Monthly Archives: July 2022

These dangerous scam iOS apps are still lurking on the App Store

Dozens of dangerous and damaging iOS apps have remained available to download in Apple’s mobile app repository months after being discovered, a report from cybersecurity researchers at VPN Check has found.  The company notes antivirus firm Avast originally found 133 fraudulent apps in March 2021 and disclosed these findings to Apple. However, more than a…

Subway is giving away 1 million free sandwiches today. Here’s how to get one.

A Subway employee making a sandwich. Prachana Thong-on/Shutterstock Subway is giving away up to 1 million free sandwiches today to mark its biggest menu overhaul ever. The company hopes its new Subway Series, a departure from the business model that built its success, will help end its sales slump. The first 50 customers at participating…

Ahead of Biden’s Mideast visit, OPEC’s latest forecasts show how hard it will be for the cartel to balance the market

President Joe Biden. Drew Angerer/Getty Images OPEC countries are struggling to increase flows and more is needed, according to a new forecast.  The cartel’s first outlook for 2023 predicted demand will outpace supply, unless OPEC can boost production sharply. The report comes ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East, as he tries…

Jill Biden apologizes for comments comparing diversity among Latinos to ‘breakfast tacos’

US First Lady Jill Biden. STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images First Lady Jill Biden issued an apology over remarks she made in a Monday speech. “The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community,” her spokesperson tweeted. Biden faced some criticism after she compared diversity among…

Uber looked to find ‘someone aligned with Putin’ and paid a pro-Kremlin lobbyist $300,000 as it sought to grow its influence in Russia, report says

Uber’s offices in Queens, New York Brendan McDermid/Reuters Uber in 2014 tried to find “someone aligned with Putin” to help grow the app’s influence in Russia. Head of business Emil Michael added he knew little about Russian politics, The Guardian reported. Uber paid pro-Kremlin lobbyist Vladimir Senin around $300,000 in 2016, the report added. Uber…

The Equity Talk: Over 100 CEOs sign pledge to hire and promote more people with disabilities. Meet the woman leading the charge.

Samantha Lee/Insider Jill Houghton, the CEO of Disability In, is also someone living with a learning disability. DisabilityIN Jill Houghton is the CEO of Disability In, a nonprofit that helps CEOs make policies more inclusive. Houghton said people with disabilities were often excluded from diversity conversations.  In an Equity Talk, Houghton shared the moral and…