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☆ Latino mobile home park residents denounce conditions, allege discrimination
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Albinson Linares | Albinson Linares Is A Reporter For Noticias Telemundo Based In Mexico City. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

The sewage is exposed to the air and causes a lot of nausea and headaches,” said Veronica Isabel Dahlberg, executive director of HOLA Ohio, a nonprofit group assisting Latino state residents, which has advised mobile home park residents who sued. It is very expensive,” said Yvonne Maldonado, a co-director of Manufactured Housing Action, a nonprofit group that focuses on such communities. “We have recently seen private equity enter the manufactured housing market," PESP housing research coordinator Madeline Bankson said. During hurricanes, the National Weather Service has said, 72% of deaths occur in homes, and of those, 54% occur in mobile homes. She also urged mobile home park residents to organize their communities and if there are complaints, to do it as a group, which is more effective.

Persons: Mariano Jacobo Piñón, ”, Vicente Hernández, Ricardo Rodríguez, Veronica Isabel Dahlberg, Mariano Jacobo Piñón's, ” Rodríguez, Melissa Solomon, Jones, Patrick J, Condon, Yvonne Maldonado, Maldonado, Ana Eugenia Báez, Báez, Andrea Chiriboga, Flor, Ascentia, Marko Vukovich, ” Vukovich, Esther Sullivan, Eva Marie Uzcategui, Madeline Bankson, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal, John Fetterman, ” Shaheen, Banks, Juan Pablo Garnham, Garnham Organizations: Fairgrounds United, Perry Mobile Home, Noticias Telemundo, Jones Estates Fairgrounds, Jones Estates Perry LLC, Jones Estates, Department of Housing, Urban, Survey, Residents, People Center, Foxridge, Colorado Mobile, Private, University of Colorado, Home Parks, The Washington, Getty, Prosperity, Federal Housing Administration, “, Telemundo, Princeton, National Weather Service Locations: Lake County , Ohio, Mexico, Ohio, Hernández, Lake County, Mobile, U.S, New York, Colorado, Foxridge, Arapahoe County , Colorado, Denver, Sarasota , Fla, Sens

Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and City Council member Aaron Banks were indicted last month on conspiracy and bribery charges. Barbara Gauntt / Clarion Ledger / USA Today via ImagnA City Council member, Angelique Lee, resigned in August and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery. “People are tired; they just want some good stuff done,” said Vernon Hartley, a City Council member for one of the city’s poorest wards. Aaron Banks is the second Jackson City Council member to be charged in the federal bribery case. Angelique Lee, a former City Council member, resigned and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery.

Persons: JACKSON, —, Virgi Lindsay, ” Lindsay, Jody Owens, Lauren Witte, “, ”, Owens, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Aaron Banks, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Barbara Gauntt, Angelique Lee, Sherik Marve Smith, Smith, Jackson, Vernon Hartley, ” Owens, Banks, Lumumba, They’re, Lee, Rogelio V . Solis, The United States ”, Hartley, Lindsay, Ashby Foote, Hannah Mattix, Foote, ” Foote, ” Hartley Organizations: Miss, Council, Clarion Ledger, FBI, Southern District of, City Council, City, “, Department of Housing, Urban Development, U.S, Southern, Southern District of Mississippi Owens, Jackson City Council, ”, Attorney’s Office, The United, NBC News, Republican, Capital Club, USA, Solutions Locations: Jackson, Hinds, Hinds County, Southern District, Southern District of Mississippi, Imagn, Nashville, Florida, Owens, Africa, The United States, generalities, City

☆ Bernard Arnault, the world's richest person, appoints son to CEO role at LVMH amid leadership shake-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bernard, CEO and chairman of LVMH, is the world's richest person with a $158.5 billion net worth. Related Video 5 ways Elon Musk shook up Twitter as CEOAlexandre Arnault and Bernard Arnault in 2016. Representatives for LVMH, Arnault, and Guiony did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. The new appointments also drum up speculation about who will succeed Bernard as LVMH's CEO. The Arnault family has been compared to the Roy family, the subjects of the HBO drama, "Succession."

