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An apparent payout mistake resulted in Google sending a security engineer and self-described hacker nearly $250,000. Sam Curry, who works as a security engineer for the blockchain tech company Yuga Labs, revealed in a recently shared tweet that it’s been several weeks since Google “randomly sent me $249,999.” At the time, Curry added, he had […]
The Los Angeles home of Tee Grizzley was broken into this week, as burglars made off with nearly $1 million in cash and jewelry. TMZ reports the Detroit rapper was victim to a break-in, with burglars smashing a window to gain entrance into Tee Grizzley’s home in the Porter Ranch neighborhood outside Los Angeles. The outlet […]
Patagonia is under new ownership. Brand founder Yvon Chouinard announced the news Wednesday, confirming he and his family gave away the $3 billion company in an effort to fight climate change. The move comes nearly 50 years after the rock climber-turned-billionaire opened the first Patagonia store in Ventura, California. In the following decades, the Chouinards owned and operated the […]
Khabane “Khaby” Lame recently became the most-followed person on TikTok, now boasting 149.5 million fans and 2.4 billion likes on the platform, but he’s already thinking about his next move. In a profile for Fortune, Lame, 22, revealed he has dedicated a great deal of time toward learning English by watching American cartoons and movies, as well as spending an hour […]
Fe Noel continues the long tradition of political fashion statements. The Brooklyn-based, Grenada-born designer closed out her NYFW show by unveiling the $1.6 million “Dre$$”—a head-turning couture gown that aims to raise awareness about retirement inequality. The piece was presented in partnership with financial services firm TIAA and is part of the company’s ongoing #RetireInequality campaign. The Dre$$ features […]
Juul has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle an investigation by dozens of states into the company’s marketing of its e-cigarette products, which have been blamed for an increase in vaping among teenagers across the U.S. As reported by the Associated Press, Juul has agreed to pay $438.5 million in a settlement following a two-year investigation […]
The head of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has been accused of stealing more than $10 million in charitable contributions. As reported by the New York Post, Black Lives Matter Grassroots, a nonprofit group that represents local BLM chapters nationwide, has filed a lawsuit against BLMGNF leader Shalomyah Bowers, claiming he “siphoned” more than $10 million […]
King Combs has weighed in on the long-standing internet debate: Would you rather have dinner with Jay-Z or receive $500,000? The 24-year-old rapper explained his position during a recent appearance on Bootleg Kev’s podcast. At around the 12:30-minute mark, the host asked King if there were any other rap figures—other than his father, Diddy—whom he looked to for advice. King immediately named Jay, […]
Tyrese Gibson has been ordered to pay over $10,000 a month in child support. The judgment was announced Tuesday during a hearing in Fulton County, Georgia. Tyrese is currently in divorce proceedings with his estranged wife Samantha Lee Gibson, with whom he shares a 3-year-old daughter named Soraya Lee. As seen in video published by TMZ, the hearing became tense after […]
In the 24 hours since President Joe Biden announced a plan to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for those earning less than $125,000 a year, a number of conservative legislators have spoken out against the initiative. In an appearance on Newsmax TV, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said it was “completely unfair” for the government to say that a […]
