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☆ A veteran Republican operative relocated to Kyiv — he says Ukraine can win the war
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Veteran Republican operative, Steven Moore, relocated to Kyiv after Putin's full-scale invasion. Within a week of Putin declaring war on Ukraine in 2022, Moore founded the Ukraine Freedom Project (UFP). If we don't continue to support Ukraine, then the Russians will roll through Ukraine," Moore told BI. 'I'm doing the right thing'Steven Moore, founder of the Ukraine Freedom Project, pictured in front of a bombed out building in Irpin. In the early months of the war, Moore witnessed civilian casualties he saw pouring in from battles in Irpin and Bucha.

Persons: Steven Moore, Moore, —, Peter Roskam, Putin, Mike Johnson, They're, I'm, Karl Ahlgren, Steven Moore Moore, Anatoly, didn't, Rebekah Maciorowski, " Moore Organizations: Republican, Service, Capitol, Washington DC, Republicans, GOP, Ukraine Armed Forces, NATO, Medical, Network Inc, Ukraine Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Ukrainian, Chernivtsi, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kherson, Russia, Avdiivka, Irpin, American, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Russian, Kramatorsk, Oklahoma, Bucharest

The pay data includes salaries ranging from a data scientist position that offers $170,000 per year at Discord to a staff engineer role that earns $250,000 or more at Patreon. AdvertisementHere are the annual salaries for a job at FaZe Clan:Legal Counsel: $142,273 median starting range; from $133,308 to $194,437FaZe Clan did not respond to BI's request for comment. At LTK, a senior software engineer would make $130,000Courtesy of LTKLTK, formerly known as RewardStyle, is an affiliate-marketing and social-commerce platform used by influencers across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. At Teachable, a level II senior software engineer would make $190,000Teachable is a platform where creators can build and sell online courses and coaching programs. Here are annual salary ranges for several jobs at Teachable:Data Analyst : $69,826 to $85,000: $69,826 to $85,000 Senior Software Engineer : $160,000 to $180,000: $160,000 to $180,000 Senior Software Engineer - Core : $150,000 to $170,000: $150,000 to $170,000 Senior Software Engineer II : $190,000: $190,000 Software Engineer: $125,000 to $135,000Teachable did not respond to BI's request for comment.

Persons: upstarts, we're, Justin Kenna, they've, ByteDance, Teachable, Konstantin Savusia, James Nord, Brandon Brown, Ryan Brown, Brian Mechem, Warby Parker, Grin, Amanda Perelli, Anthony, Alex Zaccaria, Nick Humphreys, Linktree's, Amber Venz, Baxter, Read, Sydney Bradley, economy's, Patreon, Chris Best, Jason Henry Substack Organizations: YouTube, Business, FaZe, Safety, Software, Security, Enterprise Security, FaZe Clan, Fohr, Inc, Grin Technologies, Facebook, Keli Network Inc, Business Affairs, Jellysmack, Linktree, Ops, RewardStyle Inc, Networks, Mighty Networks, Mighty Software, Engineering, Sydney, Sydney Bradley One, BI, Staff, Social, Data Engineering, Trust, Quality Assurance, Hotmart, & $ Locations: California, New York, Texas, FaZe, Fohr, Jellysmack, Karat, Linktree, LTK, Instagram, Dallas , Texas, Teachable

Those smaller suppliers have only recently recovered from the shocks of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting global shortage of semiconductors. Now, they're coming under pressure to increase their own workers' wages — in an environment where higher interest rates have made it more costly to borrow money — and staring down the threat of ongoing auto workers' strikes. Members of the United Auto Workers union picket outside the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 26, 2023. Supplier layoffsIn the face of prolonged strikes, some smaller suppliers are already cutting workers or announcing plans to do so. Michael B. Thomas | Getty ImagesAs of Tuesday, two additional Detroit-area auto suppliers had already filed notices of potential layoffs with the state of Michigan.

