The Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will leave interest rates unchanged as President Donald Trump‘s tariff policies weigh on economic growth. Although inflation receded last month, an escalating trade war threatens to hike prices on consumer goods going forward. “Tariffs on aluminum, steel and oil are essential elements to production […]
Nvidia’s Huang says faster chips are the best way to reduce AI costs
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces new products as he delivers the keynote address at the GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images At the end of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s unscripted two-hour keynote on Tuesday, his message was clear: Get the fastest chips that […]
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler discuss ‘rich people’ who have side hustles
Tina Fey has no space for well-off people looking for their next paycheck. During an episode of the “Good Hang with Amy Poehler” podcast, the “Saturday Night Live” alum explained why she’s not a fan of “rich people” looking for extra income. During the episode, Poehler congratulated her close friend for having “the best hair […]
Meta Tries to Bury a Tell-All Book
It was Meta itself that first told me about the new book attacking Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and the allegedly bankrupt morals of their company. On March 7, a Meta PR person contacted me to ask if I’d heard about Careless People, a presumed takedown of the company that was due for release in a […]
SEC dropping Ripple case is ‘final exclamation mark’ that XRP is not a security — John Deaton
The US Securities and Exchange Commission dropping its appeal against Ripple is the “final exclamation point that these [XRP] tokens are considered digital commodities, not securities,” crypto lawyer John Deaton told Cointelegraph. Deaton added that there is still a $125-million judgment against Ripple over the improper selling of the XRP (XRP) cryptocurrency, which perhaps the […]