Nvidia’s graft payment, Apple’s 24kt gold gift, Jassy says fire more, Zuck enables stalkers, and Texas flesh eating flies

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1. Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

1. Two companies are arguably the largest PFAs and chemical manufacturers of human pollutants, and both are publicly traded with boards you can vote out: 3M and Chemours

2. Texas prepares for war as invasion of flesh-eating flies appears imminent

1. Sid Miller, the Texas Ag Commissioner who once called Hillary Clinton a “cunt” on social media, will protect you from flesh eating flies.

3. Heatwaves will bring temperatures of 50C to Paris by 2050, weather experts warn

4. Plastic waste leakage in Asia could rise 70% by 2050: OECD

5. Washington State Braces for ‘Inevitable’ Megafire. Climate Change May Bring It Sooner

6. Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years

7. Climate change may be lengthening tick and mosquito seasons

8. France battles largest wildfire in 75 years amid climate change concerns

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1. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is right: Big businesses need fewer people

1. So if you need fewer people, what will CEOs manage?  Do we also need fewer loud mouth CEOs?

1. Populist math: if every major business in the US cut 20% of staff, but CEOs were paid the same exact amount, the CEO pay ratio would go from 264:1 on average to 330:1 on average.  The total major employer employees would go from 30,085,694 to 24,068,555.  

2. Elon Musk has announced that we need to have more births in order to generate growth, and Andy Jassy has announced that less people should have jobs.  Maybe the two of them can start a band called “Bet You Wish You Were Rich”

2. Starbucks is asking customers in South Korea to stop bringing monitors, printers, and desk dividers into their stores

3. Match Group’s rape problem: A lawsuit alleges that inaction by Tinder and Hinge’s owner allowed abusers to stay on the apps

4. There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women

1. The oppression of men continues, at least we can vent about it

5. Wendy's says it realized it had 'too many' promotions this summer, confusing customers

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1. U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China in potentially unconstitutional arrangement

1. MM: Trump said they, “negotiated a little deal. So he’s selling an essentially old chip.”  The “little deal” is an extortion payment, and the “he” is Jensen Huang.  That’s FOUNDER Jensen Huang, NOT shareholders or the board.  The board is busy at happy hour - there are FIVE 1990s/00s tech and VC bros - all bros - Rob Burgess, Tench Coxe, Harvey Jones, Brooke Seawell, Mark Stevens - most of whom have been with Jensen Huang for 30 years.  Who cares about central planning US socialism when your with your bros?

2. PS: You think Huang regrets flip flopping and kissing Trump’s ass now?:

1. From 2018: US chipmaker Nvidia's founder and Chief Executive Jensen Huang said curbing China's technological development could not be achieved by adopting heavy tariffs.

2. From May: “Obviously, I don’t know all of his ideas, but let me tell you about two that are incredible,” answered Huang. "The first one is utterly visionary. The idea of tariffs being a pillar of a bold vision to re-industrialize to onshore manufacturing and motivate the world to invest in the United States is just an incredible vision.”

3. Congrats on your extortion payments!

2. Tim Cook fawns over Trump with 24-karat gold gift during $600 billion Apple pledge

1. By 2050?

3. One Oregon company paid its CEO 1,300 times what workers make

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1. Sam Altman says he's 'uneasy' about people trusting their biggest life decisions to ChatGPT

2. AI is creating new billionaires at a record pace

3. Instagram Map lets your friends, and possibly exes, track your every move