UnitedHealth Group paid over $3 billion to providers since cyberattack

UnitedHealth Group paid over  billion to providers since cyberattack

In this photo illustration the UnitedHealth Group logo displayed on a smartphone screen.  Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group has paid out an additional $1 billion to providers that have been impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack since last week, bringing the total amount of funds advanced to more … Read more

TikTok makes ad buy as Senate reviews bill that could ban app

TikTok makes ad buy as Senate reviews bill that could ban app

C Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images TikTok has launched a $2.1 million advertising campaign with a clear message for senators in tough reelection fights this year: Block the House bill that could effectively ban the app in the United States. “Think about the 5 million small business owners that rely on TikTok to provide … Read more

SBF team argues for 5-6 year sentence, FTX customers to get money back

SBF team argues for 5-6 year sentence, FTX customers to get money back

Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: SDNY While prosecutors are requesting that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried spend 40 to 50 years in prison for his crimes, the defense team is urging the judge to consider a sentence that’s roughly 90% shorter. Bankman-Fried’s fate will be announced in Manhattan on … Read more

Parent of FTX victim who lost $130,000 asks judge to go easy on SBF

Parent of FTX victim who lost 0,000 asks judge to go easy on SBF

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court on August 11, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Heather Ferguson’s son lost approximately $130,000 in cash when crypto exchange FTX went bankrupt in November 2022. At the time, Ferguson traveled to where her child was … Read more

How FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried went from crypto king to convicted conman

How FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried went from crypto king to convicted conman

Samuel Bankman-Fried’s poster in downtown San Francisco. MacKenzie Sigalos | CNBC Two years ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was a 30-year-old multibillionaire living in a $35 million Bahamas penthouse, partying with his pals while running one of the world’s most valuable crypto companies. Today, he’s a 32-year-old inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, waiting for … Read more

Amazon spends $2.7B on startup Anthropic in largest venture investment

Amazon spends .7B on startup Anthropic in largest venture investment

Amazon is making its largest outside investment in its three-decade history as it looks to gain an edge in the artificial intelligence race.  The tech giant said it will spend another $2.75 billion backing Anthropic, a San Francisco-based startup that’s widely viewed as a frontrunner in generative artificial intelligence. Its foundation model and chatbot Claude … Read more

UK restricts memes about crypto, other investments to combat scams

UK restricts memes about crypto, other investments to combat scams

Wenjin Chen | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Britain’s financial services regulator announced guidelines for financial services companies and social media influencers making memes about cryptocurrencies and other investments in a bid to tackle a rise in scams. The Financial Conduct Authority said in a statement Tuesday that any marketing for financial products — including … Read more

SEC scores big win in lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase

SEC scores big win in lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase

A smartphone with displayed Coinbase logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission scored a major win in its lawsuit against Coinbase on Wednesday, as a judge ruled that its claim that the cryptocurrency exchange engaged in … Read more

Adam Neumann WeWork bid faces questions over financing, business plan

Adam Neumann WeWork bid faces questions over financing, business plan

Israeli-American businessman Adam Neumann speaks during The Israeli American Council (IAC) 8th Annual National Summit on January 19, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Shahar Azran | Getty Images Adam Neumann has sent a preliminary offer to buy WeWork out of bankruptcy for more than $500 million, five years after he was ousted by the office-sharing company … Read more

Reddit stock jumps 15% as post-IPO rally continues

Reddit stock jumps 15% as post-IPO rally continues

Reddit’s post-IPO rally continues, despite the company receiving a hold rating from a prominent analyst. Reddit shares were up by 15% during midday trading on Tuesday to around $68.88, underscoring investor interest in the company, which was the first major social media business to go public since Pinterest’s 2019 IPO. The company’s shares were up … Read more