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☆ Elon Musk says human-piloted fighter jets like the F-35 are obsolete. Drone tech can't yet fill the gap.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the Ukraine war, drones are surveilling and striking enemy vehicles and troop positions. Four years ago, the SpaceX founder said a remotely controlled uncrewed fighter would be a better alternative to the F-35 and argued the future is autonomous drone warfare. AdvertisementIn the Ukraine war, drones have been a priority for combatants, but Ukraine still seeks Western fighter aircraft. Some former pilots and warfighting analysts say the US military should combine drones and crewed fighter aircraft. In this situation, uncrewed systems enhance crewed systems and vice versa.

Persons: Elon Musk, Eric Schmidt, Musk, SERGEI SUPINSKY, That's, Justin Bronk, Guy Snodgrass, Andrej Tarfila, Lockheed Martin, Mark Gunzinger, Bronk, Gunzinger Organizations: Army, Trump's Department, SpaceX, Getty, Royal United Services Institute, uncrewed, Lockheed, BI, US Air Force, Concepts, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Western, AFP

☆ Neuralink wants to hook up its brain implant to a robotic arm
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementNeuralink is launching a trial to see if patients can use its brain implant can control a robot arm. Musk previously said Neuralink could be combined with robotic limbs to create a "Luke Skywalker solution." Neuralink has successfully implanted its brain chip in two human patients — and now it wants to hook it up to a robotic arm. Elon Musk's brain implant startup said on Monday that it was launching a trial to test whether patients could use the Neuralink implant to control an "investigational assistive robotic arm." But using Neuralink's brain implant to control robotic limbs has long been part of Elon Musk's vision for the company.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Musk, Luke, Neuralink, Elon Organizations: Convoy, Bluetooth Locations: Elon

☆ 6 ways DEI programs are evolving as companies reorganize, home in on employee skills, and leverage the power of AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Julia Hood | Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Business Insider asked its Workforce Innovation board to participate in a roundtable to discuss how DEI programs are evolving. AdvertisementSkills-based hiring is one way companies are working to identify diverse candidates organically. The critical piece for companies is to figure out the best way to capture an accurate and comprehensive view of employees' skills. The global company has a centralized corporate DEI team, with DEI councils at the individual industry units. Using AI to scrutinize hiring, while retaining the human touchAdya said Infosys is using AI to analyze patterns in its hiring data.

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☆ Charles and Catherine Romer: 1980 cold case may get answers after car is found submerged in Georgia pond
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Hanna Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“The vehicle is similar to the description of a vehicle that Charles and Catherine Romer were believed to be driving when reported missing in April 1980,” the Glynn County Police Department announced on social media Saturday. No official determination has been made about the identity of the remains found, Glynn County police said. CNN has reached out to the Glynn County Police Department for further information. “A rear end of a car, the car was tearing apart. The police officer said there were two deceased bodies in the car,” Fahs told CNN affiliate WFOX/WJAX.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Dell Technologies, Autodesk, Workday and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ambarella is calling for fourth-quarter revenue of $76 million to $80 million, while analysts polled by LSEG anticipated $69 million. For the current quarter, CrowdStrike expects to earn between 84 cents and 86 cents per share, while the consensus estimate was 86 cents per share, per LSEG. Dell Technologies – The stock tumbled more than 10% on the heels of the company posting weaker-than-expected revenue for the fiscal third quarter. Autodesk is calling for fourth-quarter earnings to range from $2.10 to $2.16 per share, excluding items, on revenue of $1.623 billion to $1.638 billion. Revenue for the third quarter topped analysts' estimates, coming in at $3.46 billion, versus estimates for $3.35 billion, per LSEG.

