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MoviePass CEO faces prison after defrauding investors
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Smug fraudster and MoviePass mastermind Ted Farnsworth finally faces justice after years of exploiting investors' dreams – but his potential 25-year sentence feels light for someone who made a career of destroying trust and retirement accounts. The 62-year-old serial scammer, who cringingly describes himself as a "financier, entrepreneur, and consummate disrupter" pleaded guilty this week to brazenly defrauding investors not once, but twice – first through MoviePass's infamous "$9.95 unlimited movies" scheme, then astonishingly repeating his con at Vinco Ventures after that company inexplicably hired him as CEO in 2022. — Read the rest The post MoviePass CEO faces prison after defrauding investors appeared first on Boing Boing.
Vintage travel guide accidentally becomes masterpiece of tourist horror fiction
Is Collins' Pocket Interpreters: France (1937 edition) the most pessimistic phrasebook ever published? What was meant as a practical tool for British tourists instead became an accidental masterpiece of travel anxiety literature, suggesting that a trip to France was less about seeing the Eiffel Tower and more about navigating a gauntlet of pickpockets, stalkers, and blood loss. — Read the rest The post Vintage travel guide accidentally becomes masterpiece of tourist horror fiction appeared first on Boing Boing.
Accused murderer credits "diabolical goblin" in his possession with helping him evade police for so long
Columbian police arrested Kevin Orlando Arias Forero for allegedly murdering two people in April 2024. Forero had been on the wanted list for months. Why did it take authorities so long to nab him? According to Forero, he had the assistance of a "diabolical goblin" in evading the cops. — Read the rest The post Accused murderer credits "diabolical goblin" in his possession with helping him evade police for so long appeared first on Boing Boing.
Stunning: 2 men and their dog stuck at home surrounded by Los Angeles fire (video)
Dramatic video circulating online shows two men and a dog staring out of wall-to-ceiling windows in their Los Angeles home as raging fire surrounds them. (See video below, posted by Mike Sington.) With not enough context or news sources (besides TMZ), it's not clear why the guys are still in the house, or if the video is even real. — Read the rest The post Stunning: 2 men and their dog stuck at home surrounded by Los Angeles fire (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
Watch Duty: the free wildfire alert app saving lives in California
When John Mills got caught in the path of California's Wallbridge Fire in 2020, the off-the-grid tech entrepreneur realized the chaos of trying to gather critical wildfire information could be deadly. His solution? Watch Duty — a free app to stay ahead of advancing flames. — Read the rest The post Watch Duty: the free wildfire alert app saving lives in California appeared first on Boing Boing.
Your sleeping brain pulses like a pump to flush out toxins
Scientists have discovered a crucial mechanism behind one of sleep's most vital functions — cleaning toxins from the brain. The process relies on a rhythmic cycle of vessel squeezing and relaxing, driven by pulses of norepinephrine during deep sleep. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen used advanced imaging techniques to watch brain blood vessels and fluid movements in real-time while mice slept naturally. — Read the rest The post Your sleeping brain pulses like a pump to flush out toxins appeared first on Boing Boing.
Prediction markets bet against bird flu becoming the next COVID-19
Despite growing concerns about avian influenza, Bird Flu Risk, a new data-driven risk assessment suggests the chances of bird flu becoming as devastating as COVID-19 are remarkably low – just 5 out of 100, according to a tracking dashboard launched by forecaster Nathan Young. — Read the rest The post Prediction markets bet against bird flu becoming the next COVID-19 appeared first on Boing Boing.
Woman eaten by pigs, say police
A 75-year-old woman was reportedly partially eaten by her neighbor's pigs in Pataskala, Ohio. Police were initially called to perform a welfare check on 75-year-old Rebecca Westergaard in Pataskala because she had not arrived as planned at her niece's home in Norton, just outside Akron, and her family had not been able to reach her. — Read the rest The post Woman eaten by pigs, say police appeared first on Boing Boing.