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☆ Duolingo's AI-Driven Approach Is Redefining Language Learning
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Luis von Ahn is the cofounder and CEO of Duolingo, a popular language-learning app with more than 31 million monthly active users. Von Ahn led the development of "Birdbrain", a machine learning model that estimates a user's language proficiency and then personalizes exercises. In 2023, Duolingo launched a new "Max" tier for its language-learning users. This year, Duolingo launched a Video Call feature where learners can practice talking in real time with an AI character. Von Ahn is a former computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the co-inventor of CAPTCHAs, the way to determine if a computer user is human.

Persons: Luis von Ahn, Von Ahn, Duolingo Organizations: Carnegie Mellon University

☆ Adeel Khan's MagicSchool AI Empowers Teachers With AI Tools
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Khan founded MagicSchool AI, an AI-assistant program catering to teachers. Costing teachers about $100 a year each, MagicSchool applies generative AI to classroom-specific tasks such as developing worksheets, creating multiple-choice test questions, or adapting texts and outreach for students with specific needs. Khan previously worked as a Teach for America fellow and later was the founding principal at DSST: Conservatory Green High School in Denver. MagicSchool says more than 3 million educators and 5,000 schools and districts worldwide use its product. It plans to soon roll out separate tools meant to help students to develop AI literacy.

Persons: Khan, MagicSchool Organizations: America, Green High School Locations: DSST, Denver

The United States, Ukraine and South Korea say that North Korean troops were dispatched to Russia for training with the aim of being deployed to Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin after signing a comprehensive strategic partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea on June 19, 2024. “We are developing scenarios to understand the potential impacts North Korea and Russia’s actions could have on us,” the government official said. The arrangement could also help North Korea gain real-world intelligence on the functioning of its weaponry. Soldiers march in a parade for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, on September 9, 2018.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Zelensky, Inna Varenytsia, Kim Jong, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, ”, François Walschaerts, Foreign Affairs Kim Hong, Kim Tae, Defense Lloyd Austin, ” Austin, John Kirby, “, Carl Schuster, Ng Han Guan, Kim, Chun, ” Chun Organizations: South Korea CNN, Ukraine, NATO, Korean, CNN, National Intelligence Service, North, Maxar Technologies, Maxar, UN, Foreign Ministry, Getty, Korean First, Foreign Affairs, National Security Office, South, Moscow, Defense, National Security, Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korea, Ukraine, Europe, United States, Russia, North Korea, Moscow, Pyongyang, Kyiv, Washington, Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Koreans, South, Russia’s Far, China, Sergeevka, Russian, Brussels, AFP, South Korean, ” South Korea

☆ Younger Asian American women had the second-lowest breast cancer rate. Why they’re now tied for No. 1.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Claire Wang | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Four months later, she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of the disease. AAPI women in this age cohort had the second-lowest rate of breast cancer among all racial groups in 2000. “Breast cancer is still more common the older we get, but it’s alarming to see younger women being diagnosed,” said Dr. Helen Chew, director of the clinical breast cancer program at UC Davis Health. Korean, Chinese, Filipina and South Asian American women face the highest risk of breast cancer. Disaggregating data is key to understanding what’s driving the rapid rise in breast cancer among Asian women, Chew said.

Persons: Chi Huang, Huang, ”, Helen Chew, Scarlett Lin Gomez, who’s, ” Gomez, Gomez, Chew, ” Chew, Xers, it’s, “ Organizations: American, Pacific, American Cancer Society, UC Davis Health, University of California, “, South, Filipina, Indians, Pacific Islanders, UCSF Locations: Asia, San Francisco, U.S, Southeast

