The FCC has been cracking down on some Chinese test labs that improperly helped authorize gadgets for import into the US — now, it wants to get rid of Chinese labs altogether starting December 2028, only authorizing labs if they have a reciprocal economic relationship with the US. It’ll vote on October 29th; you can read the whole argument here.
Trump today announced that Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator, will be his new press secretary, and three small bets were placed yesterday and today about her appointment, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The two bets placed today for approximately $74 and $80 happened at about 1:41PM ET, which was shortly before press reported on the appointment, and are “expected to pay out $3,689 and $4,023,” the WSJ says.
[The Wall Street Journal]
Another person was doxxed because of the Cornell rape lawsuit — this time, it was a man who shares a name with one of the defendants, and who didn’t attend Cornell at all.
In the order to seal the complaint and other documents, judge Phaedra F. Perry Bond wrote that “everyone involved, be it the public, parties, or their attorneys, needs to do their part in bringing the temperature down before someone gets hurt.”
The Facebook whistleblower reflects on going public five years ago and inspiring a movie character.
The layoffs will impact around 270 employees and come as more states and local communities ban Flock’s automated license plate readers, according to a report from Reuters. Last month, Wired reported that Flock began offering employees voluntary buyouts as well.
As reported by Reuters, Trump bought up to $1.6 million in Nvidia stock and sold up to $1 million in August. Trump also disclosed an investment of as much as $5 million in SpaceX debt, according to CNBC.
On Thursday, Trump presented Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science.
