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The investigation into the untimely death of <keyword id="21128622" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="liam-payne" source="keywords">Liam Payne</keyword>, former member of One Direction, has taken a dramatic new turn as authorities make arrests and uncover additional details surrounding his tragic fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Payne, who was just 30, was found dead on October 16 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel. New reports now reveal the complex and troubled circumstances leading up to that fatal night. According to an official autopsy obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Payne had multiple narcotics in his system when he died. The investigation’s spotlight has fallen on two men recently arrested: a hotel maintenance worker and a suspected local drug dealer. Both individuals are accused of supplying Payne with the narcotics, which reportedly included cocaine, as revealed by forensic tests. The investigation has also implicated an Argentine businessman who claimed to be Payne’s manager during the singer's last days. Authorities believe the businessman falsely presented himself in this role and was involved in several incidents that may have contributed to the singer's distress. <h2>Mysterious events</h2>Reports describe Payne’s hotel room as a chaotic environment: there were broken items, alcohol bottles, and narcotics. Witnesses say this tension culminated in a confrontation with two women, identified as "L" and "R," whom Payne had allegedly contacted via an escort app. In a heated encounter, the women reportedly demanded $5,000 from Payne, which led to an argument that spilled into the hotel lobby. The hotel manager attempted to de-escalate the situation by calling the Argentine businessman, who was said to be a friend of Payne. This businessman, however, now faces a charge of "abandonment of a person" for allegedly failing to notify Payne’s family about his worsening state or alerting authorities after his death. Although he has cooperated with police only through his lawyer, he has not been detained. Authorities believe that while he may not have directly caused Payne’s death, his actions could have prevented tragedy if he had intervened sooner. <h2>An expanding investigation</h2>In their search for answers, Argentine police have raided nine locations tied to those involved. They have gathered critical evidence, including nine mobile phones, computers, hard drives, and a jar of marijuana, which they believe may hold clues to what truly happened. One of the nine locations raided was the rented room of "L," who had reportedly spent time in Payne's hotel room before the fatal incident. However, after briefly speaking with authorities, she disappeared, adding another layer of mystery to the case. Neighbours reported hearing a dog barking from her now-vacant room, and police are actively searching for her. As the investigation deepens, Payne’s family is preparing for his body’s return to the UK, where they will lay him to rest. Authorities continue to analyse the extensive evidence collected in hopes of understanding the full scope of events that led to the tragic loss of the young star. (With inputs from agencies)

Mystery deepens in Liam Payne’s tragic fall: Two arrested as new clues emerge

The music world is in shock by the tragic death of <keyword id="21128622" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Liam-Payne" source="keywords">Liam Payne</keyword>, former <keyword id="21621780" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="One-Direction" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="One Direction" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="One Direction">One Direction</keyword> member, at the age of 31. Payne, known for his time in the globally successful boyband, died after falling from a <keyword id="20874213" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hotel-balcony" source="keywords">hotel balcony</keyword> in <keyword id="20332748" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Buenos-Aires" source="keywords">Buenos Aires</keyword>, Argentina, reports said. Local authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances of his fall, leaving fans and the entertainment community in disbelief. <h2>Hollywood pays tribute </h2> Many of Payne’s colleagues and friends have taken to social media to express their grief. Singer <keyword id="20206407" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Charlie-Puth" source="keywords">Charlie Puth</keyword>, who collaborated with Payne, shared his grief on Instagram, recalling how kind Payne had always been to him. Puth, visibly shaken, posted a heartfelt message along with a clip of them sharing a light moment. "I am in shock right now. Liam was always so kind to me. He was one of the first major artists I got to work with. I can not believe he is gone...," Puth wrote in his first Instagram Story. He then shared a video of the two laughing with each other, and added the text "I'm so upset right now, may he rest in peace." Music producer Zedd, known for working with Payne on the track “Get Low,” expressed his disbelief, calling the news “absolutely heartbreaking.” Rapper Juicy J and Paris Hilton also paid tribute, with Hilton sending love and condolences to Payne’s family and friends. Fellow artists like Ty Dolla $ign, who had spoken with Payne just days before his passing, and Max George of The Wanted, who credited Payne for his support during tough times, shared their grief at the loss of such a bright star. Max George, lead singer of the band 'The Wanted,' wrote on X, "Devastated. Liam was an unbelievably supportive during one of the most difficult times in my life. I will never forget that. My thoughts are with his family, friends and fans at this horrendous time. Rest in peace Liam." <h2>Investigation underway </h2> Payne’s death occurred in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires as per reports. Local police are currently investigating the incident, though details remain scarce. The tragedy has sent shockwaves not only through Payne’s close circle of friends but also across the world, as fans remember the singer who became an international sensation with One Direction. As tributes continue to pour in from fans and fellow musicians alike, the world mourns the loss of a voice and personality that touched millions.

