A recent interview with Monolith Soft suggests more Xenoblade Chronicles games will happen – but is that really going to be the case? Up to this point, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has been largely viewed as the end of a trilogy. Director Tetsuya Takahashi had previously stated that the game was to combine the worlds of…

Hackers have been found installing malware on Microsoft SQL servers in order to monetize the endpoints’ bandwidth.  Findings from Ahnlab discovered a special type of malware, called proxyware, which turns the host device into a proxy server that remote users can use for different things, from testing, to content distribution.  To incentivize people to use…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi receives the gavel from Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy during the first session of the 116th Congress at the US Capitol on January 3, 2019, in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images Kevin McCarthy said Nancy Pelosi shouldn’t be allowed to write a congressional stock trading ban due to her husband’s…

The 2022 Rivian R1T. Tim Levin/Insider Layoffs at EV startup Rivian began this week. The company is cutting costs amid its production ramp-up and concerns about the economy. Former employees are posting on LinkedIn about the cuts, which impacted non-manufacturing roles. Layoffs at Rivian started in late July as the electric vehicle startup races to…

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Roberto Jimenez Mejias/Getty Images In hot real estate markets, some buyers are waiving home inspections to improve their chances. But there are problems only a home inspector can find, like hidden mold and foundation defects. An inspector may also find an outdated septic system or problems with the roof. Compare homeowners insurance quotes with Policygenius….

Advancements in artificial intelligence, coupled with the rise of messaging apps, are fueling the development of chatbots — software programs that use messaging as the interface through which to carry out any number of tasks, from scheduling a meeting, to reporting the weather, to helping users buy a pair of shoes. AP/Elaine Thompson Businesses are…

Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Eric Baradat/Getty Images US stocks experienced a bear-market rally in July but the recent upswing is likely to fade, Bank of America said Friday.  The stock market rally found ‘oxygen’ from the fall in the 10-year Treasury yield prompted by ‘recession shock.’  BofA said a Fed pivot from its rate-hike campaign…

Marco Bello/Getty; Savanna Durr/Insider Ark Invest’s flagship fund has failed to keep up with the broader stock market’s rally this week.Earnings implosions from some of Ark’s top holdings like Roku and Teladoc added to the pain.Despite the sharp underperformance, Ark’s flagship fund has attracted nearly $2 billion in fund inflows year-to-date. Ark Invest’s flagship fund…

Paul Allen, the late cofounder of Microsoft. Elaine Thompson/AP Paul Allen’s estate recently sold 10 properties in New York and Seattle for a total of $168 million. Allen, the Microsoft cofounder who died in 2018, had a massive trust that included pro sports teams. Reports have indicated that Allen’s sister must liquidate the trust and…