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SpaceX is taking a step back from supporting Ukraine's military efforts

Per Defense One SpaceX has decided to take a step back in supporting Ukraine's military operations. Previously, Musk announced that he would make Starlink satellites available to the country as part of efforts to support Ukrainian citizens. SpaceX then said that the Starlink satellites technology wasn't

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SEC filing reveals that Elon donated almost $2 billion in Tesla shares to charity in 2022

Per Reuters An SEC filing revealed that Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk donated almost $2 billion in TSLA shares to charity in 2022. From August to December, the billionaire donated around 11.6 million shares. However, the filing did not reveal which specific organization or organizations were the

Ford, F, has temporarily halted production and stopped shipments of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck

Ford, $F, has temporarily halted production and stopped shipments of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. "We are not aware of any incidences of this issue in the field," Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg said in an email. She said the production stop was issued at the start of

Canadians now are expected to need $1.7 million Canadian dollars to retire

Canadians now are expected to need $1.7 million Canadian dollars to retire, per BMO. Furthermore. the retirement savings of Gen Z has come into question as a new report shows that the median for all of their retirement savings accounts sits at just $33,000. However, not all Gen

EU approves ban of fossil fuel cars by 2035

EU approves ban of fossil fuel cars by 2035. The European Parliament and the EU countries have agreed to mandate that carmakers achieve a 100% cut in CO2 emissions by 2035. This would make it impossible for them to sell new fossil fuel-powered vehicles within the 27-country block. The deal

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US labor board says Starbucks threatened pro-union employees 'illegally'

Per Bloomberg The US labor board has officially ruled that Starbucks threatened pro-union employees "illegally." Starbucks received a "cease and desist" order from the National Labor Relations Board to stop staff from voicing out their concerns. Per the ruling, Starbucks "illegally threatened, interrogated, and terminated

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Biden doesn't have plans to address the four suspicious objects shot down over US airspace

Per NYP Biden announced that he doesn't have plans to address four suspicious objects he had shot down over US airspace. So far, the US President gave a brief statement regarding the incident. Biden: “As we made clear last week, if China threatens our sovereignty, we will act

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LinkedIn begins layoffs months after it said it wouldn't be letting go of staff

Per CNBC TV18 LinkedIn once said it wasn't planning to let go of staff but rather freezing its hiring. Still, the company has recently laid off employees within its recruitment recruiting department, as the layoffs reportedly started on Feb 13. The Information reported that LinkedIn started letting go

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Biden Admin to sell 26 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve per Congress mandate

Per Reuters Congress mandated the Biden Administration to sell 26 million barrels of crude oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In June 2011, US President Barack Obama sold 30 million barrels of crude oil, per Energy.gov, but this was not the only time that a large sum of barrels

The US has said that its citizens should depart Russia immediately

The US has said that its citizens should depart Russia immediately, per Reuters. "U.S. citizens residing or travelling in Russia should depart immediately," the U.S. embassy in Moscow said. "Exercise increased caution due to the risk of wrongful detentions." "Do not travel to

A record number of people are withdrawing from their 401(k) accounts to make ends meet

A record number of people are withdrawing from their 401(k) accounts to make ends meet, per Vanguard Group. Vanguard tracks data on around five million people and said .5% of users or 25,000 took a 'hardship distribution' inn October; the highest share since the company started

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Russia's oil export fell by $4 billion in 2022 compared to 2023

Per The New York Times Russia's oil export reportedly dropped by $4 billion in 2022, down to $12.6 billion. The country has decided to redirect its oil exports to the Asian market as it faces penalties from the West. Oil revenues in Russia reportedly fell 40% due

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Investor Jeremy Grantham expects a 50% crash for the stock market, saying this could be the final phase of the bubble

Per Market Insider Jeremy Grantham, the co-founder of Batterymarch Financial Management in 1969 and an astounded economist with Royal Dutch Shell, has recently given a statement saying the bubble could enter its "final phase" this year as he expects the stock market to crash by 50%. While stocks

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Microsoft CEO says they hope the new Bing will make Google 'dance' as the company brings OpenAI abilities

While there have been a lot of talks about OpenAI's ChatGPT abilities being added to a new Bing, Microsoft's CEO has made direct comments about how the company hopes it would make Google "dance." This comes as the competition heats up between Microsoft and

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North Korea-linked hackers stole $3.8 billion in crypto in 2022, with $775.7 million stolen in October alone

Per Reuters A new report highlights how much was stolen in crypto by hackers linked to North Korea in 2022. The highest number of incidents happened in $775.7 million stolen in October alone in 32 different attacks, but in total, $3.8 billion was stolen in 2022. A US-based

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Norway's $1.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund sold $200 million worth of Adani shares

Per Deccan Herald Norway's sovereign wealth fund once owned a significant chunk of Adani businesses, but recently, it decided to sell shares worth $200 million at the end of 2022. The fund is worth a whopping $1.2 trillion. The fund previously owned Adani Green Energy, Adani Total

The U.S. military has now shot down 4 objects over North America in the past 8 days

The U.S. military has now shot down 4 objects over North America in the past 8 days. Biden admin officials have reportedly issued private assurances that there is no evidence that unidentified objects detected over North American are extraterrestrials, per the New York Times. The US air force has

Biden admin officials have reportedly issued private assurances that there is no evidence that unidentified objects detected over North American are extraterrestrials

Biden admin officials have reportedly issued private assurances that there is no evidence that unidentified objects detected over North American are extraterrestrials, per the New York Times. The US air force has shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron. Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin tweeted Sunday that she received a

Bill Gates has said he’ll carry on using private jets and campaigning on climate change

Bill Gates has said he’ll carry on using private jets and campaigning on climate change, per CNBC. “I spend billions of dollars on ... climate innovation,” Gates tells the BBC. “So, you know, should I stay at home and not come to Kenya and learn about farming and malaria?” “Well,

2022 Super Bowl stock performances

In 2022, numerous companies advertised at the Super Bowl. If you invested $1000 dollars in each, here's how much you'd have: - FTX: $0 - Carvana, $CVNA: $81 - Coinbase, $COIN: $296 - DraftKings, $DKNG: $729 - $META: $800 - Salesforce, $CRM: $810 See more stock

The US air force has shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron

The US air force has shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron. Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin tweeted Sunday that she received a call from the Department of Defense, saying "Our military has an extremely close eye on the object above Lake Huron." "Great work by all

Canada has shot down an unidentified flying object over its territory

Canada has shot down an unidentified flying object over its territory. The object was shot down by a U.S. F-22 from the U.S. and Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command, Trudeau said. "I spoke with President Biden this afternoon. Canadian Forces will now recover and analyze the

Employees are checked out at work more than ever, and it doesn't matter it they're remote, hybrid, or onsite, Gallup study has found

Employees are checked out at work more than ever, and it doesn't matter it they're remote, hybrid, or onsite, Gallup study has found. Employee engagement dropped to 32% from 34% in 2021, and active disengagement increased by 2% in 2022. "Regardless of work location (including

Pentagon has shot down an unidentified object over Alaska

President Biden ordered the Department of Defense to shoot down an "high-altitude" object that violated U.S. airspace above territorial waters near Alaska. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said fighter aircraft assigned to U.S. Northern Command shot down the object because it "posed a reasonable

Single women own and occupy more homes than single men in the US

Single women own and occupy more homes than single men in the US, per NYT. The report, by the online lending marketplace LendingTree, analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau 2021 American Community Survey with one-year estimates. Single men were found to own and occupy a larger percentage of