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Meta investors will get free shares if Mark Zuckerberg hits 'extraordinary' targets

22 October 2026 at 13:49
Mark Zuckerberg is the founder and CEO of Meta.
Mark Zuckerberg is the founder and CEO of Meta.

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  • Meta will give its investors free shares if Mark Zuckerberg hits certain "extraordinary" targets.
  • It will pay 1:1 share dividends each time Meta stock doubles and has compounded at over 10% a year.
  • Meta is rolling out Class C shares to address Zuckerberg's tax concerns and keep him in California.

Meta stockholders are set to receive free shares if Mark Zuckerberg absolutely crushes it as CEO.

The social-media giant revealed in a Wednesday filing that if its upcoming Class C shares double from a baseline price of $580.60 to just over $1,161, and their compound annualized return since September 10 has been at least 10%, shareholders will receive a dividend: a Class C share for every Meta share they own.

If Meta stock — specifically its 30-day volume-weighted average price — doubles again to around $2,322, and has risen by at least 10% on average per year, shareholders will receive the same dividend again, and so on.

Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and the AI agent Muse, acknowledged how difficult it will be to unlock those dividends, describing the stock price targets as "extraordinary" in its filing.

Its stock has already surged more than sevenfold from its November 2022 low, giving Meta a nearly $1.8 trillion market capitalization that ranks it among the 10 most valuable companies in the world.

The additional dividends would be paid on top of the initial dividend declared by Meta's board on Wednesday, which will see Class A and Class B shareholders receive Class C shares on a 1:1 basis, likely in late January.

Meta is rejigging its share structure in response to Zuckerberg's concerns about California's so-called billionaire tax: a one-off, 5% wealth tax on the roughly 250 billionaires living in the state.

Zuckerberg, who ranked fifth on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a $247 billion net worth at Wednesday's close, will be able to sell the Class C shares to access the liquidity needed to pay the tax, avoiding a sale of his existing shares that would erode his voting power.

Meta's board took action after Zuckerberg said he was considering moving out of California because of the potential tax, and cautioned that the steps involved in relocating, such as listing his home for sale, could spark questions from employees about the company's management, the filing says.

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Charisma or cash: to win an election, candidates need at least one of those two factors. With two weeks to go until the U.S. midterm elections, Republicans are throwing everything they have into the closest states to try to climb back in polls that are unfavorable to them. They have the invaluable help of the vast sums Donald Trump raises through his Super PAC, the political action committee that pools donations coming from the ultraconservative MAGA movement.

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Meta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to help him foot billionaire tax bill

22 October 2026 at 11:10

Chief executive agrees to remain in California for eight years even if the state brings in a one-off wealth tax

Meta has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot a possible California wealth tax targeting billionaires.

The social media company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp revealed on Wednesday night that the arrangement would keep its chief executive living in California, where Meta’s headquarters are located.

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I'm the 25-year-old CEO of Lean In. I love my 2-minute cleaning hack, talking to myself on walks, and beach weekends — here's my routine.

22 October 2026 at 10:05
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Bridget Griswold, the CEO of Lean In.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bridget Griswold, the 25-year-old CEO of Lean In, who lives in San Francisco. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I fell in love with technology at Brown University, where I studied computer science and business. I worked with two female professors to build a robot. I interned at a semiconductor manufacturing company and also loved design and art.

Product management felt like a really wonderful combination of all those interests, and that was my role at Meta a year after graduating from college. My team and I redesigned the Instagram search grid, so now when you search for large Instagram accounts, you're routed to the search results page rather than directly to those accounts. I'm very proud of that.

While at Meta, an incredible female mentor connected me to Sheryl Sandberg. Meeting her felt so surreal and is what led me to start my role as CEO at Lean In in March. It feels like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do mission-driven work.

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Griswold started working at Meta two years after Sheryl Sandberg stepped down as COO.

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I was a swimmer as a kid, and as my swim coach used to say: "You get out of swimming what you put into it." I think that applies to many things in life: The more you put in, the more you get out.

