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Boiler Room 2026
Cold calls. Sales scripts. Promises of 1,000% returns. The SEC says an old stock-peddling scam found a new generation of victims.
18 hrs ago
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Al Lewis
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The Luigi Effect
Luigi Mangione has changed corporate security. CEOs may never feel safe again.
Aug 15
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Al Lewis
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NFT Monkey Business
Venture capitalists bet millions on a startup promising to build an exchange for cartoon apes. Prosecutors say founder Taj Tarsha blew investor funds on…
Aug 13
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Al Lewis
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Confessions Of An FBI Crypto Thief
Prosecutors say agent Patrick Yaroch raided digital wallets. Then his conscience blew his cover.
Aug 8
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Al Lewis
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Leaky Pants
First came explosive diarrhea. Then came allegations of a $32 million inside job. It's been one crappy summer for Taylor Farms.
Aug 6
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Al Lewis
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How To Lose An Internet Fight
eBay executives tried to silence a newsletter. It cost them tens of millions of dollars, seven criminal convictions, and one of the worst…
Aug 4
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Another Billion-Dollar Bedtime Story
Silicon Valley bet big on yet another young prodigy. Now they're waking up to reality ... again.
Aug 1
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Al Lewis
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Blowing Sunshine
Jay Lucas preached positivity while looting his $50 million private equity fund
Jul 28
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Al Lewis
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AI Gets A Performance Review
Engineers discover an OpenAI agent cheats better than humans ... and it doesn't feel a shred of guilt.
Jul 25
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Al Lewis
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The Nigerian Prince Goes Corporate
A former Morgan Stanley broker allegedly gave the classic scam a Wall Street makeover
Jul 22
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Al Lewis
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AI Eats IBM
The computing giant spent three years serving investors an artificial intelligence feast. This week, it found itself on the menu.
Jul 18
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Al Lewis
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How To Read Epstein Files
Goldman Sachs' former general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler can't lawyer her way out of her emails
Jul 17
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