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Best Beach Reads for Bankers, Investors, or Dealmakers

Best Beach Reads for Bankers, Investors, or Dealmakers : "For me, it's a game plan of how to actually seek solutions to the biggest existential threat that we actually face as a species and as a planet. Whenever I introduce people to the book, you see people get obsessed with the kinds of things that we can be doing, whether that's regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, or reducing food waste."
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SBF accused of even more shady moves

https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox/id/AAQkADljY2I1ZjY1LTdkYWMtNDFiZC1hM2RmLTJlZTg3Nzc4ODA2MgAQAAWfhhX3m1lIl3vKkqq%2FWLU%3D SBF accused of even more shady moves Shady SBFEd Jones/Getty The temperature got cranked even higher on the hot water FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was already submerged in. FTX’s new management sued him and some of its other former execs this week, hoping to claw back over $1 billion of company funds. The collapsed crypto exchange claims the ex-execs misappropriated the money for “pet projects” and personal use such as… Gifting $10 million to Bankman-Fried’s father—cash that FTX believes is now being used to bankroll SBF’s legal defense. Routing $725 million in FTX stock to company executives who provided nothing in return that would justify the equity. Using $546.1 million to buy a stake in Robinhood. Perhaps most surprisingly, FTX also contends Bankman-Fried’s brother planned to tap into its budget to purchase the Pacific island nation of Nauru as a poten...
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Footballer Benjamin Mendy cleared of rape and attempted rape | Chester | The Guardian

Footballer Benjamin Mendy cleared of rape and attempted rape | Chester | The Guardian : Some%20of%20the%20women%20said%20they%20were%20made%20to%20give%20in%20their%20phones%20after%20arriving%20at%20the%20house%20and%20felt%20unable%20to%20call%20for%20help.%20But%20Mendy%20said%20he%20only%20asked%20guests%20to%20put%20their%20phones%20in%20a%20box%20because%20he%20was%20concerned%20about%20privacy%2C%20particularly%20when%20holding%20lockdown-busting%20parties%2C%20and%20that%20the%20women%20could%20have%20their%20phones%20back%20whenever%20they%20wanted.%0A%0AThe%20parties%20were%20fuelled%20by%20alcohol%20and%20nitrous%20oxide%20balloons%20and%20often%20involved%20guests%20stripping%20down%20in%20Mendy%u2019s%20pool.%20People%20would%20have%20sex%20in%20rooms%20all%20over%20the%20house%2C%20sometimes%20swapping%20partners.%0A%0AMendy%20admitted%20not%20wearing%20a%20condom%20during%20any%20of%20the%20encounters%2C%20saying%20that%20while%20he%20knew%20the%20risks%20he%20%u201Cdidn...
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The week in charts: Meta takes on Twitter, office commitment issues�and performative productivity - Raconteur

The week in charts: Meta takes on Twitter, office commitment issues�and performative productivity - Raconteur : Workers%20lose%20a%20third%20of%20day%20to%20performative%20work%0A%0AThe%20need%20to%20appear%20productive%20is%20causing%20UK%20workers%20to%20spend%2030%25%20of%20their%20working%20day%20engaging%20in%20performative%20work%2C%20according%20to%20a%20new%20study%20commissioned%20by%A0Slack.%A0%0A%0A%0AThis%20type%20of%20work%2C%20also%20known%20as%20%u2018productivity%20theatre%u2019%2C%20doesn%u2019t%20contribute%20to%20any%20company%20goals%20and%20is%20simply%20done%20to%20make%20it%20appear%20as%20though%20people%20are%20working%20hard.%20Examples%20include%20scheduling%20in%20meetings%20that%20you%20don%u2019t%20need%20to%20attend%20or%20keeping%20workplace%20messaging%20apps%20open%20when%20you%u2019re%20away%20from%20your%20desk%2C%20so%20it%20looks%20as%20though%20you%u2019re%20still%A0online.%A0%0A%0AThis%20trend%20can%20be%20viewed%20as%20a%20response%20to%20the%20...
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PGA Tour Policy Board Member Resigns Over Concerns of LIV Deal: WaPo

PGA Tour Policy Board Member Resigns Over Concerns of LIV Deal: WaPo : A member of the PGA Tour policy board, which plays a critical role in moving the organization's deal with LIV Golf forward, resigned from his position, citing concerns with Saudi Arabia's role in a reporter's death in 2018, The Washington Post reported. Randall Stephenson, one of 10 board members since 2012, submitted his resignation letter dated Sunday and reviewed by The Post. According to the report, Stephenson said the deal was "not one that I can objectively evaluate or in good conscience support, particularly in light of the US intelligence report concerning Jamal Khashoggi in 2018." PGA Tour and LIV Golf, which is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced a merger in June, agreeing to "unify the game of golf on a global basis." The move shocked the golf world as the two organizations were in the middle of several lawsuits while players who stayed w...
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Elon Musk Reportedly Microdoses Ketamine for Depression

Elon Musk Reportedly Microdoses Ketamine for Depression : Musk has gotten in hot water in the past for using drugs. In 2022, the billionaire said he and the "whole of SpaceX" had to be drug tested for a year after he smoked weed on a 2018 podcast with Joe Rogan. And Tesla board members expressed concern when Musk told The New York Times in 2018 that he'd begun using Ambien to sleep.�
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