Posts by Amelia Frost
DeSantis Announces Florida Version Of Elon Musk’s DOGE – Staffers Required To Use AI
Florida will have its own DOGE, and Ron DeSantis expects a lot from DOGE personnel. AFP KEY POINTS Officially the EOG DOGE Team, the task force is expected to ‘eliminate unnecessary’ programs and contracts Every Florida agency will also have its own DOGE Team that will report directly to the EOG DOGE Team Personnel under…
Read MoreJoann To Close All 800 Stores After Failing To Find Buyer
Fabric and crafts retailer Joann announced Monday that it will be closing all of its around 800 stores after being unable to find a buyer willing to keep them open. The company announced that it will start nationwide going-out-of-business sales, as required by the group that purchased its assets in an auction. Joann to Shut…
Read MoreTrader’s Tragedy Highlights Serious Implications Of Crypto Rug Pulls, Memecoin Culture: Researchers
KEY POINTS A crypto trader asked his viewers to create a memecoin if he dies before he pulled the trigger live on X Researchers delved into the psychological, social, and ethical aspects of the memecoin phenomenon Mandatory educational programs on risk management and investment analysis should be considered at this point, the study noted The…
Read MoreTrump and Paramount Seek Mediator for CBS News Lawsuit
Lawyers for Paramount and President Trump have agreed to appoint a mediator in his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The move to bring in a mediator is another indicator that the two sides are trying to resolve the case, over the editing of a “60 Minutes”…
Read MoreCrypto Trader OKX Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal U.S. Operation
An offshore cryptocurrency trading firm pleaded guilty on Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to a charge of operating as an unlicensed money transmitting business in the United States while seeking customers in New York and other states. In pleading guilty, the Seychelles-based company that operates OKX, which the government described as one of…
Read MoreJoann, 80-Year-Old Crafts and Fabrics Retailer, Will Close All Stores
Joann, the fabrics and crafts retailer that has supplied quilters, seamstresses and school projects for 80 years, announced that it would close down all of its stores in the latest chapter of financial tumult for the company. The company’s assets were auctioned off on Friday, about a month after Joann filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
Read MoreDelta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After ‘Possible Smoke’ in Plane, F.A.A. Says
A Delta Air Lines flight returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning after the crew reported “possible smoke” inside the aircraft, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency and passengers to evacuate by slides once it safely landed, the airline and federal officials said. Flight 876, a Boeing 717 aircraft, was headed for…
Read MoreDOGE Fans Can Become ‘Official’ Card-Carrying Members – After a Minimum Donation to Trump
Business Insider MAGA Trump supporters can now declare their loyalty with an official Trump DOGE membership card. “Today, I’m announcing that YOU can become an OFFICIAL TRUMP DOGE MEMBER!” Trump’s political operation wrote in an email to supporters Sunday night, according to Business Insider. For a minimum donation of $47, backers will receive a sleek…
Read MoreStarbucks to Lay Off 1,100 Corporate Employees Amid Sluggish Sales
Starbucks is laying off 1,100 corporate employees, its chief executive said in a letter to workers on Monday, marking the coffee chain’s latest move to restructure amid lackluster sales. Brian Niccol, who took over as chief executive last fall, has vowed to woo back customers who have shied away from $8 lattes and long wait…
Read MoreHuman Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading” as therapists, but programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge, a user’s thinking, could drive vulnerable people to harm themselves or others. In a presentation to a Federal Trade Commission panel, Arthur C. Evans Jr., the chief executive of the…
Read MoreTrump Refuses to Call Putin a ‘Dictator’ Days After Slamming Zelensky As One: ‘I Don’t Use Those Words Lightly’
Donald Trump declined to label Vladimir Putin a dictator, days after calling Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator without elections” and pushing for a U.S.-brokered peace deal. AFP President Donald Trump sidestepped labeling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “dictator,” just days after controversially branding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as one. When asked if he would use the…
Read MoreJen Psaki Gets Nightly Prime-Time Show at MSNBC
MSNBC said on Monday that Jen Psaki, the former White House press secretary who has become one of the most prominent hosts at the network, would anchor a nightly weekday show in prime time. Ms. Psaki, 46, will host a show at 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, replacing Alex Wagner, a longtime political journalist who…
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