Nvidia’s own RTX 4090 graphics card has now apparently suffered a melting cable

Nvidia’s RTX 4090 Founders Edition has become the latest Lovelace flagship model to fall victim to a melted adapter cable, at least as reported by a user on Reddit. Previously, we’d only seen reports of this happening to third-party RTX 4090 graphics cards, meaning those made by Nvidia’s partners, as opposed to the Founders Edition…

Forget Black Friday – grab a great security upgrade with these tips

With Christmas edging ever closer, November brings the season of bargains, as Black Friday and Cyber Monday offer the chance to snap up a great deal. However the explosion in popularity for this shopping extravaganza has made it a popular target for hackers, scammers and cybercriminals looking to trick shoppers out of their hard-earned cash….

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: November 16, 2022 | Rates stay flat and could fall in the new year

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. Mortgage rates are holding relatively steady this week after dropping significantly late…

The nefarious new way companies are discriminating against remote workers: time-zone prejudice

People are being asked to work longer hours and pick up other teams’ slack, all because of their time zone. Tyler Le/Insider When interviewing for a job at a creative agency based on the West Coast, Jane was assured she could work East Coast hours. But almost immediately after she started the job, the expectations…

A conversation with Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary on FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, and crypto regulation.

Happy hump day, readers. Phil Rosen here. I’m still mulling over a conversation I had yesterday with Shark Tank’s “Mr. Wonderful,” Kevin O’Leary.  Top of mind, inevitably, was last week’s implosion of FTX, as O’Leary was a spokesperson and investor with the exchange.  It was our third conversation together, and O’Leary shared candid thoughts on…

An Airbnb cofounder’s new startup is building $289,000 prefab tiny homes that can be set up in a few hours — see inside the units

Samara Airbnb’s Joe Gebbia is now the cofounder of Samara, a startup building backyard tiny homes. Samara’s studio and one-bedroom ADUs start at $290,000 including instillation costs. ADUs have been on the rise across the US over the last few years. Airbnb’s cofounder Joe Gebbia has said goodbye to short-term rentals and hello to backyard…

Elon Musk is obsessed with the idea that Twitter staff could sabotage the platform, current and former employees reportedly say

Some Twitter workers think they’ve been fired for tweets criticizing Elon Musk or his decisions. Carina Johansen/Getty Images Elon Musk is concerned that the platform could be sabotaged by its staff, sources told Platformer. Some workers said they thought they’d been let go for tweets criticizing Musk. Platformer reported that Musk had also implemented a…

Jim Simons’ RenTech fund virtually eliminated its $500 million Tesla stake last quarter – and slashed its Twitter bet by 90%

Jim Simons. The Abel Prize/YouTube Renaissance Technologies eviscerated its Tesla and Twitter stakes last quarter. RenTech sold almost all of its shares in Elon Musk’s automaker, cutting its stake to below $400,000. Jim Simons’ quant fund also slashed the value of its Twitter bet from around $94 million to below $11 million. Renaissance Technologies sold…