September, 06 2022

⚡️ New Prime Minister Confirmed

Liz Truss was appointed by Queen Elizabeth as England's 56th Prime Minister today, after being declared as the Conservative Party leadership election winner on Monday. Truss defeated Rishi Sunak to lead to Conservative Party after Boris Johnson stepped down as Prime Minister.

⚖️ Judge Sides with Trump

The Trump-appointed judge, Aileen M. Cannon, ruled that the Department of Justice must pause their investigation into the documents illegally retained by Trump at his residence in Mar-a-Lago until the appointment of a \"special master\" conducts an independent review of the hundreds of classified, top secret documents seized by the FBI.

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💻 Binance Dumps USDC

Binance will convert users' holdings in the stablecoins USDC, USDP, and TUSD into its own stablecoin BUSD on September 29th. Binance will no longer support the alternative stablecoins, but users will be able to withdraw their holdings before the automatic transfer on the 29th. Circle's USDC is the second largest stablecoin, while BUSD is the third largest.

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⚡️ Back to School in Uvalde

Students headed back to school today for the first time since the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about three months ago. Local artists painted murals around the town to honor the lives of the 19 students who were shot and killed by the gunman.

🍿 Jake Paul and Anderson Silva Set a Date

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will face off against Anderson Silva. Silva is a UFC fighting legend who was the UFC Middleweight Champion, holding that title for a record 2,457 days. He retired from UFC and returned to boxing in 2020.

💻 In the Shadow of the Apple Launch, Google Plans Pixels

Google announced an October 6th launch event to debut the Pixel Watch and Pixel 7. With the Pixel Watch, Google will be going up against competitors Apple and Samsung, which have been making wearables like the Apple Watch for years, so the Google Watch has a lot to measure up against.

💻 Buick's Big Time Electric Gamble

Buick is hoping to switch to selling only electric vehicles by 2030 and to do so, they are offering to buy out Buick dealers who don't want to transition to selling only EVs.

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⚖️ Cowboy Call Out

A New Mexico state district court judge has blocked Couy Griffin, who co-founded Cowboys For Trump, from holding office due to his involvement in the January 6th Capitol riots. The ruling immediately impacts Griffin by removing him from office as commissioner in Otero County, New Mexico.

🍿 Peter Straub Passes Away

Peter Straub, the author of 'Ghost Story' and 'The Talisman, has passed away. Fellow authors Stephen King and Neil Gaiman led social media by posting tributes to Straub, calling him a beloved friend and formidable force in the writing world.

🍿 Fraser's Triumphant Return

Brendan Fraser has returned to Hollywood to the tune of thunderous applause, 6 minutes of it to be exact, at the debut of his new film, 'The Whale' at the Venice Film Festival. The film is directed by Darren Aronofsky and follows Fraser's character, Charlie, as he tries to reconnect with his teenage daughter, who Sadie Sink plays.

⚖️ Another Blow for Truth Social

The shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp refused to support an extension of a deal to merge the company with the parent company of Trump's social media app, Truth Social, causing the merger agreement to fall through, according to reporting from Reuters. DWAC is a SPAC and was initially going to infuse $1.3 billion into Trump Media & Technology Group and take the company public.

🍿 Justice On Hold Again

Justin Bieber has once again pressed pause on his 'Justice Tour' after briefly resuming tour dates. Bieber halted the tour in June after revealing he was diagnosed with Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome, which causes partial facial paralysis. The tour was initially scheduled to run through December but will now resume in January and end in March 2023.

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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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