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☆ If you’re thinking about quitting Elon Musk’s Twitter, here’s how to use alternative Mastodon
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It has been reported that more than 200.000 new users flocked the social media app after the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk. One of the fastest growing alternatives is Mastodon, which looks and feels a lot like Twitter. In the 12 days after Musk bought Twitter, Mastodon app downloads on Apple App Store and Google Play for Android surged more than 100 times previous rates to 322,000 installs during the period, according to analysis by Sensor Tower, an app analytics firm. That's still a lot lower than the over 245 million daily active users of Twitter that CEO Elon Musk tweeted about this week. Davide Bonaldo | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesBecause anyone can set up their own Mastodon server, there's no central place to sign up like twitter.com.

☆ Elon Musk is now working out of Twitter headquarters, thanks employees for long hours
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

On Friday, Twitter 's new owner Elon Musk sent a companywide email to employees of the social media giant thanking them for working long hours since he took over on Oct. 28. Two current Twitter employees told CNBC that they were fielding calls from colleagues and clients about all the changes to the platform. Two employees told CNBC that they have not gotten formal guidance from the company's human resources department on remote work. This week, Musk told Twitter employees that he was reversing the company's previous "work from home forever" policy which had been enacted by his personal friend and collaborator, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Here's the e-mail from Elon Musk to Twitter employees on Friday, transcribed by CNBC:

☆ Chase Sapphire Reserve card review: One of the best premium travel cards now offers an 80,000-point bonus (worth at least $1,200 in travel), but it won't be around for long
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( David E. Slotnick | Senior Reporter | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +43 min

How to earn points with the Chase Sapphire ReserveThe Chase Sapphire Reserve has one of the most rewarding earning structures of any premium travel card. Chase also offers an easy option for redeeming points on the Chase Sapphire Reserve and the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card. You get a 50% bonus in value with the Chase Sapphire Reserve — so, 1.5 cents per point — and a 25% bonus if you have the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card. This includes the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card , Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card, Ink Business Cash® Credit Card, Chase Freedom Unlimited®, and Chase Freedom Flex℠. Also, note that you cannot open a Chase Sapphire Reserve if you currently hold any flavor of Chase Sapphire card.

In his first companywide email to Twitter employees, new owner and CEO Elon Musk said he was ending the social network's "work from home forever" policy. He also warned employees that the company might not survive the economic downturn without significant subscription revenue. From: Elon Musk [email removed] Date: Nov 9, 2022 [time stamp removed] To: Team Sorry that this is my first email to the whole company but there is no way to sugarcoat the message. We are also changing Twitter policy such that remote work is no longer allowed unless you have a specific exception. Thanks, ElonWATCH: Twitter is now Elon Musk's company — Here's how experts responded to the news

☆ Elon Musk to UK minister: 'What does a tosh look like?'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Britain's Northern Ireland minister Chris Heaton-Harris had called on Musk to act on fake news after he took to Twitter to dismiss false reports that he was resigning his government post. "I hope one of @elonmusk first moves is to eliminate fake news on Twitter ... Very exciting I know, but complete and utter tosh," he added. His appeal to the world's richest person elicited a surprising response from Musk, who asked: "What does a tosh look like?" Some of the thousands who viewed the exchange suggested Musk was joking, while others were keen to provide him with an explanation.

☆ Chicago principal suspended after student in German military costume goose steps at high school Halloween contest
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The principal of a prominent Chicago high school has been removed from his duties over the handling of a student's German military officer costume on Halloween. A student donned the outfit for a costume contest on Halloween at Jones College Prep high school — an act “widely recognized by many students, staff” as “antisemitic,” Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said in a statement Friday. “This incident caused harm to many students and staff, and it is completely inconsistent with our values as a school district. NBC News has reached out to Powers and the high school for comment. This isn’t Powers' first controversy at the elite selective enrollment high school near the city’s downtown.

For the most part, Mastodon looks like Twitter, with hashtags, political back-and-forth and tech banter jostling for space with cat pictures. People swap posts and links with others on their own server - or Mastodon "instance" - and also, almost as easily, with users on other servers across the growing network. But the jump in Mastodon users in a matter of days has still been startling. loadingBefore Musk completed the Twitter acquisition on Oct. 27, Mastodon's growth averaged 60-80 new users an hour, according to the widely-cited Mastodon Users account. Rochko started Mastodon in 2017, when rumours were spreading that PayPal founder and Musk ally Peter Thiel wanted to buy Twitter.

☆ CNBC cancels 'The News with Shepard Smith' to refocus on business news
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

NBCUniversal's CNBC has canceled "The News with Shepard Smith," its primetime general news show, to refocus on business and market coverage. The network announced the news Thursday in an e-mail to CNBC employees. CNBC will replace Smith's primetime show with markets coverage until a new live show focusing on business news launches in 2023. Smith joined CNBC two years ago from Fox News to bolster primetime TV ratings. The decision to move on from Smith is the first major decision made by Sullivan since taking over CNBC from Mark Hoffman in September.