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne dies after falling from hotel balcony, Hollywood pays tribute

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Donald Trump loved Twitter during his first term. Now he's aligned with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter">Twitter owner Elon Musk</a>.</li><li>Does that mean Twitter will be important in a second Trump administration?</li></ul>Donald Trump is going to be president again. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>, one of his biggest backers, owns Twitter.Does this mean Twitter is going to be more important in the Trump 2.0 era?Probably?But we won't know how Twitter, which Musk has renamed X, will matter for some time.It was interesting, for instance, to see the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/charlieknews/status/1855946437638451607?s=46&amp;t=xhuXMba3HM4poWm9CQq-PA">campaign for the next Senate majority leader play out on Twitter</a> over the weekend, with conservative leaders, including Tucker Carlson and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/charlieknews/status/1855946437638451607?s=46&amp;t=xhuXMba3HM4poWm9CQq-PA">Charlie Kirk</a>, weighing in on the platform, as well as Musk and Trump.That fight is still ongoing, by the way. Here was Kirk on Monday morning, trying to rally the troops in favor of US Sen. Rick Scott:And at a minimum, it seems obvious to conclude that as long as Musk is aligned with Trump, Twitter users will see a lot of content on Twitter that supports Trump. As both The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal have reported — and plenty of people can see with their own eyes — <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-donald-trump-twitter-x-wsj-washington-post-2024-10">Twitter already has taken a rightward turn under Musk's ownership</a>. And, obviously, lots of people in Trump's orbit are also enthusiastic Twitter users, starting with Musk himself.But the big unknown I'm thinking about right now is a pretty simple one: Does Donald Trump know, or care, about what's happening on Twitter?Trump famously loved Twitter during his first term in office. But he wasn't addicted to it the way many of us are — constantly scrolling for things to enrage or delight or distract. Instead, he was using it like a remote control — to program the media's coverage, and reality itself.Here's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/20/trump_interview_immigration_reform_china_trade_iran_terror_tax_cuts_2020.html">Trump in 2019, talking to Fox News</a> about the way he used Twitter:But note who Trump was talking to in that interview: Fox News.Trump 1.0 was a president who understood that digital media was important. But he was first and foremost a president who came of age in the 1970s and 1980s, and his media diet reflected that: print newspapers and magazines, which he would scrawl notes on using a Sharpie. And, above all else: TV.<h2 id="11ca4a22-42c5-4094-aa04-c65ca86fe04e">Trump was the TV president</h2><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/04/donald-trump-americas-first-tv-president/521640/">Trump was transfixed by TV</a>, and that meant TV was the most important medium during his first presidency. If you wanted to communicate with the president, the conventional wisdom became, you did it by going on TV because you knew he'd see it there. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/11/the-making-of-the-fox-news-white-house">Fox News in particular</a>.That was four years ago, and since then, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-split-cable-tv-cnbc-bravo-nbc-peacock-2024-10">the TV landscape has continued to bleed money and audience</a>. <a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/election-night-television-viewers-nielsen-ae958da29e922bb47efa54d93548376c">Election night ratings last week were down 25% from 2020</a>. Newish mediums and platforms like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-donald-trump-podcasts-joe-rogan2024-11">podcasts, YouTube and TikTok are ascendant</a>, and Trump and his campaign spent a lot of time and effort over there.So is it possible that Trump, who is approaching 80 and <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y.M.C.A._(song)">played songs from 1978</a> at his rallies, has changed his media diet, too?I mean, sure? I guess it's conceivable that he went on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheoVon">Theo Von's podcast/YouTube show</a> because he's a big Theo Von fan.My hunch, though, is that he's getting his information the way he always has — by watching and reading Old Media. And, as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/us/politics/trump-personnel-cabinet-candidates.html">The New York Times</a> reports, by asking whoever's in his orbit at the moment:"Mr. Trump, who is a mix of competing impulses, is also doing what he always does: calling around to friends and associates, asking them who they think he should pick."And to be clear, what's happening on Twitter — or anywhere else online — can very much influence how the people who influence Trump think. But even they pay attention to TV — or, at least TV clips on the internet.Musk, for instance, spent part of his Sunday using Twitter to criticize "Saturday Night Live" — just like Trump used to do. "They are so mad that <a target="_blank" class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21" href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> won," he <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1855649149166968922">wrote</a>, adding:I'm very wary of looking at Trump 2016-2020 and confidently projecting that the next four years will be the same. But I will be surprised if Donald Trump, TV guy, becomes Donald Trump, Twitter guy.

Is this going to be a Twitter presidency or a TV one?

