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☆ I'm a millennial CPA. The field of accounting isn't dying — it's a fast-track to a happy upper-middle-class life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some people say that "accounting isn't sexy" and that it's hard to get people to become accountants. AdvertisementDuring my sophomore and junior years, I interned with a tax firm and a CPA firm doing bookkeeping and tax work. I joined a national firm doing tax work in 2018. AdvertisementLater that year, I job-hopped to another local CPA firm and worked in a client-facing position doing tax and accounting work. Fixing the culture at some accounting firms and modernizing pay incentives would go a long way toward changing the profession's image.

Persons: Nicholas Larson, Nicholas M, Larson, —, who've, it's, haven't, I'm, Jane Zhang Organizations: Accounting, IRS, CPA Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Texas

☆ Why Tekever, a startup that makes spy drones used in Ukraine, is banking on AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Its AI-enabled long-range surveillance drones have been used by Ukrainian forces. AdvertisementOne such company is Tekever, a Portuguese drone maker that recently secured funding from the NATO Innovation Fund. Tekever's drones are equipped with multiple sensors, including cameras, maritime radar, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and light detection and ranging (LIDAR). Two of Tekever's systems, the AR5 and AR3, have been used by Ukrainian forces for long-range surveillance operations in the war with Russia. A Ukrainian Volunteer Army member hurls a surveillance drone into the air.

Persons: Ricardo Mendes, Tekever, Sanaz, " Mendes, Robert Brovdi, Nicolas van Hanxleden, Lynsey Addario, Mendes Organizations: Ukrainian, NATO Innovation Fund, Service, Ukrainian Volunteer Army Locations: Portuguese, Lisbon, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Southampton

☆ I left the US and moved to the 'Silicon Valley' of India to launch my startup. It's the most fun country I've lived in.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Spencer Schneier moved from the US to Bengaluru, India, to launch a tech startup in 2022. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Spencer Schneier, who moved from the US to Bengaluru, India, to launch a tech startup in 2022. AdvertisementAround the time, I became interested in Silicon Valley — it felt like a meritocratic place where people could take their own path. AdvertisementBengaluru is similar to Silicon Valley in some waysBengaluru felt like Silicon Valley in many ways. About one-third of our team is in Silicon Valley, while the rest are in Bengaluru.

Persons: Spencer Schneier, I've Organizations: Google, India's Ministry, Corporate Affairs, San Locations: Bengaluru, India, Silicon Valley, New York, East Coast, North Carolina, Silicon, Seattle, San Francisco, Mumbai, American, it's, Palo Alto, Southeast Asia, California, Little America

☆ I'm responsible for my whole family's holiday magic. It's exhausting.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Tonilyn Hornung | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIn one quick conversation, my holiday to-do's have more than doubled — along with the knot in my stomach. Now, I'm responsible for all the seasonal magic my parents once created, plus my own family's stuff. But being responsible for my mom and 11-year-old (even with my husband's help) is enough to ramp up my stress. Grabbing one of my kid's markers, I add "dog food" to my list and consider crossing off "Mom and Dad's tree." Taking time to process also makes me aware of one very important fact: I'm keeping number 12 on my list, "Mom and Dad's (extra-tall) tree, " forever.

Persons: —, I've, I'm, biggie, he'd Organizations: Pew Research Center Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, Los Angeles

☆ I waited until 40 to have kids. Now I realize I may never meet my grandchildren.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Lauren Rivera | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I realize now that if he waits as long as I did to have kids, I might never meet them. And the reality is, I may not live long enough to see him become a father, let alone watch his children grow. AdvertisementI want my son to live life on his own termsIt's not something I think about often, but when I do, it hits hard. Maybe my son will decide to have children earlier than I think, and I'll get to cuddle my newborn grandchildren and spoil them. Or perhaps he won't want kids at all, and I'll need to let go of that dream.