☆ Fact check: Debunking Trump’s October lying spree about immigration
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Harris’ approach to the border: Trump falsely claimed of Harris: “She was saying the other day, ‘Yes, oh yes, we want to have a border.’ The first time she ever said it. The legal status of immigrants in Springfield: Trump falsely claimed, “They just dropped 30,000 illegal aliens in Springfield, Ohio.”This is false in more than one way. And while there is no official tally of the number of immigrants in Springfield, Trump’s “30,000” figure exceeds local estimates. More about immigrants in Springfield: Trump claimed that immigrants in Springfield are on “probation,” and he added, “Probation is for prisoners.” This is false in two ways. The word “caravan”: Talking about migrant caravans, Trump repeated his false claim that he invented the term: “The caravan.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden, ”, ” Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden, ” Harris, didn’t, “, ‘, it’s, –, Kamala Harris, It’s, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, ” James Hathaway, that’s, they’re, “ That’s, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Trump’s, Mike DeWine, Vance, Chris Cook, ” Roberto Briceño, ” Trump, ” Helen Fair, hasn’t, Mike Coffman, ” Coffman, They’ve, Honduras –, Barack Obama, Obama’s, Harris “, Aaron Reichlin Organizations: Washington CNN, White, Homeland, Trump, Biden, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration, Customs, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Congress, House Republicans, Refugee, Asylum, University of Michigan, UN, YES, ” Republican Ohio Gov, New York Times, US, “, CNN, Venezuelan, of, . Migrants, Democratic, Institute for Crime & Justice, Research, Birkbeck , University of London, Republican Aurora, Central, Customs Enforcement, El Salvador, Homeland Security, American Immigration Council, ICE hasn’t Locations: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, United States, Texas, Arizona, Afghanistan, ”, That’s, Mexico, U.S, Springfield , Ohio, Univision, Springfield, Ohio, “, Cuba, Vietnam, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Lebanon, Venezuela, Caracas, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, United Kingdom, Colorado, Venezuelan, Aurora, America

☆ Myanmar’s internet freedom is now as bad as China’s, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —For the past decade, China has consistently ranked last in the world for internet freedom due to its all-pervading online surveillance and content control system dubbed the “Great Firewall.”But a new report out Wednesday shows that internet freedoms in China’s neighbor Myanmar are now just as lacking. The report from Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO, found that global internet freedom has declined for the 14th consecutive year. In a record 43 countries, people were physically attacked or killed in retaliation for their online activities, the report found. The Central Asian nation Kyrgyzstan showed the biggest drop in internet freedoms, according to the report, as President Sadyr Japarov ramped up efforts to silence digital media and suppress online organizing. The report also covers online disinformation campaigns and political interference in the run-up to elections, including harassment of independent researchers and fact checkers.

Persons: ”, Mao Ning, Sadyr Japarov, Kloop, “ Organizations: CNN, Freedom, Trust, United Nations, UN, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ”, Central, US Locations: China, China’s, Myanmar, Central Asian, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, United States, ’

☆ Elon Musk's xAI is on a hiring spree for 'AI tutors'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is hiring AI Tutors for data annotation to train language algorithms. xAI partners closely with X, formerly known as Twitter, which sees user decline and ad pullbacks. AdvertisementElon Musk's new AI company is on a hiring spree for a new type of data annotator. Last week, xAI listed multiple job postings for "AI Tutors." Multiple AI Tutors started their jobs in August and September, according to a LinkedIn analysis by Business Insider.

Persons: Elon, —, Musk, it's, X, xAI, Jensen Huang, Colossus Organizations: Service, Business, SpaceX, Tesla, Disney, Apple, Nvidia, NPR, Forbes Locations: Memphis, Brazil, San Francisco

☆ Hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines force emergency landing in Canada and fighter jets to scramble in Singapore
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Helen Regan | Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Twin bomb threats hit Indian airliners on opposite sides of the globe on Tuesday, forcing an emergency landing in the Arctic and fighter jets to scramble in Asia – the latest in a series of similar hoax scares for the country’s airlines. On Tuesday, an Air India flight from New Delhi to Chicago made an emergency landing in Iqaluit, Canada’s northernmost city. Air India flight 127 was the “subject of a security threat posted online” and diverted “as a precautionary measure,” the airline said. Multiple flights by Indian carriers have been delayed or diverted due to false bomb threats since Monday. The Air India emergency landing in Canada comes as tensions rise between the two countries after Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, on Monday.

