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☆ Microsoft pushing you to set Bing and Edge as your defaults to get its new OpenAI-powered search engine faster is giving off big 1990s energy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Shona Ghosh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft was once king of computing, with more than 90% market share. Microsoft has integrated some OpenAI deep-learning technology into Bing, its ailing competitor to Google, so that the search engine can answer questions in a more nuanced way. And rather than just returning a list of results, Bing will present the information in a more useful way. What is less futuristic is Microsoft's maneuvering to juice its own market share as much as possible. Microsoft is juicing Bing's market share right now Shona Ghosh/InsiderAt present, Bing's share of the search market is a mere 3%, according to data firm Stat Counter.

☆ NBA roundup: Kings spoil Mavs' Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Kevin Huerter scored all 15 of his points in the second half, Trey Lyles added 14 points and Harrison Barnes had 13 for the Kings. Mikal Bridges scored 23 points in his Nets debut after being obtained from the Phoenix Suns on Thursday for Kevin Durant. The Hornets' losing streak reached seven games despite LaMelo Ball coming within a rebound of a triple-double. Jokic, who pulled in seven offensive rebounds, scored 40 points in a mid-December home victory against the Hornets. DeMar DeRozan followed with 16 points, and Nikola Vucevic notched a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds.

REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierBRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy takes his mini-tour of European capitals to Brussels on Thursday, aiming to push EU leaders for more weapons in the fight against Russia's invasion and for a quick start to EU membership talks. Having visited London and Paris on Wednesday, Zelenskiy is expected to attend a summit of EU leaders and address the European Parliament during his trip to the Belgian capital. A Ukrainian official said Zelenskiy wanted leaders at the European Council summit to ramp up munitions supplies. On the question of joining the EU, Ukrainian officials are pushing for membership talks within months. The Ukrainian official said Ukraine was "absolutely sure the decision to start accession negotiations can be taken this year."

☆ DWS CEO: cannot rule out paying fines in greenwashing case
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FRANKFURT, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's (DBKGn.DE) asset management unit DWS (DWSG.DE) will continue to cooperate with authorities on accusations of greenwashing, its CEO said on Thursday, adding that he could not rule out the company having to pay fines. CEO Stefan Hoops said DWS planned to tighten its internal rules and controls following the scandal, in comments to anaylsts following the announcement of the company's 2022 results. German and U.S. officials have been investigating reports and a whistleblower's allegations that DWS had exaggerated the sustainability of investments it sold - a practice known as greenwashing. On Thursday, DWS reported a 23% drop in its net profit for 2022, falling to 599 million euros ($658.36 million), driven partially by a planned increase in transformation costs and legal expenses. ($1 = 0.9098 euros)Reporting by Matthias Inverardi, Writing by Rachel More Editing by Paul CarrelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fintech startup Meadow wants to make paying for college easier and update the 'outdated tech' at many colleges. It just raised $3.5 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meadow is a fintech-meets-edtech startup that lets students calculate what they'd pay for college. On Meadow, students can see what their full cost for school would be after financial aid. The startup has landed partnerships with big universities and just raised $3.5 million in funding. It was especially hard for first generation or immigrant students, Brillembourg said, because of the hoops they needed to jump through to secure funds from multiple sources. "You're 18, not financially literate, and being thrown into this large complex financial payments journey with little or no support to navigate it," he said.

☆ Edtech startup Meadow wants to make it easier for students to track the cost of their tuition and update the 'outdated tech' at many colleges. It just raised $3.5 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meadow is a fintech-meets-edtech startup that lets students calculate what they'd pay for college. On Meadow, students can see what their full cost for school would be after financial aid. The startup has landed partnerships with big universities and just raised $3.5 million in funding. It also sends reminders to current students to keep track of when their tuition payments are coming up and how much they owe. "You're 18, not financially literate, and being thrown into this large complex financial payments journey with little or no support to navigate it," he said.

☆ I'm a leg-lengthening surgeon. I won't do cosmetic procedures because they cheapen what my work is really about — fixing deformities.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Natalie Rahhal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Dr. S. Robert Rozbruch has led limb-lengthening and reconstruction surgery for more than 20 years. Rozbruch performs 350 to 400 limb-lengthening surgeries and deformity corrections a year. I also loved the TV show "M*A*S*H." The character Hawkeye Pierce, who's a surgeon, was like a mentor to me. I really like helping these kinds of patients and feeling their appreciation for something special that not every orthopedic surgeon can do. Cosmetic limb-lengthening surgeries are a one-offI do limb-lengthening reconstruction, not that bullshit cosmetic limb-lengthening that was discussed in GQ.

