Brown-Forman, the parent company of Jack Daniel’s whiskey and Woodford Reserve bourbon, is cutting approximately 700 jobs, about 12% of its workforce, due to a decline in spirits sales. The layoffs will help the company save around $70-$80 million annually, which it plans to reinvest in growth initiatives. To offset rising costs, Brown-Forman has increased … Read more
Land artist Mary Miss has reached a settlement with the Des Moines Art Center in Iowa after more than nine months of a legal battle over her installation “Greenwood: Double Site”. The museum agreed to remove the piece, valued at $900,000, amid claims that it posed a public health hazard. Under the agreement, Miss will … Read more
Chad Steingraber, a prominent voice in the XRP community and game developer, has outlined a vision for XRP’s potential price surge to an ambitious five-digit figure of $20,000. Steingraber believes that several factors could drive this dramatic increase. XRP’s capped supply of 100 billion tokens and its deflationary design are key to his argument. The … Read more
JPMorgan’s top operating executive, Piepszak, has temporarily dropped out of the company’s CEO succession race, leaving the contest even more uncertain. In a shift of focus, Piepszak is opting for a senior operating role over pursuing the CEO position in the short term. This move comes as Pinto, Lake, and Rohrbaugh are vying to succeed … Read more
South Korea’s impeached leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been detained for the first time in his life, according to investigators. This is a historic move that marks the first instance of a sitting South Korean president being held on criminal charges. The detention comes after months of investigation into allegations of insurrection and other crimes … Read more
Pittsburgh, PA – In a season-ending press conference, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the team’s disappointing playoff exit and his own future with the organization. Tomlin acknowledged fan frustration and criticism, but emphasized his commitment to the team. Tomlin stated that he understands the attention and scrutiny that comes with being a coach in … Read more
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt has hilariously responded to a fan’s question about his wife Heidi Montag’s pregnancy status after their home was destroyed in the recent Palisades Fire. Pratt shared a TikTok video, jokingly saying that Heidi is not pregnant and “will never be pregnant again.” He attributed her appearance to not working out … Read more
Tiger Woods made his highly anticipated debut in the TGL (Technology-Infused Golf League) indoor golf league, but it was a rocky start for the golf legend. Woods’ Jupiter Links GC took on LA Golf Club in the second night of the new league’s competition, and despite being the key draw, Woods couldn’t rally his team … Read more
A data breach at cloud-based software provider PowerSchool has exposed the personal information of students and staff from multiple Long Island school districts, officials said. At least six additional districts have been affected by the breach, which was discovered on December 28. PowerSchool provides student information services to over 60 million students worldwide and stores … Read more
A recently patched security flaw in Apple’s macOS operating system could have allowed an attacker to bypass the System Integrity Protection (SIP) and install malicious kernel drivers. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-44243, has a medium-severity rating of 5.5 and was addressed by Apple as part of macOS Sequoia 15.2 released last month. If successfully exploited, the flaw … Read more