Finance

Marco Rubio’s Venezuelan gamble

On a podcast hosted by Donald Trump Jr last year, Marco Rubio ridiculed the Biden administration for making “stupid” concessions to Venezuela’s brutal regime. The Democratic president had offered dictator Nicolás Maduro sanctions relief and oil exports — including a “side deal” with Chevron to let it keep producing in Venezuela — in exchange for … Read more

Cryptocurrency

Wyoming State-Backed Stablecoin FRNT Goes Live to Public

Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), the first stablecoin issued by a US state, is now available to the public following delays caused by lingering regulatory hurdles. The state’s Governor Mark Gordon said on Wednesday that it is “the first fiat-backed, fully-reserved stable token to be issued by a public entity in the United States.”  He … Read more

Cryptocurrency

GENIUS Act Suggested Changes Outrage Crypto Executives

The bank lobby’s requested changes to the stablecoin-regulating GENIUS Act could undermine competition and weaken the US dollar’s global position, crypto executives and industry groups have claimed.  Crypto advocacy group the Blockchain Association said on Tuesday that a bid to lawmakers by a group of community bankers to ban issuers from offering yield to tokenholders … Read more

TV news

‘Abbott Elementary’ Showrunners On Season 5 Return At Abandoned Mall

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 5 midseason premiere of ABC‘s Abbott Elementary. Abbott Elementary returned to ABC on Wednesday night, but network television’s favorite teachers were not within the familiar walls of Willard R. Abbott Elementary School. After the midseason finale ended with the school in disrepair, the teachers found out … Read more

Tech News

Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases

In what may mark the tech industry’s first significant legal settlement over AI-related harm, Google and the startup Character.AI are negotiating terms with families whose teenagers died by suicide or harmed themselves after interacting with Character.AI’s chatbot companions. The parties have agreed in principle to settle; now comes the harder work of finalizing the details. … Read more

TV news

Fox Advertising Launches Creators@Fox, With Help From Gordon Ramsay

As part of an ongoing push into the creator community, Fox Advertising has launched Creators@Fox, an effort to expand brand campaigns across linear and digital platforms. The media company announced the launch Wednesday at CES in Las Vegas during a lunch event with advertisers and partners. Executives and talent took part in three short panels … Read more

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