GOOD GAME: Record EPA penalty, OpenAI board moves, human games at Nintendo, and hippos

Written By Matt Moscardi

Live from the BlackRock Conspiracy Farm, it’s an all-new terrific Tuesday edition of Business Pants. Joined by Ari The Data Queen and Analyst-Hole Matt Moscardi! In today’s EV Air Fryer called July 16, 2024: A Very Forced Good Game and Nothing Else?


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Good Game

First the boring:

  1. Sam Altman-Backed Startup Scaling Technology to Store CO2 in Rocks

  2. OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny

  3. McDonald's and Walmart will give employees college credit for on-the-job work

  4. Marathon Oil Agrees to Pay Record EPA Penalty

    1. The company will spend $242 million to resolve allegations that it released methane, a greenhouse gas, and other pollutants in North Dakota, including a civic penalty of $64.5 million for polluting Native American land

  5. The world’s first hydrogen-powered ferry is coming to San Francisco—and it’ll be free for the first six months

  6. Meta banned from mining data to train its AI models in Brazil

  7. Nintendo pledges its games will be made by humans

  8. Amazon hits 100% renewables “moment” seven years ahead of schedule

  9. Spouses — mostly women — could inherit $9 trillion from their partners in the next 25 years

  10. ‘Not Caused by an Act of God’: In a Rare Court Action, an Oregon County Seeks to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for Extreme Temperatures


Then the fun:

  1. Climate crisis is making days longer, study finds

  2. NASA Praises Boeing's Stranded Starliner for Managing Not to Explode While Docked to Space Station

  3. A wheel ripped off a Boeing-crafted plane mid flight and was found in Los Angeles

  4. An Airbus A380 flying to London turned back when the powerful scent of laundry detergent made people feel sick and dizzy

  5. TikTok users host live 'co-working' sessions on social media app during business hours

  6. “Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers

Hippos can launch themselves airborne for split seconds at a time, surprising scientists

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