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Jack Dorsey's Fintech Firm Block Cuts Over 900 Jobs: "Want To Give You Straight Facts"
Block, the financial technology company co-founded by Jack Dorsey, has laid off over 900 people, roughly 8% of the company's staff, on Tuesday, TechCrunch reported.
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How US Social Media Firms Use American Law To Disregard Laws Of Other Nations
Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries.
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Tether to Audit Its Reserves with a Big Four Firm as Trump Puts Crypto in the Spotlight
Tether is seeking a Big Four accounting firm to audit its asset reserves. CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that Tether's stability comes from full backing by dollar-denominated reserves and that President Trump’s pro-crypto stance has motivated the company to pursue this long-overdue audit.
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Anthropic Upgrades Claude AI Chatbot With Web Search Capability
Anthropic announced the rollout of the web search functionality for Claude on Thursday. The San Francisco-based AI firm released the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot in March 2023, but so far, it could not access the Internet to find real-time information, and only had to rely on its internal knowledge database.
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Indian Startup, Boeing's Liquid Robotics Look To Co-Produce Autonomous Surface Vessels
An Indian startup and a US company are looking to work together to co-develop and co-produce autonomous surface vessels (ASV) in a first such project by a startup in the country, American aerospace firm Boeing said in a statement.
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Trump Family Hold Discussions For Stake In Crypto Firm Binance: Report
Representatives of President Donald Trump's family have held discussions to acquire a financial stake in the US arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, while the company's founder seeks a presidential pardon, according to a report.
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South Korea to Finalise Crypto-Focussed ‘Corporate Market Participation' Guidelines by April
The guidelines for corporate firms’ participation in crypto will be finalised by April, South Korea’s FSC said Wednesday. Kim So-young, the Vice Chairperson of the FSC, chaired the meeting. He said that US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto actions had sharpened dialogue on the institutionalisation of VDAs.
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US SEC to Move Away from Requiring Crypto Firms to Register as Trading Systems, Chief Says
The acting chief of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday he has directed staff to look at ways to abandon a plan that would have widened the definition of alternative trading systems to include some cryptocurrency firms.
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Private US Spaceship Lands Near Moon's South Pole, But Awkwardly
Intuitive Machines made history in 2024 as the first private firm to place a spaceship on Earth's nearest neighbor, though the moment was marred by Odysseus toppling over upon touchdown.
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H-1B Visa: Why US Wants Employers To Hire Americans Over Migrant Workers. How It Impacts Indians
At the heart of this controversy lies the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) investigation into the matter, aimed at safeguarding jobs for US workers.
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US Firm Targets Moon Landing With Drill, Rovers, Hopping Drone
A drill to search for ice. A 4G network test. Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone.
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EU Asked To Reveal Funding Given To Elon Musk's Firms
The EU faced questions on Wednesday over how much of its money goes to tech billionaire Elon Musk's companies as tensions ramp up between the new US administration and Brussels.
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Norway To Continue Supplying Fuel To US Navy After Firm Calls For Boycott
Norwegian fuel supplier Haltbakk Bunkers said that it would stop supplying US Navy ships in response to how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was treated at the White House on Friday.
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"Greatest Sh*t Show": Norway Firm Stops Fuel Supply To US Over Trump vs Zelensky
A Norwegian oil and shipping company has announced an immediate halt to fuel supplies for US military forces docking in the country's ports. T
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US Firm Aims For Second Moon Landing Attempt
Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private entity to put a robot on the Moon, though the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side -- something it hopes to avoid this time around.
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Jack Dorsey's Fintech Firm Block Cuts Over 900 Jobs: "Want To Give You Straight Facts"
Block, the financial technology company co-founded by Jack Dorsey, has laid off over 900 people, roughly 8% of the company's staff, on Tuesday, TechCrunch reported.
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How US Social Media Firms Use American Law To Disregard Laws Of Other Nations
Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries.
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Tether to Audit Its Reserves with a Big Four Firm as Trump Puts Crypto in the Spotlight
Tether is seeking a Big Four accounting firm to audit its asset reserves. CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that Tether's stability comes from full backing by dollar-denominated reserves and that President Trump’s pro-crypto stance has motivated the company to pursue this long-overdue audit.
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Anthropic Upgrades Claude AI Chatbot With Web Search Capability
Anthropic announced the rollout of the web search functionality for Claude on Thursday. The San Francisco-based AI firm released the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot in March 2023, but so far, it could not access the Internet to find real-time information, and only had to rely on its internal knowledge database.
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Indian Startup, Boeing's Liquid Robotics Look To Co-Produce Autonomous Surface Vessels
An Indian startup and a US company are looking to work together to co-develop and co-produce autonomous surface vessels (ASV) in a first such project by a startup in the country, American aerospace firm Boeing said in a statement.
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Trump Family Hold Discussions For Stake In Crypto Firm Binance: Report
Representatives of President Donald Trump's family have held discussions to acquire a financial stake in the US arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, while the company's founder seeks a presidential pardon, according to a report.
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South Korea to Finalise Crypto-Focussed ‘Corporate Market Participation' Guidelines by April
The guidelines for corporate firms’ participation in crypto will be finalised by April, South Korea’s FSC said Wednesday. Kim So-young, the Vice Chairperson of the FSC, chaired the meeting. He said that US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto actions had sharpened dialogue on the institutionalisation of VDAs.
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US SEC to Move Away from Requiring Crypto Firms to Register as Trading Systems, Chief Says
The acting chief of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday he has directed staff to look at ways to abandon a plan that would have widened the definition of alternative trading systems to include some cryptocurrency firms.
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Private US Spaceship Lands Near Moon's South Pole, But Awkwardly
Intuitive Machines made history in 2024 as the first private firm to place a spaceship on Earth's nearest neighbor, though the moment was marred by Odysseus toppling over upon touchdown.
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H-1B Visa: Why US Wants Employers To Hire Americans Over Migrant Workers. How It Impacts Indians
At the heart of this controversy lies the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) investigation into the matter, aimed at safeguarding jobs for US workers.
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US Firm Targets Moon Landing With Drill, Rovers, Hopping Drone
A drill to search for ice. A 4G network test. Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone.
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EU Asked To Reveal Funding Given To Elon Musk's Firms
The EU faced questions on Wednesday over how much of its money goes to tech billionaire Elon Musk's companies as tensions ramp up between the new US administration and Brussels.
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Norway To Continue Supplying Fuel To US Navy After Firm Calls For Boycott
Norwegian fuel supplier Haltbakk Bunkers said that it would stop supplying US Navy ships in response to how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was treated at the White House on Friday.
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"Greatest Sh*t Show": Norway Firm Stops Fuel Supply To US Over Trump vs Zelensky
A Norwegian oil and shipping company has announced an immediate halt to fuel supplies for US military forces docking in the country's ports. T
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US Firm Aims For Second Moon Landing Attempt
Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private entity to put a robot on the Moon, though the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side -- something it hopes to avoid this time around.
