Meta takes aim at the black market for Instagram accounts and services in 2 new lawsuits
Meta is cracking down on the buying and selling of Instagram accounts and “unauthorized” account reinstatement services. In two separate lawsuits this week, the company took aim at people it alleged had violated its terms by offering these kinds of services. It’s the first time Meta has taken this type of legal action in the…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says streaming sports will only get more expensive as Disney buys up the competition
Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed Disney’s deal with Fubo in a letter to the DOJ on Tuesday. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has asked the Justice Department to “closely scrutinize” Disney’s deal with Fubo TV, saying it could lead to consumers paying higher prices. Warren raised concerns about Disney’s moves on Tuesday in a letter addressed to the…
Attorneys questioned Charlie Javice jurors about whether they knew Jamie Dimon or ran a startup
A jury has been selected in the trial of Charlie Javice. A jury was selected and opening statements began Thursday in the trial of Frank founder Charlie Javice. Prosecutors say Javice and her former colleague Olivier Amar defrauded JPMorgan Chase by lying about the success of Frank, a startup she launched to help students apply…
‘Good American Family,’ starring Ellen Pompeo, is based on the true story of Natalia Grace Barnett
Imogen Faith Reid plays Natalia Grace Barnett. The true story behind the upcoming Hulu show “Good American Family” proves that reality can be stranger than fiction. The streamer released the first trailer for the series this week, which quickly accumulated over 2.5 million views on YouTube. The clip centers on Kristine Barnett (Ellen Pompeo), a…
Businesses weigh the cost of moving supply chains out of China as Trump’s new tariff takes effect
Containers at Yangshan deepwater port in Shanghai, China. The Trump administration’s tariffs on goods imported from China have left businesses wondering if they should move their supply chains elsewhere. But some say the cost of finding new suppliers and relocating production isn’t feasible. “It can be way more expensive to move your supply chain than to…
DOGE savings estimates fall by $9 billion in 48 hours
The White House DOGE office linked to Elon Musk lowered its expected savings from canceled federal contracts by about $9.3 billion in a two-day period. A B-17 review of the “wall of receipts” on doge.gov found that Elon Musk’s team had lowered its claimed savings from $16.5 billion on Tuesday to $7.2 billion as of…
Parenting teens is a constant battle. I live by 2 rules in my household.
The author (not pictured) doesn’t allow her teens to have screens in their bedrooms. Out of all the parenting tips I read as a new mom, one piece of advice has stayed with me all these years: “Start as you mean to continue.” It was a helpful reminder for times when I was exhausted, and…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang directly addresses the DeepSeek stock sell-off, saying investors got it wrong
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed the investor reaction to DeepSeek at a virtual vendor event. Investors took away the wrong message from DeepSeek’s advancements in AI, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at a virtual event aired Thursday. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm owned by the hedge fund High-Flyer, released a competitive, open-source reasoning model named…
Meta approves bonuses of up to 200% of company executives’ salaries as it trims stock awards for employees
Meta has approved a bonus plan that it says will motivate its leaders. Meta approved a plan that could give company executives a bonus of up to 200% of their base salary, according to an SEC filing submitted on Thursday. The company said in the filing that the bonus plan provides “variable cash incentives” designed…
