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Why former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason regrets telling everyone he was fired - Vox

Why former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason regrets telling everyone he was fired - Vox : %u201CThe%20only%20thing%20I%u2019m%20doing%20in%20my%20mind%20at%20the%20time%2C%20by%20pretending%20I%20wasn%u2019t%20fired%2C%20is%20deluding%20myself%2C%u201D%20Mason%20said%20on%20the%20latest%20episode%20of%20Recode%20Decode.%20%u201CBut%20here%u2019s%20the%20reason%20it%20makes%20sense%20%5Bto%20lie%5D%3A%20Now%2C%20every%20time%20anybody%20writes%20about%20me%2C%20it%20was%20always%20like%2C%20%u2018ousted%20Groupon%20CEO%20starts%20a%20new%20company.%u2019%u201D%0A%0AThe%20%u201Cousted%u201D%20entrepreneur%20told%20Recode%u2019s%20Kara%20Swisher%20and%20The%20Verge%u2019s%20Casey%20Newton%20that%20he%20is%20no%20longer%20working%20on%20his%20first%20post-Groupon%20company%2C%20Detour%2C%20although%20he%20declined%20to%20go%20into%20specifics%20about%20its%20future.%20But%20an%20internal%20audio-transcribing%20project%20at%20Detour%20spun%20off%20into%20his%20latest%20venture%2C%20the%20%u201Caudi...
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Sigourney%20Weaver%20Has%20Us%20All%20Fooled%3A%20She%u2019s%20Really%20Quite%20Silly%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times : mut%20from%20a%20black%20widow%20with%20deep%20d%E9colletage%20to%20a%20pigtailed%20girl%20hiding%20a%20hedgehog%20in%20her%20vagina.%20The%20New%20York%20Times%2C%20in%20an%20amused%20review%2C%20described%20Weaver%20as%20%u201Ca%20cover%20girl%20beauty%20with%20a%20dry%20wit%u201D%20and%20the%20play%u2019s%20principal%20attraction.
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Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge

Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge : State governments are even less subtle: both Texas and Florida have passed speech regulations that overtly tell social media companies how to moderate, in open hostility to the First Amendment.
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Pelosi attack suspect David DePape shared conspiracy theories - Los Angeles Times

Pelosi attack suspect David DePape shared conspiracy theories - Los Angeles Times : DePape%u2019s%20daughter%2C%20Inti%20Gonzalez%2C%20told%20The%20Times%20that%20her%20father%20wrote%20the%20blog.%20She%20said%20that%20she%20and%20her%20mother%20were%20reeling%20from%20the%20news%20that%20DePape%20had%20been%20arrested%20in%20connection%20with%20the%20attack%20on%20Paul%20Pelosi.%0A%0A%u201CI%u2019m%20a%20little%20shocked%2C%u201D%20she%20said%2C%20%u201Cbut%20not%20really%20that%20shocked%2C%20in%20all%20honesty.%u201D%0A%0AAuthorities%20have%20not%20revealed%20a%20motive%20for%20the%20attack%20at%20the%20Pelosi%20home%20in%20San%20Francisco%20early%20Friday.%20But%20law%20enforcement%20sources%20said%20the%20assailant%20shouted%2C%20%u201CWhere%20is%20Nancy%3F%20Where%20is%20Nancy%3F%u201D%20before%20confronting%20Paul%20Pelosi%2C%20and%20San%20Francisco%20Police%20Chief%20Bill%20Scott%20called%20the%20attack%20%u201Cintentional.%u201D%0A%0A
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Elon Musk Twitter deal closes, CEO fired - The Washington Post

Elon Musk Twitter deal closes, CEO fired - The Washington Post : The%20mood%20after%20Wednesday%u2019s%20visit%20was%20%u201Coverall%20slightly%20more%20positive%2C%u201D%20said%20one%20employee%2C%20who%20spoke%20on%20the%20condition%20of%20anonymity%20because%20they%20were%20not%20authorized%20to%20speak%20publicly%20about%20the%20company%2C%20adding%20%u201Ceveryone%u2019s%20ready%20to%20close%20this%20chapter%20and%20get%20to%20what%20comes%20next.%u201D%0A
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Russian%20journalist%20and%20Putin%u2019s%20rumoured%20goddaughter%20flees%20to%20Lithuania%20%7C%20Russia%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : The%20Russian%20journalist%20and%20TV%20personality%20Ksenia%20Sobchak%20%u2013%20the%20daughter%20of%20Vladimir%20Putin%u2019s%20one-time%20boss%20%u2013%20has%20fled%20to%20Lithuania%2C%20intelligence%20services%20in%20Vilnius%20said%2C%20after%20police%20in%20Moscow%20raided%20one%20of%20her%20homes.%0A%0AA%20well-known%20media%20figure%20in%20Russia%2C%20Sobchak%20first%20became%20famous%20as%20a%20reality%20show%20presenter%20before%20embarking%20on%20a%20career%20in%20journalism.%20She%20also%20ran%20for%20the%20Russian%20presidency%20in%202018%2C%20a%20move%20her%20critics%20said%20was%20a%20publicity%20stunt%20intended%20to%20help%20the%20Kremlin%20create%20the%20impression%20of%20competitive%20elections.%0A%0A
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Credit Suisse unveils new strategy and transformation plan

