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☆ TikTok already took over as Gen Z's social platform of choice. It might be coming for Spotify next.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Insider first reported that ByteDance had filed a trademark application for "TikTok Music" in May. Move over, Spotify and Apple MusicInsider first reported that ByteDance had filed a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office in May for "TikTok Music." TikTok is now moving to snatch market share from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. It has also been grabbing market share from other streamers in the past year. However, more market share does not mean more money trickling in.

There has been evidence that the omicron variant tends not to burrow deeply into the lungs as much as previous variants. How quickly do omicron symptoms appear? What is the duration of omicron symptoms? Although much about the omicron variant remains unknown, some experts say it could lead to long Covid, even with mild cases. The BA.5 omicron subvariant accounted for nearly 80% of new Covid cases as of Oct. 8, according to the CDC.

☆ Costco exec says some costs are falling and he sees a 'light at the end of the tunnel'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Áine Cain | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Richard Galanti said that there is now a "light at the end of the tunnel" in regards to inflation. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Cowen and Company analyst Oliver Chen asked specifically about the "light at the end of the tunnel," regarding the initial signs that inflationary pressures are weakening. He said that once freight and raw material costs started to decline, Costco was proactive about asking suppliers for price reductions. "But all in, pressures from higher commodity prices, higher wages and higher transportation costs and supply chain disruptions, they're still present, but we are seeing just a little light at the end of the tunnel," he said.

And we still do.”A recent study of small business owners by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that inflation and supply chain issues are the top challenges entrepreneurs face today. One in three small business owners call inflation their highest concern and 67% of them have raised prices in response to inflation. “The Paycheck Protection Program continues to be disadvantageous to smaller businesses, businesses owned by people of color, and businesses without employees. According to NBC Bay Area, searches for “Black-owned businesses near me” peaked in June 2020, with companies like Yelp making it easier for people to find and support Black-owned businesses, per data from Google. She said that during the height of the social justice movement, corporations and financial institutions pledged to support Black-owned businesses.

☆ The ‘Cost’ of Voting in America: A Look at Where It’s Easiest and Hardest
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Nick Corasaniti | Allison Mccann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Researchers focused on 10 categories related to voting, including registration, inconvenience, early voting, polling hours and absentee voting. The state also stopped using special voting deputies, officials whose tasks had sometimes included conducting voter registration drives, according to the study. To assess the voting laws passed after the 2020 election, this year’s Cost of Voting Index study added new categories and scoring. While the political debate surrounding new election laws has centered on ballots and the voting process, the Cost of Voting Index also gives heavy weight to the ease of voter registration. States rank higher in the index if they allow voter registration drives, provide automatic voter registration, offer same-day registration and maintain longer periods in which to register.

Last week, an independent review concluded that British Gymnastics allowed for a culture of physical and emotional abuse and failed to provide a safe environment for gymnasts, with children body-shamed, belittled and abused. CNNIn the report, Whyte highlighted the “recruitment of a significant number of coaches” from the former Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc. Heafford says what she experienced in the 1990s mirrors incidents reported to Whyte, who was commissioned by UK Sport and Sport England to review allegations that British Gymnastics failed to address complaints for decades. In response to the review, British Gymnastics chief executive Sarah Powell admitted Thursday that the organization failed the sport of gymnastics and apologized on behalf of the sporting body. British Gymnastics admitted full liability in Jotischky’s case and reached a settlement with the former gymnast, whom the BBC reported also received an apology from the chief executive of the organization.

☆ What causes road rage? Big, expensive cars.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-12 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The more expensive the car, the less likely the driver was to yield the right of way. Anecdotally and statistically, evidence is mounting that driving itself turns people into bad drivers — and that maybe pricier, fancier, bigger cars make them even worse. Making cars bigger made them deadlier. "They are in a bigger car," says Bart Claus, a marketing researcher at IÉSEG School of Management in France who was one of the paper's authors. The only way to fix the fact that cars make us unsafe is to reduce the number of cars.

☆ 6 terrible and potentially dangerous health tips from Gwyneth Paltrow
▼ + stars: | 2017-07-05 | by ( Caroline Praderio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

ShutterstockGoop recently made headlines for selling a $66 jade egg meant to be placed inside the vagina and squeezed using a series of muscle contractions. Is is true that having a strong pelvic floor leads to stronger orgasms, and using a jade egg might strengthen those key muscles. But a $66 jade egg is not the only way to achieve this. Plus, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) notes that some Ayurvedic supplements can contain toxic amounts of dangerous heavy metals. Obviously not all Ayurvedic products are dangerous, and people all over the world have used them without issues, as proponents argue.

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