Monthly Archives: October 2022

Mark Zuckerberg should dial down the metaverse crap and make Facebook ‘Facebook’ again

Mark Zuckerberg. Charles Platiau/Reuters Mark Zuckerberg is going all in on the metaverse, but he should re-focus on other things. The Meta CEO should prioritize growing engagement and revenue on the company’s core apps. Meta reports Q3 earnings next week and analysts have called it a “make-or-break quarter.” Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook,…

Doctors are linking some medical problems to the cost-of-living crisis as patients struggle to afford food and bills

Some doctors in England say the number of patients coming to them with health problems amid the cost-of-living crisis has increased. Getty Images Doctors in England are seeing patients whose health issues seem linked to the cost-of-living crisis. Some people are ignoring health issues as putting food on the table takes priority, one doctor said….

The man who made Red Bull the world’s best-known energy drink and amassed a $25 billion fortune has died aged 78

Red Bull CEO Dietrich Mateschitz has died at 78. Joan Cros Garcia/Getty Images Red Bull cofounder Dietrich Mateschitz has died aged 78, the company said. The Austrian billionaire saw the potential in a Thai energy drink before investing in Red Bull.  The success of the drink allowed him to invest in sports such as Formula…

A man is suing Hertz because his rental car was stopped by armed police after being wrongly reported as stolen

Officers told Nicholas Wright “This happens all the time with Hertz.” Polestar Armed police held a man and his teenage daughter for 30 minutes after they rented a car from Hertz.  Nicholas Wright is one of almost 400 people suing Hertz over false arrests. Hertz told Insider it will contest “false claims intended to cause…

Rich Russians offered a Caribbean shortcut to US visas by paying their way to a Grenadian passport

Anna Kim/Insider Insider investigated how rich Russians could move to the US by investing in Grenada’s economy. A visa firm is offering the shortcut after Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization. It’s legal, but an illicit-finance expert said it could let oligarchs “skirt the rules.” Five days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial…

A man with a brain injury was scammed out of all of his money. He and his mother are calling on social-media companies to protect disabled people from con artists.

A man working on his laptop. Getty Images Justin Westwood was the victim of a vicious scam that took all his money.  Westwood, who has a disability due to a brain injury, told Insider how the scam changed his life.  Now he, his mom, and charities are calling on social-media companies to help fight online…

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