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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A new proposed class-action lawsuit (as noticed by Bloomberg Law) accuses user-generated “metaverse” company Roblox of profiting from and helping to power third-party websites that use the platform… Continue reading Roblox Facilitates ‘Illegal Gambling’ For Minors, According To New Lawsuit
A Bloomberg investigative reporter wrote a new book titled Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall. This week Bloomberg published an excerpt that begins when the reporter received a flirtatious text message from a woman named Vicky… Continue reading Thousands of Crypto Scammers are Enslaved by Human-Trafficking Gangsters, Says Bloomberg Reporter
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: First shown off at 2022 CES, the Masonite M-PWR comes with a built-in Ring video doorbell and Yale smart lock, plus motion-activated LED lights and a door sensor — all powered by your home’s electrical s… Continue reading World’s First Smart Door Comes With Built-In Smart Lock and Video Doorbell
Long lines have formed at ATMs around Ireland tonight as a cash machine glitch is allowing customers to withdraw more cash than they have in their accounts. Independent.ie reports: The fault with the online app allows people who have no money in their … Continue reading Bank of Ireland IT Blunder Allows Customers To Withdraw More Money Than What’s Held In Their Accounts
Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make more than $100 million in political campaign contributions before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday. Reuters reports: An a… Continue reading SBF Used $100 Million In Stolen FTX Funds For Political Donations
Michael Burry, the money manager made famous in the book and film “The Big Short,” held bearish options against the broad S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Index at the end of the second quarter, according to securities fillings released on Monday. From a rep… Continue reading ‘The Big Short’ Fame Michael Burry Has Bet Against the Market, SEC Filings Show
The Australian news service 9News reports on the “strongest sign yet” that Australia is headed toward a “totally cashless society… the number of notes in circulation officially declining for the first time since dollars and cents were introduced in 1… Continue reading Strongest Sign Yet Australia Heads Toward a Totally Cashless Society?
“For the second time this year, Wells Fargo acknowledged that deposits were not showing up in customers’ accounts,” reports NBC News:
In an emailed statement Friday morning, a Wells Fargo representative said the issue was affecting a “limited number o… Continue reading Some Wells Fargo Customers Say Their Deposits Aren’t Showing Up in Their Accounts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Austria’s leader is proposing to enshrine in the country’s constitution a right to use cash, which remains more popular in the Alpine nation than in many other places. Chancellor Karl Neham… Continue reading Austrian Leader Proposes Enshrining the Use of Cash In His Country’s Constitution
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A group of Internet service providers that won government grants are asking the Federal Communication Commission for more money or an “amnesty window” in which they could give up grants without pen… Continue reading Internet Providers That Won FCC Grants Try To Escape Broadband Commitments