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☆ Big X taken down from Twitter roof after San Francisco squabble
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A giant, glowing X no longer marks the spot on the San Francisco high-rise that is headquarters to Elon Musk's messaging company X, formerly known as Twitter. "Beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always be your friend," Musk wrote. "This morning, building inspectors observed the structure being dismantled," a spokesperson from the city Department of Building Inspection said by email on Monday. X user @itsmefrenchy123 said they would be "LIVID" over the bright logo, imagining it "right across from your bedroom." "I'm just astounded at the flagrant lack of consideration for anyone ever," wrote X user @DollyMarlowe.

Persons: Musk, X, I'm, Nicholas P, Brown, Peter Henderson, Sheila Dang, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: San, Elon, Twitter, Department of, Locals, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, Francisco

☆ ‘X’ removed after being installed atop company headquarters following Twitter’s rebrand
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Elizabeth Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Officials from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection on Monday morning observed that the new “X” on top of the building formerly known as Twitter’s headquarters was being dismantled, according to Patrick Hannan, the department’s spokesman. “Over the weekend, the Department of Building Inspection and City Planning received 24 complaints about the unpermitted structure, including concerns about its structural safety and illumination. This morning, building inspectors observed the structure being dismantled. A building permit is required to remove the structure but, due to safety concerns, the permit can be secured after the structure is taken down,” Hannan said in an email to CNN. “The property owner will be assessed fees for the unpermitted installation of the illuminated structure.

Persons: Patrick Hannan, ” Hannan, ”, Maruf Organizations: CNN, San Francisco Department of, Department of, Planning

☆ San Francisco authorities say they still can't access Twitter HQ's roof to inspect Elon Musk's 'unsafe' X sign
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

San Francisco authorities say they can't access X, formerly Twitter's headquarters. The city is trying to inspect Elon Musk's giant light-up X sign set up on the roof. San Francisco authorities say they still can't access X, formally Twitter's, headquarters to inspect Elon Musk's new sign. This is not the first time Musk has run into issues with San Francisco city officials. The new giant X sign is part of Musk's ambitious rebrand of Twitter.

Persons: Musk Organizations: Elon, Morning, San Francisco Department of, Twitter, San, San Francisco's Department Locations: Francisco, San Francisco

☆ A Federal Food Safety Case Reveals Latest New York City Rat Horror Story
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( William K. Rashbaum | More About William K. Rashbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The details of the case, made public on Friday, immediately entered the pantheon of New York City rat tales. This year, Mayor Eric Adams appointed the city’s first rat czar to confront the long-running rodent problem. Perhaps most famous was Pizza Rat, a large brown rat that went viral after video emerged showing it dragging a large slice of pizza down the stairs to an L line station in Manhattan in 2015. But it was Meat Rats — and several instances of selling misbranded chicken gizzards, pork spareribs and other meat — that put an end to Ya Feng, which ceased operations at the end of 2022. The lawsuit accused the company; its owner and president, Linmin Yang; and the warehouse manager, Kong Ping Ni, of violating the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act.

Persons: Eric Adams, Ya Feng, Linmin Yang, Kong Ping, Valerie Caproni Organizations: Inspection, Poultry, U.S Locations: New York City, Bronx, Manhattan

☆ Musk draws heat from San Francisco over giant X logo
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Nicholas P. Brown | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 30 (Reuters) - A giant, glowing X marks the San Francisco spot where Elon Musk says he plans to keep his company, the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Keeping X in San Francisco could be a good sign for a city that has struggled to bounce back from tourism and business losses sustained during the pandemic. "Beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always be your friend," Musk wrote. X user @itsmefrenchy123 said they would be "LIVID" over the bright logo, imagining it "right across from your bedroom." "I'm just astounded at the flagrant lack of consideration for anyone ever," wrote X user @DollyMarlowe.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, I'm, Nicholas P, Brown, Peter Henderson, Chris Reese Organizations: San Francisco's Department, Franciscans, Francisco's Department, Thomson Locations: Francisco, San Francisco, California, Texas

☆ San Francisco Twitter complaint: City says flashing 'X' sign put up without a permit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

San Francisco CNN —In a complaint, the city of San Francisco says they have visited Twitter headquarters twice since Friday regarding the new flashing “X” sign on top of the building. He tweeted video of the building with the new flashing “X” logo on Saturday saying, “Our HQ in San Francisco tonight.”“NOV issued for work without permit. I explained to all representatives that the NOV requires the structure to be remove with a building permit or legalize,” the complaint reads. An aerial view shows a newly constructed X sign on the roof of the headquarters of the social media platform previously known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 29, 2023. CNN has reached out to the City of San Francisco and X for comment.

