The Quiet Way Banks Make Billions From Checking Accounts

Banks earn billions from checking accounts through fees and interest rate gaps. Here's how that works -- and how you can get ...
CoinDesk

Court closes Custodia fight with Federal Reserve just as Fed opens master-account door

Just days after the Federal Reserve granted a limited master account to Kraken, crypto bank Custodia's years-long court battle with the Fed concludes in a loss.

These 2 savings accounts are still offering over 10% — and 7 more with at least a 5% APY

The national average savings account rate sits at 0.39% APY, according to the most recent FDIC data. Sigh. The good news? Many high-yield savings accounts are offering rates much higher — think 4-5% ...

Security Flaw in WordPress Plugin Puts 400,000 Websites at Risk

A security flaw in the Ally WordPress plugin used on more than 400,000 sites could allow attackers to extract sensitive data ...

Another worrying WordPress plugin security flaw could put 250,000 websites at risk

Vulnerability left ~246,600 sites exposed to data theft Fixed in version 4.1.0; WordPress urges immediate updates A popular ...
Techlomedia

Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability Found in Elementor Ally WordPress Plugin, Over 250,000 Sites Still at Risk

A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in the Ally plugin for WordPress. The flaw could allow attackers to ...
Futurism

Meta Patented AI That Takes Over Your Account When You Die, Keeps Posting Forever

What happens to social media accounts belonging to those who shuffle off this mortal coil has been a subject of debate ever since the tech went mainstream. Should dormant accounts be left alone, or ...
Dexerto

Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting

Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media, including continuing to post after their death. The filing, granted in late December and ...
Tampa Bay Times

Florida property tax reform: A rush to disaster? | Column

Our editors' top picks to read today. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to contribute. Log in above or subscribe here. Conversations are opinions of our ...
Investopedia

How a Hidden Twist Could Keep Trump Account Savings Tax-Free Forever

We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and ...
The New York Times

The Secretive V.I.P. Programs That Keep Gamers Spending

Lucrative players of games like FarmVille and Words With Friends get personal account managers and entries to exclusive sweepstakes. Credit...George Wylesol Supported by By Michael Thomsen CSR 2 ...
CNN

Why the Trump administration is holding millions of dollars from Venezuelan oil sales in a Qatari bank

Hundreds of millions of dollars that the United States is raising from the sale of Venezuelan oil is being sequestered in Qatar. It’s an indirect path that could speed the flow of much-needed money to ...