The collapse of FTX has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency industry. The price of bitcoin and other major digital coins have fallen sharply as problems at FTX emerged.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThree people were indicted for an identity-theft conspiracy that allegedly included the $400 million hack from FTX on the same day in November 2022 that the doomed cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy protection, court records show.Robert Powell, the alleged ringleader of the SIM swapping group that drained that crypto out of FTX’s virtual wallets, is due to appear in Chicago federal court later Friday for a detention…
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Nick Laham | Getty ImagesThe National Football League is holding the Super Bowl in the gambling capital of the U.S. for the first time, but Commissioner Roger Goodell is reminding team personnel they are not allowed to take part in the action.Goodell sent out a memo Thursday ahead of Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas, telling staff from all teams that the league’s policy bars them from betting on sports or entering a sportsbook in Vegas. Employees of the participating Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will not be allowed to play even casino games until Super Bowl LVIII…
FX Networks series Dave is taking a break as the show’s co-creator and star Dave Burd, a.k.a. Lil Dicky, steps away to resume his music career. According to Variety, FX Networks released a statement surrounding the series as viewers have been waiting to hear about whether or not the show would return for Season 4. “After some back and forth, there are no current plans for a fourth season of Dave right now, as Dave Burd has decided to take an extended break to focus on music and other ventures. That does not rule out the possibility of doing something…
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Philanthropist Philip Esformes attends the 15th annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on August 7, 2015 in Century City, California.Tiffany Rose | Getty ImagesConvicted Medicare fraudster Philip Esformes has reached a plea deal that could resolve a long-running, complicated criminal case that has included his 20-year prison sentence being commuted by former President Donald Trump in 2020, court filings show.Terms of Esformes’ plea agreement with the Department of Justice were not included in the filings Thursday.A Miami federal judge scheduled Esformes’ change of plea hearing and sentencing for Feb. 22. A change of…
Kiley Reid’s sophomore novel, Come and Get It, centers around the fictional Belgrade dormitory at the University of Arkansas. Millie comes back to be a resident’s advisor for a group of transfer and scholarship students, including the problematic suite of Tyler, Peyton, and Kennedy. Kennedy, who transferred from Iowa after a traumatic incident, seeks the friendship and attention of Tyler and Peyton. Meanwhile, Agatha, a visiting professor, secretly observes the girls’ relationships and how they spend their money after striking up a relationship with Millie. All this leads to a series of pranks, revenge, and the breakdown of stability in…
Do the best blue colognes all smell the same? Like the men who wear them, not all blue fragrances are created equal. A blue cologne for men may be aquatic or oceanic with water notes, citrus, or light florals. Some blue fragrances could even have a woody or warm and spicy base. According to spiritualist beliefs, a blue aura symbolizes peace, calmness, and tranquility due to the color’s close association with the sea and sky. Ocean water fragrances are calming to the mind. While some blue fragrances may have a little zest in their wake, they can still induce a…
“Old money,†“steal wealth,†and “quiet luxury†are all buzzwords floating around right now. People are looking for a way to tap into these aesthetics, but many of them are looking right past the women who have already been doing it for decades: Upper East Side grandmothers. On a few recent scrolls through TikTok, I’ve noticed that this aesthetic is getting a lot of love, with fashion people piling on intentionally gaudy jewelry, oversize faux-fur coats, tweed jackets, and anything J.Crew. Read the original article here
It’s not easy to be a district attorney, especially in a big city like Manhattan, where competing pressures exist. Jack McCoy should be perfectly poised to handle it. He was an ADA for years, is passionate about justice, and knows the ins and outs of the legal system. But on Law & Order Season 23 Episode 3, McCoy again made a questionable decision based on what would most likely win the case. It was less egregious than entering a potentially fake video into evidence, but it still felt like McCoy had lost his way. Cops should…
Amazon said on Thursday that its cloud division grew revenue 13% year over year in the fourth quarter, exactly in line with analysts’ projections. The company pointed to growing traction in cloud services for artificial intelligence.Many large technology companies have worked quickly to release new products or update existing ones to capitalize on corporate interest in replicating generative AI capabilities after startup OpenAI introduced the ChatGPT chatbot in late 2023. Amazon Web Services, for its part, introduced the Q chatbot for developers and nontechnical corporate workers, along with the Trainium2 chip for training AI models, in the fourth quarter.AWS posted…