Persons: San Francisco CNN —, Elon, “, ” “, Tweeter, Josh Edelson, Patrick Hannan, X Organizations: San Francisco CNN, Twitter, CNN, MH, Getty, city’s Department, Inspection, Washington Post, City of Locations: San, San Francisco, AFP, City, City of San Francisco

☆ Elon Musk just put a huge X logo on Twitter's San Francisco HQ – and may have broken some rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk had a huge X logo put on the roof of its San Francisco headquarters on Friday. It comes after Musk ordered the Twitter sign to be removed from the building on Monday. Elon Musk had a huge "X" logo put on the roof of its headquarters in San Francisco Friday as part of his overhaul of the company formerly known as Twitter. The X sign lights up at night. The Notice of Violation said the "@" symbol on the Twitter sign was "dangling" and could cause harm to pedestrians if it fell.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Patrick Hanna, Noah Berger Organizations: San Francisco, San Francisco Friday, Twitter, Associated Press, Department of, Inspection, Monday, San Francisco Police Department, Apple Locations: San Francisco

☆ X logo officially replaces Twitter's famous bird on mobile app, building headquarters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

X, formerly known as Twitter, has officially retired its famous blue and white bird logo. The company previously introduced the logo on the web and launched the domain X.com, though Twitter.com also remains live. The transition from Twitter to X reflects Musk's vision to turn the platform into what he has called an "everything app." He shared a video of a large new X logo glowing on top of the company's headquarters early Saturday. "Time to update.," Yaccarino wrote in a post about the mobile app's logo change Friday.

Persons: Elon, Elon Musk, adieu, it's, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, CNBC's Sara Eisen, Yaccarino Organizations: Twitter, City, Department, Francisco's Department, SpaceX, Musk's, CNBC Locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco

After selling off more than 9% this week, shares of defense contractor RTX look poised for a bounce back, according to one technical indicator. Nearly half of Wall Street analysts rate shares a buy. It's the second most oversold stock in the S & P 500 with a 14-day RSI of 19.6. Just 14% of analysts rate shares a buy, with the average price target suggesting nearly 8% downside. Half of Wall Street analysts rate shares a buy, with a price target that implies 7% upside.

Persons: RTX, Lamb Weston, Estee Lauder, Biogen, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Federal Reserve, CNBC Pro, Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney, Wall Street, Ford Motor, Union Pacific, UNP, Pacific, Street, Marathon Petroleum

☆ Ford is recalling 870,000 F-150 trucks after customers reported their brakes activated while driving
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ford is recalling thousands of F-150 trucks over a potentially dangerous parking brake malfunction. At least 19 drivers said the parking brake activated while they were driving, the company said. Ford is recalling hundreds of thousands of its iconic F-150 trucks after customers reported malfunctions with the brakes. Some said the parking brake activated while they were driving their trucks, the Associated Press reported on Friday. There will be no charge for this service," the Recall Report said.

Persons: Ford, Ford's Organizations: Associated Press, Ford, National, Traffic Safety Administration Locations: North America

☆ Chevron expects annual production at low-end of guidance
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Sabrina Valle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoCompanies Chevron Corp FollowJuly 28 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) on Friday said that its annual oil and gas production should stay near the low-end of the oil major's guidance due to unexpected stoppages in Canada and Thailand operations. For the current quarter, Chevron said it was expecting upstream turnarounds and downtime to reduce production by about 110,000 boepd. Chevron expects TCO's expanded operations, which are 98% complete, to deliver more than 1 million boepd in 2025, and to pump about 1.1 million boepd from the Permian by mid-decade. Its Permian production rose 5% from the first quarter to a record of 772,000 boepd, on track with its full-year guidance, the company said. 2 U.S. oil company also expects Permian output in the third quarter to be roughly flat before growing again in the fourth quarter.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Michael Wirth, Wirth, We've, Sabrina Valle, Arunima Kumar, Mrinalika Roy, Shinjini Ganguli, Anil D'Silva, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Chevron, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies Chevron Corp, Chevron Corp, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Canada, Thailand, Tengizchevroil, Kazakhstan, Russia, East, Argentina, Houston, Bengaluru

