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☆ Some Goldman Sachs partners want to tell the board about their concerns over CEO David Solomon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

A decline in morale at the Wall Street firm concerns some Goldman partners. Here are their concerns about CEO David Solomon, who addressed the partners in Miami. CEO David Solomon addressed Goldman Sachs' partners today at the firm's annual partners meeting in Miami. There's little history for Goldman partners taking their concerns directly to the board. Since then, according to someone who has spoken to investors, more shareholders have questioned how long Solomon can last as Goldman's CEO.

☆ Rep. George Santos, who lied about his mom surviving 9/11, is bringing a Ground Zero firefighter to the State of the Union
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

George Santos is bringing a 9/11 first responder to Tuesday's State of the Union address. Santos has claimed his mom survived 9/11, despite reports she wasn't even in the US at the time. Members of Congress typically get one ticket to the State of the Union address, and they sometimes select a symbolic choice to make a political point. Santos' choice of a 9/11 first responder is likely a response to reports suggesting that he lied about his mother, Fatima Devolder, having survived the 2001 tragedy. Pedro Vilarva, Santos' ex-boyfriend, told Insider last month that he had no knowledge of Devolder having survived 9/11, which was odd since he was born on that day in 1995.

☆ DeSantis echoes Trump in latest offense against the media after taunting the former president during live TV roundtable
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ron DeSantis won't be the Republican to give the party's response to President Joe Biden's forthcoming State of the Union Address. The broadcast echoed the media ire former President Donald Trump frequently has on display. "To assassinate someone's character with anonymous sources would have been a total no-no," DeSantis said of past media practice. Like Trump, DeSantis often bemoans his media coverage and excoriates what he calls the "corporate press." Despite raising his tussles with the press, DeSantis insisted non-politicians would be the focus of new libel laws.

☆ Famed California mountain lion celebrated at Los Angeles event
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 4 (Reuters) - A famed California mountain lion was celebrated at a sold-out event at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, with thousands of fans honoring the big cat's life and contribution to urban wildlife. The mountain lion, called P-22 and thought to be about 12 years old, became a Los Angeles celebrity after living in the shadow of the Hollywood Hills for over a decade, traversing busy highways to take up residence in and around Griffith Park. Among the crowds who attended the celebration, many sporting P-22 memorabilia, Los Angeles resident Paul Aguayo recounted an encounter with P-22 near Burbank in 2012. Mountain lions like P-22 are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, with highway deaths taking an increasing toll. Officials and advocates have called for the construction of more wildlife crossings in urban areas and well-planned spaces for them to roam.

☆ Rep. George Santos doubled down on the claim his mother died from cancer due to 9/11, despite records showing she wasn't even in the country
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

George Santos doubled down on claims that his mother died due to 9/11. Santos explained that he meant she died of cancer due to "toxic dust" from the terror attack. The NYT previously reported that immigration records showed his mother was in Brazil on 9/11. He claimed in a 2021 tweet that "9/11 claimed my mother's life," even though his mother, Fatima Devolder, died of cancer in 2016. When asked about the immigration documents in the OANN interview, Santos responded that they "didn't know where that came from."

☆ Meet Maye Musk, the Sports Illustrated cover model and the glamorous mother of one of the richest men in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Despite her support for her children, Maye Musk has been a celebrity in her own right for decades. Maye Musk Maye Musk attended the Met gala with Elon Musk last year. "They followed their passions, and they all went in different directions," Maye Musk told Insider in a 2020 interview. Elon Musk, in particular, had tried his hardest in school, but only in the subjects he liked, Maye Musk said. Even at 14 years old, Maye Musk said Elon Musk had shown a passion for investing.

☆ When a journalist's home was raided by the FBI, Glenn Beck and Tucker Carlson erroneously speculated about the government's motive. The journalist has now been charged with transporting child porn.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Glenn Beck, Tucker Carlson, and others initially treated the case as a part of a Biden war on journalism. An October report in Rolling Stone said that an indictment was being prepared but could not say why, noting only that "classified information" had been found on one of his laptops. Instead of updating his audience on the case, Beck released a video Thursday on how to prepare for a "HUGE cyber attack." Carlson did not address the development in Meek's case on his Wednesday broadcast. That report came after the department issued new guidance generally prohibiting investigators from targeting reporters over classified information gathered as part of their job.

Several of this year's Grammy nominees, including "abcdefu" singer Gayle and R&B artist Muni Long, rose in popularity after influencers and everyday users posted TikTok videos with their music. Even as the music industry gathers in Los Angeles to celebrate artists and their songs at Sunday's Grammy awards, the relationship between hitmaker TikTok and music labels is showing signs of strain. As deals with the major music companies expire, the labels are looking to receive some of TikTok's ad revenue, according to Tatiana Cirisano, music industry analyst for Midia Research. One music industry insider, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said "it’s open to interpretation" why this is happening now. "TikTok has become really integral to the way that younger people relate to music, discover music and consume it,” Cirisano said.