  https://www.credit-suisse.com/media/assets/corporate/docs/about-us/media/media-release/2022/10/strategy-update-press-release-en.pdf Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR Credit Suisse unveils new strategy and transformation plan Zurich and London, October 27, 2022  –  Credit Suisse Group AG (Credit Suisse) today announces a series of decisive actions to create a simpler, more focused and more stable bank built around client needs. The announcement follows a strategic review conducted by the Board of Directors and Executive Board, resulting in a radical restructuring of the Investment Bank, an accelerated cost transformation, and strengthened and reallocated capital, all of which are designed to create a new Credit Suisse.
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Ad hoc announcement pursuant to article 53 LR Credit Suisse announces its Group strategy with a clear focus on strengthening, simplifying and investing for growth

  Ad hoc announcement pursuant to article 53 LR Credit Suisse announces its Group strategy with a clear focus on strengthening, simplifying and investing for growth https://www.credit-suisse.com/media/assets/corporate/docs/about-us/media/media-release/2021/11/id-gsr-2021-press-release-en.pdf
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Kanye West's antisemitic remarks may be the controversy he never recovers from - The Washington Post

Kanye West's antisemitic remarks may be the controversy he never recovers from - The Washington Post : cian%20and%20mogul%20formerly%20known%20as%20Kanye%20West%2C%20rapped%20those%20words%20on%202013%u2019s%20%u201CI%20Am%20a%20God%2C%u201D%20but%20in%20some%20ways%20they%u2019ve%20served%20as%20a%20maxim%20for%20his%20entire%20career.%20Musically%2C%20the%20rapper%20and%20producer%20became%20famous%20for%20constantly%20evolving%20his%20style%2C%20beholden%20not%20to%20current%20trends%20but%20his%20own%20muse%2C%20even%20if%20he%20risked%20shedding%20fans%20along%20
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Former UEFA boss Johansson, father of the Champions League, dies aged 89 | Reuters

Former UEFA boss Johansson, father of the Champions League, dies aged 89 | Reuters : STOCKHOLM%20%28Reuters%29%20-%20Lennart%20Johansson%2C%20a%20Swede%20who%20presided%20over%20European%20soccer%20for%2017%20years%20as%20its%20new%20Champions%20League%20turned%20into%20a%20global%20commercial%20juggernaut%2C%20has%20died%20after%20a%20short%20illness%20aged%2089%2C%20Sweden%u2019s%20Football%20Association%20said%20on%20Wednesday.%0A%0A%0A
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Pan pipes, pinot noir and productivity: the hidden power of music | Music | The Guardian

Pan pipes, pinot noir and productivity: the hidden power of music | Music | The Guardian : %u201CThe%20homeward-bound%20half%20is%20more%20reflective%2C%20thinking%20about%20the%20effect%20music%20has%20on%20us%20as%20individuals%2C%u201D%20says%20co-curator%20Emily%20Scott-Dearing.%20We%20are%20programmed%20to%20respond%20to%20musical%20tropes%20%u2013%20though%20whether%20as%20a%20result%20of%20cultural%20conditioning%20or%20something%20innate%20is%20far%20from%20clear.%20One%20exhibit%20demonstrates%20that%20a%20lullaby%20has%20certain%20musical%20qualities%20which%20are%20universally%20felt.%20Conversely%2C%20our%20brains%20are%20programmed%20to%20react%20adversely%20to%20dissonance.%20But%20Scott-Dearing%20insists%20cultural%20conditioning%20plays%20a%20part%20too.%20%u201CIn%20western%20music%20there%20are%20associations%20between%20major%20keys%20and%20happiness%2C%20and%20minor%20keys%20and%20sadness%2C%u201D%20she%20explains%2C%20%u201Cbut%20that%20is%20not%20universal%20acros...
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The Hunt for Wikipedia's Disinformation Moles | WIRED

