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In brief Investment manager Rathnakishore Giri, 31, of Ohio, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for operating…
Washington, D.C., May 6, 2026 — Since the Iran war started late February, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented…
The British government is considering a law that could include internet curfews for younger users and restrictions across services ranging…
On Monday afternoon, I received an email from a PR firm that I thought was a fake. It began: Please…
In brief Hyperliquid’s HYPE token is up 5% over the past 24 hours and 69% over the past year, outperforming…
from the oops dept In the online world, we certainly have seen some companies make very poor decisions when it…
In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies added more than 71,000 ETH last week as ETH slid by 9%. Shares in the…
With gasoline averaging about $4.50 per gallon—over six bucks if you’re unlucky enough to live in California—President Donald Trump proposes…
In brief The FCA and Bank of England have launched a joint Call for Input setting out a “shared vision”…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by Reason Senior Editor Robby Soave to discuss Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R–Ky.) competitive…
In brief Vitalik Buterin says AI-assisted formal verification could help reduce vulnerabilities in Ethereum and other crypto infrastructure. The technique…
The state trial court handed down its ruling in People v. Mangione, on whether to suppress part of all of…