Persons: Will, pang

☆ Egg whites and Pilates: A day in the life of a CEO who runs a recruitment firm in LA with her daughters
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Kimanzi Constable | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Susan Levine, the CEO of Career Group Companies in LA, has a non-negotiable morning routine. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Susan Levine, the CEO of Career Group Companies in Los Angeles. AdvertisementBefore founding Career Group Companies, a recruitment and advisory firm, in 1981, I worked for another staffing company for 10 months, where I was introduced to the recruiting world. I self-funded and started Career Group Companies when I was 24. AdvertisementCareer Group Companies has 225 full-time employees and thousands of freelancers, and we're still growing.

Persons: Susan Levine, It's, I've, they've, —, I'm Organizations: Group Locations: LA, Los Angeles, San Rafael, New York, Miami, East Coast, Pacific Palisades, Century City

☆ Too many chiefs? The case for consolidating tech executives
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Most of the organizations whose leaders responded to the survey had multiple executive roles in the tech and data spaces. This includes chief information, technology, data, information security, digital, analytics and AI officers, and sometimes more. Just because Spens expects confusion about who to report to in the tech leadership space doesn't mean he thinks businesses should accept it. "It's something that organizations need to think about seriously," he said. Spens says identifying so-called "supertech leaders," or integrated technology leaders that combine at least two traditional tech titles into one, is key.

Persons: We've, Spens, CIOs, John Spens, they're, Keith Ferrazzi, Ferrazzi Greenlight, teamship, Ferrazzi Organizations: Americas, MIT, Babson College, University of Arkansas, McKinsey, Company, Agile Software Development, Unilever, Lincoln Financial Group Locations: Bhutan

☆ Why hasn’t the US been trying to fix its health insurance problems?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The cold-blooded assassination of a health care CEO has uncorked a torrent of public anger at the health insurance industry. Satisfaction with health care coverage has never been high in the more than two decades during which Gallup has tracked it. Here, the government only provides health care for the neediest, through Medicaid, and older Americans, who generally qualify for government-run health coverage in Medicare. Dropping satisfaction with a notable government-run systemStruggles with health insurance are not unique to the US. Yet, the US political conversation barely turned to health insurance during the recently concluded presidential campaign, and the health care system was not at the top of voters’ concerns in public opinion polling.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, CNN’s Tami Luhby, Brian Thompson, it’s, Gallup, Barack Obama, Obamacare, Peter G, That’s, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Biden, Trump Organizations: CNN, Affordable, Gallup, Peterson Foundation, Commonwealth Fund, Medicaid, Medicare, National Health Service, Democrats, Representatives Locations: New York, United Kingdom

The Wisconsin man, who allegedly faked his own death before turning up alive and well overseas, returned to U.S. soil where sheriff's deputies booked him into jail, authorities said Wednesday. Ryan Borgwardt arrived in the United States on Tuesday and was taken to the Green Lake County Jail on unspecified charges, Sheriff Mark Podoll told reporters. Borgwardt is accused of staging his Aug. 12 disappearance while kayaking on Green Lake, about 100 miles northwest of Milwaukee. When Borgwardt didn't come home on that day, searchers found a capsized kayak and his vehicle and trailer parked in Dodge Memorial County Park. After international call for help to find Borgwardt, a Russian-speaking woman reached out to Green Lake County Sheriff's deputies and helped them contact the wayward father, authorities said.

Persons: Ryan Borgwardt, Sheriff Mark Podoll, Podoll, Borgwardt, Borgward, he's, we're, Borgwardt didn't, wasn't Organizations: U.S, Dodge, Investigators Locations: Wisconsin, U.S, United States, Green Lake, Green, Milwaukee, Dodge Memorial, Canada, Madison, Detroit

☆ The woman who invents cheeses in her mountain hideaway
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Kaçkar Mountains, Turkey CNN —“Every day you can make a different cheese. Here is unspoiled, uninterrupted, nature in an area protected by UNESCO for its biodiversity and its traditional ways of life. Paul Devitt/CNNVillage lifeIn this remote corner of Turkey life continues as it has for generations, with hard-working women the backbone of the home, tending the land and looking after livestock. Glorious views greet the eye from every window and balcony in this most relaxing of mountain hideaways. Northeastern Turkey is tea country, with vertiginously planted tea plantations a common sight along the looping mountain roads.

