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The Nation
1 week ago
Marketing

How GOP Megadonor Jeffrey Yass Can Clean Up on TikTok's Forced Sale

Billionaire Jeffrey Yass influenced Trump's stance on TikTok ban
Yass's connections to Trump and TikTok raise questions about political influence
Modern Retail
1 year ago
Marketing

After a successful Super Bowl ad, Temu's growth is outpacing rivals like Target

The ad for Temu, which featured the tagline ' Shop like a Billionaire,' immediately led to a rise in both downloads and daily active users.According to Sensor Tower data, Temu saw a 45% surge in downloads and daily active users jumped by about 20% on the day of the Super Bowl, compared to the previous day.
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opportunity
The Daily Beast
1 month ago
Education

This Medical School Is Now Free Thanks to Professor's $1 Billion Donation

Former medical school professor donates $1 billion to make tuition free at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Donor, Ruth Gottesman, hopes the donation will widen the pipeline for med school applicants.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk's Event With Ron DeSantis Exposes Twitter's Weaknesses

Hosting Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, in a Twitter audio event on Wednesday to announce his presidential run was supposed to be a triumphant moment for Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter.Instead, the event began with more than 20 minutes of technical glitches, hot mic moments and drowned-out and half-said conversations before the livestream abruptly cut out.
www.scientificamerican.com
10 months ago
Science

The Supreme Court Needs the Judicial Reforms We Champion For Everyone Else

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's gifts from a billionaire far surpass the level of bribes that for decades have sparked U.S. calls for judicial reforms overseas.Applying the U.S.'s blueprints for judicial reforms, which scholarship shows helps nations prosper and democratize, to its own high court could clean up its mess.
www.dw.com
10 months ago
Europe news

Georgia risks EU candidacy by restoring Russia flights DW 05/19/2023

Last week, Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the introduction of a visa-free regime for Georgian nationals and the restoration of direct flights with Georgia.Direct air travel between the two countries was suspended in 2019, when Moscow unilaterally introduced a ban on the flights amid massive anti-Kremlin protests in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, sparked by the visit of Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov to the Georgian parliament.
Hogs Haven
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Washington Commanders Sale News: Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos takes the tour; joins the bidding

Update: One more group of bidders remains unnamed
My understanding is that Steve Apostolopoulos toured the facility a few weeks ago.One of three groups to have toured; Feritta was scheduled to tour but had to cancel and did not (yet) reschedule.-John Keim (@john_keim)
March 22, 2023
The Washington Commanders have another billionaire interested in purchasing the team from owners Dan and Tonya Snyder.
Business Insider
1 year ago
Remote teams

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is aiming to update workers on the company's remote-work policy this summer, but he's not going to eliminate it completely

Mark Zuckerberg said during a meeting that Meta may update its remote work policy this summer.The CEO said the company does not plan to eliminate all remote work.Earlier this week, he said performance data showed in-person work benefited engineers.Mark Zuckerberg hinted on Thursday that Meta may be looking to change its remote work policy.
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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Europe news

A Billionaire Bought a Chunk of Manchester United. Now He Has to Fix It.

The negotiations for the partial sale of Manchester United to billionaire Jim Ratcliffe reflects the challenges and complexities involved in such a deal.
Despite months of headlines and intense negotiations, the sale of Manchester United to Ratcliffe was finally completed with a unique arrangement.
therealdeal.com
1 month ago
LA real estate

Billionaire Robert Friedland ID'd as $47M Beach Estate Buyer

Mining magnate Robert Friedland and his wife Darlene have been identified as the buyers of a $46.9 million estate in Carpinteria.
The off-market deal was the largest in Santa Barbara County in 2022.
The Sacramento Bee
9 months ago
California

Who is the richest person in California? Real-time data shows billionaire's net worth

Between the enormous wealth of Beverly Hills and Silicon Valley tech, competition is fierce when it comes to being the richest person in California.For the first time since 2019, Forbes found the richest people living in each U.S. state, creating a healthy list of billionaires across the country.Elon Musk took Texas.
New York City
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
New York City

World Trade Center Arts Space to Open With Music, Theater and Dance

As the marble-clad, cube-like Perelman Performing Arts Center has taken shape at the World Trade Center site, questions have swirled about what will actually happen inside.Some answers came on Wednesday, when the center announced a first year of programming that will feature original work, including the premiere of an autobiographical play written by and starring the actor Laurence Fishburne called Like They Do in the Movies, as well as partnerships, including with the Tribeca Festival.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

Judge Dismisses Trump's Lawsuit Against The New York Times

A New York judge dismissed former President Donald J. Trump's lawsuit against The New York Times on Wednesday, saying the newspaper's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into his finances was clearly protected by the First Amendment.When Mr. Trump filed the lawsuit in 2021, he accused the paper and three of its reporters of conspiring in an insidious plot with his estranged niece, Mary L. Trump, to improperly obtain his confidential tax records for a series of stories published in 2018.
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Social Media Explorer
9 months ago
Online marketing

