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View More NewsA federal judge last month blocked a New York City law eliminating the ability of rideshare companies to kick drivers off of their platforms unless they demonstrate “just cause.” That injunction is temporary. But NYC should cut its losses anyway. Under NYC’s “just cause” law, Uber and Lyft would have been barred from deactivating any drivers on their platform without providing 14 days’ notice and establishing “just cause” or “bona fide economic reasons.” What did “bona fide economic reasons” actually entail? The statute left that frustratingly ambiguous, since it was merely defined as a “proportionate reduction in volume of sales or…
In brief A meme coin called BONER cornered 53% of the tokenized Hims & Hers Health shares on Robinhood Chain over the August 30 weekend. The move briefly sent the wrapped stock to $132.64 against a real Friday HIMS close of $28.84. The real HIMS stock barely moved, trading near $29 on Monday, but the pattern has spread across Robinhood Chain, where meme coin-stock pairs generated $217 million in trading volume on September 2. A meme coin called BONER locked up more than half the tokenized shares of Hims & Hers Health on Robinhood’s blockchain over the weekend of August…
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The Committee to Protect Journalists, together with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 19 other organizations, experts, and news leaders, are calling on Group of…
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The IMF confirmed that all bitcoin added to official holdings since June 2025 was sourced from private donations, with no public funds used for…
Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Entertainment Holdings, criticized Robinhood’s tokenized stock offerings that provide economic exposure to AMC shares, stating the company has…
In brief Adam Aron condemned Robinhood on Wednesday over tokens tracking AMC’s share price. The AMC CEO said that the firm’s outside securities counsel…
Nairobi, September 4, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kenyan authorities to ensure a credible investigation into Tuesday’s seizure of Standard Group editor…
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Dare I say it? Is it possible that New York City’s public schools are actually being changed for…the better these days? Not what I…
Every major token gained on Friday as traders cut bets on a September Federal Reserve rate increase to a coin flip, though most of…