Persons: AXB684, Ng Eng Hen, Ng, SpiceJet, “, ” SpiceJet Organizations: CNN, Air India, Air, Air Force, Air India Express, IndiGo, Mumbai, India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation, Civil Aviation Security, Civil Aviation, Canada, Sikh Locations: Asia, New Delhi, Air India, Chicago, Iqaluit, Canada’s, “, Singapore, Indian, Madurai, Mumbai, New York, Delhi, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Darbhanga, India’s, Canada, India, Air, Montreal, Ireland

☆ A record number of Chinese warplanes flew close to Taiwan during military drills
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Wayne Chang | Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —China flew a record number of fighter jets and other warplanes around Taiwan during its large-scale military drills on Monday, the island’s Defense Ministry said. No Chinese warplanes were spotted entering Taiwan’s sovereign airspace, a step that would be considered a major escalation. While not directly comparable, the spike in Chinese warplanes on Monday superseded the previous daily record in September 2023, when 103 Chinese military aircraft were detected operating around Taiwan in a 24-hour span. In response to the latest incursions, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said it employed its own aircraft, navy vessels and coastal missile systems to monitor the activity. Armed military vehicles patrol outside the Songshan Airport in Taipei on October 14, 2024 during Chinese military drills.

Persons: Lai Ching, ”, Lai, Hwa Cheng, Daniel Ceng, “ Organizations: CNN, island’s Defense Ministry, Coast Guard, Beijing, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, Taiwanese Air Force, Getty, Communist Party, Taiwan, People’s Liberation Army, Eastern Theater Command Locations: China, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, Beijing, Hsinchu, AFP, Taipei, Liaoning

☆ Taiwan condemns Chinese military drills around island as ‘unreasonable provocation’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Helen Regan | Wayne Chang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

China’s military exercises around Taiwan, a democracy of 23 million people, have become increasingly frequent in recent years and have tended to coincide with events that have angered Beijing. In August 2022, China launched a week of military drills following a visit to the island by then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Ahead of the drills, the Eastern Theater Command released a propaganda video entitled “prepared for battle” on its social media accounts. The PLA did not say whether the drills involved live fire exercises, and, as of now, China has not launched any missiles. A total of seven Chinese warships plus additional Coast Guard vessels were detected near the Taiwan Strait, according to the ministry.

Persons: ”, Nancy Pelosi, Lai Ching, “, Lai, ” Lai, Communist Party’s, China’s, Xi, Matthew Miller Organizations: Taipei CNN, Eastern, Command, US, Taiwan, Eastern Theater Command, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, Communist, Communist Party, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Eastern Command, Guard, United Locations: Hong Kong, Taipei, Taiwan, Beijing, China, Liaoning, Philippines, Communist China, People’s Republic of China, Matsu, Taiwan Strait, United States

☆ Woman killed by malfunctioning ottoman bed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said. Ottoman beds have a base that can be raised – usually using gas-lift hydraulics – to access a storage space underneath. The mattress platform on Davey’s bed fell unexpectedly, “trapping her neck against the upper surface of the side panel of the bed’s base,” Chipperfield explained. I dropped everything that I was holding and tried to lift the top of the bed off her head. The bed was no longer a soft close and could fall heavily if it was released.

Persons: Helen Davey, “, Jeremy Chipperfield, ” Chipperfield, ” Davey, Elizabeth, ” Elizabeth, ”, Chipperfield, Jonathan Reynolds, coroners Organizations: London CNN, ” Locations: England

☆ Back-to-back Florida hurricanes signal trouble for home insurance prices nationwide
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Insurance experts said the back-to-back hurricanes could signal rising insurance rates nationwide. AdvertisementTwo back-to-back hurricanes in Florida in recent weeks will likely raise home insurance rates even higher in a state that is already grappling with prices nearly four times the national average, insurance experts told Business Insider. The compounding financial crises of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton could also point to looming hikes in insurance rates nationwide, the home insurance experts said. They pointed to the recent Florida storms as examples of the increasingly severe and frequent climate catastrophes wreaking havoc on the global insurance market. AdvertisementAn uptick in reinsurance rates in recent years has been a driving force behind climbing insurance rates nationwide, said Kyle Ulrich, president and CEO of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents.

