State California Financial News
21.09 / 17:13
crypto regulation
Crypto Adoption
businesses
California Revisits Stringent Licensing for Crypto Businesses with New Bill AB 39 - Here's What You Need to Know
California is once again taking steps to tighten crypto regulation with a new bill, AB 39, introduced on Tuesday.
21.09 / 16:41
COST
Amazon
Google
performer
cover
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca cuts bonus for working at home, worker files lawsuit
AstraZeneca Plc has been sued in South Carolina by a former senior director who claimed that the company refused to pay her over $125,000 in bonuses because she worked from home in 2022. In the lawsuit, Elmarie Bodes, who was AstraZeneca’s senior director of business transformation until January, said that the drugmaker owed her a $124,443 performance bonus and stock options worth $65,000. Bodes claimed that the company told her because she worked entirely from home last year and did not come to the office at least three days a week, her performance bonus would be cut in half and she would also not get the stock options.
21.09 / 14:59
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21.09 / 00:39
Digital
VISA
Platform
Parke
country
travelers
E-visa startup Atlys raises $12 million from Elevation Capital, Peak XV, others
Atlys on Wednesday said it has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Elevation Capital and Peak XV Partners, formerly Sequoia Capital India. The round also saw participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), musical duo Chainsmokers, South Park Commons, Pinterest Founders, among other investors, as per a statement.
20.09 / 21:57
CBDC
Central Bank
Maxine Waters Slams Republican Bill Hindering U.S. Progress on CBDC
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is currently a battleground for discussions concerning the possible launch of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the Federal Reserve.
20.09 / 21:19
20.09 / 17:31
20.09 / 15:03
Citi
FIVE
Man
Action
Netflix
Parke
social
park
Netflix can be sued by ex-Central Park Five prosecutor for defamation
Netflix was ordered by a federal judge to face a defamation lawsuit by best-selling author and former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein over her portrayal in a 2019 crime drama about the Central Park Five case. US District Judge Kevin Castel on Tuesday said Fairstein plausibly alleged that Netflix, director Ava DuVernay and writer-producer Attica Locke acted with actual malice as to five scenes in «When They See Us.»
20.09 / 09:37
business
FTX
Stanford University
crypto donations
Stanford to return millions in crypto donations from FTX
The California-based university Stanford University said it plans to return all funds it received from the now defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, according to a report from Bloomberg.
20.09 / 06:29
COST
UPS
FIVE
Citizens
Hawaiian
cover
Homeowners face rising insurance rates as climate change makes wildfires more common
A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says
20.09 / 04:11
Manufacturing
CEO
NVIDIA
Intel
Gartner
Mint Explainer: Why Intel is betting on siliconomy, AI-enabled PCs
market capitalization to more than $1 trillion. Intel Inc. does not want to be left behind in the AI race, as was evident during the Intel Innovation 2023 event that began on 19 September in San Jose, California.
20.09 / 04:09
20.09 / 04:09
COST
UPS
Citi
RIG
California truck drivers ask Gov. Newsom to sign job-saving bill as self-driving big rigs are tested
California lawmakers and union leaders are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would save jobs as large self-driving trucks are tested on public roads
20.09 / 03:03
20.09 / 02:43
COST
track
US President
NOT
US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden to plead not guilty to federal firearms charges say lawyers
federal firearms charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal in a long-running federal investigation, his lawyers said Tuesday in court documents. Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, during a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction to crack cocaine.
19.09 / 21:45
Provident
Amazon
Aware
Google
TikTok
information
California law restricting companies' use of information from kids online is halted by federal judge
A federal judge has halted implementation of a California law intended to restrict companies’ use of information gathered from young internet users in order to protect the privacy of minors
19.09 / 19:27
19.09 / 19:27
Disney
Entertainment
Parke
Adventure
track
star
Disney pouring $60 billion into theme parks, cruises over the next 10 years
The Walt Disney Co. is planning to invest approximately $60 billion into its theme parks and cruise lines over the next decade, as the company looks to continue growing one of its more successful business segments
19.09 / 17:31
UPS
Manufacturing
CEO
Racing
Tesla
country
Courts
Factbox-Tesla courts interest from Turkey to India for next gigafactory
(Reuters) — Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)'s plan to expand its global manufacturing footprint has sparked a race among some countries to woo CEO Elon Musk and secure billions in investment dollars.
19.09 / 11:35
Apple
audience
actress
Apple trolled for serving plastic-wrapped cookies at Wonderlust: this is what happened
Apple’s wide environmental claims and the guest appearance of “Mother Nature” aka Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer earned Cupertino the title of environment protector. Mother Nature’s cameo has been received with mixed reactions, some calling it grand, while the other section simply labelling it cringe. Quite valid, the audience is a term, best defined as heterogeneous.
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