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The Postal Service expects all priority mail packages shipped by Dec. 19 and express packages shipped by Dec. 23 to arrive at their destinations by Christmas. “The Postal Service has shown an inclination to do whatever it takes to avoid the nightmare that they had in 2020. “I am deeply concerned about the severe delays and interruptions in postal service experienced by Montanans,” Daines said in a statement. Earlier this year, Congress appropriated $107 million to the Postal Service to fund a systemwide overhaul to modernize equipment and facilities. “We expect a very successful 2022 peak holiday season,” said Albert Ruiz, a Postal Service spokesperson.

Where to watch 'Top Gun: Maverick'"Top Gun: Maverick" is now available to watch on Paramount Plus and Epix Now. You can watch "Top Gun: Maverick" for free if you sign up for a trial to Paramount Plus or Epix Now. After you purchase "Top Gun: Maverick" you'll be able to stream it whenever you like with no restrictions. Getty ImagesYou can watch the first "Top Gun" movie from 1986 on Paramount Plus and Epix Now. The first "Top Gun" movie follows Maverick as he and a group of naval aviators are given the chance to train in the Navy's Top Gun program.

☆ Former mob boss Francis 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme dies at 89 while serving life sentence for murder
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

BOSTON — Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, the once powerful New England Mafia boss who was serving a life sentence behind bars for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner, has died at the age of 89, according to the Bureau of Prisons. After being released from prison, Salemme was seriously wounded in a shooting outside a suburban Boston pancake house. The racketeering case revealed that Bulger and Salemme’s best friend, Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, had secretly worked as FBI informants. Just before DiSarro’s death, the FBI told him he was about to be indicted and should cooperate with the government against the Salemmes. “You’re not going to beat the government,” Salemme told a reporter in 2004.

☆ 6 key Disney executives working with Bob Iger to remake former CEO Bob Chapek's business structure
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Lucia Moses | Alison Brower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Disney CEO Bob Iger has returned to a company facing significant pressures on its linear and streaming businesses. He'll also need to unwind the business structure implemented in 2020 by his short-lived predecessor, Bob Chapek — which separated budgeting and distribution decisions from creative content development. Alan Bergman, chairman, Disney Studios ContentAlan Bergman. Disney Interactive/Reuters/Jonathan AlcornPitaro is close to Iger, has a long tenure at Disney, and has a foot in both creative and business sides. Dana Walden, chairman, Disney General Entertainment ContentDana Walden.

☆ San Francisco has backtracked on a policy that would have allowed police robots to use deadly force, following backlash
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

San Francisco officials have halted a policy that would have let police robots use deadly force. A final vote on the policy is expected to take place next week, per the San Francisco Chronicle. The new amendment allows San Francisco police to use remote-controlled robots but explicitly bans the use of deadly force, per the San Francisco Chronicle. Per NPR, the first time a robot used deadly force was in 2016 when police in Dallas used one equipped with an explosive. Representatives for San Francisco's Board of Supervisors did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside normal working hours.

☆ 6 Disney executives Bob Iger will trust to drive his new strategy as he radically remakes the business structure implemented by former CEO Bob Chapek
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Lucia Moses | Alison Brower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The returning CEO will have to unwind the business structure implemented by Bob Chapek while finding a successor. Disney CEO Bob Iger returns to a company facing significant pressures on its linear and streaming businesses. He'll also need to unwind the business structure implemented in 2020 by his short-lived predecessor, Bob Chapek — which separated budgeting and distribution decisions from creative content development. Alan Bergman, chairman, Disney Studios ContentAlan Bergman. Dana Walden, chairman, Disney General Entertainment ContentDana Walden.

☆ Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin Dies at 61 After Cancer Struggle
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D., Va.) died Monday after a battle with colorectal cancer, his office said. Tonight, he lost that battle.”Mr. McEachin represented Virginia’s fourth congressional district, which includes part of Richmond and extends south to the North Carolina border. Tonight, Virginia has lost a great leader and I have lost a great friend.”Rep. Gerry Connolly , (D., Va.), called Mr. McEachin an “environmentalist, civil rights advocate, faithful public servant, and a man of consequence. He earned a master of divinity degree at Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in 2008. Mr. McEachin and his wife, Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette McEachin, raised three children, Mac, Briana and Alexandra.

You'll also be able to stream it with a Paramount Plus subscription ($5/month) starting December 22. The box office hit will also be available on Paramount Plus starting December 22. When will 'Top Gun: Maverick' be available on Paramount Plus? "Top Gun: Maverick" will finally hit Paramount Plus on December 22. Getty ImagesYou can watch the first "Top Gun" movie from 1986 on Paramount Plus.

☆ As House Republicans plan an anti-Biden oversight blitz, supporters urge caution: 'Don't get too far ahead of yourselves'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

House Republicans are planning a slew of investigations now that they've reclaimed the majority. Supporters say GOP leaders need to be "deliberative" and "organized" about the promised probes. Matt Mackowiak, a former Senate GOP staffer who is now a Texas-based political consultant, advised House Republicans to focus on what matters most to voters. Rep. Connolly urged Republicans to tread carefully, vowing to "push back against any efforts that we believe are purely political and non-factual." Aides for McCarthy and Jordan did not immediately respond to requests for comment about any GOP calls to tread carefully next year.

☆ Black family receives a home appraisal $259k higher than original after asking a white neighbor to present it for them, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

They asked a white neighbor to present it to appraisers and "whitewashed" their home, King 5 reported. The second appraisal, presented by a white woman, came in at $259k higher than the original. The Clark family said they bought their home in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood for a little under $1m four years ago. Since then, they told King 5 they renovated it by updating the kitchen and a bathroom and adding an extra bathroom. The second appraisal came in at $259,000 higher than the original.

