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Oct 23, 2024 | 
mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Tom Carter |Mike Fantis |Victoria Gerstman |Nick Mason
I think it’s fair to say we’re due some good news. After months of political change, global unrest, depressing domestic headlines and, to top it off, interminable rain, it’d be nice if we could at least be distracted by industry-wide positivity while at work. Sadly, last week’s IPA Bellwether failed to deliver on that score. After 14 quarters of consecutive growth, it has been forecasted that Q3 will be flat. Not down, which I grant would be worse, but hardly an excuse to celebrate.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
entrepreneur.com | Noah Sheidlower |Chris Johnston |Geoff Weiss |Hannah Getahun |Tom Carter
In yet another shocking turn in this year's presidential race, Joe Biden dropped out Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Musk and Ackman announced their backing after the former president was shot in an assassination attempt while the A16z founders Andreessen and Horowitz pointed to Trump's policies on cryptocurrency and taxes in a lengthy podcast. Now that the race has been upended at the top of the ticket, here's how business leaders are reacting.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
bettedangerous.com | Tom Carter |Leonard A. Leo |Byline Supplement |Heidi Cuda
***BETTE MEMBERS: Tuesday, July 2, we have a very important strategy briefing with David Pepper. REGISTER: ‘SHAKE IT OFF’ with David Pepper — Bette’s Happy Hour, Tuesday, Noon PT/3 pm ET Please try to attend.
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Apr 13, 2024 | 
bettedangerous.com | Tom Carter |Byline Supplement |Heidi Cuda
***BETTE MEMBERS: Tomorrow, Jeff Sharlet reads from his book The Undertow at Sunday’s Founder’s Day event — all paid members are welcome to join us for this very special hour.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
newsminer.com | Tom Carter
To the editor: I would like to chime in on the letter to the editor written on Feb. 29 about “trial by media” concerning the disqualification of Brent Sass (hero) from the race. My thoughts concerning that letter follow. Yes, “we” disqualified Sass from the race and “we” now hide behind the guise that these fine upstanding (vigilantes) people who make up the Iditarod committee aren’t an investigative body or some kind of police agency.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
entrepreneur.com | Tom Carter
Elon Musk's Tesla raked in $1.79 billion in regulatory credit sales last year, according to a recent SEC filing, as it cashed in on rivals failing to sell enough EVs to meet emission regulations. Tesla earns regulatory credits by making and selling electric vehicles. It can then sell them to other automakers who have not produced enough EVs to meet emission rules imposed by regulators in the US, Europe, and China.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
entrepreneur.com | Tom Carter
Elon Musk warned Tesla workers to prepare for a challenging production ramp-up as he previewed plans to build a mass-market vehicle. The Tesla CEO said on the company's Wednesday earnings call that building Tesla's next-generation EV, set to enter production in 2025, will require Tesla workers to live and sleep on the manufacturing line at the company's Texas factory. "We really need the engineers to be living on the line.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
flipboard.com | Tom Carter
Somali piracy, once an unsolvable security threat, has almost completely stopped. Here's whyIn 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the …
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
businessinsider.com | Tom Carter
Uber said it allow under-25s who are currently signed up to continuing driving for the company, however. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Uber has banned under-25s from working as drivers in California because of rising insurance costs. This ban does not impact the under-25s who are already driving for Uber. Car insurance is generally more expensive for younger or newer drivers with less experience.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
businessinsider.com | Tom Carter
Ford's F150 is one of America's most popular pickup trucks. Getty Images Ford F150 drivers say they're hearing mysterious crackling noises from the truck's speakers. Online forums are flooded with drivers complaining about the issue, which is likely an amplifier problem. It poses a fresh challenge for America's most popular pickup, with Ford recently recalling 870,000 vehicles.
