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After a number of New York Walmart stores discovered credit card skimming devices at their checkouts, FICO is warning consumers about what to look out for to prevent getting scammed. If you notice anything loose or disconnected on a credit card machine, it may have been tampered with, and you should not process a payment. […]
Mark Zuckerberg spent a lot of time Wednesday night hurling keyboard insults at Elon Musk as part of the launch of his new app, Threads. Around dinnertime, the Twitter competitor launched, and shortly after it went live, Zuck attacked Musk and his bird app on the platform, which many are dubbing the “new Twitter.” First, […]
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Amazon, claiming the online retailer has tricked millions of users into subscribing to Amazon Prime. “Amazon used manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interface designs known as ‘dark patterns’ to trick consumers into enrolling in automatically-renewing Prime subscriptions,” the lawsuit reads. The FTC also accuses the company […]
According to SecurityBoulevard.com, over HALF of the human population is using a form of social media. That means there’s a high likelihood of potential fraud and scams on these platforms. That said, these are the top social media scams to look out for, according to Security Boulevard: 1) Lottery and gift card scams 2) Executive […]
Elizabeth Holmes will begin her 11 year sentence and will be prison-mates with a ‘Real Housewives’ star former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes began serving an 11-year prison sentence on Thursday – but she won’t be the only celebrity in the cell block. Holmes will serve her time at Camp Bryan, an all-female minimum-security facility outside […]
Barbie is taking an amazing step toward inclusivity and other big companies may need to pay attention! Mattel is launching a new Barbie doll with Down’s syndrome. The company partnered with the National Down Syndrome Society to produce the doll in an effort to “enable all children to see themselves in Barbie.” “This Barbie serves […]
2023 has been a bad year for layoffs so far. More than 270,000 U.S. jobs have been cut so far this year – a nearly 400% increase over this time last year. Over 100,000 of those layoffs are in the tech sector – where job cuts are up an astounding 40,000% percent over 2022. Companies […]
Once Adidas dissolved their agreement, Kayne West fell behind Rihanna, Jay Z, and Kim Kardashian as billionaires, according to Forbes. Rihanna’s Fenty lingerie and beauty line has made her rich. The singer, 35, helped her French business partner Bernard Arnault, the chairman of LVMH, overthrow Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person when his […]
Tik Tok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congressional lawmakers, on Thursday. Lawmakers claim that the social media platform threatens national security and user privacy, or could be used to promote pro-Beijing propaganda and misinformation. Is there a real security risk? Why is there so much concern? TikTok is owned by the parent company ByteDance, […]
Amazon is once again preparing for layoffs. The e-commerce company announced on Monday that 9,000 employees are expected to be laid off. This comes after the 18,000 job cuts made by the company in January. Amazon’s chief executive, Andy Jassy, said in a letter to workers that the company had added a substantial amount of […]