☆ Africa’s World Cup: how a continent that usually underperforms finally got it right
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —After the first round of games at the World Cup, an all too familiar script looked to be playing out for African football fans. Zaire was the first sub-Saharan nation to participate at the World Cup. But not only is this the most affordable World Cup for Africans, it is also the most accessible. It was a very big challenge for Brazil [in 2014].”Mohamed Kudus was the breakout star of Ghana's World Cup, scoring a brace against South Korea. That investment, along with a crop of stellar talent and Africa’s best coach, has catapulted Morocco to the World Cup semifinals.

CNN —The death of prominent journalist Grant Wahl at the World Cup in Qatar has led to an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world, with NBA star LeBron James and tennis great Billie Jean King leading the tributes to the American. King said Wahl’s death was “heartbreaking.”“A talented journalist, Grant was an advocate for the LGBTQ community & a prominent voice for women’s soccer,” King tweeted Saturday. “I am so thankful for the support of my husband Grant Wahl’s soccer family and of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight. He added that he sought help at the medical clinic at the World Cup media center, believing he had bronchitis. Afterward, Wahl told CNN he “probably will” wear the shirt again.

CNN —Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup, sparking an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world. Grant Wahl, pictured on October 10, 2014. “I am so thankful for the support of my husband Grant Wahl’s soccer family and of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight. Feeling pretty hairy, bad,” Wahl told co-host Chris Wittyngham in the episode. He added that he sought help at the medical clinic at the World Cup media center, believing he had bronchitis.

☆ Fact Check-Rod Stewart’s son had panic attack, not heart attack, according to interview
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Stewart said in the interview that his son in fact suffered from a panic attack. The interview details Stewart discussing his son “going blue” in what the musician initially thought was a heart attack. Reuters obtained a copy of FourFourTwo’s interview with Stewart and can confirm it shows Stewart saying the incident was a panic attack. The relevant paragraph reads: “’We thought my boy had a heart attack,’ he reveals of our previous encounter. Rod Stewart’s 11-year-old son suffered a panic attack, according to an interview with the singer, not a heart attack because of a COVID-19 vaccination.

☆ Takeaways from the 2022 Georgia runoff: Warnock's win expands Democratic power in the Senate as his own star rises
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock wrapped up his “one more time” tour with a victory Tuesday in the runoff, defeating Republican rival Herschel Walker to secure a six-year term. But this electoral success is sure to elevate his star, possibly into the echelons of presidential or vice-presidential contenders. Walker improved his margins in some rural counties, particularly in northern Georgia, but it wasn't enough. Warnock's top advisers said they focused heavily on swing voters, and their strategy paid off. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, won their races on Election Day, topping 50% and avoiding a runoff.

☆ Deutsche Bank's DWS plans divestments and special dividend
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The fund manager also said it would propose a dividend of up to 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) in 2024. "We are committed to self-funding our changes by reallocating financial resources freed up by divestments, delayering and cost initiatives," he said in a statement. As new targets, DWS is aiming for earnings per share of 4.50 euros by 2025 and an adjusted cost-to-income ratio of below 59%. That compares with 2021, which was a particularly strong year, of 3.90 euros per share and a record low cost-to-income ratio of 58.1%. ($1 = 0.9572 euros)Reporting by Tom Sims and Marta Orosz; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and Paul CarrelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ DWS’s best valuation fix is out of CEO’s hands
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) - DWS (DWSG.DE) is thriving but not getting much credit. It is valued at less than 10 times next year’s earnings, based on analysts’ estimates, versus Schroders (SDR.L) on a multiple of nearly 13. Hoops, himself a former Deutsche executive, admits the arrangement may hurt the stock. For now, Hoops will have to just fix what he can. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Upollo wants to stop account sharing and repeat free trials. Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck it used to raise $2.75 million in seed funding from Index Ventures and others.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Upollo aims to convert account sharers and repeat trial users into paying customers. Here's an exclusive look at the 19-slide pitch deck the startup used to raise its seed round. Most companies attempting to stop account sharers or repeat trial users build their software in-house, Meyer said. But they focus more on preventing the use of fraudulent credit cards for free trials, rather than stopping account sharers and repeat trial users themselves, Meyer told Insider. Here's an exclusive look at the 19-slide pitch deck that Upollo used to raise $2.75 million in seed funding from Index Ventures:

☆ Carmakers fighting for battery supply need ways to track EV ingredients. A new kind of 'passport' could be the answer.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A "battery passport" that traces everything from a battery's mining to recycling could help. Experts say using the battery passport could separate auto-industry winners from losers. That challenge could be alleviated by the "battery passport," a new way of documenting where all the bits of a battery come from and where they're going. In Europe, newer regulations have increased scrutiny of battery sustainability and safety. The battery passport could make it easier to get through them.

☆ Donald Trump will testify in New York court to defend his business empire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump will testify in person in 2023 to defend his company against New York's $250 million lawsuit. He's the lead defendant in the state attorney general's suit, which seeks to bar him from doing business in the state. The revelation came on Tuesday as lawyers for Trump and the attorney general's office clashed heatedly in court over setting a trial schedule. "Donald Trump and entities would like to have a jury trial," Habba told the judge. "I don't know why I, my staff, not to mention the attorney general's staff need to go through this all against.