Meta Is Working On A 'Sanely Run' Twitter Clone - Social Media Explorer

Mark Zuckerberg (CEO of Facebook) delivers a speech at VivaTech, the trade fair for technology ... [+]
AFP via Getty Images We're living in an age when making a personal diss against someone, whether it's in person or online, is perfectly acceptable.You might even say it's Encouragement The recent comments made on social media about Mike Pence's running for president are telling.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Tech industry

The SEC sues Binance, unveils 13 charges against crypto exchange in sweeping lawsuit

Binance Co-Founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, speaks during a press conference at the Europe's largest tech conference, the Web Summit, in Lisbon on Nov. 2, 2022.The SEC sued Binance and CZ on Monday, saying the company misled customers among other charges.Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images U.S. regulators are targeting more giants in the world of crypto.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Column: I quit Twitter for a week. I didn't miss it. Be worried, Elon Musk

(David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Last month, my bosses suggested I quit Twitter for a week.Completely.I would not be able to log on, let alone tweet or retweet others or check for direct messages.It might seem easy to do, gentle reader.But there are Twitter users, and then there's me.
Truthout
10 months ago
Left-wing politics

AOC: "Public Policy" Failures and "Demonizing of the Poor" Killed Jordan Neely

"If the city just wants this to be a playground for the rich, that is the most dangerous outcome for all of us."Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends a news conference with outside the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2023 in Washington, D.C.Drew Angerer / Getty Images In a new interview, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has spoken out about the myriad societal causes behind the tragic death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway last week, saying that his death was the direct result of policy decisions that left him vulnerable to people with a violent hatred of poor people.
www.standard.co.uk
11 months ago
Manchester United

Manchester United takeover explained: Bidders, how much the club will cost and outcome as deadline passes

T he deadline has passed for the final round of Manchester United's takeover bids, with the Qatari consortium fronted by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad and INEOS owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe still the frontrunners to buy the club.The Glazers have been held a stake in United since March 2003, becoming majority owners in June 2005.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Sanders-Led Committee Releases Damning Report on Starbucks's Anti-Union Activity

"Starbucks has engaged in the most significant union-busting campaign in modern history," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 2023.Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images A Senate committee headed by Bernie Sanders of Vermont released a report late Sunday aimed at debunking Starbucks' narrative that it supports workers' rights and has not committed large-scale violations of U.S. labor law - claims that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will likely repeat when he testifies before the panel later this week.
Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
9 months ago
Boston real estate

Land Steal On Cape Cod? Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Land steal on Cape Cod?
Land steal on Cape Cod?
What's about a dozen acres of empty land worth to a billionaire?In the eyes of Bill Koch, it's worth $16 million.The Oxbow Carbon founder and son of Koch Industries founder listed 11 acres of vacant land in Cape Cod, the Wall Street Journal reported.While the five lots could be had for $16 million combined, buyers are also able to snap the parcels up individually for between $3 million and $3.5 million each.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Supreme Court financial disclosures detail flower gift from Oprah, book royalties and overseas travel

Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch were flown to Italy.Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received a $1,200 congratulatory floral arrangement from Oprah Winfrey.And Justice Sonia Sotomayor received nearly $150,000 in book royalties from her publisher.These are a few of the things detailed in the annual financial disclosure forms released Wednesday by seven members of the Supreme Court.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Ex-Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone denies fraud charge

Ex-Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied fraud over an allegation he failed to declare more than 400 million held in a trust in Singapore to the Government.The 92-year-old appeared at London's Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday wearing a dark suit and dark glasses, and was supported by his wife, Fabiana Flosi.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Peta founder makes request in will to send a piece of her neck to the King

The founder of an animal rights group is to bequeath a piece of her neck to the King, one of her legs to the Grand National and a piece of her heart to Elon Musk in her will.Campaigner Ingrid Newkirk, who set up Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) more than 40 years ago, is aiming to prolong her animal protection activism long after her death, the group said.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Billionaire gives Tories their largest donation in 20 years

The Conservatives have received their largest donation in more than two decades from an Egyptian-born billionaire.Former politician Mohamed Mansour has revealed he has handed Rishi Sunak's party 5m helping turning round a slump in Tory donations.It follows the of ex-Tories donors Labour, including entrepreneur Gareth Quarry who has accused the Tories of making Britain a laughing stock.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Jill Biden meets Sunak's wife Akshata Murty at Downing Street

US first lady Jill Biden has joined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife for an afternoon exploring veterans' affairs and education before attending the coronation.Mrs Biden and Akshata Murty met veterans taking part in a boxing session at Downing Street on Friday.Ms Murty then accompanied Mrs Biden, who is a professor at a community college in the US, to speak with primary school pupils in central London.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Trump says it's great to be home' as he arrives in Scotland amid slew of lawsuits