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Trump has promised to do a variety of different things on "Day One" of his second term.</li><li>Much of his agenda will take time to implement, but there are things he could start immediately.</li></ul>Over the past two years of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump">President-elect Donald Trump's</a> third presidential campaign, he frequently promised to enact certain promises on "day one" of his new administration."Many things will be done on day one," Trump said at a town hall with Tucker Carlson in Phoenix in late October. "Your head will spin when you see what's going to happen."Some aspects of Trump's agenda, particularly his <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tax-cut-tariff-plan-outlook-presidential-election-scenarios-harris-trump-2024-10">promises</a> to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits, will require Congress to act.But much of his signature promises can be set into motion via executive orders, which he will be able to issue as soon as he enters office. He will also be able to issue pardons and fire government officials as early as day one.<h2 id="b28818a4-c79e-4982-8ef7-724240a430af">Executive orders: Immigration and likely legal challenges</h2>Some of Trump's most readily achievable promises are related to immigration, an area where the White House and Executive Branch have a significant say. In the closing days of the campaign, Trump underlined his commitment to getting to work right away on building "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-harris-immigration-jobs-arizona-economy-mass-deportation-employment-wages-2024-10">the largest deportation force</a>" in the nation's history. The American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations have said they would challenge Trump's actions in court, meaning that anything begun on Day One will only be the beginning of a potentially long legal fight.Trump also repeatedly promised to curtail <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2023/0120/Immigration-parole-What-is-it-and-who-s-getting-it#:~:text=Unlike%20asylum%20and%20refugee%20status,benefits%2C%20though%20there%20are%20exceptions">parole</a>, which allows immigrants to temporarily live in the US, often for humanitarian reasons. He also pushed debunked claims about secret "migrant flights," which he also promised to ban on day one.Trump has promised to issue several executive orders when he takes office, though some of them are likely to be challenged in court.For example, Trump has pledged to sign an executive order revoking birthright citizenship, which is enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.During the Republican primary, he pledged to take executive action "banning schools from promoting critical race theory or transgender insanity."It's likely that such an action could mirror an executive order President Joe Biden revoked after taking office, which at the time prohibited the federal government and federal contractors from conducting workplace trainings on "divisive concepts." A federal judge later blocked prohibitions on certain trainings.<h2 id="95350b5b-0e65-4724-a668-327eaf0fb4cb">Pardons and personnel decisions: Firing Jack Smith, pardoning January 6 rioters</h2>Some of Trump's promises are more simple and involve firing government officials he does not like.That includes Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is currently leading the Department of Justice's prosecution of Trump for his role in the January 6 insurrection and Trump's mishandling of classified documents. Smith is already <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-jan-6-justice-department-classified-documents-01c2d54177d7c949f62a15604a27b3e0">reportedly</a> looking into winding down those investigations in order to comply with a longstanding department policy that sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted."I would fire him within two seconds," Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt in late October. "He'll be one of the first things addressed."At a Bitcoin conference in July, Trump also <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-bitcoin-stance-2024-7">pledged to fire</a> Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, on "day one" and appoint a replacement. Gensler has angered many in the cryptocurrency community, which Trump and his campaigned courted ahead of the 2024 election.Trump has also <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/donald-trump-says-absolutely-pardon-jan-6-rioters-rcna164565">pledged</a> to pardon January 6 rioters "if they're innocent," which he would be able to do as soon as his first day in office.<h2 id="c3a47c27-7a7a-4054-aee5-a4613822eeb6">"Day One" promises that Trump may not be able to fulfill</h2>Some "day one" commitments are simply not possible.At times during the campaign, Trump pledged to "end inflation" just hours after taking office. But no one, including the president, can single-handedly lower broad price levels set across the entire US economy.The Federal Reserve, the nation's central bank, is tasked with monitoring inflation and adjusting interest rates up or down as needed, and the Fed takes its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/powell-wont-resign-federal-reserve-step-down-trump-election-2024-11">political independence seriously.</a> Far from ending inflation, economists are worried that Trump's expansive tariffs could lead <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-election-victory-impact-investments-costs-housing-taxes-childcare-2024-11">prices spiking even higher.</a>"Starting on day one of my new administration, we will end inflation and we will make America affordable again because the prices are too high," Trump said at a rally in Wisconsin in October.Prices reached record highs earlier in the Biden administration, but since then inflation has continued to cool.

What Trump might do on Day One of his presidency

<keyword id="6355315" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="elon-musk" source="Orion">Elon Musk</keyword>’s <keyword id="6396317" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="hyperloop" source="Orion">hyperloop</keyword> has been rubberbanding between revolutionary and a literal pipe dream since the SpaceX founder popularised the concept over a decade ago. However, many companies have diligently kept at it, with one recently hitting a major milestone. Let’s look at the breakthrough that marks an important step in developing this high-speed <keyword id="34991" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="transportation" source="Orion">transportation</keyword> system that could reshape future travel. <h2>But first, what is the hyperloop?</h2>The hyperloop is a proposed transportation system in which passenger pods would travel through vacuum-sealed tubes at extremely high speeds — estimated to run at over a 1000 kilometres an hour! Introducing the concept in 2012, Musk envisioned a transportation solution where pods would use magnetic levitation and air bearings to travel at remarkable speeds with minimal air resistance. The low-pressure environment within the tubes would make the system highly energy efficient while slashing travel times between major cities. Though Musk initiated the idea, his direct involvement in hyperloop development has been sporadic. Instead, he opened the technology to the world, encouraging companies and universities to take the idea forward. Over the years, various organisations have attempted to make the hyperloop a reality. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113196061" title="Elon Musk may be world&amp;#39;s first trillionaire by 2027, Adani to touch the mark by 2028, Ambani in 2033: Report" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2>What happened in the new test?</h2>The latest breakthrough comes from a September 2024 test by <keyword id="23112501" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hardt-hyperloop" source="keywords">Hardt Hyperloop</keyword> in the Netherlands. In this test, the capsule was successfully levitated and propelled inside a 420-metre-long tube using magnetic fields and a depressurised environment. The vehicle reached a modest speed of about 30 kmph in this initial test over 100 metres, while the goal is to eventually achieve speeds of 700 kmph. "The most difficult things that we are doing now is to test all of these functions together. Levitation, propulsion, guidance, all of those functions we are now capable of executing as an orchestra, making them work together," explains Roel van de Pas, commercial director of Hardt Hyperloop. The company aims to implement passenger operations by 2030, though the technology still faces challenges like high infrastructure costs. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113178707" title="Not everyone is impressed by Elon Musk&amp;#39;s shiny new AI supercomputer" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2>International hyperloop advances and India’s stance</h2><keyword id="1334" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="china" source="Orion">China</keyword> has also made strides in hyperloop technology. In 2023, China’s maglev hyperloop capsule reportedly reached speeds of 623 kilometres per hour in a controlled environment. With China’s rapid pace of technological development and infrastructure expansion, it has positioned itself as a strong competitor in the global race to perfect hyperloop technology. Several countries beyond China are also advancing hyperloop research. In the United States, the <keyword id="3356943" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hyperloop-one" source="Orion">Hyperloop One</keyword> conducted a manned test in 2020, reaching speeds of over 160 kmph. The pod even had two daring passengers — Virgin Hyperloop’s co-founder Josh Giegel and Head of Passenger Experience Sara Luchian. Unfortunately, the company has now shut down, despite being one of the most promising and well-funded hyperloop startups since the introduction of the concept. However, if you’re waiting for the futuristic tech to arrive in India, you’re going to have to wait quite a while longer. Expressing a cautious stance on hyperloop development, NITI Aayog member V. K. Saraswat explained that India is unlikely to see hyperloop trains anytime soon due to the high infrastructure costs and uncertain feasibility for mass transport applications. As per Saraswat, the tech is still at a “low level of maturity”. While the hyperloop has long been touted as a revolutionary transit system, its path to reality has been slow and uncertain. The technology still faces major obstacles, including high costs, regulatory hurdles, and the challenge of building extensive tube networks across countries. However, the recent successful tests, coupled with China’s progress, offer hope that this ambitious project might eventually come to fruition.

