Simon & Schuster ditches ‘comprehensive book on Biden’s presidency’ amid low demand for Biden-related material
Publishing giant Simon & Schuster has canceled a contract with a prominent journalist for a “comprehensive” look at the Biden administration amid slowing sales of Biden-related books. In February 2021, politiko Alex Thompson was a reporter for Politico at the time, and has since announced that he has joined the company. Axios He had a […]
How high will borrowing costs go once Bank of Japan ditches negative rates? – Financial Times
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bank of Japan policymakers are grappling with a series of difficult policy discussions as they face the reality of raising interest rates for the first time since the summer of 2006. Japan’s central bank has signaled it […]
Apple ditches electric car project, shifts focus to generative AI
Apple is reportedly abandoning its decade-long efforts to build electric cars and ramping up its efforts on generative AI projects. Apple announced the plan internally on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said. bloombergwhich rattled the roughly 2,000 staff working on the self-driving car, which was originally scheduled to be released in 2026. The decision […]
Yale ditches test-optional policy, saying it hurts lower-income applicants
Yale University announced Thursday it will reinstate standardized testing requirements for freshmen, joining a handful of elite schools that have scrapped controversial test-optional policies introduced during the pandemic. The Ivy League school said the current policy “disadvantages low-income, first-generation, and rural students.” For students in well-resourced high schools, there are many alternatives to standardized tests, […]
Reddit relationship drama goes viral as woman ditches date who lied to her about his age
So far, more than 3,000 people have commented on the romantic drama, which has resonated on social media, with more than 7,300 people reacting. “This guy I met online claimed to be 4 years older than me, no big deal. I’m 24,” one woman wrote over the weekend. “We have the same interests and became […]
Brooks Koepka ditches mullet for 2024 LIV Golf season as fans have a laugh
Ahead of his first LIV golf event this week at El Camaleon Golf Course in Mayakoba, Mexico, Brooks Koepka is determined to start the year with a fresh start. The reigning PGA Champion wore a mullet for a while, but decided to go back to a clean look.His wife Jenna Sims posted on Instagram simple […]
Portland-area county ditches DEI office, will focus instead on ‘the merit, the talents of every individual’
The Oregon county that includes part of Portland voted to close the agency after commissioners agreed it was wasting critical resources and creating unnecessary division in the community. Clackamas County, Oregon, stretches from Mount Hood in the east to part of Portland in the west.In July 2020, just weeks after George Floyd’s death, the county […]
Comedian Natasha Leggero ditches shirt for cheering crowd at LA show
Comedian Natasha Leggero grabbed the attention of her fans by removing her top at the start of her stand-up set. “Boys can do it, so why can't girls?” she said on stage at the Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles last week. Leggero's surprise reveal came on the heels of fellow comedian Bert Kreischer's shirtless performance. […]
North Carolina school ditches bathroom mirrors to prevent students from recording TikTok videos during class
A middle school in North Carolina has reportedly decided to remove bathroom mirrors after noticing an increase in students missing valuable class time to record TikTok videos in the bathroom. . Les Atkins, a spokesperson for the Alamance-Burlington School System, told WFMY, “Students were spending a lot of time going to the bathroom and doing […]
World Economic Forum ditches Greta Thunberg for Sam Altman in push toward AI: sources
Goodbye, Greta, and hello, Sam. Those flying to next week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, are quietly pleased that climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has garnered attention at the conference in recent years, will not appear this time. a source told On the Money. Instead, OpenAI boss Sam Altman will headline a panel discussion […]