Vice Media, the edgy digital media startup known for its provocative visual storytelling and punchy, explicit voice, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday. A consortium of Vice’s lenders, which includes Fortress Investment, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital, is looking to acquire the company following the filing. The groupContinue Reading
A South Florida tax preparer was sentenced today to two years in prison for perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain over 100 COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). According to court documents, Leonel Rivero, 35, of Miami, owned a tax-preparation business and submitted approximately 118 fraudulent PPPContinue Reading
Sydney-born inventor Saul Griffith explained how Australia can rapidly solve climate change, get to zero emissions during an interview with ABC. The price tag: $1 trillion. His message is simple: “electrify everything”. “If I had to choose the country for whom electrifying everything is the best economic win in the shortestContinue Reading
