August, 31 2022

💻 Michael Saylor Gets Sued

The co-founder of MicroStrategy and tech billionaire Michael Saylor has been sued by the Attorney General of Washington D.C. for evading an alleged $25 million in taxes. MicroStrategy has been named as a co-defendant for possibly aiding Saylor in avoiding taxes.

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⚖️ Key Ruling in Michigan

The Michigan Supreme Court will likely hear a case over whether to put a constitutional amendment to protect the right to an abortion on the ballot in November.

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🍿 Shake Up Wakes the Dragons

The co-showrunner for the HBO hit House of the Dragon is leaving the series. Miguel Sapochnik will be replaced by an Emmy-winning alum of Game of Thrones, Alan Taylor.

💻 Cloudflare Catches Flack

Cloudflare is the subject of a campaign by users who want the platform to ban Kiwi Farms, which is a forum that fosters hate and harassment towards trans creators.

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⚡️ FDA Approves Updated Boosters

The FDA has approved updated boosters that target the omicron strain of Covid-19 ahead of a Fall push to encourage Americans to rearm themselves against the virus. The boosters from Pfizer and Moderna target the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 and the original Covid-19 virus.

⚖️ DOJ Releases More Information About Raid

The Department of Justice released more information justifying the raid on Mar-a-Lago on August 8th. The release outlines how the DOJ made a case for obstruction after Trump's team withheld documents from the FBI in January.

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⚡️ Affinity V Blocks the Canal

The Affinity V briefly ran aground in the Suez Canal today before being refloated by tugboats. The oil tanker got stuck in a similar spot to the Evergreen, which blocked the Suez canal in 2021.

🍿 Leo's on the Market for 25 and Under

Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend Camilla Morrone have reportedly split four months after her 25th birthday. The 47-year-old DiCaprio hasn't dated someone over the age of 25 since 1999, aside from four months with Morrone. The two dated for four years.

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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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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

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.
Technology
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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