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Barry McCarthy
personPeloton CEO and founder, John Foley, is stepping down. Former Netflix and Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy is taking over the reins. The company also announced it would be slashing 2,800 jobs, or 20 percent of its corporate workforce.
BP
organizationThe FTSE 100 rose 0.5%, while the mid-cap index added 0.2%. Homebuilder Bellway Plc rose 2.4% as it echoed bigger rivals. Leading sectoral gains were basic materials and energy stocks.
West Ham United
organizationKurt Zouma faces being axed from the West Ham squad for their clash with Watford after footage emerged of him kicking and slapping a cat. The 27-year-old defender is seen attacking the pet at his £2million mansion while his brother films him. West Ham have issued a statement condemning the actions of the defender.
John Foley
personPeloton announced 2,800 layoffs, $800 million in cost cuts and the replacement of CEO John Foley with former Spotify and Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy. Foley, 51, founded Peloton in 2012 and previously served as the president at Barnes & Noble. The restructuring program is expected to result in approximately $130 million in cash charges.
Nathan Chen
personChen scores 113.97 points, nearly two more than the previous world record. Double defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu stumbled, pulling out of an attempted quadruple salchow. Chen is nearly six points ahead of Yuma Kagiyama in second.
Peloton
organizationPeloton, America's favorite at-home workout bike, is spinning out of style. The company laid off 2,800 employees globally, and is canceling its plans to build a U.S. factory. Founder John Foley stepped down as CEO, though he will stay on as chairman.
Adele
personAdele named Artist of the Year, a newly created category merging the old Best Male and Best Female awards. The 33-year-old was photographed on the red carpet wearing what appeared to be a large diamond ring. Adele has now amassed 12 Brit Award wins in her career.
Emmanuel Macron
personMacron Says Talks With Putin Helped Avoid Further Escalation on Ukraine Issue. Putin said he hoped the escalating crisis in Ukraine could be resolved peacefully. Tensions over Ukraine have been escalating over the past weeks.
Mitch McConnell
personThe RNC last week took a voice vote to approve censuring Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for serving on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. The resolution states the RNC will "no longer support them as members of the Republican Party"
Arm
organizationSoftBank bought Arm for $32 billion in 2016. Firm also reports a net profit of 29.0 billion yen ($251 million) in the third quarter.
Eric Lander
personPresident Joe Biden's top science adviser, Eric Lander, is stepping down after an internal review last year found that he bullied his staff. Multiple women also complained that he demeaned them in front of others. Lander is the founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He was lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome.
Eileen Gu
personEileen Gu is the first woman to win the Olympics' inaugural freeski big air event. Gu jumped into the top position with her third run, scoring 94.5 with a 1620 and a perfect landing. Reigning champion Yuzuru Hanyu suffered a nightmare in his expected gold medal battle with Nathan Chen.
Kamila Valieva
personKamila Valieva becomes the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics. The 15-year-old helped the Russian Olympic Committee to its second gold medal of the Beijing Games. She is now tipped to go on to win gold in the singles event on February 15.
Eric Lander
personEric Lander, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, is accused of bullying subordinates. An internal review last year, prompted by a workplace complaint, found evidence that Lander bullied staffers.
Marc Overmars
personMarc Overmars has left his role as Ajax’s director of football affairs. The 48-year-old is accused of sending ‘inappropriate messages’ to female colleagues. Former Ajax, Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder admitted his behaviour had been ‘unacceptable’ and issued an apology.
Max Parrot
personMax Parrot won gold in the men’s snowboard slopestyle at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Su Yiming of China earned the silver and Mark McMorris of Canada won bronze. Parrot was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in late 2018, but in July 2019 announced he was cancer-free after 12 rounds of chemotherapy.
Mikaela Shiffrin
personMikaela Shiffrin crashes out on first run of giant slalom at Beijing Olympics. American says she had gone too hard into the turn and paid the price. Sara Hector of Sweden went on to take the gold medal.
Peng Shuai
personPeng Shuai appeared to allege on social media that a former Chinese vice premier, Zhang Gaoli, had sexually assaulted her in the past. The post led the Women’s Tennis Association to suspend tournaments in China and caused an international outcry. In an interview with French newspaper L'Equipe at a hotel in Beijing, Peng denied she had made such allegations.
Daniel Ek
personSpotify spent more than $100 million to run the episodes exclusively on its platform. Neil Young and Joni Mitchell yanked their music from the platform. Chief Executive Daniel Ek apologized to employees for the backlash.
Sadio Mane
personSenegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties to win the Africa Cup of Nations. Sadio Mane scored the decisive spot kick in the shootout. Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty as Manchester United lost to Middlesbrough. Nottingham Forest beat Leicester City 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round.