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☆ Colorado's Jared Polis, the first openly gay man elected governor, addresses 'horrific' shooting at an LGBTQ club
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Summer-Concepcion-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Jared Polis, the first openly gay man elected governor in the United States, on Sunday decried Saturday's “horrific” deadly shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub. “This is horrific, sickening, and devastating,” Polis, a Democrat, said in a statement addressing the attack at Club Q. He is the second out LGBTQ person to be elected governor of a state, after Gov. Before his career in politics, Polis was a tech entrepreneur and amassed a fortune worth nearly $400 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. In addition to being Colorado's first openly gay governor, he is also the state's first Jewish governor.

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX Team Among Top Political Donors Before Bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Paul Kiernan | Stephanie Stamm | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and members of his team rose from relative obscurity in Washington to be among the biggest donors in U.S. politics, contributing more than $70 million to election campaigns in less than 18 months. Mr. Bankman-Fried personally gave $40 million to politicians and political-action committees ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, mostly to Democrats and liberal-leaning groups, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks campaign donations. Ryan Salame, another top FTX executive, donated more than $23 million, mainly to Republicans and conservative groups.

☆ Trump's White House blocked government websites aimed at helping Americans vote, fighting human trafficking, easing homelessness, and stopping fraud, federal records show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Federal agencies asked the Trump White House to approve dozens of new ".gov" websites. Such custom ".gov" website domains enhance government agencies' ability to effectively provide and market services to an American public that's all but universally connected to the internet. On December 23, 2019, the CIA asked Trump's White House to approve the website domain DataTransport.gov. Chiu/APBlock and delayIn at least one case, Trump's White House denied a website request — the United States Agency for International Development-sponsored ProsperAfrica.gov — that Biden's White House later approved. In March 2021, Office Management and Budget officials denied Insider's FOIA request, stating that "no responsive records were located."

☆ What derails Elon Musk's Twitter experiment might not be legislators or users, but exhausted employees rebelling against hustle culture
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk recently told employees that "bankruptcy isn't out of the question." A workplace culture expert says "exhausted" employees responding to Musk's management style may ultimately derail the company. The email has reportedly spurred a "mass exodus" of Twitter employees, a former Twitter executive told CNN, with many deciding to leave the company once and for all. Musk recently told employees the "economic picture ahead is dire" and that "bankruptcy isn't out of the question." Still, even though many disgruntled Twitter employees have quit, Moss says some are likely to stick around.

☆ The nefarious new way companies are discriminating against remote workers: time-zone prejudice
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Laura Wheatman Hill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

In the age of remote work, many people have left coastal hubs for more affordable cities across America. But while the coronavirus pandemic created a surge in remote work, it isn't a pandemic novelty for companies to have a global reach. But the shift in which companies are now offering remote work options provides a clue to why time-zone bias is becoming worse. Jane took her job at the creative agency because she thought her local 9-to-5 working hours would be respected. It is important that companies be extra cognizant of what will happen if they continue to ignore and exploit remote workers.

☆ How the Pandemic Taught Us to See the Whole Supply Chain
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As 2022 fades, the question is what lessons supply chain pros will take with them into the future. As 2022 fades, the question has become: What will those supply chain professionals take with them into the future as stresses ease? See the full chainEarly in the pandemic, retailers desperate to fill the shelves quickly realized how little visibility they had into their supply chains. One place where the work of rethinking supply chains has already succeeded is Best Buy, according to Becca Meinz, the retailer's VP end-to-end supply chain strategy. Responsiveness is the aim of many supply chain innovators as we move past the worst pandemic shocks.

The House committee investigating the attack of Jan. 6, 2021 had unanimously issued a subpoena for the Republican former president to appear on or about Nov. 14. Lawmakers had also extended through this week their initial Nov. 4 deadline for Trump to turn over any related documentation. In a Nov. 9 letter to the panel attached to the lawsuit, Trump's attorneys said he would "consider" whether providing written responses "would be appropriate." The letter said Trump "voluntarily directed a reasonable search for documents in his possession" but it "found no documents responsive to this request." The panel has not said how it will proceed if Trump disregards the subpoena request.

☆ 5 months after the worst school shooting in Texas history, pro-gun Gov. Greg Abbott easily triumphed in Uvalde County
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Greg Abbott won the race to remain governor just five months after the worst school shooting in Texas. "Unfortunately, 21 people dead doesn't change people's minds," a bereaved relative told the Texas Tribune. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyJust five months after the Robb Elementary School school shooting in Uvalde, the worst school shooting in Texas history, pro-gun Gov. He'd previously accused Abbott of inaction following the Uvalde shooting, saying, "You are doing nothing. "Unfortunately, 21 people dead doesn't change people's minds," said Jazmin Cazares, 17, whose nine-year-old sister, Jacklyn, was killed at the Robb Elementary school shooting, the outlet reported.

