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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Electric pickup trucks have become unlikely saviors in extreme weather events.</li><li>Ford F-150 Lightning owners in Florida and South Carolina used their trucks as mobile generators.</li></ul>When <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-helene-hits-asheville-beer-microbreweries-north-carolina-floods-2024-9">Hurricane Helene</a> knocked out the power at Justin Long's veterinary practice in North Central Florida, he was ready.For the second time this summer, Long drove his electric Ford <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/f150-lightning-is-fast-fun-you-probably-dont-need-one-2023-11">F-150 Lightning</a> to Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic on Friday morning and prepared to use his truck's electricity to restore power.After using store-bought extension cords during a previous storm to keep the clinic open at about 50% of capacity, Long said he was prepared this time with a bypass kit and transfer switch so he could use his Lightning Laraiat to run everything but the air conditioning."It was basically business as usual; it was just hot inside," Long told Business Insider. Being the only horse-equipped veterinary hospital in the area, Long said it's important for Springhill to continue operations in moments of crisis."For horse owners and the other veterinarians in the area, knowing that we're here, we're open, it takes a ton of stress off people," he said.<div type="image" title="An F-150 Lightning powers a vet clinic in Newberry, Florida." height="848" width="1131" msid="113885611" hostid="261" sizebytes="186106"></div>Long, who also hosts the podcast Straight from the Horse Doctor's Mouth, will talk to anyone who will listen about his electric truck's capabilities. He says it's changed how he runs his business, cutting down on fuel costs and providing power for tools out on the job.It was this mindset that encouraged him to go the extra mile over the weekend, using his truck to power a community event at his vet clinic."So many people were stunned to realize that everything inside the vet clinic was running off my truck," Long said. "I spent a large part of my day just talking about the electric truck and the advantages that come with having one."<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/electric-trucks-automakers-ford-gm-battle-market-share-2023-5">Electric pickup trucks</a> have become unlikely saviors in extreme weather conditions, as many models like Ford's Lightning are equipped with technology that turns the truck into a mobile generator.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-f150-lightning-platinum-electric-pickup-truck-review-photos-2023-10">F-150 Lightning</a> owners in the path of Hurricane Helene told Business Insider this week they have been using their trucks to power everything from life-saving devices to home internet.<h2 id="1eee16a7-7418-426f-a0b6-cfb01592a475">Ford saw a 6x increase in owners using their cars as generators</h2>According to Ford's internal monitoring of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-f150-lightning-electric-coolest-features-2021-5">Pro Power Onboard</a> usage, there was a sixfold spike in owners using the system (which converts battery power to usable power) immediately after the storm in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.In Long's case, his standard-range Lightning could power his practice's computers, lights, lab, and refrigerator for 48 hours before he had to drive it to a charger.Meanwhile, in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-damage-port-strike-could-hurt-us-economy-2024-9">hard-hit South Carolina</a>, Chris Wilson says his electric truck is "literally saving my life." Wilson has acute sleep apnea, and without the use of his CPAP machine, he can die in his sleep, he said.<div type="image" title="An F-150 Lightning partially powers a home in South Carolina after Hurricane Helene." height="768" width="1024" msid="113885609" hostid="261" sizebytes="234000"></div>After the power went out on Thursday night, Wilson said rushed to a hardware store to nab an extension cord long enough to run from his truck to the house so he could keep his breathing machine running."Without this truck, we would have been in a situation where we were searching for somewhere out of state like an emergency shelter or something of that nature," Wilson said. "Trying to sleep without electricity would have been life-threatening for me."By Tuesday, Wilson had three extension cords running from his truck to the house to power the CPAP machine, a few fans, and their home internet connection. His children — ages 20, 15, and 13 — are happy to have access to the internet again, Wilson said."That has really calmed their nerves and anxiety with all of this," he said, noting that two of his children are autistic and rely on electronic devices more heavily, he said.

Electric F-150 owners used their trucks to run CPAP machines and a horse hospital amid hurricane power outages 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Alaska Airlines flight diverted to Honolulu after four flight attendants felt unwell.</li><li>The crew reported an "unidentifiable odor" in the cabin shortly after takeoff from Lihue, Hawaii.</li></ul>An <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alaska-airlines-americas-favorite-travel-customer-satisfaction-index-2024-4">Alaska Airlines</a> flight from Hawaii to Seattle was forced to turn back after four flight attendants felt unwell and reported an "unidentifiable odor" in the cabin.Flight AS810 took off from Lihue, Kauai, on Thursday evening, but the Boeing 737-890 soon diverted to Honolulu "out of an abundance of caution" after the crew reported an unknown odor, an Alaska Airlines spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider."After the aircraft safely landed, all four flight attendants were transported to the hospital for evaluation. None of the pilots and guests on board required medical attention," they said.The Honolulu Emergency Services Department said that the flight attendants had shown symptoms of "nausea and disturbed coordination" from the smell, per local outlet <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/09/13/4-alaska-air-flight-attendants-hospitalized-hnl-after-falling-ill-during-flight/">KHNL</a>.The carrier said it had worked to get the 119 passengers on other flights to Seattle, adding that the aircraft had been taken out of service and was being "thoroughly inspected" by its maintenance technicians.It's not the first time such an incident has occurred on an Alaska Airlines flight.In June, an Alaska flight from Honolulu to Anchorage was canceled after two crew members reported feeling sick during the flight's boarding process, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2024/06/20/alaska-airlines-flight-attendants-unknown-odor-ill/74153657007/">USA Today</a> reported.The airline said it had likely been caused by an "unknown odor," the report said.In another incident in March, an Alaska aircraft traveling from Portland to Phoenix turned back when crew members and passengers noticed fumes in the cabin, per <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/fumes-in-cabin-cause-alaska-airlines-flight-to-phoenix-to-return-to-portland-oregon/3357378/?os=vbkn42tqho5H1RAdvp&amp;ref=app">NBC Los Angeles</a>.Melanni Rosales, a spokesperson for the Port of Portland, told the outlet that seven people requested medical evaluations but no one was taken to the hospital.In 2019, an Alaska flight from Seattle to Orange County, California, also <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alaska-airlines-crew-members-hospitalized-after-odor-in-cockpit-2019-2">turned around shortly after departure due to a "cabin odor."</a>Alaska told BI at the time that the flight's pilots and flight attendants were medically evaluated at the airport before being taken to the hospital for further evaluation. It said no passengers had been affected or had reported any symptoms.