U.S. Imports Drop 19.8% in April (Yes, That’s a Record)
Imports of goods into the U.S. dropped a record 19.8% in April, according to estimates released by the U.S. Commerce Department on Friday. That drop is in sharp contrast to…
Miami’s Bitcoin Mayor Wants to Be America’s Bitcoin President
What about crypto? One area notably absent from Suarez’s announcement video, however, was his embrace of cryptocurrency. Suarez was among the most vocal US politicians in 2021 singing crypto’s praises,…
Binance Halts Trading of American Dollars on Its U.S. Exchange
Advertisement Advertisement On Monday, Binance was hit with a lawsuit from the SEC, that included 13 charges against the exchange and CEO Zhao. The lawsuit alleges that Zhao and Binance…
14,000 Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in the Gulf of Mexico Are Spewing Methane
There are thousands of abandoned and unplugged oil wells throughout shallow waters, wetlands, and offshore along the Gulf of Mexico that pose environmental risks, according to new research. Chat GPT-4…
Unionized Apple Workers Say Tip Your Genius Bar-Tender
Workers at one of only two unionized Apple stores in the country are in the throes of contract negotiation. One of the many ideas on the table: introducing the option…
Biden Wants to Hit Power-Hungry Crypto Miners With a Big Tax Bill
The Biden Administration is proposing a bill to hold cryptocurrency mining companies accountable for the amount of energy costs they expel with a new 30% tax on their electricity costs.…
Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill for Rich People’s Private Jet Flights
Taylor Swift got publicly dragged last year when it was revealed that she’s one of the most prolific celebrity public jet users, and with good reason: just four hours of…
The Fed on Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: We May Have Dropped the Ball There
In a highly anticipated report on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve admits that it should’ve been paying slightly closer attention to the tech-centric bank before it…
RIP Red Envelope: After 25 Years, Netflix is Killing Its DVD Rentals
Photo: karen roach (Shutterstock) After some 25 years, Netflix is officially retiring its DVD rental service. The company announced the move in a tweet Tuesday, explaining that its final discs…
Someone Turned the macOS Folder Icon Into a Real-Life Wallet
If you’re using a Mac, take a quick peek at your desktop. It’s probably filled with lots of confusingly labelled folders full of random files as a result of a…