Persons: Alexandre Arnault, Moët Hennessy, Bernard Arnault's, —, Bernard Arnault's multibillion, LVMH, Bernard, Christian Dior, Bernard's, Alexandre, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Donato Sardella, Louis Vuitton, Jean, Jacques Guiony, Guiony, — Alexandre, Frédéric —, Delphine Arnault, Dior Couture, Antoine Arnault, Antoine, Jean Arnault, Roy, Roy family's Organizations: Service, company's Sustainability, LVMH's, Product, Communications, Tiffany, LVMH, Business, Reuters, Christian Dior, HBO, New York Times Locations: LVMH

☆ Tech giants are investing in 'sovereign AI' to help Europe cut its dependence on the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Sovereign AI is "more driven by the industry naming it that, than it is from the policymakers' side," Gow said. On Wednesday, Denmark laid out a landmark white paper outlining how companies can use AI in compliance with the incoming EU AI Act — the world's first major AI law. How regulation fueled a mindset shiftThat's not to say regulations haven't proven an important factor in getting tech giants to think more about building localized AI infrastructure within Europe. The concept of AI sovereignty is also getting buy-in from local European tech firms. Orange hasn't yet selected a partner for these sovereign AI model ambitions.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Chris Gow, Anthropic's Claude, Filippo Sanesi, Sanesi, hasn't, —, Cisco's Gow, Rather, " Gow, Gow, It's, David Hogan, Hogan, OVHCloud's Sanesi, Qwant, Bruno Zerbib, Zerbib Organizations: Reuters, Portugal — Tech, CNBC, Data, of Justice, EU, General Data Protection, U.S, Sovereign, Nvidia, Orange Locations: Reuters LISBON, Portugal, Brussels, U.S, Europe, OVHCloud, Italy, Italia, Denmark, Berlin, Paris, French

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top leader on Tuesday warned President-elect Donald Trump not to interfere in the Chinese territory’s internal affairs after he said he would “100%” free the imprisoned pro-democracy activist and tycoon Jimmy Lai. He said Hong Kong, whose government denies that judicial independence is under threat, also valued the rule of law. “In these respects, I hope that all countries will respect the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and avoid political interference that could affect the judiciary and normal commercial activities in Hong Kong,” he said. Hong Kong also enacted its own national security legislation in March. Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai being escorted out of court in Hong Kong in 2021.

Persons: Hong Kong’s, Donald Trump, Jimmy Lai, Lai, Hong, Trump, Hugh Hewitt, I’ll, Lee, ”, “, Hong Kong, . Lai, John Burns, ” Burns, ” Lai, Burns, Sen, Marco Rubio, ” Lee Organizations: Apple, Hong, Administrative, AFP, Getty, University of Hong, NBC News, “, Trump, Republican, Fraser Institute Locations: HONG KONG, Hong, China, Hong Kong, United States, U.S, Beijing, British, ., University of Hong Kong, ” Hong Kong, Washington , New York, San Francisco, Vancouver, Singapore

☆ Netanyahu’s aggressive strategy brings political success and raft of scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Jerusalem CNN —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a winning streak. He fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, who long threatened his coalition and whose attempted dismissal last year led to massive protests. Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on July 26, in Palm Beach, Florida. The slate of accusations against the prime minister, he said, are “an opportunity” to brand himself as the victim of a witch hunt. Reports in Israeli media this week suggest that his office may be floating a trial balloon for dismissing Baharav Miara.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Israel, Donald Trump, Netanyahu, “, ”, –, Alex Brandon, ” Netanyahu, Yedioth Ahronoth, Gallant, Yair Lapid, ” Yoav Gallant, Andrew Harnik, Trump, Nadav Shtrauchler, Minister’s, it’s Netanyahu, Hassan, Nasrallah, Israel –, Shin, Oded, Baharav Miara, Netanyahu’s, CNN’s Dana Karni, Jeremy Diamond Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Israeli, Mar, –, Israel Security Agency, Ronen Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, Israel, Lebanese, Qatar, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Arlington , Virginia, United States, Lebanon, Gali Baharav Miara, Tel Aviv

