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• Bitcoin mining will contribute just 0.9% to total global emissions by 2030, even in the most bullish price scenario: NYDIG

  22-09-2021 16:32 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Even if bitcoin hit $10 trillion by 2030, its emissions would still only account for less than 0.9% of the global total, an NYDIG report said.
  Bitcoin mining currently produces fewer carbon emissions than aviation or air conditioning, the report said.
  Back in 2019, bitcoin already used as much energy as the Philippines, according to Cambridge University data.
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• Brazil's health minister shook hands with a maskless Boris Johnson at the UN. Then he tested positive for COVID-19.

  22-09-2021 16:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Brazilian health minister Marcelo Queiroga looks on the speech of President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro during an event to launch a new register for professional workers of the fish industry at Planalto Government Palace on June 29, 2021 in Brasilia, Brazil.
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  Brazil's health minister announced on Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19.
  The announcement came just one day after he met with maskless UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
  Brazilian diplomats were
  
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• Here's everything we know about 'The Great Resignation,' who's quitting, and why

  22-09-2021 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Workers are quitting their jobs in droves in 2021.
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  Millions of US workers quit their jobs in the last several months leading to a two-decade high.
  Mid-career workers and those in tech and healthcare are leading "The Great Resignation."
  Workers are quitting for better pay and positions, but also to feel more valued at work.
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  As offices reopen after over a year of mostly remote work, some people are choosing to stay home if they can
  
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• I tried BlueCruise, Ford's hands-free driving rival to Tesla Autopilot and GM's Super Cruise

  22-09-2021 16:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ford BlueCruise.
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  I tried out BlueCruise, Ford's answer to Tesla Autopilot.The system lets you drive hands-free on over 100,000 miles of North American highways.I found it easy to use and appreciated the clear messaging in the driver display.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Tesla has emerged as one of the industry leaders in automated driving in recent years, for better or worse.But Ford's latest generation of driver-assistance tech offers something Elon Musk's automaker doesn't
  
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• Top banking regulator compares crypto to tools that sparked the financial crisis while lobbyists decry 'overly conservative' approach

  22-09-2021 16:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bitcoin crypto currency physical banknote and coin imitations.
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  On Tuesday, Michael Hsu, who heads the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, compared crypto's trajectory to that of credit default swaps.
  Hsu's critical remarks came just days after the Financial Times reported on a letter sent by top crypto lobbyists to the Basel Committee.The stringency of regulation is emerging as the top issue for the crypto industry.
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• The bus-driver shortage led a group of 11th graders to ride a party bus with a stripper pole

  22-09-2021 16:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Boston high school hired a last-minute party bus to avoid canceling a scavenger hunt field trip due to the school bus driver shortage.
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  Schools are desperately finding new ways to transport students as the bus-driver shortage continues.
  One high school in Boston was forced to hire a party bus with a stripper pole to avoid canceling a field trip.Deluxe Limousine told Insider this was the first time the party bus company has been hired by a school.See mor
  
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• NBC's Savannah Guthrie got Boris Johnson to admit that he has 6 children, a fact British journalists have failed for years to confirm

  22-09-2021 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds attend the Commonwealth Day Service 2020 at Westminster Abbey on March 09, 2020 in London, England.
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  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed for the first time that he has 6 children in an interview with NBC.
  Johnson and his wife, Carrie Johnson, welcomed a son in April 2020 and are expecting their second child.The number of children Johnson has fathered has long been a source of speculation in the UK.
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• Bolt's CEO explains how 5-kilometer walking commutes and sleep hygiene help him ace 12-hour workdays

  22-09-2021 15:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Estonian entrepreneur has been running the company for eight years.
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  The CEO of Uber rival Bolt Markus Villig walks a five-kilometer commute every day.
  The CEOs of Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Apple also back walking meetings and commutes.
  Research suggests walking meetings bring people together and that walking supports creativity.
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• Invesco is partnering with Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital to launch crypto ETFs

