Prey is how you do a Predator movie: Pit a badass alien against an even more badass heroine and let the blood and guts fly. Sprinkle in striking visuals and an emotional hero’s journey (not to mention a healthy amount of trust in your audience), and you’re looking at a winner. Director Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
The summer of 2022 is continuing to be a bit of a nightmare for cryptocurrency users after yet another hack resulted in the theft of at least $4 million worth of tokens. This time around, it’s not a blockchain bridge that’s been compromised, but rather the Solana ecosystem. Solana is a blockchain similar to Ethereum…
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). Alex Wong/Getty Images Rep. Adam Kinzinger said it’s “probably bad” for Trump that his former White House counsel was subpoenaed by a grand jury. Pat Cipollone is the highest-ranking Trump White House official to be called to testify in connection to the Capitol riot. At least 2 grand juries are investigating…
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas looks on as Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Josh Hawley’s opposition to adding Finland and Sweden to NATO is facing criticism from fellow Republicans. Hawley argued in an op-ed that enlarging NATO would limit the US’s…
A sign is posted in front of PayPal headquarters on February 02, 2022 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images PayPal stock surged as much as 14% on Wednesday after the fintech reported better-than-expected 2nd-quarter earnings.PayPal management also announced the launch of a massive $15 billion stock buyback program.PayPal entered an information sharing pact with…
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP; SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ superyacht was moved from a Dutch shipbuilding yard before dawn Tuesday, likely to avoid drawing locals’ frustrations, and a possible egging. After public outcry from locals, it did not in fact require dismantling of a historic bridge. Watch Bezos’ yacht makes its journey. Jeff Bezos’…
Pigs stand in a test farm of the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich in Oberschleissheim, Germany, where scientists are using genetic engineering to grow donor organs in pigs, on January 24, 2022. Lukas Barth/Reuters Yale neuroscientists restored some cellular function, heartbeat, and blood flow in dead pigs, they said Wednesday. The discovery shows that intervention…
Hollis Johnson Starbucks customers are still buying higher-priced drinks despite inflation. Other chains are reporting customers making swaps for cheaper options. CEO Howard Schultz attributed the continued demand to popularity with Gen Z and a market for customized drinks. Inflation and rapidly growing grocery bills aren’t keeping Starbucks customers from their lattes and shaken espressos,…
Kazi Awal/Insider Victor Mapunga, the CEO of FlexID, at the Algorand Foundation’s AVM Austin event in June. Courtesy of Algorand African fintech startups focus on blockchain’s use cases rather than speculative investments. Entrepreneurs have already solved issues in cross-border payments and ID verification. This article is part of “Master Your Crypto,” a series from Insider helping…
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Johnson suggested putting Social Security and Medicare up for potential cuts every year. He faced a barrage of criticism from the White House and other Democrats. The Wisconsin Republican earlier in the year suggested repealing Obamacare. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin suggested putting Social Security and…