"When we're 50% foreign owned that gives people pause within Japan," Johnson said in an interview. Companies often view the presence of an activist investor as a challenge to their strategy or a factor that could delay execution of their plans. The activist investor previously praised JSR's "fact-based decision making" and said it supports the sale to JIC. "But that doesn't contribute to the Japanese semiconductor materials industry overall," he said. "I don't think they're being imaginative enough ... there's a wide range of materials expertise in Japan," Johnson said.

Persons: Eric Johnson, Johnson, ValueAct, JSR's, Atsushi Ikeda, Goldman Sachs, Ikeda, Yuta, JSR, Sam Nussey, Miho Uranaka, Makiko Yamazaki, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Stephen Coates Organizations: JSR, Japan Investment Corp, Samsung, Intel, ValueAct, Companies, Citigroup, Svea, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, American, Japan, there's

Ferrovial has been providing artificial intelligence services to its businesses and employees since April after two years of work on an AI solutions centre in Spain. Ferrovial is working with Microsoft AI products, but has its own, completely isolated version, and is building the framework for an AI service that will help its various businesses. The company is also using AI tools on its highways to detect cars going the wrong way, objects or people on the road, and is working on perfecting the sensors. In parallel, Ferrovial is working on ways to communicate directly with motorists using its U.S. toll roads and give them more information than just the rates. AI will also help it contact potential users to offer discounts and attract more traffic.

Persons: Ferrovial, Luis Carlos Pietro Fernandez, Fernandez, Corina Pons, Andrei Khalip, Conor Humphries Organizations: Heathrow, Reuters, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spain, Highways, Madrid, Netherlands, United States, Heathrow, Britain's, New, JFK

☆ Insight: Wegovy weight-loss injection factory plagued by sterile-safety failures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Maggie Fick | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Microbial contamination of drugs injected into the body, rather than swallowed, can be deadly, the people said - although the FDA inspectors didn't report any signs of this sort of contamination at the Brussels factory. In both visits, the FDA inspectors found Catalent staff had repeatedly failed to investigate why equipment was malfunctioning. BLINDSIDED BY BOOMING DEMANDWithin months of launching Wegovy, Novo Nordisk was overwhelmed by demand in America, and told shareholders that its initial supply would not keep pace. From December that year and throughout 2022, Novo repeatedly pushed out the timeline for when the supply constraints would end. In late December 2022, Novo announced all five dose strengths were available again in the United States.

Persons: Wegovy, Catalent, Eli Lilly, LLY.N, Susan Bain, Karsten Munk Knudsen, Ambre James, Brown, James, Knudsen didn't, Steven Lynn, Lynn, David Talmage, didn't, Novo, Maggie Fick, Vincent Flasseur, Michele Gershberg Organizations: U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Reuters, FDA, Novo Nordisk, University of Southern, Novo executives, Novo, U.S, Manufacturing, Parenteral Drug Association, Thomson Locations: U.S, Brussels, Danish, University of Southern California, Wegovy, Novo, America, United States

De Oliveira, 56, told another worker at the resort where Trump lives that "the boss" wanted security videos of the property in Florida deleted after the Justice Department subpoenaed them. Trump pleaded not guilty in Miami last month to federal charges of unlawfully retaining the classified government documents after leaving office in 2021 and obstructing justice. Prosecutors filed additional charges against another Trump aide, Walt Nauta. Nauta pleaded not guilty earlier this month to charges he helped the former president hide documents. According to the new indictment, Nauta and De Oliveira moved 64 boxes of records to Trump's residence after the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump for any classified records in May 2022.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Carlos De Oliveira, Trump, De Oliveira, Prosecutors, De Oliveira's, Democrat Joe Biden, Biden, Trump's, Ron DeSantis, Smith's, Walt Nauta, Nauta, Evan Corcoran, Smith, Jacqueline Thomsen, Tim Ahmann, Dan Whitcomb, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Grant McCool Organizations: Trump, Trump's, Justice Department, FBI, Mar, Democrat, of Justice, REPUBLICAN, Republican, Reuters, Republicans, Monday, Thomson Locations: Florida, Lago, Miami, U.S, New York, New Jersey

