How Guy Griffithe went from making a thumb wrestling mockumentary to promoting a pot investment scam The president of Bridgegate Pictures Corp., who has made at least nine flicks and worked with VR film specialist Travis Cloyd, now owes $5.3 million for his role in a "Ponzi-like" scheme. Christie Smythe 11.29.21 6:14 PM
What does luxury site TheRealReal have in common with Pets.com? A founder who refused to quit. Julie Wainwright, founder of TheRealReal, was told her career as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur was over in 2000. But she has made an inspiring comeback. Amy Lamare 11.12.21 6:55 PM
Meet an anonymous OTC stock trader on Twitter who claims to be a crypto billionaire Penny stock investors on Twitter have drawn scrutiny as of late over pump-and-dump allegations. One high-profile personality on the platform talked to us to dispel rumors and set the record straight. Christie Smythe 11.8.21 10:02 PM
Here’s what we know about Mastodon, the open-source software Trump is accused of plagiarizing The former U.S. president’s social platform Truth Social isn’t set to roll out until next year, but leaked screenshots of the beta version show a nearly identical interface to Mastodon. Jael Goldfine 11.5.21 6:29 PM
Accused stock scalper “Alex DeLarge” was arrested and kicked off of Twitter — now users are asking: who’s next? Twitter plays host to numerous anonymous accounts pumping stocks. Users are openly wondering which others might be “leading sheep to the slaughter.” Christie Smythe 10.28.21 6:59 PM
AwesomeCalls may not be so awesome — stock market guru A.J. Haworth lost $14.7 million, California official says In an amended lawsuit, the state attorney general says Haworth misled AwesomeCalls members about his own trading record. Christie Smythe 10.25.21 4:29 PM