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☆ The 12-3-30 'hot girl workout' is a waste of your time — these 3 routines are better for building muscle and burning fat
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The viral 12-3-30 workout is fine, but there are better ways to spend your exercise time. Rowing and rucking are easy ways to combine cardio with resistance training to build muscle. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The "12-3-30" workout, otherwise known as the "hot girl workout" is the zombie exercise trend that's trying to suck the life out of your gym sessions. You may not even need a full 30 minutes, since 15 minutes of rucking can be a great entry-level workout.

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What is loud budgeting? The idea with loud budgeting is to simply empower more people to be comfortable with speaking up about the financial goals that are most top of mind right now. Compare offers to find the best savings accountDoes loud budgeting work? Regardless, loud budgeting can help you mentally reframe a missed opportunity into a positive action you're taking to meet a long-term goal. Meet our expertsAt CNBC Select, we work with experts who have specialized knowledge and authority based on relevant training and/or experience.

Persons: begrudgingly, Elizabeth Schwab, Schwab Organizations: CNBC, Behavioral Economics, The Chicago School, Google, Android, CNBC Select's, Facebook, Twitter

☆ Deadly fire ants are forming rafts to cross Australian flood waters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Hafsa Khalil | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive species. Two rafts of fire ants are seen floating on water in this screengrab taken from video released by Australia's Invasive Species Council in January 2024. Invasive Species CouncilQueensland has seen brutal weather and heavy flooding in recent weeks. Modeling by the ISC suggests fire ants will spread to “every corner of Australia” if the outbreak in Queensland isn’t curbed. Red ants can spread quickly on their own, but an infestation is typically accelerated by human activity, such as in cargo containers or shipments of potted plants or soil.

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☆ How Group Chats Rule the World
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Sophie Haigney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

We often get glimpses of such group chats in court filings, the familiar blue-and-white bubbles of iMessage screenshotted and laid out as evidence. I know of a group chat in which, among other things, a group of successful men trade investment tips and even function sometimes as a de facto investment group. You have to wonder what was being said in this “200+ tech founders” group chat before the bank run. The dynamics of group chats — who is in them, who is not — might seem like the adult version of kids’ jockeying for a lunch table. One of my favorite group chats, now defunct, was among me and two friends I was suddenly becoming closer to.

Persons: I’m, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, he’d, ” Ingraham, “, ”, people’s, Sam Bankman, Fried, —, ’, someone’s Organizations: Systems, Fox News, Trump, MSNBC, Australian Financial, Valley Bank, Twitter, Spotify Locations: Hayes Valley

☆ Considering a move abroad in 2024? These are the best countries for expats
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

The survey, which has been running for a decade, reflects input from nearly 12,000 expats representing 177 nationalities in 181 countries or territories. John Coletti/The Image Bank Unreleased/Getty ImagesA longtime retirement destination for Americans, Mexico also has attracted more families and the digital nomad set over the past few years. Pros: Mexico ranked first in InterNations’ 2023 Expat Insider survey and has ranked among the top five countries since 2014. Cons: As is the case in Mexico and other countries with large expat communities, there’s growing backlash against the influx of foreigners, especially Americans, and especially in Lisbon. That popularity among auslanders has contributed to a housing pinch in major cities, especially Berlin, where finding accommodation is one of the most stressful aspects of a move.

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A billboard for the Netflix film "Thar" is seen on a street in Mumbai, India, May 19, 2022. India last month introduced the new draft law to regulate the broadcasting sector that will also apply to streaming giants. Netflix and Viacom18, as well as India's Information and Broadcasting Ministry, which has proposed the law, did not respond to a request for comment. India's government says the new law and formation of content committees will help in "robust self-regulation". Top Bollywood stars feature in Indian streaming shows, some of which have faced criticism from lawmakers and the public for scenes deemed vulgar or offensive.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Mukesh Ambani's Viacom18, Aditya Kalra, Munsif Vengattil, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Netflix, REUTERS, DELHI, Broadcasting Ministry, Disney, Media Partners Asia, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India

☆ Russia’s top court bans ‘international LGBTQ movement’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Anna Chernova | Lindsay Isaac | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Russia’s Supreme Court has declared what it called the “international LGBTQ movement” an extremist organization and banned all activities associated with it in the country. Russia’s highest court found in favour of a motion filed by the Ministry of Justice which claimed the LGBTQ community risked “inciting social and religious discord”, in violation of Russia’s Law on Countering Extremism, according to a statement from the UN condemning the decision. The four-hour hearing was held behind closed doors with only the Justice Ministry present for the proceedings and materials classified. LGBT activists take part in a protest against amendments to Russia's Constitution on July 15, 2020. The new law was an extension of legislation introduced in 2013, which banned the dissemination of LGBTQ-related information to minors.

