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2023-05-25 11:02:01 New data from Knight Frank shows how rich you need to be to make the top 1% in 25 countries.

Monaco tops the list – you need $12.4 million to be in the European country’s richest 1%.

In the US you need $5.1 million.

It’s $3.3 million in the UK.

$1.6 million in the UAE.

$960,000 in mainland China.

Read the whole list here, and share with anyone that lives in these countries.

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2023-05-24 22:58:01 The rainbow sea slug is beautiful, vibrant, and an extremely rare find. There have only been three previous sightings of the creature in the UK.

Experts believe the slugs are adapting to climate change by moving into warmer waters.

Read more about the colorful slug here.

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2023-05-24 11:56:01 If you feel that looking for work is strange right now, you're not alone.

Economic instability, opaque hiring processes, and the destabilizing rise of technologies like generative AI have converged into an environment where it's hard for job seekers to feel like they have even a basic sense of what is going on.

Read more about the challenges job seekers are facing in the current labor market here.

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2023-05-23 22:03:01 Bryan Johnson is a 45-year-old multi-millionaire who is attempting to slow down his aging process. His latest venture involves getting blood plasma from his 17-year-old son, Bloomberg reported.

Johnson also gave blood to his own father, completing the tri-generational blood exchange.

Read more about tech entrepreneur Johnson and his expensive anti-aging routine here.

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2023-05-23 12:41:04 Jamira Burley created her fake personal assistant, Matt, a decade ago.

It happened almost by accident. She had made a separate email account for people to contact her with opportunities, and she got an email where the person seemed to assume that a third person, like an assistant, was manning the contact email address. 

And she just rolled with it. Read more about Matt here.

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2023-04-14 12:40:43 A little change can go a long way. It did for Dave Menz, a 46-year-old real-estate investor in Cincinnati, who calls himself the Laundromat Millionaire.

The four laundromats Menz operates with his wife, Carla — along with their consulting business helping other laundromat owners get started and grow their businesses — have, indeed, made them rich. The couple has a net worth of $3.4 million, according to financial documents reviewed by Insider.

Read the full story, including how they made their riches and their investing advice for others looking to do the same, here.

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2023-04-06 16:12:11 Apple CEO Tim Cook starts every day at 5 a.m. by reading emails and notes from customers about the impact of its technology, he told GQ.

He said it's inspiring to understand how Apple's technology is impacting lives – both good and bad.

Open emails are a way to show that the company is motivated by customer feedback. Read more here, and share this @BusinessInsider story with an Apple customer you know. Open / Comment

2023-03-29 15:29:34 Elon Musk and multiple experts have signed a letter raising concerns about the development of AI.

The letter was issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute.Its signatories called for a 6-month pause on the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, which launched earlier this month.

Read more here about the open letter that cites potential risks to humanity and society.

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2023-03-24 13:41:01 The sun is sporting a giant coronal hole that could fit 20-30 Earths across, back-to-back.

Coronal holes blast rapid solar winds into space that travel 500-800 kilometers per second. The winds are relatively harmless and should reach Earth by Friday for a more stunning aurora.

Read more here on what this means and when to expect the heavy solar winds.

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2023-03-24 00:50:06 A Manhattan grand jury is investigating whether to indict Donald Trump on felony charges. If indicted, it would make him the first former US president to be charged with a crime.

Here’s more on what we know about the possible Trump indictment in New York.

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