Here's a day in my life.

I wake up to my needy, angelic cat around 7:30 a.m.

The second I wake up, I pet my crying and whining cat. She's an angel but very needy.

I'm not a breakfast person, but I need coffee immediately. I have many cups of coffee throughout the day. One of the first things I do is make some at home.

I always tidy up my apartment while brushing my teeth

The most productive two minutes of my day are when I brush my teeth. I clean and tidy my apartment at the same time.

I'm probably not super focused on brushing my teeth, which is maybe a problem, but I'm also making my bed, emptying the dishwasher, feeding my cat, or starting the coffee maker.

I always move really quickly; I don't like to sit still. Brushing my teeth and standing still would make me antsy, so I like to get something else done at the same time.

I'm still adjusting to West Coast hours

I moved from New York City to San Francisco in August.

In New York, I went to Solidcore classes before work every day. Working on the West Coast, the workday starts earlier than on the East Coast, so I'm still learning whether I like to work out in the morning or after work.

When I take the bus to the office three days a week, I often use that time to catch up on personal housekeeping tasks like scheduling appointments or texting back my friends who live on the East Coast.

I come to the office around 8 a.m. or 8:30 a.m.

A majority of my in-person time is spent in meetings. As CEO, I enjoy being involved in all aspects of the team.

I'll meet with our content and research team — we spend a lot of time digging into data, such as some really exciting new research on trad wives in the manosphere. I also often meet with our product and tech team, as well as many of our partners, to help grow our programs.

We have lunch in the office — my favorite is a salad-plus-smoothie combo — and it's a really wonderful time to connect with the team.

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Most of Griswold's workday consists of meetings.

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I also love connecting with our Lean In community. One thing we're focused on is closing early gender gaps in AI usage. Our flagship program, Circles, consists of groups of 8 to 12 women who meet regularly to support each other in their careers — we have over 170,000 members. It's a perfect forum to hold each other accountable for upskilling in AI.

Every week, I send AI tips to our network leaders. A recent one encouraged the use of AI notetakers, as women are more likely to take notes during meetings and miss out on participating.

Lean In is in over 180 countries, and it's really heartwarming to see that our commitment to our mission has a positive impact on women's careers. Getting to speak with them is really energizing and rewarding.

I rehearse for meetings by talking to myself on walks

Another habit of mine I've been told is weird is how I prepare for big meetings.

If I have a presentation or interview coming up, I'll set up a Zoom and practice speaking to myself. Talking for a long time is sort of an unnatural act, and the first time you do it is probably not going to be your best.

Sometimes, I'll even go on a walk and wear headphones, pretending like I'm in a meeting or on a phone call, but I'm actually talking to myself and practicing.

When there's a bug, I usually fix the code myself

Because of my background in computer science, I spend a lot of my time finding bugs or things I believe we should change on our platform. I'll code and fix those on my own. Thankfully, with AI, it's so much faster to code now than it was a few years ago.

Our team is busy, and my goal is to enable everyone to have as much impact and move as quickly as possible. If I can help unblock the tech team or resolve an issue rather than add it to their plate, I'm always more than happy to do so.

I leave work around 6 p.m.

I continue to work until I go to bed pretty much every night.

It's nice to have that time at home, when I'm not running around between meetings, to focus, give feedback on documents the team has sent, write, respond to emails, and brainstorm my own ideas.

I take breaks to tidy up my apartment and make dinner. Living in New York got me out of the habit of cooking, so I'm taking the initiative to cook more meals, like rice bowls. I would say about half the time I order takeout, like pho, and the other half I cook, which is progress for me.

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Griswold continues working when she gets home, catching up on more deep work when she doesn't have meetings.

Gabriela Hasbun for BI

If my work doesn't require intense focus, I'll do it from the couch and put a happy TV show on, which right now is "Schitt's Creek." I think it's a nice balance between relaxation and getting things done.

I usually get in bed around 10:30 p.m.

