A bitcoin ATM in Miami. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bitcoin prices soared in 2024. But you may want to tread with caution before euphoria leads you on a hasty buying spree. Bitcoin and other crypto should generally account for just a sliver of investor portfolios — generally no more than […]
Meta had to ‘bend the knee to Trump’ ahead of inauguration
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this week that Meta would pivot its moderation policies to allow more “free expression” was widely viewed as the company’s latest effort to appease President-elect Donald Trump. More than any of its Silicon Valley peers, Meta has taken numerous public steps to make amends with […]
‘Soul Man’ singer Sam Moore dead at 89
Sam Moore, one half of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, has died. He was 89. According to Moore’s rep, the late singer – best known for hits such as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” – died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery. His singing partner […]
Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal
“Meta has treated the so-called ‘public availability’ of shadow datasets as a get-out-of-jail-free card, notwithstanding that internal Meta records show every relevant decision-maker at Meta, up to and including its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, knew LibGen was ‘a dataset we know to be pirated,’” the plaintiffs allege in this motion. (Originally filed in late 2024, the […]
Kenya drafts legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies
Kenya is preparing legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies with a draft proposal open for public feedback until Jan. 24.
How much you can save by not drinking for a month
Ryanjlane | E+ | Getty Images The start of a new year is the most popular time to make a resolution or two. For many, those include giving up alcohol for the first 31 days. This year, 22% of adults are participating in Dry January, five percentage points higher than in previous years, according to a […]
Supreme Court hears free speech arguments
Tik Tok creators gather before a press conference to voice their opposition to the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” pending crackdown legislation on TikTok in the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2024. Craig Hudson | Reuters The Supreme Court on Friday will hear oral arguments in […]
Alec Baldwin sues New Mexico officials for malicious prosecution, defamation following ‘Rust’ trial
Alec Baldwin is suing Santa Fe, New Mexico, officials after a judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against him for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust.” On Thursday, the 66-year-old actor filed a 73-page civil rights lawsuit in Santa Fe’s First Judicial District Court against special […]
The Government Wants to Protect Robux From Hackers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a new measure on Friday that could protect your Robux from scammers and hackers. The proposed rule would interpret terms in the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, or EFTA, which has traditionally been used to protect consumers from unauthorized debit transactions, to include some virtual currencies supplied by gaming and […]
US Bitcoin ETFs first anniversary: A surge far above expectations
Many executives and analysts predicted the success of US spot Bitcoin ETFs in 2024, but the funds surpassed expectations.