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Apple exec gets bribery charge for allegedly offering Calif. sheriff iPads for gun permits in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Fritto@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The grand jury also issued indictments against two county officials, Undersheriff Rick Sung and Sheriff’s Captain James Jensen, alleging that they had actually requested the bribes

The duo from the County Sheriff’s office appeared to be the ones primarily in the District Attorney’s crosshairs, with DA Jeff Rosen stating in a press release at the time that the accused “treated CCW licenses as commodities and found willing buyers” in folks like Apple’s Moyer.

In a world full of spam, and then you read this in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[–] Fritto@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That last part doesn't sound right but I wish it did.

Sources: Big Ten has begun preliminary talks to potentially add Oregon, Washington, Cal and Stanford in c/cfb@lemmy.world

[–] Fritto@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

UCLA/Stanford double alum here: the damage is done. The California schools belong together and UO/UW are great acquisitions for the B1G. This was the obvious move as soon as the LA schools jumped and I assume it was part of the original negotiations (with USC).

The buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvel in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Fritto@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Interesting. The link jumps straight to the article for me. No guessing involved. Yes, it's mechanically produced ultrasonic tones.

Twitter's valuation has been slashed by 47% at Ark Invest since Elon Musk took over in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Fritto@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Musk is the CEO of a publicly traded company (Tesla) and the CEO of a company that just recently sold shares on the secondary market (SpaceX). The valuation of these companies is wrapped up in market sentiment about Elon Musk.