Remember Musk's hyperloop? A European company has just completed its first vehicle test for the next-gen mobility tech!

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A slew of states and cities voted on housing measures this week.</li><li>Many of the efforts were focused on allocating more funds for affordable housing.</li></ul>On Tuesday, voters in many states and cities had a chance to weigh in directly on housing proposals.They voted for a slew of measures, most of which will create additional funding for affordable housing. On the whole, the pro-housing YIMBY — "Yes in My Backyard" — movement, which advocates for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/yimbys-winning-lower-house-prices-rents-build-more-homes-neighborhoods-2023-9">more housing construction</a> — had a good night on Tuesday in those state and local races, with one exception.At the same time, many parts of President-elect Donald Trump's agenda are set to push up housing costs. Trump and the Republican Party have supported cuts to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-congressional-funding-fights-take-toll-housing-aid-programs-2024-03-17/">federal housing assistance</a>, a reduction in the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-said-migrants-to-blame-for-expensive-homes-wrong-2024-8">immigrant labor force</a> that powers the homebuilding industry, and tariffs that would <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-drilling-oil-housing-rent-home-prices-construction-2024-10">inflate the cost of building materials</a>.Here are five big housing measures that were on the ballot Tuesday night.<h2 id="a2459e56-db69-466f-b0d4-fb87cc8d76a4">$1 billion annually to fight homelessness in Los Angeles</h2>Perhaps the most significant affordable housing measure on any state ballot in the country this week was <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/10/los-angeles-homelessness-measure-a/">Measure A</a> in Los Angeles County. The measure — which appeared set to pass on Wednesday, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-05/la-county-voters-measure-g-measure-a-2024-election">based on early returns</a> — will send about <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.theeastsiderla.com/news/government_and_politics/measure-a-l-a-voters-to-decide-whether-to-impose-a-half-cent-sales-tax/article_1eb593da-9b31-11ef-8959-27cf72160fd4.html">$1 billion annually</a> in perpetuity to initiatives to combat homelessness, build affordable housing, and expand mental health and addiction treatment. It will be paid for by replacing a quarter-cent county sales tax passed by voters in 2017 that also funded anti-homelessness programs with a permanent half-cent sales tax.Pro-housing advocates celebrated Measure A as a major victory for the lowest-income households in LA — and a model for the rest of the country. Yonah Freemark, a researcher at the Urban Institute who's closely followed this and other housing measures, said it offers a path forward for cities serious about boosting housing affordability.Measure A, he argued, is "the kind of thing we're going to need to see from state and local governments if the federal government pulls back on supporting affordable housing investments."LA Mayor Karen Bass, who pushed for Measure A, has made addressing homelessness a top priority in a city with tens of thousands of unhoused residents. Measure A was widely <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/10/los-angeles-homelessness-measure-a/">viewed as a test</a> of whether Angelenos wanted to double down on her efforts.Opponents of the measure, including small government conservatives, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.dailynews.com/2024/10/14/the-dishonest-campaign-for-measure-a-must-be-rejected-by-los-angeles-county-voters/">argued</a> it would be a waste of taxpayer money. They cited the dramatic rise in homelessness since the 2017 sales tax was imposed to fund the County's affordable housing and anti-homelessness initiatives. They also argued that a sales tax is regressive and that implementing it without an end date wouldn't give voters a chance to evaluate its impact down the road.<h2 id="8a05dff5-3572-4fb4-a5a9-889c0746f68f">Affordable housing bonds in Rhode Island, North Carolina, and Baltimore</h2>Several cities and states along the East Coast voted on Tuesday to fund affordable housing bonds.In Rhode Island, voters approved the state <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/05/ri-ballot-questions-what-to-know-about-bonds-convention/76067202007/">issuing $120 million in bonds</a> for affordable housing initiatives, including boosting the supply of homes for low- and moderate-income renters and homebuyers. Part of the fund — $10 million — would go to acquiring and revitalizing property, in a new state initiative to directly create public housing.Four North Carolina cities voted to invest in lots of new affordable housing. Charlotte voted to send $100 million to affordable housing efforts, mostly to produce new rental housing and boost supportive housing and shelter capacity. Chapel Hill similarly supported a measure to spend $15 million on affordable housing, while Asheville approved $20 million in additional bonds for its housing trust fund, which will mostly go toward low- or no-interest loans for affordable housing developers.The city of Baltimore similarly passed $20 million in additional affordable housing bonds.<h2 id="ac5b128c-3e28-443e-8b1b-f3244c50d35e">Shoring up housing trust funds in New Orleans and Orlando</h2>In New Orleans, a majority of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the_latest/voters-back-workers-bill-of-rights-affordable-housing-fund-in-new-orleans/article_014112f6-9c27-11ef-b465-13dca0ac6ed9.html">voters supported a measure</a> to create a dedicated housing trust fund for affordable housing construction, boosting aid for first-time homebuyers, and rehabilitating affordable rental housing.The measure will require the city, which faces a steep shortage of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.housingnola.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Gap-Report_2023.pdf">more than 47,000 affordable homes,</a> to invest at least 2% of its annual general budget in the trust fund, amounting to about $17 million annually.Orlando, Florida, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.clickorlando.com/results-2024/2024/11/06/all-orange-county-charter-amendments-pass-in-the-nov-5-2024-election-see-the-results/">also shored up</a> its housing trust fund, which supports the construction and preservation of affordable housing.