Pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein used a bizarre messaging system called 'Mindspring' to boss around the people his home

Jeffrey Epstein kept a convoluted communications system to coordinate his staff in his Florida and New York homes instead of just talking to people.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/pedophile-financier-jeffrey-epstein-used-213353249.html?source=Snapzu

Hedge fund Melvin sustains 53% loss after Reddit onslaught

$4.5 billion drop in assets after bets against the likes of GameStop go sour.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/hedge-fund-melvin-sustains-53-loss-after-reddit-onslaught/?source=Snapzu

Apple ramps up iPhone and iPad output shift to India and Vietnam

Apple is ramping up the production of iPhones, iPads, Macs and other products outside of China, Nikkei Asia has learned, in a sign that the tech giant is continuing to accelerate its production diversification despite hopes that U.S.-China tensions will ease under President Joe Biden.
Read more: https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/Apple-ramps-up-iPhone-and-iPad-output-shift-to-India-and-Vietnam?source=Snapzu

Five of Trump's impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial

Five of former President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week before his Senate trial is set to begin, according to people familiar with the case, amid a disagreement over his legal strategy.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/butch-bowers-deborah-barbier-trump-impeachment-team/index.html?source=Snapzu

Ikea bought 11,000 acres of forest in Georgia to protect it from development

An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from development. The Ingka Group, which owns and operates most Ikea stores, purchased 10,840 acres of land near the Altamaha River Basin, the company announced on January 14.
Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/01/31/us/ikea-forest-georgia-protect-trnd-scn/index.html?source=Snapzu

A vanished empire: Major new discovery exposes long-lost medieval kingdom

David Keys tells the story of how archaeologists are uncovering the remains of the Medieval Chinese Nanzhao Empire and the grave of its ruler
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/china-archaeology-medieval-emperor-nanzhao-b1794173.html?source=Snapzu

Robinhood Is a Perfect Example of Fintech’s Insidious Power

THIS PAST WEEK, we saw a perfect illustration of financial technology’s power. To spite “hedge fund bros,” retail investors led a surge in GameStop’s stock price largely through the trading app Robinhood. While progressives relished watching Wall Street’s old guard scramble amid the chaos, fintech firms like Robinhood — apps for lending, investing, and so on — certainly aren’t seeking an end to financial capitalism.
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2021/01/31/fintech-biden-nominees-robinhood/?source=Snapzu