☆ Trump says Musk and Ramaswamy will lead government efficiency group
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that Elon Musk and former Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy will lead an efficiency group when his second term begins in January. Trump wrote in a post that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, will "become, potentially, 'The Manhattan Project' of our time." Trump didn't specify where cuts will take place or when the department may be formed. Musk, who also runs defense contractor SpaceX, has reportedly been stationed at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida since election night. Ramaswamy, who challenged Trump in the Republican primary, is co-founder of investment firm Strive Asset Management.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump, hasn't, Musk, Ramaswamy, Pete Hegseth, John Ratcliffe Organizations: Department of Government, Trump, Republican, SpaceX, Fox News Locations: Trump's, Lago, Florida

☆ Canada Women’s coaches ‘directed, approved and condoned’ using drones to spy on opponents, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Joshua Kloke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

“The search for a new head coach for the Women’s National Team will commence shortly,” Canada Soccer said. To determine whether current Canada Soccer President Peter Augruso or General Secretary and CEO Blue “approved, directed and/or condoned” drone usage and spying. According to the report, Canada were not found to have used drones when they won Olympic gold in women’s soccer in Tokyo in 2021. AdvertisementLawyer Regenbogen was instructed by the Board of Directors of Canada Soccer on July 30 and then shared her investigation with Canada Soccer on November 5. On Tuesday, Canada Soccer released to the media an eight-page summary report originally given to the Chair of the Human Resources Committee of the Canada Soccer Board of Directors.

Persons: Sonia Regenbogen, “, ”, Kevin Blue, Bev Priestman, Jasmine Mander, Joseph Lombardi, Priestman, Jason Mowry, Peter Augruso, Blue “, Regenbogen, John Herdman’s, Alex Livesey, Jesse Marsch, ” Marsch, Perry McIntyre, Blue, Marsch, John Herdman wasn’t, Herdman, Canada’s, Ulrik Pedersen, we’ve, Lombardi, who’s, Steph Yang It’s, ” Priestman, Marc Atkins Organizations: Canada, Paris Olympics, Canada Soccer, teams, Toronto, Olympic Games, ” Canada Soccer, Athletic, Olympics, FIFA, women’s, Women’s, Soccer, Getty, Copa America, Olympic, Toronto FC, Major League Soccer, Men’s, Paris, Zealand Women’s National, Canadian, Paris Games, Sports, ”, Toronto FC’s, Men’s National, New Zealand, Canadian Olympic Committee, Zealand women’s, New, International Olympic Committee, Summer Games, Sport, Colombia, Human Resources Committee, Women’s National Team, — Locations: New Zealand, Canadian, France, Canada, United States, Tokyo, Herdman, Saint, Etienne, Germany, U.S, Orlando , Florida, Marsch, Priestman, Copa America

☆ Trump is retaking power with a much more obedient GOP this time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But over four successive election cycles — the 2018 midterms, the 2020 election, the 2022 midterms, and this year's election — Trump has steadily remade the party in his image. Related Video Chaos reigns at GOP debate as Trump skips out"This Republican Party is not the Republican Party of 2010," said Daniel Schuman, a Congress expert and the Executive Director of the American Governance Institute. While Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell's disdain for Trump is well known, his two most likely successors — Sens. That includes all but two of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him after January 6. One proxy for this divide is the issue of Ukraine: Just over half of House Republicans voted against a more than $60 billion Ukraine aid package last year, while most Senate Republicans voted for it.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Trump, — Trump, Daniel Schuman, It's, Paul Ryan, Mike Johnson, Ryan, Johnson, he's, Mitch McConnell's, — Sens, John Thune of, John Cornyn, Ryan Williams, Mitt Romney's, Schuman, Brent Griffiths Organizations: Republicans, Trump, Service, GOP, Republican, Republican Party of, American Governance Institute, Senate, Republican Party Locations: Manhattan, John Thune of South Dakota, Texas, Congress, Ukraine

☆ California governor calls special session to protect liberal policies from Trump presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Gavin Newsom, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, on Thursday called for lawmakers to convene a special session later this year to safeguard the state’s progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration ahead of another Trump presidency. The move — a day after the former president resoundingly defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race — effectively reignited California’s resistance campaign against conservative policies that state Democratic leaders started during the first Trump administration. California’s move is part of a growing discussion among Democratic state officials across the country seeking to protect policies that face threats under Trump’s leadership. Newsom and Democratic lawmakers said they are acting now to shield the state’s policies that have made it a leader in the nation. “He wants to be seen as a political revivalist, and so that puts him front and center,” McCuan said.