  22-09-2021 15:55 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Invesco is partnering with Galaxy Digital to launch a crypto ETF to be ready if the SEC OKs digital-asset funds.
  The companies are aiming for the ETF to track the performance of crypto while trading like a stock.
  "We ultimately think we can define this new market," John Hoffman of Invesco said.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.
  Invesco confirmed in a regulatory filing on Tuesday it is partnering with Galaxy Digital Holdings to laun
  
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• Service workers saying 'I quit' are pushing up wages and shutting down the tradition of tipping your waiter

  22-09-2021 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  More restaurants are forgoing tips and upping wages to attract workers, according to the New York Times.
  It's the latest iteration of the labor crunch felt across the economy as workers quit in droves.
  It's also bringing tipped wages over the federal minimum wage of $7.25, something Democrats failed to pass.
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  Nex time you go out to eat, you may pay a service charge instead of a tip. That's because there's a huge labor crunc
  
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• US stocks rise as Evergrande fears subside and investors await Fed meeting outcome

  22-09-2021 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Traders on the trading floor of the NYSE.
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  The Dow on Wednesday was on course to break a four-session losing streak.A bond payment by an Evergrande unit helped calm nerves about the Chinese property developer's debt crisis.The Federal Reserve will conclude its two-day policy meeting.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Stocks advanced Wednesday, with investors latching onto some progress in the Evergrande debt crisis that sent global equities plummeting this week
  
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• How Insider correspondent Kate Taylor exposed allegations of discrimination and sexual exploitation at teen retailer Brandy Melville

  22-09-2021 15:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Insider is taking you behind the scenes of our best stories with our series "The Inside Story."We'll provide readers with an in-depth look of how these stories came together and a peek inside the reporter's notebook.
  This week, Insider fellow Phil Rosen spoke to features reporter Kate Taylor about her recent investigation into teen clothing brand Brandy Melville.Tell me a bit about your background and how you
  
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• Bitcoin successfully tests key support level near $40,000 but crypto positioning remains risk-off

  22-09-2021 15:28 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Nurphoto / Getty ImagesA deterioration in short-term momentum for bitcoin led to a 13% sell-off in the past week.But bitcoin managed to successfully test a key technical support level near $39,900 on Tuesday.Cryptocurrencies still remain in risk-off mode as bitcoin continues to outperform ether on a relative basis.Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell.A sell-off in bitcoin on Tuesday tested a key technical support level for the cryptocurrency, but ther
  
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• 10 quick tips to be your most disciplined, productive, happy, and healthy self while working from home

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  I was homeschooled from first through eighth grade, and now I'm a work-from-home writer.
  Years later, I still use my homeschooling experience to create a healthy and productive work routine.
  These are my 10 tips to get the most out of working from home.
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  Homeschooled from first through eighth grade with my three brothers and one sister, I grew up in a strict orthodox group and was generally only allowed outside of the property
  
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• An error with Square's point of sale system cost workers hundreds of dollars in tips

  22-09-2021 15:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Florida, Orlando, Little Saigon, Sticky Rice Lao Street Food, employee processing Square credit card reader, remote payment
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  An update to Square's point of sale systems removed tipping functionality for several hours.
  The removal happened over the weekend and reportedly cost workers hundreds of dollars in tips.
  "Their customer service wasn't available, and it's our biggest paycheck day," said one impacted barista.
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• Robinhood is launching its long-awaited crypto wallet next year and will begin testing the feature with users starting in October

  22-09-2021 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Robinhood is launching its crypto wallet early next year.
  It will test the wallet as part of an "alpha program" in October, Robinhood crypto COO Christine Brown told Insider.
  The uncapped waitlist for the wallet will be released on Wednesday ahead of the launch, she added.
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  Robinhood Markets is launching its long-awaited cryptocurrency wallet early next year after the online brokerag
  
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• How a 29-year-old marketing expert used a weird résumé to get 30,000 interviews in a week

  22-09-2021 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  29-year-old marketing professional David Vidal wondered how to get recruiters' attention.
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  29-year-old marketing professional David Vidal created a résumé-bot to answer recruiters' questions.
  Question choices included "What does success mean to you?" and the bot provided responses.
  Vidal's bot was used 30,000 times, and he got 14 online interviews and 11 job offers as a result.
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• How a 29-year-old marketing expert used a weird resume to get 30,000 interviews in a week