☆ More potential travel disruption as hundreds of Airbus jets to be inspected after Pratt & Whitney engine recall
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

1,200 Pratt & Whitney engines on Airbus A320neo jets will need to be removed for inspection. JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, and Wizz Air are among the airlines to be impacted. The company said a "rare condition" contaminated the powder metal used to make "certain engine parts" and it could cause cracks to form on critical engine parts, per The Wall Street Journal. Those Pratt & Whitney engines are used on about 40% of the twin-engine Airbus A320neo jets, per the Journal. An Airbus spokesperson said the company is working with its customers and Pratt & Whitney to minimize the disruption and implement the required inspection plans.

Persons: Greg Hayes, Pratt, Chris Calio, Calio, France24 Organizations: Pratt & Whitney, Airbus, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, Wizz, Aerospace, RTX, Street, Reuters, Whitney, Pratt, Wizz Air, Boeing, Paris Air

☆ New, used EV prices have dropped, but don't rush to buy: 'It's not a consumer-friendly market,' analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

New EV prices also fell nearly 20% from their peak of $66,390 in June of last year due to inventory growth, found a study by Kelly Blue Book. A year ago, demand for electric vehicles due to high gas prices from the war in Ukraine sent prices on an upward swing. "We've never had a used EV market; it's only beginning to develop," said Krebs. How to shop for a used EVThere is a tax credit for used electric vehicles worth up to $25,000, but only a handful of used EVs have depreciated to cost under the ceiling price. To that point, car shoppers looking into used electric vehicles should be cautious about their battery life and utility, experts say.

Persons: Sean Gallup, Joseph Yoon, Kelly Blue, Yoon, Krebs, We've, Edmunds Organizations: Getty, What's Locations: Edmunds, Ukraine

☆ Police officer fired after unleashing dog on Black man in Ohio traffic stop
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 26 (Reuters) - Police in Circleville, Ohio, on Wednesday fired an officer who unleashed his dog on a Black man during a highway traffic stop and ordered the animal to attack even though the man had his hands raised, according to video of the incident. "Officer (Ryan) Speakman did not meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers. Officer Speakman has been terminated from the department, effective immediately," police in a statement. The vehicle was missing a mud flap and it had failed to stop for an inspection, a report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said. Moments later, an officer with the Circleville Police Department unleashed a police dog on Rose even though a state trooper told the local officer not to release the dog.

Persons: Ryan, Speakman, Jadarrius Rose, Rose, Shawn Baer, Daniel Trotta, Jamie Freed Organizations: Police, Wednesday, Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Highway Patrol, Circleville Police Department, Circleville Police, Thomson Locations: Circleville , Ohio, Ohio, Columbus, Rose

Microscopic contaminants were found in a metal used in the engine's high-pressure turbine discs - part of the engine core. In an interview, Chief Executive Greg Hayes acknowledged the airlines' frustration over a spate of problems with the Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines over the last seven years. While the latest GTF issue could be the last straw for some, we suspect that the negative (share price) response is overdone". Low-cost Indian carrier Go First, which plunged into financial crisis this year, blamed "faulty" Pratt & Whitney engines for the grounding of about half its 54 Airbus A320neos. Announcing quarterly earnings on Tuesday, RTX increased its 2023 sales expectation from $72 billion to $73 billion to $73 billion to $74 billion.