Persons: —, Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump, Trump, resoundingly, Kamala Harris, ” Newsom, “ Trump, California’s, Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, ” Hochul, Hochul, Maura Healey, Andrea Campbell, JB Pritzker, ” Pritzker, Newsom, “, Harris, Pro Tempore Mike McGuire, Rob Bonta, Trump’s, David McCuan, won’t, ” McCuan Organizations: Democratic, Associated Press, Republican, Senate, Gov, Trump, ”, Illinois Gov, White House, Pro Tempore, America, State, White, Sonoma State University Locations: Sacramento, California, New York, State, New, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois, ” California, America, Southern California, U.S

If González’s advantage over Dalmau prevails, the pro-statehood New Progressive Party would make history as the first in Puerto Rico to secure a third consecutive term. Back-to-back pro-statehood governors have held office in Puerto Rico since 2016, when Ricardo Rosselló was elected. Local political parties are largely divided based on the issue of Puerto Rico’s territorial status. An unprecedented shiftNo winner has been certified yet, Jessika Padilla, president of the Puerto Rico Elections Commission, said during a news conference early Wednesday. The Puerto Rico Elections Commission is so far reporting a 58% voter turnout in this year’s election.

Persons: Jenniffer, Juan Dalmau —, “, ” González, González, Dalmau, Ricardo Rosselló, Pedro Pierluisi, Rosselló’s, Wanda Vázquez, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, ” Gonzalez, Maria, Jessika Padilla, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, Ortiz, Fernando Rivera, Puerto Ricans, Harris Organizations: New Progressive Party, Puerto Rican Independence Party, Citizens, Puerto Ricans, Puerto, Puerto Rico Elections Commission, Local, Trump Cabinet, Popular Democratic Party, Dalmau, “ Alianza ”, Puerto Rico Research, University of Central, Trump, Democratic, Republican Locations: Puerto Rico, Puerto, González, “ Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican, Dalmau, University of Central Florida, U.S

☆ Super Micro shares plummet 18% after financial update heightens investor concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Charles Liang, chief executive officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Super Micro shares plunged 18% on Wednesday to their lowest level since June of last year after the embattled server maker issued disappointing unaudited financials and failed to provide specifics plans to keep its Nasdaq listing. Super Micro hasn't filed audited financials since May and is at risk of being delisted by Nasdaq if it doesn't report results for the latest fiscal year to the SEC by mid-November. CEO Charles Liang said Super Micro was actively in the process of hiring a new auditor. For the quarter ending Sept. 30, Super Micro said it generated net sales of between $5.9 billion and $6 billion.

Persons: Charles Liang, financials, Ernst & Young, Ernst, Liang Organizations: Super, Computer Inc, Super Micro, Nasdaq, Micro, Ernst, SEC, Mizuho Locations: Taipei, Taiwan

While on the campaign trail, Trump threatened retribution against some tech companies, including jailing Meta's chief, Mark Zuckerberg. "That is likely to have devastating consequences for US tech companies that sell in foreign markets as well as crippling domestic consumption." Hay said that while most presidents wouldn't have any say on existing cases, "Trump is a bit more of a wild card." AdvertisementBut still, he said, new guidelines wouldn't have much impact on the biggest tech companies. There are fears that if H1-Bs are restricted under the second Trump administration, the US could lose its competitive edge on the world stage.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Elon, marveling, — Musk, jailing, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Mark Lemley, Lemley, GlobalData's Neil Saunders, Chris Walton, Walton, there's, George Hay, Hay, wouldn't, Kamala Harris, Dan Romanoff, Joe Biden, Anna Rathbun, Biden, he's, Rathbun, James Brundage, Saunders, Valerie Wirtschafter, Harris, Romanoff, Wirtschafter Organizations: Trump, Big, Service, SpaceX, Big Tech, Google, Justice Department, Department, Barclays, Stanford Program, Law, Science & Technology, Business, Retail, Target, Apple, Cornell University, Republicans, Morningstar, AT, Time Warner, Republican, Walmart, Brookings, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology Initiative Locations: Americas

