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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Elon Musk’s dad says he’s worried the Tesla CEO might be assassinated following a report about his influence on government decisions  Yahoo! Voices Source link

Novavax (NVAX) is readying its forces to be a fully commercially-licensed company by the end of 2023, with a strong balance sheet and the workforce to achieve the endpoint. This follows the company’s bumpy ride throughout the pandemic, with investor sentiment significantly down on the company. It’s a bit of deja vu for outgoing CEO Stanley Erck, who spoke with Yahoo Finance at the annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco this week. In January 2020, at the beginning of the… Source link

A group of employees at Google is calling on the company to end its artificial intelligence contract with the Israeli government. Driving the news: Employee Ariel Koren resigned this week after she said Google tried to retaliate against her for opposing Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion artificial intelligence and computing services agreement between Google, Amazon Web Services, and the Israeli government and military, the New York Times reports. At an Alphabet Workers Union-led press conference… Source link

Ariel Koren, a Google employee who became a face of worker protests against the company’s contract with the Israeli government, announced her resignation yesterday. The Jewish marketing manager says she faced retaliation from management and some colleagues for expressing pro-Palestinian views within the company. In October she joined other Google and Amazon employees in public opposition to Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract for Google and Amazon to provide cloud computing to Israel,… Source link

Should the U.S. government get into the oil and gas business? Absolutely not! This is a capitalist country and …. Wait, maybe it makes sense. Since 1975, the United States has bought and sold oil for the strategic petroleum reserve, a national stockpile established for times of emergency. This year, President Biden has authorized the release of 180 million barrels of oil—one fourth of the total—to help combat gasoline prices that soared to a peak of $5.02 per gallon after Russia invaded… Source link

Topline Google bought a downtown Chicago building from the Illinois state government for $105 million, the parties announced Wednesday, delivering a much-needed symbolic victory for Illinois after three of the state’s largest companies announced plans to move their headquarters away from the state. The James R. Thompson Center, pictured in 2009. Getty Images Key Facts Google said it plans to occupy the James R. Thompson Center, formerly home to state government… Source link

When the contentious worlds of Brittney Griner‘s detention in Russia and LeBron James’ media empire intersect, all it takes is seven seconds to ignite a controversy. In this case, it was James’ media company Uninterrupted releasing a trailer Monday for an upcoming episode of its talk show “The Shop,” in which the Los Angeles Lakers star discusses Griner, among other topics, with business partners Maverick Carter and Paul Rivera plus guests actor Daniel Kaluuya, artist Rashid Johnson and… Source link

The U.S. government believes that Iran may try to assassinate current or former senior American officials to avenge the death more than two years ago of its top military and intelligence commander, according to an intelligence report obtained by Yahoo News. In January 2020, the Trump administration conducted a drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani while he was on a trip to Iraq. Since then, the regime in Tehran has threatened revenge against those it deems responsible and has… Source link

As the U.S. economy grapples with soaring inflation and rising interest rates that could trigger a recession, the Biden administration is being blamed for overheating the economy with too much stimulus aid in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with the Associated Press published Thursday, President Joe Biden called the notion that the federal stimulus package caused inflation “bizarre.” Still, some prominent figures, including personal finance expert Suze Orman, have questioned… Source link

Google Workspace will give Central Dutch Government more flexibility and choice for collaboration and productivity, supporting new hybrid-working environments AMSTERDAM, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Google Cloud today announced that it has signed a new agreement with the Central Dutch Government that will enable the Dutch public sector to take advantage of Google Workspace’s suite of tools and offerings. This new agreement, which follows the Google Workspace for Education agreement signed… Source link