<h2 id="79af5b7e-a2db-4194-808c-907ef8c832da">Denver rejects $100 million a year for affordable housing</h2>The pro-housing movement also took some hits on Tuesday, perhaps most notably in Denver, where voters <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/11/06/denver-ballot-measures-election-results">are poised to reject</a> a sales tax to fund affordable housing construction. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/17/denver-ballot-issue-2r-explained/">Ballot Issue 2R</a> would have raised the city sales tax by five cents on every $10 spent and used the revenue — an expected $100 million a year — to build new affordable housing. The measure was expected to create about 40,000 new homes over the next 10 years, as well as provide rental assistance for low-income tenants and downpayment assistance for certain homebuyers.<h2 id="ad5669e5-a801-48ba-afcb-e0ed438619c3">Mixed response to rent control</h2>At the same time, voters across the country delivered mixed responses to rent control and stabilization measures.In California, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-05/california-election-night-proposition-33-and-proposition-34">voters rejected Prop 33</a>, which would have repealed a state law that limits how much cities can control rent — including by prohibiting rent control on single-family homes and on all housing built since 1995. The measure would have allowed cities to limit rent increases as much as they see fit and on all types of housing.Rent control measures in at least <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12012553/californians-appear-to-reject-many-rent-control-measures">two California cities</a> — Larkspur and San Anselmo — also failed.Meanwhile, on the opposite coast, voters in Hoboken, New Jersey, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/11/hoboken-voters-reject-rent-control-referendum.html">rejected a measure</a> that would've allowed landlords to raise rents on vacant apartments as much as they want. Currently, the city limits rental increases to 25% between tenants.Proponents of stricter rent control say preventing landlords from price gauging is key to protecting the most vulnerable tenants. But rent stabilization is controversial among pro-housing advocates. Some advocates and economists argue that it discourages new construction and investment in housing, worsening the housing supply shortage.Freemark argued that it's unclear what the mixed results on rent control mean for the pro-housing movement."Rent control is such a fraught subject in the housing world, so I'm not sure how much to read into it," he said.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Tesla's Cybertruck has been hit by another recall over fears some trucks could lose drive power.</li><li>This one could be a hassle for affected owners, with around 2,400 Cybertrucks needing a physical fix.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>'s <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tesla-cybertruck-apocalypse-inequality-2023-12">"apocalypse-proof" Cybertruck</a> has been hit by yet another recall.Tesla is recalling the Cybertruck for the sixth time in 12 months due to a problem with some of its electric pickups that could suddenly cause them to lose drive power.According to a recall report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday, the recall affects around 2,400 Cybertrucks.The regulator said in the report that the issue was due to a fault in the drive inverter that could cause it to stop producing torque when using the accelerator pedal, "resulting in a loss of propulsion, which may increase the risk of a collision."Tesla will replace the drive inverter on the affected vehicles, meaning drivers will likely face the hassle of bringing their Cybertrucks into service centers for repairs. Tesla has been able to address some of the pickup's previous recalls with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tesla-cybertruck-recalled-again-2024-10">over-the-air software updates</a>.The NHTSA said that Tesla knew of five warranty claims that could be related to the issue, and that the company was not aware of any collisions or injuries linked to the faulty drive inverter.The Cybertruck has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-outselling-almost-every-other-ev-in-us-2024-10">proven to be a big seller for Tesla</a> but has been dogged by quality issues, with the pickup being recalled six times since it launched last November. The "apocalypse-proof" electric truck has faced issues with its enormous <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-recalls-cybertrucks-due-to-wiper-issue-2024-6">windscreen wiper</a>, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tesla-cybertruck-recalled-again-2024-10">rearview camera</a>, and accelerator pedal.The accelerator recall also required a physical fix, with Tesla replacing or reworking the pedal. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment, sent outside normal working hours.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The price of gold hit all-time highs this week.</li><li>Falling interest rates and rising geopolitical tensions boost gold's appeal as a safe haven asset.</li></ul>The price of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/gold-price">gold</a> has soared this year.The precious metal hit a record high of $2,772 per troy ounce this week and has risen in six of the past seven weeks.With year-to-date gains of about 33%, gold returns have outpaced the broader stock market, including the tech-heavy <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/nasdaq_100">Nasdaq 100</a>, by about 10 percentage points.And since the bull market in stocks began in October 2022, gold has outpaced equity gains, returning 67% compared to the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/s&amp;p_500">S&amp;P 500's</a> return of about 63%, according to data from YCharts.Those superior returns make the metal one of the world's hottest investments.The largest gold ETF, the SPDR Gold Shares, has $78 billion in assets under management and has seen about $5 billion of inflows in the past six months, according to data from ETF.com.Physical gold is also having a moment. Costco has consistently sold out of gold bars when they become available on their website and Wells Fargo estimates that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-gold-bars-silver-coins-monthly-sales-wells-fargo-bullion-2024-4">Costco sells up to $200 million in gold bars</a> and silver coins to its members each month.It's been a perfect storm for the yellow metal, and the outlook suggests more gains ahead. Here's what's going on.