Monthly Archives: November 2022

Brex is acting more and more like a venture capitalist over time

Brex has been steadily increasing its partnerships with startup aggregators over time, such as Y Combinator, AngelList, and today, as per its latest announcement it inked a new deal with Techstars. Brex CEO and co-founder Henrique Dubugras compared his company’s strategy to that of Stripe, “if you can get companies in the inception, you act…

People are using the same meme template to troll Elon Musk’s Twitter

Twitter has always been a bit of a dumpster fire, but over the past week it’s evolved into something that pretty much defies metaphors. It started when Elon Musk’s reluctant takeover became official, then quickly escalated as he fired top executives, announced the introduction of an $8 monthly fee for Twitter Blue (which includes the…

GOP strategist says the party deserves blame for wave of hatred that led to attack on Pelosi’s husband

Republican leaders leave the RNC headquarters in July, 2010, when they campaigned to retake the House under the “Fire Pelosi” slogan. Mark Wilson/Getty Images GOP strategist Doug Heye was interviewed on MSNBC about the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband. He said he and other Republicans bore guilt for whipping up hatred against Pelosi. Leading Republicans…

World’s longest passenger train, which stretches 1.2 miles, snakes through the Swiss Alps. Take a look.

A 1.2-mile-long Swiss train has set a new world record for the longest passenger train. swiss-image.ch/Philipp Schmidli A Swiss train has set a new world record for the longest passenger train. The train was made up of 25 new railcars and stretched more than 1.2 miles. The train traveled through a UNESCO World Heritage site…

The Fed could signal a 75 basis point interest rate hike in December and then a pause to see what happens, Ed Yardeni says

Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist of Yardeni Research, on April 30, 2015. Adam Jeffery/CNBC/NBCU/Getty Images The Fed is likely to hike rates by 75 basis points in December and then pause, says Ed Yardeni.  Yardeni believes the Fed wants to front-load rate hikes as inflation is still a problem in the US.  He…

‘There is a jail on board most cruise ships:’ Workers speak out about dealing with unruly passengers

One worker said some passengers can become abusive, especially when they drink. Buena Vista Images/Getty Cruise ship workers have spoken out about what happens when guests become unruly. The workers discussed their experiences in an interview with BBC Three. It’s not the first time cruise ship workers have reported negative experiences on board ships. Cruise…