Persons: —, Kyle Ulrich, it's, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, Oscar Miniet, Miniet, Coral, Milton, Helene, Shahid Hamid, Jeremy Porter, Porter, Hamid, Ulrich, Oscar Seikaly, Penny, Liao Organizations: Service, Florida Association of Insurance, Intercontinental Exchange, CBS News, Columbia Climate School's, Center for Disaster Preparedness, Tampa, Florida International University, Research Center's Laboratory for Insurance, Financial, Economic Research, Allstate, State, Florida Association of Insurance Agents, NSI Insurance, Hurricanes Locations: Florida, Hurricane, California, Illinois, Arkansas, Deltona, Jacksonville, Sarasota, Central Florida, Kentucky, Idaho, London, Bermuda, Japan

☆ AMD just launched its new AI chip, but analysts say it's still a year behind Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AMD launched the Instinct MI325X accelerator on Thursday, and shipping starts later this fall. The new chip offers better performance than Nvidia's H200 yet lags behind Blackwell, analysts say. While the GPU significantly improved over AMD's previous offerings, Bernstein Research analysts wrote that it faces "zero challenge" against Nvidia's upcoming Blackwell chip. Nvidia announced in March the Blackwell series, which is set to ship in the fourth quarter of this year. Related stories"Training performance seems 1 year behind Blackwell (on par with H200) while inferencing is only slightly better," Arya wrote.

Persons: Blackwell, —, Lisa Su, it's, Vivek Arya, Arya, Bernstein, Su, EPYC, Intel's Organizations: AMD, Service, Nvidia, Industry, Bernstein Research, Nvidia's, Blackwell, Bank of America Securities, Intel Locations: Turin, Emerald Rapids

☆ Husbands are legally allowed to rape their wives in India. Changing that would be ‘excessively harsh,’ government says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But punishing it as rape would “severely impact the conjugal relationship” and “have a far-reaching effect on the institution of marriage.”Classifying marital rape as a crime, “can be arguably considered to be excessively harsh and therefore, disproportionate,” the government said. The government’s written affidavit is its clearest position yet on the issue of marital rape in India. “It speaks to India’s acceptance of sexual violence in our culture,” said Ntasha Bhardwaj, a criminal justice and gender scholar. Arguing against child marital rape in that case was senior advocate Jayna Kothari. “It’s not like floodgates are going to be opened with hundreds of marital rape cases [being reported].

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, ”, criminalization, Ntasha Bhardwaj, “, Narendra Modi’s, ” Mariam Dhawale, criminalization –, Dibyangshu Sarkar, She’s, she’s, ” Dhawale, it’s, don’t, AIDWA’s Dhawale, ’ India’s, Jayna, Kothari, Dhawale, “ It’s, It’s Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, United Nations, Court, government’s Ministry of Home Affairs, Central Bureau of Investigation, CNN, All India Democratic Women’s Association, Getty, criminalization Locations: New Delhi, India, Britain, Delhi, ”, West Bengal, Kolkata, AFP, Madhya Pradesh

☆ Fact check: Trump, on a lying spree, made at least 40 separate false claims in two Pennsylvania speeches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

As Election Day draws nearer, the Republican presidential nominee has made false claim after false claim on a dizzying variety of subjects. FEMA and migrants: Trump falsely claimed of the Federal Emergency Management Agency: “They have no money. Trump’s opponents and the election: In Reading, Trump falsely claimed of his election opponents: “They are cheatin’ dogs, I will tell you that.” In Scranton, he falsely claimed, “Their first meeting is: ‘How do we cheat?’” This is all nonsense. Trump’s border wall: Trump repeated his false claim that “I built over 500 miles of wall” on the southern border. Military equipment surrendered to the Taliban: Trump repeated his false claim that “we gave $85 billion worth” of US military equipment to the Taliban.

