Monthly Archives: June 2022

Zuckerberg ‘was a bit harder’ than Musk

Zuckerberg ‘was a bit harder’ than Musk

Gone are the days when celebrities can jet-set without their locations being known — at least for billionaires like Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Jack Sweeney, 19, became an overnight sensation after his Twitter account @ElonJet went viral. The account, which has over 470,000 followers, uses a bot to automatically track the location of Musk’s private jet. Some billionaires are easier to trace than others, Sweeney told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “With Elon Musk,… Source link

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Apple, Google delete neglected apps from online stores

Collecting antiques is getting harder but not impossible when it involves smartphone and tablet apps. Apple and Google are limiting the availability of apps that have gone too long without an update – but the two companies aren’t being equally strict about it. For now, each allows a workaround.  Apple announced April 29 that it would consider an app neglected if it had “not been updated within the last three years” and had “not been downloaded at all or extremely few times during a… Source link

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Russian-owned successor of McDonald’s opens in Moscow

Russian-owned successor of McDonald’s opens in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — Three months after McDonald’s suspended operations in Russia, hundreds of people streamed into its famous former outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square as the restaurant reopened Sunday under a Russian owner and a new name. In March, McDonald’s halted operations of its company-run restaurants in Russia. Although some run by franchisees stayed open, the action by the multinational fast-food chain was among the most visible responses by foreign companies to Russia sending troops into… Source link

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China ride-hailing giant Didi to start trading on OTC market after NYSE delisting, ending an 11-month fiasco that angered Beijing

China ride-hailing giant Didi to start trading on OTC market after NYSE delisting, ending an 11-month fiasco that angered Beijing

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global will start trading on the over-the-counter market (OTC) on Monday, more than two weeks after its shareholders voted to delist the company from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) where it raised US$4.4 billion last year in a public listing that angered Beijing. That move was announced on Friday in the US by Chicago-based Options Clearing Corp, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing house, which said the Chinese firm’s trading symbol will change… Source link

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Glover Teixeira was winning heading into final round

Glover Teixeira was winning heading into final round

Jiri Prochazka submitted Glover Teixeira in the UFC 275 main event on Saturday with just 28 seconds remaining in the championship bout. The back-and-forth battle earned Fight of the Night honors and was one of the best championship fights in the promotion’s history. Late in the final round, previously No. 2 ranked Prochazka applied a rear-naked choke that forced Teixeira to tap out. Up to that point, Teixeira was winning the round. Not only was Teixeira winning round 5, he was up on two of the… Source link

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Jiri Prochazka submits Glover Teixeira late in fifth of thrilling title-fight war

Jiri Prochazka submits Glover Teixeira late in fifth of thrilling title-fight war

One thing is certain: Jiri Prochazka earned his status as UFC champion. The 29-year-old light heavyweight submitted Glover Teixeira with 28 seconds left in the fifth round of their thrilling championship bout Saturday at UFC 275. Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) sunk in a rear-naked choke on Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) to get what seemed like an improbable tap. Prochazka remained unbeaten in the UFC and crowned himself light heavyweight champion after just three fights with the promotion. The… Source link

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Zhang Weili viciously knocks out Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Zhang Weili viciously knocks out Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on one of the greatest fights in UFC history on March 6, 2020, in Las Vegas at UFC 248. More than two years later, they met again on the main card of UFC 275 in Singapore and put on another classic. After a fast-paced first round in which Zhang’s wrestling controlled the battle, Zhang caught Jedrzejczyk with a spinning backfist during a flurry. Zhang’s forearm landed squarely on the side of Jedrzejczyk’s face and she did a face plant. Referee Marc… Source link

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Google Agrees to Pay Out $118 Million To Former Employees In Gender Discrimination And Pay Equity Suit – Deadline

Google Agrees to Pay Out $118 Million To Former Employees In Gender Discrimination And Pay Equity Suit – Deadline

Bloomberg.com reports that the case is Ellis v. Google LLC, Google having to pay out $118 million settlement to over 15,000 female employees for gender discrimination. The settlement was reached immediately upon conclusion of the case and involves women across 236 job titles. Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, with Altshuler Berzon LLP, announced the deal on Friday. Third party experts and labor economists will examine Google’s hiring process, and the company’s pay equity… Source link

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Hayisaer Maheshate starches Steve Garcia with perfect right hand while backpedaling

Hayisaer Maheshate starches Steve Garcia with perfect right hand while backpedaling

Hayisaer Maheshate’s UFC debut was something special. The Chinese fighter made a huge statement Saturday at UFC 275, putting away Steve Garcia in violent fashion on the preliminary card at Singapore Indoor Stadium. The official stoppage came at the 1:14 mark of Round 1. It was a wild fight from start to finish. Both Maheshate (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Garcia were hot right off the bat. The two traded shots and were on full offensive mode. After a couple of chaotic exchanges, Garcia rushed in on… Source link

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Emma Thompson Says the Me Too Movement ‘Will Not Be Derailed’ by Amber Heard and Johnny Depp Trial Verdict

Emma Thompson Says the Me Too Movement ‘Will Not Be Derailed’ by Amber Heard and Johnny Depp Trial Verdict

ENGLAND – JUNE 09: Emma Thompson attends the “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” Premiere – Sundance Film Festival: London at Picturehouse Central on June 09, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images); LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 15: Actor/musician Johnny Depp (L) and actress Amber Heard attend The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage) Dave J Hogan/Getty; John Shearer/WireImage Emma Thompson is… Source link

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