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☆ How to survive Phoenix heat: Icy body bags and mobile coolers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Buy the bigger ice machines,” Phoenix Fire Captain Robert McDade tells emergency managers who call for advice from around the world. “Be willing to change what you’ve done.”An unhoused man finds little respite from the heat in the shade of a bus stop in Phoenix. Phoenix first responders are stocking body bags filled with ice to treat victims of heat stroke, bringing their core body temperature down on the way to the hospital. Julian Quinones/CNNFirst responders at Fire Station 61 are treating more victims of heat illness as temperatures soar in Phoenix. Every summer we learn, and we improve.”A heat respite center at Burton Barr Central Library just north of downtown Phoenix.

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☆ Amazon has discussed a 'DoctorAI' tool to automate routine healthcare tasks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAmazon's One Medical team has discussed building a new large language model called "DoctorAI" to automate routine healthcare tasks, according to an internal planning document obtained by Business Insider. In one section, the One Medical team discusses their most disruptive ideas, and this is where the new AI tool was proposed. Big foundation models are often used as a starting point to develop more focused, specialized AI models and tools. "We do not use our customers' protected health information to train our current health AI models, and to imply we do would be incorrect." It also hoped to handle 87,000 customer service contacts in 2024 through "additional self-service content and the AI healthcare assistant service," the document stated.

Persons: —, Andy Jassy, Rohit Prasad, Sunita Mishra Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon Pharmacy, Olympus, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Amazon Web Services

☆ Sha’Carri Richardson, chasing an Olympic legacy, has already made one back home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

On this same track, at this same school, in this same heat, Sha’Carri Richardson put in the same work. “And it’s Sha’Carri Richardson. Students practice at Carter High’s John E. Kincaide Stadium in Dallas, Texas, where Sha’Carri Richardson once plied her trade. They all know the name Sha’Carri Richardson. It’s community.”GO DEEPER Sha'Carri Richardson, with emphatic win at trials, closing in on Olympic glory(Top illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photo: Hannah Peters / Getty Images)

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☆ Amazon projected huge losses from its healthcare business in 2024, but strong sales growth, internal document reveals
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewLate last year, Amazon projected its healthcare businesses to lose more than $1 billion for 2024, according to an internal planning document obtained by Business Insider. Although the company doesn't breakout financials on the healthcare business, investors will be looking for signs of success when it reports results on Thursday. That was mostly thanks to Amazon Pharmacy, which was projected to generate $1.81 billion in 2024 sales, a 45% surge. Amazon healthcare is slowing investments in smaller initiatives by delaying hiring for certain projects and reducing contractor spend, it added. It's upgrading the signup process, such as insurance card capture technology, and simplifying the linking between One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy accounts.

Persons: —, Andy Jassy, Brand, Neil Lindsay, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon, Pharmacy, Amazon Health Services, Tech, Amazon Pharmacy, Health Services, Health, Amazon Clinic, Google

☆ Paris Olympics is the latest test of whether sports can win subscribers for NBC's Peacock
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In this article CMCSA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe Paris 2024 logo representing the Olympic Games is displayed near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on April 21, 2024, in anticipation of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Chesnot | Getty ImagesThe Paris Olympics will offer Comcast another chance to lift its streaming platform, Peacock, as it aims to not only attract more subscribers but keep them. But most importantly, Peacock will air the entirety of the Summer Olympics for the first time. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were held in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, drew the lowest-ever audience for the Summer Games. The Beijing Olympics in 2022 had the lowest viewership ever for the Winter Games, which are notably smaller than the Summer Olympics.

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☆ Google drops Amazon's One Medical
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewFor years, Google was the largest business customer of One Medical, the primary care provider Amazon acquired for $3.9 billion. Since purchasing One Medical, Amazon has embarked on a number of cost-cutting moves, including layoffs and office closures, as BI previously reported. That means Google's health insurance will be accepted at One Medical offices, though Google employees will have to pay for their own memberships going forward. Advertisement"One Medical is proud of the care we have provided to Google employees at a small number of locations on Google campuses, virtually, and in our hundreds of community offices near where many Google employees live, work, and shop," Amazon's spokesperson said in a statement. In a statement to BI, Amazon's spokesperson said One Medical continues to see "very strong growth," while Amazon's broader healthcare business is "growing robustly."

