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☆ How Google's augmented-reality dream turned into chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Google's AR glasses were beset by a messy strategy, company insiders say. Google's AR fumbles have proven frustrating for employees in the face of mounting competition from Apple and Meta. "They're dabbling," one insider said of Google's AR efforts. Ramin Talaie/Getty ImagesNorth leaders were told they would lead a new project under Google's hardware boss, Rick Osterloh, and Google's AR and VR leader, Clay Bavor. A small group inside the AR division is also exploring how artificial intelligence could be used with AR glasses, a source said.

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☆ Meadows seeks dismissal of Georgia charges against him
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Picture Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is asking a federal court to dismiss Georgia state criminal charges against him stemming from former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to a court document. Meadows claims that his alleged actions, including participating with Trump in a phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, should be immune from state prosecution because they were performed in his capacity as a federal official. "The conduct charged here falls squarely within the scope of Mr. Meadows's duties as chief of staff and the federal policy underlying that role," Meadows' attorneys said in the filing. The document also claimed protection for Meadows under the First and 14th amendments to the Constitution.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Al Drago, Donald Trump's, Meadows, Brad Raffensperger, Trump's, Joe Biden, Trump, Fulton, Raffensperger, David Morgan, Mary Milliken, Mark Porter Organizations: White, REUTERS, Rights, White House, Trump, Georgia, Constitution, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, U.S, Meadows, North Carolina, Georgia's Fulton County, Trump

☆ Mark Meadows' alleged crimes are far worse than Nixon hatchet man HR Haldeman's, says expert on White House chiefs of staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mark Meadows' alleged crimes are worse than Watergate figure HR "Bob Haldeman," an expert says. Chris Whipple, an expert on White House chiefs of staff, said it was entirely predictable how Meadows got indicted. Meadows, Whipple added, "may be on the same track" as Nixon White House chief of staff HR "Bob" Haldeman to become the second former White House chief of staff to serve prison time. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows listens as President Donald Trump speaks to the press outside the White House on October 30, 2020. "I think being Donald Trump's White House chief of staff was Mission Impossible," Whipple said.

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King, an active-duty U.S. Army soldier serving in South Korea, sprinted into North Korea while on a civilian tour of the Demilitarized Zone on the border between the two Koreas. Washington is fully mobilized in trying to contact Pyongyang about him, U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said on Thursday, but North Korea had yet to respond. At that time, U.S. officials had just concluded an initial nuclear agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's father, Kim Jong Il. Warmbier was eventually returned to the United States in a coma in 2017, but died days later. "Here's the response we got: one missile launch after another," referring to repeated North Korean missile tests.

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☆ For North Korea, defectors don't always mean leverage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsFor North Korea, defectors don't always mean leveragePostedNorth Korea is likely to milk the border crossing by a U.S. soldier for propaganda purposes but will probably not be able to gain political leverage, analysts and a former North Korean diplomat said. Joel Flynn reports.

Persons: Joel Flynn Organizations: North Locations: North Korea, Korea, U.S, North Korean

North Korea's state media, which in the past reported on the detention of U.S. nationals, have also not commented on the incident so far. "I don't think anyone who was sane would want to go to North Korea, so I assumed it was some kind of stunt." State Department spokesman Miller said Sweden has been engaged as it acts as a diplomatic channel for Washington which remains technically at war with North Korea. North Korea has previously detained Americans who entered the country and put them on trial but eventually released them, often following high-level diplomatic intervention. A former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea said King may be used as a propaganda tool, but it was not clear how long North Korea would want to exploit his presence.

