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In brief JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon went on the offensive against Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on Friday. The banking…
After public outrage, California lawmakers are moving closer to exempting open source operating systems from the sweeping age-bracketing regime mandated…
Some people really like the presidency and, more specifically, the politicians who seek to inhabit it. It has “transcended the…
Civil Rights Groups File FOIA Request Seeking Records on Politically and Racially Motivated Child Care Funding Restrictions NEW YORK —…
São Paulo, May 29, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the reported harassment of Intercept Brasil journalists in connection with…
In brief Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. has seized roughly $1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and…
Earlier this week, the Energy Department announced that it would give its surplus plutonium from dismantled warheads to five energy…
In brief The CFTC will allow Coinbase to offer U.S. customers access to offshore crypto perpetual futures through the exchange’s…
Two months after the Trump administration fired Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem under a cloud of controversy,…
Journalist René Capain Bassène devoted his career to restoring peace to Senegal’s troubled Casamance region. The government accused him of…
In brief An anonymous Bitcoin user inscribed the text of the American Constitution on the Bitcoin blockchain. The act was…