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☆ How a Gastroenterologist Cares for Her Gut
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Hannah Seo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

She takes a fiber supplement. Federal health experts recommend that most adults get somewhere between 20 and 35 grams of dietary fiber each day. Doing so can keep your bowel movements regular, and your blood sugar and hunger levels in check. Even “I don’t eat the recommended amount of fiber from natural sources,” Dr. Kassim said, adding that it’s especially hard to do if you’re busy. While she tries to get as much fiber from her meals as she can, she also takes three or four fiber supplements (half a gram each) throughout the day.

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Hyundai and partner SK On, a battery unit of SK Innovation Co Ltd (096770.KS), will set up a new battery manufacturing plant in the state of Georgia, the companies said, formalising an earlier provisional agreement. Accompanying Yoon on the trip are top executives of some of South Korea's biggest companies, including Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung. Rivals General Motors Co (GM.N) and Samsung SDI (006400.KS) said they would invest over $3 billion to build a joint venture EV battery manufacturing plant in the United States. That compared with a Refinitiv SmartEstimate for first-quarter profit of 2.3 trillion won from 16 analysts. Hyundai and Kia cars are competitive in the U.S., based on their prices and a favourable exchange rate, he added.

☆ ChatGPT course instruction is the newest side hustle on the market. Meet the teachers making thousands from the lucrative gig.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

ChatGPT course instructors told Insider they have made between $10,000 to $52,000 in a few months. In late December, he launched a ChatGPT course on online education platform Udemy called "ChatGPT Masterclass: A Complete ChatGPT Guide for Beginners." But some struggle to integrate ChatGPT into their workflow, three ChatGPT course instructors told Insider. Skillshare, another online learning platform, offers 61 ChatGPT courses, while online course provider Coursera offers 10, according to searches made at the time this story was published. ChatGPT instructors aren't necessarily AI expertsThe ChatGPT course instructors who spoke to Insider are all self-taught.

☆ The 5 absolute worst ways to earn passive income, according to a 6-figure entrepreneur who's tried dozens of them
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Flipping products, making money through ads, and credit-card bonuses were a waste of her time. At first, I was making passive income as the stocks increased in value, and I sold off a few shares to make a profit. Trying to make passive income in the stock market is risky, especially when you're someone who doesn't fully understand it. In the end, this passive income stream proved to be stressful, time-consuming, and risky. After earning those bonus points, I redeemed them for cash or statement credits, and called that passive income.

☆ Anheuser-Busch facilities face threats after Bud Light backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Several Anheuser-Busch facilities received threats last week, a company spokesperson confirmed, following weeks of backlash against Bud Light because it sponsored two Instagram posts from a transgender woman. Mulvaney’s timeline shows one previous post that is also marked as a Bud Light partnership. Siegfried Anthony/STAR MAX/IPx 2023/APMulvaney is among many social media personalities that Bud Light partners with, Anheuser-Busch said in a statement to CNN last week. “F**k Bud Light, F**k Anheuser-Busch,” he said. Anheuser-Busch (BUD) is set to report its first-quarter financial results, including revenue, on May 4.

☆ I used ChatGPT to build a simple Chrome extension in 10 hours. Here's how I sold it for thousands on Acquire and what I learned about my fastest launch-to-exit ever.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Ihor Stefurak | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He used ChatGPT to build a Chrome extension and sold it for thousands on Acquire. While it took 10 hours to build, Stefurak recommends using ChatGPT to help with certain projects. We crafted a Chrome extension and received $1,000 worth of pre-orders within 24 hours. I recommend using the AI chatbot if you're starting a simple project with JavaScript or Python. These models help enhance self-understanding and ultimately lead to better decisions and big overall improvements.

☆ Print-on-demand sellers who make 6 figures a year share 7 strategies for standing out on Etsy — and getting a store started with low up-front costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Insider spoke with three Etsy sellers who've made six figures on the platform in a year with print-on-demand products. Take inspiration from other sellers' designs — but don't copy themChristina Umerez, 27, made 324,839 Canadian dollars, or about $241,015, from her Etsy store last year. Umerez said she used eRank, a platform that helps Etsy sellers find "low-competition, high-search" keywords related to topics. Dobosenski found mock-up images of models that matched the style she wanted from other Etsy sellers. Umerez used EverBee, a market-research browser extension that showed her all the tags other sellers used and how many searches each tag got.

☆ North Korea claims it’s ready to launch first spy satellite: state media
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Yoonjung Seo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Seoul CNN —North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to prepare to launch the country’s first military reconnaissance satellite, North Korean state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. During his visit to the National Aerospace Development Administration on Tuesday, Kim Jong Un said the country’s military reconnaissance satellite production has been completed and ordered the dispatching of “several reconnaissance satellites,” KCNA reported. Last December, North Korea claimed it had conducted an “important final stage test” for the development of a spy satellite. The country’s space development agency announced that it would finish preparations for the first military reconnaissance satellite by April 2023. On Tuesday, Kim stressed the role of military satellites as to protect national safety and territorial stability in the midst of escalating military threats and challenges by the US and South Korea.

