Good morning! The Fyre Festival has returned, and has officially received a date and location. The continuation of the infamous festival will take place from May 30 to June 2 in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Additional details are fewBut I’m sure it’s not definitely a red flag.
In today’s great history, Debate goes on how to answer better To “something did you do last week?” Email (we have an opinion? We Want to hear from you.)
What’s on the deck
Markets: Jamie Dimon is sorry for the curse, But he still wants you to return to the office.
Technical: it can write problems for some software engineersBut it is far from a death knee for the whole profession.
Business: For these companies, Extensions are never a possibility.
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The great story
Dealing with Doge
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From “should they stay or should they go?” to “Should they send or just non-appearance?”
A few weeks after considering the purchase offers, federal workers faced another dilemma: answering Elon Musk’s “What did you do last week?“Email.
The message, which asked federal workers to respond with five achievements from last week, left Washington to chaos.
Agencies changed in their Recommendations for employees before the deadlinewhich was yesterday at 11:59 afternoon the deadline may have passed – but The contradiction instruction continues.
The Social Security Administration initially told workers it was ”an opportunity to highlight the important work you do“Although he later explained that the answers were voluntary.
Defense Department was less welcoming. Pentagon publicly told its employees to “stop any response” in the email, adding that “is responsible for reviewing its personnel performance”.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Doge mandate without Involvement of lawyers.
All this asks the question: what would you do?
Katie Notopoulos of Business Insider, who wrote how people can choose to respond to the email, wants to hear from you. It created a wonderful shape for you Share how you can answer.
President Donald Trump’s political surgery is selling goods Doge, including some holding Elon Musk. Loco75/Getty, Alan Schein Photography/Getty, Tyler Le/Bi
Interest in Doge, for better or for worse, does not seem to be shrinking.
President Donald Trump’s political operation is Indeed selling membership cards to DOGE. For just a $ 47 donation, you can be the proud owner of a black metal card that says “Trump Doge member”. There are also T -shirts for $ 40 or $ 28.
Jamie Dimon is hopeful Doge will be successful. “The most effective government – the most efficient government – it’s not bad. Actually actually a good thing,” JPMORGA’s CEO said in a recent interview.
Meanwhile, rep. Rich McCormick said he is concerned Doge can move too soon After he learned of his constituents in a last municipality of the city. The Republican of George said he “is not against nothing he is doing”, but added that he is “worried that we may be moving a little quickly”.
And then sometimes things are just getting weird. Some employees of the Housing and Urban Development Department had a brutal start for their day on Monday. TV in the office were showing a Video generated by that of President Trump by sucking the musk’s fingers Under a text he read, “Long live the real king”.
News
3 things in the markets
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1. Yolo traders can now bet on the farm. CME Group debuted a group of “Micro” agricultural contracts One tenth of the size of the future of corn, wheat and soybean. The mass is part of the largest CME plan to attract retail investors in a market predominantly dominated by institutional players. At the top of the delivery of more opportunities for a wider market share, these bite -sized options can also help smaller farmers.
2. Markets are about to feel the burning of Trump’s policies, says Steve Cohen. The founder of billionaire Point72 warned that slowing immigration, tariffs and cuts of government spending can slow economic growth and create a “significant correction”. For investors, The best can be behind them.
3. Jamie Dimon is bad … but not for criticizing WFH. The Director General of JPMORGAN apologized for the curse during an ardent fraud he did against the distance work at an internal meeting of the city hall that was discovered. But he did not withdraw from his main point On the importance of participating in the office: “I’m not against work from home. I’m against the place where it doesn’t work.”
3 things in technology
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1. AI coding apocalypse. The generating has begun to shock the engineering profession and coders of entry level can pay the price. Recent changes have software engineers worried that they are encrypts themselves into out of age. But industry experts say this is unlikely to happen soon. Plus, there are more for work than just write the code – and it still doesn’t have to reach.
2. Donald Trump does not want anyone to fix great technology but himself. Last week, the president seemed to issue messages in opposition. On the one hand, he criticized European regulators who were very tough on American technology companies. On the other hand, the Trump administration said it will fix American technology companies because they have “a lot of power”. Peter Kafka i Bi breaks down what everything means.
3. Elon Musk is not the only one who hates Openai’s lucrative plan. Sam Altman is trying to turn Openai from a nonprofit into a more conventional business, but the process is complicated thanks to its complex corporate structure. Musk, an Openai collaborator who separated from Altman, has loudly opposed Openai’s plan. It is not alone, with a growing choir of entrepreneurs, companies and charities that say it could be a serious mistake for the leader of him.
3 things in business
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1. POV: Your company has never done dismissal from work. Companies that rest their employees – even outside a recession – have become commonplace in the professional world. But some are intended to make cuts. Not only is it not good non-layer access to employees, but these companies’ CEOs said they think Good good for businessAlso.
2. Mrbeast secrets for success. YouTuber knows the negativity he receives – from viewers and ex -employees – is part of the job. But in a recent interview at Podcast “The Diary of a CEO”, Mrbeast said this has helped him cultivate a stronger sense of himself. He shared some The main features for its successlike his tendency for danger and what he is looking for when he hires.
3. AT&T and Verizon rivalry takes a modern turn. While AT&T sails in a rocky return to the office, Verizon is seemingly seeking to benefit from the employees of his rivals who are not so interested in the mandate. In an email recruitment received from BI, Verizon Talent team encouraged AT&T workers to check the company Hybrid and distant work opportunities. The fastening underlines how RTO mandates have become a contagious point for workers recently.
In other news
What is going on today
- Apple shareholders vote if they will abolish the Dei program.
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