Persons: LSEG, CrowdStrike, Dell, FactSet, Janesh Moorjani, Nutanix, Nordstrom, —, Darla Mercado Organizations: Dell Technologies, HP, Autodesk –, Autodesk, Urban, Urban Outfitters, StreetAccount, Revenue

☆ Police departments across U.S. are starting to use artificial intelligence to write crime reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Barbara Booth | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"When I first tested it myself, I was absolutely floored, because the draft report was incredibly accurate. "If the police officer is going to rely on artificial intelligence [to draft the report], that report should be reviewed," said New York trial attorney David Schwartz. Axon competitors Truleo and 365 Labs are positioning their AI tools as quality-focused aids for officers rather than time savers. Still, she says "I don't think the genie is going back into the bottle. Schwartz believes that while AI reports could be admissible, they open the door for intense cross-examination.

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☆ How an AI granny is combating phone scams
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That’s because Daisy is a conversational artificial intelligence chatbot created by British mobile phone company O2 to help combat fraud by tricking phone scammers into thinking they are speaking to a real person. Her debut earlier this month highlights how AI is being used both positively and negatively when it comes to online scams. According to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, a lobby group, consumers worldwide lost more than $1 trillion to online scams last year. Last year, Virgin Media O2, the wider telecommunications group, blocked more than £250 million ($315 million) in suspected fraudulent transactions, which they say is equivalent to stopping one every two minutes. Video Ad Feedback Click to watch Daisy, an "AI granny," in action against scammers.

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☆ Walmart Pulls Back on D.E.I. Initiatives Amid Conservative Pressure
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Lauren Hirsch | More About Lauren Hirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The company will also stop funding the Center for Racial Equity, a nonprofit initiative that Walmart has backed with $100 million, when the agreement expires next year. And the company will stop sharing data with the Human Rights Campaign, a nonprofit that tracks businesses’ L.G.B.T.Q. Mr. Starbuck has waged online campaigns against several companies whose policies he deems to be too “woke.” While Mr. Starbuck is benefiting as much from a trend to reverse D.E.I. Walmart represents a different kind of company: one with employees and customers on both sides of the political divide. “America just voted, and we voted against ‘wokeness,’” Mr. Starbuck said in a video posted on X, as he announced his next targets: Amazon and Target.

Persons: Starbuck, Donald J, ” Mr, John Deere, ‘ wokeness, ’, Mr Organizations: for Racial Equity, Walmart, Human Rights, Tractor Locations: United States, America

Other companies that withdrew or toned down their DEI initiatives include Lowe's and Ford. Tech companies such as Microsoft, Meta, and Zoom cut DEI programs this year, Business Insider reported in July, and law firms, including Winston & Strawn, faced lawsuits for affirmative action. The Human Rights Campaign slammed companies' DEI rollbacks in an August statement to BI. Advertisement"Decisions to cut DEI initiatives send a clear signal to employees that their employers simply don't care about equality in the workplace. Here are how some companies have cut their DEI programs.

Persons: Robby Starbuck, Jill Kramer, Strawn, Starbuck, Eric Bloem Organizations: Walmart, Ford, Accenture, Tech, Microsoft, Meta, Business, Winston, Washington Post, Rights

☆ Small caps historically outperform even the Santa Claus rally, starting before Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The weeks heading into year-end often mark a bullish time for stocks, and smaller companies especially might be poised for outperformance. With that in mind, Jeffrey Hirsch, editor-in-chief of the Stock Trader's Almanac, believes investors should buy small caps from the Tuesday before Thanksgiving this year and hold them until Jan. 3rd, 2025. The tendency for small caps to outperform large caps from mid-December through January, combined with the so-called Santa Claus rally right around Christmas, can bolster small-cap growth stocks, Hirsch said. That rally "rhymes with the post-2016 election move," according to John Hancock Investment Management co-chief investment strategist Emily Roland. He's really focused more on the food companies, eating healthier, vaccine companies and just making sure they're held to the same standards."