  22-09-2021 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  29-year-old marketing professional David Vidal wondered how to get recruiters' attention.
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  29-year-old marketing professional David Vidal created a resume-bot to answer recruiters' questions.
  Question choices included "What does success mean to you?" and the bot provided responses.
  Vidal's bot was used 30,000 times, and he got 14 online interviews and 11 job offers as a result.
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• NOCD raised $33 million to bring OCD treatment online

  22-09-2021 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hello,Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, and today in healthcare news:More startup funding news, as we reported exclusively that NOCD has raised $33 million for its approach to online OCD treatment;Verily has a secret plan to disentangle itself from Google's technology as it looks toward the future;Our politics team looked at Congress' vaccine approach, where members of Congress decide whether to enact a mandate for staff. If you're new to this newsletter, sign up here. Co
  
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• Bill Gates questioned about his meetings with Jeffrey Epstein in a new PBS interview: 'Well, he's dead, so in general you always have to be careful'

  22-09-2021 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bill Gates (left) told PBS NewsHour that he regretted having dinners with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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  Bill Gates answered questions about Jeffrey Epstein in a PBS NewsHour interview.
  Gates said he regretted having dinners with Epstein and that their meetings were a mistake.
  "Well, he's dead, so in general you always have to be careful," Gates said when asked about lessons learned.
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• Bill Gates answered questions about his meetings with Jeffrey Epstein in a new PBS interview: 'Well, he's dead, so in general you always have to be careful'

  22-09-2021 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bill Gates (left) told PBS NewsHour that he regretted having dinners with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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  Bill Gates answered questions about Jeffrey Epstein in a PBS NewsHour interview.
  Gates said he regretted having dinners with Epstein and that their meetings were a mistake.
  "Well, he's dead, so in general you always have to be careful," Gates said when asked about lessons learned.
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• How Merck Mercuriadis grew a $1 billion company buying songs by the world's biggest pop artists

  22-09-2021 14:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Music mogul Merck Mercuriadis is the founder of the Hipgnosis Songs Fund.
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  Hipgnosis, headed by Merck Mercuriadis, purchased songs from Shakira and Neil Young.The company is shaking up music publishing with an approach that puts songwriters first.Primarily seeking established artists, Mercuriadis and his team pay huge amounts for song rights.
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  Owning the rights to your music can be a contentious subject
  
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• How nuclear-powered submarines actually work

  22-09-2021 14:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  USS Virginia returns to the shipyard after its first voyage in open seas, July 30, 2004.
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  The Australian government has just declared an historic defence agreement with the US and UK.
  The deal will see a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines patrol Australian waters.
  Nuclear-powered subs can operate at sea for longer, spend more time submerged, and sail at higher speeds than conventionally powered subs.
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  The Australian government has just dec
  
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• The 11 choices that forever changed our favorite games

  22-09-2021 14:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Italian plumber was originally named Jumpman.
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  From character names to genre changes, the most popular video games hide interesting origin stories.
  Lara Croft was initially a supporting character while Mario was once called Jumpman.
  From "Metal Gear" to "Mortal Kombat", these choices forever shaped the world's favorite video games.
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  It's a struggle to imagine a video game world where Mario isn't called "Mario" or Lara Croft isn't th
  
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• 70% of fully vaccinated prisoners caught COVID-19 in a Texas Delta outbreak, the CDC says - but the vaccine protected against severe disease

  22-09-2021 14:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A nurse fills up a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site at a senior center on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas
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  About 70% of fully vaccinated prisoners caught COVID-19 at a Texas prison outbreak, the CDC said.
  The data suggests Delta can spread among vaccinated people but that vaccines protect against severe COVID-19.93% of unvaccinated prisoners caught COVID-19, and one died, the data showed.
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• Amazon has handed $100,000 cash prizes or cars worth as much as $40,000 to 8 employees who proved they were vaccinated against COVID-19

  22-09-2021 14:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A worker packs a customer order at an Amazon fulfillment center in Romeoville, Illinois.
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  Amazon said it's handed cars or $100,000 cash prizes to eight of its frontline workers.
  The winners entered a sweepstake restricted to employees who prove they're vaccinated against COVID-19.
  Two grand prizes of $500,000 each are still up for grabs.
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  Amazon said it's handed cars or $100,000 cash prizes to a handful of frontline workers who
  