Persons: Turkey CNN —, ”, Sevda İyem, Iyem, Don’t, ” Iyem, “, CNN's Christina Macfarlane, Paul Devitt, Mevlüt, it’s, I’ve, Maral, İremit Mahallesi, Christina Macfarlane, Stefanie Blendis, Işıl Sarıyüce Organizations: Turkey CNN, UNESCO, CNN Locations: Kaçkar, Turkey, Turkish, Georgia, Eden, Istanbul, Northeastern Turkey

☆ Simon Sinek: Look out for this red flag when starting a business with a friend: 'It will breed resentment'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

On a recent episode of his popular podcast "A Bit of Optimism," host Simon Sinek asks restaurateur Will Guidara the question "Should you do business with your friends or should you not mix the two?" Sinek and Guidara agree that the answer is highly dependent on who the people are. However, Sinek could name one red flag that might signal you and a friend should not go into business together. "If you have no money you shouldn't choose a business partner who is a multi-millionaire," Sinek said. And once you start to resent a friend, it's hard to salvage even the personal part of that relationship.

Persons: Simon Sinek, Will Guidara, Sinek

☆ Here’s why it’s OK to say ‘no’ to gift giving this holiday season, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Julianna Bragg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by gift giving this holiday season, adopting Blumenthaler’s approach of eliminating or even limiting gift exchanges in favor of shared experiences might help create new holiday traditions. But gift giving doesn’t always create the desired outcome for the giver and recipient. Some people have eliminated gift giving entirely, shifting their focus to shared experiences such as traveling, donating to charitable organizations or both. “There are reasons that people could say no to gift giving that help us refocus on the relationships,” Ward said. “Research says accompanying a holiday gift with a letter that talks about the relationship can be equally or more rewarding than just giving a gift,” Ward said.

Persons: Alex Blumenthaler, ” Blumenthaler, ”, Morgan Ward, doesn’t, —, Diane Gottsman, ” Ward, ” Gottsman, Gottsman, Ward Organizations: CNN, Emory, Goizueta Business School, Protocol, of Texas Locations: Atlanta

As for the National Guard, she had already deployed a significant contingent of guardsmen – but not to the flooded area. Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024. South Dakota produced about 8.3 million tons of milk in 2023, according to the US Department of Agriculture. And US citizens, he said, “don’t want to do that work.”Video Ad Feedback "We will not have food:" Why South Dakota farmer believes Gov. Moes said he supported Noem sending South Dakota’s National Guard to the border, and he sides with Trump’s promises to restrict immigration.

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☆ I slept with a baby monitor until I left for college. It allowed my parents to care for me and not share a room.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Madison Rhodes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I started sleeping with a baby monitor, so my parents could keep an eye on me just in case. AdvertisementI slept with a baby monitor for safetyThey recommended I sleep with a baby monitor so I didn't have to host sleepovers with my mom every night. I had high school friends and boyfriends, sang in the shower, and lived like a normal teenager, the baby monitor always listening on my bedside table. AdvertisementIn the months leading up to my departure for college, the conversation of tossing the baby monitor arose. Now, at 28, I'm still seizure-free, on medication, and without a baby monitor.

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☆ ‘Not everyone is looking to move up the ladder’: Why 42% of workers say they'd turn down a promotion
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But even if offered the chance to move up, a significant share of workers would say "no thanks": 42% of U.S. workers say they'd turn down a promotion because they're happy with their current job, according to data from Randstad, the HR firm. Most workers, 76%, say they already do more than what's expected of them at work, according to Pew data. At the time, Sanders was offered a promotion from accounting manager to assistant controller. Courtesy of subject"Nine times out of 10, before you get a promotion within the same company, you've already started doing the work," Sanders says. A majority, 73%, of workers say their company has experienced disruptive change in the last year, which correlates with high levels of burnout, according to a recent report from Gallup.

