October, 27 2022

⚖️ News From New Zealand

For the first time, New Zealand's parliament is majority female. Soraya Peke-Mason from the liberal Labour Party was sworn in on Tuesday, tipping the balance in the parliament to 60 women and 59 men.

⚖️ GDP Growth

The US GDP grew at a 2.6% pace in Q3, turning growth positive, which is better than Wall Street experts anticipated.

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⚡️ NY Post Hacked

The New York Post was hacked this morning. The publication confirmed via Twitter that they had been hacked. The hackers populated the site with far-right content, including references to murdering left-wing politicians.

⚖️ No Permit Needed in Texas

Texas passed a law last spring that mandated that citizens of Texas did not need a permit to carry a gun. Now, a report from the New York Times reveals that the police in Texas are facing an increasingly armed public and more gun violence than before the law was passed.

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🍿 Donda Academy Closes

Kanye West's school, Donda Academy, abruptly canceled the rest of its 2022-23 school year, telling students that school was canceled via email.

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⚖️ Albuquerque Head Sentenced

A 43-year-old man, Albuquerque Head, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for assaulting DC police officer Mike Fantone during the Capitol riot on January 6th, 2021.

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💻 Musk Deal Inches Closer

Elon Musk shared more information about his plan for Twitter, assuring advertisers that Twitter won't become a \"free-for-all hellscape.\"

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💻 Apple's NFT Stance

Apple changed guidelines on the Apple App Store for developers. The changes add new regulations for ads and Web3 sales, which increase Apple's revenue from the platform.

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🍿 Sonic's Prime

Netflix will debut the new show Sonic Prime, which is set to feature multiverse shenanigans in December.

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💻 Amazon's Disappointing Earnings

Amazon shares dropped today after it predicted lower profits than estimated during the upcoming holiday season.

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⚖️ Secret Service Interviews

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot in January 2021 will seek testimony from members of the Secret Service about their knowledge of the riot and text messages that the agency deleted about security threats to Congress members.

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⚖️ Hatch Act Violation

Former Trump official Stephen Miller issued a warning to the White House chief of staff, Ron Klain, for retweeting a post that thanked President Biden for alleviating the baby formula shortage, then encouraged viewers to buy Democratic party merchandise.

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💻 Mixed Apple Bag

Apple earnings rose during Q3, outperforming Wall Street's expectations. It also revealed a lower-than-expected demand for the iPhone 14.

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💻 Intel Reports

Intel confirmed today during its earnings report for Q3 that they plan to cut $3 billion in spending next year. It will do so by cutting thousands of jobs.

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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.
Entertainment
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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