Unusual Whales

amazon

30k Amazon employees had access to customer recordings from Alexa from Aug 2018 to Sept 2019: Amazon paid $25M in settlement

Per NYP The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Amazon, claiming 30,000 employees had access to Alexa voice recordings from August 2018 to September 2019. This resulted in the company paying $25 million in settlements. As reported by Bloomberg, it was noted that US regulators made the complaint

lego

LEGO, a toy company, has been the latest company to face boycotts over alleged 'transgender building sets'

Per NYC LEGO was the latest company to be targeted by a boycott due to the company allegedly releasing "transgender building sets." However, a LEGO spokesperson denied these claims, saying they never released LGBTQIA+ sets aimed at children. The boycotts started coming after Oli London, a person who

jeff bezos

Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez rent Kenny G's home for $600,000 monthly

Per NYP Amazon Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez are renting the iconic home of Kenny G for $600,000 monthly. This comes as just part of Bezos' massive real estate portfolio. Kenny G's, an iconic soft-jazz saxophonist, house was in Malibu, where Bezos had just

The Senate has voted 52-46 to approve a Republican-led proposal to block President Biden’s student-debt forgiveness plan

The Senate has voted 52-46 to approve a Republican-led proposal to block President Biden’s student-debt forgiveness plan. The deal effectively requires the Biden administration to resume collecting monthly payments and charging interest for roughly 40 million Americans for the first time since they were paused in March 2020 at

Biden falls during Air Force visit

U.S. President Biden trips and falls during Air Force Academy graduation ceremony visit, is helped up and walks away unassisted. See full video: https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1664344694338506752 As Biden was helped up, he pointed behind him, seeming to indicate what he tripped over. White House communications

Apple

App Store transactions increased by 29% from 2021 to 2022, raking in $1.1 trillion last year

Per Apple A new Apple press release detailed how its App Store transactions saw an increase of 29% from 2021 to 2022. This came as the company was able to rake in $1.1 trillion from App Store ecosystem sales alone. The press release also detailed how the company didn&

italy

Italy plans to invest in strategic firms with its new $1.1 billion sovereign fund

Per Reuters Italy plans to invest in companies it found strategic with the help of its sovereign fund. The country's new fund would reportedly be worth $1.1 billion in cash. The bill was approved by Italy's cabinet, which would allow the creation of a fund

university of oxford

University of Oxford professor says the probability of extinction by AI was 'close to zero'

Per The Independent While AI has sparked fears of potential doomsday situations, an Oxford University professor debunked these claims, saying that the probability of extinction by AI happening was "close to zero." The professor also said taht the statement that AI could cause the extinction of humans was

mortgage applications

Mortgage applications were 31% down than the same week a year ago

Per CNBC The application for new mortgages has slowed down even more, as new data shows a 31% decrease from the same week a year ago. During this time, home purchases also dropped by 3%. CNBC explains that this is because of the extended fear that it could take a

senator

Senator Elizabeth Warren says crypto is assisting in funding the fentanyl trade

Per Decrypt Senator Elizabeth Warren has recently made a statement regarding the fentanyl trade and how it was funded. The US Senator points towards the use of crypto in funding it. Warren: "This group sold enough precursor drugs in exchange for crypto to produce $540 billion worth of fentanyl

The U.S. is announcing an additional $300 million aid package for Ukraine

The U.S. is announcing an additional $300 million aid package for Ukraine. It will include minutions for drones and air defense. After, the White House said that the US debt ceiling deal won't affect US ability to support Ukraine. Also included in the newest package will be

real estate

Nationwide typical home costs 25% more in monthly mortgage compared to rent

Per Redfin The difference between how much one would spend on a monthly mortgage versus renting was reportedly 25%. It was noted that homeowners would spend this additional on their mortgage while renters would be able to save this difference. This was according to Redfin, which found that despite the

russia

Russia is now selling Ukraine's Zelenskyy's Crimea apartment to fund its war

Per BI A penthouse apartment being owned by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is now being sold by Russia. As per the announcement, the proceeds from the sale would directly go into funding the war. The penthouse apartment being sold was described as a "luxury" one and happened after

english

Price of English breakfast ingredients rise to a record-high $44

Per Bloomberg Making an English breakfast just got more expensive as the price of its ingredients skyrocketed in the UK. Now, to make the full meal, people would have to spend around $44. This comes as UK food inflation has affected the prices of multiple ingredients required to make an

