: In State Of The Union, Biden Will Propose Quadrupling The Tax On Corporate Stock Buybacks

Chew was hammered throughout the day, with politicians peppering him with an exhaustive line of questioning on everything from user privacy to national security. Give Shou Zi Chew credit for one thing. During his testimony before House lawmakers Thursday, the TikTok CEO managed to do something no politician or pundit has been able to achieve in decades: Bridge the political gap.

Brands that empower women to feel good about breastfeeding are hard to come by. One new startup seems to have the right idea. There’s a lot of money to be made off of making women (and mothers, in particular) feel like their bodies aren’t enough. We’re looking at you, Victoria’s Secret—not to mention makeup companies, cosmetic surgeons, and, oh yeah, the formula industry, which, while necessary, also routinely profits off of new mothers’ insecurities around breastfeeding.

In a report that sent parent company Block’s stock plunging, Hindenburg Research targets the app’s alleged use in illegal transactions, including paying hit men. Shares of the payments company Block were in free fall Thursday, after a short seller accused the Jack Dorsey-run business of fraud. Read Full Story

For Innovation by Design, we’ve assembled some of the brightest minds from across the design spectrum. We’re excited and proud to introduce some of the judges for 2023’s Innovation by Design Awards. Innovation by Design honors the best projects and ideas across the design spectrum, as represented by our stellar group of jurors, who come from some of the world’s most exciting design-led companies.

Kwon, a South Korean national, is the founder of the failed crypto stablecoin Terra and its sister token, Luna, which imploded spectacularly last spring. An individual traveling with false documents who is suspected of being cryptocurrency fugitive Do Kwon has been arrested in the Balkan country of Montenegro, according to a Twitter post from Montenegro’s minister of the interior.

Leaders need long-term strategies to effectively manage remote and global teams. The last several years have turned the conventions of modern work upside down. From the remote work revolution to once-in-a-generation technological leaps, many leaders have struggled to keep up with this high-speed change—especially if they manage global teams. Read Full Story