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☆ Tesla sends out another wave of layoff notices as employees enter 4th week of job cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The company sent out another round of layoff notices on Sunday night, according to impacted workers who posted about the cuts on social media. The latest round of cuts mean that employees at the company are entering their fourth straight week of layoff notices. At least seven Tesla workers took to LinkedIn to say they'd received layoff notices on Sunday. "After watching my team gradually slimmed down week after week since mid-April, I received the dreaded 'Hello Employee' email this Sunday afternoon," one Tesla worker wrote on LinkedIn. Another worker shared a screenshot of her layoff email on LinkedIn that showed her last day of work would be May 5.

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☆ Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs sold for millions in 2021—prices have dropped 90% since then
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A person walks by Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT characters inside Radio City Music Hall during the 4th annual NFT.NYC conference on June 21, 2022 in New York City. Yuga Labs, the creator of the viral Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens, announced a new round of layoffs on Friday as the NFT frenzy appears to cool. But despite Bored Ape Yacht Club's substantially lower floor price, the NFT market is still showing some signs of life. How YugaLabs got startedYugaLabs' Bored Ape Yacht Club collection launched in April 2021 with 10,000 NFTs depicting the cartoon apes with various colors, clothing and facial expressions. The startup went on to release several other NFT collections, including Mutant Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks.

Persons: Greg Solano, Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton, Sotheby's, YugaLabs Organizations: Radio City Music Hall, Yuga Labs, ETH, Yacht, CryptoPunks Locations: New York City

☆ First Tim Cook, now Satya Nadella is also wooing Indonesia — the world's 4th most populous nation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Microsoft plans to invest $1.7 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Indonesia. CEO Satya Nadella visited Indonesia this week The investment is the largest in Microsoft's 29-year history in the country. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. This week the company said it would invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in cloud and AI infrastructure in Indonesia. "This new generation of AI is reshaping how people live and work everywhere, including in Indonesia," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday.

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☆ 10 Years, 100 Stories: The Work That Defines the Upshot
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( The Upshot Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

Ten years ago this week, The New York Times introduced the Upshot, a section devoted to explaining “politics, policy and everyday life.” That’s a wide scope, by design. As a result, more than 5,000 articles later, the Upshot has been many things to many readers. To mark our 10th birthday, we’ve collected 100 stories that embody the Upshot. WordleBot Eden Weingart/The New York Times When Wordle first became popular, several people on the internet claimed, plausibly, that they had come up with the “best” opening word. Force of Ship Impact Was on the Scale of a Rocket Launch Erin Schaff/The New York Times We think of the Upshot as a place where back-of-the-envelope calculations can be both helpful and welcome.

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☆ Federal appeals court blocks West Virginia from enforcing anti-trans sports ban against 13-year-old girl
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that West Virginia cannot enforce its anti-transgender sports ban against a 13-year-old girl, dealing a blow to one of nearly two dozen such laws enacted by GOP-led states in recent years. We hold it cannot,” Circuit Judge Toby Heytens wrote in the decision, which was joined by Judge Pamela Harris. Signed into law by West Virginia Republican Gov. The court’s majority said the law violates Pepper-Jackson’s rights under Title IX, a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex at schools that receive federal aid. The federal judge who initially blocked the law in 2021 reversed course last year and sided with state officials.

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☆ Peer inside Barely Fair, the exhibition where major artists present at miniature scale
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Roland Miller/Barely FairThat same year, the New York gallery Selenas Mountain showcased Juan Arango Palacios' canvases and woven works. Artists and their galleries are responsible for producing all of the small works, but Barely Fair’s team helps with installation as needed. Roland Miller/Barely FairBarely Fair began as a joke between the co-founders of the artist space Julius Caesar, but they quickly realized its potential as a serious art fair. “And I think that Barely Fair is much more successful at that.”For nascent galleries and artists, Barely Fair is a more accessible way to participate in Chicago’s art week, which draws curators and collectors from around the world. “(It’s) inverting the dynamics of making a monument at small scale,” she said, explaining that Barely Fair “happened to feel almost tailor-made” for her work.

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☆ Lauren Boebert's son says he has trouble affording a lawyer to defend him: 'It's just been kind of hard with the prices'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRep. Lauren Boebert's son Tyler told a court on Thursday that he was having trouble affording a lawyer to represent him. Tyler Boebert was detained by the Rifle Police Department in February "after a recent string of vehicle trespass and property thefts" in the town. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "We are working to hire an attorney, but it's just been kind of hard with the prices," Tyler told the Garfield County Court on April 11, per Denver media outlet Westword. Representatives for Rep. Boebert did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Elon Musk confirms that he used a secret account on X where he pretended to be a child
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The billionaire said he'd briefly used one account where he role-played as a child as a "test account." Some users on X tracked down the account after Musk posted a screenshot of his X interface last year in which the additional account appeared to be visible. pic.twitter.com/CmD06Mczmn — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 24, 2023The account in question, @ermnmusk, under the name "Elon Test," appeared to show Musk role-playing as a child — seemingly his three-year-old son. the account posted last year, in a post that has since been deleted, according to HuffPost. Advertisement"I don't use that account," Musk said in a deposition he sat for on March 27.