Tesla CEO Elon MuskOmar Marques | Getty ImagesTesla will pay a fee of $1.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit alleging the company mishandled hazardous waste materials at facilities throughout the state of California for years.The fee is negligible for Tesla, which reported net income of $7.93 billion during the fourth-quarter of 2023.Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.District attorneys representing the people of 25 California counties had filed their lawsuit, The People of the State of California v. Tesla Inc., earlier in the week in a state court in San Joaquin County.In their complaint, the district attorneys alleged that…
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images”Financial sextortion,” a type of cybercrime that targets teens and tweens, is on the rise.Reports of financially motivated sextortion involving minors increased at least 20% from October 2022 to March 2023 relative to the same six-month period the prior year, the FBI said in January. “Sextortion is a rapidly escalating threat,” FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee in December. “There have been way too many teenagers victimized and they don’t know where to turn.”Criminals coerce kids — typically males ages 14 to 17 — into creating and sending sexually explicit material such…
TiaCorine has dropped her new Almost There EP. The North Carolina rapper’s major label debut—as its her first project on Interscope—is eight tracks long, including the previously released singles “Yung Joc†and “Bonnet.†Listen to the EP in its entirety below.Almost There boasts three guest features across its runtime. Luh Tyler appears on “Yung Joc,†Key Glock is featured on “Blick,†and Zelooperz hops on “Olive.†As the XXL Freshman Class leader’s third EP overall, Almost There follows 2021’s Pussy and 2020’s 34Corine as well as her full-length records I Can’t Wait in 2022 and The Saga of 34Corine in…
RAYE, Arca, Astrid S and Holly Humberstone are the latest acts to join the massive Øya Festival 2024. The 25th-anniversary edition of the event is due to take place at Tøyenparken in Oslo, Norway between August 7 and 10 this year. Tickets are on sale now – you can buy yours here. The latest wave of acts unveiled by the festival join the likes of Pulp, PJ Harvey, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Smile and The National, who have already been announced to play. Also on the bill include Norwegian pop singer Gabrielle, Idles, Loyle Carner, Big Thief, The…
Sony has announced the pack of free games coming to PlayStation Plus in February. The monthly games lineup includes the new 4v4 online party shooter Foamstars, shooter-skater hybrid Rollerdrome and the Soulslike action-RPG Steelrising. The three titles will be playable for PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Deluxe/ Premium members starting February 6. PS Plus subscribers can add the free games to their game library till March 4. Once added to the library, all three titles will be accessible as long as users have an active PS Plus subscription.February’s monthly free games were announced on the PlayStation blog Wednesday. Sony is…
Like anything that’s been around for more than a century, there’s an old way and new way of rocking a monogram. Here’s how to brand yourself without looking like an old fogey. Dress Shirt Monograms should be discreet. While the classic American thing to do is have your moniker sewn onto your left sleeve, opt for a more subtle display on the tail or chest—either on or just below the pocket of your shirt. Sweaters, Polos Shirts Traditionally, initials were sewn where the polo pony would go, but near the waistband is more modern. Lettering Old School First initial, last…
A floating solar power plant on the Cirata reservoir in Indonesia, shortly before it began operating in November 2023BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images Solar power arrays that float on water are becoming increasingly common in South-East Asia as the land available for the rapid expansion of renewable energy grows scarce. This floating approach may also be an option in other places where solar power’s large footprint is an issue. According to an analysis by Jun Yee Chew at Rystad Energy, a research firm based in Norway, there are currently 500 megawatts of floating solar… Read the original article here
Threads was launched by Meta’s Instagram in July 2023. It is a microblogging platform, similar to X (formerly Twitter). Within the first five days of its launch, the application saw 100 million registered users. However, the platform struggled to retain regular users on the text-based app after the initial rush. Since then the company has introduced several new features on the application aiming to enhance user experience. Threads appears to be gaining its footing back in the game as it saw an increase in the number of new downloads, while competitor X took a tumble.An app intelligence firm Appfigures claimed in…