Monthly Archives: October 2022

Biden group casts Dark Brandon in student debt relief ad

Dark Brandon directs voters to the StudentAid.gov debt relief website. | Image: Building Back Together Building Back Together, a pro-Biden political advocacy group, launched a six-figure digital ad campaign on Wednesday to boost the administration’s student loan relief program in key battleground states across the country. And to make sure it landed with young voters,…

Smugglers are using TikTok, Instagram to dupe Americans into smuggling migrants

Enlarge (credit: Mario Tama / Staff | Getty Images News) Sometimes attracting drivers as young as 14 with emoji-filled posts that promise thousands of dollars “for just a few hours of driving,” smugglers often rely on social media to recruit Americans to help migrants illegally cross the US-Mexico border, The Wall Street Journal reported. Popular…

Mercedes-Benz partners with Canadian mining company for CO2-neutral lithium hydroxide for EVs

Mercedes-Benz AG will source carbon-neutral lithium hydroxide to build batteries for electric vehicles from a Vancouver-based mining startup. Starting in 2026, the agreement with Rock Tech Lithium will provide Mercedes-Benz AG with an average of 10,000 tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide per year — enough for around 150,000 electric vehicles. Mercedes-Benz, which sells about two…

Will alternative investments become a staple in all investors’ portfolios?

A 60/40 investment portfolio, in which 60% is invested in stocks and 40% in bonds, was long considered classic. But that’s no longer the case, as many investors are now diversifying beyond publicly traded assets. Alternative investments, or alts, are a direct corollary to diversified portfolios. And they are not just for institutional funds: Individual…

The Warriors’ Draymond Green talks podcasts, social media and the elephant in the room

The Warriors’ Draymond Green took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt today where he discussed his podcast, social media… and yes, the Jordan Poole punch. Green has spent the last several years building up his resume off the court, most notably through his popular podcast, “The Draymond Green Show.” Green touched on how his podcast has…

Draymond Green isn’t starting a fund, but is working with top VCs

Draymond Green, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors, says he’s working with well-known investors involved in the tech space. That wasn’t a massive secret — Green has historically been quite public about his portfolio companies, like SmileDirectClub — but until this morning at TechCrunch Disrupt, he hadn’t…

Look what you made them do: People can’t stop tweeting about Taylor Swift, Twitter confirms

There’s no “Question…?” that Swifties run Twitter. Ahead of the release of Taylor Swift’s tenth studio album Midnights, Twitter revealed just how much mayhem the pop star has caused on the platform in their “Swift Report.” Long story short, it’s a lot. SEE ALSO: Why the world of Taylor Swift on TikTok is pretty special…