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☆ A deposition Elon Musk fought to keep confidential was released. Read the most interesting quotes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Elon Musk's deposition from a lawsuit alleging he falsely boosted a conspiracy theory was released. In the deposition, Musk said he might have financially impaired X more than helping it. AdvertisementA deposition that Elon Musk's lawyer fought to keep from the public eye was released on Monday. AdvertisementMusk said during his deposition that he'd used the alternate account for testing, but it was no longer in use. "I briefly used this as a test account," Musk said.

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☆ 7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the middle of the afternoon, day will shift to night, as a total solar eclipse touches 15 states. We know now what causes a total solar eclipse. Here are seven times a total solar eclipse has helped advance human science. Culture Club/Bridgeman via Getty ImagesOn March 14, 189 BCE, a total solar eclipse swept over what is now northern Turkey. Corbis via Getty ImagesGemini 12 astronauts Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to see a total eclipse from space.

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☆ I live with my 4 kids, husband, and aunt in a 2-bedroom apartment in LA. We can't find a bigger place, so we make it work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Angie Grace | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When we first moved to Los Angeles, our two-bedroom apartment had more than enough room for our family of five. My husband, son, and I shared a king-sized bed in our small bedroom, while my three teens shared the second bedroom. My aunt got the living room. Lastly, my aunt got a comfy reclining chair and a bed in the living room. After a certain time of night, the living room becomes her bedroom.

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☆ Boebert continues stoking controversy amid intense battle to keep her job
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“It hasn’t encumbered her job performance,” GOP Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida told CNN. I’m not afraid of a challenge though,” Boebert told CNN before the House left for a two-week break. And unfortunately, I’ve had a front row seat,” Boebert told CNN. “I did it because we don’t have to have two separate elections and cost the taxpayers two separate elections,” he told CNN. And she’s probably made more jokes about her own stupidity in that movie theater than I’ve heard elsewhere,” one GOP lawmaker told CNN.

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☆ How Microsoft Azure Arc Brings Cloud Solutions to Hybrid Environments
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's why Microsoft is committed to meeting customers wherever they are, with adaptive solutions that bring their data together from the ground to the cloud, with Azure Arc. As of 2023, World Bank had connected about 25% of its SQL Server estate to Azure Arc. Today, World Bank and Microsoft are working together on additional functional elements to improve optimization of Azure Arc. "We've already seen how Azure Arc can make us more efficient and reduce our operating costs. "We've already seen how Azure Arc can make us more efficient and reduce our operating costs.

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☆ One of world’s earliest known books expected to fetch more than $2.6m at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —One of the earliest books in existence is expected to fetch upwards of $2.6m when it goes up for auction later this year. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, which was written in Coptic on papyrus in Egypt, is the earliest Christian liturgical book, according to the international auction house Christie’s, which will be holding the sale in London on June 11. Carbon dating suggests the book dates back to sometime between the middle of the 3rd and 4th centuries. One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah. As such, the codex is the oldest known book in private hands.

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☆ Lauren Boebert went for an emergency surgery to remove a blood clot in her leg that was causing 'severe swelling'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert underwent surgery on Tuesday for a blood clot in her leg. Boebert's medical woes come at a trying time as she grapples with a tense reelection campaign. AdvertisementRep. Lauren Boebert underwent surgery in Colorado for a blood clot in her leg on Tuesday, her campaign team says. "After undergoing a CT Scan, doctors found an acute blood clot and diagnosed her with May-Thurner Syndrome, which is a rare condition that disrupts blood flow," the statement said. Boebert, however, seems unfazed by the multiple challenges faced by her reelection campaign.

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☆ The Long, Strange Decline of Iconic Chicken Soup for the Soul Brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Amanda Chicago Lewis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

What followed was hundreds of sequels and spinoffs, everything from "Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul" to "Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul" to the bestseller I read cover to cover, several times, in sixth grade: "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul." What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into Chicken Soup for the Soul chocolates and Chicken Soup for the Soul pet food. What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into pet food, barbecue sauce, and — yes — soup. He pointed out that the cover of the original Chicken Soup book "ripped off" Campbell's Soup, to trigger "nourishing and comforting and warming" feelings. He started suggesting outrageous directions Chicken Soup could go in next: "The Chicken Soup pistol!

