Republicans claim Biden family earned millions from shady overseas deals
Republicans charged Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s family has earned more than $10 million from shady business deals crafted while he was vice president.
Day: May 11, 2023
Disney Q2: Disney+ subscribers were down 2% QoQ to 157.8M, vs. 163.17M est., its second consecutive quarterly drop; ESPN+ rose 2% QoQ to 25.3M, Hulu hit 48.2M (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
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Disney Q2: Disney+ subscribers were down 2% QoQ to 157.8M, vs. 163.17M est., its second consecutive quarterly drop; ESPN+ rose 2% QoQ to 25.3M, Hulu hit 48.2M — On the bright side, the Mouse House also manag…
Georgia’s Smart says declining invitation for White House visit was not political
Georgia coach Kirby Smart insists there was no political motivation for his national championship football team to decline an invitation to the White House.
Child care: ‘More flexibility’
Re: “On-site child care would alleviate companies’ return-to-office” [May 2, Opinion]: Erin Caldwell thoughtfully and accurately lists many of the logical reasons for ready workplace access to quality childcare. Not only is this an amenity that can bui…
Amazon In Talks To Buy Indian Video Giant MX Player
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Amazon is engaging with Times Internet to explore the acquisition of MX Player, one of the largest on-demand video streaming services in India, according to four sources familiar with the matter, as …
Affinity – Taking Flight Training Seriously
The 50,000 flight hours milestone celebrated by the Royal Air Force and the Affinity Group was an important achievement for the company. In only seven years, Affinity evolved from a ten-employee startup to a group of 180 professional personnel operati…
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant facing ‘catastrophic’ staff shortage amid Russian evacuation
Russia plans to relocate thousands of staff from nuclear plant, atomic energy company claims, warning of ‘catastrophic lack of qualified personnel’Russia plans to relocate about 2,700 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukraine’s atomi…
Westpac’s U-turn on rural bank branch closures a win for regional customers, Queensland MPs say
Decision to keep the Tully, Cloncurry and Ingham branches open welcomed by local politicians, but further reforms urged to ensure delivery of services in rural areasSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook …
MIT’s CrashPlan software to be updated on May 15
CrashPlan, formerly known as Code42, is a secure backup solution provided by Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) for desktops and laptops at MIT.
On Monday, May 15, computers at MIT that meet the vendor’s system requirements and are running v…