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>On a trip to Melbourne, Adrian Chia envisioned a holiday home to unplug from the world.</li><li>He sold his IT business and partnered with two friends to build Big Tiny, a tiny house startup.</li></ul>How nice would it be to leave everything behind, unplug from the world, and relax abroad?This thought lingered in Adrian Chia's mind after a two-week family vacation exploring the Great Ocean Road in Melbourne in 2016.Shortly after returning home to Singapore, he floated the concept of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/millennial-city-life-quits-job-build-tiny-house-wood-denmark-2024-9">living an unplugged life</a> by his friend Dave Ng, whom he'd met in his 20s during mandatory national service."We were just chitchatting, but Dave started thinking about it seriously," Chia, now 43, told Business Insider. Ng came up with the idea of creating a tiny house on wheels — a mobile house that could be easily relocated if a particular location did not attract guests.In 2017, the pair decided to sell their businesses — Chia had been working in IT and Ng in waste management — and start a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-build-own-tiny-home-company-plans-2023-4">tiny house business</a> called Big Tiny. They invested 100,000 Singapore dollars, or around $77k, each, and dove into brainstorming their first prototype."I knew I was venturing into uncharted territory," said Chia, who was married with two young kids and had a newborn at the time.<h2 id="b90f8f35-563a-4d9d-9797-e15f7148fc10">An early obstacle</h2>With no experience in architecture or building, their first roadblock was figuring out how to build a tiny house."I can't even change the door knob at home," said Chia, adding that the thought of having to fit a kitchenette, a bedroom, and a living room into a 20-foot space was daunting.They hired an architect to help with the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/couple-lives-in-tiny-home-on-wheels-with-office-bedroom-2023-6">design of the house</a> and agreed on a few essentials. First, the house had to be on wheels. Next, they had to ensure that the house did not feel claustrophobic.Six months of trial and error later, Chia and Ng assembled the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/built-tiny-house-parents-backyard-rent-free-saved-money-2024-3">first prototype home in Chia's garden in Singapore</a>.<div type="image" title="A tiny home" height="3024" width="4032" msid="113509611" hostid="261" sizebytes="1381548"></div>They began scaling the business by sending tiny houses overseas. The first two were sent to Australia, one to Victoria and the other to New South Wales.In 2018, Chia convinced a friend from elementary school, Jeff Yeo, to join the team of founders and help with branding. Yeo had worked as an account director and manager at several marketing agencies.Together, they raised around SG$4.2 million over two funding rounds, Chia said. That includes SG$3.8 million in the second round, which took place in 2021.<h2 id="2f26daf1-a207-42de-80b6-4a8c216f56ad">Developing their tiny houses into a profit-sharing business</h2>After garnering attention from local media, the team started to receive inquiries on how to purchase tiny houses, Chia said.So, in 2017, the team started a program that allowed people to buy a tiny house for around SG$90,000. In return, they managed the hotel side of the business by renting the unit back from the buyer. They either rented the tiny house for two years and paid 8% a year or five years and paid 10% a year. Big Tiny then earns from the profit of nightly stays, Chia said.Although the headquarters is in Singapore, Big Tiny's first move was to send <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/live-in-a-tiny-mansion-home-so-could-afford-california-2023-10">tiny houses</a> out to the rest of the world. The homes had a modular design — flat packed "like Ikea furniture," as Chia describes.<h2 id="86541299-29a2-4f07-931a-d1593e686640">In 2023, they set up tiny houses in Singapore</h2><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiny-home-village-atlanta-south-park-cottages-photos-booker-washington-2024-3">The tiny house movement</a> encourages <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiny-house-new-yorker-first-time-experience-2022-7">minimalistic and sustainable living</a>. Although the movement has taken off in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiny-house-movement-future-2021-1">countries like the US</a> and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiny-home-tube-shape-surprising-things-europe-slube-photos-2023-2">Germany</a>, it has been less popular in Singapore.In 2021, an opportunity arose for Big Tiny to set up houses in Singapore under a government initiative promoting innovative business ideas.The government awarded Big Tiny state land, for which the company pays rent, to build their <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stay-tiny-home-remote-lazarus-island-singapore-2024-8">tiny houses on Lazarus Island</a> — one of the eight Southern Islands in Singapore."We jumped on it," Chia said.In an email response to BI, a representative from the Sentosa Development Corporation, an organization under Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry, said the initiative aimed to complement the existing environment of Lazarus Island by introducing "light-touch" recreational uses.Additionally, the response noted that Big Tiny's houses were equipped with sustainable features, which were in line with their goal of reducing vacationers' carbon footprint on the island.The government also awarded another company a chance to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/luxury-tent-glamping-into-the-woods-lazarus-island-singapore-2024-9">build nine tents nearby.</a>Since opening the tiny house resort in April 2023, Chia said, it has been running on an average of about 90% occupancy. Guests have to book a few months in advance to secure their stay. He added that they have been cash-flow positive since their inception.In August, BI was able to book a stay for SG$380 a night, less than three weeks in advance, although only a few tiny houses remained available at the time. All of the houses were full during BI's stay.<h2 id="4f271ca1-9272-4f7b-83ed-2c77ec2a4d51">Each tiny house is placed in nature</h2><div type="image" title="An accommodation in Lake Stella, New Zealand" height="3459" width="5189" msid="113509618" hostid="261" sizebytes="2539654"></div>Seven years on, Big Tiny has placed more than 400 tiny houses in more than 10 countries worldwide, from Taiwan to Europe and Australia.On Singapore's Lazarus Island, guests are surrounded by lush greenery and can swim in the sea. At Lake Stella in New Zealand, two hours north of central Christchurch, guests can hike the surrounding mountains or take a dip in the lake. In Yilan, Taiwan, guests can sleep in a tiny forest cottage and gaze at the stars when night falls.<div type="image" title="The cofounders of Big Tiny take a selfie" height="2736" width="3648" msid="113509620" hostid="261" sizebytes="240580"></div><h2 id="a0ebf152-35eb-4037-bc31-9862591a586e">Working with friends can be challenging</h2>Looking back on the journey, Chia said he learned that ideas never come fully formed. "When I was speaking with Dave, it was just an idea of putting tiny houses in rural areas so that people can recharge themselves in nature," he said.He said they never thought they could build tiny houses in his own garden — let alone transport them worldwide.And although <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/business-partnership-ended-friendship-partners-friends-2024-1">working with close friends</a> can be tricky, Chia credits their successful collaboration to clearly defining their roles.While Chia oversees revenue and strategic development, Ng heads operations and production, and Yeo focuses on branding."Whenever we face problems, we will call for a discussion. Everyone will have ideas on how to get things resolved," he said."But at the end of the day, the person leading the aspect of the business will take ownership and decide on what is the best course ahead."