Former US president Donald Trump has touched down in Scotland, declaring it's great to be home, as he visits his golf courses ahead of a trip to Ireland.Mr Trump landed in Aberdeen on Monday morning having announced he will be opening a spectacular second course at the Menie Estate in the north-east of the country.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak's wife holds shares in childcare agency buoyed by Budget

Rishi Sunak's wife is a shareholder in a childcare agency that will benefit from a major new policy announced in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget.The Prime Minister did not mention Akshata Murthy's links to Koru Kids while he was quizzed by MPs over why the financial announcement favoured private firms.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
NYC real estate

Beyonce and Jay-Z Join the $100 Million Home Club

Beyonce and Jay-Z, no strangers to flashy real estate deals, reportedly upgraded from their $88 million mansion in Bel Air, Calif., to a $200 million Malibu property last late month, officially erasing the line between going big and going home.TMZ, which broke the story, reported that the couple's new abode is a 30,000-square-foot concrete masterpiece designed by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando, perched on an eight-acre bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Design

How Well Do You Know

Match the Roy child to the paternal snub.Shiv Connor Roman Kendall Select all squares with offices from the show.Welcome to the slick and fluorescently-lit offices of the Waystar Royco headquarters.Which word is NOT a Greg Hirsch derivative?You can't make a Tomlette without breaking some Greggs.Match the hat to the billionaire.
news.bitcoin.com
10 months ago
World news

Billionaire Ray Dalio Warns US and China on Brink of War, Beyond Ability to Talk US-China Trade Could Collapse Economics Bitcoin News

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has warned that the U.S. and China are on the brink of war and are beyond the ability to talk.The billionaire added that their relations are getting so bad that U.S.-China trade could collapse.He cautioned that the next 18 months will be a very risky period.U.S. and China on the Brink of War, Says Dalio Ray Dalio, the founder of the world's largest asset manager, Bridgewater Associates, warned in a Linkedin post, published Wednesday, that the U.S. and China are on the brink of war.
Futurism
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Bernie Sanders Wants To Tax the Robots That Replace Human Workers

Feel the Bot
Alongside billionaires, outspoken senator Bernie Sanders also wants us to tax the robots - and honestly, it doesn't sound like the worst idea.In a CBS interview ahead of the release of his new book titled "It's OK To Be Angry About Capitalism," Sanders resuscitated the "robot tax" rhetoric popularized by futurists in the 1980s and 90s that, back then, used to feel like sci-fi.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

New online superstore surpasses Amazon and Walmart to become most downloaded app in US

A new online shopping platform linked to one of China's top retailers has quickly become the most downloaded app in the United States, surpassing Amazon and Walmart.Now it's looking to capitalize from an appearance on America's biggest stage.Temu, a Boston-based online retailer that shares the same owner as Chinese social commerce giant Pinduoduo, made its Super Bowl debut on Sunday.
Portland Mercury
9 months ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: Social Service Workers Want Better Paying Government Contracts, the Deadly Cost Of Portland's Ambulance and 911 Crisis, and Another Mass Shooting, This Time in Florida

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!Hopefully you were able to enjoy a long Memorial Day weekend.
www.portlandmercury.com
11 months ago
Portland

POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy Ass Trivia about Good Ideas, Terrible Ideas, and... IT'S JORTS SEASON!

LET'S GO, BRAINIAC!It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDXour weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz.And this week, you'll test your amazing knowledge on such topics as local folks and politicians with brilliant AND terrible ideas... as well as your choice for which style of "jort" is the BEST! (Which I can't decide if they're brilliant or terrible!)
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

JK Rowling Knows Better

Let's be clear, I am not on board with this poorly coordinated attempt to rehabilitate hate-monger and billionaire (those two labels are too often together btw) J.K. Rowling's image.(**) Transwomen are women.It's not that complicated.It's okay if you don't understand, each of us have a limited capacity for understanding, so we all have things we don't understand.
SFGATE
9 months ago
San Francisco Giants

SF Giants owner is losing his all-out war on a Nantucket clam shack

On March 7, San Francisco Giants principal owner Charles B. Johnson penned an impassioned email to a select group of ultra-wealthy allies, signing off with, "Time is of the essence."He wasn't scrambling to direct the Giants front office to sign a free agent, or rallying right-wingers to donate to a politician.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Women

Who says clothes aren't a matter of life or death? In Succession they're both | Morwenna Ferrier

In the days after my mother's death, I spent a lot of time online looking for shoes to wear to her funeral.Not an obvious reaction to grief.But while I had a dress a black one with pretty red peonies that I kept rolled up in my bag when her illness began to accelerate during the summer we were in lockdown so the shops were shut, and I wasn't going to wear Birkenstocks.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Ex-Mubarak minister Mohamed Mansour donates 5m to Tories

The Conservatives have accepted a 5m donation from an Egyptian-born billionaire who served as a minister in the government of the former president Hosni Mubarak.Mohamed Mansour, who was made senior treasurer of the Conservatives in December, announced he had given the sum to the party, its biggest one-off donation for more than 20 years.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Law