I've been trying to make a habit of reading every night instead of going on my phone, which has been a really positive change. I like anything I read to be a distraction. I'm currently reading "Big Little Lies" and enjoying it.

It's nice to spend 30 minutes reading something like fantasy that's completely different from what I think about at work. That way, I'm not spinning on all the things I need to do or coming up with new ideas that can't get done in my sleep anyway.

Weekends are for the beach and farmers market

My boyfriend works in Los Angeles and flies up to San Francisco every weekend. We've made a tradition of going to the Fort Mason Farmers Market on Sundays for fresh produce to cook an at-home meal that night.

I also enjoy seeing friends over the weekend. My preference is to go on a long walk or go to the beach. I also enjoy fitting in some work — emails, deep-focus work, or reading — throughout the weekend.

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Banca Ifis, al fianco di Euro Stampi nell’operazione di M&A con HAIDLMAIR

22 October 2026 at 09:44

Banca Ifis, la divisione Fürstenberg advisor esclusivo nell’acquisizione del 75% di Euro Stampi da parte del gruppo austriaco

Banca Ifis rafforza la propria attività di advisory alle imprese e affianca Euro Stampi nell’operazione di M&A che ha portato il gruppo austriaco HAIDLMAIR ad acquisire una quota di maggioranza pari al 75% della società italiana. L’operazione è stata seguita dalla divisione Fürstenberg di Banca Ifis, che ha agito in qualità di financial advisor esclusivo dei soci di Euro Stampi.

La Banca ha affiancato i soci lungo l’intero processo, dalla strutturazione dell’operazione alla ricerca del partner internazionale, dalla gestione delle negoziazioni fino al closing. Le cinque famiglie fondatrici resteranno nel capitale di Euro Stampi, mantenendo ciascuna una partecipazione del 5%, per una quota complessiva del 25%.

“L’operazione tra Euro Stampi e HAIDLMAIR testimonia la capacità di Banca Ifis, attraverso la divisione Fürstenberg, di mettere competenze specialistiche e conoscenza del tessuto produttivo italiano al servizio degli imprenditori”, dichiara Cataldo Conte, Responsabile Corporate & Investment Banking di Banca Ifis.

“Il nostro obiettivo è quello di sostenere i percorsi di crescita, consolidamento e apertura internazionale delle loro imprese, con servizi profilati su misura che li accompagnino nelle sfide su mercati sempre più competitivi. Questa operazione evidenzia come oggi Banca Ifis sia un operatore bancario completo per i servizi alle imprese, capace di integrare credito, equity e advisory su operazioni straordinarie”, aggiunge Conte.

L’operazione, gestita dal deal team di Fürstenberg composto da Michele Nataloni, Alfredo Leonelli e Francesco Maggiori, dà vita a una partnership industriale tra due realtà di riferimento internazionale nella progettazione e nella costruzione di stampi.

L’integrazione delle rispettive competenze e capacità produttive consentirà alle due società di rafforzare l’offerta rivolta ai clienti e sostenere il proprio sviluppo sui mercati internazionali. Euro Stampi e HAIDLMAIR continueranno comunque a operare come società e brand indipendenti.

Il deal si inserisce nel percorso di crescita del Corporate & Investment Banking di Banca Ifis, che dall’inizio del 2026 opera sotto il nuovo brand Fürstenberg. La strategia punta a rafforzare il ruolo della Banca come partner specializzato delle imprese, mettendo a disposizione competenze finanziarie e industriali per accompagnarne le principali scelte strategiche.

Attraverso l’advisory M&A, affiancata alle competenze di Equity Capital Markets, Finanza Strutturata ed Equity Investment, Banca Ifis si propone come one stop shop a supporto degli imprenditori e delle PMI italiane nelle operazioni di crescita, aggregazione, apertura del capitale e sviluppo internazionale. Il team M&A del Corporate & Investment Banking, costituito nel 2020, ha già accompagnato oltre 10 società in operazioni straordinarie.

