Trading and Business
Google staff say they're as productive at home, still must return to office
Google engineers self-reported feeling just as productive in a remote work environment.
Endgame raises $12 million from Menlo Ventures to grow SaaS revenue
Endgame's software helps companies like Figma, Loom, and Airtable make money more efficiently.
A day in the life of a personal shopper for East Hampton elite
One of Lisa Frohlic's clients gives each new houseguest a $2,000 handbag as a gift. Other clients ask her to Marie Kondo their closets.
In Other News
Schumer: Marijuana legalization will be a Senate priority
Geeze. Bout bloody time. Citizens, let's keep this in mind the next time some moral panic brigade wants to criminalize something. Prohibitions that take months or years to demonize take generations to undo and can contribute to lasting social harm like militarization of the police and systemic incarceration of the poor and the brown.
GOP senators invite Yellen to brief them on debt ceiling expiration, inflation
A group of Senate Republicans have invited Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to brief them on the debt ceiling.
Pentagon: Colombians arrested in Haitian leader's killing had US military training
Code, Gaming & Tech
GM to launch fleet charging service to power commercial EVs, even at home
GM and its new EV business unit BrightDrop are launching a fleet charging service as the automaker aims to ramp up its bet on connected and electric commercial vehicles.
OnePlus cancels the base-model OnePlus 9 Pro, will only sell a $1,069 version
OnePlus' choice to not sell $969 version effectively marks a $100 price increase.
Revolut's 2020 financial performance explains its big new $33B valuation
It's not super stupid to value Revolut far more richly with massively improved gross margins, profitability and more proven revenue growth.
SpaceX will soon fire up its massive Super Heavy booster for the first time
Turn Twitch clips into TikToks with Streamlabs’ new Crossclip tool
Logitech-owned Streamlabs, which makes the popular livestreaming app Streamlabs OBS, is releasing a new tool called Crossclip that lets you take your favorite Twitch clips and turn them into videos for social media platforms.
And also this...
Schools In Delhi Won't Reopen For Now: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal has said there is no plan to resume offline classes in Delhi schools as yet. He said a third wave of Covid infections is imminent.
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