Verifact Markets, a startup incubated by Peter Wokwicz's Positron Capital Management, launched Friday with trading on 'disputed facts' rather than future events. Initial markets let traders bet on whether Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, whether State Farm intentionally delayed LA wildfire claims, and whether Covid-19 originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, with 'true' currently priced at 76 cents on that question.
wired.com
· 2026-10-05
Two child sex abuse survivors have filed a proposed class action against Jeffrey Epstein's estate, alleging the Justice Department failed to notify dozens of victims whose images were found among Epstein's massive cache of child sexual abuse material. The FBI reportedly reviewed tens of thousands of videos after Epstein's arrest and confirmed a large volume of images depicted likely minors, some unrelated to Epstein's known trafficking ring. The lawsuit targets the estate's co-executors, seeking court-ordered notification and remedies for survivors who may never have met Epstein but whose abuse images he possessed.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-16
The ShinyHunters hacking group released hundreds of thousands of files taken from Florida's DAVID motor vehicle database, saying it did so because the state agency refused to pay ransom or negotiate. Florida's FLHSMV confirmed the breach, which occurred after attackers obtained a police officer's login credentials stored on a personal device.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-16
Billionaire investor Leon Black skipped a scheduled sworn deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, instead filing a federal lawsuit seeking to block subpoenas tied to the panel's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Committee leaders responded by saying they would consider holding Black in contempt of Congress.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-03
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