Euro Stampi, fondata nel 1982 e con sede a Jesi, in provincia di Ancona, è specializzata nello sviluppo e nella produzione di stampi a iniezione di medie e grandi dimensioni destinati ai settori del packaging e delle tecnologie ambientali. L’azienda opera in oltre 40 Paesi, impiega più di 100 collaboratori e dispone di una superficie produttiva superiore a 6.000 metri quadrati.

HAIDLMAIR, con sede a Nußbach, in Austria, è uno dei principali fornitori di stampi a iniezione ad alte prestazioni ed è leader europeo nella produzione di stampi per contenitori destinati allo stoccaggio e alla logistica, cassonetti per la raccolta differenziata, pallet e altri manufatti in plastica di grandi dimensioni.

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WHCA condemns removal of journalist from White House pool

22 October 2026 at 03:43
White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President Jacqui Heinrich on Wednesday condemned the White House’s decision to restrict a journalist’s access to cover President Trump after the president lashed out at him in the Oval Office earlier this week.  Andrew Feinberg, a correspondent for The Independent, was scheduled to serve as the print pool reporter on…

WHCA condemns removal of journalist from White House pool

22 October 2026 at 03:43
White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President Jacqui Heinrich on Wednesday condemned the White House’s decision to restrict a journalist’s access to cover President Trump after the president lashed out at him in the Oval Office earlier this week.  Andrew Feinberg, a correspondent for The Independent, was scheduled to serve as the print pool reporter on…

Tribunal de Estados Unidos sanciona a Meta por engañar a usuarios

22 October 2026 at 03:24
La decisión fue tomada luego de que un jurado determinara que Facebook había hecho promesas engañosas sobre quién podía acceder a los datos de sus usuarios y cómo protegía esa información.

Mark Zuckerberg considered leaving California over the billionaire tax

22 October 2026 at 00:13
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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  • Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered moving out of California because of a proposed billionaire tax.
  • Zuckerberg would get $20 billion in "immediate liquidity" if the billionaire tax passes.
  • Meta made the offer to Zuckerberg to help keep him in California after he considered leaving.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered moving out of California because of its proposed billionaire tax, Meta disclosed in a new SEC filing on Wednesday.

Next month, Californians will vote on Proposition 40, a one-time tax on the assets of the state's billionaires.

The filing said that Zuckerberg told a special committee formed by Meta that he was considering moving.

In response, the committee concluded that it was "critically important" for Zuckerberg to keep running Meta close to its Silicon Valley headquarters — particularly to its AI division, Meta Superintelligence Labs.

The filing said the committee got Zuckerberg to agree to remain in California or any other jurisdiction where Meta has its corporate headquarters for eight years, barring unforeseen circumstances.

As part of its efforts to ensure he can remain in charge as it raises more cash for its AI initiatives, the company is granting the Meta CEO a new stock class.

The shares would give Zuckerberg $20 billion in "immediate liquidity" to cover the tax by selling stock without losing control of Meta, if the tax passes. The new shares wouldn't add to Zuckerberg's net worth or increase his percentage ownership of Meta.

"The goal is to keep Mr. Zuckerberg continuing to lead the Company from California," the filing says.

Meta declined to comment. A person familiar with the matter said that the new class of shares, which totals $150 billion, is also intended to raise capital, compensate employees, and keep Meta's stock price on the right track.

Meta's filing showcases how tech billionaires are responding to the tax proposal. Some, including Google cofounder Sergey Brin and former CEO Eric Schmidt, poured hundreds of millions of dollars into attack ads against the proposal.

While Zuckerberg has taken a lower-key approach, it's clear he's been taking the proposed tax seriously.

The Meta CEO, who is worth about $240 billion according to Forbes, has multiple residences in California, including in Palo Alto and Lake Tahoe.

He also has a sprawling property portfolio outside the state, including a doomsday bunker in Hawaii, a waterfront mansion in Miami, and a castle in Ireland.