Persons: they're, you've, Sherrika Sanders, hasn't, Sanders, sprees, Debra Boggs, Daniel Zhao, Robert Walters, It's, Sherri Carpineto, Boston Sanders, — Organizations: Bloomberg, Pew Research, Management, Gallup, U.S Locations: America, Randstad, Atlanta, Canada, Boston

☆ Takashi Murakami uses AI to help recreate ancient Japanese paintings in latest show
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The epic, 13-meter-long artwork is the crown jewel of a new exhibition at the Gagosian. Gagosian“The original painting was super old,” Murakami told CNN at the exhibition opening. Elsewhere in the exhibition, Murakami engages with other key pieces of Japanese art history such as Kano Utsunenobu's "Chinese Lions Screen" from the 16th century. As many of his contemporaries struggle — or refuse — to embrace AI, Murakami’s huge community of workers help him keep pace with changing attitudes to technology. “Maybe it’s very early, but in seven or 10 years time, people could be using AI to make fast drawings.”“For me it’s very curious.

Persons: Iwasa, Byobu ”, Takashi Murakami, Murakami, ” Murakami, “, Amoako Boafo, Joanna Pousette, ”, Byobu, Iwasa Matabei Murakami, ” Iwasa, Kano, Ben Stansall, Ogata Kenzan, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Tawaraya Sotatsu, Kano Eitoku, Murakami —, Kaikai Kiki, — Organizations: London CNN, Tokyo National Museum, CNN, Getty Locations: London, Edo, Kyoto, Misuji, AFP

The CNBC Sport videocast brings you interviews with the biggest names in the business. In this week's episode, CNBC's Contessa Brewer sits down in an exclusive interview with famed horse trainer Bob Baffert. They talk about Baffert's return to Churchill Downs after a three-year suspension, the impact of the suspension on Baffert's brand, what it's like working with billionaire owners, and what catalysts could spark a resurgence in the sport of horse racing. (Hint: it's gambling.) Watch the full conversation above, and sign up to receive future editions of the CNBC Sport newsletter straight to your inbox.

Persons: CNBC's Contessa Brewer, Bob Baffert Organizations: CNBC, videocast Locations: Churchill

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accuser speaks out for the first time on his sexual assault allegations: ‘I felt powerless’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“The full gravity of it lives with me to this day,” Doe told CNN in an interview conducted at his home in New Jersey. Inside the vehicle, Doe claims Combs held him down – despite his pleas for help – and sodomized him. In his lawsuit, Doe is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. Speaking to CNN, he said that he was never asked to work for the security firm again, after reporting his alleged abuse by Combs. His marriage also ended as a result of the alleged abuse, he said, because of the trauma he endured that has negatively impacted his relationships.

Persons: John Doe, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Doe, Combs, –, ” Doe, Doe “, “, ‘, ’ ” Doe, …, Mr, ”, Tony Buzbee, Andrew Van Arsdale Organizations: CNN, White, Hamptons Locations: New Jersey, East Hampton , New York, St . Tropez

☆ Democratic governors quietly prep extensive plans to counter Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Since long before the election, they’ve been poring through Project 2025 — it’s helpful, several Democratic governors told CNN, to have a blueprint in public. Laura Kelly, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association. Plans for Trump underway for monthsMany Democratic governors had been working on plans well before even President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and Vice President Kamala Harris became their party nominee. They’re coming to this weathered with the experience from the first Trump term. Michigan Gov.

