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Man Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Tax Crimes, Investment Fraud Rick Tariq Rahim of Great Falls, Virginia was sentenced on Friday to 78 months in prison for tax crimes and a wire fraud scheme.  Rahim owned multiple businesses, including laser tag facilities and an Amazon reseller, failed...

Discord, the popular social chat app favored by gamers, is reportedly in early discussions with investment bankers about a potential initial public offering in 2025. What Happened: The company, last valued at approximately $15 billion in 2021, has met with financial advisors in recent weeks to...

Following a court ruling, Turkey has banned the widely-used instant messaging platform Discord, according to the country’s Information Technologies and Communication Authority or BTK. What Happened: On Wednesday, a court in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, enforced the ban due to...

In a plot twist worthy of a bingeworthy drama, the so-called demise of Twitter, now rebranded as X, has been significantly overstated. According to the latest data from SimilarWeb, Elon Musk‘s X isn’t just surviving—it’s thriving. The platform saw a dramatic turnaround in user...

Sony Group Corp. (NYSE:SONY) is enhancing its Discord integration on the PS5, allowing users to join voice calls directly from the console. Previously, PS5 users had to transfer a Discord call from a mobile or PC app to their console. The new update integrates Discord directly into the PS5...

One of the most popular companies over the past two years has been ChatGPT parent OpenAI. The company has risen in interest and valuation and is viewed as a leader in the artificial intelligence sector. With a firm belief in the future of artificial intelligence, Ark Invest announced this week it...

In recent years, the video game industry witnessed a disturbing trend of frequent layoffs, with 2023 experiencing nearly weekly workforce reductions across publishers, developers and related companies, resulting in at least 6,000 job losses. Unfortunately, the trend appears set to continue in...

A Senate committee announced, on Monday, the subpoena of X, Discord, and Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) CEOs, escalating its investigation into children’s online safety. The Senate Judiciary Committee is calling on X’s Linda Yaccarino, Discord’s Jason Citron,...

Popular instant messaging app Discord is down for users around the world, with many users reporting that they are seeing a "Sorry, you have been blocked" message when they open the app. What Happened: Discord is down for users around the world, with the Discord apps on the desktop, web, and mobile...

The U.K.’s second-largest vape company, a Chinese government-owned entity, faced massive criticism and has reportedly deleted its TikTok account after distributing vapes in an online giveaway without implementing age verification measures. What Happened: In a controversial move that has...

As the stock market came back up strongly in the first half of 2023, the market for initial public offerings saw a rebound from an anemic showing in 2022. Activity Picks Up Pace. The U.S. IPO market saw 58 offerings so far this year, up 31.8%, and total proceeds jumped 125.5% to $9.8 billion, data...

In response to a significant security breach earlier this year, the Pentagon is implementing stricter measures for handling classified national security information. The move comes after an Air National Guard member allegedly leaked a trove of military secrets online. What Happened: National...

Discord, the popular communication platform gamers use, disclosed a data breach after one of its support agents’ accounts was hacked.  What Happened: Discord is sending out an “incident notice” to affected users, disclosing the data breach that took place after the account of...

Midjourney, an artificial intelligence program that uses text-based prompts to generate seemingly realistic but fake images, has opened its free trials again — but only for the weekend.  What Happened: On Saturday, David Holz, the CEO and founder of Midjourney, took to Discord...

Recent leaks of classified U.S. military documents on the social media platform Discord have highlighted a major challenge for national security and online platforms alike. What Happened? Classified documents pertaining to the Russia-Ukraine War and foreign intelligence assessments were leaked...