Persons: CNN —, Vladimir Putin, Thursday’s, Shamil Zhumatov, Volker Türk, Putin Organizations: CNN, CNN — Russia’s, Ministry of Justice, LGBT, RIA Novosti, Justice, Constitution, UN Human Rights, UN, Human, Kremlin Locations: West, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Nixon once set Henry Kissinger up with a famous socialite — and then interrupted him right when he was about to kiss her
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Richard Nixon once set Henry Kissinger up with prominent socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor. As Kissinger went in for a kiss, Nixon interrupted him, according to the socialite's autobiography. AdvertisementRichard Nixon once set Henry Kissinger up with prominent Hungarian-American socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor. But right when Kissinger — Nixon's national security advisor at the time — was about to kiss her, he was interrupted by the president, Gabor wrote in her 1991 autobiography, "One Lifetime Is Not Enough." It was Nixon, Gabor wrote.

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☆ 4 reasons why the Tesla Cybertruck already lost its advantage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The first production Tesla Cybertruck is expected to be delivered today – finally – four years after it was first unveiled. Stellantis’s Ram 1500 Rev electric truck will also go into production in late 2024. The Cybertruck is less than 19 feet long, according to Tesla, which is slightly shorter than other full-size trucks. Ample functional front space has been a big selling point for the Ford truck, in particular. That truck is claimed to provide up to 14,000 pounds of towing, the same figure Tesla originally claimed at the Cybertruck’s unveiling.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Ford, Stellantis’s Ram, ” Musk, Stellantis Organizations: CNN, General Motors, Chevrolet Silverado EV, Ford Maverick, Ford, GM, Pickup

☆ Opinion: ‘I messaged 180 people and got 6 viewings.’ The crushing reality of renting in this city
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Opinion Jemal Polson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This isn’t due to a constant need to be in new surroundings and no, I do not own four homes. When I was searching for a new place to live over the summer last year, I messaged more than 180 people and only managed to get six viewings through the entirety of my search. London tenants are paying an average of £2,627 ($3,293) per month for rent – a 12.1% increase over the last year alone. I haven’t felt secure in a rental property in years – partly due to feeling as though I’m at the mercy of landlords who have the power to change my situation at a moment’s notice. No matter your relationship status, age or gender identity, no one in London is going through renting unscathed.

Persons: Read, I’ve, Jemal, SpareRoom.com, I’m, SpareRoom, –, It’s, ”, They’re, they’ve Organizations: CNN, London CNN — Locations: London

☆ Bedrock exec questions, without evidence, if a former OpenAI board member is a Chinese agent
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After Sam Altman's ouster, many are wondering why OpenAI board members booted him. Bedrock Capital's founder, an OpenAI investor, is more concerned with a board member's background. Geoff Lewis said, without offering evidence, he thinks an ex-board member's ties to China should be examined. Instead of debating Toner's reason to oust Altman, Lewis said the "right set of questions" should be aimed at her background. AdvertisementToner, along with Tasha McCauley, the only two female board members of OpenAI, were removed from the board following their votes to vacate Altman from his role as CEO.

Persons: Sam Altman's, Geoff Lewis, —, Sam Altman, Altman, Helen Toner, Lewis, Toner, CNBC's Rebecca Quick, Tasha McCauley Organizations: Service, Chinese Communist Party, CNBC, Oxford University's Center, Twitter, US Social, Foreign Affairs, Bedrock, Business, The New York Times, Microsoft Locations: China, OpenAI, Beijing

☆ I'm a Gen Z climate activist and artist, and there are 5 reasons I think art can help stop the climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As an artist and climate activist, I've seen firsthand how art is used to slow the climate crisis. His work, titled "The Weather Project," which debuted at the Tate Modern in London in 2003, depicts the dynamic, all-absorbing nature of the weather. Elijah McKenzie-JacksonArt plays a crucial role in making climate action accessible to all by pushing past language barriers and triggering emotions. Through captivating visuals and innovative messaging, companies and nonprofit organizations can generate awareness of the need for climate action and motivate people to take action on various social-justice issues across media platforms. As an artist, I believe in the transformative potential of art to curb our climate catastrophe.

Persons: I've, McKenzie, Elijah Mckenzie, Jackson, Olafur Eliasson, Elijah McKenzie Organizations: Service, Jackson Humanity, Tate, Jackson Art, of Radical Contemporary Arts Locations: microalgae, London, Russian

☆ Ex-Meta staffers see booming business targeting online disinformation after two wars break out
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

Wagner left Facebook parent Meta last year, and her work in trust and safety feels like it was from a prior era. One of her first investments was in a startup called Cove, which was founded by former Meta trust and safety staffers. "One thing I would recommend is transparency at a time where third-party access and understanding to what is going on at scale on social platforms is what is needed." Post is an example of the kinds of companies that trust and safety startups are focused on. Fishman said customers are starting to see trust and safety tools as almost an extension of their cybersecurity budgets.

