Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and other local elected officials today called on LA 2028 Olympics committee chair Casey Wasserman to resign over a string of racy emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, who’s been convicted of sex trafficking for her role in a widespread sexual abuse scandal involving the late Jeffrey Epstein. Hahn, who is … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Nvidia’s sales of H200 AI chips to China are still awaiting final approval from Washington nearly two months after Donald Trump greenlit exports, as the US government conducts a national security review before … Read more
The biggest question heading into Apple TV press day was whether there would be a sequel to the biggest grossing sports movie of all-time and 4x Oscar nominee, F1. Taking a question from the audience, Apple’s SVP of Services, Eddie Cue, read it to Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali who responded, “Stay tuned.” “We’re going … Read more
Assets in spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs slipped below $100 billion on Tuesday following a fresh $272 million in outflows. According to data from SoSoValue, the move marked the first time spot Bitcoin ETF assets under management have fallen below that level since April 2025, after peaking at about $168 billion in October. The drop came … Read more
Earthly ambitions are not enough for Rheinmetall’s Armin Papperger — the boss of the German arms group is setting his sights on space. Papperger, who says the artillery and tanks specialist had “no clue” about satellites until a few years ago, is eyeing the German military’s planned €35bn in space technology spending over the next … Read more
Who does a press day at an airport hangar instead of a theater? Why, Apple does, and it was not until witnessing the tech giant’s setup at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar on Tuesday morning that the reason for the odd venue selection became clear. Apple fashioned a 120-degree surround screen inside the space — … Read more
Semiconductor startup Positron has secured $230 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The semiconductor startup plans to use the capital to speed up deployment of its high-speed memory chips, a critical component for the chips used for AI workloads, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Investors in the round include Qatar … Read more
Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow
Bitwise Asset Management is reportedly acquiring institutional staking provider Chorus One, extending its push into cryptocurrency yield services. The acquisition adds a major staking operation to the crypto asset manager’s platform as demand for onchain yield products increases among both retail and institutional investors. Chorus One provides staking services for decentralized networks and currently has … Read more
Jeffrey Epstein was refused entry to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s Broadway opening party, according to U.S. Department of Justice files on the sex offender. The Epstein documents revealed that the late financier wanted to attend the Cursed Child event in April 2018 and was sent tickets by the stage show’s producers, but was … Read more