Persons: Bill Pugliano, Patrick T, Fallon, Dennis Devaney, Devaney, Joe Biden, Matthew Hatcher, MEMA, Biden, Michael B, Thomas, Mary Barra, We've Organizations: United Auto Workers, Getty, Ford Motor, General Motors, U.S . automakers, American Automotive, Council, UAW, Chrysler, Parts Distribution, AFP, GM, Ford, National Labor Relations Board, Equipment Manufacturers Association, White House, Plant, Small Business Administration, LM Manufacturing, Ford Bronco, Manufacturing, Canadian, Magna International, Union, General Motors Wentzville, CIE, Spain's CIE Automotive, Eagle Industries, CNBC, Publicly Locations: Auburn Hills , Michigan, Chrysler Los, Ontario , California, Detroit, Covid, Michigan, Wayne , Michigan, U.S, Wentzville , Missouri

☆ Exclusive: Smuggler with ties to ISIS helped migrants enter US from Mexico, raising alarm bells across government
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Katie Bo Lillis Evan Perez Priscilla Alvarez Natasha Bertrand | Katie Bo Lillis | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

And they are closely scrutinizing a number of the migrants as possible criminal threats, according to two US officials. The security of the southern border has been a political sticking point between Republicans and the Biden administration. John Moore/Getty Images/FILEAdministration officials have also grappled with limited resources as they face a growing number of migrants at the US southern border. In July, border authorities encountered more than 183,000 migrants at the US southern border, according to US Customs and Border Protection data. Both the Biden and Trump administrations have been forced to wrestle with similar cases of suspected terrorists trying to enter the country at the southern border.

Persons: Adrienne Watson, Joe Biden’s, Biden, ” Watson, John Moore, Christopher Wray, ” Wray Organizations: CNN, FBI, ISIS, National Security, Staff, Department of Homeland Security, Turkish, Biden, DHS, Administration, US Customs, Trump, Migrants Locations: Mexico, United States, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, China, Russia, Asia

☆ Raj Shah out at Fox in wake of historic Dominion settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Raj Shah, the Fox Corp. brand protection executive who pushed Fox News in an even more pro-Trump direction after the 2020 election, has left the company. “Raj brought talent and creativity to his role at Fox,” Fox spokesperson Brian Nick told CNN on Thursday. Hear what Fox News viewers think about the Dominion settlement 03:30 - Source: CNNA cache of internal Fox communications brought to light in Dominion Voting Systems’ massive defamation lawsuit against the right-wing network included several messages from Shah. “This is the kinda s—t that will kill us,” he wrote, according to legal filings. We cover it wall to wall and then we burn that down with all the skepticism.”

Persons: Raj Shah, “ Raj, ” Fox, Brian Nick, “, ” Shah, Trump, Shah, Neil Cavuto’s, Kayleigh McEnany, Fox, Joe Biden, Lachlan Murdoch, Suzanne Scott, Viet Dinh, Donald Trump, ”, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, texted Organizations: New, New York CNN, Fox Corp, Fox News, Trump, Fox, CNN Locations: New York

☆ CNN CEO Chris Licht marks one year on the job with a network rebrand, upcoming ad campaign, and a Trump town hall
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The network is hoping its May 10 Trump town hall, to be anchored by Kaitlan Collins, delivers ratings. One year into his new role, CNN CEO Chris Licht is quietly working on a major brand refresh of the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned global news network. CNN is planning a new ad campaign, according to this person and a separate person familiar with conversations, once the changes are finalized and approved by Warners CEO David Zaslav. The town hall will mark the first time Trump has appeared on CNN in years. At least on the business side," they added, referencing the audiences and ad dollars a Trump campaign would bring.

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☆ Two Canadian firms included in US sanctions list for alleged support to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States' list of recently sanctioned entities for alleged support for Russia's war effort in Ukraine includes two Canadian companies, U.S. and Canadian authorities said on Monday. The Commerce Department recently imposed export curbs on nearly 90 Russian and third-country companies and prohibited them from buying items such as semiconductors. The Commerce Department list did not mention what the two firms shipped or attempted to ship that triggered U.S. action. He added the company intended to engage further to address the concerns but could not comment on any specifics at this point. Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Himani SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Nokia, Kyndryl extend partnership for private 5G factory networks
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

STOCKHOLM, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Nokia (NOKIA.HE) and Kyndryl (KD.N) have extended their partnership for three years after clocking up more than 100 customers for automating factories using 5G wireless networks, following their first tie-up a year earlier. "We grew the business significantly last year with the number of customers and number of networks," Chris Johnson, head of Nokia's enterprise business, told Reuters. The companies said some customers were now coming back to put private networks into more of their factories after the initial one. In Dow Chemical's petrochemical processing plant in Texas, the private wireless network increased worker safety, enabled remote audio and video collaboration, personnel tracking, and vehicle telematics, the companies said. The size of the global private 5G network market is expected to reach $41.02 billion by 2030 from 1.38 billion in 2021, according to a study by Grand View Research.

