Lora Kolodny
Advanced. Work = CNBC.com reporter. Beat = Tesla, robotics, startups, the future. Ex-TechCrunch, -WSJ. Tweets my own. Email = [email protected]
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Why Pigeonholing Minority and Women Photographers Limits Photo Industry Diversity
Until marginalized photographers can move beyond “minority,” “urban” or “female” assignments, the photo industry will fall short of true inclusion.
The airport with half a million faults
Billions over budget, years late in opening, and still being rebuilt before a single plane has landed. What's gone so wrong at the new Berlin airport?
Lora Kolodny
He said the "new" airport so guessing...
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces plans for fourth factory and design center near Berlin
Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes it official -- the electric car company plans to build a 'Gigafactory,' and research-and-development center in Berlin.
Disney+ suffers technical errors on launch day
Disney says demand has exceeded expectations and is working to fix the glitches.
Worker injuries, 911 calls, housing crisis: Recruiting Tesla exacts a price
Nevada won an intense competition for Tesla’s ambitious battery factory in 2014. Five years later, it’s facing unexpected consequences.
Lora Kolodny
Worker injuries, 911 calls, housing crisis: Recruiting Tesla exacts a price in Nevada usatoday.com/in-depth/news/… via @usatoday (Details an amputation Tesla never reported to OSHA, and 104 calls to fire dept. in 2018.)
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Millions in U.S. Lost Someone Who Couldn't Afford Treatment
Thirty-four million U.S. adults report knowing someone who has died in the past five years who did not receive needed treatment due to their inability to pay for it.
For US veterans, what does it mean to heal a moral injury?
Moral injury, sometimes described as a “wound to the soul,” remains a little-recognized phenomenon a quarter-century after it was first diagnosed.
On the Internet, No One Knows You’re Not Rich. Except This Account.
It’s easy to look successful on Instagram. Now, getting caught out is easy too.
Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre | bart.gov
BART, buses, Highway 680 and the Iron Horse pedestrian and bicycle trail all converge to make this one of BART's most easily accessed stations.
Lora Kolodny
@Jason That stop was in Pleasant Hill, not San Francisco. bart.gov/stations/phil (The protest later was in SF, I think.)
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BART riders stage ‘eat-in’ protest after police cited man for sandwich in viral video
BART riders angered by a viral video showing a man being handcuffed and cited by police for eating as he waited for a train staged an “eat-in” protest at Embarcadero Station on Saturday…
How House GOP turnover affects impeachment
As public impeachment hearings begin, a look at the number of House Republicans who have left office since the start of the Trump administration.
Kaiser Permanente Chairman, CEO Bernard Tyson dies
The chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente has unexpectedly died, according to Kaiser officials.
How Scientists Got Climate Change So Wrong
Few thought it would arrive so quickly. Now we’re facing consequences once viewed as fringe scenarios.
What Stops Women From Going Pro In Esports
Cecilia D’Anastasio: So Nintendo invited a bunch of Super Smash Bros. pros to showcase Smash 5 at E3 this year! And among some of my favorites—Armada, Zero and Hungrybox—are exactly no women. I didn’t notice an outcry. Frankly, it was about as...
Lora Kolodny
@balajis @AdamSinger Think a lot of women employees would participate in the esports "intramurals"?
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Sylvia Rhone Promoted to Chairman & CEO of Epic Records
Sony Music Entertainment today announced the promotion of Sylvia Rhone to Chairman and CEO of Epic Records. According to the announcement, in this role, Rhone will report to Rob Stringer, CEO, Sony…
Lora Kolodny
Sylvia Rhone Promoted to Chairman & CEO of Epic Records variety.com/2019/biz/news/… via @variety
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I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike
Mary Cain’s male coaches were convinced she had to get “thinner, and thinner, and thinner.” Then her body started breaking down.
#MeToo on the track: Abuse allegations embolden top runners
Track and field is having its #MeToo moment. Former teen running star Mary Cain's account this week of body-shaming and alleged psychological abuse at the recently disbanded Nike Oregon...
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NYC Psychology Professor Secretly Moonlights As White Nationalist Co-Host Of Richard Spencer's Podcast
The co-host of Richard Spencer's has taught psychology at multiple CUNY colleges, and maintains a hypnotherapy practice in Downtown Brooklyn.