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Bahama homes were purchased with FTX corporate funds

TechCrunch

A new bankruptcy filing, first reported by CNBC , shows that FTX’s corporate funds were used to purchase homes in the Bahamas among other personal items. Some of this decade’s greatest heroes will never be known, and some of its most beloved people are basically shams.”. FTX’s new CEO, Enron wind-down veteran John J.

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NASA shows off the best images of Earth taken from the ISS this year

TechSpot

Chosen by the people at the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the images include Cuba and the Bahamas, the fall colors of Ottawa, and moonrise over the southern Atlantic Ocean. You can see more photos taken from the ISS here.

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You can now bid on Fyre Fest merch

The Verge

Fyre Festival was supposed to be a “once-in-a-lifetime” luxury musical festival in the Bahamas that took place in April and May 2017. People spent thousands of dollars for private cabanas, tents, catering, and the promise of a weekend partying with famous models, influencers, and celebrities.

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Lynk demos global satellite connection for ordinary phones and prepares for commercial launch

TechCrunch

The company just demonstrated a two-way data link this week and announced its first network partners in Africa and the Bahamas — if everything goes well it may not be long before you can get a signal anywhere in the world. To date, we’ve done this with hundreds of phones, and counting, in the UK, the Bahamas, and the US.

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Government Releases Audio of Implosion of Titanic Sub

Futurism

The incident, which likely took place " within a fraction of a millisecond ," is believed to have instantly killed all five people on board, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. It's yet another terrifying reminder of the sheer physical forces at work and Rush's well-documented hubris , which allowed the disaster to happen.

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That Fyre Fest tweet with the sad sandwich will be auctioned as an NFT for medical expenses

The Verge

The organizers of Fyre Fest billed it as an exclusive, luxury music festival in the Bahamas, which would include top-notch catering, big-name performers, and transportation via Jet Ski and yacht. Kendall Jenner was among the celebrities paid $250,000 to promote the event , which guests paid up to $12,000 to attend.

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SBF claims massive ignorance on obvious conflicts in FTX downfall

TechCrunch

During the interview, SBF, while sipping (and at least once, spilling) a La Croix in the Bahamas, claimed multiple times that he did not know how certain aspects of the business, from its ties to its eventual bankruptcy, went so wrong. It’s still not clear if those people will see their money again. at will. .”

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