Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader shares a report: A giant unregulated currency is undermining America’s fight against arms dealers, sanctions busters and scammers. Almost as much money flowed through its network last year as through Visa cards. And it has recently … Continue reading The Shadow Dollar That’s Fueling the Financial Underworld
Ars Technica’s Benj Edwards writes: In an age when you can get just about anything online, it’s probably no surprise that you can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Chinese eCommerce site Alibaba. If, like me, you haven’t been paying attentio… Continue reading Alibaba Now Sells a $200,000 Diamond-Making Machine
Abstract of a paper by Clifford Asness of quant investor AQR Capital: Market efficiency is a central issue in asset pricing and investment management, but while the level of efficiency is often debated, changes in that level are relatively absent from … Continue reading The Less-Efficient Market Hypothesis
To make America the “crypto capital of the planet,” former U.S. President Donald Trump promised crypto-friendly policies, writes Politico, which “could have a new beneficiary: his own family.”
Trump has vowed to enact an array of pro-crypto policies … Continue reading Trump Sons Plan Crypto Startup
New submitter ElimGarak000 shares a report from CyberScoop: The Texas-based voice service provider that sent AI-generated robocalls of President Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters ahead of its Democratic presidential primary has agreed to pay a $1 milli… Continue reading Telecom Behind AI Biden Robocall Settles With FCC For $1 Million
The U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) fined T-Mobile $60 million, its largest penalty ever, for failing to prevent and report unauthorized access to sensitive data tied to violations of a mitigation agreement from its 2020 merger with Sprint… Continue reading US Fines T-Mobile $60 Million, Its Largest Penalty Ever, Over Unauthorized Data Access
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Anova, a company that sells smart sous vide cookers, is getting backlash from customers after announcing that it will soon charge a subscription fee for the device’s companion app. Anova was founde… Continue reading Smart Sous Vide Cooker To Start Charging Monthly Fee For 10-Year-Old Companion App
AltStore PAL, a third-party iOS app store available in the EU, has eliminated its annual 1.50-euro subscription fee after receiving a “MegaGrant” from Epic Games. This grant was awarded for “innovation in app distribution,” allowing AltStore to cover A… Continue reading AltStore PAL Drops Its Annual Subscription Thanks To a Grant From Epic
iPhone and Apple Watch users in California will soon be able to add their digital ID and driver’s license to the Wallet app, as revealed by new landing pages on the state DMV website. This feature follows a slow rollout since its announcement, with onl… Continue reading iPhone Driver’s License Support Coming Soon To California
Longtime Slashdot reader sandbagger shares a report from The Verge: Early termination fees are “a bit like heroin for Adobe,” according to an Adobe executive quoted in the FTC’s newly unredacted complaint against the company for allegedly hiding fees a… Continue reading Adobe Exec: Early Termination Fees Are ‘Like Heroin’