While the fate of many contestants in the fictional “Squid Game” series from South Korea was a quick death, for investors in a cryptocurrency inspired by the global sensation, things didn’t pan out so well either. Last week, an unknown developer launched a crypto token inspired by the wildly popular …
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The U.S. government wants major technology companies to explain how they’re using customers’ financial data, laying the groundwork for tighter privacy rules on mobile payment systems down the road. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, PayPal and Square to reveal details of their proprietary payment …
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Amazon is entering the holiday season having reaped more than $600 million in state and local government tax breaks, according to a tally from a watchdog group. Even before 2021 is over, the year has been the second-highest for tax subsidies for the ecommerce giant, with a total of $669 …
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A baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks’ minor league team spends some of his time off the mound mowing lawns in northern California. Scott Randall of Rocklin, California, was drafted by the Diamondbacks family of teams in July. He plays for the Visalia Rawhide, a single-A club whose season doesn’t …
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Ronan Farrow alleges in his new book “Catch and Release” that NBCUniversal CEO Stephen Burke was warned about problems of sexual abuse at NBC News as early as 2015, two years before anchor Matt Lauer was fired.Farrow also claims Burke had ties to Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and it was …
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Steven Spielberg contends that films debuting on streaming services shouldn’t be eligible for OscarsThat has sparked a debate pitting newcomers like Netflix against Hollywood’s old guardAt least some observers think Spielberg’s battle has already been lost as streaming becomes mainstream Netflix has proved itself to be stiff competition for traditional …
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LOS ANGELES – Rapper 2 Milly filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the makers of “Fortnite,” saying they’re illegally using a dance he created in their wildly popular video game. The Brooklyn-based rapper, whose real name is Terrence Ferguson, alleges in the suit filed in Los Angeles federal court that Epic …
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