The U.K.’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday (July 4) that a fight between U.K. retailers and credit card companies over fees has to be reexamined by a competition tribunal. The Financial Times, citing court proceedings, reported that Asda, J Sainsbury and Wm Morrison’s claims against...
Bank robberies, even the quirky ones, are serious business. People get killed, hurt or emotionally traumatized by these events. And as scary as it is for victims, sometimes the perpetrator’s story is just as sad, even in cases that appear funny at first glance –...
While America was busy watching the solar eclipse (hopefully with the appropriate protective eyewear), Google rolled out its new Android OS and created the world’s first crowdsourced “Eclipse Megamovie” using footage from across the U.S. Google and its parent company Alphabet are also ramping up...
An outside advisor to President Donald J. Trump, Corey Lewandowski, said Sunday (July 30) that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray should be fired. According to a news report in Reuters, Lewandowski, Trump’s former campaign manager, took issue with the CFPB rule that makes...
August 26, 2017
Bank robberies, even the quirky ones, are serious business. People get killed, hurt or emotionally traumatized by these events. And as scary as it is for victims, sometimes the perpetrator’s story is just as sad, even in cases that appear funny at first glance – like this man who robbed a bank in a Captain […]
October 02, 2019
A U.K. lawsuit filed against Google by millions of iPhone users over data collection claims was given the green light by London appeals judges who overturned an earlier ruling that had thrown out the case, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Oct. 2). The decision overrules a 2018 lawsuit concerning data Google collected from more than four […]
July 05, 2018
The U.K.’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday (July 4) that a fight between U.K. retailers and credit card companies over fees has to be reexamined by a competition tribunal. The...
July 31, 2017
An outside advisor to President Donald J. Trump, Corey Lewandowski, said Sunday (July 30) that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray should be fired. According to a news report...
June 30, 2017
A Florida man was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for helping criminals process millions of dollars in illegal bitcoin transactions. According to AP News, Anthony Murgio of Tampa...
