tesla

Tesla job offering pays people $18 to $48 to be a seasonal test driver, driving its EVs for the summer

Per Business Insider Tesla has listed a job offer that announces how he's paying people $18 to $48 for the position of a seasonal test drive. The job includes driving the company's EVs for the summer. This comes as the company is trying to collect "

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reportedly dined on psychedelic mushrooms in China

According to Chinese state media, Janet Yellen, aged 76, consumed four servings of jian shou qing, a type of wild mushroom, at a casual restaurant in Beijing shortly after her arrival on July 6. The media coverage was quite enthusiastic and even praised Yellen's chopstick skills. However, these

Resumes including ‘they/them’ pronouns are more likely to be overlooked, per CNBC

Resumes including ‘they/them’ pronouns are more likely to be overlooked, per CNBC. The phantom resume including pronouns received 8% less interest than the one without, and fewer interview and phone screening invitations. According to the report, over 64% of the companies that received these resumes were Equal Opportunity Employers,

U.S. President Joe Biden's will cancel $39 Billion in student loan debt for more than 804,000 borrowers

U.S. President Joe Biden's will cancel $39 Billion in student loan debt for more than 804,000 borrowers. Borrowers will be eligible for forgiveness if they have made either 20 or 25 years of monthly IDR payments, the department said. "These borrowers will join the millions

FDA says soda sweetener aspartame is safe, disagreeing with WHO finding on possible cancer link

FDA says soda sweetener aspartame is safe, disagreeing with WHO finding on possible cancer link. Two upcoming reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) will address the safety of aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly found in beverages like Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. The WHO's International Agency for

Gaming

Men aged 15 to 24 are gaming the highest amount ever

Per Bloomberg A recent survey by Bloomberg found that men aged 15 to 24 were spending the most time gaming ever on average. This was true for 2022, when the average gaming time spent for this age group was 3.82 hours daily. The survey also found that a fraction

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UK GDP toppled by UK debt for the first time in 60 years

Per Bloomberg For the first time in 1961, UK debt exceeded 100% of the UK economy. This comes as its public sector net debt in May was 100% of the total nation's GDP, according to the Office for National Statistics. The public sector net debt reached 100.1%

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Fed data shows only 2.43% of Americans delinquent on their credit card payments

Per Lending Tree The most recent Fed data showed that the number of Americans that were delinquent on their credit card payments increased by 0.18% compared to Q1 2023. This was for the people who had 30-day delinquencies. The increase results in the third straight quarter for 30-day delinquency

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US military is trialing 5 separate large language models trained with classified military data

Per Bloomberg The US military is trying out different types of large language models that were trained on classified military data. This comes as Matthew Strohmeyer, a US Air Force colonel, gave a statement about the situation. Strohmeyer: “It was highly successful. It was very fast... We are learning that

millionaires

Millionaires held cash worth 24% of their portfolios in Spring 2023 up by 10% during the same period in 2022

Per CNBC Millionaires have started to hold more cash in Spring 2023 up from its 2022 numbers. In Spring 2022, millionaires only held 14% of their portfolios in cash compared to its Spring 2023 numbers at 24%. In fall 2022, the percentage of cash that millionaires held in their portfolios

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US monthly mortgage around $1,000 higher than two years ago for a $400,000 property, per Freddie Mac

Per Daily Mail Freddie Mac reports that monthly mortgages are now around $1,000 higher than two years ago for a property that costs $400,000. This came as the 30-year loan percentage is over double how it was two years ago. These mortgages increased from 2.9% in 2021

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US new car prices return to pre-pandemic numbers amid supply recovery

Per Bloomberg The prices of new cars in the US has seen a recovery to pre-pandemic numbers amid better market supply. This comes as supply-chain issues have been fixed, with carmakers increasing deals as annual new car sales increased to 15.6 million in June. This increase was a 2.

META

Meta's Threads sees massive drop in engagement, with user time spent dropping by 50% from Saturday

Per CNBC Meta recently launched Threads, which within just a few days, was able to gain 100 million users. However, that number significantly dropped as it saw a massive drop in engagement, with user time spent on the app dropping by 50% from Saturday. It was also reported that the

Secret Services ends White House cocaine investigation with no leads

The identity of the individual responsible for bringing cocaine into the White House remains a mystery, as the Secret Service investigation has concluded without any conclusive evidence, according to three officials familiar with the matter. Earlier this month, a small plastic bag containing a powdered substance was discovered in a

Former Celsius CEO has officially been arrested, per CNBC. The company has also agreed to pay $4.7 billion settlement to the FTC.

According to a source, Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius, was arrested on Thursday for federal securities fraud charges. This development occurred as the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange agreed to a settlement of $4.7 billion with government regulators. In addition to the charges filed against the exchange by the

Ripple wins verdict that XRP is not a security, and judge also rules that institutional sales of XRP by Ripple were securities

On Tuesday, a judge made a significant ruling with potential implications for future cryptocurrency regulation. The judge determined that XRP, a crypto token, is not classified as a security, but the activities conducted by Ripple, a prominent XRP promoter, were not entirely legal. In the legal battle between Ripple Labs

Hollywood studios proposed contracts that would allow them to scan actors and create AI that would give them the actors' likeness rights forever

At today's press conference, Hollywood actors confirmed their decision to go on strike. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, disclosed a proposal from Hollywood studios that appears to have been inspired by an episode of the TV show Black Mirror. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television

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Ripple wins SEC case as judge rules XRP as not a security

Per Coin Telegraph Ripple Labs scored its first victory in the US against the SEC regarding XRP. The judge ruled that XRP, the crypto by Ripple, wasn't a security. The ruling was that institutional sales of XRP weren't securities. The decision comes from Judge Torres, who

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Tesla is slated to reach its best sales quarter ever

Per Market Watch Tesla is expected to report its best sales quarter ever for tis Q2 earnings. This comes as the company reported 466,000 EV deliveries earlier this month, which reportedly surpassed initial expectations of Wall Street. Bill Selesky, Argus Research analyst, initially expected there to only be 450,

Lawsuit

Lawsuit says Twitter owes $500 million in severance to ex-employees

Per Reuters A recent lawsuit against Twitter alleged that the company reportedly owned half a billion in severance to ex-employees. These severances were promised to thousands of employees that lost their jobs upon Elon Musk's acquisition. The proposed class action was filed by Courtney McMillian, who was in

domino's

Domino's Pizza exclusive third-party delivery partner is now Uber Eats until at least 2024

Per Axios Domino's Pizza has just entered an exclusive partnership with Uber Eats and Postmates, making them the company's official third-party delivery vessel. Postmates is also owned by Uber. Domino workers are still expected to handle the delivery of the actual items from their restaurants whenever

Elon Musk

Elon Musk said China was willing to work on international AI regulations

Per SCMP Elon Musk said that China is willing to work with the US when it came to international AI regulations. The tech billionaire said that the country was "on team humanity." This came after Musk's visit to China in May, where he gave their senior

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Kia is investing in a US EV plant to build its EV9 SUVs in 2024 with a budget of $200 million

Per Reuters Kia has recently announced that it plans to build a new plant in the US capable of building its EV9 SUVs in 2024. The decision comes with a supposed $200 million budget. The company noted that they will be supplying around 200 jobs with this factory to help

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says pandemic savings would be exhausted by Christmas

Per Business Insider The CEO of JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, has said that the pandemic savings of Americans would be exhausted by Crhistmas. This comes as the CEO expressed more worry towards other global threats. The CEO believes that this could result in an economic slowdown and a decrease in consumer

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