Deutsche Bank settles lawsuit with Epstein accusers for $75 million

Jeffrey Epstein, pictured in 2017, was a client of Deutsche Bank from 2013 to 2018 well after he was convicted as a sex offender.AP Deutsche Bank has put an end to a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleged the lender knowingly benefited from facilitating Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring even after he was a convicted sex offender.
BBC News
10 months ago
London

Property register fines worth 1bn not yet imposed

The UK has so far failed to impose fines worth as much as £1bn on foreign companies breaking a landmark transparency law, BBC analysis reveals.Since January, overseas firms that own UK property can be fined up to £2,500 a day unless they declare their owners.Thousands are still to do so, including firms which have been linked to oligarchs such as Roman Abramovich, but no fines have yet been issued.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Arts

'Succession' season 4, episode 8: 'America Decides'

Kendall (Jeremy Strong) gives in to his true nature.Macall Polay/HBO The gist of it In an excruciating hour of TV, the Roys camp out at ATN to run election night coverage.Roman is perfectly ready to interfere to hand the election to Mencken, Connor just wants to be relevant, Kendall is trying to hang on to a tiny shred of the better person he keeps telling himself he is, and Shiv doesn't know anymore whether she cares about the country or just wants to get back at her brothers for pushing her aside.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Tech industry

A brief biography of 'X,' the letter that Elon Musk has plastered everywhere

Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Model X car at the company's headquarters on Sept. 29, 2015, in Fremont, Calif.Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Elon Musk tweeted that he'd picked Twitter's next CEO: Linda Yaccarino, who oversaw advertising at NBCUniversal for more than a decade."Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app," he wrote on Friday.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk says 'I've hired a new CEO' for Twitter

In this photo illustration the Twitter account of Elon Musk is seen on a mobile cellphone on April 21, 2023 in Knutsford, United Kingdom.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Elon Musk said he has chosen someone to succeed him as chief executive of Twitter, but he did not name the new boss."Excited to announce that I've a new CEO for X/Twitter.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk Values Twitter at $20 Billion

SAN FRANCISCO Elon Musk said Twitter is now worth about $20 billion, according to an email he sent the company's employees on Friday, a significant drop from the $44 billion that he paid to buy the social network in October.The email, which was viewed by The New York Times, was sent to employees to announce a new stock compensation program.
time.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk Is Bringing the Culture Wars to AI

It was only a matter of time before the culture wars came to AI.Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, Elon Musk has railed on Twitter against what he has called Woke AI.He has specifically criticized ChatGPT's developer, OpenAI, for the features designed to prevent the chatbot from parroting racism and sexism.
time.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino in Talks to Run Twitter Report

NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino is in talks to become Twitter's chief executive officer, the Wall Street Journal reported, following owner Elon Musk's announcement that he had found a new leader for the social network and will shift into the role of chief technologist.In a tweet on Thursday, Musk said the company's new CEO will start in about six weeks, without naming the individual.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

DeSantis needles Trump as he breaks silence on hush money case

Breaking his silence on Donald Trump's legal troubles, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday criticized the Manhattan district attorney who is pursuing charges against the former president and vowed his office would not be involved if the matter trickles into Trump's adopted home state.But DeSantis, a rising rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, stopped well short of offering support for the former president and instead seemed to poke fun at the situation Trump has found himself in as he attempts a political comeback and a third campaign for the White House.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukrainian and Russian losses mount in fierce battle for Bakhmut

On the judicial front, ICC reportedly planning to seek the arrest of Russian officials for forcibly deporting children from Ukraine.Fierce fighting is raging for control of the centre of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian forces say, as both sides claim battlefield successes in the longest running and bloodiest battle of Moscow's invasion.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

In You' Season 4, Joe Goldberg Is No Longer in Control

On a sound stage on the outskirts of London, Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley, wound his way through a private club, deep in thought.As in past seasons of the Netflix drama You, while the actors performed, Joe's internal monologue was rendered in a voice-over by a crew member, who declared the club, with its moody lighting and dark furnishings, a perfect place for a frame job.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco Giants

Buster Posey wasn't ready for questions about Charles Johnson

Tony Avelar/AP Giants legend Buster Posey's tired shtick about politics dates back years.In 2017, as Donald Trump's racist comments and policies roiled the sports world, Posey said that the real problem was partisanship: "When you disagree to the point it becomes irrational on both sides, that's when you get stuck."
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Can The Temu Takeover Continue Without Ads? | AdExchanger

Welcome back to the AdExchanger Commerce newsletter!I'm James Hercher, AdExchanger senior editor and your guide this week as we contemplate Temu, an empty shell of an ecommerce business that is propelled by paid media and ... not much else.Temu time It's the shopping sensation that's sweeping the nation.
english.elpais.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk says he's found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO

