Pelosi, tech executives to hold fundraiser for Harris campaign
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will join tech executives on Saturday to host a fundraiser for Vice President Harris, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill. The reception will be hosted by Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, and Aaron Levie, CEO of enterprise cloud company Box, in […]
Senate Democrats press DOJ to prosecute Boeing executives over passenger safety
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) have called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Boeing executives. letter On Wednesday, the company accused it of putting profits ahead of safety. “For years, the federal government has accused Boeing of prioritizing profits over passenger safety without holding fully accountable Boeing and its […]
Google Executives’ Ploy to Hide Messages from DOJ Could Be Backfiring
Google employees and executives have tried to hide potentially damaging communications from investigators by using methods such as automatically deleting chats and marking emails as “confidential” as part of their normal routine, but the sneaky moves could backfire for the internet giant as the second antitrust trial against the company heats up. The Verge Reports […]
DOJ’s Case Pits Executives’ Written Documents Against Their Testimony
As the Justice Department's antitrust case against Google continues, it's becoming increasingly clear that judges will have to decide whether to believe what Google executives wrote in emails and chats or what they said on the witness stand, such as when one witness claimed that the emails outdoing competitors were “jet-lagged ramblings.” Associated Press Reports […]
Boeing to furlough ‘large number’ of US executives as strike continues
Boeing Co said Wednesday it would temporarily furlough tens of thousands of employees after about 30,000 machinists went on strike on Friday, halting production of the 737 Max and other planes. “We will begin a temporary administrative leave over the next few days, which will impact a large number of U.S.-based executives, managers and employees,” […]
Anti-Crypto Biden-Harris Admin ‘Got Yelled At’ By Crypto Executives
Crypto industry executives reportedly yelled at the anti-crypto Biden-Harris Administration on Thursday during a meeting aimed at repairing relations between the cryptocurrency and the White House. Fox Business Reported The White House hosted an online meeting with crypto industry executives on Thursday, hosted by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), as the Biden-Harris administration has been cracking […]
Three OpenAI executives exit firm, go on leave in latest shakeup
Three key OpenAI executives have left their positions in a recent leadership shakeup at CEO Sam Altman’s company. Greg Brockman, president of OpenAI and one of its 11 co-founders, has announced that he will be taking a sabbatical from the company until the end of the year. “I’m taking the rest of the year off […]
Yankees executive’s son speaks out on mother’s sudden death: ‘We miss her’
Last weekend, Rachel Minaya, the wife of New York Yankees executive Omar, died suddenly at her New Jersey home. The news was reported and eventually announced Monday before the Yankees’ game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and the team held a moment of silence. Omar and Rachel have two sons, Teddy and Justin, with Teddy […]
Jim Jordan to Grill Executives Accused of Colluding to Silence Conservatives
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) staged a post-Fourth of July fireworks display by securing the attendance of two executives from companies accused of conspiring to silence conservative voices in violation of antitrust laws. Unilever USA President Herish Patel and Group M Global CEO Christian Juhl have agreed to testify at 10 a.m. ET […]
Top business executives call on Biden to end reelection bid: 'Pass the torch'
A group of leading business leaders sent a letter to President Biden on Friday urging him to end his reelection campaign following his poor performance in last week’s debate. As of Friday morning, the letter had been signed by 186 people concerned about the country’s future. “We believe that American democracy itself is at stake […]