Monthly Archives: November 2022

This cybercrime group stole $30 million from banks and telecoms in a four-year crime spree

Several African banks, as well as a number of financial institutions and telecommunications operators in Asia and Latin America, have been victims of a highly sophisticated, well-planned heist campaign, which saw the crooks walk away with at least $30 million.  Cybersecurity experts Group-IB discovered the robbery after being brought in to investigate suspicious cyber-activity. Together…

(redirect) Best Christmas sales 2019: last-minute deals from Amazon, Walmart & more

Christmas is just around the corner (one day to be exact), and if you’re looking for last-minute deals on gifts for the family, then you’ve come to the right place. Retailers like Amazon and Walmart are having massive sales on best-selling items which include smartwatches, Amazon devices, headphones, kitchen appliances, gaming consoles, and more. To…

(redirect) The best after-Christmas sales 2019: deals from Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy & more

The holidays have come and gone, and that means retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy are having massive after-Christmas sales on leftover holiday stock. You can find end-of-year clearance prices on a number of best-selling items, which include TVs, laptops, appliances, smart home devices, and more.  To help you sort through all the offers,…

Alibaba leaps 10% as US-listed Chinese stocks rally on further speculation Beijing is set to reopen its economy after strict lockdown measures

Beijing eased lockdown measures on Monday. VCG/Getty Images Alibaba and other US-listed Chinese stocks jumped Friday after reports sparked further speculation China is moving toward reopening its economy.  A former top disease control official in China said the country will make “substantial” changes to its zero-COVID policy in the coming months, Reuters reported. Nio and…

Thieves stole 132 bottles of wine worth $200,000 from a Michelin-starred restaurant by going through an abandoned pharmacy next door in a ‘very precise’ heist

Coque has two Michelin stars and 30,000 bottles of wine. Jesus Hellin/Getty Images 132 bottles of wine costing an average of $1,500 each were stolen from a Madrid restaurant. One bottle was almost a century old, and others were in the owners’ family for three generations. The robbers made an entrance hole in a pharmacy…

Amber Heard is no longer on Twitter, days after her ex-boyfriend Elon Musk bought the platform

Elon Musk and Amber Heard. Getty/Getty Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter closed last week, prompting some celebrities to leave the platform.  His ex-girlfriend Amber Heard’s Twitter was inactive as of Thursday. Heard still has her Instagram account, but hasn’t posted since her defamation trial ended. Amber Heard is no longer on Twitter a few…

Twitter users could soon be able to pay to DM ‘Very Important Tweeters’ thanks to a new feature, report says

Elon Musk’s Twitter is working on a new feature for the social media site, The NYT reported. AP Elon Musk’s Twitter is working on a paid direct messaging feature, the NYT reports. Twitter users would pay a few dollars to send a message to a “Very Important Tweeter,” per the report. Musk is planning to…

US stocks surge after solid jobs report and speculation of China emerging from lockdowns

Xinhua/Wang Ying/ Getty Images US stocks surged on Friday after a solid jobs report showed nonfarm payrolls jumping 261,000 in October.The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, but the jobs report was likely not weak enough to change the Fed’s interest rate hike plans.Stocks were also higher after speculation grew that China would emerge from recent…