Persons: Donald Trump, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Trump, “, Harris, Kamala Harris “ didn’t, It’s, Biden, Roy Cooper, Joe Biden, ’, ”, Harris ’, ” Trump, Walz, Tim Walz, –, Tim, “ everybody’s, Trump’s, Obama, Kamala, ” Harris, ” Roberto Briceño, ” Helen Fair, James Ott, ‘, ‘ That’s, Jack Smith, Smith, New York Times “, Charlie Stadtlander, Stadtlander, Mueller, ‘ He’s, ’ …, Dean Baquet, Arthur Sulzberger Jr, Donald Trump’s, “ Biden, Chris Wallace, Hunter Biden, ” Wallace, Wallace interjected, Freddie Mac, ” We’ve, Meghan McCain, McCain, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Nancy Pelosi, there’s, ” Biden, Robert Hur, Biden’s Organizations: Washington CNN, Republican, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Congress, North Carolina Gov, Democrat, Democratic, CBS, Supreme, Minnesota Gov, Electoral College, Department of Energy, Biden, “, CNN, Venezuelan, of, Institute for Crime & Justice, Research, Birkbeck , University of London, House Republicans, Trump, KDKA, Service, Secret Service, International Association of Firefighters, Scranton Firefighters, Scranton Times, Tribune, Presidential, National Archives, Records Administration, New York Times, The Washington Post, ”, Intelligence, The New York Times, Times, ISIS, Military, Taliban, Pentagon, Fox News, China Locations: Pennsylvania, Scranton, Reading, ”, Hurricane, North Carolina, Washington , Montana, Colorado, New York City, Paris, fracking, Venezuela, Caracas, United States, United Kingdom, “, California, Butler, Butler , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Blair County , Pennsylvania, Russia, Afghan, China, Moscow, Alexandria, New Hampshire, Florida

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Norwegian Cruise Line, Reddit, Chewy, Boeing and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Norwegian Cruise Line – Shares popped 10% on the heels of a Citi upgrade to buy from neutral. Citi said the company should see significant growth in earnings per share that can drive earnings upside and expand the margin. Reddit – The social forum stock gained close to 2% after Jefferies began coverage on the name with a buy rating. Helen of Troy – The housewares stock soared more than 19% after the company's second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street's expectations. Chewy – The pet product online retailer saw shares rising 3% after TD Cowen initiated coverage on the stock with a buy rating.

Persons: Jefferies, John Colantuoni, Rio, GitLab, Morgan Stanley, Helen of Troy –, Helen of Troy, FactSet, TD Cowen, Chewy, —, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound Organizations: Cruise, Citi, Bayer – U.S, Washington Supreme, Sky Valley Education Center, Monsanto, Rio Tinto, Boeing –, Boeing, Department, Google Locations: Washington, Rio, U.S

☆ How did the pussy-bow blouse became a political staple?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Vice President Kamala Harris wore a plum-hued pussy-bow shirt to speak with 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker. A slew of newly employed women in the ‘70s and ‘80s agreed, and the pussy-bow blouse’s sudden ubiquity in offices cemented it as a symbol of corporate, second-wave feminism. Melania Trump wore a pink Gucci pussy bow blouse at the presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 2016. Rick Wilking/Pool/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople gather at Stortorget square in Stockholm showing support for Sara Danius by wearing make-shift pussy-bow blouses with scarves and neck-ties. A ‘loaded garment’But still, the pussy-bow blouse continues to divide opinion.