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☆ Revi helps restaurants boost their customer revenue. Check out the 17-slide pitch deck it used to secure $14.5 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Revi has secured $14.5 million Series A led by Runa Ventures to expand its restaurant app. Check out the 17-slide pitch deck used to secure the fresh funding. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSan Francisco-based Revi has secured a $14.5 million Series A in a round led by Runa Ventures. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ 10 athletes to watch from Team USA at the Summer Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Paris CNN —Competition is already underway in Paris for the 2024 edition of the Summer Olympics and Team USA is set to take to the River Seine Friday for the Opening Ceremonies. It was the biggest shock of the Tokyo Games and left many observers wondering if the career of one of the most incredible athletes of all time had just ended in a flash. Noah Lyles competes in the men's 200 meter semi-final on Day Eight of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 28, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. Sha’carri RichardsonSha'Carri Richardson wins women's 200m heat in 21.99 for the top time during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field. Sophia SmithHeading to her first Olympics, Smith is the leading light of a new generation of stars for the US Women’s National Team.

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President Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's nominee, after weeks of pressure on the 81-year-old incumbent to quit the contest against former President Donald Trump. "It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President," Biden wrote in a post on the social media site X. Biden in a subsequent tweet wrote that his "very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President." Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it's time to come together and beat Trump," Biden wrote.

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☆ Iran Pays You to Become Trans, but It Comes at a Cost — Your Dignity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Additional Reporting Ida Reihani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

In 2007, The Guardian reported that Iran ranked second only to Thailand in the number of gender-affirming surgeries performed. Related stories"They told me I had two options," she told BI. Molkara, who died in 2012, was instrumental in securing the fatwa that legalized gender-affirming surgeries in Iran. Related stories"The questions were so graphic that my mom, at some point, left the room," she told BI. Homosexuality as a sinJavad Sadidi, a Mashhad surgeon who specializes in gender-affirming surgeries, told BI that the process takes a minimum of two years.

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☆ Amazon's work email went down and warehouses experienced brief disruptions due to the CrowdStrike outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon's internal services were hit by the global IT outage linked to CrowdStrike on Friday. Employees faced email issues and blue screens; some warehouses had brief outages. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSeveral internal Amazon services were impacted by the global IT outage tied to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Friday, Business Insider has learned. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Olympic track and field gold medalists are about to receive prize money for the first time ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Grant Fisher and Abdihamid Nur compete in the men's 5000 meter final on Day Ten of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 30, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. "Their performances at an Olympic Games, in our own World Championships, provide world athletics with broadcast revenue from the International Olympic Committee and at a world championship level," he continued. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe defended his decision to pay prize money to track and field gold medalists for the first time at the Paris Olympics this summer, suggesting that the initiative could be extended to future games. The first phase focused on allocating funds to World Athletics' national governing bodies to support athletes and pay for projects. Coe, who is serving his third term as World Athletics president, deflected rumors that he may be in line to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president.

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☆ From Amazon to Dell, Corporate America's in-office crackdown is in full swing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, Amazon wants to stop employees skirting in-office mandates by tracking their hours spent in the office . The big storyPunching the clockGetty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIAt Amazon, coffee is for closers people who spend at least 2 hours in the office. AdvertisementBusiness Insider's Eugene Kim has a report on Amazon monitoring the hours its corporate employees spend in the office . Amazon and its employees have been in an ongoing battle over its return-to-office mandate, which was first announced early last year. AdvertisementFor Amazon employees, the RTO mandates have been shrouded in mystery and confusion.

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☆ Amazon cracks down on 'coffee badging' employees by tracking individual hours spent in the office
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAmazon is now monitoring the hours corporate employees spend in the office. This move is intended to crack down on people who are trying to skirt the company's return-to-office policy, Business Insider has learned. Coffee badging refers to employees who badge in, get coffee, and leave the office shortly to satisfy their return-to-office mandate. 'Like high school students'Many Amazon employees shared their frustrations with the new mandate, the Slack messages showed. One person wrote that people will act like high-school students "if you treat employees like high school students."

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☆ The Photographs That Made Trump an Incarnation of Defiance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Jason Farago | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If we had seen the attack on former President Donald J. Trump only through television footage, it would have appeared shocking, but also chaotic and muddled. Secret Service agents jump in. Blood running from Mr. Trump’s ear to his lips testifies to how close the former president had come to death. In the lens of the still camera, the horror of the attack was translated into embodiments of authority, defiance and near martyrdom. The American flag billowing behind Mr. Trump’s bloodied face in some of the photos may superficially recall a Romantic tradition of bloodied national heroes, real or allegorical.

