Breaking on @TheTerminal (and IRL!)
*UNION CLINCHES VICTORY OVER AMAZON IN NEW YORK ELECTION
Historic victory for a union against Amazon, which has been less than welcoming to organizing.
Tom Giles
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Tom Giles
@tsgiles
Global Tech Senior Executive Editor, Bloomberg; spending more time on BlueSky bsky.app/profile/tomgil….
- Replying to @tsgiles and @sarahfrierBezos too has been called out in the past for what some have seen as a lack of commitment to philanthropic causes--though he is using part of his wealth to combat homelessness and explore space.
- Bezos just announced plans for a $10 billion fund to combat the effects of climate change. Story by @sarahfrier will hit the webs soon. Bezos's Amazon has been criticized for the environmental impact of its operations.
- Again with personal news: Excited to start as Bloomberg's senior executive editor for global technology news. (That's a fancy way of saying I'm succeeding @BradStone as he becomes @BW editor.) Massive shoes to fill. Lucky and humbled to work with this stellar group!
- Seriously it's like a Delorean mated with a Pontiac Aztek.
- Whoa: University of California Agrees to Drop SAT, ACT in Admissions (head and story on @TheTerminal)
- Replying to @tsgilesIn the second quarter, Meta's sales fell for the first time ever. Wall Street was predicting zero growth. Q2 profit, on a per-share basis, also missed analysts' estimates.
- `But it remains unclear whether the illnesses are the result of attacks at all. Other theories have included toxins, listening devices that accidentally emitted harmful sounds or even mass hysteria.' nyti.ms/2M5EsiB
- Qatar is backing @elon, who says he wants to bolster free speech on Twitter. Qatar passed a law that criminalizes a broad range of speech and "stands to significantly restrict freedom of expression in Qatar," according to Amnesty amnesty.org/en/latest/news… bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
- Some personal news. I'm starting as a visiting lecturer at Cal, where I'm teaching intro to business journalism. I realize it's tough to teach journalism in a classroom, but if you've got tips for what you wish you had learned early on, pass 'em along!
- Uber concealed cyberattack that affected 57 million people. Scoop by @EricNewcomer here bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
- One and done. Relieved and thankful for the J&J vaccine and all the people who made it happen. Including the volunteers and service men and women at the Oakland Coliseum.
