Google engineer made $1.2M by placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors allege - NBC News
A Google software engineer was accused Wednesday of using confidential company information to make over $1.2 million on Polymarket in the second significant criminal case tied to trades on the prediction market platform. Michele Spagnulo, 36, an Italian citizen living in Switzerland, is charged with one count each of commodities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, according to a federal complaint unsealed in New York City.
Meta begins cutting thousands of jobs in sweeping layoffs. Here's how much it's paying in severance. - Business Insider
The chapter that Meta employees have dreaded for a month is here.On Wednesday, emails went out to roughly 10% of Meta's 78,000 employees, notifying them that they were being laid off. The notifications were sent in three waves at 4 a.m.
I used AI to help market my bagel shop. Then the one-star reviews came in. - Business Insider
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Adam Jones, the 53-year-old owner of Myer's Bagels in Burlington, Vermont. It's been edited for length and clarity.We specialize in Montreal-style bagel production.
Swatch shuts stores after crowds queue for new watch - BBC
ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRumeana JahangirBBCHundreds of people queued outside the Liverpool branch on Saturday morningSwatch has closed its stores in cities across the UK after hundreds of people queued outside branches eager to buy a new limited edition watch. The Swiss firm said it would not open its branches in London "in light of safety considerations for both our customers and our staff".