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When Joseph Chahayed immigrated to Los Angeles from Syria in 1980, he envisioned a better life and a brighter future for his family.His family said he has worked tirelessly toward that dream for decades — and on Tuesday, he finally received some well-earned recognition, when his Altadena gas station was awarded a $1-million prize for selling the winning $2-billion Powerball ticket. Under California’s Powerball rules, the retailer that sells the winning ticket earns 0.5% share of the jackpot, with the reward capped at $1…

Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesTwitter's new owner Elon Musk, who is also CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla and U.S. defense contractor SpaceX, told employees of the social media business on Thursday that he recently sold shares of Tesla to "save Twitter."He made the remarks during an all-hands meeting that he hosted in part to motivate Twitter employees who remain after sweeping layoffs to work hard. Musk let go of about half of Twitter employees following his acquisition of the company for $44…

“Cumulative global sell-in of amiibo figures has surpassed 77 million units.” Nintendo expanded upon their financial result release for the fiscal year ending in 2023 today, and provided a closer look at some of their best-performing individual IP. One such look was at amiibo, which have slowed down considerably since their 2014 debut: but still persist nonetheless. Here’s what Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa had to say about amiibo: “Next, I would like to discuss amiibo, which we launched in 2014. Tapping an…

Samsung, the world’s biggest smartphone brand, has revealed that it sold products worth INR 14,400 crores (around $1.77 billion) in India in September and October 2022. The company sold a record number of smartphones during the festive period in India, making it the South Korean firm’s best Diwali sales period. Aditya Babbar, Samsung India’s Senior Director and Head of Product Marketing for mobile business, said that the company’s recent success is driven by its high-end smartphones, including the Galaxy S22 series,…

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold at least $3.95 billion (roughly Rs. 32,200 crore) of the electric-vehicle maker's shares just days after closing his buyout of Twitter.Musk unloaded 19.5 million shares, according to regulatory filings on Tuesday in New York, his first disposals since August. The documents didn't indicate that the transactions were pre-planned.The world's richest person followed through with his takeover of the social-media platform in October, after spending months trying to get out of it. In…

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesCalifornia does not tax lottery winningsWhile the IRS will scrape 24% — or $239.4 million — off the top for federal tax withholding, California does not tax lottery winnings, according to the state's lottery winner's handbook. So if the winning ticket holder lives in the Golden State, no state or local taxes on the windfall would be due.However, if the winner lives elsewhere, their state of residency would determine what they owe in their jurisdiction. Those levies range from…

Last updated: November 7th, 2022 at 14:39 UTC+01:00 Samsung has found a new business customer for its rugged Galaxy mobile devices. The company announced today that Samsung France got selected as a partner of the consortium co-sponsored by Airbus and Capgemini. As a result of this partnership, Samsung says it will work closely with Airbus to equip roughly 400,000 employees with Galaxy rugged devices. The rugged Galaxy devices in question are the Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro smartphone and the Galaxy Tab Active 3 tablet. The…

Prince Harry’s forthcoming memoir, Spare, is unlikely to be championed by independent bookshops because of how heavily it has been discounted by larger retailers, according to booksellers.Spare will be published on 10 January by Penguin Random House, with the recommended retail price set at £28. However, it is already being offered at a discount by Waterstones, Foyles and Amazon, all of which are selling it for £14. Even at preorder stage, the book is in the Top 10 in Amazon’s bestsellers list.Amanda Truman from Truman…

Snowfall Protocol (SNW) has announced that its presale stage 1 is now sold out! This is great news for the project, which is aiming to provide co-operability for the blockchain industry. Congratulations to the team on this successful presale! In this article, we will explain the details of this protocol update. So, what is Snowfall Protocol (SNW)? And what does this news mean for the project? What is Snowfall Protocol (SNW)? Snowfall Protocol (SNW) is a project that is working to provide co-operability for the…

Snowfall Protocol (SNW) has had a very successful presale, selling out its first stage in just minutes! This is a very exciting development for the project, which is aiming to revolutionize the way we interact with blockchain assets entirely. It’s solving one of the most pressing problems and this article will dive into what that is. What Is Snowfall Protocol (SNW)? Snowfall Protocol (SNW) is the first cross-chain transfer ecosystem built for fungible and non-fungible tokens. Their dApp enables users to swap…