Joerg Sprave/YouTube The YouTubers Union, a community-based movement that fights for the rights of YouTube creators and users, has teamed up with Europe’s largest trade union (IG Metall) in a new campaign, called FairTube. The union is demanding that Google brings back the old YouTube after changes on the platform have impacted how independent creators […]
The Parents of Curious George
TWO CHIMPS DRESSED in hoodies and quilted nylon sports coats stroll through the Central Park Zoo. They are accompanied by a pair of humans; a couple, perhaps. He is black, she is white: a duet of silk satin and worsted wool, of elegance and determination. The outré tableau is fitting for the eccentric Manhattan. The […]
Britain rejects swapping seized oil tankers with Iran, 4 days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father said it would be ‘easy peasy’
Iranian Presidency Office via AP; Press TV Tensions between the UK and Iran remain high as Britain still has an Iranian oil tanker accused of violating EU sanctions, and Iran still has a British oil tanker that it seized in retaliation. Iran’s president last week suggested swapping the two vessels to end the deadlock. UK […]
Trump hits the Fed again ahead of rate decision this week
President Trump lashed out at the Fed ahead of its July meeting, criticizing it for what he sees as overly restrictive interest rates. Source: Business News –
A$AP Rocky Fan Arrested After Threatening to Bomb Swedish Embassy
An A$AP Rocky fan has been arrested in Washington D.C. after she threatened to bomb the state’s Swedish embassy. A Secret Service officer wrote in a statement that Rebecca Kanter has been accused of screaming at embassy staff, taunting a group of visiting students and causing damage to the embassy building. After not leaving the […]
Ryanair CEO warns of job cuts, 737 Max delivery delays if Boeing doesn’t get its ‘s— together pretty quickly’
Ryanair’s CEO warned investors about potential job cuts due the Boeing 737 Max grounding, now in its fifth month. Source: Business News –