After agreeing on a deal with the NFL, streaming giant Netflix is set to solidify its position as a significant player in the live sports broadcasting market. The agreement will see Netflix live-stream NFL matches worldwide on its platform for the next three seasons. The forthcoming 2024 season includes the two Christmas Day games, the Pittsburgh Steelers against reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans against the Baltimore Ravens. The following two seasons that succeed the next will grant Netflix the right to show at least one-holiday game in those campaigns. A...
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Billionaire investor Kenneth C Griffin runs one of the most successful hedge funds in the world. As the founder and CEO of Citadel with a majority stake, Griffin has a net worth of $38.4 billion, making him one of Earth's wealthiest people. His open-mindedness to various asset classes and love for math, evident from his quantitative investing approach, has helped Citadel generate around $74 billion in net gains since its incorporation in 1990. Although Griffin could be more vocal about his trades and strategies, his approach reveals patterns of high-frequency trades backed by complex algorithm...
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The number of people in the US looking for financial advice has soared since the pandemic and continues to climb rapidly. According to research from Statista, assets under management (AUM) in the US financial advisory market could reach $62.61 trillion in 2024 from $56.83 trillion in the year prior. More people seeking financial advice make it vital to have trusted financial advisors working in the best interest of their clients. However, the current law allows advisors to recommend investments that pay higher commissions but are not the best fit for their clients—non-fiduciary advisors. In co...
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Craig Doty II, a Tesla owner, narrowly avoided a collision after his vehicle, in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode, allegedly steered towards an oncoming train. Nighttime dashcam footage from earlier this month in Ohio captured the harrowing scene: Doty's Tesla rapidly approaching a train with no apparent deceleration. He insisted his Tesla was in Full Self-Driving mode when it barreled towards the train crossing without slowing down. Dashcam footage shows the driver taking desperate action, swerving through the railway crossing sign and slamming on the brakes just meters from the oncoming train. T...
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Arup, a British engineering giant, fell victim to a sophisticated deepfake scam. An employee, duped by an AI-generated video call, unknowingly transferred HK$200 million (£20 million / $25 million) to criminals. Back in February, Hong Kong police revealed a case in which a worker at an undisclosed company fell victim to a hoax call. "Posing as senior officers of the company," the scammers tricked the worker into transferring significant sums of money. Deepfake Scam Targets Arup: Millions LostArup later confirmed that it was the company targeted in the February fraud case reported by Hong Kong ...
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Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. doesn't just offer an impressive array of canned fruits and veggies but now has a rare pineapple with a shocking price tag: $395.99. This new product comes as many Americans struggle to afford groceries, some even going into debt to put food on the table. The Rubyglow pineapple, cultivated for its eye-catching red exterior and intense sweetness, costs $395.99 at Melissa's Produce, a California-based seller of speciality fruits and vegetables. Del Monte spent over a decade developing this ruby-red fruit, with a small batch debuting in China earlier this year. Now, D...
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Forget swiping your card - thanks to a banner year for biometric payments, with JPMorgan and Mastercard joining the fray, paying with your face could soon be your new reality. CaliExpress by Flippy, the Pasadena, Calif., automated fast food joint that debuted in January with robot burger chefs, also offered another cutting-edge feature in their operations: Facial payment technology. This less-heralded innovation allows customers to pay for their meals with their faces. CaliExpress leverages a facial recognition payment system from PopID where users register with a selfie, and then for future p...
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Based on a review of roughly 1,800 US cities, women earn more than men in 42, according to a new GoBankingRates report that used data from the Census Bureau. The study analysed the median yearly incomes of men and women in cities with 20,000 or more residents. In Washington, the capital city, government employment has a more transparent pay process and a better gender pay parity between workers. While there is still a difference in pay between the sexes in the US, uniquely, there are also many cities with gender parity and higher wages for women. In the United States, women typically earn 84 c...
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday apologised to thousands of people infected with contaminated blood in a decades-long scandal that a damning report concluded was covered up and largely could have been avoided. More than 30,000 people were infected with viruses such as HIV and hepatitis after being given the tainted blood in Britain between the 1970s and early 1990s, the Infected Blood Inquiry concluded. Victims included those needing blood transfusions for accidents and in surgery, and those suffering from blood disorders such as haemophilia who were treated with donated blood plasma pr...
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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Netanyahu rejected the landmark request "with disgust", while Foreign Minister Israel Katz slammed it as "a historical disgrace that will be remembered forever." The United States also firmly criticised the prosecutor's move. Prosecutor Karim Khan said he was seeking warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including "starvation", "wilful kil...
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