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• Citi's new head of diversity wants to shake up Wall Street: 'What gets measured gets achieved'

  22-09-2021 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Erika Irish Brown, Citi's head of DEI, wants every manager at the firm to embrace inclusion.
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  Insider presents the first installment of The Equity Talk, a new series with executives on DEI.
  Citi hired former Goldman executive Erika Irish Brown to lead its diversity and inclusion strategy.
  Brown shared how she wants to change the financial giant and her goals for the next three months.
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  For over a decade, Erika Irish Brown
  
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• 8 entry-level jobs in tech that don't require a STEM degree

  22-09-2021 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Certain STEM related career paths, such as customer success manager, can help you enter the tech industry with little or no experience.
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  Not all jobs in the tech industry require a STEM background for entry-level candidates.
  Tech companies also need employees for social media management and customer service positions.
  Depending on the role, creative and analytical skills can be just as important as technical proficiency.
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• Buy the dip forever: Retail traders plowed $1.9 billion into stocks during the Evergrande sell-off, in the 4th biggest net purchase of the pandemic

  22-09-2021 13:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amateur investors have snapped up stocks during dips this year.
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  Retail investors plowed $1.9 billion into US stocks during the Evergrande sell-off, data shows.
  That was the fourth-biggest day of net purchases since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, VandaTrack said.
  Stocks sold off sharply but rebounded later in the day, as both retail and institutional investors bought the dip.
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  Retail traders' buy-the-dip impulse remain
  
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• NYC couple describe getting a $257,000 medical bill after their premature baby died in hospital, sparking a grim insurance battle

  22-09-2021 13:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Two parents lost their daughter after she was born about 13 weeks early.
  They later received an unexpected medical bill for over $257,000.
  Their insurer accidentally paid out after they switched providers, and wants to be repaid.
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  A couple was billed for $257,000 by an insurance company after their premature baby died aged 25 days.Brittany Giroux Lane and Clayton Lane received a demand
  
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• Lithuania's defense ministry told people to throw away Chinese-made phones, claiming they can automatically censor people's texts

  22-09-2021 13:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People ask past an ad for the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G smartphone in Hong Kong.
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  Lithuania told people to trash their Chinese-made phones "as fast as reasonably possible."
  It said some phones, like Xiaomi's Mi 10T 5G phone, can censor terms like "democracy movement."
  The feature is turned off in the phones in the EU but can be turned back on remotely, it said.
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  The Lithuanian government has told peopl
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg reacts to a NYT report on Facebook promoting positive stories about itself by arguing that his surfboard isn't 'electric'

  22-09-2021 13:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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  The New York Times reported that Facebook promoted positive stories about itself on users' news feeds.
  Mark Zuckerberg refuted a line in the report that said he rode an "electric surfboard" in a July video.
  Zuckerberg said the surfboard was not electric, and that he was pumping it with his legs.
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  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reacted somewhat bizarrely to a report in The New York Times that claim
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg reacts to a NYT report about Facebook promoting positive stories about itself by arguing that his surfboard isn't 'electric'

  22-09-2021 13:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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  The New York Times reported that Facebook promoted positive stories about itself on users' news feeds.
  Mark Zuckerberg refuted a line in the report that said he rode an "electric surfboard" in a July video.
  Zuckerberg said the surfboard was not electric, and that he was pumping it with his legs.
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  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reacted somewhat bizarrely to a report in The New York Times that claim
  
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• Crypto funding for Palestine's Hamas nears $1 million and far outstrips hauls for other militant groups, Coinbase says

  22-09-2021 13:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas.
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  Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has raised nearly $1 million in crypto donations, Coinbase said on Tuesday.
  Hamas made staggering fundraising efforts in comparison to other militant groups, research found.
  The group began to seek crypto funds in January 2018 using a single donation address, but later provided new addresses.
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• Netflix didn't think Roku could succeed. Now the streaming underdog is hoping its original content can take on Disney, HBO and more.

