Schools and universities across the country are recovering from an outage that knocked down Canvas, an online platform that manages exams, course notes, lecture videos, and grades. The disruption tied to a cyberattack hit in the middle of finals period for many colleges, a high-stress time when students and instructors rely heavily on the platform. By late Thursday, Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said the platform was available again to most users. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach, said Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cybersecurity firm Emsisoft. On Friday, Instructure and Canvas no longer appeared on a…
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Wendy’s shares rose on Friday after the fast-food giant reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, beating analyst estimates despite poor U.S. store performance, with U.S. same-restaurant sales falling 7.8%. That slow but steady growth reflects the burger chain’s effort to turn around sales by shedding low-performing American restaurants and improving menu quality. The plan comes amid an overall decline in fast-food store traffic, as American consumers grapple with higher prices and the cost of food and living soars. “We are in the early innings of our turnaround,” Ken Cook, Wendy’s CFO and interim CEO, told analysts on Friday’s earnings call. In the earnings…
Chili’s has had a major comeback in recent years. The casual dining chain turned 50 last year, and recently reported 20 consecutive quarters of growth. Chili’s CEO Kevin Hochman told Business Insider that the success of the chain boils down to two things: marketing and operations. “We have a saying here: Marketing brings them in, and ops brings them back,” Hochman told BI. Hochman shared this sentiment with analysts and investors during an earnings call last year. It’s clear that the Tex-Mex chain has continued to lean in on that strategy. “The marketing has to be exciting,” Hochman said. “And…
Prediction markets have now turned their focus to hantavirus, a rare but severe category of viruses transmitted from rodents to humans, after several cases were identified earlier this month aboard an Atlantic cruise operated by Oceanwide Expeditions. It’s a serious situation that has drawn global concern: Several passengers have tested positive for the illness, at least three cruise participants have died, and a number of others on the trip are reportedly experiencing symptoms. Amid growing anxiety about the illness and, no doubt, memories of the nerve-racking first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, some people have taken to prediction markets to…
There were moments leading up to the 30th WNBA season where it appeared as if it wasn’t going to happen. Thankfully, after a lengthy 17-month negotiation where both the players and owners were heard, that is not the case. The new season of women’s basketball kicks off tonight (Friday, May 8) with three exciting games. Here’s everything you need to know to tune in. Who is favored to win it all? Hot off their 2025 championship, the Las Vegas Aces want to continue their streak. The team has won three of the last four, including consecutive wins in 2022 and…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 120.19 points or -0.19% to 62,713.65 • Shanghai decreased 0.14 points or 0.00% to 4,179.952 • Hang Seng decreased 232.57 points or -0.87% to 26,393.71 • ASX 200 decreased 133.70 points or -1.51% to 8,744.40 • SENSEX decreased 516.33 points or -0.66% to 77,328.19 • Nifty50 decreased 150.50 points or -0.62% to 24,176.15 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00344 or 0.48% to 0.72435 • NZDUSD increased 0.00223 or 0.38% to 0.59603 • USDJPY decreased 0.259 or -0.16%…
An aggressive new policy from the U.S. State Department that will force a group of Americans to give up their passports. On Thursday, the department announced that it would begin revoking passports for anyone who owes more than $2,500 in outstanding child support payments. The planned crackdown was first reported by the Associated Press in February, but made official on Thursday. “Under President Trump, the Department of State is using commonsense tools to support American families and strengthen compliance with U.S. laws,” the State Department wrote on its website. “This includes preventing those who owe substantial amounts of court-ordered child…
Advanced Trading Sold Out — ECM & Monetary Crisis Cycle Webinars Still Available This May The response to our May Advanced Trading Webinar was extraordinary. Every available seat for the “Updated Advanced Techniques and Considerations for using Reversals and Arrays” workshop has officially sold out as traders and investors rushed to secure access to one of the most advanced educational events we offer. Due to that demand, a second Advanced Trading Webinar has now been added for June 26–27 for those who were unable to secure a spot. However, two critically important educational webinars taking place earlier that same week…
An in-person remote position sounds like an oxymoron, but that’s exactly what athletic supplement company Inno Supps was advertising in a LinkedIn job posting that’s gone viral for all the wrong reasons. Though its listing for a senior copywriter was labeled as remote, job seekers were quick to call out the fine print at the top of the job description: “Please apply only if you are willing to eventually work onsite in Henderson, Nevada,” it read. “While this role is listed as ‘remote’ for visibility, it is an onsite position and requires in-office presence.” Inno Supps was apparently looking to…
[Photo: Department of Defense] The Pentagon is releasing “never-before-seen” files on UFOs. The files, many which have been under wraps for decades, can now be accessed by anyone online. The Friday release includes the declassification of 162 files on what the government is calling Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The now-public files can be found under a new tab on The Department of War’s site. The move follows a presidential order that came in February, which called for greater transparency around UAP.“The American people can now access the federal government’s declassified UAP files instantly. The latest UAP videos, photos, and original…