☆ How small-town Maine embraced a family that fled the Taliban
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Elyse Lightman Samuels | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Last November, at about midnight, Omid was lying in bed in his new home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine — exhausted, but unable to sleep. On this night, and on many nights during Omid's first few months in Maine, Nasir was soon at his door. Omid's family arrived in Maine just before Halloween in 2021 and recently celebrated one year in Maine. Catholic Charities, the local refugee-resettlement organization in Maine, was working with Omid's family to help them resettle. After Omid's family escaped Kabul, members of his extended family came by to collect some of their more precious items, and gave other things away.

☆ Same-sex marriage protection bill clears initial hurdle in U.S. Senate
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

It would serve as a legal backstop against any future Supreme Court action by requiring the federal government to recognize any marriage that was legal in the state it was performed. It would not block states from banning same-sex or interracial marriages if the Supreme Court allows them to do so. All 50 Democrats and 12 Republican senators voted to advance the bill in the 100-member Senate. Speaking before Wednesday's vote, Republican Senator Thom Tillis, another key negotiator, called the bill "a good compromise... based on mutual respect for our fellow Americans." In a mark of how far the country has moved on the issue, the Mormon church - once a virulent opponent of legalizing same-sex marriage - came out in support of the bill.

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☆ U.S. Senate to hold initial vote on bill protecting same-sex marriage
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday will hold an initial vote on legislation to protect the right to same-sex marriage, spurred by concerns that a conservative Supreme Court could reverse its earlier decision that made it legal nationwide. The bill, which is expected to pass the Senate, would serve as a legal backstop against any future Supreme Court action by requiring the federal government recognize any marriage that was legal in the state it was performed. However, it would not block states from banning same-sex or interracial marriages if the Supreme Court allows them to do so. Supporters of same-sex marriage were spurred to act when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the court should also reconsider the legality of same-sex marriage, in a concurring opinion to the court's overturning of federal protections for abortion in June. The bill will have to jump through several more procedural hoops in the Senate before going back to the House for final approval.

☆ NBA roundup: Bucks, minus Giannis, top Thunder in 2 OTs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Tre Mann added 21 points off the bench. Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, reserve Sam Hauser had 24 on six 3-pointers and Al Horford added 13 for Boston. Anunoby added 27 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the Raptors, who played without forward Pascal Siakam (groin). Bennedict Mathruin scored 30 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 11 assists for the Pacers, who had won four of their previous five games. All five Hornets starters reached double figures in points, led by Terry Rozier with 18 in the team's sixth consecutive loss.

☆ I was traumatized by a leaky roof in an old apartment, so when it happened in my home I was beyond relieved to have insurance that covered it
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Mandy Shunnarah | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When my partner and I finally moved, we found an amazing home — but the roof was 25 years old. It leaked within six months, but our homeowners insurance covered the bulk of the bill. It had been lovingly tended; the inspector even said he'd never seen a house this old in this good shape. It was a stressful month of waiting, but in the end, Farmers homeowners insurance saved our tails — and our sanity. Insider's Featured Homeowner Insurance Companies Lemonade Homeowners InsuranceAllstate Homeowners InsuranceNationwide Homeowners Insurance Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.

☆ Casey DeSantis, Florida's 'co-governor': Rivals, friends, and former colleagues say she's the secret behind husband Ron DeSantis' meteoric rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lyz Lenz | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Florida's first lady, Casey DeSantis, is a close confidant to her powerful husband, several people told Insider. He added, "We would not see Ron DeSantis outside of press conferences if he did not have a wife and kids." Ron DeSantis began clawing his way into the national spotlight in 2017 as a member of the US House of Representatives. She smiled wryly and said: "Everyone knows my husband, Ron DeSantis, is endorsed by President Trump, but he's also an amazing dad. "Ron DeSantis would be a very good candidate for the St. Johns county commission if he did not have Casey DeSantis in his life," Schorsch said.

☆ Dual citizens abroad say it's worth ballot obstacles to make sure their votes count
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

When I moved overseas, it wasn’t as easy.”Thousands of dual citizens like Lee are eligible to vote in the coming election, and experts say in a close race, they could be a critical bloc. In 2020, Georgia saw 27,252 votes cast from abroad, which exceeded the 11,779-vote margin of victory that flipped the state blue. But while dual citizens have a constitutional right to cast their ballot, a messy system and a lack of infrastructure often keeps them from doing so, advocates said. Thirteen states — including Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania — prohibit absentee voting for citizens who have never resided in the country. “I think that you can still make a difference with your votes.”Some dual citizens might not call the U.S. home, but Lines said America’s policies have an effect everywhere.

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