The Hunt for Wikipedia's Disinformation Moles | WIRED : The%20fact%20that%20the%20research%20focused%20on%20bad%20actors%20who%20were%20already%20found%20and%20rooted%20out%20may%20also%20show%20that%20Wikipedia%u2019s%20system%20is%20working%2C%20adds%20O%u2019Neil.%20But%20while%20the%20study%20did%20not%20produce%20a%20%u201Csmoking%20gun%2C%u201D%20it%20could%20be%20invaluable%20to%20Wikipedia%3A%20%u201CThe%20study%20is%20really%20a%20first%20attempt%20at%20describing%20suspicious%20editing%20behavior%20so%20we%20can%20use%20those%20signals%20to%20find%20it%20elsewhere%2C%u201D%20says%20Miller.%0A%0AVictoria%20Doronina%2C%20a%20member%20of%20the%20Wikimedia%20Foundation%u2019s%20board%20of%20trustees%20and%20a%20molecular%20biologist%2C%20says%20that%20Wikipedia%20has%20historically%20been%20targeted%20by%20coordinated%20attacks%20by%20%u201Ccabals%u201D%20that%20aim%20to%20bias%20its%20content.%0A%0A%u201CWhile%20individual%20editors%20act%20in%20good%20faith%2C%20and%20a%20c...
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Former Credit Suisse boss launches new fund to invest in Human Longevity | Financial Times

Former Credit Suisse boss launches new fund to invest in Human Longevity | Financial Times : Former%20Credit%20Suisse%20chief%20executive%20Tidjane%20Thiam%20has%20launched%20a%20new%20fund%20to%20invest%20in%20life%20sciences%20firm%20Human%20Longevity%20after%20dropping%20plans%20to%20merge%20his%20blank%20cheque%20company%20with%20the%20California-based%20start-up.%0A%0AThiam%20co-founded%20the%20Free%20Tiger%20Fund%20to%20invest%20in%20late-stage%20venture%20groups%2C%20including%20Human%20Longevity%2C%20previously%20in%20advanced%20talks%20to%20merge%20with%20his%20special%20purpose%20acquisition%20company%2C%20Freedom%20Acquisition%20Corp.%0A%0AHowever%2C%20Thiam%20told%20the%20Financial%20Times%20that%20Human%20Longevity%20was%20not%20ready%20to%20be%20listed%20on%20the%20stock%20exchange%2C%20which%20led%20to%20Freedom%20merging%20with%20another%20firm%20Complete%20Solaria%20on%20Monday.%0A%0ASpacs%20are%20shell%20companies%20that%20list%20on%20stock%20exchanges%2C%20using%20th...
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The Truth About Taylor Swift's Relationship With Jack Antonoff

The Truth About Taylor Swift's Relationship With Jack Antonoff : Taylor Swift and her "squad" of less successful stars, which includes Selena Gomez, Lorde, Hailee Steinfeld, Gigi Hadid and a bunch of other interchangeable models and actresses, tend to follow her wherever she goes in public. While the average person would likely kill to hang out with Swift and Co. all day everyday, not everyone is so impressed by her posse. These stars all threw major shade at Swift's squad.
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Fun's Jack Antonoff Slams Lady Gaga and Katy Perry - ABC News

Fun's Jack Antonoff Slams Lady Gaga and Katy Perry - ABC News : "There's a lot of junk. People have to spread out and find more interesting stuff, because they're not being fed it the way they're supposed to be. Radio, all that media, there's supposed to be a responsibility to feed the good stuff to the people," Antonoff told GQ. "There was this divide that I felt like existed between great classic songwriting and great production, because no one wanted to seem like anyone else. Like, I talk to A&R guys about this, and they say they don't want the music to sound too "indie," which is a fancy way of saying they don't want it to sound good." So what music does the guitarist and boyfriend of "Girls" star Lena Dunham like?
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Cristiano%20Ronaldo%20%u2013%20banished%20from%20a%20United%20squad%20ready%20to%20leave%20him%20behind%20-%20The%20Athletic