How 3 friends without any hospitality experience started renting out over 400 tiny homes in remote locations around the world

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Nvidia wants to bring "physical AI" to hospitals, with robots for X-rays, linen delivery, and more.</li><li>It's part of Nvidia's plan to corner the advanced robotics market and cement the AI giant's future.</li></ul>Nvidia is digging deeper into healthcare — and the tech giant has big ambitions to bring AI to every part of the hospital.The AI behemoth has already made a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-startup-empire-nventures-founders-2024-7">number of investments</a> and notched partnerships in digital health and biotech, including for virtual care and drug discovery.After massive developments in large language models in the past two years, according to Nvidia's VP of Healthcare Kimberly Powell, the next wave of AI will turn <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-nvidia-robots-huamanoid-self-driving-cars-2024-9">medical devices into robots.</a>"This physical AI thing is coming where your whole hospital is going to turn into an AI," Powell told BI. "You're going to have eyes operating on your behalf, robots doing what is otherwise automatable work, and smart digital devices. So we're super excited about that, and we're doing a lot of investments."<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vcs-like-khosla-and-a16z-backing-robotics-that-use-ai-2024-7">Physical AI</a> refers to "models that can perceive, understand, and interact with the physical world," Powell said during a keynote presentation at this year's HLTH conference in Las Vegas.In healthcare, she told Business Insider, there are countless applications for this next wave. Nvidia is building out its tech stack and partnering with select startups to spearhead the company's AI push into more health systems.The efforts are part of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-nvidia-robots-huamanoid-self-driving-cars-2024-9">Nvidia's vision to corner the emerging advanced robotics market</a> to maintain its spot in the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ai-3-trillion-club-apple-microsoft-jensen-huang-2024-6">tech stratosphere</a>.It'll take healthcare "a couple of years" to fully embrace the physical AI wave, Powell said — but with key components of physical AI already being adopted in healthcare, that transformation could be closer than we think.<div type="image" title="Kimberly Powell speaking onstage at the HLTH 2024 conference, with a large HLTH sign behind her." height="1141" width="1826" msid="114947223" hostid="261" sizebytes="58486"></div><h2 id="8772be31-a388-40be-a749-093e49de9021">Hospitals' "digital twins"</h2>While recent AI breakthroughs have made more sophisticated robotic developments within reach, robots still present unique challenges to Nvidia and other companies developing them.Powell said these physical AI systems would essentially require three computers working in tandem: one to train the AI, another to simulate the physical world in the digital space, called a "digital twin," and a third to operate the robot.The robots need not only to be able to receive and respond to inputs from the real world, like movement and speech but to be trained in their physics — like the grip and amount of pressure required to use a scalpel, for example.To tackle the digital twin challenge in healthcare, Nvidia is partnering with IT solutions provider <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.markiiisys.com/blog/mark-iii-recognized-as-2024-nvidia-partner-network-americas-healthcare-partner-of-the-year/">Mark III</a>, which works with healthcare systems like the University of Florida Health to create simulations of their hospital environments and develop AI using them.Hospitals can use those digital twins to train their clinicians, too, Powell said, like by letting doctors learn how to perform a particular surgery first in the virtual operating room.Physical AI is getting more sophisticated for real-time surgeries, too. Nvidia is an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2024/09/30/nvidias-venture-capital-arm-is-silently-investing-millions-into-healthcare/">investor in Moon Surgical</a>, a robotics company that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/moon-surgicals-maestro-system-powered-by-nvidia-holoscan-paves-the-way-to-next-generation-laparoscopy-with-over-200-patients-treated-302092824.html">uses Nvidia's Holoscan platform</a> for its surgical assistant robot, which provides an extra set of arms to hold and manipulate surgical instruments, like adjusting the cameras used inside the body during laparoscopic surgeries.But Nvidia sees robots being used far beyond the operating room — including to monitor a patient for falls in their hospital room, or bring them fresh linens, Powell said. She pointed to Mayo Clinic, which started deploying <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1763236350828000">its own linen delivery robots</a> earlier this year at its Florida campus to autonomously ferry fresh sheets from room to room."You could imagine someday when you get an X-ray scan, you'll have a room that you just step into. It has cameras such that it knows where you're in the vicinity of this scanner; it'll tell you where to stand in front of the scanner. It'll take an X-ray, it'll check the quality," Powell said.<div type="image" title="Da Vinci robotic surgery system" height="1132" width="2000" msid="114947221" hostid="261" sizebytes="61308"></div><h2 id="7d8494bc-b5bb-4b2b-b8e1-c7e6698be3de">Nvidia's digital health ambitions</h2>Nvidia doesn't want to be a healthcare company, and would never acquire another healthcare company, Powell said. But in digital health, the AI colossus is putting its money and tech behind a number of startups.Medical scribe company Abridge is no doubt Nvidia's buzziest healthcare bet. Nvidia's venture capital arm, NVentures, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.abridge.com/press-release/collaboration-nvidia">invested in Abridge in March</a>; Abridge is now reportedly raising more money at a <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=356af929f731a2f0148d8a19a4ea58643477dfa1feeb9af322049efcfa0b44d8&amp;postID=672105613a35c2732d44e6df&amp;postSlug=nvidia-bring-ai-robots-to-hospital-2024-10&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Felad-gils-latest-ai-bet-is-in-health">$2.5 billion</a> pre-money valuation. Powell said Nvidia is doing "deep, deep speech research" with Abridge.General Catalyst-backed Hippocratic AI also <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/nvidias-venture-arm-backs-17m-investment-hippocratic-ai-build-out">snagged funding from Nvidia</a> in September, after notching a partnership with the company this spring to develop healthcare AI agents that can video chat with patients.And Nvidia is teaming up with Microsoft to supercharge the next generation of AI startups in healthcare and life sciences. The two companies <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-inception-microsoft-startups-ai-healthcare/">said at HLTH</a> that they're bringing together Nvidia's accelerator, Nvidia Inception, and Microsoft's free product platform for founders, Microsoft for Startups, to provide cloud credits, AI tools, and expert support to startups, starting with healthcare and life sciences companies.

