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North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million in crypto last year
The past year saw a breathtaking rise in the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, with Bitcoin gaining 60 percent in value in 2021 and Ethereum…
These Are the ‘Optimal’ Winter Thermostat Settings for the Lowest Energy Bills
Photo: Elena Masiutkina (Shutterstock)With winter setting in across the country, and the COVID-19 pandemic still going strong, it looks like we’ll be spending a lot of time indoors for the next few months. Though it can be tempting to…
The head of Instagram will take the hot seat in a congressional hearing.
WASHINGTON — Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, will testify before a Senate panel on Wednesday afternoon to defend the social media app from growing bipartisan outrage over its reported harms to young users.It will be Mr. Mosseri’s…
Jurors Deliberate for a Fifth Day in Elizabeth Holmes Trial
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jurors are spending a fifth day on Tuesday deliberating whether Elizabeth Holmes defrauded investors, patients and advertisers when she served as chief executive of the blood testing start-up Theranos.Ms. Holmes, 37,…
MDPD Rapid Deployment Force to Patrol Miami International Airport After Wild Brawl
A special team of officers from Miami-Dade Police's Rapid Deployment Force unit will be patrolling Miami International Airport following a wild brawl involving travelers and police that was caught on camera.
The officers…
U.S. Economy Grows as Fourth-Quarter GDP Shows Strongest Year in Decades
The U.S. economy grew rapidly in the fourth quarter of last year, advancing to a 6.9% annual rate, capping the strongest year of growth in nearly four decades as the country rebounded quickly from the pandemic-induced recession.But…
New York Times Co. Said to Have Reached Deal for The Athletic
The New York Times Company has reached an agreement to buy The Athletic, the online sports news outlet with 1.2 million subscriptions, in a deal valued at around $550 million, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The…
Live Updates: Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Four Charges of Fraud
ImageElizabeth Holmes, center, entering the courthouse in San Jose, Calif., on Monday.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York TimesSAN JOSE, Calif. — Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, was found guilty…
At-home test could prove critical in controlling spread of COVID-19, experts say
Renatta Signorini
| Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMade in India COVID-19 kits boost testingSoon after the pandemic began, India's government tasked the country's most advanced bioscience innovation hub — the publicly funded Centre for…
‘Sick to my stomach’: Dollar Tree fanatics protest new $1.25 prices
Dollar Tree's recent decision to end $1 prices after 35 years and raise most items at stores to $1.25 has elicited an angry response from many loyal customers on Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.Video bloggers with hundreds of…