Guy Pearce said Kevin Spacey ‘targeted’ him during ‘LA Confidential,’ and he ‘broke down’ after hearing he was accused of sexual assault
Guy Pearce and Kevin Spacey. Guy Pearce said that Kevin Spacey sexually harassed him in 1996 on the set of the neo-noir thriller, “L.A. Confidential.” Pearce said he ignored his advances, but “broke down” when Spacey was accused of sexual assault in 2017. “L.A. Confidential” tells the story of three police officers, played by Pearce,…
We spent $320 on a boat tour at an oyster farm. The fresh seafood and bay views were incredible.
My wife and I paid $320 for a boat tour at an oyster farm in Massachusetts. When your best friend turns 40, you must be prepared to say “yes” to anything they suggest. However, I was a little surprised when my friend requested we do an oyster farm tour that costs $320 per couple. I…
See the ‘fire Elon Musk’ ad The Washington Post scrapped from its Tuesday edition
The watchdog group Common Cause said The Washington Post pulled out of its plans to run the organization’s ad criticizing Elon Musk. The Washington Post scrapped an ad calling for President Donald Trump to “fire Elon Musk” that was set to run in some of its Tuesday print editions, one of the organizations that ordered…
A ‘Trump bump’ is boosting Palm Beach real estate. See 4 lavish properties that show the boom.
This spec mansion is on the market for $285 million in Palm Beach, Florida. Florida may be the Sunshine State, but Palm Beach is having a moment in the spotlight. Some brokers say President Donald Trump could be the reason. Take 1980 South Ocean Boulevard, a 2-acre vacant lot five minutes from the Trump-owned Mar-a-Lago…
Southwest Airlines is cutting 15% of its workforce in its first-ever mass layoff. Read the CEO’s full memo to employees.
Southwest Airlines said it would lay off 15% of its corporate workforce. Southwest Airlines said on Monday that it would slash 15% of its corporate workforce, or about 1,750 employees. The cuts are the first major layoffs in Southwest’s 53-year history and the airline’s latest response to its financial woes as its profits plunge. The…
AI startup Groq once almost ran out of money, so the CEO took a page from World War II fundraising
When Groq faced a cash crunch a few years ago, CEO Jonathan Gross asked staff to cut their cash salaries. Semiconductor startup Groq was once so close to going broke that the CEO took inspiration from the US’s fundraising during World War II. Jonathan Ross, who founded the company in 2016 with a group of…
Meta plans to build the world’s longest subsea cable that will connect the US to India
Meta plans to build an underwater cable that will circle the globe. Meta has unveiled plans to spend billions of dollars as part of its multi-year ambition to build the world’s longest subsea cable and accelerate AI innovation. In a blog post on Friday, the company said its new Waterworth Project will cover over 50,000…
Customer data startup Hightouch raises new funding at $1.2 billion valuation in round led by Sapphire Ventures
Hightouch cofounders Tejas Manohar, Josh Curl, and Kashish Gupta. Hightouch, a data activation platform for sales and marketing teams, has raised $80 million in Series C funding. Sapphire Ventures led the round, which values Hightouch at $1.2 billion. Iconiq Growth, Bain Capital Ventures, Amplify Ventures, and NVC also participated in the financing. The San Francisco-based…
Why Slow Ventures raised $60 million to invest in creator businesses — and how it’s structuring deals
Slow Ventures partners Sam Lessin and Megan Lightcap. YouTubers are the new Stanford dropouts. Slow Ventures, an early-stage VC firm, launched a new $60 million fund focused on investing in content creators. It’s looking for creators with the “DNA of a YC founder,” Megan Lightcap, a partner leading Slow’s creator fund, told B-17, referring to…
