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Harvard directors on boards, Verizon trades DEI for Frontier, and Blackrock’s new “Whatever” fund prediction
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Story of the Week (DR):
Right wing faux populism:
Josh Hawley blasts Allstate CEO for making $26M last year — while company can’t ‘afford’ to pay out claims
Trump Attacks Walmart, Tells Retailer to ‘Eat the Tariffs’ Instead of Raising Prices
Tesla CFO earns staggering $139M compensation package
Vaibhav Taneja: Approximately 80% of Mr. Taneja’s equity award was granted as stock options and 20% of the award was granted as restricted stock units. Robyn Denholm member of Pay Committee
In 2024, Tesla experienced its first annual sales decline in nearly a decade, with a 1.1% drop in global deliveries.
In April 2025, Chinese automaker BYD surpassed Tesla in European electric vehicle sales for the first time, registering 7,231 units compared to Tesla's 7,165. This shift is attributed to BYD's competitively priced and technologically advanced lineup.
Tesla's sales in California, its largest American market, declined in all four quarters of 2024, with Model 3 sales plunging 36% for the year.
In 2024, Tesla led all automakers in the U.S. with over 5 million vehicles recalled across 16 separate campaigns
In 2025, Tesla dropped to 95th place out of 100 in the Axios Harris Poll, down from 8th place in 2021
In a hidden 10K/A from 4/30/25
“Staggering” is from Fox: even more fake anti-capitalist rhetoric
Scared bro dictatorships: Duolingo deletes its TikTok and Instagram posts amid AI backlash
CEO Luis von Ahn, posted a memo on LinkedIn last month describing plans to make the company "AI-first." He said the company would "gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle" and "headcount will only be given if a team cannot automate more of their work."
The backlash was harsh. Tweets, TikToks, and Reddit posts exploded in outrage. As of Tuesday, Duolingo's social accounts had been wiped — no posts, no icon. Duolingo did not respond to a request for comment.
And the one statement that was released by a Duolingo spokesperson, after the account went dark, did not shade much light on the situation (pun intended): “Let’s just say we’re experimenting with silence. Sometimes, the best way to make noise is to disappear first.”