AI regulation is likely to change under Trump, but major antitrust cases are unlikely to be impacted. While on the campaign trail, Trump threatened retribution against some tech companies, including jailing Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg. "That is likely to have devastating consequences for US tech companies that sell in foreign markets as well as crippling domestic consumption." AdvertisementBut still, new guidelines won't have much impact on the biggest tech companies, Hay said. Experts fear that, if H1-Bs are restricted under the second Trump administration, the US could lose its competitive edge on the world stage.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Elon, marveling, — Musk, jailing, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Mark Lemley, Lemley, Neil Saunders, Chris Walton, Walton, there's, George Hay, Hay, wouldn't, Kamala Harris, Dan Romanoff, Joe Biden, Anna Rathbun, Biden, Rathbun, James Brundage, Ernst, Saunders, Valerie Wirtschafter, Harris, Romanoff, Wirtschafter Organizations: Trump, Big, Service, SpaceX, Big Tech, jailing Meta, Google, Justice Department, Department, Barclays, Stanford Program, Law, Science & Technology, Retail, Target, Apple, Cornell University, Republicans, Morningstar, AT, Time Warner, Republican, Walmart, Brookings, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology Initiative Locations: Americas

☆ Activist Irenic backs Starboard's push to end News Corp's dual-class structure
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Activist Irenic Capital Management said Tuesday that it would back fellow dissident Starboard Value's push to dissolve the dual-class structure at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp , ahead of a closely watched shareholder meeting. Irenic wrote in its Tuesday letter to News Corp's board that while it opposed the dual-class structure, it remained supportive of management's efforts to "unlock immediate value." Irenic also wrote it believes the Murdoch family and other super-voting shareholders should be paid a premium if a conversion to a single-share structure happened. A vote to dissolve the dual-class structure at News Corp nearly a decade ago failed, although it was supported by 90% of non-Murdoch shareholders. The Murdoch family controls roughly 40% of the vote through a family trust and the supervoting Class B shares, making governance changes tough.

Persons: Jeff Smith's, Murdoch, Adam Katz's Irenic, Irenic, Glass Lewis Organizations: Irenic Capital Management, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Wall Street, News Corp

☆ OpenAI is making moves toward becoming a for-profit company
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

OpenAI is one step closer to becoming a for-profit company. A for-profit structure would be much more conventional for the investors OpenAI is courting. Reports of the California attorney general's involvement in the process indicate the company is one step closer to formalizing the unprecedented shift, which would require the attorney general's approval. Neither OpenAI nor the California attorney general's office immediately responded to Business Insider's request for comment. A for-profit structure would be much more conventional for the big-name investors OpenAI is increasingly courting, including Microsoft and Nvidia.

Persons: —, Sam Altman, general's, OpenAI, Rob Bonta, Bret Taylor Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Microsoft, Nvidia Locations: California, Delaware

☆ Super Micro says board found 'no evidence of fraud,' still has no timetable for annual results
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Charles Liang, chief executive officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Super Micro shares plummeted last week after Ernst & Young, the company's auditor, resigned. CEO Charles Liang said Super Micro was actively in the process of hiring a new auditor. Super Micro shares soared 246% last year after jumping 87% in 2023. WATCH: Super Micro shares down on earnings

Persons: Charles Liang, unaudited, Ernst & Young, Ernst, Liang, LSEG Organizations: Super, Computer Inc, Nasdaq, Super Micro, Micro, SEC, Ernst, Company Locations: Taipei, Taiwan

Bad Bunny is recognized globally for establishing reggaeton as a mainstream music genre and exporting Puerto Rican culture to the world. Puerto Rico has given an organic endorsement,” Bad Bunny told the thousands at the rally. It’s you, the people of Puerto Rico, who have told me that on Nov. 5th, we must vote for Juan Dalmau and the ‘Alianza’” (Alliance). Bad Bunny's message connects with young voters in Puerto Rico who have never lived in a Puerto Rico that’s not riddled with crisis, said Jorge Schmidt Nieto, a political science professor at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez. Bad Bunny talks about his upbringing — and makes it politicalIn his 20-minute speech Sunday, Bad Bunny opened up about his upbringing in Puerto Rico — and linked it to Puerto Rico's recent political turmoil.