A Twitter logo hangs outside the company's offices in San Francisco, Dec. 19, 2022.Jeff Chiu (AP) Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it's now called and it's a woman.He did not name her but said she will be starting in about six weeks.Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since, has long insisted he is not the company's permanent CEO.
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Musk says he's found a new CEO to run Twitter

By Barbara Ortutay and Matt O'Brien | Associated Press Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it's now called and it's a woman.He did not name her but said she will be starting in about six weeks.Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since, has long insisted he is not the company's permanent CEO.
time.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk Says He's Stepping Down as Twitter's CEO

Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it's now called.He did not name the person but said she will be starting in about six weeks.Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since, has long insisted he is not the company's permanent CEO.The Tesla billionaire said in a tweet Thursday that his role will transition to being Twitter's executive chairman and chief technology officer.
time.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk Says He's Found a Woman to Lead Twitter as New CEO

Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it's now called.He did not name the person but said she will be starting in about six weeks.Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since, has long insisted he is not the company's permanent CEO.The Tesla billionaire said in a tweet Thursday that his role will transition to being Twitter's executive chairman and chief technology officer.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk threatens to re-assign @NPR on Twitter to 'another company'

Twitter CEO Elon Musk speaks at the "Twitter 2.0: From Conversations to Partnerships," marketing conference in Miami Beach, Florida, in April.CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk has threatened to reassign NPR's Twitter account to "another company."In a series of emails sent to this reporter, Musk suggested he would transfer the network's main account on Twitter, under the @NPR handle, to another organization or person.
ProFootballTalk
1 year ago
Dallas Cowboys

Given NFL's plan to flex Thursday night games, maybe Mark Cuban was right, after all - ProFootballTalk

Mark Cuban may have been right all along.Pigs get fat.Hogs get slaughtered.That's what the billionaire and NBA owner said about the NFL, nearly nine years ago to the day."I think the NFL is 10 years away from an implosion," Cuban said on March 23, 2014."I'm just telling you, pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.
time.com
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

AI Could Destroy Journalism as We Know It. Media Mogul Barry Diller Hopes to Save It

Media mogul Barry Diller warned on Wednesday that artificial intelligence (AI) could be as destructive to news publishers as free online news was in the early aughts.Speaking at the Sir Harry Evans Global Summit in Investigative Journalism, Diller, who co-founded Fox Broadcasting Company and is now chairman of publishing giant IAC, said he was teaming up with News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson and German publisher Axel Springer to protect news publishers from the threat of AI.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

A Human Wrote This Book Review. A.I. Wrote the Book.

DEATH OF AN AUTHOR, by Aidan Marchine Siri, what was the novel?Since you asked, it was the subtlest form of expression known to humans.The first novel was probably Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji,' written in the 11th century.The last one that mattered, closing a millennium's loop, was probably Zadie Smith's White Teeth,' published in 2000.
Futurism
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk Says He's Suffering "Existential Angst" About AI

Relatable
Suffering a bit of anxiety over what recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence might mean for humanity?So is Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk."Having a bit of AI existential angst today," the billionaire tweeted over the weekend, just a few hours after starting the day on a much lighter " hope you have a good Sunday" note to followers.
Futurism
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk Roasts Dudes Pivoting From Crypto to AI

Crypto to AI Pipeline
A broken clock is, as they say, right twice a day - and even Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the king of bad takes, occasionally gets it right when it comes to artificial intelligence."'I used to be in crypto,'" Musk tweeted, pretend-quoting the kind of bros who, ironically, worship him, "'but now I got interested in AI.'"
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC real estate

Roman and Kendall Roy's Succession' Pads Hit the Market for Real

If Roman Roy were a real person, he wouldn't live on the Upper West Side.So said a real-life real estate broker recently.Yet, Roman's apartment during the fourth season of Succession, the hit HBO show about a trio of mega-rich siblings vying for control of their father's media empire, is actually a penthouse at 200 Amsterdam Avenue, with panoramic city views.
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

Distillations: 'Chill but distant' at the Flying Pig

"So, here's my bit of history about this bar," said "Dana" as we approached The Flying Pig Bistro & Pub on South Van Ness Avenue, off 16th Street."Around 20 years ago I worked just over there ..." she gestures back past Mission, "and The Flying Pig was one of the only places in the city that offered free WiFi.
Brooklyn Magazine
11 months ago
Books

Orc porn, Santa fetishes, Roy Kent: Scenes from a romance podcast taping - Brooklyn Magazine

By Erin Felgar
The conference center at the William Vale hotel is positively aflutter on a Friday night with romance novel fans here to see a live taping of the romance-centric podcast " Fated Mates."Hosted by author Sarah MacLean and romance critic Jen Prokop, the two are here to lead a panel of bestselling romance authors, an audience Q&A, and book giveaways.
Slate Magazine
11 months ago
Books