☆ After waiting 2 weeks to address Twitter staff, Elon Musk tells them he's 'pretty responsive on email,' and to bug him if he doesn't reply in 24 hours
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk told Twitter staff he's usually "pretty responsive on email" and replies "within hours." During the Q&A, a transcript of which was published by The Verge, Musk told staff that he's actually usually "pretty responsive on email." "I'm pretty responsive on email," Musk said, per The Verge. "Every now and again, it's a crisis, and if I didn't respond within 24 hours, email me again. Musk also spoke about the company's high attrition rate and told staff that "bankruptcy isn't out of the question."

☆ I made $10K a month from freelancing after jumpstarting my career on Fiverr. Here are 9 not-so-obvious tips for maximizing your earnings.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Emilina Lomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

I had already dabbled in fitness writing, so I figured I could sell workout plans on the platform for supplemental income. This was crucial to making money from freelancing, as Fiverr takes 20% of your earnings per gig. Based on my own experience, here are some of the most effective tips to be successful on Fiverr. After a few months, it was clear that health and fitness writing was a niche I could fill on Fiverr. While making a lot of money on Fiverr might be possible further down the line, it's rare.

☆ Private Equity Spends Nearly $150 Million to Fuel 2022 Races
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Chris Cumming | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Employees of private-equity firms have given $146.8 million to political candidates and committees for Tuesday’s U.S. elections, federal records show. The sum is the most the buyout industry has ever spent on a nonpresidential election cycle, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit group in Washington that tracks political spending. The total is 26% more than the industry’s former record, set in the 2018 midterm elections.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence of intentional widespread effort to miscalibrate voting machines in Texas, experts tell Reuters
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Following the viral tweet, other anecdotal accounts and claims circulated online that voting machines were switching votes to favor Abbott (here), (here), (here). The Republican Party of Texas has no part in the calibration of voting machines, James Wesolek, Communications Director at the Republican Party of Texas told Reuters. If that process was done incorrectly, a voting machine’s touch screen might be consistently wrong. Touch screen machines can also suffer from an issue termed ‘parallax’ (here). There is no evidence of a widespread attempt to miscalibrate voting machines to switch votes in support of Beto O’Rourke to Greg Abbott in the governorship race, experts told Reuters.

☆ Don't punish your kids if you want them to grow up resilient, child psychologist says. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Especially because her book, "Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids" is often lumped into the same category as gentle parenting literature. In her book, Delahooke, who is a child psychologist, tackles a more "granular" child-rearing method called "responsive parenting." How is responsive parenting different from gentle parenting? All gentle parenting means, she says, is parenting that is less authoritative than what most people associate with "traditional parenting." In traditional parenting, though, they are yelled at or are administered a punishment with little acknowledgment of their feelings.

☆ BoE must sell emergency bond purchases in 'timely' way - Hauser
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( David Milliken | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of England must sell in "a timely and orderly" way the 19.3 billion pounds ($21.7 billion) of government bonds which it bought as part of its recent emergency operation to support the market, a senior BoE official said on Friday. When the programme was launched, the BoE said it would sell the bonds purchased "in a smooth and orderly fashion once risks to market functioning are judged to have subsided". Hauser said the BoE still needed "to remain sensitive and, if necessary, appropriately responsive to still-febrile market conditions". However, Hauser said liquidity in the gilt market had not yet fully recovered. ($1 = 0.8910 pounds)Reporting by David Milliken Editing by William SchombergOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A housing economist shares estimates of where mortgage rates will be by the end of this year and next — and lists the states that may see the most price corrections.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The majority of forecasters estimate mortgage rates will peak at 6.8 to 6.9%. Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas may see the most price corrections in housing prices. The hawkish approach has significantly increased anticipated mortgage rates for this time of year, she noted. The good news is, there's a low probability that mortgage rates will peak above 7%, she said. So I think that is always the one segment of the housing market one has to be a little bit more cautious about."

But none of that explains why political campaigns have been turning away from Facebook. Political ads have always been a small part of Facebook's overall business. The pandemic accelerated that trend since so many consumers turned to streaming platforms while stuck at home, and content for cord-cutters proliferated. Ad tracking firm AdImpact projected that of the $9.7 billion spent on political ads this cycle, $1.4 billion would go to connected TVs. Apple's crackdown has indeed diminished Facebook's position in political advertising.

☆ I switched from a hybrid car to a $25,000 electric Mini Cooper. It's my first EV and it's so fun to drive.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Andrew Lambrecht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He went with the 2023 Mini Cooper SE, which is a fully electric model priced at just over $25,000. I bought my first fully electric car, the Mini Cooper SE, in July. I gravitated toward the Mini Cooper SE, despite it costing slightly more, because it shares many of its technical components with the BMW i3 since BMW Group owns Mini. The gas cap on a 2023 red Mini Cooper SE. I've enjoyed every moment of owning my Mini Cooper SE.

