Forbes |
500 Startups' Dave McClure, Elizabeth Yin Resign As Sexual Harassment Claims Mount
Forbes Following a surge in allegations of sexual misconduct by tech VC Dave McClure, both McClure and business partner Elizabeth Yin have announced they're parting ways with the firm, if on somewhat different terms. In the past week, Silicon Valley's … A Backlash Builds Against Sexual Harassment in Silicon ValleyNew York Times Employee email claims 500 Startups leadership delayed acknowledging McClure's harassment, as new allegations …TechCrunch Dave McClure Quits 500 Startups Over Sexual Harassment ScandalFortune CNBC –Business Insider –CNNMoney –U.S. News & World Report all 159 news articles » |
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Prosecutors ask judge to gag Shkreli
Miami Herald Prosecutors want a judge to make "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli stop talking. They filed a motion with U.S. District Court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto on Monday, asking that Shkreli and attorneys for all parties refrain from making any statements outside of the … |
Bloomberg |
Germany Is Addicted to Russian Gas
Bloomberg Hidden by pine forests near the deserted site of what was once East Germany's biggest nuclear reactor, two shiny pipelines emerge from the Baltic Sea to mark the spot where Chancellor Angela Merkel is trying to secure the country's energy future. Trump to promote US natgas exports in Russia's backyardNew York Daily News Trump Can Make American Energy DominantTownhall The Real 'Energy Week' NewsHuffPost Washington Examiner –RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty –Salon –Voice of America all 44 news articles » |
MarketWatch |
Finance sites erroneously show Amazon, Apple, other stocks crashing
MarketWatch No, Amazon and Apple stock did not crash Monday. And if you held Mattel stock, you're not suddenly rich. But incorrect stock data on the popular Google Finance, Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg sites appeared to be freaking out some investors Monday … Data glitch: Google, Yahoo finance sites display incorrect stock market pricesCNBC Amazon and Google share prices were reported down more than 80% after test data went liveBusiness Insider Glitch resets multiple Nasdaq tech stocks to exact same priceFinancial Times Investor’s Business Daily –Wall Street Journal (subscription) –KSAT San Antonio –Barron’s all 28 news articles » |
Los Angeles Times |
More factory problems as Elon Musk's Tesla starts producing the Model 3
Los Angeles Times Will Tesla's Elon Musk revolutionize the auto industry and become the Henry Ford of the 21st century? Or are his bold visions too untethered from the complicated realities of mass-market motor vehicle production, sales, distribution and repair? The … Tesla's Model 3, its mass-market car, expected to roll off factory floor FridayWashington Post Tesla, Inc.'s Q2 Deliveries: Up 53% Year Over Year, But Down SequentiallyMotley Fool Tesla delivered 22000 vehicles in second quarter, blames 'severe production shortfall' of battery packsCNBC CNNMoney –Business Insider –Reuters –The Mercury News all 357 news articles » |
KABC-TV |
Couple outraged over $900 Uber bill in Wisconsin
KABC-TV Keith and Audra Tubin used Uber to go to a music festival last week, but they had no idea the bill would be so high. Thousands of people go to Summerfest, and Uber is one option for transportation, a service the Tubins have used regularly in the past. Family wakes up to an Uber bill of nearly $1000 – KMOV.comKMOV.com VIDEO: Milwaukee Uber customers charged almost $900 for a single rideKRON4.com Couple charged $898 for Uber ride in MilwaukeeWGN-TV Hawaii News Now –KXAN.com –CBS Philly –Fox News all 15 news articles » |
Forbes |
US Auto Sales Continue to Fall, Slipping 2 Percent For The Year
Forbes Sales of trucks, SUVs, and crossovers continue to bolster U.S. auto sales, which have tapered for the first half of the year. Overall, vehicle sales fell 2.1 percent for the first six months of the year and 3 percent in June. Sales of trucks and SUVs … SUVs Save the Day Again in June as Total US Car Demand SoftensBloomberg Auto Industry Hoping to Hit Brakes on Downward TrendNBCNews.com June a tough month for Big 3 automakersMinneapolis Star Tribune MarketWatch –Detroit Free Press –The Detroit News –U.S. News & World Report all 176 news articles » |
Houston Chronicle |
After GE merger, Baker Hughes must now find niche
Houston Chronicle Martin Craighead (left), chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes, and Lorenzo Simonelli (right), president and CEO of GE Oil & Gas, discuss their merger deal, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, in Houston. ( Mark Mulligan / … more. Photo: Mark Mulligan, Staff. Image 2 … New Baker Hughes CEO talks about wrapping up GE mergerChron.com GE closes Baker Hughes deal, becomes No. 2 oilfield service providerNew York Daily News GE's Oilfield Giant Is Ready to Prosper, If the Crude Recovery CooperatesBloomberg TheStreet.com –Financial Times –Yahoo Finance UK –Markets Daily all 79 news articles » |
By taking on the cause of “global unsustainability” America can achieve its highest ideals while restoring its prosperity, security and environmental and social well-being.
In a twist on the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, might observers have cared more about losing it than they did about signing it?