11-29-16

Afternoon intel: more lettuce for TaskRabbit, SiriusXM settles copyright lawsuit

• SiriusXM will fork over $99 million to settle a copyright lawsuit led by the 1960s rock band the Turtles. • TaskRabbit has upped the cut it takes from its gig-economy workers from 15% to 30%. • Massive wildfires in Tennessee are destroying portions of the Great Smoky Mountains, including two major tourist towns. • President-elect Donald … Continue reading “Afternoon intel: more lettuce for TaskRabbit, SiriusXM settles copyright lawsuit”

By Claire Dodson1 minute Read

• SiriusXM will fork over $99 million to settle a copyright lawsuit led by the 1960s rock band the Turtles.

• TaskRabbit has upped the cut it takes from its gig-economy workers from 15% to 30%.

• Massive wildfires in Tennessee are destroying portions of the Great Smoky Mountains, including two major tourist towns.

• President-elect Donald Trump has quite a few conflicts of interest coming up with his business ties in Brazil, the Philippines, Turkey, and elsewhere around the globe.

• This year’s Cyber Monday broke online shopping records, earning $3.45 billion.

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