ICYMI: 12.20.22

UNITED MAKES $43B DEAL WITH BOEING

United Airlines signed a $43 billion deal with Boeing to order 200 Dreamliner jets expected to be delivered between 2024 and 2032.

FTX COMMITTED ‘OLD-school’ EMBEZZLEMENT

FTX’s new CEO John Jay Ray III of Enron fame testified before the House Financial Services Committee that Sam Bankman-Fried committed “old-school” fraud. The Justice Department’s eight-count indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried was designed to prevent the FTX co-founder from using the ambiguity of crypto as a defense.

Twitter Suspends Journalists Who Cover Elon Musk, Disbands Its Trust & Safety Council

Twitter suspended the profiles of several high-profile journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner and CEO Elon Musk. Musk said the suspensions stemmed from the platform’s new rules banning private jet trackers.

In an email to the company, it announced that it was disbanding the Trust and Safety Council, a group composed of civil-society groups that advise Twitter on how to enforce its policies, an hour before the council was set to meet.

Adidas sells out of Lionel Messi jerseys

Adidas has sold out of Lionel Messi jerseys and Argentina team kits worldwide after the team’s victory in the 2022 World Cup.