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☆ Kanye West owes millions all over town for unpaid contract work and music samples, lawsuits allege
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He tried that earlier with his music and has been hit with copyright lawsuits related to sampling. And what followed was a thicket of lawsuits from people who alleged West failed to properly credit their songs when using samples for the album. Worse still, according to the lawsuit, West and his pals used "Life of the Party" to market the Stem Player. The company squandered months on the work, even relocating its headquarters to better closely work with West. In the end, the lawsuit alleged, West used a rip-off of MyChannel's e-commerce technology to sell his clothing at a concert.

☆ Hulu customer claims an employee violated her privacy by using personal information to contact her after a virtual service chat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TikToker Aryan Strauss claims a Hulu employee contacted her from his personal email after a customer service chat. Strauss said she received an email from an employee named "John" after he helped her get a refund for a canceled Hulu subscription. In a series of videos, Aryan Strauss said a Hulu employee emailed her after she spoke with him about refunding her the money she was charged for canceling her subscription too late. The employee Strauss identified as "Jeff" promised John would undergo extra training to prevent another incident. In a Tuesday update video, Strauss said she still has yet to hear back from Hulu on the matter.

☆ This 1 simple step can help you increase your charitable giving
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Those who budget for charitable donations are also twice as likely to say they plan to increase their donations over the next year compared with those who don't have a giving budget. Plus, 24% of donors with a giving plan say inflation has inspired them to give more. Now imagine, instead, that those are your options for charitable giving: $14.99 per month or $139 per year. "One easy way to save toward charitable giving is to automate a percentage or fixed amount from each paycheck into a savings account that is specifically meant for giving to charity," Kellerman said. Of course, giving to charity isn't a competition, and the organizations or causes to which you donate appreciate gifts of any size.

☆ U.S. Soccer briefly scrubs emblem from Iran flag at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying the move supported protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations' World Cup match Tuesday. The Twitter account of the U.S. men's team displayed a banner with the squad's matches in the group stage, with the Iranian flag only bearing its green, white and red colors. The USSF displayed the official Iranian flag in a graphic showing Group B standings on its website. As comments raged online, Iranian state television described the U.S. federation as "removing the symbol of Allah" from the Iranian flag. In the capital Tehran, anti-riot police — the same ones cracking down on protests — waved the Iranian flag after the Wales win, angering demonstrators.

☆ Is Gen Z working? It all depends on what you consider a 'job.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It's taken time for Americans of all ages to return to work, but older Gen Zers are most lagging. It may all have to do with how Gen Z views a job versus a side hustle or gig work. And those answers could partially explain a question economists are puzzled over: Where have the Gen Z workers gone? While he's uncertain where the missing Gen Z workers have gone, he says childcare needs could be part of the answer. If Gen Z has embraced gig work over the corporate life, it could be among the reasons many of them say they're living paycheck to paycheck.

☆ Some of Taylor Swift's biggest fans are also lawyers. After Ticketmaster's botched handling of her Eras Tour, they're mobilizing to take the ticketing giant down.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Nicole Tabak | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Ticketmaster badly botched its sale of Taylor Swift tour tickets last week. Facing endless questions and concerns over the chaos that ensued during presales for Swift's upcoming Eras Tour, fans gathered on social media not just to commiserate, but to take action. How Ticketmaster's chaotic handling of the Eras Tour presale may lead to its undoingSwift fans shared screenshots of the long queues for tickets. "And I know that sounds stupid to people who don't love Taylor Swift the way that a lot of us do. The momentum may be thanks to her Eras Tour, but this is about holding a monopoly accountable.

☆ Bob Chapek's Disney angered Scarlett Johansson, Florida's governor, and more in his two-plus years as CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Disney announced Sunday that Bob Iger would return as CEO, replacing his successor Bob Chapek. Less than three years later, Chapek is out, and Iger, who led Disney through unprecedented success, is back in. By 2021, with theatrical attendance still rocky, Disney aimed to release some movies in theaters and, for a fee, onto Disney+ simultaneously. Star Scarlett Johansson sued Disney, claiming the move breached her contract, as her salary was based on a portion of box-office earnings. It also led to creatives speaking out on the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in Disney movies.

☆ A first-generation college student with $146,000 in student debt says blocking Biden's relief 'feels like a really sick game': 'It's not the American dream that we were promised'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Guilherme Lopes, 31, is a first-generation college student with $146,000 in student debt. He said the recent court decisions blocking the debt relief "feels like a really sick game." When his high-school guidance counselors advised him to take out student loans to finance his education, that's exactly what he did. He also had high hopes that it would aid his mother and brother, who also hold student debt. While Biden's administration has expressed confidence that it will prevail in court, Lopes said he's upset these lawsuits even happened in the first place.