☆ Punk icon Tom Verlaine, founder of the band Television, dies at 73
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Tom Verlaine, who redefined rock guitar in the punk era of the 1970s with his band Television, died Saturday in Manhattan. Tom Verlaine’s soloing (and Richard Lloyd‘s as well, of course) showed me you could be a virtuoso and dangerous at the same time, more Coltrane or Ornette than the arena rockers of the day. In 2007, Lloyd was replaced in the touring unit by Jimmy Ripp, who had for many years supported Verlaine on his solo albums and tours. Only after his twin brother John played the Rolling Stones’ “19th Nervous Breakdown” and other contemporary rock records for him did Miller rethink his preferred instrument. Though he always boasted a devoted cult fan base, Verlaine never succeeded in attaining a commercial foothold on the charts; his 1981 sophomore solo album “Dreamtime,” his lone entry, peaked at No.

☆ Trump's return to social media could help him reach more people, but that could actually hurt him by highlighting his volatility — especially compared to a more composed Ron DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump will soon be allowed on all the major social media platforms he was previously banned from. It's still unclear if Trump will return to Facebook or Twitter, but his use of social media has always been polarizing, even among his own supporters. Unlike Trump, DeSantis is rarely, if ever, making headlines for something he wrote on Twitter. He's not unpredictable on social media and large swaths of his supporters are not calling for him to put down his phone. Essentially, DeSantis has tapped into the same exact grievances as Trump but does so through policies instead of constant tweeting.

☆ Now that Trump can return to Facebook, Truth Social could be all but doomed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

If Trump is no longer exclusively on Truth Social, it could reduce the platform's appeal for many. Shunned from mainstream platforms, Trump founded and launched Truth Social in February 2022. Matt Navarra, a social-media consultant, said it was "inevitable" that Trump's return to Facebook or Instagram would negatively affect Truth Social. Trump evangelists may lose faith"For most people, Donald Trump is the face of Truth Social," Navarra said. Navarra added that Truth Social would likely still be of value to many users, however, because of its lighter approach to content moderation.

☆ Justin Bieber sold his music rights in a deal reportedly worth $200 million. See where that ranks among 7 of the biggest deals that top artists have recently signed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Justin Bieber closed a deal with music investment and song management company Hipgnosis Songs Capital. Bieber sold the rights to all 290 songs in his repertoire for a little more than $200 million. It's the biggest deal yet for any artist in his generation, according to Hipgnosis' chief executive. On Wednesday, Justin Bieber signed over the rights to his entire song catalog to music investment and song management firm, Hipgnosis Songs Capital, according to a press release Hipgnosis sent to Insider. He released six studio albums, 290 songs, and sold more than 150 million records worldwide, according to the statement from Hipgnosis.

☆ Analysis: This guy made $150,000 a day, because Corporate America is out of control
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

I’m seeing the words “recession,” “crypto,” “debt ceiling,” the “M&M’s spokescandy scandals…”And yet, I am bound my duty as a journalist not to shy away from the hard candy shell news. I know, I know, you’re all tired of the media’s relentless coverage of the M&M Spokescandy Saga, aka the Culture War Battle that is shaping social discourse in the Year of Our Lord 2023. The company claims it didn’t think anyone would notice when it released the changes to the characters’ appearance. “We definitely didn’t think it would break the internet,” it said in a press release that frankly reeked of champagne and high fives. Oh you didn’t think anyone would notice, M&M marketing wizards?

☆ Trump wants to ditch his deal to post first on Truth Social and return to Twitter, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump wants to end an exclusivity deal with Truth Social and get back on Twitter, Rolling Stone reported. Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes denied an earlier report that Trump wants to make the switch. While Trump has just shy of 5 million followers on Truth Social, he has almost 88 million followers on Twitter. Nonetheless, according to Rolling Stone, a person close to the president said there is "no way" Nunes' statement is true. Among the ideas being floated is for a WWE-style campaign video post, or one comparing himself to Superman, according to Rolling Stone.

☆ I ticked 'watching a rocket launch' off my bucket list. But it was nothing like SpaceX and Blue Origin missions because the spacecraft took off horizontally.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Spectators like me watched the plane take off to the Rolling Stones song "Start Me Up" — which was also the name of the mission — blasting from speakers, but we were unable to see the rocket detach from the aircraft because it was released over the Atlantic Ocean, miles away from the spaceport. Kate Duffy/Insider

☆ An ex-US Navy SEAL deserter who went to fight for Ukraine was killed by Russian rocket-propelled grenade, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ex-Navy seal has become the 6th American confirmed to have died in the war in Ukraine. Daniel W Swift, 35, was fatally wounded fighting in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. An anonymous US intelligence official told Rolling Stone that Swift died from a massive brain injury. One anonymous American intelligence official told Rolling Stone that Swift died from a massive traumatic brain injury caused by an anti-personnel rocket-propelled grenade fired by Russian forces. A Navy SEAL during a training exercise.

