Monthly Archives: October 2022

Adam Kinzinger said Kevin McCarthy was giving ‘aid and comfort to the enemy’ and fodder to Russian media by suggesting GOP may not send more aid to Ukraine

Rep. Adam Kinzinger gives closing remarks during a January 6 Committee hearing on July 21, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said if the GOP wins the House they may not be as forthcoming with Ukraine aid. His comments suggested bipartisan support for aiding Ukraine could be waning. Rep. Adam Kinzinger said…

Mike Pence said there’s no room for Putin ‘apologists’ in the Republican Party as he criticized Russia’s ‘unconscionable war’ in Ukraine: AP

Former Vice President Mike Pence speak to students at Georgetown University in Washington, on October 19, 2022 Jose Luis Magana/AP Mike Pence spoke out against Putin “apologists” and the growing populism in the GOP on Wednesday. He said the GOP should remain committed to the US role as “leader of the free world,” AP reported….

A GOP-backed Arizona college board candidate, who once said he wanted to protect children from ‘the progressive left,’ was charged for masturbating near a preschool, according to a police report

Entrance of the Maricopa County Elections Department. A candidate for the county’s community college district board was arrested for public sexual indecency. Ross D. Franklin/AP Randy Kaufman was charged with public sexual indecency after police alleged he was masturbating.  Kaufman is a candidate for the Maricopa County Community College District’s governing board. He was backed…

Skuad manages hiring and compliance for building distributed teams

Singapore-based Skuad helps companies hire employees in different countries while staying compliant with local employment regulations and processing cross-border payroll. The startup announced today it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. Skuad has signed up more than 350 employers so far, mostly from North America, Europe and Southeast Asia. This funding round, which…

GPS interference caused the FAA to reroute Texas air traffic. Experts stumped

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of mysterious GPS interference that, over the past few days, has closed one runway at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and prompted some aircraft in the region to be rerouted to areas where signals were working properly. The interference first came to light…

UK watchdog gives first report into how video sharing sites are tackling online harms

The UK’s media watchdog, Ofcom, has published a debut report on its first year regulating a selection of video-sharing platforms (VSPs) — including TikTok, Snapchat, Twitch, Vimeo and OnlyFans — following the introduction of content-handling rules aimed at protecting minors and others from viewing harmful user-generated video content online. As well aiming to shrink the risk…

Date night? Relationship app Sparks wants to help you plan a lovely evening

There’s an abundance of dating apps on the market, but there aren’t many apps that aim to keep the spark alive after you enter a relationship. Enter Sparks, an app catering to existing couples looking to introduce new and fun experiences to their lives. The Barcelona-based startup, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200…

US TV advertisers will spend close to $20 billion in this year’s upfronts

TV networks are hoping for a return to normalcy  after a turbulent 2020.  Advertisers will spend $19.90 billion upfront in the 2021-2022 TV season, an increase of 7.6% over the previous cycle. Do you work in the Marketing, Media & Advertising industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors…

Federal judge finds that Trump lied under oath about voter fraud in Georgia while trying to overturn the 2020 election results

Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Minden, Nevada, on October 8, 2022. José Luis Villegas/AP A federal judge said Wednesday that Trump lied under oath about voter fraud claims in the 2020 election. Trump “knew that the specific numbers of voter fraud were wrong” but touted them “both in court and to the…