Deutsche Bank's scapegoating ruined the reputation and career of Connolly, a married father of two, and caused the "destruction of his life," the complaint said. Investigations worldwide into Libor manipulation resulted in about $9 billion of fines for banks, including $2.5 billion for Deutsche Bank in 2015. Connolly sued Deutsche Bank four weeks after a New York judge tossed a Libor-rigging indictment against former UBS (UBSG.S) and Citigroup (C.N) trader Tom Hayes and another trader. Hayes had already served more than five years in prison in Britain for rigging Libor. The case is Connolly v. Deutsche Bank AG, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

☆ Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger says she sought out Liz Cheney's endorsement in her nail-biter race against Yesli Vega
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger told Insider she sought out GOP Rep. Liz Cheney's endorsement. Spanberger faces a tight race against Yesli Vega, who has sympathized with January 6 rioters. "People are enthusiastic about it," Spanberger said of the high-profile endorsement in a phone interview with Insider on Saturday. In her statement announcing the Spanberger endorsement, Cheney said Vega was "promoting conspiracy theories, denying election outcomes she disagrees with, and defending the indefensible." "I have spent almost my entire adult life in service to this nation," Spanberger told the crowd of volunteers.

☆ Gen Z's not lazy — they're just refusing to put up with the toxic work culture that Boomers created
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Kim Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"And I personally think that all of us in Gen Z, when we experienced that with our parents, we were like, 'Fuck that. And now, Gen Z is turning to organizing as a way to stand up to corporate bosses. But she and her Gen Z peers are not ready to accept that mode of thinking. Put simply, young workers want something better than their parents had and aren't afraid to seek it out. Because if there is one quality that Gen Z has in spades, it is audacity — and no mass movement has ever succeeded without it.

☆ Yellen to tout Biden technology investments at Virginia business incubator
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to resume her campaign-style promotion of President Joe Biden's economic initiatives on Friday, visiting a Virginia business incubator to tout U.S. investments in research, semi-conductors, clean energy and other technologies. The Treasury said Yellen will deliver remarks and meet with entrepreneurs at the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp (VIPC) in Herndon, Virginia, a booming Washington suburb near Dulles International Airport. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLast month, Yellen made similar speeches to tout infrastructure and electric vehicle investments in Detroit and visited a solar power developer in North Carolina. The Washington Metro transit system is set to soon open a nearby stop on its Dulles line called Innovation Center. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by David Lawder; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ I’ve been following a woman around the internet. Turns out she was created by artificial intelligence.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Evan Ratliff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

Even in their first efforts, the GAN images were quickly on par with those made by any other, less intelligent software. You can find the results on the Generated Photos site, where you can filter by ethnicity, age, sex, eye color, and other attributes. Generated Photos' GANs tend to match conventional beauty standards, a product of the models that have been fed to the software. I'm not sure anyone would be surprised to find fake images accompanying testimonials on an Estonian bitcoin exchange or an online CBD seller. Are they real people deploying fake images, or fake people deploying fake images?

☆ That company's 'About Us' page may be full of fake pictures of 'people' who don't actually exist
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Ryan Hogg | Evan Ratliff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some companies are using AI technology to put fake "staff" on their "about us" pages. Ratliff spoke to Lukas, the man behind an Austrian test-prep company called takeIELTS, who confirmed he had used several fake images on its "about us" page. Ratliff said when he checked in on takeIELTS months later, Lukas had removed all the fake images and changed the company's name. The website of another company, Informa Systems, which sold law enforcement training materials to the City of Austin Police Department, was covered with fake images. Ratliff said there are now companies developing software aimed at detecting fake images on company websites and elsewhere on the internet.

☆ Justice Clarence Thomas confesses he's a Prince fan during a spirited debate over Andy Warhol's artwork and copyright law
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Supreme Court heard a case involving pop artist Andy Warhol's iconic silkscreen prints of musician Prince. At issue is whether Warhol violated copyright law by relying on a photographer's image of Prince for his art. The Andy Warhol Foundation has asked the Supreme Court to overturn that ruling. "If you called Andy Warhol as a witness, what would he say?" "And this is a work of art sending a message about modern society," he said of Warhol's.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFILE PHOTO - Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, speaks during general session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Go NakamuraSept 19 (Reuters) - MyPillow Inc Chief Executive Mike Lindell must face a defamation lawsuit brought by a voting machine company that the Trump ally falsely accused of rigging the 2020 U.S. election, a Minnesota federal judge ruled on Monday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLawyers for the defendants did not immediately respond to inquiries Monday. Smartmatic operated voting machines in Los Angeles County in 2020 and says there were no irregularities in its tallies. The London-based company alleged in its January complaint that Lindell knowingly made false election-rigging claims to boost MyPillow's sales and made Smartmatic "synonymous with election fraud."

☆ 3 Irish pub staffers on working during St. Patrick's Day madness: 'It's a party all night long'
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-18 | by ( Gabriela De Camargo Gonçalves | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

St. Patrick's Day is one of the busiest days of the year for pubs across the US. And local watering holes and businesses are busier than ever — especially on a day like St. Patrick's Day. You get to meet people from all over the world looking to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's Day is a pretty wild day. The year before last, they didn't do a St. Patrick's Day celebration because they'd just shut down.

☆ Election-technology company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News over election conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-04 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News over election conspiracy theories. The company accused Fox News of waging disinformation campaigns about its role in the 2020 election. "In November and December 2020, Fox News broadcast multiple reports stating and implying that Smartmatic had fixed and rigged the 2020 election," the company said in a press release. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election for President and Vice President of the United States," the lawsuit began. In the lawsuit, Smartmatic said it had arrived at the $2.7 billion figure by adding economic damages to the company and punitive damages it was seeking.

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