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Cash App founder Bob Lee had affair with suspected killer’s sister within secret party scene, report says
Cash App founder Bob Lee had affair with suspected killer’s sister within secret party scene, report says
When Bob Lee, a well-known tech executive who co-founded the payment programme Cash App, was stabbed to death in April, many within San Francisco’s close-knit tech community lept to conclusions, with figures like Elon Musk declaring the death another sign of the city’s persistent, if often misunderstood, struggles with random street crime. What actually happened, according to prosecutors and friends of Lee, couldn’t be further from this original narrative. Lee was part of an underground party scene in San Francisco known among participants as “The Lifestyle,” where recreational drugs and casual sex were common, participants and those who knew Lee told The Wall Street Journal. One of the people Lee overlapped with within San Francisco nightlife was Khazar Momeni, sister of Nima Momeni, the man arrested in April for Lee’s murder. He plans to plead not guilty. Lee and Ms Momeni, who is married, were reportedly in a casual relationship. “There are many rumors circulating around this case, many of them untrue,” lawyers for Ms Momeni told the Journal. “Ms. Momeni loves and supports her brother. What happened here is a tragedy, and Ms. Momeni is deeply saddened at the suffering of the Lee family as they deal with their terrible loss.” In the hours before Lee was killed, Mr Momeni confronted Lee about his sister, prosecutors allege, asking if she had done anything inappropriate, which he denied. Later, according to officials, Khazar Momeni sent Lee a text message acknowledging the confrontation: “Just wanted to make sure your doing ok Cause know nima came wayyyyyy down hard on you.” Hours after the alleged confrontation, Lee was seen getting into a white BMW with Mr Momeni, and prosecutors allege he drove the tech executive to a secluded area and stabbed him to death with a kitchen knife. The Independent has contacted Mr Momeni’s lawyer for comment. Lee had been using cocaine and ketamine before his death, an autopsy found. Mr Momeni, an IT executive, will be arraigned later his month. Read More Autopsy: Stab wounds to heart, lungs killed Cash App founder Man accused of stabbing Cash App founder gets new court date A tech CEO has been murdered and Elon Musk blames San Francisco’s ‘horrific’ rise in crime. Is he right?
2023-05-15 01:18
This new LG Gram laptop is on sale for $800
This new LG Gram laptop is on sale for $800
TL;DR: As of September 5, get a new open box LG Gram Laptop for just
2023-09-05 17:16
Lawmakers Say UK Too Reliant on Markets to Tackle Climate Crisis
Lawmakers Say UK Too Reliant on Markets to Tackle Climate Crisis
The British government’s reliance on market mechanisms to achieve its net-zero targets won’t be enough to rid the
2023-11-29 08:22
EU Climate Chief Timmermans Resigns in Bid to Be Dutch Prime Minister
EU Climate Chief Timmermans Resigns in Bid to Be Dutch Prime Minister
European Union climate chief Frans Timmermans will step aside from his role as he leads the Dutch left
2023-08-23 00:50
Ozzy Osbourne PlayStation tweet which failed to reveal link to Sony banned
Ozzy Osbourne PlayStation tweet which failed to reveal link to Sony banned
A tweet by Ozzy Osbourne showing him gaming on a Sony PlayStation VR2 has been banned for failing to mention that it was an ad. The tweet from Osbourne’s account in February read: “Did this spot with @PlayStation team. We had a lot of fun. Their new VR2 is really amazing.” The tweet included a video which began with a blue screen displaying the PlayStation logo before cutting to Osbourne in a living room taking a virtual reality headset and controllers out of a blue PlayStation box as his wife Sharon Osbourne told him that they needed to pack boxes and catch a flight to England. Osbourne replied that he wanted to play on his PlayStation and was shown swearing at dinosaurs via a VR headset and controllers before the video ended with the text: “Play has no limits,” followed by the PlayStation logo. We considered the wording, including the use of the word spot to refer to the video, was not sufficient to clearly indicate to consumers that the tweet was part of a commercial relationship between Sony and Ozzy Osbourne Advertising Standards Authority Sony, which responded to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on both their and Osbourne’s behalf, said their agreement gave Osbourne’s management company final approval over the video’s script. The tech giant confirmed that Osbourne was contracted to post a tweet sharing the video as part of the agreement, with Sony specifying only that Osbourne must share the video in a way which clearly disclosed that he had worked with Sony. Addressing the tweet itself, Sony believed that the word “spot” in the text “Did this spot with the @PlayStation team” would be clearly understood by Twitter users to refer to an ad. They also believed that the placement of the wording at the beginning of the tweet meant it was sufficiently prominent for consumers to understand the commercial nature of the video before they watched it. The ASA said consumers should be made aware that a post was an ad before they engaged with it. The watchdog said: “We acknowledged the positioning of that wording in the tweet was both prominent and visible before the video started playing. “However, we considered the wording, including the use of the word spot to refer to the video, was not sufficient to clearly indicate to consumers that the tweet was part of a commercial relationship between Sony and Ozzy Osbourne and that the tweet was therefore an ad.” It added: “Because the ad did not make clear its commercial intent upfront, we considered it was not obviously identifiable as a marketing communication and concluded that it breached the Code.” It ruled that the ad must not appear again in the form complained about. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live No evidence to suggest Facebook not good for wellbeing, Oxford scientists say Harry and Meghan ring young online innovators after funding awards James Bulger’s mother condemns ‘disgusting’ AI clips on TikTok of murdered son
2023-08-09 07:58
OpenAI just revealed DALL-E 3, it's newest image generator
OpenAI just revealed DALL-E 3, it's newest image generator
OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, has given its first official public preview of DALL-E
2023-09-21 03:50
Slack down: Office chat app goes offline in middle of working week
Slack down: Office chat app goes offline in middle of working week
Slack appears to have stopped working for millions of users around the world. Website health checker DownDetector registered thousands of reports of the office chat app not working. The outage began at around 9.45am BST, and comes just months after another significant issue with the platform. The Salesforce-owned company says that it has more than 200,000 paid customers, and is used by 77 of Fortune 100 companies. Those include many of the world’s biggest firms, such as Target, Uber and Netflix. More to follow. Read More New iPhone feature can recreate your voice perfectly after just 15 minutes Regulation ‘critical’ to curb risk posed by AI, boss of ChatGPT tells Congress Elon Musk calls working from home ‘morally wrong’
2023-05-17 17:52
T-Mobile Donates $50,000 to Nonprofit Organizations in Puerto Rico and The USVI
T-Mobile Donates $50,000 to Nonprofit Organizations in Puerto Rico and The USVI
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 9, 2023--
2023-08-10 00:30
France says it thwarted attack on websites from Russian state-linked actors
France says it thwarted attack on websites from Russian state-linked actors
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that France had prevented a hybrid digital attack on
2023-06-13 21:48
Is Twitch terminating KSI's partnership agreement after 10 years?
Is Twitch terminating KSI's partnership agreement after 10 years?
KSI took to Twitter to share the email Twitch sent to him regarding the auto-renewal of his partnership and the new Monetized Streamer Agreement
2023-06-11 16:45
Diego Carlos FC 24: How to Complete the Road to the Knockouts SBC
Diego Carlos FC 24: How to Complete the Road to the Knockouts SBC
Diego Carlos FC 24 Road to the Knockouts SBC is now live requiring three segments at over 100,000 coins. Here's how to complete the SBC and if you should.
2023-10-08 01:47
ABB Opens Robert M. Thomas Innovation Center in Memphis
ABB Opens Robert M. Thomas Innovation Center in Memphis
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2023--
2023-05-18 21:50