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Artificial intelligence has its hands in nearly every industry, from chatbots to healthcare, and one of the AI world's favorite new tools is <keyword id="20280828" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="whisper" source="keywords">Whisper</keyword>, a transcription program developed by <keyword id="19918823" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="OpenAI" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="OpenAI" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="OpenAI">OpenAI</keyword>. Whisper’s main selling point is that it supposedly delivers near “human-level robustness and accuracy,” as the company claims. But there’s a major catch — Whisper has a habit of “hallucinating.” If you’re picturing an AI tool hallucinating psychedelic visuals, it’s not quite like that. Hallucinations in AI transcriptions mean the tool has a tendency to make up words, phrases, and even entire sentences. Whisper has been known to slip in racial commentary, violent ideas, or medical jargon that no one actually said. And when used in sensitive settings like hospitals, these “creative” additions can be more than an oddity — they could be downright dangerous. <h2>The hospital risk factor</h2>Several developers and researchers have found these hallucinations are worryingly frequent. In hospitals, transcription software like Whisper is being trialed to record patient-doctor conversations. It seems like a great idea — automated transcriptions could give healthcare professionals more time to focus on patients instead of endless paperwork. But as Allison Koenecke, a professor at Cornell, points out, nearly 40% of these hallucinations could lead to misinterpretations. And, as Alondra Nelson, former director at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said, “Nobody wants a misdiagnosis. There should be a higher bar.” In <keyword id="23715899" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-transcriptions" source="keywords">medical transcriptions</keyword>, even one mistaken word can be serious. One version of Whisper, for example, took the phrase, “He, the boy, was going to, I’m not sure exactly, take the umbrella,” and turned it into something alarming: “He took a big piece of a cross, a teeny, small piece… I’m sure he didn’t have a terror knife so he killed a number of people.” Disturbing additions like these could leave hospital staff baffled or, worse, could result in patient notes that entirely misrepresent a consultation. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111165894" title="Scientists find speech-to-text AI randomly adding violent language such as &amp;quot;terror,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;knife&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;killed&amp;quot; to audio transcription" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Researchers have analysed thousands of audio samples and found that hallucinations often appear in well-recorded clips, not just in low-quality recordings or when there’s lots of background noise. For instance, when someone said, “After she got the telephone, he began to pray,” Whisper turned it into “I feel like I’m going to fall, I feel like I’m going to fall…” In other cases, it has fabricated nonexistent medications, like “hyperactivated antibiotics,” or injected racial commentary where none existed. Hospitals aren’t the only ones using Whisper — its transcriptions are popping up in call centers, video captions, and consumer voice assistants. In each case, hallucinations could lead to confusion and miscommunication, particularly for those who rely on accuracy, such as the Deaf and hard of hearing community. Whisper can bury made-up text in long transcriptions, meaning someone reviewing the text may struggle to spot which parts are hallucinated, experts warn. <h2>Legal and ethical backlash</h2>With hospitals and health centers pushing forward with Whisper tools, former OpenAI engineer William Saunders believes OpenAI should address this flaw urgently. He points out, “It’s problematic if you put this out there and people are overconfident about what it can do and integrate it into all these other systems.” As usage grows, so do privacy concerns. California State Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who recently refused to allow a health provider to share her child’s medical recordings with OpenAI’s biggest investor, Microsoft Azure, expressed frustration about tech companies handling sensitive data. "The release was very specific that for-profit companies would have the right to have this,” Bauer-Kahan said. “I was like, ‘absolutely not.’” <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="114683256" title="&amp;quot;Jarvis, you there?&amp;quot;: Google&amp;#39;s new AI agent might take over your web browser and carry out tasks on your behalf" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Despite the troubling feedback, OpenAI has been receptive to researchers’ findings. The company is working to address the hallucination issue, but they’ve also issued a warning: Whisper should not be used in “high-risk domains.” Yet, companies like Nabla, which offers Whisper-based tools to transcribe medical appointments, continue to integrate it. Nabla’s approach erases the original audio for “data safety reasons,” meaning hospitals may have no way to verify transcripts. Whisper’s hallucinations are a stark reminder that <keyword id="21222445" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-in-healthcare" source="keywords">AI in healthcare</keyword> isn’t foolproof. The conversation about AI transcription flaws is picking up steam, with experts pushing for regulations and OpenAI encouraged to prioritise fixes. While AI is undeniably changing industries, sometimes its creative input needs a reality check — especially in life-and-death fields like medicine.