He is the richest man in the world with an estimated wealth of $260 billion as of August 19, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He is also considered the most innovative and revolutionary boss since Apple’s (AAPL) Steve Jobs. He leads companies that want to revolutionize transportation (Tesla (TSLA) ), conquer Mars (SpaceX), build …
““We can get rid of the idea that crypto loans are not subject to regulation. Rather, the rules have been around for decades. The platforms don’t follow them.’” — Gary Gensler, Securities and Exchange Commission What do automakers have to do with crypto lending platforms? Consumers and investors deserve protection — that applies to both …
Bad apples have given iPhone, Mac and iPad users more reasons to worry. Apple AAPL, -1.51% shared two security reports this week warning of serious vulnerabilities in some of its devices, which could allow attackers to take full control of iPhones, iPads and Macs. Users were advised to update affected devices, including: iPhone 6S and …
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Screenshot: 505 games In a very peculiar state of affairs, exclusive to the PlayStation console, Death Stranding, coming to Microsoft’s PC Game Pass. Subscribers to the latter service will soon be able to fall on a hill at no extra cost. The news was announced by Microsoft through a nice tweetfeaturing a Sam “Porter Bridges”-a-like …
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Ether has vastly outperformed bitcoin since both cryptocurrencies bottomed out in June 2022. Ether’s superior gains have come as investors anticipate a major upgrade to the ethereum blockchain dubbed “the merger”. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images Since bottoming out in mid-June, ether has significantly outperformed bitcoin as investors anticipate a major upgrade to the ethereum …
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Market veteran Nancy Tengler says talking about a new bull market is premature, as she calls her favorite “reliable” stocks. “I think this rally has been excellent,” Tengler, CEO and chief investment officer of Laffer Tengler Investments, told CNBC “Squawk Box Asia” last week. “Since mid-June we have increased risk in our portfolios and that …
Tencent runs the ubiquitous Chinese messaging app WeChat. The company has a short video feature in the app and has started monetizing it through video ads in the feed. Tencent said such ads could become a “substantial” source of revenue in the future. Budrul Chukrut | Sopa images | Light rocket | Getty Images Tencent …
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Airbnb uses technology to prevent parties. The vacation rental service announced on Tuesday, August 16 that it is introducing “anti-party technology” in the US and Canada. Airbnb said it is launching tech-forward tools to help hosts “help identify potentially risky reservations and prevent those users from taking advantage of our platform,” according to the company’s …
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A new study found that three generic drugs — fluvoxamine, commonly prescribed to treat depression, the controversial antimalarial drug ivermectin and the diabetes pill metformin — failed to prevent the kind of severe COVID-19 that leads to emergency room visits or hospitalization. The study, published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, examined whether …
A John Deere tractor at Gibson’s Green Acres Dairy on February 16, 2018 in Ogden, Utah.Image: Gene Sweeney Jr. (Getty Images) A new jailbreak code for John Deere tractors was unveiled Saturday at the DefCon security conference in Las Vegas, is the latest tool in the right to repair movement’s struggle to make everything a …
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