<h3 id="5edb3548-699e-4d4d-ba18-d306c30fcf12">Demand from central banks</h3>Global central banks have been on a gold-buying spree over the past few years.According to the World Gold Council, central banks purchased a record 483 tons of gold in the first half of the year. Central banks from Turkey, India, and China topped the list of the biggest buyers.Part of the surge in demand is from countries that want to diversify their holdings away from the US dollar. "We believe that the tripling in central bank purchases since mid-2022 on fears about US financial sanctions and US sovereign debt is structural and will continue," <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/gold-price-outlook-buy-continued-rally-next-year-2025-goldman-2024-9">Goldman Sachs said</a> in a note last month.This dynamic has been on display since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, as America sought to inflict maximum economic damage on Russia via sanctions. But it's harder to implement sanctions against a country that is less reliant on the dollar, and one way to be less reliant on the dollar is to buy gold.It is a dynamic that the US should be closely monitoring, according to economist Mohamed El-Erian.El-Erian wrote <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ft.com/content/b5fb1e6b-bb8d-4ab5-9c92-f1f6fc40a54b?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=emailhttps://www.ft.com/content/b5fb1e6b-bb8d-4ab5-9c92-f1f6fc40a54b?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">in an op-ed for the FT</a> this week that the persistent rise in gold "captures an increasingly persistent behavioural trend among China and 'middle power' countries.""There is also interest in exploring possible alternatives to the dollar-based payments system that has been at the core of the international architecture for some 80 years."Russia has had some success with this, as it's managed to navigate its economy away from a full-fledged downturn after the US imposed wide-ranging sanctions in 2022.Russia's ability to steer its de-dollarized economy away from a crisis could give other countries confidence to lessen their dependence on the dollar, which ultimately benefits gold."What is at stake here is not just the erosion of the dollar's dominant role but also a gradual change in the operation of the global system," El-Erian said. "As it develops deeper roots, this risks materially fragmenting the global system and eroding the international influence of the dollar and the US financial system.<h3 id="8959c97e-7efe-42f8-a1a3-3fa362c5ac51">Geopolitical tensions</h3>Gold is <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/gold-safe-haven-treasurys-us-national-debt-bofa-fiscal-expansion-2024-10">considered a safe haven asset</a> due to its long-standing history as a stable store of value.So when geopolitical tensions rise, investors tend to flock to the shiny metal, and right now, there is no shortage of reasons to be worried.From Russia's war against Ukraine to the escalating clashes in the Middle East to China's long-running threat against Taiwan's independence, geopolitical tensions are rising, not falling.What's more, soaring US debt means that Treasurys—another historical safe haven asset—might not be so risk-free anymore."Gold looks to be the last 'safe haven' asset standing, incentivising traders including central banks to increase exposure," <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/gold-safe-haven-treasurys-us-national-debt-bofa-fiscal-expansion-2024-10">Bank of America said</a> in a note this month. <h3 id="29ec9208-7951-47bd-89c8-75f2d6320ca9">The Trump trade</h3>The <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/donald-trump-trade-rally-betting-markets-kamala-harris-bitcoin-djt-2024-10">Trump trade has picked up steam recently</a> as the former president's odds of winning the election have risen, and gold has been a big beneficiary.That's because a potential Trump presidency is expected to be accompanied by a soaring government deficit and a fast-growing pile of debt, which would further drive concerns about a rebound in inflation and the sustainability of the US dollar."If you're worried about fiscal profligacy, financial repression, and attacks on Fed independence, gold would be an attractive asset," economist Davix Oxley of Capital Economics said on Friday.Even if Trump doesn't win the election, the deficit is likely to grow, setting gold up well for more gains, according to Interactive Brokers chief strategist Steve Sosnick."It's not as though either candidate is preaching fiscal discipline, and the Fed seems willing to keep cutting even if inflation remains a bit above target. So there is a thought that gold could be a viable alternative if rates rise and the economy remains sound. And if the economy isn't sound it could still be a good store of value," Sosnick told Business Insider."<h3 id="dadb04c2-defd-4fe4-a269-2b48d277b4de">Interest rates</h3>According to data from the World Gold Council, falling interest rates have historically benefited gold prices, with the commodity rising as much as 10% in the six months after the Federal Reserve's first rate cut.With the Fed expected to cut interest rates multiple times over the next year, lower rates should serve as a tailwind for gold prices.While interest rates<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mortgage-rate-increase-since-federal-reserve-cut-interest-rates-housing-2024-10"> actually jumped since the Fed's first rate cut</a> last month, with the 10-year Treasury yield hitting its highest level since July this week, gold prices have continued to rise.That's a sign that gold investors are more focused on the global interest-rate path, which is pointing lower as global central banks look poised to loosen monetary policy.The People's Bank of China cut rates by 25 basis points this week, while the Bank of Canada cut by 50 basis points. The European Central lowered rates by 25 basis points last week, and economists say they see the Bank of England <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/22/why-economists-see-the-uk-cutting-interest-rates-more-substantially.html">set to deliver bigger rate cuts</a> than previously expected by markets.