December, 20 2022

💻 Meta Delays Within Acquisition

Meta announced they are delaying the planned acquisition of the VR fitness company, Within, by at least one month. The FTC filed a suit to block Meta from acquiring the company over antitrust concerns.

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💻 USPS Gears Up to Go Electric

The US Postal Service will be three-quarters electric by 2028, and by 2026 the agency will buy exclusively electric vehicles.

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🍿 New Most Liked Instagram Photo

Lionel Messi, the superstar soccer player who led Argentina to victory in the 2022 World Cup, now has the most-liked photo of all time on Instagram. As of Tuesday morning, the post has more than 64 million likes.

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⚖️ Taliban Releases Two American Hostages

CNN reported today that the Taliban released two Americans held in Afghanistan today. The two detainees arrived in Qatar today.

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🍿 Pusha T Cuts Ties With West's Label

Rapper Pusha T confirmed that he had cut all ties with Kanye West's label, G.O.O.D. Music. Pusha T was formerly the label's CEO, but after West's anti-semitic remarks earned him widespread criticism, Pusha T left his position as CEO.

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⚡️ 3M to Stop Using Forever Chemicals

3M, the makers of Post-It notes and Scotch tape, announce they will stop using and producing forever chemicals like PFAS by the end of 2025. PFAS are widely used in manufacturing, but they are very dangerous for human health.

💻 OpenAI Releases Point-E

OpenAI released Point-E, an AI image generator that generates 3D models.

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⚖️ Wells Fargo Pays Up

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Wells Fargo over consumer banking violations. The fine encompassed a $1.7 billion civil penalty for illegal activity and $2 billion to compensate consumers.

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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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