☆ Arun Majumdar's mom cooked over a coal stove on the floor, and now he's the first leader of Stanford's new climate school — here is his story
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Building a successful climate school that both educates people and scales up technological solutions in its accelerator arm requires thinking beyond the bubble of Silicon Valley. Majumdar's understanding of the importance of a global perspective for the climate school is also personally informed. He was also a professor, did research, and worked at Google for a stint before eventually getting the opportunity to lead the launch of the Stanford climate school. The lessons he learned at ARPA-E are helping form the foundation for the accelerator arm at the Stanford climate school. Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Photo courtesy Cat Clifford, CNBCSo far, the sustainability school at Stanford seems to be popular with students.

☆ Influential evangelical Christians have turned against Trump after his 2024 announcement, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Evangelical Christians who supported former President Donald Trump appear to be turning on him. "The average evangelical Christian is a faith-based person. Donald Trump does not personify biblical values. In an essay sent to The Washington Post, Evans accused Trump of using evangelical support to propel him to the presidency. In the article, Piper said: "The take-home of this past week is simple: Donald Trump has to go.

☆ Ticketmaster provides no real answers as it struggles to explain disastrous Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert sale
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ticketmaster apologized for its chaotic and botched ticket-sale system for Taylor Swift's upcoming tour. "We want to apologize to Taylor and all of her fans — especially those who had a terrible experience trying to purchase tickets," Ticketmaster wrote in a tweet Friday night. "We're working to shore up our tech for the new bar that has been set by demand for the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour," Ticketmaster wrote. This disrupted the predictability and reliability that is the hallmark of our Verified Fan platform," Ticketmaster wrote. According to Ticketmaster, a record-breaking 3.5 million fans registered to the verified presale in hopes of snagging a ticket on Nov. 15.

Taylor Swift on Friday responded to fan frustration over the botched presale for her upcoming “The Eras” tour which led to Ticketmaster's decision to cancel the public sale of tickets. In her Instagram story, Swift wrote it "goes without saying that I'm extremely protective of my fans." Ticketmaster tweeted Thursday that “due to extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand, tomorrow’s public on-sale for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has been cancelled." Ticketmaster said on Thursday more than 3.5 million people pre-registered for the Taylor’s Verified Fan sale, the largest in its history. That meant 1.5 million fans were invited to buy tickets, while the remaining 2 million were waitlisted.

☆ Twitter employees who technically resigned on Thursday say they can still use internal systems, amid speculation the staff responsible for cutting access are also quitting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Staff who didn't sign up for Elon Musk's "hardcore" Twitter say they still have access to systems. This led to speculation that the the staff responsible for cutting access had also left Twitter. Some Twitter staff told The Verge they were speculating this was because the employees who handled access to internal company systems had also resigned. Out of about 4,000 remaining Twitter employees, less than 2,000 chose to stay on and work with Musk as the owner, Insider's Kali Hays reported. Thursday's resignations triggered a wave of salute emojis and farewell messages on Twitter's Slack, a former worker told Insider.

☆ Taylor Swift slams 'outside entity' over ticket fiasco: 'I'm not going to make excuses for anyone'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I'm not going to make excuses for anyone because we asked them, multiple times, if they could handle this kind of demand and we were assured they could. The CEO of Live Nation's largest shareholder defended Ticketmaster on Thursday, chalking up the issues to Swift's popularity and bots. "It's a function of Taylor Swift. The site was supposed to open up for 1.5 million verified Taylor Swift fans," Maffei told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." Maffei said Ticketmaster sold more than 2 million tickets on Tuesday and demand for Swift "could have filled 900 stadiums."

☆ Homebuyers who fled to Florida to escape high taxes are now shocked at their massive tax bills
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Florida law caps property taxes at 3% a year for existing homebuyers. The tax bills have come as a shock for some, who may have to consider moving out of the state. Anyone who bought a Florida property in 2022 will be in the same situation next year. Corporate homebuyers are also getting hit with higher tax billsDeeply resourced, large-scale homebuyers are getting caught off guard, too. Some local governments in Texas have argued for increasing property taxes in order to finance things like hurricane relief, the Texas Tribune reported.

☆ Biden will ask the Supreme Court to allow his student-loan forgiveness plan to move forward after lower courts blocked the relief
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The 8th Circuit Court blocked Biden's student-debt relief from moving forward on Monday. On Thursday, the Justice Department said it's planning to ask the Supreme Court to reverse that decision. It also appealed another ruling from a Texas judge who declared the debt relief illegal. On Thursday, Politico first reported that the Justice Department is planning to ask the Supreme Court to allow Biden's debt relief plan to move forward. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has already dismissed two requests from different conservative lawsuits that were seeking to block Biden's debt relief, but it's unclear how the Court will rule on the lawsuits Biden's administration is challenging given the lower courts' decisions to block the debt cancellation.

