Remote workers aren’t telling their bosses that they are working abroad. Vasil Dimitrov/Getty Images Tech startup GravyWork racked up an estimated $500,000 in costs due to a surprise from a remote worker, WSJ reported. CEO Alex Atwood didn’t register his business in California and Texas, where an employee spent time working. Some workers take advantage…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Nearly half of Binance’s reserves are in the firms own stablecoin and native token, according to Bloomberg. Co-founder Changpeng Zhao said earlier this week Binance would be more transparent and provide proof of reserves. The exchange’s total holdings amount to about $75 billion. About 40% of Binance’s $74.7 billion of holdings are…
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, Twitter When Elon Musk took over Twitter, he let Twitter Blue subscribers get “verified” for $8 per month. The Twitter Blue check marks don’t require ID verification, letting users like @Jesus get them. We asked the account owner what it’s like to be “Jesus” — and what it’s like to be verified…
(Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX collapsed in a matter of days and has started Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The FTX fiasco is the latest in a series of meltdowns to rock the crypto world this year. The maelstrom may spur efforts for much-lacking regulation and should,…
Satellite imagery shows damage to the Antonivksy Bridge in Kherson, Ukraine, on November 11, 2022. Maxar Technologies An explosion early Friday morning seriously damaged the key Antonivsky Bridge in Kherson, Ukraine. The explosion came as Russian forces retreated from the strategically important city. Neither side has claimed responsibility for the blast. An early-morning explosion rendered…
Rendering of the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport — aerial view. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Newark Liberty International Airport will debut its brand-new Terminal A to the media on Tuesday. The new facility replaces the outdated terminal that had stood for nearly 50 years. Terminal A will boast…
Authorities in Canada have arrested an alleged member of the LockBit ransomware gang, according to the Department of Justice. Mikhail Vasiliev, a dual Russian-Canadian citizen, is awaiting extradition to the US, where he is charged with conspiracy to intentionally damage protected computers and to transmit ransom demands. Vasiliev faces a prison sentence of up to…
You might think retailers would be holding their collective breath before the sales frenzy of Black Friday kicks in, but we found some pretty impressive deals on late-model tech this week. Apple’s AirPods Pro dropped to a new low, while the Apple Watch SE with cellular cut $40 off the sticker price. Gamers looking for…
When it comes to charging your EV in the US, Canada and Mexico, the only two connector types available aren’t cross-compatible. Tesla has its J1772 connector, which in the company’s defense was developed when Tesla was still the only EV game in town. Everybody else uses the current North American standard, the Combined Charging System…
A Google security researcher says that some Samsung Android phones were attacked by a commercial surveillance vendor using three zero-day hacks chained together. In a blog post, Google Project Zero security researcher Maddie Stone said that the exploit chain targeted specific Samsung phones that used an Exynos chip, suggesting they were likely sold in Europe…