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Tom Maloney / Bloomberg: Sam Bankman-Fried's estimated $15.6B fortune has been eviscerated in days by the demise of FTX and Alameda, dropping to ~$1B, the largest one-day collapse ever — Just weeks ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was considered crypto's version of John Pierpont Morgan, willing to throw around his massive fortune to save the industry. Tom Maloney / Bloomberg: Sam Bankman-Fried's estimated $15.6B fortune has been eviscerated in days by the demise of FTX and Alameda, dropping to ~$1B, the…

Going Down… permanently Here’s an absolutely wonderful little surprise for retro gaming fans — two gemstones from Taito’s Sega Saturn catalog, Elevator Action Returns and Cleopatra Fortune, are to be rereleased on PC and console platforms this month. The games will return as part of the “S-Tribute” range of Saturn classics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLKELQePPsA Originally released in arcades in 1995, before making the leap to Sega Saturn 1997, Elevator Action Returns is a sequel to Taito’s modest 1983 hit, fully…

In the hours before finalizing his acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk said he bought the social-media platform to help humanity, not to make more money. In the hours before finalizing his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc., Elon Musk said he bought the social-media platform to help humanity, not to make more money.Indeed, by finalizing the deal, the world's richest person, who now calls himself “Chief Twit,” took an instant $10 billion hit to his net worth, according to calculations by the Bloomberg Billionaires…

The folded paper decorated with messages, numbers and fortunes printed under the flaps can spark conversation at gatherings or be given as a birthday card. Credit: Shutterstock Making "fortune tellers"—a folded paper game children hold on their fingers and thumbs and practice counting and "telling fortunes" with—has been a time-treasured craft and play activity for generations across cultures.…

Even though we haven’t even seen him in action yet, Michael Keaton‘s heavily-hyped comeback as Batman has already started to fizzle out, although the circumstances have been completely outwith the actor’s control. Tim Burton’s Caped Crusader sent shockwaves throughout the internet when it was first revealed he’d be suiting up for the first time in 30 years to lend support in The Flash, while he was also penciled in for a supporting role in Batgirl, and a cameo in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. However, the…

Apple fans that have an old iPhone lying around have just got richer. Over the weekend an original iPhone that was still in its factory packaging sold for a staggering sum at auction. The first ever call maker from Apple, which originally was available for £269 when it hit shelves back in 2007, sold for a whopping £34,887 at an auction held by LCG Auctions.The US-based firm advertised the 15-year-old iPhone which had never been opened as being in "exceptional condition" with "pristine" labels.The listing for the device…

via Universal We’ve seen plenty of sequels replace A-list stars and continue to thrive, but even though Steve Carell is one of the most talented comedic actors in the business, everyone was pretty convinced from the beginning that Evan Almighty was doomed to fail. Its predecessor had become an absolute monster at the box office, hauling in $484 million to become the highest-grossing release of Jim Carrey’s entire career, so it was natural that the studio would be seeking a second chapter. Of course, this was…

Latinos are the second largest demographic population in the United States, but they are vastly underrepresented on corporate boards, according to a new report by the Latino Corporate Directors Association."Sixty-five percent of Fortune 1000 companies lack Latinos, and Latinos are seeing the least growth of any other group," Esther Aguilera, CEO of LCDA, told CNBC at this week's L'Attitude Conference.It's even worse for women. According to the report, Latinas are have just 1% of board seats on Fortune 500 companies…

Having children in the U.S. is an expensive proposition. A recent estimate found the average cost of raising a child through age 17 is now more than $300,000 because of soaring prices for gasoline, food, apparel, diapers and baby formula.Indeed, angst over the expense of parenting often revolves around how much to spend on children’s clothes and whether to buy the expensive brand of formula, make baby food at home or clip coupons as the previous generation did. But the focus on the products that fill grocery carts at…

Investing in Bitgert could be one of the wisest decisions a crypto investor could make today. This is because of the high potential of growing their Bitgert holdings several folds in a short time. The projected exponential growth of the Bitgert price growth this weekend shows the kind of project Bitgert is. This is in contrast with the case of Litecoin and Bitcoin, which are showing a downturn this weekend. Bitgert devs just released the weekly updates this week, and these updates are among the reasons why Bitgert…