☆ Trump is asking advisers what they 'have' on Ron DeSantis so he can eliminate him as competition for 2024: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's team is looking for dirt on Ron DeSantis, per a new Rolling Stone report. Rolling Stone spoke to sources who say Trump has been asking aides what they "have" on DeSantis. Ron DeSantis, per a new report from Rolling Stone. The way Trump went after Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush, I do not believe that's going to work against Ron DeSantis." Rolling Stone's report on the Trump camp's DeSantis strategy comes after Trump sounded a warning to his prospective rival.

☆ My avalanche dog and I protect skiers at a Utah Resort. It's a dream job — here's what it's like.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Molly O'Brien | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tracy Christensen, 55, is an assistant patrol director at Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah. He's worked there for 31 years and has been a dog handler for 20. A "Level A" avalanche dog has to retest to stay certified at this level every other year and maintain this certification for their entire career. I named my first avalanche dog at Sundance "Mick." My dog is a people magnet, but whether you can pet an avalanche dog depends on the situationApproach the handler first, and ask them for permission.

☆ Microsoft held an invite-only Sting concert for execs in Davos the day before the company announced layoffs of 10,000 employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft held a private Sting performance this week, The Wall Street Journal reported. The tech giant's executives attended the concert, which took place on Tuesday, per the report. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it would be laying off 10,000 employees. Earlier this month, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said it plans to lay off some 18,000 employees, while Salesforce also announced anticipated layoffs of about 10 percent of its employees. This month, Goldman Sachs also began laying off the more than 3,000 employees it planned to cut, just ahead of bonus season.

Jan 19 (Reuters) - David Crosby, one of the most influential rock singers of the 1960s and '70s with the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) has died at the age of 81, Variety reported on Thursday, citing a statement from Crosby's wife. "I don’t know what to say other than I’m heartbroken to hear about David Crosby. He fell "as low as a human being can go," Crosby told the Times. In the 2019 documentary "David Crosby: Remember My Name," he made clear he hoped they could work together again but conceded the others "really dislike me, strongly." After his release, Crosby told People magazine he had beaten his addictions.

☆ Tesla faked a 2016 video promoting its self-driving technology, according to a senior company engineer's deposition testimony
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla staged a video showing its self-driving capability, according to a company engineer's testimony. Tesla's director of Autopilot software, Ashok Elluswamy, revealed the information in a deposition in July 2022. Tesla has come under increasing scrutiny recently for its self-driving technology. Musk, however, posted that video on Twitter in 2016 as evidence that Tesla could drive itself. In footage that didn't make it into the final video, according to TechCrunch, the test car crashed into a fence in Tesla's parking lot, Elluswamy said in his deposition, according to Reuters.

☆ Jeff Beck, British guitar legend who rose to fame as an influential rocker in the 1960s, dies at 78
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Doha Madani | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | She Her. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Beck, the British rockstar known for his skillful mastery of guitar, died of bacterial meningitis, his family announced Wednesday. Beck, 78, spent last summer touring Europe and released a joint album with actor Johnny Depp in July. Jeff Beck performs at the Crystal Palace Bowl, London, in 1972. Please get ahold of the first two Jeff Beck Group albums and behold greatness. "Deepest sympathy to his wife friends close ones I’m bewildered Jeff Beck it don’t make sense I don’t get it," Davies tweeted.

☆ Influential rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78, family says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Jeff Beck, the influential, genre-bending English guitarist who rose to fame with The Yardbirds before later embarking on a solo career, has died at the age of 78, his family announced on social media on Wednesday. Beck is a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee - in 1992 for his work with The Yardbirds and as a solo performer in 2009. In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Beck as the fifth greatest guitarist of all time, one spot ahead of blues icon B.B. "Jeff was such a nice person and an outstanding iconic, genius guitar player - there will never be another Jeff Beck," Iommi wrote. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, also a former Yardbirds member, paid tribute to Beck, saying his technique was unique and imagination limitless.

☆ Virgin Orbit Fails to Lift Satellite Load Into Orbit From Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Michael Wright | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON—A Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. rocket carrying satellites from the U.K. failed to reach orbit after it suffered an anomaly over the Atlantic Ocean, a blow to Richard Branson’s ambitions in the growing market for commercial satellite launches. The rocket reached space but experienced an anomaly before it could achieve its target orbit. Cosmic Girl returned safely to Space Cornwall with the flight crew. Shares in Virgin Orbit, which are listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, fell 21% in off-hours trading after the problem was disclosed. The Start Me Up mission, named after the hit Rolling Stones’ song, marked the first international mission for Virgin Orbit and its first commercial launch from Western Europe.

Lawyers for rap legend Dr. Dre are demanding that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stop his using his music, after the controversial politician used the hit “Still D.R.E.”“I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this one,” Dre, who was born Andre Young, said in a statement. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday. The letter from Dre’s attorney, Howard King, dated Monday, demands that the Greene immediately cease and desist from using Dre’s music. "One might expect that, as a member of Congress, you would have a passing familiarity with the laws of our country. Music publication Rolling Stone reported that the recognizable “Still D.R.E.” beat was used in a video posted to Twitter, which appears to have since been removed.

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