Monthly Archives: July 2022

TikTok begins pilot testing HTML5 mini-games with a handful of partners

TikTok wants to determine its users’ appetite for mobile gaming with the launch of “mini-games” that can be played inside the social video app and discovered through creators’ videos. TechCrunch learned and has now confirmed TikTok’s new gaming pilot quietly launched just weeks ago with a variety of new partners, including game developers Vodoo, Nitro…

Security bug left over 1,000 organizations open to ransomware, device hijacking

Security researchers have discovered two major flaws in FileWave’s endpoint management software which could have given threat actors a way to circumvent authentication measures and completely take over the affected devices. The flaws affected more than 1,100 internet-accessible FileWave management instances, used by large government entities, schools, small businesses, and many other firms. Besides fully…

The gold market should see slower jewelry demand through end of 2022 amid deteriorating global economic growth, says World Gold Council

A gold jewelry store in Yunnan Province, China. Li Jiaxian/China News Service via Getty Images Gold jewelry demand looks set to weaken for the rest of 2022, said the World Gold Council.  A slowdown in the global economy is the largest risk to demand, said the 32-member group in its latest trends report.  China and…

The best 1-year CD rates of July 2022

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Hunter Biden emails reportedly show him unable to pay his bills, including his assistant’s full salary and a $1,700 Porsche payment

Hunter Biden Drew Angerer/Getty Images Hunter Biden struggled with to pay his taxes and bills in 2018 and 2019, emails reviewed by CNN revealed. A Wells Fargo automated email showed one of his accounts lacked $1,700 for his Porsche payment. “Pay the health care. Pay the Porsche,” Biden wrote in an email to his assistant,…

3 recession-proof businesses I want to invest in this year, even if they’re a little odd for me

Tattoo parlors reported good business during the Great Recession. 10’000 Hours/Getty Images With a possible recession looming, I’m shifting my investment strategy. I want to invest in businesses that will thrive no matter the economic climate. I’m looking into tattoo shops, funeral services, and laundromats as possible opportunities. For the past few years, I’ve been…

China says Xi warned Biden not to ‘play with fire’ as tensions mount over Taiwan and a possible Pelosi visit

A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden via video link, at a restaurant in Beijing, China November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang China’s Xi delivered a fresh warning to Biden as the two leaders held their fifth call on Thursday. An official statement on the call said…

What is the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index? A new tool that tracks how backed up supply chains are around the world

The Global Supply Chain Pressure Index is updated monthly by experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Luis Alvarez/Getty The Global Supply Chain Pressure Index is a new measurement created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The index evaluates the global supply chain using transportation and manufacturing data. The data shows…

Instagram and Facebook feeds are about to be swarmed by accounts users don’t follow

Instagram and Facebook users should expect to see more content from users they don’t follow by the end of 2023. SOPA Images/Contributor Meta held its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.  CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors the amount of content from accounts users don’t follow on Instagram and Facebook would more than double next year. Meta…