Persons: ” Margaret Thatcher, Miriam Stoppard, “, Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, Tim Graham, ”, Duchess Louise de La, — King Louis XIV’s, it’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Oprah, Bill Whitaker, Harris, John T, Malloy, Richard Nixon, Helen Thomas, Ik, Meg Whitman, Proctor, Gamble’s, I’m, Nina McLemore, ’, Hilary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Maxine Waters, Elena Kagan, Melania Trump, Kate Moss, Johnny Depp’s, Sara Danius —, Swedish Academy —, Danius, Rick Wilking, Sara Danius, Jonas Ekstromer, Jenny Sundén, Trump, Moss, Sundén, It’s, ” McLemore Organizations: CNN, British, Democratic National Conference, CBS, Milan Fashion, PBS, Democratic Rep, Supreme, Swedish Academy, Washington University, Getty, Södertörn University, “, Stock Exchange, Fortune Locations: British, Newburgh, ” New York, Sweden, St, Louis , Missouri, Stockholm, AFP, America

☆ Investors slam the brakes on the hottest trade going in the market
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But he did not announce any major new plans for ensuring economic health, leaving investors feeling underwhelmed. The iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) sank nearly 11%, on track for its worst day ever. The iShares China Large-Cap ETF, for example, soared 33% between Sept. 23 and Oct. 7. Morgan Stanley strategist Laura Wang on Tuesday revised price targets for the major Chinese stock market indexes, suggesting no room for further gains compared with current levels. "Today's press conference at least in the near term reinforces such belief, in our view, and the stock market could see more divergence at individual stock level."

Persons: Zheng Shanjie, Bilibili, Nio, Ray Dalio, FXI, Jeff deGraaf, David Tepper, Morgan Stanley, Laura Wang, Wang, Merrill Lynch, Helen Qiao, Xiangrong Yu, Yu Organizations: National, Reform Commission, CSI China Internet, Billionaire, Bridgewater Associates, Greenwich Economic, Appaloosa Management, U.S . Federal Reserve, Wynn Resorts, Sands, Macau — Locations: China, Greenwich, Greenwich , Connecticut, Beijing, Macau, Tuesday's, U.S

☆ Oil falls and Palo Alto pops — plus, the 2 stocks on our buy list Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. The Club stock is up nearly 5% after Goldman Sachs put a new Street high price target of $425 a share on the cybersecurity provider. 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.

Persons: Jim Cramer, we've, downgrades, Goldman Sachs, we're, We're, Helen of Troy, Jerome Powell, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, ., Stocks, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, The, Procter & Gamble, Honeywell International, Constellation Brands, Honeywell, Corona, Revlon, Hydro, Federal, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: China, Palo Alto

☆ The world's largest chipmaker TSMC is about to be tested as it uses more and more power
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TSMC has high power usage, and Taiwan's tight electricity supply will test its chip production. TSMC aims for net zero emissions by 2050, but renewable energy growth faces hurdles. The surge in energy consumption last year is likely due to the increase in 3nm semiconductor production, the analysts said. In 2021, TSMC announced a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050 through a combination of renewable energy certificates and power purchase agreements. Adding renewable energy supplies would help alleviate this problem, although the island's geography makes it difficult to increase solar and wind power sources.

Persons: TSMC, — Organizations: Service, P, Micron, Intel Locations: TSMC, Phoenix

Nearly 70 people who belong to or are associated with a white supremacist gang in the San Fernando Valley were indicted on federal charges, authorities announced Wednesday, saying the multi-agency operation was Los Angeles’ largest ever takedown of an extremist group. The San Fernando Valley gang is also affiliated with the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia prison gang, authorities claimed. The alleged gang members have committed acts of violence against minorities cross the state, according to an FBI official. Those arrested Wednesday were expected to make initial appearances in federal court and to be held in jail with no bail. The federal racketeering charges can lead to lengthy prison terms up to life in prison for those convicted.

Persons: San Fernando Valley, Martin Estrada, “, ” Estrada, Adolf Hitler, ’ ” Estrada, “ We’re Organizations: Los Angeles ’, Aryan Brotherhood, Mafia, FBI Locations: San Fernando, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, San Fernando Valley

☆ AI coding tools mean there are no more junior software developers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot have transformed software development and productivity. AdvertisementBefore he graduated from university, Jacob Jackson founded the AI coding assistant TabNine in 2018. In the past two years, there has been a boom in AI coding assistants. The spike in ChatGPT usage and AI coding assistants has shifted how software developers do their jobs. AdvertisementAI assistants can empower codersMost generative AI coding assistants focus on auto-completion, meaning that the tool suggests code as the programmer types.