Persons: Bunny, Zers, “, ”, It’s, Juan Dalmau, Dalmau, Bad Bunny, Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico that’s, Jorge Schmidt Nieto, Apagón, Una Velita, Carlos Vargas, Ramos, Vargas, —, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Pedro Rosselló, Vega Baja, Luis Fortuño, Schmidt Nieto, Hurricane Maria, Charles Venator, There's, ” Venator, theis, Rosselló, Santiago, García, Sin Suela Organizations: Puerto, Alianza ’ ”, Puerto Rican Independence Party, Citizens, Puerto Rico's, New Progressive Party, Gov, Popular Democratic Party, University of Puerto, Puerto Rican, Ricans, Center, Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, Puerto Rico —, Alliance, Islanders, Hurricane, University of Connecticut, Puerto Ricans Locations: Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, New York, Vega, Santiago, Puerto Rico’s

☆ A lawsuit accuses Bain Capital's PowerSchool of trafficking in student data. The edtech giant says everything it does is legal.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

PowerSchool sells student data without parents' informed consent, a federal lawsuit alleges. Related storiesPowerSchool spokesman Austin Zerbach told BI that no PowerSchool product sells any form of student data. The public disclosures of PowerSchool say the edtech company "may" collect data such as "extracurricular program membership" and "student assessments." AdvertisementTechnology can easily re-identify anonymized student data, said Chad Marlow, senior policy counsel at the ACLU, where he focuses on privacy, surveillance, and technology issues. "No PowerSchool product, including Connected Intelligence P20W, sells any form of student data," the spokesman said.

Persons: PowerSchool, —, It's, Emily Cherkin, Cherkin, Hardeep Gulati, PowerSchools, Austin Zerbach, Zerbach, it's, — they're, Julie Liddell, Chad Marlow, Marlow, Liddell, James Donato, PowerSchool's Bain, The Bain Organizations: Service, Bain Capital, PowerSchool, Technology, ACLU, Data Systems, US, Apple, Vista Equity Partners, Vista Equity, Onex Partners, NYSE, The, KKR, Co, Instructure Holdings, Inc Locations: San Francisco, Seattle, Folsom , California, Boston, Austin , Texas, Salt Lake City

☆ 29 children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

ABUJA, Nigeria CNN —Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for participating in a protest against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis. The death sentence was introduced in the 1970s in Nigeria, but there have been no executions in the country since 2016. “So taking minors before a federal high court is wrong, ab initio, except if the government is able to prove that the boys are all above 19 years,” Balogun said. “A country that has a duty to educate its children will decide to punish those children. Yemi Adamolekun, executive director of Enough is Enough, a civil society organization promoting good governance in Nigeria, said authorities have no business prosecuting children.

Persons: Nigeria CNN —, Akintayo, “, ” Balogun, Marshal Abubakar, ” Abubakar, Yemi Adamolekun, ” Adamolekun, — Organizations: Nigeria CNN, Associated Press, Child, United Nations Locations: ABUJA, Nigeria, Abuja, Africa, West

☆ Morgan Stanley has a new innovation chief. Expect more OpenAI-like partnerships.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWhen Morgan Stanley and OpenAI announced their blockbuster partnership at the beginning of 2023, it signaled a competitive advantage for the Wall Street bank. Morgan Stanley, since then, has co-developed a handful of generative AI tools with the AI powerhouse for its lucrative wealth-management business. Morgan Stanley is far from the only financial firm using OpenAI. In his new role, Manahan oversees the bank's innovation council, which launched at the beginning of the year. The council is dedicated to identifying the bank's technology focuses.

