Laird could sell off Scottish nudist beach after losing £130k in crypto 'scam' A LAIRD who lost £130,000 in a cryptocurrency investment has warned he may have to sell off parts of his estate. The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2022
Scots laird who owns nudist beach to sell off parts of estate after £130k loss in crypto scam Michael Dudgeon, who owns Scotland's most northerly nudist beach, claims he lost tens of thousands in a crypto scam. Daily Record · Dec 12, 2022
Hunter role in 'Twitter for tradies' app Torqn connects mining workers in chat loops, helping to improve industry safety Newcastle Herald · Dec 12, 2022
Toshiba’s 30 years of research pave the way for quantum-safe communications links From the secure transmission of sensitive genomic data, to data transfers between critical industrial infrastructure, to the day-to-day exchange of personally-identifiable data in financial and healthcare sectors — digital communications is the lifeblood of critical human enterprise. Bangkok Post · Dec 11, 2022
Michelle Mone under pressure over £18m office complex linked to firms at centre of Covid PPE scandal A Sunday Mail investigation into the site’s ownership has discovered how those running under-fire PPE Medpro are also involved with the luxury office complex. Daily Record · Dec 11, 2022
Bankman-Fried ‘would give anything’ to start new business to repay FTX users Former boss of collapsed crypto-exchange says he has duty to try to recoup investors’ lost money The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022
Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried to testify before Congress next week ‘There is a limit to what I will be able to say, and I won’t be as helpful as I’d like,’ crypto founder says The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to testify before Congress next week Founder and former CEO says he could talk about what he thinks led to crash and ‘my own failings’ The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried to testify before House committee next Tuesday "There is a limit to what I will be able to say, and I won't be as helpful as I'd like." Axios · Dec 9, 2022
Luxury resort, cars worth B3bn seized from alleged triad boss Tuhao Authorities have seized a luxury resort and cars, worth about 3 billion baht in all, from alleged Chinese triad boss Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, who is accused of involvement in the drug trade. Bangkok Post · Dec 9, 2022
Investor scammer unaware of company rules A US man who scammed investors out of $3.5 million maintained his business was legitimate despite it failing to have an ABN and a tax file number. AAP · Dec 9, 2022
Cryptocurrency broker Digital Surge goes into administration, as the FTX fallout continues Tens of thousands of Australian investors with superannuation and savings tied up in cryptocurrency remain in suspense, as a major Australian broker collapses into voluntary administration. ABC News · Dec 9, 2022
Australia charges four Chinese nationals over U.S.-based scam Australian police charged four Chinese nationals on Friday over an online investment scam based mainly in the United States, which authorities said caused losses of more than $100 million across the world. Reuters · Dec 8, 2022
US tips off Australia to $150m scam The alleged Australian controllers of a $150 million global financial scam have been arrested after the US Secret Service alerted police. AAP · Dec 8, 2022
Bangkok Post · Dec 8, 2022 Disrupting the disruptors on the internet After a decade of unconstrained growth -- when it seemed that a new billionaire was minted every day -- the tech industry has finally hit a rough patch. Elon Musk's erratic behaviour following his takeover of Twitter has left the financially leveraged platform in a precarious state. The crypto exchange…
Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022 The Federal Reserve is deflating financial bubbles, without a crash The Federal Reserve hasn’t had much success so far in wrestling down sky-high inflation, but its monetary tightening campaign is having a major impact in deflating asset bubbles that swelled during the pandemic.
Axios · Dec 8, 2022 The SBF media blitz's key messages The FTX collapse is the irresistible trainwreck story in business right now, but all the coverage of its instigator might be serving his purposes, as much as the public interest.
Daily Mirror · Dec 8, 2022 'Elon Musk fired me over email - he's turning Twitter into a real-life Squid Game' Mr Ihara worked for Twitter for ten years and was excited when the social media platform was snapped up by Elon Musk - but then he was fired without warning
Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022 Editorial: Guilty as charged: The criminal Trump Organization stinks from the head The Trump Organization, actually the Trump Corp. and the Trump Payroll Corp., (he does like flaunting his brand name) is guilty of multiple felonies, unanimously say 12 good citizens from Manhattan, an island jurisdiction that Donald Trump fled from.
Daily Mirror · Dec 8, 2022 How the fantasy world of Companies House is wrecking the lives of real people Directors don't exist, and company that claimed to be based in Peckham seems to be run from Hong Kong
Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2022 FTX founder Bankman-Fried facing market rigging probe: Report Investigation is focused on whether Bankman-Fried manipulated the market for two cryptocurrencies, New York Times says.
Bangkok Post · Dec 7, 2022 AIS joins e-waste blockchain initiative Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS), Thailand's biggest mobile operator by subscriber base, has joined hands with partners to launch an electronic waste blockchain system that allows users to track and trace e-waste through the recycling process and calculate carbon reduction scores.
ABC News · Dec 7, 2022 COVID-19, vaccine misinformation 'spiking' on Twitter after Elon Musk fires moderators The volume of COVID-19 misinformation has jumped alarmingly on Twitter, while anti-vaccination networks that had formerly been dispersed are already reforming and reorganising, according to research.
Fortune · Dec 7, 2022 Meet the ultrawealthy children of the world's richest man Bernard Arnault, vying to take over his LVMH empire in a real-life 'Succession' plot LVMH chief Bernard Arnault briefly unseated Elon Musk as the world's richest man at $184.7 billion. Meet his kids, who run Tag HEUER, design Louis Vuitton watches, and more.
Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022 Overshadowed by failures, crypto hacking exacts higher price The cryptocurrency industry is circling the wagons in defense as hackers siphon more money from the sector each year.