☆ Meet the Republican-appointed judges who blocked Biden's student-loan forgiveness
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The judges have a history of conservative rulings on topics ranging from immigration to abortion. Student-loan forgiveness remains blocked until the courts make final decisions. For example, the judge who ruled in the Texas decision compared student-loan forgiveness to a 1933 law that gave Adolf Hitler power, sparking criticism from some legal experts. Here are the judges who deemed student-loan forgiveness illegal for millions of borrowers. Grasz also spent eleven years serving as Nebraska's Chief Deputy Attorney General — one of the six states that sued Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan.

☆ The White House is reportedly considering extending the student-loan payment pause again as Biden's debt relief sits in federal courts
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The White House is considering extending the student-loan payment pause again, per The Washington Post. This comes as Biden's debt relief is on pause after federal courts blocked its implementation. Given that these legal proceedings could take months, extending into the new year, calls to extend the student-loan payment pause beyond December 31 have been amplifying. The Washington Post reported on Monday that White House officials are considering another extension, according to two people familiar with the matter who stressed that no final decisions have been made. Advocates have also been calling on Biden to extend the student-loan payment pause.

☆ Student-loan borrowers who applied for Biden's debt relief shouldn't have to worry about living with 'crushing student loan debt as a result of a court challenge,' the nation's largest labor federatio
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is currently paused after two court rulings. Over the past week, courts handed Biden's student-debt relief plan two major blows. That decision was in favor of the six Republican-led states who sued the debt relief, arguing it would hurt their states' tax revenues. "The AFL-CIO is extremely disappointed in the partisan legal effort to shut down the Biden administration's life-changing student loan relief. The federation's president, Liz Shuler, called on Biden to cancel student debt in the spring.

☆ Why a federal court blocked Biden's student-debt cancellation even after a major loan company undermined a key argument in the GOP-led lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The 8th Circuit blocked Biden's student-debt relief in response to a lawsuit filed by six GOP-led states. It said the states' argument that the relief would hurt student-loan company MOHELA has standing. But a district judge previously dismissed that argument, and MOHELA said it wasn't involved in the case. This was in response to a lawsuit filed by Missouri and five other Republican-led states who argued the loan forgiveness would hurt the states' tax revenues, along with that of Missouri-based student-loan company MOHELA. "This unanticipated financial downturn will prevent or delay Missouri from funding higher education at its public colleges and universities."

☆ Tyson Foods CFO charged with public intoxication says he's 'embarrassed' after allegedly falling asleep in the bed of a woman who didn't know him
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tyson Foods CFO was arrested last week after he was found in the bed of a woman who didn't know him. Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King said a "thorough review" of Tyson's actions is being done by the company's independent board of directors. The home where Tyson was found belongs to a woman who said she didn't know him. Tyson became chief financial officer on October 2 after he served as executive vice president of strategy and chief sustainability officer at Tyson Foods. He is the son of the company's current board chairman and former chief executive, and is the great-grandson of Tyson Foods founder John W. Tyson.

☆ A federal judge just struck down Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan — the most serious legal setback for the debt relief so far
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A federal judge in Texas struck down Biden's student-loan forgiveness on Thursday. It's in response to a lawsuit filed by two student-loan borrowers who didn't qualify for the relief. This is the most serious legal setback to Biden's debt relief so far. This was in response to a lawsuit filed by two student-loan borrowers, Myra Brown and Alexander Taylor, represented by conservative group the Job Creators Network, who sued because they were left out of debt relief. "Today, a federal judge conspired with right-wing politicians and corrupt corporations to block life-changing student debt relief for tens of millions of families," executive director of advocacy group Student Borrower Protection Center Mike Pierce said in a statement.

☆ Trump goes after DeSantis, saying he didn't have to 'close up' Florida, even though most conservatives praised the governor's COVID-19 response
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis's COVID-19 response had been held up as a model by many on the right. On Thursday, Trump raged against DeSantis and said he unnecessarily chose to "close up" Florida. Florida's COVID-19 response was relatively hands-off and schools and businesses were largely open. Ron DeSantis's COVID-19 response, which was widely praised and held up as a model by many on the right. Florida's COVID-19 response was highly controversial.

☆ Biden's Education Department 'will hold onto' student-loan borrowers' debt cancellation applications so it can 'quickly process their relief once we prevail in court,' the White House says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The White House said the Education Department will hold onto borrowers' information during this time. The administration is appealing the decision and is confident its debt relief will prevail in court. But Biden's administration remains confident in its authority to discharge millions of borrowers' student loans. In a statement after the ruling, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that "we strongly disagree with the District Court's ruling on our student debt relief program and the Department of Justice has filed an appeal." But the law is on our side and we will keep fighting for the millions of Americans with student debt."

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