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☆ Meta is changing who handles content moderation in East Africa. It isn't changing the dismal state of how social media stays sanitized.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Tekendra Parmar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meta ended its contract with an outsourcing firm, Sama, that moderated graphic content in Africa. In August, Insider investigated the labor conditions for TikTok's content moderators working for Majorel in Morocco — the hub of ByteDance's Middle East and North Africa content moderation operation. Social media companies claim to use sophisticated algorithms that help clean up people's feeds, but this covers up the grim reality of how nearly every social media company works. Experts like Foxglove Legal have been calling on social media companies like Meta to bring their global content moderation workforce in-house. It may be the only way to make sure handling the worst elements of social media is shouldered by those who are truly accountable to the company and its users.

☆ 23 of the best business apps for entrepreneurs that help with organization, connectivity, and mindfulness
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Digital tools such as apps have become a crucial part of running a business, founders told Insider. Many of these apps are free and help with tasks like organizing project timelines or meditation. Many of these apps are free or low-cost and help entrepreneurs with tasks like organizing project timelines, connecting with customers, and finding time for themselves. TikTok"I love TikTok for both life and business," Daphne Chen, the founder of the sexual-healthcare company TBD Health, said. CalmDiego Osorio, the founder of the tequila brand Lobos 1707, prefers the Calm meditation app for 20-minute meditations and stress management.

☆ How to deal with anxiety during the job search, according to a psychiatrist: ‘Our brains don't like uncertainty’
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The job search can be a highly stressful moment in time. "Our brains don't like uncertainty," says Judson Brewer, psychiatrist and chief medical officer at wellness company Sharecare. And the job search process is nothing if not uncertain. In his book, "Unwinding Anxiety," Brewer outlines three steps for dealing with anxiety ― during the work search or at any other time. Once you've mapped out your habit loops, ask yourself, "What am I getting from this?"

☆ Tech’s biggest show is set to kick off in Las Vegas. Here’s what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The Consumer Electronics Show, now in its 56th year, kicks off this week in Las Vegas with a familiar mix of cutting edge technology and oddball gadgets. And this year’s event, in particular, could show how companies are thinking about products as pandemic concerns recede for some consumers but recession concerns remain. This year, featured speakers will include executives from traditional tech companies such as Samsung, Sony and Amazon, as well as other brands like John Deere, Delta and BMW. Still, the topic of virtual reality products will remain a focus for some companies. HTC is expected to launch the Vive Focus 3 this week at the show, with an emphasis on the metaverse.

☆ I used a 'light hypnosis' app for a month. It helped my productivity, but I was blown away by what it did to my downtime.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Julie Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Julie Peck is a freelancer who was having trouble focusing on tasks, so she tried the app BrainTap. Similar audio programs are available for free on YouTube and Spotify, as well as on rival meditation apps like Insight Timer, Sacred Acoustics, and EquiSync. BrainTap app screenshot. Screenshot of different modules on BrainTap app. I've listened to the focus programs first thing in the morning, during the afternoon, and at the end of the day.

☆ Chewy Looks to Open More Automated Fulfillment Centers in Drive to Control Costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Nina Trentmann | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Online pet retailer Chewy Inc. plans to open more automated fulfillment centers in 2023 to control costs and raise efficiency, which could help the company repurpose certain capital spending, its finance chief said. Photo: Chewy Inc.“When we think about the future of our fulfillment network, automation is at the center of that,” Mr. Marte said. The company, which had over 21,000 employees and 13 fulfillment centers in December, usually requires about 1,200 people for a manned distribution center. “Those are real dollars,” Mr. Marte said, adding that Chewy is working to grow profits and taking out costs. Over time, the company could defer or lower some of its capital expenditures, Mr. Marte said.