Persons: Kim Hong, Ji, Travis T, Matthew Miller, King, Sarah Leslie, Miller, Karine Jean, Pierre, Biden, Otto Warmbier, hyang Choi, Phil Smith, Steve Holland, Jack Kim, Ed Davies, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, State Department, Pentagon, Korean People's Army, North, Joint Security Area, New Zealand, Reuters, . State, U.S, United Nations Command, Thomson Locations: Panmunjom, South Korea, U.S, Sweden, North Korea, SEOUL, WASHINGTON, Washington, Pyongyang, North, United States, New, Korea, Korean, Seoul

☆ Former Northwestern Football Players Sue Over Alleged Hazing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Laine Higgins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ For North Korea, US defectors can be a propaganda win, but a logistical pain
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Josh Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts said discussions over the soldier's fate could see some of the first diplomatic engagement between North Korea and the United States in years. "I do not think North Korea views the latest incident as strong leverage or an opportunity to engage the U.S.," she said. "North Korea knows that the U.S. government is unlikely to change its North Korea policy or its commitment to U.S. extended deterrence because of one U.S. soldier who reportedly faced disciplinary action and wilfully crossed into North Korea." "Their conditions are better not only than the average North Korean prisoner, but of the average North Korean citizen." North Korean border guards fatally shot and burned the body of a South Korean fisheries official in 2020, and later leader Kim Jong Un ordered an entire city into lockdown when a North Korean crossed back into the country from the South.

Persons: Travis King, King, Andrei Lankov, Rachel Minyoung Lee, Tae Yong, Tae, Lankov, Otto Warmbier, Kim Jong Un, Josh Smith, David Brunnstrom, Hyonhee, Angus MacSwan Organizations: U.S, Army, Security Area, North, Korea Risk, Stimson, Korean, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, North Korea, U.S, North Korean, Pyongyang, ., United States, Seoul, Korea, Korea's, American, Korean, Washington

North Korea's state media has made no mention of the incident. North Korea has been testing increasingly powerful missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, including a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile last week. Forces Korea, said the military was "working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident," referring to North Korea's People's Army. NORTH KOREA FIRES MISSILESThe soldier was on a tour of the Panmunjom truce village with other visitors when he crossed a Military Demarcation Line, U.S. officials say. The launch came hours after the South Korea and the United States held the first round of talks on Tuesday on upgrading coordination in the event of a nuclear war with North Korea.

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She was among some 40 other tourists who were walking around and taking photos in the moments before King made a dash to North Korea. "I don't think anyone who was sane would want to go to North Korea, so I assumed it was some kind of stunt," she told Reuters. North Korea is likely to milk the border crossing by a U.S. soldier for propaganda purposes but will probably not be able to gain political leverage, analysts and a former North Korean diplomat said. The notable exception was U.S. college student Otto Warmbier, who died in 2017 shortly after being released from a North Korea prison. Still, analysts suggested that King's stay in North Korea could be lengthy.

Persons: Travis T, King, Carl Gates, Gates, Travis, Sarah Leslie, Leslie, Tae Yong, Andrei Lankov, Otto Warmbier, Lankov, It's, Victor Cha, Josh Smith, Matt Spetalnick, Don Durfee, Sandra Maler Organizations: U.S . Army, The Korea Times, U.S, Cavalry, Korean, Force, National Defense Service, Korean Defense, Overseas Service, Daily, Joint Security Area, Reuters, South, Korea Risk Group, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, WASHINGTON, South Korea, Washington, North, Seoul, Fort Bliss , Texas, North Korea, Racine , Wisconsin, New Zealander, U.S, North Korean, Korea, Korean, Korea's, Pyongyang

Weeks later, Mr. Trump is the former President Trump. Instead, in a brief televised address shortly before 2:30 a.m., Mr. Trump furiously laid down his postelection lie. For weeks, Mr. Trump had been peppering him with tips of fraud that, upon investigation by federal authorities, proved baseless. The cavalry “is coming, Mr. President,” Kylie Kremer tweeted to Mr. Trump on Dec. 19. On Jan. 15, Mr. Trump acquiesced to an Oval Office meeting with Mr. Lindell, who arrived with two sets of documents.

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☆ Third-party No Labels will not be a 'spoiler' in 2024 election, chair says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Lieberman, a former U.S. senator and unsuccessful vice presidential candidate, said No Labels hopes to offer a legitimate "third choice" candidate. "We're not in this to be spoilers," Lieberman told ABC's "This Week" program. Former Democratic Senator Doug Jones said a third-party No Labels candidate could not secure the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win. But he said a No Labels candidate could help Trump regain the White House he lost to Biden in 2020. Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie rejected the group's approach outright on Sunday.

