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☆ Fallen Financier Lex Greensill Tangles With a Local Council Over Hedgerows
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Julie Steinberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SAUGHALL, U.K.—Inveterate deal maker Lex Greensill has another project to sell: convincing neighbors that he can revitalize a patch of northern England by planting 100,000 trees. The financier is best known for his disastrous bid to reinvent the dull-but-important business of supply-chain finance, through the now-bankrupt Greensill Capital. The business imploded nearly two years ago, spawning a thicket of regulatory investigations, scrutiny of his political ties, accusations of fraud and headaches for partners such as Credit Suisse Group AG.

☆ Texas executes former officer who hired hitmen to kill his wife
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A former suburban Houston police officer was executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago amid a contentious divorce and custody battle. Prosecutors say Robert Fratta organized the murder-for-hire plot in which a middleman, Joseph Prystash, hired the shooter, Howard Guidry. The execution was carried out after Texas’ top criminal appeals court overturned the injunction and the state’s supreme court rejected an appeal. Mauzy’s order conflicted with last week’s edict from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that barred her from issuing any orders in the lawsuit that would halt any execution. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles last week unanimously declined to commute Fratta’s death sentence to a lesser penalty or to grant a 60-day reprieve.

Parafin, launched in 2020, works with so-called platform partners, or companies that other small businesses sell their products through. All the cofounders knew was that they wanted to build technology that would help small businesses. And they may not get their first contract payment from the government for as long as 120 days," Reed, the startup's CEO, told Insider. Helping small businesses manage their taxesComplYant's founder Shiloh Jackson wants to help people be present in their bookkeeping. HoneyBookWhile countless small businesses have been harmed by the pandemic, self-employment and entrepreneurship have found ways to blossom as Americans started new ventures.

☆ Elon Musk's brother Kimbal says there's a 'lack of appreciation' for Twitter's 'awesome' mute button
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's brother said there's a "lack of appreciation" for Twitter's "awesome" mute button. Kimbal Musk spoke about his love of the feature in a Twitter Space on Friday with Lex Fridman. They discussed ways of improving Twitter and Kimbal Musk said the mute button was "underused." During the Twitter Space, Kimbal Musk also said he loved the "entertaining side of Twitter," and wished there was more of it. Kimbal Musk concluded: "Man, how do we get more of that?"

☆ Main Street is buying stocks while Wall Street sells: What gives?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But not all traders are on the same ride — the large, institutional investors on Wall Street have shuffled away from markets while Main Street’s retail investors are still strapped in. But despite this year’s lackluster market, investors bought $800 billion of Exchange Traded Funds which are baskets of stocks typically purchased by retail investors. However, Main Street is holding on to its stocks while Wall Street is running for the hills. One simple explanation is that institutional investors are responsible for vast amounts of money that belong to other people. “Respect, for retail investors, is in short supply,” wrote Azalea Micottis at Informa Financial Intelligence, in a recent note.

He lost a Twitter poll asking whether he should remain as CEO. Musk reinstated a handful of banned journalists Saturday after he conducted a Twitter poll asking users whether he should uphold the ban. Following backlash, Twitter also quickly rolled back its decision to ban users’ promotion of links to Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post accounts. Won’t happen again.”But after all that, some users are skeptical that Twitter is a platform they want to remain on. “Should I run Twitter ?” Snoop Dogg wrote in a Twitter poll Sunday.

☆ Here’s who Elon Musk could pick to be Twitter’s next CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk may soon be on the lookout for a new chief executive to run Twitter. There is no successor.”If Musk were to look for a new Twitter CEO, he’d likely have many willing takers. Jack Dorsey, Twitter founder, CEO of Block and friend to Musk, has previously said he would not return to run the social network. The most obvious potential candidates for a new Twitter CEO are the Musk lieutenants who have been helping to run the company since his takeover. Who is insane enough to run twitter?!?

☆ Elon Musk voted out as CEO of Twitter by poll he created
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —A Twitter poll created by Elon Musk asking whether he should “step down as head of Twitter” ended early Monday morning with most respondents voting in the affirmative. But Tesla shares were up 5% in premarket trading after the poll results were revealed. After taking over Twitter, Musk dissolved the company’s board and its C-Suite emptied out. As the sole board director and owner of the company, Musk can appoint the next CEO – and also tell that person what to do in the role. Shortly after Musk posted his latest poll, Calacanis posted a poll of his own asking who should take over as Twitter’s next CEO: himself, Sacks, or Calacanis and Sacks together as co-CEOs.

☆ Elon had to choose between Twitter and Tesla. He's choosing Tesla.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk has been forced to make a tough choice: Tesla or Twitter. He's picking Tesla, which represents nearly half his $156 billion in estimated wealth, and the Twitter poll gave him a handy escape pod. That red ink wasn't as much of a problem when interest rates were low, and Tesla's shares were soaring. But as the Federal Reserve has aggressively hiked interest rates to curb inflation, using Tesla stock to pay off the debt on the Twitter buyout is a problem for Tesla. "Tesla is so much an Elon stock, it stands or falls because of him," Beauchamp said.

