Queen Elizabeth poses for rare portrait with her three heirs
By Tamar UK’s royal family is ringing in the new decade with a new family portrait. Queen Elizabeth II was joined by her three heirs — son Prince Charles, grandson …
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Amazon threatens to fire workers who criticized climate policies
By Nicholas Amazon has reportedly threatened to fire employees who recently criticized its environmental policies in the Washington Post — the newspaper that’s owned by Amazon’s billionaire boss Jeff Bezos. …
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Ex-Nissan honcho Carlos Ghosn fled Japan by hiding in musical instrument case
By Sheehy Nissan’s former CEO fled house arrest in Japan in a wild Hollywood-worthy plot — allegedly using a team of mercenaries posing as musicians to smuggle him out of …
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Army bans soldiers from using TikTok, citing security concerns
By Vega The US Army has banned soldiers from using the Beijing-based social media app TikTok on government phones, citing security concerns. It‘s an about-face for the military branch, which …
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Top DOE official ‘David Hay’ arrested for trying to set up sex with underage boy
By Selim A top deputy to city schools Chancellor Richard Carranza was busted in Wisconsin for allegedly trying to arrange sex with an underage boy online, police and sources told …
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WeWork co-CEOs could get golden parachutes worth $8.3M
By Manskar Adam Neumann’s replacements at WeWork could reportedly get their own golden parachutes worth almost $17 million if the troubled office-sharing company pushes them out. WeWork co-CEOs Artie Minson …
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Private investigation into murder of Canadian billionaire Barry Sherman called off
By Jone The family of Canadian billionaire Barry Sherman has closed its private investigation into the murder of the pharmaceutical magnate and his wife Honey, two years after they were …
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White House removes DC’s protest license plates from Trump’s limo
By Levine Limos used by President Trump no longer have license plates with DC’s unofficial motto, “End Taxation Without Representation.” The change to plain plates was made quietly in August …
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Pentagon warns home DNA kits could expose personal info
By Bowden The 23andMe and Ancestry DNA tests that so many Americans got for Christmas could expose their personal data to bad guys, officials say. Defense officials are warning that …
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Telecom giant Huawei slams WSJ report alleging Chinese government support
By Manskar Huawei lashed out Thursday at a report detailing how the Chinese government has propped up the telecom giant. Huawei has become one of the globe’s leading telecom companies …
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Ex-WeWork honcho Adam Neumann’s golden parachute could balloon past $2 billion
By Thornton The biggest, most outrageous golden parachute in history could get even bigger. WeWork’s ex-chief executive Adam Neumann — whose $1.7 billion exit package in October sparked protests from …
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SEC probes BMW for possible sales manipulation
By Manskar Securities regulators are reportedly investigating whether BMW distorted sales numbers with a manipulative practice known as “sales punching.” The US Securities and Exchange Commission is examining whether the …
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UK doubles fast-track visas for scientists ahead of Brexit
By Ellie LONDON – Britain said on Monday it would increase the number of scientists and researchers eligible for fast-track visas, part of the government’s plans to attract more elite …
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Robinhood app cheated users
By Thornton Robinhood — an app that promises millennials no-fee stock market trades — was caught selling its own customer trade orders to big Wall Street firms in deals that …
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France fines Google $166M over ‘random’ advertising enforcement
By Manskar French officials have slapped Google with a hefty fine for unfairly suspending companies from its digital advertising platform. The French Competition Authority issued the penalty of 150 million …
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Teen crook hacked into 75 phones and stole $1M in cryptocurrency: authorities
By Rosenberg An alleged teen crook stole the identities of 75 people and swiped $1 million in cryptocurrency — all from the comfort of his Brooklyn apartment, authorities said. Yousef …
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Lawsuit claims Apple, Microsoft have profited from child miners
By Eliss WASHINGTON — A new lawsuit accuses several of the world’s largest technology firms of knowingly profiting from children laboring under brutal conditions in African cobalt mines. The suit, …
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Video surveillance in China isn’t much worse than in the US
By Brooke China’s Orwellian video surveillance gets a bad rap but the US isn’t far behind, says a new report. The US has nearly the same ratio of security cameras …
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American families spent estimated $75 billion on pets in 2019: report
By Meece For those welcoming a dog, cat, fish, bird, rabbit, guinea pig or ferret to the family during the holidays, start stuffing cash into a piggy bank. Two-thirds of …
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Tech for stopping plague of robocalls is on the way
By Linge Scram, phone spam! A new federal law aims to throttle illegal robocalls by forcing service providers to install a verification system that will authorize calls as they are …
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