The Genius Author Who Turns Fairy Tales Inside Out

In the 22 years since the publication of her first story collection, Stranger Things Happen, Kelly Link's fiction has crept from the status of cult favorite to something approaching the mainstream-or, rather, the mainstream has crept toward her.Link has never written a novel, only short stories (although a novel has been promised for next year), and her first two books were published by the small press she operates with her husband, Gavin Grant.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

'Dr. No' is a delightfully escapist romp and an incisive sendup of espionage fiction

Pulitzer and Booker Prize finalist Percival Everett won another prestigious award this month, the PEN/Jean Stein Award, for his newest book, Dr. No. Taking a sharp turn with his first novel since the triumphant success of The Trees, Everett's Dr.No is a delightfully escapist romp as well as an incisive sendup of espionage fiction.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Murder suspect son of billionaire speaks about death of student in London

The son of a billionaire suspected of murdering a Norwegian student in London 15 years ago has said the incident was a sex accident gone wrong.Farouk Abdulhak is accused of the rape and murder of Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, in Mayfair in March 2008.He fled to Yemen via Egypt in the hours after her death, and despite efforts by Martine's family and the UK and Norwegian authorities, he has not returned to Britain to face the charges.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Canada news

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried to face new bribery conspiracy charge in U.S. | CBC News

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled a new indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing the founder of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX of conspiring to bribe Chinese government officials with $40 million US worth of payments.Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Bankman-Fried with directing the payment in order to unfreeze accounts belonging to his hedge fund, Alameda Research, that Chinese authorities had frozen.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

US regulator sues crypto giant Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao DW 03/28/2023

Law and JusticeUnited States of America 8 minutes ago8 minutes ago The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged the world's biggest crypto exchange and its CEO Changpeng Zhao with "willful evasion" of US law.Zhao has rejected the allegations against him.A top US markets regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), on Monday charged cryptocurrency giant Binance and its founder amd CEO Changpeng Zhao with operating what the regulator alleged were an "illegal" exchange and a "sham" compliance program.
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Describes Digital Assets' Advancement In Annual Shareholder Letter

In an annual shareholder letter sent by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Fink described how the digital assets industry has witnessed "very interesting developments."Specifically, Fink highlights the growth of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency usage in India, Brazil and parts of Africa.He describes how "dramatic advances in digital payments" are "bringing down costs and advancing financial inclusion."
Riggo's Rag
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

NFL owners hoping to avoid further conflict with disgraced Dan Snyder

A recent report suggests NFL owners are hoping to avoid further conflict with Dan Snyder ahead of the potential sale of the Washington Commanders.It appears as if Dan Snyder might not be the hot topic of discussion as anticipated during this weekend's NFL owners' meetings in Arizona.The Washington Commanders are in the process of being sold, with numerous potential bidders doing their due diligence ahead of taking over a once-proud franchise before the 2023 season begins.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Canadian businessman Steve Apostolopoulos has toured Commanders' facilities

Several potential buyers have toured the Commanders' facilities.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post)Canadian commercial real estate developer and private equity executive Steve Apostolopoulos visited the Washington Commanders' facilities recently while exploring a potential bid on the team, according to two people with direct knowledge of the visit.
Riggo's Rag
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Is Washington Commanders sale by Dan Snyder closer than we think?

The Washington Commanders sale by current owner Dan Snyder could be closer than we think based on a recent report from Pro Football Talk.While the primary focus for fans has been free agency over the last few days, there remains a great deal of interest in a fascinating element transpiring behind the scenes.
Riggo's Rag
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Commanders finally doing business the right way without Dan Snyder

Extending Daron Payne is another indicator that the Washington Commanders are finally doing business the right way without Dan Snyder's influence.Dan Snyder has been banished to the proverbial sidelines over the last year.The Washington Commanders owner has dealt and is dealing with scandal and concerning allegations that will likely see the billionaire sell the franchise before the 2023 season begins, which represents the dawning of a new era in no uncertain terms.
Riggo's Rag
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Has Jay-Z made his power play for potential Commanders ownership?

Does a recent business move from Jay-Z represent a power play to involve himself in the Washington Commanders' ownership race?It appears as if the Washington Commanders will fall under new ownership sooner rather than later.Dan Snyder is under enormous pressure to sell the organization after recent scandals, although nobody has reportedly been willing to meet his whopping $7 billion asking price at the moment.
Riggo's Rag
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Sean Payton revelations paint bleak Commanders future for Ron Rivera

Recent revelations from Sean Payton paint a bleak future for Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera under new ownership.The Washington Commanders could be under a new owner or some sort of consortium by the time OTAs begin.Speculation continues to mount about Dan Snyder looking to get a deal done after the Super Bowl to avoid attending the NFL owners' meetings, which would being an end to his turbulent spell with the franchise that's been hit by numerous scandals along the way.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Manchester United