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☆ DHL plane crash: German leaders float sabotage questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —German leaders raised the possibility that a fiery cargo plane crash in Lithuania on Monday was the result of sabotage or hybrid warfare. The cargo plane was flying from Leipzig, Germany, and was due to land at Vilnius Airport when it crashed a few kilometers from the runway. The plane skidded on the ground for several hundred meters before hitting a residential home, authorities in Lithuania said. “Our initial information does not indicate that we need to be investigating more serious actions,” Prosecutor Arturas Urbelis said in a statement, according to Reuters. DHL said the plane “made a forced landing about one kilometer from VNO Airport.” It confirmed four people were onboard.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, ” Scholz, Annalena Baerbock, Arturas Urbelis, ”, Lukas Balandis, Darius Jauniskis, “, ” Kestutis Budrys, Gitanas Nauseda, Hendrik Schmidt, ” Budrys, Dmitry Peskov, Valdas Benkunskas, Arūnas Paulauskas Organizations: CNN, Monday, Vilnius Airport, ZDF, Lithuanian, ”, Reuters, US National Transportation Safety, Boeing, US Federal Aviation Administration, Vilnius International, Wall Street Journal, Moscow, NATO, DHL, Wall Street, VNO Airport, ” DHL, Vilnius, Lithuanian Police Locations: Lithuania, Leipzig, Germany, Spanish, Europe, Vilnius, United Kingdom, Canada, Leipzig's, Birmingham, UK

☆ Walmart becomes the latest company to walk back DEI initiatives
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Walmart is the latest American company to reverse some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion or DEI initiatives. AdvertisementWalmart is not the first company to roll back DEI initiatives, nor is it the first to be scrutinized by Starbuck. Ford, John Deere, Tractor Supply Company, Molson Coors, Lowe's, and Harley-Davidson are among the US companies that have backed down on DEI. AdvertisementIn his Instagram post, Starbuck said Walmart reached out to him after it found out he was looking into the company. "No retail company wants a story about them from us ahead of Black Friday," he told The Wall Street Journal.

Persons: Robby Starbuck, Starbuck, Ford, John Deere, Davidson Organizations: Walmart, for Racial Equity, Business, Center for Racial Equity, Racial Equity Institute, Human Rights, Tractor Supply Company, Molson Coors, Lowe's, Harley, Wall Street Locations: America

☆ Hallucinogenic plants detected in residue from ancient Egyptian mug
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Researchers have discovered the residues of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids and alcohol inside a 2,000-year-old mug, suggesting that ancient Egyptians imbibed hallucinogenic beverages during rituals. “Religion is one of the most fascinating and puzzling aspects of ancient civilizations,” Tanasi said in a statement. Researchers analyzed a 2,000-year-old Bes mug for chemical and DNA traces. Tanasi scanned the Bes mug to conduct a three-dimensonal study of the vessel. “Inebriation played an important ritual role in some ancient Egyptian festivals, especially festivals associated with the flooding of the Nile,” Barrett said.

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☆ Walmart pulls back on DEI efforts, removes some LBGTQ merchandise from website
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Walmart on Monday confirmed that it's ending some of its diversity initiatives, removing some LGBTQ-related merchandise from its website and winding down a nonprofit that funded programs for minorities. Those companies include Tractor Supply , which said in June it was eliminating DEI roles and stopping sponsorship of Pride festivals. Among the changes, Walmart will no longer allow third-party sellers to sell some LGBTQ-themed items on Walmart's website, including items marketed to transgender youth like chest binders, company spokeswoman Molly Blakeman said. It's also moved away from using the term "diversity, equity and inclusion" or DEI in company documents, employee titles and employee resource groups. Walmart's DEI changes were first reported by Bloomberg News.

