pours billions into internet access. That money funds, in part, the USDA's ReConnect program, which disburses loans and grants to programs intended to get rural communities online. "For too long, rural communities haven't had access to basic resources like affordable, reliable, high-speed internet," Mitch Landrieu, senior advisor to the president and White House infrastructure coordinator, said in a press call. According to 2018 Census data on internet use, Americans living in cities were more likely to have internet access than their rural counterparts: 86% of urban households had an internet subscription, compared to 81% for rural households.

Persons: Biden, Mitch Landrieu, it's, BroadBandNow, Landrieu Organizations: Biden, Service, White, Pew Research Center Locations: Wall, Silicon, haven't, Alaska, America

☆ Opinion | To Be Happy, Marriage Matters More Than Career
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( David Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When I’m around young adults I like to ask them how they are thinking about the big commitments in their lives: what career to go into, where to live, whom to marry. Most of them have thought a lot about their career plans. But my impression is that many have not thought a lot about how marriage will fit into their lives. In 2006, 50 percent of young adults said it was very important for a couple to marry if they intended to spend the rest of their lives together. But by 2020 only 29 percent of young adults said that.

Persons: Brad Wilcox, It’s Organizations: University of Virginia, Pew Research Center

☆ Opinion | This Conservative Thinks America’s Institutions ‘Earned’ the G.O.P.’s Distrust
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

You can’t understand the modern Republican Party without understanding the complete collapse of trust in mainstream institutions that has taken place among its voters over the last half-century. Pew found that only 35 percent of Republicans trust national news and 61 percent think public schools are having a negative effect on the country. Many of the issues animating the modern right — from fights over school curriculums and learning loss to media bias and Covid vaccines — are connected to this deep distrust. In Katharine Ham’s view, America’s institutions have “earned” her party’s rampant distrust. So this is a conversation that explores Katharine Ham’s critique in order to understand the distrust at the heart of the Republican Party.

Persons: Pew, “, Ezra Klein, Mary Katharine Ham, Katharine Ham’s Organizations: Republican Party, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google, CNN, Fox News, ABC

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