☆ Health tech and biotech startups landed $88 billion in funding in 2022. See 16 of the hottest pitch decks founders used to raise millions from investors.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are 16 of the pitch decks used by health and biotech founders to attract investor funds. Check out the 24-slide pitch deck Ria Health used to raise $18 million. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck Healthie used to raise $16 million. Check out the 15-slide pitch deck Patchwork Health used to raise the funds. Check out the 16-slide pitch deck Dalan Animal Health used to raise $3.5 million.

☆ Skin care bestsellers: The most purchased products we covered in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Skin care should be a top priority no matter the season, according to the dermatologists we spoke to this year. They stressed the importance of wearing sunscreen during the hot summer months and moisturizing your dry skin in the winter. Throughout 2022, we saw plenty of interest in a variety of skin care products to tackle any issues your skin may face in between, including SPF scalp protection, under-eye patches, pimple patches and more. And as the year comes to a close, we’re taking a look back on some of the skin care products Select readers loved the most. Below, we listed the most purchased products in 2022 across our skin care and wellness coverage.

The news represents a small breakthrough for CBD product owners, which have long been blocked by some technology companies from advertising online. “The opportunity for businesses to connect with their customers, where they are, is long overdue.”The pilot comes in response to the prevalence and widespread availability of CBD products, a Google spokesman said. Many large digital advertising companies, including Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms Inc., still prohibit ads promoting CBD and cannabis products. Google will consider user and advertiser feedback before considering expanding CBD advertising to locations outside of the three test markets, the spokesman said. Ore.-based compliance company, to certify merchants before they can advertise CBD products on Google.

☆ Warren Buffett's right-hand man Charlie Munger might not get his windowless dorm built at UC-Santa Barbara
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

UC-Santa Barbara's Munger Hall may not be built after 13 people said it could pose health risks. The dorm — backed by a $200 million donation from Munger — was supposed to be 11-stories high with 4,500 beds across 70 square-foot bedrooms with no windows, according to the Times. Munger Hall has been criticized for its lack of windows in the bedrooms where students would live. Panelists said that Munger Hall could pose challenges to the mental and physical health of students, Vice reported. As far as the report, Munger told The Real Deal that the it's "all horseshit," adding that "it's ridiculous."

☆ 'The White Lotus': The show's most cringeworthy moments
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(“White Lotus” and “Enlightened” are from HBO, which like CNN is part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Tanya usurps a boat ride to NOT spread her mother’s ashesJennifer Coolidge (center) in 'The White Lotus' Season 1. Valentina gives Isabella a lavish (and hideous) brooch as a giftSabrina Impacciatore (L) and Eleonora Romandini in 'The White Lotus' Season 2. With White Lotus Sicily manager Valentina (Sabrina Impacciatore), White has beautifully constructed a driven and capable employer who nonetheless has quite a huge blindspot. Kai gets caught stealingKekoa Scott Kekumano in 'The White Lotus' Season 1.

☆ Noom sells psychology-driven weight loss — but former employees say they were unprepared for and overwhelmed by users' eating disorders, depression, and trauma
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Before joining Noom, users fill out a questionnaire asking about what diet programs or mental health apps they've used in the past. Very overly optimistic and happy, doesn't acknowledge what I'm really saying," one Noom user wrote on Reddit. Some of the coaches Insider interviewed said they were interacting with Noom users within two weeks of starting. Emotional bandwidthRachel Clair was hired as a Noom coach in 2018, at a time when the coaching staff grew from 60 to about 200. Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty ImagesIn October, 500 more Noom coaches were abruptly called into a virtual meeting and laid off.

☆ Community health groups that played crucial role during Covid-19 pandemic say they’re being left out of government funding
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Elizabeth Cohen Lauren Mascarenhas | Elizabeth Cohen | Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“A lot of times, the funding streams have names that say ‘community,’ ‘community-based organizations’ or ‘community health workers,’ but the funding often goes to states and doesn’t end up helping at a grass-roots level,” said Denise Smith, executive director of the National Association of Community Health Workers. “HRSA strongly values the critical role that community health workers play – and can increasingly play – in supporting the health and well-being of communities. “Community health workers are frontline public health workers who are trusted members of the community they serve. The group’s promotores de salud, or community health workers, encouraged vaccination and set up a hotline to distribute accurate information about the virus. “Grantees will be able to hire community health workers, as needed and appropriate,” said Nordlund, the CDC spokesperson.

