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Toronto-based online brokerage Wealthsimple, which can count Drake among its celebrity investors, has raised $610 million in fundraising with a $4 billion evaluation. Business Insider reports that the Power Corporation of Canada company’s latest round of funding was led by Meritech Capital Partners and Greylock Partners. The funding and valuation were announced on Monday. Wealthsimple […]
Concert Promoter Who: Alex DamashekCompany: Move Forward Music (Founder/Executive Director) What is often misconstrued about the job? There’s very little room for error. There are few positions in any field—but I would say definitely in the music industry—where you’re as likely to take a loss on a regular basis in the normal course of business. Concert promoters lose […]
Exercise equipment company Peloton is recalling all of its treadmills following reports of one child death and 70 injuries in connection with its equipment. CNN reports Peloton announced the recall of the treadmills on Wednesday, with approximately 125,000 treadmills included. The Consumer Product Safety Commission previously asked Peloton to recall its treadmills, but the company […]
Saweetie, fresh off the release of her Pretty Summer Playlist EP, is now busy rolling out her next chapter with the impending release of her new Pretty Bitch Music album. Ahead of the album’s release, which is expected to happen at some point this summer, the 2021 Billboard Music Awards nominee linked up with W Magazine […]
Funko enthusiasts! The company behind the beloved Pop! vinyl figures—which feature adorable, usually-emotionless faced figures that beautifully recreate the best pop culture moments in the worlds of Hollywood, music, and more—is set to debut a brand new premium vinyl figure line later this year, and we’ve got all the details on it thus far. Dubbed […]
An elderly woman was charged with a felony after she attacked a fast-food employee with racist slurs and a Whopper. According to the Smoking Gun, 77-year-old Florida resident Judith Black was arrested over the weekend after she admitted to the assault that took place at a Sumter County Burger King. The police report states the incident occurred […]
Meek Mill paid a pretty penny to alleviate his FOMO. On Tuesday afternoon, the Philadelphia rapper took to social media to announce he had purchased $50,000 worth of Dogecoin—a cryptocurrency that has experienced a massive surge this year, thanks in large part to Elon Musk’s co-sign. “I just grabbed some doge,” he tweeted. “I’m tired of missing out.” […]
Sony PlayStation and Nike Basketball’s collaboration on Paul George’s signature sneaker continues this month with a pair that couldn’t have had better timing. With the PlaySation 5 hype showing no signs of slowing down, George’s fifth model gets an appropriately themed design. The “PS5” PG 5 keeps up the console collaboration by mimicking the look of the […]
The former owner of a pizza parlor in Massachusetts has been accused of lying about the number of employees he had in an effort to fraudulently acquire what turned out to be $660,000+ in federal relief funds for COVID-19 through a Small Business Administration-approved lender, according to an announcement from prosecutors on Tuesday. He is then alleged […]
Carole Baskin has join the growing list of celebrities who’ve launched digital currencies. On Tuesday, the Tiger King star formally announced her “fan token” called $CAT—an altcoin that is intended for supporters of her Big Cat Rescue animal sanctuary. Baskin emphasizes the coin is not intended for investment, but rather “a purr-ency of our fans to show their love […]
