Day: October 6, 2017

Were US Diplomats in Cuba Victims of a Sonic Attack—or Something Else?

The 007-meets-the-X-Files adventures in Cuba continue. Last week the US Department of State recalled non-emergency personnel and families home from the embassy in Havana, citing injuries and illness among 21 people—“hearing loss, dizziness, headache, fatigue, cognitive issues, and difficulty sleeping” according to a statement from […]

New story in Business from Time: IRS Gives Equifax Multimillion-Dollar Deal Despite Massive Data Breach

(WASHINGTON) — The company at the center of the biggest breach of personal information just signed a contract with the federal government to provide, well, personal information. The Internal Revenue Service signed a $7.25 million contract with Equifax last month. The no-bid contract, first reported […]

New story in Business from Time: The Company Behind the Fearless Girl Statue Will Pay a $5 Million Settlement Over Equal Pay for Women

The Fearless Girl may have to teach its creators a thing or two. State Street, the Boston-based financial services company that installed the statue of a young girl challenging the Charging Bull on Wall Street earlier this year, agreed to pay a $5 million settlement […]

New story in Business from Time: U.S. Customs Vows to Block Imports of Seafood Produced by North Korean Laborers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it is ready to block U.S. imports of seafood — as well as any other goods — produced by North Korean laborers who work in China. An Associated Press investigation tracked salmon, squid and cod processed by North Koreans […]

New story in Business from Time: The Company Behind the Fearless Girl Statue Will Pay a $5 Million Settlement Over Equal Pay for Women

The Fearless Girl may have to teach its creators a thing or two. State Street, the Boston-based financial services company that installed the statue of a young girl challenging the Charging Bull on Wall Street earlier this year, agreed to pay a $5 million settlement […]

Digital wealth manager Moneyfarm acquires tech behind fintech chatbot Ernest

Moneyfarm, the U.K.-headquartered “digital wealth manager” has acquired the technology behind personal finance chatbot Ernest. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, though I understand that, along with the tech, this is an acqui-hire of sorts, seeing London-based Ernest’s CTO Lorenzo Sicilia join Moneyfarm to […]