Monthly Archives: August 2022

Huawei confirms that the Mate 50 phones will feature cameras with variable aperture

Huawei has officially confirmed one of the most interesting rumors about the upcoming Mate 50 series before the September 6 announcement – the phones will feature a variable aperture on their cameras (presumably only the main camera). Almost all phones these days have fixed apertures with rare exceptions and even those usually switch between two…

Goldman Sachs’ Marcus has halted aggressive hiring plans as it mulls a sharp pivot in its consumer-banking ambitions

Goldman Sachs’ consumer-banking unit Marcus has halted hiring plans — at least for back-end roles like engineering, design, and product gigs — and has no plans to use recruiters through the end of this year, a person familiar with Marcus’ hiring ambitions told me. Goldman Sachs executives are concerned that too much money is being…

Cryptocurrency firm accidentally sent $10.5 million rather than $100 to Australian woman but took 7 months to realize

Rafael Henrique/Getty Images Crypto.com accidentally sent a woman $10.5 million rather than $100, per a legal document. It only noticed seven months later after carrying out an audit, per the judgment. The woman bought a $1.35 million house with the mistaken payment, Crypto.com said in the judgment. A cryptocurrency exchange company accidentally transferred almost $10.5…

Student-loan borrowers getting debt cancellation don’t think Biden’s relief is unfair or burdens taxpayers — they just wish he would’ve done more

Getty Images President Joe Biden is canceling up to $10,000 or $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers. Republicans immediately fired back that the policy was unfair and costly for taxpayers. But borrowers getting relief say that it is fair, and more should be done. Around 20 million student loan borrowers are set to…