dzairsport04 (Bloomberg) – Bill Hwang, the enigmatic investor behind one of the most spectacular trading debacles in Wall Street history, was arrested Wednesday morning over what federal prosecutors characterized as a vast, criminal scheme to mislead banks and manipulate markets. A year after the collapse of Hwang’s private investment firm, Archegos Capital Management, sent shock waves … Read more
Olivia Wilde got flustered as she received a mysterious envelope with the words ‘personal & confidential’ on the front at the 2022 CinemaCon. The unusual moment, which occurred on Tuesday, has sent attendees and reporters curious to the envelope’s contents, with some even wondering if she had just got ‘served’ with a subpoena to appear … Read more
A huge Warzone update is imminent with the release date of Season 3 upon us. Activision is revealing tons of information about what’s coming to its mega-popular battle royale. Including, both Godzilla and King Kong, in what promises to be a mammoth battle in the Pacific. As with the launch of any new season of … Read more
Leaked internal communications by Twitter employees reveal woke employees are overtaken by despair and anger about Elon Musk’s month-long effort to acquire Twitter. Musk announced he would purchase the company for $ 44 billion on Monday. The deal concludes a month-long saga that began with Musk first tweeting out polls and his thoughts about the … Read more
Image: BioWare / EA The video game industry is currently undergoing a small but unprecedented wave of developer organizing. Last week it even reached the halls of famed RPG maker BioWarewhere a group of QA contractors working on Dragon Age 4 revealed their intention to unionize. The two biggest reasons why? Bad pay and concerns … Read more
China had 37,900 kilometers (23,550 miles) of operational high-speed rail as of the end of 2020, which the country claims accounts for more than two-thirds of the world’s total. Zhang Bin | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING – As Covid controls drag down growth, China plans to boost its economy with more infrastructure … Read more
THERE’S A wonderful scene in the new motion picture “The Phantom of the Open” in which the real-life character named Maurice Flitcroft — the Great Impersonator who five times attempted to qualify for the Open Championship under various pseudonyms — has a sweet encounter in the locker room at Formby Golf Club with a 19-year-old … Read more
Between stints at Engadget, Gizmodo, and CNET, Sean Hollister became part of the small group that he co-founded The Verge back in 2011. He has worn a lot of hats in the past decade: reviewing products, running the newsroom, training and editing new writers, putting spicy editorials on the site, starring in a few videos, … Read more
Placeholder while article actions load Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is expected to go down in history as one of the largest hostile takeovers of all time. But unlike most corporate raiders, who focus on finance, Musk has said he wants to strengthen the company’s position on “free speech,” that he wants it to succeed … Read more
Travis Scott has booked his first official concert since the deadly Astroworld crowd crush at his show in Houston on November 5 that left 10 people dead. The canceled rapper – turning 31 this Saturday – is scheduled to perform May 7 at 8pm at the 20K-square-foot nightclub E11EVEN Miami. Tickets cost $ 150 for … Read more
