Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 is building four new Bitcoin mining sites in Texas, Louisiana and Illinois, adding 1.5 gigawatts of capacity as US miners tighten their grip on the global hash rate. According to a Tuesday announcement, the expansion is aimed at broadening the company’s geographic footprint and target markets where “energy demand [is] […]
Student loan forgiveness delays may lead to tax bills for borrowers
Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images Delayed loan relief may trigger a new ‘penalty’ The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 made student loan forgiveness tax-free at the federal level through the end of 2025. Trump’s “big beautiful bill” did not extend or make permanent that broader provision. Without action from Congress, student loan borrowers who get their debt forgiven […]
Google says YouTube TV to lose Fox channels if new deal isn’t reached
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google-owned YouTube on Monday said it may remove channels including Fox Broadcast Network, Fox News and Fox Sports from its TV streaming platform if it doesn’t reach an agreement with Fox Corporation. YouTube TV’s renewal date with Fox is coming on Wednesday, and while the two companies have been […]
Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to felony battery on police officer charges
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lil Nas X pleaded not guilty Monday to felony charges stemming from an arrest in Los Angeles last week. The rapper, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, was charged with three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting […]
WIRED Roundup: The US Chip Manufacturers’ Bonanza
On this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” our senior business editor joins us to talk about the Trump administration’s deals with chipmakers, OpenAI’s potential $500 billion valuation—and ants.