☆ Layoffs mount, and Main Street still can't find any workers to hire for open jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"Inflation, supply chain disruptions, and labor shortages continue to limit the ability of many small businesses to meet the demand for their products and services." Meanwhile, the National Federation of Independent Business, the main small business trade group, reported last week the tenth-consecutive month of a confidence decline on Main Street, though little change in the need to hire more workers. When it comes to salary, small business owners generally don't play in the same league as larger companies. For example, don't just offer yoga or meditation apps or gym benefits; offer multiple ways employees can recharge, Lebovits said. Finally, small businesses need to understand what attracts job-seekers in the first place and play up these advantages in all of their communications with candidates.

☆ Do these 3 things to make the most of your next work conference, career experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The majority of work conferences have taken place virtually during the last two years. "The future of work will be hybrid," Laysha Ward, executive vice president and chief external engagement officer at Target, told CNBC Make It's Jennifer Liu. Whether your next conference is in person, online or both, there are some things you can do to ensure you make the most of the opportunity. CNBC Make It spoke with Dr. Kortni Alston, a workplace wellness coach and happiness scholar, and Patrice Williams Lindo, CEO of Career Nomad, a career consulting firm, to find their best tips for navigating work conferences. Having digital work samples and business cards are also a great way to make your time with someone memorable.

☆ A social-media coach booking 6 figures in annual revenue shares 5 ways entrepreneurs can organically grow their followiners and increase income
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Entrepreneurs should focus on sharing a media mix including static, carousel, and video content. When the firm went under, Brulhart sought a new job that combined her passions for social media, public relations, and global growth. Her company offers services like one-on-one coaching calls and courses that help small-business owners grow their social-media followings organically, without using any paid advertisements. As social media continues to be a lucrative business opportunity, Brulhart has no shortage of clients looking to build their profiles. Small-business owners that lack large budgets for marketing can still emerge successful by focusing on engaging social media campaigns, Brulhart added.

☆ A16z-backed financial wellness benefits provider Brightside raises $33 million in Series B funding with plans to hire hundreds of employees
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Emilia David | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Brightside works with employers to provide financial wellness benefits to employees. Brightside, which sells its financial wellness platform to businesses for use as an employee benefit, is currently based in Arizona and only serves US businesses. The latest round brings Brightside's total funding to $75 million, after a $35.1 million in Series A funding round in June 2020. Financial wellness became a big topic for employees as companies aim to provide more benefits to entice them to stay. And roboinvestment company Betterment hinted at looking to acquire financial wellness companies as it seeks to expand beyond investment.

☆ Lawsuit asks Netflix to release film about 'orgasmic meditation' without 'misappropriated' sexually explicit material
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

More than a dozen people formerly associated with a wellness company known for “orgasmic meditation” are asking a judge to weigh in on a forthcoming Netflix documentary, saying the film should be released without “misappropriated” sexually explicit material that could show them, their lawyer said Wednesday. The documentary, billed as an investigation into allegations about the company, OneTaste, is set to be released Saturday. It isn't clear if video showing the plaintiffs, who are identified in the suit as "Doe," is included in the movie. In a statement Wednesday, OneTaste CEO Anjuli Ayer described the people "standing up to Netflix" as "brave and powerful." "I join them to call on Netflix to not go forward with a project so fundamentally flawed," Ayer said.

