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A United Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft departs at San Diego International Airport en route to New York on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines said Friday that it plans to offer inflight Wi-Fi from SpaceX’s Starlink for free on its hundreds of jetliners, the biggest inflight internet deal yet for the SpaceX business.The team-up comes as airlines have been investing in faster inflight Wi-Fi.Delta Air Lines announced in early 2023 that onboard internet would be free for members of its SkyMiles loyalty program. Hawaiian Airlines, which has a deal with Starlink, also offers…

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PwC’s Chinese arm has been suspended from the country for six months over its work on the collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande.The Big Four accountancy firm is also being fined more than $62m (£47m) after Chinese authorities said it had helped cover up fraud at Evergrande.The real estate firm went into liquidation in January under a mountain of debt.PwC said it was “disappointed” by its Chinese unit’s work, which it said had fallen “unacceptably below the standards” expected within PwC.The Chinese authorities said PwC knew there were “major misstatements” in Evergrande’s financial statements when it audited the firm. As a…

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Lady Gaga. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Lady Gaga has hit back after a TikTok post showing a mean-spirited Facebook group set up by her former college classmates went viral. The now-deleted Facebook group was set up years ago as Lady Gaga attempted to follow her pop stardom dreams while attending New York University under her real name, Stefani Germanotta. Commenting on the TikTok post that showed screenshots of the group, which was called “Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous,” Gaga had a classy response. “Some people I went to college [with] made this way…

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The pre-sale home renovation company denied all allegations and said it decided to settle to focus on its path forward. Attorney General Brian Schwalb called it a win for consumers Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Pre-sale home renovation company Curbio agreed to pay $7.5 million and enact business changes as part of…

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Loria Stern, who owns Eat Your Flowers, which fell victim to a counterfeit check scam last month.The following has been edited for length and clarity.We were all excited when a last-minute, big order came through — a $7,500 order of 1,000 cupcakes is significant for a small business like mine.These kinds of orders don’t come through too often, probably about five times a year.The order seemed legitimate; they gave a lot of details about what they wanted.I always prepare my team by saying that if we have a large pending order,…

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Play video content TMZSports.com Dana White and the UFC are hosting one of their most ambitious cards ever at the Sphere on Saturday — and that’s saying something for a guy who built an entire “Fight Island” — an event the UFC honcho tells us wouldn’t be happening without Tom Brady! White joined Babcock on TMZ Sports TV show (airs nightly on FS1) this week … where he revealed TB12 was the inspo behind the first-ever Sphere sporting event. “I went to the Sphere with Tom Brady. He invited me to come to U2 with him. Had Brady not invited…

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Compass is adding a new team to its Dallas roster. The real estate brokerage announced this week that the B-W Group is joining up and will operate out of its Park Cities office. The group reportedly tallied $56.8 million in sales volume in 2023. It is led by the mother-daughter team of Michele Balady Beach and Lindsay Beach. Jamie Moore is also a member. “Joining Compass is a significant step for our team,” Michele Balady Beach said in a statement. “The innovative technology and supportive environment at Compass will allow us to elevate our service and continue to exceed our…

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As the riots raged in the U.K., Elon Musk began making incendiary comments about the situation, including the statement: “Civil war is inevitable.” Musk is the owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as X.Aytug Can Sencar | Anadolu | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. government has had “constructive” talks with Elon Musk’s social media site X over the spread of misinformation and other harmful content, technology minister Peter Kyle told CNBC Friday.Kyle told CNBC’s Arabile Gumede that the government had been in contact with all the major social media platforms — including Musk’s X — over the…

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As the war enters its 931st day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Friday, September 13, 2024. Fighting The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 24 of 26 Russia-launched drones overnight over five regions, according to a statement posted on the Telegram messaging app. Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder said Russia’s counteroffensive against Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region is “marginal” at this stage. Ukraine has accused Russia of using strategic bombers to strike a civilian grain vessel in a missile attack in the Black Sea near NATO member Romania. Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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