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The Federal Reserve has announced that 57 companies have completed the formal testing and certification process for FedNow, clearing them to begin using the new instant payment system once it launches later in July. https://www.kitco.com/news/2023-07-03/Federal-Reserve-reveals-the-57-companies-cleared-to-use-FedNow.html full list of participants https://www.frbservices.org/financial-services/fednow/organizations-certified …
MODERN PROBLEMS: Junk websites filled with AI-generated text are pulling in money from programmatic ads. Over 140 major brands are paying for ads that end up on unreliable AI-written sites, likely without their knowledge. Ninety percent of the ads from major …
via wired: YOUR CAR KNOWS a lot about you. Over the past decade, vehicles have become increasingly connected and their ability to record data about us has shot up. Cars can track where you’re traveling to and from, record every press …
00:00 – Introduction and show’s overview discussed. 00:27 – Record average credit card interest rates outlined. 01:26 – Central Bank’s reaction to rising credit card rates explained. 02:23 – Further increase in credit card interest rates reported. 03:20 – Shift …
NYTIMES: F.D.A.’s Drug Industry Fees Fuel Concerns Over Influence The pharmaceutical industry finances about 75 percent of the agency’s drug division, through a controversial program that Congress must reauthorize by the end of this month. h/t C3PO-Leader
Easiest way to inflate the executive team’s compensation package is by pumping the company’s stock price and saying AI is like crack for the markets. h/t TonyLiberty
Solar industry in California has experienced bankruptcies, leaving homeowners with unfinished systems. via CBSNEWS: The solar industry in California has experienced several high-profile bankruptcies including one of its largest producers, Petersen Dean. Now, another local solar company has shuttered, leaving …
Robert Kennedy Jnr describes the ramifications of these gargantuan marketing budgets on our public health. The United States is 1 of 2 countries in the world that allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise directly to customers. @RobertKennedyJr describes the ramifications of …
by Martin Armstrong The people have spoken with their dollars, and companies are now less likely to go woke. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) pushes the CEI (Corporate Equality Index), a company’s social woke credit score. The Open Society Foundation, …
via washingtonexaminer: During a 1990 Senate race, in which there was pressure on Michael Jordan to endorse a certain candidate, he refrained from doing so, famously saying, “Republicans buy sneakers, too.” The basic message of this quote was true then …
“… America First Legal is preparing to sue Anheuser-Busch, as well as several other big-name brands, for allegedly tanking their shareholder value through their Pride Month promotions that triggered outrage and boycotts. On Tuesday, America First Legal called on anyone …
Extremism is making people choose between taking a shot they don’t need and their livelihood. Extremism is the government pressuring social media companies to censor wrong-think. Extremism is unaccountable rule by central banks and intel agencies. Boycotts aren’t extremism. https://t.co/jvPkGAQSMc …
From commercial loans to the corporate bond market. Things look fragile. The "experts" tell us it's nothing like 2009 yet they said we had nothing to worry about back then either. I think things are going to get messy. — …