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In 11th-hour decision on Sunday, #Inauguration of #Trump has been moved from Capitol Rotunda to interior of a #Tesla #Cybertruck. Change of venue, dictated by #ElonMusk Department of Government Efficiency (#DOGE), means that only people with a net worth of over 100 #billion will be able to attend. The decision to hold the Inauguration inside the electric vehicle pleased Trump, who estimated the number of people inside the truck at 4 million. borowitzreport.com/p/inaugurat

The Borowitz Report · Inauguration to be Held Inside CybertruckBy Andy Borowitz

→ Meta hit with $840 million EU fine for 'abusive' Facebook Marketplace ad practices
fortune.com/europe/2024/11/14/

“The EU fined the company 797.72 million euros ($840 million), a sum the commission said took into account the “duration and gravity of the infringement”, as well as the turnover of Meta and Facebook Marketplace. Meta’s total revenue last year stood at around $135 billion.”

Business as usual.

Fortune · Meta hit with $840 million EU fine for ‘abusive’ Facebook Marketplace ad practicesBy Daniel Aronssohn
#fine#ad#EU
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…Even before Fri's announcement, the potential lack of an #editorial drew consternation from #journalists w/in the #WashingtonPost, who see it as a major American publication that needs to weigh in on the most pressing issue of the day.

WaPo owner #Bezos, Amazon founder & one of the world's richest people, has major contracts before the federal govt in his other businesses, w/ #billion-dollar implications affecting Amazon's shipping & cloud computing services as well as his BlueOrigin space co.