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☆ A Wall Street analyst who wrote a blistering open letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy last year now sees big improvements
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An analyst said Amazon addressed investor concerns, focusing on profitability and free cash flow. AdvertisementBernstein analyst Mark Shmulik wrote a brutal open letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy last year expressing growing investor frustration with the company's spending. Now, after a little over a year, Shmulik said Amazon has addressed most investor concerns by making dramatic improvements across the company. "They made active decisions to focus on profitability and free cash flow expansion," Shmulik told Business Insider. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Andy Jassy, —, Bernstein, Mark Shmulik, Shmulik Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Stephen King, Sarah Jessica Parker and More Share Their Top Books of the 21st Century
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( The New York Times Books Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +26 min

To determine the best books of the 21st century , The New York Times Book Review and The Upshot polled hundreds of literary luminaries. Stephen King Stephen King has written more than 60 books, many of which have been adapted for film and television. Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee has written two novels: FREE FOOD FOR MILLIONAIRES and PACHINKO, which was one of The Times’s 10 Best Books of 2017. Scott Turow Scott Turow is an attorney and writer best known for legal thrillers like PRESUMED INNOCENT and THE BURDEN OF PROOF. DU BOIS, was one of The Times’s 10 Best Books of 2021.

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☆ Amazon's amazing turnaround: How Andy Jassy secretly wooed Wall Street and overhauled a bloated tech giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

This person is one of over a dozen Amazon employees, investors, and analysts that BI interviewed to better understand Jassy's first 3 years as CEO. Andy Jassy replaced Jeff Bezos (pictured here) as Amazon's CEO in July 2021. In his first 3 years as CEO, Jassy has lost many senior staff. Amazon's spokesperson said the company has "strong retention and continuity" among senior leaders. Amazon's spokesperson said the company is making "huge investments" in AI across AWS and the retail business.

Persons: —, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Jassy, Bezos, EMMANUEL DUNAND, Mark Shmulik, Bernstein, Bernstein's Shmulik, He's, Shmulik, Amazon's, That's, spokespeople, Jassy doesn't, Doug Herrington, Jay Carney, Dave Limp, Adam Selipsky, Dave Clark, Clark, Ted S, Babak Parviz, Parviz, Mark Mahaney, We're, Jeff Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon, Washington Post, BI, Warren, Echo, Microsoft, AWS Locations: Seattle

☆ What happened when former President Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for a second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But he would not be the first president to step aside rather than seek reelection if he ultimately makes that decision. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President. Reel America Preview: LBJ Announces He Won't Run 3/31/1968Nearly 60 years old when he made that speech, Johnson looked much older. By the time he bowed out of the race, Johnson, unlike Biden, was facing multiple challenges for the Democratic nomination in the spring of 1968. “There’s the misconception that LBJ opted not to run again due solely to the growing controversy and divisions over the war in Vietnam.

Persons: Joe Biden, CNN’s, Lyndon B, Johnson, Biden, Sen, Eugene McCarthy, Robert F, Kennedy, Mark Updegrove, LBJ, ” Updegrove, “, FDR, Woodrow, Martin Luther King Jr, sidestepped McCarthy, Hubert Humphrey, Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace, Wallace, John F Organizations: CNN, LBJ, Social Security, Democratic, Communist, New Hampshire, White, LBJ Foundation, National Guardsmen, Army, Democratic National Convention, Republican, Southern, Medicare Locations: Vietnam, LBJ Vietnam, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Chicago, California, American

☆ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks 400-meter hurdles world record for fifth time
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the 400-meter hurdles world record for the fifth time on Sunday, clocking 50.65 seconds at the US Olympic Trials. Running in lane five, McLaughlin-Levrone was leading the race by the 250-meter mark and had opened up a huge lead as she raced down the home straight. “I would love to dip under 50 at some point,” said McLaughlin-Levrone. In the men’s event, Rai Benjamin set a trials record of 46.46 as he looks to upgrade the silver medal he won behind Norwegian Karsten Warholm at the Tokyo Olympics. CJ Allen and Trevor Bassitt also made the team after finishing second and third respectively.

Persons: CNN — Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, McLaughlin, Anna Cockrell, ” McLaughlin, ”, Femke Bol, Cockrell, Jasmine Jones, “, that’s, Rai Benjamin, Karsten Warholm, CJ Allen, Trevor Bassitt Organizations: CNN, US, Eugene’s Hayward Field, Paris, Paris Olympics, Paris Games, Hayward, Tokyo Locations: Paris

☆ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets 400-meter hurdle world record at U.S. Olympic trials
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Eugene, Ore. — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, as always it seems, was chasing herself Sunday at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record, running the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds — three-hundredths of a second better than her previous mark. It’s her ninth time breaking the world record in the event. A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE 👏 #TrackFieldTrials24 pic.twitter.com/j57bj8qIgY — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) July 1, 2024The race was in hand by the final turn. I just wanted to put myself in there.”McLaughlin-Levrone still won the race by two seconds.