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☆ Nikki Haley wants you to verify your identity on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nikki Haley says anonymous social media accounts and bots pose a "national security threat." AdvertisementGOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley says people need to use their true identities on social media. AdvertisementNEW - Nikki Haley: "Every person on social media should be verified by their name" because of "national security." "The truth is, if you look at social media, the misinformation and the dramatic sides of social media are instigating this. Haley said this was why her proposals would be necessary to counter the "national security threat" posed by anonymous social media accounts and social media bots.

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☆ Argentina's presidential rivals clash in key voter battlegrounds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Lucinda Elliott | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Argentina's presidential candidate Sergio Massa addresses supporters as he reacts to the results of the presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 22, 2023. Center-left Peronist economy chief Sergio Massa faces libertarian outsider Javier Milei in the Nov. 19 vote, with polls suggesting a likely photo finish. "Both are scary," said Gonzalez, adding that most people she knew were planning to cast their votes for Milei. Massa pulled off a surprise win in the October first round, attracting 9.6 million votes, ahead of Milei on 7.9 million. There were nearly 10 million votes for other candidates, people who voted blank or spoiled ballots.

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[1/4] Argentina's presidential candidate Sergio Massa speaks during a press conference a day after the first round of Argentina's presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 23, 2023. But they are cautious about making hard predictions on the back of two bruising election surprises. However, pollsters Reuters spoke to said it was a "wide open" race and that either candidate could triumph. Lautaro Díaz, 35, who intends to vote for Milei, said Bullrich's backing had made the "possibility of (Milei) winning more real." Federico Aurelio, head of pollster Aresco, said the race was wide open, with plenty of time for skeptical voters to change their minds.

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☆ Prince William is trying to reinvent the royal role
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. London CNN —There was a moment that fell under the radar while the Prince of Wales was in Singapore this week. There, Prince William and a star-studded cast announced this year’s cohort of winner, but earlier in the week, the heir to the throne achieved his own, quieter, victory. One of the questions we’re often asked is about the real-world return from all the speeches, walkabouts and waving the royal family does. Having this kind of quantifiable impact is at the core of William’s vision for his time as Prince of Wales.

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A billboard for the Netflix film "Thar" is seen on a street in Mumbai, India, May 19, 2022. "Every broadcaster or broadcasting network operator must establish a Content Evaluation Committee (CEC) with members from various social groups," stated the draft law document, which is open for public consultation for 30 days. The proposal however comes at a time of increasing scrutiny of streaming companies in India over content-related issues. Under the new proposed law, the federal government "can define the CEC's size, quorum, and operational details" and only those shows shall be broadcast that are "duly certified" by such a committee, the draft law stated. The law will also provide powers to the government to regulate any online creator or news media platform, Gupta added.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Anurag Thakur, Apar Gupta, Gupta, Aditya Kalra, David Evans Organizations: Netflix, REUTERS, Disney, Media Partners, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India, DELHI, New Delhi

☆ India’s gamified equities are a wake-up call
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Pranav Kiran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The result is an acceleration of Indian savings away from gold and real estate into financial products. However, it is also leading to what Ashish Gupta, chief investment officer at Axis Bank’s mutual fund, dubs “the gamification of Indian equities”. A frenzy for index options has driven up volume in the derivatives market to the tune of $4.3 trillion a day. Retail traders made up a higher share of equity derivatives turnover than their institutional counterparts on the National Stock Exchange between 2017 and 2021. Whatever the fix, it’s a reminder that India’s digital leapfrog which other developing countries are urgently trying to replicate has a dark side too.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Ashish Gupta, Gupta, weren’t, Ananth Narayan, SEBI, Nithin Kamath, Zerodha, Lalit Keshre, Una Galani, Thomas Shum Organizations: Bombay Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, National Stock Exchange, Tiger, Securities, Exchange Board of India, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India, U.S

☆ Fact Check: Pro-Palestinian Halloween billboard pictured in Tunisia, not Chicago
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Multiple pro-Palestinian billboards were put up in the North African country of Tunisia before Halloween, despite online posts sharing an image that miscaptions one of these billboards as in Chicago, Illinois amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Various social media users have shared these displays naming the location as Tunisia, including one on Oct. 26 that shows the same billboard as in the miscaptioned social media posts. The billboard, camera angle, streetlamp and buildings in the background match the image shared on social media. Humzah Khan, a Fulbright fellow in Tunisia, shared an image of the billboard on X with the caption, “several billboards like this in Tunis. A pro-Palestinian Halloween billboard seen on social media comes from Tunisia, not the city of Chicago in the U.S.

