REUTERS/Joshua Roberts George Conway, husband of President Donald Trump’s senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, wrote a damning op-ed for The Washington Post, following the release of the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation. "What the Mueller report disturbingly shows, with crystal clarity, is that today there is a […]
Judge upholds New York City’s mandatory measles vaccination order
A Brooklyn judge on Thursday ruled against a group of parents who challenged New York City’s recently imposed mandatory measles vaccination order. Source: Business News –
The 11 biggest takeaways from the Mueller report
The special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report in the Russia investigation landed with a bang on Thursday, marking a dramatic inflection point in the nearly two-year FBI investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Mueller’s work is complete, but as INSIDER has previously reported, there are dozens of ongoing threads and court cases that […]
One paragraph in the Mueller report illustrates how selectively Barr quoted the document in his public statements
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Attorney General William Barr left out a crucial piece of information when he told Congress the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation "did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities." Barr quoted directly from Mueller’s final report in the investigation […]
BlackBerry Messenger will soon be the latest messaging service to die
J.P. Moczulski/Reuters BBM, formerly known as BlackBerry Messenger, will be shut down on May 31. Emtek, the company that now runs the messaging service, tried to revive it, but said that "users have moved on." BBM users will need to download their photos and files from the service before it shuts down, because they won’t […]
Meet the ex-Facebook advisor who pitched Richard Branson while kiteboarding (FB)
Paul Kane/Getty Images Karl Jacob pitched his startup LoanSnap to Richard Bransonduring a kiteboarding trip and walked away with the billionaire’s backing for its $8 million Series A in 2018. Jacob was an early advisor to Facebook, and says his experience working in the early days of social networking reinforced his belief in taking bigger […]
Uber announces $1 billion investment into its self-driving car group, weeks before going public
The investment from Softbank, Denso and Toyota values the division, known as the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), at $7.25 billion and creates a newly formed corporate entity with its own board. Source: Business News –
$9.2 billion Zoom’s second most powerful shareholder thinks CEO Eric Yuan is like Steve Jobs, but nicer (ZM)
Emergence Zoom started trading publicly on Thursday after pricing its IPO at a $9.2 billion valuation. The IPO was a boon for CEO Eric Yuan, who owns much of the company and holds nearly 20% of the voting power. The second most powerful investor is Emergence Capital Partners, a venture capital firm that once backed […]
Tesla and Elon Musk Are Given Week to Reach Accord With S.E.C.
The adversaries told a judge they were working to resolve a dispute over Mr. Musk’s statements on financial prospects. Regulators had sought a contempt citation. Source: NYT > Business – THE NEW YORK TIMES
Cramer Remix: Big banks have kicked off earnings season in a surprising fashion
Jim Cramer details how the group is doing better than expected and remains cheap even after the latest leg higher. Source: Business News –
Atlassian stock dropped 8% a day after it reported earnings, but Wall Street has ‘no fear’ about its future (TEAM)
On Thursday, Atlassian‘s stock slid 8% after reporting a lower guidance for EPS next quarter than Wall Street expected on Wednesday. Analysts say the drop in stock is due to the impact of Atlassian’s price increases and operational costs, such as hiring. Still, analysts are not worried, and they see long-term growth for Atlassian, especially […]
The total redactions in the Mueller report amount to between 6% and 12% of the 448-page document
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst There are some varying estimates of how much text in the special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on the Russia investigation was redacted. Of the 448 pages that comprise the document, roughly 6% of the text was redacted, according to the investigative journalism nonprofit ProPublica. The Wall Street Journal reported about 12.4% was […]