Persons: Joe Lieberman, Lieberman, We're, ABC's, we're, John Hope Bryant, Benjamin Chavis Jr, Larry Hogan, Pat McCrory, Joe Manchin, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Ross Perot, Bill Clinton, Ralph Nader, George W, Bush, Doug Jones, Trump, Jones, Chris Christie, Al Gore's, David Morgan, Howard Goller Organizations: Democratic, Republican, North Carolina, Democrats, Former Democratic, Electoral, Biden, ABC, U.S . Capitol, New, Senate, Thomson Locations: U.S, New Hampshire, New Jersey

☆ A North Korean stunned world soccer when he scored in Serie A. Then Han Kwang Song went missing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Gawon Bae | Andrew Mcnicol | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

But the Covid-19 pandemic led to North Korea fully sealing its borders, making it impossible for Han and fellow repatriated North Korean nationals to return home. PyongyangHan was born in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in 1998. The opening of North Korea through sport seemed like a door that would not be closed any time soon. They followed the Olympics and soccer,” former North Korean men’s soccer national team head coach Jørn Andersen told CNN Sport, adding that he had limited contact with the North Korean public during his time in Pyongyang between 2016 and 2018. Holding a North Korean passport, Han was no exception to these sanctions, despite his preternatural soccer talent.

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☆ Messi's decision is great for the MLS and U.S. soccer, says fmr. Nike Soccer brand manager Ro Vega
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMessi's decision is great for the MLS and U.S. soccer, says fmr. Nike Soccer brand manager Ro VegaRo Vega, former North America brand manager for Nike Soccer, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Lionel Messi's decision to join Inter Miami FC, the implications for Major League Soccer and the sport in the U.S., and more.

Persons: Ro Vega Ro Vega, Lionel Messi's Organizations: MLS, Nike Soccer, Inter Miami FC, Major League Soccer Locations: North America, U.S

☆ Biden Is Said to Pick Former North Carolina Health Secretary to Lead C.D.C.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Sheryl Gay Stolberg | Apoorva Mandavilli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The selection of Dr. Cohen, which was first reported by The Washington Post, is not final. Dr. Cohen did not immediately respond to a request for comment. If chosen by Mr. Biden, Dr. Cohen, an internist, would replace Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, an infectious disease expert who announced last month that she would step down at the end of June. Dr. Walensky led the C.D.C. through difficult times; the agency had grown demoralized under President Donald J. Trump and drew fierce criticism under both Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden.

Persons: Biden, Mandy Cohen, Dr . Cohen, Cohen, Mr, . Cohen, Rochelle, Walensky, Donald J, Trump Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, The Washington Locations: North Carolina

☆ Biden plans to pick physician Mandy Cohen to lead CDC -WaPo
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to select former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three people with direct knowledge of the announcement. Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Mandy Cohen, Akriti Sharma, Leslie Adler Organizations: North, for Disease Control, Washington Post, Thomson Locations: North Carolina, Bengaluru

☆ Madison Cawthorn pleads guilty in case over bringing a loaded handgun through TSA checkpoint
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn pleaded guilty Friday to bringing a loaded handgun through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport last year, according to his attorney. Cawthorn’s weapon was “secured at the airport and he retrieved it after his flight,” the newspaper reported, citing the airport spokesperson. In July 2021, when the story was published, a Cawthorn spokesperson told the Citizen-Times that the congressman had brought the gun “by mistake.” He was not charged in the incident. Despite having Trump’s endorsement, he lost in the Republican primary to Chuck Edwards, who had the backing of several top North Carolina Republicans. Edwards easily went on to win the general election for the western North Carolina seat.

Once a wellness haven for American elites in search of mountain air, Asheville, N.C., has reinvented itself many times over the last century. In recent years, the city, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, has become a culinary hot spot, with multiple award-winning restaurants, and an inordinate number of breweries. Art lovers will find much to savor in the River Arts District, and bikers and hikers will have miles of trails in and around the city to explore. In the downtown area and beyond, Black residents are embracing their “Affrilachian” heritage through tours and art collectives, and creative spaces featuring the work of Indigenous artists acknowledge the region’s ties to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, on whose ancestral land the city sits.

