Two men have been charged with carrying out a nationwide cyber scheme. The U.S. DOJ alleges the men stole, or tried to steal, more than $550,000 in cryptocurrencies. The case comes in the wake of an uptick in cybercrime. Two Massachusetts men were arrested on Thursday and charged with carrying out a nationwide scheme to…
DokeV is an upcoming ‘creature capturing’ MMO. It comes from Pearl Abyss, developers of Black Desert Online. DokeV will be coming out on PC and major consoles. Pokemon Sword and Shield games have clearly disappointed many people with the dex cull and lack of graphical upgrades. If you’re one of those disappointed masses, then you’re…
After a spectacular decade for the US stock market, baby boomers are reluctant to transition into defensive investments. According to one study, most boomer retirement accounts are overweight on stocks. That could put retirees and near-retirees at risk when the next recession strikes. A senior executive at the AARP made headlines this week for responding…
Most analysts are skeptical of the NFL’s proposed workout for Colin Kaepernick on Saturday. But Stephen A. Smith seems to be convinced that it is going to lead to a job within the next two weeks for Kaepernick. No matter how well Kaepernick performs, he will not be on an NFL roster this season. The…
Gold rallies to an intraday high of $1,475.50/oz. Precious metals trade at more than one-week highs as risk appetite wanes. Serbia bought nine tons of gold in October to hedge against crisis. The price of gold extended its rally on Thursday, as waning risk appetite drove investors into the relative safety of precious metals. In…
US stocks are under pressure, with the US Senate poised to pass a bill supporting Hong Kong that may destroy Trump’s hopes of a phase one trade deal. The Dow made no progress as a huge sell-off in Cisco undid a decent rally in Boeing stock. Weakening Chinese data suggest Xi needs a trade deal,…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been honored by Time magazine in the inaugural TIME 100 Next list. Four crypto and blockchain startups appeared in the 2019 CNBC Upstart 100. Startups featured on the CNBC list must have raised $50 million or less in VC funding. This has been a good week for individuals and startups…
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition launched today. Players are unable to join, create, or play multiplayer games. Xbox and Forgotten Empires are aware of the issue and are working on a fix. Today hasn’t been the kindest to Microsoft. After The Witcher 3 joining the Xbox Game Pass leak earlier, the multiplayer component of…
Mark Wahlberg is set to join the Uncharted movie as Sully. Fans of the gaming franchise aren’t happy with the film’s casting. Sony is doing an origin story instead of adapting one of the games. Sony Pictures is moving forward again with an Uncharted movie adaptation, and fans might actually get something good out of…
Foreclosures in the U.S. housing market spiked in October. The jump in foreclosure data seems surprising at first as mortgage rates are low. Home price growth has been outpacing wage growth, which is pricing buyers out of the market and creating the situation for a potential crash. Week after week, data pointing toward a U.S.…
