Monthly Archives: September 2022

Trump paid his new lead attorney an ‘unusually high’ $3 million retainer after others rejected him

Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after serving on jury duty in New York, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. AP Photo/Seth Wenig Trump put down a $3 million retainer for attorney Christopher M. Kise, a sum that The New York Times called “unusually high.”  The retainer was reportedly paid for through his Save America PAC. The competency…

Gov. Gavin Newsom challenges Gov. Ron DeSantis to a debate on CNN: ‘I’ll bring my hair gel. You bring your hairspray.’

Newsom said he had an “emotional response” to hearing about DeSantis’ threat to the Special Olympics. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, Octavio Jones/Getty Images Gavin Newsom challenged Ron DeSantis to a debate prior to November’s gubernatorial elections. “I’ll bring my hair gel. You bring your hairspray,” Newsom tweeted. Pundits continue to speculate whether or not either of…

VC Ann Miura-Ko is looking to help more students answer the question: Is this idea big enough?

One could probably argue that Floodgate, the Bay Area-based seed-stage venture firm, punches above its weight. The roughly 15-year-old firm has just around $500 million in assets under management — including a $150 million fund that it quietly closed in January — and it makes just a handful of new investments each year. Yet with…

Migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard say they were duped by a woman named ‘Perla’ who paid them $200 and promised a better life in Massachusetts

Martha’s Vineyard. müvTravel Migrants who were flown to Martha’s Vineyard with little information say that they were conned. According to Reuters, some of the migrants aboard the flights said a woman paid them $200 to go. The woman did not give her last name and approached migrants outside a San Antonio shelter. Some of the…

The DOJ asked federal appeals judge to block turnover of classified documents to special master — and the legal fight could wind up in the Supreme Court

Former President of the United States Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a Save America rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on September 3, 2022. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The DOJ’s probe of the documents that Trump stashed at Mar-a-Lago has entered new legal territory. The department is set to appeal a judge’s decision to…

Ironclad’s new contract platform embeds AI to improve business workflows

Ironclad yesterday unveiled a new version of its contract platform embedded with an AI layer in an effort to improve business workflows throughout the lifecycle of a contract. Organizations can create contracts 60% faster by automating the contract creation process, according to Jason Boehmig, the company’s CEO and co-founder. They will also have t…Read MoreRead…

Texas court upholds law banning tech companies from censoring viewpoints

Enlarge (credit: Smith Collection/Gado / Contributor | Archive Photos) For the past year, Texas has been fighting in court to uphold a controversial law that would ban tech companies from content moderation based on viewpoints. In May, the Supreme Court narrowly blocked the law, but this seemed to do little to settle the matter. Today,…