Twin South Africans Arrested in Terrorist Plot

The Arrest 

On Saturday, July 7, twin brothers from South Africa, Brandon-Lee Thulsie and Tony-Lee Thulsie, were arrested for planning attacks on the U.S. embassy and other Jewish institutions. The brothers, each twenty-three years of age, were apparently planning on joining ISIS following their attacks. Two other coconspirators were arrested as well. At the time of the arrest, police found stockpiles of ammunition and grenades in one suspect’s home. The elite police unit, known as the Hawks, that conducted the arrest confiscated the suspects’ computers and mobile phones.

Chrysler adding jobs while other brands are hurting

Read automotive news headlines and it seems like bad news is the talk of the town. Recalls, autopilot issues, and brands hemorrhaging cash both here and abroad. But at least one American brand is reporting good news this week. Fiat Chrysler is investing over a billion dollars to upgrade two Midwest auto plants, creating upwards of 1,000 jobs in the process. Good thing, since the company lost about that many jobs earlier this year.

Did Tesla mislead shareholders regarding death of customer using autopilot feature

On May 7^th, Joshua Brown became a highway fatality. Unfortunately, people die in car accidents way too often, but there was an interesting twist about this accident. It happened in Brown’s Tesla Model S while driving on a Florida highway in autopilot mode. Elon Musk said Tesla immediately reported the accident to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to their established protocols. The NHTSA however, did not make an announcement about opening an investigation into the incident until the end of June.

Brexit Ignites U.S. POTUS Battle

In the wake of the BREXIT vote, American presidential hopefuls are using the fallout from the vote to shore up their base and boost their central message.

Net Neutrality Gets a Big Win

 Looks like net neutrality will be preserved for the foreseeable future. In a 2-1 ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals, consumer groups and President Obama won a victory against companies that want to block or hinder online content…or divide it into different pay scale “lanes.”

Finding Authenticity: The Challenges Brands Face in Finding Their Authentic Voice

Brands face a great deal of difficulty in finding their authenticity, especially in the last several years. Companies like Pepsi or Apple have spent millions of dollars on ads, and those companies have spent untold millions on hiring big-money marketers and advertising firms to create an authentic voice and brand for them to become recognizable.

NVIDIA Leads the Way with Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent

In the not-so-distant-past, companies employed workers for almost their entire lifetime. Many companies also adopted seniority programs where the longer an employee remained with the company, the more money they eventually made.