Notes From All Over -- Sunday Morning Edition -- October 25, 2020

Or as Elon Musk would say: ludicrous! US-made "hypercar" hits 331 mph on Nevada highway. This is a production car, folks. Link here. 

Amazon:

Amazon Prime day was a win-win for small businesses and customers;
Amazon ranks #2 on Forbes world's best employers list; at the link, scroll down....
the Forbes list for 2020 at this link; #1 -- President Trump's White House -- just joking!

The top five:

• #1: Samsung Electronics
• #2: Amazon
• #3: IBM
• #4: Microsoft
• $5: LG

Other of note:

• #6: Apple
• #8: Alphabet (Google)
• #20: Costco Wholesale
• #22: Honda Motor
• #26: Saudi Aramco
• #34: Ford Motor
• #35: Daimler

Not making the top 50: 

• GM
• Tesla
• the Democratic National Committee
• International Assets Group (it may or may not be in existence any more)
• Coca-Cola (#408), but PepsiCo did make the list
• fast food industry appears not on the list

Speaking of which: apparently the entire White House presidential staff tested positive for Covid-19 some weeks ago. Other than the president, did anyone else in that group end up in the hospital? Has their quarantine period ended? Mainstream media not talking about it.

Redundant, as they say in England: Sam's Club to deploy robot cleaners for all  US stores amid move to become more and more "contactless." Link here.

Blackout: PG&E planning to blackout 386,000 customers in California. Again. Link here.

Blackout, part 2: supposedly retired, the F-117 has been spotted flying in southern California. Big story; little press. 

Apple: lately I've been raving about "everything Apple," and most recently, Apple TV+. Now it appears, Apple TV+ may do the unthinkable: buy the rights to the next James Bond movie that has been delayed due to Covid-19. Twice now, the release has been pushed back. Apple TV+ ready to purchase it, some say. Might it cost Apple $1 billion? Possible. Link here. Many, many story lines here.

Apple: although social media suggests the app isn't all that accurate, the new iPhone 12 Pro allows you to measure the height of individuals. Link here. Social media suggests other measurements would also be of interest.