Acer fixes major laptop bug that hackers can use to disable secure boot

Researchers have detected a new set of vulnerabilities impacting a number of Acer consumer and business laptops. The vulnerability, uncovered bt ESET allowed bad actors to deactivate UEFI Secure Boot by creating NVRAM, a type of non-volatile Random Access Memory, variables directly from the operating system.  UEFI Secure Boot is a feature that acts as…

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research owes more than $50,000 to a Bahamas resort inspired by Jimmy Buffett’s ‘Margaritaville’

A Margaritaville location in Florida. Silvia Ros for Insider A filing on Monday shows that Alameda Research owes $55,319 to Margaritaville’s Bahamas resort. Alameda Research, Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading firm, filed for bankruptcy in November alongside FTX. Alameda’s other creditors include Amazon Web Services and Bloomberg Finance. Amid his fallen crypto empire, Sam Bankman-Fried has lost…

How to maximize the impact of your charitable donation this holiday season

Doctors Without Borders With the end of the year approaching, charitable giving is top-of-mind for many individuals. Did you know that you may have a greater impact when you look beyond your checkbook? Strategically giving the right asset can benefit both you and your charity of choice. Doctors Without Borders is an independent, international medical…

Being your own boss comes with some tradeoffs. Here’s how Gen Zers are managing the challenges.

Gen Zers starting businesses should be aware of the realities of running a business. Halfpoint Images/Getty Images Gen Z will be a major player in entrepreneurship, with 45% very likely to start a venture.  Young people face risks of being your own boss, according to Bloomberg. Here’s how Gen Z founders are managing loneliness, financial…

Oil prices will hover near $90 in 2023 as Russian production bounces back to pre-war levels, JPMorgan says

Russia is Europe’s biggest oil supplier. Getty Images Oil prices will hover around $90 per barrel in 2023 as Russia boosts its production to pre-war levels, according to JPMorgan.The bank lowered its 2023 oil forecast by $8 because of the expected supply increase from Russia.The refilling of the special petroleum reserve by the Biden administration…

I want a prenup because my fiancée has been divorced before, but she refuses. How can I get her to sign?

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Federal officials to Herschel Walker committee: Learn how to add your campaign contributions

Georgia Republican US Senate candidate Herschel Walker. Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Federal Election Commission issued a warning to Herschel Walker’s joint fundraising committee. The FEC found multiple errors on the committee’s October quarterly campaign finance filing. Walker faces Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in the Georgia Senate runoff election on December 6. The Federal Election Commission…