Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
U.S. federal prosecutors investigating Lordstown Motors
(Reuters) - Lordstown Motors Corp said federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating the electric-truck maker's vehicle pre-orders and its merger with blank-check company DiamondPeak Holdings. Th...
Jul 15, 2021
Square to create new bitcoin-focused business
(Reuters) - Fintech company Square Inc is creating a new business focused on bitcoin, Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said in a tweet on Thursday. The new company will focus on building an open de...
Jul 15, 2021
Facebook says Iranian hackers used site in spying on U.S. military personnel
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook said on Thursday it had taken down about 200 accounts run by a group of hackers in Iran as part of a cyber-spying operation that targeted mostly U.S. militar...
Jul 15, 2021
FTE Networks’ former CEO, CFO charged with fraud, embezzlement, theft
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal and New York prosecutors on Thursday charged two former top executives of FTE Networks Inc with several crimes including defrauding the network infrast...
Jul 15, 2021
U.S. appeals court dismisses government’s appeal of TikTok ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court in Washington on Thursday dismissed the Justice Department's legal challenges to court rulings that barred a Trump-era effort to ban new downloads of Chines...
Jul 15, 2021
Teenager to fly with Bezos in inaugural space tourism flight
By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) - An 18-year-old physics student whose father heads an investment management firm is set to take the place of a person who put up $28 million in an auction to take part in...
Jul 15, 2021
U.S. launches online hub to help ransomware victims
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday unveiled an online hub for the victims of ransomware attacks, saying it will make it easier for companies and municipalities to...
Jul 15, 2021
Chinese cryptocurrency community Bishijie shut down by regulators
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Bishijie, a Chinese cryptocurrency community and information provider, on Thursday ceased operation of its app and website in mainland China, saying it violated central bank regul...
Jul 15, 2021
TD says U.S. banking operations hit by ‘unexpected technical issue’
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank is having an unexpected technical issue in its U.S. operations affecting both customers and employees, the Canadian lender said on Twitter on Thursday. In res...
Jul 15, 2021
Fed’s Powell says he’s undecided on central bank digital currency
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday said he had not made up his own mind on the merits or demerits of a central bank digital currency, but he would want authorization from Cong...
Jul 15, 2021
