🛻 America's Favorite Truck Is About to Test Tesla's Dominance

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America's Favorite Truck Is About to Test Tesla's Dominance. With this month's release of the F-150 Lightning, Ford hopes to electrify new and traditional truck buyers alike, and—eventually—to replace its industry-defining gas-powered line. When Ford began developing an electric version of its… (Keith Naughton / Bloomberg)

Craig Trudell @crtrud

Ford's CEO sees the Lightning as a bet-the-company proposition — $F's biggest move since Henry ditched the Model T to make way for something new. “Does it keep us up at night? You betcha,” @jimfarley98 told @KeithNaughton for this week's @BW cover story. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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The Amazon Union Exposes the Emptiness of 'Woke Capital. The workers who won a union election at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island earlier this month did something miraculous: They defeated a well-funded and implacable anti-union campaign run by the nation's second-largest employer, a corporation with… (Adam Serwer / The Atlantic)

Adam Serwer 🍝 @AdamSerwer

The Amazon union drive exposes the emptiness of the “woke capital” concept, as well as the difference between superficial corporate branding and the true egalitarian potential of unions

theatlantic.comThe Amazon Union Exposes the Emptiness of ‘Woke Capital’It’s ordinary laborers who have the best opportunity to improve society.

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Biden to Nominate Michael Barr as Top Fed Banking Regulator. President Biden will nominate Michael Barr, a former Treasury Department official, to serve as the Federal Reserve's top banking regulator, the White House said, after Mr. Biden's first pick for the job withdrew amid opposition… (Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal)

Nick Timiraos @NickTimiraos

Biden will nominate Michael Barr to serve as the Fed’s vice chairman of supervision after Sarah Bloom Raskin couldn’t get enough Senate support wsj.com/articles/biden…

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Twitter CEO says board still evaluating Elon Musk takeover. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said in an all-hands meeting with employees Thursday that the company was still evaluating an offer by Elon Musk to buy the company and take it private, according to a person in attendance. After clips of the songs… (Alex Heath / The Verge)

Alex Heath @alexeheath

After a clip of “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys played, Twitter’s CEO told employees moments ago in an all-hands that the company is still evaluating @elonmusk’s takeover offer

theverge.comTwitter CEO tells employees the board is still evaluating an Elon Musk takeoverNo decision yet.

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