Cristiano%20Ronaldo%20%u2013%20banished%20from%20a%20United%20squad%20ready%20to%20leave%20him%20behind%20-%20The%20Athletic : But%20this%20time%2C%20Ronaldo%u2019s%20team-mates%20didn%u2019t%20seem%20to%20notice.%20Or%20if%20they%20did%20notice%2C%20they%20didn%u2019t%20care.%20The%20post-match%20mood%20in%20the%20United%20dressing%20room%20was%20buoyant%2C%20such%20was%20the%20players%u2019%20exuberance%20at%20the%20display%20against%20Tottenham.%20They%20didn%u2019t%20miss%20him%20on%20the%20pitch%20and%20they%20didn%u2019t%20miss%20him%20afterwards.%0A%0A
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Beijing steps up Covid measures as cases quadruple during key CCP congress meeting | China | The Guardian

Beijing steps up Covid measures as cases quadruple during key CCP congress meeting | China | The Guardian : Beijing%u2019s%20health%20authority%20called%20for%20stronger%20screening%20of%20risky%20individuals%20and%20meticulous%20checks%20on%20people%20entering%20crowded%20places%20including%20supermarkets%20and%20gyms.%0A%0ASome%20residential%20compounds%20with%20suspected%20cases%20were%20put%20under%20three-day%20lockdowns%20that%20could%20be%20extended%20if%20new%20infections%20emerge.%0A%0A
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German cybersecurity chief sacked following reports of Russia ties | Germany | The Guardian

German cybersecurity chief sacked following reports of Russia ties | Germany | The Guardian : Among%20its%20membership%20roster%2C%20the%20Cyber%20Security%20Council%20Germany%20has%20since%202020%20listed%20a%20Berlin-based%20cybersecurity%20firm%2C%20Protelion%2C%20previously%20known%20as%20Infotecs%2C%20a%20subsidiary%20of%20a%20Russian%20company%20founded%20by%20an%20ex-KGB%20employee%20who%20has%20received%20a%20medal%20of%20honour%20for%20his%20services%20from%20the%20Russian%20president%2C%20Vladimir%20Putin.%0A%0A%u201CThe%20Russian%20company%20Infotecs%20that%20wants%20to%20protect%20our%20critical%20infrastructure%20from%20Russian%20cyber-attacks%20works%20with%20Russian%20intelligence%20services%2C%u201D%20B%F6hmermann%20said%20in%20his%20programme%2C%20expressing%20incredulity.%20%u201CRussian%20agents%20use%20Infotecs%2C%20which%20under%20the%20name%20Protelion%20GmbH%20sells%20German%20companies%20security%20software.%u201D%0A%0AWhile%20the%20programme%20did%20not%20alleg...
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Louis Vuitton CEO Sells Jet After People Tracked It on Twitter

Louis Vuitton CEO Sells Jet After People Tracked It on Twitter : Bernard Arnault, the CEO of LVMH, said on Monday that the luxury-goods company sold its private jet following people's attempts to track the aircraft on social media. The 73-year-old billionaire said he'd started renting private planes instead. He made the announcement an interview with Radio Classique, which was first reported by Bloomberg. The radio station is owned by LVMH. "Indeed, with all these stories, the group had a plane and we sold it," Arnault said, according to a Bloomberg translation. "The result now is that no one can see where I go because I rent planes when I use private planes."
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Fiona Hill: Elon Musk's Pro-Russian Peace Deal Is 'Classic Putin'

Fiona Hill: Elon Musk's Pro-Russian Peace Deal Is 'Classic Putin' : %22Putin%20plays%20the%20egos%20of%20big%20men%20%u2014%20gives%20them%20a%20sense%20that%20they%20can%20play%20a%20role.%20But%20in%20reality%2C%20they%27re%20just%20direct%20transmitters%20of%20messages%20from%20Vladimir%20Putin%2C%22%20Hill%20told%20Politico%20this%20week%2C%20noting%20that%20the%20Tesla%20billionaire%20has%20tipped%20his%20hand%20in%20an%20obvious%20display%20of%20Putin%27s%20influence.%0A%0AEarlier%20this%20month%2C%20Musk%20tweeted%20a%20proposed%20peace%20plan%20he%20suggested%20could%20end%20the%20war%20in%20Ukraine%20that%20parroted%20Russian%20demands%20and%20echoed%20Kremlin%20talking%20points.%0A%0AIan%20Bremmer%2C%20a%20prominent%20political%20analyst%2C%20later%20reported%20that%20Musk%20spoke%20privately%20with%20Putin%20before%20drafting%20his%20proposition%20%u2014%20an%20allegation%20that%20Musk%20denied.
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Elizabeth Holmes' sentencing set for next month as witness fires back

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