Amazon to Cut 30,000 Corporate Jobs Starting This Week

Amazon cuts jobs

Photo Credit: Wicked Monday Amazon prepares to lay off thousands of corporate workers this week, after the company’s current CEO warned employees that AI could take their jobs. Amazon is preparing to lay off around […]

Big Tech Urge Supreme Court to Reverse Cox’s $1B Judgment

Big Tech Supreme Court Cox

Photo Credit: Stephen Phillips Tech giants unite with the U.S. government, urging the Supreme Court to reverse the piracy liability ruling against ISP Cox Communications. Back in December 2019, internet service provider Cox Communications was […]

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ breaks Spotify record with 5 billion streams

The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' breaks Spotify record with 5 billion streams

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is the record that keeps on giving. The 2019 track has officially become the first song in Spotify’s history to hit a whopping five billion streams. Just days earlier, it landed […]

Was Music Better 30 Years Ago? Look At This Week In 1995

1995 Billboard 100 chart topping music acts this week 30 years ago in August

Getty Image / Paul Natkin/Rick Diamond/Larry Busacca/Steve Eichner Audio By Carbonatix Today we travel back in time 30 years to this week in 1995 on the music charts, specifically the Billboard Hot 100 during the […]

Everyone Assumes Elon Musk Has The Best Shot At Becoming The World’s First Trillionaire. That’s Not The Case…

Larry Ellison - The Coolest Billionaire On The Planet - Is Now The Second Richest Billionaire On The Planet

John D. Rockefeller became the world’s first billionaire in 1916. That’s without adjusting for inflation. Rockefeller’s $1 billion fortune over a century ago was a truly mind-boggling amount. Adjusted for inflation — and accounting for […]

Melinda French Gates reacts to oprah comparison on her YouTube Series, ‘Moments That Make Us’

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Melinda French Gates received what she calls a “huge compliment” when Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts, 64, compared her to legendary broadcaster and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey, 71.  The moment came during a heartfelt conversation […]

‘BlueBeat’ Owner Hank Risan Faces Wire Fraud Indictment

Hank Risan BlueBeat Music

BlueBeat founder Hank Risan. Photo Credit: Hank Risan Another streaming-related fraud case is underway – this time involving an individual who allegedly pocketed millions by making misrepresentations about “his purported music streaming service,” BlueBeat. The […]

Here Are the Most Ruthlessly Funny Letterboxd Roasts of Ice Cube’s Terrible ‘War of the Worlds’ Movie

Here Are the Most Ruthlessly Funny Letterboxd Roasts of Ice Cube’s Terrible ‘War of the Worlds’ Movie

Have you ever wished that star-studded Hollywood films were more like two-hour Microsoft Teams meetings with the world’s most unprepared Amazon representatives? If so, you’ll probably still be disappointed by the execution of Ice Cube’s War […]

Steve Ballmer Wasn’t Given Equity When He Joined Microsoft. Today He’s The Fifth Richest Person On Earth (Bill Gates Is #12)

Steve Ballmer Wasn't Given Equity When He Joined Microsoft. Today He's The Fifth Richest Person On Earth (Bill Gates Is #12)

As I type this article, Steve Ballmer is the fifth-richest person on the planet with a net worth of $183 billion. Funnily enough, Steve is probably best known today as the high-energy owner of the […]