☆ TikTok has shuffled key music execs who work with artists as its owner streamlines its operations
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok has shifted staff on its music team in North America. An exec from its song-distribution tool is now leading TikTok's artist services for the region. TikTok has shuffled staff on its music team in North America over the past few months, naming a new artist-services lead and moving a key exec into a role at its parent company. TikTok has invested heavily in its music staff over the last few years after becoming an essential platform for song discovery and artist marketing. The company may even roll out its own TikTok Music streaming service one day, a trademark filing suggests.

☆ House Republicans in swing districts are so beholden to Trump they're not publicly opposing his pleas to defund law enforcement
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

After his arraignment, Trump called on GOP members of Congress to defund law enforcement. Following this, Punchbowl News reached out to 18 vulnerable House Republicans in swing districts. One day after his arraignment, Trump took to Truth Social in an all-caps tirade to express his desire to defund law enforcement. "REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS SHOULD DEFUND THE DOJ AND THE FBI UNTIL THEY COME TO THEIR SENSES," Trump wrote. Following the former president's plea on social media, political outlet Punchbowl News asked the 18 Republican representatives in districts where President Joe Biden won in 2020 for comment.

☆ Walmart is slapped with 2 lawsuits in a week accusing the retailer of unfairly firing workers with chronic illnesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The lawsuits say Walmart didn't accommodate the former employees, one who has Crohn's disease, and other, epilepsy. Crohn's disease is a chronic condition that causes inflammation in individuals' digestive tract. In early November 2016, Tucker went to the emergency room due to a "medical episode" and had to miss work, according to the lawsuit. Per the lawsuit, Walmart ignored those requests as well as subsequent ones, and did not excuse absences for further medical episodes. Per the non-profit Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Crohn's disease does count as a disability under the ADA.

☆ Former presidential candidate John Edwards was accused of funneling nearly $1 million in donor contributions to support his pregnant mistress and criminally charged with a campaign finance violation.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

John Edwards was charged with campaign finance violations in 2011 related to his 2008 presidential run. Edwards was acquitted of one campaign finance violation charge — the others were dropped. The last time a presidential candidate was criminally charged for alleged campaign finance violations, John Edwards faced up to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines. Edwards was John Kerry's vice presidential running mate in 2004 in the pair's losing race against George W. Bush and Dick Cheney prior to launching his own presidential campaign in 2008. "It's not illegal to be a pig," said Brett Kappel, a Washington campaign finance expert told The Washington Post at the time the charges were brought.

☆ Mazda to appoint former North America head Moro as next CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Daniel Leussink | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Masahiro Moro, President and CEO of Mazda North America, speaks at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 29, 2017. Moro, 62, currently a director and senior managing executive officer, had previously served as the head of the automaker's North America operations. Current President and CEO Akira Marumoto, who took up his role in 2018, will step down from his posts at that time, Mazda added. Mazda also nominated Jeff Guyton, 56, senior managing executive officer and its current North America head, as chief financial officer and assistant to the president pending the June approval of the shareholders and board. ($1 = 132.9600 yen)Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Kim Coghill and Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Mazda to nominate former North America head as next CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) will appoint Masahiro Moro, director and senior managing executive officer, as its new president and CEO, the Japanese automaker said on Friday. The 62-year-old, a 40-year company veteran who previously served as the head of the automaker's North America operations, will officially take over pending the approval of the shareholders and board in June. Current President and CEO Akira Marumoto, who took up his role in 2018, will step down from his posts at that time, the company said. Marumoto would continue to serve as an adviser, the Nikkei newspaper reported separately on Friday. Mazda said incumbent representative director and chairman of the board Kiyotaka Shobuda would remain in his post.

☆ Mazda to nominate former North America head as the next CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Mazda will appoint Masahiro Moro, director and senior managing executive officer, as its new president and CEO, the Japanese automaker said on Friday. The 62-year-old, a 40-year company veteran who previously served as the head of the automaker's North America operations, will officially take over pending the approval of the shareholders and board in June. Current President and CEO Akira Marumoto, who took up his role in 2018, will step down from his posts at that time, the company said. Marumoto would continue to serve as an adviser, the Nikkei newspaper reported separately on Friday. Mazda said incumbent representative director and chairman of the board Kiyotaka Shobuda would remain in his post.

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