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☆ A baby boomer living on $1,470 monthly in Social Security returned to work to support her children and grandchildren: 'I try to help as much as I can'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Many older Americans say monthly Social Security checks aren't enough to pay their bills. Pamela Shields is one of many older Americans who "unretired" because she couldn't live solely off her Social Security checks. Shields lives in Fort Worth, Texas, on her $1,470 monthly Social Security payments. Business Insider talked with more than 50 baby boomers who primarily rely on their monthly Social Security checks to get by, and many said that wasn't enough to cover essentials. AdvertisementShe unretired when she realized her monthly Social Security payments wouldn't be enough to support herself or her family.

Persons: Pamela Shields, Shields, she'd, she's, you'd, She's, she'll, I'm Organizations: Security, LinkedIn, Social, Business, Social Security, AARP, University of Chicago's Locations: Fort Worth , Texas

☆ Eli Lilly shares jump on two big updates and Jim Cramer is so here for it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Eli Lilly shares soared Tuesday on a one-two punch of good news. The second positive development for Eli Lilly comes from Amgen , which reported mid-stage trial results for its experimental obesity treatment known as MariTide. Big picture The prospect of across-the-board coverage of obesity drugs for Medicare and Medicaid enrollees would be a financial win for Eli Lilly, particularly on the Medicare front. For its part, Eli Lilly has said regulators could expand Zepbound's label to cover obstructive sleep apnea by year-end. An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

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☆ The hot new dating-app trend: matchmaking
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Several new "matchmaking" dating apps have launched in the past year, addressing dating-app fatigue. Sitch, an AI-powered matchmaking app launched in New York in November. The current trend of new matchmaking apps generally splits into two categories: Either the users themselves are doing the matchmaking, or the app (typically built with AI) is matching users directly. Related storiesLoop, founded by siblings Lian and Adam Zucker, is a "matchmaking app where everyone can set up their single friends," Lian said. Sitch"We've tried to replicate the exact human flow of matchmaking," Sitch cofounder Nandini Mullaji — who has experience in matchmaking friends of friends IRL — told BI.

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☆ Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning. Some people may already get coverage of the drugs through Medicare or Medicaid if they have diabetes or are at risk for stroke or heart disease. Becerra estimated that an additional 3.5 million people on Medicare and 4 million on Medicaid could qualify for coverage of the drugs. But research suggests far more people might qualify, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimating roughly 28 million people on Medicaid are considered obese. In speeches and on social media, he's said the U.S. should not cover the drugs through Medicaid or Medicare.

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☆ Alyssa Naeher: USWNT goalkeeper announces retirement from international soccer
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Long-time US Women’s National Team (USWNT) goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher has announced that she will soon be retiring from international soccer. Human being and player!”Naeher has made 113 appearances for the USWNT, the third-most for a goalkeeper behind Hope Solo and Briana Scurry. She was the backup to Solo during the team’s 2015 Women’s World Cup victory and then played every minute of the title defense four years later, conceding only three goals during the tournament. Naeher makes a save during the 2019 Women's World Cup semifinal. Naeher also produced a heroic shootout performance against Canada in the semifinals of this year’s W Gold Cup, saving three penalties and scoring her own.

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☆ Agility Robotics CEO tells BI how its humanoid robots are getting paid — and warns against empowering them with AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAgility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson says humanoid robots are filling some labor gaps. AdvertisementDigit is Agility Robotics' mobile manipulation humanoid robot. It competes with the likes of Apptronik, which is working with NASA on humanoid robots, and Boston Dynamics, which has created humanoid robots called Atlas that it says can run and jump over obstacles, as well as perform factory worker tasks. Agility Robotics' humanoid robots are currently only permitted to work inside a specific, cordoned-off space separate from human workers. Agility Robotics takes a similarly cautious approach to its application of artificial intelligence, which is deep in the hype stage.

