Bill Deng, CEO of China-based fintech platform XTransfer, thinks stablecoins can help finally digitize business-to-business transactions, often still stuck in a world of PDFs and emails. Much of cross-border trade now operates around the clock. Ports, airports, and fulfillment centers…
Criminal investigators hoping to develop suspects in difficult cases have been asking Google to reveal who searched for specific information online, seeking “reverse keyword” warrants that critics warn threaten the privacy of innocent people. Unlike traditional search warrants that target…
President Donald Trump’s plan to boost defense spending 50% to $1.5 trillion has reportedly run into some resistance, including fears about adding to the $38.5 trillion mountain of U.S. debt. Sources told The Washington Post that White House budget chief…
Surveillance of a romantic partner helped put the Mexican armed forces on the trail of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel known as “El Mencho,” who was captured and killed Sunday, Mexican authorities said Monday. Mexican Defense Secretary…
When ChatGPT maker OpenAI restructured into a for-profit company, it removed all safety language from its mission statement. With investors now on the board who directly receive a share of OpenAi’s profits, the change is prompting concerns the company would…
A crypto investor is helping a publicly traded mortgage issuer dive into DeFi, or decentralized finance. Better.com announced on Monday that Framework Ventures has struck a deal to buy 10% of its stock, worth about $45 million at current prices.…
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Monday that solid job gains in January could mean the central bank can skip a rate cut at its next meeting in March, a decision that would likely spur further attacks by President Donald Trump. At the same…
The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court agreed to take up…
On Liberation Day, President Trump held up what most economists correctly thought was a rather silly reciprocal tariff chart. Armed with that chart and under the cover of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977, Trump then imposed…
Trump administration officials have had harsh words for anyone choosing to question the efficacy or legality of the president’s sweeping tariff program. As it turns out, even some pro-tariff voices won’t be spared. Appearing Sunday on Fox News, Treasury Secretary…