Netflix’s newest true crime series, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, is a dramatization of the life and crimes of one of America’s most notorious serial killers. From 1978 to 1991, Dahmer murdered 17 young boys and men before being arrested in 1992. The drama follows Dahmer, his victims and their families as well as the…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
The legal team of former US President Donald Trump, led by M. Evan Corcoran (C), along with Lindsey Halligan (L), James Trusty (Center-R), and Christ Kise (R) arrive at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse. on September 20, 2022 in New York City. Alex Kent/Getty Images An ex-federal prosecutor wished the best of luck to Trump’s attorneys,…
President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on November 10, 2016. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Obama in January 2017 said a two-term Trump presidency would be “a problem,” according to Bloomberg. The then-president made the statement to a group of reporters in a talk uncovered by…
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Venture capital has been on a roller coaster this year. It came into 2022 riding the wave of the strongest year for venture deployment on record, just before the stock market plummeted and dragged venture down with it. As the third quarter comes to a close, things have started to get really interesting — again….
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by…
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. A multibillion dollar acquisition, IPO projections and some good ol’ VC and billionaire drama? It would be unfair to say that this week in tech and startups felt like 2021’s boom cycle; especially…
People walk past a Rite Aid store in Chelsea, New York in 2018. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images Rite Aid execs say theft in New York City stores drove $5 million in losses in its most recent quarter alone. The company is experimenting with new security and theft prevention strategies. Rite Aid’s Chief Revenue…
Then-President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference at the White House on January 18, 2017. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File Former President Obama in a private talk with reporters called the GOP “incoherent,” per Bloomberg. The conversation was held in January 2017, just days before Donald Trump assumed the presidency. “You don’t…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian television and radio host Vladimir Solovyov pose for a photo during an awards ceremony in Moscow’s Kremlin on Dec. 25, 2013. RIA Novosti Kremlin/AP A Russian TV presenter and Putin propagandist said the “West is starting to mock us” over the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Solovyov has been…