President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name the immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff and announced a former ICE official as his “border czar.” Source link
Read More »Signal gets new video call features, making it a viable alternative to Zoom, Meet and Teams
Privacy-focused messaging app Signal is adding new features for video calls, including links, reactions and a calls tab, in a bid to pose as an alternative to Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. The highlight of the update is a new “Calls” tab, which lets you make new calls, manage …
Read More »Best Squat Racks of 2024
Choose a squat rack that fits your needs: “Focus your time and energy researching those racks that fit perfectly into your space and for the height of the people who will be using the rack,” said Steve Stonehouse, VP of education and programming at Body Fit Training. You’ll also want …
Read More »A Union Square Date Night for Inter-Borough Relationships
Find love in a hopeless place (where the subway lines intersect). Source link
Read More »Boeing wins $10bn jet order in vote of confidence after seven-week strike
Boeing has won a $10bn (£7.8bn) order for 737 Max jets in the first deal secured by the US manufacturer since the end of a seven-week strike. Dublin-based aircraft leasing firm Avia has struck a deal with Boeing for 80 jets, coming as a boost for the US company following …
Read More »Trump to Name Michael Waltz as His National Security Adviser
The president-elect has chosen a Republican member of Congress from Florida to oversee national security policy in the White House. Source link
Read More »SoftBank Vision Fund co-CEO Misra to exit
Rajeev Misra is to step down from his leadership roles at SoftBank’s flagship technology investment vehicles, marking the final departure of one of the Japanese group’s most prominent dealmakers. The company announced on Tuesday that Misra, who helped steer the $100 billion Vision Fund through both its meteoric rise and …
Read More »Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Nov. 12, #520
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but …
Read More »Late Night Weighs in on Trump’s Cabinet Picks
Jimmy Kimmel called President-elect Trump’s choices thus far “a real cast of no character.” Source link
Read More »Chinese Stocks, Yuan Fall as Trump’s Cabinet Picks Add to Woes
(Bloomberg) — Chinese stocks and the yuan slumped as fears of worsening Sino-American tensions further undermined investor confidence after a slew of disappointing economic developments. Most Read from Bloomberg The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index tumbled more than 3%, poised for its biggest one-day loss in nearly a month. The …
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