Since around 2013, Jonathan Mann’s sole job has been writing and posting a song online each day. With titles ranging from “Yeah, I’m Rocking a Headband” to “Joe Biden, Retire” (posted July 1), his pop tunes are at turns whimsical and topical. Some go viral. Still, says the Connecticut-based Mann …
Read More »Donald Trump Poses a Unique Threat to Truth Social, Says Truth Social
Trump Media & Technology Group, the Truth Social parent company majority-owned by former president Donald Trump, filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission this morning that helpfully details all of the ways Trump himself poses a threat to the company and its shareholders. While the company generated just …
Read More »How to Stop Your X Account From Getting Hacked Like the SEC’s
This week, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suffered an embarrassing—and market-moving—breach in which a hacker gained access to its X social media account and published fake information about a highly anticipated SEC announcement related to bitcoin. The agency regained control of its account and deleted the post …
Read More »Lawmakers Are Out for Blood After a Hack of the SEC’s X Account Causes Bitcoin Chaos
A raft of US senators have demanded answers from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after a security incident led to false and market-moving information being published by the financial regulator. At 4:11 pm ET on January 9, a post was published to the SEC’s X account announcing the approval …
Read More »The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News
The official X account of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission was “compromised” this afternoon, resulting in the publication of an “unauthorized” post, according to SEC chair Gary Gensler. The account, @SECGov, also said the account had been compromised. “The SEC has determined that there was unauthorized access to …
Read More »Rumble Is Part of an ‘Active and Ongoing’ SEC Investigation
Rumble, the so-called free speech alternative to YouTube, is the subject of an investigation by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to the company and a letter from the SEC. The SEC confirmed its investigation involving Rumble in response to a public records request that WIRED first …
Read More »Elon Musk’s New Monkey Death Claims Spur Fresh Demands for an SEC Investigation
For the third time this year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is being urged to investigate allegations of whether Elon Musk made misleading claims to investors about the deaths of primates used for research by Neuralink, his brain-chip startup. The latest claims center around his recent statements at the …
Read More »US Lawmakers Ask SEC to Launch Fraud Investigation Into Elon Musk
Federal regulators are being pushed to investigate whether Elon Musk deceived investors in his brain-chip startup Neuralink by omitting details about the gruesome deaths of at least a dozen animals who were surgically fitted with its implants. Four members of the US House of Representatives today alleged that Musk issued …
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