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Matt Wood, VP of AI at Amazon Web Services, is leaving after 15 years.</li><li>Wood's departure comes amid fierce AI competition from Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.</li></ul>Matt Wood, VP artificial intelligence at <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-could-cut-managers-save-3-billion-analysts-2024-10">Amazon</a> Web Services, is leaving.In a Linkedin post on Wednesday, Wood wrote that he is stepping away from <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-sales-machine-aws-google-microsoft-pressure-pay-speed-2024-9">AWS</a> after 15 years at the company. He didn't share why or where he's headed next."It has been an extraordinary journey to be part of a team that has fundamentally transformed how businesses operate, grow, and innovate," Wood wrote.Wood has been one of AWS's most high-profile executives, often speaking on stage at public events. He worked on AWS's machine learning and AI technology, laying some of the groundwork for the company's latest growth initiatives.Amazon's spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment.Wood's departure is taking place at a time of intense competition in the AI space. Even though Amazon has worked on AI technology for years, the company has so far failed to draw as much attention as competing products from Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI. Some of its key products, like the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-q-ai-early-challenges-aws-chatbot-2024-9">Q chatbot</a> and AI chips, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-nvidia-aws-ai-chip-dominance-gpu-trainium-inferentia-2024-5">are seeing mixed results</a>.It's also the latest executive turnover at AWS. In May, AWS replaced its CEO, Adam Selipsky, with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-matt-garman-aws-ceo-bulldozer-ai-competition-growth-2024-5">Matt Garman</a>. AWS CFO Richard Puccio, CMO Rachel Thornton, and VP of data center Chris Vonderhaar are among the top leaders who also left in the past 2 years.Wood hinted in his Linkedin post that he is likely joining another company."I'm excited to continue bringing reinvention, transformation, and the future to more organizations in my next role (more to come on that; stay tuned)," he wrote.Do you work at Amazon? Got a tip?Contact the reporter, Eugene Kim, via the encrypted-messaging apps Signal or Telegram (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="c-link">+1-650-942-3061</a>) or email (<a target="_blank" href="mailto:ekim@businessinsider.com">ekim@businessinsider.com</a>). Reach out using a nonwork device. Check out Business Insider's <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/insider-guide-to-securely-sharing-whistleblower-information-about-powerful-institutions-2021-10">source guide</a> for other tips on sharing information securely.

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About three weeks after <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-donald-trump-support-reflects-business-approach-tesla-2024-10">Elon Musk</a> bought Twitter in October 2022, #RIPTwitter started trending. Musk had gutted the staff, and more workers quit when he gave them an ultimatum: Work "hardcore" hours or leave. With the platform on the brink, its users held a funeral. They spent the evening saying goodbye to their followers, shitposting on the #hellsite for the last time, and rounding up the best and worst tweets they had saved in the platform's 16-year history. They were somber, giddy, and anxious about the future of online dialogue. It seemed certain that a competitor would rise.Right then, Gabor Cselle, a former director at <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-gemini-ai-layoffs-innovation-boring-2024-2">Google</a> and employee at Twitter, was working on a rival app. First called T2 and later Pebble, the goal was to make a trustworthy, safe site to fill the gap left by Twitter.Cselle was far from alone. As the bird app's outlook grew more bleak, several alternative conversation platforms hatched: Narwhal, Spoutible, Spill, Post, and Cohost among them. In July 2023, Meta tried to seize the moment by launching Threads. Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey tried to fix what he saw as Twitter's wrongs by launching Bluesky. (He quit in May 2024, saying the platform was "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-bluesky-twiiter-nostr-interview-2024-5">literally repeating all the mistakes</a>" Twitter had made.)Meanwhile, Twitter continued to teeter. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tells-advertises-get-lost-twitter-dealbook-summit2023-11">Musk told advertisers</a> "go fuck yourself," abandoned most content moderation, and infamously changed the logo from a friendly blue bird to a cold X. At the end of last year, The Verge published a news package declaring that 2023 would go down as "The Year Twitter Died."But two years after Musk took over, the platform is still the room where it happens. Misinformation has skyrocketed and growth has stagnated; the market-intelligence firm Sensor Tower says its number of active daily users dropped by 28% from October 2022 to September 2024 while Threads' users have grown. But when big news hits, like a major sporting event or a sitting president's decision to drop out of the race or the attempted assassination of a former president, X is where the conversation erupts.Most of Twitters' upstart challengers have folded. I talked to several founders about what they learned trying to compete with Musk, and the state of civil discussion online. "I sort of misread that moment," Cselle says today. He thought all those mourners wanted something that was just like Twitter but that would reliably work — somewhere without excessive trolling and hate speech and deepfakes. "What #RIPTwitter was about, in retrospect," he says, was a panicked "sense of 'I might lose my status and my following and my handle and all of this network I've built up.'"Cselle says he's learned that for social media