☆ Elon Musk says he will step down as Twitter CEO if voted out by a poll he tweeted
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk tweeted a poll Sunday evening asking people to vote on whether he should step down as Twitter’s CEO. “As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it,” Musk tweeted. A brief and incomplete recap:- Musk immediately laid off several top executives and laid off about half of Twitter’s staff. Replying to a tweet Sunday, in which MIT artificial intelligence researcher Lex Fridman said he would take the CEO job, Musk hinted he hasn’t been completely happy with his new gig. There is no successor,” Musk tweeted.

ATHENS, Nov 28 (Reuters Breakingviews) - There will be no joy if countries get help for climate damage from a fund promised at COP27, but the planet still fries. Call this a country’s “above average emissions“. When you run the numbers from 1992 to 2019, America is the biggest polluter, responsible for 44% of all the “above average emissions”. DYNAMIC FORMULAIt seems fair to look at above average emissions to date when judging who should pay for a current climate disaster, such as the flooding in Pakistan. If one froze the formula on the basis of above average emissions up to now, countries wouldn’t have an incentive to cut their pollution.

After weeks of passing up early Black Friday deals from Walmart, Target and Amazon, Uribe is on the hunt for a Nintendo Switch and video games for her daughter, Tupperware for her kitchen and a vacuum cleaner. Checking off items from the holiday list is "just cheaper" on Black Friday, plus, "it's our favorite day of the year, so we just wait," Uribe said. Uribe joins millions of shoppers who waited for what they hope might be the deepest discounts of the holiday season on Black Friday, despite an industry-wide push by retailers to get shoppers to buy holiday items starting in October. The waiting game by shoppers has forced retailers to offer steep discounts on items, which may pinch profit margins in the fourth quarter. Americans, especially from low-income households, are expected to pull back on their holiday shopping this year as inflation and higher energy prices pinch their spending power.

☆ Why solar electric vehicles might be the next generation of EVs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Katie Brigham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In this article 57LA-FF Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe world's first commercial solar electric vehicles are hitting the U.S. and European markets in the next few years. German company Sono Motors , Southern California-based Aptera Motors, and Dutch company Lightyear are all producing electric vehicles with integrated solar panels, which can harness the sun's power to provide around 15-45 additional miles on a clear day. This is roughly 15 miles a day, which is perfect for commuters," said Sono Motors co-CEO and co-founder Laurin Hahn. Production of Aptera Motors' solar electric two-seater vehicle is set to begin next year in Carlsbad, California. Its lithium-ion battery gets 390 miles per charge, with an average of 20 or so additional miles from solar, up to nearly 45 miles.

☆ Kevin Conroy, longtime voice of animated Batman, dies at 66
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He played Batman in over 60 productions, according to DC (which shares parent company Warner Bros. His first and most enduring addition to the Batman canon is “Batman: The Animated Series,” which ran from 1992-1996, according to DC. To find the character, he turned to his Shakespearean training, saying he saw a bit of Hamlet in Bruce Wayne. One of the men he served recognized him, but a colleague didn’t believe that Conroy really was the voice of Batman. For many fans of Batman, Conroy was the first iteration of the Dark Knight they ever knew and loved.

☆ Amy Schumer calls out Ye for antisemitic remarks in SNL monologue
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Amy Schumer called out Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, for his antisemitic remarks in her Nov. 5 "Saturday Night Live" monologue. The comedian, 41, called out Ye, 45, in the context of a joke about her husband, Chris Fischer, who she has said has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. His antisemitic comments also led sports brand Adidas, luxury fashion label Balenciaga, Gap and Foot Locker, among others, to end their business relationships with him. The latter restrictions were subsequently lifted, but Ye no long appears to have an active Twitter account. Sometimes, his remarks have included disavowing the diagnosis.

In the settlement reviewed by NBC News, Ye paid a former employee who alleged witnessing more than one incident in which Ye praised Hitler or Nazis in business meetings. NBC News has not confirmed that settlement, which appears to be separate from the case of the former employee who shared settlement documents with NBC News. In recent weeks, messages expressing support for Ye’s antisemitic statements have appeared over a Los Angeles freeway and at a college football game. The former employee said that Ye praised Hitler in 2018 during a meeting about an apparel project. Two of the former TMZ employees said that a Jewish producer stood up to confront Ye about his remarks about Nazis and Hitler.

☆ Analysis: Decade of central bank largesse haunts taxpayers as losses loom
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Francesco Canepa | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Signage is seen outside the European Central Bank (ECB) building, in Frankfurt, Germany, July 21, 2022. The British government, which received 120 billion pounds in profits from the BoE since 2009, has already earmarked a transfer of 11 billion pounds for the central bank. It will contribute to losses of around 40 billion euros for euro zone central banks next year, according to Morgan Stanley. They have all warned of upcoming losses and the Dutch central bank openly said it risked needing a bailout, although finance minister Sigrid Kaag later cautioned this was "not yet on the table". By contrast, central banks with less cash and higher-yielding bonds in Italy, Spain and Greece were likely to fare better.

