Bitcoin is boosting more than people's wallets. It's also causing a surge in app store rankings. Coinbase, an app that lets you buy the cryptocurrency, now has the number one spot in the app store. The milestone coming as the price of Bitcoin soared past 17 thousand dollars Thursday, a 20 percent price jump in just 24 hours.
Ain't no party like a Silicon Valley party because Silicon Valley parties hire models to mingle with guests. Local modelling agencies say tech companies are paying models to chat up attendees. The trend is an effort to even up the gender ratios at the mostly all-male holiday parties
Run, run Rudolph, all the way to Starbucks! The new Christmas Tree Frappucino went on sale Thursday, and you can only get it until December 11th. The peppermint-mocha blended frapp is topped with light green whipped cream and decorated with caramel, candied cranberries and sliced strawberries. The seasonal drink has 490 calories and 68 grams of sugar for a venti.
An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases. And National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says those delays are “unconscionable.” Erin M. Collins said in the report released Wednesday that overall the 2024 filing season went smoothly, though IRS delays in resolving identity theft victim assistance cases are worsening. It took nearly 19 months to resolve self-reported identity theft cases as of January, and Wednesday's report states that now it takes 22 months to resolve these cases.
Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $2 trillion in market value for the first time in afternoon trading on Wednesday. The push higher for Amazon’s stock market valuation comes a little more than a week after Nvidia hit $3 trillion and briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street. Nvidia’s chips are used to power many AI application and its valuation has soared as a result. Amazon has also been making big investments in AI as global interest has grown in the technology. Most of the company’s focus has been on business-focused products.
Climate change doesn’t just mean more extreme weather – it also leads to billions of dollars in lost productivity, tourism, and stresses infrastructure.
