September, 28 2022

⚖️ Hurricane Ian Lands in Florida

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida today, slamming southwest Florida with heavy rain and high winds. The Biden administration authorized FEMA to provide aid in Florida as the storm surge threatened homes and lives.

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🍿 Katie Couric Reveals Diagnosis

Former \"TODAY\" show co-anchor Katie Couric revealed that she is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Couric shared her diagnosis on Instagram, advocating for women to get yearly screenings for the prevalent disease.

💻 Skull and Bones Delayed Again

The highly anticipated video game, 'Skull and Bones' has been postponed for the fifth time. Ubisoft's pirate epic has been in development since 2017. The new release date is in March 2023.

🍿 Tariq Quits Blade

Director Bassam Tariq quit Marvel's 'Blade' just two months before production was due to begin. Mahershala Ali will play the lead in the vampire slaying flick. Tariq said he would stay on as an executive producer on the project.

🍿 Lizzo's 200-Year-Old Solo

The singer Lizzo played James Madison's 200-year-old crystal flute at her concert in DC on Tuesday. The Library of Congress granted Lizzo permission to play the flute, which was escorted by police onstage.

⚖️ White House Aims to End Hunger

The White House convened experts on hunger in the U.S. today for a conference to discuss how to approach the administration's effort to end hunger in the country in the next decade.

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💻 Fast Company Hack

A hacker accessed the media company, Fast Company and used its access to send a push notification through Apple News to users that contained racist and offensive language.

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💻 Senate Comes for Crypto

Senators Marsha Blackburn and Cynthia Lummis have introduced amendments to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 that would include regulations for cryptocurrency companies. The Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act will mitigate the fallout from data breaches or hacks into cryptocurrency platforms.

💻 Lyft Pauses Hiring

Lyft has frozen hiring in the U.S., a surprising move for the company that is expected to last until next year.

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⚖️ New Aid for Ukraine

Congress has authorized new aid for Ukraine. The new $1.1 billion security assistance package will more than double the number of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) that Ukraine has on the battlefield and provide additional military and humanitarian aid funding.

💻 Celsius Network CEO Resigns

The CEO of the crypto platform, Celsius, announced he would step down, effective immediately. In a letter to employees, Alex Mashinsky apologized for the state of the company, which paused withdrawals and transactions in May in the early days of the crypto winter.

💻 Meta Bans Pornhub

Meta has permanently banned the pornography sharing site Pornhub from Instagram. Meta said the decision was made after Pornhub repeatedly violated Meta's content sharing policies.

⚖️ Powell's Countersuit Tossed

A judge tossed out Sidney Powell's countersuit against Dominion Voting Systems. Dominion Voting Systems is suing Trump-ally Powell for defamation. She attempted to countersue the company for \"abuse of process,\" which the presiding judge rejected.

⚖️ Bill Plante Passes Away

The legendary CBS White House correspondent, Bill Plante, passed away today at 84. Plante began his career at CBS in 1964 and worked with the network for 52 years before retiring. He covered the Vietnam War, covered all the presidential elections from 1968 to 2016, and was an anchor on the network from 1988-1995.

🍿 New Barney Docuseries

A new docuseries from Peacock will explore the surprisingly dark world behind 'Barney,' the popular kids' show. The series, 'I Love You, You Hate Me,' will focus on the strange rumors about the show, from death threats to drug use.

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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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