The billionaire founder of eBay has donated nearly $2 million to defund the police – while also making a substantial contribution to a private security startup dubbed ‘Uber for bodyguards.’ Pierre Omidyar gave $500,000 through his philanthropic entity, the Omidyar Network, to organizations that protested against the death of George Floyd in 2020. Omidyar Network…
A mother-of-three has revealed how she turned her eBay side hustle into a $141 million company – spilling the five key steps that she believes will help any budding entrepreneur achieve financial success. Tori Gerbig, from Bowling Green, Kentucky, has been delving into how she and husband Chris built up their business empire with online…
More than 186,000 global technology-sector employees have been laid off since the start of 2023, according to data compiled by the website Layoffs.fyi. The website’s tally of 2023 global tech layoffs has gone up more than sevenfold since mid-January. The data show that 2023 has surpassed 2022 for global tech redundancies, with 637 tech companies…
Meta and Amazon are the latest big-name tech companies in the layoffs spotlight, joining Dropbox, Electronic Arts, Palantir Technologies, Twilio, Zoom, eBay, Okta, Splunk, PayPal, IBM, SAP, Spotify, Alphabet, Intel, Microsoft, Coinbase, Cisco, and Salesforce. More than 184,000 global technology-sector employees have been laid off since the start of 2023, according to data compiled by…
More than 168,000 global technology-sector employees have been laid off since the start of 2023, according to data compiled by the website Layoffs.fyi. The website’s tally of 2023 global tech layoffs has gone up more than sixfold since mid-January. The data show that 2023 has surpassed 2022 for global tech redundancies, with 561 tech companies laying…
Despite the news of its collapse, Silicon Valley Bank lives on — at least to those who buy and sell via eBay EBAY, +1.47%. There’s a wave of SVB merchandise — essentially, corporate swag given to employees in years past — that is now being offered as collectible-worthy fare on the popular online auction site….
After Silicon Valley Bank went insolvent last week people have turned to eBay to sell their now-vintage company merchandise. The various pieces of company swag, which include mugs, bags, cheeseboards and even cardboard boxes, are attracting surprisingly high bids – a counterintuitive testament to health of the US economy. Official SVB mugs appeared to be…
More than 125,000 global technology-sector employees have been laid off since the start of 2023, according to data compiled by the website Layoffs.fyi. The website’s tally of 2023 global tech layoffs has gone up almost fivefold since mid-January. Related: Palantir joins growing list of tech companies announcing layoffs The data suggest that 2023 is firmly on pace…
U.S. stock index futures were trading lower on Wednesday, as investors looked for fresh catalysts to move the market higher and waited to hear from a cluster of Federal Reserve speakers. How are stock-index futures trading? S&P 500 futures ES00, -0.52% slipped 0.3%, or 14.5 points, to 4,161.75 Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00, -0.36% futures…
Walt Disney World DIS, +2.14% shuttered its popular but controversial Splash Mountain boat ride over the weekend, ending the attraction’s three-decade run. But some entrepreneurs are pitching a way to keep the water flowing, so to speak. Namely, they are selling water they say is sourced from the ride. There are dozens of listings on…
AVI SHARMA Occupation: City banker Location: London Key info: Youngest candidate and believes that Lord Sugar’s investment will get him out of the “rat race” of city banking He says: ‘Some say I’m delusional, I prefer the term optimistic.’ DANI DONOVAN Occupation: Hair salon owner Location: Hertfordshire Key info: Believes she deserves to win the programme…
The Chic List: My resolution? Go back to the future By Joanne Hegarty For You Magazine Published: 01:01 EST, 1 January 2023 | Updated: 01:01 EST, 1 January 2023 Happy New Year! I’m always excited at this time but also a little terrified of what lies ahead. A whole lot of big, life-changing stuff can…
Millions of gig workers and sellers that use payment networks like PayPal and Venmo remain on track to receive a 1099-K tax form in 2023 for the first time, after measures that would have delayed a key tax-reporting change failed to make it into a year-end spending bill that passed the Senate on Thursday. The…
A viral pink Zara slip costing £45.99 sold out after being hailed the dress of the summer, but if you’re still hankering after it, there’s a very convincing copy on offer. While the backless slip dress, which was hailed by influencers as ‘able to suit everyone’ and amassed over 7.2 million views on Tik Tok, is in…
Millions of gig workers and sellers that use payment networks like PayPal, Venmo and Zelle look set to get a tax form in the new year that they haven’t received before, unless a corporate lobbying push is successful. The change, which has taken effect with the 2022 tax year, is that third-party payment networks will…
A desperate single father has been forced to insulate his freezing home with cardboard after his energy bills spiralled to more than £1,000-a-month. Nigel Cleall, 51, said he even considered moving into his garden shed with his 12-year-old son Oliver as it is warmer than the ground-floor flat. In a desperate bid to keep warm…
A gambling addict who stole more than 1,000 luxury teddy bears from her boss to sell at knockdown prices online wept as she was jailed for 12 months. Lisa Noriega, 51, looted the collection of rare Charlie Bears – which can cost around £100 each – while working at a crafts centre and sold the…
A woman who has earned more than $450,000 reselling secondhand items online has revealed how she turned her side hustle into a lucrative part-time business. Ashley Peek, 27, from Dallas, Texas, started selling clothes from boutique brands like Free People and Lululemon on Poshmark when she was in college in 2016 and made $7,000 in…
Tasha Ghouri has teamed up with eBay as the brand’s first ever pre-loved ambassador, launching a brand new collection with the online retailer. Known for her impeccable sense of style in the Love Island villa, the model, 24, shared that she wants to ‘take the embarrassment out of second hand clothing’ with the sustainable product…
The voting rights activist who bought an allegedly stolen Dominion voting machine on eBay is still waiting for authorities to contact him about the purchase. Last week, Harri Hursti, a Connecticut-based computer programmer and activist, said that he bought the machine on the online marketplace for $1200. He went on to say that he contacted…