What got alternative data firm App Annie in trouble with the SEC — and fined $10 million The SEC said Tuesday that it settled a probe into the company, marking the agency’s first enforcement action in the fast-growing alternative data industry. Christie Smythe 9.15.21 8:53 PM
Brian Armstrong accuses the SEC of ‘really sketchy behavior’ for threatening to sue Coinbase over its latest feature Shares in Coinbase fell 4%, closing at $258.20 on Wednesday following disclosure of the agency’s tough stance on Lend. Ivan De Luce 9.8.21 9:08 PM
HeadSpin’s ex-CEO was arrested for allegedly cheating investors out of $80 million by faking the company’s success Manish Lachwani’s company once achieved a valuation of $1.1 billion, but its value was knocked down to $250 million after an internal investigation. Ivan De Luce 8.26.21 5:00 PM
5 reasons Tesla’s Autopilot is a fixation for U.S. safety officials The NHTSA is investigating 11 instances where Teslas crashed into vehicles at emergency scenes. Christie Smythe 8.17.21 5:07 PM
Why it's horrifying that a Facebook employee helped Cuomo smear a sexual harassment victim A report by the state attorney general sheds uncomfortable light on ways politicians might pull weight with Big Tech. Christie Smythe 8.10.21 5:18 PM
It looks like Hindenburg Research was right about Nikola's "intricate fraud" The electric truck maker’s former executive chairman was charged in a federal indictment with defrauding investors. Christie Smythe 7.30.21 1:53 PM