Persons: Hannachi Issam, Mohamed Bouazizi, VI, Humzah Khan, ” Khan, Al Jazeera, Read Organizations: IN CHICAGO, Chicago, Tunis Tribune, Facebook, Carthage International, Tunisian, Chicago Department of Buildings, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tunisia, Chicago , Illinois, Israel, Chicago, PALESTINE, Tunis, Gaza, Carthage, la Marsa, Menzah, Marsa, Carrefour, Al, U.S

☆ Fact Check: Decade-old US Navy videos shared as Turkish warship nearing Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Footage of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers dating back 10 years has been miscaptioned online as showing Turkish warships moving toward Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in October. THEY MADE IT CLEAR THEY WILL DEFEND GAZA AS TENSIONS RISE IN MIDDLE EAST.”The video shows two clips of moving aircraft carriers with a CNN logo seen in the lower right corner. The video shows an unmanned X-47B stealth drone launching off the USS George H. W. Bush near Virginia on May 14, 2013. All three camera angles of the aircraft carrier are shown in the U.S. Navy’s video. The clips in the circulating video dates to 2012 and 2013 and show U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, not a Turkish warship.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Gerald R, Ford, Emily Khun, George H, Bush, Harry S, Truman, Read Organizations: U.S . Navy, Twitter, CNN, Turkish, Directorate of Communications, YouTube, U.S, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, TURKEY, GAZA, Turkish, Palestine, Virginia, U.S

☆ Thanks for letting me work from home. Sure, you can monitor my DMs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Having employers examine social media wasn't a winning idea for most people. Only about four in 10 workers were comfortable with letting employers mine social media posts — signed or anonymous — for insights. That could come from sites like Glassdoor or apps like Blind or even social media posts that don't identify individuals. Not surprisingly, younger workers were somewhat more comfortable than their older colleagues with companies monitoring social media posts. Among Gen Z and millennial workers, 45% were OK with employers reviewing non-anonymous social media posts.

Persons: —, Benjamin Granger, Granger Organizations: Service, Boomers

☆ Brazil's Lula names new CEO of state-run lender Caixa
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Caixa Economica Federal FollowBRASILIA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday picked Carlos Antonio Vieira Fernandes to replace Rita Serrano as CEO of state-run lender Caixa Economica Federal. Her replacement, Fernandes, is a former worker at the bank and former director of the Caixa employees' pension fund, Funcef. The CEO appointment comes after months of negotiations with a powerful bloc of lawmakers called "centrao." Fernandes was recommended to Lula by Lower House Speaker Arthur Lira on behalf of the bloc, in exchange for more support in Congress. Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; Writing by Peter Frontini; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Carlos Antonio Vieira Fernandes, Rita Serrano, Serrano, Lula, Fernandes, Arthur Lira, Lisandra Paraguassu, Peter Frontini, Leslie Adler Organizations: Caixa Economica, Caixa Economica Federal, Caixa, Lower, Thomson Locations: BRASILIA, Caixa, Lula

☆ Supreme Court blocks restrictions on Biden administration efforts to remove contentious social media posts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked in full a lower court ruling that would have curbed the Biden administration's ability to communicate with social media companies about contentious content on such issues as Covid-19. Donald Trump was president at the time, but the district court ruling focused on actions taken by the government after President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. But the appeals court still required the White House, the FBI and top health officials not to "coerce or significantly encourage" social media companies to remove content the Biden administration considers misinformation. The administration turned to the Supreme Court hoping to freeze Doughty's ruling in full. The district court ruling was on hold while the Supreme Court decided what steps to take.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Alito, Jim Hoft, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Terry Doughty, Biden, White, Karine Jean, Pierre, Vivek Murthy, Elizabeth Prelogar, Prelogar Organizations: Biden, U.S, Trump, Circuit, FBI, Supreme Locations: Louisiana, Missouri

☆ Facebook is the top social-media platform for millennials and Gen Z to shop on. Here are 4 other takeaways from a new 26-page report.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Marta Biino | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Facebook is the platform where millennial and Gen-Z consumers are most likely to purchase a product, according to a new survey of US social-media users. "YouTube has been the slow and steady platform in the turmoil that social media has been over the years," Assayag said. For instance, among Gen-Z consumers, Snapchat displaced Facebook as a top five platform for consuming content. However, when it came to posting content, YouTube was replaced with Instagram as the most popular platform among all consumers surveyed. However, only 41% of consumers "somewhat agree" that they would pay for exclusive content from an influencer they follow.

Persons: Pierre, Loïc Assayag, TikTok Traackr, Assayag, They're, TikTok, Instagram, Traackr, influencer Organizations: Facebook, YouTube, Meta, influencers

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