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Kelly Green, 34, went to visit her parents in Tristan Da Cunha and fell in love.</li><li>The island is a British Overseas Territory with 236 inhabitants, and the only way to travel there is by ship.</li></ul>This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kelly Green, the head of tourism at Tristan Da Cunha. Green moved from England to the island in 2013. The following has been edited for length and clarity.My dad was a diplomat, and, as a kid, my family moved a lot. I grew up in several countries <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/unique-travel-lessons-from-someone-who-lived-around-the-world-2022-1">around the world, </a>including Antigua, Bangladesh, Mozambique, and Kenya.In 2010, when I was 20 and working as a flight attendant for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ryanair-easyjet-wizz-europes-budget-airlines-compared-2024-5">easyJet</a> in England, my dad received a new posting at the Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.I initially thought he was moving to Scotland. But I misunderstood, as Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is a settlement in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-life-edinburgh-of-the-seven-seas-tristan-da-cunha-most-remote-settlement-in-the-world-2019-2">Tristan Da Cunha</a>, one of the world's most isolated settlements with only around 236 inhabitants.To get to the island, you must fly to Cape Town and then travel seven to 10 days and over 1,700 miles west across the South Atlantic Ocean. There are only around 10 scheduled trips a year, which are operated by three different ships. Two of the ships carry up to 12 passengers, and there's one ship that can carry 40.In 2012, I decided to take a six-week holiday to visit my family. When I arrived, a man on the island came to help with my luggage. His name was Shane, and I ended up meeting him again later in the island's only pub.After I left the island, Shane and I continued to talk on the phone every night. Two years into the relationship, I knew the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/moving-in-together-relationship-dynamic-change-2024-4">next step was to move in together</a>.I wanted to live in Tristan Da Cunha. It helped that it wasn't completely abnormal for me to just pick up and move somewhere because I've been doing it all my life.So, in late 2013, I packed my belongings and moved there. Shane built us a two-bedroom house with an outhouse, and we started a family.<div type="image" title="A school in Tristan Da Cunha" height="1081" width="1441" msid="115398555" hostid="261" sizebytes="259690"></div>Tristan Da Cunha has only one school, a post office, a tourism center, a hospital, a bank, a café, and a pub. There are no restaurants.Everyone knows everyone, and with that comes a lot of love. I've found that people will always look out for you.The<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/private-island-for-sale-in-canada-reachable-by-boat-helicopter-2024-9"> island is self-sufficient</a>, thanks to its farming and fishing community. Lobster is exported worldwide and provides the island's biggest source of income. The islanders also grow their own produce and rear cows, sheep, chickens, and ducks.<h2 id="8e3fbdaa-655a-48e0-946c-e214a51f779d">I love the freedom</h2>I walk three to four miles every afternoon and don't bump into anyone. It's so peaceful and quiet, and completely different from my life in England.Back in England, I used to get up at 2 a.m., commute over an hour to Gatwick Airport, and work 16-hour shifts. Here, to get to work, it takes me two minutes to walk to the tourism office, where I work as the head of tourism. We don't get many tourists, but the population can quadruple during the cruise season. There are around 900 tourists a year — though this can vary substantially.Although it didn't bother me that I would leave city life behind, there are some aspects that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/things-american-misses-after-moving-back-from-uk-2022-11">I miss about England</a>. In England, you can just go to the shop and get a premade meal. You can't do that here. If you want a burger, you have to grind the meat up and make the rolls. It's just a completely different lifestyle.Imported goods are also more expensive. Anything from South Africa has around a 75% markup on the original price, and anything from the UK has around a 95% markup. For example, I've just ordered myself a fridge. It cost around $650, but I had to pay $1,100 for it because of freight.Still, I feel more at home here than I ever did in England. But then again, it might be because I've been brought up all over the world.<div type="image" title="Two kids on their bicycles at Tristan Da Cuhan" height="1200" width="1600" msid="115398557" hostid="261" sizebytes="347142"></div><h2 id="e66ebacf-e50a-4eec-9362-9bbd2c3e0bc4">Now, I'm raising two kids on the island</h2>I have a 10-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son, and I <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/german-vs-american-parenting-relocation-berlin-kids-independent-helicopter-parenting-2024-10">feel safe raising them</a> here. I would never dream of letting a young kid walk alone in England. But here, I don't have to worry. There's always someone looking out for them or telling them off if they're being naughty. Even with my son, he can just be out in the garden, and I can be in the house.In the future, I'll encourage my kids to study abroad and experience life in other countries. Just because I decided to live on Tristan Da Cunha doesn't mean they have to live here forever.There is a lot of the world out there for them to see. I've been lucky to explore it, and I want them to have that experience, too.

I moved to a remote island with only 236 inhabitants. I love raising my kids here.

