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Is Tesla’s reputation ruined? It depends on who you ask

Is Tesla’s reputation ruined? It depends on who you ask

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Photo: Tesla Conversations around Tesla’s reputation leaned toward the negative throughout 2023, but it depends on who you’re talking to, reports YouGov. What’s the ‘Buzz’ about Tesla’s reputation? The global market research firm conducted polls about what it calls the “Buzz” around Tesla – that is, what people are hearing about the brand – and whether there’s been a change in the proportion of people considering driving its EVs following recalls and recent negative headlines. YouGov asked US adults about “Buzz” between January 2023 and April 2024: Over the past two weeks, which of the following brands have you heard something POSITIVE / NEGATIVE about (whether in the news, through advertising, or talking to friends and family)? Tesla’s Buzz scores stayed consistently negative through 2023 among YouGov’s “all US adults” category, with an average score of -7.1 in a score range of -20 to 90, and its scores dipped a bit further following the Autopilot ADAS recall in December. Tesla’s customer base had considerably higher Buzz scores in 2023, meaning they were more likely to …

Dan Schneider sues “Quiet on Set” for defamation, citing the show as a “hit job” on his reputation

Dan Schneider sues “Quiet on Set” for defamation, citing the show as a “hit job” on his reputation

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The fallout of exposé “Quiet on Set” continues to reverberate in Hollywood.  The bombshell Investigation Discovery series revealed a myriad of shocking revelations about the systemic abuse at Nickelodeon through interviews with numerous former child actors. While the series received a strong and generally positive response from viewers, ultimately becoming Max’s biggest streaming title, there has been some backlash regarding the ethics of how the docuseries was made. Child actors like Raquel Lee Bolleau and Alexa Nikolas have stated that they feel like the people behind “Quiet on Set” have used their traumatic experiences as a way to cash in on success and money. But now, Dan Schneider  – the former Nickelodeon creator of shows like “iCarly,” “The Amanda Show” and “Drake and Josh” –  has become the first to take legal action against the show’s producers, accusing the show of defaming him and painting him as a child sex abuser.  In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday and obtained by Variety, Schneider’s attorneys stated that “‘Quiet on Set’s’ portrayal of Schneider is a hit job.” The lawsuit named Warner Bros. …

How to Boost Your Reputation and Career

How to Boost Your Reputation and Career

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There is a distinction to be made between communications and conversation. Communication is transmitting information in one direction. Examples would include confirming dates, inviting people to a meeting, wishing a colleague a happy vacation, and such. Emails and texts are inexpensive and convenient ways to communicate. Conversation, on the other hand, is about exchanging ideas with an attitude of respect. Email and texts are inappropriate media tools for conversation. (Stybel Peabody, 2020). David Brooks is an American conservative political and cultural commentator who writes for The New York Times. He has also been a commentator on National Public Radio and the PBS Newshour. How to Know a Person is Brook’s latest book. His interest in the skills of conversation is in line with what we see as the need to distinguish yourself at work in the age of artificial intelligence. Are You a Conversationalist? Brook writes: “The purpose of this book is to help us become more skilled at the art of seeing others and making them feel seen, heard, and understood. When I started …

“Losing all credibility”: Trump’s hush money lawyer the latest to torch his reputation for nothing

“Losing all credibility”: Trump’s hush money lawyer the latest to torch his reputation for nothing

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Going into Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial for fraud and election interference regarding “hush money” payments to an adult film actress, the world of legal experts worried that, this time, Trump might mount a strong defense. Unlike many of the lawyers he used in his civil trials, who are widely regarded as MAGA hacks, Trump hired Todd Blanche to beat the 34 felony charges brought by New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Blanche, as the Washington Post reported, “previously worked at the prestigious federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan,” even working alongside Bragg before going to a private law firm. And as Andrew Rice of New York magazine explained, Blanche has long drawn accolades from “the lawyers who know him best” in New York. They say things like, “He’s an extraordinary trial lawyer” and “very good at reading people.” Blanche has been completely assimilated into the MAGA borg. Before the trial started in April, Blanche had, in fact, deftly maneuvered in many ways to delay various Trump trials, a strategy likely employed out of a deep …

Northern Ireland legacy act will harm Britain’s reputation, rights panel warns | Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland legacy act will harm Britain’s reputation, rights panel warns | Northern Ireland

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Britain’s reputation will be severely damaged by the Northern Ireland “legacy” act, an international panel of human rights experts has warned while calling for the government to scrap moves to grant conditional amnesties for Troubles-era crimes. The warning is being made as the legislation comes into force on Wednesday, offering soldiers and paramilitaries a limited form of immunity from prosecution for Troubles-related offences for those who cooperate with a new body aimed at truth recovery. Victims’ families, who are in effect being banned from future legal challenges, welcomed a report due to be published by the panel, which was convened by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR). In one of the first authoritative studies of state impunity, Britain is accused of having operated a “widespread and systemic” practice of protecting security forces from sanction during the conflict. The panel investigated claims that the state not only engaged in collusion but blocked proper police investigations into conflict-related killings to protect security force members and agents implicated in crime. The family of Stephen McConomy, an 11-year-old …

‘This country is what the world would like to be’: can Costa Rica’s environment minister keep the country’s green reputation intact? | Global development

