EU Threatens Sanctions Against Elon Musk Over Suspending Journalists’ Accounts
The European Union is threatening to hit Twitter CEO Elon Musk with sanctions after the entrepreneur suspended several accounts belonging to prominent journalists over their coverage of his real-time location. “News about arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying,” tweeted Values and Transparency EU Commissioner Vera Jourova on Friday. “EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect […]
Changpeng Zhao: “He Doesn’t Make Sense”; Kevin O’Leary: “He’s Part Of The Story Too”
Now that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is in custody, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has apparently found another sparring partner. Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary, standing as the ex-FTX chief’s unofficial advocate, shot back at Zhao saying he’s part of the FTX implosion story. O’Leary appeared Wednesday at the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs […]
FinTwit Drama: Hedgeye vs. WifeyAlpha, Explained
Tale of the tape: Hedgeye is an investment research firm that has evolved into a producer of its own online media content. In one of its digital shows called The Macro Show on Hedgeye TV, Hedgeye President Michael Blum called out a certain account on fintwit (financial Twitter) who remains anonymous–which the chief deems as […]
Canada’s Federal Government Employees Ordered To Return To The Office At Least Twice A Week
By March 31, federal public servants in Canada will be required to report to the office two to three days per week, according to a directive from the head of the Treasury Board Secretariat, Graham Flack, and the government’s chief human resources officer, Christine Donoghue. The directive applies to the core public administration and is […]
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Spent Months Doing Due Diligence On FTX, Still Invested $95 Million
What’s astonishing about FTX was how its founder and poster boy Sam Bankman-Fried was able to convince some of the world’s largest institutional investors to buy into the hype and pour money into the now-bankrupt company. But really, the plot’s simple enough: institutional investor needing to take relatively small, high-risk investments in the emerging technology […]
Elon Musk Suspends Twitter Accounts Of Journalists, Competitor Mastodon
For a “free speech absolutist,” Twitter CEO Elon Musk seems to be doing the opposite. Twitter suspended numerous high-profile journalists who had been covering the firm and Elon Musk on Thursday evening. The platform seems to have also suspended the account of its competitor, social network Mastodon. It is still unknown why the bans are […]
Elon Musk vs. ElonJet, Explained
Apparently, ElonJet is where Elon Musk draws the line on “free speech” Twitter permanently suspended an account that followed the whereabouts of Elon Musk’s private jet. The social media firm banned the @ElonJet account, which had more than 500,000 followers, after posting a new set of edicts that appeared to be crafted solely to excuse […]
House of Commons Erupts in Laughter at Prospect of Jagmeet Singh Becoming PM
Jagmeet Singh was left with a bruised ego after the House of Commons erupted in laughter at the idea of the NDP leader becoming prime minister one day. The last question period before the new year finished off on a rather humorous note, at the expense of Singh’s ego. In his response to Prime Minister […]
Donald Trump Digital Trading Cards: The NFTs Nobody Wants
Earlier this week, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to tease a “major announcement,” leaving his audience pondering what it might be, particularly after the former president announced a third presidential run. Was he going to announce a campaign tour? Perhaps a run for House speaker? Certainly not, that would be preposterous! Instead, Trump on […]
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Relatives *Actually* Asked Fox Hill If Vegan Meals Could Be Delivered To Him
On Tuesday evening Sam Bankman-Fried’s relatives reportedly called Fox Hill prison, the facility where disgraced former FTX CEO is being held while awaiting his extradition trial, to ask if he could receive vegan meals. He is reportedly unable to receive visitors due to the prison’s Covid-19 protocol. The facility, which is the only prison in […]