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Top 15 Moments from "Friday" That Still Make Us Laugh 30 Years Later
Can you believe it’s been 30 years since one of the most iconic Black films hit the TV and movie theater screens? “Friday” is a certified hood classic.
Docs and sources detail the opaque market for shares of Elon Musk's private companies; Valor recently offered investors $1B worth of shares in SpaceX and xAI (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:
Docs and sources detail the opaque market for shares of Elon Musk's private companies; Valor recently offered investors $1B worth of shares in SpaceX and xAI — Lucrative stock deals have allowed SpaceX to avoid public scrutiny even as it has grown into one of the largest companies in the U.S.
A profile of Saudi billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed, who, along with his investment firm Kingdom Holding, is the second-biggest shareholder in XAI Holdings (Devon Pendleton/Bloomberg)
Devon Pendleton / Bloomberg:
A profile of Saudi billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed, who, along with his investment firm Kingdom Holding, is the second-biggest shareholder in XAI Holdings — The flamboyant Saudi billionaire investor is back in the spotlight, emboldened by Donald Trump's return to the White House.
IBM has booked $6B in sales around generative AI and Red Hat's revenue has about doubled since IBM bought it, fueling a ~2x jump in IBM's stock since April 2020 (Asa Fitch/Wall Street Journal)
Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
IBM has booked $6B in sales around generative AI and Red Hat's revenue has about doubled since IBM bought it, fueling a ~2x jump in IBM's stock since April 2020 — ‘Big Blue’ has clawed back into investor favor, but needs to show staying power in AI to cement its comeback
Fla. Man Threatens to Shoot 7-Year-Old For Selling Candy, Dallas Cops Manhandle Black Man Claiming Innocence, Detroit Nonprofit Exec Allegedly Steals $40 Million, How a Georgia Mother Dies of a Broken Heart and More From the Week in News
A Florida man is being dragged every which way on social media after his disturbing Facebook went viral. The disgusting comments were directed toward an innocent Black girl trying to sell some candy. Now, the man is paying for his words. - Kalyn Womack Read More