Elizabeth Holmes faces sentencing in a matter of days after all three requests she made for a new trial were denied

Elizabeth Holmes. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Elizabeth Holmes has been denied 3 requests seeking a new trial, including one based on a witness’ visit to her home after she was found guilty. The Theranos founder is due to be sentenced in 10 short days. Holmes faces up to 20 years in prison for each of the…

Oil prices could drop to the $70 range after this winter as current levels are unsustainable, OPEC+ member says

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans David McNew/Getty Images Oil prices could drop to around $70 a barrel after this winter, according to Oman energy minister Salim al-Aufi. “We don’t believe that the current prices are sustainable comfortably,” the OPEC+ member told Reuters. He added prices would be determined after…

Binance is buying FTX amid ‘significant’ liquidity issues. Here’s how billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried’s exchange got here.

FTX Cryptocurrency exchange CEO Gabe Bankman-Fried at a hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2022. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Binance reached an agreement to purchase Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX on Tuesday.  Contagion fears were worsened by selling from Binance CEO and Bankman-Fried rival Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. Here’s what happened as FTX…

This week’s student loan refinancing rates: November 8, 2022 | 5-year undergraduate rates unchanged

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Average interest rates on refinanced student loans didn’t change much from two…

Crypto giant Binance is buying its rival FTX following a very public dispute

Two of the largest crypto exchanges have just announced one of the stranger tech mergers in recent memory (and that’s saying something). Binance plans to acquire its rival FTX after a brief but very public dispute. As Bloombergexplains, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sold about $529 million in FTX’s native token on November 6th in response…

Zoom is adding email and calendar features to take on other workspace platforms

As expected, Zoom is looking to take on the likes of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace in more areas than group video calls and chats. At its Zoomtopia conference, the company announced a bunch of features that are coming to its platform, including two key ones for productivity: email and calendars. You can connect third-party…

Awesome Games Done Quick 2023’s full charity speedrun schedule now live

With Awesome Games Done Quick’s next charity speedrun event rapidly gaining on us, organisers have revealed timings for all 140+ speedruns scheduled for the January 2023 show. Next year’s Awesome Games Done Quick runs from 8th-15th January, and will once again be an online-only event as organisers look to move its in-person component away from…

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal now facing “in-depth” investigation by EU

The European Commission has announced that, following its initial investigation into Microsoft’s proposed $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it will now be opening a more “in-depth” Phase 2 probe to determine the deal’s likely impact on competition. In a statement on its website, the European Commission said it had made the decision after its preliminary…