The Latest Breaking News from eBay

eBay to pay $56 million to couple it ‘terrorized’ by sending them live spiders and cockroaches, bloody pig mask, funeral wreath, pig fetus

"eBay engaged in absolutely horrific, criminal conduct."

We Got This Covered · Jul 29

eBay to Pay $50M Settlement After Former Employees Sent Live Cockroaches and a Bloody Pig Mask to Silence Journalists

eBay settles a $50 million harassment lawsuit with journalists David and Ina Steiner, ending a six-year intimidation campaign. The case highlights the need to protect journalistic freedom and accountability.

International Business Times UK · Jul 29

EBay agrees to $55.7 million settlement over harassment campaign

EBay and three former executives will pay $55.7 million to settle a stalking lawsuit. This case involved a bizarre harassment campaign against a Massachusetts couple. Seven former eBay workers pleaded guilty and received prison sentences for their involvement. The company agreed to pay $46.15 million and fund charitable contributions. This…

The Economic Times · Jul 29

‘Highly dangerous’ travel adaptors found for sale to UK consumers

All 14 devices bought by Electrical Safety First from Ali Express, eBay, Amazon Marketplace and TikTok Shop failed basic safety tests.

Evening Standard · Jul 28

Ebay agrees to pay couple $50 million after they were sent cockroaches and bloody pig mask

The couple reported experiencing cyberstalking, death threats, and in-person surveillance by former eBay workers

The Independent UK · Jul 28

Let’s Talk About MLB Bobblehead Giveaways

Why do teams distribute items to less than half the people in attendance?

Sports Illustrated · Jul 28

The Odyssey: IMAX investigating cinema tickets being resold for £300

London venue said it will investigate eBay posts and take appropriate action

The Independent UK · Jul 28

How I Shop with Rosie Jones: ‘Screw it, I deserve it!’

Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food, and the basic they scrimp on? The writer and comedian talks grownup crockery, posh hand soap and Abba Voyage with the Filter

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

OpenAI's first hardware device debuted at $230. Now, it's on eBay for $1,850

Although it's not the mysterious device OpenAI is developing with Jony Ive, the Codex Micro sold out the day it went on sale in 12 hours.

Fortune · Jul 27

AI enthusiast adds Nvidia Tesla V100 as loud as a lawnmower to gaming PC for $266 — 32GB of VRAM rig can run 27 billion parameter model at 32 tokens per second

A computing enthusiast has repurposed a very noisy and largely obsolete enterprise GPU (with lots of VRAM) for local LLM inference purposes.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 26