Month: January 2023

Ad Spending on Twitter Falls by Over 70 Percent in December: Data

Advertising spend on Twitter Inc. dropped by 71 percent in December, data from an advertising research firm showed, as top advertisers slashed their spending on the social-media platform after Elon Musk’s takeover. The recent data by Standard Media Index comes (SMI) as Twitter is moving to reverse the advertiser exodus. It has introduced a slew…


FBI Says North Korea-Related Hacker Group Behind US Crypto Firm Heist

A hacker group associated with North Korea, the Lazarus Group, also known as APT38, was responsible for the theft last June of $100 million from U.S. crypto firm Harmony’s Horizon bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday. On Jan. 13, North Korean cyber actors used a privacy protocol called Railgun to launder over…


Senators Grill Ticketmaster at Antitrust Hearing After Taylor Swift Ticketing Fiasco

Lawmakers grilled a top executive from Ticketmaster’s parent company on Tuesday at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing after the service’s mishandling of Taylor Swift’s concert ticket sales in November. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) called upon leading ticketing agency executives as witnesses to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition, Antitrust and Consumer Rights….


Lawyer: Warnings Boy Had Gun Ignored Before He Shot Teacher

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—Concerned staff warned administrators at a Virginia elementary school three times that a 6-year-old boy had a gun and was threatening other students in the hours before he shot and wounded a teacher, but the administration “was paralyzed by apathy” and didn’t call police, remove the boy from class, or lock down the…


Tennessee Law Barring Adults Under 21 From Carrying Guns Ruled Unconstitutional

A law barring adults under 21 from carrying guns in Tennessee has been ruled unconstitutional. Nearly two years after the government of Tennessee was sued over its anti-gun carrying prohibition, young adults in the state will now enjoy the same gun carry rights as their peers over the age of 21. Lawyers for the Firearms…


Socceroos Star Awer Mabil Feels Love After Recieving Young Australian of the Year Award

Buoyed by receiving the Young Australian of the Year award, Socceroos winger Awer Mabil hopes he can bring greater awareness to the plight of refugees as he looks to rediscover his love for football at a new club, Sparta Prague. Mabil arrived in the Czech capital earlier this month, reuniting with his former coach Brian…


Cost of Living Is ‘Number 1’ Priority, Newly Sworn in NZ PM Says as Inflation Remains at 7.2 Percent

An increasing number of New Zealand families are feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living, as the inflation rate remained at a near three-decade high in the three months to December. Stats NZ revealed the annual inflation rate in the December quarter remained stubbornly high at 7.2 percent. This was driven by housing…


Former Tesla CFO and Major Shareholder Testify in Elon Musk Fraud Trial

On the sixth day of the ongoing class-action lawsuit against Tesla founder Elon Musk, former CFO Deepak Ahuja took the stand. Ahuja was questioned as a witness to any dealings between the electric car company and the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). While being questioned by defense prosecutors, Ahuja stated that the contents of…


Bank of Canada’s Macklem Says He Is ‘Not Even Thinking’ of Cutting Rates

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Wednesday said he was focused on whether interest rates would need to go higher and was not even considering a cut, pushing back against traders betting that the central bank will move lower as soon as October. Macklem made his remarks in an interview with Reuters after earlier…


Shen Yun on Track to Become ‘8th Wonder of the World’, Says Theatergoer

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ryan Crowder, a business director, was deeply taken by Shen Yun Performing Arts after seeing it for the first time at The Kennedy Center Opera House on Jan. 25 “It was an absolute delight. Very dazzling,” he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes the eighth wonder of the world.” “The lyrics, the dance,…