☆ Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and Himself
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk Bono Is Still Trying to Figure Out U2 and HimselfThere are different Bonos to different people, including the man himself. You say, “But you’re U2 — you don’t need that.” What’s interesting is that we want that. But I also wrote the book to try to figure out what was going on with U2. They sound like U2 songs. Do they sound like U2 songs?

☆ Palantir salaries revealed: Some engineers at the controversial analytics software company earn nearly $300,000. Here's what managers, analysts and other employees make.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Palantir is known for its controversial contracts providing analytics software to the US government and private companies. The company doesn't disclose salary data, but US companies must share offers made on H-1B visa applications. However, US companies have to disclose offers on work-visa applications. Notably, these figures only represent base salaries, but Palantir also offers some employees additional stock grants. The logo of the data analysis company Palantir can be seen at the company's headquarters in 2018.

☆ Elon Musk would get 'really angry' when employees at his first company Zip2 weren't still working at 9 o'clock at night, an ex-colleague told a BBC documentary
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk would get very angry when staff at his first company, Zip2, weren't working after 9 p.m.A former Zip2 worker, Jim Ambras, told a new BBC documentary that Musk's face "would turn red." The Elon Musk Story uses interviews with his family, friends, employees – and enemies – to explain his rise to become the world's richest man. It was bought by Compaq four years later to boost its AltaVista search engine and netted Elon and Kimbal $22 million and $15 million respectively, according to Ashley Vance's 2015 book "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future." Branden Spikes, a systems engineer at Zip2 also interviewed for the documentary, described Musk as an "unusual fellow" who would work late and then sleep under his desk. Elon Musk's mother, Maye, who also appears in the BBC documentary, said that when he was young she would struggle to wake him up in the morning because he would stay up all night reading books.

☆ Netflix dismisses lawsuit against the creators of 'The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/IllustrationSept 23 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) dropped its lawsuit against the creators of "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical" after reaching a settlement, according to person familiar with the matter. The streaming service filed a copyright infringement suit against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in Washington in late July, three days after a sold-out performance of "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical" in the U.S. capital's Kennedy Center. They subsequently released an album of titled "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical," which won a Grammy Award and led to the stage show. Barlow & Bear canceled a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London that had been scheduled for September, according to a post on Instagram account of "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Editing by William Mallard, Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The Lightyear One can travel more than 248 miles at 81 mph on a single battery charge. In previous tests, it traveled over 440 miles on one charge but at a lower speed. The Lightyear One is an electric vehicle produced by the Dutch company Lightyear. In recent tests, the car was able to travel over 248 miles at a speed of 81 miles per hour on a single charge of its 60 kWh battery. In previous testing, the Lightyear One traveled over 440 miles on a single battery charge.

☆ Încălcările depistate de Promo-LEX în campania electorală: Utilizarea resurselor administrative şi discursuri care instigă la ură
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Utilizarea resurselor administrative în campanie şi discursuri care instigă la ură. Sunt principalele încălcări depistate de Promo-LEX în ultimele două săptămâni de campanie electorală. Cele mai multe cazuri au fost utilizate în activităţi de promovare PAS, BECS şi Blocul Electoral ”Renato Usatîi”, a spus Panfil. Când vine vorba despre discursurile care instigă la ură, observatorii au identificat cel puțin 43 de cazuri în perioada 21 iunie – 5 iulie. Blocul Electoral ”Renato Usatîi” şi cei de la Partidul "PACE", vizaţi în raport, nu ne-au răspuns nici la apeluri şi nici la mesajele expediate.

Persons: Renato Usatîi, Nicolae Panfil, Democraţii, Igor Grosu, Alina Șargu, Alexandru, Vlad Organizations: PDM, Partidului Locations: străinătate

☆ 67 случаев использования админресурса в предвыборной кампании выявил Promo-LEX. Большинство у ДПМ
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

По меньшей мере 67 случаев, которые могут быть квалифицированы как использование административных ресурсов в целях предвыборного продвижения, были зарегистрированы наблюдателями Promo-LEX в период кампании. Из числа зарегистрированных случаев 18 случаев касаются ДПМ, 13- Избирательный блок коммунистов и социалистов (BECS), 11 – PAS (Партия действия и солидарность) и Платформа DA (PPPDA), в 9 случаях – Избирательный блок «Ренато Усатый» (BERU) и в 5 случаях- партия Шор. Сообщалось и не менее 7 случаев (по три PAS и BECS, один BERU), в которых использовались государственные изображения / символы Республики Молдова или других государств. Promo-LEX констатировала не менее пяти случаев использования предвыборной рекламы без соблюдения требований, предъявляемых к рекламным материалам (2 случая – PACE и по одному делу – PPDA, PUN, BECS), а также 64 случая размещения рекламы в несанкционированных местах. В период наблюдения было зарегистрировано не менее трех случаев, которые могут быть квалифицированы как использование насилия в избирательной кампании.

Persons: Шор Organizations: Избирательный блок коммунистов и социалистов (), (Партия действия и солидарность, Платформа, Избирательный блок, Партия «Дома строящие Европу Locations: Республика Молдова

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