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Ex-PayPal Executive Bets on Bringing Musk and Thiel to the Big Screen
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

Ex-PayPal Executive Bets on Bringing Musk and Thiel to the Big Screen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-26/paypal-movie-aims-to-bri… Jack Selby was one of PayPal Holdings Inc.’s first employees and sold his stake in the Silicon Valley firm when eBay Inc. bought it for $1.5 billion about two decades ago.

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The Downfall of Diddy Inc.
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

The Downfall of Diddy Inc. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-01-18/diddy-diageo-and-the-dec… Even before four women accused him of sexual assault, Sean “Diddy” Combs was having a bad year. He’d been on the verge of hatching “the largest Black-owned cannabis company in the world,” promising he’d help Black people who’d been disproportionately criminalized by harsh drug laws. But by July the $185 million deal to acquire the operations of two large weed companies in several states had fallen through. Around the same time, he explored making an offer for Paramount Global’s BET, the first Black-owned cable network, as part of what a confidant told Variety was “his strategy to build a Black-owned global media powerhouse.” In August, however, Paramount pulled the network off the market, before reportedly considering a sale to a management group a few months later for almost $2 billion. The following month, Combs dropped The Love Album: Off the Grid, his first solo record in 17 years, featuring Justin Bieber, the Weeknd, John Legend and Mary J. Blige. “It’s the Super Bowl of R&B,” Combs told the Today show. “One of the greatest combinations of talent put together on an album in history!” But even with the parade of high-profile cameos, Love peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 album chart, making it the worst performer yet by an artist many have long considered a second-tier rapper and mediocre producer. A Guardian reviewer wrote that Combs’ album was “oddly dissatisfying” and called his sultry patter with a female protégée on one cut “rather creepy.”

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Giuliani Lists Yankees Loot, Trump Claim as Assets in Bankruptcy
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

Giuliani Lists Yankees Loot, Trump Claim as Assets in Bankruptcy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-26/giuliani-lists-yankees-l… Rudolph Giuliani’s bankruptcy financial disclosures show he has assets that include New York Yankees world series rings, a signed Joe DiMaggio shirt, and potential claims against Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

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PayPal Thrives As Its Employees Thrive
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

Not exactly sure what Forbes.com is saying here, this is a dated story as yesterday. But not the current PayPal CEO. Anyway, I like the quote below, along with the sister companies involving themselves. Gunnar --- https://www.forbes.com/sites/justcapital/2024/01/26/paypal-thrives-as-its-e… As he put it: “Our success as a company should be shared.” Why? Because employees who feel financially secure will be much more loyal to the mission of the company that makes that possible for them. “We want our employees to do the right thing with every single interaction with the customer,” he said. All of these measures were fundamental to PayPal’s enlistment in The Financial Wellness Initiative in partnership with JUSTJST Capital, the Financial Health Network, and Good Jobs Institute. (JUST Capital, where I serve on the board, is best known for its annual list of the most just companies in America.) The program impacts countless workers already with 170 membership companies including, Bank of AmericaBAC, American Express, Citi, Mass Mutual, Prudential FinancialPRU, VisaV, Wells Fargo and many more.

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JPMorgan Issues Surprise Bitcoin ETF Prediction After Sudden Price Surge
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/01/26/jpmorgan-issues-surp…

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PayPal shares fall after CEO announces AI-based products
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

PayPal shares fall after CEO announces AI-based products: https://youtu.be/PxP_LUH8cZs?si=7kAQ9d2XZtVPQR18

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Re: [spam][crazy][fiction][random] Non-Canon MCBoss Spinoffs
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

I did a simple draft translation of general complex inference to machine learning (introspectively): 3 models (or prompts): 1. a generative or simulation model for a context 2. a classifier identifying the context 3. a trainee that generates missing system representations Models 1 and 2 perform forward inference from the output of 3 to make a loss function that compares with known data, and bam you have a system that can depict plausible underlying causes in whatever mode you train it on. It’s cool because similar to human thought. 3 ends up making a decision tree since multiple outputs compared. (guessing) For example you could use this to predict the source code for a binary without looking inside it (easier with an RL env or just user handholding of it): 1. prompt language model to execute source code 2. prompt language model to identify it is correct code and any other known data 3. soft tune a prompt to produce source (oops)

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83 highlights to New York State Executive Law Article 15 HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

Gunnar Larson (in memory of Brody Larson, on his 14th Birthday...) collates -- 83 highlights to New York State Executive Law Article 15 HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pGXpOcskWOZqqzQcVyLg4yBcQC2UcY2Q/view?usp=… . Gunnar wants to further share if you search "bank" in this HUMAN RIGHTS document, 13 results show with 'bank' associated. With the First Republic matter: 25. The term "superintendent", when used in this article, means the head of the banking department appointed pursuant to section twelve of the banking law.

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BREAKING: DOJ Confirms Cuomo Harassed Staff, Backs Reforms
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

BREAKING: DOJ Confirms Cuomo Harassed Staff, Backs Reforms <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1790692?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Frank G. Runyeon Federal prosecutors said Friday they had resolved an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive chamber, confirming allegations that the office "engaged in a pattern or practice of sexual harassment and retaliation" and memorializing reforms under his successor, Gov. Kathy Hochul. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1790692?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1790692?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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BREAKING: Trump Owes Carroll $88M Total After 2nd Verdict
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

BREAKING: Trump Owes Carroll $88M Total After 2nd Verdict <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1790714?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Rachel Scharf A Manhattan federal jury held Friday that Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million for calling writer E. Jean Carroll a liar in response to her sexual abuse allegations in 2019, on top of $5 million the former president was ordered to pay Carroll in an earlier trial. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1790714?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1790714?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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