GameStop boss Ryan Cohen gearing up for PR blitz
Chewy founder Ryan Cohen has gained a cult following in the meme stock community for his efforts to save video game retailer GameStop. GameStop has been a frequent target of short sellers, and its stock price has skyrocketed, contrary to smart money expectations. Try not to go bankrupt. Yet, aside from the occasional insensitive social […]
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will end fact-checking
Facebook's parent company Meta said Tuesday it would end its fact-checking program in the United States and replace it with a “community notes” system similar to Elon Musk's X. Community notes model allows users of Meta's social media sites Facebook, Instagram, and Threads to report potentially misleading and need more context, rather than holding independent […]
UFC boss Dana White joining Meta's board of directors
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO and President Dana White will join Meta's board of directors, the social media company announced Monday. White is part of a trio of new additions to the Meta board, along with John Elkann, CEO of Exor and chairman of Stellantis and Ferrari, and tech investor Charlie Songhurst. be. “Dana, John, […]
MTA boss Janno Lieber brushes off subway crime as ‘in people’s heads’ as congestion pricing kicks in
MTA Chairman and CEO Jano Lieber said the congestion pricing system launched Monday will force more New Yorkers to take troubled public transit. In response, he dismissed subway crime as “all in people's heads.'' In an interview with Bloomberg Surveillance Monday morning, Lieber sidestepped concerns about subway safety, telling listeners: ” “The overall statistics are […]
Union boss torches Governor Hochul for ‘atrocious’ NYC congestion toll amid surging subway crime
Union leaders have condemned New York's governor's “cruel and disgusting” decision to introduce congestion pricing amid a spike in subway crime. said Phil Valenti of Transportation Workers Union Local 106. new york post This week, New Yorkers are being forced to choose between paying high tolls and taking the crime-ridden subway system. “We now have […]
NYC subways are too dangerous to slap commuters with congestion toll, labor boss says
That would be a loss for Big Apple commuters. The Labor leader blamed the heavy burden on drivers in Manhattan's traffic jams, which begin Sunday, and said the subways were too dangerous to give commuters another option. “Introducing congestion pricing now is terrible, it's disgusting. It's just a slap in the face,” Phil Valenti, president […]
Trump Torches ‘Woke’ Disney During Mar-a-Lago Event with Former Marvel Boss Ike Perlmutter
President-elect Donald Trump threw some shade at the Walt Disney Company at a recent event at Mar-a-Lago, which was also attended by former Marvel Entertainment president and billionaire Ike Perlmutter. “This man rose from extreme poverty to own Disney,” Trump told the audience, referring to Perlmutter. “Then he came out of Disney because Disney woke […]
NYPD public information boss Tarik Sheppard has been demoted
The NYPD's hot-tempered deputy chief of public affairs — who once called a New York Post reporter a “shithole” — was demoted this week, police officials said. Tariq Shepard, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD, will become deputy chief and commander of the Interagency Operations Division, effective Dec. 26, according to NYPD paperwork. “This is […]
NYPD boss Jessica Tisch cleaning house is good for department and NYC
No city service is more important than law enforcement, so it's great to see former Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch give the NYPD's cleanup efforts an encouraging start as its new boss. Even before the bombshell overtime sex scandal broke last week, it was painfully clear that police stations needed a major clean-up. And Tisch, who […]
5 reasons why your boss should approve your 4-day week request
The idea of a four-day week may go against the “American work ethic” (long hours, minimal vacation) advocated by the Trump administration in 2018, but Sen. Bernie Sanders said: announced plans Introduce new legislation to force a four-day work week in the United States by 2028. While the future of legislation surrounding shorter work weeks […]