The creator of an antivirus software, John David McAfee, faces charges from the Department of Justice for tax evasion. On Monday, the prosecutors unveiled the indictment against the businessman. While in Spain, they arrested him. Meanwhile, he also faces complaints from the Securities and Exchange Commission over misleading people when recommending cryptocurrency offerings. Alleged Tax Evasion The allegations name McAfee for not filing taxes for several years between 2014 and 2018. While he earns millions of dollars at that time, the indictment accuses him of avoiding taxes by putting his income into different bank and cryptocurrency accounts not named after…
Author: Sam Arnold
Sam Arnold
Arnold is a senior British tech reporter at Tekrati. Before joining Tekrati, Arnold worked as an editor for his University Newspaper, writing sharable content for a student audience. Sam loves movies, running, and anything written by Oliver Sacks. The drink he chose is tea, which he does not recommend in large quantities.
Even Amazon is hopping on the electric wave. On Thursday, the company unveiled its first all-electric delivery van. Built by EV startup Rivian, the van will use cutting-edge technology. Amazon says that it plans to roll out 10,000 vans in 2022. By 2030, Amazon expects 100,000 electric vans on the streets. Amazon’s Electric Van In a statement, Amazon’s Ross Rachey said they want customers to get excited about seeing an electric van outside their homes. Amazon’s Van Specs That said, Amazon has not shared more details about the electric van. The Verge did not get new information about the van’s…
Since more people are stuck at home now, more of them are buying TVs. A new report shows that global TV sales have hit a “record high” in the third quarter of 2020. Global TV Shipment Numbers According to The Verge, 62.05 million TVs got shipped out during the third quarter. This number represents a 12.9% increase from 2019 and a 38.8% increase from the previous quarter. These numbers also came from a TrendForce report. Today, Samsung and LG said that they expect more profits this quarter over last year. Both companies are the largest TV makers in the world. …
Meredith Gradle is the Founder and CEO of Iris Works. After nearly a decade as a photographer, it became clear that out of all the project management tools, and customer relationship platforms – there was nothing that was made for the creative mind. Meredith realized that there was a huge opportunity to help photographers, and creative entrepreneurs, succeed in business and even thrive, without causing additional work and headaches for them. Meredith created Iris Works out of necessity, not only for herself at the time, but for many of her colleagues and counterparts in the professional photography industry. Iris Works is…
“What’s refreshing about Life is that it’s a story about, as Mike would say, ‘life’. It’s not a detective story. It’s not a costume drama, or a drama about how wonderful the past used to be. It’s just a slice of life there in front of you, and you have to draw your own conclusions from it. ” What drew you to Life? Peter Davison: Henry was a brilliant part to play. You’re fortunate as you get older to get interesting parts to play. And I’d almost resigned myself to those things not happening in the way that they have…
Despite seeing Apple get hit for its 30% App Store tax, Google still wants to follow the tech giant’s footsteps. Google has explained its billing system for paid apps on the Play Store. The Google Tax In a blog post, Google says developers with apps on the Play Store have until September 30, 2021, to comply with its billing system. Gizmodo adds that this deadline means developers have one year left to receive direct payments from users before they have to pay 30% to Google. Moreover, Gizmodo says the Google tax might roll out at the same time as Android…
Next time you get a package from FedEx, look up. The company has added a fleet of crewless aircraft to its delivery team. Soon, uncrewed cargo planes might help bring your online purchases to your doorstep. FedEx’s New Planes Gizmodo reports that FedEx has teamed up with Reliable Robotics to use its fleet of unmanned aircraft to deliver packages. The company said that it has finished test flights of two remote planes last month in a press release. https://twitter.com/Gizmodo/status/1310387516168642565?s=20 Now, FedEx owns Reliable Robotics’ larger plane model, the Cessna 208 Caravan. The Caravan has a single engine, and it can…
Apple may be picking another fight with a company. This time, it’s Facebook. With a new update, Facebook would have also told users that Apple takes 30% from all in-app purchases. According to Apple, Facebook broke App Store rules. Developers shouldn’t tell users about “irrelevant” information. Apple vs. Facebook? Facebook talked to Reuters about the block. In the Reuters report, Facebook said that Apple forced them to remove a message from a new update. This message would have told users that Apple receives 30% from in-app payments. What Did Facebook Do? The Verge reports that Facebook had tried asking Apple…
It’s another next-gen console launch year, and lots of games are coming out to showcase these machines. With the new Xbox and PS5 launching in November, check out some of the games coming out for these consoles. Old and New Games for New Consoles A bunch of new next-gen games should flood the market by November. Moreover, a few game companies are also beefing up older games to match the new consoles’ hardware. If you’ve already preordered your consoles, you might want to see the games you can buy on launch day. https://twitter.com/Kotaku/status/1308453395452354560?s=20 These games are also coming out on…
Japan has long faced a struggle in staffing their convenience stores. As these marts expand their businesses, such labor quandary arises. But the companies behind these convenient marts started to look for other solutions: robots. Robots for Convenience A Nikkei article previously reported that convenience store operators has slowed down business expansions. Across the country, the number of such marts under 15 companies dropped by 0.5 percent in fiscal 2019. It comes as the country struggles to find workers for their stores. So recently, both Lawson and FamilyMart tested robots to replace key roles in their stores. Particularly, the Japanese…