Inside six college basketball games the feds say were fixed

On March 5, 2024, in Buffalo, Chicago and Fort Wayne, Indiana, men’s college basketball players on three different teams were preparing to do the exact same thing: play badly in their games on purpose to help bettors win, federal prosecutors say. In a 70-page indictment unsealed Thursday, federal prosecutors allege that a gambling ring bribed … Read more

Verizon outage fixed? Here’s the latest on SOS mode issues; ‘working now’

Mobile network service provider Verizon appeared to run into problems on Wednesday. Downdetector data showed that users complained of an outage, with over 170,000 people lodging complaints at the peak. Since then the numbers have come down drastically to over 69,000 still facing issues. The number of people facing problems with Verizon appear to have … Read more

Verizon outage map: When will iPhone SOS issues be fixed? Company responds

Verizon responded to user complaints about a massive outage on Wednesday. According to Downdetector, a platform that tracks online outages, more than 170,000 users complained about issues. A man stands next to the logo of Verizon at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain (REUTERS) Verizon outage map As per Downdetector, more reported locations included: … Read more