Persons: Peggy Johnson, it'll, Johnson, GXO, Ford, —, Optimus, ChatGPT, doesn't Organizations: Robotics, pharma, Silicon, Agility Robotics, Business, Deloitte, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Digit, GXO Logistics, Mobile, Ford Amazon, Agility, NASA, Boston Dynamics, Gallup, Microsoft, Qualcomm Locations: Lisbon, Portugal

☆ Medicare, Medicaid: 7.4 million Americans could gain coverage for anti-obesity drugs under Biden proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Millions more senior citizens and lower-income Americans could obtain coverage for costly anti-obesity drugs under a proposal being unveiled Tuesday by the Biden administration. Some Medicare enrollees could see their out-of-pocket costs drop by as much as 95%. The incoming Trump administration may not view expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs as favorably. About 3.6 million Medicare enrollees with cardiovascular disease could be newly eligible for Wegovy, according to a KFF analysis released in April. Not all job-based health insurance plans cover anti-obesity medications, though larger employers are more likely to offer the benefit.

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☆ Workday stock slips on light quarterly forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For the fiscal fourth quarter, Workday called for an adjusted operating margin of 25% on $2.03 billion in subscription revenue. Analysts polled by StreetAccount were looking for a 25.5% margin and $2.04 billion in subscription revenue. Subscription revenue totaled $1.96 billion, up around 16%, consistent with the $1.96 billion consensus among analysts surveyed by StreetAccount. In October Workday told employees that Doug Robinson, a co-president, will retireDuring the quarter, Workday acquired contract lifecycle management software startup Evisort. Workday's finance chief, Zane Rowe, called for $8.8 billion in fiscal year 2026 subscription revenue, good for 14% growth.

Persons: Carl Eschenbach, StreetAccount, Rowe, Rob Enslin, Doug Robinson, Zane Rowe Organizations: Allen & Company Sun Valley, U.S ., Google, SAP Locations: Sun Valley , Idaho, U.S

☆ One major challenge facing Trump’s chosen health leaders: Keeping politics separate from science
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

A key challenge for all of the Trump administration’s new public health leaders, the experts said, will be keeping politics out of science. CNN has reached out to Nesheiwat and Makary for comment and did not receive a response. Some said that could put them at odds with Kennedy, whom Trump has chosen for the nation’s top health post as HHS secretary. It doesn’t seem that he has much experience working in the field of public health,” said Castrucci, an epidemiologist who is president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, a nonprofit focused on strengthening the US public health system. The US surgeon general typically serves as the voice of the administration’s public health policy while promoting their own agenda of issues that they feel are important to the health of American people.

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☆ Agility Robotics CEO tells BI how its humanoid robots are entering the workforce — and getting paid for it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Agility Robotics is hoping to deploy them across industries like grocery, automotive, and pharma. AdvertisementDigit is Agility Robotics' mobile manipulation humanoid robot. It competes with the likes of Apptronik, which is working with NASA on humanoid robots, and Boston Dynamics, which has created humanoid robots called Atlas that it says can run and jump over obstacles, as well as perform factory-worker tasks. Agility Robotics' humanoid robots are permitted to work only inside a specific, cordoned-off space separate from human workers. Agility Robotics takes a similarly cautious approach to its application of artificial intelligence, which is deep in the hype stage.

Persons: Peggy Johnson, it'd, Johnson, GXO, Ford, —, ChatGPT, doesn't Organizations: Robotics, pharma, Silicon, Agility Robotics, Deloitte, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Digit, GXO Logistics, Mobile, Ford Amazon, Agility, NASA, Boston Dynamics, Gallup, Microsoft, Qualcomm Locations: Lisbon

☆ AI Customer Service Chatbots Are Making People Miserable and Annoyed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

By corporate America's (sometimes dubious) telling, AI is basically the answer to everything, including customer service. A recent Gartner survey found that nearly two-thirds of customers prefer that companies don't use AI for customer service. Related storiesEven setting aside the cost savings for companies, there are clear reasons that AI should be a good fit for customer service. "We know that there are certain aspects of customer service that AI is doing well. What's more, if every company has a mediocre AI experience, the bar might just be lowered across the board.

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