FTX’s sister hedge fund, Alameda Research, lost at least $190 million of its trading funds due to arguably avoidable scams, according to a former engineer at the firm. In an Oct. 12 post to X titled “The Hacks,” former Alameda Research engineer turned whistleblower Aditya Baradwaj claims that the firm’s …
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Child Celebrities Who Lost A Lot Of Money 1. First, Judy Garland, who, after landing her breakout role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at 16 years old, struggled with money later in her career. In 1966, she parted ways with her agents and found out they were mismanaging …
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Many of you probably had Superman, or Batman, as your favorite initial superhero. Me, I had Aquaman. Yeah, when I was young, many of my buddies didn’t get my appreciation for the orange and green-dressed blonde dude who could communicate with fish. But as a massive Jaws fan when I …
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I love Lost in Translation. I love Bill Murray. I love Sean Penn. I love Mystic River. However, I hate that Sean Penn beat Bill Murray for the Best Actor Oscar. Look, 2003 was a magnificent year for films. Audiences enjoyed many incredible movies, ranging from classic blockbusters like The …
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Elon Musk is threatening to sue the Anti-Defamation League to clear the name of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The billionaire had previously blamed the organization for losing advertising revenue. “To clear our platform’s name on the matter of anti-Semitism, it looks like we have no …
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In a disheartening turn of events, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer (BAL) confirmed a hack just days after warning about a critical vulnerability impacting multiple Pools. The attack, which took place on August 27, resulted in a loss of nearly $1 million for Balancer. Previously, on August 22, NewsBTC …
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Margot Robbie Lost Out On “American Horror Story” Role Casting director Eric Dawson — who’s worked closely with Ryan Murphy on everything from Glee to Dahmer — recently lifted the lid on some of his most memorable audition room moments, revealing that Margot was very nearly cast in Asylum, the …
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) legal tussle with Ripple over the XRP token may have significantly set its trajectory back in the US market. Crypto lawyer John Deaton explained this in an X (formerly known as Twiter) post uploaded earlier today, shedding light on the ramifications of the …
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For Lost Country, director Vladimir Perišić dug deep into a very personal history. The film, which premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week and will be screened at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Saturday, Aug. 12, follows a young, Serbian teenager in Belgrade who gets caught up in the mass student protests …
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Winter Kills has one of the very best casts of any 1970s thriller: Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Belinda Bauer, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach, Sterling Hayden, Dorothy Malone, Ralph Meeker, Toshiro Mifune and even Elizabeth Taylor in a brief, silent cameo. It’s based on a novel by Richard Condon, whose work had …
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Analysts expect that the Vision Fund investment arm of SoftBank Group turned a profit and might announce as much in its upcoming report. SoftBank Group’s Vision Fund may finally turn a profit after multiple losses due to the current boom surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). After five quarters where the Japanese …
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View gallery Image Credit: Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Busta Rhymes is one of the most respected and critically-acclaimed rappers of all-time, collaborating with artists like Public Enemy and A Tribe Called Quest. Busta Rhymes revealed that he wanted to undergo a weight loss journey after his weight reached 340 pounds. Busta …
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