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☆ What propelled the Nasdaq above 20,000 — plus, a few weak spots in the stock market
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Market moves: Tech stock strength on Wednesday pushed the Nasdaq up nearly 2% and above 20,000 for the first time ever. Both of the Club stocks made a strong move higher Wednesday, with Krispy Kreme revealing that it was hacked bringing further attention to the cybersecurity stocks. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ Google releases the first of its Gemini 2.0 AI models
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Cj Haddad | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Google released the first version of its Gemini 2.0 family of artificial intelligence models on Wednesday. "If Gemini 1.0 was about organizing and understanding information, Gemini 2.0 is about making it much more useful," Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement. The multimodal version of Gemini Flash 2.0 will be available via the Google's AI Studio and Vertex AI developer platforms. General availability of Gemini 2.0 Flash's multimodal version will come in January, along with more Gemini 2.0 model sizes, Google said Wednesday. The company said it also plans to expand Gemini 2.0 to more Google products in early 2025.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Claude, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Pichai Organizations: Google, Gemini, Microsoft, Meta, The New York Times

President-elect Donald Trump mocked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau overnight as the "governor" of the "Great State of Canada" after recently warning of potential tariffs on the country. "It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account just after midnight Tuesday. "We’re subsidizing Canada to the tune over $100 billion a year. "Trump has suggested that Canada become the 51st state in our union," he wrote in a post on X. "Does that mean that we can adopt the Canadian health care system and guarantee health care to all, lower the cost of prescription drugs, and spend 50% less per capita on health care?"

Persons: Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Trump, Trudeau, Kristen Welker, Doug Ford, Trump's, Ford, ”, Sen, Bernie Sanders Organizations: Trade, Trump, Mar, Fox News, ., Associated Press, Ontario, U.S Locations: Canada, Great State, Mexico, Lago, West Palm Beach , Florida, America

☆ I moved to Spain thinking I'd try it for a year. I love most things about it and don't plan to move back to the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Madrid, Spain. After doing some research, about a month later, I found a teaching English program in Madrid and decided, "I'm going to do that." Courtesy of Kenzie WallaceI moved to the country on an English teaching visa through Spain's language assistant program. I have working rights now through a partnership visa, so I no longer have to worry about the restrictions of an English teaching visa. I don't plan to move back to the USThere are a few major reasons I don't plan on moving back to the States.

Persons: Kenzie Wallace, hadn't, Vicente Méndez, You've, Wallace, Idealista, it's, I'm, We've, we're, We're, Alexander Spatari, I've Organizations: University of California, Starbucks, Facebook, Madrid, Madrid I've, Business, Language College Spain, € Locations: California, Spain, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Madrid, Spanish, It's, Granada, States

☆ YouTube star Marques Brownlee has pointed questions for OpenAI after its Sora video model created a plant just like his
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One such creative, YouTuber Marques Brownlee, wants to know if his videos were used to train Sora. But as part of his Sora review, Brownlee didn't sugarcoat his skepticism, especially when it comes to how the model was trained. Sora added a small fake plant in the video, eerily matching his own fake plant in the real world. AdvertisementMarques Brownlee's Sora review. Marques Brownlee's Sora review.

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☆ Trump's podcast playbook: The influential shows of MAGA
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

'The Joe Rogan Experience'The podcast host Joe Rogan endorsed Trump shortly before the 2024 election. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesThe UFC commentator and comedian Joe Rogan has become one of the biggest names in the podcast world. Trump's appearance on Rogan's podcast in October allowed him to reach a critical audience — which heavily skews male — ahead of an election where the president-elect boosted his performance with men compared to 2020. Rogan's reach is so substantial that Trump took a few hours off the campaign trail to travel to Austin, Texas, to sit in the studio with the podcast host. Rogan, shortly before the election, endorsed Trump's candidacy, calling him "the biggest there is."

Persons: Joe Rogan, Trump, Sarah Stier, Rogan, Trump's, Kamala Harris Organizations: Spotify, YouTube Locations: Rogan's, Austin , Texas, Austin

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