Business Pants
Business Pants
Free Float Media Inc.
Boys v. women, geothermal love, asexual fried chicken
59 minutes Posted Oct 16, 2026 at 5:18 pm.
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Story of the Week (DR):
AI Companies ‘Gaming Out’ Scenarios for ‘Catastrophic AI Event’ That Could Occur in a Matter of Months
Retail giant Ahold Delhaize takes systems offline after cyberattack
Hackers Break Into Supermarket Fridges and Spoil All the Groceries
EU Commissioner on Cyber Attack on French Supermarkets: Food Weaponization Now a 'Reality'
Anthropic Warns “AI Worms” Will Infect Your Smart Home Devices and Use Them to Self-Replicate Beyond Control
Boys vs. Women MM DR
Full-on attacks
Trump establishes committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa Cook
Ilhan Omar’s Home Raided by DHS Following Trump-GOP Deportation Threats
Trump and other Republicans have called for Omar to be stripped of her citizenship and deported for years.
Elon Musk—Powerful Critic Of Illegal Immigrants—Worked Illegally In U.S. At Start Of Career, Report Says
Bessent mocks Sen Warren, wishes her 'Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day' in response to letter
Trump Delivers Brutal Parting Diss to Kimberly Guilfoyle: “No, she wasn’t a member of my family. She, I guess, dated my son a long time ago,”
Trump Pardons at Least 85 Officials Tied to Corruption Cases With MAGA Allies Reaping Most of the Mercy: Most recipients were Republicans or vocal Trump supporters, while the clemency reduced prison time, financial penalties or legal consequences for dozens of officials
Trump Calls Letitia James a 'Disgusting Dog' After She Takes Over the Cornell Rape Case
Cornell president acknowledges he knew about fraternity sexual assault but didn’t follow up
Cornell’s Powerful Board Meets as It Fights to Protect Its Reputation: The president argued this week that replacing him would be a mistake.
Primary trustees: 38% women/full roster (including 3 named deputies): 39% women
Breakdown by profession
Business, Finance & Private Enterprise: 39 (64%)
Finance, VC, Hedge Funds & Private Equity: 16 (26.2%)
Todd C. Builione (KKR), Bobby Jain (Jain Global), Beckie Robertson (Versant Ventures), Howard P. Milstein (NY Private Bank & Trust), Susan C. Schnabel (aXiomatic)
Corporate Leadership & Industry Executives : 10 (16.4%)
Angela Hwang (ex-Pfizer), Rick Schlesinger (Milwaukee Brewers), Robert W. Selander (ex-Mastercard), Amane A. Nakashima (Kewpie Corp), Timothy M. Barry (Agilon Health)
Real Estate & Development: 5 (8.2%)
Douglas F. Eisenberg (A&E Real Estate), Paul D. Rubacha (Ashley Capital), Stephen T. Mong (Orien Capital), Enrique J. Vila-Biaggi (Urban-Ona)
Consulting & Professional Services: 4 (6.6%)
Eric Adam Kutcher (CFO, McKinsey & Co), Jennifer L. Davis (Partner, Bain & Co), Hernán J.F. Saenz III (Global Head, Bain & Co)
Technology, Science & Media: 4 (6.6%)
Law & Legal Practice: 7 (12%)
Stephen C. Robinson (Skadden; former U.S. District Judge), Eric Gonzalez (Brooklyn D.A.), Kevin P.B. Johnson (Quinn Emanuel), Martin F. Scheinman (Scheinman Arbitration)
Campus & Academic Community: 6 (10%)
Academia & Higher Ed Administration: 3 (4.9%)
Campus Constituencies (Students & Staff): 3 (4.9%)
Government, Public Policy & Labor: 5 (8%)
Government & Public Officials (Ex-Officio): 3 (4.9%)
Labor & Organized Workforce: 2 (3.3%)
Philanthropy & Civic Leadership: 4 (6.6%)
Where’s Bill Ackman??
Employment/Pay
Women fall through the cracks at work, especially on boards, report says
There’s Even a Pay Gap Between Male and Female AI Agents
‘If you take your foot off the pedal at all, you will start to stall’: Women in C-suite roles have stagnated, and the reasons go beyond the pipeline
Fear of being ‘too much’ silences women leaders. Here’s how to ask anyway
Palmer Luckey says that executions should be 'public and brutal'
Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroom: The records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.
Money source
Direct corporate / corporate-entity: $189M (62%)
100% male-associated: i.e., Nvidia (Jensen Huang) & Meta (Zuck)
Business-derived personal / family wealth: $102M (33%)
83% men: i.e.,