The debate comes less than two months after Twitter restored Trump’s account, but Meta’s intention to reevaluate the decision predates Twitter’s reversal. “I can’t think of what that rigorous standard would be that would make this policy be applied fairly, not just to former President Trump, but to any politician.”Is Trump bound to Truth Social? A phone screen displays the Truth Social app in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Trump now has his own rival social media platform, Truth Social, which he launched in February. Despite his desire for a bigger megaphone and aides encouraging him to rejoin Twitter, Trump has said he is committed to Truth Social.

☆ Americans Can’t Stop Pampering Their Pets—Companies Want In
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Sharon Terlep | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Attention, CEOs: If not enough people are using your product, maybe animals will. “Have you seen the numbers? They’re staggering,” said Jenna Mutch , a vice president at portable-ultrasound maker Butterfly Network Inc., referring to the rush of Americans who have brought home pets since the pandemic began. About 23 million households did, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

☆ Nonprofit financed by billionaire George Soros quietly donated $140 million to political causes in 2021
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty ImagesA nonprofit financed by billionaire George Soros quietly donated $140 million to advocacy organizations and ballot initiatives in 2021, plus another $60 million to likeminded charities. The Open Society Policy Center also doled out $138 million to advocacy groups and causes in 2020. All of the nonprofits fall under Soros' Open Society Foundations network, which spans the globe. Both of those groups are run by the billionaire's son Alexander Soros, who also sits on the boards of the Open Society Institute and Open Society Policy Center. Emerson Morrow, a spokesman for America Votes told CNBC that funding from the Open Society Policy Center "has provided critical support for America Votes' mission."

☆ EXCLUSIVE Carlyle seeks to line up bid for urgent care provider Heritage -sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( David Carnevali | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Carlyle, a Washington, D.C.-based buyout firm, has been in discussions with other private equity firms about assembling a consortium that would make an offer to acquire HPN, the sources said. HPN generates annual cash flow of around $600 million, according to the sources. Merkin grew the Los Angeles-based company into a managed care powerhouse in the Californian market, where it serves nearly 700,000 individuals. Earlier this month, primary care provider VillageMD, which is backed by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA.O), said it would acquire private equity-owned urgent care provider Summit Health in a deal valued at $9 billion. Amazon agreed in July to buy primary care provider One Medical for $3.49 billion, while CVS inked a deal in September to acquire Signify Health for $8 billion.

☆ Elon Musk and a key adviser have discussed putting all of Twitter behind a paywall, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk and a key adviser have discussed paywalling all of Twitter, Platformer reported. The plans could see a monthly limit on how many tweets users can view, the report said. Any plan is a way off, however, with the current focus being on Twitter's proposed paid verification. Platformer reports that Twitter could be free for a certain amount of time each month, before a metered paywall kicks in. On Monday, Musk said that Twitter usage has hit an all-time high, but the platform has also seen many users leave.

To see how much jobs in the creator economy pay, Insider analyzed salary data from 142 work-visa applications filed with the US government and decided on between October 2020 and June 2022. The pay data includes salaries ranging from a data scientist position that offers $170,000 per year at Discord to a staff engineer role that earns $250,000 or more at Patreon. At Cameo, a principal software engineer would make $230,000Steven Galanis, CEO of Cameo. Senior Manager, DevOps : $140,000: $140,000 Statistician: $116,979 to $170,000 (Spotter said it internally calls this position "Data Analyst.") At Teachable, a senior software engineer would make $150,000Teachable is a platform where creators can build and sell online courses and coaching programs.

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☆ How a network in Salt Lake City is bringing experts together to address climate change issues in Utah
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kazi Awal/InsiderSalt Lake City, Utah, is facing climate-related challenges like droughts and worsening air quality. The Utah Climate Action Network is bringing people together to seek solutions to these problems. To inspire climate-centric innovation, the organization helps facilitate the Utah Climate Action Network. The partnership was founded in 2016 between Salt Lake City, the University of Utah, the business community, faith organizations, and other groups, to foster a collaborative response to climate change. To spread the word about sustainability plans, Salt Lake City also partnered with Path to Positive Utah, Utah Clean Energy, and the Utah Climate Action Network on a training program to educate and empower climate leaders across sectors in the city.

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