January, 11 2023

⚖️ Flight's Back After FAA Outage

A power outage at the Federal Aviation Administration caused flights to be temporarily grounded this morning. While the system used by the FAA to send real-time safety information to pilots is back on and flights have resumed, delays are cascading through the major US airports and internationally.

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🍿 Best of the Golden Globes

Last night's Golden Globes delivered some unforgettable moments, from Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Ke Huy Quan thanking Steven Spielberg for giving him his first role in Indiana Jones, to Jennifer Coolidge's onstage antics, to Jerrod Carmichael's unforgettable monologue.

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⚖️ Illinois Bans Assault Weapons

Governor of Illinois JB Pritzker signed a bill banning assault weapons today, making it the ninth state in the US to ban assault weapons.

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💻 Microsoft Switches Up Time Off Policy

Microsoft employees will get unlimited time off thanks to a new Discretionary Time Off policy enacted by the company today.

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⚖️ Biden's Confidential Documents Conundrum

Attorneys for President Biden found classified documents at an office used by the now-president while he was serving as Vice President to Barack Obama. The documents have been returned to the National Archives, and Biden said he had no idea they were at the office.

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💻 Ubisoft Delays Skull and Bones Again

Ubisoft delayed the release of the game, \"Skull and Bones,\" for the fifth time, pushing the game into its 11th year of development.

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🍿 Andrew Tate Detained by Romanian Authorities

Former kickboxer and internet-misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother were arrested in Romania on charges of organized crime, human trafficking, and rape. A court in Romania upheld the arrest of Tate today, extending his arrest from 24 hours to 30 days

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💻 Russia Launches Rescue Mission

Russia will launch an International Space Station rescue mission to bring home the stranded cosmonauts and US astronaut after a capsule leak rendered the Soyuz spacecraft they rode to the moon on inoperable. Russia will launch a new Soyuz craft with no crew that the three will use to return to Earth.

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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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