☆ 5 in-demand skills for freelancers that companies are looking for now—one pays up to $250 an hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Work marketplace Upwork recently predicted the most in-demand skills for freelancers for 2023, looking at previous freelancer earnings, number of projects worked and other metrics. Here are five of the most in-demand skills for 2023 according to Upwork, including what freelancers on the platform are charging for them. Full stack developers on Upwork charge as much as $160 per hour. SEO experts on Upwork charge as much as $250 per hour. Accountants on Upwork charge as much as $150 per hour.

☆ My editor's note to the newsroom on AI: Let's think of it like a 'bicycle of the mind'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Nicholas Carlson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Ask AI to make suggested edits to your writing to make it more readable and concise. Ask AI to make suggested edits to your writing to make it more readable and concise. Ask AI to summarize old news stories and suggest lessons that can be learned from them. For me, the really exciting thing about using generative AI is that I keep figuring out new ways to use it. Editors: It is already impossible for you to know if work produced by your colleagues was created using AI.

☆ I'm a real-estate broker who uses ChatGPT to write my listings. It saves me hours of time, but it's not perfect.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Randy Baruh is a luxury-real-estate broker in New York City who uses tech whenever he can. He's experimented with VR viewers and video content on TikTok and is now using ChatGPT to save time. I'm a luxury-real-estate broker in New York City who's been in the industry for 23 years. The latest thing I've tried is using ChatGPT to write listings for my properties. I recently attended an industry conference, and I can tell you I'm not the only one who sees the benefit of using ChatGPT for work.

☆ I began selling stickers on Etsy as a fun hobby and now make 6-figures from my business. Here's how I got started.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Jenkinson makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from selling stickers and courses. Mim JenkinsonI wanted a creative hobby to keep my mind occupied, so I started to make stickers for my planner. A few months after I started, I started getting questions from customers about how I was making the stickers. I aim to find out what I can make easier for them, whether they're buying or making stickers. I would never have imagined that selling stickers would've had the impact that it's had on my life.

☆ How a 23-year-old earned about $35,000 in 3 months teaching ChatGPT to newbies
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Lance Junck, 23, earned $35,000 in just three months selling his ChatGPT course on Udemy. In late December, Lance Junck, 23, launched an online course on education platform Udemy that teaches people to use ChatGPT. It starts with how to write your first ChatGPT prompt, then moves into specific ChatGPT applications for businesses, students, and programmers. Within a week, 90 students enrolled in the course, Junck said. He has gotten paid speaking opportunities to teach companies like CEO advisory firm Sage Executive Group and tech news site HPCwire how to use ChatGPT, according to emails reviewed by Insider.

☆ Blogs are a low-lift but high-reward tool for starting your own business. Two founders share tips for how to use blogs to stand out and prove credibility.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

They share best practices for search-engine optimization and choosing the right blog platform. "The blog is the thing that supports your mission, that continues to prove your credibility and value to people," Dunlap said. Dunlap and Curtis shared their tips for launching a blog, including leveraging search-engine optimization and choosing the right platform. Dunlap said SEO should play into every aspect of a blog post, including the browser title, post title, URL, blog copy, and image captions. "If a brand is paying me for a social-media post, I offer a sponsored blog post for an extra amount," she said.

☆ Podcasts can help small-business owners build their brands and win new customers. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Insider talked to small business owners who say brand podcasting has helped them build trust and credibility with customers. The channel is a cost-friendly way to connect with prospective customers, as well as other industry leaders. Podcasts can help you scale your businessMany small-business owners see podcasts as an important way to acquire loyal customers. Courtesy of Tania BhattacharyyaBhattacharyya added that she uses her podcast episodes to help guide prospective customers through the sales process. Bhattacharyya had a podcast episode on the subject that she was able to send her.

☆ I make up to $13,000 a month from my digital-marketing business and still have the flexibility to travel and snowboard — here's how I built it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She and her partner made $180,000 in 2022 while maintaining the flexibility to ski and snowboard. I now live near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, during the winters to snowboard and run my digital-marketing agency, Snowmad Digital. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, the PR agency I was working for fired everyone, and I started wildland firefighting. One of my newer clients said they saw the video and just hired me this month largely because of it. I never work with my clients' competitors, and I work with clients all around the country and the world.

Seoul/Atlanta CNN —Interpol says a man arrested in Montenegro is Kwon Do-hyeong, also known as Do Kwon, the disgraced founder of a collapsed crypto company who is wanted in South Korea and the United States on fraud and other charges. Kwon, a South Korean national, founded the blockchain platform behind the TerraUSD stablecoin and its sister coin Luna. Kwon’s identity was confirmed through a fingerprint match, Interpol’s national central bureau in Seoul told CNN on Friday. Seoul prosecutors told CNN in December that the crypto entrepreneur was believed to be in Serbia, where he was in hiding after leaving Singapore via Dubai. Kwon has been charged with fraud and breaches of South Korea’s capital markets law.

