October 2023

FTC sues bankrupt crypto company Voyager’s CEO over false FDIC insurance claims

October 12, 2023
After settling on Thursday with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), bankrupt crypto company Voyager is permanently banned from handling consumers’ assets. But the government agency also announced on Thursday that it’s suing Voyager’s former CEO, Stephen Ehrlich, for falsely claiming that users’ accounts were FDIC insured. When a bank or financial service is FDIC insured, […]

Cruise opens robotaxi service in Houston

October 12, 2023
GM’s self-driving car subsidiary Cruise has opened its robotaxi service to users in Houston — an expansion that comes amid increasing criticism of the company’s operations in San Francisco, it’s first launch city. Cruise said it will operate seven days a week from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. in limited areas of sprawling Houston, including […]

Threads is rolling out an edit button, and you don’t have to pay for it

October 12, 2023
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that Threads, Instagram’s Twitter-like app, is rolling out an edit button. With this new feature, users will be able to edit a post for up to five minutes after it has been posted to the platform. Previously, you have had to delete a post and repost it when you […]