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Meta creates a new stock class to keep Zuckerberg in control

21 October 2026 at 22:58
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Meta wants to continue its "founder-led model" — so it's creating a new stock class.

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  • Meta established a new class of stock to ensure Mark Zuckerberg stayed as CEO.
  • The stock class will "continue the founder-led model that has driven the company," Meta said in its third-quarter earnings.
  • Zuckerberg has taken a leading position in Meta's AI era.

Meta's board wants Mark Zuckerberg to stick around.

The company announced a new category of non-voting Class C stock in its third-quarter earnings report. It listed several reasons for creating the new class — one of which is to keep the CEO in control.

A Special Committee established by Meta's board determined that Zuckerberg was the best fit to lead the company into its future, and highlighted the CEO's creative vision and management abilities.

"The creation of the Class C common stock will continue the founder-led model that has driven the company's success since its inception," Meta said.

The stock class will also provide Meta the ability to finance its growth, the earnings report said. Meta is spending big on AI and the data centers needed to power it. The company reported $34.91 billion in third-quarter capital expenditures.

Meta's press release said the distribution would effectively amount to a two-for-one stock split for existing shareholders. Susan Li, Meta's chief financial officer, said that the stock will be distributed to existing shareholders.

Other tech companies have issued stock to access new capital without diluting their CEO's voting power. Google performed a stock split in 2012 for a similar reason. Semafor was first to report the new stock class.

Zuckerberg has long been the face of Meta. He's strengthened his leadership through the AI boom, going "startup mode" and getting hands-on with the tech. The company's AI team set up their desks around where Zuckerberg sits.

The success of Muse, Meta's AI agent, has raised the profile of another Meta executive: Alexandr Wang. The chief AI officer has joined Zuckerberg for podcasts and spoken onstage at keynotes.

A Financial Times profile last week touted Wang as a "potential successor to Zuckerberg." It's clear the board wants Zuckerberg there for the long haul.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Muse and Reality Labs are highly unprofitable — for now

21 October 2026 at 22:40
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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  • Meta's AI agent, Muse, is unprofitable due to "very high compute costs," CEO Mark Zuckerberg says.
  • Meanwhile, Meta expects Reality Labs, its AI glasses division, to lose $15 billion next year.
  • The social media giant has a plan to fix that.

Meta says some of its biggest cash incinerators could finally start turning profits.

The social media giant, which generated over 97% of its quarterly revenue from ads, has faced persistent questions from investors about the lack of profitability in its AI and hardware initiatives.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed those concerns head-on during its third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.

Zuckerberg said that Muse, the AI assistant it launched last month, is unprofitable since it's "very compute intensive to run." Meta expects to start turning that around next year by massively improving Muse's efficiency.

"If compute efficiency continues improving quickly for another few years, which we think is highly likely, then Muse will be highly profitable over multiple years," he said.

Meta plans to make money from Muse by taking a small transaction fee off of purchases it drives, Zuckerberg said at Meta's Connect conference last month.

Zuckerberg added that Muse, which launched only in the US and Canada, wasn't launched globally due in part to the amount of compute it requires. (Meta's North American users are generally its most lucrative.)

Zuckerberg also struck a positive note about its cash-hemorrhaging Reality Labs division, which makes products like Meta Ray-Bans and virtual reality glasses.

Meta expects Reality Labs to narrow its losses to about $15 billion in 2027, down from the $18 to $19 billion it expects to lose this year. The division should start trending toward profitability next year, as Meta's AI systems make it more useful, Zuckerberg said.

"I continue to believe that the path to delivering holographic experience, of bringing together the physical and digital worlds and everyday glasses, will come through VR first," Zuckerberg said.

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Meta narrows capex forecast as it leans into the AI agent wars

21 October 2026 at 21:14
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Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, has spent big on infrastructure for its AI development.

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  • Meta spent $34.91 billion in capital expenditures in its third quarter.
  • The company is spending big on data centers and other infrastructure for its AI development.
  • Meta predicted $135-145 billion in capex for 2026, aligning with analyst expectations.