  22-09-2021 13:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood in 2014.
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  Roku hasn't always owned content that it could market to viewers.
  But that all changed when it bought failed streaming project Quibi this year in a major pivot
  Now Roku is competing against Netflix, which spun it off back in 2008.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Roku once had a huge appeal for customers: it didn't own its own content to aggressively push on viewers. The so-called content-agnostic streaming player had
  
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• Top Stories this AM: Trump sues niece, NYT, for $100 million; Brian Laundrie reportedly seen 'acting weird' before disappearance; Britney Spears' unlikely supporter

  22-09-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Good morning and welcome to your weekday morning roundup of the top stories you need to know.For more daily and weekly briefings, sign up for our newsletters here.What's going on today: "You know, when you're out in the middle of nowhere, your hackles go up when you see something that's out of the ordinary." An FBI tipster claims she saw a man that may be Gabby Petito's fiancée Brian Laundrie "acting weird." Jessica Schultz, a camper who said she saw the white van belonging to Gabby Petit
  
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• I used TikTok to take my cotton-candy business online. I've made $165,000 in sales since March - here's how.

  22-09-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Emily Harpel founded her business, Art of Sucre, in 2016 after being inspired by Pinterest.
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  Emily Harpel, 29, is a cotton candy maker based in Ohio and owner of Art of Sucre.After gaining over a million followers on her business' TikTok, she launched an ecommerce shop and has made over 6 figures since March.
  This is what her job is like, as told to freelance writer Judy Brumley.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  This as-told-to essay is based on a
  
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• This artist painted murals to challenge the Taliban after their last rule. Then the militants destroyed them, leaving him fearing for his life.

  22-09-2021 12:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People painting a mural in Afghanistan.
  Omaid Sharifi.
  The Taliban painted over dozens of murals, including one of George Floyd, after seizing Kabul.
  The murals were done by an artist group named Artlords, who wanted to cover up Kabul's blast walls.
  Insider spoke to its founder, who fled the country convinced the Taliban would kill him.
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  Omaid Sharifi wanted to remind people that Afghanistan could be beautiful despite the war.He wanted to cover Kabul'
  
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• PayPal's 'super app' - JPM loses top tech exec - Merrill's pay plans

  22-09-2021 12:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to Insider Finance. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Plus, download Insider's app for news on the go - click here for iOS and here for Android.On the agenda today:PayPal is relaunching its "super app," which will pit it against Google Pay and Square.JPMorgan just lost its global head of AI technology.In a leaked recording, Merrill's president said advisors shouldn't expect more pay raises.Let's get started. PayPal is relaunching its "super app"Mike Blake/ ReutersPayPal announc
  
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• A major far-right platform got hit by a data breach, revealing the names and addresses of Proud Boys, QAnon, and Texas Right to Life backers

  22-09-2021 12:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  QAnon and Trump supporters at the "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington, DC.
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  Hackers accessed Epik, a web platform that hosted sites run by groups like QAnon and the Proud Boys.
  Some 15 million names, email addresses, and phone numbers were leaked in the September 13 hack.
  The hacking group Anonymous has claimed credit.
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  A major web platform that helped far-right groups like the Proud Boys and QAnon operate online has b
  
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• Solana-based data network Pyth says a bug caused bitcoin's price to crash 90% to $5,402 on its feed to DeFi developers

  22-09-2021 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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  A bug caused bitcoin to plunge 90% on Solana-based network Pyth, which provides pricing data to DeFi developers.
  Pyth, which gets market data from CoinShares, FTX and other exchanges, briefly showed bitcoin at $5,402 on Monday.
  "Several Solana programs relying on Pyth prices were impacted by this incident," the network said.
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  Real-time market data provider Pyth Network said Wednesday a bug caus
  
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• The lawyer for Eric Trump in a civil fraud investigation against the Trump Organisation quit the case, court records show

  22-09-2021 11:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization.
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  Eric Trump's attorney in a fraud lawsuit against the Trump Organization has quit.
  A court filing from September 14 showed that Marc Mukasey stopped giving counsel to Eric.
  Neither Mukasey nor the Trump Organization responded to requests for comment.
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  The attorney representing Eric Trump in a fraud lawsuit against the Trump Organization has quit, a cou
  
