The last time the United States came dangerously close to defaulting on its debt, a Democratic president and a Republican Speaker of the House of… Read More »Why debt cap cuts are unlikely to shake the economy
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Getty Images | Alan Schein The Biden administration urged Europe to reject the telecom industry’s plan to make Big Tech companies pay for ISP network… Read More »Biden Administrator Wants Europe To Reject Forced Payments From Big Tech To ISPs
Why it matters: Concerns about powerful AI systems are on the rise. Mr. Altman appeared before Congress on May 16 to implore lawmakers to regulate… Read More »AI needs an international watchdog, say OpenAI leaders
‘Transforming Spaces’ is a series about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places. Geena Davis and her family were returning from a dinner party in… Read More »How Geena Davis continues to tackle gender bias in Hollywood
Lazard announced Friday that Peter Orszag, who leads the financial advisory business, will succeed Ken Jacobs as CEO of the company on October 1. Mr.… Read More »Lazard appoints Peter Orszag to succeed Ken Jacobs as CEO
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In early February, federal prosecutors in Utah accused Zachary Bassett and Mason Warr of defrauding the US government of millions of dollars. The accounting firm… Read More »How the Employee Retention Tax Credit Became a Magnet for Fraud
In August 2021, TikTok received a complaint from a UK user, who indicated that a man had “exposed himself and played with himself” in a… Read More »Inside How TikTok Shares User Data
Senator Mitch McConnell had a message for Americans increasingly concerned that the economy will collapse if the federal debt ceiling is not raised: just chill.… Read More »Time is running out for Congress to raise the debt ceiling
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