Meta is making it rain for AI.

The company spent $34.91 billion in capital expenditures during the third quarter of 2026. That's up from the second quarter's sum, $31.08 billion.

For the year 2026, Meta said it expects to spend between $135-145 billion in capital expenditures, narrowed from its prediction of $130-145 billion last quarter.

Meta's forecast includes the yearly capex prediction that analysts expected: $139.79 billion.

As Meta bets big on AI, it is investing heavily in its development. It has built massive, costly data centers and spent big on computing power.

The spending uptick was expected. On the "Cheeky Pint" podcast earlier this month, CEO Mark Zuckerberg recounted early conversations about the investment — and said he'd bet up to $200 billion on AI, before he knew the models would work.

Investors haven't loved Meta's massive capex forecasts in past quarters. The stock tumbled almost 10% last quarter after earnings per share missed Wall Street estimates, and sank 6% the quarter before on raised capex guidance.

This quarter, Meta has a new hero product: Muse.

The AI assistant has reached over 2 million daily users and 3 million downloads. It quickly scaled the App Store. Muse users told Business Insider they chatted with it to help plan trips and ace exams.

The energy around the company is ebullient, as Alexandr Wang, Meta's chief AI officer, continues to post memes of Muse's squishy-looking mascot.

At Meta's Connect keynote event in September, Zuckerberg said Muse "has a novel business model."

"We believe that Muse will make you money, and we're standing behind this by making Muse free for a huge number of tokens with the expectation that over time, we will profit by taking a small fee from transactions," he said.

Muse could help justify the capex guidance for some investors. The stock was trading up 4.12% after-hours at the time of publication.

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Meta, condenada a pagar 25.000 millones de dólares al estado de Nuevo México (EEUU) por engañar a los usuarios sobre la privacidad en Facebook

21 October 2026 at 19:53
La sanción impuesta por un juez de Nuevo México por el caso de Cambridge Analytica podía haber sido de hasta 219.000 millones Leer

La sanción impuesta por un juez de Nuevo México por el caso de Cambridge Analytica podía haber sido de hasta 219.000 millones

Exposición de tiburones en Cosmocaixa: necesitará un barco más grande

21 October 2026 at 19:14

“Necesitará un barco más grande”. La famosa frase del asombrado Brody al capitán Quint cuando el enorme tiburón blanco hace inesperadamente su aparición en la película de Spielberg por la borda del pesquero Orca viene la cabeza al entrar en la nueva exposición de Cosmocaixa, Tiburones: los guardianes del océano. La muestra, presentada esta mañana en Barcelona, requiere sin duda un barco conceptual más grande del habitual para navegarla, tal es la cantidad de emoción e información que proporciona, incluidas diez reproducciones a tamaño natural de escualos, entre ellos un impresionante tiburón blanco de casi cinco metros, un tigre, un sarda (Carcharhinus leucas), un martillo, un toro (Carcharias taurus ) y un rarísimo y extinto Helicoprion, con una extravagante mandíbula en vertical que parece una sierra circular.

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El tiburón blanco de la exposición en Cosmocaixa.

Minnesota rapper defends 'solidarity' with France radical activists, push for protests to come to US

21 October 2026 at 18:38

A Minnesota rapper has stood by his social media posts idolizing the increasingly violent protests in France, which resulted in some 2,500 arrests over the weekend.

Tufawon, whose real name is Rafael Gonzalez Jr., made a series of posts on Facebook advocating for White people in the United States to "go outside and raise hell" after he and Greta Thunberg visited Lycée Paul Éluard, the high school in Saint-Denis where many of the student demonstrations kicked off this month.

"Do I think way more people need to become radicalized here? Absolutely, especially white people, and that’s where I think we can take influence from the French." 

"All Power to the People!" the 40-year-old rapper wrote on Facebook. "Go f— s— up white people. It's your time."

In an earlier post, he clarified that when he says White Americans need to "raise hell" or "f— s— up" about supposed fascism and authoritarianism under the Trump administration, he means they need to "take it to next level peacefully and legally."