Manchester United bid chaos leads to growing fears Glazers may not sell

Concerns are growing among some parties involved in the Manchester United sale that the Glazers could be trying to play them - and that instead of selling the club they are trying to push up the price to create leverage for a loan.Eyebrows also continue to be raised over claims that up to eight bidders are interested in the club given that only two, the Ineos owner Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim's Qatari consortium, have gone public.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Manchester United

Manchester United takeover battle intensifies as increased bids are made

The battle to take over Manchester United has intensified after Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani both submitted improved bids shortly before Wednesday night's 9pm deadline.While both sides were keeping the size of their offers close to their chests and not commenting publicly due to a strict non-disclosure agreement all parties have had to sign it is widely expected that they will top the highest first-round bid, which was believed to be approximately 4.5bn.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Writing

Dr No by Percival Everett review serious comedy

I recall that I am extremely forgetful, announces the narrator of Percival Everett's Dr No in the novel's opening lines.I believe I am.I think I know that I am forgetful.Though I remember having forgotten, I cannot recall what it was that I forgot or what forgetting feels like.No sooner has the reader crossed the threshold of the narrative than it begins to reveal itself as a labyrinth of mirrors, an elaborate and joyously rickety construction of philosophical gags and structural paradoxes.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Bill Belichick and Sir Mix-a-Lot have a lot in common, per Nick Saban

Kirby Smart, Bill Belichick and Nick Saban are all in the same boat as Sir Mix-a-Lot over butts.When you are evaluating top football talent, you need to channel your inner Sir Mix-a-Lot, good sir.Georgia head coach Kirby Smart revealed at a coach's clinic what he learned from Nick Saban through Bill Belichick.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Rockstar Energy Drink Creator Russ Weiner Lists $50M Park City Mansion

Realtor.com Rockstar Energy Drink creator Russell Weiner has listed his Park City, UT, home for a whopping $50 million.It is the most expensive listing in the state.Built last year, the mansion boasts many luxury amenities designed for a billionaire, including a wellness wing and a ski room tricked out with vintage skis on the ceiling.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

This SF home for sale is the most expensive listing of 2023

With a price set at $35 million, 2830 Pacific Ave. is the most expensive listing in San Francisco so far for 2023.The mansion is for sale just off San Francisco's Billionaires' Row, and at that price, it'll take a billionaire to buy it.The home was built in 1910 and still exhibits its original Georgian Colonial architecture.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Elon Musk Unblocks Everyone He's Blocked On Twitter Over The Years (Including Me) - Social Media Explorer

FILE- Tesla CEO Elon Muss introduces the Cybertruck to Tesla's facility in this November 21st 2019 photo.... [+]
Associated Press I noticed something funny on Twitter today.I had Elon Musk appearing in my newsfeed.This might be a regular occurrence for most people on the social media platform, since he's a prolific tweeter, but Musk actually blocked me back in 2019.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Yes, Twitter Gives A Warning To Users Who Liked A Tweet Criticizing Tesla But There's More To The Story - Social Media Explorer

During the groundbreaking ceremony, Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO (L), walks alongside Ying Yong, Shanghai Mayor.... [+]
AFP via Getty Images On Monday night, Twitter users were confused when it became clear that Tesla-related tweets had been liked.This strange alert was displayed on the platform.Instantly, users started to speculate Because Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, was recently appointed CEO of Twitter, and has a thin skin, this warning was necessary.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Elon Musk Apologizes After Publicly Mocking Disabled Twitter Employee - Social Media Explorer

Topline
Twitter Chief Elon Musk apologized publicly to a former employee with disabilities Tuesday.He suggested that the person did not do any meaningful work at the company.The billionaire also asked for accommodations for him, which was rare in the face of the ongoing chaos and uncertainty at Twitter.
GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

Elon Musk to step down from Twitter CEO role by the end of 2023

Elon Musk bought Twitter and is currently the CEO of the company, but he's already preparing to vacate the position.He spoke at the World Government Summit in Dubai via video link, saying he needs to "stabilize the organization" and "make sure it's in a financially healthy place".
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Moderna Reverses Course on 400 Percent COVID Vaccine Price Increase After Sanders Invites CEO to Testify in Congress

Some health experts have said that Moderna's announcement could amount to nothing more than a PR blitz.Moderna's CEO Stephane Bancel speaks during a session of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2023.Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images Pharmaceutical giant Moderna appears to have suddenly reversed course on its plan to multiply the price of its COVID-19 vaccine, declaring that the vaccine will remain free for all Americans just hours after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) announced that he will be grilling the company's CEO in a hearing before Congress next month.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Biden unveils campaign-friendly budget plan as debt ceiling feud simmers with Republicans

President Biden unveiled a populist budget plan Thursday as the White House and congressional Republicans remain locked in a game of chicken over spending priorities and raising the debt ceiling to avoid a catastrophic default.The spending plan, which is sure to be used as a clarion call in Biden's expected 2024 reelection bid, calls for a dramatic $3 trillion cut in the deficit, fueled mostly by increased taxes on corporations and the very wealthy.
emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

