SEC drops Ripple appeal in “resounding victory” for the crypto industry
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the SEC finally dropped its appeal against the firm — a move many supporters have been waiting for. XRP, Ripple’s native token, is up 9% on the news. The decisi...
Google’s AI wishlist for the US
Yesterday OpenAI shared its policy wishlist for the White House’s “Artificial Intelligence Action Plan.” Today we get a look at the AI goodies that wants. Facing an extremely AI-friendly administrati...
Legal win, Wood buys boost Coinbase shares
, the largest US crypto trading platform, is up on the heels of some good news yesterday. The state of Vermont dismissed its staking case against the company, which follows last month’s big legal win ...
OpenAI: America needs to be more like China to beat China at AI
In January, President Trump signed Executive Order 14179 , titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” The order echoed President Biden’s executive order to prioritiz...
Report: Oracle is a leading contender to run TikTok in the US
In a turn of events that will shock some people even though it should shock absolutely no one , Oracle has emerged as a leading contender to help run TikTok as the app seeks to avoid being banned in t...
The crypto summit that crashed crypto
Last Friday’s inaugural White House Crypto Summit was a tale of great expectations that ultimately fell flat (despite the “beautiful” FIFA 2026 World Cup trophy presentation ). The crypto market overa...
SEC’s Crypto Task Force rapidly checking off boxes to end former cases — first Coinbase, now Robinhood
announced the SEC had dropped its investigation into Robinhood Crypto and does not intend to “move forward with an enforcement action.” (Robinhood Markets Inc. is the parent company of Sherwood Media,...
SEC creates new Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit “to protect retail investors”
The SEC said it has created a new team, known as the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, to focus on rooting out fraud committed in the emerging technologies space, including in crypto. The move is ...
SEC drops Coinbase lawsuit; CEO Armstrong is “hugely” vindicated, gives credit to Trump
Coinbase, the largest crypto trading platform, said Friday that the SEC had dropped its enforcement case against the company, sending shares higher in early trading. announced the decision, which it s...
TikTok is back and it’s at the top of the Apple App Store
Nearly a month after President Trump delayed the TikTok ban , the short-form video app is finally back on and app stores, Bloomberg reports . And it’s already the most-downloaded free app on Apple. ...
Hims & Hers jumps after RFK Jr. confirmation
Hims & Hers rose more than 27% on Thursday after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic hostile to Big Pharma, was one of t...
Thomson Reuters victorious in first major AI copyright case in US
The first battle in the war between publishers and AI companies is over, and a big publisher has emerged victorious. News and legal publisher has won its lawsuit in the US District Court of Delaware ...
Google OK’s its AI for use in weapons, surveillance
has quietly changed its policies to remove language that prohibited the use its AI to be used for weapons or surveillance. Wired reports:
The US Copyright Office says AI-generated material can be copyrighted — if humans edit it
It’s been long established that if you want something copyrighted, that thing needs to have been made by a human. As the use of AI-generated material expands, though, the question of just what constit...
OpenAI launches “ChatGPT Gov”
OpenAI announced “ChatGPT Gov” as part of its aggressive pursuit of US government contracts. Seeking to allay security and privacy concerns raised by using a consumer product in government agencies, O...
If you want to predict TikTok’s future, look to the past
Headlines are flying about what will happen to TikTok. Zealous investors are putting together bids, and everyone involved is trying to ingratiate themselves with the new administration while also pars...
Social-media giants tell the EU they’ll increase efforts to tackle hate speech, for sure
This week, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn, Snapchat — OK, basically every huge name in social media — all signed a new Code of Conduct from the European Commission covering ...
Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on “safe, secure, and trustworthy” AI
In his first batch of executive orders, President Trump rescinded Biden’s sweeping 2023 executive order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence.” The press release announcing the rev...
Trump gives TikTok a 75-day extension
On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order delaying the so-called TikTok ban by 75 days. The short-form-video app temporarily went dark this weekend ahead of the ban, but re...
TikTok’s Supreme Court decision is great for Meta, YouTube, and Snap
TikTok is counting down to zero, after the Supreme Court voted this morning to uphold a law banning the app. The much-loved short-video platform is slated to be outlawed in the US this Sunday, unless ...