Persons: — Sydney McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Levrone, SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN, LEVRONE, eason Organizations: University of Oregon’s, ust, oday) Locations: Eugene

☆ Noah Lyles wins 200m at US Olympic trials in record time
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Three-time world champion Noah Lyles moved a step closer to achieving his ambitions of an Olympic sprint double by winning the men’s 200-meters in record time at the US Olympic track and field trials. Twenty-year-old world silver medalist Erriyon Knighton was third in 19.77, securing the final Olympic spot in the event. “You claim you’re gonna go out there and win four medals, so the goal had to be win the 100m and 200m. Elsewhere, Grant Holloway was 0.06 seconds off the world record in winning the men’s 110m hurdles in 12.86. Olympic champion Valarie Allman (70.73m) won the women’s discuss, while Tara Davis-Woodhall won the women’s long jump.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Eugene, Michael Johnson’s, Lyles, Kenny Bednarek, Erriyon Knighton, “, ” Lyles, I’ve, He’s, Lyles –, –, Gabby Thomas, ” Thomas, ” Brittany Brown, McKenzie Long, Sha’Carri Richardson, Grant Holloway, Valarie Allman, Tara Davis, Woodhall Organizations: CNN, Hayward Field, Olympic, Associated Press Locations: Bednarek, Tokyo, Paris

☆ Peleliu: US Marine Corps rebuilds runway on site of ‘nightmare’ World War II battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Marines named the rebuilt landing strip the “Sledge” runway in honor of a veteran of the Peleliu battle, Pfc. The United States must recapitalize islands gained during World War II to form a Second Island Chain of strategic expeditionary points,” Georgulis wrote. For Washington, establishing strong ties to Pacific island states is also seen as a way to keep China from gaining footholds in the region. Along with the runway, US Marines are helping make improvements to the Peleliu Civic Center Museum, to house artifacts from the World War II battle. At an event last month marking the landing of the Marine aircraft on Peleliu, island Gov.

Persons: weren’t, Eugene Sledge, Corbis, Sledge, Grant Georgulis, ” Georgulis, Xi Jinping, Biden, Palauans, Carlos Del Toro, Del Toro, Surangel Whipps, Emais Roberts, ” Organizations: CNN, Marine Corps, Marines, KC, Heritage Command, 1st Marine Regiment, HBO, ” Troops, First Marine Division, Pentagon, “, US Air Force, US Defense Department, Marshall, Xinhua, US Coast Guard, US, Palau, Peleliu Civic Center Museum, Marine, Gov Locations: Peleliu, China, Palau, Okinawa, ”, Beijing, Japan, Philippines, United States, Marianas, Guam, China’s, Yap, Federated States, Micronesia, Pacific, Washington, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau’s, Koror, South Korea, Taiwan

☆ Why so many Olympic hopefuls are running in all-black, unbranded gear
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Justine Fisher | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Christopher Royster, left, and JT Smith, athletes who participate in Bandit Running's Unsponsored Project, at the 2024 Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon. There's an army of unsponsored athletes commanding attention at the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials this year, decked out in all-black, logo-less gear. Unsponsored athletes in track and field would typically purchase their own apparel bearing the emblems of major brands, effectively providing free advertising for the companies. Instead, Bandit Running offers Olympic hopefuls the all-black kits and warmups — along with short-term endorsement deals. After winning a gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics and being sponsored by Nike for four years, Okolo, 30, is embracing the Unsponsored Project.

Persons: Christopher Royster, JT Smith, There's, Tim West, Bandit, Bandit's, West, Courtney Okolo Organizations: U.S, West, CNBC, Nike Locations: Eugene , Oregon, U.S

☆ Lolo Jones competes at US Olympic trials aged 41
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

On Friday she added to her list of remarkable feats by competing in the 100-meters hurdles at the US Olympic track and field trials for the first time in 12 years, aged 41. “I know what it’s like not to make the Olympic team … You sometimes feel your world is over in your 20s if you don’t make a team. I hope to show them you can still be in your 40s and be good enough to qualify for the Olympic trials. My world’s not ending if I don’t make this Olympic team. There’s longevity.”Lolo Jones said she had not been able to prepare properly for the trials because of injury.

Persons: CNN — Lolo Jones, “ It’s, ”, “, ” Lolo Jones, Patrick Smith, Jones Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Eugene’s Hayward, Saturday’s, Beijing, London Locations: aplomb, Sochi

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