☆ This startup wants to make supply chains more responsive with its machine learning tech. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck Solvo.ai used to raise $4 million.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Solvo.ai has raised $4 million to build out its machine learning tech for the logistics industry. The startup aims to help logistics firms build more responsive and resilient supply chains. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck the startup used to raise the funds in a seed round below. British startup Solvo.ai has raised $4 million in seed funding to boost its machine-learning tech to help logistics companies build more resilient supply chains. Solvo.ai raised its fresh funds in a seed round led by European venture capital firms Speedinvest and Frontline Ventures.

Among the violations “confirmed” by state investigators from the Kentucky Cabinet were improper use of restraints and aggression by staff members. As of Oct. 20, 32 children who are in state custody remained in Brooklawn’s care, according to the facility. Police and state officials say they are still investigating Ja’Ceon’s death, and no charges have been filed. Brooklawn said the facility has implemented new safety measures and increased training for staffers who provide direct care to children. This type of incident should never be allowed to happen again.”Some child advocates say Ja’Ceon’s death should prompt systemic change.

☆ I'm the CEO of restaurant chain PF Chang's. I start my day at 6 a.m. and don't schedule meetings before 8 — here's what my morning routine is like.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He spends an hour working from home each day before heading to the office for in-person meetings. Chang's, about his morning work routine. These early morning meetings are informal in nature and reflect a very comfortable "open-door" ethos that exists within our senior executive team, which I love. I have a rule with my executive assistant not to schedule any meetings before 8 a.m. Starting at 8 a.m., the meetings begin and tend to come fast and furious for the remainder of the day.

☆ Elon’s erratic entry leaves Twitter in chaos as he vows to free suspended users from ‘Twitter jail’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Not only do politicians sometimes stretch the rules in the run-up to elections, but foreign actors aiming to disrupt the process often run operations on social media aiming to spread disinformation. Musk on Friday addressed the Trump question with an effective non-answer: “Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints,” Musk tweeted. He has said he will run Twitter in a way that hues closer to free speech absolutism. There still has not been an all-hands meeting at Twitter to inform staff of the key decisions and changes underway. Twitter is often referred to as a social media website.

☆ Staff shortages make patient surges harder for children’s hospitals – and the situation won’t get better soon
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“We’re extremely overwhelmed,” said Dr. Rishi Lulla, director of pediatric hematology/oncology at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Seasonal respiratory viruses fill children’s hospitals every year, but the number of beds that are full now is well above the average. Driving much of the current need for beds at children’s hospitals is a spike in cases of RSV, which are 60% higher than at 2021’s peak. Nurse turnover is up 50% across the country since 2019, according to Mark Wietecha, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Association. Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.

☆ The electric Pininfarina Battista costs a whopping $2 million. Here’s what that gets you
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

If anyone still needs convincing that electric cars need not be boring appliances, the Battista is a convincing, if costly, argument. Electric power promises more acceleration and power without tailpipe emissions and, for better or worse, without the cacophony of a V12. But Lamborghini’s current CEO, Stephan Winkelmann, has said that a proper electric supercar isn’t possible with today’s technology. The Pininfarina Battista puts his skepticism to the test, but, I fear, Winkelmann may just be right. The Pininfarina Battista has a $2.2 million price tag and outrageous performance Andi HedrickThe fully electric Battista was designed and assembled by a company spun off from the better-known Pininfarina design firm that crafted bodies for decades’ worth of beautiful Ferraris.

☆ Premarket stocks: Big Tech can't save your investments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But disappointing earnings from Big Tech stocks have the tendency to turn the broader market south thanks to their immense market value. Beyond determining market sentiment, tech earnings also offer important clues about where the economy is heading. In particular, sales growth in the cloud business – one of the company’s biggest bright spots in recent years – was lower than analysts had hoped. Its fiscal second-quarter forecast came in short of Wall Street estimates, sending shares down 8% on Wednesday. A slowing economy, geopolitical chaos and heightened inflation have all worked to dry up the number of IPOs and mergers and acquisitions made on Wall Street.

☆ Google agrees to compliance reforms to prevent search warrant data loss
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Andrew KellyWASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google resolving a dispute with the search engine giant over the loss of data responsive to a 2016 search warrant. The government said it was a "first-of-its-kind resolution" that would result in Google reforming "its legal process compliance program to ensure timely and complete responses to legal process such as subpoenas and search warrants." The company told a U.S. court it had spent over $90 million "on additional resources, systems, and staffing to implement legal process compliance program improvements." The Justice Department said an independent compliance professional will be hired to serve as an outside third party related to Google’s compliance upgrades. Google will assemble reports and updates regarding the compliance program that will go to the government, the Google Compliance Steering Committee and Alphabet board committees.

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