☆ Ad giant IPG advises brands to pause Twitter spending after Musk takeover
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Twitter logo is seen on a mobile device in ths illustration photo in Warsaw, Poland on 30 October, 2022. Twitter is losing its most active users according to research done by Reuters. Advertising giant Interpublic Group has recommended that clients of its IPG Media Brands agencies suspend all paid advertising on Twitter for at least a week following Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of the social media network. Yoel Roth, head of safety at Twitter, has posted several threads to Twitter discussing how the company is combating this. Finchem called upon Musk personally for help in a tweet, and Musk said in a reply on Twitter that he was "looking into" the matter.

[1/5] A police officer stands guard near a passenger van, cordoned after a blast at the entrance of the Confucius Institute University of Karachi, Pakistan, April 26, 2022. Even though months have passed since the attack, Pakistani authorities remain deeply worried. Shortly afterwards, schoolteacher Shari Hayat Baloch, 30, is filmed walking in a park with her young son and daughter and later addressing the camera in combat fatigues. The Chinese officials supported Pakistan's counter-terrorism forces in areas such as CCTV footage enhancement and data retrieval from cell phones, the ministry said. On the day of the Karachi attack, Habitan, a dentist, tweeted that he was "beaming with pride" at what his wife had done.

☆ Fintech firm Upgrade offers top U.S. savings rate of 3.5% as competition for deposits heats up
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Credit-card startup Upgrade is releasing a new savings account with what it says is the country's top interest rate as competition for deposits heats up, CNBC has learned. The fintech firm's Premier Savings account is being launched Thursday with a 3.5% annual percentage yield, according to CEO Renaud Laplanche. That is higher than any account currently tracked by Bankrate.com, senior analyst Ted Rossman said in an e-mail. "At 3.5%, we're by far the best savings account in the country," Laplanche said during an interview. "This suggests that deposit-pricing pressure is becoming more widely dispersed across the banking industry as rates move sharply higher," Graseck said.

☆ Bank instant payment shift to help business and consumers, says EU
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness proposed a draft EU law that will require banks across the 27-country union to offer and receive "instant payment" (IP) services for a fee that is the same or lower than they charge for traditional credit transfers. Currently, some banks charge far more for an IP transfer, up to 30 euros ($30) in some cases, compared with traditional transfers. "We want to extend euro instant payments internationally at a later stage," European Commission executive vice president Valdis Dombrovskis told reporters. "By mandating instant payments, the biggest blockers to open banking payments becoming mainstream are instantly solved," said Tom Greenwood, CEO of instant payments gateway Volt. Currently, non-bank payment firms are excluded as they don't have direct access to payment systems, but Brussels plans to revise its rules to allow them to compete alongside banks in IP payments, an EU source said.

☆ 'Seismic shift' in bank payments to help business and consumers, says EU
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Forcing banks across the European Union to offer instant payments in euros is a "seismic" shift to make the economy more efficient and reap savings for businesses and customers, the bloc's financial services chief said on Wednesday. "By mandating instant payments, the biggest blockers to open banking payments becoming mainstream are instantly solved," said Tom Greenwood, CEO of instant payments gateway Volt. IP allows people to receive and make instant payments 24/7, critical if payday falls on a weekend, and for businesses to manage their cash flows by receiving funds instantly after a sale. Banks will have to screen daily their IP customers against the most updated EU sanctions list, which has expanded since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Currently, non-bank payment firms are excluded as they don't have direct access to payment systems, but Brussels plans to revise its rules to allow them to compete alongside banks in IP payments, an EU source said.

☆ Iran's atomic energy organization says e-mail was hacked
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Iran's atomic energy organization said that an e-mail server belonging to one of its subsidiaries had been hacked from a foreign country and information published online, state media reported on Sunday. An Iranian hacking group, Black Reward, said in a statement published on Twitter that it had released hacked information relating to Iranian nuclear activities, declaring the action an act of support for protesters in Iran. Their statement, published on Saturday, ended with the words "In the name of Mahsa Amini and for women, life, freedom" - a show of support for protests ignited by her death in the custody of morality police last month. The atomic energy organization's general department of public diplomacy and information played down the significance of the released information, saying "this move was made with the aim of attracting public attention". Black Reward, in a statement published on Oct. 21, had threatened to release hacked information in 24 hours unless the authorities released political prisoners and people arrested during the unrest.

☆ Iran's atomic energy organization says e-mail was hacked, state media says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Iran's atomic energy organization said that an e-mail server of one of its subsidiaries was hacked from a foreign country, leading to some information being published online, state media reported on Sunday. "This move was made with the aim of attracting public attention," the atomic energy organization's general department of public diplomacy and information said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Trump claims clemency requests taken by FBI from Mar-a-Lago should be returned to him
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Rebecca-Shabad-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is claiming clemency requests that he received while serving in the White House as well as other documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago related to immigration initiatives are his property and should be returned to him. "For its part, the government categorizes those nine documents as presidential records," the DOJ lawyers wrote to Dearie. The letter to Dearie didn't provide specific details about those documents, such as who made the clemency requests. The federal government argued that the nine documents do not belong to Trump and are presidential records that should not be returned to him. The lawyers also rejected Trump's argument that personal records were taken by the FBI when they searched his Florida estate.