☆ How an Allergist Gets Through Allergy Season
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Hannah Seo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

If you develop symptoms like sneezing, sniffling and watery or itchy eyes every year starting around February and lasting through May, that’s a sign that you may have seasonal allergies, Dr. Agarwal said — and tree pollen is likely to blame. Luckily, there are various online pollen trackers, like those from Pollen.com and the National Allergy Bureau, that can help you estimate how bad your allergy symptoms may be in the coming days or weeks, she said. Dr. Agarwal checks these resources once or twice a week. And when pollen levels are high, she said you can take steps to reduce or even prevent your symptoms, including by taking allergy medications or accessorizing in a way that minimizes pollen exposure before going outside.

☆ A guy is using ChatGPT to turn $100 into a business making as much money as possible. Here are the first 4 steps the AI chatbot gave him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jackson Greathouse Fall asked ChatGPT to turn $100 into "as much money as possible." Jackson Greathouse Fall, a brand designer and writer, took to Twitter last week to share a prompt that he gave the chatbot. The company is now valued at $25,000, according to a tweet by Greathouse Fall. But when Greathouse Fall learned the domain name cost $848 to acquire, it suggested one that was more affordable: GreenGadgetsGuru.com. Are you using ChatGPT to save time or make money?

March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. scientific instruments maker Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO.N) and South Korea's Celltrion Inc (068270.KS) are among those competing to acquire the biopharma solutions business of medical device maker Baxter International Inc (BAX.N), according to people familiar with the matter. Baxter, which has a market value of $19 billion, had total debt of $16.6 billion as of the end of December. Private equity firms, including KKR & Co (KKR.N) and Carlyle Group (CG.O), have also expressed interest in the Baxter business, the sources said. Baxter said in January it was exploring alternatives for its biopharma solutions business and would also spin off its kidney care units. Baxter's biopharma solutions unit supports drugmakers in the formulation, development and commercialization of drugs typically given by infusion or injection, such as biologics and vaccines.

The South Korean government was this week forced to rethink a plan that would have raised its cap on working hours to 69 per week, up from the current limit of 52, after sparking a backlash among Millennials and Generation Z workers. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s senior secretary said Wednesday the government would take a new “direction” after listening to public opinion and said it was committed to protecting the rights and interests of Millennial, Generation Z and non-union workers. “My own father works excessively every week and there is no boundary between work and life,” he said. South Korean people will (remain) vulnerable to deadly overtime work.”Pedestrians in downtown Seoul. Even when the limit was cut to 52 hours, cases of “gwarosa” continued to make the headlines.

Hong Kong/Seoul CNN —South Korea says it will build an enormous facility to make computer chips in the greater Seoul area, with about $230 billion in investment from memory chip giant Samsung Electronics. “We will build the world’s largest new ‘high-tech system semiconductor cluster’ in the Seoul Metropolitan area based on large-scale private investment of almost 300 trillion Korean won,” he said. An aerial view of Samsung Electronics' chip production plant at Pyeongtaek, South Korea on September 7, 2022. The vast majority of the world’s advanced microchips are made in just two places, Taiwan and South Korea. Taiwan’s industry is larger and more dominant, something South Korea is keen to challenge.

Hong Kong/Seoul CNN —South Korea says it will build an enormous facility to make computer chips in greater Seoul, with about $230 billion in investment from private companies. “We will build the world’s largest new ‘high-tech system semiconductor cluster’ in the Seoul Metropolitan area based on large-scale private investment of almost 300 trillion Korean won,” President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday. “In addition, we will grow the ‘semiconductor mega cluster’ to the world’s largest in connection with the existing memory semiconductor manufacturing complexes.”The Seoul Metropolitan area includes the capital Seoul, neighboring city of Incheon and surrounding Gyeonggi province. This is a developing story. More to come.

☆ I make 6 figures a year peeling people's skin for a living. I feel more fulfilled as an aesthetician than I did working in real estate.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Ryan S. Gladwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After building her brand and creating an at-home peel kit, Barber-Raymond had a six-figure 2020. A chemical peel exfoliates the top layer of skin to shed all the dead cells, revealing smoother skin underneath. The moment I got my license, I became a full-time aesthetician focused on chemical peels for the face and body. Skin peels can be life-changing for people, and it's so fulfilling to seeMy favorite area to peel is the back. I just didn't feel fulfilled, and it didn't light me up the way chemical peels do.

☆ Google search is bad and getting worse. Here's how search is evolving in the era of AI.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Mason Pelt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

He says Google search is worse than ever, and the company isn't financially incentivized to fix it. Google search is worse than it was three years ago. People use Google search in two waysPeople use Google to either find general information where any credible source is acceptable. Searching, "who is Neil Gaiman," or "list of the endless in the Neil Gaiman series" will likely give searchers the answers they seek. That sentence's chaotic grammatical mess is a window into the Google search results pages.

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