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☆ Where Kamala Harris Lives, a Little Known History of Enslavement
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Robert Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three years ago this month, Vice President Kamala Harris moved into her official residence in northwest Washington, a quiet 73-acre enclave where the U.S. Navy keeps an observatory as well as the nation’s master clock. Near the villa, the team had found something else: A brick foundation of a smokehouse used to cure meat. Ms. Harris did not have to be told who had used it. Well before moving to the new residence, the nation’s first Black vice president had been told by aides about the 34 individuals who once lived on the property against their will. A subsequent opinion essay for CQ Roll Call was the first mention of it in the news media.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Peter, Mary, Ellen Jenkins, Chapman, Sarah, Henry, Joseph, Louisa, Daniel, Eliza Toyer, Towley, Judah, Andrew Yates, Kitty, William, Gilbert, Phillip Silas, Susan, Dennis, Ann Maria, William Carroll, Becky, Milly, Margaret, Mortimer Briscoe, Richard Williams, Mary Young, John Thomas, Mary Brown, John Chapman, William Cyrus Organizations: U.S . Navy Locations: Washington

☆ An influencer manager who has done $327,000 in deals this year shares the exact email template he uses to pitch brands
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2020, Christian Di Bratto was a senior in high school and had a part-time job as a hockey instructor. The key to a successful cold email, Di Bratto said, is including a personalized first line. To craft a good personalized line, Di Bratto generally looks at a person's LinkedIn for their work experience or education. To maximize his output, he uses an automated system that allows him to send out dozens of cold emails at once. He puts together a list of people at his target companies that have job titles like "influencer marketing manager," "brand partnerships manager," or "PR manager."

After learning about its Russian roots from Reuters, it removed Pushwoosh software from seven public-facing apps, citing security concerns. The U.S. Army said it had removed an app containing Pushwoosh code in March because of the same concerns. Pushwoosh code has been embedded into almost 8,000 apps in the Google and Apple app stores, according to Appfigures, an app intelligence website. "We haven't found any clear sign of deceptive or malicious intent in Pushwoosh's activity, which certainly doesn't diminish the risk of having app data leaking to Russia," he added. The CDC apps that contained Pushwoosh code included the agency's main app and others set up to share information on a wide range of health concerns.

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