☆ People Googled excuses to skip work over 2 million times this year amid return-to-office mandates, a nearly 1900% increase from 2020
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google searches for excuses to miss work hit over 2.2 million in 2022, up from just 112,400 in 2020. Some of the top search terms in 2022 were "calling in sick" and "best excuses to miss work." In 2022, there were 2,230,240 Google searches in the US for excuses to miss work, according to data analyzed by recruitment company Frank Recruitment Group. That's a massive 1884% spike from just two years ago in 2020, which saw 112,400 Google searches for excuses to miss work. In 2018, the researchers saw 305,590 searches, with "good excuses to miss work" as the top search term.

☆ Bob Pisani: How my obsession with a Black Sabbath poster showed how irrational we can be when investing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

If you think knowing something about behavioral economics prevents you from doing stupid things, let me tell you about the Black Sabbath poster I bought. How I almost lost my mind bidding on a stupid Black Sabbath poster One day I was monitoring an online auction of rock posters. A 1976 Black Sabbath poster came up for sale. It's not like Black Sabbath has an intense cult of collectors, like Zeppelin or the Velvet Underground. With that damn Black Sabbath poster, I violated all the rules.

☆ 3 rules for a successful open relationship, from a therapist: 'More communication is nearly always better than less'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Non-monogamy allows you to explore more experiences that you otherwise might not have in a monogamous relationship. About one in four adults is interested in having an open relationship, according to 2021 YouGov poll of 23,000 Americans. "Most successful open relationships follow general rules around boundaries, communication, and goals," she says. More communication is always betterIn any relationship, communication is paramount. "When you're in a monogamous relationship you're doing the framework provided for you based on our society and culture," she says.

☆ See the presentation that convinced Gwyneth Paltrow and NEA to back digital menopause-care startup Evernow
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Evernow raised $28.5 million in a Series A round in April that NEA, a VC firm, led. NEA led the startup's $28.5 million Series A in April. Jackson said Evernow picked angel investors who have used their platforms to speak out about various issues in women's health. Evernow provided Insider with the presentation the company used to raise $28.5 million in Series A funding. See the 18-slide presentation Evernow used to land a $28.5 million Series A from investors like Gwyneth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore, and NEA.

☆ Investors once shied away from funding sex-tech, but now they're 'gung-ho.' Here's the pitch deck sexual-wellness startup Dame used to win over VCs and raise $7 million.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Once a crowdfunding darling, sexual wellness startup Dame has now raised a $7 million Series A. The 8-year-old startup believes that women's sexual wellness is key to their overall health. Here's the pitch deck Dame used to raise funding from investors like Amboy Street Ventures. One startup linked the importance of sexual pleasure to overall health and well-being in order to secure $7 million in fresh funding from VCs. But sexual health startups make up a small but growing sub-sector of the $175.6 billion global digital health market, with a few that specifically focus on women's sexual pleasure.

☆ U.S. adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. doctors should regularly screen all adults under 65 for anxiety, an influential health guidelines group proposed Tuesday. It’s the first time the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended anxiety screening in primary care for adults without symptoms. “The most important thing to recognize is that a screening test alone is not sufficient to diagnose anxiety,” Pbert said. The group continues to recommend depression screening for adults and children, but said there isn’t enough evidence to evaluate potential benefits and harms of suicide screening in adults who show no worrisome symptoms. In 2020, a group affiliated with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended routine primary care anxiety screening for women and girls starting at age 13.

☆ I help clients make up to $87,000 in organic sales via Pinterest posts. Businesses that overlook this platform are missing out — here's how to use it right.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-01 | by ( Pollyanna Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My work as a Pinterest consultant usually involves growing clients' presence on the platform and helping them convert their audience into sales. What people often don't understand is that Pinterest isn't a social-media platform but a visual search engine with social-media capabilities. The best way to find keywords is by using the Pinterest search bar. For example, if you search "Fall Nails" in Google Images, posts published on Pinterest show up as top-ranked images. The types of businesses that are the most successful immediately on Pinterest are the ones that sell straight to consumers.

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