President Donald Trump vowed to “make America affordable again” before a joint session of Congress Tuesday, but also noted that his steep new tariffs may cause some “disturbance.” Tariffs on Canada and Mexico took effect the same day, and economists say the taxes are bound to raise prices for consumers — which is already fueling concern among households. Taken together, Trump’s tariffs on […]
Alexis Ohanian, Kevin Rose team up to buy and revive Digg
Alexis Ohanian David A. Grogan | CNBC Content aggregator Digg is making a comeback with the help of an unlikely partner: Reddit co-founder and rival Alexis Ohanian. Ohanian and Digg founder Kevin Rose acquired the platform for an undisclosed sum. The deal is backed by venture capital firms True Ventures, where Rose is a partner, […]
Gene Hackman’s dead dog misidentified, surviving pets ‘really terrified’
While authorities continue to investigate the mysterious death of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, a misstep was found in the case. The dog that was found dead near Arakawa’s body was misidentified by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department in the investigation, Fox News Digital can confirm. The owner of the […]
Chatbots, Like the Rest of Us, Just Want to Be Loved
Chatbots are now a routine part of everyday life, even if artificial intelligence researchers are not always sure how the programs will behave. A new study shows that the large language models (LLMs) deliberately change their behavior when being probed—responding to questions designed to gauge personality traits with answers meant to appear as likeable or […]
Trump’s White House Crypto Summit: Confirmed attendees so far
As US President Donald Trump prepares to host the first White House Crypto Summit on March 7, the industry is watching closely to see who will be invited. The roundtable, scheduled from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm UTC, is expected to include more than 25 participants, including members of the Presidential Working Group on Digital […]
The levies push limits of presidential authority
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks with members of the media on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters U.S. importers and their customers are about to experience the full force of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented use of […]
Tech stocks down 7% since Trump’s inauguration as tariffs begin
CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th U.S. president in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters Technology […]
Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ was inspired by late husband Carl Dean
Dolly Parton’s late husband served as inspiration for one of the country music star’s biggest hits. Carl Dean, who died March 3, caught the eye of a bank teller in the 1970s – leading Parton to write “Jolene.” The song begs another woman not to take her man and is really “an innocent” song, according […]
Donald Trump’s Not-So-Strategic Crypto Reserve
Donald Trump provoked a riot of cryptocurrency trading and accusations of favoritism on Sunday after identifying several coins that may feature in a future US strategic crypto reserve. Alongside bitcoin, Trump said that XRP, Solana, Cardano and Ether will be considered for inclusion. “A U.S. Crypto Reserve will elevate this critical industry after years of […]
Belarus president orders development of crypto mining
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed his energy minister to begin developing the country’s cryptocurrency mining industry, signaling a growing intent to generate additional revenue streams from the country’s excess energy supplies. According to a March 4 report by local media outlet BelTA, President Lukashenko passed on the instructions to the newly appointed minister of […]