‘A big mistake’: Hawaii Gov. reacts to RFK Jr.’s funding cuts for MRNA vaccines
MSNBC· 2025-08-09 14:35
In a new move to pursue his aggressive antivaccine agenda, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . is cutting almost $500 million in grants and contracts for developing mRNA vaccines.These are vaccines that are widely considered safe and effective. But Kennedy, a known vaccine skeptic, made the announcement this week, saying otherwise. Most of these shots are for flu or COVID.But as the pandemic showed us, mRNA vaccines don't perform well against viruses that infect the upper respiratory ...
Inside Brazil’s Biggest Bank Heist
Bloomberg Television· 2025-08-09 14:30
Eu eu notei que um carro tava descendo na contramão, eu achei estranho. Aí de repente ele parou no cruzamento do DR e desceu quatro quatro pessoas ali >> e fuzil gigantesco. Da início, o cara já veio e já chamou a gente e ficar tudo ali, tirar a camisa e ficar na esquina parado.>> E ali começou o terror. Daí muitos tiros, muitos tiros, muito bom de bomba. A cidade nesse momento ela ainda continua sitiada.É um assalto de grandes proporções. Bandidos e muito bem preparados. >> Quando eles explodiram o cofre, ...
Gen Z, millennials are embracing AI more than older generations when it comes to their investments:
Yahoo Finance· 2025-08-09 14:15
41%. That is a share of Gen Z and millennials who say they would let an AI assistant run their stock portfolios. It's nearly triple the boomer's rate.And all that's according to the World Economic Forum. You can't help but think that AI is going to be running the show in a lot of portfolios in some period of time, maybe a few years. >> I think where you have rules-based AI becomes very applicable.We're already starting to see that. What our data shows though is that Gen Z is also very interested in human ad ...
Blair Effron: How CEOs Are Navigating Trump-Era Policies
Bloomberg Television· 2025-08-09 14:05
This is a story about adapting. Charles Darwin taught us that it is not the smartest or strongest that survive, but those who are best able to adapt to the changing environment, and when it comes to CEOs of major companies, there is no question that President Trump's approach has changed their environment. Blair Effron, co-founder of Centerview Partners, has watched them adapt.President Trump came to office saying, "I'm going to change the economy in fundamental ways." Has it changed the lives of American C ...
‘Come and get it’: Texas Democrats hold the line against gerrymandering despite GOP threats
MSNBC· 2025-08-09 14:04
We begin with the Texas Democrats who are facing a full-blown retaliation campaign after fleeing the state to block a Trumpbacked redistricting plan. Governor Greg Abbott is asking the Texas Supreme Court to expel the House Democratic leader from office. Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit demanding that 13 House Democrats be declared vacant from their seats.Plus, Senator John Cornin says the FBI has signed off on his request to deploy federal agents to help locate the missing lawmakers. Governo ...
The real cost of Apple's $600 billion investment into the United States
Yahoo Finance· 2025-08-09 14:01
Apple is looking to invest an additional $100 billion in the US manufacturing commitments. This comes as the tech giant continues to face pressures with the threat of tariffs to manufacture its iPhones in the US. Here to decode the tricky path ahead, we have Tus University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy adjunct associate professor go to Makunda along with Yahoo Finance tech reporter Dan Howie.Dan, my friend, I want to start with you and give us a lay of the land, Dan, for for Apple right now. Uh, it t ...
Sales Hiring Advice
20VC with Harry Stebbings· 2025-08-09 14:00
What are your biggest lessons on setting comp plans effectively. >> Uh early days you got to make sure that salespeople are crushing their numbers and making money because that's going to be your best recruiting engine. Cuz you know when you're trying to sell a company that has small revenue, you need people to take a leap of faith.They got to hit the believe button. I was like who's going to be my first million-doll earner. And I would make sure that that person does that cuz you know what the best reps I ...
BREAKING: Zelensky rejects Trump proposal to swap land with Russia
MSNBC· 2025-08-09 14:00
[Music] There's breaking news this morning out of Ukraine. Hours after President Trump announced plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Alaska, President Zalinski roundly rejected a proposal from President Trump to discuss quote swapping territory. Zalinski said this morning on Telegram, "The answer to Ukraine's territorial question is already in the con the constitution of Ukraine. No one no one will and no one can deviate from it. Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupi ...
What’s Next For Chainlink? #crypto
Altcoin Daily· 2025-08-09 14:00
I think what people don't understand is now that the the system that chain link has become is actually a system that is going to set the standard for how society and how financial markets do transactions. It's not just going to be a data oracle or a bridge oracle or an identity oracle. You actually need all those things to create a method of transaction.All the large institutions want to transact. All the D5 protocols want to transact. The D5 protocols institutions want to transact with each other.And so yo ...
LIVE! SpaceX Amazon Project Kuiper (KF-02) Launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida
The Launch Pad· 2025-08-09 13:49
Watch LIVE as SpaceX launches Project Kuiper satellites for Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon aboard Falcon 9, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Join our community Discord! https://discord.com/invite/xCm9UpDPE4 This coverage is made possible by our amazing community! Consider becoming a The Launch Pad Member and go behind the scenes with early video access, behind the scenes live streams and more! SUBSCRIBE to The Launch Pad! ...