‘This country is what the world would like to be’: can Costa Rica’s environment minister keep the country’s green reputation intact? | Global development

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“This country is what the world would like to be but is not,” says Franz Tattenbach, Costa Rica’s minister of environment and energy. The 69-year-old economist is keenly aware of his role as guardian of the country’s reputation for forward-looking biodiversity initiatives and forest restoration. Since the 1970s, successive governments have sought to do justice to its wildlife, enacting a widely praised conservation policy that has boosted the country’s image as a model of environmental preservation. From his ninth-floor office window in San José, Tattenbach can see the mountains surrounding the Central Valley. Beyond them lie the jungles, the wild beaches and the areas where nearly 6% of the world’s biodiversity resides in just 51,100 sq km (19,700 sq miles) of land, and extensive marine protected area. In 2019, Costa Rica received the UN’s highest environmental honour, the Champions of the Earth award, in recognition of its conservation efforts. Its forest cover then stood at more than 53% of the country, up from 40% in 1987, and it is home to a diverse range of …

Royal Family LIVE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s UK reputation at ‘rock bottom’ | Royal | News

Royal Family LIVE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s UK reputation at ‘rock bottom’ | Royal | News

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been savaged by a royal expert who claimed their reputation in the UK has reached “rock bottom”. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have seen their popularity plunge even further recently with Meghan ranking as the second-least popular member of the Royal Family in a ranking created by pollster YouGov in its rolling popularity chart. It comes as recent reports claimed the pair had hired a UK-based PR executive to help bolster their image in Britain amid their efforts to branch out their rebrand in the country. Veteran royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told GB News: “Now that [being Meghan’s PR ‘guru’ in the UK] is a Sisyphean challenge. Really, it is. To be fair, she’s always done something on International Women’s Day, regarding herself as a feminist, there’s no doubt that what she says gets a tremendous amount of coverage, but not necessarily favourable coverage. “But if she’s seeking to rehabilitate her reputation here and in Europe, I simply don’t see it. The Sussexes are far, far less popular …

From Pioneer To Fallen Giant: How Hewlett Packard’s Long List Of Failed Acquisitions Cost Its Reputation, Part 2

From Pioneer To Fallen Giant: How Hewlett Packard’s Long List Of Failed Acquisitions Cost Its Reputation, Part 2

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Part 2 in the series “From pioneer to fallen giant: How Hewlett Packard’s long list of failed acquisitions cost its reputation.” Read Part 1 titled “Billion dollar bungles” here. The Autonomy Deal – Part 1: Leo Apotheker’s Downfall In the first article in this series, we looked at how in the first decade of the 21st century, Hewlett Packard lurched from one disastrous acquisition to another. By 2011 it was clear that the Compaq, EDS and Palm deals had all failed spectacularly, yet HP’s desire to buy up companies and try to integrate them had not been diminished. Indeed, the next acquisition move, which we’ll look at in this article, took place just after the death knell had been sounded on the Palm deal. And it proved to be the most controversial of all. As covered in the last article, in August 2011, Leo Apotheker, CEO of HP, killed off the company’s extraordinarily ill-judged foray into mobile tablets by halting the sale of the HP TouchPad mere weeks after its launch. It was a microcosm …

From Pioneer To Fallen Giant: How Hewlett Packard’s Long List Of Failed Acquisitions Cost Its Reputation

From Pioneer To Fallen Giant: How Hewlett Packard’s Long List Of Failed Acquisitions Cost Its Reputation

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Part 1 – Billion dollar bungles In February, The Sunday Times interviewed the CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Antonio Neri. The story highlights that HPE, once a Silicon Valley pioneer, is now a fallen giant, completely eclipsed by the likes of Google, Amazon and Meta. Hewlett Packard was one of the very first Palo Alto companies. Indeed, the garage in which Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard began working together in the late 1930s is dubbed “the birthplace of Silicon Valley”. The two electrical engineering graduates from Stanford University initially produced sound equipment for Walt Disney Studios. The HP garage, famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution. Fast forward to the end of the 1990s, Hewlett Packard was a global company, known primarily for its personal computers and printers. It employed over 80,000 people, generating $48bn in net revenues, and had a market capitalization in excess of $17 billion. Yet in the first decade of the 21st century, things began to go badly wrong for HP. It went through four CEOs from 2005 – …

Tories putting party reputation before sexual assault claim, says alleged victim | Conservatives

Tories putting party reputation before sexual assault claim, says alleged victim | Conservatives

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An alleged victim of a serious sexual assault by a Conservative MP has accused the central party of being more concerned with protecting its own reputation than her welfare after it failed to formally investigate her complaint. The woman, who must remain anonymous for legal reasons, claims to have told party whips about the alleged attack almost immediately afterwards, but no internal investigation took place. Her mental health subsequently deteriorated to such an extent that Conservative headquarters paid £15,000 for her to receive treatment at a private hospital. Speaking to the media for the first time, the woman said she remained upset that party chiefs failed to investigate the MP, and that she believed the central party’s poor handling of sexual misconduct complaints continues to put people at risk. “I want to make sure changes are made so that this never happens again,” she told the Guardian. “The complaints system is incredibly opaque. It needs to change now but it never will if the party remains more concerned with covering stuff like this up than …