A year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was revered as a titan of the industry and living large at a $40 million penthouse in the Bahamas, while he ran a crypto empire valued at $32 billion. On Tuesday morning in a Manhattan federal court in New York, the now disgraced founder and ex-CEO of the bankrupt crypto
Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 05:05 PM ET AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State football player accused of illegal sports wagering has had his case dismissed and faces no more legal action. A Story County judge granted the prosecution’s motion on Monday to dismiss a misdemeanor tampering with records charge against tight end DeShawn Hanika
Police searching for a sex attack suspect have released an e-fit image. A woman walking her dog along a footpath was targeted by a man who had been crouched in the undergrowth nearby, according to Thames Valley Police. The reported assault took place in the Berkshire town of Maidenhead on a path in an open
A police investigation is under way into the reported serious sexual assault of a schoolgirl in a popular Renfrewshire park. The 14-year-old is said to have been attacked within Paisley’s Fountain Gardens between 5.30pm and 7pm on Monday. Police Scotland said its investigation was at an early stage. A force spokesperson added they were looking
A new electric truck will make its debut in Ford’s portfolio next year: the F-150 Lightning Flash. The new all-electric truck features a tech-focused interior and long-range capabilities at the correct value. After discovering a trademark filing earlier this year, we suspected Ford was creating something special to go by the name “F-150 Flash.” Ford
Oct 3, 2023, 01:49 AM With just one more week of pool matches before the Rugby World Cup enters the pointy end of the tournament, there’s still plenty at play across each of the four pools. A bit confused about who can qualify, who’s knocked out completely and what needs to happen for each team
Oct 2, 2023, 09:30 PM It’s our final week of pool play, while some quarterfinal spots are locked in, there’s still plenty of jockeying and shuffling left to determine who plays who in the knock out stages. Read ahead for team lists and previews. – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023: Squads | Schedule | Standings |
A short video was posted to the internet today with the best view of Cybertruck’s interior yet, including a glimpse at the car’s main interface in action. As Cybertruck comes close to production, we’ve been seeing more and more of it popping up in public. We’ve recently seen it supercharging, seen the frunk open, and
Oct 2, 2023, 10:24 PM Hosts France have yet to secure a quarterfinal place in the Rugby World Cup but will do so if they avoid defeat to Italy in Lyon on Friday, and flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert is not fooled by the 96-17 drubbing inflicted on their Six Nations rivals by New Zealand. Jalibert has
Suella Braverman will use her Conservative conference speech to address “failings” by the party, “particularly on immigration”. Ms Braverman’s team told Sky News she will be “honest about the failings in recent years, particularly on immigration, but will say that under Rishi the Conservatives are raising their game”. The source added it will be “Suella
With Honda’s EV offensive finally starting, the Japanese automaker is already giving us a preview of what could be its next-gen electric SUV and sedan concepts in its latest video. After releasing new details on its first electric SUV, the 2024 Prologue, Honda is showing off two new EV concepts. The Honda Prologue is co-developed
Food prices have dropped for the first month in more than two years, according to an industry lobby group that says food inflation is now in single digits. The British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index found food inflation eased to an annual rate of 9.9% in September, which is down from 11.5% in August.
The takeaway phrase from day one of this first of so many court cases against Donald Trump? “Rampant fraud”. That’s not, legally at least, a point of debate. The judge has concluded, in a pre-trial ruling, that the Trump Organisation did commit widespread fraud. Politically though, it is deeply debatable: due process versus partisan witch-hunt.
Donald Trump is accused of raising more than $100m by lying about the value of his real estate empire, as he attacked the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial. The ex-president – and current favourite to stand as the Republican candidate for the White House next year – committed fraud for years while building his
Scientists say they have discovered planet-like objects in a distant nebula unconnected to any star to orbit – and floating in pairs. Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show the Orion Nebula in the clearest detail yet, and researchers say closer investigations throw up a surprising phenomenon. Around 40 gassy “planets” have been
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) surged back up and recovered from a premarket tumble as the market seems to be reassured by the reiteration of the automaker’s annual delivery goal. As we reported this morning, Tesla released its Q3 2023 delivery and production numbers. At 435,000 deliveries, the number came below Wall Street expectations, which we thought
Tesla has managed to weasel its way out of a class-action lawsuit over its Full Self-Driving claims because it argued that customers have agreed to take any issue to arbitration in their contracts. The situation around Tesla selling its “Full Self-Driving Capability” (FSD) package before actually having figured out self-driving technology would inevitably lead to
Several leading Chinese EV makers, including BYD and NIO, posted strong sales results this week. NIO hit a new record in Q3, while BYD continued its dominant streak with record-breaking EV sales in September. BYD record September EV sales close gap with Tesla China continues leading the way in the auto industry’s shift to electric
Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Ricky Rubio remains away from the Cleveland Cavaliers as they open camp while the Spanish guard continues focusing on his mental health. Rubio said he was stepping away from the game this summer, when he was scheduled to play for Spain in the FIBA World Cup. There
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a Morning Meeting livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. Stocks mixed Danaher’s spin-off Stick with Eli Lilly 1. Stocks mixed, as bond yields rise U.S. equities were mixed Monday in midmorning trading, with Big Tech outperforming while energy stocks