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And in a statement to The New York Post, Tufawon said his Facebook posts "fall under figurative speech and in no way, shape or form did I use them with the intent to incite violence of any kind."

Tufawon, who is part Native American, also told the Post that his participation in some of the French protests last week was impromptu because he had been on vacation in the country.

In one video, he was in front of a crowd chanting "f— ICE" and "ICE out" before performing his song "No One Is Illegal."

The protests in France, which began weeks ago as student-led demonstrations against poor classroom conditions and education funding cuts, have now devolved into widespread riots involving a range of political and ideological factions.

VIOLENCE ERUPTS AT FRANCE PROTESTS AS MACRON WARNS UNREST IS BEING EXPLOITED

Images and videos posted to social media on Saturday and Sunday showed groups of men waving foreign flags while engaging in acts of destruction on the streets of France's major cities.

A Fox News Digital investigation found that communist organizations, Islamic advocacy groups, labor unions and environmental activists were involved in the unrest.

French officials said they have arrested over 2,500 people in connection with the demonstrations, which have drawn participants motivated by a range of issues, including the cost of living and climate change.

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On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the country, though looting and violence broke out in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux and other cities.

Shops were broken into, vehicles and buildings were set on fire and in Marseille, the city hall building was set ablaze by agitators. Rioters have so far caused about $1 billion in damage.

President Donald Trump has preemptively sought to discourage similar conduct in the U.S., saying Tuesday that federal law enforcement would treat potential rioters "very, very rough."

More demonstrations are planned across France on Saturday, with French officials planning a massive security deployment ahead of time to deal with expected unrest.

In Oslo, US pushes Zelenskyy toward deal with Russia again. Day later, in same city, Norway discusses arming Ukraine with more NASAMS missiles

21 October 2026 at 17:50

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo, on 21 October 2026. Source: Facebook/Zelenskyy

As Washington leans on Ukraine to make a deal with Russia amid its diesel agreement ahead of the US elections, its European partners are meeting to keep it armed against deadly weapons.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he met Kongsberg CEO Eirik Lie and Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik in Oslo on 21 October to discuss more NASAMS air defenses, a day after meeting US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff in the same city.

Washington has spent the past two weeks easing pressure on Russia and leaning on Kyiv, with a diesel deal, throttled Starlink, and talk of cutting intelligence, while Ukraine’s European partners move in the other direction. Russia pounds Ukrainian cities almost nightly, and the Norwegian-made NASAMS is one of the systems holding that barrage off critical infrastructure.

Kongsberg opened an office in Ukraine in 2025. Its NASAMS uses the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile built by the US defense giant RTX, the same firm behind the Patriot launchers that are Ukraine’s only means of downing Russian ballistic and hypersonic missiles. The same missile is also used in F-16s.

“They effectively protect our people and critical infrastructure from Russian missile and drone attacks virtually every day,” Zelenskyy said.

He added that Ukraine is counting on additional defense support packages next month.

A European shield Ukraine wants tested this year

The visit also advanced a joint missile-defense project. Norway is actively involved in FREYJA, a European anti-ballistic missile program that Ukraine is helping to build.

“There are already first results in creating individual elements of the system. Today we determined where we can and must speed up to reach testing by the end of this year,” Zelenskyy said.

FREYJA now draws in 10 countries and is built around an interceptor missile designed to stop ballistic threats, a capability Europe largely lacks against Russia’s fastest weapons.

A push for satellites as Starlink falters

Zelenskyy also raised satellite communications amid the scandal over speed limitations on Elon Musk’s military Starlink service that disrupted a series of front-line missions.

“We discussed in detail the start of work on new satellite-communication capabilities for our soldiers,” the president said, adding that Kyiv would bring in partners able to support them.

The push comes after SpaceX throttled the StarShield military package Ukrainian drones use. Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps said the connection began dropping as drones moved at speed, negatively affecting their missions.

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