A recent study suggests that lingering <keyword id="23667455" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="SARS-CoV-2-proteins" source="keywords">SARS-CoV-2 proteins</keyword> in the blood of <keyword id="20537242" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="long-COVID" source="keywords">long COVID</keyword> sufferers could be a key factor in their ongoing symptoms. This discovery offers new insights into the complex nature of long COVID and potentially points towards new treatment strategies. Researchers at Harvard-affiliated <keyword id="23667458" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brigham-and-Womens-Hospital" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Brigham and Women’s Hospital" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Brigham and Women’s Hospital">Brigham and Women’s Hospital</keyword> analysed blood samples from 706 individuals who had previously tested positive for COVID-19. They found that those experiencing a wide range of long COVID symptoms were twice as likely to have traces of SARS-CoV-2 proteins in their blood compared to those without symptoms. The study, published in the journal <keyword id="23667460" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="clinical-microbiology" source="keywords">Clinical Microbiology</keyword> and Infection, focused on individuals with long COVID symptoms affecting three major body systems: cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal, and neurologic. A staggering 43% of these patients tested positive for viral proteins within 1 to 14 months of their initial COVID infection. These findings suggest that a persistent viral infection may be contributing to long COVID symptoms in some patients. If this is the case, <keyword id="23667457" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="antiviral-treatments" source="keywords">antiviral treatments</keyword> could potentially alleviate their suffering. The study’s lead author, Zoe Swank, emphasised the importance of identifying patients who may benefit from such interventions. However, the researchers also noted that persistent viral proteins were not detected in all long COVID patients. This suggests that other factors, such as <keyword id="21736950" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="immune-system-dysfunction" source="keywords">immune system dysfunction</keyword>, may also play a role in the development of long COVID symptoms. To better understand the mechanisms underlying long COVID, researchers are conducting further studies to analyse blood samples and symptom data from larger groups of patients. These efforts aim to identify specific factors that may predispose individuals to persistent viral infections and long COVID symptoms. The discovery of a potential <keyword id="23667459" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="viral-reservoir" source="keywords">viral reservoir</keyword> in long COVID patients offers hope for the development of targeted treatments. By addressing the underlying cause of symptoms, antiviral medications could provide relief for many individuals suffering from this debilitating condition. As research continues, a clearer picture of long COVID and its potential treatments is emerging, offering hope for a future where this persistent illness can be effectively managed. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="105896840" title="Covid virus can persist in lungs for up to two years: Study" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>In October 2023, Isaac French sold his micro-resort for $7 million.</li><li>French, who built the property for $2.5 million, said the price of the sale was right.</li></ul>This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Isaac French, 27, about selling his Texas-based micro-resort in 2023. Business Insider has verified the sale of the property with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I had a dream to create a village of Nordic-inspired cabins in the heart of Texas.I found a five-acre parcel of land in Waco on Zillow, just a few miles from my home. In March 2021, I purchased the land using a short-term loan and personal savings for $138,000.In nine and a half months, I managed the design and construction of a seven-unit <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starting-successful-tiny-house-airbnb-business-tips-2023-1">micro-resort</a> with an immersive natural setting. I financed the build with a construction loan from a local community bank and through raising equity from friends and family. It cost $2.5 million to build, including a container pool and hot tubs, which we added later on.We launched in January 2022. A travel influencer who marketed the resort on Instagram helped us go viral and generate a huge number of bookings. It was like an instant goldmine.We went all in on Instagram, growing the brand through creating content and partnering with influencers. Some of our early guests became superfans, coming back multiple times a year and bringing others with them. In our first 12 months of being open, we brought in $860,000 in bookings.The entire time we operated the business, I kept in mind that if someone came and offered the right price and terms, I'd consider selling it. I believe that every material possession should have a price tag attached to it.I sold the property, called <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiny-house-airbnb-hotel-waco-texas-see-inside-2022-10">Live Oak Lake</a>, for $7 million in October 2023. I learned a lot about securing a deal, including the value of having a good broker and attorneys.<h2 id="25fde6b5-f457-43bf-be94-6ce8e4254041">The uniqueness of the property helped us get a good price on the sale</h2>Live Oak Lake was like my baby. I built it from the ground up.The first three months after we opened were challenging. I was learning how to integrate <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/real-estate-passive-income-hospitality-short-term-rental-airbnb-2024-10">property management software</a>, and my wife was doing the cleaning. We hired a part-time cleaning and guest communications manager and a part-time operations manager, who then ran the property after the first few months.I was then spending around five to 10 hours a week on the business, mostly doing marketing. Because you're open for business 24/7 in hospitality, some of those hours were late at night when guests were arriving late. I was doing personal branding and coaching alongside the hotel. My wife and I also did mission work with our church.Part of the reason I considered selling Live Oak Lake was because of the stress of running it. Even though I automated elements for efficiency, in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hiring-jobs-restaurants-hotels-leisure-hospitality-healthcare-government-2024-7">hospitality</a>, the guest experience is paramount. I was focused on blowing guests away and wanted to look at every single review. It was hard to unplug from the business.We listed Live Oak Lake for sale in the summer of 2022. Several parties were interested, but we felt the property was worth more. We removed that listing and raised the price by $1 million when we next listed in January 2023.A broker who specialized in outdoor hospitality reached out and helped me from there. When we relisted the property, the broker helped vet the interested parties.We were about to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-sales-tips-for-closing-deals-faster-2016-5">close on a deal</a> for $6.5 million, but the buyers backed out the day before we were set to close. It was an emotional roller coaster.A few days later, we received another offer for $7 million from a private group of investors, which we were able to close on. The property is being run similarly to before, and some of my friends who I hired to manage things on the ground still work there.I think the uniqueness and novelty of the property, the audience we built, and the quality of the hospitality we offered helped us sell for that price.We weren't in a hurry to sell, but $7 million was a lot of money. Plus, I hit it off with the buyer and liked their vision. I felt they understood what made us special, like our social media following, direct bookings, and unique experience.