Persons: Sean Manahan, Morgan Stanley's, —, Morgan Stanley, OpenAI, Andy Saperstein, Jeff McMillan, Manahan, Morgan Stanley execs Organizations: Service, York, Tech, Big Tech, Morgan Locations: Silicon Valley, Manhattan, Manahan, New York

Over the past seven decades, Puerto Rico has been governed by the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, currently in office held by Gov. This year, however, the candidate from the Puerto Rican Independence Party, a minority party that advocates for the island’s independence from the U.S., has had a breakthrough. Independence Party candidate Juan Dalmau has gained enough momentum to have a fighting chance at defeating Jenniffer Gonzalez, the candidate from the incumbent pro-statehood party, and relegating the candidate from the Popular Democratic Party, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, to third place. As a result, Congress passed the PROMESA law in 2016 to create a federally appointed fiscal oversight board to allow Puerto Rico to restructure its debt. In addition to this, Puerto Rico was hit by devastating natural disasters that include 2017’s Hurricane María and a series of earthquakes in 2020 and the pandemic.

Persons: Pedro Pierluisi, Juan Dalmau, Jenniffer Gonzalez, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, he's, Carlos Vargas, Ramos, Puerto Ricans, Ricardo Rosselló, Cristina Rodríguez, “, Rodriguez, Ortiz, Miguel Hernández, there's, Castro, ”, González, Jorge Schmidt Nieto, Schmidt Nieto, Pierluisi, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Tony Hinchcliffe’s, Puerto, Dalmau, Charles Venator, wouldn't, Javier Jiménez Organizations: New Progressive Party, Gov, Popular Democratic Party, Puerto Rican Independence Party, Independence Party, Puerto Ricans, Alianza, Citizens, Center, Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, Puerto Rican, Islanders, Puerto Rico, “ Alianza ”, Avid, Housing, U.S, University of Puerto, González, Puerto Rico's Center, Investigative Journalism, of Justice, Puerto Rico’s nonvoting, Popular Democratic, Trump, University of Connecticut Locations: Puerto Rico, U.S, Puerto, New York, Puerto Rican, Puerto Ricans, Alianza, Cuba, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Dalmau, Santiago, Venator

☆ Israel’s military leaders signal their work in Gaza and Lebanon is done. Will Netanyahu listen?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It comes as Lebanon’s prime minister says that a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel could be imminent. In Gaza, he said, “if we take out the northern Gaza Brigade commander, it’s another collapse…. Amir Cohen/ReutersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly pledged “absolute victory.” His defense minister and longtime political tormentor Yoav Gallant has bristled at that goal. That’s a far cry from the existing, maximalist war aim of eliminating Hamas’ military and governance capabilities. A spokesperson for the prime minister declined to comment.

Persons: –, ” Herzi Halevi, Staff Herzi Halevi, Amir Cohen, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Yoav Gallant, ” Gallant, Najib Mikati, Amos Hochstein, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Mikati, Ariel Hermoni, Gallant, “, Netanyahu Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Israel Defense Forces ’, “, General Staff, Hezbollah, Gaza, Staff, Reuters, CNN, Defense, State Locations: Jerusalem, Lebanon, Gaza, Israel, there’s, Reuters Israeli, we’re, Iran, Qatar

☆ Technology for Your Board
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

As companies face an increasingly complex digital landscape, new cybersecurity and AI governance standards are emerging. Technology is both a driver of value and a source of risk. So, is your Board prepared to stay ahead of these threats while simultaneously driving value? Guest: Nora Denzel, AMD Lead Independent Director and NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Board Oversight of Technology Chair

Persons: Nora Denzel Organizations: Technology, AMD, Commission

☆ Trump is already poisoning trust in yet another US election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

On one level, Trump’s comment shows how his false election fraud claims have entered the outer realms of absurdity. The election fraud claims that Trump most notably supercharged in 2020 to salve his humiliation at losing to Joe Biden are already at high intensity this year. After laying out the darkest closing argument in modern American history, Trump is now increasingly turning to poisoning public confidence in the election. Gore conceded that election, thereby guaranteeing an uncontested transfer of presidential power — a step Trump refused to take four years ago. Just 30% of registered voters think Trump would accept the results of the election and concede if he loses, while 73% say that Harris would accept an election loss.

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