Monthly Archives: October 2022

Payment service Zelle is ‘rampant with fraud and theft, and few customers are getting refunded,’ Elizabeth Warren warns in her latest crackdown on banking tech

The report found that banks are not repaying the vast majority of cases where customers were tricked into making fraudulent transactions over Zelle. Charles Krupa/Associated Press Zelle is “rampant with fraud and theft,” according to a new report from Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The service repaid less than $3 million for over $200 million in fraud…

The banks that lined up $12.5 billion in financing for Elon Musk’s Twitter deal reportedly facing steep losses as appetite for riskier debt sours

Elon Musk is on course to own Twitter. Chesnot/Getty Images Elon Musk’s revival of the $44 billion buyout of Twitter comes as demand for risky debt is sinking.  That means major banks financing the deal could face big losses, Reuters reported.  Rising interest rates and recession fears are making investors worried about taking on debt…

Totaling my parents car as a teenager taught me how to survive a financial catastrophe, and it’s served me well through debt and disaster

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. The author as a teenager with her parents’ car before her car…

CTV and digital advertising: how Connected TV is one of the fastest growing channels in 2021

CTV is among the fastest-growing channels in digital advertising. We estimate CTV investments in the US grew by 40.6% year over year in 2020, to more than $9 billion.  Do you work in the Marketing, Media & Advertising industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research….

Review: The $35,000 Ford Maverick Lariat is the affordable sweet spot between an SUV and a pickup truck

The 2022 Ford Maverick Lariat. Tim Levin/Insider The 2022 Maverick is Ford’s new, small truck — and it’s the perfect middle ground between an SUV and a big pickup.  It offers a bed and truck capability without the hugeness of today’s full-size trucks.  The 2022 Maverick starts at around $20,000. The well-optioned Lariat model I…

A new iPhone feature lets you set ‘reminders’ for emails you need to address later — here’s how to use it

iOS 16 adds an email reminder feature to the iPhone Mail app. NurPhoto/Getty Images You can now “snooze” emails using the Remind Me option in the iPhone’s Mail app. Tap the Reply icon for any email and then choose Remind Me to get a notification at another time.  You need iOS 16 or later to…

The pound slips again versus the dollar after brief rally as markets weigh UK prime minister’s speech on budget measures

Liz Truss. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images UK Prime Minister Liz Truss defended her tax-cut plan after walking back a portion of it on Monday. “Cutting taxes is the right thing to do morally and economically,” she said at the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday. The pound slipped 1.4% shortly after Truss’ speech, reversing its short-lived rally…