platforms, "trust and safety is a secondary value proposition.""It becomes important to you as a user — imminently and immediately important — once something goes really bad," he says. But he's learned that people "don't join a new space that is otherwise empty for it. You can't start a Twitter alternative by saying, 'We want to be the new public square.'"Pebble got about 20,000 registered users before stagnating and shutting down in November 2023. It lives on as a smaller server on Mastodon, which itself peaked at 2.5 million active users in December 2022 but is down to about 865,000. Cohost, made by the Anti Software Software Club (which describes itself as "a not-for-profit software company that hates the software industry"), said last month that it was running out of money and would become read-only by the end of the year.When Post, a platform "built for news," launched in fall 2022, publishers like Politico, The Boston Globe, and Fortune signed up, and hundreds of thousands of people joined the waitlist. Founded by former <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-waze">Waze</a> CEO Noam Bardin and funded in part by Andreessen Horowitz, the idea was that people could pay small amounts to read individual news articles rather than subscribing to many outlets. "I believe the future newspaper is the feed and want to make it more civil for users, profitable for publishers and better for society," Bardin said in a tweet announcing Post. But it shut down in April 2024, citing slow growth that gave it no path toward becoming a "significant platform."Several of these alternative conversation platforms were born from a similar ethos, searching to fix the chaos and bile that legacy social media had incentivized. Narwhal, backed by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/laurene-powell-jobs-net-worth-life-career-spending-habits-2018-10">Laurene Powell Jobs</a>' Emerson Collective, marketed itself as a platform for "productive discussions grounded in good faith." It began as invite-only, and dialogue centered on topics of the day that Narwhal would determine — sometimes about the environment, politics, or tech. Nicholas Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic and a cofounder of Narwhal, says that while the conversations among the hundreds of users were substantive and engaging, Narwhal lacked Twitter's bite. "That was also the tradeoff," Thompson says. "If there had been a way to make it more fun while also thoughtful, that would have been the road to success."After a few months, Narwhal pivoted to become an AI software-as-a-service platform, Speakeasy AI, which aimed to enable civil, engaging dialogue on other platforms. Thompson says the goal wasn't to replace Twitter but to fix toxicity online. He wanted to build something that Twitter, Reddit, or Facebook might use. The company didn't grow much, and in April, Speakeasy's tech was acquired by Amplica Labs.But Thompson says the civil conversations on Narwhal gave him hope. Social media is fracturing — even if it's a leak rather than a flood. That gives people opportunities to find different communities or uses for social sites. A legacy platform like X or a large one like TikTok, have their advantages, too, and might become a crowded center for discussion, but users are left to the whims of its CEO. "There's a ton of power in whoever controls" a big social media platform, Thompson says. Last week, Musk shared an image edited to show an Atlantic story with the headline "Trump is literally Hitler." The post has more than 25 million views. Musk hasn't deleted the tweet, though a community note posted below it clarifies that the headline is fabricated.Some places where Twitter's former users went are still growing. Spill, a Black-owned social platform, has been downloaded more than half a million times. Like other Twitter alternatives, it set out to solve the problems with hate speech on big platforms. But its mission is broader: Its cofounder Alphonzo Terrell says that while the app is open to everyone, it prioritizes elevating minority communities, like Black and LGBTQ+, and protecting them from harassment and hate Spill has raised nearly $5 million in pre-seed funding, with the actor Kerry Washington recently investing.Spill uses large language models and AI for content moderation, Terrell tells me. As with Narwhal, its algorithm rewards positive posts. But there's still room for political discussion: When President Joe Biden announced this summer that he would not seek reelection and Vice President <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harris-closing-message-trump-john-kelly-fascist-2024-10">Kamala Harris</a> became the presumptive Democratic nominee, Spill saw a flurry of activity, Terrell says. Black women on the platform in particular talked about preparing themselves for an onslaught of racism and misogyny as the result of Harris' rise. It's a more nuanced political conversation than what might trend on something like X, but it worked on Spill. "People don't need to code switch" on Spill, Terrell says.The rush to become the next Twitter has slowed — though there's still a chance an alternative could become popular enough to replace it. Threads has the potential to lure advertisers, but culturally it hasn't proved the Twitter killer many thought it might be. A lot of these brand-safe or news-focused apps have tended to feel more like homework than recess, though Spill may be the exception for now.I've been on Twitter since 2010. Recently I've found it less useful for my work as a journalist, but I'm still lurking. And early this month, when my beloved Phillies tanked their playoff chances spectacularly, I turned to X. The algorithm knew I cared about this; it knew I wanted to commiserate with fellow fans and look at memes and watch highlights from the one game where the team played well over and over and over, which I'll be doing until opening day in 2025. I wasn't engaging in elevated, thought-provoking dialogue, nor was I spreading misinformation or hate. I was doing something in the middle — something cathartic. It was just what I was looking for.<a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/amanda-hoover">Amanda Hoover</a> is a senior correspondent at Business Insider covering the tech industry. She writes about the biggest tech companies and trends.

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