☆ U.S. student debt relief: What you need to know now
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But the Biden administration’s new U.S. student debt relief program is not just an academic subject for her. That is because McKay is still dealing with student debt from her days getting a graduate degree at Carnegie Mellon University. So she is not just studying the student debt relief application that went live the other day (https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application) – she is filling it out herself. When and if the debt relief goes through, your loan servicer will let you know. BEWARE OF SCAMSThe student debt relief program has already brought scammers out of the woodwork, warns the Federal Trade Commission (https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2022/10/now-student-loan-debt-relief-application-open-spot-scams).

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India's foreign minister followed up last week at the U.N. Security Council, describing the trajectory of the Ukraine war as "very concerning" and the risk of a nuclear escalation as of "particular anxiety". Moreover, India is worried the war is pushing Russia closer to China, which has fraught relations with New Delhi, the analysts said. "This is countering a narrative that India and China are both doing the same thing – that China is supporting Russia and India, by sitting on the fence, is also supporting Russia," Raghavan told Reuters. India and Russia have had deep relations for decades: Russia accounted for $5.51 billion of the $12.4 billion that India spent between 2018 and 2021 on arms imports. "As the Ukraine conflict continues to rage, we are often asked whose side are we on," he said, again without mentioning Russia.

Below, you'll find some of our favorite rewards credit cards without foreign transaction fees, with an emphasis on travel rewards cards that offer bonus points and miles for airfare, hotels, and more. Note that credit card lenders may use many different variations of credit score models when considering your application. Note that credit card lenders may use many different variations of credit score models when considering your application. Note that credit card lenders may use many different variations of credit score models when considering your application. Virtually all of the best travel rewards credit cards waive foreign transaction fees by this point, so for this guide, we focused on narrowing it down to the best options in a variety of categories.

☆ How Bryan Lourd became one of the most powerful people in the history of Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

Lourd, 61, isn't a household name, but he wields a stunning amount of influence in Hollywood. Lourd's Hollywood clients aren't just A-listers, they're A+-listers: Brad Pitt. An old-fashioned talent agent who loves discussing old movies and doesn't mind pointing out the flaws in his own clients' work, Lourd has become arguably the most powerful person in Hollywood. "He's one of the most powerful people in the history of Hollywood," said Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. But Lourd's clients are such bankable stars that it's equally important for Hollywood executives to be friendly with him as it is beneficial for Lourd and CAA.

☆ In divisive election, Brazil's trans candidates face threats, intimidation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Steven Grattan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterAmong more than 30 trans candidates tracked by the National Association of Travestis and Transgender People (ANTRA), about 80% have received threats or been intimidated during this election cycle period, said researcher Bruna Benavides. The candidates most targeted by political violence and threats tend to be Black women and LGBT people, especially trans women, said researcher Cesar Munoz of Human Rights Watch. "Attacks on trans candidates, especially threats against transfeminine identities are much more intense, violent and numerous than against any other candidate," said Benavides of Rio de Janeiro-based ANTRA. "Political parties often don't take these threats seriously, especially against trans women," Munoz said. Reuters interviewed eight trans and travesti candidates who reported threats and intimidation on the campaign trail.

☆ Tesla Megapack battery caught fire at PG&E substation in California
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

At least one Tesla Megapack caught fire early Tuesday morning at the energy storage facility operated by utility PG&E in Monterey, California. PG&E commissioned the 182.5-megawatt (MW) Tesla Megapack system, known as the Elkhorn Battery at Moss Landing, in April this year. The fires in the energy storage systems at Moss Landing are reminiscent of incidents involving Tesla Megapacks in Australia. Following the fire, some residents near the Elkhorn Battery substation at Moss Landing were told to shelter in place due to emissions. PG&E's Jeff Smith noted, "Safety systems at the facility worked as designed when the issue was detected, and automatically disconnected the battery storage facility from the electrical grid."

☆ Fox News' Bret Baier responds to book's report that he wanted to rescind his network's Arizona call in 2020: 'I never said the Trump campaign 'was really pissed''
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The book "The Divider" recounts Bret Baier pushing Fox to rescind its decision to call Arizona for Biden. Baier tells Insider the "full context" of his email was not reported in the book. The authors stand by their book and note that his statement doesn't deny the accuracy of the email they reported. "In addition, it's especially notable that Baier wrote in the email that it would be better for Fox News 'to put it [Arizona] back in [Trump's] column,'" she wrote. I never said the Trump campaign 'was really pissed' – that was from an external email that I referenced within my note.

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