Monthly Archives: September 2022

This startup wants to scale anonymous mental health support – starting with founders

Nate Tepper first went to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), an international program dedicated to helping people recover from alcoholism with a 12-step program, in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. He didn’t show his face or share his story, but says that being in the presence of vulnerability was immensely impactful. Following the recommended level of…

This PDF reader app has a million downloads on the Play Store – but it’s just adware

One of the most popular PDF reader apps on the Google Play Store is actually just a vehicle to deliver potentially harmful adware, experts have warned. An investigation by Malwarebytes found that the imaginatively-named “PDF reader – documents viewer” app did nothing of the sort, but instead flooded user devices with annoying full screen adverts,…

The FBI found more than 10,000 government documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, according to a publicly released inventory

This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and redacted by in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Department of Justice via AP FBI agents found…

The stock market could still rally to new highs by the end of the year as plunging oil prices help tame inflation, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee. Cindy Ord/Getty Images Stocks have approached the “no bid” situation seen in June, yet they could still rally to new highs by year-end, according to Fundstrat.The research firm pointed to plunging oil prices as yet another sign that inflation is “dropping like a rock.”“Further declines in gasoline should also lower consumer inflation…

Elizabeth Holmes is dealt a blow as the judge in her fraud case tentatively denied her request to throw out her conviction

Stephen Lam/Reuters Elizabeth Holmes just faced a setback in her attempt to have her guilty verdict thrown out. On Thursday, the judge in the Theranos founder’s fraud case tentatively denied her request to overturn her conviction. This means she’s one step closer to facing prison time at her October sentencing. Elizabeth Holmes is a step…

Bakery owner writes oped demanding to know where her money is, saying Oberlin College ‘refuses to pay’ $36 million after defamation suit appeal was denied

Dake Kang/AP A 2016 shoplifting incident led to a campus-wide outcry against a local bakery. Gibson’s Bakery won a defamation lawsuit against Oberlin College, but claims the school won’t pay. Ohio Supreme Court decided not to review Oberlin’s appeal to the 2019 decision. A court declined to review Oberlin College’s appeal of a $36 million…

Saudi Arabians are using a widely available Google and Apple store app to report activists who speak out against the government. Some have received harsh sentences while others are self-censoring.

Kollona Amn, an app available on Google and Apple stores, is allowing citizens to inform on activists speaking out against the government. AP Photo/Amr Nabil Saudi Arabian citizens are reporting activists that speak out against the government on the Kollona Amn app. In August, an academic who was reported on Kollona Amn was sentenced to…