Shares of the payments company Block were in free fall Thursday, after a short seller accused the Jack Dorsey-run business of fraud.
Hindenburg Research, a respected short seller, said Block (formerly known as Square) allowed criminal activity to operate and flourish by taking a “Wild West” approach to compliance, which “made it easy for bad actors to mass-create accounts for identity fraud and other scams, then extract stolen funds quickly.”
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Give Shou Zi Chew credit for one thing. During his testimony before House lawmakers Thursday, the TikTok CEO managed to do something no politician or pundit has been able to achieve in decades: Bridge the political gap.
“You have unified Republicans and Democrats and if only for a day, we’re actually unified because we have serious concerns,” Texas Rep. August Pfluger, a Republican, told the social media executive, underlining the grave concerns both parties exp
This week, Deloitte released a forecast on the potential for growth within the space industry. The report, which pairs market data with a survey of space industry leaders, is intended to give execs in other industries the background they need to incorporate space into their businesses.
Bottom line upfront
“For space to grow, and fulfill the promise of all of these forecasts…it’s going to take other Fortune 500 companies und
Instacart is taking a big swing in its healthy food initiative.
The grocery delivery platform announced today a handful of new offerings alongside with the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities Kickoff event.
As part of its ongoing “Instacart Health” project, the company is now offering a product suite for medical providers that gives health systems and hospitals digital tools to promote more nutritional choices. Health providers c
If your laptop isn’t being flecked with olive oil spatter during a decathlon of online cooking classes, you’re probably doing something wrong. Of course, you’re probably doing something wrong anyway. That’s just the nature of this journey.
After a couple of weeks using YesChef, my laptop was once again in shambles. Shiny smudges on the trackpad. Crusty texture on the keys. And yes, greasy Jackson Pollock oil droplets—the kind that need to be scrape
Like a sucker, I sat down to write a YouTube-themed column and ended up spending two hours on YouTube before I got around to writing the column. Let’s chalk it up to “research,” shall we?
If you use a Chrome-based web browser to get your daily YouTube fix, here are some excellent extensions to improve your video watching.
Send songs to Spotify in a single click
So you’ve stumbled across the YouTube video for a song you absolutely, positively
We’ve all experienced identity fraud in some way. At some point in your life, somebody has tried to be you. It’s hardly the sincerest form of flattery—more like a huge headache.
The term identity fraud dates back almost 60 years. Back then, it was less prevalent (not less dangerous) because it was done manually. Think of someone splicing a photo into a stolen passport.
Digital fraud is vastly more sophisticated—and commonplace. Even the most pri
Starting Monday, Coca-Cola is inviting fans to harness AI tools to create new designs around some of its most famed images, including the classic contoured bottle, soda-guzzling polar bears, and even Santa Claus himself.
A new Coca-Cola website enables visitors across 17 countries, including the U.S., to select Coke imagery, then provide instructions for artwork and copy ideas—such as robots toasting with Coke bottles, or a poem about drinking soda on a hot summer’s da
Artificial intelligence may be the hottest thing happening in tech, but what are the best AI tools available to the public for enhancing productivity, improving writing, and generating multimedia content, including sounds and videos? From AI tools that can create images for use on social media platforms to video enhancers that are capable of deleting objects and creating virtual avatars, we’ve found some of the best AI tools for creating images and videos, as well as exploring the broa
It’s been 10 months since the Central Intelligence Agency tapped Nand Mulchandani to become the agency’s first-ever chief technology officer. A veteran of both the public and private sectors, Mulchandani had most recently served as CTO and acting director of the Defense Department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Before that, he cofounded several startups including Oblix, Determina, and OpenDNS (acquired by Oracle, VMWare, and Cisco, respectively).
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