JPMorgan reports a Q3 earnings beat — as CEO Jamie Dimon sounds the alarm on inflation, rising rates, and other global headwinds

Jamie Dimon. Mark Lennihan/AP JPMorgan published third-quarter earnings on Friday that beat Wall Street’s forecasts. The bank’s net revenue grew 10%, but net income slid 17% as it built up its credit reserves. CEO Jamie Dimon touted the US economy’s strength, but flagged a raft of global headwinds. JPMorgan Chase reported third-quarter earnings on Friday…

I got Web3 VIP access to see Jack Harlow in concert through an NFT club called Dancing Seahorse. But the experience felt very Web2 — and that’s exactly what the company’s CEO wants.

The startup Dancing Seahorse offers access to perks at music events, including a recent Jack Harlow concert. Scott Legato/Getty Images Dancing Seahorse sells NFTs that offer exclusive perks to music fans. I attended Jack Harlow’s recent concert in Brooklyn in a VIP suite hosted by the startup. CEO Alex Nahai said he’s targeting music fans,…

Esports coach accused of sexual harassment against all-female Valorant team booted from Rising Hope

A coach accused of sexual harassment has now left Serbian esports organisation Rising Hope, it’s been confirmed. Earlier in the week, Rising Hope’s all-female Valorant team and head coach Jehiel quit after a sexual harassment claim was raised regarding another coach, named Simons. In a Twitlonger statement, Jehiel detailed how Simons would regularly threaten to…

Activision not backing down on SMS verification for new Call of Duty PC players

New Call of Duty players on PC will still need to verify their identity via an SMS message – even though Activision’s other half Blizzard rolled back the unpopular requirement for Overwatch 2 following its beleaguered launch. In a new blog post, Activision confirmed it would require a text-enabled mobile phone number to play the…

Latest Elden Ring patch suggests visual improvements and DLC maps coming

The latest Elden Ring patch, released yesterday, appears to have references to visual features and potential DLC. As dataminer and streamer Lance McDonald shared on Twitter, menu strings were found (by sennoutantei) relating to ray tracing features. What’s more, references have been found to two new maps that don’t yet exist in the game. Read…