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butterfly effect — Judge approves $50 million settlement over broken MacBook butterfly keyboards Only affected users living in specific states will be eligible for payouts. Andrew Cunningham – Nov 30, 2022 7:08 pm UTC Enlarge / The very first of the butterfly-switch keyboard designs, as introduced in the 12-inch MacBook from 2015. reader comments 0

FalconX wants to correct the record. Over the weekend, Benzingaand other publications reported a $17 million USDC deposit in FalconX from a wallet attributed to Alameda Research. The crypto trading platform has since been clarified since that although the sender was marked Alameda Research, it was mislabeled. FalconX emailed Benzinga, with a spokesperson stating: $17M

Ending Jack Mas Ant Groups two-year-long regulatory feud, Chinese authorities will reportedly impose a fine of more than $1 billion on the billionaires fintech company. What Happened: Chinas central bank which has been driving the revamp at Ant after the Xi Jinping-led administration scuttled the company's $37 billion IPO at the last minute in 2020

During the first week of November 2022, the Web Summit, hosted in Lisbon, Portugal, brought together over 70,000 attendees from across the globe. Perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing business, innovation, and government were discussed. Beyond speaking engagements, the Web Summit featured pitch competitions and afterparties, including onewith DJsDavid Guetta and Armin Van Buren.

Britain is poised to relax one of the biggest restrictions on the banking sector as part of “Big Bang 2.0”, the long promised liberalisation of post-Brexit financial services rules. The “ringfencing” of banks with retail and investment arms was introduced after the 2008 financial crash with the aim of reducing risk and preventing banking collapses.

Tiger Global Managementhas increased its stake in tech giants on Wall Street while simultaneously cutting its stake in someof the Chinese EV players, according to its SEC filings. Tiger Global has loaded up on over 845,000 shares ofMicrosoft CorporationMSFT during the third quarter, taking its holdings to over $1.39 billion. The company also picked up

At this point, you have probably absorbed, directly and indirectly, more than enough information on Web3s disgraced hero, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and his currently insolvent businesses, FTX FTT/USD and its sister company, quantitative trading firm Alameda Research. Yet the story continues to unfold well beyond the investigations underway by the US Securities and Exchange Commission

If youre nuts about fintech, are new to the industry or even a seasoned pro, youll want to join the more than 1,000 attendees expected at this years Benzinga Fintech Deal Day & Awards. Make critical connections with successful fintech leaders. Meet more fintech business leaders in oneday than you would in a year. Its

Through the first week of November 2022, the Web Summit, hosted in Lisbon, Portugal, brought together over 70,000 technology-focused attendees from across the globe. Perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing business, innovation, and government were discussed. Beyond speaking engagements, the Web Summit featured pitch competitions and afterparties, with one featuringDJsDavid Guetta and Armin Van

close video Biden administration vows to monitor Twitter ‘misinformation’ Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine discusses Twitter’s advertising drama, the White House monitoring the social media platform for ‘misinformation’ and Apple limiting airdrop function in China amid unrest. The Elon Musk regime at Twitter is no longer enforcing the platform's COVID-19 misinformation rules, a move

Artemis I rising — Orion flies far beyond the Moon, returns an instantly iconic photo “Its really hard to articulate what the feeling is.” Eric Berger – Nov 29, 2022 1:42 pm UTC Enlarge / Orion, the Moon, and Earth in one photo.NASA reader comments 90 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on

The US is pushing European allies to take a harder stance towards Beijing as it tries to leverage its leadership on Ukraine to gain more support from Nato countries for its efforts to counter China in the Indo-Pacific. According to people briefed on conversations between the US and its Nato allies, Washington has in recent

GaN you dig it? — USB-C desktop power chargers testedthe best GaN-based boxes We tested the best multi-port, high-wattage chargers for the plug-deprived. Kevin Purdy – Nov 28, 2022 12:00 pm UTC Enlarge / GaN desktop chargers in their native habitat. From left: Ugreen Nexode 200W, Hyper 245W GaN Desktop Charger, and Anker 727 Power

close video Frontier Airlines CEO on soaring holiday airfare Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle weighs in on reports airfare for the 2022 holiday season will be the most expensive in five years, claiming planes will ‘sellout’ on ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.’ Frontier Airlines will no longer have a customer service phone line to help travelers

BEIJING – The police have cracked down on protesters who took to the streets in major cities in China over the weekend, arresting demonstrators for publicly opposing the countrys tough zero-Covid-19 measures. At least three people were taken from their homes in Beijing on Monday after attending a peaceful protest by Beijings Liangma River on

President Joe Bidens administrationhas called for stronger regulatory controls over Bitcoin BTC/USD and other cryptocurrenciesin response to the scandal, potential fraud, and money lost through the collapse of Sam Bankman-Frieds FTX FTT/USD exchange and sister company, quantitative investment firm Alameda. White House Press SecretaryKarine Jean-Pierresaid, Without proper oversight, crypto risks harming everyday Americans, so this

Cyber Monday — Here are all the best Cyber Monday deals we could find[Updated] Cyber Monday is here, with new deals joining many still-available Black Friday deals. Corey Gaskin – Nov 28, 2022 5:21 am UTC EnlargeArs Technica reader comments 167 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share

Edwin Dorsey, a 24-year-old investing maven and author of the weekly newsletter, The Bear Cave, recently posted on Twitter that institutional trading platform, FalconX would no longer be using Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN). Dorsey shared a communication that appears to be from FalconX to its customers. The message stated: Out of an abundance of caution

Xi Jinping faces one of his greatest challenges as president of China after tens of thousands of people took to the streets over Beijing’s strict coronavirus controls and suppression of freedom of speech. At least 10 cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan and Chengdu, were shaken by rare political protests over the weekend, triggering clashes with

China has been rocked by some of its most significant acts of civil disobedience in years after vigils in Shanghai and other big cities to mark a deadly fire in Xinjiang region turned into protests over Xi Jinping’s draconian zero-Covid policies. Social media posts have blamed the deaths of 10 people in the blaze on