AI

Center for AI Safety says the global priority should be the risk of extinction by AI

Per NPR As artificial intelligence becomes more popular by the day, with both regular users and industries paying attention to it, the Center for AI Safety has shared its thoughts on the matter. Per the nonprofit, the global priority at the moment should be the risk of extinction from AI.

north korea

North Korea attempted its first military spy satellite, but it crashed into the sea

Per CNBC Recently, North Korea said it would launch its first-ever military spy satellite. The purpose of the said satellite would have been to monitor US drills. However, the launch ended in failure due to what was said to be an "accident." The launch reportedly crashed into the

NYC lost 5.3% of its population — nearly a half-million people — since COVID, with most heading South

NYC lost 5.3% of its population — nearly a half-million people — since COVID, with most heading South. As the pandemic happened, many people started evaluating their living conditions, with some deciding to move to a different state. During Covid, New York City and California reportedly suffered as they lost over

Americans owe $1 trillion in credit card debt

Americans owe $1 trillion in credit card debt. Meanwhile, Gen X has the highest average credit card debt of any generation group, estimated to be $8,266, per Bloomberg. Gen Z had an average credit card debt of $2,781 in Q4 of 2022, marking a 5.90% jump from

Bud Light, $BUD, sales suffered their worst week ever, falling 25.7%

Bud Light, $BUD, sales suffered their worst week ever, falling 25.7%, per NYP. Anhauser-Busch, the parent company of Bud Light, is now suffering from an ad that the beer brand did in partnership with Dylan Mulvaney in April. Aside from the ad, Alissa Heinerscheid, the VP of marketing during

nvidia

NVIDIA becomes first chipmaker to hit a market value of over $1 trillion

Per Reuters NVIDIA is one of the companies greatly benefiting from the surge in AI. The company has become the first chipmaker ever to hit a $1 trillion market value. This comes as the company experienced an increased demand for AI chips as industries are trying to invest heavily in

saudi arabia

Saudi Arabia sells its own supplies to EU while buying millions of barrels of Russian diesel no longer allowed by Europe

Per Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is benefiting from the situation where Europe is trying to distance itself from buying Russian oil. The kingdom has reportedly been buying up millions of barrels of Russian diesel. While buying the Russian diesel, it reportedly sold its own supplies to those in the EU. So

AI

Study shows AI puts jobs mostly held by women at risk

Per The Star As the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT grew, most people also started to fear how the AI tool could potentially threaten certain jobs. Now, a recent study by Revelio Labs showed how AI could place jobs that were mostly held by women at risk. The study

nvidia

NVIDIA CEO Believes AI means all you need to do is speak to a computer to become a computer programmer

Per Reuters NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang recently gave a presentation in which he shared his thoughts about AI and computer programming in general. His thoughts were that because of AI, "everyone can now be a programmer." Huang: "The programming barrier is incredibly low. We have closed the

ubs

UBS analysts say fake AI information could be 'highly disruptive'

Per Bloomberg News Analysts at UBS have started to share their concerns regarding how information from AI could potentially be "highly disruptive," especially to the financial markets. This comes as asking for financial suggestions from AI tools like ChatGPT have become extremely easy for anyone to access. The

College students expect to earn $103,880 in their first job

College students expect to earn $103,880 in their first job, per CNBC. Meanwhile, a new report by Bloomberg details how over 90% of colleges fail to give inquirers an accurate estimate of how much students would have to pay. This results in potential college applicants missing their estimates, which