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North Korean cyber spies created U.S. firms to dupe crypto developers

April 27, 2025

A projection of cyber code on a hooded man is pictured in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Summary North Korean hackers set up U.S. firms to target crypto developers Silent Push identifies Lazarus Group behind fake corporate fronts FBI seizes Blocknovas domain linked […]

Trump’s first 100 days: Strap in

April 27, 2025

President Trump’s first 100 days in office mark a decisive shift in economic policy, with immediate effects rippling through financial markets worldwide. Businesses that once made expansion plans with confidence now find themselves reassessing capital investments as new trade policies alter their cost calculations. Across America, manufacturers, retailers, and investors are adjusting to an administration […]

“Two beautiful poles”: President Trump turns the White House into a joke

April 27, 2025

At first I thought it was satire. On Earth Day, the Trump administration published a press release with the headline, “On Earth Day, we finally have a president who follows science.” I stifled a laugh. Washington, Adams, Jefferson and every other previous president took actions that supported science. John F. Kennedy challenged us to go […]

Better Buy: Bitcoin vs. Gold

April 27, 2025

Thus far, gold has vastly outperformed Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in 2025. For the year, gold is up 30% and is now trading at all-time highs. Amidst all the tariff uncertainty, investors are searching out safe havens to preserve the value of their money, and gold is arguably the safest of all safe havens. But don't […]

Is Russia’s Putin ready to stop Ukraine war along current front line?

April 27, 2025

Speculation abounds after a report suggested President Putin could be ready to abandon plans to absorb Ukrainian regions into Russia. Kyiv, Ukraine – Finishing a cigarette with a final deep puff outside a hospital building in central Kyiv, a wounded Ukrainian drone operator sums up Russian President Vladimir Putin’s readiness to end the Ukraine war […]

Elon Musk to step back from Doge as Tesla profits plunge

April 27, 2025

Musk to reduce Doge role after Tesla profits plunge 2 days ago Share Save Lily Jamali • @lilyjamali North America Technology Correspondent Reporting from San Francisco Share Save Reuters Elon Musk (left) with Donald Trump outside the White House (file photo) Tesla boss Elon Musk has pledged to "significantly" cut back his role in the […]

Is Elon Musk Sinking Tesla or Keeping It Afloat?

April 27, 2025

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Tesla’s first quarterly report of 2025 is its gloomiest since 2022, when the company was battling with COVID supply constraints and its CEO was dumping stock to finance his acquisition of Twitter. The company’s net income is down 71 percent, missing analysts’ already lowered expectations. It’s selling fewer cars and […]

DOGE ‘blowback’ not only challenge for refocused Musk with sliding Tesla sales

April 27, 2025

Elon Musk is looking to reinvigorate Tesla sales, admitting in an earnings call that the electric car company has suffered "blowback" from his work with President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency cost-cutting task force. Musk, Tesla’s CEO, told investors that he’s going to scale back his DOGE activities to spend more time with Tesla, […]

Microsoft Work Trend Index 2025: Firms with hybrid human-AI agent teams on the rise

April 27, 2025

“Intelligence is becoming abundant, affordable and available on demand,” Microsoft said on Wednesday, April 23, in its newly released fifth annual Work Trend Index Report. The latest edition of the report contains insights related to labour and hiring trends based on a survey of 31,000 people from 31 countries as well as trillions of anonymous […]

Jon Stewart Reveals Elon Musk ‘Ghosted’ Him After Interview Offer

April 27, 2025

Jon Stewart shared a major update on Thursday about the possibility of a Daily Show sit-down with Elon Musk. It seemed like it might actually happen—until Musk “ghosted” the host. “Judging from his most recent revelations of his baby mamas, I think everyone has been left on read at some point by that gentleman,” Stewart […]