How Would You Arrest a Former President? - emptywheel

As I was reading the four-journalist WaPo story noting what I noted (and provided far more details about) almost three months ago - that the investigation into Trump has been greatly complicated by the involvement of lawyers in his suspected crimes - I thought about how one might arrest Donald Trump.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Starbucks CEO Caves, Agrees to Testify in Senate After Sanders Subpoena Threat

Schultz was slated to be subpoenaed by a Senate committee led by Sanders this week.CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz sits off stage to listen to soon-to-be Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan at Investor Day in Seattle, Washington, on September 13, 2022.Melina Mara / The Washington Post via Getty Images Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has agreed to testify before the Senate labor committee after committee chair Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) threatened to subpoena the executive to appear in a hearing on the company's rampant union busting later this month.
nypost.com
1 year ago
New York Mets

With Eduardo Escobar at third, Mets don't need pricey Carlos Correa

PORT ST.LUCIE The Carlos Correa almost deal made for an exciting and suspenseful few weeks.And, undoubtedly, Correa would have raised the Mets' immediate World Series hopes.But ultimately, it would have been a mistake.Correa is one of the handful of best baseball players in the world.But he wasn't the right move for the Mets.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

The Big Story: The New Commerce Reality | AdExchanger

To view one of the stranger assortments of merchandise out there, look no further than Temu.If you haven't heard of it or seen its barrage of paid media, Temu is an app and website where you go to "shop like a billionaire," aka buy cheap stuff directly from China.By shipping from the factories, it avoids import taxes, keeps prices low and liquidates strange excess merchandise (for example, "girl power" pink dog vests sold in honor of International Women's Day).
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Mitchell Rales: What to Know About the Latest Commanders Bidder - Washingtonian

Potomac billionaire Mitchell Rales has joined Josh Harris's bid to buy the Washington Commanders, ESPN reports.Rales and his wife, Emily Wei Rales, are the couple behind the Glenstone museum, and now apparently he's hoping to expand into sports.Here are five things to know about him:
He grew up in Bethesda.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Austin

Report: Elon Musk is planning to build his own town

What do you get for the billionaire who has everything?Perhaps his own town.Entities connected to Elon Musk and his companies have reportedly been acquiring thousands of acres of land in Texas with the hope of starting a town where his employees could live and work, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal Thursday.
Pinstripe Alley
1 year ago
New York Yankees

The joy of selling your MLB team

Hey Bob, and Stuart, and John, and Bob again.I know you're going through a rough time right now, what with owning an MLB team and not doing anything in the offseason.I know you're looking over at Steve and Hal and Peter and you're very grumpy at how much they're spending, how they're upsetting the natural balance of how this thing is supposed to work.
Posting and Toasting
1 year ago
New York Knicks

Game Preview: Pelicans at Knicks - 02/25/23

[We had a bit of a mix-up, and two guys wrote previews for Saturday's game.I think they're both good, so we're posting both of them.Enjoy! -Ed.]I remember the Vlasic pickle spokesman being a pelican with a cigar who talks like Groucho Marx.When I looked it up, I saw he's not a pelican, but a stork.What is it about pelicans that lends itself to confusion?
time.com
1 year ago
Business

Temu Advertised at the Super Bowl. What to Know About the Ecommerce App

A shopping app splurged on a repeat ad on Super Bowl Sunday, and it wasn't a household name like Amazon.It was Temu, a ecommerce app that is connected to Chinese company Pinduoduo.The app, although only four-months old, has recently been one of the most downloaded free apps in the U.S. on Apple's App Store and Google Play.
Hogs Haven
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Jeff Bezos not blocked from bidding; NFL owners are worried about Dan Snyder trying to keep the team

Another day, another conflicting report on the sale of the Washington Commanders.The New York Post first reported that Dan Snyder had blocked Amazon founder Jeff Bezos from placing a bid on the Washington Commanders.The Athletic followed suit with their own sources story.Bezos owns the Washington Post which has been one of the leading media outlets investigating Snyder and the toxic workplace he ran for over two decades.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

34th Ward race: Billionaire's son emerges as winner, set on addressing crime and development

The brand-new 34th ward, which encompasses most of the western half the Loop and stretches into Greektown and Fulton Market, has a brand-new alderman.Bill Conway - a former Cook County assistant state's attorney, Navy veteran and son of the billionaire co-founder of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group - rebounded from his unsuccessful run for state's attorney in 2020.
ProFootballTalk
1 year ago
New York Giants

Some perspective on the question of NFL millionaires vs. NFL billionaires - ProFootballTalk

As explained in Playmakers, NFL fans tend to align with the teams (and the owners of those teams) over the players.For the vast majority of fans, there's no real difference between millionaire players and billionaire owners.As a practical matter, there's a gigantic difference.For starters, many players aren't millionaires, not after taxes and living expenses and everything else that turns a million bucks into something far less than that.
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