Lawyers representing Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX CEO and co-founder who was convicted of fraud and money laundering late last year, are seeking a new trial. Following crypto exchange FTX’s collapse, Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts, then sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $ 11 billion in forfeiture. He […]
“Squid Game” Grandpa Actor Appeals His 8-Month Sentence For Sexual Misconduct
Squid Game actor Oh Yeong Su, known for his role as Oh Il Nam—or the “Gganbu Grandpa,” has appealed his 8-month sentence for his sexual misconduct case. Actor Oh Yeong Su | News1 On August 29, 2024 (KST), the Suwon District Court held the first hearing of Oh Yeong Su’s appeal trial. In November 2022, Oh […]
Twitter/X alternative Mastodon appeals to journalists with new ‘byline’ feature
Mastodon, the open source, decentralized alternative to X (formerly Twitter), is rolling out a new feature that’s meant to make the app more appealing for those who use it to keep up with news and information from writers and journalists. Starting Tuesday, the company is adding clickable author bylines on link posts that can direct […]
An appeals court rules that VC Fearless Fund cannot issue grants to Black women, but the fight continues
VC firm Fearless Fund has faced a setback in its plans to issue grants to Black women business owners. On Monday, an appeals court ruled against Fearless, upholding a preliminary injunction in place on the program. The court ruling said that Fearless Fund’s Strivers Grant likely violates the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which bans […]