Then-President Donald Trump listens to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the White House, on October 21, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images Mike Pompeo has launched digital ads through his PAC in early voting presidential primary states. The former secretary of state is seen as a possible contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Pompeo…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google Brandon Wade/Reuters Google agreed to pay $391.5 million settle accusations of misleading location tracking practices, reported the New York Times. The settlement marks the end of a four-year investigation into Google’s violation of consumer protection laws. The decision comes after Google announced that it will limit Android’s ad-tracking practices….
Madeline Stone / Business Insider Sweetgreen is opening its first “Sweetlane” drive-thru in Illinois. The Sweetlane is similar to Chipotle’s Chipotlane, which adapted a drive-thru for fast casual use. Sweetgreen customers will order salads online and pick them up at a window from their cars. Salad chain Sweetgreen is opening a new version of its…
Nike on Monday launched dotSwoosh, an online store for virtual goods. Courtesy Nike Nike on Monday launched a store for virtual goods called Swoosh. The announcement comes as doubts about the future of the metaverse linger. This month Meta announced 11,000 layoffs in the wake of heavy spending on metaverse technology. Nike isn’t slowing its…
Tom Brady’s old Twitter profile photo Tom Brady Tom Brady just signaled the end of an era for crypto with a quiet change of his Twitter profile photo. Brady switched his profile photo from the “laser eyes” meme, which signaled bullishness in Bitcoin. Brady was one of the final holdouts after many celebrities quietly changed…
President Joe Biden. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Two federal courts have blocked Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan so far. While Biden is appealing the decisions, the process could take months. Advocates say student-loan payments should not resume in January without relief. Student-loan borrowers are at risk of resuming student-loan payments in under two months without the debt…
Bitcoin’s price hit a 52-week low as FTX sliding toward bankruptcy. Umit Turhan Coskun/Getty Images Bitcoin investors have pulled tokens from centralized exchanges at a record rate since the collapse of FTX, says Glassnode. The blockchain analytics firm said bitcoin outflows to self-custody hit a rate of 106,000 bitcoin per month. “The failure of FTX…
Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the media during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on November 08, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Former White House aide John F. Kelly told NYT Trump wanted the IRS to probe his political foes. Former FBI director James B. Comey and his deputy, Andrew…
John Tyson mugshot Washington County Sheriff’s Office Tyson Foods CFO was arrested last week after he was found in the bed of a woman who didn’t know him. John Tyson, who was named CFO last month, was charged with public intoxication and criminal trespass. He told investors he took “full responsibility” for his actions on…
If you’ve had to deal with a rash of fake Xbox Live accounts in recent times, you’re far from alone. Microsoft has published its first-ever Xbox transparency report, and it’s now clear the company is banning or otherwise cracking down on bots. The company says it issued over 4.33 million “proactive enforcements” (that is, taking…