Inside AFTD’s Hope Rising Benefit, Which Raised $1.9 Million for Frontotemporal Degeneration
Ariana DeBoseDave Kotinsky/Getty Images On April 3, 2025, over 400 guests gathered in the heart of New York City for an extraordinary night of glamour, generosity, and purpose: the ninth annual Hope Rising Benefit, hosted by the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD). The Ziegfeld Ballroom sparkled as the stars aligned—both
Fashion Traceability Platform Fairly Made Raises €15 Million
Sustainable fashion scale-up Fairly Made has raised €15 million ($16.2 million) from a group of impact-focused venture funds to accelerate its ambitions to expand globally, the company said Thursday. The Paris-based tech-based tech platform works with companies including LVMH, Balmain and SMCP to help them trace supply chains, measure their
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has reached 2 million players, Ubisoft says
Assassin’s Creed Shadows may be shaping up to be the hit Ubisoft needed. On , the Assassin’s Creed team announced that the game, which was released on Thursday, has so far drawn in two million players. Assassin’s Creed Shadows was originally slated to come out last fall, but was delayed
Stalkerware data breach potentially hits over 2 million users, including thousands of Apple devices
A popular spyware company has suffered a data breach Almost 2 million SpyX records were compromised The software monitors devices without the users knowledge or consent A widely-used consumer-grade stalkerware operation was hit by a data breach in 2024, with millions of customers potentially affected. A TechCrunch report claims the
I Just Found Out How Many Days Of Work Vanna White Actually Puts In For Her $10 Million Salary, And Da-a-ang
As the new era of Wheel of Fortune continues with Ryan Seacrest as its freshman host for the 2025 TV schedule, Vanna White is still keeping the normalcy going. She signed a new contract in 2024 after a lengthy negotiation, but it’s still been an adjustment getting used to Seacrest.
Airbnb’s Icons, group travel features have contributed to 1.7 million new profiles since May
When Airbnb revealed its Icons last May, the program received a lot of buzz both positive and negative — some were impressed with the pop culture-aligned experiences while others called the move a publicity stunt. But one thing is certain — the effort is bringing new users into Airbnb’s ecosystem: in
Top digital loan firm security slip-up puts data of 36 million users at risk
Indian loan company Vivifi has reportedly suffered a data breach 36 million files were left exposed These consisted primarily of personally identifiable information (PII) A leading digital lending app has apparently exposed sensitive customer data after a misconfigured Amazon AWS S3 was bucket left unsecured without authentication. Cybernews researchers discovered
Meta’s Ray-Bans have sold 2 million pairs — its maker is prepping to sell 10M each year
But glasses giant EssilorLuxottica, which produces those glasses for Meta, has now publicly revealed they’ve sold 2 million pairs of Meta Ray-Bans since their October 2023 debut, and that it’s aiming to produce 10 million Meta glasses each year by the end of 2026. Milleri says his company is “planning
Sony has sold 74.9 million PlayStation 5s
Sony just had its best holiday season ever in terms of PlayStation 5 console sales with 9.5 million sold over the last three months (2024 Q3), the company announced in its earnings release. That’s 1.3 million more than it sold in the same quarter last year (its previous best holiday
Using DeepSeek in the US? You could be fined $1 million and go to jail under new law
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR A new bill proposes banning the importation and use of China-made AI tech in the US, including potential penalties for those using DeepSeek. Offending businesses face fines of up to $100 million and individuals could be penalized up to a whopping $1 million, along