Persons: Whitney, Pratt, Greg Hayes, Safran, RTX, Robert Stallard, Wizz, Hayes, Pratyush Thakur, Valerie Insinna, Mike Stone, Susan Mathew, Rajesh Singh, Tim Hepher, Shounak Dasgupta, Sharon Singleton, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Pratt, Airbus, U.S, RTX Corp, Raytheon Technologies, CFM International, GE, Reuters, Research, Spirit Airlines Inc, JetBlue Airways, Wizz, Thomson Locations: Paris, Bengaluru, Washington, Chicago

☆ Airlines shares hit turbulence on Alaska's dour forecast, RTX engine problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER airplane prepares to land at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/File PhotoJuly 25 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines stocks tumbled on Tuesday as investors were spooked by downbeat forecasts from Alaska Air Group (ALK.N) and a warning on jet engines by aerospace giant RTX (RTX.N). Alaska's shares plunged 11.2% in morning trade, dragging United Airlines (UAL.O), American Airlines (AAL.O), Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) and Delta Air (DAL.N) down between 2.5% and 5%. Jetblue's shares fell about 5%, while those of ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines declined about 3%. Paris-listed shares of Airbus (AIR.PA) fell 2%.

Persons: Ben Nelms, Stephen Trent, Whitney, Art Hogan, You've, Shivansh, Johann M Cherian, Tim Hepher Organizations: Alaska Airlines Boeing, REUTERS, Alaska Air Group, Investors, Citi, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air, Raytheon, Pratt, Airbus, Riley Wealth, Spirit Airlines, Jetblue Airways, Thomson Locations: Richmond , British Columbia, Canada, Alaska, Boston, Paris, Bengaluru

☆ RTX says 'significant portion' of GTF engines powering A320neo aircraft need inspection
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 25 (Reuters) - RTX Corp (RTX.N) said on Tuesday a "significant portion" of Pratt & Whitney's GTF engines that power Airbus A320neo jets will need "accelerated removals and inspections" within the next nine to twelve months. RTX shares fell 4% in premarket trading, while Paris-listed Airbus' (AIR.PA) stock was down about 0.5% in regular trade. About 200 "accelerated removals" from fleet containing PW1100G-JM engines will be needed by mid-September this year, RTX said. RTX unit Pratt & Whitney has been facing issues related to its GTF engines in hot and dusty climates. Low-cost Indian carrier Go First, which plunged into financial crisis this year, blamed "faulty" Pratt & Whitney engines for the grounding of about half its 54 Airbus A320neos.

Persons: Whitney's, RTX, Pratt, Whitney, Pratyush Thakur, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: RTX, Pratt, Airbus, Airbus A320neos, Thomson Locations: Paris, Bengaluru

☆ New Engines on Hundreds of Airbus Jets Recalled for Inspection
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Doug Cameron | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Pratt & Whitney Engines on Hundreds of Airbus Jets Recalled for Inspection
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Doug Cameron | Andrew Tangel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Israeli troops kill three Palestinian militants in West Bank, minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] A general view of the car in which, according to an Israeli military statement and Army Radio, three Palestinians who fired at Israeli forces were killed by Israeli troops, in Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen SawaftaJERUSALEM, July 25 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed three Palestinian militants who opened fire on them from a car near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israel's defence minister and army said. Congratulating the army on Twitter, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the incident had taken place at Mount Gerizim, a Samaritan community overlooking Nablus. Violence in the West Bank has surged for over a year, with increased Israeli raids, Palestinian street attacks and settler rampages in Palestinian villages. Nablus and the nearby northern West Bank city of Jenin have seen especially intense clashes.

Persons: Yoav Gallant, rampages, Henriette Chacar, Kim Coghill, Stephen Coates Organizations: Army Radio, Bank, REUTERS, West, Twitter, West Bank, Thomson Locations: Nablus, Raneen, JERUSALEM, West Bank, Palestine, Violence, Jenin

☆ India now has AI news anchors. I tuned in and within the first 5 minutes, it's clear that news presenters are in serious trouble.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Even so, I feel news presenters should now be very worried about their job security. AI-generated anchors presented the news in India for the first time in April, the South China Morning Post reported. One of them, named Lisa, is now a news presenter on Odisha TV, a local station broadcasting in eastern India. Today, Lisa joins the legion of other AI-generated presenters employed by newsrooms in Indonesia, Taiwan, Kuwait, Malaysia, and China. Odisha TV's managing director, Jagi Mangat Panda, told the South China Morning Post, "Lisa is going to be a great partner.

Persons: Lisa, isn't, Odisha TV's, Jagi Organizations: China Morning Post, Twitter, newsrooms, South China Morning Locations: India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Kuwait, Malaysia, China

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