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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Boeing machinists are still on strike. Workers voted down another contract offer met their demands.
People are getting much more excited about buying houses. Sales of new homes in the US took a hit their highest level for a year last month.
McDonald’s is already facing e-coli lawsuits. The fast food giant’s quarter pounder probably will weighs heavily on his pockets in short order.
Intel made a big fuss with Nvidia back then. Once the stalwart had the chance to buy its upstart rival for what ended up being less than a penny on the dollar.
An Elon Musk guest companion is worth its weight in gold. Tesla shares surged 20% after its CEO was ousted “best guess” for astronomical growth.
American Airlines really means business (class)
One of the biggest stories in the airline industry has been American Airlines and its break with a core customer group. The company lost business from a lot of business-class travelers and wants them back.
Olive branches are springing up left and right as American tries to straighten out its road warriors after its trade chief exits. His attempts to bring some of those reservations in-house met with a frosty reception that may still take a while to thaw.
What is American Airlines doing to get its corporate customers back on board? Quartz’s Melvin Backman disrupts the carrier’s plans.
Trump’s Elon Musk-y government? Good for Elon Musk
One of Donald Trump’s campaign promises has been to create a Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Elon Musk and charged with cleaning up the civil service. Musk says it would also streamline regulations in ways that would benefit Musk.
Specifically, Musk would seek to make it easier to approve a national rollout of autonomous vehicles. Coincidentally, Musk’s electric car maker Tesla has just revealed plans to launch a new autonomous vehicle.
Quartz’s William Gavin highlights the tech oligarch’s latest statements about his plans for his place in a Trump White House.
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😡 American Airlines is tired of all the Boeing drama
⚠️ OpenAI disbands yet another security team
🚂 Luxury train travel is making a comeback
💸 The government makes it easier to fire your bank for not meeting expectations
♨️ California introduces more heat safety protection for indoor workers
🧑🤝🧑 States that lose and gain the most inhabitants
SURPRISING DISCOVERIES
Some architecture can be the opposite of hostile. Superdome in New Orleans wearing a giant friendship bracelet ahead of a Taylor Swift “Eras” tour stop.
Kamala Harris’ sorority has a patented salute. Her Alpha Kappa Alpha’s loud “skee wee” call is registration no. 5116853 in the US Patent and Trademark Office. (paywall)
Flamingos are the picture of aging health. If you can still stand on one leg like the pink birds, things are going well in your golden years.
Elon Musk’s support made some voters like Trump less so. A poll of young men said Musk’s signature was one turn off more than a spark.
Scissors (a “drill lance”) hits rock (an electric car battery on fire). Hyundai’s extinguishing tool can put out electric car fires in minutes instead of days.
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