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☆ The Long, Strange Decline of One of America's Most Influential Brands
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Amanda Chicago Lewis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

What followed was hundreds of sequels and spinoffs, everything from "Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul" to "Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul" to the bestseller I read cover to cover, several times, in sixth grade: "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul." By 2003, research found that more young readers seeking solace turned to the Chicken Soup series than to the Bible. What began as Chicken Soup for the Soul board games and calendars turned into Chicken Soup for the Soul chocolates and Chicken Soup for the Soul pet food. He pointed out that the cover of the original Chicken Soup book "ripped off" Campbell's Soup, to trigger "nourishing and comforting and warming" feelings. He started suggesting outrageous directions Chicken Soup could go in next: "The Chicken Soup pistol!

☆ Good news for Lauren Boebert: Republicans chose a special election candidate who won't run against her in the primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Colorado Republicans narrowly chose former mayor Greg Lopez to complete Rep. Ken Buck's term. She sat out the special election because it would've triggered another special election. AdvertisementColorado Republicans narrowly chose Greg Lopez to serve the remainder of former Rep. Ken Buck's term. In other words, he won't run against Boebert in the ongoing GOP primary to represent Colorado's 4th congressional district for a full term. Congratulations to Greg Lopez, who will be a strong Congressman finishing out the remainder of Ken BUCKLE’S term!

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☆ ‘Remarkable’ Roman villa discovered under housing development
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Archaeologists have unearthed a “remarkable” Roman villa complex on a housing development site in a small English village. The complex was decorated with painted plaster, mosaics and there was a collection of tiny, tightly-coiled lead scrolls suggesting some sort of ritual or pilgrimage might have taken place there, according to a press release. The villa in Grove would have been “central for this area of Oxfordshire,” Francesca Giarelli, project officer for Red River Archaeology Group and the site’s director, told CNN on Thursday. Archaeologists found huge quantities of painted plaster. Even in the late Roman period, this particular villa continued to show signs of human activity.

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☆ Lauren Boebert 'makes George Santos look like a saint,' says retired House Republican who she's trying to replace
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Rep. Ken Buck recently sounded off against Lauren Boebert, who's now running for his seat. He said the congresswoman and her various controversies "makes George Santos look like a saint." NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAccording to audio that recently aired on a Colorado talk radio station, former Rep. Ken Buck doesn't think all that highly of Rep. Lauren Boebert. "She makes George Santos look like a saint," Buck can be heard saying on the audio heard on the "Dan Caplis Show."

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court rejected a bid Monday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that Donald Trump Jr. defamed him by calling him a “felon.”The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, left in place a lower court's ruling in West Virginia against Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy. He served a year in prison on a misdemeanor charge after he was found guilty of conspiring to violate safety standards at a West Virginia mine before an explosion in 2010 that killed 29 men. Blankenship sued the son of then-President Donald Trump after Donald Trump Jr. posted the comment in May 2018 on social media. The high court also previously turned away Blankenship’s appeal of his misdemeanor conviction.

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☆ Lauren Boebert has to tie herself in knots to win her new Colorado seat
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert faces yet another election hurdle in Colorado's 4th district. Rep. Ken Buck's resignation has led to a special election coinciding with the GOP primary. Boebert must persuade voters to support her and another candidate on the same ballot, for the same seat. AdvertisementAmid family drama and negative media coverage, Rep. Lauren Boebert faces yet another hurdle to being elected in November. She must now persuade voters to support her while backing another candidate for a special election on the same ballot.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Voters are set to cast their ballots Tuesday to decide competitive U.S. House races during the Illinois presidential primary. Democratic incumbents in at least two Chicago-area congressional races are locked in energetic challenges in the strongly Democratic territory. “We plan on finishing what we started.”It’s a crowded five-candidate primary field, including Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, a former Davis ally who now says it’s time for him to be voted out. “I’m running to use my knowledges, my expertise, my intellect.”He has backing from top Illinois Democrats. Also running are Chicago educator Nikhil Bhatia and Kouri Marshall, a former deputy director for Pritzker.

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☆ GOP Rep. Ken Buck rejects Lauren Boebert's claim that he's leaving office early to hurt her chances of winning his seat: 'It's ridiculous'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Lauren Boebert isn't thrilled that fellow GOP'er Ken Buck is leaving office earlier than expected. Boebert, who is running to succeed Buck in Colorado's 4th District, called his decision "swampy." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementColorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck on Thursday rejected any notion that he was retiring before the end of his term to make it more difficult for Rep. Lauren Boebert to succeed him in Congress. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Lauren Boebert says special election triggered by Ken Buck's resignation is 'swampy' and could 'confuse voters'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. Ken Buck is retiring, teeing up a special election in Colorado's 4th district on June 25. It could shake up the GOP primary where Lauren Boebert is running, and she's raising concerns. "This has a lot of potential to confuse voters, which is problematic," said Boebert. AdvertisementRep. Lauren Boebert is raising alarms about the special election that's now set to take place in the district where she recently moved. Republican Rep. Ken Buck, who represents the state's 4th congressional district, announced on Tuesday that he would resign from the House in just two weeks.

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