Ethereum DeFi Platform Makina Hit by Flash Loan Exploit, Loses $4M in ETH
The hacker used a flash loan to inflate prices on Makina’s USD-USDC liquidity pool, and then traded to make over $4 million....
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Police seize 1,000 tonnes of chemicals in 'largest-ever' drugs bust, Europol says
Authorities dismantled 24 industrial-scale labs and seized around 1,000 tonnes of chemicals used to make street drugs such as MDMA, amphetamine and meth....
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The Atlantic, Penske, and Vox Media have all sued Google for antitrust violations
Lawsuits seeking damages from Google's illegal ad tech monopoly are piling up following the Justice Department's successful antitrust case . Vox Media, The Verge's parent company, is the latest in a w...
Jan 14The VergeeconomicsImpact
Inside the failed 2020 coup in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of ex-US Special Forces
The recent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by American forces recalls a botched 2020 coup attempt that resulted in the imprisonment of two former US Army Green Berets. Since then, there...
Jan 16Business InsiderPoliticsImpact
How ADX Florence actually works, according to a former supermax inmate
Eric King served almost two years at the federal super-maximum security prison ADX Florence in Colorado. ADX is often described as the US's most restrictive prison, and it houses some of the most noto...
Jan 15Business InsidercrimeImpact
California's Attorney General is investigating Grok's sexualized deepfakes
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there was an "avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced." Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty I...
Jan 14Business InsiderTechnologyImpact
Armed Robbers Steal $100,000 of Pokémon Card Merchandise, Hold Customers at Gunpoint
A Pokémon card store in Manhatten has become the latest target for thieves looking to steal merchandise featuring the lucrative pocket monsters — and this time, customers were held at gunpoint. Speaki...
Jan 16IGNcrimeImpact
A complete timeline of Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's feud and lawsuits
Blake Lively; Justin Baldoni Lia Toby/Getty Images, James Devaney/Getty Images Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against her "It Ends With Us" costar Baldoni and accused him of a smea...
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Head of LA homeless nonprofit charged with pocketing millions, splurging on luxuries including a Hermès jacket and a trip to Vegas
Alexander Soofer, manager of an LA-based housing program, is being charged with wire fraud and pocketing $10 million in public funds. Carlos Barria/REUTERS Alexander Soofer, manager of an LA-based hou...
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Paramount+ Is Increasing Prices Right Before Its UFC Streaming Debut
The first Paramount+ price increase since 2024 is set to go live on Thursday, January 15. The basic and premium subscriptions will both be receiving a $1 bump while the annual plans will see a much la...
Jan 14IGNEntertainment
The Alexander brothers head to trial this week on sex-trafficking charges. Here's what's at stake.
Brothers Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander were arrested on sex trafficking charges in 2024. J Grassi/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images The Alexander brothers will stand trial on federa...
6dBusiness InsidercrimeImpact
Lawsuit Claims Hasbro Misled Investors Regarding Sales of Controversial Magic: the Gathering Anniversary Set
A new lawsuit filed by shareholders of Hasbro against the company and its directors alleges that company leadership has mismanaged Magic: The Gathering by overprinting sets of cards, thereby devaluing...
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