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SBF received special treatment inside Bahamian jail: Report
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who was remanded to the notorious Fox Hill Prison in Nassau, Bahamas, pending an investigation into the collapse of his exchange, had a different experience than many other prisoners. According to the Financial Times, Bankman-Fried was held in the sickbay where he had access to a toilet, running water, a TV, local newspapers, crossword puzzles, and many other perks, including vegan food. Anonymous prison officials disclosed that the former CEO spent his days watching the news and reading articles about himself. SBF’s prison experience appears to have been very different from what many other prisoners endure in their overcrowded, poorly ventilated, rat-infested prison cells, where they are forced to sleep on the floor using makeshift cards. Unlike oth...
Huge web outage takes Reddit, Twitch, and other big sites offline
A huge global web outage swept across the internet this morning, taking out popular sites including Amazon, Twitch, and Reddit. The outages started at around 5:30AM ET, with a large number of sites affected. The Fastly content delivery network (CDN) was the source of the issues, which lasted for more than an hour. Major news sites like CNN, The New York Times, The Guardian, and the Financial Times were also affected. The issues also affected UK government websites, so British citizens were unable to renew passports, apply for tax allowances, or obtain driving licenses during the outage. Fastly hasn’t commented fully on the issues other than an outage message on the company’s status page. “The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented,” said Fastly at 6:44AM ET. Get more stor...
‘New scrutiny’: Reliable journalist provides latest update on NUFC takeover after WTO statement
The World Trade Organisation has released a statement today where they have stated that Saudi Arabia was behind a pirate satellite TV and streaming service that illegally broadcast sporting events. Piracy is a serious concern and it remains to be seen how it affects the Premier League’s decision on the proposed Newcastle United takeover. The 125-page WTO decision has clearly pointed out that there is comprehensive evidence that the illegal beoutQ service was promoted and supported by the Saudi government. Although there was no reference of PIF or Newcastle United in their report, the latest report could have huge bearings on the takeover. The Financial Times editor, Murad Ahmed has tweeted: Breaking: The £300m Saudi Arabia-led takeover of Newcastle United football club faces new scrut...
