Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense case is finally being presented. The crux of that case is, essentially, that he has an explanation for everything.
After weeks of prosecution testimony in which the defense neither scored points nor sold a story, Bankman-Fried took the stand Friday to give his version of events.
Bankman-Fried is presumably carefully coached. During breaks in testimony, his parents rushed to a small conference room with the image adviser they’ve hir
Vintage is hot these days, which means you can find items that went out of style decades ago at the most fashionable stores for the young and hip. First, records and record players, which you used to only be able to find at thrift shops, were popping up in trendy stores. Now, your useless old iPod is officially on trend.
If iPods being “vintage” makes you feel old, you’re not alone. But the 2001 invention is now considered “a genuine piece of vintage retr
From applicant tracking systems to AI-powered recruitment tools built for speed, automation in the hiring process is here to stay. But how and how much automation should be incorporated into the process continues to be a big topic of debate among job seekers and hiring managers.
Now an interesting new survey from the Harris Poll and the employment platform Indeed has revealed that companies may risk turning off older job candidates if they lean too heavily on robot overlords when hi
When Elon Musk began to transform Twitter into X, a slew of people who had either once worked for the platform or were simply ardent users launched various efforts to build better alternatives. One of them was Gabor Cselle, who from 2014 to 2016 worked as a group product manager at Twitter, tweaking the timeline and new-user experience.
Cselle’s product, T2—which later rebranded to Pebble—was designed to be a kinder, safer alternative to Twitter. Trust and safet
Forty-one states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against Meta on Oct. 24, 2023, alleging that the company intentionally designed Facebook and Instagram with features that harm teens and young users.
Meta officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram—the social media platform most used by adolescents after TikTok—is harmful to teen girls’ body image and wellbeing. But the company swept those findings under th
One year ago, Elon Musk took over Twitter. The acquisition was the culmination of a blistering six months in which one of the world’s richest men campaigned vehemently to buy the company, then tried equally hard to wriggle out of the deal, before finally accepting defeat.
He marched into Twitter’s offices on October 26, 2022, carrying a detached bathroom sink. “Let that sink in!” he tweeted. Hilarious. The next day, the deal was complete and Musk was the
Put the child of two lawyers on the stand, and he’ll answer questions like a lawyer, or so Sam Bankman-Fried indicated in what looked to be a preview of his trial testimony scheduled for Friday.
Bankman-Fried, facing federal fraud charges, took the stand after lunch Thursday in a hearing conducted without the jury present so that Judge Lewis A. Kaplan could evaluate some legal issues ahead of the defendant’s anticipated testimony in front of the jury.
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It might be wise to think twice before you try to watch a Barbenheimer double feature on a less-than-trustworthy website.
That’s based on a new report from McAfee Labs, which tracked celebrities whose names most often lead unsuspecting internet searchers to online scams. These tricks tend to encourage users to click on fake links that then install malware on their devices. McAfee’s 2023 “Hacker Celebrity Hot List” slots Barbie’s Ryan Gosling in fir
Another popular Google product has an impending meeting with the Grim Reaper.
Yes, Google Podcasts is shutting down. Rest in peace with all the other casualties in the Google Graveyard, old friend.
It won’t be kicking the bucket until sometime “later in 2024,” but that’s a shame: It’s a a great app. Google will be migrating all its podcast-related interests to YouTube Music between now and then, so that’s an option to consider. I d
Google Maps users planning journeys in several major cities will soon be able to see an AI-powered preview of their driving, walking, or cycling route.
The new feature, which expands on Google Maps’ existing 3D immersive views of neighborhoods, landmarks, and businesses, will enable users to familiarize themselves with travel routes, including features like bike paths, and see a 3D preview of expected traffic and weather. That, says Chris Phillips, VP and general manager for