One man, not pictured, directed $1 million of his winnings toward 420 Day, an annual event supporting marijuana legalization. Thomson Reuters An Illinois resident claimed a winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1.28 billion on Friday. Winning a giant sum of money can open up a world of possibilities, for a new house to a giant…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) departs the US Capitol on April 27, 2022. STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images McConnell eviscerated Manchin’s deal with Schumer on Tuesday. “This is an agreement that only Bernie Sanders would love,” McConnell said. Republican attacks on the Manchin bill are intensifying as Democrats seek to win over Sinema. Senate…
Rep. Mark Green, a Republican from Tennessee, reacts during a House Armed Services Committee meeting on September 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. ROD LAMKEY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee was late to report a stock purchase worth up to $250,000. It comes as Congress is debating whether to ban lawmakers and their…
Vlad Tenev, CEO and cofounder of Robinhood. Kimberly White/Getty Images for Robinhood Stock-trading app Robinhood will lay off 23% of its workforce, it said Tuesday. The cuts primarily affect employees who work in operations, marketing, and program management. Robinhood previously cut 8% of its workforce in April after growing too rapidly during the pandemic. Stock-trading…
bymuratdeniz West Texas Intermediate crude has fallen below its 200-day moving average for the first in seven months. WTI oil had been above that average for 152 trading days before falling sharply in the previous session. But the move doesn’t mean a downturn is in store for the S&P 500 energy sector, one research firm…
Melissa Blair’s “A Broken Blade” is a fantasy novel that became huge on TikTok with a viral scavenger hunt. Now, it’s been picked up by a major publisher. Amazon; Rachel Mendelson/Insider When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Melissa Blair anonymously self-published her book “A Broken Blade” last…
One of Twitter’s most anticipated features — the edit button — is still in development. But thanks to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, we have an idea of how edits to embedded tweets on a website will carry over. If a tweet gets edited after it is embedded on a website (say, in a news…
Back at the 2020 edition of The Game Awards, we learned about We Are OFK, a new project from Hyper Light Drifter co-designer Teddy Dief and their collaborators at Team OFK. It was supposed to debut in spring 2021 but, as has been the way of things for the last few years, it was delayed….
Cryptocurrency hacks are all too common, but they’ve rarely been quite so anarchic as the latest example. As The Vergenotes, Nomad has confirmed that its cryptocurrency bridge (a service that lets you swap tokens between blockchains) was the victim of an August 1st “incident” where a slew of hackers stole nearly $200 million in funds….
Challenge the norms and step outside your comfort levels with the Graypants Roest lighting collection. Featuring a series of interesting, nature-inspired lighting, these home accessories exude simplicity while offering an eye-catching finish. In fact, the Graypants Roest series celebrates nature’s reaction between iron, oxygen, water, and time for a stunning finish without any frills. Treated…