Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world A top Senate Republican has said Fed chair Jay Powell has not “committed a crime”, in a strong rebuke of the Trump administration’s probe into the central bank chief from a senior member … Read more
Tinder is turning to a new AI-powered feature, Chemistry, to help it reduce so-called “swipe fatigue,” a growing problem among online dating users who are feeling burned out and are in search of better outcomes. Introduced last quarter, the Match-owned dating app said that Chemistry leverages AI to get to know users through questions and, … Read more
A notorious hacking group has claimed responsibility for last year’s data breaches at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and published the data that they claim to have stolen from the two schools. On Wednesday, the group known as ShinyHunters published what it claims are more than one million records from each university … Read more
Forget EVs — stationary batteries are getting all the buzz, and investment, in the U.S. these days. Startup Lunar Energy is the latest example. The six-year-old company, which builds battery packs for homeowners in California, Georgia, and Washington, said Wednesday it has completed two large funding rounds. The startup shared it raised a previously unannounced $130 … Read more
Fireblocks, an institutional-grade crypto infrastructure company, announced on Wednesday that it will integrate Stacks, a decentralized finance (DeFi) layer for the Bitcoin protocol, to give institutional clients access to lending and yield-bearing opportunities. The integration bypasses the 10-minute Bitcoin block time by leveraging the Stacks blockchain, which has an average block time of about 29 … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: New Regency has acquired “Carrier,” a short story by Aaron Benjamin, developed from an original idea by Benjamin and Jack McCain, the naval pilot and son of former U.S. Senator John McCain. Carrier is an action-thriller that takes place during the naval funeral of a high-profile U.S. Senator, as the aircraft carrier where the … Read more
Google has taken the wraps off the Pixel 10A, the latest in its line of budget-friendly smartphones. A teaser shared on Wednesday shows off the new device in a powdery blue color, which will be available for preorder on February 18th. Based on the teaser shared by Google, the Pixel 10A looks a lot like … Read more
Microsoft has a new head of security. Hayete Gallot, who left Microsoft in October 2024 to become the president of Google Cloud’s customer experience, is returning to the software giant as the executive vice president of security, reporting directly to CEO Satya Nadella. The move means Charlie Bell, formerly Microsoft’s security chief, is taking on … Read more
Bitcoin fell to its lowest levels since November 2024 after beating its previous bottom, with $70,000 BTC price support and under coming into focus. Bitcoin (BTC) saw a second dip below $73,000 after Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US sellers returned. Key points: Bitcoin falls further into territory not seen since late 2024, dropping under … 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 Donald Trump is withdrawing 700 federal agents from Minneapolis, following a sweeping backlash to his aggressive immigration enforcement raids that included the killing of two US civilians. Tom Homan, the president’s border tsar, … Read more