<h2 id="c7a0c906-c322-4402-99d2-bf69962ff44c">I learned a valuable lesson about selling a property</h2>One thing I learned from the selling process was the importance of having good attorneys and a great <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/mortgages/how-to-find-real-estate-agent">broker</a>.Our broker was local, which was a huge help. There were a lot of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/mortgages/home-inspection">property inspections</a> and meetings with prospective buyers. He could help with those things without me having to drop everything.He alleviated my emotional volatility and attachment to the property because I didn't have to be involved in every interaction. I'm a very detail-oriented person who likes to micromanage things. I needed to trust other people, like my attorneys and the broker, who could take my hands off of the selling process. I'd highly recommend getting a broker to anyone <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/homebuilders-new-construction-rental-homes-investors-price-cuts-mortgage-rates-2024-11">selling a property</a>.<h2 id="f9154a67-a1d5-4e4c-a88c-c48ff6eebfa6">Selling the property has alleviated my stress</h2>I think I sold Live Oak Lake at the right time. I held the property just long enough to gain thorough experience operating a micro-resort and build it to a point where it was really valuable.Selling has alleviated stress in my life. I have an office and art studio in my backyard, where I can now work on other ventures as and when I want. I consult with other micro-resort developers, which is how I'm funding my lifestyle now.I think I would own and operate another project, but I'd want to hire a full-time manager that I could train to manage our operations.The Live Oak Lake project was an amazing project, a baptism by fire in the realms of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/tips-real-estate-investing-expert-get-started-2024-2">real estate</a>, marketing, and hospitality. The price was right, so it made sense to sell it.Do you have a real estate story you want to share with Business Insider? Email <a target="_blank" href="mailto:ccheong@businessinsider.com">ccheong@businessinsider.com</a>

I built a 'tiny house' Airbnb hotel and sold it for $7 million. Here's why I decided to walk away when I did.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Jeremy Ng and Amanda Misso bought the first floor of a 1950s house in Singapore for about $1.34 million.</li><li>The house had previously been split into 7 bedrooms and was rented out to foreign workers.</li></ul>After three years in their condo in Geylang, a neighborhood in the eastern region of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/singapore-lifestyle-food-shopping-malls-weather-heat-misconceptions-2023-9">Singapore</a>, Jeremy Ng and Amanda Misso were on the hunt for a new space.While they were keen to stay in the same part of the city, they wanted something with a bit more character than the typical, run-of-the-mill apartment.It took about 20 viewings before they settled on a first-floor residential unit in Joo Chiat, a quaint neighborhood known for its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shophouses-singapore-renovation-figment-coliving-spaces-before-after-photos-2022-4">colorful shophouses</a>, cozy cafés, and quaint boutiques. There's a wide array of food options nearby, from <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-chicken-rice-singapore-hawker-maxwell-tian-tian-review-michelin-2023-12">hawker fare</a> to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chef-left-michelin-restaurant-open-hawker-prawn-noodles-singapore-2024-10">fancy restaurants</a>.<div type="image" title="A couple poses for a photo" height="960" width="1280" msid="115324789" hostid="261" sizebytes="132218"></div>Built in the 1950s, the couple's 1,900-square-foot unit isn't quite a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coliving-shophouse-experience-figment-tenants-singapore-2022-4">shophouse</a> but features a similar layout thanks to its narrow frontage and long floor plan."In the 1950s, if you had bought it, you would have bought both floors as a single unit," Misso, 35, told Business InsiderBut over the years, the house — along with other homes that sit in the same row — had been split into separate upstairs and downstairs units, she said. Now, they have neighbors living above.<div type="image" title="The exterior of the house." height="960" width="1280" msid="115324797" hostid="261" sizebytes="80562"></div>"Sometimes, when you go to viewings, every other condo looks the same. The same windows, the same layout," Misso, who works in finance, said. "This was something that came up that was a bit out of the blue."<h2 id="21bf64fc-f307-40ca-b0d4-4e663e4e415a">Turning a rundown unit into a home</h2><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/singapore-urban-planner-regrets-liu-thai-ker-architect-bicycle-squatter-2024-7">Singapore</a> — tied with Zurich — is the most expensive city to live in, according to The Economist Intelligence's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/11/29/these-are-the-worlds-most-expensive-cities">Worldwide Cost of Living survey</a> in 2023. The city-state was ranked first place in nine of the past 11 years.Housing is expensive, largely because the country is small; Singapore's total land mass measures about 284 square miles. Despite that, it has one of the highest homeownership rates in the world, at nearly 90%, according to the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://knowledge.uli.org/-/media/files/research-reports/2024/uli-hai-report-2024.pdf?rev=fa8ccf919aab4719b7c11b5818f9436a&amp;hash=4C197578A9232F6CAB93EE954CAE4717">2024 Home Attainability Index</a> published by the Urban Land Institute Asia Pacific Centre for Housing.Most people in Singapore live in <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/see-inside-public-housing-singapore-hdb-million-dollars-blue-zone-2023-11">public housing apartments,</a> known as HDB flats. In recent years, the success of the country's public housing plan has seen prices of these flats <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/number-of-million-dollar-hdb-flats-resold-hit-all-time-high-in-june-prices-up-18-srx-99co">soaring above $1 million Singapore dollars</a>, or about $743,000.<div type="image" title="The primary living area." height="854" width="1280" msid="115324801" hostid="261" sizebytes="52130"></div>About a fifth of the country's resident population lives in private housing, which includes condominiums and landed property. The median price of private homes in Singapore was 13.5 times that of the median annual household income of $97,124, per the Home Attainability Index report.The couple had chanced upon the listing while browsing for homes online, Ng, 44, told BI. The large, rectangular floor plan drew them in.The unit had been divided into seven different rooms and was being rented out to foreign workers, he said: "It was very rundown — it looked nothing like this."<div type="image" title="A collage of an old bathroom and a dirty bedroom in the house." height="1080" width="1440" msid="115324807" hostid="261" sizebytes="21260"></div>It was still tenanted when the couple showed up to tour the unit, Ng, who works in hospitality and entertainment, said."When we came in, the agent was trying to show us the bedrooms. He wanted to knock on every bedroom door to open it, and we were like, 'It's OK, we don't even need to see those,'" Misso said. "Because we're going to gut everything anyway, we just needed to see what had to be done."The couple paid almost $1.8 million Singapore dollars, or about $1.34 million, for the property in 2022.<div type="image" title="A shelf dedicated to vinyl records." height="960" width="1280" msid="115324791" hostid="261" sizebytes="43458"></div>Despite the extent of the work required, the renovations went smoothly. In addition to an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/interior-design-trends-that-are-making-your-home-look-dated-2021-5">interior designer</a>, the couple also had an architect to help them plan the space."This would have been our fourth place together, and we kind of already knew the functionalities we wanted in the house, so we built the space around it," Misso said.For instance, the couple knew they wanted a large dining and kitchen area where they could have an island counter. While the master bedroom would have an ensuite, they wanted a Jack and Jill bathroom for the other two bedrooms.