In Other Brews…
Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in New York on Monday night. Prosecutors accuse the music mogul of turning his business empire into a “criminal enterprise” that threatened, abused, and coerced women “to fulfill his sexual desires.” The indictment follows a wave of separate lawsuits and a raid on the 54-year-old’s L.A. and Miami homes. Yesterday, he pleaded not guilty.
Boeing’s bad year continues. Roughly 33,000 Boeing machinists have been on strike since Friday, halting production of the company's most requested aircraft, the 737 Max. It’s the company’s first labor strike since 2008. Boeing has paused all pay raises and promotions, threatened layoffs, and grounded all non-essential business travel during negotiations.
An Amazon order has arrived for employees: come back to the office. CEO Andy Jassy announced corporate Amazonians must be in the office 5 days a week beginning January 2, 2025, saying the company’s culture is “strengthened” when the team is together. The it’s-no-longer-2020 announcement also ends Amazon’s program that allowed some employees to work from anywhere four months/year.
Confirmed: an Apple accessory a day keeps the doc away. The FDA officially approved the new Apple Watch’s sleep apnea detection technology and the AirPods Pro’s hearing aid capabilities. In other iNews, iOS 18, the biggest software update of the year, released Monday sans Apple Intelligence. The spotlighted AI system will be released in a separate update later this fall.
Not sure even Toby could sort through this workplace squabble… Rock band Jane’s Addiction, best known for the 1990’s hit “Been Caught Stealing,” canceled their tour after band members got into a fight onstage. Their reunion tour had 15 dates remaining when lead singer Perry Farrell, who later apologized for “inexcusable behavior,” lunged at guitarist Dave Navarro.