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• Avalanche-based DeFi platform Vee Finance says it's lost $35 million in ether and bitcoin in a crypto hack

  22-09-2021 11:50 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Vee Finance said on Tuesday a total of 8,804.7 ether and 213.93 in bitcoin had been attacked on Monday.
  The company said they located the address that collated $35 million worth of crypto and suspended it.
  This is the second major hack on an avalanche-based platform in a week.
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  Avalanche-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Vee Finance said Tuesday it had been hacked and a total of aro
  
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• Mary Trump called her uncle a 'loser' for suing her over a story that revealed his tax returns, saying he's acting out of desperation

  22-09-2021 11:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A composite image of Mary Trump and former President Donald Trump.
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  Mary Trump called Donald Trump a "fucking loser" over a lawsuit he filed against her and The New York Times.
  The former president claimed she and The Times hatched an "insidious plot" to get his tax returns.
  Mary Trump told The Daily Beast her uncle was acting in "desperation" and "the walls are closing in."
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  Mary Trump called her uncle, former President
  
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• Costco warns shoppers that their toilet paper orders could be delayed, a report says

  22-09-2021 11:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Costco reintroduced purchase limits on some products in late August, which it said would be "temporary."
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  Costco is warning shoppers of potential delays to their toilet-paper orders, Fox Business reported.
  Some shoppers have said their local Costco is out of toilet paper.
  High demand, labor shortages, and shipping delays are causing supply-chain chaos.
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  Costco is warning some of its shoppers that toilet paper orders may be
  
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• Virginia's hospitals are filling up with COVID patients. Its rural, unvaccinated population may be the cause.

  22-09-2021 11:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A socially distanced sermon in Fredericksburg, Virginia in April 2020.
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  Virginia has one of the highest vaccination rates in the US.But it has seen a substantial rise in hospitalization in recent weeks.An expert told Insider that uneven distribution of vaccinated people gives the virus an opening.
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  Virginia is the country's 12th most vaccinated state, with almost 60% fully vaccinated.Vaccination is known
  
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• US futures inch higher ahead of Fed meeting after Evergrande payment plan soothes some investor nerves

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  Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell struck a dovish tone on Tuesday
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  US futures rose on Wednesday as focus turned to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision.
  Chinese stocks fell less than some had feared after embattled developer Evergrande said it would make a coupon payment.
  Evergrande could still trigger further volatility, with an offshore bond payment due on Thursday.
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  US stock futures edged higher on Wednesday, as investors
  
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• 10 Things in Politics: Capitol Hill divided over vax mandates

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  Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. Sign up here to receive this newsletter. Plus, download Insider's app for news on the go - click here for iOS and here for Android. Send tips to [email protected] or tweet me at @BrentGriffiths.Here's what we're talking about:Inside Congress' patchwork vaccine approachHouse passes bill meant to avoid shutdown and default, but things are far from overTrump is suing The New York Times and his niece over his tax recordsWith Phil Rosen.
  Sen. Richard Burr,
  
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• Tesla drivers looked at the road less when using Autopilot in an MIT study - but they weren't necessarily distracted, researchers say

  22-09-2021 10:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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  Tesla drivers looked at the road less often when using Autopilot in an MIT study.
  Drivers using Autopilot looked elsewhere for longer, including at their phones, the study found.
  But the researchers said the findings didn't necessarily mean the drivers were distracted.
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  A new eye-tracking study of Tesla drivers found that they looked at the road less often when their vehicles were using
  
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• The Houston doctor who was fired for administering leftover vaccine doses is suing Harris County, Texas, after being acquitted by a grand jury

  22-09-2021 07:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dr. Hasan Gokal
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  Dr. Hasan Gokal was fired in January for giving away 10 COVID-19 vaccine doses that were due to expire.The Harris County District Attorney charged Gokal with theft but a grand jury acquitted him in June.Gokal is now suing Harris County for more than $1 million for discrimination.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  A Houston doctor who was accused of stealing COVID-19 vaccine doses and later acquitted by a grand jury is now suing Harri
  
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