August, 05 2022

🍿 Reeves Will Grace Your TV Screen

The actor Keanu Reeves, best known for his role in the Matrix, will star in his first major role on a TV show in the adaptation of the book, The Devil in the White City. The show will follow Chicago's most notorious serial killer. Leonardo DiCaprio will produce the show for Hulu.

⚡️ Payrolls Increased and Unemployment Drops

In July, the U.S. added 528,000 more jobs, beating expectations. The unemployment rate was lower than experts expected at 3.5% for the month.

🍿 Prey Movie Released

The newest movie to join the Predator franchise dropped on Hulu today. \"Prey\" follows a Comanche hunter, Nabu, played by newcomer Amber Midthunder, in her fierce battle against the Predator as he hunts for sport. Critics are raving about the movie.

⚡️ Israel Strikes Gaza

Israel hit Gaza today with a series of airstrikes, killing eight people, including a five-year-old girl. The militant group, Islamic Jihad, said that the leader of the Northern Gaza faction, Taiseer al-Jabari, was killed in the strike.

⚖️ China Responds to Pelosi Visit

China has finally levied its response to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. China has pulled out of several critical areas of cooperation, including climate change initiatives, and imposed sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family.

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💻 Apple Warns Suppliers

Apple has warned suppliers to cease using labels that read \"made in Taiwan\" to comply with Chinese labeling rules in the wake of Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.

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💻 Roomba, by Amazon

Amazon will acquire iRobot, the makers of the Roomba, for $1.65 billion.

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⚖️ Sinema's Sold

Senator Kyrsten Sinema will support the Inflation Reduction Act proposed by Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer after they agreed to change tax proposals in the act, allowing Democrats to overcome a Republican filibuster and pass the act.

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💻 India Freezes WazirX

India's Enforcement Directorate has raided the CEO of WazirX, a trading platform's home today, and froze $8.1 million in the firm's assets. The Enforcement Directorate alleges that WazirX used cryptocurrency trading as a way to help 16 fintech companies launder money through instant loan apps.

🍿 Enter the Sandman

The adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel, The Sandman, is now streaming on Netflix. Gaiman was heavily involved in the behind-the-scenes process of the movie, and fans say that is the key to the movie's dedication to the book. Critics are already raving.

🍿 Surprise Remix

Beyoncé released a surprise remix of her hit \"Break My Soul\" featuring Madonna. The \"Queen's Remix\" is available to stream now.

⚖️ Jones Must Pay Punitive Damages

Infowars's ringleader, Alex Jones, must pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a victim of the Sandy Hook Shooting for spreading conspiracy theories and fabricating claims that the shooting was faked and the parents were \"actors\" hired by the government. The jury's decision brings the total that Jones must pay Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis to almost $50 million in total damages.

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The producers of the film "Rust" named Bianca Cline as its cinematographer. The documentary will cover the death of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production when a prop gun held by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin misfired with a live round.
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Rust Documentary Is Moving Full Speed Ahead

The producers of the film "Rust" named Bianca Cline as its cinematographer. The documentary will cover the death of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production when a prop gun held by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin misfired with a live round.
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Green light for Rust documentary

  • The producers of the film “Rust” announced that they had found a cinematographer to continue the production of the film after it was halted when the former cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed in an on-set accident.
  • The producers announced in October that the film would be completed in Hutchins’ honor and that a documentary would be made about the completion of the film.
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Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Meta May Be Planning Further Layoffs

Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.
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Here we go again

  • Meta is preparing for a new round of job cuts that are expected to take place in March and will affect an unknown number of people.
  • In November, Meta laid off about 13% of its workforce.
  • Meta is one of the few tech companies to expand on earlier layoffs from 2022, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised that 2023 will be a year of "efficiency."
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January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.
January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.
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Higher than expected

  • Consumer prices rose 0.5% in January, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, which was higher than experts expected.
  • The Federal Reserve may issue a more aggressive hike in the coming months to slow inflation.
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