Persons: —, Jacob Jackson, TabNine, Jackson, Claude, Nikolas Gauvreau, Dan Boneh, Kevin Baragona, Baragona, Gauvreau, he's, David Malan, Malan Organizations: Software, Service, Microsoft, Accenture, Developers, Stanford University, Harvard University, Activision Blizzard Locations: OpenAI, Canada, Brazil, Germany, India

☆ Mech Dara: Concern grows for detained Cambodia journalist awarded by US for exposing online scam centers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The award-winning reporter is renowned for his investigations exposing corruption, environmental destruction and human trafficking in a country that heavily restricts press freedom. In 2023, Mech Dara won the US State Department’s TIP Hero Award for his work uncovering the multi-billion-dollar illegal scam center industry in Cambodia. Cambodia is ranked 151 out of 180 countries on Reporters Without Borders’ 2024 World Press Freedom Index. As a freelancer, Mech Dara worked for several local and international media outlets including Voice of Democracy, which was forced to close last year. At the time, Mech Dara told CNN: “We fought for the truth.

Persons: Dara, “, LICADHO, Mech Dara, Antony Blinken, Mech, Dara “, ”, Clampdown, Hun Sen, Hun Manet, Cambodia’s, Kate Schuetze Organizations: CNN, Cambodian, Court, Mech, US, Department’s, Embassy, USAID, USAID Cambodia Counter, European Union, US State Department, United Nations, US Institute of Peace, UN, Cambodia Rights, of Democracy, Amnesty International Locations: Cambodian, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, USAID Cambodia, Australia, Southeast Asia, Asia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, ”

☆ Chiang Mai: About 100 rescued elephants escape flash floods at popular sanctuary in northern Thailand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Helen Regan | Kocha Olarn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Dramatic video and images from the Elephant Nature Park near the city of Chiang Mai showed dozens of elephants wading through belly-deep water to find safety on higher ground. A view of the flooded elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Elephant Nature ParkThe Elephant Nature Park is an elephant rescue and rehabilitation center in the Chiang Mai countryside that has rescued more than 200 elephants from the tourism and logging industries since its inception in the 1990s. Rescue workers evacuate animals to higher ground at Elephant Nature Park after severe flooding caused the nearby river to overflow in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Elephant Nature ParkSeveral villages in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district have been inundated by water from upstream runoffs, local media reported Thursday.

Persons: Chiang Mai, Chailert, “, Saengduean, ”, Typhoon Yagi, ” Saengduean Organizations: Bangkok CNN, CNN, Facebook Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Chaing Mai, Chiang, Mae Rim

CNN —An Israeli military reservist who survived the Nova festival massacre has been hailed as a “hero” by the country’s security minister, for confronting two gunmen behind Tuesday’s shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv. Seven people were killed and 16 wounded in the attack on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa, a port neighborhood in southern Tel Aviv, according to Israeli Police. Israeli emergency services following a shooting attack in Jaffa, Israel, on October 1, 2024. Floral tributes and candles for those killed in a gun and knife attack on October 2, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Tuesday’s attack and sent condolences to the families of those who were killed.

Persons: ”, Lev Kreitman, Kreitman, ” Kreitman, “, Ammar Awad, Reuters Kreitman, Leon Neal, Muhammad Mask, Ahmed Himoni, Itamar Ben, Gvir, ” Ben, Benjamin Netanyahu, Tuesday’s Organizations: CNN, Tel Aviv ., Israeli Police, Channel, Israel Defense Forces, Reuters, Nova, Police, Getty, West Bank, Hamas, Israel Security Agency, IDF, Israel’s National Locations: Israeli, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Israel’s, Hebron, Palestinian

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