Elon Musk’s Robotaxi Lie

At Autonomy Day 2019 Elon Musk and Tesla made a variety of extraordinary promises about the potential financial benefits from purchasing a Robotaxi.

Do you need an armed uber?

I came across a strange app that offers you ride-sharing apps where the drivers are armed and the cars are bulletproof. I think this app is an another example of pseudo-security being marketed to the uber-rich.

America’s Top Liar Arrested: George Santos

George Santos has been arrested and indicted on 13 charges including unlawful monetary transactions, wire fraud, and theft of public funds.

Charlie Javice Indicted for $175 Million Frank Fraud

Frank was a financial services application which made it easier for students to fill out the FAFSA. Last year JPMorgan Chase filed a lawsuit against Charlie Javice, the founder of Frank alleging that she had misrepresented the number of users and suing her for fraud. Charlie Javice has now had an opportunity to file her counterclaim and argue about why her actions were not fraud. After the claim and counterclaim was filed Charlie Javice ended up indicted in the Southern District of New York for wire fraud and bank fraud charges.

Is Cash App a Fraud?

https://youtu.be/-kEe0PY05jg Block, formerly Square, the company behind popular payments application Cash App; has been accused of fraud by short-selling firm Hindenburg Research. I dug deep into the report to try to access the claims and see whether or not Cash App is really a fraud. Find the Hindenburg report here. Other videos referenced in this … Continue reading Is Cash App a Fraud? →

Bennett Reacts to Crypto: The World’s Greatest Scam

https://youtube.com/live/JMYd0s2_v2Q?feature=share Reacting to the video: Crypto: The World's Greatest Scam live. You can find the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORdWE_ffirg Other videos mentioned in this video: Reaction to Web3: A Libertarian Dystopia: https://youtube.com/live/xE4L-R9b_MU?feature=share Gary Vee exploits fans at VeeCon: https://youtu.be/ivYegRqyCjo Nicholas Weaver on Crypto Critics' Corner: https://youtu.be/VMfp4X_HSu4 David Gerard on Crypto Critics' Corner: https://youtu.be/lnSEFrVlVV4 Crypto Critics' … Continue reading Bennett Reacts to Crypto: The World’s Greatest Scam →

$175 Million and Four Million Fake Users: The Story of Frank’s Fraud

https://youtu.be/PEG9fRVykCE Frank was a financial services application which made it easier for students to fill out the FAFSA. Last year JPMorgan Chase filed a lawsuit against Charlie Javice, the founder of Frank alleging that she had misrepresented the number of users and suing her for fraud. Charlie Javice has now had an opportunity to file … Continue reading $175 Million and Four Million Fake Users: The Story of Frank’s Fraud →

My first appearance on Odd Lots – What is Tether?

https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/8a94442e-5a74-4fa2-8b8d-ae27003a8d6b/982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83/podcast.rss I recently went on Odd Lots to discuss how Tether works. Apple Spotify Overcast RSS Feed

Why are pharmacies getting worse?

https://youtu.be/xbARNpXH7jI Bennett Tomlin describes how the pharmacy duopoly of CVS and Walgreens has led to consistently worse experiences for customers, and how their anti-competitive behavior can be curtailed. Other resources from this video: Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Brand-Name Drug Prices, and Patient Cost Sharing from The Annals of Internal Medicine In defense of break-ups from Cornell … Continue reading Why are pharmacies getting worse? →

Innovated: Blockchain City -Goes Bust – Episode 5

Cas Piancey and I are very excited to launch our new long-form investigative show Innovated. This series will take a look at Blockchains LLC and Jeffrey Berns plan to build a blockchain enabled smart city in the desert. It's a wild story involving brothels, lawsuits, sexual harassment, and company towns.