<div type="image" title="The bathroom." height="1280" width="854" msid="115324802" hostid="261" sizebytes="55108"></div>They also wanted to preserve some of the house's original features, like the red brick wall that runs along the hallway and into the courtyard in the back.That got them thinking about using other pops of colors to brighten their space, Ng said.They went with olive green cabinets for the kitchen and got a dining table in a matching shade.<div type="image" title="The kitchen features pops of color." height="854" width="1280" msid="115324793" hostid="261" sizebytes="22764"></div>To spice things up, they opted for an icy blue water dispenser, which occupies a prime position in the center of their kitchen island. An orange sculptural lamp hangs overhead."Our previous place was more <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/make-home-look-mid-century-for-cheap-according-to-designers">mid-century</a> and grunge. Now when our friends come by, they're always like, 'Oh, it's so different!'" Misso said.It took about eight months for the renovation to be completed.<div type="image" title="The master bedroom." height="854" width="1280" msid="115324804" hostid="261" sizebytes="22402"></div>"This was a bit different from what we were used to when we renovated our condo," Misso said. "Even after we moved in, we were still mending a few things, which we didn't realize we needed to until we moved in."The couple estimates that they spent about SG$500,000 on the entire renovation.<h2 id="8c7ed784-62af-4994-aa3d-85dafcc27621">Simple in the front, party in the back</h2>The living room and the study are located in the front part of the house. Bedrooms are off to the left, and a long corridor covered with a skylight leads to the open kitchen and the courtyard in the back.<div type="image" title="A long corridor that leads from the primary living area to the kitchen and dining space, which is at the back of the house." height="854" width="1280" msid="115324811" hostid="261" sizebytes="104490"></div>And it's the back of the house that the two of them love."I think the front is more functional. It's really just a living room where we watch TV, but I think the back is where we spend quite a bit of time," Misso said. "We have dinners here, and when we have friends over, they hang out here. I think everybody just naturally gravitates here."Likewise, for Ng, the dining area is his favorite.<div type="image" title="Three paintings hand along the walls of the dining space." height="1280" width="854" msid="115324795" hostid="261" sizebytes="60274"></div>"I'm quite pleased with how it turned out because, in our previous place, our dining area was on the balcony to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-make-bedroom-look-bigger-tips-interior-designer-2023-3">maximize the space,</a>" he said. "So here, it's so nice to still be able to do things, have a drink, and have everyone gather around here."Automated metal shutters flank a glass brick wall that separates the courtyard from the back alley, where the couple sometimes hosts barbecue parties.<div type="image" title="A bike parked by a glass brick wall, flanked by two automated shutter doors." height="853" width="1280" msid="115324814" hostid="261" sizebytes="72306"></div>Thanks to the shutters, the courtyard also functions as a mini motorcycle garage for the couple's bikes: A gray Vespa scooter and a black Triumph motorbike."Everyone who sees them goes, 'Amanda, your bike is so cute!' And I'm like, 'That's not mine,'" Misso said. She rides the black Triumph.The shutters offer a streamlined way for the couple to park their bikes."So what happens is one bike comes in and goes out, while the other one comes in and reverses out," Misso said.<div type="image" title="The dining space." height="960" width="1280" msid="115324790" hostid="261" sizebytes="80768"></div>Ng started riding as a teenager, and Misso picked it up some years ago. For them, riding is a more economical and convenient way of getting around the city compared to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/singapore-car-expensive-city-buy-certificate-of-entitlement-millennial-cost-2024-1">driving a car</a>."It's so much easier to get to work in the morning and come home in the evening when you're not stuck in traffic," Misso said. Now both of their commutes to work are about 15 minutes.<div type="image" title="Two bikes parked in a courtyard by a small plant." height="854" width="1280" msid="115324805" hostid="261" sizebytes="130606"></div>As much as they love their house, there's just one tiny thing they wish they'd changed about the place."It's just that the bathroom mirror in the master bedroom is a bit too far from you. So when you're doing your makeup or something, you've got to lean in quite a bit because our vanity top is quite big," Misso said. "It's such a small thing, but I look at it every day."Have you recently bought and renovated your dream home? If you've got a story to share, get in touch with me at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:agoh@businessinsider.com">agoh@businessinsider.com</a>.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sweden wants to be the first country to trademark its name.</li><li>Visit Sweden said it intends to protect the country's identity and prevent travel mix-ups.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/swedish-woman-moved-to-us-found-attitude-to-ambition-different-2024-10">Sweden</a> wants to become the first country to trademark its name.The country's tourism office detailed its efforts in a press release on Tuesday, saying that it has applied through the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Although countries cannot trademark their names, places recognized as travel destinations can when considered a brand.Visit Sweden said it's seeking to trademark to protect its identity and prevent travel mix-ups among tourists. There are several other places in the world called Sweden, including communities in US states like Maine, Missouri, and South Carolina."We're flattered that others want to be called Sweden, but we'd prefer if there were only one," Susanne Andersson, CEO of Visit Sweden, said in the press release.Sweden, with a population of over 10.5 million, considers its capital city of Stockholm a top tourist destination. Stockholm is home to the Vasa Museum and Drottningholm Palace, which is on UNESCO's World Heritage list.The European Union Intellectual Property Office's website said it charges a fee of €850, or about $900 USD, to review trademark applications. EU trademarks are valid for 10 years and can be renewed indefinitely."When someone says they're visiting Sweden, we want them to experience our cinnamon buns and princess cake, unique culture, serene beauty in nature and wilderness, and possibly meet a moose or two, not accidentally end up in a small town with the same name elsewhere," Andersson said.Representatives for Visit Sweden told Business Insider it does not have a timeframe of when it believes the process will be complete.Visit Sweden's trademark initiative highlights how tourism offices are trying to drum up interest in unconventional ways as <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/popular-travel-destinations-fight-overtourism-unique-strategies-2024-7">travel rebounds after COVID lockdowns</a>.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oslo-could-become-top-destination-after-unconventional-ad-goes-viral-2024-6">Oslo</a>, the capital of Norway, gained attention in June when its tourism office shared a tongue-in-cheek advertisement that went viral on social media. The advertisement followed a 31-year-old resident named Halfdan, played by Bendik Aunan, who didn't understand why anyone would want to visit Oslo."I mean, is it even a city?" he asks.<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.sps.nyu.edu/homepage/academics/faculty-directory/15553-recep-karaburun.html">Richie Karaburun</a>, a clinical associate professor at <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.sps.nyu.edu/homepage/academics/divisions-and-departments/jonathan-m--tisch-center-of-hospitality.html">NYU's Center of Hospitality and Tourism</a>, previously told Business Insider the ad's success relied on its authenticity and storytelling."If they keep on doing these very creative destination marketing ads, I think they're on the right path to being well known like Istanbul, Paris, and New York," he said.

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